I babysit for ghosts

How about doing it? "

Qin Xiao wanted to say sorry and get up quickly, but when he was stimulated by Shen Tu's words, he laughed angrily and didn't get up, but pressed down instead, and the tips of their noses were almost stuck together , the falling hair swept across Shen Tu's face.

"If you don't tell me, I don't think so. When you say that, I suddenly feel that you are really attractive. Although I'm not interested in men, if it's you, maybe I can try it."

Qin Xiao hooked one corner of his mouth, trying his best to show a smirk like a hooligan, but it was a pity that he was not very proficient in the business for the first time, not only did not achieve the desired effect, but also looked particularly charming, as if he was deliberately seducing.

Shen Tu watched his performance calmly, didn't say anything after it was over, silently raised a hand to put on Qin Xiao's waist, and rubbed it ambiguously.

Qin Xiao was like a frightened cat, the pores all over his body exploded, he straightened up quickly, got off him in a hurry, stood barefoot in front of the bed, rubbed his arms constantly, shivering all over his body.

Shen Tu sat up calmly, glanced at him, and smiled contemptuously, "Little brat."

Being ridiculed again, Qin Xiao gritted his molars angrily, "Go, I can't beat you, let's go!"

Walking out of the room, Qin Xiao wanted to find some water to brush his teeth and wash his face. The water used for cleaning yesterday was drawn from the large water tank next to the yard. He has used it almost, and the bottom ones are too dirty to brush his teeth.He looked around and saw the old lady digging the soil in the bamboo fence. He went to stand outside the bamboo fence. Before he could make a sound, the old lady noticed him, turned her head and smiled and asked, "Young man, how did you sleep last night?" , My place is simple and the hospitality is not good."

"No, I slept well. Don't say that. It's us who bothered you."

"I'm the only one in this house all year round. It's a lot more lively with you guys here. I'm too happy to be happy. Why do I feel disturbed?"

The old woman stood up with the small shovel she used to shovel the soil just now, and walked out from the opening of the bamboo fence, "Do you want water? There is a well in the backyard, so you can do it yourself."

"Okay, thank you mother-in-law."

According to the old woman's instructions, Qin Xiao found the well in a corner of the backyard. There was a wooden barrel beside the mouth of the well. It looked a bit old, but it was still usable.

He fetched a bucket first, squatted by the well and washed it casually, then fetched another bucket of water and carried it to the side room. Passing by a side room, he glanced casually and saw it through the wooden window. a stove.

kitchen?With a thought in his mind, he put the wooden barrel aside, pushed the door open, and it turned out to be the kitchen, with the ancient stove, the firewood that had been split and stacked together, and the porcelain bowls neatly arranged in the cabinets. Everything looked very clean. tidy.

But always feel that something is weird?Qin Xiao stroked his chin.

When he returned to the ear room, Shen Tu was sitting in front of the window sill, bathing in the morning sun. The hazy light hit that jade-like face, and for a moment he thought that the god had descended to earth.

"It's so slow to fetch water, and next time, wages will be deducted."

If only God was dumb this day.

Qin Xiao went in carrying water with a sullen face, "I kept you waiting for a long time, do you need me to help you wash your face?"

"No, rough hands and feet, it's not as convenient for me to wash by myself." Shen Tu walked to the washbasin stand where Qin Xiao poured water to wash.

Still disgusted, Qin Xiao snorted, and walked out again with the empty wooden barrel.

"where to?"

"I'll find you breakfast, so as not to starve you and deduct my wages."

He put the barrel back by the well, and when he walked back to the yard, the old woman was sitting on the porch beside the beauty, staring at the big locust tree in a daze, with wisps of sunlight shining on her through the dilapidated corrugated panels.

Living alone at such an old age, she must be very lonely.

Qin Xiao hesitated for a while and walked over, "Grandma, that, can I pick some vegetables you planted?"

After he finished speaking, seeing the old woman turn her head, she scratched her cheek with her fingers in embarrassment, "We are not very familiar with this place, and we don't know where to sell food..."

Before he finished speaking, the old lady squinted her eyes and smiled, "It's okay, just pick it if you like."

"Thank you."

Qin Xiao was suddenly moved. The old woman's smile was very kind. If he had a grandma, he should be like this, right?

After taking the picked leaves to the well and washing them, he walked to the kitchen, and when he was about to cook, he finally found out what felt wrong before.

There were dishes, but the most important staple food was not there. He searched the entire kitchen, not to mention rice noodles, but he couldn't find even a little bit of salt.

This kitchen is indeed clean, but it is too clean!Generally, no matter how you calculate the dosage, there will be some ingredients left after each cooking, such as ginger and garlic, which will definitely be bought more and put away, especially for the old woman who lives alone, it is actually very difficult to cook for only one person.

He couldn't help thinking, did the old lady eat this morning?what did you eat?

He propped his hands on the stove, feeling a little headache, what should he do, only a few vegetable leaves at hand, make a compressed biscuit pickle?

Two packs of dried noodles suddenly appeared in his line of sight, and he turned his head to look along the dried noodles, but he didn't expect it to be Shen Tu, Lord God.

"You, where did you come from?"

Qin Xiao took the two packs of dried noodles from him, and looked carefully, it seemed that he bought them when he went shopping alone in the supermarket last time, because the brand of dried noodles was doing an event at that time, so he took two packs casually .

Shen Tu glanced at him indifferently, then put a small bottle of salt and monosodium glutamate on the stove, "Don't smear the ink, hurry up and cook."

"What other strange things did you bring out?!"

Salt and pepper, dried noodles, salt, monosodium glutamate, I don't know what else Shentu brought out, Qin Xiao felt that no matter what he brought out, he would not be too surprised.

He quickly lit the fire to cook the noodles. He spent a long time using the stove for the first time. When the noodles came out of the pot, he put three bowls of plain noodles one by one on the solid wooden dining table beside him, and quickly ran out to call for someone.

Qin Xiao smiled and said to the old lady sitting opposite him, "I'm bothering you this time, if you don't mind, try my noodles, the taste is very light."

Shen Tu took a bite, cast her a glance after hearing the words, and then continued to eat his own.

Seeing the hot noodles in front of her eyes, the old woman had a dazed expression, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite with nostalgia. A strange force spread throughout her body, and she couldn't help opening her eyes slightly.

Seeing her expression like this, Qin Xiao couldn't wait to ask: "Is it delicious?"

The old woman was taken aback, and smiled kindly, "It's delicious, I like it very much."

"That's fine, that's fine."

[019] Xiuzhu's past

After the meal, Qin Xiao tidied up the kitchen, saw Shen Tu and didn't say where he was going, so he wanted to go back to work.

Walking into the yard, I glanced in the direction of the veranda inadvertently, and sure enough, the old woman was sitting in the same position before, facing the big locust tree.

He paused to look at it for a moment, then turned and went back to the kitchen. He boiled water while cooking the noodles, poured two cups of boiling water, went to the porch, sat next to the old woman, and handed them to her.

The old lady turned her head and took the cup from his hand after a moment of hesitation, "Thank you."

"Are you looking at this locust tree?"

Qin Xiao took a sip of water by himself, held the cup in both hands, and looked at the big locust tree.

"Yeah, it's 95 years old this year, and it's the one that's been with me the longest in my life."

The loneliness in these words made Qin Xiao dare not think deeply about them. He smiled and asked along the way: "It must have been planted by someone from the previous generation in your family, right?"

The old lady smiled and shook her head, "No, my husband and I planted it together."

Um?Qin Xiao's mind froze for a moment. People in ancient times generally married early. According to the words of her mother-in-law who got married at the age of 95 or [-], she planted this tree at that time, and this tree is now [-] years old. Eleven? ?

Seemingly not seeing his surprise, the old woman looked at the big locust tree and smiled kindly.

"Want to hear a story?"

"Think about it." Qin Xiao recovered from his thoughts, and immediately responded, "I like listening to other people's stories the most."

The old woman seemed to have thought of something, and there was a bit of nostalgia in her eyes. She squinted and smiled, looking very happy.

"My name is Xiuzhu. My father was the head of this village back then. My father and mother have a very good relationship. Our family has always been in harmony. At that time, the family was relatively well-off. When I was young, I was also considered handsome. I came to propose marriage. People never stop."

After imagining that scene, Qin Xiao also laughed. Grandma Xiuzhu must have been very happy at that time.

"At that time, our girls couldn't read, but my father was more open-minded. He thought that girls should also be able to read and write like boys, so he asked someone to invite a teacher to come to my house to teach me."

"His name is Mo Zhu. When he first came to my house to teach me to read, he was 17 years old and I was 14 years old. We were both attracted to each other and got married a year later."

Speaking of this, Xiuzhu smiled very sweetly, as if what happened back then happened yesterday.

"Mozhu's family background is poor, but his father admired him very much, and he didn't stop him after he knew about our affairs. This house was the wedding gift my father gave us back then, and we planted it together in the same year. This locust tree."

"What about after that?" Qin Xiao didn't dare to ask, what about your husband, what about your child?If everything went smoothly, it would not be the result today.

"After marriage, he worked as a teacher in the village, and I concentrated on taking care of his daily life. We lived a very happy life for half a year, but we were caught off guard when something happened."