Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

There are not many people by the water at night.

If you see sporadic lights on the river, they are most likely people who are homeless and have only a boat to live in.

There are not many such people in Suicheng. Maybe they all froze to death in a cold winter.

The night watchmen wouldn't bother with them, as long as they didn't row around at night, they could do whatever they wanted.

The child didn't know much about them, but she knew that the Sun family was definitely not among them. Not to mention the small fish stall that made money every day, the income from Sun's father's fishing and Sun's brother's selling fish was enough for them to settle down.

Unless they are addicted to suffering, it is impossible for them to float on the river.

So what's going on?

The child used the willows by the river to hide his figure and looked into the distance. He was sure that the Sun family was on the small boat on the shore.

She saw Sun Xiaowa's colorful braids and the bright red nails on her hands. It was very clear even at night because the moon was big and bright enough tonight.

She also saw the white teeth of Sun Xiaowa's brother when he smiled.

Both Sun's father and mother looked a little gray, not as bright-eyed as the children, but the child heard them talking, and what they said was -

"May the Lotus Fairy bless you, may there be more flowers and fruits, and may plump white lotus roots grow in abundance."

"Lotus Fairy, may you bless us and make us rich."

A little bit of smoke wafted out, it was the smell of burning incense. The child was very familiar with it, and it was a good fragrance, not pungent at all.

But who is the Lotus Fairy?

The toad squatted at her feet. The child looked at it and found that it was crying.

It looked very sad, perhaps it knew something, but the child couldn't understand what it was saying.

I could only touch the toad's head and take the white handkerchief out of the bamboo basket and hand it to it.

Toad took it, lay on her feet and wiped his tears, like a little man.

It was just very ugly, especially when it stretched out its hind legs and sat against her like a human, with its bulging belly piled up there, its back pressed tightly against her, revealing a few... numb bumps from time to time...

It makes one's scalp tingle when seeing it.

The child thought to himself: At least it doesn’t have a head. When it becomes a human in the future, it can be covered with clothes.

She should have been dead by then, right?

Fuda doesn't look like a very powerful monster.

The little wolf said that it had been practicing for hundreds of years, but had not succeeded in transforming.

What's more, Fu Da can't even speak human language.

The sad tears at night made the child a little sentimental. She decided to make some clothes for Fu Da and put them in a bundle so that it could wear them when it became smarter and knew what was beautiful and ugly in people's eyes.

Just like she can pretend to be beautiful by putting on a pretty dress and applying powder.

The child didn't think about it for long. She smelled the fragrance of lotus. Soon, the Sun family came out of the cabin refreshed, carrying out two baskets of lotus pods and lotus roots and covering them with some dead leaves and lotus residues.

Sun Xiaowa and Sun Xiaoyu each carried a basket and left in a hurry.

Sun's father and mother stayed for a while longer.

Two people sat on the boat... and looked at the moon.

Sun's mother said, "Master, I'm sorry for wronging you."

Sun's father said, "Hey, what are you talking about? As long as my family is well, I'm fine with anything."

Sun's mother said, "It's cold at night, so cover yourself with the quilt. Also, light the mosquito repellent incense. Don't be reluctant."

Father Sun: "It's only the middle of March and there aren't many mosquitoes."

Sun's mother: "You are covered in this..."

She stopped talking midway.

Father Sun: "Why are you crying? I'll do it, I'll do it. Don't worry, it's very humid near the water. Go back quickly. You've just recovered from your illness."

Mother Sun: "I'm well now."

Father Sun: "Then go back. Don't let anyone see me. I was kicked out because I had a fight with you."

He chuckled, and she laughed too, and the boat swayed with her trembling shoulders.

She said, "I became a tigress."

He said, "Nonsense, I've never seen a tigress with such a good temper as you."

The child thought: "You are really surprised by something you haven't seen before! And you are already a tigress, so what's there to be happy about? Why don't you be a little more fierce?"

These two people are really something. They seem to have an endless stream of useless nonsense to say, and even when they leave, they keep looking back and waving at each other.

The child was almost tired of waiting, but she was sure that there must be some unspeakable secret in the cabin, so she persisted and finally got her mother to leave, and then... the child was a little dumbfounded.

Sun's mother is gone, but Sun's father is still alive. What should I do?

The little wolf whispered excitedly, "Do you want to get rid of that old man? That's easy. Let me out and I'll eat him for you. I won't leave even a bone behind!"

Child:……

"I don't need you to replace me."

"Then what should we do? You want to eat by yourself? People who eat alone won't grow tall!"

The little wolf cursed viciously.

The children were so greedy that they started talking nonsense.

Qiu Xin was still the most reliable. He emerged from the Soul Banner and said, "Let me do it. I'll just cover his eyes and ears."

"You can do this?" The child expressed deep doubt.

Qiu Xin said, "I just learned this. It works on mice, but not on humans. But I'm willing to give it a try."

Child:……

"Will it not make him sick?"

Qiu Xin smiled.

Child: "Speak up, what does it mean when you just smile?"

"I need to think about whether I should lie to you. You know I haven't been a ghost for long, so it's normal for me to have trouble controlling my Yin Qi occasionally. But he shouldn't die. In the past, rats that had Yin Qi enter their bodies all died. But he's much bigger than a rat, so I might as well give it a try."

Qiu Xin explained.

The little wolf said, "It doesn't matter if he dies. I can eat the mice for him, or for you..."

"I don't need you to do it for me!" The child interrupted it before it could finish.

I feel so depressed: none of them is reliable!

Look down at Fuda.

This guy has already cried like a sad toad, and can no longer be relied upon.

The child stood up silently.

"Are you going back?" Little Wolf said disappointedly.

Child: "I'm going to knock him out."

Reiki massage is good, and acupressure is worry-free.

A few days ago, there was a particularly annoying customer who kept saying strange things. The child immediately told him to "sleep". After waking up, he praised the child's cooking skills...

The masked child jumped onto the boat at lightning speed and with a flick of his finger, Sun's father lay down. She breathed a sigh of relief and got into the cabin without hesitation.

In the dim light, I saw... some fishing tools piled there in a messy yet orderly manner, as well as some firewood, oil smoke and other things, and a thick quilt for the bed. There was nothing special, and there was no shrine for worship.

Did he take it away?

Then why did they keep Sun Xiaowa's father?

The child continued to explore inch by inch without giving up.

Rejected, Qiu Xin and Xiao Lang just watched without saying anything.

Fu Da jumped up to help, jumping around on the board and bumping into the child's hands, which seemed particularly troublesome. The child ignored it, and after a while it bumped into them again. After several times, the child finally reacted.

It lets children remove the deck boards.

The child first thought about whether the remaining money in the family was enough to repair the boat before he boldly started the work.

It is very easy to dismantle because it is movable.

When they opened it, they saw that the bottom of the cabin was full of water. A golden lotus was floating in the water, and nine small white round beads were held in the center of the flower.

Fu Da called out excitedly and jumped towards the bead.

But he was knocked aside by a strong force.

A voice, indistinguishable between male and female, said, "Get out of here, you damned toad! You're really haunting me! Oh, there's another person, and you've even learned to ask for help! Shame on you! A toad wants to eat golden lotus, do you deserve it?!"

Fuda began to wipe away his sad tears again and mumbled to himself.

Child: ...Am I still half asleep? Flowers can talk now?

Little Wolf: "I want to eat this! Pick it off for me!"

Qiu Xin: "I want one too. Break off a piece for me."

"Who's talking?!" Jin Lianhua asked warily, "What do you want to do?"

The child had so much to say but didn't know where to start, so she asked the question she wanted to know most: "Who are you?"

"Are you blind? I am the Golden Lotus. You can also call me the Lotus Fairy!"

It seemed to like the name very much and its tone was quite complacent.

"Are you a girl?"

"I have not decided yet."

Little Wolf: "I'm a girl, help me take it off!"

Qiu Xin: "I'm a boy, break off a piece for me!"

Golden Lotus: "Great, you don't even bother to protect the flowers. No wonder you're playing with that shameless stinky toad! If you keep doing this, I'll shout, "Someone, come! They're going to kill the flowers!!!!"

The howling was so loud, but the sound was completely covered by Qiu Xin's ghostly aura.

It wasn't to help the child, but mainly because he couldn't snatch the little wolf away, so he simply ran out to take the initiative.

“Ah!” Jin Lianhua gasped and yelled again, “Someone, there’s a ghost here!!!”

The child covered his ears and said, "Stop screaming, stop screaming, you are all equally scary, okay!"

Qiu Xin: ...

Nasturtium:…

"Hmph! What are you talking about, you disgusting mortal? How can he compare with me? Does he have my fragrance? Do I have my brightness? He doesn't even have a lotus seed, what can he compare with me?"

Qiu Xin: "Yeah, I don't even have a lotus seed, how can I compare with you? You have so many, just give them all to me."

He reached out and started to dig it out.

Golden Lotus screamed.

Before the child could stop Qiu Xin, Fu Da rushed over, jumped onto the lotus, and kept chattering.

Golden Lotus: "Oh, Lord Toad, please save my life!"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after Jin Lianhua said this, Fu Da’s posture seemed to become even more upright.

Oh, it wasn't an illusion. It stood up, put its hands on its hips and confronted Qiu Xin.

Qiu Xin: ...

"Sister Wolf, are you hungry?"

"Eat a little."

"I'll bring it in for you."

Child: "No, that's Fuda!"

"Oh, oh, oh, you're so lucky! When I first picked it up, no one wanted to eat it and called me a toad. Now that they want to eat it, it's your lucky star. People who tell lies will also turn into big toads!"

The little wolf was very sarcastic.

Qiu Xin also looked unhappy.

Child:……

"How about eating flowers?"

"Gugua!" Fuda Toad bent his legs and knelt down, looking begging.

Qiu Xin looked like she was holding her breath.

The little wolf couldn't be seen in the banner, but the child could hear her baring her teeth.

This is how to do?

She was like a new juggler trying to hold three bowls of water on stilts. The result was self-evident: all three bowls were shaky and about to fall...

The child thought hard and finally found a good excuse: "This is the Sun family's stuff! We can't touch it! Stealing things will lead to jail! What's the point of forcing me? I'm an upright person and I wouldn't do such a thing. Really... you guys have no shame!"

Qiu Xin: "...Biased."

Little Wolf: "It hit my armpit."

The negative energy dissipated in an instant, and Qiu Xin went into the banner without looking back.

The child argued: "I didn't!"

Golden Lotus: "Help! Someone is trying to steal the flowers!!!"

It shouts whenever it finds an opportunity.

"If you dare to yell again, I'll eat you first."

The child gritted his teeth.