Chapter 32: An Act of Kindness
Looking at the figure of the mountain people and leaving in a hurry, I stood in the forest on the top of the mountain and glanced at the boy.
"Do you think he's telling the truth?"
I muttered, "Otherwise, how can it be exactly the same as what the previous person said?!"
Although there was no end to the words, it was obvious that the two of them would not have known in advance that they would run into me and the boy.
Naturally, it is impossible to know what we are asking.
The answer is the same, it can only mean one thing, and that is that they are not lying.
"Xiaoling, if you were someone else, you must have said the same, Longyuan Lake, you want to!"
The young man paused, and then continued, "Wouldn't it be easy to get in touch with Yuzhuang. ”
"It's not strange that they're saying the same thing, okay?"
I looked down and thought about it, and a hint of hesitation flashed through my heart.
After a while, I raised my head and looked at the young man and said, "Go back to my mother's house first, clean up briefly, and then leave!" ”
Shicai mountain man Agui said that he was still going to go to the fishing village.
Because I sent the guest who was temporarily staying at his house down the mountain, I went back and forth, and it took a little time.
"Why don't we go with him?"
I thought about it and said to the boy.
"He'll be out of the door soon," I said, after a pause, "we may not be in time!" "Don't worry," the boy gestured to me, "Xiaoling, although he came down earlier than us, but it rained all night last night, don't forget." "It's easy to track his whereabouts."
The boy looked at me. The tone was light.
My eyes lit up suddenly, and I looked at the boy and smiled: "Why didn't I expect it, or you reacted quickly." ”
"Nonsense. Can your brain compare to your grandfather? ”
The tsundere boy shuddered for a second, and I was blocked by his words, and shook my head helplessly.
Of course, it's a good thing that my companions around me are smart, but do I have to go on the road with a stupid person to be happy?
I think he's going to do it, so he'll do it!
After a few seconds, I looked at him and said, "Without further ado, let's do what we want." Let's go to the uncle and aunt's house halfway up the mountain first, and talk to them before leaving. ”
I finished speaking, without hesitation. Follow the trail down the hill.
Behind me, the young man quickly followed and said to me, "Xiaoling, have you thought about it?" Not planning to go down the trail on the other side? ”
"Well, young master. I want to think about it. It was the Longyuan Lake they mentioned that attracted me. ”
The young man paused slightly for a few seconds and then continued: "The problem is, you said that the person looks unusual, in case of a head-on encounter, aren't you worried?!" ”
"Worried, isn't there still a guard like you?"
I looked back and saw the tsundere boy's face gloomy, and I knew that I would accidentally provoke him again, so I quickly added, "I'm kidding you!" “
I said softly, "If the other side is outnumbered." I'm not going to let you take the risk. ”
"We can avoid it, but let's be honest." I said unabashedly, "I am very curious about the Longyuan Lake they mentioned, at least I have to go to the fishing village to make a trip to confirm the news." ”
I only said half of what I said, and I didn't express the other meaning to the boy, and I believe that he will feel similar in his heart.
In my subconscious, I always felt that the name of the place was not simple, and maybe it would be related.
Changing to Yun Chu here, hearing the same news, I guess he will definitely check it out!
I just used to think about what he would do if he was around me when I had a problem.
In a flash of thought, I thought of him, and at that moment I felt quite melancholy, and I was a little unrelenting.
"Xiaoling, Xiaoling!"
The young man who followed behind me shouted at me a few times before I came back to my senses.
"You were so happy, you didn't say a word, I mentioned that I wanted to go and see, and you agreed!"
I sighed, glanced back at the tsundere boy and said, "You still feel very curious, it's just pushing the boat." ”
"Half and half," he replied after a moment of silence, "half of it was intended to follow your wishes, and half of it was you right, that is, curiosity. ”
I nodded, and headed down the hill.
"I know you told me the truth last night."
The boy looked down and thought about it, and I stopped to make eye contact with him.
He moved his eyebrows slightly and said, "Xiaoling, that person has something to do with the Yuwen family." "Because you told me about the Beilang Mountain Tea Plantation."
He said to me in a serious tone: "Xiaoling, I plan to go to the fishing village with you to have a look!" “
Along the way, I passed the village path and saw the villagers who got up early from a distance.
When some people saw me and the boy, most of them stopped curiously to look at me, but the vigilance in their eyes was not obvious.
The eldest lady is right, they often see passers-by here, and they are no longer surprised.
Behind me, the young man's footsteps stopped again, and I quickly looked back at him and asked, "What's wrong?" “
"There was something you and I just ignored."
The young man looked ahead, lowered his eyelids, thought for a while, and then turned to me and asked, "Xiaoling, you didn't bother to ask the person who was staying in his temporary accommodation." ”
"What's wrong with that guy?"
My gaze fell on his face, and my tone changed, "He's already gone down the mountain, what do we have to ask?" ”
To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to the person who stayed at Agui's house in the middle of the night, and in my opinion, he must have been passing by.
But the people in the back, because of the appearance of familiar faces, really made me nervous, and if I think about it, I feel like my heart is hanging!
"Don't you think there's something wrong? Xiaoling! “
The boy pondered for a moment and whispered to me, "The man who temporarily lived on the top of the mountain, who could have gone down the mountain directly from the village, took another difficult path. "By comparison, it must be the road to the official road that the mountain people took him to take is difficult to walk."
The young man frowned, thought for a moment, and then pursed his lips.
"What do you mean?" I guessed what he was thinking, turned to him and asked. "Do you mean to say that the gang that came in the middle of the night disturbed him, or do you want to say that he was worried about running into the people in the village?"
The teenager stood there and did not answer me immediately. I looked at him puzzled, waiting for an answer.
He lowered his head and thought about it, and said to me: "Xiaoling, the former is more likely. “
"Isn't that weird?" I paused and continued, "Even if it's just an ordinary person who goes to the Northland to do business or visit relatives and friends, it is still disturbing in the middle of the night to see such a group of people appear in the village last night."
I paused. He pursed his lips and said, "I guess they will all have a shadow in their hearts." ”
"Even if I take a different path and take a detour this morning, I don't want to meet those people. Isn't that weird? I don't think it's strange. ”
I thought about it carefully, and I could understand what the man was doing anyway.
From that person's point of view, I probably did the same, and avoided as much as possible when I saw trouble. It's human nature!
"Okay. It's just like I'm thinking too much. ”
Hearing this, the young man looked at me, and he no longer got entangled, walked in front of me, and continued to the mountainside.
When I arrived near the uncle's house, I saw that the aunt was already looking at the gate of the courtyard.
The eldest lady supported a cane, which was made of dead branches in the mountains, and looked very rough.
When I approached. She hurriedly called out to me, "How is it?" See Agui? ”
The boy looked back at me, and we exchanged glances. I didn't mention the previous episode very tacitly, and I felt that it was better to omit it in front of the eldest mother.
"I saw it, and I asked for the way."
I spoke calmly.
When I was talking to my aunt, my eyes were squinting at the tsundere boy.
He didn't look at me, because his eyes were on the cane in the eldest lady's hand, and he stared at the cane, and he didn't say a word for a few seconds.
While I was talking to my aunt, the tsundere boy went straight to the kitchen
There was a mountain breeze blowing at the door, and my aunt was still chatting with me.
I came down the mountain to say goodbye to her, and as for packing my things, to be honest, I didn't have any luggage to pack with me, just a burden to carry with us.
The things I brought with him on the road were all in the hidden wagon, and the things that came up the mountain and brought with me were the most important things.
"He told us about the terrain in this area, and also told us about the route to the Northland."
I said to my aunt: "You can't come out early in the morning to blow the wind, it's too cold, hurry up and go into the house." ”
I helped my aunt to the main room, and when I saw a small bag on the table, I couldn't help but be stunned.
"There's nothing to give you, these are mountain specialties."
The eldest lady looked at me and said in a kind tone, "It's good to eat on the way." ”
I shook my head and quickly refused, never thinking about accepting anything from others.
I think it's just a gesture, and it's nothing to see a doctor for her.
What's more, my aunt took me in and stayed with the tsundere boy for a whole night, and also entertained me with food.
I can't help it!
The eldest lady insisted on giving me this bag, and at this time I hoped that the tsundere boy was on the side.
The guy said no, although it was impersonal, but it was very effective.
I was once impressed.
There was the sound of footsteps from far and near on the mountain road outside the courtyard gate, and I moved between my eyebrows, and looked out following the sound, I should be a villager going down the mountain.
I walked to the window and looked at it for a while, and sure enough, I saw that the man named Ah Gui was also carrying a big bag through the path.
They all went down the mountain.
There is a sequence of sequentialities, and the places you go after going down the mountain are also different.
Some of them may plan to go to Yuzhuang, some of them plan to go to Nanhua Town along the official road, and there may even be people who go to the Northland.
I watched intently, watching the villagers descend one after another, until they disappeared
It took a long time for the boy to appear at the door.
He came in with the uncle, who also had a cane in his hand, which was very different from the one I had seen.
I was surprised in my heart, and I was about to ask, when I saw the uncle walk up to the eldest lady first and said to her: "Don't thank you quickly, he did it for you." “
Tsundere teenager? Do crutches?
I was in a trance for a moment, and I only understood when I listened to them, no wonder he was fascinated by the rough cane in the eldest mother's hand earlier.
Don't say it, my temporary "big brother" looks unsmiling and has a cold attitude, I really can't imagine it!
I turned my head to look at the tsundere boy and couldn't help but smile at him.
He avoided my gaze and coughed a little awkwardly.
I know that he has never spoken honorifics ever since he lived in this mountain house.
It once made me feel bad.
With the status of their Yuwen family in Sealand, the food and clothing I see are obvious, and the tsundere boy is really used to being pampered.
I didn't expect him to be the same as me, including his attitude towards the aunt and uncle.
Because in my opinion, that's how he deals with personnel.
But the small act of kindness he made at the time of parting finally made me realize from the side what kind of person he is.
Anyway, he's really not bad! I looked down and thought to myself. "Brother, you're fast enough!" I whispered to him.
The eldest lady looked at the crutch and couldn't help but praise him, I blinked my eyes and said, "Don't praise my brother, this is his job." "The Bank? Could it be that he is making crutches? “
As soon as the words ended, several pairs of eyes looked at me in unison.
The tsundere boy looked at me depressedly, and the uncle and aunt looked at me curiously.
I said calmly, "Because he's a carpenter." ”
"Not only that, he can also catch fish, he also knows a little bit of three-legged cat kung fu, my eldest brother still has a lot of advantages, in addition to a bad temper."
The boy walked as fast as he could, and I trotted behind him.
"Hey, I said young master, can you slow down! It's not even in the woods, the road is so slippery. ”
I shouted twice, and the person in front of me finally stopped and looked at me, as if waiting for me to approach.
I approached, saw his face clearly, and said with a smile: "I just said that you have a bad temper, and you will be angry in the blink of an eye, carpenter is a very good profession, didn't I also say that you have a lot of advantages." ”
Before leaving, the eldest lady kept nagging him in his ear about his life's events, nothing more than being strong, opportunities beckoning ahead, missing him and those girls have no vision, etc.!
"When did you become a carpenter? I've never done crutches before, and this is the first time! ”
The young man said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for your sake"
Actually, it has nothing to do with me, he feels embarrassed to borrow it in someone's house!
"That's right, I know everything, that's why I said that!"
I smiled and looked at him intently, while he looked at me in surprise.
"Xiaoling, you're still reasonable!"
"I'm going to tell the uncle about them, in case the people from Suzhou chase after me, at least I know that the people who stayed may not be you and me!"
I winked at him and said, "What's wrong?" ”
After a few moments, the silent teenager approached me and took the burden from my shoulders.
He walked forward for a short time before he stopped and whispered, "I left some money for them by the bowl in the stove." "Are you afraid that the eldest lady won't have enough money to catch the medicine?"
I asked tentatively, and he nodded quietly. (To be continued.) )