Qi Ning's question obviously made Hua Yanxiang feel a little strange, hesitated, and couldn't help but ask: "That.... Who is that fortune teller, uncle.... Why did the uncle ask him? ”

"It's nothing." Since the other party didn't know, Qi Ning didn't say much, and only after a slight groan did he ask, "Do you have any other relatives?" Is my father still there? ”

"Before I was sold to the East China Sea, I was ..... I also got the news that my dad is dead. Hua Mianxiang said gloomily.

"So, you don't have any relatives anymore?" Qi Ning sympathized in his heart.

Hua Mianxiang's lips moved slightly, and she wanted to speak and stopped, but she didn't say it, Qi Ning felt that she seemed to have something to say, and Wen Yan said: "You don't have to have any scruples, since we are destined to sit together, if it is.... If there's anything you're up to, just say it, and maybe I can do a little help. ”

"I ..... too I don't know if he's counted..... Doesn't count as a relative. Hua Mianxiang was silent for a moment before lowering her head and whispering: "He asked me.... He asked me to call him Big Brother, to me.... It's good for me too, sometimes ..... Sometimes I really think of him as a brother......! Speaking of this, he smiled awkwardly.

Qi Ning immediately lifted his spirit and asked, "He? Who are you talking about? ”

Hua Mianxiang thought for a while before saying, "I don't know his name and surname, I keep calling him big brother." He glanced up at Qi Ning slightly, and said softly: "He is like an uncle, and he treats people very kindly, so I will ..... Even if he did something wrong, he didn't get angry. ”

Qi Ning obviously saw that when Hua Yanxiang mentioned the eldest brother, there was a soft color between her eyebrows, and there was even a trace of warmth in her eyes that was difficult to hide.

Qi Ning faintly felt that he had captured something, raised his hand, and was about to get the wine jug on the dresser, seeing this, Hua Mianxiang hurriedly got up, grabbed the wine jug before Qi Ning, and hurriedly poured wine for Qi Ning, and then held the glass with both hands, and carefully served it to Qi Ning, Qi Ning took the wine glass, bowed his head slightly, Nunu mouthed, motioned for Hua Mianxiang to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's still very early before dawn, if you are not sleepy, how about we talk here?" ”

"Uncle..... Uncle can do whatever he wants. Hua Mianxiang said obediently: "I'm not sleepy." ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Your eldest brother should be a very interesting person, why don't you tell me his story, where is he from?" ”

"I.... I do not know. Hua Yanxiang shook her head: "I don't know where he came from, and I don't know.... I don't know where he's going, but I saw him for the first time in the spring of last year. ”

"Oh?"

"It's like..... Just like today. Hua Yanxiang said softly: "That night, I accidentally bumped into a guest, that.... The guest kicked me to the ground and picked up a chair to smash my .....! When she said this, her tone was very calm, Qi Ning knew that things like this were probably commonplace for Hua Xiangxiang, so she listened to Hua Xiangxiang continue: "At that time, big brother..... The eldest brother suddenly appeared and blocked the man, like ..... It's like tonight when the uncle came to my rescue.....! ”

Qi Ning was stunned, and suddenly understood why Hua Mianxiang mentioned the eldest brother, obviously he came to the rescue tonight, so that Hua Mianxiang couldn't help but think of the eldest brother, and couldn't help but say it.

"That's how you met?"

Hua Mianxiang nodded: "The eldest brother also gave his mother silver that night, just like the uncle, he also came to my house, he didn't say anything that night, he kept drinking, and didn't leave until almost dawn." His eyes were full of sweetness: "I thought I would never see him again, but after three days, he came to me again, and he kept drinking and didn't say anything." ”

Qi Ning sighed: "It seems that your eldest brother has a very good amount of alcohol. ”

He ..... He drank very well. Hua Mianxiang said: "But..... But I always felt that he was sullen and seemed to have something on his mind all along. The third time I came over, he brought me snacks and ..... I asked about my family background. ”

"Oh?"

"I told him about my life, and he didn't talk much, and the next day before leaving, he asked me to call him big brother in the future, and he said..... He said I looked like his sister. "After more than a month, he came over again, and brought me delicious food, I asked him if I really looked like his sister, he said that my eyes looked the same as his sister, and told me that his sister disappeared when he was thirteen years old, and he searched for many years, but he has not been found." ”

Qi Ning took a sip of wine lightly and did not interject.

"After that, he would come to me once a month, and every time he came he would talk to me." Hua Mianxiang said: "Yes, he ..... He also gave me a painting, uncle, you want to ..... Do you want to take a look? ”

Qi Ning hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll see what is drawn." ”

Hua Xiangxiang got up, squatted down, and pulled out a wooden box from under the bed, the wooden box looked very old, Hua Xiangxiang pulled the box out, opened the box, and then carefully took out the picture scroll from the inside, the outside of the picture scroll was wrapped in a coarse cloth, Hua Xiangxiang obviously took this painting very seriously, opened the coarse cloth very gently, took out the picture scroll from the inside, held it with both hands, and carefully presented it to Qi Ning.

Qi Ning knew that Hua Mianxiang took this painting very seriously, so he was also very careful when he took it, and looked at the place where there was no unfolding the painting scroll in this room, but Hua Mianxiang had already gone over very obediently to smooth the bed.

This wooden bed is also simple and abnormal, although the sheets are old, fortunately they are still clean, Qi Ning used to put the picture scroll on the bed, slowly unfolded, Hua Yanxiang picked up the oil lamp, stood by the bed, and lit Qi Ning, but he didn't dare to get too close, not afraid of Qi Ning, but afraid of accidentally splashing on the picture scroll.

Qi Ning borrowed the firelight, but at this time he could see clearly, this is a picture of the seascape, the endless sea looks magnificent in this painting, the wind swept the sea, rising waves, in the sky, seabirds soaring, free, at the end of the horizon, a round of red sun is very conspicuous.

Speaking from the heart, the brushwork of this painting is not very outstanding, but the boundless grandeur of the sea is still shown in this painting.

"This is the painting that the big brother gave you?" Qi Ning stared at the scroll carefully, the whole painting only had a sea view, no money left, and no other handwriting: "Who did he say painted this?" ”

"I asked my eldest brother and he said.... He said he had done it himself. ”

"Why did he give you this painting?" Qi Ning wondered.

Hua Mianxiang explained: "The eldest brother knows that after I came to the East China Sea, I have been locked up in this drunken willow pavilion, and I have not gone out once, and he asked me if I have never seen the sea, I.... I said that one day my mother would set me free, and I would go to the beach and see for myself what the sea was like. The girl had a sweet smile on her lips with longing on her face: "The eldest brother said that there will be a day, and when he comes over next time, he will bring me this painting." ”

"I see." Qi Ning nodded slightly, understood the reason, and then frowned: "Your value in the Drunken Willow Pavilion shouldn't be high, right?" If you look like his sister, and he treats you well, why do you ..... Won't help you redeem yourself? ”

Hua Mianxiang's appearance was ruined, and she became a miscellaneous servant of Drunken Willow Pavilion, and her value was actually not even comparable to other miscellaneous women, Drunken Willow Pavilion was no matter how black-hearted she was, but in Hua Mianxiang, I was afraid that she would not have the intention of making a fortune from her.

Hua Mianxiang lowered her head and was silent.

Qi Ning knew at a glance that the eldest brother should have never mentioned the matter of redemption, although it was a little strange in his heart, but it was not good to continue talking, he still stared at this painting, hoping to find something strange in it.

"Yes, what does that big brother look like, can you tell me conveniently?" Qi Ning asked quietly.

Today, I didn't find anything special from Hua Mianxiang, only the eldest brother that Hua Mianxiang suddenly mentioned, but it made Qi Ning think, judging by Qi Ning, Hua Mianxiang didn't seem to mention that person on purpose, but since he took the initiative to mention it, it also proved that Hua Mianxiang had no intention of concealing it.

"He's not tall, with a long thin face and thick eyebrows." Hua Yanxiang was deeply impressed by the eldest brother, and opened his mouth to say: "His skin is bronze, but I heard that people who live by the sea have the same complexion, and his hands are very large, and they are also very rough, with thick calluses ......!" After a pause, he said softly: "He has a scar on his left wrist, which seems to be ..... He was slashed. ”

"Scar?" Qi Ning narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure he is from the East China Sea?" ”

Hua Mianxiang shook her head and said, "He's not from the East China Sea, the first time he talked to me, I ..... I knew that he was not from the East China Sea, and he himself said that his hometown was also in Yueyang, and I was a fellow countryman. ”

"Yueyang people?"

But he said he had been in the East China Sea for several years. Hua Mianxiang said: "So the accent is like a person from the East China Sea, but if you listen carefully, the accent still has the taste of Yueyang." ”

Qi Ning pondered for a moment before asking softly, "Apart from these, what else did he leave behind?" I think your big brother is very interesting, and I'd love to be friends with him if I had the chance. ”

Hua Mianxiang showed a slight smile: "You are all good people, if you meet, you will definitely become friends." Thinking of something, he put down the oil lamp, raised his hand, took off the simple necklace from his neck, and held it to Qi Ning: "This necklace was also given to me by my eldest brother, and he said that he could bless me safe." ”

Qi Ning noticed this necklace before, but he couldn't see the pendant, but at this time he could see it clearly, on the ink-black rope string, there was a milky white thing, but it was like a crescent moon, Qi Ning reached out and took it, leaned under the lamp to take a closer look, but found that the thing seemed to be a polished tooth, smooth and tight, but this was obviously not a human tooth, but like some kind of animal tooth, but for a while he couldn't think of what kind of animal tooth it would be, and couldn't help asking: "Is this a tooth?" ”

"It's a shark's tooth!" Hua Mianxiang explained: "The eldest brother said that the shark in the sea is the most fierce, he took the shark's teeth, and then polished them into this shape and carried them all the time. Staring at the shark tooth pendant, he was moved: "The eldest brother gave me this necklace, saying that with this necklace in the future, I will be able to turn evil into good fortune and become auspicious in ...... of death!" ”

"Shark teeth?" Qi Ning's face changed slightly, and he asked anxiously: "You said that he took the shark tooth and polished it himself into this shape, is it ..... Did he kill the shark himself? ”

Hua Mianxiang shook her head and said, "I don't know, eldest brother rarely speaks, so I don't dare to ask more about some things." ”

"Shark Tooth..... Shark tooth ......! Qi Ning muttered to himself, suddenly realized something, his eyes flashed, and asked, "Listen to Miss Xiang, when was the last time you saw your eldest brother?" ”

"It's ...... More than ten days ago. Qi Ning's reaction made Hua Yanxiang a little overwhelmed.

"Shark..... Ocean.....! Qi Ning closed his eyes and whispered to himself, "Black Tiger Shark .......!" ”