He immediately rushed over and opened the door, only to see a tall, plain-looking, kind and dignified middle-aged man standing outside the door. This person is probably the girl's Uncle Yang, the owner of this house, and at the same time, the person who brought himself back.

Seeing him open the door, Uncle Yang breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "I thought you had already fallen asleep, after all, it was quite late." Mind if I come in? ”

He shook his head, stepped aside, and only looked at Uncle Yang with slightly anxious eyes. Uncle Yang naturally understood his thoughts, so he said, "I understand, but you have to be mentally prepared." Actually, you are an outcast that I picked up—or an orphan, and I have been asking for days in a row, but there is no news about you, and no one has come to look for my child, so I brought you back. From now on, stay with me. ”

He was a little disappointed and sad, his relatives were no longer alive, but he had no impression of them at all. However, Uncle Yang's kind gesture made him very warm. Since there is no one to rely on, it is okay to stay here. He nodded slightly.

Uncle Yang smiled reassuringly, and said, "But I'm busy with work and often don't be at home, so you and You Yi have to take care of each other." I don't know your gender, but judging by your face, it's better for you to speak in a female voice that is different from your real voice. ”

Seeing that the boy looked confused and didn't understand the meaning of the words at all, Uncle Yang brought a mirror and put it in front of him, he hurriedly leaned over to look, but only saw the face of a girl with a delicate face, and he was stunned all of a sudden: I actually look so delicate? But I have a handle down there......

"I know it's not your original face, it's a mask, but you must not take it off now, and you have to live as this person for a long time. It's all for your own good, and when it's safe in the future, I'll tell you, and you can give up this identity completely. Uncle Yang said with some guilt, and immediately added, "It's not that you can't take it off at all, when your body is basically shaped after the age of eighteen, you can take it off in time, but you must also wear it back." If you don't, you'll be dragged down by me and your life will be in danger. Can you live with it? ”

He could only nod. I haven't been too much of a woman here for a while, and besides, it's better to be able to recover as a man later than to wander alone outside.

Uncle Yang smiled reassuringly and gently touched his head as a sign of comfort. Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the door, and Uncle Yang said, "Come in." The man outside the door pushed the door in.

It was that girl Yuyi. You Yi walked in softly and handed the small wooden cup to Uncle Yang, who took it and handed it to the boy for him to drink. The wooden cup contained the same honey water as in the afternoon.

Seeing that the boy finished drinking, You Yi took the empty cup and was about to leave, but was left by Uncle Yang, so he sat aside, picked up Xiao Hei, and didn't say a word, only teasing the cat in his arms.

"I don't know your name, so I'll give you a name, it's 'Ling Yin', how about it?" Uncle Yang asked sincerely.

The name Ling Yin can't tell whether it is male or female, so it's okay. He thought to himself, and nodded in acquiescence.

"Of course, this name can be changed after you give up this identity." Uncle Yang, who was originally worried that the boy would not like his name, suddenly relaxed, smiled with satisfaction, and looked at You Yi again, "Her name is You Yi, and she is a year older than you." In the future, the two of you will live together for a long time, and I hope you two get along well. ”

You Yi nodded slightly, didn't look up at him, still lowered his head and pinched Xiao Hei's meat pad. Uncle Yang looked at her with some sadness and loss, but he didn't say anything, just looked at the boy again: "It's not early, you go to bed first." I'm going out again tomorrow, the rules or something, I'll ask Yu Yi to familiarize you with it. Still have questions? ”

The boy nodded sharply, pointing to the snake in the corner. Uncle Yang smiled a little helplessly: "Then count it as a meeting gift I gave you." You can rest assured, although it is a poisonous snake, it is spiritual, and it will recognize you as the main and will not harm you. But you'd better read more snake books, which are available in the study. You also have to take good care of it, it will be your talisman, always with you, so as not to worry about your life. ”

He nodded, Uncle Yang also left, You Yi also got up, said goodnight, also walked out, and closed the door.

He breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the bed. This day is a bit informative, however, from tomorrow onwards, there will be a new life, and I will live for a while as a woman named "Ling Yin". It's a bit of a headache.

Suddenly, the long snake also slowly climbed onto the bed, frightened him into a spirit, calmed down again, hesitated, or reached out to touch the thick body of the big snake, the cold feeling reduced the heat of midsummer, the snake did not have any other reaction, it looked very docile. He also let go and tried to use a female voice: "You don't have a name, then I can't call you well." If you look big and dark, then it's called big black? ”

It was such a childish and random name, but the snake nodded slightly. While he was happy, he also found that it was not too difficult to speak in a female voice, but considering that he was a boy, it might be easy to be young now, and if he wanted to not show his flaws in the future, he would need to practice more.

As soon as his mood was relaxed, sleepiness swept over, but he still didn't dare to get too close to the snake, and felt that the snake could understand people's speech, so he said, "Dahei, I'm sorry, I don't know you yet, so can you sleep away from me?" The big black didn't care, and crawled to the other side of the bed and curled up in a ball, keeping a certain distance from him. And he slept peacefully.

When he woke up the next day, the sunlight outside the window leaked in through the crack in the door. Worried about getting up late, he immediately got up, and found that the water in the small wooden basin on the wooden table next to the bed and the small wooden cup next to it had been prepared, and there was still a little heat, which was probably prepared by You Yi. He was even more worried, and quickly got up, and saw the red stand-up collar diagonal button-down kaftan and black trousers next to him, and put them on himself after dividing them by two. After wiping his face with a small cloth towel soaked in the basin, he looked at the small wooden cup and the small box with some white crystals next to it, and didn't know how to clean his mouth.

Isn't it time to use toothpaste? What about toothbrushes? He thought so, and he was thinking, what is toothpaste and toothbrush? Why do you know these things can be used to clean your mouth? Thinking about it, he shook his head again and again: No, it's late now, and you can't stick to such meaningless questions! Let's go and ask You Yi obediently.

Thinking about it, he hurriedly walked out of the room with the dirty water from the small wooden basin, but saw You Yi cleaning the stairs in front of the door. When she saw Ling Yin coming out of the room in such a panic, and seeing that his hair was a mess, she put down the broom in her hand, walked over, took his wooden basin, and said, "You go and comb your hair first, the wooden comb will be placed next to your bed." Don't be in a hurry. However, remember to pour the water into a wooden bucket in the toilet in the future. ”

He was stunned, but still nodded, and just wanted to ask, You Yi seemed to notice it, and preemptively said, "Don't you know how to use it?" Neither the wooden cup nor the salt box were taken out. The inside of the small box is salt, rub your teeth with a little salt with your fingers, and rinse your mouth again, be careful. By the way, when you're done, go straight to the middle hall, the food on the table is estimated to be still hot, go eat it. ”

Ling Yin nodded and hurriedly ran back to the room. When Ling Yin walked out of the kitchen after everything was done and washed the dishes, You Yi had already cleaned up, put the broom back in the corner of the kitchen, looked at Ling Yin, and said, "Now, I'll take you through it carefully." Yesterday, I just learned a little about this inner house, and maybe you still have a lot of things you don't know. ”

"You already know the four rooms in our row. Zhengzhongtang - you can simply understand it as a living room, generally only eat here, on the right is Yangshuo's bedroom, on the left is his study, it is best not to go in. The two rooms at the end of the two sides have a bathroom on the left and a pharmacy on the right. ”

You Yi said as he led him out of another door in Zheng Zhongtang and into a larger courtyard: "This is the inner courtyard. The east and west wings are both study rooms. There are many books, academic, humanities, and instrumental classics, literary works, and comics. Normally, we learn by ourselves. There is a utility room in the corner of the east wing, opposite which is the toilet. ”

You Yi took Ling Yin as he walked, and then walked through a hanging flower gate and walked to a small courtyard that was also narrow but wider than the inner house: "This is the outer courtyard, where Uncle Yang receives guests. In addition to the row of miscellaneous rooms, there is only a main hall and a pavilion. Although Uncle Yang doesn't often bring guests here, it is still inconvenient for us to come here. ”

You Yi stepped on the stairs of the southernmost and most atmospheric door in the whole house next to the miscellaneous room: "...... This is the gate. ”

I don't know if it was Ling Yin's delusion, he faintly felt a faint sadness under You Yi's calm words. He also walked up the steps and glanced out curiously. Outside, there was a peaceful forest, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Ling Yin also looked at You Yi in puzzlement: "Why do you conclude that I can't get out?" ”

“…… Can you speak? It seems that the throat is recovering well. You Yi asked, seeing Ling Yin nodding, he turned around and left, saying, "I can't go into detail now, but I just can't get out." Let's go back to the inner courtyard, and I'll tell you the rules. ”

"Originally, we got up at the time of the day, but you didn't get up until midnight today. Since you wake up late because you're too tired, forget it, but be punctual in the future, otherwise it's not good for your health. I have to clean the house every day, I will teach you housekeeping, and you will do it again when you are familiar with it, in addition, there are actually no rules. ”

You Yi said, took Ling Yin into a room, reached out and took out a book from the shelf, and handed it to Ling Yin: "You can read and read first, it is best to read and be barrier-free." With that, You Yi skillfully took down a thick dictionary from the bookshelf on the other side and gave it to him, "I'm reading a book on the side, I really can't do it, so I asked if I was okay." ”

Ling Yin nodded, and also devoted himself to learning.

Ling Yin is a very fast learner, his own qualifications are good, although he is a little playful, but he is diligent and inquisitive, and he has plenty of time, and he has been able to read some books independently in the summer and autumn, and has also learned some skills of making snakes. The past two months have passed quickly and unhappily, and Ling Yin has been able to adapt to life here, but he and You Yi still maintain the strangeness of the first meeting. As a man, Ling Yin didn't want to provoke women too much, although he somehow had a cordial dependence on You Yi; And You Yi didn't like to say much, he was always as friendly but not close to Ling Yin as he was at the beginning, and the two didn't talk much, and the distance had never shrunk.

One day, when the two were studying, Uncle Yang suddenly appeared. It was really too long to see the benefactor who adopted his own family, Ling Yin rushed over with one arrow step, happily hugged Uncle Yang's leg, and You Yi looked up at Uncle Yang, and then lowered his head and continued to read.

"Ling Yin, can you put down the matter at hand first? Uncle Yang has something I want to talk to you about. For Ling Yin's closeness to him, Uncle Yang was somewhat happy, and his tone was very bright and joyful.

Ling Yin glanced back at You Yi with a slightly inquiring look, and seeing that the other party didn't raise his head, he nodded decisively and walked out of the study with Uncle Yang.

"You've learned a lot of words, haven't you?" Uncle Yang asked, and when he saw Ling Yin nodding confidently, he breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good." I called you out to say that you may not be able to protect yourself without going out, so I want to teach you some magic and martial arts, I wonder if you want to? ”

In the past two months, I have been bored at home, except for books, there is no interesting thing, not to mention that some interesting books cannot be read in front of You Yi, Ling Yin readily agreed, Uncle Yang smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's good." I'm going to teach you today, starting with the basics. ”

Ling Yin nodded very happily, thought of You Yi again, and asked worriedly, "What about You Yi?" What did she do? ”

"She...... There are other ways. Uncle Yang didn't know what he had in mind, he hesitated a little, and looked at Ling Yin again, "Speaking of which, how is the relationship between the two of you?" ”

"Well, she doesn't like to talk to me, and I don't know how to talk to her......"

"That's right. Don't worry, Yuyi is a very introverted child, she doesn't talk to you, just because she's shy. Maybe, you'll have to be proactive. The two sisters need to be friendly. ”

But the problem is that it's not a sister, it's not a brother, it's a brother and sister - Ling Yin spit in his heart, but he still nodded in order to reassure Uncle Yang.

Uncle Yang smiled reassuringly, squatted down, held Ling Yin's hand, and said gently, "By the way, Ling Yin, please promise me one thing." ”

Ling Yin was taken aback, but he still nodded stunned.

"Please make sure you make yourself stronger, strong enough to protect You Yi and not let her get hurt at all, okay?"

Ling Yin nodded vigorously.

"Not only Youyi, but also yourself."

"I swear, Uncle Yang, I will protect You Yi and myself." Ling Yin hurriedly stretched out his hand and took out three fingers, saying.

Uncle Yang looked at him, I don't know what he thought, his eyes seemed to be a little red, but he still used a very gentle tone: "Both of you, you have to be good." ”

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