"Newspapers for sale! The kingdom's greatest navigator, Su Xiaobai, has retired!" The newsboy's shouts echoed throughout the streets and alleys.
After the newsboy had sold all the newspapers, he was dragged into an alley by some thugs. Not only was he severely beaten, but his few remaining copper coins were also stolen.
He sobbed a few times and staggered out. The closer he got to the village, the more lush the peach trees grew. A red brick house was located deep in the peach forest, like a fairyland on earth.
At this moment, a young man was sitting in a chair in front of the house basking in the sun. He was not wearing a veil, revealing his black hair. Light pink petals fell on his forehead, and a light-colored soft blanket was spread on his body.
"Um... Hello, this is the newspaper you ordered this week." The newsboy handed over the newspaper in a low voice.
Su Mingan then picked up the veil and covered her face.
"It's okay. I've been delivering newspapers to you for almost a year, and I've long guessed that you are Captain Su Xiaobai. You live in seclusion here, have no worries about food and clothing, and you're still so young... It's easy to guess who you are." The newsboy lowered his head.
This captain, Su Xiaobai, is the most legendary navigator. The treasures he brought back from every voyage made this place the most powerful kingdom nearby. He never encountered any storms, as if he was blessed by the gods in heaven. Some even said that he was an angel of the sea who had descended to earth.
At this time, Yueyue walked out of the room with her head down. She didn't scream until she bumped into Su Mingan's back, then she covered her head with her hands.
"Don't play with your phone while walking." Su Mingan supported her.
"Um?"
"Although Ah Du has opened unlimited hotspots for you, you can't play from morning to night. I thought you didn't go out to sea because you wanted to experience ordinary farm life, but you just stayed at home playing games every day..."
"I won't play after I finish my daily game tasks. By the way, there are some comic books in my room..." Yueyue didn't even raise her eyelids.
"It's been so many years, you've seen it several times."
"You don't understand. Some comics are only interesting if you savor them after a while..."
They talked back and forth for several times before Yueyue saw the newspaper boy. She frowned and said, "Ah... he heard everything."
The newsboy was a little confused: "What are you talking about? What's the hot topic?"
Yueyue glanced at the child and suddenly said, "By the way, Xiaobai, didn't you say before that it's tiring to always go to the city to buy things? It just so happens that this newspaper boy has delivered newspapers to us for a year, so let him run errands for us."
Su Mingan's fingers shrank slightly.
This is just a way of saying aging. It's not that he's tired from running around, but... he feels that his body is starting to have difficulty walking. Including Yueyue...
"Okay! I promise to complete the task!" Upon hearing this, the newsboy's face flushed, as if he had taken on an important mission.
"Don't go yet, I'll apply some medicine for you." Yueyue took out the medicine box and helped the newsboy apply the medicine.
The newsboy stared at Su Mingan and his face blushed slightly.
Yueyue took a look and said: "Xiaokai, that is the big brother, not the big sister. Although he is wearing a veil, you know he is the captain, so you should not make a mistake."
The newsboy scratched his face shyly: "No...no."
"How old are you this year?"
"twelve."
"Twelve... still not in school? It seems that even if the kingdom is very rich, there will always be people at the bottom who don't have enough food to eat."
"No...nothing. The uncles and aunts on the street are all very nice and will give me a bite to eat. Boss Jiang from the cloth shop is even nicer. She will send me some quilts when I sleep under the bridge."
Yueyue paused and said, "Xiaobai, I see he is often covered in bruises. How about I adopt him? That way I can feel more at ease with him."
"You are old in body, not in soul. How come you are like an old man and want to raise a child?" Su Mingan kept his eyes on the book in his hand and said, "If this is your wish, I will respect it."
After the newsboy left with tears of gratitude, Su Mingan looked at Yueyue's white hair: "...Aren't you going to use the power of life? Chaoyan has always remained young, so you can also become young now."
"You can't understand why I want to experience the feeling of aging. Don't worry, when I really reach the critical point, the life authority will be activated." Yueyue changed the subject: "Now I have to worry about you. It seems that your body is aging faster than mine. Why don't you go find a god to exchange your body?"
"You can't go back too often, or you'll be noticed by the shadow." Su Ming'an took a sip of tea and felt the state of his body: "Wait until you can't use it anymore, then go back and change it."
They sat under the peach trees. These peach trees were planted by Su Mingan one by one. They were already lush and leafy. When the spring breeze blew, the sky was filled with spring light.
He held a copy of On the New World, and she held a copy of Comic Party, drinking tea and reading quietly. Gradually, gradually...for some reason, she felt her eyelids getting heavier.
The peach blossoms in the sky fell on her eyelids. Her eyelashes trembled and she suddenly felt dizzy...
"...Yueyue, Yueyue?"
Su Mingan's shout startled her, and it turned out that she had fallen on the stone table. She raised her head in a daze, only to find that some blood was flowing from her mouth, and her ears were buzzing, and she could hardly hear anything.
Su Mingan carried her back to the room and put her on the bed: "What's the good of being an old person? You are sick all over and often faint..."
"You don't understand..." She fell asleep quickly.
Su Mingan hadn't looked at her face carefully for a long time, and she was quiet at this moment.
[When people get old, they will have many wrinkles and spots on their faces. No matter how beautiful a person is when they are young, they will be the same when they are old...] This is what Yueyue said 20 years ago. He can't remember many details, but he remembers this sentence.
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