Xiao Nanfeng took a bath in the stream, washed himself clean, changed into new clothes, and then walked ashore with satisfaction.
On the shore, little Rouge had already been washed, put on new clothes, and looked extremely cute. However, she used some putty to smear her face black.
"You just washed your face, why are you smearing your face again?" Xiao Nanfeng asked in surprise.
"My sister told me to darken my face." Xiao Yanzhi said.
"How old are you, little brat? Who would pay attention to your face? Your sister is too nervous about you." Xiao Nanfeng said in astonishment, then he frowned and said: "That's not right, maybe there is a pervert? Forget it.
Now, you can cover your face if you want, but don’t use this plaster. It’s contaminated with bacteria. I’ll help you use plant juice later to draw a few birthmarks on your face.”
Little Rouge thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay!"
"Go wash your face and come have dinner." Xiao Nanfeng said.
Little Rouge immediately went to the creek to wash her face, and then walked over.
"I earned a lot of reward money by telling stories before, so many people looked at me with bad intentions. Fortunately, we ran fast. But don't worry, we changed our clothes and no one will recognize us tomorrow.
Yes." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"Oh." Xiao Yanzhi responded.
"Eat. You only ate one chicken drumstick on the way. Now you're starving. Eat." Xiao Nanfeng said with a smile.
He opened the food wrapped in oil paper one by one and started eating with little Yanzhi. Little Yanzhi was starving and kept eating chicken legs, beef, and roast duck.
Xiao Nanfeng looked strange for a while, and thought to himself: "This little girl has been miserable, isn't she? What kind of fateful protagonist is this?"
Xiao Nanfeng was not very hungry. After eating something, he looked at little Rouge in front of him and said, "How long have you been hungry?"
Little Yanzhi had almost finished eating, her face turned slightly red, and she let go of her hand with some embarrassment.
"Eat, it's okay." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"I'm full." Little Rouge said.
"Little girl, what's your name?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
Little Rouge didn't speak, as if she didn't dare to say anything.
"Does this need to be kept secret?" Xiao Nanfeng asked in astonishment.
Little Rouge lowered her head and did not dare to respond. There was a look of resistance on her face.
"Forget it, just don't tell me if you don't want to. By the way, where are your family members?" Xiao Nanfeng asked curiously.
When she mentioned her family, Xiao Yanzhi's nose suddenly became sore, her tears fell like pearls, and she couldn't stop them.
"Ah, ah, don't cry, I won't ask about your family anymore." Xiao Nanfeng comforted hurriedly.
Xiao Yanzhi wiped her tears and said, "My family members are all dead."
Xiao Nanfeng was silent for a while, and finally sighed slightly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect that."
"No, it's okay!" Xiao Yanzhi wiped her tears and pretended to be strong.
"My name is..., uh, you can call me Brother Nan." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"Brother Nan?" Xiao Yanzhi frowned.
"Seeing how you behave like this, it's obvious that you don't have a golden finger. From now on, just follow me," Xiao Nanfeng said.
Little Rouge didn't understand Xiao Nanfeng's words for a moment, but she probably knew that Xiao Nanfeng wanted her to follow.
"You, why are you so nice to me?" Xiao Yanzhi asked a little uncertainly.
The tragic death of her family has made her close her mind, full of despair and indifference to the outside world. If Xiao Nanfeng hadn't handed her a steamed bun a few days ago, she would not even be willing to talk to Xiao Nanfeng.
Xiao Nanfeng's familiarity made her feel warm in her heart, but even so, she was still wary of Xiao Nanfeng.
"Don't worry so much, just obey me." Xiao Nanfeng said.
This little girl is the destined protagonist. If I don’t take her with me, I have no place to go. And she looks stupid, so I don’t need to explain too much.
Xiao Yanzhi pursed her lips, a little aggrieved, but did not refute. Because these days, she has tasted the pain of being displaced. If Xiao Nanfeng hadn't appeared, she didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, Xiao Nanfeng didn't seem to have any ill intentions. Although she was defensive, she didn't reject him either.
"Is what you said about Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen before true?" Little Rouge asked curiously.
"Do you believe this kind of nonsense story? Are there any gods and monsters in this world? They are all lies. You have to believe in science." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"But, my father said before that there were evil monks causing trouble in Chao Gang, and there were even monsters eating people in some cities. There should be immortals and monsters, right?" Little Rouge asked curiously.
Xiao Nanfeng was startled: "What did you say? There are gods and monsters in this world?"
"Yes, I have seen a person flying in the sky before." Little Rouge recalled.
However, Xiao Nanfeng stirred up a storm in his heart, thinking to himself: "This is a mythical world? Can you practice immortality here? Are there really immortals? Great, I want to learn the immortality technique of immortals, and maybe one day I can travel back to the earth.
, then go back with the art of immortality."
"What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly start laughing alone?" Little Rouge asked curiously.
"It's nothing, I thought of some happy things." Xiao Nanfeng said while suppressing his excitement.
Little Rouge had a strange look on her face and thought to herself: "Brother Nan, isn't there something wrong with his head?"
"There is a ruined temple ahead. Let's rest for the night. We will enter the city again tomorrow and look for opportunities to make a third pot of gold." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"You want to tell the story of White Snake?" Little Rouge asked curiously.
"How is that possible? In the past, it was just a stop-gap measure and a temporary need for money, so I told stories. Otherwise, I wouldn't tell stories." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"Then how do you make that third pot of gold?" Little Rouge asked puzzled.
"Don't you see? There is gold everywhere in this world, and there are opportunities everywhere to make money? Why don't you just have the skills?" Xiao Nanfeng said.
Little Rouge curled her lips and said, "Bragging."
"You're a little girl, what do you know?" Xiao Nanfeng didn't want to explain more.
He took Little Rouge to the ruined temple not far away, cleaned it briefly, and then rested.
At night, Xiao Nanfeng was awakened by a slight sobbing sound in his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and looked around.
The moonlight shone through the hole on the top of the ruined temple, but little Rouge was missing.
He was horrified. Little Rouge was gone. How would he face the world in the future? He hurriedly got up and looked for it.
But outside the ruined temple, he saw a lonely figure sitting on the steps holding his legs and sobbing softly.
It's midsummer now, the evening breeze is gentle, it's quiet and peaceful, and fireflies are flying outside.
He walked behind Little Rouge and heard Little Rouge sobbing and whispering, "Sister, I miss you so much." He knew that this little girl missed her family. He thought about what Little Rouge said before that all her family members were dead.
, he suddenly felt a pity in his heart.
He sat on the steps with little Yanzhi. After a while, after little Yanzhi cried, he suddenly noticed someone sitting next to him.
"Brother Nan? Did I wake you up?" Xiao Yanzhi suddenly felt guilty.
Xiao Nanfeng handed out a handkerchief and said, "Wipe it."
Taking Xiao Nanfeng's handkerchief, Xiao Yanzhi turned her back and wiped her tears, not wanting Xiao Nanfeng to see her crying.
Xiao Nanfeng knew that little Rouge missed her family. He knew that little Rouge didn't want to mention her family, so he didn't ask. He just looked at the poor little Rouge and didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.
Little Rouge didn't know what to say and was at a loss for a moment.
"Shall I sing you a song? I hope you feel better." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"Eh?" Little Rouge was surprised for a moment.
"The song is called "Primrose Grass", which is a song from my hometown." Xiao Nanfeng said.
Little Rouge showed curiosity.
"The evening breeze blows in the bamboo forest, the moonlight elongates the silhouette, the fireflies flash, and the coins are flying all over the mountain. ♪"
…
"You can hear the cherry blossoms in your hands, your heart beating in your chest, secretly missing you, that's the smell of our love. ♪"
…
Xiao Nanfeng's singing slowly stopped.
Little Rouge looked at Xiao Nanfeng with wide eyes. She looked at Brother Nan who suddenly appeared in front of him in disbelief. Why can Brother Nan know everything? This song is so nice.
"Do you feel better?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
Little Rouge suddenly felt less sad than before, nodded, and then said: "Can you sing it again? I want to learn."
"Okay." Xiao Nanfeng didn't care.
When he was on earth, he often went to KTV and sang songs, which was nothing. The little girl in front of him was so pitiful, so he didn't mind singing it one more time.
After singing "Primrose Grass" again, little Rouge actually learned it.
"Okay, go to bed early, we have to enter the city tomorrow." Xiao Nanfeng said.
"Yeah!" Little Rouge nodded.
The two returned to the ruined temple, and one of them slept on the side of the ruined temple. Xiao Nanfeng fell asleep quickly.
Little Rouge was sleeping on the other side. She opened her eyes and looked at her palms, which were holding the handkerchief that Xiao Nanfeng had just wiped her tears with. She put the handkerchief into her arms. She looked quietly not far away.
Xiao Nanfeng was fast asleep. At this moment, the panic of the past few days seemed to have calmed down.
Although little Rouge looks young, for some reason her emotions are richer and more mature than those of children of this age.
She was on guard against everyone, and it was impossible for her to follow anyone. But that day, when she was most helpless, a steamed bun brought Xiao Nanfeng and squeezed into her heart.
Before, she saw Xiao Nanfeng's nervousness when facing several beggars, but Xiao Nanfeng endured the discomfort and acted like a god coming down to earth to help her drive away the beggars. Later, there were street performers and people ran away with money.
.
For some reason, although she was still wary of everyone, she felt a glimmer of trust in Xiao Nanfeng.
"Father, mother, brother, sister, did you send Brother Nan to accompany me?" Little Yanzhi's eyes were slightly red, and she was mumbling to herself.
A tear slipped from the corner of her eye, but a sweet smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Outside the ruined temple, the evening breeze was blowing, insects were chirping, frogs were chirping, and fireflies were flying. There was no fear and uneasiness in her dream, and she seemed to have returned to her previous happy home, surrounded by the teachings of her parents, the laughter of her brothers and sisters, and...