Xianyun Yihe

The willow catkins flying in the small courtyard gradually decreased, and the weather became hotter, and cicadas screamed continuously, one after another.

Fortunately, there are forests near the house, and the pond is full of pink and white lotus flowers, and the water vapor is sufficient, so it is not too stuffy.Aunt Ping cooks mung bean soup every day, puts a little sugar in it, and soaks it in the tapped well water, and it becomes cool after a while. One bowl for each person, just to quench the heat and thirst.Agui and Aqing's happy days are scheduled for late summer and early autumn, and now he has begun to be silly with joy, laughing and joking all day long, and has received many looks from his companions.

When he gets married, he will move to the village, and Xianyun has to find another clever child to work.

Baihe has been afraid of heat since he was a child, especially his fluffy body. In summer, it seems to be wearing a thick cotton coat, which makes him listless and curls up on a willow tree to enjoy the shade.Xianyun opened the window, as long as he looked up, he could see a cloud of white, and couldn't help but smile.In the early years, an ice cellar was dug in the courtyard, but the white crane was still a cub, weak in body, and Xianyun didn't dare to use too much ice, and besides, it was not possible to place an ice basin from time to time in this weather.

Agui sent a plate of fresh watermelon that was cut into pieces, and it was also chilled with well water. Compared with using ice directly, it was more palatable, and even Baihe could eat some.Knowing that there was something delicious, the white crane flew in in a hurry, pecked his mouth full of juice, and rubbed Xianyun's sleeves with the sweetness of watermelon. "Noisy all day." Xianyun laughed and cursed, but instead of teaching it, he took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped its mouth and paws, and he didn't bother to taste a piece of melon.After Bai He regained his senses, he obediently lowered his head, pushed the plate towards Xian Yun, and motioned him to eat the few pieces that were not harmed.

Xianyun didn't dislike it, and naturally ate the melon left by Baihe, and asked Agui to scoop up a bowl of mung bean soup, and shared it with Baihe to drink it up.

Now that he didn't feel stuffy anymore, Bai He happily walked around the room, and suddenly bit Xian Yun's hem, asking him to play with him.It happened that someone bought a batch of red carp, and it was hot summer, and the pond was full of lotus flowers, so Xianyun picked up the white crane and went downstairs, saying that he was going to the pond.

Agui patted the yellow dog sticking out its tongue by the door, and said in a low voice, "Master really dotes on that stupid crane, just like treating his wife."

In the pond, there are layers of lotus leaves, or pink or white lotus flowers, some are still budding, and some have already revealed their youth.The water is clear and you can see the bottom, and many small shrimps swim under the lotus leaves, which is very leisurely.The carp released recently has a beautiful body, with different shades of deep red and light red.Presumably, after some time, they will grow fatter and look a little cute when swimming, which is more in line with Bai He's preference.

The surrounding bamboo forests have also become lush, stretching to the depths, a piece of emerald green.A few yellow butterflies flew over and landed on the aquatic plants by the pool, and one of them landed mischievously on the white crane's forehead and was shaken off by it.The color of the fluff on the white crane's head seems to have darkened a bit, and it is similar to the color of the carp in the pond, which is really cute.The white hair on its body is also growing more and more beautiful, like snow, but not cold, and its tentacles are soft.

"Go, play in the shallow water." Xianyun stretched out his hand to pat the white crane's tail, and it pecked the back of his hand affectionately, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Bai He seldom goes into the water, and even if he wants to wash up, he is just rubbed with a spoonful of water, and can hardly jump into the water to play around.It's not that I haven't tried sneaking in while Xianyun is washing, but every time I can only squat next to the wooden barrel, screaming a few times in aggrieved manner, and in the end they are not allowed to enter the water together.Now that it has grown up a bit, Xianyun is no longer obsessed with it, and puts it in the pond generously. "Chirp!" Even though it became more beautiful, it still couldn't get rid of the habit of squawking like a chicken. The white crane plunged into the water, quickly ate a mouthful of small green shrimp, and kept flapping its wings on the water surface happily.

As for Xianyun, who doesn't know much about water, he found a stone, which was specially left when the pond was built, as a resting place.He sat on a stone, which happened to be a place where the sun couldn't find it. It would be better if he brought a bamboo mat, but the weeds growing randomly were a bit annoying.Others don't know that there is a quiet and beautiful pond here, like a paradise. There is a white crane swimming in the water. In its eyes, the gentleman is wearing his clothes and sleeves, with a smile on his face.

After a while, the white crane shook its wet feathers and came ashore with a fat red carp in its mouth.Xianyun knew that these fish were just for viewing and not tasty, but he didn't say anything, just smiled and handed over the bamboo basket for Baihe to put the carp in.Anyway, they are small gadgets, if Bai He thinks they are interesting, then they are interesting.

What's more, it was a gift from Bai He.Seeing this guy walking around the pool with his head held high, as if he was showing off his abilities, Xian Yun had no other emotions other than being happy.

Summer is always rainy, and in a blink of an eye, thick and dark clouds surged across the sky, and Xianyun hurried home with the white crane.As soon as he entered the gate of the courtyard, heavy rain fell, spreading a curtain of water between the sky and the earth.

It was wet everywhere, but it was very cool. The white crane was walking slowly under the eaves with its bamboo basket in its mouth, stopping the passing servants and asking them to praise it before letting them go.Agui was also stopped, coughed a few times, and gave an insincere appreciation: "Master will definitely like it."

After asking the servants, Bai He happily took the bamboo basket to the back kitchen. Aunt Ping, who was washing the vegetables, came over with a smile. She also knew that it always liked to find strange things for the master. normal now.

"Okay, good, good for steaming." Aunt Ping took the bamboo basket, looked down, and found that the carp inside had rolled her eyes, so she had to secretly bury it later.However, Baihe didn't know these little tricks, and now that he could eat steamed red carp today, he croaked for joy and half-flyed half-run upstairs.

Seeing a ball of white disappearing outside the door, Aunt Ping quickly waved her hands and called Agui: "It's better to bury it in the field over there, be careful not to let Ahuang dig it out." The voles captured by Baihe before were dug up by Ahuang. It was so angry that it ran after Ah Huang, and stretched out its paws to kick.Fortunately, the master tried his best to coax it, so that it didn't continue to get angry.It's just that Ah Huang suffered a lot. He was fed a meal of vegetables that he didn't like the most that day, which was pitiful.

After dealing with this matter, Aunt Ping breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly continued to wash the mandarin fish bought this morning, marinated them with sliced ​​ginger, salt and wine for a while, then took out a few lotus leaves in the bamboo basket, and put the fish The pieces are placed in lotus leaves and served in a steamer.There is also a half-bloomed lotus flower, which is also used as a decoration, and is set aside when it is finally served.

Bai He thought it was the carp he had caught, and he had already nestled on the table waiting for Xianyun to feed it, shaking his head, looking very happy.

Xianyun saw the clue at a glance, but without saying anything, he picked off the lotus flower that was almost opened by the steam, and put it on the white crane's head.It had a short neck, didn't dare to move around, and looked at Xianyun with a pair of innocent black eyes. "Stupid." Xian Yun joked, took the lotus, took out fish pieces from the opened lotus leaf bag, picked out the thorns before stuffing it into Bai He's wide-open mouth.

"Chirp!"

Whenever he is happy, he likes to bark, and Bai He grabs Xianyun's hand and can't stop eating.

It was raining heavily outside the house, and the willow branches trembled in the wind, but the house was warm and cozy. A plate of steamed lotus fish was eaten up by the white crane kicking its paws.

It was a good night to sleep, the wind was cool, and the wooden couch was also cool.Bai He's chubby belly was sticking out, and he was sobbing and talking in his sleep, but Xianyun couldn't understand.He stretched out his arms to embrace the one that insisted on sleeping outside, and it took a long time before he closed his eyes.In the dream, there was another pond of lotus, red carp circling in the water, a hazy figure standing in the middle of the ripples, calling his name with a crisp voice, tender and fresh, like a newly bloomed flower, one couldn’t help but Live and touch the pistil.

The rain gradually stopped.