Although Su Qingluan focused all her attention on the lunar eclipse, her auditory system actually picked up Mu Xingzhi's question.
So she instinctively answered, "Watch the lunar eclipse."
At this moment, the girl was looking up at the night sky intently. Even the three words she said in response to Mu Xingzhi were different from the smiling face she used to make. Instead, she sounded a little cold, with a calmness and composure that did not belong to her age of thirteen or fourteen.
Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan's profile thoughtfully for a moment and asked, "Do you know about a lunar eclipse?" Few people in the folk know the term "lunar eclipse", most of them know the term "the heavenly dog eats the moon".
What's more, Su Qingluan's unusually calm expression - no, it should be said that she was somewhat expectant - was also unusual.
Even though Mu Xingzhi knew in his childhood that "the moon being eclipsed by the heavenly dog" was just a natural creation and should not be disturbed by external factors, just like wind, rain, thunder and lightning, when he saw the originally bright moon gradually being swallowed by the night sky for the first time, his face became solemn and his whole body tensed, as if facing a great enemy.
But now, looking at the girl in front of me, I felt that she was not afraid at all. Instead, she was full of interest, as if this was just a scenery like spring flowers and autumn moon, something to be admired and enjoyed.
Suddenly, Mu Xingzhi's mind stirred, and a question emerged that he had always wanted to know, but even after visiting famous mountains and rivers and consulting learned scholars from all sides, he still had not been able to get the answer: "Does Qingluan know what a lunar eclipse is?"
"Isn't a lunar eclipse the shadow cast by the moon on the earth when the earth revolves between the moon and the sun? I learned about this in science class in elementary school..." Su Qingluan answered without thinking, all her attention still focused on the moon.
Because at this moment, I have eaten too much.
The bright moonlight was completely blocked by the earth, not a single bit of it showing. This made Su Qingluan open her eyes wide with excitement, clench her fists, and mutter, "If only I had a camera at this time!"
The sound was actually very soft, Su Qingluan's subconscious mumbling to herself. However, at this moment, there was no noise outside the door, and Mu Xingzhi was not far from Su Qingluan.
What's more, the man was more perceptive than ordinary people, and even a sound that was almost equivalent to a whisper did not escape his ears.
Seeing Su Qingluan excitedly clenching her fists and waving them in the air, Mu Xingzhi was genuinely puzzled. She should have answered his question, but there were a few words he didn't quite understand—was the moon just the full moon in the sky? What was "Earth" then?
Could it be referring to the earth beneath our feet? But in the past, both teachers and books clearly stated that "the sky is round and the earth is square." So which is right?
Furthermore, what is this so-called "camera"? It sounds like it could record the eclipse. So, wouldn't it also be possible to paint the scene? Or does this thing called a "camera" have some inherent advantages?
Countless questions popped up in his mind at once, but Mu Xingzhi knew that these questions should not be answered hastily - because the reason why he was able to get information from Su Qingluan was that he had just called Su Qingluan from behind but there was no response, and thus he realized that the other party was concentrating on looking at the lunar eclipse.
Only in this state of full concentration did he have the opportunity to elicit a few words from her. In fact, although Su Qingluan did not have any deep thoughts in her daily life and was often prone to "letting things slip", Mu Xingzhi always felt that the degree of "letting things slip" was different from tonight.
But if she woke up from this state of concentration, she would definitely not answer Mu Xingzhi's previous inner doubts. Even if she abruptly changed the subject, she would cover it up - Mu Xingzhi was very sure of this.
Sure enough, a moment later, when the moon slowly revealed a ray of white light from the darkness again, Su Qingluan came back to her senses with a slight sigh. Then she must have felt the coolness all over her body, rubbed her hands back and forth, and blew warm air on her hands with her mouth.
Then, she felt her legs were a little cold, so she stomped back and forth to keep herself warm, and changed direction as her steps kept shifting.
Then, Su Qingluan saw Mu Xingzhi looking at her with a slight smile from behind.
"Oh!" She took a small step back involuntarily. "Why are you here? You're so quietly scaring me to death!"
Mu Xingzhi smiled helplessly and shook his head when he heard this: "I called you several times but you didn't respond. I thought you were taken away by the heavenly dog!"
Su Qingluan smiled and pointed to the sky: "The heavenly dog is busy swallowing the moon and has no time to care about a little girl like me!"
Mu Xingzhi looked at Mu Xingzhi carefully. In the hazy and dim night, the cold and almost indifferent expression just now had completely disappeared, replaced by the bright and cheerful smile as usual.
"Why are you...staring at me like that?" Su Qingluan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Mu Xingzhi without blinking, and she couldn't help but turn her head away first.
Although she didn't have any "bad intentions" towards Mu Xingzhi, this guy's ordinary and handsome face aside, his temperament below the neck was indeed outstanding.
Moreover, if we were to talk about looks alone, Su Qingluan had seen many handsome men in the entertainment industry, both Chinese and foreign, in her previous life, but not many of them were outstanding in terms of temperament, and could compete with the person in front of her...
Su Qingluan thought about all the handsome men with ancient style in her mind: It seems that none of them can beat her!
Looking at it this way, she is indeed worthy of the title of "beautiful and charming"! After all, body shape is also a kind of "beauty"!
Sensing Su Qingluan's discomfort, Mu Xingzhi shifted his gaze and looked outside the door: "Do you want to go back and have dinner?"
Su Qingluan was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had just been eating halfway when she encountered the lunar eclipse and rushed out excitedly to watch the fun.
Only later did she realize that there was one person missing in the yard.
"Where is Song Bo? Why can't I see him?" Su Qingluan remembered seeing him during the lunar eclipse just now.
"I need him to do something temporarily, so he may not be back for some time." Mu Xingzhi's slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the wooden wheelchair.
Thinking about the remaining half portion of crab stuffed orange, Su Qingluan couldn't resist the call of her foodie gene and said cautiously: "Although I'm already very full, the crab meat will become stale if it's left overnight, so I have to eat it!" It's definitely not that she was reluctant! It's definitely not that she ate too much!
Mu Xingzhi's eyes lit up with a smile when he heard that, but he also knew that if he put on a smile now, the girl opposite him might get angry and disappear immediately. So he didn't show too much of a smile, just nodded slightly: "I was interrupted just now, and I haven't eaten enough. I'm with Qingluan."
Hearing that she was not the only one who had not eaten enough, Su Qingluan's originally nervous mood immediately relaxed. She went back and had another "snack", finishing all the crab stuffed with orange and boiled cabbage, and also "cleaned up" most of the braised silver carp head.
After a satisfying meal, Su Qingluan declined Mu Xingzhi's offer to see her off and went home with great satisfaction.
But as she was walking, she suddenly stopped and asked: What did Song Bo say just now? "As expected" it was a celestial dog eclipsing the moon?
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