Chapter 97: The White-Bearded Old Man
Yu Bao didn't understand what a lying board sleeping coffin was at first, but she understood the buried mountain and cried and shouted. When her mother went to heaven, the aunts in the village told her to cry hard, saying that the more she cried, the happier her mother became.
But no matter how everyone persuades him, Yubao just doesn't cry. She felt that what the aunts said was wrong, and her mother told her that her mother had gone to the sky to watch her, and her mother also said that crying children are not good children.
Now that she's older, she gradually understands what it means to be dead, but she just doesn't want to admit it.
Everyone didn't know why Yubao was a little depressed, and they all thought she was scared.
Especially Yaya, she was at a loss, her little hands clutched the hem of her clothes into a ball, and her feet in cloth shoes almost pulled out a pit on the ground.
Xiao Ling'er hugged Yubao and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, Yubao, if we don't touch those mushrooms, we won't die!" Your sister is teasing you, we won't lie on the board! ”
Yu Bao raised his big watery eyes and asked, "Sister Ling'er, did you say that people will really die?" ”
This one...... Xiao Ling'er scratched her head: "Probably will." Did the Master say that birth, old age, sickness and death are the norm in the world? Unless it's a god! ”
"Immortals? What is an immortal? Yubao heard this word for the first time.
When the girl heard this, she hurriedly squeezed over, and looked like she was guilty of meritorious service: "I know!" I know! ”
So, Yaya told everyone about the gods and ghosts that she heard from the village. Because I was too involved, I got carried away for a while, and after I reacted, I saw the four little ones on the opposite side hugging each other tightly.
Yu Bao's little face turned pale, and he pursed his lips tightly and did not speak. Xiao Ling'er was a little bolder, and asked tremblingly: "Yaya, are you sure you are talking about immortals?" Aren't the gods all in heaven and good people? You, what do you say, how do you ......"
"You're talking about ghosts!" Helian Jiaran closed his eyes and covered his ears and shouted: "I don't want to listen to ghosts!" No! ”
Later, Xiaolinzi and the little maids not far away noticed the strangeness here, and hurriedly rushed over, so that the children were not afraid.
Yu Bao stepped forward and took Yaya's hand, and her little appearance was very serious: "Sister Yaya, those are all lies!" Don't believe it, and don't let your aunts and uncles believe it! ”
The girl pouted, didn't nod or shake her head, she saw with her own eyes that a goddess had cured the crazy people in the village.
Yubao knew that she didn't believe it, thinking that as long as there was a school in the village next year, Sister Yaya would know after she read.
The children finally came to their senses, and after a while they put the unpleasantness behind them and ran happily through the mountains and forests.
"Fish treasure! Come and see, the little flowers here are so beautiful! ”
"Yubao, come here! There's a rat hole here! ”
"Fish Treasure ......"
The whole mountain forest was filled with laughter.
Yu Bao was wearing a garland made for her by Gu Heng on her head, and she happened to see a very small yellow flower in front of her, which looked tender and tender, and she liked this kind of small and tender thing.
I forgot to ask someone to follow for a while, and my calf involuntarily walked away, and by the time I reacted, I was already some distance away from everyone.
Yubao bent down to pick the little yellow flower and was just about to turn around, when he heard the sound of brushing in the grass not far away. She looked back at everyone, then at the grass that was making noise. Whispered: "Are you a little mouse?" ”
The other party did not answer.
Yubao called again: "Are you a little rabbit?" ”
The grass moved again.
Yu Bao was a little puzzled, and boldly asked, "Are you a tiger?" ”
……
The grass finally moved, first stretched out one arm, then the other, and finally the upper body, stretched lazily, and his temper was a little irritable: "Which little ghost, disturbing the old man's sleep?" ”
It turned out to be a person!
Yu Bao was not afraid this time, walked up to him, squatted down, put his two little hands on his knees, and looked seriously: "Why is your hair white?" The beard is also white! How old are you? ”
The white-bearded old man glanced at her and said with a grin, "How old do you think I am?" ”
Yu Bao crossed his little finger and thought about it, and shook his head: "I don't know, I've never seen someone with such a white beard." ”
The white-bearded old man asked again, "Then what is your name?" ”
Yu Bao shook his head: "The second father said, the name can't be told to others casually!" So what's your name? ”
The white-bearded old man learned from her: "My father also said that you can't tell others your name casually. ”
Yubao nodded: "Hmm! Then you should go home early, your father should worry about you! I'm going home too! ”
"Look, my family is over there, a lot!" Yu Bao deliberately pointed his finger back, as if to say, if you dare to catch me away, I will scream, and my family will come over soon!
As he spoke, he turned and left.
When the old man saw it, he was a little anxious, and hurriedly stood up: "Hey, little girl, my old man is dying of hunger, can you give me something to eat?" ”
Yu Bao looked around, and really didn't see anything to eat, and then looked at the old man, his clothes were patched and patched, and the bones on the back of his hands were bulging.
Lowered his head and took off the purse around his waist, counted and counted, counted and counted, and when the old man thought that the child did not know how to count, he finally saw Yu Bao take out a piece of broken silver the size of a fingernail from the purse with a tense little face, and then stretched out the hand holding the purse: "Grandpa, I have so much silver, give it to you." ”
The old man was stunned, just now he thought that the little girl would give him a silver the size of a fingernail, but he didn't expect that only one was left. took the purse and checked it, well, it's quite a lot, at least five or six taels.
Seeing that the old man was still staring at the broken silver in his hand, Yu Bao hurriedly hid his little hand behind him, raised his little face and said, "I can't give this to you!" That's all I have left! ”
The old man stroked his beard with a smile, and then checked the purse in his hand, and said with a smile: "You have given so much, why are you reluctant to leave that small piece?" ”
Yu Bao looked down at the only piece of silver in his little palm, and said in a low voice: "It's almost winter, I just saw that Sister Yaya's shoes are still single shoes, and my toes are almost exposed." I want to use this money to buy new shoes for my sister. ”
The white-bearded old man nodded with satisfaction and took his purse into his arms.
Yubao saw that he accepted it and was about to leave, but he was a little uneasy, and seriously instructed: "Sister Yaya's father said that the mushrooms in this mountain are poisonous!" Especially the long bright ones! So, even if you're hungry, don't pick it up and eat it! It's going to die! Take the silver and go to the city to buy steamed buns to eat, steamed buns are better than mushrooms! ”
The white-bearded old man sneered lightly: "It's really verbose at a young age!" Are you stupid to me? Besides, some things are poisonous, but they are very useful! ”
"What else can poison do but harm people?" Yu Bao asked again because of curiosity.
The white-bearded old man didn't answer her, stood up, patted the hay on his body: "Let's go, I'll tell you later." Now let's go home! ”
"Go home?!" Yu Bao covered her little mouth, and her calf unconsciously took two steps back, did she meet the villain who snatched the child again?