Chapter 28: The Home of the Heart
After sleeping well the next day, Changxi led Yimu and wandered around the reed village by the sea.
Reed Village is a fishing village, surrounded by mountains and seas, with smoke curling, small bridges and flowing water, and the leisure and wild interest are quite strong.
Turning the corner, a courtyard appeared in front of me, with a wooden gate without a knocker and no other decoration. The plaque on the door is inscribed with the word "heart home", which seems to be from the hand of a teenager, full of childishness.
Yimu Mian commented without changing his color: "The heart dwells, my heart is my hometown, a good name." This word is also good, quite ...... Childlike. ”
There are many stone houses by the sea, and the climate dictates it. However, when he turned all the way down, he found that most of the villages were wooden houses, and he didn't know what the reason was.
Changxi settled in front of the door, then pushed the door in, and what greeted him was a natural appearance. Nearly half of the courtyard was enclosed in a small, irregularly shaped flower garden, extending from the most inconspicuous corner to the bluestone path, which was planted with unknown small flowers, just like the kind of flower they had chosen for the lantern night party that day.
The nameless flowers have their own similarities and differences, thin powder like yarn, slightly green like buds, warm white and jade, inexplicably soft and harmonious. The petals are layered on top of each other, slightly obliquely stretched, the posture is both elegant and casual, and it is very pleasing to the eye to see, making people feel that even if it is the Imperial City Flower Market, it is not as good as half the charm here.
On the other side, there is a banyan tree that two people can't hold together, although the height is not high, but it is luxuriant, and the shade cast can cover half of the yard. Looking closely at the dense leaves, there is a branch that is particularly unusual, the autonomous stem stretches out horizontally for more than one person, the shape is flat and broad, the surface is smooth like jade, it looks like someone often lies on it to rest, it is really ingenious.
Yimu can almost imagine the picture of Changxi lying on it leisurely, commanding. He looked at the tree thoughtfully, and Changxi had already pushed the door into the house.
Kazuki was about to say that it would be rude to casually break into someone's yard. Seeing her familiar and unsympathetic, he suddenly realized that there was no yard for "other people's homes"! Reed Village was born according to Penglai, and this is clearly her little world.
Yimu walked into the house, Changxi was greeting the various small animals raised in the house one by one, feeding this, touching that, and said politely to him in the spirit of ownership: "Brother Lin, sit casually, you're welcome." ”
Ichikimoto didn't plan to be polite to her, he had already looked around the room, and deeply realized that the owner of this room really didn't know how to be hospitable, this room was almost like a house, not to mention the teacups, not even a chair, what to sit on!
He smiled lightly, full of helplessness, leaning on the side with his hands in his hands, looking at her busy appearance, and couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart: How did such a character feed these flowers, plants and small animals?
There was a rush of footsteps outside, and a young man ran in excitedly, dressed in short brown cloth, with cuffs pulled up to his elbows, and his long hair tied with cloth belts, and the whole person looked vigorous and energetic. As soon as he opened his mouth, he shouted crisply, "Sister Xi! ”
Changxi raised his head from a pot of aquatic plants, showed a natural and kind smile, and said, "These days when I am away, you have worked hard to help me take care of here." ”
The young man was overjoyed and quipped: "It's time to say that my sister is not here, even if my sister is at home, I will take care of it here!" ”
Kazuki couldn't hold back and let out a snort, so that's it......
Only then did the young man notice that there was a handsome brother standing in the room, dressed in a green shirt, sparse and straight, like a beautiful landscape. As if he had discovered something terrible, his face was full of shock, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Sister, you have brought someone back!" ”
...... Changxi was suddenly helpless, and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense," she paused, and then said, "Little carpenter." ”
Hearing this, Ichiki's figure suddenly froze, and he restrained his smile, his eyes were full of surprise, and he carefully looked at the young man's face.
The little carpenter was about to grin and speak, and when he noticed the change in him, he couldn't help but look dazed, and he couldn't understand why the handsome brother in front of him suddenly stared at him intently. He couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so he also looked back at him and looked at him carefully.
Changxi saw it in his eyes, didn't say anything, and continued to play with the innocent aquatic plants as if nothing happened.
It was the first time that the little carpenter was forced to look at someone like this, and the elder brother looked like he was about twenty years old, with a long body, black hair, and a wooden hairpin half tied behind his head. That face was thin and handsome, but it gave him a sense of déjà vu and very familiarity.
Yimu woke up like a dream, and immediately withdrew his gaze, pretending to be okay left and right.
But the little carpenter seemed to have found something and refused to stop, he stared at Yimu with good eyes, and asked in a trembling voice in disbelief, "But...... Away from my brother? ”
The little carpenter was originally a small remnant of the wood tribe saved by the water tribe after the war twenty years ago. In order to avoid trouble, they have been living in seclusion at the foot of Penglai Mountain. He was only five years old at the time, so the brother he shouted in his mouth was the young master of the Mu clan back then, Mu Li.
This name is not given casually, the name of the patriarch of the Mu clan is designated by their great divine tree. I don't know why, I pointed to him by such a name.
Kazuki ...... Mu Li, hearing him call out his name, suddenly shot a clear and eager gaze in his eyes, looking at him more and more like a brother.
On this occasion of reunion and crying, it seemed inconvenient for outsiders to be present, so Changxi got up and went out, leaving them with space to recognize each other, and sighed heartily: I am so reasonable!
She flew straight up the tree, lay on the branch of the extraordinary, closed her eyes with one arm on her pillow, bathed in the sunlight that shone through the leaves, and remembered the events of more than twenty years ago.
At that time, the various ethnic groups often came and went, and she and Mu Li naturally became playmates. When they met, they played to their heart's content, and after they separated, the children also learned to write letters.
She still remembered how happy she was when she saw a green leaf falling and hovering in front of her eyes for the first time, and there was a wooden handwriting on it, shining brightly, how happy she was at that time, she was ecstatic.
Then she meditated for several days in a row, asking for advice everywhere, and finally came up with a way to reply to the letter, which was to write the content on the mussel beads, and then use spiritual power to help the water mussel cross to the designated place and only appear to specific people. After giving away the first mussel, she was overjoyed and excited, and spent her days imagining what Mu Li's mood would be like when she received it.
She was ignorant at the time, she didn't know how to treasure her beloved things, and naively thought that she could pass on the message like this for a long time. never thought that the Mu clan would change overnight, the two completely lost contact, and Mu Li disappeared from her world from then on. She was empty-handed, and she couldn't even see things and think about people. Every year from then on, Changxi would store a mussel. It's just that there is no news of that person, and I don't know where to send it.
The old things of the past are still fresh in her memory, and she is immersed in them and can't extricate herself. The picture flashed in his mind, and the former oasis was burning with a sea of fire, and Dan Xin was fluttering his wings and struggling in the fire, unable to get out for a long time, and was gradually engulfed by the fire, leaving only a terrible and painful scream.
The cry pierced through the fog and hit people's hearts. Changxi's heart suddenly emptied, and he fell directly from the tree. Her body was like a fallen leaf falling in mid-air, but she didn't have the heart to save herself, she only cared about rejoicing, fortunately it was just a dream......
She didn't fall to the ground in the end, but fell into a soft and warm embrace that seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
I don't know when, Mu Li has already walked out of the room, looking up to see Changxi closing his eyes in the green leaf sun, he feels that this scene is like a dream, he can't help but revel in it, has been quietly staring, and just happened to catch her lightly.
Seeing that her face was very bad, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on her forehead, Mu Li said with concern: "Have a nightmare? ”
Changxi breathed a sigh of relief, remembering what night and night she was and how she got up the tree, she nodded in confusion and asked, "When did you come out?" ”
Mu Li replied honestly: "When you just fell asleep. What do you dream of, can you fall from a tree? ”
Recalling the scene just now, although he knew that it was a dream, Changxi still had relatives in his heart, and said sadly: "I dreamed of Danxin and fell into a sea of fire. ”
Mu Li's eyes sank slightly, and he said softly: "It's just a dream, the phoenix is reborn from the fire, even if it really falls into the sea of fire, it will be safe." ”
Changxi felt a little relieved when he heard this, and nodded, only then did he react, Mu Li still held her......
The first time he looked at him so closely, Changxi was a little greedy and didn't come down right away. The face was thin and fair, with sharp edges and corners, and the eyes that were originally as deep as stars and out of reach under the high arch of the eyebrows seemed softer and softer at the moment because of their concern. She found that Mu Li's eyelashes were thick and long, which was very beautiful, and she couldn't help but raise her finger and rub it gently.
After the sinful little hand was stretched out, she suddenly sobered up, and her heart was slightly ashamed, and she jumped down quietly, looked at the sky and the earth, and pretended that she had done nothing.
Although Mu Li was shocked, it was rare that he didn't tease her, and he was a little timid now.
When the little carpenter saw that this place was settled, he cried out, "Sister Xi, come, I will bring you something to eat." ”
As soon as he heard the delicious food, Changxi immediately radiated and asked, "Is there any fish soup?" ”
The little carpenter had already cleaned up the wooden table in the courtyard, on which was a food box, which seemed to have been brought with him when he came, and he replied as he cleaned up: "Of course, it is all your favorite food." ”
Changxi stood aside expectantly, watching the little carpenter busy with his work.
After a moment of silence, Mu Li's gaze flickered unnaturally a few times, and his tone was rare and a little sincere: "Are you, when, recognize me?" ”
Feng Shui took turns, and this time it was Changxi's turn to tilt his head and squint at him: "The little carpenter said that the tree hole is your originality." You think he's long gone, so you'll use the tree hole with confidence. ”
Mu Li had nothing to say, looking down at the tips of his shoes, slightly cramped, like a child who knew he had made a mistake.
Changxi didn't criticize him, and asked a question she was also curious about: "What about you, when did you recognize me?" ”
Mu Li blinked, peeked at her face, and asked weakly, "I really want to know?" ”
Changxi said inexplicably: "Of course." ”
Mu Li repeatedly confirmed: "Not angry? ”
Changxi still said: "Of course." ”
So Mu Li lowered his head and confided in the truth: "Drunken Immortal Residence." ”
Changxi couldn't believe it: "The first side! Why?! ”
Mu Li secretly organized the language, and said carefully: "Your bracelet." It's nothing, but you also added a layer of transformation technique, which is a bit ...... I want to cover it. ”
He tried to be as concise as possible to avoid provoking thunder, and Changxi immediately understood. Her bracelet was originally a mussel bead mixed with a water dragon ball, she liked to wear it, and she was afraid of being coveted, so she used a transformation technique and turned into a hair crystal bracelet.
She also knew that her skills were embarrassing and useful, but she specially asked Master Hai to help her transform into a clam bead, and then she unified it into a hair crystal bead, confident that it would not be easily recognized, and there were not many people who recognized the water dragon ball.
But Mu Li's situation is different, he knows the mussel beads, which are exactly the same as the beads in the mussels they passed down when they were children. Thinking that the exquisite ingenuity he had painstakingly designed could not escape the fate that he could see through at a glance, Changxi felt panicked in his heart, and stood there dejectedly, without saying a word.
She was sullen, and Mu Li was waiting beside her and was uneasy, but fortunately, at this time, the little carpenter spoke up and rescued the scene: "Okay, it's time to eat." ”
Changxi was immediately attracted by the food, so he put the matter aside, and Mu Li was suddenly pardoned.
A few people finally sat down and had the heart to admire the little carpenter's workmanship. Eight dishes and one soup, delicacies from the mountains and seas, a full table.
Mu Li felt that this picture was a little familiar, and after a little thought, he remembered that when the drunken immortal house first saw the scene of Changxi ordering food, her habit of being lavish was something that the little carpenter was used to.
Changxi couldn't wait for a long time, and finally waited for him to clean up, and immediately went to the table to start eating, unceremoniously.
Although the little carpenter is a younger brother, he is the one who takes care of people. He took a bowl of soup and handed it over, seeing that she was flying like a chopstick and eating fast, he couldn't help but feel distressed: "Sister, eat slowly." Isn't my sister eating out well? ”
Changxi nodded his head shamelessly: "Well, the food outside is not delicious at all, compared to your craftsmanship, it is a world of difference." ”
Mu Li was shocked when he heard this, and silently raised his eyebrows: Silly child, didn't you see her indulging in squandering outside......
The stupid boy didn't understand the meaning of his belly, but listened to it even more distressed: "Then I'll do it for my sister every day." ”
Changxi took the time out of his busy schedule to put on a smile on him and continued to fight.
Mu Li couldn't help but change his mind: It's good to raise a silly child......