I don't know what Xiaohua thought of, but her copper bell-like eyes were instantly moistened with tears.
The two pairs of eyes that were not looking at Xiaohua came from Luo Piaoling.
Luo Piaoling clearly didn't glance at Xiaohua, but she seemed to know what was going on.
The other pair came from Niu Kelian, who obviously didn't dare to look at Xiaohua.
Normally, after children burst out full of grievances, they always run into the arms of adults or run away secretly to find a place to vent their tears.
But Xiaohua didn't do this.
Maybe this is what the so-called poor children do early. Before coming to Niu's house, Xiaohua had been living a life of reduced food and clothing with her parents. It couldn't be said to be miserable, but she was definitely poor. After her parents and grandmother passed away, Xiaohua's mind was forced to When growing up, one should always be three or four years older than children of the same age.
With the mind of a ten-year-old child, he can basically understand what adults said all morning.
Xiaohua understood and had her own opinions.
She tried her best to control her emotions and said: "When my parents were still here, they always told me that they used to live in the mountains and make a living by collecting herbs. The village was poor and many people were illiterate, and they were illiterate. After suddenly arriving at the seaside, I found that life here is better than in the mountains, but it is difficult to live a good life without literacy, so I have to follow others to go to sea and learn to fish. This is not the most profitable way here, but it is the way with the most opportunities. . But life depends on what God eats. When you are lucky, you can eat more, but when you are unlucky, you don’t have to eat. When God is unhappy, you may even lose your life..."
It was still difficult for Xiaohua to finish speaking a long paragraph, but she tried hard to finish it without any interruption. Then she rounded her eyes forcefully without squinting, but unfortunately she could not stop the tears from flowing down.
Luo Piaoling looked as usual when he saw this.
Xue Qinghuan curled her lips, obviously feeling unhappy.
Meng Chaoge grabbed the hem of her clothes and wanted to hug Xiaohua and comfort her, but she saw the girl's strength on Xiaohua's face.
Niu Kelian couldn't bear it, but he couldn't bear it even more. Facing Xiaohua, how could he escape?
"Those days are meaningless days. They always say that I have to save some money in the future to find my husband to teach me how to read, so that Xiaohua can have a chance to live a meaningful life."
Xiaohua's eyes were burning, staring straight at Niu Kelian's gaze that finally moved over.
"Daniu taught Xiaohua how to read, and Xiaohua understands many, many words. It's a pity that these parents can no longer see it. What's even more pity is that the life we live now is still meaningless!"
Niu Kelian's body trembled slightly and asked: "Isn't this day meaningless now?"
"Every day, you go out early to the port to move things. After moving, you go home early to play with me. Occasionally, you cook something different for me to eat and buy something different for me to play with." Xiaohua said He glanced back at the goldfish bowl and immediately turned around, "Daniu works hard to make every repeated day different and a little interesting, but it is always a repeated day. Such days are so meaningless. !”
The corner of Niu Kelian's mouth turned bitter and sticky without realizing it, and he spoke for a long time: "Then what should the big cow do so that the little flower can find it meaningful?"
“Do something that the big guys once wanted to do, but then and still don’t dare to do.”
Xiaohua said and looked at Luo Piaoling.
Luo Piaoling smiled slightly and nodded towards Xiaohua.
What was Niu Kelian's identity?
He is one of the Five Tiger Generals in Zhongzhou. He can tell everything about the battlefield in one click, so why bother talking so much?
All the long talks here this time were not directed at Niu Kelian from beginning to end.
But he said it to Xiaohua.
Unexpectedly, Xiaohua realized this at this time.
Luo Piaoling thought to herself: The little girl who can be the companion of the tiger general who protects the country is indeed extraordinary.
After a long while, Niu Kelian finally said slowly: "I understand."
"But why should I take Xiaohua out of Jinzhou City?"
This question was asked to Xiang Luo Piao Ling and the others.
Seeing the miraculous changes in the situation, Xue Qinghuan's admiration for Luo Piaoling only increased to a higher level. At this time, she was finally able to pick up the conversation and said: "Didn't Xiaohua's parents just come from the mountains near Lingnan Medicine Valley?" ? It’s a very reasonable reason to take Xiaohua back to where her parents come from to visit.”
Niu Kelian was slightly startled. He didn't expect Luo Piaoling and the others to investigate so carefully. Then he thought about it and it was really appropriate to do this. He trusted these young people a little more in his heart. He nodded in agreement and said, "Then we When should we set off?"
Meng Chaoge took out a folded piece of letter paper from his arms and handed it to Niu Kelian. After he took it, he said, "Uncle Niu still needs to keep the route in mind. We will go all the way from Jinzhou City to Yaogu." We have made arrangements to ensure that Uncle Niu and Xiaohua are safe, and we have roughly calculated the schedule so that we can arrive in less than a month without having to rush."
As he spoke, Niu Kelian began to memorize the information on the paper.
Xue Qinghuan solemnly said: "If you encounter an emergency and are forced to change your route, leave the mark in the lower right corner of the letter along the road. Daoyi Alliance, Tingyu Pavilion, and Yiqu Liunian Pavilion will come to help in time."
"You can only trust these three parties or the people who are entrusted by these three parties." Meng Chaoge followed closely, and at the same time glanced at Xiaohua, and felt relieved after receiving her confirmation look.
mark?
Niu Kelian was also a cautious person. This mark was only used as a last resort. He followed the words of the two people and looked at the lower right corner of the letter paper.
That's the word "you".
Maybe this is not a word, but a mark.
If it weren't for the delicate regular script with hairpin flowers on it, Niu Kelian would really not be able to notice the minute anomalies in this mark.
This mark that looks like the word "you" has a straight and smooth horizontal line without any outline on the left and right ends. It is just a horizontal line of equal width.
If that stroke were written with ordinary brushwork, it should be thicker at the top and thinner at the end. However, this mark is slightly thinner at the top and thicker at the end.
Decades of military service have made Niu Kelian unusually sensitive to marks. Without any explanation from the three of them, he already roughly understood the meaning of this mark and how to use this mark system.
In unfamiliar environments, people are accustomed to using arrows to mark the direction of travel. The starting point of the arrow is only one line, so it is thin, and the terminal point is composed of three lines and is thick. Here, the arrow mark is further simplified to: thin at the starting point and thick at the destination.
As for the uniform thickness of the horizontal line, it refers to the place to stand.
Whether it is a street running east-west or a street running north-south, as long as there is a sign with the word "you", "一" simply represents that street, and "俿", which is thin at the top and thick at the bottom, represents running from north to southwest. Or it goes from east to northwest, one side and the other merge into one place. The meaning it wants to convey is: we are going there from this street.
If you see this mark not on the street, but on the grassland or desert, you can stand in the vertical direction of the horizontal line and judge the direction based on the thickness of the mark.
Of course, the stroke can also be changed to a stroke. The combination of this mark is very flexible. On a winding road with forks, a stroke or stroke of even thickness can be used to refer to the footing, and the upper and lower ends of different thicknesses can be used to refer to the foothold. One horizontal and one vertical indicates the direction.
Niu Kelian said nothing, just raised his eyes to look at Meng Chaoge and the others, and nodded affirmatively to express his understanding.
Jiang is still too old. In front of this mark, Xiaohua's mind, which is superior to her peers, has no effect. She is somewhat interested in a few adults' riddles but is not eager to know immediately. Since this mark is used on the road Yes, you can always find opportunities to ask Daniel, right?
She just looked at Luo Piaoling and asked, "What about you? Aren't you going together?"
Luo Piaoling smiled and replied: "The three of us are more dangerous and unsafe than Xiaohua and Daniu. You go first, we will stay for two more days to deal with some things."
Niu Kelian understood Luo Piaoling's unfinished words. Sooner or later he and Xiaohua would be discovered after leaving Jinzhou City. They just wanted to stay and use some means to deceive others and make others realize later, so that he and Xiaohua could go further. safer.
Niu Kelian turned around and asked Xiao Hua, "When are you leaving?"
After hearing this, Xiaohua turned around in the room, as if she was taking all the memories contained in every corner of the room into her mind, and the reluctance and nostalgia in her eyes gathered and dispersed in the rotation.
When he stood up again, he said, "You can leave now."
Niu Kelian was stunned. He didn't expect that the little girl could be so capable of picking up and letting go. Compared with her, he was less courageous and courageous.
Just as he was about to respond, he heard Luo Piaoling say: "Don't be in a hurry right now."
Meng Chaoge and Xue Qinghuan were also a little surprised by Xiaohua's answer, but they were more impressed by the little girl's strong character. Unexpectedly, Luo Piaoling said "Don't be anxious"...
Luo Piaoling smiled and said, "Let's celebrate Xiaohua's birthday tonight and leave tomorrow."
