If he changed objects, Shanhe would definitely ask about Zhu Ying's whereabouts without hesitation.

Because the other party had promised himself just now, as long as he answered the question correctly, he would tell him where Zhu Ying was.

However, in the face of this boy who was only five or six years old and had an excited face, Shanhe did not do so after thinking about it, but shook his head slightly, and continued to play a guessing game with him with a smile on his face.

And the reason why Shanhe is like this is because from the boy's innocent eyes, he seems to see himself nearly twenty years ago.

At that time, Shanhe was four or five years old, but because he was too young and lived in a very remote area, he didn't have many friends.

In addition, his busy master can't often play with him, so his happiest time every day is to play with him when his senior sister returns from school.

No matter what the game, as long as the senior sister is willing to play with him, he is very happy.

Sometimes, just to play for a few more minutes, he would even forget the time to eat and practice, and he was punished by the master for this.

But even so, he still wants to play endlessly with his senior sister, even if he doesn't sleep at night.

This is not to say how playful the young Shanhe was, but because in that era, for the fatherless and motherless Shanhe, the senior sister was his only playmate.

Every day, he only had a few hours in the evening to be accompanied by his senior sister, and the next morning, the senior sister had to leave home to go to school, leaving only Shanhe sitting alone on the small bench, waiting for more than ten hours.

For a child who is only four or five years old, that loneliness is really too heavy.

Therefore, as long as the senior sister is at home, he will be like a little heel, sticking to the senior sister's side all the time, clamoring to play games with the senior sister.

It's not because of how fun the game is, but because it's the time when children have the company that makes them the most enjoyable!

And at this moment, Shanhe also read the loneliness similar to him in the boy's eyes.

Therefore, he could not bear to refuse, and continued to play a guessing game with the boy.

"What? Is this hard? Would I like to give you a hint?"

Seeing that Shanhe didn't speak for a long time, the boy looked even more anxious than Shanhe, holding the bamboo flute in his hand and shaking in front of his face, and kept saying:

"It's used when it's hot! It's usually white, and you can write or draw on it......

"Oh, I see, it's a folding fan!"

"Yes, awesome, awesome, awesome, come on, one more question......"

In this way, the two of them asked and answered one by one, and soon more than ten questions passed.

During this period, Shanhe could vaguely feel that this boy seemed to be much more mature than children of the same age.

Not only is the speech old-fashioned, but the puzzles are getting more and more difficult. If the other party hadn't given him a hint for many questions, he really wouldn't have guessed it.

After guessing seven or eight puzzles in a row, Shanhe found a gap and asked with a smile:

"Kid, your questions are too difficult, aren't they? I can't resist it, who did you learn from?"

"Hey, secret!" replied the boy with a playful smile.

"Ha, still won't tell me?" After shaking his head a little helplessly, Shanhe asked again:

"Hey, by the way, didn't you say that as long as I answered one question correctly, you would tell me where your grandmother was? I have answered more than a dozen questions correctly, why don't you tell me?"

"Oops! As soon as I started playing, I forgot about it. I'm sorry, big brother!"

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately scratched his head shyly. But it wasn't long before he looked at the mountains and rivers with his big watery eyes, and prayed:

"So, can it be like this, if you guess one more correctly, I'll tell you where grandma is, okay?"

"Okay, don't talk about one question, even if you guess ten more questions! You can come up with the question!" Shanhe replied generously.

"Really, that's ten questions! Okay! Hehe, big brother, you're so nice!"

Seeing that the boy was so happy, Shanhe also smiled, but a little sourness unconsciously welled up in his heart, and he suddenly asked:

"Child, does your family rarely play with you?"

The boy who was just about to ask the question was obviously stunned when he heard this:

"Y-Why do you say that?"

Then, I listened to the mountains and rivers say word by word:

"Because...... I can feel how lonely you are. ”

After hearing Shanhe's words, the boy's eyes suddenly revealed a very complicated expression.

There is surprise, helplessness, pain, and loneliness...... It doesn't feel like the look that a five- or six-year-old should have.

After that, without waiting for Shanhe to react, he saw that the boy suddenly slapped the black bull with a bamboo flute.

A mooing was immediately heard, and the big black ox was windy on all four hooves, carrying the boy to the east, saying goodbye to the mountains and rivers.

After running for about forty or fifty meters, I vaguely heard the boy's distant shout:

"Three miles further southeast, you'll find my grandmother. After speaking, he disappeared from the field of vision of mountains and rivers.

Seeing that the boy ran away like this, Shanhe was inexplicable, and he didn't understand what was wrong.

But at this moment, everyone has run away, and the mountains and rivers that have something serious to do are not chasing.

Since he is Zhu Ying's grandson, when he gets to Zhu Ying's residence, he may be able to see him again.

So, he followed the message left by the boy and walked quickly to the southeast.

......

Three miles away, just after drilling through a small forest, the mountains and rivers looked up and saw a beautiful scenery like a paradise!

This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side.

The mountains are verdant and upright, and the water is gentle and elegant, giving people a feeling of beauty and harmony.

In the middle of the clearing is a blue hut with a lake to the west.

And due west on the mountainside, there happens to be a stream of water falling from the sky and falling straight into the green lake.

With the sound of the water, it is an excellent retreat.

After admiring the beautiful scenery, Shanhe walked briskly towards the hut.

When I got closer, I found that this house was made of stone and was gray all over.

To the east of the stone house, there is also a small courtyard without walls.

In the courtyard is a row of wooden shelves more than three meters high, and the wooden shelves are covered with green vines, and there are many bunches of grapes hidden among the branches and leaves.

Directly below the vines is a shady place, with a square stone table and a round stone bench.

On the stone bench sat a woman with her back to her, seemingly admiring the view, unaware of her arrival.

Seeing this scene, Shanhe stepped forward, and when he walked about a few meters away from the woman, he stopped and greeted:

"Hello, is this the home of Zhu Ying's senior?"

Hearing someone speak, the woman slowly turned around.

When I first saw this person's face, the first feeling of Shanhe was: so beautiful!

Looking closely, this woman is about 30 years old, wearing a butterfly-patterned white shirt with embroidered trim, and a white embroidered fairy skirt on a red background.

The face is red with egg white, like an apple, and with the crystal clear five senses, the whole person looks colorful and elegant.

After turning around and seeing the mountains and rivers in the courtyard, the woman did not show the slightest panic, but asked in her sweet voice while smiling:

"Are you looking for my mother? She is resting in it, I don't know what this little brother is looking for her?"

(End of chapter)