Bard of Time

The southern city suffered a catastrophe, so many people are reluctant to go back.

However, Mu Xiaobai still came back.

Standing at the city gate, he was in a trance for a while.

It seems that the high-spirited, excited young man with the dream of traveling all over the mainland has changed beyond recognition and has become a thing of the past.

When he was wandering outside, his dreams were slowly worn away. Later, he seemed to have forgotten his dreams, and only thought about going to the next city to earn a little more gold coins.

He had long forgotten the city gate of Los Fairmont, but now the renovated city gate made him feel so strange.

Behind the carriage, with tears in her eyes, Aunt Ivy who blessed him has also become history.

Every day and every year, teenagers leave Los Fairmont with the blessings of their families to find their dreams.

And I was just one of many people in the past.

So small, so insignificant.

When I came back again, my heart was old for decades.

Mu Xiaobai looked at the small town calmly, and walked in slowly.

Everything starts here, so let's end here too.

Los Fairmont is a pretty small town.

On the corner of the commercial street, there is a shop.The store is not too big, there are only four or five tables inside, and each table is equipped with three small stools.The tables and stools are all pure white, with beautiful patterns carved on them.

The shop is decorated exquisitely, and there is also background music, which is the tune once composed by the shop owner.

Everyone in Los Fairmont knew that the shop owner was not only the shop owner, but also the chef. He never used magic to cook, so the food might be served slowly, but the food was scary.His drinks are also unique, not only wine, but also milk tea.That kind of milk tea won't be intoxicating, but it's damn good.

Fortunately, the things that the shopkeeper bought were not expensive.

People from Los Fairmont often go to cheer, but on holidays, the place is often full, so on holidays, the shopkeeper will limit the number of places, so many people will queue up early in the morning.

The days went by so vividly.

After a tiring day, Mu Xiaobai returned to his residence.

"Ivy, I'm back."

Ivy, who could only sit in a wheelchair, looked at Mu Xiaobai with a smile: "Welcome back."

"What do you want to eat today?" Mu Xiaobai took off his hat and hung it beside him. He walked into the kitchen and washed his hands.

"Well...you can do whatever you want, everything made by Szel is delicious." Ivy smiled and squinted her eyes.

Mu Xiaobai agreed and started cooking.

He was Aunt Ivy who found her two years ago. At that time, Aunt Ivy was already very old.She was hunched and could only sit in a wheelchair. The wrinkles on her face were densely packed, and her eyes were cloudy.

At that time, he knelt beside Aunt Ivy, weeping silently.When Aunt Ivy heard his dry and hoarse voice, she also shed tears.

Fortunately, he found the only person in this world who cared about him.

When the sea level rose, Aunt Ivy happened to go to the central city to visit relatives, so she survived. However, several of her children were in the south and were submerged by the sea.

Aunt Ivy is obviously such a kind person, but she has to bear such misery.

Back then, Aunt Ivy took care of him selflessly. Now, it's time for him to repay.

He took Aunt Ivy over to take care of her food and daily life, and then opened a restaurant, earning a lot of money every month.

That's enough.

Mu Xiaobai tied the napkin for Aunt Ivy, put the chopped food in front of her, and then fed Aunt Aiwei who was handicapped bite by bite.

Aunt Ivy is all the warmth he feels in this world. No matter what, he must take good care of Aunt Ivy and let her go without regret.

The owner of the small shop is a mediocre man, but his whole body is surrounded by a soft and gentle temperament.

He was not the only one in the small shop, and there was also a waitress in charge of reception.

The girl has some freckles on her face, but her eyes are very bright, and her smile is very pleasant.

This girl likes her boss and always asks him what kind of girl he likes.Even if the boss's voice is not pleasant, she doesn't care, because the boss is a very gentle and potentially charming person.

"How old are you?" Mu Xiaobai smiled and looked at the smiling girl in front of him.

"I'm 45 years old." The girl said shyly.

Looking at the girl's innocent eyes, Mu Xiaobai looked away: "45, you are still young, you will find better ones."

"But I think you are very nice." The girl muttered.

"That's because you haven't seen outside." Mu Xiaobai smiled and said: "You are still young, you need to go outside to experience, and then you will see many good people and bad people, people who use you, or people who are sincere People who help you, you will meet many people and see many landscapes, maybe you find someone who really cares about you, and you will never come back for the rest of your life, maybe you will come back to grow old with all your injuries Honestly lick your wounds. But, you won't regret it."

"It's just that if you stay here all your life, your future will be limited, and what you will see will always be Rose Fairmont. When you get old, maybe you will regret it, and you will say, the continent is so big, I am young Why didn't you go out for a walk?"

The girl was ignorant, but she heard the grief and scars hidden in these words.

These scars abruptly separated the two of them.

The girl is very uncomfortable.

"Think about what I said carefully. Be full of longing for the future. If one day you are tired, you can come back at any time." This sentence made the girl burst into tears.

After a year, the girl left.

Mu Xiaobai saw her off and gave her some money by the way.

This girl, just like herself back then, was full of hope and headed for the mainland.

Before leaving, Mu Xiaobai told the girl some good words, for example, she must not enter a city that is unfamiliar and gloomy and has a bad first impression.Those were his life experiences.

Like he said, he never regretted it.

Later, he recruited another person, a middle-aged aunt, but what is rare is that she maintains a good figure and looks good.

The aunt said that she liked Mu Xiaobai's cooking skills very much.So even though her family has no problem, she still wants to work.

The aunt chatted with Mu Xiaobai when she had nothing to do. What surprised the aunt was that the person in front of her seemed very young, but they could have a common topic. It turned out that the person in front of her was no longer young.

"I have been down, I have been brilliant, and I have been frustrated."

Mu Xiaobai sums up his life.

The aunt ordered a milk tea for herself, and the two chatted while drinking when there were no guests.

"When I was young, I was fascinated by a lot of beautiful men." The aunt teased, and Mu Xiaobai replied with a smile, "Me too."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"You're not human, are you?" Auntie's sharp eyes said, "Human beings are not as young as you at your age."

Mu Xiaobai smiled: "I'm a human being, and I'm almost seventy."

The aunt lost her voice: "You are only seventy?!"

"Yeah, not like it?" Mu Xiaobai said gently, "I feel very old."

The aunt was speechless, and in an instant, she held Mu Xiaobai's hands tightly: "Son, you are different from me, you are still young."

Mu Xiaobai was in a trance for a while, as if not long ago, he told a little girl that she was very young.

It turns out that youth in people's eyes refers to people who are younger than themselves.

Mu Xiaobai shook his head: "I'm tired."

The aunt shook her head: "No, no, you still have hundreds of years to live, you can't be so negative, you can't go on like this."

Mu Xiaobai also shook his head: "I do have hundreds of years to live, but this is the only way to go. There is a saying in my hometown, which is the growth of a person."

"Human growth?"

"Yes, people are growing not only on the outside, but also on the inside. When they grow to a certain level, they will age." Mu Xiaobai shook the milk tea in his hand, "At this time, obviously drinking can be in line with the artistic conception."

The aunt came over with two bottles of wine in a hurry, and suspended the business of the small shop by the way.

"Son, I must persuade you well." The aunt said seriously.

Mu Xiaobai laughed directly: "Young people don't just look at their appearance."

"But you can't deny that you are still young, you can't squander your youth like this!" The aunt was still serious.

Mu Xiaobai shook his head: "In our hometown, I'm already considered very old. If I live a few more years, I'll be considered immortal. In our hometown, I'm already half-stepped into a coffin at my age."

Aunt was shocked.

"If the heart is old, no matter how young you look, it's just a skin." Mu Xiaobai sighed, "I think I'm really old, I'm not as aggressive and energetic as before, and I'm not as fearless as before. , was injured, but still rushed forward desperately. I just want to find a place where I feel warm and retire.”

Aunt smiled wryly and drank with him, but said nothing else.

At the back, both of them were a little drunk, and then began to talk about the glorious deeds of the past, and even bragged about each other, so happy.

Mu Xiaobai felt that he was not lonely at all. In Los Fairmont, he lived a very good life.

Then two years later, Aunt Ivy also left.

On the day of the funeral, many people showed up.

Los Fairmont was submerged by the sea back then, and few survived, so they basically didn't know Aunt Ivy, but they all regarded Aunt Ivy as Mu Xiaobai's mother.

Everyone said that Mu Xiaobai was filial, and Mu Xiaobai was really filial.

He didn't cry, nor did he shed tears, but the sadness in his eyes made it unbearable to look at.

People picked up the flowers one after another, stepped forward to mourn for Aunt Ivy, and then gently put the flowers on Aunt Ivy's body.Mu Xiaobai kept bowing, thanking those who came.

Finally, it was his turn.

He picked up a white rose and gently placed it on Aunt Ivy's chest.

Aunt Ivy is such a kind person, she shouldn't have no one by her side when she died.

Mu Xiaobai stood in front of Aunt Ivy's coffin for a long time, he bent down, and the people standing silently behind him thought it was the last thoughtful words spoken by the mother and son.

"Ivy, I hope you have a safe journey in the next life."

Then, quietly, he put a teardrop beside Aunt Ivy.

Those were the tears of Duke Hemingway, still shining brightly in a bunch of white roses.

"The child is not filial, and there is nothing good to be buried with him. This teardrop was once the tear of the strongest person in the world. I hope it can bless you and have a safe journey."

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Finally arrived at the end chapter... Sahua Sahua~~【Clarify that this is not the end, it's just about to end】

[Reminder: If you don’t want to see Zha Gong’s children’s shoes anymore, you can stop, the back is messy, let’s take this as the ending]