If a person makes up his mind to leave, it is not that he chooses to forget, on the contrary, he remembers it very well. He was only twelve years old, and there was nothing to forget. Qi Ying'er has lived in this village since she can remember, and has been living with her grandfather and second uncle for twelve years, twelve years. And now, the grandfather has left him, and he has left the second uncle, but he has never left loneliness, although loneliness has never left him.

The snow, which was falling heavier, covered the village and covered the footprints behind Qi Ying'er, and he would not look back, because even if he turned back, he would not change anything. Only by walking forward can he not see the road he has walked, and only by walking forward can he forget his loneliness. But it's not so easy to get rid of loneliness.

The snow stopped, and the temperature seemed to drop a few points, Qi Ying'er clenched her fists, but she couldn't feel the touch of her skin.

I don't know how long I walked, so long that even Qi Ying'er forgot that she was walking with her feet. There is a wooden house in front of it, and even this wooden house has not escaped the snow this winter. The whole roof is white, as if only the roof is not made of wood, but a white porcelain roof. There was snow in the air, and wine flags were floating in the snow, as if beckoning to Qi Ying'er again, it beckoned like this, and no one could refuse in this icy and snowy day.

Qi Ying'er walked in, the wooden house was indeed not big from the outside, but after entering, she found that it was really not small inside. In the spacious area, there are five mahogany tables, and there is a lot of space for people to walk between the tables, and there are wine jugs and a few empty wine glasses on the tables, but the only thing missing is people. As cold as it is outside the cabin, it is as cold as it is inside the cabin.

Xiao Er in the store was overjoyed when he saw a business coming, and hurriedly went to greet him: "You, guest officer, hurry up, sit inside." With that, he led Qi Ying'er to a table at the innermost and sat down.

Xiao Er said: "Guest officer, your body is cold, I'll give you a hot pot of wine, our wine-making methods are all handed down from our ancestors, and they are a hundred times more mellow than other wines." ”

Qi Ying'er put the sword in her hand on the table, and then took out the wooden sword in her arms and put it on the table. Xiao Er wondered, why did a person carry two swords, and one was a wooden sword. He looked at Qi Ying'er again and again, although he looked dignified, he didn't look like a child of a family, but he said that he was a swordsman, and he looked too young. Xiao Er felt that this Qi Ying'er was very weird.

Qi Ying'er didn't think that this shop was also weird, such a remote place, uninhabited, but there was a tavern opened here, isn't it a black shop?

Qi Ying'er said in a deep voice: "Shop, is the store often so deserted?"

Xiao Er said: "It's cold and snowy, how can anyone go out? Those who come here are either people who are in a hurry to another country, or drunkards." ”

Qi Ying'er said: "Drunkard, for the sake of drinking, ran here?"

Xiao Er smiled: "I'm afraid the guest officer hasn't been out of the house, right?"

Qi Ying'er looked at him and asked, "Oh?

Xiao Er said proudly: "Don't say that people who are in a hurry know our store, and the name of our tavern is also well-known in the rivers and lakes." There are also many heroes and heroes who admire my family's wine and come here specially to do so. ”

Qi Ying'er smiled: "If your family's wine is so good, why did the ice and snow discourage them from coming here?"

Xiao Er was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he secretly thought: "This kid came here, he didn't eat wine or vegetables, and he was determined to find faults, he must have no money in his waist, and he wanted to come to eat rice." But he looked at the sword on Ying'er's table, with a black handle and a white sheath, extremely ordinary, just like this young man, giving people inexplicable pressure, like fire in ice.

Qi Ying'er saw that Xiao Er stopped talking, and knew that Xiao Er had misunderstood herself, so she said, "If the wine in the store is really as you said, why don't you bring it to me to taste?"

Xiao Er suddenly smiled and said, "Guest officer, I'm afraid you don't have that mouth and our wine." ”

Qi Ying'er asked curiously, "Are you afraid that I won't be able to pay for the wine?"

Xiao Er said: "It's not that I'm afraid that the guest officer can't afford to drink, but I'm afraid that the guest officer won't be able to hold this wine." Guest, have you never drunk before?"

Qi Ying'er said, "Oh?"

Xiao Er smiled: "I have been working in this shop for more than ten years, and the people I see are all kinds of 'color' and 'color'. I can tell if the guest officer has drunk or not, and I also know that the guest officer is only twelve or thirteen years old. ”

Qi Ying'er was stunned, as soon as Xiao Er said this, Ying'er only had a feeling of being stripped naked. He thought that he was seven feet tall and would not be bullied when he walked on the rivers and lakes, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the rivers and lakes, he was recognized by Xiao Er.

Don't say that eleven or twelve-year-old children, even the old rivers and lakes who have been in the world for decades have been deceived, the rivers and lakes are too sinister and unpredictable. Sometimes, however, the younger the child, the less likely he is to be deceived.

Qi Ying'er didn't deny it, and said, "Then, bring me a pot of tea." ”

Xiao Er laughed and said: "The small shop is a tavern, but it doesn't sell tea." ”

Qi Ying'er was suspicious that Xiao Ercheng was trying to make things difficult for herself, so she said: "Since it's a tavern, why don't you give it to me?"

Xiao Er saw that Qi Ying'er only took out a piece of broken silver and was still so angry, and he was even more angry, he squinted at Qi Ying'er and said: "Who hasn't seen anyone in our store? There are many rich and noble people, and there are even more who reach out to dig out gold, hum!"

Qi Ying'er sneered, "Oh, really, have you ever seen this sword of mine?" Qi Ying'er touched her black-handled white-sheathed sword as she spoke.

Xiao Er ate this trick, no matter how stupid he is, he can't get along with money, and no matter how stupid he is, he can't joke with his life. Immediately changed as if he was a different person, nodded and bowed again, and hurriedly went to get the wine.

Before the wine was served, the smell had already penetrated Qi Ying'er's nose, although Qi Ying'er had never tasted wine, but when he smelled it, he knew that this wine was much more fragrant than that of his grandfather. Seeing Xiao Er put the wine into the cup, the fragrance of the wine, which was originally just a wisp of wine coming out of the spout, seemed to explode at this time, and it was scattered all over the house.

Qi Ying'er said: "It's really fragrant!"

Xiao Er said: "That's not it, I just told the guest officer, our family's wine is more than 100 times better than other families." My family's wine has also won the reputation of the rivers and lakes, called 'Wanli Xiang', and the fragrance of the wine is floating thousands of miles!" Xiao Er said this, but he was thinking in his heart: "Just you little doll, you know a fart." ”

Qi Ying'er picked up the wine glass and looked at the glass of wine deeply, he had drunk wine before, he had secretly drunk his grandfather's wine, and he only took one sip, and the wine was spicy and choking in his mouth.

At this time, the wine in his hand seemed to make him return to his childhood, the wine came to his mouth, as soon as he raised his head, the glass was empty, and the wine slowly passed through the throat into the stomach, and the stomach and heart were warm, but the ice in his heart could not be melted.

The wine was gone, but tears flowed out.

Xiao Er saw that why was this doll still crying? Somehow, he suddenly felt sympathy and asked softly: "Guest officer, what's wrong with you, the more others drink, the happier they are, but how do you drink and cry? What's the matter, our wine is not delicious?"

Qi Ying'er shouted: "Okay!" jumped Xiao Er, Qi Ying'er poured another glass of wine, drank it all, poured the third glass, and the wine was dry again. Fourth, fifth, sixth......

Xiao Er looked like he was crazy when he saw this kid drinking, so he quickly snatched the wine jug from Qi Ying'er's hand and said, "Little brother, you can drink slowly, our family has a lot of energy, and I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it when the time comes." ”

Qi Ying'er drank the seventh cup, and what else did she mention, looking at Ying'er, she was already blushing.

Xiao Er smacked his lips and said, "Little brother, what are you drinking, it's obvious that you're wasting wine." ”

Qi Ying'er, only felt that his head was swollen, and he couldn't control what he said, he felt that he was very sober, but he couldn't help but say: "Give me the wine, give it to me, give it to my grandfather!"

Xiao Er was already sympathetic, and when he saw Qi Ying'er crying and shouting, he knew that this little doll was very pitiful. So he handed him another cup, and Qi Ying'er drank it all again, but this cup was not wine, but sobering tea. To say that "Wanli Xiang" is famous in the rivers and lakes, this so-called "thousand cups of sobering" sobering tea is also a major signboard of this tavern, just because of this sobering tea, in this tavern, no one has ever been able to make trouble after drinking.

Within half an hour, the decanting tea had an effect, and Qi Ying'er also settled down. Xiao Er sighed, sat opposite Qi Ying'er, and said, "Little brother, why are you doing this?"

Qi Ying'er wiped her tears, and at this time she didn't have any sense of alcohol, and said slowly: "Little second brother, do you feel lonely?"

Xiao Er was asked like this, but he didn't know how to answer, and was silent for a long time before he said: "Little brother, who in this world is not alone?"

Qi Ying'er said: "They have parents and families, do they still feel lonely?"

Xiao Er said: "Your parents and family will eventually leave you, and when the time comes, you will still be alone, aren't you lonely?"

Qi Ying'er said: "What about friends, what if you have a close friend?"

Xiao Er seemed to be smiling bitterly and said: "Friend, how many friends are there in the world that you are talking about? Lonely people can only find lonely people to be friends, but if a lonely person finds a friend, how can he be called a lonely person." A friend is loneliness, and loneliness is your friend. ”

Qi Ying'er is still young, but he understands Xiao Er's words, he also sees something familiar in Xiao Er's eyes, it is himself, and like himself, he also hides something, and if he wants to hide this thing, he must lock it in with "loneliness".

Qi Ying'er smiled: "We both seem to be lonely people, aren't we friends sitting opposite each other now?"

Xiao Er didn't expect the twelve-year-old doll in front of him to speak so deeply and powerfully, and said with a smile: "Yes, we are friends, you drink, I will drink with you." ”

Qi Ying'er smiled, he hadn't smiled since his grandfather was sick.

His smile was far warmer than the fire hidden behind the ice wall in his eyes.

The snow had stopped outside, but it was still cold, there was no fire in the house, and the laughter of the two warmed it up.

Qi Ying'er said: "Little second brother, since you and I are friends, I can't always call you little second brother." ”

Xiao Er said: "My name is Sun Qu, I am twenty-five this year, the second eldest in the family, and there is an eldest sister above, you can just call me Sun Er." ”

Qi Ying'er smiled: "My name is Qi Ying'er, I am twelve years old this year, I will call you Second Uncle Sun." ”

Sun Qu said: "Second Uncle Sun, I'm not old, although I am a round older than you, I am very young." You call me Second Brother Sun. ”

Qi Ying'er said: "Okay, Second Brother Sun! When the younger brother first entered the rivers and lakes, he was really lucky to be able to meet a friend like Second Brother Sun." ”

Sun Qu said with a smile: "How can you talk about luck?

The two of them just talked and laughed and drank, but this time, neither of them was drunk, and neither of them shed tears.

It is a happy thing to meet a confidant in the world, and you can forget how many troubles you have, and the wine at this time is not only not intoxicating, but will make people more and more excited.

The snow fell again, this time very cheerfully, like an elf, swaying in the cold wind, bouncing and jumping, falling to the ground, falling on the snow, layer upon layer. Even if you are happy, you can drink to a certain extent, and there is no reason not to be drunk. Because this is wine, and wine itself is an intoxicating thing. But some people are awake, but they are actually drunk, and some people are drunk, but they are ten thousand times more sober than ordinary people.

While the two were talking and laughing, the sun had sunk in the west. The afterglow sprinkled on the snowy earth, but it made itself cold, adding a bit of tenderness.

Sun Qu said: "Brother Qi, you are new to the rivers and lakes, and there are still many things to pay attention to. I can't teach you these things, I can't teach you, I can't teach you, you can only learn these things yourself. ”

Qi Ying'er said with a smile: "Second Brother Sun, these little brothers understand. ”

Sun Qu smiled slightly, as if to say, you don't understand, you don't understand at all, even I don't understand.

Sun Qu asked, "Brother Qi, you went to Wusong Mountain to look for the master this time, may I ask, who is the younger brother's teacher?"

Qi Ying'er didn't hide it, because the person in front of her was her best friend, and if she hid it from her best friend, did she become a lonely person again? Qi Ying'er said: "The younger brother studied under the Ten Swords Gate, Mu Wuya. ”

When Sun Qu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Qi Ying'er looked worried when she saw him, and she couldn't help but be a little worried, and asked, "Second Brother Sun, is there any news from my master?"

Sun Qu sighed and said, "Little brother doesn't know, our store is full of people from the rivers and lakes, so I know what is going on in the rivers and lakes." ”

Qi Ying'er saw that he didn't seem to finish speaking, so she asked anxiously, "Could it be that something happened to my master?"

Sun Qu seemed a little unbearable to talk down, but when he saw Qi Ying'er in such a hurry, he said helplessly: "Three years ago, something big happened in the rivers and lakes. 'Wuwei Old Immortal' Mu Wuya's predecessor broke into the third largest gang in the rivers and lakes, the 'White Crane Gang', and caused a bloody storm in the entire White Crane Gang. In the entire martial arts, it is also a first-class event. Mu Wuya's old-timers had to see Nangong He, the leader of the White Crane Gang, and said that he asked him to release his apprentice. Nangong He insisted on not handing it over, so Mu Wuya's predecessors made an appointment with Nangong He, if Nangong He lost, he would let Mu Wuya's apprentice go, and if Mu Wuya lost, he would be at Nangong He's disposal. I have to say that Mu Wuya's predecessors have outstanding martial arts, and Nangong He is not his opponent at all, but Nangong He is insidious and cunning, and he secretly sent his two apprentices 'Qianbuyun' Huang Jing and 'Burial Fire Sea' Du Hun to ambush, Mu Seniors were defeated by the three of them, and they were seriously injured, and they were about to be poisoned by Nangong He, his nephew Ming Kaiyue and a strange woman rescued him with a mysterious old man. But Mu Wuya's predecessor was extremely seriously injured, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive, and there was no news in the past three years. ”

Qi Ying'er was speechless when she heard Sun Qu say this, and the whole world seemed to freeze, as silent as death.

After a long time, Qi Ying'er said: "I am his apprentice, I don't know Nangong He, and I don't know what the White Crane Gang is." Why did Master go to save me?"

Sun Qu was also puzzled: "Yes, there is another apprentice of the old man Mu?"

Qi Ying'er didn't make a sound, just looked down at the wine in the glass, looked at herself reflected in the wine, and thought about what the master said back then, what it looked like back then.

Sun Qu regretted telling Qi Ying'er this, which made Ying'er so distracted, and was about to persuade him, but he heard a woman's voice at the door, which was the kind of mature and gentle voice: "Senior Mu will not die, you are his only apprentice, this is all Nangong He's conspiracy." ”

Ying'er looked up and saw a graceful woman standing in front of the door, she was wearing a mink fur, the dimples on both sides of her face were looming, but her dark eyes were unexpectedly transparent, as if she could see through people's hearts, her long hair was simply coiled up by her, and there were still a few flakes of snow on her hair, and then slowly melted away, adding to her special charm that only mature women have.