It's just that things are not as expected, just when Lin Xiao dragged his body back to the temporary resting place he made of dry grass, there was a sudden dizziness in his mind, Lin Xiao suddenly felt weak, and finally fell straight down.

This time, he lost consciousness directly.

The feeling in my mind was as uncomfortable as turning over the river, and the whole person was also groggy, and his limbs were still sore. Lin Xiao woke up under such circumstances.

I just woke up and didn't have time to take care of my body, and the unfamiliar environment that caught my eyes made Lin Xiao stunned, the tall and hovering square beams, and then turned his head to look, there were tables and chairs for ordinary people's homes...... Whose house is he in now?

I wondered if there was a good Samaritan who picked him up, or if he went to an unknown place like he woke up at the entrance of the village last time......

Before Lin Xiao could figure it out, the door of the room rang, and Lin Xiao immediately turned his head vigilantly, and saw a pair of small hands poking in—holding a bowl.

The person who came was a child, and when he came in, he carefully turned around and closed the door tightly, as if he was afraid that others would see it. Then he lifted his small steps and walked towards the bed where Lin Xiao was lying.

"Who are you?" Lin Xiao frowned slightly, I don't know if it was because of the pain on his body, or because of the doubts in his heart at the moment.

The child, with an innocent look on his face, placed the bowl in his hand on the cupboard beside the bed, and then withdrew his hand with some timidity, rubbing it back and forth on the washed and somewhat old clothes.

The child glanced up at Lin Xiao, as if he was thinking about it seriously, and then cautiously said, "My name is Yu'er." ”

After that, there was no follow-up.

Probably seeing that this child was still a little cautious in the face of himself, Lin Xiao smiled helplessly, and then asked again: "You brought me back?" ”

Perhaps it was the smile that made Lin Xiao look less serious, and the kid unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and when he answered again, he was already much more relaxed: "Well, I see you lying there alone, and you shouldn't be called...... It took a lot of effort to get you to bring it back. ”

"Where is this?"

The kid didn't seem to understand the meaning of Lin Xiao's question, and his little face was full of questions, but he still answered truthfully: "I'm from the village, I rescued you, so naturally I'm in the village now." ”

After listening, Lin Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and then asked again: "I am not welcome by the people in your village, aren't you afraid?" ”

The child named Yu'er thought about this question seriously, and then nodded solemnly, indicating that he was indeed a little afraid.

Lin Xiao smiled again, and then asked him why he wanted to save himself if he was afraid. In the end, this is a child, Lin Xiao took the words out of Yu'er's mouth in a few words.

It turned out that the people of this village were not hostile to him Lin Xiaobao, but to every stranger from outside, and their attitude was to drive people away unceremoniously, and all of them were treated like jackals, tigers and leopards.

Lin Xiao was puzzled and asked the reason for this, but after Yu'er, who didn't talk much, heard the question, she suddenly fell silent, as if she was a little scared, and closed her mouth without saying a word.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, since you saved me, don't you believe me?" Lin Xiao smiled gently and said slowly.

Maybe it was because Lin Xiao, who was laughing, looked too gentle and harmless, and didn't look so serious with a straight face, which really put Yu'er at ease, Yu'er lowered her head and thought for a while, and then slowly said:

"In our village, our ancestors set their residence here thousands of years ago, and they originally thought they were looking for a paradise place, but they knew that they would offend people later." Just now, Yu'er's face was faintly sad, as if she had thought of something unpleasant.

Although Lin Xiao is not usually a person who talks much, at this moment, if he wants to think that it is all the reason, he has to rely on the child in front of him, so he asked very cooperatively: "Who did you offend?" ”

"An old wizard, everybody says he can do magic, he's very powerful. The sorcerer then cursed the whole village, no matter what life was like, wealth and poverty, everything he had would be taken away by outsiders and become poor bereaved dogs......"

"So since then, as long as outsiders come to our village crookedly, they will be driven away by the whole village, and no one will be left easily, it has been many years, and there has not been a new face in the village......"

After thinking about it, Yu'er continued: "You are the first one I have ever seen. ”

Speaking of which, Lin Xiao roughly sorted out the order in his mind, and probably could deduce the cause and effect, it turned out that it was because of the curse many years ago that the whole village would now close the village.

Lin Xiao has always been a smart person, he will not run away when he encounters things, and his first thought is to find out the source of the problem and solve it with the right medicine.

Therefore, Lin Xiao just pondered for a while, looking at the child in front of him, his eyes were a little empty and he didn't know what to think, and asked tentatively: "Didn't the people in the village think about breaking the so-called curse?" ”

Yu'er came back to her senses, staring at Lin Xiao with a pair of bright eyes, and still thought for a while as before, before she spoke:

"No, it's been too long, and everyone has been taboo in the original curse, and no one dares to mention it at all, it's just that everyone is sticking to the rules, and they are not as brave as you, brother, so they don't have the ability to put the curse aside."

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows: "How do you know that I am a brave person?" ”

This time, Yu'er didn't think much about it, and blurted out directly: "I can see it." ”

Lin Xiao laughed sullenly, and couldn't help but think in his heart that today's children are still too naïve and simple, thinking about distinguishing the good and evil in these worlds with just a pair of eyes, thinking that what they see is absolute.

But fortunately, this kid didn't look away today, Lin Xiao is really a brave person. Well, good guys.

For some reason, looking at Yu'er's innocent and innocent face, Lin Xiao suddenly didn't know where the sense of responsibility came from, and he smiled slightly, and then said in a somewhat serious tone:

"Good people and bad people are not visible, let alone the vain character of bravery? You are still too young, children are too easy to look away, don't easily trust others in the future, for strangers or something, or ask your parents for their opinions. ”

As he spoke, Lin Xiao pretended to be mature and stretched out his hand and touched Yu'er's head twice.

And Yu'er listened to Lin Xiao's words, and her face was indeed unnatural for a moment, as if her eyes were slightly lowered in one or two points, and she didn't reply.

And Lin Xiao, a big old man, did not capture this subtle detail, but withdrew his hand, and then swept away and noticed the bowl that Yu'er had placed there on the bedside table.

The food in that bowl has been cold for a long time at the moment.

Yu'er is a smart child, just noticed Lin Xiao's gaze, so she got up very attentively, took the bowl from the bedside table, and handed it straight to Lin Xiao, with a pair of eyes that were still a little embarrassed, and said"

"I made it myself, big brother, don't be too bad to eat, just fill your stomach first, and my family will have so many things to entertain you."

Although Lin Xiao's body was a little unwell, looking at the cold food and having no appetite at all, he saw Yu'er with obvious expectations on his face in the blink of an eye, and after thinking about it, he didn't refuse, and reached out to take the bowl.

The food was already cold, and he couldn't taste anything in his mouth, Lin Xiao was also very face-saving, buried himself in eating most of it, and then felt the feeling of fullness from his stomach, so he finally stopped chopsticks.

"Not bad." With a clear conscience, Lin Xiao reluctantly gave an evaluation.

After eating, Lin Xiao remembered another question, what Yu'er said just now was that after he saw himself unconscious, he dragged himself to the house alone, he ignored and forgot to ask just now, but now he remembers, what about Yu'er's parents?

Do you agree to allow your child to rescue yourself as an outsider?

Children are simple by nature, and their ideas are not as complex and dirty as adults, and many things they do do without thinking about the consequences, but adults are different. The whole village is so afraid of the so-called curse, is there anyone who is not afraid except the child?

"There is such a terrible curse in the village, why do you take me in? Aren't you afraid that your parents will be angry with you if they find out? ”

After speaking, Lin Xiao frowned slightly. If he was not mistaken, in the second half of the sentence, Yu'er's face seemed to be sad for a moment. It doesn't quite fit the expression that a person his age should have.

Sure enough, when Yu'er spoke again, Lin Xiao regretted that he had said the wrong thing.

Yu'er: "This, big brother, you don't have to worry, when I was young, my parents had both passed away, and I had no other relatives in the village, so I lived at home alone since I was a child." ”

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, and a faint apology appeared on his face. But Yu'er seems to have gotten used to it, except for the gloomy sadness at the beginning, just looking at her face is very normal, and there is no change.

The room fell silent for a while, Lin Xiao didn't know what to say for a while, as if comforting words, Yu'er, the child matured early, and he didn't need it.

After a long time, Yu'er spoke again, raised her head to look at Lin Xiao's eyes, and suddenly became bright, as if with some kind of eager hope.

"I want to get out of here. Big brother, can you take me with you when you leave? I don't want to stay in this village any longer. ”

Lin Xiao didn't immediately agree at that time, after thinking about it, since this child was destined to save his life, and he had no relatives in this village, since he proposed that he hoped that he could take him away, maybe leaving was also an option.

"Okay."

The indifferent voice fell, and Yu'er's face had a relieved expression, and then slowly bloomed into her first smile of the day.