That year, I left my hometown and told my family that I wanted to take the imperial examination. In fact, I came to a Taoist temple in Luofu Mountain alone and practiced quietly. You know me. I like reading poetry and books, but I have no interest in being an official. So after I became an adult, I decided to leave my hometown and do things that can make me calm and calm without being bound by the world. The Taoist temple is located in the depths of Luofu Mountain and is very secluded. There are only me and an old Taoist temple in the temple. I read the scriptures day and night. When I was hungry, I went to the forest to catch some wild animals and pick some fruits to eat, and I lived a leisurely and comfortable life.

That day, the autumn wind swept across the entire forest, and the leaves on the trees seemed to have fallen overnight, filling the Taoist temple with a broom. I took a broom and stood in the cold wind to clean the fallen leaves. Often, they had just swept into a pile but were blown away by the cold wind, and fell down from the air in a spiral.

After several incidents, I couldn't help but be anxious and annoyed. I threw the broom to the ground in anger and walked to the side to sit down. At this moment, a crisp laugh came from the wall of the courtyard. Looking up, I saw a girl wearing a water-green skirt and her face was as simple as the sky in autumn.

A smile that was inconsistent with this simple appearance and was hanging on her face. I could tell at a glance that the smile was designed. She thought about it for a long time and practiced it so many times before she created this "accidental encounter" between us.

I didn't expose her, but pretended to change into a serious face, "Isn't it a fish?"

She was stunned for a moment, and her body slid down the wall, "Little Taoist, you can't even sweep a fallen leaf. The messy truth is quite good. Let's talk about it, what fun can you find in this deep mountain temple?"

I stared at her intently, and I didn't say anything for a long time, but she became uncomfortable by me, and a blush slowly floated on her face, "Little Taoist, don't think that I will let you go when I pretend to be mute. Tell me, what is the fun of the fallen leaves on this land for you?"

"Every time I hear the sound of shoes stepping on fallen leaves, I know that it is you who are here, and I am naturally happy."

"You...have discovered it long ago?" Her face stopped flushing, but her breathing became rapid, and her chest was falling, which was very cute.

I walked towards her, reached out and took a dead leaf from her hair, "Are you Lu Qiao?"

"How did you know my name?"

"A few days ago, the master said that Zhang Dahu came to the village next to collect rent and brought his only daughter Miss Lu Qiao with him. Miss Lu Qiao was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was even more charming. From what I saw, only a girl, you can afford the word "master."

"Dad has read too much, so he is stunned, but I look at you, you are very slick." She glared at me, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised.

From then on, Lu Qiao came to Taoist temple to find me every day. Sometimes she would bring her own Ji Qin and play a song for me. Lu Qiao, who played the piano, was like a fairy, with slender fingers and elegant figure. I often became fascinated by the sound of the piano and felt that heaven was nothing more than so wonderful.

But one day, the sound of the piano came abruptly, and her father, Zhang Dahu, came unexpectedly. He didn't even allow us to explain more, so he broke the green-clad Ji Qin and beat me up with his fist to a bruised face, warning me not to get close to his daughter half a step away.

He said this: "You scholars all look well-dressed, but they are actually all human faces and beasts, and they are full of bad water. I will never marry my daughter to you, so don't even think about it."

I looked at him with half of my face swollen face, thinking about Lu Qiao's life experience. Her mother ran away with a piano player shortly after giving birth to her. Therefore, Zhang Dahu hated us so much for the so-called "literati and scholars". It was his limit to letting his daughter study and learn piano. It was simply a delusion to ask him to betroth Lu Qiao to me.

But I, perhaps as Zhang Dahu said, was obsessed with reading and always felt that I wanted to try out the impossible things. So, on a storm-black night, I sneaked into Zhang Dahu's house, found Lu Qiao, and asked her if she would give up everything and go to the outside world with me to explore. In fact, before coming, I was ready to refuse me, because she was spoiled since childhood, so how could she willingly leave the greenhouse built by her father and follow me on the uncertain road ahead.

However, Lu Qiao agreed to me without any hesitation. She said that Zhang Dahu had planned to betroth her to the son of a landlord, and if I didn't come to find her, she would be ready to fight to the death and hang herself on the beam of the house.

There were tears and laughter in my eyes, "Fortunately I came one step earlier, otherwise..."

"Or what you see is a corpse."

"No, otherwise I'll have to go with you."

Luqiao and I left Zhang Dahu's home overnight and came to Xin'an City dozens of miles away. We settled down here and became an ordinary couple.

At that time, we had no money to open a college, so I went to a family to be a teacher. Although the income was meager, I could barely maintain the life of Lu Qiao and I.

Lu Qiao was not spoiled at all. Although she lived a poor life, she took care of her family in an orderly manner. Every morning, she personally helped me tie my hair. Yes, she used this wooden comb to comb every strand of my hair neatly and obediently, tied it into a perfect bun, and then took me out. And I never went out to have a drink and have fun, but saved every penny in my pocket, preparing to give her a Ji Qin on Lu Qiao's birthday.

Finally, on the day of her birthday, I saved enough money, so I excitedly went to the street to buy a Jiqin, and then took it to the family where I taught, and prepared to surprise her as soon as I got home. Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I saw Zhang Dahu sitting in the hall, telling my "crime" to my employer: how I hooked up with her daughter, how I led her to Xin'an City, and how I cut off the fate of their father and daughter.

Seeing this scene, I knew that my job could not be saved, so I wanted to leave without looking back. But after seeing me, Dahu Zhang walked over quickly, chuckled and threw the Ji Qin to the ground and folded it into two sections.

"I'll take Lu Qiao away today. If you have such a little conscience, don't let her suffer with you again."

This was the only thing he said to me that day.

That night, the first time I didn't go home, I bought a can of wine with the remaining copper plates in my pocket. I was drunk on the street. I was not afraid of Zhang Dahu. At most, he found someone to beat me up and get rid of it. But I felt sorry for Lu Qiao and felt sorry for her suffering with me. She has not played the piano again in the past year. Whenever I think of this, my heart hurts like a needle.
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