It has been more than a month since Liang Leon left and stepped on the crown of the Wood Hunt.

In the evening, Tingting, who came back from school, was biting a yellow glutinous rice cake at the door of his house. This was given to her by Aunt Wang when she met the frying shop on the road, it was too hot when it was just out of the pot, but when the cold wind returned to the door of the house in winter, the temperature in her hand was already suitable, and she couldn't wait to open the door and put the schoolbag and took a bite in a hurry. When the glutinous fragrance was sweet on the tip of his tongue, Tingting, who was squinting, saw a helmet man riding a bicycle coming from the entrance of the alley. The man in the helmet carried a large indigo bag, which seemed to be a little heavy, and most of his weight was leaning on an indigo box in the back seat, and he was wearing a pure green overalls that turned out to be a rare postman. In this new era of scientific regression, although the cutting-edge technology is very backward, the infrastructure left by the previous generation is still perfect, and every ordinary family may not be willing to spend extra money to own a smartphone, but the ordinary mobile phone can still be owned by each person, so the profession of postman is almost extinct.

Tingting watched curiously as the postman stopped at her door, and sighed in her heart that there were still so many letters that needed to be delivered in large and small packages. However, she didn't expect that the postman would open her rusty mailbox and repeatedly confirm the information of the letter in her hand.

"Excuse me, this ...... Is it my family? ”

She walked over to inquire and received an affirmative reply from the postman, "I've verified, it's indeed here." Letter notes are meant to ensure that they are delivered to the recipient individually. ”

Taking the thin envelope, she thought to herself that it might be a contract letter about her father's work, and she didn't plan to open it, but she saw that there was a line of recipient information in the place where she pinched her thumb, and it was actually her own name. She hurried back into the house and carefully tore it open, revealing a piece of letter that had only been folded once.

Sender: Liang Yi. It seems to be Liang Leon's pseudonym.

"Little girl, didn't you expect that? I'm writing to you. Before leaving, it's wise to pay attention to your home address and zip code. I'm now in Zinan City, and it's said that this is where the old man of Muzong lived a long time ago. I'm working and looking for news, but I don't seem to be making much progress. Oh yes, I worked here as a black worker for a month, and although the salary was much less than the serious one, I managed to scrape together enough bread money to go to the next city. If you are here, what you miss the most is the food you cooked, you can dream of it, saliva can flow half a pillow, and it will be troublesome to wash. The multigrain dumplings you stuffed into me at the end were also delicious, I ate them for three days, and they were so fragrant that I was reluctant to eat them, so I kept taking a bite and chewing them in my mouth until they melted and then swallowed. If I have the opportunity to meet you again in the future, can I still be cheeky enough to beg you for another alms? ”

Reading this, Tingting's eyes were a little uncomfortable, and he reached out to wipe them, and there were traces of dampness on his fingertips. She had only been with this murderer for two or three weeks, but she had just fed him, lived with him and taken care of him for a while, and no matter how she looked at him, it was a nuisance and a burden. But now, Tingting felt sad and felt pity for this hurried passer-by. Obviously, Liang Leon did not have any complaints and negative emotions in the letter, but there was a picture of not having enough food, clothing, fatigue and fatigue that jumped into her mind, which deeply affected her sensitive concern. blinked her eyes and continued to read, but the next paragraph made her suddenly nervous.

"Now what I'm going to say is important and you have to keep it in mind. This letter was written on the 20th, and it is estimated that it will take four or five days to reach you. From the 24th, within this week, that is, before New Year's Day, you should try not to go out, especially after dark. Then go to the florist and buy a white rose to pin to the lintel. I received news that this side of Huajie Alley was being targeted. ”

Tingting once heard Liang Leon say that he joined a secret organization called "Red Regiment" not long after he just mixed into society, what the organization did and who the senior leaders were, he didn't know anything, but he had a good direct boss named Qian Yanzhu. This person is proficient in wood attribute magic, and he is also a teacher and friend of Liang Leon, taking care of him as a newcomer in almost every detail. It is said that after the high-level of the Red League issued the order to seize Liang Leon's Eye, Qian Yanzhu also notified Liang Leon as soon as possible, otherwise it would be difficult for him to defeat the two magicians and escape from Ascension without knowing it. After that, Liang Leon was relieved of his status as a member of the Red Regiment and began a three-year career as a fugitive, during which he was also in constant contact with his boss. As long as the senior leaders discovered Liang Leon's whereabouts and began to chase him, Qian Yanzhu always notified him as soon as possible, which was the main reason why he had not been arrested for so many years. As long as the passer-by magician has not discovered his face, just by relying on the distribution of the line network of the operators behind the scenes, he has the protection of Qian Yanzhu, and he has no worries at all. And the content of this letter also mentions the instructions of the Red Regiment, it seems that Liang Leon learned about some of the actions of the boss through Qian Yanzhu, but he didn't know the specifics.

In the Red Regiment's Action Guide, if a white rose is found around the destination or target, it means that the target unit is disabled; The blue rose represents the object that needs to be protected in the mission; And red roses mean that no matter what the result will be. Legend has it that when King Li Chuang entered Henan, he ordered not to kill the people who hung red lanterns, and the reason was similar, and Liang Leon also asked Tingting to insert a white rose on the lintel. The blue rose seems too deliberate, and only the white rose is not easy to arouse suspicion.

Tingting has never seen violent bloodshed since she was born, and although people around her say that the world is not as peaceful as she imagined, she still feels safe around her. This may also be because her father Tang Quan deliberately protected and only took Tingting to live in a more stable and peaceful area, so that she subconsciously formed this opinion. She read the reminder in the letter over and over again, and although she didn't believe it, she was cautious by nature and would never take unnecessary risks, so she immediately went to Sister Ling's shop to buy two white roses.

Although on weekdays, the price of white roses is half cheaper than that of red roses, only three yuan per branch, which can meet Tingting's purchasing power, but Sister Ling knows that she is a child who is careful and meticulous, so of course she will ask for a reason.

However, Tingting thought for a long time, but couldn't find a reasonable explanation, so he could only beg in a low voice, "Sister, listen to me, and also put a flower of this kind on the lintel of your house." ”

"Why, Xiaoting, why are you inexplicable today, have you encountered something troublesome?" Sister Ling pinched Bai Mei and sniffed again.

As if she hadn't heard Sister Ling's question, her eyes became more and more determined, and she opened hotly, "Believe me once, just before New Year's Day, it will be more than a week, and it must be kept from withering." Please, trust me once, okay? ”

Sister Ling leaned closer to meet her dark eyes, and then nodded with a smile, "Although I don't understand what happened, since it is Xiao Tingting's request, I will naturally agree, but you have to compensate me afterwards." ”

"Good! You can let me do whatever I want. ”

"Then you have to allow me to give you a set of clothes, you will be in junior high school next year, you must have a few sets of beautiful clothes, you usually can't try to wear the school uniform on your body." When she said this, Sister Ling's eyes almost flashed with excitement. Once promised, even if Tingting wanted to refuse, there was no way. She felt more than once that Sister Ling was too good to her, and she took care of her in terms of food, clothing, and spirit, which made her unable to accept this kind of non-relative goodness with peace of mind. She has always advocated balance and equivalent exchange, especially a friend like Sister Ling, she doesn't want her sister to blindly pay for herself, and it is painful and bad to be unable to repay it.

"Okay, thank you. I have one more request, not to mention this to anyone, not even my father. Tingting knew that the target of the Red Regiment was in Huajie Alley, but she naturally didn't know what the specific targets were, and if a large number of white roses suddenly appeared, the Red Regiment's operatives would naturally be suspicious, and she would be unable to protect herself at that time. But she felt a little worried, even if Sister Ling told others, probably no one would want to spend this unjust money to buy this decoration that would wither at any time.

After Sister Ling agreed to Tingting's request and didn't ask for any more reasons, the next destination was Xiaopang's house. The closest families naturally want to protect. After finding Chubby, she explained the contents of the letter, but Chubby was a little unimpressed. He felt that Liang Leon was making a big fuss, even if Huajie Lane was targeted, it would only be aimed at a very few people, and most likely those hidden underworld and gangsters, how could they find ordinary people? Xiaopang's idea is indeed what a normal person's first reaction should be, but Tingting doesn't think that Liang Leon, who has been on the verge of life and death for a long time, will not consider this, since he has sent an urgent letter, he must think that the situation is urgent. Considering the lack of intelligence, Tingting finally decided to take Chubby to convince his parents.

Little Fat Pang Yu's mother is a middle-aged woman with a bloated body, and her weight will not be much lighter than her husband, but her skin is very white and delicate, and her clothes are also fashionable, especially her facial features are beautiful, if she can lose weight, she must be a beauty. Chubby said that his mother and girl were thin when they were old, and when they think about it, Chubby's three-dimensional facial features and thin body may be more genetic.

"Ah, it's Tingting, it's been a long time since I've been here, welcome." Pang Mu sat down with a smile on her face, and at the same time quietly glanced at the little fat on the side. Xiaopang went to the back room to take out some melons and fruits, tied a few pears and oranges in a plastic bag, and washed the rest and put them on the table, "Xiaoting, I will go home and bring a few back, this is my mother's company's year-end welfare, and I sent a bunch of fruit tickets, so much that I can't eat them all." ”

After some prevarication to no avail, Tingting asked politely, "Uncle Pang is still working, usually my father is thanks to his care." At this point, Pang Yu's father Pang Deqing is still working, he and Tingting's father belong to the same factory, but they have a long working experience and have become the director of the workshop, and they are much more comfortable than Tang Quan, who often stands on the assembly line as a technical guide.

After a short period of parenthood, I finally got to the point. Tingting put his left hand on Pang Mu's thigh, and said in an affectionate tone, "Auntie, thank you for taking care of our family all the time, I always feel sorry for it." When I passed by Sister Ling's flower shop today, I saw a bouquet of flowers that was very similar to my aunt's temperament, and I couldn't help but want to buy it for you. As she spoke, she took out a white rose from the rigid plastic wrapper and held it up to the bottom of Pang Mu's nose with a smile.

"Oh, you actually praise me for being like a white rose, Tingting's little mouth is so sweet, it's always so painful, haha, I'm so happy!" Mother Pang hugged Tingting, approached and smiled, "This flower is not cheap, try not to be so expensive in the future, although Auntie is very happy, but your family conditions are ......"

"It doesn't matter! It's very cheap, I only used some pocket money, Auntie don't worry. I just bought it out of my heart. Tingtingwan responded with a smile, and glanced at the little fat sitting next to her, blinked, and then said to Pang Mu, "Auntie, I remember when I was a little younger, someone told me that hanging a bunch of white roses on the lintel can dispel the bad luck of the whole year, and when New Year's Day arrives soon, it's a new year, let's hang it too." Although I know that this superstitious thing can be trusted or not, since I bought it, I don't want to just watch it, let it be used to the fullest. ”

Tingting's words were impeccable, and Pang Mu had no reason to refuse. All it takes is a white lie to steer things in a good direction. In this way, with the permission of Pang's mother, when the roses withered three or four days later, Xiaopang quietly replaced it with a new one, probably without any opinions and abruptness.

At dinner, Tang Quan, who was going home, of course, noticed the conspicuous white color of the lintel, and asked with a bowl, "Tingting, why did you put a white flower on the door, did you get it?" ”

"Yes." Tingting put down her chopsticks, a little nervous, although she had prepared a reason early, but she was still uneasy about it, and she was not good at lying. "Well, that, well, I met an old lady on the street today who knows how to tell fortunes, and she saw me passing by, stopped me, and said that our family has been unlucky lately, and needs a token to make peace. Then I listened to her and bought a white rose and stuck it in the door. ”

"Oh, I see." Tang Quan nodded, but he was convinced, but he was a little surprised, "When did such a godlike person come to the street, and I didn't expect you to believe this." ”

Tingting laughed dryly, "I can only believe it, but I can't believe it, and I wasn't injured a while ago." It would be better if the old grandmother was talking nonsense, and she should take care of Sister Ling's business. ”

"Well, too. But you also have to be careful not to get cheated out of your money. ”

Tingting felt ashamed, and when he heard his father's reminder, he was a little displeased, "Am I the kind of person who will spend money indiscriminately?" She didn't dare to tell her father the truth, otherwise she would definitely be asked about the source of the information, so she couldn't explain it clearly, and she could only hide it with lies.

After three days, the white roses withered, Tingting and Chubby went to the flower shop after school to buy a new one, and then went home for dinner as usual, everything looked the same as usual. Tingting was also a little relieved, and Chubby wanted to invite her to go out for a night without care, but Tingting decisively refused.

In winter, it gets dark early, and by the end of dinner, it's already dark. In order to save electricity, the Tingtingjia would wait until the day completely faded before turning on the lights, often ending dinner in a blurry darkness. She carried her food waste to a giant trash can at the entrance of the alley and threw it away. Originally, there would be a large garbage can every 100 meters in this long alley, but the alley is really a bit narrow, so many garbage cans will affect the travel of residents. In response to the unanimous protests of the residents, a huge garbage can was placed at the entrance of the alley, which was visually twice the size of a regular garbage can. This is probably also to reduce the workload of the staff in the recycle bin. A child of Tingting's age and height can only throw bags into the garbage like a volleyball. Otherwise, if you lift the garbage bag slowly, who knows what will happen in the next second. Ordinary garbage is fine, but kitchen waste will test children's skills, and if you are not careful, you will have fishy droplets splashed on yourself, which will spoil your mood all day. The strong flavor of the fermented soup can't be wiped off by a few pieces of paper or a few towels.

"Smack."

The garbage was thrown in smoothly. Tingting, who turned around to leave, looked back at the dark street, and suddenly became puzzled. It was already past six o'clock when I first went out, and now it was completely dark, but the street lights were not lit for a long time. Normally, the street lights in winter turn on at six o'clock. Rao was thinking like this, a small figure appeared in front of him, his hard-soled shoes stepped on the ground loudly, although he couldn't see his face clearly, but when he looked at the body and running posture, he was undoubtedly fat. So, she looked up and asked, "Is it Chubby?" ”

Xiaopang nodded his head, panting and running to Tingting, grinning, "You also came out to see the situation, I can't write my homework due to a sudden power outage."

"Huh? Blackout? Tingting realized that the alley was also dark. The alley is deep and narrow, and the moonlight just falling at night can't shine in, but you can still see the figures floating, probably thanks to the bright flashlights of those people. In the distance, the voices of people talking became muttered. But she wasn't too flustered, the last class this afternoon was a self-study class, and the homework was written directly in class. She looked at Chubby with some schadenfreude and shook her hand, "My homework has already been written, lalala." ”

"Cut, stinky woman, what are you proud of, I wish you long hair." Chubby rolled his eyes, his mouth still as poisonous as ever.

Tingting wanted to reply but couldn't find good words, and her vocabulary was very lacking when it came to scolding. The few words I learned and used from Xiaopang are still in use, and I can't remember them now when I think about them wildly. After holding it for a long time, he only said one sentence: "You...... You're just hairy! Then he departed angrily.

Xiaopang was in a hurry, caught up, and said: "Don't rush back, you can't do anything when you go home, my parents are not at home tonight, it's very boring, let's go shopping together." Don't listen to that Liang Leon's intimidation, it doesn't matter, anyway, our two families have already inserted white roses. If you don't feel at ease, go to my house to play, anyway, it's also within the range of White Rose, by the way, I saw a little white dog on the edge of the red brick house before dinner, I don't know if it's still there. Let's take a look? ”

The red brick house was where Liang Leon used to live, and now there are stray dogs looking for it, probably smelling the body odor of people that has not completely dissipated. Although Tingting has never had a dog, she likes dogs. Hearing Xiaopang's words, she struggled for a while, but still made up her mind, "It's okay, but you scolded me, you have to apologize to me." ”

"That's not going to work, who told you to get into trouble with me first. And you scolded me later, giving you a discount, barely counting you and me evenly. What do you think? ”

"I'm home."

"Oops, hey." Chubby jumped over and spread his arms to block Tingting's way, "I apologize, I apologize to you." ”

"Don't scold me in the future."

"Okay." The little chubby head nodded quickly.

"Pull the hook!" Tingting held out his little finger.

"It's really naïve, it's too naïve for people in the sixth grade to have to hook up with others." This little fat man spoke with a strange yin and yang.

"I'm home."

"Oops. I pull, I can't pull. ”

"Pull the hook and hang it, it will not change for a hundred years, and if it changes, it will be a puppy."

Before you know it, the fragmented figures in the black alley have disappeared. It's not surprising, it's absolutely crazy to stand at the tuyere for so long on a cold day, and to have a white tongue. A faint light came out of a window near the side of the road, perhaps the family had brought out a spare candle from the house. The old alleys are old, but there are almost no power outages. No one will have candles in their homes, but if you think about it, it's not impossible if it's an incense candle for ancestor worship, but I always feel that it's a bit out of shape. Tingting glanced back at the street. There were no street lights and no vehicles, and it was a little quiet. She thought to herself, "This outage is huge." ”

"Let's go." Chubby beckoned.

"Come with me and return the trash can." Tingting gestured to the keg at his feet.

"Huh? What the? If you throw away the trash, you have to take the trash can out. ”

"I can't help it, I missed it. The drips stink on the road. ”

"Okay, just leave the trash can at the door."

"I still have to talk to my father."

Xiaopang scratched his head, snatched the bucket in Tingting's hand and ran in the direction of her house, still muttering, "Cut, girls are troublesome, what's the matter." The little fat knocked on the door first, and before Tang Quan could see who he was, he shouted: "Uncle, I'll go outside with Xiaoting." I'll put the bucket here. ”

"Huh?" Of course, Tang Quan didn't hear clearly, but he didn't like this hairy boy very much. A naughty boy in his teens who always yells at his unaltered scream. If it weren't for his daughter's ability to play with him, he would have really wanted to beat this bastard with his violent temper. Thinking like this, Tang Quan said with an unhappy face, "What did you say?" I can't hear you so loudly. ”

"I say! Hang out with the kiosk! "Chubby clasped his hands and horned, and he really shouted louder.

Tang Quan was so shocked by his high decibel that his body leaned back, and he didn't forget to shout, "Little ghost, do you have the ability to be louder?" I can't hear you. ”

This little chubby still wants to have a seizure.

"Don't make a fuss." Fortunately, Tingting was already standing outside the door at this time, "I'll go back when I go." ”

Tang Quan saw his daughter speak, cleared his throat, and was a little uneasy, "This black light is blinding, don't go too far, be careful that you can't come back if you get lost." ”

"Uncle, you can put a hundred hearts, I grew up here, how could I get lost. Leave it to me, and I'll send it back safely for you in a while. This little fat turned around and left, patting his rib-like chest, that posture, his chin was about to rise to the sky.

"This little." Tang Quan scolded secretly. Xiaopang's words were in his ears as if he was sending his daughter to get married, and when he saw the thin monkey fart behind his daughter, he couldn't get angry. But since he is a friend of his daughter, he can't say anything, he just looks at the dirty alley, and he always feels a little unsteady in his heart.