Sweet as candy

The crying in the room stopped instantly, Yan Nan replied vigilantly: "Who?"

"It's me, Xiao Lang." Xiao Lang said softly, "Young Master Yan, are you okay?"

Yan Nan leaned back on the bed, his head tightly covered by the quilt, only showing a pair of red eyes: "I'm fine."

The reason for his crying is actually very simple. He was frightened by the ugly-looking bug in the afternoon. When he closed his eyes after returning to the room, his mind was filled with the scene of locusts jumping on him, and he just wanted to leave this place immediately.But now he is isolated and helpless, if he wants to survive, he can only follow Xiao Lang and the others.

The more Yan Nan thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally punched the pillow twice, and finally couldn't help crying.

Xiao Lang didn't leave immediately, he paused for a while and said, "Is it because of the bug in the afternoon?"

There was no sound from inside, Xiao Lang said: "Young Master Yan, don't be embarrassed, if you are not used to the environment here, I will send someone to send you away tomorrow."

"No!" He still has to stay here to trip up the fourth brother, Yan Nan replied anxiously: "I...I'm really fine."

He simply wiped away his tears and got off the bed, opened the door, and looked at the person in front of him with red rabbit eyes: "I'm just... a little homesick."

Xiao Lang said in surprise: "So, wouldn't it be better to send you back?"

"The home I'm talking about is not where my relatives are." Yan Nanhui said with a sad face, "I don't know how to tell you...Anyway, those are never going back."

Xiao Lang said softly: "Young Master Yan misses his family, right?"

Yan Nan nodded back, thinking of his mother and concubine who died in the palace fight, his nose was sour, and he was afraid that he would really send him away, so he hurriedly said: "It's the first time for me to travel far away, and I'm not used to it. You guys Don't worry about me, I will stay in the room and maybe I will get used to it after two days."

Xiao Lang couldn't help laughing, he didn't know why he insisted on staying here with everyone even though he was terribly afraid of those locusts.

Yan Nanhui said stubbornly: "I said I would help, so I will definitely do what I say."

Xiao Lang said helplessly: "I understand your feelings. When I traveled alone for the first time, I was as uneasy as you."

"Someone told me later that when I miss home, I look up at the stars. No matter how far I am from where I am going, we are always looking at the same sky."

Yan Nanhui raised his head in a daze. It was summer night, and the sky was dotted with stars, shining brightly.Xiao Lang smiled and said, "How about it, isn't it beautiful?"

Yan Nan turned around and looked at him: "Mmm..."

Xiao Lang said: "Perhaps Young Master Yan's family members are also looking at the sky at this moment hoping that you will arrive safely, and the hearts under the same sky are also connected. Even if it is for them, Young Master Yan should rest earlier."

There was still a glistening tear stain in the corner of Yan Nanhui's eyes, he was a little bit hard to say: "Can you not tell others what happened tonight?"

Xiao Lang smiled and said: "I passed by Mr. Yan's door, but I didn't hear anything."

Yan Nan glanced at him gratefully: "Thank you."

On the second day, everyone divided into two groups, Xue Shiji and Song Shuyan went to distribute rice porridge, while Xiao Lang led people to exterminate the insects.

When they arrived, a lot of people had gathered in Tianzhong, most of them were strong men who could use their strength. Song Fengqing and the magistrate issued a notice that as long as they were actively involved in disaster relief, they could go to the government to get a Small bag of rice noodles.

In mid-air, locusts covered the sky and covered the sky, gathering in a dense mass, attacking the crowd like a wave.The crowd dug a big hole where it was going to pass, and stood scattered in all directions, holding a big net tightly in their hands. As soon as the locust flew over, they would work together to throw it into the hole.

Although this method worked, it was unavoidable that many locusts that covered the upper layer immediately crawled out of the soil again. Xiao Lang frowned and looked at them, saying: "It won't work like this, we still have to burn it with fire."

He gave a few instructions to the people behind him, and some disciples were concerned: "Hero Xiao, the lord has also proposed this method, but there are still many ordinary people who disagree. They are afraid that the farmland will be burned and there will be no crops in the next year."

"Who says it can't be grown?" Xiao Lang said: "Should we let the locusts continue to eat them? Farmland can be recultivated, but if the locusts are not eradicated, they will surely spread to other areas."

"I don't know who spread the news, and the common people are reluctant." The disciple said, "Besides, the matter of burning the fields is of great importance and must be approved by the government. The leader has already discussed this matter with the prefect. If there is no order from the prefect , I’m afraid they won’t cooperate.”

Xiao Lang sighed: "Well, first take someone to burn the locusts buried in that pit, and wait for the prefect to discuss it before we use other methods."

The disciple was ordered to run away, Xiao Lang picked up a mask from the basket beside him and handed it to Mu Yunyi, Mu Yunyi looked at him puzzled, Xiao Lang explained: "Although locusts don't eat meat, there are still too many locusts. Dangerous, it would be bad if we were mistaken for food."

Mu Yunyi took the net cover and casually said, "Why did Yan Nanhui cry last night?"

Xiao Lang paused with his hands tied to the rope, and stared at him: "How do you know?"

"I heard it when I got up at night." Mu Yunyi said calmly, "The crying is too loud, it's hard to pretend not to know."

Could it be that Yannan cried again when he returned to his room yesterday?Xiao Lang was in a complicated mood: "You didn't tell anyone else, did you?"

"No." Mu Yunyi said: "A man doesn't shed tears lightly, why should I make it difficult for him to spread the word everywhere?"

That's good.

"He's young and it's the first time he's away from home, so it's inevitable that he's homesick." Xiao Lang said, "It's a good thing you didn't tell anyone else that people at such an age really want to save face. Let's just know about it. Don't tell others a joke."

He also looked as old as Chang Yannan Hui, but he spoke clearly and clearly.Mu Yunyi sneered inwardly, young?He didn't look young when he wiped someone's neck with a sword.

Xiao Lang didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he put on the mask neatly, watched Mu Yunyi jump off the farmland first, and felt a little comforted in his heart: Speaking of which, it seems that Amu is also going out for the first time, but he has a cold personality Well, there's nothing to worry about.

He picked up the horizontal net next to his hand and threw the other end to the opponent: "Amu!"

The two rushed to the locusts early in the morning, during which time Xue Shiji came to change shifts, and Song Shuyan also came. Even though they were not afraid of these things, they still felt deeply uncomfortable looking at the densely packed area: "Brother Xiao, please drink some water."

Xue Shiji took Xiao Lang's mask, stepped forward to try it with another knight, and came back after a short while: "Hey, it's really hard work, and my hands are sore after not much tossing. Why are these bugs so strong? "

"It's nothing more than a little accumulation." Xiao Lang sat on the small slope, took the water brought by Song Shuyan: "What's going on with you?"

"The one from the government was distributed first." Xue Shiji said: "There are too many people who came to get it, and the leader strictly controlled the amount. Each household can only get it according to the number of people. Even so, there are still many people who come to fish in troubled waters."

"People who have elderly, weak, women and children in their families can be counted separately, and they must be registered. If you just rely on food distribution for relief, it won't last long." Xiao Lang said: "When you distribute it, remember to tell the people who came to collect it. The farmland is also looking for help, if anyone has experience in controlling locusts, please come to me."

Xue Shiji nodded, discussed with him a few more words, and left with Song Shuyan.Xiao Lang supported his head with one hand, looked sideways at Mu Yunyi who was standing aside, and beckoned, "Aren't you tired from standing, come sit and rest for a while."

When Mu Yunyi turned his head, just as two fish slipping through the net flew by beside him, Xiao Lang raised his eyebrows, a cold light flashed in his waist, and he cut the little insect in half with his sword.

Mu Yunyi: "..."

For a moment, he thought he had misread.

Until Xiao Lang retracted the sword, looked around in a daze, and found that there was nothing to wipe the sword with, so he had to use a leaf beside him to wipe it hastily, and retracted it into the scabbard.

Mu Yunyi was dumbfounded: "What are you doing?"

"Ah?" Xiao Lang looked at him suspiciously, then lowered his head to look at his sword: "Oh... I saw a locust flying over just now, so I chopped it off easily."

Mu Yunyi said, "You cut locusts with your sword?"

"That's right..." Sensing the ambiguity in his voice, Xiao Lang paused in his hands, and raised his eyes to find that the always cold expression on Mu Yunyi's face collapsed for the first time: "What's wrong?"

That's dust, dust!The top ten of Jianghu Bingjia, cutting iron like mud, and cleaning the dust decisively!It was used to kill locusts, what a waste of nature!

Mu Yunyi mourned in her heart, and looked at Dichenjian with pity, took out a plain handkerchief from her bosom, took Dichen and wiped it carefully.

Xiao Lang said anxiously: "Hey, dirty!"

Mu Yunyi turned a deaf ear to it, wiped the dust until it shined, held it in his hand and looked at it again and again.

Seeing that he treasured the sword so much, Xiao Lang probably guessed what he meant, and said softly: "Ahem, isn't this something handy at hand? It's okay, I will wipe it myself when I go back, and dirty your handkerchief How bad it is."

"Just throw away a handkerchief if it gets dirty." Mu Yunyi said, "But this is your sword."

He wanted to say that this was Dichen, but after thinking about it, he, a villager with amnesia, would never have heard of the reputation of the Dichen Sword.

Xiao Lang closed his mouth, and originally planned to tell him that he used to use it to dry clothes when he was short of tools when he was traveling in the rivers and lakes, so seeing his disillusioned appearance, it's better not to say anything.

Mu Yunyi took the dust and looked it up and down carefully before returning it to Xiao Lang, picked up a branch from the side, sharpened the top with a dagger three or two times, and said, "Use this."

Xiao Lang took the branch and gestured casually, and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you."

He hung Dichen back on his waist: "If Dichen is spiritual, I will be very grateful to someone who cherishes it so much."

Mu Yunyi said: "You are the master of cleaning the dust, if we cherish it, you are the only one who ranks first."

"It was very precious when I first received it." Xiao Lang said with a smile: "At that time, I was so grateful that I wished I could hug it and fall asleep with it every night. But after using it for a long time, I didn't pay so much attention."

Mu Yunyi asked, "Grateful?"

"Ah." Xiao Lang was stunned, then smiled and said: "Yes, I don't seem to have told anyone about it. Someone gave me the dust."

Mu Yunyi saw that he was immersed in the past, and a satisfied smile unconsciously hung on the corner of his mouth, and his heart moved: "Is it a gift from my sweetheart?"

"No." Xiao Lang said: "I don't have any sweetheart. This was given to me by my...a good friend on my 16th birthday. At that time, I first entered the rivers and lakes, but I didn't have a decent weapon. Give me this sword by your side."

A person who can easily send out such a masterpiece as Dichen is definitely not an idle person.Mu Yunyi tentatively said, "You must be very important to him."

Xiao Lang smiled lightly and thought, we are twin brothers, of course it is important.

Others are familiar with Xiao Lang's name because he became famous in the last martial arts conference.However, according to the information obtained from many sources, it is said that he was born in a mysterious way and was alone, so there is no way to investigate.Only very few people know that Xiao Lang's real name is Feng Lang, he came from the Demon Cult, his parents are still alive, and he has an older brother who looks exactly like him but has a very different personality.

Although the Demon Cult had changed its mind several years ago and became a decent school, but when Xiao Lang first entered the Jianghu, he didn't have the idea of ​​becoming the leader of the martial arts, he just wanted to travel all over the world as a hero.So make an agreement with the family, put aside all identity and background, just be a pure little ranger.Clinker later worshiped Song Fengqing as his teacher by chance, and stepped up to the position of candidate for the leader of the martial arts. Anyway, after leaving the identity of the Demon Cult, he acted more smoothly, so he kept hiding it from the outside world.