"What's wrong with Qing'er, she looks sullen......"

An Qing poked the bowl in her hand with the chopsticks in her hand, pursed her lips and turned her head, without answering the old woman's question.

The old woman smiled kindly and helplessly, picked up a piece of mutton dripping with juice and put it in An Qing's bowl, and said, "Come, your favorite mutton, grandma specially cooked it for you." ”

An Qing glanced at the old woman, pursed her lips, but stubbornly refused to turn her head away, holding her chest with her hands.

"If you don't eat it, I won't give it to you. ”

Wen Xue tapped her fingers on the wooden table, made a few noises, and threatened: "What an old person, three or four years old, you can't do it here and there all day." ”

"Mom and Dad lied. An Qing puffed out her cheeks and said.

An He looked at An Qing's appearance, shook his head helplessly, and continued to eat his meal in large gulps.

The old woman looked at Wen Xue suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong with this child?"

"Ignore her. ”

Wen Xue said, picking up the plate full of mutton, "Don't give it to her." ”

A small immature hand immediately reached out and grabbed the plate.

An Qing looked at Wen Xue pitifully, her eyes full of longing.

Under Wen Xue's reprimand, the two of them sat back in their positions.

The old woman ate the rice in the bowl, put the chopsticks on the table upright, took a sip of the cup of warm tea in hand, looked at her old face reflected by the ripples of the tea, and said slowly: "Xue, old woman, I may have to leave in the next few days." ”

When Wen Xue heard the old woman's words, her movements paused, and the expression on her face froze.

An He's hand also stopped in mid-air, and looked at the old woman with a look of astonishment.

An Qing gulped down the food in the bowl, raised her head, licked the rice sticking to her mouth, and asked curiously, "Grandma, where are you going?" ”

"Xiao Qing'er, be obedient and stay with your parents. ”

The old woman looked at An Qing and said softly, but her eyes showed reluctance, and she couldn't help but raise her thin palm, put it on the immature little hand, and whispered softly, "You must obediently listen to your parents, you know? Don't always let your parents worry, our Xiaoqing is the most sensible and well-behaved." ”

An Qing laughed and nodded in response: "Okay, An Qing must listen to grandma." When grandma comes back, you must remember to bring mutton. ”

"Good. The old woman touched An Qing's little hand and said, her eyes shining with tears.

Wen Xue and An He on the side glanced at each other, and both of them tacitly put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands.

Wen Xue looked a little at a loss, looking left and right, as if she was looking for something, but she seemed to be just confused and didn't know what to do, and then she still looked at the old woman's old face and whispered:

"Mom, didn't you say last time that there are still a few more years?"

An He was silent on the side, but his expression was a little heavier, looking at a few people.

The old woman turned her head, retracted the hand that held An Qing, touched An Qing's head and asked her to continue eating, then looked at Wen Xue, the corners of her mouth curled, "At that time, I wasn't afraid that you would worry." I'm old, and I don't want you to add to your troubles. ”

Wen Xue became anxious, "What are you talking about?" I, I ......

Seeing this, An He hurriedly went over and hugged Wen Xue, and gently patted his palm on her shoulder.

"Actually, I don't plan to tell you about these things, it's just my sister, she may be coming back this day, so I want to ask you to start the river. ”

The old woman spoke calmly, looking at the oil lamp hanging on the wall, and the dim light shone on the thousands of ravines carved by the years, which made it even more vicissitudes.

Wen Xue walked out of An He's arms and sat next to the old woman, holding the old woman in her arms, her head rubbing in the arms that she had been close to day and night when she was a child.

Wen Xue sobbed and said, "I will definitely do what you instruct." ”

"That's good. You are a bright child, I believe you can handle everything well, even if you are confused, there is An He by your side, and Xiaoqing ......"

"Mom is a crybaby. An Qing ate all the food in the bowl, wiped the grease stains on the side of her mouth with her little hands, made a grimace at Wen Xue in the old woman's arms, and then hurriedly ran behind An He to hide.

However, the situation did not come to the same as before.

An Qing looked at Wen Xue lying in her grandmother's arms suspiciously, wondering why she didn't come to teach her a lesson this time.

"Mom, I don't want you to go......" Wen Xue sobbed, her eyes reddened.

The old woman smiled kindly, put her palm on Wen Xue's back and patted it gently, and said softly: "I have to leave after all, now is your best age, if you want to delay it for a few more years, it will only add trouble to you, besides, I miss your father too......"

Wen Xue hugged the old woman and buried her head deeply.

The old woman continued: "Your father did not survive the onslaught of bad luck, and the child I gave birth to also died young. At that time, I really felt that all thoughts were lost, and it was at that time that I met you in the river. ”

"Mommy in the river?"

An Qing looked at Wen Xue's sad appearance, a little confused but distressed, pulled the corner of An He's clothes, and asked in a low voice.

An He picked up An Qing and put her in his arms.

This time An Qing did not struggle, and lay quietly in An He's arms.

The only sound in the room was the sound of Wen Xue crying and sobbing and the old woman's calm narration.

"When I carried you home, the bad luck that had been locked down and gathered in the house suddenly rioted and rushed into your body, I thought you would be like my child, but what I didn't expect was that you actually survived. ”

"After that, I slowly realized that your physique is far stronger than ours. There is also talent, no matter what kind of witchcraft it is, you can always learn it quickly and well, and you are very smart from an early age. ”

The old woman smiled smugly, "Moreover, I also gave birth to a baby girl with An He." It was the first time in this township that such a miracle had occurred. Traditionally, women have entered the river through the outside channel to come to the village. ”

"That's when I decided what I had always thought. You are the best candidate. ”

"You're going to be the best shrine heiress ever!"