Chapter 10: Staying and Passing Away
In a bamboo house not far from the inn, a little boy rushed out of the door at this time, followed by a one-armed old man, looking at the little boy's jumping figure, the old man couldn't help but smile, but a voice came from the house: "Xingyun, don't run around when you go to the stream, you have to stay by your grandfather's side all the time, remember?" ”
Xiao Xingyun heard the words, then jumped back again, grabbed Cheng Bo's arm, and said with a smile: "Got it, Daddy, you just came back after a night out, so rest now!" Grandpa, let's go to the stream to catch small fish! ”
Cheng Bo smiled helplessly, and the two walked across the street, stepped on the path, and walked all the way to the stream.
The reason why this village is called Nanxi Village is because there is a stream in the south of the village, the stream is not wide, some hanging willow branches flutter with the water surface, and there are trees next to it, but they are a little sparse, and you can see a lot of bare stone mountains in the distance.
After a while, a boy led the one-armed old man to the stream, it was Xiao Xingyun and his grandfather, the two looked at the stream for a while, and Xiao Xingyun began to fish under the stones by the stream.
As a result, many times he was slipped away by the small fish, and threw the little Xingyun straight into the stream with small stones, and Cheng Bo on the side couldn't help but be happy when he saw this: "Don't you like to catch small fish, why don't you catch them!" ”
Who knew that Xiao Xingyun said angrily: "I don't like to catch small fish, if it's not boring, who will catch it for fun." ”
After saying this, Cheng Bo was also a little silent, knowing that hiding in this small Nanxi Village, this little nebula did not have peers to play, and it was indeed very boring every day.
However, Xiao Xingyun soon stopped being obsessed with catching small fish, and dug in the grass next to him to take a look, and only made it back at noon.
The two returned to the street again, and as they walked, they suddenly saw two figures coming out of a small inn, a woman with an ordinary face pulling a little girl in a red dress, and the difference from last night was that the little girl was holding a large pale pink umbrella, and the big umbrella covered the whole body of the little girl in the sun.
Xiao Xingyun was a little puzzled, this was the first time he had met his peers in the village, but he didn't know him, so he could only look at it with curiosity, and then walked home, and the little girl on the other side was also a little scared, and followed the woman closely to the noodle stall on the street.
As soon as Xiao Xingyun walked to the door of the house, he saw a person coming out of it, it was Cheng Chen, only to hear Cheng Chen look at the two of them and say, "It just so happens that you are back, Uncle Cheng, I want to go out, and Xingyun will be handed over to you." ”
Cheng Bo has long been accustomed to going out at an irregular time, but Xiao Xingyun can't help it: "Daddy, you just came back to rest for half a day, and you want to go out again!" ”
Cheng Chen was also very helpless, after all, he didn't want to leave his son's side often, but there were some things he had to solve, so he could only pat Xingyun's little head apologetically.
It's just that after passing over, I found that the two women on the other side of the street, one big and one small, weren't they the same two people who rescued each other last night?
At this time, the movement here had already been seen by the two women, and before the woman could speak, the little girl had already called out: "Uncle, do you really live here?" ”
The woman also hurriedly pulled the little girl over, and was still extremely grateful to Cheng Chen for saving the two: "Engong, I really didn't thank you well!" ”
Cheng Chen didn't expect this to happen again, but maybe it was the relationship between the little girl and Xiao Xingyun at the same age, so he couldn't help but smile: "Well, you do live here, you don't have to worry too much, last night was just a gesture!" ”
Seeing the questioning eyes of Xiao Xingyun and Cheng Bo on the side, Cheng Chen hurriedly explained to them: "I met them on the road last night and had an accident, so I helped them!" ”
Then Cheng Chen thought of their appearance of rushing last night, and couldn't help but say, "Are you going to rush again?" Why don't you rest and go, and the road is really dangerous at night! ”
The woman shook her head and hesitated: "Thank you Engong for reminding us, it's just that we have no choice but to hurry at night, I want to ask Engong one thing, do you know any other sects in this area besides the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?" ”
Cheng Chen looked at the little girl who was covered by the big umbrella, and seemed to understand something in his heart, so he didn't persuade: "If you are a sect, it seems that there is only Wanjianmen around here, and there should be nothing else!" ”
Seeing the woman's slightly lowered gaze and the little girl's disappointed expression, he couldn't help but kindly remind: "If you want to know some news from other sects, I'm afraid you have to go through a few cities, and the distance is probably with the strength of your feet... ”
Hearing Cheng Chen's kind words, the woman hurriedly thanked again: "Thank you for the reminder!" ”
Cheng Chen looked at her expression, and seemed to hesitate, but he didn't want to persuade her again, but he still had a big head at her mouthful: "Don't call me Engong, that's really helping, my surname is Cheng, just call me Xiao Cheng." ”
Hearing this, the woman hesitated a little, Cheng Chen's grade was indeed obviously much younger than her, but after all, she had saved them, and it was not good to call Xiao Cheng, so she had to think about it: "That Cheng... Brother Cheng, thank you! ”
The little girl on the side also hurriedly called: "Thank you Uncle Cheng!" ”
He also felt helpless about their thanks over and over again, so he had to say: "I still have something to go out, so I can't talk about it more!" ”
Cheng Chen said goodbye to a few people briefly, and left in a hurry.
Cheng Bo and Xiao Xingyun on the side chatted with the woman again, but they were not very familiar, so they returned home.
The woman and the little girl were still in the street, and went to the noodle stall again, and ordered two points to eat, but even when they ate, the big umbrella on the little girl's head was still not taken off.
During the meal, the little girl couldn't help but say, "Mother, do we really have to hurry?" But Uncle said that there is still a long way to go before you can find other sects! ”
When the woman heard her words, she couldn't help but say, "Yue'er, can't you help but be tired?" Or let's rest for a few more days! ”
It's just that I didn't expect that the little girl said: "Mother, I'm not tired of traveling at night, but you can't rest like this, not to mention that there is no news all the way for so long." ”
The woman was a little silent, in fact, after looking for so long, she slowly lost confidence, and now it seems that the little girl is also a little reluctant, not to mention that there was such a danger last night, and she is now full of worries about rushing at night, so she thinks carefully in her heart whether to look for it after all.
In the bamboo house on the other side, Cheng Bo and Xiao Xingyun have just eaten at home, Xiao Xingyun is holding a book on the bed and looking at it, there are some illustrations on it, there are flowers, trees, and some pictures of spirit animals, etc., and there are some text introductions next to it, Xiao Xingyun read it with relish, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, he pestered Cheng Bo to ask, and Cheng Bo answered all in detail.
Time passed quickly, and it was night again, Xiao Xingyun played for noon, read a book for a long time, but quickly fell asleep, and Cheng Bo outside also meditated on the bed with his eyes closed.
But the woman on the other side has not been able to sleep, although she has been very tired, but still can not find the sect news she wants to find, looking at the sleeping girl on the side, her heart is full of hesitation, and it is not too late to inquire about the news in the village.
In the next few days, the woman asked some people, but these people said the same thing, and these days, Xiao Xingyun and the little girl had met a few times on the street, and because they were all peers, they quickly became familiar with each other.
Xiao Xingyun learned that the woman and the little girl were a mother and daughter, and the little girl followed her mother's surname and was named Yuan Yue, but Yuan Yue knew that his full name was Cheng Xingyun very early.
Since they have not been able to find useful information, the mother and daughter have been staying in the village, but fortunately, ordinary people here account for the majority, and the villagers are relatively kind, which makes the mother and daughter feel a little more stable.
That night, Yuan Yue and Cheng Xingyun returned to the house again, the two children went to the stream to play all day, Yuan's mother had been watching from the side, and found that her daughter finally had some fun at the age of ordinary children, unlike before, she had been wandering in a hurry and resting, which made Yuan's mother slowly dispel the idea of continuing to search, after all, such a young child, she should always be able to have some real childlike fun, not to mention that she has not been able to find news, and she is also extremely worried about safety when she is in a hurry at night.
The next day, Yuan Yue was extremely happy when she heard her mother's decision, although she had always been very obedient, but she was reluctant to travel for a long time at night.
Cheng Xingyun was extremely happy when he heard that they were going to stay, after all, such a young child didn't understand anything, he only knew that being able to have a playmate and playing together was the most interesting thing.
Even Cheng Xingyun pulled Cheng Bo to find an address for them nearby, and slowly built a yard, of course, the wooden houses were basically built by Cheng Bo, although his strength has dropped greatly or he is still one-armed, it is still easy to build a house. The relationship between the two families has deepened again because of the construction of the house.
Time flies quickly, Cheng Xingyun and Yuan Yue are very curious about everything, running around and playing every day, Cheng Bo has almost become the bodyguard of the two, and from time to time he has to explain some classics to them, tell them some things on the mainland, every time he sees their surprised looks, Cheng Bo is full of joy in his heart, without any annoying feelings, it seems that accompanying the child to grow up is his happiest thing.
During this period, Cheng Chen also came back occasionally, but he also learned the news that the Yuan family's mother and daughter stayed in Nanxi Village, but he was very busy, and he couldn't stay long every time he came back, and he couldn't even see Cheng Xingyun for long.
Time is passing day by day, trees are ringing, and people's years are increasing.