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He turned his head, the lights behind him were blurred, and the moonlight was just right.

The street market is bustling, and the harmonious atmosphere of lanterns and candles is wonderful. Men and women who are tense and alert during the day become comfortable and gentle like a dream, and they are very interested in relaxing.While the small vendors were so busy that they yelled lazily, which made people feel relaxed.

Everything was as usual, but this time I looked back abruptly, and instead attracted a few strange eyes.

A passer-by quietly looked at the boy who was no more than [-] or [-] years old and stopped suddenly. Because of the part of his neck that was slightly tilted and the fingers that were tightening the hem of the clothes in the plain brocade clothes, there was a snow-white color quietly running out, making him People can't help but think of the son of a rich family who doesn't touch the sun and spring water, but the clarity between his eyebrows and eyes is cut by three points of nobility and more than three points of agility, as if the naturally bright and clear moonlight has turned into a stream of spiritual energy in a green grass.Warm light shrouded her body, and her hair color was as light as the drizzle against the light. Under the light, the whole person looked soft.Such a person walked along with the bustling crowd, and suddenly stopped, so it was not surprising that others would take a few more glances.

Qiu Lingfu's eyes, which were still clear under the ambiguous and flickering night lights, moved, and the amber-like eyes flashed across the faces of several passers-by who were looking at him, then fell down, and walked as if everything was normal.

Just now that gaze clearly brushed past his back, lightly and lightly, as if looking at the lamp admiring the moon, and then inadvertently saw himself through the lamp, was stunned for a moment for holding the same lamp in his hand, then smiled and looked away. open, that's all.But Qiu Lingfu knew that this sight had been on him for half a month.

This sight was almost the same as a passerby's glance, but Qiu Lingfu knew that none of the passers-by who looked at him just now had the one who followed him for a few days.Although the man's gaze is light, it will show his feet occasionally. This gaze will not have the sense of threat of malicious aggression like a wolf, but it will stay on him longer than the natural eyes of those passers-by. This is already Enough to be noticed by a sensitive but strong heart tortured by long-term restlessness.

Over the past year, even with the most comfortable pillow and the longest soothing incense, Qiu Lingfu couldn't fall asleep peacefully, no matter how tired he was, he always had to pay attention to the things around him, and his heart was like a soldier facing a battlefield. .The enemy's thunderous war drums may not be able to shake this string, but the turmoil in the dark can easily stir it up.

"Young master," the clever young man was only seven or eight years older than Qiu Lingfu, with chestnut shortbread and bean paste cake in his hands, he swiftly approached Qiu Lingfu from behind Qiu Lingfu. Just now when Qiu Lingfu turned around, Qiu Xiaoshi also noticed it, and quietly Looking around, he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"It's been so long, Qiu Xiaoshi, you have prejudice against me, so don't starve me to death. I'm afraid." Qiu Lingfu snorted and wanted to complain a few words, but his eyes lit up, but he was already staring at one of the snacks Just now, Qiu Xiaoshi's abnormality seemed to be just an illusion. He stretched out his hand and squeezed the hot chestnuts, shaking them left and right, his white hands were immediately dirty a few times, but Qiu Lingfu didn't care, and hurriedly peeled off the chestnuts before shaking them a few times. Put the fragrant and glutinous chestnut meat inside into your mouth, and it turned out to be scalding hot.

"Don't worry, I have a lot of prejudice against you, starving you to death is too cheap for you." Qiu Xiaoshi snorted.

"Be careful! These chestnuts are just roasted. When I bought them, the children over there were so anxious that they scalded half of them. They didn't eat them or throw them away. As for you, even if they are hot, you don't want to let go!" Qiu Xiaoshi said to himself Freeing his hand, he also picked up the chestnut, put it near his mouth and blew it, before handing it to Qiu Lingfu.Just now, he was as attentive as a boy running errands, but now he blamed Qiu Lingfu again like an elder brother, "It's better to eat less snacks. I'll eat these chestnuts tonight, and I'll eat the rest tomorrow on my way."

Qiu Lingfu was not polite either. He peeled the cool chestnuts and threw them into his mouth. When he heard that he had to go on the road tomorrow, the slacker in his heart stirred up his unhappiness, his eyes lost their luster, and his speech was slurred. Said: "Going on the road tomorrow? I was too busy a few days ago and I was tired. How about having fun these few days? It is said that there is a lake in the south of this city. The fish in it are so big, and the meat is very tender when grilled Fewer thorns, the most important thing is that they are clumsy and easy to catch..."

Qiu Lingfu was still gesticulating in a hurry, but for a moment the familiar gaze stared at him again, subconsciously turned his head back, as if he had been stung.

Qiu Xiaoshi, who was always dull and incomprehensible on certain key matters, remembered what was wrong with Qiu Lingfu just now, so he asked "what's the matter" again, and looked back as he spoke, but with his limited observation , but found nothing unusual.

Just now, like a sensitive and weird lunatic, he kept stopping and looking back. Qiu Lingfu didn't want to make himself look like a monkey in this peaceful street, but just now, there was a strong and urgent premonition in his heart Tell yourself that you are so close to catching that person's gaze, this is the moment, only this moment!

I found that the person had been following me for half a month, but even if I put all my energy into this half month, I couldn't catch the slightest trace of that person.Finding someone who can't get rid of them like a moth following an open flame is just Qiu Lingfu's out-of-the-box perception, like a trick by ghosts and gods, and there is no evidence to speak out, but Qiu Lingfu has always believed in the sensitivity of people's hearts.

At this moment, he knew that he had to turn his head to take a look. This look would allow him to discover who that person was, just as he was aware of that person's stalking and surveillance.

At this moment, the originally cold night has been expelled to the sky by men, women and children holding hanging lanterns and candles, and the surrounding air is filled with warmth and haze that makes people tired and lose their vigilance. The reason why this kind of moment is loved by unknown Teenagers and girls are intoxicated because at this time, people are like in a dream, and the solid defenses for survival and protecting themselves from harm can be easily removed.

This is the best opportunity to sneak into people's hearts.The man was looking at himself, he was slack, he had been looking too long at inappropriate times, this time he was bound to be caught.

But the result was disappointing. The scene of people on the street remained as usual and calm behind him, so that all the restlessness and bewilderment of Qiu Lingfu were suppressed back to the depths of his soul, as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he was about to turn back in confusion.

Not far away, the crisp and tender voice of the child made him stop turning his eyes, which were transparently revealing his thoughts, to his favorite snacks and wandering.

"...I'll give you something to eat, why don't you eat it!" "Hurry up, what are you looking at, aren't you hungry here begging for food? If you don't want to eat, I'll give it to someone else!" A few pills were thrown on the street corner Chestnuts stained with dirt, the two children with long hair were laughing and laughing, but they pretended to be arrogant and wanted to bully the person in front of them.The man was completely unaware of the mess on the ground, but he stretched his hands and feet very leisurely. He sat on the ground, half blocked by the thin bodies of the two children.

The man was a beggar, dressed in civilian clothes that had been mended several times, stained with the dust of the street well, his face was half covered by the brim of a bamboo hat that shaded the sun during the day and kept out the wind and rain at night, his eyes could not be seen, and the lower half of his face was covered with coal Grey, even though the lines vaguely look graceful and mild, it is so sloppy that people can't tell the slightest favor.

The corner of the beggar's mouth curled up into a nonchalant smile, as if everything was commonplace, and a smile could erase the humiliation of the child's actions. He leaned forward slightly, and picked up all the chestnuts on the ground with his slender but muddy hands He said lazily, "Okay, thank you for the kindness of the good people. Your great kindness and virtue can't be repaid for small ones. Why don't you give me a face and teach you a set of boxing techniques, so that in the future, you will be eaten in the dirt and eaten by dogs." If you pick it up and take it away, then there's nothing to play with."

The chestnuts were probably still hot, and the child was still holding the chestnuts in his hands, but he didn't dare to peel them. The child's skin was tender, and he didn't even dare to shake his hands back and forth after frying the chestnuts.But the beggar seemed to be all right, picked up the chestnuts with his body down, and while talking, he peeled them lightly with his dark hands, and ate the clean flesh inside the shell, without checking whether it was stained with dirt.

Qiu Xiaoshi had followed Qiu Lingfu's gaze for a long time, and after looking for a while, he felt that these were just small street things that happened every day, and he didn't know what to see, so he relaxed his nervousness again, and he seemed to relax. He joked: "These two kids have such a bad heart at such a young age, they will either be bullying gangsters or bandit leaders... Young Master, you also liked to make trouble when you were young. Whether it is a beggar, a peddler, an official or a poor man in the town, you will be ashamed if you see you." run."

The beggars over there didn't know what they should be attracted to. Qiu Lingfu's dissatisfied eyes were locked by the little farce over there, longing for something he wanted to see, but Qiu Lingfu didn't know it was What.He was so absorbed in staring at the brim of the young beggar's hat and above the gracefully curved chin, as if it was a curtain hiding treasures, and people always wanted to see clearly what was under the curtain.Even Qiu Xiaoshi classified himself and the two children as "thugs", but he seemed to accept everything without changing his face or beating his heart.

The beggar took a bite and still clicked his tongue, looked at the two children and smiled, praising how the earthy chestnuts were soft and sticky.He looked at the two children, raised the brim of the rotten bamboo hat, showing crooked eyebrows and eyes with a smile, his eyes were like a pool of water rippling in the night, reflecting the sky full of stars.The smiling eyes seemed innocent and pure, but when combined with the proud thin lips, it looked like a provocative mockery.

It was originally a child who wanted to insult and amuse the beggar, but in this way, it seemed like an adult was teasing the child, and it seemed like a full-fledged street hooligan, making the two children bored and annoyed.The children yelled "stinky beggar" and "dirty beggar", which attracted many people's attention.The little kids were furious, trying to make it justifiable to humiliate someone who was inferior to them, instead of realizing that it was an elder who was no different from the older brother they often talked and laughed with.

The beggar still had an indifferent smile, that smile had nothing to do with hypocrisy and far-fetchedness, it was as natural as the innate characteristics and marks of the beggar, expressing to everyone who looked over that he was indeed It doesn't matter humiliation, it doesn't matter sloppy, it doesn't matter poor and low.

He heard the immature but noisy voice of a child. He nibbled off the last chestnut as if enjoying a delicacy, and lowered the brim of his hat, as if to inadvertently block the sight and sound of the surroundings, trapping himself in a comfortable and narrow sight.

And when the brim of the hat was about to cover his black and white eyes again, Qiu Lingfu clearly saw him glance in his direction, the black pupils were only turned to this side, as if they moved inadvertently, and there was still a smile on his face. He smiled jokingly when he faced the child, but Qiu Lingfu was sure that he did take a look this way, because the moment those bright water eyes met his, his heart was turbulent.

Although that glance quickly disappeared under the brim of the hat.The beggar didn't mind, just in this environment surrounded by children's scolding, passers-by's eyes and bright lights, he spread his arms and put his hands behind his head, raised his legs and ignored people, blatantly resting on the corner of the street stand up.

Why blatantly?Aren't all beggars like this?Qiu Lingfu calmed down from the turmoil in his heart, and said vaguely in his heart.

Qiu Lingfu turned his head in a daze, and he and Qiu Xiaoshi continued to walk forward in the previous direction. The lights were bright and dark everywhere, talking and laughing together, everything around them blurred, and the lights seemed to be floating in the air. I found it.

A beggar who follows himself for half a month.

A beggar who has never met before.