Chapter 2 Infants
The old man carefully went down the mountain, came to the lake, those quite spiritual spirit beasts all found the old man's approach, turned his head and looked at the blue light, as if he had made some decision, the big bird flapped its wings, screaming, the fish were all around the blue light, spitting bubbles on the water surface, the old turtle slowly turned his neck to look at the old man, slowly dived into the water, suddenly saw the blue light slowly rising from the water, it was the old turtle who held up the blue light with his back, and slowly swam towards the old man, the big bird and the fish also slowly followed, this situation was very unbelievable, the old man couldn't help but take a few steps back, and waited for the blue light to slowly approachThe old man suddenly stopped his pace, because he saw that the blue light was actually a baby!
The blue light is slowly converging, and it is getting clearer and clearer, and a baby who is kicking his little feet looks at the old man with curious eyes, and laughs when he looks at it, and the old man sees that the old turtle has swam to the shore quickly, and bows his head to salute, as if he wants the old man to get closer. The old man hurriedly stepped forward and saw a baby in swaddling clothes flapping his little hands, very cute, the old man was amused, the so-called fairy he was looking for was actually a baby. But after thinking about it, this baby is by no means simple, I am afraid that it is the heir of an immortal, and I don't know why it was left here.
After thinking for a while, he finally stepped forward and picked up the baby on the back of the old turtle. Gently patting the baby in the swaddling clothes, the child looked very comfortable by his patting, and a little chubby face smiled again. The old man looked carefully, and the child saw that there was nothing but a white cloth made of unknown materials, and a small blue flower robe on the child's body, only a piece of jade in the shape of a green leaf on the little neck.
It was getting late, the old man finally decided to hurry home, he was very happy today, he felt that this child was given to him by God, he and his daughter-in-law had no children, and when he was about to be more than a year old, such a miraculous child came to him, and he was thinking how happy she must have been when he brought this child to his old woman.
He looked at the big birds, the old turtles, and the fish, and knew that they were all spiritual creatures, and said: "The old man will definitely take care of him wholeheartedly when he gets this child, you can rest assured, it is getting late now, I have to go back quickly, otherwise it will not be easy to walk in this forest at night." The creatures seemed to understand him, especially the old turtle nodded and turned back into the lake, and the fish scattered on their own.
Old man Ye immediately returned, and the group of big birds followed in the sky, as if they were protecting, and screamed, and the old man thought in his heart: "This bird must have some blood of ancient birds of prey, although it is not fierce now, I am afraid that it is also a hegemon in this jungle." Sure enough, he made it out of the dense forest that he was unfamiliar with, and his heart palpitated. He raised his head and shouted to the big bird over there: "Thank you for the fairy bird escort, the old man here is already familiar with the road, you go back, when this child grows up, I will take him to visit you." "The big birds circled the sky a few times, screamed a few times, and actually flew back. ”
It was already dark, and the old man was hobbling on the mountain path with a baby in his arms, he was in the prime of life, and it was not difficult to walk alone, but with a child, he had to be extremely careful with the rocks and branches, until it was completely dark, and he finally came to the top of the mountain near a green bamboo forest.
A woman who was about fifty years old was walking anxiously at the door of the bamboo house, complaining, this old man Ye, what's going on today, he hasn't come back so late. Thinking of this, she felt even more uneasy, and she kept clasping her hands and was about to go out.
Old man Ye looked at the familiar bamboo forest, his feet couldn't help but be a little faster, he couldn't see clearly in the night, he only saw a black shadow moving towards him in front of him, he knew in his heart that it was the old woman who came to find him, and a sense of guilt rose in his heart, and he would definitely make her anxious when he returned late. When I stepped forward to take a look, it was.
The old woman obviously also saw Old Man Ye, the person has not yet arrived, and the words have already arrived. "What's the matter with you, do you know how worried I am about you when I'm home so late alone, can't I work tomorrow, the food is cold. The old man couldn't help but be amused and warm. I had to laugh and say while walking away: "It's late to come back, you're in such a hurry, look at it, what's in my arms?"
The old woman noticed this, and when she saw it, she was stunned, did you steal other people's children?
Old man Ye choked with anger, is he that kind of person. I had to go into the room and put the child on the bed, and turned around to tell the old woman about his magical adventure today. The old woman was stunned for a moment, and after listening to it, she said, "This must be the child of those immortals." "We can't ask for it, otherwise if the immortals come to find it, what will we do if we blame it?
The old man got up and said, "Today, those spirit beasts want me to bring this child back, they must want me to raise him to grow up, besides, if we don't take this child, do we let him stay in the mountains?"
The old woman was right when she thought about it, but after thinking about it again, she obviously thought of a funny question, and she couldn't help but be happy. ”
When the old man saw that his daughter-in-law seemed to be laughing at himself, he couldn't help but say angrily: "What are you laughing at? I'm not stealing from others!"
The old woman had no choice but to explain: "You said that this child has grown up to be sensible, are you calling us two fathers and mothers? Or grandparents?"
When the old man heard this, he became even more angry, do you think I am old? If it weren't for those people in the village chewing their tongues, how could I be called an old man at my age, I have all the strength of my body, I am still a good hunter, how can I be called an old man when I am not yet forty? He has grown up, and we are his father and mother.
The old woman saw that the old man Xiao Ye was angry, so she had to comfort: "I'm sorry for you, I blame me, if I don't get more than ten years old, we won't have to live in the mountains to avoid these gossips." ”
Seeing the old woman mention this stubble, the old man couldn't help but sigh. This worldly prejudice is really helpless.
The old man snorted coldly and said: "It's nothing about age, don't talk about it, it's been so many years, let's live a good life, be frank and don't ask for people, don't care about those words, you hurry up and cook a bowl of millet porridge, and bring fresh goat's milk by the way, this child is probably hungry, you see it's all in a commotion." When the old woman saw it, sure enough, she hurried to prepare.
The old woman took food and goat's milk, picked up the child and fed it slowly, but the child was also well-behaved, and only cared about eating, and his appetite was excellent.
Old man Ye didn't feel that he was hungry in his stomach, so he went to find something to eat and drink. When he returned to the bedside, the old woman was still feeding the child, and the old man also found a vacant seat to sit on the edge of the bed, and said, "Shall we give him a name?"
When the old woman heard this, she smiled and said, "You are a father, you can take it." ”
The old man thought for a while, and then said: "We don't know what the surname of this child's parents is, but this child has a green leaf jade piece hanging around his neck, and I also happen to be surnamed Ye, which is really providential, but we don't occupy his surname, if he has the fate to find his parents in the future, it will not make him embarrassed. ”
When the old woman heard this, she was really reasonable, and laughed: "I didn't expect you to be so talented." "The old man looked proud, do you know this, I think I was also suave and talented back then. ”
The old woman couldn't help but despise this braggart old man for a while, ignored him, and patted Xiao Yiye to coax him to sleep. ”
The arrival of Xiao Yiye brought infinite joy to this ordinary family, and the excitement made the husband and wife unable to sleep at night, just teasing this lovely child.