Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 274
Zhuangzi is less than a hundred miles away from the capital, more than half of which is fertile land connected with the entire suburban plain of Beijing, and the smaller half is surrounded by rolling low hills.

The hills are full of fruit trees, and a small river flows around the hills.

Zhuangzi is in the middle of the hills, with a three-entry compound built according to the mountains behind.

And in front of the compound is a pond that is almost connected with the small river.

No, that can't be called a pond at all.

That is a small lake with more than ten acres of land!
It is the season when the lotus is in full bloom. In the small lake, the fields of lotus leaves are connected together, and the blooming lotus is like the morning glow...

(A thousand words of praise for the lotus are omitted here)

but!

Among the poems and poems praising the lotus since ancient times, the most famous sentence is: the lotus is out of the mud but not stained!
Look!Out of the sludge but not stained!
Out of the sludge!
This place is different from the big lake, and it is also different from the lotus pond for viewing at home.

Under the lotus, there is all stinky sludge!
Not only is there mud, but there are green things jumping around on the lotus leaves (frogs), and inside the lotus, various insects are crawling and mosquitoes are flying!

And Su Yue is rolling up her sleeves and saying that she is going to the middle of the small lake to pick the freshest lotus!
Xie Jue grabbed her, pointed at those mud worms, and turned around, closed his eyes, and said, "How can a little girl do such a thing, of course, go!"

Xie Qi and Tang Bing were startled at the same time, and said, "Third Master, are you going?"

"Of course it's the master!" As soon as the words came out, Xie Jue became arrogant, tied the skirt of his clothes around his waist, and wanted to take off his shoes.

How could he let Su Yue go to such a place!
Isn't it just a little slime bug!

Su Yue is willing to cook for him. He should at least get the raw materials by himself!

"Third Master." Seeing Xie Jue walking directly into the lake, Su Yue quickly grabbed him, her heart was sweet, and she smiled from ear to ear and said, "It's not like this, there is a boat , to go by boat.”

This is not the kind of ornamental pond, it is planted for harvesting lotus root, and the bottom is full of stinky mud!
Xie Jue was afraid that he would be fainted if he couldn't walk a few steps...

"Boat?" Xie Jue looked around.

Where is the boat?
"That." Su Yue pointed her finger.

Only then did Xie Jue see a few wooden basins floating under the lotus leaves by the lake.

"Tub...boat?" Xie Jue was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened.

Yes, why did he forget that the north is no bigger than the south, and there is no lake as big as the south, so besides not having such clear water, there is no need for a real boat.

Sit on this wooden basin, take a bamboo pole, and you can go to the middle.

It's just that this pot is so small, only a little girl like Su Yue can sit in it, but he can't sit in it...

"Third Master, wait here, we'll be back in a while." Su Yue smiled and pushed him, beckoning Mint to go to the tub.

There are three wooden basins, Su Yue and Mint are a little roomy to sit in, but Songwu is a bit cramped to sit in.

Rong Rong wanted to follow along, but seeing the mosquitoes on the flower, she still didn't dare to go forward, so she raised her voice, "Su Yue, can you do it?"

The lotus in her lake does not have so many insects!
Su Yue turned her head and said with a smile that there was no problem. The bamboo pole in her hand was a little under the water, and the wooden basin was shaken out.

Of course, ornamental lotus flowers do not have insects, because they do not need lotus pods, nor do they need to grow into lotus roots, but if they want to bear fruit, they must rely on these flying insects to spread them.

Moreover, the more small insects there are, the sweeter the lotus seeds will be.

She was also taught by the lotus pickers in the villa after she came to this villa in her previous life.

Xie Jue watched Su Yue tap a few times, and the basin went from under the lotus leaves to the center of the lake. After a while, he was blocked by those lotus leaves.

Seeing her disappear like this, Xie Jue felt his heart beating faster little by little.

Time seemed to freeze, passing extremely slowly.

"Girl, no!"

The sound of pine and fog suddenly sounded in the lake, and the string in Xie Jue's head suddenly broke, and he didn't care about anything, just touched his foot, and swept into the lake.

When he moved, Xie Qi and Tang Bing also moved.

Three figures, one in front and two behind, suddenly disappeared from the shore.

Going inside, the water got deeper, and there were fat fish swimming below. Su Yue picked a few flower buds that had just emerged, and then picked a few lotus pods. Seeing that the fish was fat and swimming slowly, Then I moved my mind.

As soon as he lowered his head, Songwu let out a loud cry.

Su Yue was so frightened that she sat upright immediately, and said to Song Wu, "What's wrong?"

Before Songwu could answer, he heard a plop beside him, splashing water, and a person slipped off the lotus leaf, and landed right on the side of the tub.

However, ignoring that she was in the water below her shoulders, she anxiously supported Su Yue's wooden basin, and shouted, "Don't be afraid, Yue'er, is there a bug? Master, come and beat me!"

Before he finished speaking, there were two thuds next to him, and two people fell down.

Su Yue was frightened for a moment, and then shouted: "Wow, third master, you, you, be careful, there is mud below!"

As soon as Xie Jue's feet fell into the water, he felt a suction force sucking him down. He knew that if this kind of mud was not good, people would be dragged down.

It's just that he didn't care about it at this time, he just looked at the place on Su Yue's face where he was bitten by some kind of bug and said, "You were bitten!"

"I'm fine, third master hurry up." Su Yue wiped her face casually, and pushed Xie Jue anxiously.

Xie Jue grabbed her hand and swept his eyes. The cold air that erupted from her body instantly made those little insects retreat three feet, and even the water surface became waves. A fat fish was so excited that it jumped directly into the into Su Yue's wooden basin.

Su Yue was stunned again, but she was not in a hurry to tell Xie Jue to leave. She took a dull look at the fish and said, "How about, third master, you can go down and have a look, is there any lotus root?"

At this time, the tip of the lotus root is the most tender and crispy, and it is delicious when fried.

"Girl." Songwu unconsciously called out again.

I really don't agree with it.

No matter how doted on by Xie Jue, Xie Jue can't be asked to do such a thing!
She and Bai Lu were the first batch of orphans Mr. Gu bought. When they went to the valley, they met Xie Jue. At that time, she was already nine years old.

At that time, Xie Jue was only twelve or thirteen years old, his skin was as fair as jade, his demeanor was as pure as snow, and he was as cold and arrogant as if he didn't notice anything.

Deep into her heart.

Moreover, at that time, Mr. Gu and the others still called him His Highness.

Your Highness...

Later, when I was studying etiquette in the palace, my mother taught me.

People who are not of high status cannot be called His Highness!

And what is honor...

She worked hard, practiced martial arts and hidden weapons, so that one day, she could become the maid of His Highness who was more beautiful than a fairy, and become his hidden guard.

but……

However, she was sent to Su Yue's side.

Well, as a secret guard, the first priority is to obey orders. Since the master asked her to guard Su Yue, she will guard Su Yue with her own life.

However, she couldn't bear it, Su Yue actually...

When Song Wu yelled, Xie Jue had already said yes, and plunged into the water, and Xie Qi followed suit.

Su Yue and Mint were so focused on the two of them that they didn't notice her cry.

Only Tang Bing, behind Songwu, slowly frowned.

(End of this chapter)