But it is undeniable that Xiao Hei is a strange cat.
Because during that time, Tang Ling hugged it all day long and still liked it very much. After all, it was once his beloved playmate in childhood, so Tang Linfeng carefully considered his words when he spoke and used the word "different". After finishing speaking, he glanced at Tang Ling and found that the expression on her face was very ordinary. At most, she was only curious about the next development of the matter, without any special reaction.
It seems that I really forgot about it...
Because after all, it had been many years and she was still young at that time.
Now that I think about it, there are indeed many differences between Ling'er when she was a child and now. What was her temperament like when she was a child?
Oh yes, I was quite domineering back then.
Tang Ling's temper has followed that of Liu Ru since childhood, and she is more irritable, but a little more irritable than Liu Ru.
Liu Ru was very measured, but Tang Ling was not.
When you have a bad temper, you will be really bad, and you will usually take it out on the people and things around you.
So at that time, when she was in a good mood, Xiao Hei was her favorite, and when she was in a bad mood, Xiao Hei was her biggest punching bag.
Tang Linfeng has seen the white cat raised by the county magistrate's wife. That little thing can hold a grudge. If you hit it for a while, it will become more and more angry and ignore you for a day, but after one night, it will make peace with you again.
.
Xiaohei is different.
When Tang Ling beat it and scolded it, it would run away, but Tang Ling would order his servants to hold it down and then whip it with a whip.
At this time, Xiao Hei usually remains silent.
It doesn't know how to scream, it screams in anger, it screams for mercy, it doesn't happen at all.
But after knowing that he could not escape at all, he endured all the harm without saying a word.
And it will not ignore Tang Ling afterwards, nor will it stay away from her out of fear.
Instead, it will continue as it is without any changes.
A person or an animal, no matter what his temperament, would not react like this if he was beaten or scolded for a long time, right?
Tang Linfeng scolded Tang Ling several times for this, but he was quickly delayed by many chores and went back to work in the blink of an eye. Tang Ling was young, but very rebellious and refused to change despite repeated admonitions.
These are what the wet nurse told him.
This is also where Tang Linfeng initially felt that Xiao Hei was "different".
Because of this "distinctiveness" and his concern for Tang Ling, he rarely took time out of his busy schedule to pay more attention to Xiao Hei.
The more you pay attention, the more you realize that what is different is not just this, but everything.
Xiaohei is an extremely obedient cat.
Very obedient.
Even though he was beaten, he was still obedient to Tang Ling.
Regarding this point, Tang Linfeng initially thought it was because it had been wandering outside for a long time, suffered a lot, and was afraid of being abandoned, so it was extra tolerant.
But it’s not.
Sometimes when passing by Tang Ling's window at night, Tang Linfeng would see two shadows reflected by the candlelight on the window.
One big and one small, one person and one cat, sitting on the bed.
Usually Tang Ling said it, and Xiao Hei listened obediently.
"Xiao Hei Xiao Hei! Why are there so many people wearing rags outside the city?"
"Xiao Hei Xiao Hei! Why is that beautiful sister who lives in a colorful house crying?"
"Xiao Hei Xiao Hei, why does the old uncle come out to sell candy on a snowy day?"
If he couldn't get an answer from Tang Linfeng, he turned to Xiao Hei.
It's a pity that Xiao Hei is a cat, and humans and cats don't understand the language.
But Tang Linfeng could see that the cat's tail in the shadow was still moving in response to Tang Ling's questions, and it seemed that he could really understand and respond.
Maybe it's a problem with the lighting. Tang Ling's mouth in the shadow doesn't seem to move, so if you look at it for a long time, you will have an illusion. Sometimes you can't tell who is talking to whom.
A year after Xiao Hei came to the Tang family, there was still no change at all.
His hair still didn't grow all the way, and even became darker and darker, and his eyes were still decadent and sluggish. Only when Tang Ling scolded and scolded him, he would appear slightly strange.
At that time, the calmness of Gujing in his eyes would have slight fluctuations. It was still not the slightest bit vicious, but it was not soft either, but he was slightly more energetic.
Very strange.
Tang Linfeng once felt this weird feeling when he met Xiao Hei in the yard.
At that time, it was walking slowly on the roof, looking down at the entire Tang Mansion. Its gaze was so deep and distant that Tang Linfeng couldn't help but suspect that what it was overlooking was actually the entire city.
When it noticed that Tang Linfeng was looking up at it, it would tilt its head slightly and look over.
Tang Linfeng could clearly feel the sudden spirit in its eyes, which was a kind of deep doubt and inquiry.
It's observing.
Tang Linfeng finally understood what that weird feeling was.
Changes in living conditions don't seem to have the slightest impact on it. It has always dealt with it indifferently, and the same goes for what people do to it.
It will not be angry, annoyed, aggrieved, or afraid...
Very obedient, it sounds like... like a walking zombie.
But this walking corpse has some thoughts.
It seems to have been observing.
Observe everything about human beings, all behaviors and temperaments, and generate deep inquiry.
All the pain suffered by the physical body is not important, but the mind has been silently observed.
It's as if this body is not its, because it is not its, so no matter how this body is treated, whether it is good or bad, if it can't be avoided, it will endure it silently, and even the life of this body is not important.
.
And its soul is observing and judging from a third person's perspective, and seems to be getting ready, waiting...
What are you waiting for?
Tang Linfeng was puzzled. He thought too much, and felt that he did think too much.
It’s just a cat. It’s really crazy to think about it so much.
It's all thanks to the fairy tales discussed by the maids in the mansion, which contained stories about monsters possessing cats and dogs and killing people, which made him think of it for a while.
How could it be such a coincidence?
But something happened later that forced him to think more.
There was a white jade rabbit carved from fine jade in Tang's mourning room. Tang Linfeng bought it from outside and gave it to her as a birthday gift, but one day it fell to pieces on the ground for unknown reasons.
Tang Ling couldn't help crying. Tang Linfeng immediately called all the maids and servants serving in Tang Ling's room and interrogated them one by one, but no results were obtained.
"If we don't find out who broke the rabbit today, everyone's monthly money will be halved!"
Tang Linfeng looked at everyone's faces.
"I'm afraid...Xiao Hei accidentally broke it?"
At this time, the nanny, who had always lowered her head, spoke.
"Yes! Yes! This morning I saw Xiao Hei come out of the lady's room by himself, and then the white jade rabbit broke into pieces!"
A maid echoed, followed by a chorus of echoes.
"Xiao Hei is not a human being after all, I'm afraid he doesn't even know he has done something wrong!"
"Xiao Hei usually seems to be very interested in the jade rabbit in the lady's room."
"Xiao Hei is usually very naughty. He jumps up and down and can fly. Maybe it's because of him."
Hearing this sentence, Tang Linfeng raised his eyebrows subconsciously.
Xiao Hei is naughty?
This must be nonsense, right?
He raised his eyes and glanced at the boy who said this, and saw that the man lowered his head again, and he didn't dare to say a word.
Could it be Xiaohei?
Somehow, Tang Linfeng felt that it was unlikely.
"No...not Xiaohei."
At this moment, a little girl's determined voice suddenly interrupted everyone's argument.
Tang Linfeng suddenly looked at Tang Ling in his arms.
The sound just now... was made by Tang Ling?
I saw that the little girl with tears on her face stopped crying at some point, her eyes were dull, and when everyone looked at her, there was a slightly strange feeling in her eyes, and her voice was mechanical.
Repeated.
"It's not Xiao Hei, it's the wet nurse. The wet nurse... bumped... smashed the white jade rabbit. The wet nurse usually likes to beat Xiao Hei and doesn't give Xiao Hei food, but... she lied... she tricked Tang Ling into giving it to him. She told Tang Ling
Xiao Hei is not good, and so is Xiao Yue, because they think Xiao Hei is ugly...ugly, they don't like Xiao Hei, and it is troublesome to clean Xiao Hei's feces and hair."