Lin Jue was a little surprised, and said that Lord Yan, the prefect of Hangzhou, was ruthless and stubborn, and he really lived up to his reputation. Saying this kind of thing in front of Fang Dunru, isn't he a good friend with Mr.?

However, Fang Dunru didn't seem to be surprised, and there was no anger on his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "Lin Jue, don't thank Lord Yan for not fighting." I gave the old man thin noodles today, otherwise you would have been beaten with a stick. ”

Lin Jue bowed down and thanked him, and said in his heart: Where did you give face? These ten sticks are just debts, and he didn't say that they will be exempted. However, what Lin Jue didn't know was that this was indeed Yan Zhengsu giving Fang Dunru face, otherwise he would indeed be spanked. They are indeed like-minded friends, but Yan Zhengsu is notoriously stubborn in upholding principles, which is also the reason why his friends are scarce, and no one wants to make friends with this stubborn person.

"Lin Jue, why are you here to find me? It is said that there is an urgent report, but what is it? Huanqiu went to your house to look for you, have you ever seen it? Why didn't she come? Only then did Fang Dunru remember the purpose of asking Lin Jue to come to see him.

Lin Jue hurriedly invited Fang Dunru to the side and whispered Fang Huanqiu's illness report. Fang Dunru immediately changed color. Of course, he knew what would happen to his daughter once she fell ill, and it was a life-threatening thing. Although Lin Jue told him that Fang Huanqiu had improved, he was still worried.

Turning around, Fang Dunru explained the situation to Yan Zhengsu and said goodbye to him. After hearing this, Yan Zhengsu's face suddenly became grim, and he said continuously: "Brother Dunru, please take care of yourself, do you need me to send someone to help?" ”

Fang Dunru refused repeatedly, and immediately resigned from the mansion with Lin Jue to Yan Zhengsu, and hired a big car to hurry to the Lin mansion. The two entered the house through the side door and arrived at the small courtyard where Lin Jue lived. Fang Huanqiu was already able to sit up, and Lu Wu was feeding her soup. Fang Dunru saw that Fang Huanqiu was out of the worry of his life, so he calmed down. Asked why it caused the disease, Lin Jue didn't know why, Fang Huanqiu knew why it was but couldn't speak. Fang Dunru is not a person who is relentless, so he will give up after asking a few words.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for their father and daughter to talk, Lin Jue hurriedly filled his stomach. After returning to the house, Fang Dunru said, "Lin Jue, Huanqiu's illness is afraid that it will take a few days to move around. Now you can only keep her with you. I just told Huanqiu, and she agreed. ”

Lin Jue looked at Fang Huanqiu and saw that Fang Huanqiu seemed to have a happy face.

"That's natural, I told my husband on the way, Lang Zhong repeatedly told me not to move in these two days, my sister stayed here, there is Green Dance to take care of you, you can rest assured."

Fang Dunru nodded and said, "I'm just going to bother you." Tomorrow, I will ask your wife to take care of Huanqiu. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "No, no, don't let your wife come here, there are enough people here." Sir, rest assured. ”

Fang Dunru nodded slightly, although her daughter was a little inconvenient here in Lin Jue, she could only do so now. Besides, he was still relieved in Lin Jue.

After pondering for a while, he talked to Lin Jue, and then inspected Lin Jue's book collection, and before half of the time, Fang Dunru got up and went back to the academy. Lin Jue sent him out of the house, hired a car to take him out of the city, and then turned back.

In the evening, Fang Huanqiu, who had taken a nap, was already in good spirits, if it weren't for Lin Jue's resolute opposition, she was afraid that she would have run off the ground. But at her insistence, Lin Jue agreed to let her get up and sit in the yard.

Lin Hu was chopping wood again, and Lu Wu was busy in the kitchen, running around with her skirt flying. Under the sunset in the sky, the colorful glow in the sky is beautiful. The evening wind blows, and the flowers and trees rattle. All this made Fang Huanqiu feel more peaceful.

"You're very comfortable here. I think you're having a good time. Fang Huanqiu smiled at Lin Jue, who was sitting beside him.

Lin Jue carefully poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Really? You're just scratching the surface. But as far as my small courtyard is concerned, it is a comfortable place. But not because of the view, but because of the people. Green Dance and I depend on each other, Xiaohu is honest and diligent after he comes, and the three of us live here and trust each other and rely on each other, so everyone is very at ease. But out of this courtyard, if you see the things in this big mansion, you won't feel comfortable. ”

Fang Huanqiu asked curiously: "The Lin family is such a big business, is there anything unhappy?" ”

Lin Jue smiled: "I don't want to tell you this, lest you make a blockage in your heart." If you think it's good, stay longer. As long as you don't dislike the ugliness here. In my opinion, the scenery of the mountain behind the academy is more beautiful. I want to live in a hut in the mountain lane behind the academy. ”

"Okay, okay, you can go and live, so I can see you every day...... Not...... I mean, you can go and ask my dad every day for his studies. ”

Fang Huanqiu almost showed his heart, and made a sharp turn at the critical moment.

Lin Jue didn't care, and said with a smile: "How can I live in the mountain behind the academy, it is the residence of gentlemen." But I was able to go there often, and when the college started, I was there every day. Maybe you can find a place to live outside the academy and don't have to come back. But this matter is not easy, this is not my final say, I need to report to the head of the family. Moving out of the mansion without permission is not possible. ”

Fang Huanqiu said disappointedly: "Why do you Lin family have so many rules. It seems that you are not as comfortable as I thought, and you can't even live anywhere you want. ”

Lin Jue smiled dumbly, this girl knew the hardships of being a child of a big clan, and she was also a concubine. Fang Huanqiu was born with this disease, so Fang Dunru and his wife were not strict with her, so she was much freer than ordinary women. How did she know about the rules and the things in the family?

The two were speechless for a while, sitting silently in the courtyard. A gust of wind blew, and Fang Huanqiu's head full of green silk flew up, revealing a slender snow-white neck, as graceful as a swan. Lin Jue looked at her beautiful side face with a layer of gold trim in the sunset, and sighed secretly in his heart.

It is really a matter of great regret and sadness that such a beautiful woman has such a short life. I know her fate, but I don't seem to be able to save it, which is even more frustrating.

Dinner was very hearty, not food such as big fish and meat, but some food suitable for the season. The staple food is oily noodles with a few plates of greens, but it is also unremarkable. But the focus is on the fruit after the meal.

On the small square table were a few small wooden plates, fresh and sweet freshly marketed water chestnuts, slices of snow-white new lotus roots, a bunch of plump lotus pods on a bamboo plate, and a small plate of fresh pods. These were specially bought by Green Dance at the market in the afternoon. There is also a name of the protagonist of a snack that is suitable for the occasion: Qiaoguoer. Qiaoguo is not a fruit, but a small snack made of flour and honey, with different shapes and patterns of various molds. The name Qiaoguoer was also taken in response to the name of the Qiaoqiao Festival.

A few people sat under the porch, facing a new moon, eating and talking, laughing and laughing. Unconsciously, the sky is approaching the second watch, and the crooked crescent moon has also reached the top of the head. Lin Jue thought about not letting Fang Huanqiu get too tired, so he proposed to stop there, and everyone went back to the room to rest. Because even the energetic Lin Hu on the seat was nodding and dozing off.

However, Fang Huanqiu didn't know if it was the afternoon nap that caused her to feel sleepy, or if she was too excited to play, so she refused to go to sleep, and begged Lin Jue to accompany him for a walk. In desperation, Lin Jue had to ask Lu Wu to clean up the tables and chairs, and accompanied Fang Huanqiu out of the courtyard to walk slowly on the trail outside the courtyard gate.

Walking to a lush grape trellis, Fang Huanqiu stopped.

Lin Jue said softly: "Senior sister, are you tired?" Go back and rest. You can't walk like this, and my husband will leave you with me to take care of you, and I can't afford to make a mistake. ”

Fang Huanqiu looked at him left and right, pointed to the grape trellis next to him and asked with a low smile: "Tonight, on the night of Qixi Festival, let's stand under the grape trellis, can we hear the whispers of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?" ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "I haven't tried, I don't know." ”

Fang Huanqiu walked to the bluestone under the grape trellis and sat down, beckoned to Lin Jue and said, "Let's listen, maybe we can really hear it." ”

Lin Jue smiled, Fang Huanqiu was really a little childish, and he really thought that as the legend said, the whispers of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could be heard under the grape trellis. But Lin Jue couldn't bear to arouse her interest, and walked over to sit aside. The two of them did not speak, but listened with their ears open. Summer insects chirp all around, the wind blows through the treetops, and there are voices of people in other courtyards in the distance, but where can I hear any whispers.

"It's a lie." Fang Huanqiu sighed and said, "Let's go back." ”

Lin Jue listened to her tone with a sense of interest, and smiled and comforted: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you have it or not, as long as you feel that you have it in your heart." There are some things that don't need answers, just think about the good things. ”

Fang Huanqiu said: "Isn't that self-deception? ”

Lin Jue said: "That's not called self-deception, that's called state of mind." That's a kind of slimming. Things in the world need to be seen in a different state of mind. Otherwise, the day will be boring. ”

Fang Huanqiu nodded contemplatively, and suddenly turned his head and looked at Lin Jue in the darkness with bright eyes: "So, if you know that you will die soon and will not live for a few years, what kind of mood should you face it?" ”

Lin Jue was stunned, and immediately understood that Fang Huanqiu was talking about herself. Fang Huanqiu's personality is sometimes a little extreme, but most of the time he is a gentle and generous person. And these extremes and petty temperaments must be because she knows that she is terminally ill. As another person, knowing that he is terminally ill, he doesn't know how decadent and extreme he will be, Fang Huanqiu is already very endurance and self-cultivation to be able to do what he is now. But after all, no one will inevitably think of the bad luck that they can't get rid of from time to time, and they will inevitably be disheartened.

Of course, Lin Jue wanted to enlighten her.

"Man is inherently dead, but the length of life is short. A hundred years later, you and I will be dry bones. But I won't answer you with such words. Here's what I'm going to tell you. In fact, there are many things in this world that are more terrible than death, and death is precisely the least feared thing. For example, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl in the sky can only meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month of July, and after today, they can only look across the river for a long time, and the pulse is difficult to speak, isn't this something more difficult than death? ”

Fang Huanqiu frowned and bowed his head, silent.

Lin Jue continued softly: "People say that one year in heaven and a thousand years on earth. Waiting for a meeting for a thousand years, who can endure such a day? However, the reason why people want to live is because there is one day when they meet in a thousand years, and that is their hope to live. If they choose to die, how can their stories be celebrated through the ages? How can there be a song of 'once the golden wind and jade dew meet, it will win countless in the world'? Therefore, death is as light as the breeze and as thin as a floating cloud. What is really rare is to live, to live for a slim hope, that is the brave. ”