Legend has it that a long, long time ago, our ancestors had the custom of "sixty flower nails". It means that when a person lives to the age of 60, if he does not die, he will be sent by his children to live in a "living grave" in the wilderness.

The so-called "living grave" is just a cellar dug in the wild. Those who are rich, powerful, and pay attention to a little bit will build a hole in the ground with bricks, leaving only a small hole for delivering food.

Filial sons and daughters will bring water and food every day, and when they encounter unfilial children, the old man can only starve to death in the end, which is very miserable.

There was a minister in a certain dynasty, who was a filial son, and when his father reached the age of 60, he sent his father to the "living grave" as usual. His father is an old talent, and he brought a kitten and a few ancient books to live in the "living grave", and read books and raise cats every day, but he is also safe.

One day the minister brought food to his father, and as he was leaving, he said to him:

"This is the last time I will bring you food, and after I go back, I don't know if I am alive or dead, and I don't know if I can send you tea and food in the future!"

The son said this, tears streaming down his face. His father was astonished and had to ask what was going on. The son told him about a strange incident that had recently happened in the imperial court:

It turned out that five monsters came out of nowhere on the Golden Palace, with gray fur, small eyes, pointed mouths, and long tails. Every day on the Golden Palace, the emperor has no intention of going to court.

The emperor told his ministers to find a way to eliminate this scourge, and if they couldn't think of a way, they would be killed. When his father heard this, he thought for a moment and said:

"Don't worry about me, these are only five big mice, and if you take my kitten, you can get rid of them. ”

Although the son did not believe it, he dared to say that according to his father's words, he took the kitten to the court the next day. At this time, five gray things jumped up and down, very arrogant. This son, the minister, immediately released the cat.

The cat's roar made them tremble with fright.* Then the kitten pounced on it, and quickly killed the five mice, and ate them as a delicious meal.

When the emperor saw that he was overjoyed, he asked him where he had come up with a solution? The minister repeated his father's words, and the emperor suddenly realized:

Yes, although the elderly are old and weak, they have a lot of experience, a wide range of knowledge, and rich experience in life and society, and they are still very useful, and they should not be abused.

Therefore, the emperor ordered to cancel the custom of "sixty flower nails", and ordered all the people to take all the old people back so that they could support themselves. From then on, the elderly can enjoy the joy of family. And the habit of raising cats and catching mice has also been passed down from generation to generation.

Grandpa Qian couldn't help in the factory, so he didn't want to increase the burden on his son and daughter-in-law. When he is alone at home, he can take care of his own land, raise poultry, water flowers and plants, and be happy and pure.

Xiao Yao arrived with Jing'er and Tian Qian, which was both expected and unexpected. When he learned that Xiao Yao was delayed because of a fight to recuperate, he was not surprised. Seeing that he was okay at the moment, he also saw it very openly.

In his opinion, a person like Xiao Yao, who loves to fight and fights, and does not think about the consequences, does not need to make a fuss about being injured in a fight.

Grandpa Qian knew that he couldn't convince Xiao Yao, and he couldn't change his character. just talked about some of the past things he had seen from the side, so that he would have more eyes on everything in the future, and keep in mind the truth that heroes don't suffer immediate losses. Only by keeping oneself safe can we protect others.

With Tian Qian present, the problem of eating for several people is not a problem, they sit in the house and chat, and Tian Qian alone undertakes all the cooking and cleaning housework.

Although Grandpa Qian is a diligent person and not lazy, there is still something to be done in cleaning up the housework. Tian Qian arrived, and she was busy all day.

That night, the trio did not return as expected. After dinner, the old man went back to the room early, leaving Xiao Yao to take the two of them at the door to cool off.

Jing'er looked at the fireflies flying around, and thought of the idioms that the teacher had taught: Bag Firefly Yingxue, Bag Firefly Zhaoshu, so she shouted for Xiao Yao to help her catch fireflies together.

Tian Qian found a transparent salt water bottle, ran up and down in front of the three-person house, and with great effort, caught hundreds of fireflies and put them into the bottle. Fireflies that have lost their freedom crawl all over the space inside the bottle. A fluorescent bottle, dazzling in beauty.

"Jing'er, if you want to use this light to read, it hurts your eyes. I don't know if the story of the ancient book is true or not, but you don't want to learn it. ”

"Brother Xiao, you see that they can't fly in the bottle, and they are in a hurry to crawl everywhere, so pitiful, I want to let them go, okay?"

Xiao Yao was worried that Jing'er would learn from the ancients in the future, but Jing'er initiated kindness. She was about to catch it just now, and now she wants to release fireflies back to nature, and she struggled for a long time in her heart, but kindness still prevailed.

"Of course you can, Jing'er, if you want to put it, I'll help you. ”

Not to mention women's hearts, most of them are soft and kind. As soon as Jing'er spoke, Tian Qian followed closely. She casually lifted the gauze covering the mouth of the bottle, and immediately a few fireflies crawled out, waited at the mouth of the bottle for a while, and then flapped their wings and flew away.

But in the end, there are still many fireflies that are injured when they are caught and cannot fly. Even if you pour them out of the bottle, you can only crawl on the ground with difficulty.

"Brother Xiao, I hurt them, and I will never catch fireflies again. ”

"Jing'er, don't blame yourself, if you can't catch them, they won't live long. We caught them, and you released them, and they were created. ”

For Xiao Yao's comfort, Jing'er didn't change much mood, she lay on the cool bed, sullen. Those poor fireflies that can't fly anymore are her playful responsibility. Not long after, Jing'er gradually fell asleep.

Tian Qian sat next to Jing'er and shouted tentatively, but Jing'er didn't answer, she was relieved to fan her to drive away mosquitoes.

"I have something to say to you. ”

"What's the matter? Seeing that you are so careful, you don't want Jing'er to hear it, it must be a big deal. ”

"Some time ago, a carpenter who made furniture came to our village, and he ....... ”

Tian Qian stopped here, Xiao Yao looked at her and didn't ask, but he was wondering in his heart, what does this carpenter have to do with me?

He ...... He proposed to my family. ”

"Carpenter?"

Xiao Yao was confused all of a sudden, in his mind, carpenters are not young people, how could they be associated with the proposal?

"When I came home that day, my dad asked him to help my family repair farm tools, and I didn't expect that he would come back to my house to propose his family. ”

"How old is he?"

Xiao Yao filtered in his heart and asked his most incomprehensible words.

"Two years older than me. ”

"Hehe, you understand it so clearly, so you agree?"

Xiao Yao's tone suddenly became cold. But Tian Qian didn't care about his changes and continued:

"I haven't agreed yet, but my parents and my two sisters-in-law are willing. ”

"Do you hate him?"

Xiao Yao suddenly asked this question, and Tian Qian shook her head involuntarily. Xiao Yao understood in his heart, and he picked up Jing'er and went back to the house with some annoyance. It was even deeper, and he felt that Jing'er's arm was already very cold, and he didn't want Jing'er to be frozen by the night dew.

Tian Qian didn't follow, seeing Xiao Yao's angry face, she was secretly happy in her heart, which showed that Xiao Yao couldn't let go of her. Xiao Yao let go of Jing'er and didn't want to go out, but his steps moved.

Tian Qian is the first woman in his life, and he still cares a lot.

"He is really not annoying, I don't let him come to the factory to look for me, he doesn't dare to come once. ”

Tian Qian was still stimulating Xiao Yao, and she wanted to force out his thoughts.

"Such an obedient person, of course, is not annoying. Your family agreed, and you didn't hate him, so why did you come to tell me? Are you trying to disgust me?"

Xiao Yao really couldn't suppress his anger now, if it wasn't for the dead of night, he was afraid of disturbing Jing'er and Grandpa to sleep, he would have yelled out.

The more angry Xiao Yao was, the happier Tian Qian became, she leaned over and snuggled into Xiao Yao's arms, and said with infinite tenderness:

"I'm not disgusting you, I'm just wondering what you're going to do to me if you know it. You know what? These days, I miss you more and more, I just want to wait for you to tell you that as long as you don't object, I can say yes when you go home. ”

Tian Qian said it easily, but she was very bitter in her heart. She hoped that Xiao Yao would say to her domineeringly: You are not allowed to agree. As long as he says it, she will listen. Even if she knows that she is not Xiao Yao's only one, even if she knows that she has no future with him.

But listening to the meaning of Tian Qian's words, Xiao Yao understood that she was willing to marry the carpenter, he couldn't do the thing of beating mandarin ducks, and he didn't want to control Tian Qian's life. He hugged Tian Qian tightly, and his heart was full of reluctance.

He lowered his head, took her soft lips, and kissed her deeply. Tian Qian also followed her posture and cooperated, lingering, but tears were surging down. Xiao Yao didn't object, she knew that tonight, this was the last kiss goodbye she had with him.

After a long kiss, Xiao Yao pulled her down the small hill, away from the village, and came to the ridge. In the wild on this summer night, Xiao Yao took off his coat and spread it on the ridge. Here they are:

The sky is the room, the ground is the bed, the green grass mats the sister pads, the mosquitoes moan, the insects sing together, and the stars shine in the cave room.

Xiao Yao was like crazy, he didn't have any pity for Tian Qian, he wanted to vent all the grievances and anger in his heart. His ferocious and endless movements frightened the mosquitoes from approaching, and the croaking of frogs and insects in the vicinity was also collectively silenced.

Tian Qian is like a docile lamb, more like a boneless octopus, lingering under Xiao Yao's body, letting him gallop on her body, until he was paralyzed weakly on his body for a long time, and she lovingly wiped the sweat off his face for him.

"Isn't it that after a long time, you are so crazy? Look at you, you are covered in sweat, and you have to take a shower when you go back. ”

Tian Qian put on Xiao Yao's coat while tidying up her messy clothes. With complaints on his lips, his heart is full of temporary happiness and sweetness. She is willing to pay for him, she is willing to give him everything she has, as long as he wants, she will always belong to him.