It was an empty field in the town.

In the center of the land, a banyan tree with knotted roots stretched out a huge canopy under the evening sky where the purple and red glow intersected, and the sunring behind the tree pulled the long giant-like shadow of the old tree on the ground.

In the dim glow and shadows, there were more than a dozen people from the town, some adults and children, some carrying rice bowls, and some holding grass crickets.

But at this moment they seemed to be attracted by some magic, and each of them looked quietly at the figure sitting under the tree with their eyes open, and listened to the voice.

"Speaking of that Cheng Ying, he was sad all night with white hair and black hair, and he was lonely until dawn, and finally made up his mind to exchange the life of his own child for the life of the orphan of the Zhao family......"

In the half-light and half-darkness of the twilight, Ye Mingke led Qiao Qiao, and the two of them hunched their waists and lightly bypassed a figure sitting quietly, walked to the front row, and sat down.

"That's Dabai, my favorite Dabai. Mingke proudly turned back and said softly to Qiaoqiao.

Qiao Qiao looked curiously and excitedly at the figure sitting under the tree, but felt taken aback.

It was a figure sitting upright against a tree, everyone around him was quietly looking up to him, listening to his words, his face was square, his expression was focused and solemn, making people feel like a proud emperor.

But he only had half of his body.

He was proud like an emperor, but he only had half a body.

Uncle Jian is paralyzed in both feet, and that person has no legs at all.

But Jojo quickly ignores the matter. Like those around her, she was fascinated by the stories Dabai told.

"The old thief Tu Anjia has repeatedly shouted to search again, to detain the young babies who are under half a year old in the Jin country, above a month, and the newly added babies, and see one chop three swords, among which there must be the orphans of the Zhao family......"

"When Cheng Ying picked up his child and went to Gongsun Pestle's house to plot, the child didn't know that his father would have no choice but to send him to death, so he giggled in his father's arms, laughing until his father's liver and intestines were broken, and tears rained down......

"The old thief swung his sword and chopped the innocent child into three pieces, laughing proudly......

Twenty years later, the orphaned Zhao Wu, who grew up, finally stabbed the old thief to His Royal Highness, and he eventually became a generation of famous ministers. ”

"But that's the next story......"

The storyteller's words faded away, and the venue was silent for a while, the rice bowl and the grass cricket still held in mid-air, and everyone was still immersed in the thrilling story.

After a while, the clamor of discussion gradually spread through the crowd.

"It's so miserable"

"That old thief is hateful. ”

"How distressed the parents must be. ”

In the uproar, the crowd gradually got up and turned to leave, and some of them smiled and said hello to Dabai sitting under the tree before leaving, leaving some food and supplies next to the banyan tree.

Da Bai also responded with a smile, the beard on Fangzheng's face trembled, and he smiled heartily.

But in fact, in a small town of only a few dozen families, where can there be a storyteller? In the eyes of some people, he is really just a more promiscuous beggar.

"It's pathetic. ”

Ye Mingke and Bai Qiaoqiao did not get up with the crowd, but still sat on the ground. Ming Ke looked back at Qiao Qiao in distraction and muttered.

"It's so pathetic, that kid who was killed. ”

Qiao Qiao found that Ye Mingke's distracted pupils seemed to be shining with tears.

"He didn't know anything, he didn't have any choice, and he died like that. He didn't know it until he died, it was too sad. ”

This was not the first time Minke had heard this story, but this time he heard it as if he had touched the face of the child who had been killed in the story.

That face is him.

He understood why he had to go into the painful secrets.

The lurking killing machine, the increasingly serious strange disease, he knows nothing. He didn't want to, he didn't know anything, he didn't have a chance to choose, and he died.

There may be people who don't want to find the doomed knots in life, but he is not.

Because he is the back-to-back child who has been cultivated by Uncle Jian since he was a child, with the clearest eyes.

"Ming Ke, what's wrong with you?" Qiao Qiao, who noticed that Ming Ke was in an abnormal mood, shook Ming Ke's arm lightly and said.

"It's fine. ”

Ye Mingke, who came back to his senses, shook his head, put away those sentimental emotions, and said to Qiao Qiao with a smile again.

"Let's go, I'll take you to Dabai. ”

By this time, the crowd had almost dispersed.

Dabai was sitting on a mat with his back to them, and he put some of the things that the townspeople had placed farther away on the mat.

Then he pulled a rope tied to the tree, and with a quick and brisk movement, he pulled the rope closer to the big banyan tree.

"Big white, big white. Ye Mingke shouted with a smile while pulling Bai Qiaoqiao towards Dabai.

Da Bai, who had just pulled himself to the side of the big banyan tree, heard Ming Ke's voice and turned his head, looked at the two little figures who came over and smiled.

"It's you, Xiao Yezi, there's no moonlight today, I don't even recognize you when you're too far away. ”

"Who else did you bring with you today?"

At this time, the sky was almost completely dark, and after Ye Mingke and Bai Qiaoqiao approached Dabai, they could see each other more clearly.

Da Bai looked at Bai Qiaoqiao who was pulled by Ye Mingke with some curiosity, and Bai Qiaoqiao also looked at Da Bai under the tree with wide hazy eyes.

Dabai, who doesn't tell a story, doesn't have the powerful aura when he tells a story.

His eyes were crooked, his eyebrows were crooked, as if he was always smiling, his white beard was long and trembling, and his hair and beard were sandwiched with many leaves, like an old elf in the forest

Da Bai looked at Qiao Qiao for a while, turned around and gave Ming Ke a thumbs up, and nodded seriously.

"Your little daughter-in-law is good?"

Qiao Qiao blushed all of a sudden, and hid behind Ming Ke.

Ming Ke was not afraid of him, squatted down and looked at the old man who was only more than half a person tall, and Qiao Qiao was also busy squatting down with him.

"Don't try to disrupt my rhythm, this is my sister. ”

"I ask you. Master Ye Ming Ke Xing asked, "Did you give it to me last time, is it an impostor?"

"What impostor?" asked the old man, blinking a little weakly.

"You didn't lose to my most gentle and beautiful fairy last time by betting last time. ”

"Why my aunt has been dressed up according to the fairy picture for a long time, and no one thinks she is gentle and virtuous. What you're giving me must be an impostor, isn't it?"

"How is that possible? The old man said with a wink.

"Pretend, you just pretend, right?"

Ye Mingke squinted his eyes and said with a stinky face.

"I know you didn't take it out that easily. Wait, I'll definitely find a way to trick you into getting your precious fairy picture. ”

"Huh. The old man who was exposed did not deny or admit it, and smiled, his crooked eyes blinking.

"I'm leaving, do you need me to take you home first?" Ye Mingke said.

"Home?" Bai Qiaoqiao poked his head out from behind Ming Ke, a little curious about what this magical old man's home was like?

"Haha, by the way, your little daughter-in-law hasn't seen my house yet? ”

Dabai laughed and turned around and pulled the rope tied to him and the banyan tree.

Qiao Qiao realized that the rope was not directly tied to the banyan tree, she looked along the rope and found that the rope extended upwards and was connected to a large tree hole in the huge banyan tree.

The old man turned around, half with the help of a rope, half with two nimble arms, and quickly climbed up to the big hole in the banyan tree.

Then, there was a soft "click" in the cave, and a bright fire came out of the tree hole.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but get closer to the big tree hole, and her hazy eyes reflected the glow of the fire, which had a dreamy beauty.

"It's amazing, it's beautiful!"

She admired, and in the glow of the fire, she saw a tree hole that was not very large, and there was only a small bookcase in the cave, except for the space that was just big enough for Bai to sleep.

But the cave was covered with soft yellow hay, and from the top of the cave hung strings of beautiful leaves, or ropes tied with beautiful stones and shells.

It was a dreamy cabin that she had never seen in her dreams.

"Female dolls have eyes, and I like them. ”

Da Bai carefully guarded the candle in his hand, and his eyes narrowed when he heard Jojo's admiration.

"If you have time, you can come to Dabai more often, Dabai has a lot of stories to tell you. ”

"Oh, it's a pity you're too big, otherwise you could have come to live with me. ”

Da Bai said with some regret.

"Xiao Yezi has lived in it, and he has wet the bed here. Dabai laughed as he spoke.

Ye Mingke's face was full of embarrassment, and he just wanted to stuff the hay into the mouth of the big white laugher.

Qiao Qiao pursed her lips and forced a smile, but her eyes looked at Ming Ke with a smile.

"Oops, the candle has to be extinguished, or it won't be good to accidentally burn my house. ”

Dabai saw the candle trembling because of his laughter, and quickly blew it out with some worry.

The hole in the tree suddenly darkened, and in the darkness, Dabai patted the bookcase beside him and said.

"During the day I read my precious book, but not at night, I generally don't light candles, but look at the stars in my house. ”

"Stars?" Jojo leaned sideways and followed Dabai's gaze behind her.

The night sky beyond the branches covered by the big banyan tree was lit up with countless twinkling stars, which converged into an ethereal sea of stars.

It is true that the moonlight is not bright tonight, but the galaxy is bright.......