Chapter 39: The Old Man
Lin Xiaozhu walked through the courtyard, opened another door, and there was another hall in front of him, and there were two more wings on both sides of the hall. She hesitated for a moment, and pushed open the doors of the wings on both sides, although it was covered with dust, but a few simple bed boards, a table, and a chair, which made her breathe a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that there would be a scary thing lying on that bed. It's okay, it's okay, nothing.
Passing through the wing room, it was another courtyard, and when he walked to the gate of the courtyard, Lin Xiaozhu heard the voices of people outside.
"Little cub, I won't see you for a while, and you ran out to play again? See your dad come back and don't break your legs......" An old woman's scolding was accompanied by the child's cry.
"Mrs. Zhang, you beat the child again, see your daughter-in-law come back and don't mess with you." A man's playful laughter came from afar.
"Big cow, what are you going to do on the street? You see Bao and tell him not to forget what I told him to buy. The old woman replied.
"Well, I remember......" The man's voice faded away.
The old woman scolded the child as she entered the house not far away, and the screams and cries of the child suddenly became indistinct.
It's really a small town! Lin Xiaozhu was overjoyed.
Now that he knows this road, the time to come out is not short, Lin Xiaozhu decided to go back first, and come back tomorrow to explore this town.
After returning to the mountain from the original way and covering the entrance to the cave, Lin Xiaozhu went to find Su Xiaoshu. I saw Su Xiaoshu and Zhou Yuchun sitting under the tree, chatting and eating wild fruits, smiling and smiling. Turning his face to see Lin Xiaozhu, he beckoned to her with a cheerful expression, and said, "Why did you come back so quickly today?" Usually if you don't stay in the mountains until dinner, you won't come back. ”
"What, do you have an opinion?" Lin Xiaozhu smiled and scolded her, ran over and sat down, took the wild fruit handed to her by Zhou Yuchun and ate it. It is truly a day in heaven and a year on earth. She went on an expedition just now, and it felt as if she had gone through a century, but in Su Xiaoshu's eyes, she just chatted for a while.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaozhu was extremely happy in his heart. Her luck has always been good, otherwise, everyone else would go to the underworld to line up to drink Meng Po soup when they died, why did she cross over here? Heaven opens a door for her in Qingxi Town, there is always some benefit, right?
The next day, Lin Xiaozhu once again walked from the path to the barren courtyard. This time, because I knew that there was no danger, I was no longer so cautious, and it only took a cup of tea on the way. She had brought the same outfit she wore in Summerhill Village with her. When I arrived in the courtyard, I found a side room, quickly cleaned the house, changed my clothes, took out a handful of ash from the stove that I had not used for a long time, wiped my face, and listened to the silence outside the courtyard gate, and prepared to go out. She remembered that there was a collapsed wall at the mouth of the well, and she must have been able to get out from there. But...... Why is this door like a cover-up? She tried to open the door, and sure enough, it opened. I was overjoyed - it would be nice to have to go through the trouble of explaining to the neighbors why she was able to come in.
Outside the door is a bluestone paved path, along which you bypass a big banyan tree with strong branches, and only then do you see other people's houses. Along the road, there are several painted gates and small but neat walls, indicating that the people living here are small families. The doors of these houses were closed, and only the faint sound of talking could be heard from inside the walls.
Lin Xiaozhu looked at the dog's tail grass swaying in the wind on the side of the road, and suddenly felt extremely happy in his heart. There is a free and quiet air here, which she likes very much.
Between the walls of those houses, there is a small alley. Lin Xiaozhu chose the nearest one and walked through, and heard a noisy shouting outside. But it turned out that there was a lively street market in front of it.
Although it is a small town, the market is very lively, and the shops along the street sell a wide variety of goods. People came and went, some wore silk forging clothes, and some wore green clothes and coarse cloth. But no matter what class of people they are, their faces are full of serenity and contentment. It can be seen that the era she traveled through was relatively rich, stable and peaceful.
The corners of Lin Xiaozhu's mouth curled.
She slowly walked down the street, asking the shopkeeper for the price of various things. She wanted to know what was worth the same thing as selling her whole life for two hundred and fifty yuan.
While he was asking, there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and a woman's voice was particularly loud: "...... I ordered the best food in my store and drank the best wine, but I said I had no money. If you don't have money, I think I'm unlucky, but a big man, drunk with me for a day. I'm a woman, and I can't let him lie here all the time. Come on, everyone, take a hand and help me carry him outside. ”
Lin Xiaozhu looked up, but saw a tavern in front of him. As soon as the woman's words fell, two or three men carried someone out of the tavern, walked a few steps in the direction of Lin Xiaozhu, threw the person in his hand under a big tree, and walked back.
"You...... How do you ...... How can you treat me like this? …… Know...... Know who I am? Who...... Who says I don't have any money? I'll dig it out and show you......" The man under the tree was flushed, and it seemed that he had drunk a lot of wine. With his eyes half-closed, he stretched out a hand, took it into his arms and touched it for a while, then froze, and muttered, "...... Still...... I really didn't bring any money. He stopped, and then said to himself, "Xiaoyan, you are a bastard, you are ...... I dared to throw my master away. Still...... Do you still want ...... Want a head? ”
Lin Xiaozhu looked at the person steadily, and tears confused her eyes.
Isn't that her grandfather? In modern times, the grandfather who spoils her, loves her, and loves her the most! Although this person is wearing ancient costumes, aren't those eyes, nose, and face exactly her grandfather in her previous life?
Seeing the old man muttering a few times, he lay down on the damp and dirty ground, "purring, pur......ring, snoring" and snoring. The people who came and went showed expressions of disgust, and would rather take a few more detours than pass by him. Lin Xiaozhu wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve, walked over, and patted the old man: "Grandpa, grandpa, wake up, wake up." ”
The old man raised his hand, waved it like a fly, turned over and continued to snore.
"Little girl, is this your grandfather?" The people in the tavern were still watching the movement. Seeing Lin Xiaozhu appear, a tall man in his thirties walked out of the tavern and looked at Lin Xiaozhu carefully.
"No, no." Lin Xiaozhu heard the proprietress of the tavern say just now that the old man had eaten and drunk her best food and wine, for fear of being chased and asked for debts, so he quickly shook his head, "I just look at him pitiful." ”
Lin Xiaozhu's shabby, obviously ill-fitting clothes, and cat-like face, were completely different from the old man's bright clothes, and the man also believed Lin Xiaozhu's words, bowed slightly, and asked, "You are not from our town?" It looks very raw. ”
"I'm ......" Lin Xiaozhu lowered his eyes, revealing a sad face, "I came to look for relatives, but I found my relatives' house by address, but I found that there was no one." "That yard, she may appear there from time to time in the future, and it is necessary to find a suitable reason. Although there are many people in the town, they may not notice her. But it's best to have less trouble.
"Oh." The man didn't have the heart to inquire about Lin Xiaozhu's experience, so he pointed to the old man and asked, "Where do you want to get him?" ”
Lin Xiaozhu pointed in the direction he came: "My relative's house is over there, and no one lives in it anyway, I want to carry him there to lie down." If it gets dark later, it's not good to lie here. ”
"It's rare that you have a good heart." The man laughed, turned around and shouted, "Big bull, come and help." ”
A short and fat man ran out of the tavern, with a rag on his shoulder, and it seemed that he should be the second child in the tavern. ran to the man's side, nodded and said, "Second Master Liu, you call me?" ”
"Come on, help lift the old man up, and follow the little girl."
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