a lifetime

Chapter One

age

In a grove about ten miles away from the outskirts of Yuncheng, a thatched canopy was newly built, and two rough square tables with a teapot and a stack of water bowls on the table.A few long wooden benches with four corners sat down a few passers-by. They eagerly drank a bowl of water, took a while, chatted with each other, drank another bowl of water, got up, put down a few copper coins, and hurried away again. up.

A man came out from behind the thatch tent, with a strong build, tall and straight, with ordinary features, but very clear eyebrows and eyes.He put a few copper coins in his pocket, and wiped off the water stains with a dry rag.He folded the tea bowls he had just used, and walked towards the back of the thatch with the bowl in one hand and the teapot in the other.

A simple small kitchen was originally set up behind the thatch, with a large water tank and two large wooden barrels overlapping each other.A small hearth, two basins of water on a high bench, and a large chest.

The tall man first put the tea bowl into one of the pots of water, then went to the stove to fill the teapot with hot water, turned around and put the teapot on the table, when he was about to turn around, someone stopped him.

"Where did Huadi and Zhou Zhu go?" The visitor was wearing a light-colored long gown, with long dark green hair fluttering in the wind, handsome eyes, clear outline, and an unrestrained smile.He held some small blue fruits in his hand, and in the other hand held a long sword with a fat pheasant on a string.Throwing it casually, the sword and even the chicken fell into Huadi's hands.

"I don't know." Without the slightest tone of emotion, he just turned around and walked towards the small kitchen.

The man put the fruit on the table, sat down casually, poured another bowl of tea, took a sip, and asked casually, "Aren't you inseparable from him?"

"I don't know." There was still no wave.He just washed the previous tea bowl and put it back on the table.Going to work on that pheasant again.

The man finished drinking two bowls of tea, listened carefully to the movement around him, and raised the corners of his mouth as if in a good mood.

Picking up the small green fruit and walking into the small kitchen, cleaning it carefully.After a short while, I washed the small fruit and put it in a bowl. When I brought it out, I just saw a man in blue shirt approaching, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raised a little more.

He took out the sweetest looking fruit and handed it to the man's mouth, and helped him straighten the loose hair on his forehead. "Where did the other person go?" The tone was angry, aggrieved, and helpless.

The man took a bite of the fruit, and his gentle smile was a little more happy and childish.He rubbed the shoulder of the man in the green shirt coquettishly, "Well, Ryoma, I will definitely remember to take you with me next time, don't be angry~" His voice was very pleasant, magnetic and neutral.

The man named Ryoma sighed, "Forget it, you've said this for countless times. Wash your hands first before eating the fruit. Huadi should finish the pheasant soon. I'll roast it for him. "He said and handed the bowl to the man.When he was about to turn around, he saw a yellow shadow behind the man.Look at the man again, with a flattering expression on his face.There is nowhere to send out the anger.Xindao was lucky this time, and picked up a little girl back.Shaking his head helplessly, he went to roast the wild pheasant.

It was almost dusk, and the pedestrians were even more in a hurry. Most of them drank water, put down their copper coins, turned around and left.

While refilling the tea, the man talked to the little girl in yellow, always smiling.

Occasionally, passers-by would be attracted, staring blankly at the man who smiled like a spring breeze, but soon came back to his senses, blushed, and ran away as if to escape.

At this time, the man's smile will be more playful and cheerful.

When the shadows of the trees in the grove disappeared and the sky gradually darkened, Huadi hung a lantern above one of the tables, and served several small dishes and a jar of rice wine one after another.

The man sat down with the little girl, cheerfully pointing to Huadi to introduce.

When Huadi came back again, she only took four pairs of green bamboo chopsticks.He handed the man a pair and called "Zhou Zhu".And handed the little girl a pair.Then sit on the right side of Zhou Zhu, because the little girl sat on the left side.

The other person also sat down quickly, and served a large portion of roasted pheasant meat, which was very fragrant.

"Ryoma, Huadi. Thank you for your hard work, it looks delicious~" The man named Zhou Zhu first picked up a small green vegetable and put it in the little girl's bowl.At the same time, he said: "Try it, this is Huadi's specialty dish. Although it was too stupid to learn how to be swept out of the kitchen by Aron several times at the beginning, it tastes very good now."

The little girl smiled happily at him and began to eat seriously.Then he gave a thumbs up and said, "Well, Uncle Huadi cooked deliciously! But Aron... who is uncle?"

Zhou Zhu rested his right chin with one hand, thought seriously, and suddenly smiled: "He is a very cute person."

After speaking, he tore off a piece of chicken thigh and handed it to the little girl: "Ryoma seldom hunts and barbecues himself, because he prefers to watch Huadi do things. You are lucky today." Still smiling at the little girl, He completely ignored the intense gaze from the opposite side.

"Zhou Zhu, eat more, I've lost weight recently, so it will be very difficult for me." Long Ma said as he tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into Assistant Zhou, then added between the eyes: "Don't tell me if there is anything else that is necessary. gone."

Zhou Zhu still smiled, and promised "Hi Hi" again and again.

The little girl watched them come and go, suddenly stood up and bowed.Seriously said: "Troubleshooting rashly, I am Xiaosuke. Because I was hungry and stole things from rich people, I was chased and killed by bad guys. Uncle Fuji saved me." Then he bowed to Fujisuke, and then turned to Huahua. Di and Longma bowed: "Excuse me, Uncle Huadi, Uncle Longma."

Ryoma corrected: "My name is Echizen Ryoma."

Xiaosuke immediately changed his words: "Uncle Echizen."

Bu Er waved his hand to signal.Xiaosuke sat down obediently and continued to eat with gusto.

In the end, there was nothing left of a table of side dishes and meat, but Echizen had only one bowl of wine.

Several people cleaned up the table and lay down on the bench together to watch the stars. Although most of them were blocked by the branches, but because the night sky in early summer was clear and the stars were numerous and bright, it was quite interesting to see through the sparse branches.

Xiaozhu slept soundly with his pillow on Buer's arm, probably tired from running for a long time.The night is getting deeper, and the night in early summer is still cool.Buer picked up her little body, put it gently into the simple tent that Huadi had already set up, and covered her with a thin quilt carefully. Looking at the little girl's cute sleeping face, the corner of her mouth couldn't help smiling. Much like her father.Thinking of her father, she couldn't help laughing out loud, Xiao Shi, it turns out that you are the same as the majestic monarch of a country, and you can't even look down on your daughter.Eh?Daughter, hey, I don't know what happened to Xiao Qing...

"Do you want Xiaoqing?" Although it was a question, the tone was very firm. "Hey, doesn't Ryoma not want to?" With the same tone, he answered with a question.Turning around, he took the small bowl that Echizen handed over, and drank the dark liquid in the bowl in one gulp. "I still don't like the taste. I hate it more than Agan's green vinegar." Echizen took back the small bowl and put it back in the kitchenette, then approached Fuji again, standing side by side. "No matter how you look at it, you did it on purpose, Zhou Zhu."

"Nah, although I don't deny that I have that idea, but this time it's really a coincidence." Fuji tilted his head and looked at Echizen seriously with narrowed eyes.

Echizen stared and pointed calmly, "But it's the first time picking up a child." In the past, at most, cats, dogs, foxes and deer were picked up, and soon they will find a good home to send them away, because they The conditions can not tolerate some strange things.

Fuji shook his right hand and smiled. "Well, Ryoma, you saw it too, that kid really looks like Xiaoshi."

Looking up at the night sky, the azure blue eyes are like water under the moonlight, clear and gentle. "Today's moon is really round."

The first sound of horseshoes came, and the sun was shining, and the thatched tent woke up again. First, Huadi, he washed his face, heated some hot water and poured it into the wooden basin, and continued to heat it. When the water boiled, he poured it into the teapot. Some tea leaves are washed away by boiling water, and the leaves stretch and float in the water.He put the tea on the table outside and some clean china bowls.He turned back and entered the small kitchen, and soon went east with two large wooden barrels.When he came back, Echizen also got up, and was pouring the black liquid from the casserole into a small bowl. He walked towards a tent with the small bowl, and when he saw Huadi, he said, "Senior, let's cook noodles today. It's good for Zhou Zhuwei." Take the burden lightly." He has indulged for several days, and if he doesn't limit it, he will probably get carried away.

After entering the tent, Fuji turned around as if he had sensed it, turned his back to Echizen, and continued to sleep soundly.Echizen sighed, and started another hard job, waking up the sleeping bear and making him drink the first bowl of medicinal soup of the day.

Facts have proved that this work is indeed difficult, and Echizen barely finished the task when Huadi had already cooked noodles and came over to call for breakfast.Holding an empty bowl in one hand and walking towards the dining table with Bu Er's waist in the other. "I said Senior Bu Er, is there ever a time when you can be more obedient." Only at this time, he would call Bu Er like this. It was not because he hoped that this idiot could really be like a senior and know how to be responsible, but he just didn't want to. Forget about the fear of almost losing ten years ago.

"But Ryoma, that smell is really annoying." Fuji looked at Echizen tearfully, looking very pitiful.

"Who made Fuji-senpai so misbehaving." Echizen didn't show any weakness, and stared back.If he hadn't been awkward at that time, how could Zhou Zhu be inseparable from this damned bitter medicine every day!

"Well, of course it's Echizen." Fuji also changed his address, his tone was firm, but his hands were tugging on Echizen's cuff with a fawning expression on his face.

"Stupid Shusuke." Echizen still softened, he was indeed a fool, he was always gentle and caring for others and disregarded himself, now, ten years ago, and even more so 16 years ago.

Echizen took Fuji's arm and sat down together, the noodles on the table were steaming hot.

"Zhou Zhu, it's time to eat noodles." Huadi sat on the seat to Zhou Zhu's left, and handed a pair of chopsticks to Bu Shou.

Seeing the steaming heat, noodles and clear soup with only a few green vegetable leaves, I felt my stomach move for a while, and my eyes were drawn into sad arcs, and I said quietly to Huadi, "Hey, Huadi, even you Do you want to betray me and bully me with Ryoma?"

betray?Echizen glanced at Huachi inexplicably, then buried himself in eating noodles.

"Zhou Zhu..." Huadi looked at Fuji with clear eyes, and firmly said no.Stop talking and focus on eating noodles.

This... Sure enough, Huadi has also learned to be cunning... Seeing that the two of them didn't intend to take care of themselves, they switched their chopsticks to their left hands, and played and ate slowly one by one. Suddenly, their hands stopped and they put down their chopsticks. , propping their chins with both hands, when both of them turned their eyes to him, smiled and squinted their eyes, and said slowly, "Hey, Ryoma, Huadi, did you forget something important?"

Huadi stopped eating noodles, thinking seriously.

"Hey, Zhou Zhu, you should ask if you forgot something yourself." Echizen put down his chopsticks, imitating his imitation.

Bu Er's smile was stronger, but it was a dangerous breath. "Uh... So Echizen is simply watching a good show?"

"Hey, Zhou Zhu, the early bird gets the worm." Echimae smiled brighter.

These words have far-reaching implications.Fuji subconsciously thought, besides, when did Ryoma become so... cunning?It's not cute. "But didn't Longma say that the early worms were eaten by birds, Mr. Longma is indeed a man of change and change." After speaking, he sighed, as if he had been wronged a lot.

Isn't it just that the little girl overslept... Echizen got up, walked to the tent, and didn't forget to look back and smile. "Zhou Zhu is still a child after all, it's really far behind."

Xiaosuke was called up by Echizen, in a very simple and clear way, just one sentence, get up, bug.Standing outside Xiaosuke's tent, the voice was not too loud, but it just added some internal strength that she couldn't bear just now, so Xiaosuke vowed not to sleep too much during the time with them, period?Probably Xiaosuke likes Uncle Fuji, so he plans to stay here temporarily.

After Xiaosuke finished cleaning up slowly and finished eating the noodles, Fuji and Echizen disappeared. When he asked Huadi, Huadi only said that Echizen had gone hunting game, but as for Fuji, Huadi didn't speak.Xiaosuke followed Huadi and waited for a while, but couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to look for it by himself.Afraid that the shadow guard would find him, he didn't dare to stay too far away.

In the end, she wandered around the place where she met Buer yesterday. When her stomach was rumbling, Buer came from a distance, and she immediately became happy and ran in the direction of Buer.Hey, doesn't Second Uncle really like picking up little girls?Looking at the little girl's hand that Fuji was holding, Akatsuki became suspicious, and only when he got closer did he see clearly that the little girl was wearing a light-colored floral dress, with two braids tied around her ears, and the rest of her hair was loose. The color is dark blue, but it looks like black at first glance.His eyes never left Bu Er, he looked extremely happy, and when he looked at him again, his smile was full of pampering.

Suddenly I felt sore in my heart.

"Uncle Fuji." When he got closer, Xiaosuke called out.

"Hey, Xiaosuke." Fuji's voice was much softer than yesterday. "This is my daughter, Xiao Qing. She is a little younger than you, so I will trouble you to take care of her in the future."

"Ah! Daughter?" Xiaosuke saw the little girl's face clearly now, with sky blue eyes, a tall and small nose, and moist lips. Comparing with Fuji, it really is Uncle Fuji who is one size smaller. , but the eyes seem to be a little rounder.

"Hey, Xiaoqing, this is Xiaozhu, the older sister that Daddy picked up yesterday. Let's get along well."

"Father is serious, he picks up everything randomly." Xiao Qing muttered in a low voice.She was obviously smaller than the other party, but she looked very imposing because of a proud gesture. She stretched out her hand with a smile, and said loudly: "Hello, I am Xiaoqing, Guanyueqing, the daughter of Fuer Zhouzhu."

"Ah? Why is my surname Guanyue? Oh, I'm Xiaosuke." Xiaosuke also stretched out his hand to hold the other's soft little hand, which was really soft.

"I don't want to tell you." Xiao Qing raised her chin. She really wanted to tell everyone about her surname, Guan Yue, but she was bored with the girl her father picked up in front of her.Besides, this person didn't even say his surname, no wonder he was thrown away, "What's the surname?" Thinking about it, her tone became even more domineering.

"This...I'm sorry, I can't say it." Xiaosuke looked at the other person's head raised more and more, and thought that such a cute look is a waste, and there are such soft little hands.Is this really Uncle Fuji's daughter?Obviously not cute at all.

"Is there anything I can't say, is it possible that your surname is Yukimura? Or Tezuka? Well, I know, it's not that you can't say it, you can't say it." Hmph, it's just a lost kid, why did my dad pick it up? arrive.

"Huh?" Xiaosuke was a little confused, unable to say?

Goo... A well-timed stomach growl interrupted the conversation.Akatsuki looked at Fuji with a little embarrassment.

Fuji smiled very happily. "Hey, Xiaoqing and Xiaosuke seem to get along very well. They have a good relationship and I'm so envious. Then let's go back to eat. Ryoma and Huadi have made something delicious."

When Bu Er led the two back, it was still early.Echizen also just came back, and brought a bucket of fish, all of which were still fresh.Xiaoqing ran over excitedly, and threw herself into Echizen's arms, calling out in a sweet and glutinous voice, "Third Daddy!"Xiaoqing misses you so much.

Echizen was a little dizzy from being thrown by Xiao Qing, but when he heard the little girl's voice, he was full of smiles, looked at him carefully, and said with gestures: "Xiao Qing has grown taller again."

"Of course, Xiao Qing hasn't seen her parents for a long time. When Xiao Qing grows up, she will be with her parents from now on." After finishing speaking, she turned her head and stuck out her tongue at Fuji.

"Xiaoqing." Huadi shouted, her tone rising rarely.

"Second Daddy!" Xiao Qing turned around and jumped into Huadi's arms, Huadi hugged her and turned around on the spot. "Second dad, third dad said that Xiao Qing has grown taller."

"Well, Xiao Qing has grown taller." Huadi looked at Xiao Qing carefully and smiled slightly.

The air was sweet, Xiaosuke looked at this beloved child who suddenly invaded, and suddenly missed his father and mother, as well as his father and teachers.

Because of Xiao Qing's sudden arrival, Uncle Echizen went to hunt game again, which was venison and some fruits he hadn't seen before. Obviously he had traveled a long way, but the strange thing was that this time it took a very short time.

When it came to the table, Xiaosuke was even more surprised. It is said that he had seen all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, but he still couldn't help admiring. Could it be that this Moon Watching Qing collected thousands of loves in one body than himself?

Naturally, Xiaoqing sat next to Buer on a bench, Uncle Echizen sat on the right, Uncle Huadi sat on the left, and she sat on the opposite side. Seeing their family enjoying themselves, she realized that she sat in Uncle Huadi's seat yesterday. seat.

Only then did I realize that I was a little redundant.

"Xiaosuke."

"Huh?" Fuji's soft voice brought back Xiaosuke's thoughts.

"Isn't it to your liking? No matter how you look at it, you don't want to eat it? It's a pity, I want to eat Echizen-kun, but I let you..." After speaking, he turned to Echizen, his sad eyes were extremely naked, "Hey, Echizen-kun is too much."

"Daddy's stomach is bad, you can't eat strong food, Daddy, tell me honestly, did you listen to the third father when Xiao Qing was away?" Xiao Qing looked like a little adult.Pushing away the spicy chicken in front of him, his reluctant eyes only lingered two or three times.

Bu Er nodded quickly with a smile, but he was more reluctant to stay away from the plate of diced chicken than Xiao Qing.

"Today's dishes are specially prepared, you can eat...a little bit." Echizen brought the plate of diced chicken to Xiao Qing again.This is Xiaoqing's favorite chili. She has already made her favorite braised venison into clear stewed venison. It can't be seasoned without spicy flavor. I admire the father and daughter for their unique taste.

Echizen stopped Fuji's eager chopsticks, stared at his eyes, and paused every word.

"Except for this plate." Another big bowl of venison and soup was served for him. "You have to finish this."

"Daddy, it's delicious." After saying that, he tucked in a large piece of meat like an example, eating with relish.

Bu Er also picked up a piece and threw it into his mouth as if infected.Chew carefully.

Xiaosuke also took a bite, lamenting that Uncle Huadi's cooking skills are superb, much more delicious than those old men.

However, Xiao Qing still inadvertently picked up a spicy chicken diced, and the satisfied expression really came alive.

Cheeks puffed up, "Daddy, I decided not to leave this time." Xiao Qing said seriously: "I have grown up, and I want to be with my daddies in the future, to be a hero, to roam the world, to visit mountains and rivers, Absolutely never be left alone!"

Bu Er pointed his lower lip, tilted his head to look at Xiao Qing earnestly, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, Xiao Qing is also a young adult, since Daddy promised to bring Xiao Qing who grew up, he will definitely do it." Oh, now, right, Ryoma, Kawachi."

"Yes." Birch nodded.

"So Xiaoqing can't wait for someone to come over?" Echizen's tone was a bit reproachful, after all, it was such a small girl from such a long distance.

"No, it was Uncle Yutai who picked me up, because I knew that Daddy would definitely come here during this period of time, and I planned to come here alone..." The voice gradually became weaker because of guilty conscience, and suddenly increased the volume to explain: "But Uncle Yutai guessed what I was thinking, so he went home to pick me up early. During this time, I lived with my uncle, but because some of my uncle's students got sick, I wasted the time to find my dad. I'm worried."

"Is that so, is Uncle Yutai okay?" Buer couldn't help asking, it's been a few days since I've been here, and I haven't visited him yet, knowing that he goes there every day, this time I made a special advance Time went by, thinking that I could meet it by chance, but the result was still not there.

"Well, Uncle Yutai said that I will take Dad there after I finish my work with the students."

"Hey, that's it, I miss Yuta so much. Why don't we go tomorrow, maybe we can help."

"Okay, daddies are going tomorrow, Xiao Qing really likes that daddies and uncles are here."

"Xiaosuke is also here."

Xiaosuke, who was called by name, regained consciousness in a trance, saw Xiaoqing staring at her, and then looked at Fuer's crooked smiling eyes, and nodded blankly.

Talking and laughing are endless, and they are getting more and more moving.

In early summer, it blooms like this.

The author has something to say:

This article is estimated to be very long. This article is about my favorite favorite. This article was conceived a year ago. It was originally abandoned, but recently I accidentally found it again. , So about this grand fantasy came back to my head little by little, and finally I decided to complete it.

Hope someone likes it.