"Ling Xin, you're here." We were greeted by an honest-looking uncle who smiled and said hello when he saw me, and then took our luggage.

"Uncle Qin Yi, this is my friend Bai Yi, come to our village to play for two days."

"Haha, welcome, welcome." He came over and patted me warmly on the shoulder, and when he was close to me, he looked at me carefully, as if he saw an acquaintance. Many people in Camellia Township have come to me for medical treatment, and when I came, I deliberately lowered my head, for fear that others would recognize me. I don't have an impression of the uncle in front of me, but it looks a little familiar.

"I don't know when, I seem to have seen you," the uncle turned his head to look at Ling Xin: "Is he from outside?" ”

"Hmm." Ling Xin replied while putting away the luggage, and the uncle bent his eyes again and said with a smile: "Maybe the two of us are fateful, the one who came is a guest, eat at my place today, and I will cook something good for you." ”

I smiled and nodded, and he turned to get his hands on his way. I looked around at the hut I was in, it was no different from the other buildings in Camellia Township, there were three bedrooms, but I didn't seem to see anyone else living there. I followed Ling Xin to one of the rooms, and then unloaded the guitar and put it aside. Ling Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Hmm... I'm tired, it's been a long time since I've drifted for so long. You're going to stay tonight, I'm going to live in another bedroom. ”

"Well," I replied, and then asked, "He's the only one living here?" He thought for a moment and said:

"Anyway, I've seen him here alone, and as for other people's affairs, I can't ask about them," he said and patted me on the shoulder with a smile: "If you have a place to live, why do you want to do so much?" ”

I nodded, and walked out of the bedroom with Ling Xin, he went back to his bedroom and lay down, and I came to the stove to see if Uncle Qin Yi needed any help. He smiled and said while washing the vegetables:

"Hehehe, no one has come to my house for a long time, just say if you want to eat," and then seemed to think of something, went to the balcony and took an apple, washed it with the water from the well, and handed it to me: "Oh, eat an apple to appetize." ”

I said "thank you" and took a bite of it, it was sweet and crunchy. He took some more vegetables and prepared to wash them, and I hurriedly said, "I'll help you." Then he put the apple in his mouth, he just smiled and shook his head and pushed me away: "No, no, you just rest next to me, I can still do this little work." ”

"Okay," I took the apple from my mouth, took another bite, and asked after a while, "How did you and Ling Xin meet?" ”

"Ling Xin... I have known each other since childhood," the uncle looked up as if he was recalling something, then lowered his head and shook his head with a smile and said, "This kid turned out to be a standout in their village. Unlike other children, he doesn't scare away outside for a day, he reads and studies by himself at home. ”

"No," I said with a smile, I had never read a book that Ling Xin had ever read.

"Well, that's all in the past," said the uncle, sighing, "since his father stole the treasure back, he hasn't read any more books, but has done stealing chickens and dogs." The neighbors and villagers all know why, and no one can break it, so they admit what they have stolen to eat and drink. If it's something important, they'll be back in two days. ”

"You know these things, too?"

"Yes," said the uncle, smiling, "I lived there at the time, and then moved here, and some people said that the treasure was finally lost by the buyer, and I don't know whether it was true or not, and some people said that it was stolen." ”

"What was taken unjustly in the first place, being stolen can be regarded as karma."

"Well, in the end, the thief was cheaper," the uncle shook his head and said with a smile, "Not to mention that thing is worth tens of millions." ”

"So valuable, have you seen it?"

"I was fortunate enough to see it once, and it was a jade mandarin duck."

"Jade... Mandarin duck? My head "buzzed", wasn't that Ling Xin's birthday gift to Miss Yin? "But he said he never gave anyone anything he stole from," I whispered.

"What?" Uncle raised his head and asked me, "You kid speaks loudly, uncle has bad ears," and laughed innocently after speaking.

"No... Didn't say anything. I went back to the house, sat on the kang, remembered the conversation between Ling Xin and Miss Yin that night, and remembered what Ling Xin had told me about his opinion of the thief...

I seem to understand, it wasn't something he stole that he tole, in his heart, the jade mandarin duck itself belonged to them. That's why he quickly put it away when I knocked on the door that day, so on Miss Yin's birthday, he was still struggling with whether to give this gift or not. I sighed slowly, and turned my head to look out the window, the camellia village was still as peaceful as ever, and from time to time a few pieces of yellow sycamore trees fell to the ground in circles with the wind. I didn't plan to tell him about it, I hoped in my heart that no one would ever be able to recognize the jade mandarin duck, and it wasn't until Ling Xin and Miss Yin joined hands that he told the whole story in a quiet dusk.

Maybe I really underestimated Ling Xin's strength, that day he drank a lot and said that he wanted to be the strongest thief in the world, not a fool's dream.

I lay on the kang, the elegant face resurfaced, people will always unconsciously think about something to relax when they are stressed, and she is probably the deepest part of my heart to rely on...

At dinner, Ling Xin was still talking and laughing as before, as if he had slept in the house for a while, and regained all his vitality. He called Uncle Qin Yi a brother, and the uncle didn't refute it, just smiled and told him to eat more.

"Brother, don't have a bitter gourd face," Ling Xin looked at me and frowned and said, "We can see you sooner or later, we are not in a hurry, wait until you want to see each other." ”

"I know."

"Okay, okay, tonight I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman and accompany you to get drunk."

I smiled at him and gave him some food, and he was still gobbling up food as if he was at Miss Yin's house, chatting with us from time to time. After a while, it was dark, and Ling Xin touched his round belly and leaned against the back of the chair, as if he didn't even have the strength to walk.

"It's okay, Brother Ling Xin." I asked as I watched my uncle clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

"It's okay, it's okay," he slowly stood up with his chair up, "I'll go outside for activities, and we'll leave after you clean up." ”

I said "um", and the uncle smiled and waved his hand to signal me to go directly, so I handed him the rest of the dishes and chopsticks, and then walked out. Another cool breeze blew, as if it was a little colder than before, Ling Xin looked at the front blankly, and slowly turned his head when he heard me come out.

"Camellia Township really has the fragrance of camellia..."Ling Xin sighed, as if it was the first time he came.

I also took a deep breath, autumn was beautiful, but I could still smell the fragrance of flowers wafting in the distance, as if it was the only one who was qualified to be frosty and proud of the snow when everything was withering. Knowing the story behind it, I can't help but feel a little more sad, those flowers are like those stubborn people, even if they know that the person they want is gone, but they are still looking forward to the most difficult time.