Chapter 14: A bowl of rice balls, a weirdo

Su Xiaoqi was still immersed in the lines of the sword talisman, but Wu Yuan walked in front of him with his hands behind his back.

This guy first looked at the rune papers that were Su Xiaoqi, and then nodded in appreciation: "Yes, yes, in just one day, I can comprehend the sword talisman to such a realm, which is only a little bit worse than I was back then." ”

Su Xiaoqi raised his head and frowned.

It's the first time this guy has praised himself like this, and it stands to reason that he should be happy, but how does he feel like some kind of conspiracy?

Wu Yuan said with a smile: "Since you kid has mastered the basic essentials of the sword talisman, go home and concentrate on researching, I believe that you will be able to draw a sword talisman soon, and staying in the immortal drunk will affect the progress of drawing the talisman because of the noisy number of people." ”

When Su Xiaoqi saw this guy's smile, he understood what this guy was thinking about, and said with a smile: "But today is the Lantern Festival, do you want to come back sooner?"

Wu Yuan glared and said, "I'll tell you the truth, I have something to say to Sanniang alone tonight, what's the matter with your kid pestle here?" ”

Su Xiaoqi was embarrassed: "But I'm a little worried, if I'm not here, it's hard to guarantee that you won't make a bow to Sanniang, and Sanniang won't be able to beat you when the time comes, but how can it be good?"

Wu Yuan's face became particularly ugly, "Nonsense, what kind of person do you think I'm in?"

Su Xiaoqi nodded very seriously and said, "Like, how do you look like it." ”

Wu Yuan waved his hand and said, "Fuck off, you girl, you have learned to make fun of Lao Tzu." ”

Su Xiaoqi laughed, and at the same time packed up his things and walked outside, shouting, "Sanniang, I'll go back first." ”

Tong Sanniang, who was busy, stopped what she was doing and wondered: "Today's Lantern Festival, it's not too late to stay for dinner and leave, anyway, there is no one in your family, you are alone, what does it look like?"

Su Xiaoqi smiled and said, "You can't have no one, so you don't want your ancestors, right?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and was about to run outside.

Tong Sanniang hurriedly shouted: "Wait, just now a little girl named Qingqing brought you some things and put them here for me." ”

After speaking, she walked towards the counter, then bent down and took out a box and handed it to Su Xiaoqi who walked up,

Su Xiaoqi took the box, frowned and asked, "When did she come?"

Tong Sanniang said with a smile: "I came early in the morning and waited until noon to leave." ”

Su Xiaoqi said bitterly: "This dead girl, she won't call me when she comes." ”

Tong Sanniang looked at Su Xiaoqi's expression, smiled slightly, took out another similar box, and said with a charming smile: "Since the rice balls have been given away, Sanniang will give you some small things." ”

After Su Xiaoqi took it, he was puzzled and asked, "What?"

Tong Sanniang blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "Won't you know when you go back and open it?"

Su Xiaoqi didn't postpone it, and thanked him: "Thank you Sanniang! ”

Turning around, he seemed to feel a little uneasy, and lowered his voice and said, "Sanniang, when I'm not there, you have to be careful of that guy upstairs." ”

Watching Su Xiaoqi walk out of the immortal drunk, Tong Sanniang felt a little happy for some reason.

So when she looked upstairs, she curled the corners of her mouth.

Su Xiaoqi hugged the two boxes, feeling a little guilty, and actually made the girl wait for him for a whole morning.

He quickened his pace, wanting to accompany the little girl, but when he thought of the old man who was always swallowing clouds and spitting fog, he couldn't help but slow down.

Thinking of that old man, Su Xiaoqi felt a little headache.

In the end, he still did not have the courage to walk up the stone arch bridge, but walked towards the dilapidated courtyard.

Back at home, Su Xiaoqi did not start to draw talismans, but opened the box given to him by Chen Qingqing, which was divided into countless small grids with strips of paper, and in each grid, a small rice ball was placed.

The size of the rice balls is different, it is obviously the handiwork of the little girl, Su Xiaoqi didn't expect that such a little girl who can climb trees and dig birds' nests and go into the water to catch crabs can actually make rice balls.

He put the box on the table, then washed the pot and boiled the water, and began to get busy.

After the dumplings were put into the pot, he opened the box given by Tong Sanniang, and it turned out to be some exquisite food, which was naturally made by Tong Sanniang himself.

Su Xiaoqi reached out and took out a piece and put it in his mouth, and his mood instantly improved.

Just when Su Xiaoqi was busy, in front of the dilapidated courtyard, there was a person, a man.

This person was dressed in a gray robe, and he couldn't tell his exact age, like a young man in his twenties, full of experience, and like an old man in his sixties and seventies, who had gone through the vicissitudes of time.

At this moment, his eyes, which seemed to see all the world, were staring at the two couplets in front of the door.

"Every year is sad, every year is over, every year is safe, every year is safe".

The handwriting is neat and the ink is rich.

This man looked at it for a long, long time before he spoke: "It is really embarrassing for you to be able to sprinkle all the grievances in your heart for so many years in these few words, in order to seek a short-term peace of mind." ”

His appearance was like that of a jade tree, but his voice was gloomy and hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for many years.

After saying this, he reached out and knocked on the wooden door covered with wormholes.

Su Xiaoqi thought it was the little girl in the neighborhood, but when she opened the door and saw such a man she didn't know, she couldn't help frowning and asked, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

The man smiled and said: "Passing by here, I felt a little hungry, and I just smelled the umami of the rice balls, so I remembered that today is the Lantern Festival." ”

Su Xiaoqi sniffed, but didn't smell anything, and couldn't help but scold: "You are not a dog, and your nose is smarter than that Ah Huang." ”

The man smiled and said, "I'm not a dog, I'm a horse, but this nose is better than a dog." ”

Su Xiaoqi was shocked, and before he could think of how to say it, this person asked with a smile: "Can this little brother reward the next bowl of rice balls, he is really hungry." ”

Su Xiaoqi had to step aside, "Sir, please." ”

This person gave Su Xiaoqi a very strange feeling, not as mysterious as Old Man Chen, not as sharp as Jiang Fan, and not even as ordinary as Wu Yuan.

This person is like a well-learned teacher in a small town, like a country man working in the mountains, and even like a man who is always a mother-in-law and a timid man.

In short, every time I look at him, I can think of someone I am familiar with.

The rice balls were completely floating on the surface of the water, and they were jumping up and down with the boiling water.

Su Xiaoqi moved a stool for this person, took a pair of chopsticks, and filled a full bowl for this person.

The man rubbed his hands together, already swallowing.

At this moment, Su Xiaoqi really felt that he was an ordinary teacher.

Su Rufan told him before, those teaching gentlemen are poor, so poor that they can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes and warmth, at this moment, Su Xiaoqi really believes that man's words, otherwise how can this man in front of him be hungry like this?

He sat on the side and watched the man gobble up, and did not forget to remind: "Sir, slow down, be careful of burning your mouth." ”

This person was just eating rice balls while being angry, and it was the first time that Su Xiaoqi found that a person could eat rice balls so interestingly.

Soon, all the bowls of rice balls were eaten, and there was not even any water left to cook the rice balls.

The man handed the bowl to Su Xiaoqi, and Su Xiaoqi asked him if he wanted another bowl, the man shook his head, but his eyes couldn't leave the rice balls in the pot.

Su Xiaoqi smiled, Su Rufan also said that Mr. Teaching is not only poor, but also wants to save face, Su Rufan is really right.

So he took another bowl and gave it to the man.

Who knew that some people waved their hands, and then began to sit upright, and then said hoarsely: "No need, you won't have anything to eat if you eat again, this is someone else's intention to give you, it's not good to eat it for me." ”

Su Xiaoqi was stunned again, how could this strange man who suddenly appeared in front of him seem to know everything?

The man suddenly laughed: "I haven't eaten such delicious glutinous rice balls in the Lantern Festival for many years, Childe has fulfilled a small wish in the next one, and in return, I will talk some nonsense to Childe, Childe has heard it, don't take it to heart." ”

At this moment, Su Xiaoqi really felt that the person in front of him was indeed not an ordinary person, at least not the kind of teacher in Su Rufan's mouth.

He hurriedly put down the rice balls and said seriously: "Sir, please advise." ”

The man thought for a moment and asked, "In Childe's opinion, the current world is not bad?"

Su Xiaoqi frowned and shook his head, "I didn't think about it." ”

This man said: "Since that son is rarely idle, you might as well think about it." ”

Su Xiaoqi really began to think about this question, and that person just waited quietly.

After a long time, Su Xiaoqi raised his head, still shook his head and said, "I have walked too few places, and I have seen too few people, so I dare not casually define the good or bad of this world." ”

For this answer, this person didn't seem to have any loss, and said with a smile: "That son can walk around more in the future, see more, and answer the same when the time comes." ”

Su Xiaoqi nodded and said, "The juniors must remember what Mr. said." ”

He quickly asked, "Can we meet again?"

The man laughed, nodded, and said, "You can see it." ”

The man said, "If you and I meet again one day, and you can answer my question, I will tell you the secret of the knife on your body." ”

At this time, Su Xiaoqi was really shocked.

This person had already gotten up and said slowly: "The gentleman hides his weapon and moves when the time comes, this sentence actually has two meanings, what you understand is only the literal meaning, but I still want to remind you that the knife on your body, it is best not to let people see it." ”

Su Xiaoqi hesitated, but still took out the knife, which he had carried with him for two years, except for a small "cloud" engraved on it, there was nothing else special.

The man didn't take the knife, but said with a smile: "The son I just said forgot it so quickly." ”

Su Xiaoqi was a little embarrassed and put the knife away again.

This person turned around, Su Xiaoqi didn't even blink, but this person was gone.

Only one sentence echoed softly in the room, accompanied by the sound of boiling water boiling rice balls.

"If Childe really feels that he is really angry in his heart one day, and he feels that he can't get over it, he can shout at this knife, 'Yunshen doesn't know where to go'. ”