That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 493

Xiaofangzhai, like an old man at the end of his life, is extremely decayed, and maybe one day it will disappear completely without a sound.

Xu Beiyou walked slowly into Xiaofangzhai with the sword box on his back. At this time, the sky was already dark, every house was closed, and it was dark, except for the occasional dog barking.

When Xu Beiyou passed by a house, he suddenly stopped and called out "Hui Hui". Not long after, a vague black figure emerged from the dog hole in the corner, and he seemed a little hesitant when he saw Xu Beiyou. Don't dare to go forward.

Xu Beiyou squatted down, opened his hands, and called out "Huihui" again, and the black shadow rushed out with a whimper, and it turned out to be a yellow dog, wagging its head and pounced on Xu Beiyou's arms.

Xu Beiyou gently pressed its neck with one hand, and rubbed its head with the other.

"Huihui" opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, trying to lick Xu Beiyou's face, but Xu Beiyou could only lean back slightly to avoid it, and said with a light smile, "Don't make trouble."

This yellow dog was raised by an old couple in the village, and its name was "Ah Huang". The reason why Xu Beiyou called it "Grey Hui" was because it was not gray when it was born, so Xu Beiyou took it privately. A "gray gray" nickname.

Because the distance between the two families is not far away, Xu Beiyou and Ah Huang got along very well, and would feed it from time to time, and Ah Huang also recognized Xu Beiyou as the half master.

Xu Beiyou patted the dog's head, got up and walked to Han Xuan's old house.

As early as when he was 12 years old, Xu Beiyou had already moved out to his own household. It was a very narrow house, far inferior to Han Xuan's private school. Although it was also a hut, at least it had a small yard.

There was nothing of value in the yard, Chai Fei just opened it casually, Xu Beiyou pushed the door open and walked in, Huihui also followed behind him.

No one came in for two years, and there was a lot of dust in the house. With a wave of his sleeves, Xu Beiyou blew away the dust in the house, picked up the recliner that Han Xuan used to sit on, went outside, and lay down on the chair like his husband used to.

Huihui lay quietly at his feet.

Originally there should have been a few hens in the yard, but Han Xuan had already given them away before leaving, and the vegetable field in the corner had already been taken over by weeds and sparrows because no one took care of it.

Xu Beiyou lay on the chair, slightly slapping his knees, and hummed that nameless ditty that Han Xuan used to hum.

The moon and stars were scarce, Xu Beiyou recalled many past events, for example, there used to be several children in this private school who studied with the husband, but in the end they all dropped out of school one by one, and most of them went outside. Some people could gain a firm foothold outside, such as Some people like Fang Sanqing have disappeared since then, and have never heard from them.

Xu Beiyou understands their feelings and agrees with their actions, but Xu Beiyou is the luckiest person, so it is difficult to empathize with many things.

He traveled all the way, met many people, and experienced many things.

He has seen rich and powerful sons in fresh clothes and angry horses, such as Duan Muyu and Xu Yi, and also seen high-ranking earth immortals, Qiu Ye and Murong Xuanyin are the most mysterious, but he seldom gets in touch with them again. Those people living in the bottom of the city.

He has experienced the Chonglongguan incident where all his families were killed, and he also planned and personally participated in the Jiangdu Incident to lure and kill Zhang Zhaonu, but he seldom cares about the flies in life.

Even if there is, it is in a detached attitude that overrides it.

Is today's Xu Beiyou still the past Xu Beiyou?
Xu Beiyou recalled the experiences of these years, and sat here unknowingly all night.

In the early morning of the second day, a woman passing by the door saw Xu Beiyou sitting in the yard and was startled.

The woman, or the girl, is not very old, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin body and a disheveled face, but a pair of big eyes are quite smart, and her appearance is quite good. Generally speaking, she is almost middle-aged However, if it is carefully sculpted, it may not be impossible to gradually improve and reach a higher level.

Xu Beiyou recognized this girl. Her surname was Li and her name was Xiaoxiang. When Xu Beiyou left Xiaofangzhai, she was just a little girl. Unexpectedly, in just two years, she had already begun to show the figure of a girl.

The girl named Xiaoxiang looked at Xu Beiyou warily, and asked warily, "Who are you? What are you doing at Mr. Han's house?"

Xu Beiyou got up and smiled, "Xiaoxiang, Huihui still recognizes me, so you don't recognize me?"

Xiaoxiang saw a luxuriously dressed young man sitting there before, and didn't think about other places. At this time, after hearing this familiar voice, she was taken aback for a moment, and then said pleasantly: "Brother Beiyou?"

Xu Beiyou smiled, "It's me."

The little girl opened the door and trotted in. When she came to Xu Beiyou, her face was slightly rosy and she said, "Brother Beiyou, when did you come back?"

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "When I came back last night, everyone in the village had already fallen asleep. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I came here to sit for a while. I didn't expect to sit until dawn."

Although Xiaoxiang was surprised that Brother Beiyou had turned gray for some reason, she didn't think too much about it and asked, "Brother Beiyou, have you had breakfast?"

"I'm not hungry." Xu Beiyou shook his head and said, he knew that the girl who got up so early probably wanted to go outside the village to pick up some firewood and dry grass to go home and make a fire, and he didn't want to cause her any trouble.

Sure enough, the girl let out an ooh and said, "Brother Beiyou, then I'll go get some firewood first, and I'll come back to you later."

Xu Beiyou said kindly, "Go, I'll go for a walk in the village."

After watching the girl run away in a hurry, Xu Beiyou put the sword box in the house, and left the yard with Hui Hui.

Xiaofangzhai is still Xiaofangzhai in the past. There are not many traces left here in just two years. Everything is still the same, including the people who live here. It was curiosity. After learning that Xu Beiyou had gone out from the stockade, he turned into shock, which was mixed with a little envy and jealousy. Then there were various inquiries, such as what kind of name he made outside, whether he was married, and Han Where did you go, sir, how are you doing, etc.

Xu Beiyou explained one by one according to the pretexts he had already thought up, and the atmosphere of the people in the village turned into sighs again. Most of them were lamenting Xu Beiyou's good luck. There are a few malicious speculations and unwilling jealousy, Xu Beiyou can also feel a little bit of this, but he doesn't take it to heart, he just treats it as human nature.

After all, it is not a matter of widows but of inequality. No matter whether you are a high-ranking official or a commoner, you can't escape this pattern.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Beiyou returned to Han Xuan's yard, took off his luxurious robe, put on a normal suit, and began to clean up the overgrown yard.

Not long after, Xiaoxiang came back from outside the village with a bundle of firewood in her arms, but behind her was a scholar carrying a bookcase.

The scholar is a young man about 24 or [-] years old, dressed in plain clothes, dusty, and the bamboo bookcase on his back is a good old thing, bright and round.

After looking around for a while, the scholar's eyes fell on Xu Beiyou's body, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he cupped his hands and said, "I've traveled so far in Dingze Garden in Lower Yuzhou, and I've seen this brother."

Xu Beiyou stopped his work, straightened up and saluted, "My surname is Xu, and I'm a local private school teacher."

Xiaoxiang asked in confusion: "Isn't the private school owned by Mr. Han?"

Xu Beiyou smiled and said: "Xiaoxiang, you don't understand now, Mr. Han is my adoptive father, so this is called inheriting the father's business."

Ding Zeyuan was taken aback for a moment, bowed his hands again, and said with a smile, "I've seen Brother Xu."

Xu Beiyou made a gesture of invitation and said, "Brother Ding, please speak in the room."

(End of this chapter)