The old man looks to be nearly seventy years old, and for ordinary people who have no cultivation, it is not easy to survive until the age of antiquity.

The wrinkled face is as rough as the old bark of the old tree that has been intertwined and weathered, trembling and stretching out his dry hands, drawing in the air at a loss, holding the old man's arm of the two pocks, immediately understood, quickly pulled out some dilapidated wooden chairs next to the wooden table, the wooden chairs are a little high, the old man staggered, and his movements were quite inconvenient.

After the old man sat down, Er Mazi let go of his hand, looked at Xiao Yueming and Su Lan who were standing at the table, and hurriedly greeted:

"Brother Xiao, Brother Su, my mother is old, and her legs and feet are not dexterous, please forgive me for the places where the greeting is not in place. ”

"Out of the way. ”

Xiao Yueming and Su Lan both nodded, and then sat down together.

Er Mazi put the tea that had just been poured in front of the two of them, and at this moment, I saw the old man slowly speak:

"Son, but are your friends here?"

The old man's voice was very old and low, and when he spoke, he looked at Xiao Yueming and the others who were sitting opposite her, but his gray and cloudy eyes kept turning, and his tone was also a little puzzled.

Er Mazi held the back of his mother's thin hand, and then whispered in his ear:

"Yes, mother, didn't you say last time that you want to see my brothers, and I will bring them to visit you today, my two brothers are more handsome and extraordinary than those big boys. ”

When the old man heard this, a smile of relief appeared on his wrinkled face, and then he asked with a stern face:

"Listen to my son, there is another adult who climbed the White Moon Tower a few days ago?"

Su Lan took a sip of the coarse tea on the table, the entrance was a little bitter, it was really not a good product, and when she heard the old man ask, Su Lan responded softly:

"Yes, old man, his name is Xiao Yueming, he is sitting next to me, Brother Mazi and I can go up to the platform to enjoy the scenery, but it is all thanks to his blessing. ”

Glancing at Su Lan's cunning eyes, Xiao Yueming was also a little helpless.

The old man was holding the wooden table with trembling hands, trying to get up, but Er Mazi was afraid that the old man would fall, so he helped her to stand up.

The old man bowed his waist, facing Xiao Yueming and the others, and was about to bow his head and bend down to salute, Xiao Yueming and Su Lan saw this, how dare they slack off, and quickly stood up from the wooden chair.

Holding the old man's arm, through the clothes, he could feel the old man's thin and awkward forearm, Xiao Yueming helped him up, but he couldn't accept this gift:

"Old man, what do you mean by this? You are so old, aren't you tormenting the younger generations by doing this? ”

The old man hunched his waist, grabbed Er Mazi's palm tightly, and sighed deeply:

"Although I am old, my eyes are almost blind, and my ears are not good, but I have lived for so long, and I can understand something, I know that those who climb the Baiyue Tower are all big people, and they will be officials in the future. ”

"Zhu'er is the meat that fell from my body, he has a few catties and a few taels, I don't know if I'm a mother, the two adults can be willing to take Zhu'er together, I am grateful for the love of the adults. ”

When the old man said this, his hands covered with old age spots clenched into fists, and he kept saluting Xiao Yueming and Su Lan.

"Mother......

Isn't it all for herself, Er Mazi's voice trembled, and tears slowly slipped from the corners of her eyes unconsciously.

The old man was helped to the wooden chair, and everyone sat around the wooden table, Xiao Yueming looked at the two mazi who were snuggling up to each other with his mother, and a familiar and unfamiliar figure also appeared in his heart, in the blink of an eye, nearly nine years have passed, Chang Mu He in his memory, like a mottled silk cloth, is fading with the passage of time, until now, Xiao Yueming can no longer remember her appearance.

Happiness can always infect others, the corners of Xiao Yueming's mouth raised slightly, and then said:

"Old man, Brother Mazi is not as unbearable as you said, he used to do chores in the inn, naturally he did not have the opportunity to contact martial arts, from now on, I will teach Brother Mazi the method of luck, so that in the rivers and lakes, he will have the power to protect himself." ”

When Er Mazi heard this, his face was also happy, and the pockmarks on his face were constantly beating:

"After that, isn't my Er Mazi a person who practices martial arts? Maybe in the future, if I succeed in learning, I will be able to start a sect by myself, Brother Xiao and Brother Su will be the sect leaders, and we can also have a good time with a hair care elder or something. ”

Speaking of this, Er Mazi seemed to feel that he had carped and jumped into the dragon gate, and the crow turned into a phoenix, soaring into the sky, and all kinds of longings and fantasies came to his heart.

Grabbing Xiao Yueming's sleeve, I saw him say excitedly:

"Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, don't they all say that a moment of Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, time can't be wasted, you can quickly teach me how to practice martial arts, every time I waste a moment, I feel that I am far away from becoming a master." ”

"A moment of Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold?"

Xiao Yueming and Su Lan couldn't help but look at each other and smile, both were a little speechless, seeing the impatient Ermazi, Xiao Yueming's handsome face smiled and said:

"Brother Mazi, how can this martial arts be achieved overnight? Even if it is a genius with unnatural qualifications, he needs to polish his exercises day and night, year after year, in order to achieve great achievements, now, I am not in a hurry for this moment. ”

"Once you are in a hurry to practice, you may go mad, and at that time, it is a question of whether you can survive or not, let alone become a Dharma Protector Elder. ”

Er Mazi nodded firmly, although he has no ink on his chest, he is a person who understands how to seize the opportunity, and now the opportunity is in front of him, he doesn't want to miss it.

Although the coarse tea was bitter, Su Lan seemed to fall in love with this special taste, and drank three cups after a while:

"By the way, Brother Mazi, there are still brothers in your family, why have you never mentioned it?"

Er Mazi habitually scratched his head, and then grinned:

"Oh, look at my memory, I've never told Brother Su about it, my name is Liu Zhu, the second in the family, in the early years, there was an elder brother above, but unfortunately the family was poor at that time, and I couldn't support it, I also have a younger brother, named Liu Lin, who placed groceries in nearby Jiyang County, although he didn't earn much, but it was enough to maintain his life. ”

Su Lan and Xiao Yueming, this is the first time they know that his real name is Liu Zhu, and they are used to the shouting of Er Mazi on weekdays.

"Liu Zhu, what a good name, how will I call you in the future, Brother Liu?"

Su Lan asked.

Er Mazi waved his hand:

"Brother Liu, I'm not used to hearing it myself, so let's call me Ermazi, it's simple and easy to remember. ”

After chatting, Xiao Yueming and the others learned that Er Mazi's mother, in the early years, was a big businessman, a young lady's maid, also proficient in some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and then met Er Mazi's father, the two fell in love at first sight, and they got married.

A few people chatted happily, the sun was setting, and it was dusk in a blink of an eye, Xiao Yueming and Su Lan wanted to go back to Baiyue County first, but they were stopped by Er Mazi and insisted on leaving them to have dinner together, but the two couldn't refuse, so they responded.

The twilight scenery in the countryside is pleasant, the fiery red sunset is sprinkled all over the west of the sky, like a burning flame, is smoking the blue sky, Xiao Yueming and Su Lan stood side by side outside the wooden house, staring at the intoxicating scene in front of them, Tianyun Village has no attic towers, looking away, you can take in the range of miles in a radius.

The fiery red mixed with a pale yellow afterglow, spread over the dense canopy, it is like a golden sea, symbolizing the end of the curtain, slowly flowing through the roofs, and the smoke rises like a bubble on the golden sea.

Sunset shrouded the two, Xiao Yueming carried her hands on her back, and then slowly turned her head to look at Su Lan on her side, at this time Su Lan was watching the beautiful scenery around her intently, the white veil, under the light of dusk, was covered with a faint layer of gold, and her eyes that flashed like gems seemed to be engraved with thousands of stars.

Xiao Yueming could no longer leave her sight, and compared to her, everything around her was dim at this moment......

Su Lan felt something, turned his head suspiciously, looked at this handsome face that was looking at him stupidly, with sharp edges and corners, his heart couldn't stop beating rapidly, his chin lowered his eyebrows, Su Lan bit his red lips lightly, and whispered:

"Y-What are you watching me do?"

"Oh, Brother Su, a man, makes people look at it twice, and then he is shy. ”

Xiao Yueming removed her gaze and threw Su Lan a touching side face, and her tone was indifferent.

The strange atmosphere was ended by Xiao Yueming's words, and Su Lan hurriedly patted his chest, reminding himself not to be angry with himself because of this unscrupulous dead man.

The slender fingers were clenched, the good-looking beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, she no longer had the good interest in enjoying the scenery, at this time, it happened that a Ma chicken who was hanging out, took a smart step, and came to Su Lan's side step by step.

Ma Ji stopped his steps, and looked at the two-legged beast in front of him with some curiosity, and there were big doubts in his small eyes.

Ma Ji's incomprehension, in the eyes of Su Lan, who was angry at the moment, was a naked provocation, and kicked Ma Ji mercilessly away, Su Lan pointed at it, and threatened viciously:

"Hmph, you rooster, you dare to stare at my son, and after a while, I will pluck and slaughter you, and make it a flower chicken to eat, see if you can still be so arrogant!"

The dangerous words came into Xiao Yueming's ears, and she couldn't help but secretly shudder, and when she heard that Su Lan's words meant something, she coughed lightly twice, and said in a soothing tone:

"Brother Su, this chicken is just an unintentional move, why do you want to do such a cruel thing to quench your anger. ”

Su Lanmei's eyes were still staring at the big rooster who was walking in the garden, and said in a cold tone:

"Hmph, it's too late!"