Subtle light shone in from outside the house, and the figure of the boy in a short shirt was shrouded in it, but the old woman behind the counter could only see her blurry figure.
Only if Lin Manliu looked carefully could he roughly see his old appearance. After the boy in short shirt spoke, he saw that the old woman did not reply in time, so he stopped and waited for a while.
Grandma Yue seemed to have just understood what Lin Manliu said. She said in a trembling voice, "It's you..."
"That's right the boy! I wonder if my mother-in-law still has that golden milk cake..." The boy in a short shirt laughed out loud. Seeing the smile on the young man's face, the old woman was about to sit up straight, as if preparing to get pastries.
But at this moment, there were some noises outside the door. A little girl with braids and Taoist robes jumped in, holding a bunch of nearly finished candied haws in her hand.
Grandma Yue, who was sitting behind the counter, first looked at the little girl who suddenly broke into the room, and then looked at the boy in a short shirt.
I found that Lin Manliu also held a bunch of candied haws in his hand, but he only ate one.
"No..." The old woman spoke with a stern tone in her voice. She just sat up and then leaned back on the recliner.
Faced with the sudden change in Grandma Yue's tone, the boy in a short shirt was a little confused. But looking at the displeased old woman, Lin Manliu could only apologize aloud: "I don't know...how I offended my mother-in-law, so why should I compensate her..." The old woman behind the counter snorted. After a while, he seemed to have calmed down and looked at the boy in short shirt and the little girl with braid next to him again.
"I mean...there is nothing you want...cakes..." Granny Yue said aloud. After thinking about it, the young man in short shirt thought that Grandma Yue was not angry before. The lack of golden milk cake must not be the reason. Could it be that the sudden appearance of Master Shen Xiaodao scared the mother-in-law.
. . Lin Manliu immediately explained: "This is Priest Shen, whom I have met recently. It is thanks to Priest Shen that I can meet my mother-in-law in Jiangning today..." Just as he was about to explain, the braid beside him The little girl didn't know what happened and coughed twice, interrupting the boy's words.
Lin Manliu was a little confused. I will definitely not throw stones at you to ask for directions. Tell your mother-in-law, what's going on with Master Shen Xiao?
. . Faced with the words of the boy in a short shirt, the old woman behind the counter did not make any move, she just swept the pastries in the room.
The boy in a short shirt immediately remembered something and tugged at the corner of the little girl's braided clothes. This move seemed to be caught in the eyes of the old woman, and she only heard a muffled groan, as if she was preparing to see off a guest.
"Master Shen, I've been traveling for a long time and I still don't know your name. It's not convenient to introduce you to Granny Yue..." Lin Manliu asked in a low voice.
When these words came out of the mouth of the young man in a short shirt, both the old woman who was preparing to see off the guests and the little girl with braids who was eating candied haws were all stunned on the spot.
What's going on with this guy? . .
"Master Shen, you can't do it! If you can't, you can call me... Yangzhou's little half-immortal!" The little girl tilted her head and looked at the boy, having just finished the last hawthorn in her mouth.
The old woman lowered her raised hand and continued to lean on the recliner, no longer looking at the two of them.
"Uh... be more serious and introduce my new friends to Granny Yue!" Lin Manliu urged. The young man in a short shirt secretly thought that if the old woman in front of him had a good impression of this little girl who broke into the house rashly, Granny Yue would not be too angry!
The little girl with braids rolled her eyes at the boy and said hesitantly: "Shen Adou..." Shen Adou?
do not care!
"Well, Grandma Yue, this Taoist Master Shen, is called Shen Adou. He is a friend I met in Yangzhou a few days ago! He will be traveling with us later..." The boy immediately spoke out.
The old woman behind the counter finally said, "I know..."
"I came here today because Taoist Shen told me that I would meet old friends again here. I didn't expect it...it will really work!" Lin Manliu continued.
As long as she preaches to Master Shen a few times in front of Granny Yue, she will definitely change her view of this little girl.
"Oh?" The old woman looked at the little girl with braids. Right, that is it!
"Since I have the fate to see my mother-in-law again today, it confirms Taoist Shen's inference. It is such a blessing today... Even if there are no cakes, it will be fine!"
"That's interesting..." The old woman started talking more. Lin Manliu saw that the woman behind the counter was no longer as serious as before, so he saluted her.
"When we meet old friends today, we must not neglect them casually. My mother-in-law has time... I have a lot to say to my mother-in-law!"
"Hey... I haven't lived long enough to be so formal... Old lady, I'm still not used to it..."
"After I said goodbye to my mother-in-law Juzhou earlier, I met many new friends on the road... The kid also learned a little bit from me..."
"They are all glib words..."
"Then the boy won't say anything... Is my mother-in-law still willing to listen?"
"It just so happens... I have nothing to do today, let's talk..." After the old woman finished speaking, she lay down on the recliner, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was ready, waiting for the boy's words.
Seeing that Granny Yue was willing to listen, Lin Manliu once again had the same smile on his face. In fact, since his first trip eastward, the young man in a short shirt has wanted to find someone to tell her everything about his journey and what he saw and heard, but now he doesn't know where the person is.
However, what we encountered now was what Shen Xiaodao said in his words.
"Meeting old friends again", maybe this Granny Yue has some fate with me. Why don't you just tell this mother-in-law what you want to say first, and then just say it together with some things that you are embarrassed to say.
Lin Manliu started by talking about his first trip to Juzhou. When he was in Yangfeng Valley, he first encountered bandits, and then he was helped by the man in blue.
He put a lot of effort into his encounter with the beautiful figure in blue, trying his best to tell the old woman in front of him everything he could remember.
But in the middle of speaking, I suddenly thought about whether these fighting scenes were too violent. . .
But Granny Yue on the recliner said, "It's just like those storytellers in the streets and alleys a few years ago, when they were still able to walk. The stories they spoke were... not in the way... not in the way... ." After hearing this, the boy in the short shirt continued. When he said goodbye to the man in blue, Lin Manliu turned his head and looked at the half-open door.
"When I met Miss Yue, she said she had important matters and rushed to Jiangning. But along the way, I knew that she could have gone there long ago, but she still waited until I was safe and sound before leaving..."
"She is a good girl after all..." The two of them spoke, but Lin Manliu didn't answer in time. He was thinking back to that day when the two of them cherished each other in the mountains and forests.
The little girl with braids sighed, covered her ears with her hands, and walked out of Yue Ji Zhai as if she didn't want to hear it.
The young man in a short shirt calmed down and chuckled: "When I have time later, I will definitely come to Jiangning again!" The old woman hummed, as if she agreed with the young man's approach.
Lin Manliu shook his head, and then continued to tell the story after the separation, from traveling westward to southern Xinjiang with the old liar in yellow shirt, to traveling alone in order to completely solve the caravan incident.
In the boy's words, he tried to downplay the difficulties and dangers he encountered, and only talked about fun and beautiful things.
The old woman also gently shook her head, savoring these past stories with the young man. Until Lin Manliuyan mentioned that he met a woman disguised as a man when he was buried in the Sword Valley, and the Yue Granny let out a strange sound.
The young man in a short shirt immediately explained: "This brother Ning... I have known the boy for a long time, but I just think of him as a man! There is absolutely no wrong idea!" Lin Manliu didn't know why he had known him before My mother-in-law's surprise made me feel a little cautious.
Maybe he told his mother-in-law first about his encounter with Miss Yue, and then he told her about another woman, thinking he had displeased her?
Are you worried that your mother-in-law will think that you are a wanderer who falls in love with everyone she meets? It should be so! The young man answered the doubts in his heart and continued talking about traveling far away.
Grandma Yue, who was lying next to her, just said "Hey" before, and then made no more unnecessary moves. She listened carefully to the young man's journey.
At the end of the story, the boy stopped before returning to the west to the southern Xinjiang. Because what followed was only escape and blood, it was not suitable to talk to Granny Yue.
Lin Manliu breathed a long sigh of relief. He finally had someone to listen to him talk about what he had seen along the way and what he was thinking. At this time, he felt nothing but joy in his heart. "Old woman.
. . My memory is not very good, what girl was I talking about earlier? . . What do you think?
"The old woman said aloud. The mother-in-law said must be Miss Yue!
"I was just about to talk to my mother-in-law... If it was my thoughts about Miss Yue, I didn't know it at first..." Lin Manliu spoke up immediately.
But before he finished speaking, the young man looked at the cakes in the room with a shy look. The old woman snorted and brought Lin Manliu back from his thoughts.
"Anyway, there's no one around! Before I met Brother Ning again, I thought I just had some affection for Miss Yue, but I wasn't happy..." The boy in a short shirt stamped his feet to embolden himself.
"But after meeting Brother Ning, I realized that I will have a good impression of friends or teachers who I have known for a while, but the one for Miss Yue! It is the most special..." Lin Manliuyue said The voice became quieter, but after he finished speaking, he seemed to be dissatisfied with his submissive attitude.
He patted his head with both hands, then turned his head sideways, giving him enough energy.
"I don't know what Miss Yue was thinking, but after saying goodbye to her, I no longer had the joy of those days on the road. Finally, I realized that I really wanted to see her again..." Short shirt The young man held up his hands, as if the past was right in front of him. He slowly clenched his hands, wanting to take the past back into his hands again.
"When I see Miss Yue... I want to tell her that I am much better than before. I have traveled thousands of miles alone, and I can be called a sixteen-year-old little adult..." Lin Man Liu wanted to continue saying that the old woman did yawn.
"Love, love... Old lady, I'm a little tired of listening to it. Those fighting scenes before were better..."
"I'm sorry...Mother-in-law, I didn't pay attention for a moment..."
"Hey...it's okay. You wanted the golden milk cake earlier, right? But if you have time, wait until tomorrow and come back to the old lady to get it..."
"My master has told me to set off as soon as we finish shopping, so I won't bother my mother-in-law!"
"Then next time I come to Jiangning, I'll take care of the old lady..."
"Thank you, mother-in-law!"
"As you get older, close the door when you go out for a while..."
"Well! Mother-in-law has a good rest... I will definitely visit again the next time I come to Jiangning!" After Lin Manliu exited the Yueji Zhai, he gently closed the door, keeping it half-closed at the beginning.
"What are you mumbling inside? I almost fell asleep while waiting!" Priest Shen complained.
The boy in a short shirt looked over and found the little girl with braids squatting on the stone steps. The string of candied haws had been broken into several pieces.
"If Mr. Shen doesn't mind it...will you eat this skewer from me?" Lin Manliu asked, and then handed the candied haws to Mr. Shen.
"Hey... If you don't want to eat, I won't eat. I don't dare to eat!" The little girl with braids immediately refused. After saying that, he stood up, patted the dust on his robe, and walked forward.
Lin Manliu hurriedly caught up, but when he looked at the scorching sun on the horizon, a smile appeared on his face.
Jiang Ning, I’m here! Miss Yue, I still have so many things I want to say to you! On the market streets of Jiangning, two medium-sized boys and a little girl ran back to their inn after buying supplies for their return to Hangzhou.
In a courtyard somewhere, a man dressed in blue stood under a willow tree, rolling out dough in his hands. Watching the yellowed willow leaves fall from the branches and fall on the dough.
She smiled and said, "Idiot!"
