Chapter 7: A Boy in the Rain
Towards the evening, it was also dark outside the East Crow House at this time, the original poisonous day was cooled by a thunderstorm, and the afterglow Hongxia had already been driven away by the dark clouds on the horizon, leaving only a large area of gray, just like the gloomy atmosphere in the store now. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
But it's a person.
Xun sat cross-legged on the decayed desk, and the pile of books on it was pushed aside by him for an unsightly reason, and he sat on it as willfully as if he was declaring the right to occupy an area.
On his handsome and refreshing cheeks, the pair of blue and yellow shire eyes flickered, staring out the window like a cat, but compared with the usual laziness, his eyes were a little more impatient and depressed at this time, and he looked at the non-stop rain with resentment.
"This rain, just say it's going to rain, just now it's still a big sun, and now it's raining so much, it is estimated that no one will come to the door. The mouth was full of complaints, and the red lips were slightly curled, as if they were very impatient with the weather, and also, how could cats like rainy days.
Wu lay quietly on the rattan chair, holding an untitled yellow book in his pale hand, and most of the books on the table were also nameless, and despite many times of curiosity, he never asked, seeking to know, with his character, he could not ask anything.
Xun kept looking at his actions, but what made him even more helpless was that he saw him flipping through comfortably, without a trace of impatience on his face, even if he heard the complaints from the young man who was lazily leaning on the table, he only smiled back lightly, and did not answer any words.
This inevitably makes Xun a little frustrated, and it has taken a long time for him to recover his original spirit recently, but when the time comes, he will still return to the state of a cat, and the weather outside the house makes him even more uncomfortable, as if his whole body is covered with water.
The weather outside the house was so bad, and the atmosphere inside the house couldn't have been better.
"Don't you worry, there's no business in the store!" he asked, looking at him with an undiminished expression.
Fortunately, this time he was not disappointed, and Wu finally spoke.
"If you care so much, you can go and solicit guests now, and with your appearance, you are not afraid that no one will come to the door. It was rare for him to joke in a relaxed tone.
"Che, what I said is true. Xun Xiao snorted, not afraid that the other party would be annoyed, and looked at him with a serious face that was not fooled, "Besides, this rain will not stop for a while and a half, I'm not so stupid, go out and come back." โ
"Then stay in the store obediently, and the guests will come to the door. Looking up at him, his brown pupils were smiling, and the curvature of his mouth told him that he was in a good mood at this time.
At this moment, Xun was stimulated by his smile, jumped off the table directly, instantly turned into a white cat and ran into the dark, and did not forget to flick his tail arrogantly when he left, as if to tell Wu "Forgive me, wait, you have to wait enough!"
didn't see his child's behavior, just shook his head amusedly, and a doting smile couldn't hide his good mood.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, it was still raining heavily and it was pitch black.
"Excuse me... anyone?"
The door of the Eastern Crow was opened, and a short, slender figure refracted through the glimmering room. The sound of heavy rain outside the door instantly resounded in the house, and there was a lot of noise, as if it was venting something, so strong and excited.
Although the rain was loud, it could not cover the faint sound of the visitor, coming from outside the door, and if you listen carefully, you can hear the powerlessness in the young man's voice.
"Welcome to the East Crow Grocery Store, I'm the owner hereโNone. Coming from nowhere, holding the only bright oil lamp in the store, the yellow oil fire still illuminated the young man in front of him faintly.
His pale face, delicate and delicate facial features, the most beautiful thing is his eyes, a pair of eyes are as clear as a spring in the sky, and the slight light is in his eye waves, deeply attracted by him, like a whirlpool, swept in it and unable to extricate himself. With pale pink lips and a tall nose bridge, this is a beautiful boy in the flowering season!
It's just that his body has not yet grown, and he is dressed in white short sleeves and swaying to his thin knees, like a child who steals adult clothes, just because he got lost and walked into this store, but he has the magic power to forgive everything.
"This is a shop, what are you selling?" the young man asked curiously, his eyes indeed looking directly at the man in front of him, as if he was not looking around, he was just curious about the man in his eyes.
"We don't sell anything here, just what you want. There was no way to look directly, through the round mirror, with a faint glow, with that unchanging smile on his mouth.
"What a strange statement, if you don't sell things, how can you call it a store! What you want, could it be like a wish house, this is a store that fulfills wishes?"
"Yes or no. He said lightly, but there was an elusive light in his deep eyes, "I'm here to give you one thing you want a day, but it can only be what you really want, and it's something I have." โ
"What do you want?" he frowned, repeating his words, deep in thought, his little head tilted slightly, stumped by the profound words.
"Yes, whatever you want, I've got it all!" replied without gentleness, and the light in his eyes deepened.
"I can't think of anything for a moment when you ask me so suddenly, and how should I pay for it!" he scratched at his hair in frustration, it looked so cute, but after doing so, his pink lips slowly turned pale.
It seems that his physical strength is slowly depleting, and standing for a long time is really not suitable for his body.
"This may not be measured in terms of price, and if you have to say what to pay, I will only charge a certain price after you get what you really want. Wu said slowly, approaching the young man's eyes, and the hand standing on the right side exerted force without any movement, slowly transporting the qi to the young man's side.
"Is it a cost?" the boy did not reject his approach, but felt that his surroundings seemed to warm up, which made his body begin to warm up, and after walking from the rain for so long, the original temperature of his body had already cooled.
But the strange thing is that there is not a single rain stain on the boy's body, and the white clothes are as clean as ever, as if he did not come from the rain.
"Yes. Without slowing down, seeing that his complexion recovered, he replied lightly.
My mother used to say that there is everything in the world in the magic house, and only those who want to enter the store can enter it, but they have to pay a certain price to take it away. Is that so?"
"You think it is, that is!" all of them refuted his claim that his shop was a wish house or a magic house. As soon as he enters here, he is his guest, and he just needs to smile at the guest.
"Meow-" The white cat walked leisurely and approached between the two, the slightly drooping blue and yellow eyes seemed to glance at the young man intentionally and unintentionally, and when he turned his head, with deep doubts in his eyes, he pretended to be indifferent, leaned under the hem of Wu's clothes, and rubbed his trouser legs coquettishly.
Seeing someone in the store, he came out of the shadows, and in order to avoid some things, it was better for him to appear in the body of a cat. At a glance, he knew that the young man in front of him was a little different, and as for how it was different, he had to ask if he didn't know.
"Who is he?" the young man had been looking at the big white cat with curious and cautious eyes since he came out, and he pointed to the white cat at his feet and asked, his eyes unblinking at the playful movements of Xun as he walked.
"His name is Xun. โ
"Seek, what a strange name. The boy chewed on the name carefully, his eyes full of bright smiles.
"Ah, I got it!" the boy seemed to have a good idea, and pointed to the rolling Xun with great interest, and said happily, "Can I have this cat?"
As soon as the boy's words came out, he was looking for a spirit who was rolling, and fell to the ground with a snap, and he landed heavily on the ground with a cat's face, and between the lightning and thunder, he was knocked to the ground by the boy's words.
Wu didn't look at Xun who was in a state of standing up, his eyes were straight at the young man, the smile on the corner of his mouth was undiminished, but the words he said in the next second disappointed the young man.
"He, can't give it to you. He naturally refers to the search for the one who is ready to slip at his feet. At this time, the situation was not good, and I was going to sneak away at that time, but I didn't expect that Wu still had a conscience, and he didn't hand himself over to others casually.
"Why? Didn't you say I had everything I wanted?" the boy was puzzled, he really wanted the cat, he had been protected from anything since that incident, and this was the first time he had been close to an animal.
"He never belonged to this shop. Wu saw what he was thinking, the disappointment on his face was clear, and even so, there was no compromise in his tone.
"What about you?" the boy asked seemingly unconsciously, his clear eyes deep and dark.
A trace of strangeness flashed in his heart, but it was only a little stroke, and he returned to normal, and replied to the young man with a smile,
"Naturally, it's not. โ
"I see. It's raining outside!" The young man's words were always very sudden, and then he said a strange word, and looked out the window slightly, it was pitch black, and he couldn't see why, only that it was still raining outside.
In the blink of an eye, he turned his head and showed a bright smile, as if he was also a man, Wu was also attracted by such a beautiful smile, the boy was like a flower, and his smile was like sugar.
"Boss, just give me an umbrella!"
"Are you sure?" all of them were surprised to hear his answer, but they just confirmed it carefully.
"Hmm," he nodded earnestly.
"Okay, please wait!" Wu walked to the side of the bookshelf, reached out, took out a red umbrella from there, turned around and walked slowly in front of the young man, and gently passed his hand.
The young man smiled, did not feel the slightest inappropriate for the red that was very abrupt with this dark environment, and took it from Wu's hand happily, rubbing the umbrella like a treasure, raising his head slightly, the tips of his black hair fluttering mischievously, just like the satisfied smile on his face at this time, and suddenly the whole person became bright.
He thanked him and turned away. The door was opened, and the rain outside the house was still falling, only this time he was leaving with an umbrella, and the red dazzled appeared in the black curtain, but it was so harmonious.