two ears pricked up

The thin white flowers that Huo Zheng gave were placed in the most conspicuous place in the room. They were packed in ceramic long bottles, and the roots were soaked in water, which could last for several days.

The first thing Bai Xi does after opening his eyes every day is to get out of bed to look at his flowers. Even when eating, he has to put the vase on the table and put it away, and guard it all the time.

He took care of the flowers as if they were golden treasures, especially when he looked at Huo Zheng, like a girl who was just in love looking at her sweetheart, Huo Zheng already felt remorse, secretly thinking that he shouldn't have given the flowers to Bai Xi.

After the seventh day, the flowers withered.The petals and leaves of the yellowed and dehydrated petals were wrinkled and powerless, and Bai Xi went to the ground barefoot, holding his precious flowers and running outside. As the dawn dawned, Huo Zheng was opening the door when a shadow rushed into his arms from the side.

bang——

The hard porcelain bottle hit his chest hard, Huo Zheng's chest tightened, "Sister-in-law..."

Huo Zheng's body was strong, not only was he not pushed back by Bai Xi, but the person who bumped into his arms lost his strength and fell, and sat on the ground with his buttocks bouncing, with a groan of pain.

Bai Xi's pain was painful, but he did not forget to hold his vase tightly in his hands, his eyes fell on the withered yellow leaves, "Clang, the flowers are withering."

Huo Zheng stroked him to get up, and wiped off the dust on his body, "Sister-in-law, can you hurt somewhere?"

Bai Xi answered irrelevantly, "The flower is dead."

All plants and trees have feelings, not to mention that these are flowers given to him by Huo Zheng himself, Bai Xi felt sad, Huo Zheng looked down at him and ran out without even wearing shoes, his white and round toes were stained with mud, he sighed helplessly, resigned to his fate I went to the yard and fetched half a bucket of water to heat it up, "Sister-in-law, wash it first."

Bai Xi still hugged his vase tightly and did not let go, Huo Zheng could only say: "Pick some back later."

Bai Xi shook her head, "It's different."

He has a natural paranoia about being the first, just like Huo Zheng told him his name and corrected it, but Bai Xi only remembered the clang of the first impression, and he can't change it until now.

Huo Zheng heated up the water, went back to the house and found a lonely looking person, remembered that withered flowers could be stored for a long time in the bamboo slips, and he told Bai Xi how to do it, and Bai Xi was willing to calm down and wash his feet, women's feet It was extremely private, and it was a place that outsiders could not see. Huo Zheng didn't dare to stay in the house, so he took the vase and went to find some bamboo slips to store the flowers.

After this incident, Huo Zheng gave up the idea of ​​giving Bai Xi anything, he was afraid that if he gave the other party a piece of grass, Bai Xi would treat it as a treasure.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Bai Xi, who insists on going out with Huo Zheng, stays at home to escape the heat. The aura of Crescent Moon Creek is abundant and rich, and he can feel the changes in his body every time he inhales the aura. Dare to choose this time to go out, but only in the middle of the night did he sneak away from the house.

Bai Xi can change shape at will now, he is the powerful look that a big monster should have.

I thought the night was normal, but unexpectedly, just after midnight, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the sky. After the strong wind swept through, there was a torrential rainstorm, and the whole village was shrouded in heavy rain. Too loud and drowns out any sound.

In the barren mountain in the wild, Bai Xi panicked and chose a place to hide from the rain. On the way to find the cave, his clothes got soaked in a short time. Fortunately, the dry rock wall in the cave was solid and the rain could not seep in. He missed his home. Huo Zheng wandered around the entrance of the cave, but he was afraid of the fierce rain, so he didn't dare to take a step forward.

Huo Zheng, who had always kept his heart in mind, lit a candle at night, the windows rattled, and the strong wind leaked into the room, making his arms feel cold.He put on his coir raincoat and put away the bacon that was drying in the yard. Worried that Bai Xiao would catch cold in the rainy night, he hurriedly dug out the quilt that had been dried not long ago from the mahogany box, picked up the candle lamp with one hand, and walked towards the inner room.

The faint and dim candlelight was flickering and reflected on the window paper, Huo Zheng was wandering outside the door, and it was a bit unethical to think about the uncle knocking on the door of his sister-in-law in the middle of the night.

There was a strong wind, and after a long while, Huo Zheng gave up and knocked on the door. He waited silently, the room was pitch black, and there was no movement at all.

Huo Zheng curled his fingers and knocked three times again. After no one answered, he returned to the room with the quilt in his arms, but he had doubts in his heart. He didn't think too much, just turned off the light and went back to bed to continue resting.

The rain lasted for a long time, and Bai Xi rushed back to Huo's house in the drizzle half an hour later than usual. At this time, Huo Zheng was about to get up for work. He hurriedly found a pair of clean clothes to change into, and stayed out all night. Invaded by the cold air, Bai Xi covered his nose and sneezed several times, his mind became dizzy after catching the cold air.

"sister in law."

Outside the house, Huo Zheng was carrying a bowl of ginger soup. He had sharp eyes and ears, and when he heard a sneeze, he knew that Bai Xi was cold due to the wind and rain last night, so he quickly warmed up the ginger soup. No delay.

Bai Xi opened the door and saw Huo Zheng waiting outside with a bowl of soup, wrinkled his red nose, and jumped out.Huo Zheng subconsciously followed Bai Xi's movements and told him to be careful not to fall. When his eyes fell to the ground and saw his shoes, he couldn't help but feel astonished.

Bai Xi changed her clothes, but forgot to change her shoes.There are strings of mud stains printed on the soles of the shoes, and the white uppers are even more yellowed by the muddy water. One can tell at a glance that he has been out when it rains, but last night it rained heavily, how can Bai Xi go out alone?

For what reason did you want to go out at night without telling him?

Huo Zheng was puzzled, and there was no other look on his face.

After drinking a whole bowl of ginger soup into my stomach, my tongue sticks out and my tears flow wildly, "It's so spicy, so spicy, is there any water, is there water..."

Huo Zheng was even more confused by Bai Xi's simple and unaffected reaction. He went out and poured water. When he became suspicious, he took advantage of Bai Xi to drink the water. Huo Zheng found that his hair was wet. Even after changing into clean clothes, he tried to cover it up no matter what. He couldn't help but feel a damp vapor on his body.

The villagers' rumors about them have never stopped, Huo Zheng thought he was worthy of anyone, and never took those words to heart.

For the first time, he was shaken in his heart.

Taking advantage of breakfast, Huo Zheng pretended to be casual and asked a few questions, every sentence pierced his heart, and he couldn't avoid it.

Bai Xi faltered and faltered, answering one thing at another, and when he heard Huo Zheng getting up at night to bring him a quilt, he quickly buried himself in a lie, saying that he had slept soundly, but the tips of his ears were red because he had lied for the first time.

Bai Xi's reaction was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on Huo Zheng's heart, he was sure that the other party was hiding something from him.

Huo Zheng clenched his fists, could it be that he has been misjudging people?The villagers' dirty thoughts about his sister-in-law diverted his attention. Before he knew it, his sister-in-law was going out at night to hang out with men?

He vaguely remembered what those village women said, the purer the person on the outside, the stronger the desire/desire. His sister-in-law looked innocent and ignorant, and he deliberately lied to hide himself. Could it be true? As outsiders said, his sister-in-law secretly watching him and his dead elder brother do some shady deeds...

Huo Zheng was dumbfounded.

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