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The good times didn't last long, and before Master Liu's joy passed, Liu Ping'an fell into his own world again, and after calling himself "grandma" a few times, he never spoke again. Although Master Liu was extremely disappointed in his heart, he still invited two masters to his son and let them teach Ping'an to read and write. Master Liu also gave the young Ping'an a separate yard, except for the servants who served his daily diet and daily life, there was only one person in the entire courtyard. By the way, there's also a cat.
Although Liu Ping'an is only five years old, everything else is surprisingly good except for not saying a word, not making noise, and not making a noise. He is in good health, he grows fast, he rarely sees a doctor since he was a child, and when other children are still crooked by his mother's side at this time, he can already take care of himself by himself, and he has been sleeping alone without anyone since he was three years old. This silent child is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. Mrs. Liu was very sad to see that her son was so well-behaved, but he did not have the playful nature of ordinary children. Usually take him out to play, but he is always alone, not communicating with others, and gradually, he is isolated by other children. She knew that in the eyes of others, her son had become a fool, but she could do nothing.
When Liu Ping'an was four years old, she took him with her and went out to attend her mother's party, and while she was chatting with her sister, there were several children's frolicking sounds outside. One of the children laughed and pointed at her Ping'an and shouted, "Liu Ping'an is a fool!" Liu Ping'an is a coward! When she heard this, she hurried out, but saw her brother's youngest son throwing a stone on Ping'an, making fun of him while throwing it away. Her heart was like being stuck in a thousand needles at the same time, and she was completely unconscious. I only knew that my heart was panting with pain, and I saw her son, standing there quietly, and did not respond to all the words and actions of others. He ignored it, was neither happy nor sad, like an old monk who had entered the realm, and everything around him could not enter his world. He is completely in his own world.
Mrs. Liu's eyes were red and tears flowed. She wanted to teach the little nephew a hard lesson, and just as she was about to walk over and drink the little nephew, her sister came out and taught the little nephew a hard lesson. The children who were originally making noise together all ran away without a trace, leaving Ping'an alone there, looking at the grass in the yard and not moving.
Her sister walked up to him gently, reached out and stroked his hair, sighed, and said only one word: "My poor peace! After saying that, he shook his head and left.
Mrs. Liu held back her tears, wiped away the tears on her face, squeezed out a kind smile on her face, and then walked to Ping'an's side, slowly squatted down, held his shoulders with both hands, and said softly: "Ping'an, let's go home." My peace just doesn't like to talk, so I'm not a fool of what they say, right? My mother is wrong, I shouldn't have brought you here, we will play at home in the future, and we will not go anywhere. After saying that, he took his hand and led him straight home.
Since that time, Liu Ping'an has never been to a crowded place. Every time I went out of the house, I sat in the carriage, whether I went out for a walk or shopping, Mrs. Liu accompanied me, and I never asked anyone else.
It's a little early to have your own yard at the age of five, but it's good to make it easier for the master to teach, and for the black cat to come and go. No, it's the black cat that's making a lot of noise in the yard. I saw that it ran to the east for a while, jumped to the west for a while, ran after butterflies for a while, followed the bees for a while, and had a lot of fun in the yard.
Then a magical scene appeared, the black cat snorted, and rushed to Liu Ping'an, who was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, and the white light flashed, and the black cat turned into a girl, a bright girl. The girl's big eyes, small face, pink and tender, combed with two thick braids, so cute that people can't help but want to pinch her face. The girl's big eyes, shining in the sunlight, shimmered like two brightest stars in the night. She sat down on the stool next to Liu Ping'an, reached out and picked up the teacup in front of him, poured a full cup of tea, and drank it with all her bones. After drinking the tea, I put down the teacup, and I had to wipe my sleeve to my mouth, and then fanned my chin with my hand, and said crisply, "Oh, it's so hot for me!" ”
She glanced at Ping'an, who was still calmly basking in the sun, and exclaimed angrily: "Hey, idiot, how about you give me a reaction?" You see me in broad daylight, and you don't scream twice to listen? Are you stupid? ”
Liu Ping'an didn't move, the sun shone on him, he squinted slightly, and there was no other movement. He was accustomed to the appearance of this girl. When he was little, she came to play with him every night, talking to herself, and although he never reacted, she still showed up in his room every night in the dead of night. When he saw her for the first time, he was very glad that he couldn't cry or scream, so he didn't scare her away, except for his father and mother in this world, only she was sincere to herself. He will never forget that the cat turned into a girl and said to him with a smile: "My name is Jiu'er, and I will accompany you in the future!" ". At that time, what kind of shock and what kind of emotion he was in his heart.
"Forget it, I won't tell you! Tell you, it's better to talk to a piece of wood. I'm so! As soon as she finished speaking, she turned back into a cat and continued to play with the butterflies in the yard.
Liu Ping basked in the sun quietly, quietly watching his little black cat go up and down, running happily all over the yard, and gradually fell asleep.
The years are quiet, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. The little boy of the past has grown into a handsome young man, as handsome as the person in the painting, staying quietly, full of elegance.
Under the teaching of the two masters, although he still couldn't speak, he read all the poems and books, and spent his days with books as companions, enjoying calligraphy and painting. The poems, the words he wrote, and the paintings he made were already well-known in the town, and no one dared to call him a fool anymore. The literati in the town all called him a moon boy. He is like frost and the moon, and it is rare to see him in the world. He is as mysterious as the moon in the sky, covered with clouds and fog, making people unable to see or touch. Because of this, all his ink treasures will be snapped up as soon as they come out, and the people in the town are proud to have his poems and paintings in their hands, and there are people waiting in front of the house all day long, just to see him. It's a pity that Mingyue Gongzi never sees outsiders, and he never leaves the house. Outsiders are not allowed to see the real face, and they are even more crazy.
"Hey, hey! Bright Moon Child? They really know how to pick a name, it's a good name, and it goes well with you! Mingyue Gongzi, how about I call you the same in the future? Jiu'er grinned, jumped to Ping'an's side, and lowered her head to make eye contact with him, trying to attract his attention in the book.
Ping An just raised the corner of his eye, didn't even look at her, and continued to look at the book of "Demon Record" in his hand.
"What's so good about this broken book? Isn't there a demon here? If you want to see me, should you look at me? How? And don't give me a reaction? What kind of baby did you cast this time? Can't even say a word? Oh yes, I'm going to suffocate! Jiu'er slapped the table with her hand angrily, and with a bang, the teacup lid on the table jumped up, and then fell heavily on the teacup, but fortunately, the tea on it had been almost drunk so that it didn't overflow.
Seeing that he still didn't react, Jiu'er sighed and continued: "Alas! Qin Hao! She still likes to call him by this name, over the years, she has either called him Qin Hao or called him a nerd. Although he didn't understand why she called him that. Qin Hao, where did this name come about? Every time he heard the name, his brows furrowed, and his mind couldn't help but think about why it was again. But I never understood what was going on.
Jiu'er looked at Liu Ping'an and frowned, and felt relieved. Who let him ignore him all the time, how can you relieve my anger if you are not angry. Hee-hee! She secretly laughed twice in her heart, and then said: "Qin Hao, you said, you violated the rules of heaven when you were an immortal and was punished by the king of heaven, but he still loves you, you see, reincarnated in two lives, don't you get a good father and a good mother." Although you had a hard time in your first life, you ...... still ," she said this, and cleared her throat with her fist before saying, "You died young, but you also lived a good life." Not to mention in this life, until now, your father and mother have always treated you as a treasure, and it hurts a lot. Alas, I'm relieved. It's time to get together with an old friend and figure something out. At this point, she deliberately paused and did not say any more.
She glanced at Liu Ping'an quietly, he was still listening quietly, the book was still in his hand, and his eyes never left the book, but he never turned another page from beginning to end.
She was overjoyed in her heart, and thought: This wood, finally has time to open up, this time I have to stay away from you, and go out for a longer time, so that you don't think that this girl is easy to bully, and it depends on you to die. Hmph, girl, I'm ambitious.
"Idiot, listen to me, I'm going to leave for a while, half a year at most, three months at the least, don't worry about me, I'll be back when the time comes. In my absence, you have to take care of yourself and not go anywhere, you know? You have to listen to me! Don't leave this room, wait for me here. Understand, just nod your head, okay? I'm begging you! Jiu'er suddenly felt a little reluctant in her heart, but this matter must be done, she really hoped that Liu Ping'an could give her an answer, even if it was a slight nod, she was happy.
After she finished speaking, she sat quietly on the stool, waiting for Liu Ping'an's reaction. Just when she was deflated and wanted to give up waiting and prepare to leave, Liu Ping'an nodded. This time, he not only nodded, but also nodded with a "hmm". Jiu'er's eyes lit up in an instant, she stood up excitedly, looked straight at the person who was still reading with a book, couldn't help but walk forward, picked up his face, and kissed it with a "poof". Then before Liu Ping'an could come to his senses, the white light flashed, and she had disappeared, leaving only a light breeze, gently ruffling his hair, and the raised strands of hair, like his heartbeat, became a mess.