The next day, Li Yu got up very early, and after packing himself, he first went to the door of the Taoist to ask for peace to see if the Taoist got up, but only heard a sentence from inside, "Come and call me when you are ready." Li Yuleng smiled, smiled and went to the kitchen to make breakfast, searched around, and found that there was only some white noodles left, so he planned to use these to make steamed buns, and when he was cooking, a voice came from outside the house, "Is Uncle Lin back?" ”

Li Yu hurriedly washed his hands and came out, and saw that the person who came was a little girl, and judging by her height and body shape, she should only be two years older than Li Yu, so Li Yu replied, "My master hasn't gotten up yet." Is there anything wrong with you? ”

The little girl looked at Li Yu who came out of the kitchen, and replied with a smile, "I'll bring breakfast to Uncle Lin." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the basket he was holding in his hand to Li Yu, Li Yu didn't know whether to take it or not, and stood on the spot for a while, he looked at the Taoist's room, hoping that the other party could spread the word, but he didn't expect that the Taoist, who had always been powerful, didn't hear it at this time, so he didn't make a sound.

The little girl looked at Li Yu's embarrassed look, how could she not know why, so she said, "It doesn't matter, Uncle Lin is very good with my family, every time the Taoist comes back from outside, I bring him breakfast." Moreover, our family has also had a lot of things from Uncle Lin, so you don't have to be afraid. ”

After speaking, he handed the basket to Li Yu's hand, but Li Yu still didn't take it.

The little girl saw that she couldn't embarrass the other party anymore, she withdrew her hand to hand over the basket, and glanced at the white face stained on the hem of Li Yu's clothes, she knew it in her heart, so she asked, "Are you making breakfast?" ”

Li Yu nodded, the little girl saw that he was thin and small, and compared with the stove, it might not be much taller, and she thought that her brother and mother at home would not let him go to the kitchen, so she volunteered, "Then I'll help you!" ”

Li Yu thought about it for a while and agreed, after all, he didn't accept anything from her before, and it would be too ignorant to refuse the other party's kindness again, and from her words, it seems that the relationship between his master and the little girl's family is really good, so it's not good for him, a newly arrived apprentice, to turn others away.

The two returned to the kitchen, and the little girl looked at Li Yu's good scene, and also looked at him with admiration, and said, "I didn't expect you to be so powerful at such a young age and do so many things." ”

After speaking, he put down the things in his hand and prepared to wash his hands and knead his face, while Li Yu hurriedly lit the fire and prepared to wait for the basket to be steamed steamed buns.

"What's your name?" The little girl asked, rubbing her face.

Li Yu added a piece of firewood and replied, "My name is Li Yu." ”

The little girl was puzzled and asked, "Is it a fish of small fish?" ”

His hand paused to add firewood, "It's superfluous." ”

Both of them were silent, the little girl didn't expect to hear such an explanation, she was a little overwhelmed for a while, she had to hurriedly transfer, "That, my name is Shen Tang." In the future, you can call me Sister Tang. ”

Li Yu was not shy, and called directly, and the two officially met.

Shen Tang asked again, "Where are you from?" What is the outside world, I have never been out, I don't know what it is like outside! ”

"My home used to be in Hongquan Village, but now it's ruined. That's where I met Master, and I guess Master saw that I was pitiful and that there was no one to take care of me, so he brought me back. The outside world isn't very good, I don't like it. ”

Shen Tang was a smart girl, and she knew that what she asked should involve Li Yu's sadness, so she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't want to upset you." ”

Li Yu smiled, "It's nothing, Grandma said that the past is an experience that a person can't change, since it can't be changed, you can only face it, and those sad emotions can just prove the meaning of those past to yourself." Moreover, you didn't mean to ask, there was nothing bad about it, I know you just wanted to talk to me so that I don't feel embarrassed. ”

Shen Tang's hand kneading her dough stopped unconsciously, she looked at Li Yu with wide eyes, and asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

Li Yu replied, "Five years old." ”

Shen Tang continued to ask in disbelief, "Really? ”

Li Yu continued to nod his head, he knew too well why people who saw him for the first time would have this question, or have this suspicion, he thought, I'm afraid that only when he reaches his teens will he not let people continue to ask like this.

Shen Tang said, "Are the people outside as smart as you?" What you just said, I've only heard it from my father and uncle Lin. ”

"No, I'm just special." The two continued to chat, but Shen Tang no longer asked Li Yu anything, but talked more about his own affairs, the relationship between her family and the Taoist, who was in her family, how she usually lived, and so on.

This made Li Yu feel a little grateful in his heart, and also made the first warmth he felt after coming here, except for the Taoist.

The steamed buns are quickly ready, and when they are steamed, the smell of fragrance comes from the yard. The voice of the Taoist also sounded at this time, "What did the Tang girl bring and eat?" ”

When Shen Tang saw that the Lindao people were coming, Chicheng smiled and said to him, "It's two side dishes, five eggs and a bowl of porridge." The side dishes are the pickled cucumber and spiced dried bean curd stuffed by my mother, which are your favorite food every time you come to my house in the past. ”

The Taoist said to her very invisibly, "I know that I have a good mouthful, not bad." Li Yu filled three bowls of porridge, took out the freshly steamed steamed buns, and put the side dishes on the table, and the Taoist asked again, "Do you still want to eat some of the Tang girl?" Li Yu also looked at Shen Tang and motioned for her to eat more.

Shen Tang gave the Taoist a mischievous smile and said, "Uncle Lin is making fun of me again, I'm already full at home, so I won't rob you." ”

The Taoist said twice, "Isn't this your dish delicious!" If you eat another bowl, I will eat one less bowl, don't you know, I have been out for so long, I miss your food, it is so delicious. ”

The three of them were like this, two people ate, and one person watched from the side, Li Yu didn't feel embarrassed, through the relationship just now, he also knew that Shen Tang was a simple-minded person, and her smile revealed warmth, which made him feel very comfortable.

The Taoist quickly finished eating a bowl, and as soon as Li Yu wanted to get up to help him add it, he waved his hand and said no, he picked up the spoon and scooped it up, he took a bite of the cucumber and asked Shen Tang while eating, "Is there anything going on in the town in the past few months?" ”

Shen Tang thought for a while and replied, "I haven't heard of anything big." Everyone is still living like that. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and then said, "If you want to say the difference, my brother has another master from the school, and now there are two masters teaching. Also, I heard my father say that the sea has become more and more uneven lately, and there are more winds and waves than before, and they don't dare to go too far when they go to sea. ”

The Taoist listened to Shen Tang's words, and caught a glimpse of Li Yu's porridge after eating but did not continue to serve it, so he took his bowl and filled it indiscriminately, and asked Shen Tang, "Then did your father go to sea today?" ”

Shen Tang replied, "No, he is resting at home today." ”

The Taoist said, "Then I'll go to your father for a drink today, and you will go back and let him cook two appetizers, and I'll take my apprentice to your house for a meal at noon." After speaking, he gave Li Yu the porridge, took two eggs to him, and said, "You have to hide and eat, now is the time for you to grow your body, how can you have the strength to work if you don't eat more." ”

Li Yu looked at the food in front of him, and was stunned for a moment, and then a little warmth flowed in his heart.

Shen Tang waited for them to finish eating, and then helped Li Yu clean up, and then went home with the tableware, before leaving, Li Yu sent her to the door, she took out her purse, poured out two pieces of sugar, put them in Li Yu's palm, and said with a smile, "My father bought me two days ago, and there are only two left, you can taste it." ”

Li Yu looked at the sugar in his palm, only to feel as heavy as a thousand jun, he took one in Shen Tang's expectant gaze and put it in his mouth, and said softly, "It's so sweet." Thank you, Sister Tang. ”

Shen Tang pretended to be a little adult, patted his head and said, "If you like it, you eat my candy, I will be your sister in the future, let's play together." ”

Li Yu showed a heartfelt smile, looked at the little girl who was jumping away, and gradually felt what a friend was.

When he was in Hongquan Village, the adults in the village repeatedly warned their children because of his identity, telling them to stay away from Li Yu and not to play with him, occasionally a few would talk to him, but it was just for the sake of Grandma's face, try to get by, but that's all. In addition, he is calmer than his peers, unlike children, children feel dull with him, and no one will play with him.

He had fantasies about what a friend was, but he never imagined that one day he would really feel what it was like.

Li Yu said in his heart, "Grandma, did you see it?" I'm having a really good time. ”