I straightened his crooked crown and asked, "Can't you say who your grandfather is?" ”

The original intention was not to force him, but to have a comprehensive analysis of the current situation. [But after I asked, Ping's pupils shrank significantly, well, meaning I can't say yet.] I didn't want to dwell on this, so I changed the subject: "You also heard the conversation between me and your grandfather outside the door just now, you can analyze whether there is anything wrong in my speech." ”

He frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "I can't figure out my grandfather's attitude, he has always been so majestic, but today is a little abnormal. I thought he would ask you more questions and probably ......"

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, his mind turned slightly to know what he had not said next. Under the tireless report of the widow Liu, my "bad" reputation must have reached the ears of his grandfather, and he came here in person today not only to deter Ah Ping, but also to "solve" my problem.

So Ah Ping was worried outside, in addition to being afraid that I wouldn't be able to get out, he was also afraid that his grandfather would throw me a piece of paper.

He can mess with Widow Liu, he can get angry, but it is obvious that he is afraid of his grandfather. I looked at him deeply and wondered: What would his grandfather do if he had really thrown me a letter of resignation?

I found that I didn't even dare to ask this question myself, for fear that the answer would be too heavy and hurtful.

Suddenly, his heart was extremely heavy, he stretched out his hands and hugged him, and whispered to his face: "Ah Ping, let's elope." "It doesn't matter what status he has, what power and wealth he has, just me and him leave here, find a place where no one knows us, and start from scratch, I believe we will not be unable to live.

But the person I was holding didn't respond, and I turned my eyes slightly to see a pair of painful and fragile black eyes. His heart seemed to have been sharpened by a blunt knife, and it hurt and hurt, not because he didn't respond to my request, but because he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even answer me verbally.

As soon as my eyes were closed, sourness gushed out of the corners of my eyes, and the person on my body was shocked, and immediately leaned down to peck at my tears, and said sadly: "Lan, it's me who is not good, let you cry." ”

Suddenly, the tears burst and I couldn't stop it.

All the grievances and horrors were less than a word from him, and I wanted to tell him that it was just a joke proposal, how could I force him like this? Give up your family, give up everything, just for one me! This is unrealistic, how can I be willing to give up?

When the emotion came, I buried it in his chest and cried bitterly, and when he finally sobbed and retreated, his chest was already wet, and tears and snot were all on his body.

On the fifth day of December, Ah Ping's eighteenth birthday, I attended his coming-of-age ceremony, experienced a thrilling experience, and then left tears and snot on him, which can be regarded as impressing him.

Naturally, it was impossible for the matter to end here, and it didn't take long for dinner to be summoned outside, and I thought it was another hard battle, but when I came to the stove room, I saw Ah Ping's grandfather sitting down in the main seat first, and there were already five or six dishes on the table, which was already very rich.

As soon as I saw this posture, I knew that it was Widow Liu who personally copied the knife and cooked, and this was the first time I had seen her cook.

Ah Ping's grandfather saw us enter the door and lightly threw two words: "Sit down." ”

Three of the four chairs were empty, and I was pulled to the table by Ah Ping, who meant to sit down, and glanced at Widow Liu with a little hesitation, but saw that she was standing upright with her eyes down.

At this moment, the old man's gaze on the other side shot at me, and my heart shrank, and I didn't know whether to sit or not. And Ah Ping also stood there straight with me, very anxious when he saw that the situation was about to deteriorate again, and he didn't dare to make a decision on his own.

"What are you two doing there? Do you want to have a meal? ”

Now the subject was clear, I sat down in the chair without worries, and Ah Ping also seemed to be relieved to sit on my left hand side. I thought that this dinner was another tough battle to be fought, but I didn't expect it to be eaten in a dull and silent place. There were five or six people standing in rows in the room, and three people were seated, but from beginning to end there was only the occasional sound of picking vegetables, and nothing else.

Since Ah Ping's grandfather didn't speak, then I didn't need to speak.

When I saw Ah Ping put down his chopsticks first, I immediately put down my chopsticks, and I heard him say respectfully: "Grandfather eat slowly, I'm full." He looked at me with a flicker of his eyes, suggesting that he should learn from him.

But I couldn't call out the "grandfather", for fear that it would not be good to call rashly, so I had to vaguely: "You eat slowly, I am also full." ”

Seeing that the old man on the other side continued to eat quietly, I thought that it should not be very respectful to leave the table at this time, and seeing Ah Ping sitting there in a regular manner, I could only sit and wait.

Finally, the last pair of chopsticks was put down, and after picking up the white towel that was resting on the side and wiping his mouth, he heard a vigorous voice say slowly: "I will stay overnight tonight." ”

Hearing this, my heart sank at first, purely a subconscious reaction, and then I thought that it was already dark at this time, and Ah Ping's grandfather should have come from afar, and it was impossible to leave overnight, so it was natural to stay overnight.

It's just that the rooms in the house are limited, except for the two rooms in the back room, there is only one Buddha room and a stove room. As soon as I turned to this, I heard the widow Liu woman standing on the side say respectfully: "The old slave will tidy up the room and respectfully invite the master to move in." ”

As soon as I heard it, I felt that it was inappropriate, how could there be a ceremony for Ah Ping's grandfather to sleep in Ah Ping's nursing mother's room, whether it was in terms of seniority or dignity, it was very inappropriate. Stretched out his hand and pressed Ah Ping underneath, this wooden boy, he didn't know how to be flexible at a critical time.

He raised his eyes and glanced at me, seeing that I blinked and hinted that there was finally a tacit understanding, he paused for a moment and then said softly: "Grandfather, if you don't feel simple, you can sleep in our room, the windows are open, the air is more transparent, and the morning is sunny." ”

Ah Ping's grandfather looked at me with awe: "If I sleep in your room, where are you going to sleep?" ”

Obviously, it was me who asked this, and the people present, including Ah Ping, were all people who knew how to look at me, so all eyes fell on me. I don't care about the rest of the people, I just use my spare light to float Aping, and I can't help but sigh in my heart when I see him looking nervous. Why does this old gentleman love tossing so much? As a grandchild, it is always right, why bother to let the house for you to sleep in.

Of course, I can't really say this without a heart, so I can only reply cautiously: "There are tables and chairs in the front room to sleep on, or to keep vigil in the Buddhist room." ”

"Then let's keep vigil in the Buddha's room."

In a word, the old man got up leisurely in my stunned gaze, and walked out of the stove room by the light breeze past us. After everyone withdrew from the stove room, Ah Ping said helplessly: "Daughter-in-law, you are really a real person." ”

Full of black lines, how did I know it would be like this, that is, he didn't expect his grandfather to decide so happily at once.

After a while, someone came over, one of the three Xuanyi people, he stood at the door of the stove room and said: "Son, madam, the master has rested, and ordered me to come and invite you to the Buddha room." ”

There are even people to supervise! I have the feeling that the old man deliberately designed it.

The two reluctantly walked into the Buddha room and found that there was originally only one futon on the ground, but now there is one more. After Ah Ping closed the door, I heard the footsteps outside, and I immediately leaned into his ear: "Let's wait for the dead of night to quietly get down from the hole in the ground and go to the library." ”

As a result, Ah Ping raised his eyes to look at me, fluttered his eyelashes twice, and said slowly: "The hole under the table has been sealed." ”

"Sealed? Why? ”

"When I went home, I was robbed, and when I turned around, I asked Uncle Mu to seal the hole, so as to prevent any more small people from coming in."

I paused and asked hopelessly, "Can the ban still be lifted?" ”

Ah Ping replied: "The pit is full, it should be impossible to unseal it again." ”

“……”

I didn't believe it, so I went under the table and found that the original hole was now tightly filled with earth, so I was extremely discouraged and accepted the reality. Grim-faced from under the table, he saw that Ah Ping was already sitting on the futon, and the dim candlelight had blurred his outline, and the lines looked soft.

As soon as he turned his eyes to see that I was still lying on the ground in a daze, he pursed the corners of his lips and asked, "Is the inspection done?" ”

I got up from the ground and walked over, where is the inspection, but I don't give up. Sitting down next to him and resting his head on his shoulder, "Are we really going to sit here all night?" ”

"When you're sleepy, sleep on my lap."

Glancing at him, he lay down without squirming, his legs straightened to make me more comfortable. I don't know if he has lost the label of "fool" and no longer needs to pretend, or because he has passed the eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, I feel that he has matured a lot in an instant, and he knows how to hurt people and take responsibility. Close your eyes and fall asleep peacefully, secretly planning to sleep only in the first half of the night, and replace me in the second half of the night.

When I woke up again, it was still dark, and the candle was extinguished, and when I came back to consciousness, I found that I was still lying on Ah Ping's lap, and the breath above my head told me that he seemed to have fallen asleep due to sleepiness.

Cautiously got up, but as soon as he sat up, Ah Ping was shocked, "Lan? ”

Immediately go grab his hand and answer: "I'm here." His visibly sleepy voice came, "What's wrong?" ”

"I'll wake up, so I'll let you lie down and rest."

He forced himself to sit up straight: "No, you can continue to sleep." ”

"Ah Ping, Ming'er may still have a tough battle to fight, can you bear to let me fight alone?"

He hesitated, "Okay, then I'll sleep for a while, you have to call me." ”

I suggested moving the futon to the corner of the wall so that I could lean against the wall when he lay down, which was much easier than if he had just leaned on one of the legs. After settling down, his legs were covered by his gravity, and it didn't take long to hear him breathe lightly. In fact, everyone was very tired on this day, from the crown ceremony early in the morning to the hot spring pool, and then experienced a thrilling interrogation, the mental strength of the two of them was almost exhausted, so they couldn't stay up at night.

Soon the sleepiness returned, and I leaned against the wall and began to doze off. There was silence all around, and even the smallest sound would be amplified, and when I heard the sound of the rope, I woke up, suspecting that I was hallucinating in a sleep, but after listening carefully for a while, the sound was intermittent, but I was sure that it was not an auditory hallucination, and the problem was that I couldn't figure out where it came from every time.

The quieter I am, the more scared I become, all kinds of bad thoughts will pop up in my head, and just when I was about to wake up Ah Ping, a muffled sound suddenly told me the direction very clearly, from the other side of the table! Is there another thief? But hasn't the hole in the ground been filled? If I just listened to Ah Ping, I might still have some doubts, just now I specially drilled under the table to see with my own eyes, not the kind that was blocked by a board, but really filled with soil.