The old man's unabashed attitude made Xiao Nianxi a little embarrassed for a while, so he had to bow his head slightly,

"I'm sorry. ”

The old man waved his hand in relief and smiled, revealing a jagged mouth.

Suddenly, Xiao Nianxi noticed the abnormality of Xiao Hongdou beside her, and saw her clenching her hands tightly, looking lonely. She was also touched by the emotion, remembering the pain that penetrated her heart.

The old man was sensible and did not ask questions.

"It's not early, and the rain doesn't seem to stop. The old man looked out of the house with his dim eyes.

"The rain is too strong to walk, thank you again for keeping my brother and sister for the time being. Xiao Nianxi happily respected.

He tasted the white water of the tea with his heart, the taste of the water was bleak, tasteless on the tongue, but warm in the mouth.

When the old man saw the young man in front of him drink it all, he vaguely showed a look of appreciation, and he returned to his old self in a moment.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Qiao'er and Big Yellow Dove noticed Xiao Hongdou, who was silent.

Xiao Nianxi was calm but compassionate, and said to Qiao'er:

Qiao Er was worried. She just remembered a few things, and then again, Qiao'er, we are the same people. ”

Qiao'er was puzzled, so she pondered by herself,

"My brother and sister are the same people as me?"

"Goo-goo-goo. The little dove scratched Xiao Hongdou's ears, as if comforted.

Xiao Hongdou straightened up, his eyes were pale red, but he didn't cry.

"Red beans are rude, I hope the old man won't be surprised.." She pursed her lips blood-red,

I never thought that when I first came to the world, I taught this girl to remember the sadness of the past, I don't know what she will do if she goes on this way?Xiao Nianxi pressed her palms on her hands that were clenched with each other, and teased herringly:

"Doubao, you are a sister now, how can you cry in front of Qiao'er's sister?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongdou quickly withdrew his hands and muttered:

"Stinky badass brother. ”

"Hua Guliang's tears flowed—"

"I didn't cry!"

"Silly Beanbag's head raindrops—"

There was white smoke on the top of Xiao Hongdou's head, and one hand was like a white bone claw of nine yin and pinched straight away, which instantly made Xiao Nianxi wilt.

The old man saw that the brother and sister swept away the gloom in the joking, and gently agreed.

Xiao Hongdou noticed that the little good girl around her was looking at her earnestly, and her heart suddenly bloomed.

"Sister Qiao'er's eyes are so beautiful, like amber. ”

When Qiao'er heard this, her emaciated face suddenly revealed a ruddy face, as attractive as a wet peach, and people couldn't help but want to take a bite.

Xiao Nianxi also noticed Qiao'er's jade yellow eyes, but he always felt that there was something missing in this pair of jade pearls, like a layer of misty veil, which was not transparent to the fog and was not visible to people.

Shen Shi,

The sky gradually darkened with the gray rain, making people feel as if it was night.

Xiao Nianxi stared at the cracked purlins above his head, not knowing what he was thinking, at this time, there were only him and Xiao Hongdou in the hall.

The children of poor families have been in charge of the house for a long time, and although Qiao'er is small, she is sensible and can go to the kitchen. The light smell of food came slowly, Xiao Nianxi was hesitating, whether to take the precept and give alms, his spiritual ring was full of coarse grains and fine food, if he took it out and shared it with his granddaughter and granddaughter, I wonder if they would be happy?

He looked away slightly, and his eyes stayed on Xiao Hongdou, this girl was rare to be so quiet and thoughtful, and she seemed a lot more mature than before, he thought, maybe the master's approach is right, the best way to shape a person is not to take the trouble to admonish, but to put her in the right situation, which is very important.

Therefore, he dispelled the idea of using the spirit ring, since it was necessary to suit the environment, he would not interfere too much, and it would be better to let it be.

But tonight's meal made Xiao Nianxi, who has always been plain and tasteless, feel a little unpalatable.

On the undulating table, next to each other were a plate of bean sprouts, a plate of wild vegetables, a plate of eastern sunflower, a plate of houttuynia cordata, two nest heads, and four bowls of gruel mixed with rice.

As everyone knows, this is the best hospitality that Qiao'er's family can come up with.

Qiao'er got the consent of her grandfather, and put a little salt in the old pot when stir-frying, so that the food would not be as difficult to swallow as when she was usually eaten, and her grandfather would always praise her cooking skills for being second to none, she was a little apprehensive at the moment, would the brothers and sisters in front of her like it?

The old man insisted on standing, let the three juniors sit at the same table, he picked up some vegetables, walked to the eaves alone, and looked at the old mulberry tree planted alone in the courtyard that was experiencing the rain and wind.

"Brother and sister, try Qiao'er's craftsmanship. ”

Qiao'er revealed her inferiority complex in her words, she felt that the brothers and sisters in front of her were so beautiful and dreamy, just like immortals in the sky, not mortals who grew in the soil, how could they like this... What about the food cooked by the poor village girl?

Qiao'er took the initiative to put the dishes into Xiao Nianxi and Xiao Hongdou's bowls, and was about to cry in a hurry, could it be that the food made by Qiao'er was really not delicious? No, no, she stared at the only two nests, in fact, her stomach was already empty, but she was sensible and knew that the delicious food should be left for the guests.

"Thank you, Qiao'er. ”

The feelings in Xiao Nianxi's heart are indescribable, it is not a mixture of feelings or mixed tastes, but an endless power that forcibly pulls him into the world and injects feelings from the condescending self-pride of stepping into the moon and ascending the clouds, and this power is overwhelming to tell him

- You, you're mortal.

Xiao Nianxi's eyes were red, he had read countless joys and sorrows in the scriptures, but he was always unmoved and undisturbed, but now, he finally knew what he was missing

- To be born as a human being, to be a worldly emotion.

It turns out that the stupid girl of Doubao has understood it one step ahead of me.

The tasteless food became extra sweet, and they were smiling as they ate in the humble house in the middle of the rain.

...

Xiao Hongdou told Qiao'er that at night, at the top of Niu Huoshan Mountain, he watched the stars and moon close at hand, and admired the solemn and deep sea of clouds.

"Qiao'er has never been out at night?" Xiao Nianxi looked back and asked her,

Qiao'er shook her head, a little dejected,

"It's not just Qiao'er, grandpa has never walked the night road at night. ”

What is there at night? Why did Li Maocai say that the night outside was different from that in the Ox Camel Mountain? Xiao Nianxi also remembered the cautious awakening precept left by the master in the letter:

Remember not to walk at night when you're outside.

Confused, he asked:"Qiao'er, why can't you walk at night?"

At the beginning of the rainstorm, the old man stepped on the pit, hurriedly walked to the entrance of the courtyard to check the door bolt, and carefully looked at the shrine on the upper side, and only after confirming that it was okay did he breathe a sigh of relief and walked back slowly.

Qiao'er looked directly at Xiao Nianxi and Xiao Hongdou, her face was a little pale, and she whispered:"Grandpa said that there are ghosts in the night road. ”

"Ghosts?"

Xiao Hongdou quietly inhaled a cool air, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were gloomy and biting.

Xiao Nianxi's eyes froze, and his powerful spiritual sense spread to the outside of the courtyard, and in an instant, his face suddenly changed drastically.

Just because in his spiritual sea of sight, one after another blurred and strange ghosts appeared, they appeared out of thin air for no reason, or rampage or wandering, or attached to the wall or hiding place, everywhere and everywhere, dense and dense as a cow's hair, it was really weird and terrifying to the extreme. If someone is in the group, there is no way to escape, and there is no way to die.

When Xiao Nianxi returned to his spiritual sense, he was terrified to find that his chest was beating wildly, and sweat and raindrops were dripping.