Qing Dai sweated profusely and kept running in the dark.

The sporadic light in front of her seemed to carry warmth, and she reached out to remove the darkness, like tearing through a cloud of black mist cotton.

There was a stabbing sound, and suddenly it became clear.

The dazzling light made her look sideways slightly, and the bustling bustle exploded in her ears in an instant.

What is it that is true?

Qing Dai stared at her palm and exhaled softly.

Raise your eyes and start looking.

Where is this, how did he run away from the Gu Mansion? When did you run out.

It doesn't seem to be as bustling as the herring fish street, but it's a different kind of bustle.

It is a feeling of peace and nature, and the ground is also tinged with a faint earthy smell.

It's poor, it's ordinary, that's the first thing she feels visually.

Sensing something was wrong, she lifted her steps and looked up.

The place where her gaze crossed suddenly landed on a familiar face, and she was shocked as if she was glued to the spot, not daring to move.

Qing Dai swallowed softly, stared at a pair of eyes, and quietly aimed at the lively person.

It didn't seem that long ago, a big hole had just been punched out of that smooth forehead.

Now not only does he look healthy, but he is also much younger and more lively.

Qing Dai walked forward suspiciously, and shouted tentatively, "Poria cocos? ”

Poria didn't seem to be able to hear, but her eyes were very aura, and she followed behind a person dressed extraordinarily.

Qing Dai tried to shout a few more times, but she still didn't respond.

Qing Dai stood in place in disbelief, she trotted two steps, and even reached out to pull the corner of Poria's back coat, the touch was also very real.

But......

Why didn't she react at all?

Qing Dai looked at her empty palm and frowned.

raised his eyes and looked over, only to see that Poria had already pretended to be panicked and crashed into the person, and the small hand below inadvertently touched the jade pendant of the other person.

Qing Dai grinded her teeth, took two steps forward and patted the man's shoulder, "Hey! You've been stolen! ”

The man didn't react.

Qing Dai was angry, ran over quickly and blocked in front of the man, waving her arms in a hurry, "Hey! ”

It's not easy to mess with that person's big ears, and Qingdai is also on it in order to verify it.

I saw that the man paused, Qingdai was in a hurry, and she had already figured out how to speak.

Unexpectedly, the man rubbed his nose and was about to sneeze at Qing Dai, when she stared at a pair of beautiful eyes, and immediately jumped to the side with one foot.

Can't see me?

After a short delay, Poria was already about to leave, Qingdai was in a hurry, stomped her feet and trotted to chase after her.

Poria didn't look cowardly and timid, and threw away the jade pendant in her hand and walked towards the alley.

Qing Dai's rare curiosity, blinked her eyes, pursed the corners of her mouth tightly, and followed after a moment of hesitation.

The alley is not deep, but it is really hard to describe in words.

The stinky ditch was covered with half of the road from one side, and the more she walked inside, the more chilly it became, Qingdai reached out and rubbed her shoulders, shivered, and pinched her nose in disgust and stepped over.

A small broken courtyard appeared in front of him, which could no longer be regarded as a courtyard, and the wall here had been broken by half.

The rancid smell is very uncomfortable and stuffy.

Poria restrained her smile, looked left and right, and crossed her gaze in front of Qing Dai, as if she really met the pair of lifeless eyes.

She was furious in her heart, but she still raised her heels.

The house was filled with the smell of rotting vegetation, and in the depths of such an alley, the smell was indeed unpleasant.

Then she walked inside, there was a trembling and dilapidated house, most of the tiles were broken, and she saw clearly that this was a land temple.

No wonder this setting is so strange.

The room was pushed open, and the snort was filled with bitter herbs.

A white light flashed in Qing Dai's mind, this can't be Poria cocos' memory, right?

Poria's movements changed slightly, and she took out a steamed bun from her sleeve, and before walking inside, she also bowed reverently to the stone statue outside.

"Please see that your mother has been guarding the temple for you for so many years, and bless her to recover soon."

Qing Dai knew that Poria's mother was a temple keeper.

In the room, on a plank, lay a withered human figure, emaciated as if it were about to be blown away by the wind.

She was still writhing from side to side in pain, but apparently she didn't have much strength anymore, and she didn't writhe hard.

Qing Dai looked over, a little unbearable, her face was yellow and thin, her skin was already like dry bark, and an adult was thin like a handful of firewood.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Poria walked over and looked left and right, "Really? ”

The underside of the offering table was uncovered by a hand, and suddenly a girl smaller than Poria cocos came out, rolling her black eyes strangely, "Sister, have you brought back your mother's medicine?" ”

Poria stretched out her hand and handed her a steamed bun, "Go to the pharmacy in the afternoon." ”

Zhen'er was about to take a bite while holding the steamed bun in surprise, hesitated, broke it in half, and reached out and stuffed it into Poria's hand.

Zhen'er didn't give her a chance to refuse, turned around and went under the wooden board to take out a letter and stuff it into Poria.

"My mother cried when she read it, and I didn't understand it."

Poria is literate because she often copies Buddhist scriptures, and Zhen'er didn't care about teaching later, and their mother's body has collapsed.

Poria opened the envelope, and Qingdai also stuck out her head to look.

Anyway, it's all about touching words, and if she dies, she will take her two daughters over as her own raiser, and leave an address behind.

Qing Dai read it along.

Poria folded the letter with an expressionless face, her eyes fell on her mother, and her arms hung down weakly.

He turned and ran outside, sat on the high threshold of rotten wood, and began to sobble in a low voice.

Qing Dai sighed lightly, and her little face twisted together bitterly, although others couldn't feel her existence.

She still sat gently beside Poria Cocos, and her sharp and thin fingers gently rested on Poria Cocos's body, patting them like nothing, as if to comfort her.

Suddenly, the white light flashed again, and the surroundings were entangled in a black mist, and Qing Dai was a little suffocated.

This time it didn't last long, and the black mist was slowly torn apart.

Poria and Zhen'er are being beaten and scolded, and a woman with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks is crying and mourning, and she slaps Poria on the back with a laundry pestle as if she is about to die.

"Dead Star! It's not enough to kill your mother, you have to kill your uncle! I'll kill you! ”

It was indeed a new funeral, and there was an emaciated young man on the side, whose face was somewhat similar to that of this woman with sharp beaks and monkey cheeks, with a dark face draped in white filial piety, and not a word.

The scene changed suddenly, and Qing Dai stabilized a dizziness.

Poria lay in the corner and listened to the conversation between her aunt and cousin.

"Mother, I'm short of money to go to the academy......"

"Mother can't get so much money you want, what academy wants so much?"

The thin man's eyes changed slightly, and he seemed to be a little impatient, "We still have two mouths for eating at home, isn't it enough to sell one for me to go to the academy?" ”