Chapter 42: Come with Me
"I also listen to other people." Qu Xiaoxiao's cheeks flushed and proposed, "Shall we go there and have a look?" ”
"Look, of course." Li Bing agreed, pulled the night and walked forward.
The stones of all the stone houses on Lantern Island are not small stones, but half-human-sized boulders. Stacked one by one, it is very layered. After the baptism of the years, I don't feel simple, but there are more literary and artistic styles that modern people talk about.
And the legendary general's house, located in the middle of hundreds of stone houses, is surrounded by it.
The difference from other houses may be that the General's house is very large, like a stone castle.
There are countless large and small rooms inside, like eyes, filling the stone castle. With the innate rigor of a soldier, as well as informality.
"Little girls, how did you find this?" The uncle guarding the door walked out of the door tremblingly, stepped over the steps, his cloudy eyes were full of puzzlement, this is a place that he agreed not to come to before going to the island, and the way to come here is also a formation, and ordinary people can't enter here.
"Grandpa." Qu Xiaoxiao let go of Yeyu's arm, took a few steps forward, hugged the uncle affectionately, and said softly: "We got lost, we broke in unintentionally, I'm sorry." ”
"That's right." The uncle didn't ask much, but said, "Since you are here, it means that you have a relationship with the general, why don't you come in and sit down?" ”
"Okay." Qu Xiaoxiao agreed with a smile, and he didn't see it at all, and he helped the uncle into one of the rooms.
"How does this smile look like a different person?"
It's far from the wooden, shy, and non-verbal little transparent in my impression.
"The girls all sit." The uncle ignored the familiar feeling rising in his heart, quietly wiped his tears with his hands, and got up tremblingly, ready to pour them some tea.
"Grandpa, I'll come." Qu Xiaoxiao took a step ahead of him, poured tea, and under the surprised eyes of the three people, took out some small snacks from a small cabinet, put them on the table, and said embarrassedly at the end: "The things that my family entertains guests are all placed in this kind of cabinet, and I got used to it as soon as I got used to it, but I didn't expect it to be here." ”
Ye Yu hid the doubts in her heart, quietly followed Li Bing to drink tea and eat snacks, and praised two sentences from time to time, as if she inadvertently asked: "Uncle, where is your child?" Why is it not by your side? ”
"Uncle has always been alone, the main family is tolerant, let me live here, and being able to live here for a lifetime is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes." The uncle said, the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.
"And what about your master's house?"
"Hey..."The uncle sighed long, "It's dead, it's all dead." ”
At the end, he wiped a handful of tears: "Even Miss has gone, and when my old bones are gone, this house will not be able to be kept." ”
"No, it won't." Qu Xiaoxiao screamed and stood up, sat down again, and explained dryly: "Grandpa will definitely live a long life." ”
"Old grandson..."There was a shout from outside the door, and the tone was very unkind.
"Uncle, are you a guest? Then let's go first! Ye Yu made a gesture to pull Li Bing away.
"No, those dogs can't get in." The uncle said politely, and said with a smile: "If you sit for a while, you should accompany me, a bad old man." ”
"Old grandson, don't think that you don't make a sound, I don't know you're at home, hurry up and come out for me." The clamor outside the door became more and more unbearable: "The people who are half buried in the soil are still dominating this house." Dog slave, just can't change his servility, isn't it comfortable to collect a sum of money and take care of his old age? ”
Qu Xiaoxiao's hand under the table tightened and loosened, loosened and held tightly. And all this was seen by the night whisper who bent over and pretended to tie his shoes.
She stood up quietly, glanced at the sky, and said goodbye to the old grandson: "Uncle, our classmates are still waiting for us, so I won't bother today." ”
"Hey, hey..." The old grandson stood up with Qu Xiaoxiao's hand, his face full of reluctance, and sent them out: "It's fun, come and see me when you have time, this bad old man." ”
"Village chief, people are out!"
There were 6 middle-aged men gathered at the door, and after sending them out, they blocked the door again: "Old grandson, your young lady has already been sent to be cremated, what else can't you think of, this place has been converted into a homestay, how much economic benefits it has to bring to the island, enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life, why keep it..."
The voice gradually fell behind him until he could no longer be heard.
"It seems that a quiet and indisputable place is not so peaceful." Li Bing sighed, and the next second he was attracted by the novelty handiwork, and ran to watch it happily.
"Xiaoxiao, are you okay?"
"I... I am fine! Qu Xiaoxiao pulled out a smile to hide the loneliness in his eyes: "There, that sugar cake is said to be delicious, let's go taste it." ”
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At night, everything is quiet, after a day of boat and car labor, and playing. The moment everyone touched the pillow, they fell into a deep sleep.
"Squeak!" The old door was opened, and a slender figure burst out the door, heading straight for the very center of the island.
"Blue Flame, remember?"
"It's hard for me, isn't it just a marching formation, and it's ready to be captured." The blue flame, which transformed into a cat, followed the figure and disappeared into the darkness together.
"Why is my heart beating so hard?" Yeyu covered her beating heart and muttered, "It can't be a second-in-command, right?" ”
"And then? How to go? After returning to the marked position for the tenth time, Night Whisper couldn't help but be furious: "What about the hand that said it was captured? ”
"You can't blame me for that." Lan Yan hurriedly defended herself: "She walked too fast. ”
Originally, it thought that the girl was going to explore it too, but unexpectedly, she disappeared when she entered this alley.
"You know that she is not Qu Xiaoxiao, and she is still staring, what should I do now?" Night whispered and collapsed, she didn't want to make the headlines on Lantern Island: Outsiders, dead alleys.
"Someone's coming."
Lan Yan reminded him, pulling the night whisper into the blind corner.
"Village Chief, is this really okay? This fire will not be put down..."
"What are you afraid of, just burn the house, don't kill you." The village chief scolded: "Don't you want Lantern Island to be better? Don't forget, your son is still waiting to go to a key junior high school. ”
"Listen to you." The big man, who was still a little hesitant, was extremely bold in an instant: "Even if he dies, he should be a contribution to Lantern Island." ”
"Follow them." Blue Flame Reminder.
I saw two people, turning on a flashlight, carefully comparing the bricks on the ground, counting the numbers in their mouths, and carefully stepping on the bricks they pointed.
Following the steps of the two, it suddenly became clear in front of them, no longer foggy, and they could already see a corner of the huge stone house.
The expected darkness did not appear, and instead the lights were bright.
A large stone room, covered with lanterns. The red light, hitting the mottled stones, reveals a strange beauty.
"This old grandson, he took the wrong medicine, and actually used the sacrificial array, isn't the Sun family dead?" The village chief carried gasoline, looked at the red in the dark, and gritted his teeth: "I was avoided again, and I will come back tomorrow." ”
"I don't need it...", I sighed, "Come with me!" ”