Li Shuang picks and eats on the tree. It's just that this fruit is sweet, but the taste is a little strange, and I can't tell where it is strange!

The bubbles under the tree suddenly felt wrong, and when I looked around, I saw a big black dog running towards me. I dripped! The big dog was as strong as a calf.

The bubbles instantly stood up, and the two long whiskers swayed vigorously towards Li Shuang on the tree. Li Shuang was picking fruits, and she didn't notice it at all.

The beads of sweat the size of beans fell on Bubbles' forehead, and she was about to speak in a hurry. But in the end, he couldn't break through the limit of a fish, and only spit out two big bubbles.

"Run!"

The long beard tied up a fruit, threw two circles in the air and smashed it on the back of Li Shuang's head.

Li Shuang looked down and saw the word "run" in the bubbles, and she didn't want to slide off the tree trunk. But it was too late, and the big black dog was about to run in front of him, Li Shuang grabbed the bubbles and put them on his shoulder, and climbed to the top of the tree.

The big black dog barked under the tree and circled around the fruit tree. Li Shuang looked at the fierce eyes of the big ink dog, as well as the big mouth dripping with saliva, and the fangs in the big mouth made people numb all over the body.

Wait, no!

The body is really numb, is this fruit poisonous?

He looked sideways at Bubbles and said, "Bubbles, something is wrong with this fruit!" Probably poisonous, I'm numb all over my body right now! ”

Bubbles was stunned and spit out a row of bubbles, "It's not poisonous!" Same as I used to eat! ”

The corners of Li Shuang's mouth twitched, he may have been pitted by bubbles. This fruit may only be suitable for demon beasts, but not for humans. Now it is really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, and the ship broke and encountered a head wind.

The big black dog under the tree couldn't reach Li Shuang and became extremely irritable, and the sawdust from his two front paws on the trunk of the tree flew around.

"Xiao Hei, don't worry, he can't run away!"

An old man in a blue coat and a bowler hat walked slowly. He still has a dry tobacco stick in his hand, and his old face is wrinkled like orange peel, with a kind smile.

"Grandpa, we ......."

The old man waved his hand to interrupt Li Shuang's words, and he found a stone to sit down. showed a mouth full of yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Little bastard, don't recognize grandpa." How can you, who live like a domestic animal, become a relative of the old man? ”

Li Shuang was silent for a moment, "Old thing, how can you let us go." ”

"Why did the old man let you go? Xiao Hei hadn't eaten human flesh for several days. The old man laughed.

The old man didn't care about Li Shuang calling him an old thing, a dying man! It is necessary to be more tolerant.

"Do you know how you got into this orchard? It was the old man who let you in, and the old man banned the mountains and rivers, otherwise you will not be able to find this place for the rest of your life with you, a little bastard. The old man said happily.

"Why did you do that?" Li Shuang asked.

"Why?" The old man took a puff of sweaty cigarette, and the smoke came out of his shriveled mouth.

"Many people have asked the old man this question, you can think that this is a little game for the old man to relieve boredom, or you can think that the old man wants to find some "game" for Xiao Hei, how about it? Unhappy? ”

Li Shuang didn't speak, not because he didn't want to scold this old thing, but because his mouth was numb. He rummaged in his arms for a while, took out a leaf and put it in his mouth, and no one saw that he still had a small black pill in his palm.

"The leaves of the silverbark tree? The pain of the thorns on the leaves piercing the skin, even an adult man can't resist it, and you actually hold it in your mouth. The old man looked at Li Shuang with interest.

I saw Li Shuang's face swollen. Red, sweat trickling down his forehead, and the corners of his eyes twitching slightly. There is no way to do it, only pain can relieve the paralysis of the body. With the ability to act, there is a way to escape.

"Why are you trying so hard to live? There is no point! The old man lifted his foot and tapped the weeds on the ground.

"You are like the weeds of the earth, eaten by oxen and chewed by horses, born under the feet of others. Born in a farmer's field, he was disliked, he grew up in the wilderness, and no one knew whether he lived or died.

The same is a mess in the world, some people carry a cup to drink jade dew, and lift chopsticks to eat the dragon's heart. Some people are incense cars and BMW moon downstream, and the flowers are picked on the boat to spend the cool autumn. Someone goes out and goes to the wind, and when they go home, the sword roars.

Life is full of fun, and you are struggling to survive in the world. Don't you feel tired? I'm tired for you. Weeds like you live and die every year. I let you die early, you should be happy, you should thank me!

Oh, and the little flying fish on your shoulder, which was abandoned by the Ji family! Do you think what you picked up is yours? Hehe, it belongs to the Ji family from life to death. ”

The old man knocked his pipe and poured the ash away, then pinned it to his waist. Then he sighed: "Alas, when people are old, they love to chatter. Alright, it's not too early, let's get on your way early! ”

Li Shuang spit out the leaves and said, "You are wrong! ”

"Tell me, where did the old man say wrong?" Li Tou asked with interest.

"I heard that the meat buns are delicious, I heard that the wine is very spicy, and I heard that the house in the inn is very comfortable. I've heard many, many things, but I haven't eaten, drank, or slept in. Why should I be happy when I'm dead now, why should I thank you? Also, do you see that mountain? Li Shuang raised her hand and pointed to a small hill in the distance.

When the old man's gaze followed the direction of Li Shuang's finger, a black pill slipped down in Li Shuang's palm. Falling in front of the big black dog, the big black dog showed a look of disdain in his eyes.

But the smell of the black pill made the tip of the big black dog's nose stir, this is not poison! The big black dog is a demon beast that has opened its mind, and the beast's intuition tells it that eating this thing has great benefits. It arched its nose again and licked it into its mouth.

Li Shuang's voice continued without pause: "Over that mountain, I will meet people I have never seen before, and I will encounter things that I have never experienced before. I believe that they will not fail my arrival, and if they do, it doesn't matter, I still have thousands of mountains and rivers along the way! ”

Bubbles looked at Li Shuang with adoring eyes, although she didn't quite understand what he was talking about, but she just felt very powerful! But Li Shuang suddenly stopped talking, and glared at herself.

What does it mean? Bubbles looked dazed.

"I can't make it up, you can say a few words and delay the time!" Li Shuang said quietly.

Bubbles immediately spat out a large pile of bubbles at the old man.

"Old thing, you are the Ji family, and your whole family is the ...... of the Ji family"

Colorful words are soaking in the trees and flying, this grumpy little guy won't vomit to dehydration! Li Shuang was thinking.

The old man turned his head and sneered, "Stalling for time? There's no point, little black..."

At this point, the voice stopped abruptly, and I saw Xiao Hei looking at him gently, gentle with longing, eager with three points of confusion and seven points of impulse, the impulse of love.

The old man's face stiffened: "Xiao Hei, what's wrong with you?" ”

As he spoke, his body slowly retreated, but Xiao Hei walked towards him step by step.

The old man was terrified, turned around and fled, and the big black dog chased after him. A desperate roar came from the depths of the dense forest: "Little Black, don't... No... Want... Ah~uh~~~".

The voice went from frightened to depressed, then high-pitched and then tactful, Li Shuang and Bubbles shivered in unison.

Li Shuang quickly slid under the tree, hurriedly packed up the back basket, and the bubbles quickly pricked the spilled fruits back into the basket. Then the figures of a man and a beast disappeared into the mountains and forests.

The little black pill for the estrus medicine for the beast was given to him by the grandson of the old man Nakaga who was barefoot in the village. That little doll was born a bad blank, and when he saw that Li Shuang, an orphan, was pestering his grandfather every day, making him very faceless among his peers, and often making people laugh, he wanted to rectify Li Shuang.

But Li Shuang was much older than him, and he couldn't beat him, so he thought about sending Li Shuang laxatives and told Li Shuang that this was to cure body aches. A few days later, seeing that Li Shuang was like no one, the little guy went to steal his grandfather's pill again and gave it to Li Shuang for Li Shuang to eat.

Until one day, the little guy took a small black pill and sent it to Li Shuang, telling Li Shuang that this was a life-saving pill, and if he encountered a beast on the mountain, he could live if he threw it out.

The little guy didn't know, his careful thoughts, Li Shuang had already guessed that an orphan was very sensitive to human feelings.

And that black pill, Li Shuang knew what it was used for. Estrus pills can be said to be the only ability that the barefoot old man can take to make a move. Other medical methods, in Li Shuang's view, are completely dependent on the will of heaven.

Two days later, Li Shuang was lying on the hillside with a pale face. During the escape in the past two days, Li Shuang kept diarrhea, and her mouth was eroded by the toxins of the leaves of the silverbark tree, and her entire mouth and tongue were a little red and swollen.

Dangers like those two days ago have been encountered many times in the past year and a half, and even two of them are more dangerous than this one.

After resting for a while, Li Shuang looked at the bubbles in the back basket, the bubbles were still sleeping, in fact, Li Shuang knew that the wound on the bubbles was very painful some time ago, and after it was no longer in a coma, it often hurt and couldn't sleep.

But Bubbles didn't say anything to Li Shuang, and stood strong. Maybe that's life! When suffering comes, we have nothing but to be strong.

The stolen red fruit is very good for the bubbles. At least let Bubbles sleep peacefully, Bubbles may be too tired and haven't been awake for the past two days.

Li Shuang lifted the small gourd and drank saliva, the coolness soaked through the gums, making Li Shuang frown deeply.

Ahead, a few jackdaws croaked, and five or six fruits from a bald persimmon tree swayed along the branches.

Li Shuang walked over and saw seven or eight fallen persimmons under the tree, and a small hedgehog carrying a big persimmon staggering into the grass, Li Shuang stepped forward and picked up the persimmons on the ground.

"Little doll, if you can, leave two persimmons for that little hedgehog, the little one was only born this spring, and he doesn't know how long the cold winter is."

Li Shuang looked around and didn't find anyone.

"Don't look for it, I'm in the grave in front of you!"

Li Shuang saw the small dirt bag full of wild grass in front of her, and asked with some uncertainty: "Old man, what are you doing down there?" ”

"This is my home, I'm a ghost, I've been dead for almost a thousand years."

"I've seen ghosts, and they're not very sane!"

"That's because their souls are so broken, and mine is more complete!"

"Then why are you different from them?"

The voice in the tomb was silent for a long time and said, "Maybe... Isn't it the right way I'm buried? ”

“……”

Li Shuang walked to the grave, "Old man, can I sit here?" ”

"Sit down! If it weren't for the fact that there were two people lying in the house too crowded, I would have let you in. ”

“……”

Li Shuang sat in front of the grave and put the basket at his feet, and asked, "Old man, can I eat one of your persimmons?" ”

"Eat! If it weren't for the little one, it wouldn't matter if you took it all. Year after year, persimmons grow and fall, fall and grow, and there are a lot of blindness! It's distressing to look at.

Some passers-by saw it and wanted to pick it up and eat it, but when they saw a grave under the tree, they all felt unlucky. So, I made the grave smaller, but no one ever passed by it again. The voice in the grave was a little sad.

Li Shuang wiped the persimmon in his hand with his sleeve, bit a small bite, and sucked carefully. Allowed, the persimmon is very astringent, the flesh is not soft, and there is not much juice.

"Old man, why is your grave here? There's not a lot of people around! ”

"I moved here myself, and it turned out that there were so many ghosts crying in that place every night that I couldn't sleep."

Li Shuang scratched her head, "Can you still move the grave yourself?" Isn't that going wherever you want? ”

"It's that simple, it's still very tiring to move once."

"Old man, why do ghosts cry?"

"Because their souls are constantly drifting away, and their memories are constantly disappearing, they are sad."

Li Shuang said with some sadness: "Is memory really important? Why I don't want to reminisce about the past at all. ”

"Alas," the old man sighed.

"Don't be sad little doll, time will slowly bring you good memories of the person. When they arrive, don't miss out and cherish them. Don't leave too many regrets like I did, and too many ifs. ”

The old man continued: "Do you know why it's been almost a thousand years, and I haven't been reincarnated yet? ”

Li Shuang shook her head.

"I'm looking for someone I once missed, she's stupid, I'm afraid that others will bully her, she's not beautiful, I'm afraid that the person who married her will treat her badly. I'm going to find her, put her bones in my coffin, and crush the man's bones to ashes.

Damn, I have occupied my daughter-in-law for so many years......" The old man obviously lost his temper, and after scolding for a long time, he sighed and said: "Only by taking her with me can I rest assured!" ”

Li Shuang was a little puzzled, but he also listened carefully, and no one had spoken to him properly for a long time.

"So! Little doll, I will meet the girl I like you in the future. Don't give up lightly, if you encounter a hurdle that you can't get over, if you insist on persevering, there will always be a way!

Fate is not destined for others, the girl really ran away, looking for a thousand years, the kind that can't find the bones! Alas......" the old man sighed deeply.

As the sun sets, the sky gets dark.

The old man chatted with Li Shuang for a long time, and most of the time the old man was talking about his past, and his words were a little improper, and some sadness.

These are the memories of the old man who still shines brightly in the loneliness of thousands of years. And those who lie in the coffin, can't let go... Regretful.

The night was dark, and the cold dew was getting heavier. Li Shuang slept on the grave with his clothes closed, and the old man was entangled in the grave, whether to get the little doll into the coffin, after all, it was very cold outside.

But his coffin is still waiting for the daughter-in-law who missed it! There are a lot of red dates, peanuts, longan, and melon seeds in it. Let the little doll sleep for one night, and the daughter-in-law will not be angry in the future.

Red dates, peanuts, longan, and melon seeds have to be changed every year, year after year. Why can't I find her! The old man was a little aggrieved, and couldn't help but cry.

The next day, Li Shuang waved goodbye to the old man. Before leaving, Li Shuang wanted to leave some more persimmons for the little hedgehog. The old man said no, hedgehogs don't like to eat these, it's enough to keep two.

Some time ago, the little hedgehog was too lazy and did not actively prepare for hibernation, which made the old man very angry. Let the little one eat the persimmon for two days to grow and remember, otherwise it may not survive next spring.

Li Shuang was not polite, picked up everything on the ground, picked up the persimmons on the tree, and put them in the back basket.

The old man entrusted Li Shuang with two things. The first thing is to eat the persimmons on the tree and have a good relationship with the tree! Find three places with good soil and water and bury the persimmon seeds.

Li Shuang agreed to come down.

The second thing is to help keep an eye on his missed daughter-in-law, the old man said that her name is Shi Hongxiu and she likes to wrinkle her little nose. If she's still alive, tell her that Ji Youcai... Waiting for her.

Li Shuang was a little speechless, if she really saw this, how could she recognize it. It's been almost a thousand years, what kind of little nose is wrinkled, and the whole face is wrinkled, okay?

However, Li Shuang still agreed to come down and try to pay attention to it.

Autumn is getting stronger, and the golden leaves are spreading all over the land. After walking for more than ten days, the wounds on Bubbles' body were basically scabbed. Much more lively than before, the whole fish climbed on top of Li Shuang's head, and from a distance it looked like he was wearing a big gray hat.

Li Shuang stopped, looking at the dense forest in front of him and hesitated. It turned out that although there were trees on the road, they were not as dense as they were, and the vines were entangled between the trees, and the bushes were overgrown.

Although it is already autumn, even if there are no large beasts, there must be a lot of poisonous insects, rats and ants.

Li Shuang did not rush into the dense forest, but walked along the edge of the dense forest, and suddenly saw a sheep intestine path leading to the depths of the dense forest, Li Shuang thought about it and walked on the path.

As the sky darkens, a temple looms ahead. Standing at the gate of the temple, the two gates were missing, and the plaque on the door was nowhere to be seen.

The brick walls are mottled and desertified in some places. Fortunately, the house in the yard is quite complete, and I want to be able to spend the night here.

A few trees in the yard were cut down, leaving only a few stumps. A few new shoots drilled out of the stump, struggling in the autumn wind.

Entering the house, there are a few scattered ashes on the ground, and there are a few dead grass spread in the corners, so there must be many travelers who have spent the night here!

The statue in front of him was covered with dust, and he couldn't recognize what kind of god it was. I saw that she had high temples and two small antlers on her forehead, which was a little cute. But the face is solemn and the charm is beautiful.

He reclined his chair on the throne, holding a book in both hands, looking relaxed, like the laziness after the vicissitudes of life. And the calmness of the eternal stars in my hands.