Chapter 154 A Strange Story
The aroma of chestnuts floated in the air, and the little girl came out from Luo Qiuyue's arms, "Dede, Ou Qiqi!"
The chestnut rolled to the ground with the ashes. Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu quickly reminded her, "Sister, don't touch it with your hands. It's hot!"
"Yeah!" The little dumpling folded his hands obediently, "It's hot, don't touch it, my mouth is hot!"
As he said this, he stuck out his little butt, puffed out his cheeks and blew air at the chestnut.
Everyone was amused by the cute little dumpling.
"Xiao Jiuer has been speaking much more clearly recently." Yunniang said with a smile.
"That's right. Several little teeth came out in a row. I just discovered it when I put her to bed today." Luo Qiuyue looked at the baby lovingly.
"Really?" Ye Yan'an asked in surprise, "Xiao Jiu'er, come and show your little teeth to your uncle."
"Yeah!" The little dumpling ran to Ye Yan'an, leaned on his legs and grinned.
Ye Yan'an took a look under the light and said, "Wow, Xiao Jiu'er's teeth are so white, thin, and neat. They are really beautiful."
Ye Yanshun leaned over and counted them. "Well, there are ten teeth growing out, and four of them have just emerged. Xiao Jiuer is really amazing! Oh, Xiaobao, don't bite your uncle——"
"Itchy!" Little Dumpling pointed at his little gums.
"Sister, new teeth will itch!" Xiao Wen handed the peeled chestnuts to Xiao Tuanzi, "Bite on them, it will make you feel better!"
"Yeah!" Little Dumpling held the chestnut and started chewing it.
Ye Yanping looked at his cute and adorable daughter and laughed happily, "I remember when Xiaowen and Xiaowu were two years old, they had about fourteen or fifteen teeth."
Zhao Xingjian said, "Xiao Jiu'er should be almost two years old, right?"
This question silenced everyone.
The Ye family had no idea when Xiao Jiuer was born, so how could they know when she would turn two years old?
Although Zhao Xingjian had been in Heihe Village for some time, he didn't know that Xiao Jiuer was not the Ye family's biological child.
At this moment, he felt that something was wrong with everyone.
"Could it be that Xiao Jiuer has already turned two years old?"
"No." Luo Qiuyue forced a smile, "It's true that he is almost two years old."
It seems that we need to set a date as Xiaojiuer's birthday.
"Ah..." Zhao Xingjian sighed suddenly, staring at the fire in a trance. "There's something I don't even believe myself if I tell it to you. But if I don't tell you, I'll feel suffocated. Since I have nothing to do tonight, are you interested in listening?"
"Master, please tell us quickly, we want to hear your story!"
“We love listening to stories the most!”
Xiaowen and Xiaowu instantly became energetic.
"This isn't the kind of story about ghosts and goblins that kids like to hear," Zhao Xingjian said with a smile, "but it's okay for you to listen to it."
"Speaking of which, it happened almost two years ago. That winter, I went to the capital to meet friends. When I was leaving, I drank too much and fell asleep in the carriage."
"I slept like a madman, and when I woke up it was almost dark. The driver asked me outside if I wanted to stay at the nearest inn since it was snowing. I was about to answer when I heard a low, cat-like cry from inside the carriage. I was startled..."
The three children listened with fascination.
The little dumpling opened his little mouth, forgetting to chew the chestnuts in his mouth, and his hands were covered with saliva.
"Master!" Xiao Wu's eyes widened. "Is that a spirit crying?"
"Hey, brother, the teacher has already said that this is not a story about monsters and mountain ghosts." Xiao Wen glanced at him and said, "You have to listen carefully."
Zhao Xingjian patted Xiao Wu's head and continued, "The car was dimly lit at the time, and I glanced around but didn't notice anything wrong. I thought I had misheard, so I lifted the curtain and was about to get out of the car when suddenly, that low sobbing sound started again!"
"Mom, I'm scared!" Xiao Wu threw himself into Yunniang's arms.
Xiaowen shook his head, looking ashamed.
The teacher said that this is not a story about monsters or mountain ghosts. I don’t know what my brother is afraid of.
"Dede, don't be afraid!"
The little dumpling came back to his senses, comforted his brother, and then started chewing his food again (￣～￣).
"This time I heard it clearly. The crying was indeed coming from the carriage. I asked the driver to light a tinderbox and looked inside by the light. Then I found a square wooden box under the seat. The lid was carved with hollow patterns. The crying was coming from inside."
"I'm certain this box isn't mine. I asked the coachman, but he didn't know. At that moment, the wind was blowing fiercely outside, and the situation felt strange. The sobbing inside continued, so I made up my mind and opened the lid..."
Zhao Xingjian suddenly stopped and looked at everyone, "Guess what's inside?"
"It's a ghost!" Xiao Wu buried his head in Yunniang's arms, trembling.
"Hey!" Xiao Wen glanced at Xiao Wu, shook his head and sighed, "Master, is it a wounded animal?"
"no."
"If it's not an animal, could it be a human?"
"You guessed it, it's a person!"
"Ah!" The Ye family members looked at each other.
"Is there...a little baby in that box?" Luo Qiuyue asked.
"Yes!" Zhao Xingjian recalled. "The baby was black all over, looking like it was only two days old. It was swaddling in a small piece of silk cloth, and other than that, it was completely naked. It was freezing cold, and I really don't understand how it managed to survive. What's even more confusing is how there was another baby in the carriage."
"But no matter how many doubts I had, I couldn't just abandon her. So, I took this baby with me all the way. Although this little girl looks weak, she has a very strong vitality..."
"Sister Rong'er!" Xiao Wu jumped off Yunniang and threw himself into Rong'er's arms. "Sister Rong'er, you're so pitiful! It turns out that the Master picked you up!"
Rong'er: "Uh..."
Everyone:"……"
Luo Qiuyue covered her eyes, "Yan Ping, your second child is exactly like you when you were a child! Innocent and cute!"
Ye Yanping scratched his head: "I..."
Ye Buwei, who had been resting with his eyes closed, said, "Master, are you leaving the capital and coming to Xianchuan County?"
"ah!"
The Ye family was awakened from their dreams by these words, and everyone stretched their necks.
impossible!
It can’t be such a coincidence!
Even storytellers wouldn’t dare to write like this!
As a result, Zhao Xingjian nodded vigorously, "Dad Yanping is really amazing, I did come to Xianchuan County at that time!"
"Bang!" Ye Yanping fell off the chair and sat on the ground.
Everyone in the Ye family looked pale, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Masters, why is this happening?" Zhao Xingjian was confused by them.
The stories he told were indeed bizarre.
But the most bizarre part has already been told.
He hasn't told the more bizarre story yet.
Why were they so surprised at this moment?
"Master...did you lose the doll?"
Luo Qiuyue's voice trembled.
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