The boy ran faster and faster, the sound of the wind whistling by his cheeks, blowing and fluttering his clothes, until at last he stopped, bent down and gasping for air.

Xie Xingchao looked up into the distance, his eyes as bright as washed water.

The sun is sinking in the west, a verdant dense forest, the setting sun sprinkles dappled light and shadow through the gaps in the dense branches and leaves, dotted with small wildflowers of all colors all over the mountain, and not far in front of the spring sits an old man with fairy wind bones.

He sat with his back to the sun, bathed in the twilight, his posture was as tall as a pine, his white hair fluttering, and he was slowly opening his cloudy eyes in a simple gray robe.

After a while, Xie Xingchao walked up to the old man, his breath calmed slightly, and shouted, "Master." ”

"How's your grandfather's funeral?"

Standing clearly in the light, Xie Xingchao felt like falling into an ice cave, and his heart was extremely dull and bitter.

Xie Xingchao's grandfather is already in his old age, perhaps the older he gets, the more obvious his physical problems become.

During the Chinese New Year, he ate around the table with his relatives, he looked at the dishes in a daze, but did not move a bite, so thin that the whole person was covered with skin and bones, and it was fluttering, like a skeleton that could fall apart at any time.

Grandpa often sat on the stone slab at the door and smoked a cigarette for a whole day, the hazy smoke swirling around his yellow and wrinkled face, and his unhealthy body was tormented by all kinds of ailments, and there were no children or grandchildren under his knees.

Grandpa saw Xie Xingchao secretly in love with the girl but had no money to marry someone else and blamed himself, swallowed medicine at night, tortured for two or three days before he died.

Before he died, he regretted it again, and said to Xie Xingchao soberly, "I don't want to die, you save me." ”

This sentence easily defeated him, Xie Xingchao had never heard his grandfather speak in such a sad tone, and his eyes instantly turned red, but he couldn't help it, he held back his tears, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "What can I do to save you." ”

It was still early in the morning, but in just a cup of tea, Xie Xingchao clearly sensed that his grandfather had covered him with a quilt, and then said I'm leaving......

After the mother and father divorced, the brother who had married his wife was responsible for supporting, Xie Xingchao stayed to accompany his grandfather to live in the house outside Licheng, working in the city during the day, and his father died unexpectedly not long after.

Recently, the two of them came back to help preside over the funeral, but the gift money was stolen, and the money has been placed by the mother, just because of the quarrel with the brother on the last day, it was casually put in the cabinet.

When I looked for it again, I was nowhere to be found.

My mother was in a bad mood that day and drank more wine, and after opening the cabinet, she looked through it repeatedly, and was shocked by the results.

"You said that if you lose this money, will your daughter-in-law still be able to marry?"

"You said that your mother is the most worry-free person, how can you lose your money."

"That's a lot of money!"

"It's just there, how can you not have it!"

"Then who's going to go up here?" She roared.

"I'll just put that piece, I can't remember something!"

"I didn't drink at that time, I know it!"

My brother hugged her and persuaded softly: "Mother, I don't blame you for this matter, no one expected this, don't be sad and sad, we will find a way to pay the money in the future." ”

"I've already reported to the official, I will definitely be able to find it, and I will want you to help bring my child in the future."

Xie Xingchao lowered his head, listening to his mother's collapse and wanton venting to herself, and let her beat and scold.

It seems that this home ...... He's the only one.

Although neither brother nor mother has spread the news of losing money, there are always relatives with big mouths, not to mention that there are people from the government outside the door who are checking clues in the house.

This matter reached Lu Wen's ears, including the incident of Bai Chenzhou on the road today, and she was told by someone who added fuel and vinegar to her.

Xie Xingchao was a little helpless, he explained to Lu Wen: "I don't like her, I just don't think I can watch a group of big men bully a little girl." ”

Putting those things behind him for the time being, Xie Xingchao answered the old man's words truthfully, and tightened his dark and thin face: "Grandpa has been buried, and the matter of money may be ...... I really couldn't find it, so I decided to go to the underground casino. ”

The old man turned his head in shock and stared at Xie Xingchao for a while, clearly seeing the seriousness on the resolute face of the apprentice.

It was almost stubborn and ruthless engraved in the bones.

He frowned: "The underground casino in the rain building today? ”

"Yes."

The old man shook his head slightly: "You gave up the opportunity to be promoted in the military camp for her, gave up asking for immortals, and asked, are you going to work hard now?" ”

"I beg the master to help me."

……

……

The next day, I made an appointment with Minghe and them to meet at the auction venue of Jinyulou.

Bai Chenzhou took Lu Qi out together, and the two went to the Xiuzhen Market to see a lot of things sold by the disciples of the Immortal Family, which was not interesting, and finally she looked at it on the street for a long time before she fell in love with a Hetian jade bead bracelet, a double layer of pearls and a gold bead embellishment, and happily put it on her hand and tried it.

For no reason, he felt like a mang on his back, Bai Chenzhou looked in that direction, there was no definite target, it seemed to be nothing, inexplicable, as if it was just an illusion, and then it disappeared without a trace after careful investigation.

She blinked her eyes and didn't say anything, she held the bracelet on her wrist and shook it, Bai Chenzhou asked: "Boss, I want this, how much is it." ”

Lu Qi took a step forward and wanted to say something, but she didn't have time, she paid directly and happily, and only after leaving the distance did he remind softly: "I can help you bargain." ”

Bargain?

Bai Chenzhou touched the bracelet, frowned in confusion and confusion, and still followed his inner thoughts and refused: "I don't need to waste time bargaining with others, and I don't like to do this." ”

Such a gap couldn't help but stimulate Lu Qi's sensitive heart, and the little boy began to be at a loss, lowering his head and looking at the ground.

Bai Chenzhou took into account his mood and praised warmly and happily: "Of course, it is still very good to be able to bargain, and it can also exercise eloquence and adaptability." ”

During the rainy season, there is always a sudden burst of rain.

Not long after, the heavy rain smashed on the bluestone bricks, the sound of passers-by treading water crackled, Bai Chenzhou and Lu Qi were drenched, looking left and right, she pulled Lu Qi and hurriedly trotted to the nearby eaves in the rain.

Bai Chenzhou patted the rain on his body and looked around through the rain curtain: "Today's rain is so heavy, it's as big as the day Yiping went to his father to ask for money." ”

Lu Qi looked puzzled.

Sensing that the water droplets were wet on her eyebrows, she reached out to rub it and felt inexplicably funny.

In the next second, the smile froze on his face.

Hiding from the rain under the eaves, looking into a pair of deep eyes, Bai Chenzhou unconsciously looked him up and down at the face of the person who came up.

Some fate is true, and I can't say it clearly.

If you say you don't want to see you again, you don't see it, and if you do, it's just a stranger.

Qi Jifan's gaze only stopped on her for a moment, and then moved away indifferently, expressionless throughout the whole process, coupled with that sharp and cold face, it was like an ice cube.

Whatever attitude others have, she will have no face.

Bai Chenzhou's criterion is: Since you don't take me in your eyes, then I won't care about you.

In this way, the three of them were silent under the eaves to hide from the rain.

She restrained her desire to rub her arms, wondering why it was so cold when there were no ghosts nearby?

Slowly, my eyes fell on the person on the left.

The last time we met, the contact was not long, and Bai Chenzhou didn't pay too much attention to this kind of trivial matter, so this time it may be that he was extremely sensitive and noticed that Qi Jifan's body temperature was lower than that of ordinary people.

Bai Chenzhou guessed that he should be a natural ice spirit root.

The communication jade card suddenly came to the sense, and after she took it out, a voice came from inside: "Xiaozhou, are you still outside when it's raining?" ”

Qi Jifan suddenly turned his head to look over.