Update time:2012-10-28

There are about twenty or thirty houses in the huge village. Many people lived in it before, but now apart from Zhang Ning himself, he only saw three people. As expected, the dinner was roast duck, and Zhang Ning tasted it not very good.

, it seems that the seasoning and heat are not well controlled, but it will be okay if there are vegetables and meat.

Roasting duck meat is very labor-intensive, and during the meal, it was already completely dark after the meal. Zhang Ning turned to look outside the door and saw only black shadows of houses and rocks. Only two or three nearby houses were lit. The night in the mountains

It was extremely quiet, and he couldn't describe the feeling of this atmosphere. Anyway, he was not used to it. He was probably used to the crowding of modern society and the prosperity of the big city of Nanjing, but he suddenly couldn't adapt to being in such an environment.

In addition, he remembered the poem in the ghost movie not long ago. At this moment, Zhang Ning felt as if he was in a haunted house, and he was actually a little frightened. In fact, he didn't believe that there were ghosts in the world, but fear seemed to be his nature, and he always felt that the unknown was unknown.

What is hidden in it? Maybe ghost is one of them?

But seeing the Peach Blossom Fairy sitting across from her with a calm expression, Zhang Ning couldn't help but force a smile and said: "You have lived here deserted these days, are you not afraid at night?"

Fairy Peach Blossom said calmly: "It's better at night. What's the inspection? The officers and soldiers are eating royal food. Generally, whoever comes out in the middle of the night will suffer. We are in a good mood when we are trafficking in smuggled salt. Once we get used to it, we feel that it is more enjoyable at night."

Peace of mind.”

Her expression suddenly looked a little strange. She usually spoke with a playful smile, but suddenly she showed a hint of sadness. Strange or not, "When you look at the night, you can see many things clearly during the day, but suddenly you can't see them clearly. They are hazy and blurry."

Okay... Do you think I'm pretty when you look at me now?" She smiled charmingly and frivolously again, which made Zhang Ning look normal.

"You always look beautiful." Zhang Ning said casually, completely out of politeness. No matter what a woman's appearance is, saying she is ugly to her face is the most hurtful thing to say.

However, Fairy Peach Blossom's figure was indeed good, and he wasn't completely complimenting her; she couldn't see her face very clearly, and there seemed to be a scar on the left side of her face. He was a little curious about who disfigured her, but naturally he couldn't ask her.

In short, there is a mysterious villa here, with a woman of unknown origin, it is as if she is in the underworld, and it is eerie.

"In case something unexpected happens, if you have anything to say tonight, I will leave tomorrow morning." The Peach Blossom Fairy stopped her smile and said seriously, "Are you here to get that Peach Blossom Poem back?"

Since she got straight to the point, Zhang Ning didn't intend to beat around the bush, so he nodded, "Did Miss Fang tell you?"

Fairy Peach Blossom shook her head and said: "She only said that you are looking for me, and our people will know your purpose at a glance." She then sneered, "People like Mr. Ping An, who live in the light of day, are most afraid of being exposed.

Did it fall into the hands of those who cannot see the light?"

Zhang Ning did not comment and just said: "I will give you the poems, but I want the words back."

"Mr. Ping'an said it so easily!" Peach Blossom Fairy laughed out loud, the laughter was very strange, "Do you think everyone will treat you like Fang Ling, pampering you like a darling?

When I heard that you were in danger, I immediately asked for help, even if I tried to save your life. I just wanted to save your life. It would be better this time. If you just say a word and people don’t want to do anything, just run away. What is this? Hey, in the future, if you

If you dare to betray her, I will not be the first to spare you!"

Zhang Ning asked calmly: "Then what do you want? What's the point of holding me back if something happens to you? I have no enmity or enmity with you."

"It's not what I want. If it is me who has the final say, I must return it to you generously, otherwise Fang Ling will blame me." Peach Blossom Fairy still had a smile on her face, "It's just that the owner of the village is unwilling to return it to you. The things are in our hands. If you want to help the tyrants do evil, you can't get away with it... Also, the owner of the village wants you to give us the list of spies in Yangzhou. The biggest threat to us is Hu Ying's gang of hawks and dogs."

Zhang Ning said: "Are you blackmailing me?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said: "It's not a threat, at most it's a transaction."

What kind of deal is this? If the condition is to exchange the list for words, then it is somewhat fair; but their request is to give the list, but the words will still be made and the handle will be in hand.

Zhang Ning was already in a bad mood. It seemed that not only was the officialdom dark, but also what could not be done for profit in the world? He took two deep breaths, calmed down and sorted out his thoughts: If they completely lose face and fight against each other, temporarily The form is very detrimental to themselves, because they can take revenge on themselves, but they themselves are afraid of the enemy.

Somehow Zhang Ning suddenly remembered Hu Butang's methods. Many of this cunning bureaucrat's methods made Zhang Ning despise him, but he had to admit that sometimes it was a last resort. Some people can be loyal and honest, and some people really can't care... ...I remember reading somewhere that being an official requires three thoughts: think about danger, think about retreat, and think about change. But the only way to go now is to use retreat first.

It is said that understanding is driven by reason and moved by emotion. Otherwise, how can we put the principles into practice by reading the books of sages?

He then pretended to sigh: "You have abandoned the great road and followed crooked ways. After all, it is not a long-term solution."

The Peach Blossom Fairy asked half suspiciously and half curiously: "How can it be a great way, and how can it be a crooked way? Besides, our current situation, can you tell me whether it can still be legitimate and bright?"

Zhang Ning calmed down and said: "There is no need to talk about loyalty in the world. Even if a green forest hero does things such as burning, killing, and looting, he still needs to talk about loyalty at least verbally. The gentleman in Liang Shang will also say things like 'rob the rich and give to the poor'." Why is it like this? As the saying goes, no one wants to admit that he is a despicable villain. If that is the case, everyone will have to be an enemy. It is difficult to destroy a forest in a storm, but a single tree is difficult to destroy. The power of an individual without a group is too small. The leader of your village only looks at what is in front of you. What is it other than abandoning the Tao? Do you understand what I am saying?"

Peach Blossom Fairy shook her head innocently, indicating that she didn't understand at all.

Zhang Ning was helplessly silent for a while, feeling that "reason" didn't seem to work for her, and it was like playing the piano to a cow. He turned around and looked outside the door with a little melancholy, and saw a big tree at the door. The trunk was furry, and his heart was When the light came on, he picked up the candle and stood up, saying, "Follow me."

When the two of them got out of the house, Zhang Ning took a candle and took a closer look at the tree trunk. Sure enough, there were ferns growing in the gaps between the trees, so he said, "Come and see, what's growing on the tree?"

The Peach Blossom Fairy glanced doubtfully: "It seems to be some kind of grass."

"This kind of thing is called fern grass." Zhang Ning picked up the name casually, then stretched out his fingers to gently pull out one and put it under the candlelight. He explained patiently, "The roots are obvious, which shows that it grows out of the soil. Grass on the tree trunk. The roots of the fern grass are attached to the big tree, but they do no harm to the tree; instead, they can preserve water in the trunk, which is beneficial to the big tree. The relationship between the fern grass and the big tree is a symbiosis..."

The Peach Blossom Fairy should have understood specific things like trees, grass, etc. Seeing is believing. She nodded subconsciously. But her attention was not mainly on the flowers and grass, but on Zhang Ning's quiet face under the candlelight.

When she saw it, she felt an indescribable sense of peace and comfort in her heart. On a quiet night, such a young official, handsome and elegant scholar patiently explained flowers and plants to her. This feeling was like a fan specially made for her.

Writing poems and being cared for with kindness, even the peach blossom fairy who is begging for life on the edge of a knife seems to be in a dream.

"You see, the other thing is different. This kind of bugs burrow into the trunk of the tree and eat the heart of the tree to enrich itself. They destroy and plunder day and night. One day the tree will dry up because of this. They will not be able to survive, and the hole they took so much effort to drill will not be saved.

, had no choice but to abandon the tree and leave.”

After Zhang Ning finished speaking, she turned to look at the Peach Blossom Fairy. She saw candlelight shining in her eyes and nodded: "I...seem to understand a little bit."

Zhang Ning said: "How much benefit can you get by holding the handle to blackmail others, and there is no guarantee that others will not fight back? Why not put down confrontation, and instead compromise and cooperate, mutual benefit and trust are the long-term solution? Fang Ling understands better than you, how to treat others with dignity.

Sincerely, how can we be ruthless if we are not just grass and trees?”

"What does this have to do with Fang Ling? You have to praise her." Peach Blossom Fairy said sourly.

Zhang Ning smiled and said, "Didn't you say before that if I betrayed her, you wouldn't be able to forgive me?"

Fairy Peach Blossom lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then said: "When you say that, I actually believe what you say. Besides, Fang Ling doesn't take people too seriously... It's just that the owner of the village, Qiankun, is arbitrary and shouldn't listen. I can't betray him."

, Otherwise there will be no place for the world to be so vast."

"Where is Peng Tianheng?" Zhang Ning asked tentatively.

The Peach Blossom Fairy showed a sly smile: "I can't tell you that you are a dangerous person and I can't believe you in everything."

Zhang Ning took another breath and said politely: "He must hold on to me, and I can't force him. But as long as you are not willing to follow me and plot against me, this trip will not be in vain."

"Who would plot against you?" Fairy Peach Blossom said, "You don't know what the relationship between me and Fang Ling is. I'm guarding you, but it's just for each other. You get the salary from the court, and I eat the food of the world, that's all."

Zhang Ning nodded and tried his best to bring together a united front and isolate a few "extremely evil" hostile elements. This is a tactic proven to be effective in practice. Even children in kindergarten understand this: I won't play with you anymore, and then we will team up with someone

People bully you together.

He thought for a while and said: "Since the owner of the village is unwilling to pay back, I can't force him to come; but if you ask Yangzhou to make a detailed list on his behalf, I won't give it."

Fairy Peach Blossom said: "Aren't you afraid that he will send those words to the official? The matter at Peach Blossom Villa has recently been a court case, and the Peach Blossom Poems written by you were handed over from the hands of the rebels. Are you afraid that you won't be able to get away with it?"

Zhang Ning said with a dark face: "What good will this do to you? If he likes to do things that harm others without benefiting himself, and the fish and the net are destroyed, Mr. Zhang will not be under coercion at all times. The worst he can do is to accompany him." He then thought of Peng Tianheng himself.

The desperado left room for words, "Even if I don't agree to give him the list, when the crisis comes, I will try to help you in order not to fall into trouble myself. Can he, a leader, understand this?"

?”

"How do you want to help us? I am not the owner of the village. We can discuss everything easily. You should explain it clearly first. I can speak out when I see the owner of the village."

Zhang Ning said in a deep voice: "The government has got important information that is very detrimental to you. I can inform you in time so that you can avoid trouble... How can I contact you in the future?"

"Why did Mr. Ping An come to Yangzhou City? Since we already know, how can we still know nothing about you?" Fairy Peach Blossom said calmly, "We will contact you then."

"That's fine." Zhang Ning nodded, "Be more cautious in everything. It's getting late, let's take a rest. Miss Fang, please take care of Fairy."

"Miss Fang is not here, why don't you let me serve you on her behalf..." Peach Blossom Fairy kept looking at Zhang Ning, "Look, there is no one in this villa at night, can you sleep alone?"

"

"I'm a grown man with a strong yang energy. Am I still afraid of ghosts?" Zhang Ning said in astonishment.

The Peach Blossom Fairy covered her mouth and smiled, and said in a charming voice: "My face is turning blue, and I'm still pretending. Don't worry, no one else will know. It's just the two of us making noise in this village all night. I can't even do it with Fang Ling."

Don’t even tell.”

You can't trust everything a woman says, especially such a wanton woman who doesn't take that matter seriously and expects her to keep it a secret? Besides, she said that she has an unusual relationship with Fang Ling. Zhang Ning seems to be like a best friend, doing it behind his back.

Someone's best friend? This is a hot topic among women, but Zhang Ning felt that it was too mother-in-law. He acted like a gentleman: "Fairy, please respect yourself, I am really a little sleepy, so I won't joke."

Although Fang Ling was born as a prostitute, she did not want to be a prostitute herself, so she should maintain a minimum of respect for her to a certain extent.

"It doesn't matter if Fang Ling knows. What does it matter if a man has three wives and four concubines? What's more, Mr. Ping An is a scholar-bureaucrat with a good reputation." Peach Blossom Fairy stood up and turned around, and said confidently, "Don't I think I can fit into Mr. Ping An's house with my figure?"

Eyes? You will know if you try it, it is no worse than Fang Ling."

Zhang Ning swallowed and continued to stare intently.

"In this wilderness, a man and a woman are alone..." Peach Blossom Fairy twisted her waist and slowly approached. Her waist looked very flexible and strong. It can be imagined that this kind of woman is the most suitable for upper position, and she must be quite powerful when twisting.

She was very close, almost touching Zhang Ning's face. All he could see in front of him was a pair of trembling flesh that was swaying around and very elastic. When she leaned over, the pair of things seemed to be even more swollen.

She used this posture to whisper next to Zhang Ning: "If you fill people's hearts with your good things, are you still afraid that I will turn to others?"

Zhang Ning suddenly stood up: "If you don't leave, I will." After saying that, he walked out of the room, and the cool night breeze came over the shop. Behind him came the resentful voice of the Peach Blossom Fairy: "If you have a good night tonight, why bother thinking about tomorrow?"

I don’t know what will happen tomorrow..."

Zhang Ning didn't speak. He raised his head and saw scattered stars in the sky. A few stars seemed to make the gloomy air lessened, and there was a hint of spring warmth in the cool breeze.

…

When I woke up the next morning, the Peach Blossom Fairy was gone, not even a word to herself was left, not even a trace of her; it was as if she had never been here, as if last night was just a dream.

Or is she a ghost that confuses people in the night?
Chapter completed!