A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

Throughout the morning, Fang Shiqing sat beside Xiao Fengdi, making some small handicrafts with wood, and talking to him from time to time.

At noon, he tidied up a place in the lounge, put the spinning wheel outside, and processed today's sheared wool into wool.

The three-flowered cat, Xiao Hua, was circling around his ankle, and he had to stop occasionally to pet the cat.At this time, Xiaohua purred comfortably, rubbed her head against his hand, and then simply climbed onto his lap.

Just when Xiao Fengdi came in from the outside, he mercilessly lifted the cat and threw it outside, and even locked the door behind him.

"Don't be too busy, let's eat."

"Well, here we come."

Today's lunch is scrambled eggs with mushrooms, ground three delicacies, cold amaranth, and a tomato and egg drop soup, served with steaming white rice, and washed peaches as an after-dinner fruit. Although there is no meat, it still looks delicious. It makes people move their index fingers.

All ingredients, including freshly steamed rice, are produced on the farm itself; in winter, Fang Shiqing asked carpenter Wang to help build two new stoves, and now he can put a wok on one stove and a steamer on the other. , with Xiao Fengdi's efficiency, it took less than an hour to finish such a meal.

Today's lunch is as delicious as ever, and I can't stop at the beginning.But when he was eating, Xiao Fengdi didn't move his chopsticks very much, and just looked at him more often, as if looking at him would make him feel full.

——Today the boss always looked at him, and now, Fang Shiqing gradually got used to it.

In fact, it's not like it hasn't happened before.Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that every time he almost died, the other party would pay extra attention to his actions for a period of time, but this time—probably because of the change in the relationship, it was especially obvious.

As he gets along with each other day by day, he gradually discovers that the other party may be even more insecure than himself, but he usually behaves very covertly.

He took the initiative to reach out and hooked the opponent's left hand.Xiao Fengdi seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then interlocked his fingers; the vague anxiety finally dissipated a little.

After the meal was finished, Xiao Hua outside the door meowed and grabbed the door, wondering if she could smell the aroma of food.

Fang Shiqing felt a little want to laugh, but also a little sad.

"——What's the matter?" Xiao Fengdi kept paying attention to him, and of course he could see the change of expression in his eyes.

"It's nothing, I just thought that after we leave this game, we will never see Xiao Hua and Xiao Hei again."

These small animals are just a bunch of data in the game, but in the process of getting along, the feelings they give are real.

But Xiao Fengdi misunderstood: "If you like it, we will raise it after we go back. This kind of cat is very common, and it is not difficult to find a similar one."

"No, that's not necessary... Boss, you don't like cats, do you?"

"I don't like it very much, but I don't hate it either." Xiao Fengdi said, "It's enough if you like it, and I'll help you take care of it."

"Okay." Fang Shiqing couldn't help laughing.

Recently, they sometimes look forward to the future while rubbing against each other like this, and every time Fang Shiqing looks forward to the life after returning.After the longing, it is more determined to work hard to earn enough money as soon as possible.

After lunch, he continued to work hard, and soon processed all the wool into wool.With the spinning wheel, the thread produced is more fine and uniform, and its value has also increased. Such a batch of wool can be exchanged for tens of thousands of dollars.

In the afternoon, Xiao Fengdi returned to his work station. After Fang Shiqing finished processing the wool, he sat back beside him and continued to make wooden crafts.

The spring afternoon was warm and comfortable, and soon, tiredness slowly came up.

In the beginning, he tried his best to get rid of sleepiness by talking to people around him, but it didn't last long.

He lowered his head little by little, and then suddenly woke up and raised his head. This process was repeated several times.When the tool in his hand almost cut into his hand, Xiao Fengdi finally couldn't bear it anymore, reached out and took his tool away.

"Go to sleep for a while if you are tired."

"Ah, no, no need," Fang Shiqing woke up with a start, shaking his head quickly, "I'll just wash my face..."

"Go to sleep, there is no rush to make money right now. You have been struggling since yesterday, and you should be very tired."

"but--"

"Or you wait a little longer, and I will accompany you after four o'clock?"

The other party probably just asked ordinary questions, but Fang Shiqing's face was still red.

The originally quite ordinary atmosphere suddenly became a little ambiguous.

"...Then, I'll go to sleep for a while."

He finally gave up struggling and got up and went into the bedroom.

There are no windows in the small bedroom in the library, and it is very dark during the day, which is very suitable for sleeping.He was indeed tired, and fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.

Fang Shiqing fell into a nightmare.

In the dream, he was back in the water, sinking continuously, unable to see the top or touch the bottom.He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't feel the existence of his hands and feet; cold water poured in from his mouth and nose, making him feel suffocated.

He began to fear, is this really a dream?Could it be that this is the reality, and the so-called salvation is actually my imagination?

His arm was floating in the water, and he tried to lift it up.Will someone come to save me?Will someone grab his hand and take him out of here?

Will there be?

He suddenly began to feel confused, why did he think that someone could save him?Why do I...do not want to die so much?

Someone touched his face and called his name softly.

The dark tide receded little by little, and when it reached the critical point, Fang Shiqing suddenly woke up and finally got rid of the suffocation.

The bedside lamp was turned on, Xiao Fengdi was sitting beside him, looking down at him, his eyes were tense and concerned, and his fingers were still on his face.

"Have you had a nightmare?"

"……Um."

Fang Shiqing was panting and felt a dull pain in his lungs. He didn't know if the wrong sleeping position had pressed his organs, and belatedly realized that he was sweating all over.

He instinctively wanted to ask for a hug from the other party, but he hesitated because he was sweating all over.

Xiao Fengdi didn't care so much, he stretched out his hand and pulled him into his arms, stroking his back until he calmed down.

Feeling the body temperature from another person, Fang Shiqing finally felt alive again.The death-like suffocation in the previous dream dissipated and blurred quickly, just like ordinary dreams.

"Boss," he licked his lips and asked hoarsely, "What time is it now?"

"Ten o'clock in the evening." Xiao Fengdi turned his head and kissed his face, "Are you better now?"

"Well, it's alright."

He didn't expect that the stamina of this dungeon would be so great.It's not like I didn't have the experience of almost dying before, but the past is always the past. It's rare to have nightmares afterward like this time.

Xiao Fengdi didn't ask him what he dreamed about, anyway, it's easy to guess.

"It's already night, go to sleep. If there's anything else, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

"..." Fang Shiqing hesitated a little.The other party noticed it immediately: "Can't you sleep?"

"No, that..." He hesitated for a while, but still asked, "Boss, I want to ask you something. If, I mean if, if I die before leaving the game—"

"You're still alive." The other party interrupted immediately, with a heavy tone.

Under the dim light, it could be seen that his face tensed up.

"Just a hypothesis, I'd like to know—"

"There is no such assumption." Xiao Fengdi interrupted again forcefully.

Fang Shiqing realized that he was getting upset, so he had no choice but to shut up, but his heart became more and more turbulent.

In the past, he didn't want to think about these things, whether it was his own death or the other party's.He always felt that since things hadn't happened yet, there was no point in worrying about them in advance.

But after this experience, he realized clearly that if he died, he would have no way to think anymore.

At that time, what will happen to the boss?

"..."

The two looked at each other in the small space, finally Xiao Fengdi sighed, rubbed Fang Shiqing's head and said, "Don't think so much. No matter what happens, I will never leave you alone."

After saying this thoughtless sentence, he turned off the light directly, "Go to sleep."

Fang Shiqing reacted for a while, and suddenly became more frightened.

Xiao Fengdi lay down next to him, probably planning to fall asleep.However, he couldn't relax at all, and grabbed the corner of the other party's clothes in a panic: "Wait, what do you mean?"

What is "will not leave you alone", does it mean that even if he dies, he will not be left alone in the game? ... What does he want to do?

"Nothing. As long as we go back properly, nothing will happen."

In the darkness, Xiao Fengdi paused, and touched his cheek comfortingly again, "Okay, go to sleep."

Fang Shiqing had no choice but to lie down again.

Due to restlessness and the fact that he had just fallen asleep, he didn't feel sleepy for a while, and he didn't dare to move around, so he could only stare at the ceiling in the dark.

After about two or three hours like this, he slowly fell asleep again.

Then less than two hours later, I was awakened by the nightmare again.

The nightmare this time was not a reappearance of the past, but based on a certain assumption about the future—he dreamed of a certain future after his own death.

If he died and became an NPC, would Xiao Fengdi stay here for him?Just like his father, giving up his real life for an NPC to stay in a virtual world...?

Xiao Fengdi should have fallen asleep, but he woke up immediately when he was frightened awake, and quickly turned over, stretching out his hand to hold his wrist.

"What's wrong? Still can't sleep well?"

"No,...it's okay, nothing."

Fang Shiqing was very depressed.It was strange to be frightened by something that hadn't happened yet, but he couldn't help it.

... If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't ask.

Early the next morning, Zhao Jun took his laptop and ran to Qingliang Farm, saying that he wanted to see the koi as agreed before.

At that time, Fang Shiqing had just arrived at the farm, and because he didn't have a good rest the day before, he was not very energetic.

He yawned and took Zhao Jun to the side of the pool. Seeing the other party put away the computer, he couldn't help asking curiously, "Can you use your device without a network cable?"

"It works, I borrowed a wireless network card from the driver." Zhao Jun said and opened the task purchase page.

Xiao Fengdi didn't need to go to work today, so he also followed here, helping to tidy up the farmland while paying attention to this side.Zhao Jun always felt that there was a chill behind him, and after several observations, he asked cautiously, "Did you quarrel?"

"No." Fang Shiqing shook his head.Zhao Jun didn't say anything anymore, probably he wasn't interested in other people's emotional life.

Fang Shiqing himself couldn't figure out what he was thinking, he was a little afraid to speak and contact Xiao Fengdi this morning.He played yesterday's nightmare over and over again in his heart, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt.

"By the way, can you remove the glass plate on top," Zhao Jun suggested again, "I can't see clearly through the glass, and it's not convenient to grab it out to see."

"Okay."

Fang Shiqing started to pull the baffle, it rained a little this morning, the poolside was slippery, and he was absent-minded, just halfway up, he slipped into the pool by accident.