After eating, Lu Yu suddenly had a whim and wanted to take a look around the village. Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the New Year's greetings will not start until tomorrow, and Lu Yu does not go to anyone's house, so he wants to wander outside for a while.

The sun outside is very bright and inviting, but it is not very warm.

Soon after Lu Yu went out, Yan Xi'an also followed. At this time, it was noon, and it was a little warmer outside, so Lu Yu didn't urge her to go back.

Walking under a big tree at the edge of the village, Yan Xi'an said to Lu Yu, "Uncle, let me tell you something. ”

"What?"

"You guess first, if you can't guess, I'll tell you."

Lu Yu thought for a while and asked, "Have you made some progress in your cultivation?" ”

"That's right!" Yan Xi'an was happy at first, and then pouted and said, "You guessed it at once, it's boring." ”

Lu Yu was very happy for her, and asked again: "Then do you feel the aura now?" ”

"Uh-huh." Yan Xi'an nodded: "I felt it half a month ago, and I told you today, I just want you to be surprised." She glanced at Lu Yu again: "But it seems that you don't look surprised at all, uncle." ”

"Yes, I'm glad I did." Although Yan Xi'an had been practicing for several months before she felt the aura, which was much slower than Lu Yu, it at least showed that the cultivation mantra was useful to her. Lu Yu clapped his hands and said, "I've been worried that it's useless for you to practice this method, but now you can finally breathe a sigh of relief." ”

"Hehe...... Yan Xi'an's eyebrows were like flowers, and she said: "Actually, I've always been worried." ”

"Are you worried that you won't be able to practice?"

"That's right, I'm worried that I can't practice, and I can't be like you, uncle." Yan Xi'an suddenly lowered his head and said softly: "Uncle, you are getting younger and younger, and you will definitely not be old in the future." If I can't be like you, then when I'm old, let's, how can we still be together. ”

Lu Yu's heart warmed, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle also wants to be with you, always together, even if you can't practice, I will always be with you." ”

Yan Xi'an was relieved, but shook her head and said, "I don't believe it, if I'm really old and not good-looking, uncle, you will definitely go to find other beautiful young ladies." ”

"Never." Lu Yu said: "People will always get old, even if the uncle has practiced, sooner or later he will become a bad old man." I like Xi'an, maybe at first because Xi'an is young and beautiful, but now it's not just because of that. ”

"Hmph, what's the reason for that now?"

Lu Yu was asked, he was stunned, but Yan Xi'an's face had already changed color. Lu Yu thought about it again and said with a smile: "I like you, that's because you are you." ”

"Am I who I am? Of course I'm me, am I still a big stupid uncle? ”

Lu Yu smiled: "Xi'an, you didn't understand what I meant. I mean, 'I like you just because you're Yan Xi'an, you're not someone else, and someone else isn't you.'" ”

Yan Xi'an realized, pondered for a moment, and then said: "What does the uncle mean is that no matter whether I am old or not, beautiful or ugly, you have to like me?" ”

"That's a must."

"Hmph, I still don't believe it." Yan Xi Ankou said that he didn't believe it, but a smile appeared on his face.

Lu Yu smiled slightly, and said, "Xi'an, you come on to practice, and after a while, you will be like me, neither afraid of cold nor hot." ”

"Wow, that's great." Yan Xi'an was overjoyed and asked Lu Yu: "Then how long will I have to practice to be as powerful as you, uncle?" ”

Lu Yu scratched his head: "It may take a long time, I have already cultivated to the third stage." Now that your cultivation is beginning to bear fruit, you don't need to be too anxious, take your time, you can ask me if you don't understand something, so that one day you will practice to my level, and if you can't say it, you will be more powerful than me. "Yan Xi'an's cultivation speed is much slower than Lu Yu's, Lu Yu estimated that at the current speed, it will take at least five or six years for Yan Xi'an to cultivate to his own realm, maybe not more.

Yan Xi'an didn't care much about how far he could cultivate, and said with a smile: "I don't want to be more powerful than uncle, anyway, uncle, you will protect me." But thinking of Lu Yu's current abilities, Yan Xi'an was full of longing.

The two walked around the village a few times and met some villagers. To Lu Yu's surprise, these people greeted him warmly and politely, which made Lu Yu a little flattered.

I was supposed to eat dumplings on the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but now there is not a grain of flour at home, and the dumplings cannot be eaten. And Lu Yu didn't have snacks at home, let alone fruits, so after dinner, the five of them could only sit in the hall.

While chatting, the five of them suddenly heard the sound of firecrackers. Yan Xiding was not envious when he heard it: "Alas, it's good that anyone can still fire a cannon." ”

But after the firecrackers went off, Lu Yu heard someone crying sadly, he felt strange, thought about it, and said, "It seems that someone has passed away." ”

Sure enough, not long after, Lu Mingde's youngest son came over to inform Lu Yu that his grandfather had just passed away.

Lu Yu and the others were very surprised, but they didn't feel so surprised, Lu Sanye was already very old, and the weather was so cold, Lu Yu remembered that since the heavy snowfall, the third grandfather didn't seem to have gone out.

Lu Yu and Yan Jibai both went to the third grandfather's house, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, there will definitely be no funeral before the third year of junior high school, the two of them want to kowtow. Lu Yu and they did have some holidays with Lu Mingde and Lu Mingli, but the old man was not bad, he was old, but he was not confused.

The younger generation went to kowtow to the elders and said goodbye, and they should also bring firecrackers to be valuable, Lu Yu's family didn't have these, and there was no place to prepare, so he could only go empty-handed.

Lu Sanye lives in an old house, the old house is very spacious, but now it is crowded with people. He had four sons and three daughters, but the younger son died of the plague the year before last, and the second and younger daughters also died of illness, and now there are three sons and the eldest daughter. The daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, and eldest daughter of the family all cried together, and the sons silently received the guests who came to mourn.

When kowtowing, Lu Yu saw a room of sorrow and sorrow, and suddenly thought: "People always have to die, the third grandfather is full of children and grandchildren and filial piety, and he is old and old, and the old people in the village all envy him for his 'blessings', thinking that the third grandfather should not be so sad about his death." ”

There were a lot of people who came to worship, Lu Yu kowtowed, and listened to the words of the third grandfather's family, and the two left side by side.

No matter what, Lu Yu's mood was very heavy, he sighed, and said, "The old man is very old, and he finally hasn't survived this winter. But this is also the end of his life, and he has no regrets. ”

"That's hard to say. In the past two years, the old man has sent a white-haired person to a black-haired person three times, but I am afraid that he is also very miserable in his heart. ”

Lu Yu felt that what he said was very reasonable, no matter how blessed the third grandfather was, but the children died first, this is always an unforgettable and indelible pain.

Yan Jibai also sighed and said, "In this world, it is too difficult for people to live. I've lived half my life, but I've never achieved anything. He continued to shake his head and sigh.

Lu Yu wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say. said that he had achieved nothing, and Lu Yu thought: "How can I not be like this, I have achieved nothing." ”

Yan Yubai said: "Fortunately, I have a pair of children, and the two of them are my greatest comfort and sustenance in this world, as long as the two of them are good, I am willing to do anything, even if I give up my life, I will not hesitate." He suddenly turned around and gave Lu Yu a deep look, and said solemnly: "Brother Yu has saved our family from fire and water countless times, even if it is Chongxi Anxiding, Brother Yu's great kindness is better than reconstruction, and he deserves to be worshiped by me." ”

Lu Yu hurriedly held Yan Jibai and said, "Brother Yan is really too outside, everyone is helping each other, and there is nothing to say whether to save or not." ”

Yan Jibai was sad about the death of Lu Sanye, thinking of the three children who went before him, he couldn't help but think of his own pair of children, and felt that Lu Yu's great kindness and virtue were really great. He shook his head, and couldn't help but feel it: "Brother Yu, I already have some clarity about your personality, you say you don't have to say thank you, then I won't thank you much." All in all, no matter what the Yu brothers send in the future, they will say that someone must obey the order. ”

Lu Yu's heart moved, and he smiled again: "I understand, if there is really something to ask for one day, I will definitely not be polite." ”

Yan Jibai smiled slightly: "That's right." ”

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Yu wants to go out to pay New Year's greetings, of course, the first thing is to kowtow to Lu Sanye. After paying respects to several elders surnamed Lu, Lu Yu went home again and called Shangxiding, saying that he would take him to pay New Year's greetings to Lao Gao.

went to Lao Gao's house, and happened to meet Lao Gao taking his son home for the New Year. Yan Xi must have been a little embarrassed, Lu Yu urged him a few words, and then he shouted crisply, "Uncle Gao, I have a New Year's greeting for you." Lao Gao laughed, pulled Yan Xiding into the house, and asked his wife to take some candy out for him.

Lu Yu looked at the sugar cube in Yan Xiding's hand and asked with a smile: "This is a good thing, where did you buy it." ”

"That's maltose, we make it ourselves." Lao Gao poured a bowl of hot water for Lu Yu and asked him: "Lu Sanye has passed away, do you know when to go up the mountain (funeral)?" ”

"I'll have to wait until the fourth year of junior high school."

Lao Gao nodded: "There have been too many people who have died in the past two years, but only this old man has died, which can be regarded as a happy mourning." ”

Lu Yu remembered the tragic incident of the last time the dragon crocodile entered the village, that day and overnight, more than 30 people died in the village, and most of them were young and strong men. At that time, the entire Yangshan Village was full of paper money inside and out, which made people feel desolate when they saw it.

Since he thought of the dragon crocodile, Lu Yu said again: "Old Gao, I'm worried that the dragon crocodile will go down the mountain again in the spring, do you think we should move to another place to avoid it?" ”

Lao Gao obviously didn't expect Lu Yu to say this, most people are more afraid of dragons and crocodiles than tigers, but Lu Yu won't, he is a strange person with earth-shattering skills. Lao Gao asked him, "Are you scared too?" ”