We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 27 I really will keep waiting
"Xiao Mo, how do you pronounce these two characters?"

"Slender and graceful".

"And what about this character?"

“逑”.

"A fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman. Xiao Mo, what does this saying mean?"

"It means that a beautiful and virtuous lady is a good match for a gentleman."

"How do I become a lady?"

"read."

"I'm reading."

"That's not enough; you need to read more books."

"Then how many books would I need to read?"

"Once you've read enough, you'll understand for yourself."

"Oh."

Bai Ruxue responded, then raised her head and looked at the top of Xiao Mo's head.

"Hey? Xiao Mo, you seem to have grown taller."

"Have it?"

“Yes.” Bai Ruxue stood on tiptoe and gestured. “You used to be as tall as me, but now you’re a head taller than me.”

"It seems so." Xiao Mo looked at the girl in front of him. "But why aren't you growing?"

“Yes,” Bai Ruxue blinked, “Why don’t I grow?”

"You're probably this tall." Xiao Mo patted her head, leading the cow while reading his book, and continued walking forward.

"Impossible." Bai Ruxue caught up with Xiao Mo's back. "Xiao Mo, I will still grow! I will definitely grow very, very tall, and my legs will definitely be very, very long."

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait."

Every time Xiao Mo went up the mountain, he would encounter this girl.

The girl never said where she came from, and Xiao Mo never asked where she lived.

When Xiao Mo rode an ox to read, the girl would sit sideways behind him, her little feet dangling under her skirt, looking at the white clouds, the grass, and him in front of her.

Since the girl appeared, Xiao Mo has spent much less time gathering herbs.

The main thing is that Bai Ruxue would collect those herbs and bury them in the ground.

Every time Xiao Mo came over, she would excitedly pull him into the mountains, saying, "I've found so many more purple yang grass and green dragon flowers."

Xiao Mo taught her to read and write, and Bai Ruxue would collect small pieces of silver to pay Xiao Mo's tuition.

But even if Bai Ruxue is incredibly lucky, she can't possibly find money lying around every day.

When Bai Ruxue didn't find the money, Xiao Mo had to comfort her: "It's okay, you can give me rabbits or pheasants to pay for my tuition sometime."

After that, every time the girl came to see Xiao Mo, she would be carrying a rabbit or a pheasant in her fair little hands.

"You should have said so earlier. Rabbits and pheasants are much easier to find than silver," the girl said.

However, Bai Ruxue would still collect silver every day.

Without him.

Bai Ruxue heard Xiao Mo say that studying is expensive, and she wanted to give him the money to go to school.

In summer, the weather gradually becomes hot.

Snakes prefer shade.

Bai Ruxue stood at the entrance of the cave, and once she saw the bright sun, she didn't want to go out.

Bai Ruxue even felt that if she crawled out, her belly would be scalded, and she would turn into a roasted snake.
But today Xiao Mo said he would go up the mountain to herd cattle.
Judging from the time, Xiao Mo should have finished lunch and was already riding the ox up the mountain.

"Xiaoqing, your sister has gone out," Bai Ruxue said, mustering her courage.

Xiao Qing, who was lying on the cool stone, lazily raised her head: "Sister, come back soon."

As time passed, Xiaoqing no longer wanted to say anything more about her sister going to find that human.

Anyway, my sister won't listen to me.

And that human seems pretty stupid; he hasn't even realized that his sister is a monster.

"Well, I'm leaving."

Bai Ruxue transformed into human form and specifically checked her small feet.

It wasn't a tail after all, and Bai Ruxue happily jumped out of the cave. Sure enough, on the path he often took up the mountain, Bai Ruxue saw a man and an ox.

"Xiao Mo." The girl waved happily.

As usual, the two rode the big black ox, swaying through the mountains.

The sun is really strong!
Bai Ruxue felt her eyes were blurry and her head was spinning.

Just then, a shadow fell over the girl's face.

Bai Ruxue looked up and saw an oil-paper umbrella.

"Here, it's hot, don't get heatstroke." Xiao Mo handed the umbrella to the girl.

"You're being kind."

Bai Ruxue happily took the umbrella, rested it on her shoulder, and gently twirled the handle like a child.

On the back of an ox, a girl sits sideways holding an umbrella, while a boy straddles her, reading a book.

The sounds of birds and insects mingled together in the mountains.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling Xiao Mo's hair.

The girl took a deep sniff, her eyes narrowing comfortably, the wind carrying the scent of earth and him.

Summer doesn't seem so bad after all.

late autumn.

As the weather gradually cools down, the leaves on the trees become increasingly withered and yellow.

Many of the medicinal herbs in the mountains have also withered and died.

Sitting on the rock on his only way up the mountain, the girl rested her chin on her fair palm, looking somewhat melancholy.

Compared to summer, Bai Ruxue found herself disliking autumn even more.

Because in autumn, he rarely went up the mountain to herd cattle or collect medicinal herbs.

Although he would come to visit me every few days, he wasn't as frequent as before.

I gaze and gaze, I gaze and gaze.

The girl would sit on this rock every day and look out, from sunrise to sunset.

Before we knew it, it was already evening.

In another half hour, the sun will set.

Just when the girl thought he wouldn't come again today, a familiar figure appeared on that path.

The girl's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Mo!" The girl ran over happily. "Why are you up the mountain so late today?"

"I happened to have some free time today, so I came over to check on things. I was thinking that if I ran into you, I'd tell you something. I didn't expect you to still be on the mountain," Xiao Mo said with a smile.

"I...I'm going down the mountain soon too," the girl's eyes darted around. "What do you want to tell me?"

“The village chief said that I have studied well over the past few years and should be able to pass the children’s examination. I have already registered and will take the exam next spring. The village chief told me to prepare well and try to get a good ranking. Winter is coming soon, so I probably won’t be coming back.”

"Oh dear." Bai Ruxue lowered her head, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I won't be able to teach you to read for a while."

"It's alright, it's alright," the girl quickly waved her hand. "Then you'll definitely come back next spring, right?"

"Mm." Xiao Mo nodded.

"Then let's pinky swear." The girl extended her slender little finger.

Xiao Mo also extended his finger.

"Hang yourself with a hook, and it won't change for a hundred years."

The girl hooked her two fingers together, wiggled them, and her light, cheerful voice echoed through the mountains and forests.

"Xiao Mo, I'll be waiting for you here next spring. You mustn't lie to me, okay?"

The girl raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Xiao Mo with reluctance.

"What if I lied to you?" Xiao Mo joked.

"Don't lie to me."

The girl pouted.

Because... I really will keep waiting.

(End of this chapter)