Under dusk.
A young man in simple clothes was lying on the vast grassland, admiring the dusk not far away. Not far away was a snow-capped mountain. As the sun set, the top of the snow-capped mountain was dyed golden, as if it were a painting, beautiful and beautiful. It's so moving that the young man can't take his eyes off it.
Less than two meters away from the boy, a fertile cow was lying. The cow closed its eyes tightly, as if it had fallen asleep. Next to the cow is a girl in a white dress, chasing a brightly colored butterfly at dusk. The girl's laughter echoes across the vast grassland, and the place is no longer peaceful.
Waves of breeze blew over the young man's face, and a hint of chill melted into his heart. The young man turned his eyes and looked in the direction of the laughter. He inadvertently showed a smile, stood up slowly, and patted the stains on his butt. Yellow weeds.
"Xiaoya, it's getting late, we should go back."
Mingya heard the sound, stopped chasing the white butterfly, turned to look at her brother, whose skin looked dark yellow under the dusk light, and pouted.
"But...I haven't caught it yet."
The girl's voice is a little childish, her face is like a peach blossom, and her eyes are full of autumn water. Because she has been running around with Mingxuan all year round, her skin is no longer so white, no longer so young and smooth. Under the light yellow skin, there is a pair of vivid eyes, slightly curled. Short hair to shoulders.
Mingxuan smiled and pointed with his finger at the white butterfly that had already flown away.
"It can't play with you all the time, it also needs to go home."
Mingya looked at the missing white butterfly and lowered her head, feeling a little disappointed.
"All right!"
Mingxuan came closer and stretched out his hands to help clean the weeds from her hair, with a smile on his face.
"Okay, don't be like this. Brother, go back and buy you candied haws... okay."
When Mingya heard that she had some candied haws to eat when she went home, a smile that could not be concealed appeared on her lips, and she nodded pretending to be calm.
Mingxuan patted the sleeping cow next to him.
"Don't sleep, get ready to go back."
The cow opened her eyes and nodded as if she understood what he said.
Mingxuan held Mingya's little hand and walked slowly down the mountain, with the cow following behind them.
After a long time, I have arrived at the foot of the mountain and continue walking along the road. I don't know when I have arrived outside the town. Night has also fallen. The town is brightly lit and bustling. Outside the town, it is dark and quiet.
Mingxuan pulled Mingya through the market. There were so many people here that it was easy to lose him if you were not careful.
Because the cows are too big, most of the street is occupied by people setting up street stalls. There are many pedestrians coming and going on the street. The cows have difficulty moving and no one gives way. The cows have to use their headrests to block the pedestrians. Push aside and make a way for yourself.
The pedestrian who was gored was a little angry and cursed the cow a few times before he could relieve his anger. He did not dare to attack the cow. After all, the horns on the cow's head were not for decoration. If he tried to attack the cow and angered the cow, he might be pierced by the horn in the stomach.
Mingxuan would look back from time to time to see if the cow was keeping up. If the cow was lost, Mingxuan couldn't afford to pay for it. After all, the cow was not his own.
Cheers came from not far away. Mingxuan heard the sound and went to find people gathered nearby, including men, women, old and young. It was very lively. Sections of sword energy came from the crowd. Mingxuan just glanced at it and turned back. He rolled his eyes and sighed.
"It's this kind of sales competition again. I just don't know...whose child is being sold tonight."
Mingya was also attracted by the lively sounds coming from afar. Out of curiosity, she wanted to break away from Mingxuan's hand and watch, but she couldn't break free.
"Brother...it's so lively over there, why don't we go take a look."
"You're still young, you shouldn't look at that thing."
After saying that, Mingxuan took her little hand and walked into an alley and came to the door of a courtyard. "Dong dong..." He knocked lightly on the door a few times.
After a cup of tea, the courtyard door was opened, and what appeared in front of him was a child with a clean face and neat clothes. He looked about seven years old than Mingya.
The child looked up at the night with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.
"What's going on today? I came back at Xu. Didn't I always come back at Youshi in the past?"
Mingxuan scratched his head and explained: "I was confused by the snow-capped mountain scenery today. Fortunately, I took a look at it for a while. I'm sorry."
Xu Zherui waved his hand and joked without making too many accusations:
"So that's it! I thought you sold my old cow and ran away!"
Mingxuan has been dealing with him all year round and knows his habits and knows that he is joking.
"You're overthinking it. How could I sell it? It's my source of livelihood. Besides... how much money can I get from selling it?"
The cow seemed to understand what he said. It flicked its tail, hit Mingxuan on the arm, and walked into the yard on its own, heading towards the corner cowshed.
Seeing this situation, Xu Zherui also smiled.
"I didn't expect that after taking it for so many years, you would develop such an interesting relationship."
After saying that, he took out five cents from his pocket and gave it to Mingxuan, and reminded him: "Don't come back so late next time, otherwise, I can't guarantee whether the job of herding cattle will be the same next time." It's you."
Mingxuan took the five cents, put it into his pocket, nodded, and thanked him: "Thank you very much. I won't do it next time. No matter how gorgeous the scenery is, I won't stop even half a step."
"It's getting late, I should go back."
Mingxuan clasped his fists and said goodbye. Just as he turned around and took a few steps, he was stopped.
"Wait……"
Mingxuan stopped and looked at him confused.
"I wonder...what else is there?"
Xu Zherui secretly took out a transparent bag from another pocket, which contained a piece of sesame cake, and threw it towards Mingxuan. He whispered: "It's hard work herding cattle. I don't like eating sesame cakes very much. It's a waste to throw it away. After thinking about it, I’d better forget it for you.”
After saying that, he closed the courtyard door.
Mingxuan took the sesame cake, thanked him and bowed at the same time. Mingya followed Mingxuan's example and bowed as well. Even though he couldn't see or hear now, the words of thanks and etiquette should be given as well.
Mingxuan took Mingya's hand and walked out of the alley. He took a look at Mingya, who had a peach-shaped face and eyes full of autumn water, and asked: "Xiaoya, are you hungry now? Do you want to eat some sesame cakes to fill your stomach?" .”
Mingya shook her head and said, "Now that I have eaten sesame seeds, will my brother buy me candied haws?"
Mingxuan touched her head and said with a smile: "Of course... Brother promised to buy you candied haws, so naturally he won't break his promise."
Mingya tilted her head and thought for a while. She couldn't help but glance at the tempting sesame seeds, swallowed, and shook her head.
Mingxuan just smiled and said nothing more.
Xu Zherui opened the door and walked into the living room, looked at the aged white-haired old man sitting in a rocking chair and smoking a pipe, and asked.
"Grandpa, why do you let him herd the old cows every time? I usually have nothing to do at home, so why don't you let me go?"
The white-haired old man took a deep breath, exhaled a puff of white smoke, and laughed.
"It's not like you don't know what's going on with his family right now. He hasn't had a good meal before, so we asked him to herd the cattle for us. We just want the brother and sister to fill their bellies so they don't starve to death."
Xu Zherui scratched his head.
"It would be nice to just give the brother and sister five cents. They have to herd cattle and plow the fields every day. Not only is it troublesome, but if one day he can't bear it anymore and dies in the field, what will his sister do? "
The white-haired old man slowly got up from the rocking chair and walked slowly to Xu Zherui. Inadvertently, he hit his head hard with his pipe, which made him angry.
"Did our family's money come from the strong wind? And...we have tried our best to help him. If he died in the field, it would be fate. If God wants to take him away, there is nothing we can do. .”
After saying that, the white-haired old man walked towards the guest room.
Xu Zherui covered his swollen head and didn't dare to say a word. He was afraid of being exposed to a pipe. Only when he saw the white-haired old man entering the guest room did he dare to become furious. He rubbed his already swollen head with his hands, and tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes inadvertently. .
A gentle and virtuous woman came out of the kitchen. Looking at Xu Zherui, who was crying, she walked over with a distressed look on her face. She took off his hand, looked at his head that was already wrapped, and pulled him to the drawer. Get out of the drawer, take out Wanjing from it, pour a little essential oil and apply it on his head.
"Did you make your grandpa angry again?"
"No……"
It hurt so much that Xu Zherui called out for his father and mother, and his tears couldn't stop flowing out.
"Mom... it hurts... be gentle... be gentle."
"How can I help you push the bag down without using any force? Man, just be patient and it will be fine."
The woman did not slow down the smearing force, but increased the smearing force.
The pain was so painful that Xu Zherui's eyes were filled with stars.
Mingxuan pulled Mingya out of the alley, looked around, and found an old man not far away standing in the middle of the crowd holding a handful of candied haws. After Mingxuan locked the target, he pulled Mingya and walked quickly towards the old man. .
The old man looked at the brother and sister running towards this side with a kind smile on his face.
"Grandpa, here's a candied haws."
Mingxuan spoke to the old man in a very gentle tone, with a smile on his face.
The old man nodded, and after sifting through it, he took out a larger candied haws.
"Thank you, grandpa."
Mingya took the candied haws and jumped up and down happily to show how happy she was.
"Grandpa, how much does this cost with sugar-coated haws on a stick?"
Mingxuan took out the five cents he had just earned from his pocket and looked up at the kind-faced old man.
The old man stretched out three fingers, glanced at the few pennies he held in his hand like a treasure, and quickly changed from three fingers to two.
Even though the gap between the old man's transformation was short, Mingxuan also noticed this and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Grandpa, it doesn't have to be like this, it's as much as it should be."
After saying this, Mingxuan took out three coins and handed it to the old man.
The old man only took two pennies and stuffed one more pennie back.
Mingxuan didn't want to take back this penny, but this penny was indeed a life-saving straw for Mingxuan's current fate, so he had to take it back with shame.
The old man smiled, then turned and left.
Mingxuan took a deep breath and walked in the direction he came from. Suddenly he felt someone behind him staring at him.
Mingxuan stopped and turned around to look, and found a little boy with a gray face, tattered clothes, and messy hair. He looked about nine years old.
Even though he was discovered, the little boy did not dodge, but stared straight at the candied haws in Mingya's hand, and also showed a kind smile to Mingxuan.
Mingxuan also saw that he was interested in the candied haws in Mingya's hand and had no ill intentions, so he dared to feel relieved.
Mingxuan turned his eyes, scanned the surroundings, and once again targeted one person from the crowd. That person was the old man who had just been selling candied haws.
Mingxuan quickly ran towards the old grandfather. Mingya didn't know why and didn't think much about it, so she quickly followed him.
"Grandpa, here's another candied haws."
Mingxuan came to the old man and took out the last three coins from his pocket.
The old man smiled innocently, and after sifting through it again, he picked out a larger candied haws.
Mingxuan took the candied haws and did not give the three cents to the old man. Instead, he stuffed it into his pocket to prevent him from accepting only two cents again. After stuffing the money, he quickly ran away.
The old man was mute and could not speak. Now he was old and his legs and feet were not good. He could not catch up with him, so he had to accept it. The old man smiled honestly, waved to Mingxuan and said goodbye.
Mingxuan also smiled and waved goodbye to the old man.
Mingya came to Mingxuan's side and said without knowing why.
"Brother, what are you doing? Why are you running around?"
Mingxuan did not answer her, but took out the candied haws and pointed at the little boy not far away.
"Go, help me give this candied haws to the little boy not far away."
Mingya took the candied haws and looked at the little boy who was staring here. Mingya didn't ask too many questions and walked towards the little boy.
The little boy saw her walking this way and didn't know what she was going to do, so he stopped staying too much and walked towards the crowd, not very fast.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Mingya quickened her pace and inadvertently came to the little boy's side. She handed the candied haws in her hand out and took a bite of the candied haws in her hand, speaking incomprehensibly.
"Here, my brother asked me to give it to you."
The little boy was a little at a loss. He didn't expect that she was here to deliver candied haws on a stick. Instead of picking it up, he looked at Mingxuan with clarity in his eyes.
Mingxuan just smiled.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Mingya also urged.
"What are you still hesitating about? My hands are sore."
The little boy turned his eyes back and apologized.
"Excuse me."
Mingya raised the candied haws in her hand and reminded him to pick it up quickly. After all, his hands were really sore after holding it for a long time.
Hearing this, the little boy didn't care anymore. He took the candied haws and thanked him: "Thank you." After thanking him, he poured into the crowd and his tiny figure was never seen again.
Mingya watched him leave and jumped towards Mingxuan. Then the two brothers and sisters walked towards home without any further delay.
Mingxuan heard the cheers and the sound of fighting with swords again. He took a closer look and found that he was here again. Mingxuan was not interested in this kind of place at all. After all, this kind of place was not a place that people should come to, but only those perverts would come to this kind of place.
