Li Longyan asked again: "What does your mother-in-law mean when she says that she will let you live a good life in a few years?"

Xiaofei shook her head and said, "I don't know, she just said that at the time." Alas, maybe she just wanted me to follow her with all my heart. However, my mother-in-law treated me well and took good care of me all these years. ”

Li Longyan pondered for a moment and said, "Is your mother-in-law also homeless and has been wandering around with you?"

Xiaofei said: "No, my mother-in-law has a family, and her home is also in Jiangnan." She came here as if she was going to do something, and I don't know. ”

The two chatted for a while, and unconsciously, after most of the hour, Li Longyan suddenly heard a gurgling sound from Xiaofei's stomach, and he widened his eyes and said, "Hey, your stomach is screaming......?" Are you hungry?"

Xiaofei's face was flushed, and she said with a smile: "I didn't eat at noon, my stomach is not satisfied at this time...... Oops, it's really ......" can't help but be shy and funny at the same time.

Li Longyan said: "If you don't eat at noon, how can it be done! Let's go, I'll invite you to eat!"

Xiaofei said: "No, I can't leave now, and the shopkeeper is not here." ”

Li Longyan said: "Okay, you guard the store, I'll go and see what to eat." ”

He went down the street and looked around, and saw that there was a seller of beef knife noodles not far away, but he was not busy at first, but went to two other shops, bought some candy cakes, candied meat floss, and pine nut nuts, and then went to the beef noodles seller, ordered a bowl of beef knife noodles, and added an egg; when the beef noodles were served, he thought that there was not enough beef, so he simply spent 50 yuan more, and made another bowl of net beef, and asked the boss for a tray, and brought it to the flower shop.

Xiaofei shouted: "Ah, there are so many things, where can I eat!" Li Longyan smiled: "I didn't tell you to finish eating it all at once! You eat this noodle first; these snacks are left for you to eat slowly." ”

Xiao Fei was grateful, and said, "Thank you, Brother Long Yan!" picked up the bowl of beef noodles, and said, "You only bought one bowl, don't you eat it?" Li Longyan said: "I ate it at noon, and I'm not hungry yet." Xiaofei said: "Then you eat some candy melon seeds and eat with me." Li Longyan said with a smile: "Okay, I'll accompany the eldest lady to dinner." "Grabbed a handful of pine nuts. Xiao Fei smiled, picked the noodles with chopsticks, and ate them.

*

Li Longyan saw that she was eating sweetly, and he was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Why don't you eat at noon? Are you afraid of gaining weight?" Xiao Fei said: "Where are you afraid of gaining weight! I have always eaten only two meals a day, in the morning and in the evening; If you are really hungry, eat some sweet potatoes and sorghum, and you will be able to get by. ”

Li Longyan said: "Such a festival...... If you don't eat it, it's been a long time, and you're afraid that your body will be damaged, and you're growing your body now, so you need to eat more. ”

Xiaofei said: "It's okay, I'...... I don't eat much, and I don't feel bad if I don't eat a meal. ”

She said this, but the bowl of noodles was fragrant and sweet, the eggs were finished, the beef in the noodles was finished, and the other bowl of beef was also eaten.

Li Longyan looked at it with a smile, thinking to herself that this ordinary bowl of beef noodles, she was afraid that she would rarely eat it, well, just eat more.

After Xiaofei finished eating the noodles, there was still more than half a bowl of beef left, Xiaofei patted her stomach and said, "It's full, it's really delicious!"

Li Longyan said: "There are so many beef, what should I do?"

Xiaofei said: "Keep it for your mother-in-law, she hasn't eaten it yet." You have to return this bowl of beef to the family, and vacate it first. Pick up the bowl from which Li Longyan drank water and pour the bowl of beef into it.

Hearing the sound of bamboo poles tapping the ground behind them, the two looked back and saw that the old woman had walked out of the store. Xiaofei said: "Mother-in-law, are you up?"

The mother-in-law snorted, looked at Li Longyan, and smiled: "Li Gongzi, you are here." ”

Li Longyan stood up, saluted his mother-in-law, and said, "Mother-in-law is good." I went out for a stroll, and when I saw this thyme shop, I came over to take a look. ”

The mother-in-law nodded and said, "The son has a heart." Yesterday, when Gongzi rescued me, the two of us failed to go to the house to thank us, but we were still bothered by Gongzi to come to visit, which is really ashamed. Childe, please take a seat, no need to be polite. ”

Li Longyan listened to this mother-in-law's words, it seemed that she was not an ordinary layman, thinking that this mother-in-law was only afraid of some origins, she said that she wanted Xiaofei to live a good life in the future, maybe she really had some hope.

The mother-in-law looked at the chopsticks and half a bowl of beef on the flower shop table, and said with a smile: "Xiaofei, did you eat well?"

Xiaofei's face turned red, glanced at Li Longyan, and said, "This is what Brother Longyan bought for us." ”

The mother-in-law smiled, "I bought it for you." This is Childe who pities you and is afraid that you will be hungry. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiaofei and Li Longyan both blushed, glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

The mother-in-law sighed: "You have been with me for a few years, and my mother-in-law has not been able to let you live a good life, although you have no complaints, I am uneasy." Xiaofei, did you blame your mother-in-law in your heart?"

Xiaofei said: "Mother-in-law, what are you talking about! Over the years, you have treated me very well, how can I blame you!"

The mother-in-law pondered for a moment and said, "Xiaofei, you will be fourteen years old next month." ”

Xiaofei said: "Yes, it's my birthday in September." ”

When Li Longyan heard this, he interjected: "Hey, your birthday is the same month as mine, and I am also born in September, so I will almost turn fifteen."

The mother-in-law stroked the pole and looked at the distant mountains, pondered for a while, and said, "Xiaofei, you accompany Li Gongzi to talk for a while, and I will go into the house to rest." Li Gongzi, the old woman is less accompanied. ”

Li Longyan said: "Yes." Mother-in-law is easy to go. ”

*

Autumn in the north is already quite cool. A gust of wind swept by, the withered yellow leaves on the street churned away, and the flowers and green grass on the flower shop table also swayed gently.

The two boys and girls were talking without a stubble, and before they knew it, it was dusk.

Li Longyan looked at the sunset, and suddenly remembered that he had been out for so long, and he hadn't greeted his parents before, and they were afraid that they would be in a hurry.

Standing up, Li Longyan said: "Xiaofei, it's not too early, I'm going back, I'll come back to play with you another day." ”

Xiaofei smiled: "Brother Long Yan, thank you for being with me for so long today, but it suffocated you." ”

Li Longyan said: "No! Talking to you, it's not boring at all! When you have free time, let's go to the nearby mountains and wilderness to play; there are small rivers and streams around here, and we can also catch crabs!"

Xiaofei said: "Okay." It is...... Okay, if your mother-in-law is here, I'll beg her to stay in the shop for a while, and we'll catch crabs. ”

Two boys and girls of the same age, for the first time in their lives, still have a good impression of each other, and they are quite looking forward to the thought of going out together.

*

Bidding farewell to Xiaofei, Li Longyan returned to the Flying Snow Gang.

Li Ji and his wife and Xia Shiyu had gone out to look for him in the afternoon, but they didn't see him, and they were anxious, and when they saw him come back, they immediately scolded him, saying that he didn't know the height of the sky, and knew that there might be a mysterious master eyeing him, and he was running around. Li Longyan said that I had already dressed up in disguise, and the bad guys would definitely not recognize me. The couple was angry and funny, this kid changed his clothes and wore a hat, even if he was disguised, this would bring him to the Flying Snow Gang, so that people who had seen him could see it, and he could recognize it at a glance.

Xia Bai said: "Hey, you are dressed in disguise, but you are quite thorough, and even the accessories have been changed! What about the silver chain? And the red bracelet on your hand, what's going on?"

Li Longyan sighed in his heart, and forgot to take off the bracelet when he came back, and this time his mother noticed it. He hesitated and said, "The silver chain has fallen!"

Xia Bai recognized his appearance and shouted: "! The silver chain is hanging around your neck, the chain has fallen off, why hasn't your head fallen off?" took his hand, looked at the red bracelet, and said, "This bracelet...... Ah, there's a grass ring, this kind of thing that little girls like, how can you wear it?" he stared at his son's face, with a smile on his face.

Li Longyan was stunned by his mother's burning gaze, withdrew his hand and said, "I...... Why can't I wear it, I saw a stall selling these on the street, so I bought it for fun, and I wore it for two days, and then I didn't wear it. ”

Xia Bai snorted and said, "You don't usually take off the silver chain easily, why did you lose it today?"

It's a difficult question to answer. Li Longyan's silver necklace, except for sleeping, has never been taken off on weekdays, and has been worn with him for eight or nine years. This time I gave it to someone, but I didn't come up with any good reason to prevaricate.

He thought for a while and said, "Ah, that's the case, I had dinner with Wang San and Cui Wu in Zhendong today, and they wanted to see my chain, so I took it off and showed it to them, and then put it on the table, and forgot to take it when I left." ”

Xia Bai said: "Yes, which shop is it, I'll ask them the shopkeeper." ”

Li Longyan said: "It doesn't necessarily be the shopkeeper who took it, there are so many people who eat, maybe other people take it." ”

Xia Bai said: "That's okay, it's okay, I'll be fine tomorrow, ask Gang Master Sun to borrow a fast horse, go back to the village and ask Wang San Cui Wu to see if it's like what you said." ”

Li Longyan was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and shouted, "Mom, what are you doing? Isn't it just a silver chain, and I still have to bother you to do this!"

Li Ji smiled on the side and said, "Son, don't struggle, you can't fight your mother." I think at the beginning, I ...... You'd better do it. ”

Xia Bai glared at him and said to his son: "Did you hear it, even your father can't get out, say it quickly! I won't beat you again!"

Li Longyan was helpless, scratched his head, and told him about going to Xiaofei in the afternoon.

When the three adults heard this, they couldn't help but smile.

Li Ji asked with a smile: "You are quite generous, in order to make the little girl happy, even a silver necklace was given to someone." That little Fei girl, isn't she very good-looking?"

Xia Bai was also full of interest, took his son's hand and asked, "Yes, that little girl, how does she look?"

Xia Shiyu sat on the side, also smiling and listening with interest.

Li Longyan's face flushed, and he said vaguely: "Looks average...... Uh, a little showy, a little ...... Delicate. ”

Xia Bai looked at the red bracelet and grass ring on his son's hand again, and said with a smile: "This is what the little Fei girl gave you?

Li Longyan nodded. Li Ji blinked and said with a smile: "Boy, you have lost a lot, that silver necklace was made by the Xia family with a master craftsman, and the craftsmanship alone is far above the silver itself, and it was given away so easily by you, you have lost a lot, you have lost a lot!"

Li Longyan said: "Isn't our family rich? Besides, this gift doesn't have to be ...... It has to be worth the same. ”

Xia Bai sneered, glared at Li Ji, and said, "You don't make your son happy! Our son is right, boys, of course, you have to be generous! We can afford this silver necklace." ”

Xia Shiyu said on the side: "That's." Our Xia family, when did you shorten the gold and silver jewelry, the silver chain is gone, and there are still gold chains! However, wearing a gold chain is too ordinary, I have a treasure here, so I will wear it for Long Yan. Then he took something out of his bosom and held it in the palm of his hand.

It was a swarthy iron plaque, about the size of a child's palm, in the shape of a hexagonal shape, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on it, faintly glowing with a dark red light.