White Snake Demonstration Walk

Chapter 5 Accident
Qiantang County suddenly ushered in a rare heavy snow.

The heavy snow fell intermittently for three days, covering the entire Qiantang with a layer of bright silver.

Small bridges, flowing water, and people.

The stone lions, gongs, and osmanthus trees all have new clothes, exuding a lively atmosphere, like an ancient capital in a dream.

Qiantang is located in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, close to the coast. It has not seen such a heavy snowfall for many years. Children are rolling snowballs and having snowball fights on the street, which is very lively.

The faces of passers-by are also full of joy, but it is not because of the snow, but because the New Year is coming. This is probably because of the New Year complex that every Chinese person has in their hearts!

And for Qiao Chen'an, this will also be the fourth New Year he has spent here.

In four years, the years have undergone too many changes in him. Not only has he grown from a child to the handsome boy he is today, but his identity has also changed from a small farmer to a boy. Even if he meets the county magistrate, he does not need to bow down present.

The end of the new year is approaching, and Qiao Chenan is practicing the Taoism handed down by the old man in the house, when he suddenly heard someone calling his name outside the door, he looked out, only to find a handsome young man with a thin figure standing at the gate of the courtyard , who was looking into the yard with his probe, it was Xu Xian who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"Xu Xian, why are you here?"

Qiao Chen'an immediately stopped practicing, came to Xu Xian, and said with a smile, "What are you doing standing at the door, come and sit in the room."

The white lady in the story doesn't know when she will appear, but he and the famous Xu Xian have established some friendship first.

The Xu Xian in front of him looks delicate, somewhat similar to Ye Tong's version of Xu Xian in the later "Legend of the New White Snake", and has the unique temperament of the scholars of this era.

Xu Xian smiled shyly when he saw him, and said, "Chen'an, have you forgotten that today you and I made an appointment to enjoy the snow scene?"

After hearing this, Qiao Chenan patted his forehead, and said, "If you don't tell me, I really forgot, then let's hurry up and leave now!" As he said that, he grabbed Xu Xian's arm and walked out.

This year's exam, a group of people who attended Mr. Wu's school with him participated, and many of them became children. Naturally, such a happy event should be celebrated, but due to various reasons, it has never been accepted. can do it.It wasn't until the recent heavy snowfall that all family affairs settled down that they agreed to have a drink together today, but Qiao Chen'an had been busy cultivating immortals after finishing the exam, so he forgot about it.

"Slow down, it's still early, what are you doing in such a hurry..."

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The mighty Qiantang River is rushing endlessly, coming from the southwest, turning around a small bay and heading northwest again. Even this rare heavy snow could not freeze the surface of the river.

The cold water is like a knife, slapping the shore, mixed with the hunting north wind, which adds a lot of sadness by itself. If there are elegant people here, they will definitely sigh again, and maybe they will write a few more famous poems handed down from generation to generation. Come.

Fortunately, the location agreed by Qiao Chen'an and the others was not the main river of Qiantang River, but a small tributary separated from it. It was in Qiantang City. When the two arrived, they saw that other people were already waiting there. Unavoidable to say a few words like "Brother Qiao, Brother Xu is late...", "I must punish myself for three cups in a while", the two of them have nothing to do.

Although these people present all passed the children's entrance examination, their grades were different. Qiao Chen'an was the leader among them, and he had already been admitted to Chongwen Academy, a famous official school in Hangzhou City.

Great Xia has been in peace for a long time, and there are many academies, but they are divided into two types: official schools and private schools. establish.

Chongwen Academy is a government school, and it is quite famous in the surrounding areas. There are a lot of talents in the academy, and all of them who can enter it are young talents from one side, all of them are young people from various counties. Well, the gray-haired "older generation" does not have any scholars, and they are not qualified to study in academies at all.

And those who can enter Chongwen Academy are generally able to win the exam, and the worst in the future will be an official master, which is basically equivalent to half a foot into the official door. This is why Qiao Chen'an came late, but no one expressed dissatisfaction One of the reasons is, who would be stupid enough to embarrass someone who is destined to become an official in the future?
Even if it's too late to please the relationship now!
The surface of the river has been frozen, covered with a thin layer of ice, glowing coolly under the sunlight, and the wintersweet on both sides are in full bloom, like burning flames, adding a bit of warmth to the harsh winter .

A group of people walked along the river bank, chatting and laughing along the way, talking about a few collections of scriptures, and hearing important things from time to time. They really felt like young people who were high-spirited. Senior member of the court.

Suddenly, there was a lot of commotion on the street that attracted everyone's attention. A small figure rushed out of the crowd, and seemed to be holding something in his hand. The person seemed not to notice the situation ahead, but With a bang, it bumped into Li Quan, a fellow scholar.

The figure bounced back from being bumped, and Li Quan was caught off guard and staggered and fell to the ground. After seeing the person who bumped him, he became angry and cursed: "Where did you come from, you wild boy! Don't you have eyes when you walk!"

He reached out to catch the man's ear.

The person who came was a young man who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. He was unkempt, with long hair on his forehead that almost covered his eyes. He was dressed in rags, with a pair of worn-out shoes on his feet, and two steaming steamed buns in his hands. , after being caught by Li Quan's ear, he struggled with all his strength, lowered his head and wanted to escape.

"Stinky boy, you want to run after bumping into someone!" Li Quan said angrily, grabbing the boy's shoulder with his other hand and trying to pull him back.

The harvest was naturally another struggle.

At this time, a middle-aged man broke away from the crowd and rushed forward panting. He was slightly taken aback when he saw Qiao Chen'an and the others, then sneered, ran towards the young man, and cursed: "You little bastard, Who lent you the guts to steal grandpa’s steamed stuffed buns! See if I don’t beat you to death!”

He stretched out his hand and slapped the young man on the back, and there was a burst of crisp applause, but the young man was stubborn, and after more than ten slaps, he didn't say a word.

"So it's a little beggar who stole things, he should be beaten!" Li Quan snorted coldly, and the others also echoed, without any sympathy on their faces, only Xu Xian seemed to have a flash of unbearable, but he didn't say anything.

Qiao Chen'an couldn't stand it any longer, and said in his heart that if you continue to slap him like this, the child will not be maimed, so he hurriedly stopped the man, guarded the young man behind him, and persuaded: "Forget it, forget it, don't worry about it." Hit it, if you continue to fight it will kill someone, I will pay him the bun money!" He said and took out a bunch of copper coins from his pocket.

The man was only angry that the bun was stolen by the boy, so he acted angrily. Now that someone is willing to pay for the bun, let alone Qiao Chenan, who is famous in Qiantang City, most of his anger disappeared, and he glared at the boy viciously. With one glance, he took the copper coins and went happily.

Li Quandao: "Brother Qiao, he is just a little beggar stealing things, why do you plead for him!" Others also showed puzzled expressions on their faces.

Qiao Chenan said with a smile: "If it's not forced by life, who would be willing to be a beggar? Help if you can, it's just a little effort for you and me!"

As he spoke, he patted the dirt and dust on the young man's body, and said, "The weather is already cold, and if he is beaten again, what if something happens to him?"

After saying that, he bent down, looked down at the young man, and asked, "What's your name?" He took out some money from his pocket, stuffed it into the young man's hand, and said, "Stop doing such stealing things in the future! "

The young man's small body seemed to tremble slightly, he didn't speak, but raised his head and stared blankly at Qiao Chen'an.

After Qiao Chen'an saw the young man's eyes clearly through the drooping messy hair, he was slightly surprised. The young man's eyes were clear, long and narrow, with slightly curved tails, shaped like peach blossoms, and his pupils were not distinct in black and white, giving him a strange allure.

"Hurry up and go home!"

Qiao Chenan said with a smile, but then thought, if he had a family, how could he have fallen to this point, he couldn't help feeling a little bit sad in his heart, and his expression darkened slightly.

After a while of silence, the young man suddenly spoke, his voice seemed to contain a strange magic power, and said, "Huangfu, my name is Huangfuxuan."

"Huangfu Xuan?"

Qiao Chen said quietly, but the surname Huangfu is rare. Just as he was about to say something, his nose suddenly smelled a faint fragrance, as elegant as orchid bamboo. He couldn't help sniffing gently, raised his head, but slightly surprised.

(End of this chapter)