Christmas

"After Shen Rong brought the man home, the man woke up the next day. Sure enough, when the man opened his eyes on the first day of the lunar new year, the look in his eyes seemed to be able to amaze the years..."

For some unknown reason, Shen Rong, who had already changed his clothes and was sitting in the room drinking hot tea, suddenly remembered the person he carried back today.

His slender fingers played with the blue and white glazed teacup in his hand, and his thin lips slightly pursed.

The oil lamp on the table tirelessly emitted a dim light, and suddenly the wick inside exploded suddenly, shattering the silence in the room suddenly.

Shen Rong's hand that was turning the teacup suddenly stopped, put the teacup on the table and stood up, straightened the robe on his body, and Shen Rong walked out of the room with big strides.

The torrential rain is still pouring, and the water in the yard has reached about three inches. If you put your feet in it, it will cover the entire instep

Shen Rong was in the corridor, looking at the heavy rain outside, he sighed softly, full of helplessness and worry, this year is really difficult...

Gently pushing open the wooden door, with a "squeak -" sound, Shen Rong subconsciously lightened his steps, turned around and closed the door again.

The room was lit with an elegant soothing incense, which was specially lit by Shen Rong's servants who cleaned it up. There was a small long-burning lamp on the table. The light was not bright, but it was ironed very well. will not be afraid.

Shen Rong first walked slowly to the side of the bed and lowered his eyes to look down at the person who was sleeping peacefully, then gently pulled the chair and put it on the side of the bed and sat down.

The dirt on this person's body has been cleaned up by Xiaoxi, this person is sleeping peacefully, he doesn't know what kind of dream he had, the corner of his mouth is still slightly raised, drawing a peaceful arc, making him like a fairy.

Shen Rong looked at him, and couldn't help but wonder how could there be such a good-looking person in the world, and couldn't help moving his hands that were placed upright on his lap. Finally, he couldn't hold back the agitation in his heart, and slowly raised his hands. up.

The big palm with well-defined bones slowly covered the delicate face of the man, and the slender fingers curled up slightly tremblingly, as if thinking whether to touch it or not.

Shen Rong pursed his thin lips lightly, and the palm that was held in the air finally fell down very slowly.

Some rough fingertips slowly pressed against the man's blood-red soft and thin lips, and the touch made Shen Rong's hand suddenly retracted like an electric shock.

Shen Rong held his hand, stared blankly at the finger that touched the red lips just now, lost his mind for a moment.

The rain slapped on the window lattice and made a lot of noise, but Shen Rong didn't seem to hear it, he just stared blankly at the unconscious person on the bed, lost in thought.

The night was silent, and before he knew it, Shen Rong fell asleep on that person's bedside.

After an unknown amount of time, the pattering sound of the rain seemed to hit one's heart all at once, disturbing one's dream for no reason.

Shen Rong frowned, Feng faintly woke up, but suddenly felt something move in the palm of his hand, and the consciousness that was still a bit hazy just now suddenly came to life.

Shen Rong suddenly raised his head quickly, and with just one glance, he crashed into a puddle of spring water.

Looking at that person's eyes, Shen Rong couldn't help but think inappropriately, it turns out that this person's eyes really hide a whole galaxy

"When the man woke up, he didn't know his surname or where he lived. My ancestors kindly took him in. After that, he lived in the village chief's house and became a member of Xiaxiangwan. "

As the village chief said, he tapped the pipe in his hand on the leg of the chair lightly, awakening Shi Xie and others who were completely immersed in the story.

people.

Through the dim light, Shi Xie looked at the shadow on the village chief's face, and took a sip of the already cold tea.

"And after that?"

The village chief pondered for a while, then put the pipe in his hand in the cabinet next to him, rubbed his rough fingertips together, and spoke in a low and slow tone.

"Later... then the heavy rain finally stopped, all the crops in the village were flooded, about half of the houses in the village were washed away by the rain, Xiaxiang Bay suffered heavy losses, and the village head seemed to be ten years old in an instant. The body completely collapsed overnight

The village head is bedridden, and the village is in such a situation, it is the time when someone needs to take charge of the overall situation.

at this time

The old village head announced that he would officially remove the post of village head, and Shen Rong would be the next village head to preside over the overall situation in Xiaxiangwan.

This decision was made too suddenly, but it was expected. After all, the old village chief was already old, and having encountered such a catastrophe, he was exhausted.

Shen Rong has a resolute personality, inherited his father's determination when he was young, and did things without delay. After becoming the village head, he lived up to expectations and arranged everything in Xiaxiangwan properly.

It's just because Xiaxiangwan's loss this time is too huge, it is not impossible to restore the original appearance for a while

The villagers in Xiaxiangwan could only look at the large fields flooded by rain, and cry to the heart.

In just ten days or so, Shen Rong was so thin that he lost his original appearance, and the person who was picked up was named Qi Er by Shen Rong.

Qi'er, Qi'er, just hope that he can be the favored darling of the heavens, free from illness and worry all his life.

Since Qi Er woke up, she has been very attached to Shen Rong, probably because of the fledgling complex, the first thing Qi Er saw was Shen Rong, so she only felt that he felt extra secure.

For Qi Er who is clean and pure like a child, Shen Rong is always extra tolerant. Although it is already late at night when he returns home every day, Shen Rong will always go to Qi Er's room to take a look at him, And Qi Er will always wait for him to come.

It's just that the reconstruction of the village was at the most tense period at that time, and Shen Rong was so busy that Qi Er didn't see Shen Rong for several days, and finally got angry directly.

Shen Rong has always raised him as a child, and when he heard Xiaoxi say that Qi Er was making a fuss at home and wanted to see him, he immediately put down his work and went home worried.

Afterwards, I don't know what Shen Rong said, but Qi Er became completely obedient, even if Shen Rong was too busy to see him sometimes, he would not make any more noise.

Later, Shen Rong didn't know how to do it, and Xiaxiang Bay returned to its original appearance in just two years, and it was even more prosperous than before.

The life of the villagers in Xiaxiang Bay has gradually become more prosperous, and the position of village head Shen Rong has become more and more secure.

In March of the next year, the old village chief couldn't make it through, but seeing Xiaxiang Bay become prosperous, he was smiling and walking very steadily.

Just when Xiaxiang Bay was gradually getting better, Qi Er suddenly disappeared.

Shen Rong led people to search all day long, but in the end they found nothing. Shen Rong was sad every night, and his head turned gray at a young age

hair.

One year has passed, three years have passed, five years have passed, and Qi Er has not come back yet.

Shen Rong, an upright man in his prime, was repeatedly urged by his elder brother to marry him, but Shen Rong always kept silent, and married if he did not respond. After his elder brother urged him a few times, he was very angry, and then he returned to the capital and left him alone. he.

In this way, another three years later, Qi Er, who had been missing for ten years, finally came back, but although his face was still the same, it seemed that he had become different from before.

More like...more like a spirit-absorbing goblin than before.

But Shen Rong was already overjoyed to see him come back, how could he listen to other people's advice, hang out with Qi Er all day long, it looks like the king will not go to court early.

Later, ten years later, on Shen Rong's 40th birthday, he died suddenly at the birthday banquet. Without any warning or sign, Shen Rong died, inexplicably.

In Shen Rong's short life, he never married a wife, let alone had a son. After he died, all the dragons in Xiangxiang Bay had no leader, and there was a mess.At that time, people were feudal and superstitious, and the villagers unanimously believed that it was Qi Er who sucked up Shen Rong's energy, which led to the tragic death of Shen Rong who was always healthy.

The villagers were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to burn Qi Er to death.

On the day of the execution, the sky was very dark, and there was not a single star in the gray sky.

The villagers set up the timber, tied Qi'er to the wooden frame and placed it on top of the timber.

Qi'er's expression was sluggish, and she completely lost the elegance she had before, like a withered flower, exuding a strong sense of death.

The torches were burning fiercely, with a strong smell of stinky oil. The leading villagers threw the torches violently at the oiled wood, and the blazing fire shot up instantly, making everyone's faces red.

The flame did not go out, igniting the robe on Qi Er's body that was more beautiful than Lie Yan (raging flames), at this moment, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky, and the torrential rain suddenly poured down from the sky, instantly extinguishing the flames.

Qi Er, who was in the middle of the flames, suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his red robe fluttered like a butterfly, and disappeared from everyone's eyes like a ghost, and Shen Rong's body also disappeared with him.

Since then, Xiaxiangwan seems to have lost its luck in an instant, and it has gradually declined.

Although Shen Rong's elder brother resigned from office and brought his family back to Xiaxiangwan, it was of no avail. Xiaxiangwan's vitality seemed to have completely dissipated with the disappearance of Qi Er and Shen Rong.

Since then, Xiaxiangwan's generation has not been as good as the previous generation, until my generation, Xiaxiangwan's vitality has long since dissipated..."

The village chief sighed, stood up slowly, added a piece of coal to the stove, and added some coal to the quilt in front of Shi Xie and the others.

Hot water.

"What does that have to do with this thoughtlessness?

Shi Xie asked suspiciously as he clenched the water glass in his hand.

The village chief stabbed the stove a few times with a long iron rod, and the flames that emerged made his old cheeks red.

"Shen Rong didn't die suddenly. According to Xiaoxi later, when he checked Shen Rong's body, he found a red thread on his left arm that continued to his heart..."

"I miss you!"

Before the village chief finished speaking, Baili Qianyan on the side immediately exclaimed, Xiao Shen, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, suddenly muttered, and Baili Qianyan quickly stopped talking.

"That's right, what Shen Rongzhong is suffering from is missing.

I have no way of talking about the source of thinking about not returning. I only know that thinking about not returning has always been a taboo topic in Xiaxiang Bay.

Thinking of not returning itself has a magical color. I always thought it was just a legend. Now that I saw this little brother’s finger, I realized that the legend about thinking of not returning is true. "

The village chief sat back on the chair and said with a tired expression.