The next morning, before the morning dawned, the old man went out. The old woman also got up early to feed the sheep, and not all the sheep were taken away and sold, and there were a few little lambs left, like marshmallows, shivering in the straw shed.

Si'er also came over after breakfast, according to the memory of the original owner, he played with the sheep more, peasant children, it seems that they are like this, but adults have no time to play with them, and there are no playmates of the same age, small animals become play tools.

The better ones are like the original owners, or they drive away, or they tease them with grass, and the worse ones pluck birds' feathers, burn yellow eels, tear grasshopper wings, and what they won't do.

Children are not born cruel, but they lack some kind of empathy, but they are more curious and inquisitive, and they will do cruel things that are unbearable.

The original owner is better, but it is also too good to be limited, and it is not unheard of dragging the wool to force him to bow his head, and he once thought about letting the sheep run away, but he really can't afford to bear the load, and in the end he only gave up.

Almost all the sheep in the straw shed have been played with by him, and it is understandable that he reflexively shrank when he came.

Looking back at these "games", there was really nothing fun, but the old woman was present, and Si'er could only drag a certain sheep out, listening to the little lamb's milky bleating, and there was a smile in his eyes.

"You have fun here, grandma is out for a trip. ”

Seeing this, the old woman was full of relief, patted the broken grass on her hands, touched Si'er's head, and went back to the house, it seemed that she had taken something, and came out in a moment.

Seeing the panic in the sheep's eyes, as soon as Si'er let go, it ran back to the flock, a total of four little lambs, you squeeze me and I squeeze yours, forming a big cloud.

It's not Si'er's fun to beckon cats and dogs for a long time, so he didn't pay attention to them when he saw this, turned his head and went back to the room by himself, lay down on the bed, pretending to sleep, but was actually trying to cultivate.

This world seems to be relatively relaxed about spiritual power, so that his cultivation is quite a bit fast, yesterday night, he was able to scan the surroundings, although the range is not large enough, can only be limited to the surrounding room, but this is just one night, if the time is longer, there will always be more to explore.

The old woman came back at noon, carrying a roast chicken, wrapped in large leaves, and carrying it with a rope outside, and the fragrance was like an oil flower that could not be hidden, emanating from the cracks in the leaves.

"Si'er, it's time to eat. ”

When the iron lock touched the door panel, Si'er got up, and when he saw the old woman, he smiled on his face: "Grandma, but you bought roast chicken?"

"You have a pointed nose, come out and eat, I bought it for you, your grandfather's old thing, I don't know how to let me eat, while he is away, I want my grandson to eat something good." ”

Not only roast chicken, but also a bag of pastries, as soon as the square little paper bag was opened, I saw that the crispy little squares were neatly erected on the second floor.

"Grandma eats too. ”

Si'er said obediently, took the initiative to pick up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into the old woman's mouth, the other party opened his mouth and swallowed it, turned his head and pinched a piece with his oil-stained hand and fed it to Si'er's mouth, "You eat more, this is a good thing, but it's not easy to buy." ”

Speaking vaguely, swallowing the pastry in her mouth, drinking the water, smoothing the dry throat, the old woman nagged again: "Those merchants, all of them are cunning like ghosts, how long has it been, how many times has this cake been a while ago, and now it is a few more texts, how many days have it been, it is really stacked day by day, and how many days will pass, and I will not be able to afford to eat." ”

Speaking of this, and then that the roast chicken is getting smaller and smaller, and the cooked food there that sells meat is cutting corners, and now the taste is not as good as before.

Si'er listened to her while eating, and extracted all kinds of information about the outside world from these trivial information in her mouth, which was trivial in the market, but she could also hear that the world is not prosperous today, or that there is still less way out for such a poor family.

It is said that the poor are rich and martial, as in the situation at home, isn't it a better way to eat two less bites of delicious food and send your grandchildren to study?

Si'er wanted to mention this stubble, but there was no good excuse, so he turned his eyes to the painting, pointed to the two words and asked: "Grandma, I can't see what the painting is." ”

For those who don't know it, it is indeed like a painting, next to an old tree, like a tangled vine.

"Bang", there was a blow on the back of his hand, the four children were thin-skinned, and they turned red at the moment, and there were tears in their eyes uncontrollably, and the eyes of the old woman were full of disbelief.

The old woman's stiff face suddenly relaxed, looking at Si'er like that, she hurriedly took his hand and rubbed it in her own hand, her hand was full of roughness, and it was not better than sandpaper, but this relaxed attitude was what Si'er wanted.

"Grandma, what are you doing to hit me!"

Si'er was so aggrieved that tears rolled, his eyes became more and more watery, and he complained with a flat mouth.

"I told you a long time ago, don't be rude to your ancestors. ”

The old woman said this, and seeing that Si'er was puzzled, she sighed and said, "Our family is the only seedling for you, and in the future... Alas, I'll have to get ready early. ”

"What?" Si'er's eyes were full of puzzlement, I just wanted to find a reason to read and learn words, what is this bull's head wrong with the horse's mouth? What should I prepare?

"It's nothing, you don't have to think so much, grandma will arrange everything for you, and my grandson will eat and drink without worry. ”

The old woman hugged Si'er in her arms, Si'er ignored the smell of sweat, and was still thinking about how to break the game.

The old man had been gone for more than a month, and the four of them had been quietly remembering the time every day, and for more than a month, their food had not dropped at all, and every day there would be a meal of meat, or chicken or pork, or other game, and the old woman would always be able to bring home.

There were also people who came to the door to find the old woman to go out to do things, they did not come to the door, only talked at the door, Si'er had heard some, mostly "evil spirits" and other things, the old woman was probably the role of a goddess, went out to help, and then came back with a gift.

But this kind of thing is not very common, but the old woman goes out every day, and every once in a while, she will bring a sheep back, so that in a month's work, there are more than a dozen sheep in the straw shed.

Si'er pretended to be ignorant and asked the old woman about the origin of the sheep, but the other party only said that the child did not have to worry about this, so he gagged him with delicious food.

In the end, he is still a child, and it is not good to be too out of line, and Si'er has not done anything more.

The old man came back at night, and in ancient times it was very dark when it got dark, and although there were stars in the sky, the light was too far away to illuminate the way home.

"Come on, come on, don't knock, all four are asleep. ”

The old woman got up in her clothes and went to open the door, and outside the door the old man stood with his hands behind his back, and beside him, there was a dark figure.

"Oh, you scared me, where did you come from... Little girl?"

Pulling the black figure over, the old woman then brought out the light and looked at it carefully, although it was so thin that it was out of shape, a face was like a skull, but there was some brilliance in a pair of eyes, reflecting the candle flame, revealing a bit of spirituality.

"Didn't you say you were looking for one earlier, I happened to see it, so I'll bring it back for you to see, if not, I'll look for it when I meet it. ”

The old man walked into the courtyard as he spoke, tired all the way, he looked like he had no strength to speak, and he was too lazy to bother.

"Okay, let's try it tomorrow. The old woman said and dragged the timid little girl, saw that her clothes were so worn that they could almost be used as rags, frowned, dragged people to the grass hut, pointed to the inside, and said, "You can live here first, and I will arrange it tomorrow." ”

After a simple placement, the lights went out.

Si'er, who woke up from the knock on the door, listened to this moment of conversation, and was a little surprised, he thought that the little girl he brought back at the beginning was a child daughter-in-law, and he had been making trouble for a long time, which was not decided.

But this selection is strong, it sounds quite swaggering, if it doesn't work, change it, this tone is a bit big.

Then, will the ones that don't work be sold again?

Si'er didn't let his mental power scan the surroundings wantonly, and he didn't know what the situation of the little girl was, anyway, she would be able to see it tomorrow, so she didn't have to rush for a while.

If there really is a goddess, the old woman cannot be ignored, and in this regard, Si'er has always been very careful.

However, unexpectedly, after breakfast the next day, the old man offered to take him to the market, and the old woman immediately took out the money and handed it to the old man, asking him to buy some delicious food for Si'er.

"Okay, I can't lose him. The old man answered without replying, and walked out with Si'er.

Si'er really didn't have any reason to give advice, followed the old man and went out, the outside world is vast, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard gate, the field of vision suddenly widened, and he could see the village not far away, the houses were like snakes around the circle, the roads were vertical and horizontal, there were people with cows, with dogs, and children with long poles riding horses across the street, laughter could be heard from afar.

The bazaar is just outside the village, between the two villages, and the neighboring villages will set up stalls here, and over time, there are some fixed small houses, simple shops, and more people who manage the accounts, and it seems to be in order.

After passing through the middle of the village, the old man walked silently into the bazaar, and when he arrived here, he was a little more lively, nodding his head to some of the merchants, and it was evident that he was also a regular customer.

Si'er followed, and after a while, he was stuffed with some food in his hand, all of which were simple snacks in the countryside, bean cakes and the like, and sat and drank a bowl of soup, and there were no two pieces of meat in the hot soup, but there were big bones in the big pot of soup, and it smelled good.

It was just after the harvest that everyone had no shortage of food and some spare money, and the market was lively, with people coming and going, shouting and shouting, and some controversy over the price.

"You wait here, grandpa will come to you in a moment. The old man left a few pennies for Si'er, and said hello to the owner of the food shop, and he followed the two of them.

Si'er had already seen the two people squeezing their eyebrows with the old man, and he didn't know what was going on, so he pretended to be obedient and nodded, and when the old man left, he rested for a while and then quietly went out to sneak around while there were more people.

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