When Song Ci went home, Nuan Nuan had already returned from Xiao Ma Yuan's house.

Xiao Ma Yuan was naturally there, and Ma Xinyue also came over, but she didn't see Ma Xinqiang, which made Song Ci a little surprised.

Because Ma Xinyue usually follows behind her brother, she rarely goes out to play alone.

But it's also a good thing.

But Song Ci couldn't help but be curious.

"Where's your brother? Why didn't you come over to play together? ”

"He's doing his homework." Ma Xinyue said obediently.

"He writes so slowly." Xiao Ma Yuandao.

"He's a." Warm Road.

"Ma Chubby said, you can't call others stupid, it's very rude." Xiao Mayuan immediately corrected.

"So what?" Nuan Nuan asked.

Xiao Mayuan thought for a while and said, "Not very smart? ”

Ma Xinyue was a little unhappy when she heard the two of them talking about her brother, but she was soft-tempered and didn't dare to refute, so she could only stare angrily.

Fortunately, at this time, Song Ci said: "It's not that Brother Ma Xinqiang is not stupid, but you are too smart, when you go to school in the future, you will find that everyone is the same, and you are the most special one." ”

Xiao Mayuan looked at Song Ci with a pair of ignorant big eyes with some puzzlement.

"You'll know later, you guys go play." Song Ci sent them away.

But who knew that Nuan Nuan hugged his leg and said, "Dad, you take us out to play, it's so boring at home." ”

"Go out and play, where to play?"

"Go outside, where grandpa picks up the courier, there is a big square, let's go there to play." Nuan Nuan said immediately.

Song Ci suddenly heard this, and the place she was talking about was the activity square in the community.

There is not only a community fitness center, but also a huge flower bed, and the center of the flower bed is the symbol of the lakeside Yunlu community.

At night, there are many old people dancing there square dance, Kong Yumei used to sometimes go to dance, but since there is Nuan Nuan, in order to take care of this little thing, she rarely goes, and it is the Spring Festival recently, so the dance team has temporarily stopped.

"Have dinner, have dinner, I'll take you around."

When Nuan Nuan heard this, she turned her head and ran in the direction of the kitchen, just when Song Ci was surprised.

But I heard Nuan Nuan shouting loudly: "Grandma, grandma, when are we going to eat." ”

Song: ......

Song Ci was talking, and after dinner, Song Ci took the two little guys to the square.

Why is it two, it is because Ma Xinyue was a little restless before eating, and finally Song Ci sent her back, it seems that she still has some time to get used to.

"Daddy, Daddy."

On the way to the square, Nuan Nuan lowered her voice and tugged Song Ci's right hand.

As for why it's right-handed, it's because the left hand pulls the little marque.

"What's wrong?" Song Ci lowered his head and asked in surprise.

I can't figure out why she's so sneaky, like a thief.

"Grandpa is following us." Nuan Nuan whispered.

Song Ci glanced back, and sure enough, he saw Yun Shi with his hands behind his back and followed behind him without hesitation.

"Follow it, follow it, why are you so quiet?" Song Ci asked a little amusedly.

"I'm afraid he'll hear it."

"If you hear it, you hear it, and it's not something you can't say to people."

"Grandpa said that it was dark, it was very dangerous outside, there were big wild wolves, wild lions, whining and a child, why should people build houses, just to prevent being eaten by these big wild wolves and wild lions......"

"Grandpa must have wanted us to go back and not let us play outside."

Song Ci was stunned when he heard this, and it turned out to be this reason.

I just wanted to explain, there was no big wild wolf or wild lion outside at night, but I felt that the left leg was clinging to a small thing, and when I looked down, it was Xiao Ma Yuan holding his hand, clinging to him, with a scared and worried look.

A pair of big eyes also looked around vigilantly to prevent a big wild wolf or wild lion from suddenly coming out.

Nuan Nuan also noticed this scene, showed a wicked smile, and then whimpered.

"I'm a big wolf, and I'm going to eat a child."

Xiao Ma Yuan screamed in fright, and immediately put his head on Song Ci's leg, his body trembling.

"Hey, hey, sister, you're so timid." Nuan Nuan sneered.

Song Ci also wants to say, you are too timid, are you also afraid?

And the street lights next to it are brightly lit, so there is nothing to be afraid of at all.

But after thinking about it, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly bent down and hugged Xiao Ma Yuan in his arms.

"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, Dad Song is by your side to protect you, whatever kind of monster or villain, I will protect you."

Song Ci put his arms around her and patted her on the back gently.

Because Xiao Mayuan has the ability to have a super memory, he will remember what he sees and hears in detail in his mind and will not forget, and this super memory is naturally good and bad.

The advantage is that she can have a super learning ability, and the speed of absorbing knowledge is far beyond ordinary people.

The disadvantage is that you lose the ability to forget, and forgetting is not always bad.

Forgetting is sometimes a kind of self-protection for human beings, such as encountering negative emotions such as sadness and fear, and because human beings have a protective mechanism for forgetting, they can quickly get rid of these negative emotions.

And the reason why Xiao Mayuan felt scared was not because of Nuan Nuan's words, but because these words brought out some of the fearful memories in her mind, especially at night.

Many of Xiao Mayuan's memories of fear basically come from the night, because Zhou Fengxian, who took her away back then, made a living by scavenging waste, and often returned home very late.

Even when the weather is too hot, she will choose to go out to pick up waste at night, and Xiao Mayuan is naturally left alone at home, and most of her fear comes from this.

It was probably Song Ci's comfort that played a role, and Xiao Mayuan slowly calmed down.

"With Dad Song, I'm not afraid of anything."

She clenched her fists and used an emphatic tone, as if to cheer herself up.

"Yes, with me, you don't have to be afraid of anything, I'm very powerful." Song Ci is gentle and authentic.

Xiao Mayuan nodded again and again when he heard this, and his big eyes were shining.

"What's wrong with her?"

At this time, Yun Shiqi walked over and asked with some concern.

"It's nothing, just thinking about some unhappy things in the past." Song Ci explained.

"Since it's in the past, let him pass, don't think so much, as long as he is happy now and in the future." The clouds start from the road.

Xiao Mayuan didn't understand the big truths he said, but she understood what made her happy, so she smiled at Yun Shiqi.

"Good." Yun Shiqi touched her little head and said.

Who wouldn't like such a talented and well-behaved little girl.

Song Ci stretched out his hand to stop it, and in the exclamation of the two little guys, he put the two on his shoulders.

"Sit down, let's go."

"Okay."

The two little ones sat high and could see far away, and they couldn't get excited.

"Dad, I saw it, I saw it, there were a lot of people dancing there, hey, there were other children...... "Nuan Nuan asked excitedly.

"Let's go......"

Song Ci carried the two little guys and strode forward.

"It's good to be young." Yun Shiqi sighed later.

——

"Hey, why are you alone again?"

After Nuan Nuan fell asleep, Song Ci came directly to Taoyuan Village, but saw Cai Dumpling sitting alone on a stone bench under the big tree.

She was concentrating on a grasshopper with incense.

Song Ci's voice was startled, and the grasshopper that was almost halfway completed in his hand turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared, and then this green smoke, as if conscious, disappeared into the nostrils of the vegetable dumplings, which was very wonderful.

"It's scared to death." Cai Dumpling patted his chest, looking frightened.

"Why are you alone again, are you lazy?"

"Hey, hey, hey......" The little guy scratched his head and smiled.

Song Ci said casually, didn't say more, but asked, "Where is Aunt Yaoyao?" ”

Hearing this, Cai Dumpling immediately pointed to the thatched hut behind him.

Song Ci looked at it, only to see an invisible vortex, which kept pulling the incense in the air in, and the rich incense gas was scattered all over the hillside.

It seemed that Yun Chuyao was also practicing diligently, so he didn't bother her.

Instead, he continued to ask the dumplings, "What about millet grains and little butterflies?" ”

"Sister Mi Li went out, and Sister Little Butterfly went there." Cai Dumpling said, pointing to the peach city under the slope.

"Is the little butterfly going there?" Song Ci was a little surprised.

Curious what the little butterfly went there to do.

Little Butterfly is not a child who likes to join in the fun, and will not run to Taocheng for no reason.

"I'm going to see a friend." Vegetable dumplings road.

"Friends?" Song Ci was a little surprised when he heard this.

Little butterfly friend? Did you know each other before you died? Or did they know after death?

However, Song Ci felt that it was more likely that he knew each other before his death.

Because of her relationship as a walker, it is difficult for her to make friends with the children in Taoyuan Village.

Even Cai Dumpling's original friends gradually became estranged after she became a walker.

At the beginning of Song Ci, I thought that this was because of the unequal identity, or a gap formed after the leap in the level of "life", which caused ordinary deceased to gradually become alienated in the face of travelers.

But later, he found that when Millet Grain and Little Butterfly were guiding the deceased, these souls had no intention of alienating the two, and some of them were the same age, and even became friends with them.

But when these souls were extradited to Taoyuan Village, they gradually became estranged, slowly alienated, and finally stopped interacting with each other altogether.

Song Ci suddenly realized, it turned out that this was a rule in Taoyuan Village, that is, let the walkers and these deceased not get too close.

I don't know what considerations Zhu Daoheng, the lord of Taoyuan, was out of back then, but Song Ci faintly understood that this might be a kind of protection for the travelers.

So now Song Ci is very curious that Little Butterfly has a friend, so he pulls up the dumplings and prepares to take a look.

"That's a little brother." Vegetable dumplings road.

"Oh, you've seen it."

"Of course, I found out." The dumplings are quite proudly authentic.

"You found that?"

"yes, I was walking around the street that day, and then I saw a little brother standing in front of the toy store, I walked over and asked him to go back with me, and he ignored me......"

"Uh...... And what about later? ”

"I'll scare him that if he doesn't come with me, he'll be caught by a great deceit."

Song: ......

"I didn't expect you to be quite smart." Song Ci was a little helpless.

The principle of extradition of the deceased in Taoyuan Village is that the deceased is voluntary and will not be forced.

Taoyuan Village is just a transit station for the deceased, just a temporary shelter for the deceased, so the principle is whether love comes or not, whether you want to return directly to the sea of souls, or have been wandering in the world, it's up to you.

Cai Dumpling thought that Song Ci was praising her, and immediately grinned stupidly.

"And then?"

"I'll be back later."

"That's it?"

"When Sister Mi Li heard about this, she went with me to find him, and it turned out that he had been waiting for his mother."

"His mother? I'm afraid it will be a long time, how do you say that he came back with you? Song Ci was a little abrupt.

"No, his mother is in the hospital and can't wake up, he has to wait for his mother to go with him."

"So? Is his mom sick? ”

"The little brother said it was a car accident, he died, and his mother never woke up in the hospital, so the little brother has been waiting for her." Vegetable dumplings road.

"And then."

"Later, Sister Little Butterfly came to us and found out that the little brother was her friend when she was a child, and the little brother was very happy to see Little Butterfly, and said a lot of things, and Sister Little Butterfly said that when his mother died, she was also extradited to Taoyuan Village, and the little brother came back with us......"

Song: ......

Is this really? Song Ci didn't know what to say for a while.

Does this count as a back door? If you count the back door, then this back door seems to be a bit ......

Song Ci doesn't know how to describe it.

While the two were talking, they had already come to [Peach City].

In the past, it has only been about half a month, and [Taocheng] at this time is completely different from the previous desertion, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of traffic.

Song Ci was in a trance, and he felt that he was back in the [Xudu].

I saw that both sides of the road were full of vendors, selling all kinds of strange things, and the shops were also open, a bustling and lively scene.

And these things sold are all condensed from incense, so Song Ci is very curious, in this case, how do they trade with each other, is it barter?

But soon, Song Ci understood that they were using the same paper money.

The banknotes are also made of incense, the only difference is that these banknotes have the seal of the city lord of [Taocheng].

Obviously, this is a kind of banknote issued by the city lord's mansion, which represents the seal of the rights of the lord of [Peach City], which has uniqueness and particularity, and it is completely impossible to simulate it with incense, so it is used as an anti-counterfeiting mark for circulation, which is the most suitable.

Seeing this, Song Ci couldn't help but sigh, Liang Siyu managed [Taocheng] so well in a short period of time, and even issued currency, it seems that there must be a master behind it.

"Little Butterfly Sister." At this moment, Cai Dumpling pointed ahead with a look of surprise.

Song Ci followed her fingers and saw a little butterfly and a little boy, sitting on the steps outside a mansion, holding their cheeks, watching the "people" coming and going.

Song Ci pulled the dumplings and walked over.

(End of chapter)