After catching a few more fish in the stream and stringing them together with a willow branch, Mo Wunian turned around and walked towards the widower's house.

It was already sunset, and the village had begun to quiet down after a busy day, with smoke rising from the cooking floor, and the night had fallen to the flickering lights.

"I'm back, Kuroko!" Wang Widower, who was outside the simple fence wall, looked at Mo Wunian who had returned from the night, his old sallow face was full of smiles, and it seemed that he was really happy, and the folds on his face were stretched.

This feeling of waiting for someone is not irresistible to him, and in the past few decades, he has hoped to wait for someone else, because a person ...... I was so lonely and tired.

Seeing Mo Wunian holding a string of fish in his hand, he was a little surprised at first, and then smiled, which contained relief.

He said: "I said that your baby is so handsome, you should have a pair of skillful hands!"

Although these hands could not carve anything, it was the same for the widower to be able to catch fish.

......

Time flies, and three years have passed in a flash. Wang Bai became more and more like a farmer working in the field, his complexion was completely dark, and he smiled and was an authentic farmer, and he couldn't find the shadow of his proud face in the past.

For him, it is tiring to face the dirt and turn his back to the sky every day...... But life is getting more and more fulfilling day by day.

Mo Wunian's body has also undergone great changes, and it seems that he began to change on the night he came back from fishing three years ago.

He still likes to be under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village and likes to be staring at the wood, but the wood under his hands is really beginning to be endowed with spirituality.

It was like an object placed on the side of the road that no one cared about, and no one paid attention to him for several days, but when people were about to pass by again, they found that the wood under his hand had taken on a new appearance a few days ago.

Although it still looks very jerky, once it is carved, it is a vivid and majestic tiger!

Mo Wunian felt that if he wanted to "return to one", he had to try to forget something, he wanted to forget Mo Wunian, and he also had to forget Jiang Tianheng, and tried to live as a "sunspot".

Because the widower called him Heizi, the villagers followed suit, and in the end everyone called him that......

So in the past three years, Kuroko has become a well-known carving master in Qingshan County, and some rich people in the city will also be proud to have objects carved by him at home.

In his spare time, he will also go to the village school to teach, and the children also like to listen to him, thinking that although he doesn't like to laugh much, he is erudite and vivid, even some old gentlemen think so, I am afraid that some of the great Confucians in the capital of Qi may not be comparable to him.

The dust and elegance he showed when I first met him have slowly disappeared in recent years, and now he has become more approachable.

Wang's widower's family also lived the most prosperous life in the village, and when people mentioned him, they would think of Heizi and Wang Bai, saying that he had accumulated several lifetimes of virtue to be able to pick up such two good sons.

Although they never called him Daddy, everyone in the village thought so.

Another year passed, the peach blossom forest in front of the village school bloomed just right, the scorching peach blossoms scattered, Heizi took the children to lecture outside, he was dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, a black hair scattered behind him at will, a fair and handsome face, in the scattered peach blossoms, at first glance, there was a woman-like fluttering.

Because of his handsomeness, some young girls who have just bloomed in love often secretly look at him in the peach blossom forest.

Also today, the sky is very clear, but some of the slight wind blows the peach blossoms in all directions, and the nose is full of peach blossoms, and there is a sea of flowers all around.

In a group of peach blossoms dancing in the air, a girl dressed in pink appeared, her face was like a peach blossom, and she smiled slightly, just like this peach blossom that bloomed just right.

"Hey, they all say you're dead, but this girl doesn't believe you...... The cold ice cube only said that you said: Don't read it, I will come back......" The girl saw that the smile on Kuroko's face was even stronger, but she was also smiling clearly, but her apricot eyes were moist and slightly red.

She is Wu Mu, after the separation on that day four years ago, Guo Zhicheng released the news that Mo Wunian of the Phantom Sky Sect colluded with Yan Bai of the Mochen Pavilion to make trouble, and was executed by him on the spot.

She cried so hard that day, and she had never cried so sadly in the past few years.

In the past four years, she has not deliberately practiced, she has been to many places, the ruined Mofu in Kyoto of Zhao State, Yahuang Anthium Village in Wuling County, and after many inquiries, she also went to find the Yu family sisters who were rescued by the Dadi Country that he once saved, and also went to the Changhe Ancient Ferry in Yan Kingdom, and was alone in a daze in the dilapidated Taoist temple......

As long as it was the place he had been, she had been there, until finally she returned to the place in Yan Country where the three of them made rock sugar gourds.

There she met the ice-like "Murong Xiu" in her words, she told her that he was here, she followed and found him, and he was really here.

Four years is not a long time, but it is not a short time, and he has forgotten many things, and he only feels that the woman in front of him is very familiar, but subconsciously he still blurted out: "You should practice hard." ”。

He reached out to touch her head, but finally the outstretched hand was withdrawn, and he didn't know her: "I'm sorry girl, I've forgotten too much in the past few years." ”。

Hearing this familiar sentence again, she was in mixed feelings, and finally pretended to be angry and was about to explode, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, and looking at the strangeness in his eyes, a bitterness arose in her heart, and a few drops of crystal on her reddish eyes were about to overflow.

After that, he turned around and continued to talk to the children sitting on the ground, as if he was really a sunspot, and the wind would kill him

His head lifted a little, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

The children always thought that Mr. Kuroko looked good when he smiled, and sure enough, he looked so good when he smiled.

drunk peach blossoms all over the ground, also drunk the hearts of many people, and even drunk a heart for him sad.

Wu Mu saw him smile for the first time, just like a short-lived snow lotus that can only be seen in an extremely cold place, she also thinks it looks good, even better than that, but she can't be happy.

She didn't know what was going on, but she was sure that he had just forgotten her, forgotten everything, and forgot all about it.

Tears flowed down her beautiful face, she has shed a lot of tears in the past four years, but she didn't think she would shed much as she did today, and she might have more in the future......

Without a sound, she cried more than ever, and a mask appeared in her hand, the ugly one he had bought for her, the same as the baby's face of the New Year's painting.

She muttered to herself, "Actually...... Not ugly at all. ”。

"He's in the tribulation, his question is a realm tribulation, don't worry...... He...... Will be back. At this moment, a cold voice came to her ears, but no one was seen.

And a white figure appeared beside her, it was Murong Xiu, she was standing there quietly, but one person was more beautiful than a peach blossom forest.

"Sir, did that sister come to you too?"

"No, maybe. ”

Just like Wang Bai felt that his life was full, Heizi also felt like this, with a cheerful smile on his face, he had forgotten many things, but what about him...... It's enough to have the comfort in front of you.

"And how long will he have to survive this catastrophe?" Wu Mu looked at Murong Xiu and asked.

She said coldly: "The short is one or twenty years, and the long is one Jiazi." ”。

"You know everything, why didn't you tell me...... You know he's here, and you deliberately didn't tell me, right?"

"I don't really know anything, but I know him best in the world. ”

Wu Mu was full of questions, and looked carefully at Murong Xiu's long, narrow and good-looking eyes, trying to see something from her eyes, but she was thousands of miles behind her in terms of human sophistication, and she didn't see anything.

In fact, in the first year after Mo Wunian disappeared, she found him purely by the most untrustworthy intuition, and she has been hiding in the shadows to check everything about him.

He didn't say a word to her, but whatever he did in the next three years, even the simplest actions, told her what he was going to do. And like she said, she really knew him.

It is also clear that they have only known each other for a few years, and they have only just escaped from the unfamiliar category......

Just a few days ago, she saw Wu Mu, who had been sad to find him, and her cold heart throbbed a little, so she decided to tell her everything.

Now, she regretted it, and she remembered saying that people are always selfish.

Wu Mu knew very well that she didn't see anything in her eyes, just like her cold temperament, but when she remembered the past, some things were all appearing, and it was undeniable that she really knew him.

"That'...... What we can do for him. As she said this, her voice trembled slightly, and all the sadness was evident in her eyes.

What about her...... I really don't know him at all.

Listen to what the people who know him best will say, and it's good for her to do something for him...... She thought sadly.

"Don't do anything, don't bother him, just wait. Murong Xiu looked at her and replied, the expression on his face did not change at all, it was as beautiful as a painting.

......

Another few years have passed, Wang widower's house seems to be particularly lively, Wang widower walked to a table of banquets with the support of people, his body is more rickety, but the complexion on his face is ruddy and healthy, showing a happy smile.

Today is Wang Bai's wedding day, and this hard-working farmer married a woman with the same dark complexion and a very delicate face as him, and she also has the same simplicity as him.

After worshipping heaven and earth, they wanted to worship the high hall twice, so they invited Wang widower, and although Wang Bai didn't say anything to him, he regarded him as his father to the old man who was willing to take him in.

"Bai Wa'er, on your wedding day today, why didn't Heizi come?"

"Oh, he's still in school...... Today, our county magistrate has something to ask him. ”

"He's supposed to come and see you. ”

Hearing what Wang Bai said, Wang Widower pretended to be angry in his words, as if he was blaming Heizi, but he smiled even more happily on his face.

In recent years, Kuroko's fame in Qingshan County has completely increased, not because of the wood carvings carved by his subordinates, but because of his talent and erudition when he was a teacher in the school, and some famous scholars came to visit after hearing about it.

Today, it even provoked the county magistrate.

"Mr. Kuroko has arrived!" shouted a villager outside the door. Again, he also called Kuroko Kuroko before, and most of the children in those schools called him that, but today he heard the county official call him that, so he followed suit.

Kuroko walked in, and behind him was a middle-aged man dressed in an official mansion, but he was a county official.

"This is Mr. Wang, who is really different from me and other laypeople...... Mr. Heizi has to give advice, please be bowed by the juniors!" The county magistrate opened his mouth with pen and ink, and his demeanor was respectful, as if he was facing his own parents, and he saluted the widower.

Wang widower has been honest all his life

Who would have thought that one day the county magistrate would treat him, a rural commoner, like this, he seemed flattered, and his trembling body hurriedly wanted to help him up.

But Heizi walked up to the widower and helped him back to his seat, signaling that he didn't have to.

Seeing the gesture in his eyes, the widower laughed, and the panic in his heart disappeared, but he didn't wait for his mood to calm down.

The county magistrate sent someone to bring a plate of gold, saying that it was a congratulatory gift for Wang Bai, and this time it was not only Wang Widower, but all the villagers present were speechless when they looked at the golden things on the plate.

Even if they work hard for eight generations in a row, they can't earn such a plate.

And from beginning to end, Heizi behaved very plainly, but after seeing Wang Widower and Wang Bai stunned, after a smile appeared on his face, he also laughed happily.

Time flies, and Wang Bai's children also went to the village school to follow Heizi as his student, and Heizi also looked like he was in his first year.

The years have shed some traces on his face, but he is more charming, and he is becoming more and more famous, and the dignitaries and nobles in the capital will also come to visit him, and many young girls who are pregnant with spring are still clamoring to marry him.

He's been alone all these years, and when someone asks about his marriage, he just smiles back with a warm smile.

This is also a headache for the widower, who now lives in a simple mud house surrounded by a fence......

He lives in the vermilion gate and glazed tile wall, and wears scattered silk and satin, looking like a rich man, and people near and far call him Lord Wang.

As usual, he invited a few matchmakers to work for Kuroko's marriage, and a few matchmakers were also talking, but he fell to the ground without saying a word.

Feeling his breathing getting weaker and weaker, he knew that he had finally reached the day when the sun was waning, and he was about to die, but before that he wanted to see Wang Bai and Heizi again.

Wang Bai has long since stopped farming, but learned to start a business, and it seems that he is born to learn everything quickly, whether it is planting crops or what...... In just a few years, it has become a well-known and wealthy household in Qingshan County.

He was doing business outside, and when he heard the news that the widower was about to die, he hurried back non-stop.

Heizi had been standing by his bedside early, and the widower was lying on the bed, his whole person was very weak, and his eyelids rolled up several times and tried to open them, but he couldn't open them.

His current state is like holding a lamp that is about to run out of oil, but the oil in the lamp can be added when there is less oil, but he uses a little less to make it less.

"Bai Wa'er, you're here......" But he still opened his eyes with a strong spirit, and then supported his body and reluctantly sat up: "I can just take a look at you." ”。

Glancing at Wang Bai, he turned his gaze to Heizi again, and said with a sad face: "Heizi, you should consider a marriage, why don't you look down on the girls from Luoshi Village, and you can't look down on the girls in the county, I think you have a fancy for those ladies in the capital...... If you want to run into it...... That's it...... Just ......".

He coughed suddenly, and before he could finish his words, his eyes were horrified, and the oil of the lamp that belonged to his life was about to burn out.

But after closing his eyes, he showed a satisfied and comfortable smile on his face, he lived a very dramatic life in the first half of his life, his daughter-in-law ran away with someone, and of course, the second half of his life was also very dramatic in the short ten years.

But if there is a rod and scale to weigh, the weight of his next ten years will be heavier than that of the previous decades.

He just left, walking peacefully, but his funeral was extremely beautiful, there were county officials and lords to mourn, there were also rich family members, and some prominent officials and nobles in the capital.

Seeing this, the villagers of Luoshi Village stood in the distance and pointed at the palace, sighing at the good life of the widower, who could pick up such two good sons back.

For a time, the village was extremely lively, just like that year when Wang Widower brought two unconscious young men under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.

In fact, when they first appeared in Luoshi Village that year, they were soaking in the stream on the mountain of the village, and many people had seen them, but they all thought that they must be dead people, and it was unlucky to salvage them.

Only the widower didn't care about this, and seeing that they were still breathing weakly, he dragged their sick bodies and salvaged them ashore.

As for taking them under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, he also saw that they had been in a coma for a long time and wanted to ask others to take a look, but unfortunately no one had seen it, and people would only laugh at him, lift up his scars from decades ago and sprinkle salt on them.

So...... Everything has a fixed number, and there is nothing to pity in the so-called envy of outsiders.

Another year passed, and the peach blossoms in front of the village school were blooming just right, and the extravagant carriage slowly drove into Luoshi Village until the front of the school, and a young man in a white robe with bright eyes and bright teeth came down from above.

It's just that although his face is handsome, the students in the school still think that Mr. Kuroko is better looking than him, and he looks a little feminine and not manly.

"Mr. Kuroko, this is a letter that Mr. Lu in the capital entrusted to you. As he spoke, he took out the letter in his arms, lowered his head and respectfully handed it to Kuroko.

Mr. Lu is a very famous Confucian in the capital, and even the saint of the current Qi State has been his protégé.

Seeing that Mr. Kuroko was looking at his letters, the young man secretly raised his head and glanced at Mr. 's appearance, and after reading the books of sages for a few years, he felt that those words that described the beauty were probably not the good-looking of Mr. Kuroko's face.

For a moment, he was stunned, and it was not until his husband looked at him that he realized his offense, and his face turned crimson with shame, revealing the posture of his daughter's home.

And what about the boy? It's really a daughter's family......