Even though my voice was small, all the words I said fell into the ears of the old man word for word. The old man looked at me in his rocking chair, then nodded at me, and said to me in a voice that was both melancholy and very calm:

"What you girl said is not bad, but there are some stories, and they don't necessarily have to have an ending. Little girl, listen to what grandpa said, and be kind to yourself in the future. You have such a temperament, in this life, you can probably only rely on yourself, it is really too hard. ”

The words spoken by the old man were just like those words spoken by the Taoist priests who supported the fortune tellers on the street in ancient times, and they had a bit of a fantasy flavor. I've always believed in these things, but this time, somehow, I felt as if all the words he had said were true, and every word of them seemed to have been carved into my heart with a carving knife, and I remembered it very clearly and firmly, for many, many years.

After that, I never asked the outcome of the story, but sat with the old man under the tree and drank tea and enjoyed the shade until the nappers woke up from their dreams.

It was getting dark, and the old man went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner for us. My family members also came out of the room one after another, sitting outside the door and enjoying the beautiful view of the sunset with me.

It was not until night had completely fallen, and the stars in the sky began to radiate their light, that the old man had finally prepared a large table of supper. And because it is rare to see such a beautiful starry sky in the city, we collectively asked the elderly to move the dining table outside, so that we can enjoy the food while enjoying the starry sky.

The old man did not object to our request, but was very happy. In this way, our two families began to help the old man set up the tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, and after making them, they invited the old man to have dinner with us.

The old man was a very talkative man, and at the dinner table, he told us many stories about what happened in this small village, all the way from ancient times to the time in which we lived. It's just strange to me that he didn't mention the legend, nor did he say anything about his family.

Of course, this is his privacy, and I have no right to inquire, so I did not bring it up despite my suspicions.

We chatted and ate at the same time, and we ended up having a full dinner for three hours. After helping the old man pack up all his things, I returned to my room and found that it was almost ten o'clock. The tiredness of the day, coupled with the sleepiness after a full meal, made me give up washing and go straight to the bed, and almost slept until 8 o'clock the next morning.

The feeling of waking up naturally is indescribably wonderful, and I slept so soundly all night that I didn't even dream, so I felt very happy when I woke up. However, due to the overexertion yesterday, my muscles all over my body felt very sore, so my movement was restricted, but it did not interfere with my good mood.

After getting out of bed, I washed up and ran downstairs, wanting to talk to the old man so that I could spend more time with him. Unfortunately, when I went downstairs, I found that the old man was not at home, so I turned upstairs and knocked on the door of Fu Chengwen and Cao Yunxiao.

These two boys got up much earlier than me, so as soon as I entered the door, I heard Cao Yunxiao's wail:

"Oh my God, it hurts me to death, why do you have to suffer when you climb the mountain, and when you climb down, you have to suffer even more sin?"

"You don't exercise regularly, it's so normal. But your physical strength is really worrying, it's better to exercise more when you have time, otherwise you won't be able to beat Xiaobai in your life. ”

Fu Chengwen answered Cao Yunxiao's words while packing his luggage. After hearing this, Cao Yunxiao glanced at him aggrievedly, and then pouted and wanted to cry without tears:

"Can you explain to me why my butt hurts so much, it's normal for my legs to hurt, but why does my butt hurt? Does your butt hurt too? ”

I am very glad that I don't drink water at this moment, otherwise I am afraid that after listening to what Cao Yunxiao said, a mouthful of water will squirt out.

To be honest, it was the first time I heard that someone would have a sore butt because of climbing a mountain, so I followed my curiosity, stood up, and kicked Cao Yunxiao's ass while humming on the bed.

What followed was a terrible wail.

It's simply deafening.

After booking the tickets, the two of us finally left the city in the afternoon.

After two days of delay at home, I called Moon and Cheng Zexin to go to Sister Guozi's dessert shop together, and then handed them the souvenirs I bought for the two of them when I was traveling. At the same time, I also brought one for Sister Fruit, and Sister Fruit happily decided to treat us to this ice cream. And here I ate, telling them stories about my travels.

I calmly told the story of Cao Yunxiao's joining later, and I didn't hide it at all. And after Cheng Zexin heard it, he didn't have any other reaction, his face was so indifferent that he seemed to listen to it as an ordinary story. When I talked about Cao Yunxiao's butt pain for several days because of climbing the mountain, she didn't have a special reaction, she just smiled.

To be exact, this is the first time since she was hospitalized last time that we have talked about Cao Yunxiao's participation. In the nearly a year that I had barely heard her mention his name, it was as if Cao Yunxiao had disappeared from his life.

I don't understand what kind of feelings Cheng Zexin has for Cao Yunxiao now, and I'm afraid that she will embarrass herself because of this matter. I really hope that Cheng Zexin can show me her state of mind and position, so that I can at least comfort her and myself, but Cheng Zexin didn't say a word about it. And I couldn't muster up the courage to discuss this matter about Cao Yunxiao with her.

I still feel guilty.

The moon didn't know what was going on between me Cheng Zexin and Cao Yunxiao, so when she listened to the story I told them, she laughed almost to herself. Then he took my words and told me a lot about what happened in our make-up class this holiday.

We chatted and chatted, and the afternoon was fleeting. At the time of separation, Moon told me to call her out to play if I was okay. Although I nodded and agreed to her, I knew that I would probably only be locked up at home by Fu Chengwen to study in the next few days, and I would not have the opportunity to come out to play at all.

After sending the moon away, there were only two people left on the empty road, Cheng Zexin and me. I have been carrying this secret for too long, and I feel that it is difficult for me to support it anymore, so I want to ask Cheng Zexin what kind of attitude he has. But before I could speak, Cheng Zexin took the lead in turning around and said to me:

"Xiaobai, I know that you and Cao Yunxiao are good friends, so please don't affect the relationship between the two of you because of my relationship. I know that you have had a very hard time during this time, in fact, you don't need to be like this, because Cao Yunxiao and I like you very much. ”