Chapter 8: Parting Ways
"That's really not," Mu Cripple's eyes rolled, and he already understood what Mu Xiaowu meant, so he said, "Listen to you, I've been to the capital anyway, under the roots of the imperial city, I have to be restrained to do something, I don't want to go yet." After resigning from them, our grandfather and grandson are free to do whatever they want. ”
Mu Xiaowu smiled approvingly at him, then pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard. Zhao Zimai and Baotian hadn't left yet, and the two figures, one tall and one short, were stretched slender by the moonlight. She was in a trance, and she remembered that when they first met, they also came in the night, at that time she only felt that Zhao Zimai's identity was unspeakably precious, but she didn't expect that she would go through life and death with him and become a good friend.
But she and him are always two rivers that flow in different directions, and after a brief intersection, they will still flow to different places.
"Childe," Mu Xiaowu stopped Zhao Zimai, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth, "Childe, we have to leave for Taikang early tomorrow morning, and time is tight, so we won't make a special trip to say goodbye." ”
Zhao Zimai froze, stared at her for a long time, and then said, "Xiaowu, aren't you going to the capital?" Don't you want to know where San came from? ”
Mu Xiaowu shook the rosary on his wrist, and the beads flashed with a warm light under the reflection of the moonlight, "Do you know what, it can't come out anyway." ”
"But ......" Zhao Zimai was shocked, but his heart tossed and turned, but he didn't know what to say to save it.
"The mountains are high and the waters are long, and you must say goodbye in the end, son, if you have a business in the future, remember to introduce it to us, you are generous, we can't do ten businesses compared to you." Mu Xiaowu saw that his face was pale, and he suddenly felt a little sad. However, she still managed to calm down, smiled at him and waved her hand, "Let's go, it's getting late, aren't you going to look for someone tomorrow?" What do you mean by that? Goodbye? ”
With that, she turned and hopped into the house. Her voice echoed in the rain that had not yet dissipated, adding a touch of color to this dark gray world. Zhao Zaimai was stunned for a while, then suddenly shook his head and grinned, "Introduce business to you, I don't even know where you are, how can I help you introduce business?" ”
Standing in place for a long time, he finally turned around and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, walked to the gate of the courtyard, and froze again, waved his hand, and said softly, "Mu Xiaowu, Goodbye." ”
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The moonlight poured down like mercury, covering all things with a layer of silver light. The carriage galloped along the long moonlit street, like the footsteps of the years that do not stop. In the carriage, Zhao Zimai stared at his knees, coughed twice, opened the curtains, and looked at the quiet long street outside.
"Childe hasn't said a word since he got in the car, isn't it ......" Baotian glanced at him, and said the first half of the sentence, but the second half of the sentence was swallowed back into his stomach.
"Time goes by, nothing is set in stone, life is essentially lonely," he smiled self-deprecatingly, and continued, "so it's better to get used to it earlier." ”
Baotian didn't understand, but he could see that Zhao Zimai was very unusual tonight, he just cleared his throat and wanted to comfort one or two, but he saw a person standing at the door of the inn not far away, so he said "Huh" and shouted loudly, "Amy." ”
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"Mike, are you blaming me?" Amy rubbed the rim of the cup, not daring to look at Zhao Zimai's face.
"That sister is a good person, and she saved you......"
"I know, otherwise, Mike, I'll go to her and apologize to her so she'll come back." Amy pressed her chin against the table and looked up at him with a flattering smile on her face.
"She won't come back," Zhao Zaimai felt that her heart was picked by the tip of a needle, and it hurt slightly, "She has already decided to leave, but her departure has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourself." ”
"Really?"
"Really."
"You don't blame me?"
"Not to blame."
Amy's expression soothed, her shoulders relaxed, and after raising her head to drink the bowl of sour plum soup in front of her, she licked her lips and scratched her fingers on the table, "Mike, I dreamed of my mother yesterday." ”
"Susan?"
"Mommy is Mommy, Mommy is Mommy." Amy quickly retorted, her eyes revealing a firmness that did not match her age, "Mommy said that my mother is different from Mommy, my mother is the one who gave birth to me, and I have a constant blood relationship." ”
Zhao Zai wondered, "That's why you want to find your biological mother?" ”
Amy nodded vigorously, "Mommy said that my mother must have her own troubles when she left me behind, and she also said that only by finding my mother can I find my roots and know who I am." She hooked her fingers at a tuft of hair from the corners of her forehead and pinned it behind her ears, revealing two sparkling eyes.
Zhao Zaimai frowned, "But you've never seen her...... Isn't it? ”
Amy looked at him and smiled, her white teeth glowing in the light of the oil lamp, "I can't see her face clearly, but I know it's her, she's thin, but her belly is so big that she has to hold her waist to stand firm." By the way, I also dreamed of my father, who was holding a hoe in his hand and smashing it into my head in one fell swoop. ”
"Amy, don't talk about it, you just got off the heat, that's why you're having these messy dreams." Zhao Zaimai got up and walked over to touch Amy's forehead, her skin was cold, there was no sign of fever, Zhao Zaimai felt that the coldness suddenly penetrated into his palm, wandering around along the meridians, jumping all over the body.
"You should have a good rest now, and I'll send you back to your room." Zhao Zamai was excited, and Amy's words formed a clear picture in his mind, and the bloody scene in the painting seemed to appear in front of his eyes. He suddenly had a little fear of Amy, her neat bangs, round little belly and smart big eyes were the highest expression of cuteness and well-behaved, but now, Amy's appearance has not changed, but he feels that she is different from before.
She is still sharp and intelligent, but there is a strange flame hidden behind those big eyes, which makes Zhao Zai look away and dare not get too close to her.
"I'll send you back." He emphasized, a feeble smile on his lips.
"Mike, what are you afraid of?" Amy turned her head, her gaze seemed to be penetrating, and she could directly see through the calmness that Zhao Zaimai was trying to disguise.
"It's just the two of you in this room, and now there's an extra mommy, what is Mike afraid of?" His savior came, Susan pushed the door in, scolded Amy, reached out and pulled her to her side, frowned and said, "Why did you run out by yourself, Mommy couldn't find you, I was really scared." ”