"Brother Xiaoyi, I'm afraid it's a gift from this person! ”

Xiao Yi crooked his mouth and said with a smile,

"In this river and lake, there are too many strange people, and I don't know if this little finger sleeve is to protect my fingers or to kill people!"

Bai Qing took a sip of him and said with a smile,

"I don't understand you, but how can there be so many fights and killings! People still say they want to drink with you! We have wine now, why don't we drink some first?"

Bai Qing didn't know when there was an extra wine bag in his hand, thinking about it, it should be the "sweetheart" here. The four of them slowed down their journey and drank alternately for a long time. Although there was not much wine, he drank it very energetically, and before he knew it, he had reached the middle of the sea of grass. Surrounded by the delicate lotus flowers, accompanied by this hazy moonlight, compared with the day, it is more flavorful. Xiao Yi thought to himself, the scenery is so wonderful this night, but very few people come, but they are disappointed by this lotus pond and moonlight.

Suddenly, the sound of sobbing sounded, and Xiao Yi carefully identified it, it should have come from behind the wide lotus leaf in front of the right. Several people stood up together, Xiao Yi opened the lotus leaf, looked in that direction, and saw that not far away, a woman was sitting on the bow of the boat, burying her head and crying, her body trembling with the cry. Xiao Yi stuck out his tongue to a few people, Bai Qingtong Lu only felt that there was another good show to watch, and he also stuck out his tongue in return, but the sweetheart was a little flustered,

"On this big night, this girl is here alone, will she be lost? ”

Tong Lu almost fell on the boat, he stumbled and gently leaned on his sweetheart's ear and said,

"Brother sweetheart, this sea of grass is so big, it's not easy to get lost! Hehe, why don't you ask?!I've heard people say that this kind of sad woman is the easiest to let down her guard, hehehe, brother sweetheart, come on!"

Tong Lu pushed the sweetheart's chest, turned his head and squeezed his eyes at Xiaoyi Baiqing, the two of them instantly knew their intentions, let the sweetheart go to the bow of the boat, and grabbed the bamboo pole to go around.

Suddenly, the sound of falling water sounded, and the woman's crying stopped abruptly. Several people were shocked, and the sweetheart looked at that side, but there was no trace of the woman,

"That, that...... The woman is gone!"

Xiao Yi Rush,

"What's that, save people!"

"Oh!"

Sweetheart said this, and jumped into the water. Xiao Yi and the three of them knew his water nature, and there was no problem in saving this girl, just sitting on the bow of the boat and pointing. Sweetheart is familiar with water, and she is not far from the woman, and she has grabbed the woman's hair in the water in three or two clicks. When the woman was dragged onto the boat, Sweetheart let out a long breath. The woman thought that she had also grown up on the edge of this water, and her water nature was already good, but she didn't have anything to do at all. Bai Qing looked at the woman's expression, presumably because she was extremely dissatisfied with the sweetheart's hair, she said with a smile,

"It's not easy to drown if you know how to water! Our eldest brother thought you were going to kill himself, so he pulled your hair, so don't blame him. ”

The woman turned her head to look at her sweetheart, her eyes full of anger,

"I want you to be kind, I want you to be kind!"

As soon as he said two words, he began to cry again. Sweetheart sat in the distance, soaking wet, listening to the whimper, her eyes full of loneliness. The woman suddenly saw the wine bag next to sweetheart, snatched it over, opened the stopper and drank it.

"Hey, isn't this the Wang family's 'sugar heart' wine, a bowl costs a lot of money!"

The girl was also a little puzzled when she saw that some of them did not look like rich people. Tong Lu interjected,

"I have a lot of wine in my house, if the young lady likes it, let's go home and drink it together!"

The woman did not look like a writhing person, and immediately choked back,

"Hmph, I want to be beautiful! I don't look like a good person when I hear you speak!"

The woman stared at her sweetheart for a while, pointed at him, and said,

"You're talking, uncle!"

Sweetheart looked naïve, and was about to answer, Tong Lu said with a smile,

"This is my eldest brother! Not a few years older than you! His real name is Sweetheart, and this wine has the same name, and this wine is also made by him himself, but the young lady likes it? You look at my eldest brother's honest appearance, he doesn't look like that young man from any point. ”

The woman looked at the sweetheart again, a little puzzled, and saw that the sweetheart lowered her head slightly, and with a little light, she put her mind at ease and continued to drink the sweetheart's wine, which seemed to be quite enjoyable. Xiaoyi walked back with the pole, Tong Lu Baiqing joked on the side, but let the woman relax, and everyone knew that her surname was Yao Mingqing, her family lived by the Jinhe River, and her family was a fisherman and a good fisherman. However, everyone was also measured, and did not mention the woman's jumping into the lake.

After a while, everyone returned to Sweetheart's house. The sweet old man had already fallen asleep, and the yard was extremely clean. Xiao Yi lit a fire in the courtyard, and the sweetheart took out two jars of 'sweetheart' from the house, and took a lot of dried fish, and several people sat around the fire to drink and talk. After only two sips, Tong Lu Baiqing glanced at each other, and then pulled Xiao Yi away. The three of them lay not far away and secretly watched the situation. This sweetheart is quite funny on weekdays, but when I saw the young woman at first glance, I didn't know what to do, not to mention that the two of them got along alone, which made Xiao Yi and the three of them anxious. But somehow, this one drank the wine and talked more, and the woman instantly became happy. The two talked for a long time, the night was already deep, Xiao Yi and the three of them were yawning, as long as they were given a bed, they would be able to fall asleep immediately. The sweetheart suddenly raised her head, took a big sip of wine, and let out a long sigh of relief, shook her head and smiled,

"You see, I'm the real 'good old man'! The key is that the word 'old' couldn't be more appropriate!"

The woman tilted her head, trying to open her eyes to look at him,

"What's wrong with good people, I don't know how much better than those hypocritical people!"

Sweetheart frowned, looking even older,

"When the young woman saw me, she thought that she would be a generation or two later, and she would be lonely in this life!" Sweetheart smiled helplessly and shook her head.

When the woman heard this, she tried to get up, and her eyes narrowed,

"As long as you are good to people and practical enough, it's enough! I don't want this, so it's better for me to marry you!"

Sweetheart's body trembled, although he was drunk and didn't look good, but he still knew that he was shy, his face and neck were red, and he said for a while,

"Okay!"

When I looked up at her, the woman was already asleep, and I could only faintly hear her muttering,

"Sweetheart, sweetheart......"

I don't know if she called this man or that wine.

The next day, the sweet old man went out early in the morning, as before, and did not notice that there was one more person in the courtyard. Xiao Yi and the three of them also made the meal early, and the sun rose, and the sweetheart Yao Jing and the two slowly walked out of the room together. Xiao Yi and the three of them ran forward and looked at them with a smile,

"Ouch, how is this good, we live together before we get married!"

Sweetheart's face is a little rosy, and she seems to have a good complexion, and she seems to be a lot younger overnight. But the woman was very calm,

"Hmph, a few imps!"

She turned her head to look at her sweetheart, frowning slightly,

"You will be my man from now on, my old family is gone, and those etiquettes are all gone. ”

Xiao Yi was also very surprised when he heard it, but he heard the woman continue,

"A few months ago, when there was a sudden flood, the whole village was flooded, and my family was swept away, and I was the only one left. came to this Caohai Town, I didn't want to live anymore, but I was saved by you. Hey, this is fate, if you don't accept it, you can't do it. But there is one requirement, from now on, I will drink this 'sweetheart' wine every day, and I have to manage enough!"

Xiao Yi and the three of them opened their mouths wide, and the sweetheart was overjoyed, nodding and bowing,

"Enough, enough!"

Everyone laughed together, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. After discussing some details of the wedding, they followed Yao Jing and kept everything simple, only inviting two or three tables of relatives and friends. At noon, the sweet old man came back, and heard that his son had picked up a daughter-in-law in this sea of grass at night, and he was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, so he took out the family wealth that he had treasured for many years and stuffed it to Yao Jing in front of everyone. Yao Jing was also not polite, and took it directly into his arms.

The wedding date was set for half a month later, and Xiao Yi and the three of them also wanted to be a little happy, and the old and young of the Tian family and Yao Jing tried their best to keep it, so they also stayed to help. Although everything is simple, it can't be too shabby. Although this sweet old man still goes out early every day, he returns earlier than usual, and he still goes to Caohai Town from time to time to buy some things. Seeing that this sweet old man is full of energy, some good things are followed by the ass, wanting to see what kind of daughter-in-law this sweetheart can marry. After seeing Yao Jing, who had a better face and figure, everyone gritted their teeth and was not angry, thinking that sweetheart, an "old and young", could marry such a woman, and I didn't know if it was a blessing that had been cultivated for several lifetimes. Xiao Yi and the three of them have nothing to do, and they often go around the town.

Although the wedding was not lively, there were only three tables of relatives and friends, but there was a lot of joy on everyone's faces. The sweet old man drank vigorously, and his black face was purple and red, and he didn't know whether it was because of the sun or the upsurge of wine. The two newlyweds toasted to their relatives and friends, and they all used that big bowl, although there were not too many people, but these bowls were a little unbearable. No, this cave room is a candle night, the two of them are so drunk that they can't move at all, or the wedding room carried into by Xiao Yi and a few people, presumably they can't wake up this night.

The next day, the sweet old man, who was half drunk, still got up early in the morning. Xiao Yi saw that he worked hard every day, but the fresh fish he brought back was very small, barely enough to eat at home, and he also asked many times, but there was no answer. On this day, Xiao Yi made up his mind to follow the old man out of the boat. The sweetheart got married, and the old man was happy, and this time he finally allowed him to travel with the boat. Xiao Yi boarded the sweet old man's boat for the first time, and he looked extremely excited. In the past half a month, every day before dawn, the sweet old man went out of the boat alone, Xiao Yi and the three of them felt strange, even the sweetheart only knew that he had been so used to it for many years, and did not know the specific reason, Xiao Yi became even more curious. Today, if you have this opportunity, you must explore it.

This small boat is extremely exquisite, and although it has been used all year round, it is not too old with the careful care of the old man. Xiao Yi stood at the bow of the boat and played with the eaves, and the sweet old man gently touched the shore with a pole, and the boat slowly sailed away. Xiao Yi knocked on the side again, and the old man didn't answer, which was very boring. After a while, the old man found a place where water and grass were luxuriant, laid some dark webs, and then drove away slowly. The boat slowly reached the surface of the water, and the sweet old man plunged the pole straight into the water, constantly stirring, and feeling the message from the other end with his heart. Xiao Yi felt strange,

"Uncle Tian, are you salvaging something?!"

The sweet old man nodded slightly, and didn't say much. Xiao Yi saw him like this, and guessed some, presumably it must be that extremely precious thing that can make this old man salvage every day without interruption for many years. Xiao Yi looked at the sweet old man's focused expression, and his heart moved,

"Uncle Tian, why don't I help you!"

"No, I don't. ”

Although the sweet old man doesn't talk much on weekdays, he can talk to people, but on this ship, he cherishes his words. Xiao Yi didn't say anything more, just watched the old man busy. Suddenly, the old man stopped what he was doing, undressed and jumped into the water, groped under the water for a long time, climbed into the boat again, and repeated the previous work after getting on the boat. Suddenly, he sat down, stunned alone. Xiao Yi also felt strange, looked around, but found a fishing boat not far away, after the fishing boat slowly drifted away, the sweet old man fiddled with the pole again. Xiao Yi felt funny, but I was afraid that this sweet old man was worried that others would see this move, so he would come to search around, maybe one day this treasure would be found by others, so how could it be good. The day was already bright, Xiao Yi took some food, and the two shared the food. The sweet old man continued to salvage immediately after eating, while Xiao Yi lay aside and watched. This hid and salvaged for half a day, the scorching sun on his head, and his skin was hot, and the old man finally opened his mouth,

"Let's go back, I've gained something today. ”

Xiao Yi nodded, looked at a few objects in the boat, and smiled bitterly,

"Uncle Tian, look at this woman's clothes and children's cloth shoes, what is the use of taking them back?"

The old man smiled,

"It's useless, it's useless. ”

Xiao Yi took the pole, and the old man did not refuse this time.

"Uncle Tian, I see that you have other plans, so I might as well come and hear about it, I can help too!"

The old man shook his head, but did not reply. Xiao Yi was helpless, raised the pole and pointed to the southwest,

"Uncle Tian, I think it's good over there, I'll go over there to salvage for you for a while. ”、

Before the old man could reply, the boat was already speeding in that direction. The old man sighed softly, and no longer stopped. Xiao Yi danced the pole, and the old man only felt very good-looking, and he was happy. This perennial martial arts practitioner can swing the branches at will, this rod is similar to the black stick, and it actually allows Xiao Yi to play a beautiful stick method. The splash of water made the water less hot. The sweet old man lay comfortably in the stern of the boat, and let Xiaoyi do something to the boat. Xiao Yi took off his coat and exposed his upper body, revealing his dark muscles. The sweet old man saw that this seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy was so strong, and he had good martial arts, and what was even more commendable was that he was full of respect for this river and lake. Xiao Yi jumped into the water, and the old man couldn't help but applaud, this record went straight up and down into the water, but it didn't make too many splashes. After a while, Xiao Yi showed his head again, he waved his hand and shouted,

"Found it, found it!"

The sweet old man's body trembled slightly, and when he looked at him, he saw Xiao Yi holding a lotus flower in his hand, and he couldn't stop shouting. The old man was startled for a moment, and when he saw what was in his hand, he let out a long sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and shook his head slightly. Xiao Yi was just to amuse him, playing around in this water, diving into the water for a while, resurfacing for a while, and sometimes throwing a few small fish into the sky. The sweet old man didn't say much when he saw him playing, just closed his eyes and rested, covering most of his face with a straw hat. Xiao Yi played for a long time, then got on the boat and slowly rowed back.

When I returned home, everyone was in the courtyard and saw the sweetheart Yao Jing sitting together, just like the fisherman and wife I saw on weekdays. The old man found a place to sit down beside Bai Qingtong Lu, and a few people had something to say, and the scene instantly became lively. Xiao Yi squatted in front of the old man and said with a smile,

"Uncle Tian, are you looking for a small hairpin?"

The sweet old man jumped up, his face was bruised, he grabbed Xiao Yi's arm, and said excitedly,

"Did you really find it?!"

Xiao Yi smiled a little helplessly,

"I just got lucky. I wanted to test you, but I didn't expect you to find this thing!"

Xiao Yi took out a three-inch stone hairpin from his waist, without too much ornamentation, the surface was slightly rough, and if he looked closely, there was a "Wen" word engraved at the bottom. Due to the long-term immersion in water, there are also a lot of mosses on the surface, Xiao Yi has cleaned up most of them, and the traces left by the years can still be easily seen. The tip of the hairpin is extremely sharp, and although it has been many years, it can be pierced out of a hole in the body with a light prick on the body. Xiao Yi handed the hairpin to the sweet old man, his eyes were full of doubts,

"Uncle Tian, I don't know why, when I was on the boat, I had some indescribable feelings in my body, guiding me to look for it. But in my opinion, this thing is more like a self-defense thing, who left it, why did it fall into this sea of grass, and why did you insist so much. ”

The sweet old man carefully held the stone hairpin, and suddenly the old tears were ruffled, and he sat down on the ground. The crowd gathered around him, but they didn't know how to persuade him. The old man only cared about himself, regardless of what was going on around him, and this cry was crying until it was dark. Seeing that he finally relented, Xiao Yi poured a bowl of "sweetheart" and sent it to him. The old man picked up the bowl and looked at the wine for a while, and then swallowed it in one gulp. The sweetheart was a little worried, and was about to inquire, when the old man waved his hand and said,

"If there is anything to eat, let's talk while eating. ”

Everyone shouted "yes, yes", and hurriedly helped the sweet old man to his seat. The sweet old man drank another bowl of wine, swallowed a large piece of fatty fish, and then said slowly,

"It's been more than 20 years. ”

The old man paused, looked at his sweetheart and smiled slightly, and continued,

"At that time, I lived in Nacaohai Town, fishing every day for a living, although my life was poor, it was quite passable. At that time, there were only a few people in my twenties like me who were not married, and my sweetheart and grandmother didn't see me marry and have children until I returned to the West. After that, I was left to live alone. I am a man who can not do anything, three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, and I will only be able to support myself, and I will no longer think about the affairs of men and women. Every day is leisurely and leisurely, but it is also very happy. From then on, the wine will not leave the mouth. Almost all of the money I made from fishing was given to the tavern. The neighborhood kids sometime gave me a nickname, 'Sweet Old Dog', and when I first heard them bark, I had to chase them, but then it was pleasing to my ears, so everyone barked like this. ”

The old man took a sip of 'sweetheart' and said,

"That day, when there was no money for wine, he got up early in the morning, and when the ship was halfway through, it was dawn, and when he saw that there was one more person in the cabin. I was shocked, but the woman's voice sounded softly, "Big brother, I'm not a bad person, can you help me find a safe place." When I saw that she was only a weak woman, I found a hidden place and placed her. The girl's injuries were not light, she had knife wounds in her chest and abdomen, but fortunately she had some money of her own, so that she would not even be unable to pay for the medicine. This girl knows some medicine, and she actually prescribed a prescription for herself. For convenience, I took advantage of the dark moon and high wind to transfer her to my own home, and she did not refuse. ”

The sweet old man looked at the sky, blinked slightly, and continued,

"As the days go by, I find that I slowly like this girl, although she looks ordinary, she has a good temperament, and she must be a lady. I went fishing during the day, and I returned for half a day, and I couldn't quit drinking, but I also drank less, and I rushed to do all kinds of work, so I was not afraid of hardship. I slowly realized that I was a completely different person, and even the grandmother at the end of the street had to introduce women to me as my daughter-in-law. Of course, by this time, I had fallen in love with this girl thoroughly. She barely went out, and no one in the town saw her. Suddenly, one day, she told me that she wanted to move to a quiet place. So I exchanged all the belongings for money, and built this yard and house on the shore of this grassy sea. ”

The sweet old man had tears in his eyes, and closed his eyes slightly,

"The two of us have been together for half a year, and I can also feel her friendship for me, so naturally, she married me. Without the orders of my parents, the words of the matchmaker, in this simple thatched hut on the edge of the sea of grass, but she really became my wife. I couldn't be happier, and I wanted to be happy with her forever. My sweetheart's mother, my favorite Wenxin, said that she wanted to have seven children for me, so we built seven more huts in this courtyard, and the child in her womb would live in the first room in the future, and I fantasized about boating and playing in the sea of grass with him, fishing and having fun......"

The sweet old man's voice grew quieter, and the whole courtyard fell silent. No one else made a sound, and they all looked at the half-hundred-year-old man quietly, sobbing like a child.