Zhulin North Road, in the trail.

The moon is thick, the winding path leads to the secluded place, the father and son walk hand in hand, they are not in a hurry to go home, just for a walk.

"Daddy. When Yu Yin walked out, Xiao Zheng Ming, who was looking down at his feet, suddenly asked, "You say-why do we humans have children?"

The questioner is innocent, and the questioner is calm.

Hearing this, Zheng Zong smiled slightly, looked at the deep bamboo forest path and replied with a smile: "Continue." ”

"Continuation?" Xiao Zheng blinked innocently, looked at his father and asked, "Does it mean to continue the lineage or race?"

Zheng Zong nodded with a smile, and said: "It's about race, but most of them are family lines or personal bloodlines. - Oh, this life is very short and boring, in the second half of this lonely and lonely life, they will choose to be accompanied by the bane, and there are more expectations and thoughts, and they want the children to complete it for them, so in many cases, they are just a substitute...... So that when you return to the ruins, you won't leave too many regrets. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Zong added with a smile: "Of course, there are also some people who really like and love children, so they are willing to endure long-term misery to do so. ”

Xiao Zheng Ming blinked his eyes as if he didn't understand, and then suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then, did Daddy give birth to Ah Ming out of liking Ah Ming?"

"Ugh. Hearing this, Zheng Zong paused in a daze, and then looked sideways at Xiao Zheng Ming. Seeing that he was smiling brightly and innocently, Zheng Zong was also infected with a smile.

"Of course. - Isn't little Armin still likable? Zheng Zong half-squatted and scratched Xiao Zheng Ming's nose with his hand, full of tenderness and warmth.

"Haha!" Hearing this, Xiao Zheng Ming's eyes suddenly widened with laughter, and he said happily: "Then in the future, Xiao Ah Ming will also have a good baby who is both obedient and lovable!"

"Hmm. Zheng Zongci smiled and nodded.

"Haha, ha!" Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming suddenly laughed, and then saw that he let go of Zheng Zong's left hand holding him, drew a big circle in front of him with both hands, and said with a smile: "Oh! Daddy, what kind of name do you want to give Xiao Ming's good baby?!"

"Hah-ah?" Zheng Zong couldn't help but be stunned, and shook his head with a laugh.

"Say, say—— it has to be a great name!" Xiao Zheng Ming nodded and asked with a smile.

"Hmm-" Zheng Zong was helpless, so he pretended to think deeply, and with only a little effort, he deliberately made a sudden appearance of brightness in his eyes, and chuckled: "Just call Zheng Xiaoming—— what do you think?"

Zheng Zong had a rare teasing smile on his face, and it seemed that he was clearly perfunctory and teasing Xiao Zheng Ming.

"Well-Xiao Zheng Ming didn't react for a while, and blinked his eyes as if he was still thinking about it, but after a flick of his fingers, he suddenly moved his eyes and turned his head towards the bamboo forest in front of him: "Huh?"

Seeing this, Zheng Zong couldn't help but be stunned, and then straightened his posture and turned his head to look at Zheng Ming with a smile.

The bamboo is dark and deep, only with the naked eye, but there is nothing specific to see, only the shadow of a few grass branches and buds. But Xiao Zheng Ming was different, I saw him blink his eyes gently, and then left Zheng Zong and walked over alone.

Seeing this, Zheng Zong frowned slightly, and also set off to follow Xiao Zheng Ming.

Not far away, after only picking up a few bamboo bushes, Xiao Zheng Ming and Zheng Zong came here.

After stopping, Xiao Zheng Ming stared motionlessly at the ground in front of him. Seeing him like this, Zheng Zong also looked sideways, speechless.

On the ground where Xiao Zheng Ming looked, there were only damp branches of withered grass, spiky bamboo shoots sprouting, and a rotten bamboo knot. And the focus of Xiao Zheng Ming is the rotten bamboo, or bamboo tube.

After just looking at it, Xiao Zheng Ming suddenly squatted down with a smile, and reached out to gently pick up the bamboo tube.

The two ends of the tube are tightly sealed, except for a small finger-sized hole on the edge of the front section.

Toot, toot.

Xiao Zhengming put the bamboo tube on his left hand and held it, and then gently tapped the surface of the bamboo tube twice with the fingertip of his right index finger, dragging the syllables slightly and smiling: "Hello." ”

Xiao Zhengming said hello, and he didn't know who he was talking to.

Zheng Zong frowned slightly and looked at the bamboo tube in Xiao Zheng Ming's hand, his eyes looked cold and deep.

Although there was no movement for a while, Xiao Zhengming did not speak again, only waited quietly with a smile. But after a while, a small white head peeked out from the small hole in the bamboo tube!

This thing is none other than a small snake. Its eyes are extremely black, but its body is white, and the contrast is quite stark.

After it poked its head out, it first glanced at Xiao Zheng Ming, who was smiling at it, and then tilted its head sideways and raised its head to look at Zheng Zong, who was staring at it coldly, and then it withdrew its gaze and looked at Xiao Zheng Ming again.

It was looking at Xiao Zheng Ming, and Xiao Zheng Ming was naturally looking at it, the two didn't look at each other for a long time, but it was enough to look at each other carefully.

In the end, the little snake crawled out of the bamboo tube with its whole body, and climbed up along Xiao Zhengming's wrist, the back of his hand, palm and fingers in turn, until it finally wrapped itself around Xiao Zhengming's ring finger before stopping.

This little snake is no more than the thickness of Xiao Zheng Ming's fingers, but it is quite slender, and it looks like two feet. It was originally stained with a little wet dirt, but it also loosened down in the process.

"Hah!" Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming couldn't help laughing, so he took off the bamboo tube in his hand and put it on the ground gently.

The white snake watched Xiao Zheng Ming's movements for a while, and it was not until it saw Xiao Zheng Ming put the bamboo tube back in its place that it withdrew its gaze from there, and then crawled along Xiao Zheng Ming's fingers to Xiao Zheng Ming's palm, and then entrenched there, raising its head to look at Xiao Zheng Ming's eyes.

"Hah. Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming was also in a good mood. Here, there is moonlight slanting down from the bamboo crack above, when the soft moonlight shines on the delicate body of the little white snake, its somewhat moist skin also glows with a faint light, which looks quite dreamy.

"Haha!" Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud with wide eyes, pointed to the little white snake in his palm, looked back at Zheng Zongdao: "Daddy, look, it's a little white snake!"

Zheng Zong looked at the little white snake entrenched in the palm of Xiao Zheng Ming's hand with a flat expression, or its black pearl-like eyes. After a little silence, he smiled and nodded and said, "If you like it, just keep it." ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Zheng Ming nodded heavily, and smiled happily.

At this time, the little white snake also moved on its own and drilled into Xiao Zheng Ming's sleeve along Xiao Zheng Ming's wrist.

"Hahaha......" Xiao Zheng Ming laughed and got up, feeling itchy. Although he knew that the little white snake was wrapped around his forearm, he couldn't help but be so curious that he wanted to peek through his cuffs and look in.

"Whew. Seeing this, Zheng Zongwen smiled, then turned around and walked away to beckon, "Let's go, it's late at night." ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Zheng Ming nodded with a smile, and left here with his father, but the laughter continued all the way......

......

Bamboo Forest Courtyard, small Zheng Ming living indoors.

"Haha, shake-shake, shake-shake......" Xiao Zhengming was lying on the bed with his chin in his hands, he was doing as he did, shaking his head slowly from left to right, and kicking his legs backwards.

"Hiss......" The little white snake was entrenched in front of Xiao Zhengming, and there were also those who followed Xiao Zhengming and shook their heads, but they were very synchronous.

"Haha, you're so good. - It's a bit stupid, though. Xiao Zheng Mingle took out his right hand and patted the other party's little head very lightly with the middle finger of his right hand, for fear that with a little force, the other party would be slapped to death on the bed on the spot.

"Hiss, hiss......" The little white snake retorted and spit out the letter twice, still like a demon, still shaking slowly, but it amused Xiao Zhengming.

"Hehe......" Xiao Zheng Ming looked at the little white snake with a smile, and couldn't help but slowly shake it up with the rhythm of the other party.

"Hmm...... What are you called......" In the shaking, Xiao Zheng Ming smiled and whispered, and then thoughtfully raised his eyes to look upward, and began to think of names for the other party.

"Hmm...... What's the name......" Xiao Zheng Mingyi held his chin with his left hand, he shook his head while tapping the bed with the index finger of his right hand, and it seemed that this name was also a little stumped for him.

"You're so small, and you're so white, but you can't be called a little white ......"

"Xiaoxiaobai can't use it either...... You can't call it Xiaoxiao or Xiaobai, right?"

"Well-there it is!" Thinking of this, Xiao Zheng Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was so excited that he lay down in front of the little white snake, starry eyes and looked at the other party and said: "Your eyes are so black and so beautiful, it's better to call you Xiao Hei!"

"Hiss, hiss. The little white snake was visibly stunned, and then stopped shakingly and hissed twice.

"Haha! You like it too!" Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming was suddenly surprised, and then "hugged" the other party from the bed like incense, and he also turned over and lay on the bed, holding the other party high and saying happily: "Then call you Xiao Hei!

"Hiss, hiss!" Little White Snake, oh no, Little Black hissed and twisted a few times, not knowing whether he was agreeing or resisting.

"Hahaha...... Then let's call it Blackie. Knowing that the high altitude and the restraint of his fingers made the little white snake feel a little uncomfortable, Xiao Zheng Ming smiled and lightly put the other party on his chest, and gently covered the other party's body with his hand, so that it only showed its head.

"Hiss, hiss. The little white snake spat out the letter twice, and then lay there.

"Whew. Xiao Zheng Ming closed his eyes with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and gradually sank into a dream......

Zhang's house, Zhang Feng's bedroom.

During this time, Zhang Feng had already fallen asleep soundly on the main couch, and Zhang Dui in the cradle next to him also slept beautifully.

Only the panther cub was lying on a bamboo chair in front of the cradle.

In fact, it also had its own "bed" — although it was just a futon for the time being, and it was located in the corner behind the door — but it was uncomfortable to sleep there, so it ran from there after Zhang Feng fell asleep.

It was late at night, the candlelight was extinguished, and only the snoring was long, and a finger-thick centipede poked its head out of the brick crack in the corner.

It paused, as if observing, and in a few moments came out of its body and crawled straight towards the cradle.

It was silent until it did not pause in front of the cradle bracket, and it climbed up the bracket, as if it was going to go through the boom above the gondola to the tea table next to it, because there were some leftover refreshments on it.

But before it could climb to the top of the stand, it was swept away by a black shadow and fell to the ground with its back on its back.

"Whew. The panther cub moved its mouth heartily and wagged its tail twice.

The centipede writhed several times before getting back to its feet, and after that, without hesitation, it turned around and retreated, fleeing back to its lair and never to be seen again......