Xiao Qing ran down the mountain in a panic and went to the toilet built in the village to resolve the important matter in his life.
Thinking about it after coming out of the toilet, Xiao Qing ran to the small pond in the village to wash her hands. After washing her hands, she sat under the big tree in the center of the village and calmed down to observe Zhangjiacun for the first time.
Although it was not busy farming time, the village was too quiet, and it was a bit scary.
Maybe ancient villages were like this?
Xiao Qing is five years old this year. In the first few years, because of her young age, her activities were limited to the courtyard of the Xiao family. Even when she went out, she was always carried by Xiu Niang. After her fifth birthday this year, she ran and jumped alone. Have fun in Zhangjiacun.
Her understanding of this world is still very shallow. In addition, this world is not an orthodox ancient world, but a world of cultivating immortals with monks and immortal trees.
Just as Xiao Qing was thinking, the village suddenly became full of people. Everyone she knew and didn't know walked out of the house. Some gathered together in twos and threes to chat, some went fishing with nets, and some brought The son and daughter went to town to buy things. In short, Zhangjiacun seemed to have come to life all of a sudden.
As if they had made an agreement, Erya and Xiaofen ran towards her and said as they ran, "Xiao Qing, do you want to play together?"
It's like an NPC with a fixed route in the game.
Xiao Qing pursed his lips and raised his hand to stop their movements: "Don't you feel cold?"
"What, it's obviously summer now, why do you feel cold!"
"Really?" Xiao Qing raised his head and looked at the gray sky, "But how come there is no sun at all? It seems like it is covered by a cage covered with cloth."
After Xiao Qing finished speaking, he carefully observed the reactions of the people in front of him. Although these people were still talking and moving, their movements became stiff and stopped, like rusty robots without oil. At the same time, the sun slowly appeared in the sky, and the blazing sunlight dazzled Xiao Qing's eyes as she looked up at the sky. The surrounding temperature rose sharply, and the heat swept through Xiao Qing's body, making her hide in the shade of a tree.
When it was daylight and people around him behaved naturally again, Xiao Qing got rid of Erya and the others and wanted to go home and tell his parents and brothers about the weirdness here.
Just turning around and walking halfway, Xiao Qing suddenly wasn't sure what the situation was in his home now.
just in case……
Xiao Qing did not dare to think further. She looked at the path home and felt hesitant for the first time in her life.
She walked around aimlessly and unknowingly came to a paddy field. There was no one here, except for a figure sitting at the head of the field.
"Xiaobao?"
Xiao Yi's voice came from not far away, and Xiao Qing realized that he had actually walked to his own farm. Their family was an outsider, and the land was allocated to them later. The good land in the village had long been allocated, so their family All you got was this remote piece of land.
But the parents were still very happy. Xiao Yi came up at sunrise and returned at sunset. Xiu Niang went to bring him food every day. Steam rice for them at home.
Xiao Qing looked at Xiao Yi who was smiling and waving to her not far away. The original scruples in her heart slowly dissipated. She walked slowly to Xiao Yi and looked at the promising rice fields in front of her.
"father."
Xiao Yi saw that she wanted to sit on the ridge of the field, so he reached out and picked her up. Xiao Qing clearly felt his movement, and then saw him pull the coarse cloth bag aside and put it on his legs, and then let her sit down. , carefully patted the dirt and dust on her trousers: "Why are you here?"
"Running around and playing and then here we are."
A question and an answer followed by a long silence.
But surprisingly, Xiao Qing didn't feel embarrassed, impatient or wanted to escape.
She quietly raised her head to look at Xiao Yi, only to find that Xiao Yi was also looking at him, with a smile on his face, as if he was looking at a unique treasure.
"Ms. sir, hey, Bao'er, why are you here?"
Xiuniang's voice came from behind. She was holding a food box in her hand, and she seemed a little surprised to see Xiao Qing from here.
“I was running around playing and this is where I ended up.”
Xiu Niang put down the food box, and the aroma of the food came from inside. Xiao Qing was aroused, and his stomach growled uncontrollably. Seeing this, Xiu Niang smiled and held her dirty little hands, and said in a gentle voice: "Baby Come home with me, there is still some food at home."
"Be careful on the road, don't fall."
Xiao Yi looked at the mother and daughter leaving and was speechless for a moment. He looked at the food box next to him again and suddenly thought that Xiao Qing's birthday was coming soon.
What should I prepare for this birthday ceremony?
On the way home, Xiao Qing deliberately pretended to be exhausted, lagging far behind Xiu Niang. Xiu Niang also followed her footsteps slower and slower. Finally, she looked at Xiao Qing with a helpless smile: "Bao'er, let's go." Are you still moving?"
"Come, let me carry you."
Xiao Qing looked at Xiu Niang's slender back and suddenly hesitated. She was bigger than other babies since she was born. She was able to eat and sleep well while growing up. She never lacked anything, so although she is not As for becoming what Xiao Lan calls "Fat Xiao", it has nothing to do with the word thin.
It was not a long journey from here to home, and she didn't think her slender mother could carry her all the way.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qing came to Xiu Niang's side and said, "I'm not tired, look!"
Xiu Niang looked at her, the emotion in her eyes was so thick that she almost drowned her in it. Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment. When she wanted to take another look, Xiu Niang had already stood up and reached out to knock her. head.
"Okay, come home quickly. It'll be nice when you get home."
Xiu Niang cooked rice paste in the pot and it was very fragrant, but Xiao Qing could always smell the faint fishy sweetness. He didn't know what was going on. There couldn't be something wrong with her nose, right?
Xiao Qing sipped her rice cereal. She didn't know why, but as soon as she got home, she felt very at ease. She even felt that even if Granny Zhang wanted to eat her at home, she would jump up and give her a few big mouths. .
They must be calm and not arrogant. They are ordinary people in the family, but they cannot afford to touch Granny Zhang, who is looking more and more weird now.
What's more, it's still possible that that one is Granny Zhang.
Thinking of Granny Zhang who used to always smile and feed her, and occasionally hold her and wipe her tears, crying about her husband and daughter who died early, Xiao Qing always felt a sense of loss in his heart.
My parents must keep it a secret, and if I tell them these things, it will make them worry for nothing.
As for Xiao Lan... Xiao Qing made a fist with her left hand and knocked it on the palm of her right hand. By the way, Xiao Lan, she can discuss it with Xiao Lan first!
Xiao Qing, who was consciously thinking about it, walked to the water tank with an empty bowl and hummed a song to wash the dishes. Xiu Niang saw that she was only a little taller than the water tank, so she dared to wash the dishes with her feet, and her sleeves were wet.
"Okay, why don't we ask the little guy to wash the dishes? Let's go play."
Xiu Niang took the bowl in her hand. Because it was summer, her sleeves were thinner. When the wind came, the fabric fluttered slightly, revealing the scars on her wrists that had not yet healed.
Xiao Qing was stunned and hurriedly grabbed Xiu Niang's wrist. Xiu Niang was stunned and seemed to have no reaction. Xiao Qing put Xiu Niang's wrist in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. The other party's wrist was clean, not to mention scars. No other minor traces are visible.
Xiu Niang smiled and took her hand away, scolding: "Okay, there's nothing there, go and play."
Xiao Qing rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was really nervous these days, and everything she looked at had a weird smell.
Forget it, no more playing, let's go and have a good sleep.
Just get some sleep.
Xiao Qing shuffled towards the door. The moment the door closed, Xiu Niang's smiling face fell. She raised her wrist. In her sight, this was not a wrist as clean and white as snow, but a wrist as clean and white as snow. It's rotten flesh and bones that emit a foul odor.
She was already like this, so why bother her daughter and suffer further.
And Lan'er, the couple were sorry for Lan'er... failing to save him in the fire.
Xiuniang sighed and stretched her fingers into her arms, stroking a necklace that flickered on and off. Even though the necklace kept corroding her finger bones, she refused to let go.
When Xiao Qing came out of the toilet, he felt that he had been in bad luck recently and had bad gastrointestinal problems. He had diarrhea every day. How could this be a big deal? !
Forget it, that's it for now, let's take a nap first, and go find Xiao Lan when we wake up.
Xiao Qing slept until dusk. When he was getting dressed and going out, he saw Xiao Lan playing with the cat. Xiao Qing remembered his plan, ran over and pulled Xiao Lan into his room.
"Little Fatty Xiao, what's wrong with you? You're so rude to your brother as soon as you wake up."
Xiao Lan sat on the chair and looked at Xiao Qing, who had a serious face. Xiao Qing carefully closed the doors and windows, took a branch and scratched it on the ground.
She had read and written with Xiao Lan, and she was also a college student in her previous life. Xiao Lan even praised her for her extraordinary talent, and she could be a female official if she studied in a women's school.
The family also plans to send her to school when she is eight years old.
Xiao Qing knew that the walls had ears, so she did not speak, but wrote to tell Xiao Lan what she had discovered.
Xiao Lan smiled at Xiao Qing who was writing on the ground at first, but then he stopped laughing and even grabbed the branch from Xiao Qing's hand and scattered all the words on the ground.
He leaned close to Xiao Qing's ear and asked her in a trembling voice: "Did you discover all this yourself?"
Seeing his reaction, Xiao Qing knew that Xiao Lan must also know something, so he buried his head in Xiao Lan's arms and nodded lightly.
Xiao Lan didn't speak. He just hugged Xiao Qing quietly. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he wrote on the ground with his hand: "Tonight, after the cat meowed three times, you came to my house. My brother told me What happened to you."
Xiao Qing nodded again, Xiao Lan looked at him and made a silent gesture, and then the familiar voice of Granny Zhang came from the courtyard.
"Xiu Niang, I heard that something happened to the academy in the town. Is Lan'er okay?" Through the window, Xiao Qing saw Granny Zhang holding a basket and talking to Xiu Niang with a smile.
When Xiao Qing saw Granny Zhang's face, she couldn't help but feel chills stand on end. Just when she wanted to call out to Xiao Lan, she found that Xiao Lan had already disappeared into her room. Then she saw Xiao Lan walking out of his room with square steps, her gentle face With a smile on his face.
Seeing that Xiao Lan was safe and sound, Granny Zhang couldn't help laughing, and her voice became louder: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, if something happens, how will your family live? Xiaobao is only five years old, she is so young , how can you survive?"
"You can stay at home with peace of mind these days. The old lady is watching everything in this town."
Xiao Qing secretly cursed the old man in his heart, "Who can't survive!"
Wasn't this a blatant threat to her family?
But after all, the enemy is strong and we are weak. No matter how angry Xiao Qing is, she can't really rush out and bite Granny Zhang twice, so she can only curse in her heart. When the curse got louder, Granny Zhang suddenly called her name.
"Xiaobao, what are you looking at?"
"I...I look at my brother's back! He's so handsome! He can pass the Jinshi exam and be the top scholar at a glance. He can become a high official and take me to be an official lady."
After saying that, Xiao Qing closed the window, threw herself on the bed and hid under the quilt, refusing to come out no matter how others called her.
After Granny Zhang left, Xiao Qing opened the door and saw dinner placed at the door, still steaming.
Xiao Qing had no intention of eating or sleeping. He almost pressed his whole body against the wall, listening to whether there was a cat meowing outside.
I don't know how long it took, but just when Xiao Qing's head was drooping and she was about to dream about Duke Zhou, a cat meow woke her up.
"One, two, three."
After three meows, Xiao Qing quietly opened the door and sneaked to Xiao Lan's door.
Xiao Lan's door was ajar, and she only opened it slightly and squeezed in.
There were no lights in Xiao Lan's house, but Xiao Qing could see where he was.
He sat on the ground, tilted his head, and looked at Xiao Qing without blinking.
Inexplicably, Xiao Qing wanted to escape.
