[Rat cat] Mirror City

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had a good night's sleep.The two of them pressed their foreheads together, waiting for the drowsiness left by the laziness of getting up early to slowly dissipate.After a while, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had the real feeling that the next day was coming.

"Cat, wake up." His whole body was clamoring to continue resting, but Bai Yutang forced himself up and sat up.

Zhan Zhao curled up in the quilt, buried half of his face in the pillow and rubbed it repeatedly, struggling to wake up and sleep. Finally, Zhan Zhao reluctantly abandoned the temptation of sleep, sat up, wrapped the quilt a little tighter, and shook his head. Shake your head to wake up a little more.

"How's your back?" Zhan Zhao put his hand on Bai Yutang's back. Last night, Bai Yutang fell asleep after applying the medicine. Before he fell asleep, he was worried about whether Bai Yutang would catch a cold. Now it's convenient for him to check up.

"It's much better." Saying that, Bai Yutang turned his back so that Zhan Zhao could see his back.The medicine last night did work very well, after a night of sleep, the scratches on Bai Yutang's back had already begun to scab.

Only then did Zhan Zhao heave a sigh of relief, "Oh, it's a good thing the injury wasn't serious, otherwise your brother and the others would have disliked me and took you out alone, and the injury is like this. I don't know if there will be a scar."

"They won't dislike you." Bai Yutang said confidently, "They will only dislike my clumsiness, which will only cause trouble for you." Bai Yutang reached out to fetch the two people's clothes from the end of the bed. The coats they wore yesterday were no longer fit. After wearing it, I can only wear these clothes before going back to the hotel.

After the two of them washed up, they went downstairs and found two steaming breakfasts on the table.The kitten lay on the stool, raised its head after hearing the footsteps of the two, and lazily "meowed" at the two.

Song Lao was not in the room, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were not in a hurry, so they sat down and finished the breakfast prepared for them.After eating breakfast, the cat cub jumped off the stool and tapped Bai Yutang's calf with its tail.

"As for what, don't you just say you are heavy? You have held grudges till now?" Bai Yutang looked helplessly at the cat, but the cat immediately screamed, as if to say, "You still say it!"

One person, one cat, started fighting early in the morning, Zhan Zhao laughed muffledly while watching, but was stopped by Bai Yutang and Maozai with sharp eyes.

Perhaps it was caused by the peaceful environment here, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt incomparably at ease, tidying up the dishes, cleaning, all movements were unbelievably natural, as if the two had lived here for many years.

When the two walked out of the hut, they were greeted with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus that was out of season.Different from what they smelled in the small town or on the mountain, this time the sweet-scented osmanthus scent is watery, grassy, ​​and refreshing.

"How is it? The sweet-scented osmanthus here smells different from the ones in the town, right?" Elder Song's proud voice came, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang opened their eyes, and Elder Song walked towards them with a bamboo basket on his back , seems to have gone out to pick very early.

"Good morning Song Lao." The two of them slept well last night, but compared with Song Lao's spirit, they still seemed to be a little bit worse.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were a little ashamed of themselves seeing Elder Song's energetic appearance.

Elder Song's kindness left a good impression on both of them. Before Elder Song approached, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang greeted him and helped Elder Song unload the basket.

Taking the basket by hand, Bai Yutang looked inside, and found that the basket was full of sweet-scented osmanthus. "Old Song, this is..." Bai Yutang asked suspiciously.Zhan Zhao scooped up a small bouquet of sweet-scented osmanthus with both hands, and brought the morning

Elder Song refused Zhan Zhao's support. Although he was old, his legs and feet were still very good, and he didn't need help from others. "I just went to the mountain to pick it. The sweet-scented osmanthus tree doesn't thank you all the year round. Every morning The sweet-scented osmanthus that is picked is very fresh.”

It turns out that living at the foot of the mountain is really convenient.Bai Yutang thought so.Zhan Zhao looked at these fresh sweet-scented osmanthus, and said to Song Lao, "Then Song Lao, let me help you dry these sweet-scented osmanthus on the dustpan?" Such a large basket of sweet-scented osmanthus, if not dried, there is no way preserved for a long time.

"Okay." Song Lao smiled and was very happy that someone helped him, "But you can save a small part for me first, there are other uses, and the rest will be posted there."

Elder Song pointed to not far away, there were several empty dustpans in the empty courtyard.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took a few empty baskets from the kitchen according to Elder Song's instructions. Elder Song picked up several handfuls of sweet-scented osmanthus from the back basket and filled the empty basket, then handed the back basket to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang. Turned around and walked into the kitchen.

While Zhan Zhao was still checking the freshness of the sweet-scented osmanthus, Bai Yutang went over and took the empty dustpan and put it on the wooden fence.

Zhan Zhao tidied up the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers a little bit. The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that Mr. Song picked were all fresh, and no dry parts were seen.Zhan Zhao enjoyed the moist feeling of his hands, and raised his head to ask Bai Yutang to come over to take a look, but he found that Bai Yutang was wiping the dustpan with a damp towel.

Think about it, before getting to know him, Bai Yutang was still the boss who was sitting in the office, talking on the phone and reviewing documents with a pen, and now he was climbing mountains and going into water with him, and it was still like this... What adjective do I need for this?Zhan Zhao stroked his chin and thought about adjectives.

Just in time, after Bai Yutang finished wiping the dustpans, he naturally walked over to take the pannier from Zhan Zhao's hand, but when he took it, he saw Zhan Zhao holding the pannier and staring at him in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?" Bai Yutang took the pannier from Zhan Zhao's hand, and asked casually.

Hearing Bai Yutang's voice, Zhan Zhao raised his head. From his angle, he could meet the curve of Bai Yutang's jaw, and Bai Yutang's casual smile. Bai Yutang was always smiling softly to himself.

This smile... A single word jumped out through the layers of fog like this, Zhan Zhao said without thinking, "virtuous and virtuous." Zhan Zhao, who was immersed in his own thoughts, did not hear Bai Yutang's broken expression at all. the sound of.

"Cat." Bai Yutang called Zhan Zhao.

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao recovered his senses and raised his head, only to see Bai Yutang smiling barely enough. "Yu... Yutang, what are you talking about?"

"Say what you just said again." Bai Yutang's tone rose, and his smile was on the verge of breaking.

Zhan Zhao blinked blankly, thinking about what he just said.When the result jumped out, Zhan Zhao realized that something was wrong.

Oh, it seems that I already know that I have said something wrong.Awareness is awareness, but it is impossible not to punish it, right?So Bai Yutang pinched Zhan Zhao's cheeks on both sides, and pulled them directly, "Cat, tell me what you said just now."

"..." Zhan Zhao supported his smile and said inarticulately, "I didn't say anything, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

It's a pity that Bai Yutang is not the kind of person who easily spared Zhan Zhao. He didn't use any force in his hands, and Bai Yutang pulled Zhan Zhao's face away. Let alone, although the cat's face didn't have much flesh, it was elastic. Not bad, "virtuous and virtuous? Who are you talking about?"

The smile on Bai Yutang's face was so insidious that he didn't dare to nod Zhan Zhao even if he tried ten times.So Zhan Zhao shook his head again and again, "What? No, Yutang must have heard you wrong."

Zhan Zhao's expression looks so innocent, it looks like he has bullied him.Unable to bear it any longer, Bai Yutang let go, and seeing the pinched red mark on Zhan Zhao's face, Bai Yutang stroked it lightly, "Hmph, I want you to keep your mouth open."

"I was wrong..." Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang very confidently, "Next time, I will definitely not talk nonsense."

Bai Yutang glanced at him, picked up the basket and walked towards the dustpan.Zhan Zhao followed behind, rubbing his sore face sadly.

Seeing Bai Yutang pick up the pan, Zhan Zhao supported the dustpan with both hands.

Bai Yutang took advantage of the opportunity to find a small portion of sweet-scented osmanthus on the dustpan, and Zhan Zhao spread the sweet-scented osmanthus on the dustpan with his hands. Not bad.

Zhan Zhao is very addicted to such small things. Bai Yutang helped Zhan Zhao spread out the remaining osmanthus flowers on the dustpan, and then clapped his hands and leaned against the wall to rest, while Zhan Zhao was still looking at the osmanthus flowers among them with great interest. , From time to time, pick out the sundries mixed in and the few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that are not fresh enough.

Looking at Zhan Zhao's busy back, Bai Yutang shook his head helplessly, really, he said that other people are virtuous and virtuous, and he is obviously the virtuous and virtuous one.Of course, Bai Yutang wouldn't say that about Zhan Zhao.

After picking it up and down several times, Zhan Zhao finally stretched his waist in satisfaction, "It's quite comfortable to work during the day." Bai Yutang pulled him to sit on the empty wooden railing on the other side. wiped clean.

As soon as the two sat down, Elder Song came out with a wooden tray and poured two cups of tea for Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang accepted it gratefully, lowered their heads, and the scent of osmanthus flowers wafted out of the tea. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were shocked by the smell, holding the teacups and reluctant to drink it.

Elder Song was lying on the rocking chair, stroking the kitten who had jumped onto his knees again and again, "This is tea made from the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers we picked just now, drink it, it can cure the dizziness of both of you."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Elder Song in surprise, and then looked at each other, with the words clearly written in their eyes, "Are you dizzy too?" Then they looked at Elder Song suspiciously together.

This dizziness is actually not serious.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang slept very comfortably last night, and felt a lot more comfortable when they got up in the morning, but they were still a little dizzy when they got out of bed. You can feel it at one point.

Originally, they all thought it was because they were too tired yesterday, but they didn't expect that the other party was the same as themselves, and this situation would be noticed by Song Lao.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, the warm tea slid down his throat little by little, warming his whole body.He breathed out comfortably, feeling the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in his breath, and felt comfortable all over his body.

"Close your eyes and relax for a while." Elder Song smiled and guided the two of them. Bai Yutang leaned on the pillar, and Zhan Zhao leaned on Bai Yutang's chest, feeling the warm wind and basking in the sun, as if the whole person Soak in warm water.

Between breaths, the remaining pressure on the body also slowly melted away in the comfortable warmth.Both of them sat up, helped their foreheads in disbelief, and widened their eyes in surprise. Really, the feeling of dizziness has disappeared.

This is how the same thing?Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at Mr. Song curiously.

Elder Song said with a smile, "It's just a hangover."

the Hangover?Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were puzzled. Although the two of them have been a bit gluttonous lately, they are both people who know how to restrain themselves and will not get drunk.

Speaking of wine... "Could it be the bottle of wine that Yutang and I opened last night?" Yesterday, the only wine he could think of was the bottle of last night.But neither of them drank, could they get drunk when they smell the wine?

Elder Song patted the cat on the head, and explained to the two, "The bottle of wine has been buried under the tree for some years. It is said that the brewer added a few herbs to it. After so many years, the alcohol has been very strong, you two will definitely faint if you just lie on the rock and smell the wine."

So this is ah.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both a little embarrassed to be drunk by the smell of wine.

Elder Song continued, "However, there is such a rumor about the wine that the aroma of the wine and sweet-scented osmanthus will have the effect of attracting people's dreams. I don't know if it is true or not." He asked the two of them curiously, " is that useful?"

When Elder Song mentioned it again, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and smiled tacitly.Bai Yutang said, "I don't remember."

A look of disappointment suddenly appeared on Elder Song's face, and Zhan Zhao smiled slyly, "But after Yutang and I woke up, I felt very happy in my heart, and the kitty knew it."

"Oh? You know." Elder Song looked down at the cat, as if it was hiding a big secret from him, "I told you not to tell me."

Facing Mr. Song who was pretending to be angry, the cat shrank even more into Mr. Song's arms, and let out an innocent cry, expressing that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Seeing the cat with its head buried on its stomach, the three of them shook their heads helplessly. Anyway, they had nothing to do with the cat.

"Mr. Song, you seem to know things about that place... very clearly." Bai Yutang's tone was a little eager, Zhan Zhao heard it, and knew that he cared about the people who used to live in that mountain.

"You want to ask about the four families living in the mountains, right?" Elder Song quickly understood what Bai Yutang meant.

"Four households? Isn't it five households?" This is something Bai Yutang is very concerned about.

"There are only four households." Elder Song said to the two with certainty, "You have also gone in and looked at it. There is a house that is empty and has nothing in it. In fact, it has nothing in it from the beginning. It lives in There have always been only four families in the mountains.”

"Then do you know the identity of the people living there?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Elder Song shook his head apologetically at the two, "Actually, I don't know. In fact, when I go up the mountain, the destination is the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. I seldom go there. After all, I am an old man, and it is useless to go there. Once Who lived there, I don't know, and they moved away from the mountains long ago, and it has been deserted for a long time."

The disappointment is beyond words.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked back at the mountain with regret, originally they thought they could learn something from Song Lao.

Seeing that the two were so disappointed, Elder Song comforted them, "Don't be too disappointed, in fact, what you see is only part of it."

"What?" The two were immediately aroused by Song Lao's words, what did they mean by only seeing a part?

Elder Song picked up the teapot and gestured towards the two of them, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang subconsciously handed out teacups to Elder Song.Elder Song moved his wrist, and the steaming hot osmanthus tea fell into the cup.

Elder Song pointed at the mountain, and the rocking chair creaked and creaked. It was not noisy, but he felt reassuring, "The mountain is huge. What you see is only part of it, and there are still hidden things inside." Other stone chambers."

Other stone chambers?Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang suddenly remembered that long passage. If they go further in, they will find another stone room?

Elder Song saw through their thoughts at once, and hurriedly stopped them, "That passage is a blindfold. If you continue to walk along that road, you will only end up at the cliff."

"So that's how it is." Thinking about it carefully, when a person walks in a long, dark passage for an extremely long time, his mind and body are exhausted to the limit.When light suddenly appeared in the line of sight, the sense of joy would suppress all rationality.

If they also get the way because of this, and walk towards the light without thinking, then what will meet them in the end will only be the fate of falling off the cliff.Thinking of this, both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt creepy.

The people who built that place must have thought carefully, and they were so meticulous.However, this method may have reached a dangerous level.

But after thinking about it, living in seclusion in the mountains has built so many secret passages, and there is also a passage full of confusion and murderous intentions. The people who live in it want to escape from the world, or someone is following them.

But these are things that happened a long time ago, but the secrets in the mountains have been silent for many years. "Yinxi Town", Osmanthus Fragrance, has already become a secret that everyone in this town knows has a secret but never explores again. , should have fallen asleep forever.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang just stumbled into that place by mistake and broke the secret of "Yinxi Town", but Song Lao told them all the bigger secrets, even if it was only a corner, it was enough .

"Old Song, are you really alright, tell us all these things?" Zhan Zhao was a little worried for no reason, so he asked.

Regarding Zhan Zhao's worries, Elder Song just waved his hands indifferently, "It's okay, I don't know much, it's all my grandson told me. He also said that some people might come to 'Yinxi Town' during these days. ’, it looks like it’s you guys, it’s okay to tell you.”

The grandson Song Lao talked about caught the attention of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.He was able to know so many things, but these were not the point, the point was that his grandson seemed to have expected that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang would come to this place.

Inexplicably, there is a feeling of being watched all the time.

Zhan Zhao suddenly thought of a possibility, the old man in front of him, his surname is Song.

Zhan Zhao gently supported Bai Yutang with his arm, and Bai Yutang nodded, "Song Qianxun."