"Brother, are you awake?" The crisp voice of Shuangxi downstairs interrupted her thoughts, she came back to her senses, nodded, and shook her head again, she didn't sleep at all, she was in a daze for an hour or two.

"A-Niang steamed red date cake, I'll send it to you." Before the words of double happiness were finished, Aman hurriedly snatched the tray in her hand, and shouted inarticulately: "I'll send it to my brother!" His mouth was also stuffed with red date cakes.

Aman is also five years old after the New Year, although he is a little playful, but he is also very sensible, especially like her fake "brother".

When Tao Zhimo impersonated, he was still young, and he was ignorant at first, vaguely knowing that Tao Zhimo was not his brother, but later, slowly, his sister and father said that he was a brother, and he believed it. Now in his heart, Tao Zhimo is the brother who always took him to the mountains to pick wild fruits when he was a child.

Soon, the stairs were trampled on with a "whoop", and in a few moments, a small figure rushed over, and the tray was placed on the small table on the windowsill with a "whoop".

"Brother, eat!" The little guy was very happy, looking at the pottery foam with big eyes, and there was still cake powder on the corner of his lips.

Tao Zhimo gently brushed off the cake with his fingertips, and said with a smile: "Where are you going to play in the afternoon?" ”

Tomorrow is the winter solstice, and the private school has a three-day holiday. It's rare not to go to school, the little guy got up early in the morning, and Shuangxi drove the ox cart back to Osmanthus Village, thinking that he was going to play with his previous friends.

"Brother, let's go see the plum blossoms in the afternoon. I heard Wei Wei say that the plum blossoms by the river are so beautiful, and many people come to see them......" Aman shook his head, full of innocence.

"Hmm." Tao Zhimo smiled and nodded.

"Brother, you look like a sister." Aman tilted his head suddenly, but as soon as he spoke, he covered his mouth tightly.

"Aman! What nonsense are you talking about! When Shuangxi, who had just come upstairs, heard this, he scolded angrily, "Brother is brother!" Where is the sister! ”

"Xi'er, don't be so fierce." Tao Zhimo said busily.

Aman also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and pursed his mouth tightly.

"Aman, I can't say this again. If you say it again, it will bring a lot of trouble to my brother. Brother is your brother, not your sister, you know? Tao Zhimo stroked his head and said seriously.

"Got it." Aman nodded a little aggrieved.

He just doesn't get it. Now he can distinguish between men and women very easily. Brother talks a lot softly at home, although he has never seen Brother take off the veil, but he always feels that Brother Ah looks like a girl. Moreover, she is a very good-looking and good-looking girl, just like the beauty painted on the painting.

Tao Zhimo changed the topic and said, "Can the master teach me to memorize it yesterday?" ”

"Of course!" As soon as he said this, Aman immediately raised his head and straightened his chest, and without waiting for Tao Zhimo to ask, he recited, "Young people, don't drink." Drinking and getting drunk is the ugliest. Step calmly and uprightly. Bow to the deep circle, bow respectfully......"

In the elegant and simple building, there is the sound of children's immature and crisp Langlang reading......

Tao Zhimo leaned on the railing to support her cheeks, her face was calm, at this moment, she only wished that the years would be quiet.

In the afternoon, when she came back from enjoying the plum blossoms with Xi'er Aman, she was also a little more relaxed.

Li Shi had already wrapped a few plates of corn radish and pork dumplings in the kitchen, and when he saw them coming back, he hurriedly steamed them in the pot, and left another plate for Tian Xiongguang to give noodles. Tian Xiongguang went out to buy osmanthus at noon, and he hasn't come back yet.

After dinner, Tao Zhimo was walking in the yard when he suddenly heard Aman's terrible cry from the back kitchen.

Before Tao Zhimo walked in, Aman had already crawled out with a rolling belt, his face was full of snot and tears, and when he saw Tao Zhimo, it was like seeing a savior, so he hurriedly grabbed her clothes and hid behind her.

"You little bunny, see if I don't kill you!" Li Shi chased after him with a rolling pin.

Tao Zhimo hurriedly opened his hands to stop the Li family and protected Ah Man behind him, "Ah Niang, what's wrong!" ”

"This!" Li Shi was angry, "I actually picked up a basket outside and came back!" ”

Xi'er on the side didn't dare to come out, this was picked up by Aman outside, she saw that it was still very new, and it also seemed to be ownerless, rather than staying in the wilderness in the sun and rain, it was better to take it home and use it.

When Tao Zhimo heard this, he squatted down and said to Aman: "Where did it come from?" ”

"On the mountain...... Picked up. Aman sobbed.

"Maybe someone else left it behind, and they might have to come back and find it if they found it. You can't just pick it up in the future, don't cry obediently, and send it back with you. ”

"Daifuku, you don't know!" Li sighed and said, "This is not someone else's throwaway, this is a dustpan, it has pretended to be dead!" ”

It turned out that they had an old rule here, that is, children who died before the age of three could not be buried in the burial, and the bodies of these children could only be carried out and buried in a basket. The used dustpan could not be taken back and was directly upside down on the child's grave.

The basket was so new, and a white rope was tied to it, and it was obvious that it had just been sent to the dead. Isn't this kind of thing to pick up and take home!

Tao Zhimo was sweating on his forehead when he heard this, and Aman was even more frightened and cried.

"Don't hurry up and return it yet!" The Li family was busy looking for grains and wormwood to ward off evil spirits.

Soon, a few people came to a dirt slope with lanterns, and sure enough, they saw a small mound with a slight bulge on the soil slope, thinking that this was the place, Li Shi hurriedly turned the dustpan back upside down, chanted words in his mouth, and pulled Aman to kneel.

Aman pouted and knelt down to bow a few times, when a gust of wind blew, the lantern was suddenly extinguished, and the white moonlight shrouded the cold hillside. Aman was a little frightened and was about to get up, when suddenly, a cold, bloodless little hand came out of the silent mound and grabbed his hand tightly!

"Ahhh Aman even rolled and crawled to break free, but before he could turn around, he fell a lot.

Tao Zhimo and the others were shocked! Almost subconsciously, I wanted to run away.

At this moment, an inaudible cry suddenly came from the mound......

Tao Zhimo suddenly paused, and looked back at the silent little mound, the little pale hand standing stiffly on the grave and not moving. Isn't it...... Still alive? Is it not dead? Just buried for someone?

Tao Zhimo walked back with courage, picked up the dead branch on the side and gently removed the soil on it. This child was wrapped in a brand-new straw mat, and Tao Zhimo carefully lifted the mat and saw a bloodless little face.

This is a little girl, a little over two years old, her face is not very dirty, if you look closely, she is a rare beauty, how can it be......

Tao Zhimo leaned down, gently grabbed her hand, and reached out three fingers to carefully check her pulse, although her pulse was very weak, but- she was not dead! Tao Zhimo hurriedly picked her up, and the little girl's body stiffened slightly, thinking that she was frozen.

Tao Zhimo hugged her tightly and patted her face, "Wake up!" Wake up! He choked her again, but the little girl's eyes were still tightly closed, and she did not respond.

Tao Zhimo hurriedly ran in the direction of the medical hall, for fear that this weak life would disappear in his arms.