Xiao Xiao gently touched the little white fox's head.
This action attracted Mrs. Xu's attention.
…
"I'll tell you from the beginning."
Xiao Xiao looked at the old lady with slightly curved eyebrows.
…
"Ah good."
The old lady met the young man's eyes.
Well.
It is indeed the eyes of young people.
Very clear.
It's not like the cloudy eyes of an old man.
…
She likes children's eyes best.
Clear, clean, innocent and brilliant.
But at this moment she felt that this young man also had very good eyes.
As clear and clean as a child.
But there are things that children don’t have...
Um……
what?
Mrs. Xu was a little confused.
But soon, Mrs. Xu laughed at her own entanglement.
How can adults and children be exactly the same?
…
"I met Old Man Mao by chance..."
Xiao Xiao told his story.
"I helped him by chance..."
"He's not in good condition."
"I want to take him to the hospital or send him home."
"He refused them all."
"I want to contact his family..."
"He also refused."
…
"Chi~"
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but sneered.
"What kind of family does he have?"
"They were all killed by him."
…
"Forget it, it's all in the past."
Seeing the doubtful expression on the young man's face, Mrs. Xu waved her hand.
"I don't want to talk about those old sesame seeds and rotten millet things."
"Let the deceased rest in peace."
"Anyway, you just need to know that old man Mao is not a good person."
…
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
He continued, "He also said he had no family left."
"But he told me about his home here."
"Let me come to his house and have a look when I have time."
"After that, he left."
"I think he may feel that he has nothing to thank me for helping him..."
"Just tell me this..."
"I didn't care at first..."
"But I happened to be nearby today, and I don't know what happened, but I suddenly remembered what old man Mao said to me that day..."
"I'm coming over."
…
Mrs. Xu nodded slightly.
"That's right."
…
"Um."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Only when I came here did I realize that I didn't know the specific address of Old Man Mao's house."
"But now that I'm here, I don't want to come here in vain."
"So when I saw you, I wanted to ask you if you know where Old Man Mao's home is?"
…
"What do you care about what he does..."
Mrs. Xu muttered.
"There's nothing interesting about that old guy's shabby house."
"He doesn't even know how long it has been since he came back..."
"The house was dilapidated and full of dust."
"Normally no one goes there."
…
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Can you please tell me the specific location?"
"It's okay if I don't think about it before."
"Since I came here for this purpose, unless there are any force majeure factors, I still want to complete my purpose."
"It can be regarded as an explanation for myself."
…
Mrs. Xu was stunned for a while after hearing this.
"……Fine."
Mrs. Xu is no longer confused.
She nodded.
"If you want to go and see it, go ahead."
She noticed the children not far away who were afraid to approach.
Is it because I saw a stranger?
…
Old Mrs. Xu told the young man the specific location of Old Man Mao's house.
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"Thanks."
Xiao Xiao also noticed the hesitant children not far away.
He smiled at the old lady.
"You have a new guest."
"I won't disturb you anymore."
"goodbye."
…
"goodbye."
Mrs. Xu smiled and waved her hands.
"Wait……"
Then as if something suddenly occurred to her, Mrs. Xu immediately stopped the young man who was about to turn around.
"Here's this candy for you."
"The old woman's candy is no better than the candy in the city."
"Don't dislike it."
…
Xiao Xiao smiled and took the candy handed over by the old lady.
"Thanks."
Usually, he gives candy to others.
It's rare for someone to give him candy.
But recently, more and more people are giving him sweets.
They are all kind-hearted old ladies.
Nougat last time, this time...
Xiao Xiao's five fingers closed together.
fruit candy.
…
Xiao Xiao turned around and left.
…
He heard the chirping sounds of children behind him.
"Grandma, who is that big brother?"
"yes."
"I've never seen that."
"I do not have either."
"Grandma, he didn't even fan you, so you gave him candy."
…
"He told grandma a story."
"So grandma gave him candy."
"He is a guest in town."
"I'll be leaving soon."
"If you also tell grandma a story, grandma will also give you sweets..."
…
Xiao Xiao found Old Man Mao's home according to the route the old lady told him.
Sure enough, as the old lady said, this is a very dilapidated house.
Xiao Xiao opened the door and walked into the yard.
…
The yard was in ruins.
Overgrown with weeds.
Things were no better inside the house.
Visible dust.
There are also spider webs all over the place.
…
A rotten smell filled the air.
…
The faces of the little white fox and the white snake showed a bit of disgust.
…
Xiao Xiao smiled and touched the heads of the two little ones.
He started walking around the house.
…
Soon, Xiao Xiao walked through the entire room.
No trace of the monster was found.
…
Not an unexpected result.
Xiao Xiao walked out of the house.
certainly.
He didn't give up so quickly either.
Now that I'm here, I always want to see more.
He plans to go for a walk nearby.
There may be unexpected discoveries.
If not……
Then go back to school.
…
Xiao Xiao walked out of the yard.
Old Man Mao's house is in a remote location.
His is the only room nearby.
No neighbors.
He knew from the beginning that he didn't live here very much...
Or are you more withdrawn by nature?
or……
Is this location good?
…
Regardless of whether this position was good or not...
This location is definitely not good now.
Because Old Man Mao's reputation is bad in the village.
Even Old Man Mao's house was disliked and avoided.
…
The weeds near the house grew as tall as half a man.
It's as dense as a small forest.
…
Xiao Xiao walked into the weeds.
The weeds automatically fell to both sides.
It was as if something had pushed it aside.
…
The weeds behind Xiao Xiao returned to their original state.
It was so densely packed that there was no trace of anyone passing through.
…
Xiao Xiao walked farther and farther.
…
Xiao Xiao raised his head.
The tops of the tall trees reach into the sky.
The bright sunshine shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and was also tainted with a hint of the dark atmosphere of the deep mountains and old forests.
…
Xiao Xiao turned around.
Not far away you can see wild grass swaying in the wind.