34 Chapter 34
◎ Ugly stone
Chapter 34
Chu Xinran listened to the sounds ringing in her ears without making any response.
According to her previous experience with the pile of small ornaments in her home, as long as she responded, she would be greeted with a continuous verbal bombardment from these little things.
I don't know if it's because of her personality, or if it's really the characteristics of these little things.
They all seem to have one thing in common: when they are unable to move or communicate with others, they will talk to themselves, and they can even have a lot of fun chatting to themselves.
If they knew that Chu Xinran could hear their voices, they would be even more out of control and would make Chu Xinran's brain a mess.
Thinking of this, Chu Xinran loosened the package in her hand with some disgust, and planned to return it to Xiao Ling'er after returning to the village chief's house, letting her keep it for herself.
But when they really arrived at the Wu family, Chu Xinran handed the package to Xiao Ling'er, and saw her take out an unfamiliar-looking electronic watch from her room.
Chu Xinran followed Xiao Ling'er these days and had never seen the children who returned to Daxi Village use any electronic products. When she suddenly saw an electronic watch with a strong sense of technology, she was a little surprised.
On second thought, Xiao Ling'er and the others went to school in the city before, so how could they not know anything about electronic products? They just put them aside and didn't touch them much after returning to the village.
Chu Xinran felt a little ashamed when she thought that even an adult like herself could not get rid of electronic products. She had to play for an hour before getting up in the morning to coax herself to wake up, and read novels before going to bed to coax herself to sleep.
This...she seems to be more addicted to electronic products than the children of the village chief's family.
Chu Xinran was lost in thought while holding a bundle. Perhaps her brain was used to the noise, and she automatically ignored the little thing inside the bundle that was mumbling non-stop.
Xiao Ling'er didn't ignore it. After opening the electronic watch, she slid her finger across it and quickly found a contact number.
Not long after I clicked, a young girl's voice came from the other side.
"Lingling, I got it. I'll be home tonight and can play with you tomorrow."
The girl's voice opposite sounded very soft, so she should be the same age as Xiao Ling'er.
Come to think of it, the person who can play with Xiao Ling'er and hide things with her should be of the same age.
"Nono, do you still want the little stone figurine we dug out from the mountain? I saw it when my grandfather asked me to help clean up your house. I was afraid that the adults would throw it away, so I brought it back."
As Xiao Ling'er spoke, she reached out and patted the small bag that Chu Xinran had just placed next to her.
"Yes, Lingling, please put it away for me. I'll be back in the evening. I'll hide it myself tomorrow."
Nuonuo's voice sounded anxiously from the other side, as if she was really afraid that Xiao Ling'er would not help her keep it and her little stone doll would be thrown away.
"Oh, okay. Then have a good rest when you come back tonight, and come get it from me tomorrow."
Xiao Ling'er heard the expected words and nodded without any surprise.
Her playmate was very strange. After the two of them dug things out from that place, she disliked the things because they were dirty and broken, but she liked them.
After bringing it home, it was discovered by adults. She threw it away several times, but she would quietly pick it up and hide it. It would be fine if her parents didn't find it again, but if they did, she would pick it up and hide it again.
That's why Xiao Ling'er asked this question, because Nuo Nuo had been studying outside for several years and hadn't come back, what if she didn't like him anymore.
She is too lazy to accept things that others don't want.
Now that she had the answer, she turned around and decided to put her things away.
"If I put it in my room, my parents will probably scold me if they see it when they come back."
Xiao Ling'er said this, reached out to pick up the things, and decided to put them in her brother's room.
"If I put it in my brother's room, he won't scold me. Anyway, my brother's room is like a doghouse. My parents may not even like to go in it, let alone clean it up."
Xiao Ling'er said this and turned to walk towards her brother's room next door.
Chu Xinran just watched Xiao Ling'er take the things away, and she felt sympathy for Momo for no reason.
Although she didn't know what was inside, it was something that adults would object to bringing home and would scold anyone who saw it. In order to avoid being scolded, Xiao Ling'er threw it directly into her brother's room.
I can only pray that her parents won’t enter Momo’s room.
After hiding the things, Xiao Ling'er turned around and saw Chu Xinran who had been following her, and hushed at her.
"Sister Xinran, you won't tell the adults, right?"
Chu Xinran saw Xiao Ling'er smiling, but she couldn't show anything on her face. She even felt that Xiao Ling'er was very gentle, quiet and easy to talk to. But Chu Xinran inexplicably felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Ling'er's aura.
"Yeah, don't worry, I won't tell."
Chu Xinran nodded and decided to respect Xiao Ling'er's decision.
But now she is very curious about what is inside.
She already knew where this thing came from from the little thing that kept talking in the package, but she still didn't know what it was.
"It's nothing. A few years ago, when Nuonuo and I were playing in the mountains, we saw a landlord's grave had been dug up. There was a hole there. Nuonuo wanted to go in and play, but when she got in, she found that many things were gone. Only this thing was half buried inside. I don't know what it was, but Nuonuo's uncle and aunt wouldn't let her keep it at home, so they threw it away when they saw it."
Xiao Ling'er said this and shrugged.
"I guess the thief who dug the grave thought the little stone figurine was worthless and gave up halfway through digging it up. In the end, Nono and I dug it out."
Xiao Ling'er said this, shaking her head.
"This little thing was dirty and ugly when it was dug out. I don't know why Nuonuo likes it. Well, it's ugly now too."
Xiao Ling'er waved her hands, her face full of confusion but respect, but she didn't hide her disgust at all.
As she spoke, she took Chu Xinran out of Momo's room and considerately closed Momo's door.
But none of her thoughts could keep up with the accident.
When she was thinking about hiding things, she thought about her brother's room being messy and that adults normally wouldn't go in there, but she failed to think comprehensively.
That is, Chu Xinran is now living in her parents' room, and her uncle and aunt will also be home today. With this calculation, the room in the village chief's house is just right, not even one more room.
How else can we live when there are no extra rooms?
The village chief would definitely not let Chu Xinran move out, so her family would have to accommodate her.
The last thing that needs to be sacrificed is the steamed bun or the stone room.
They all complained about Shitou's room, saying that it was filled with toys he had brought back, and adults couldn't even step inside.
Momo's room was different. He and Xiao Ling'er used to go to school in the city. Every year after they left the village, Grandma Shitou would clean up their rooms.
Even if the steamed buns make a mess this year, it's still easier to clean up than having stones living there all year round where there's no place to step.
The final result will definitely be that Momo will move in with Shitou, and his own room will be vacated for his parents to live in.
That's it, what else can you hide?
Looking at the bag that was turned out by her parents when they were cleaning up, Xiao Ling'er shrank her head and stepped back a little.
"What's in this steamed bun? He's such a grown-up kid, yet he still makes his room such a mess."
The second son's wife was cleaning Momo's room. She looked at the mess made by her son and kept muttering to herself.
"What's this?"
Wu Laoer was squatting on the ground, picking up the clothes and shoes thrown on the floor. He pulled out a gray bundle from a corner.
"It's so dirty, yet you put it under the bed? If you want to put something in the house, clean it first."
As Wu Laoer was speaking, he looked at his son who was sorting out his pile of toys and was also muttering the same thing as his wife.
"Hey, Dad! Mom! You two really are a couple. You both love to talk so much."
Momo was getting a little impatient with being nagged, but he kept throwing his toys into the box. After putting them in place, he pushed them to the corner and then started to put away the models he had not yet finished assembling.
Normally, he didn't feel anything when playing with it. He would just throw it aside after playing and continue playing next time. Unexpectedly, the result of not cleaning up was that it would give him a headache to clean up.
Looking at the model fragments scattered everywhere, Momo suppressed the irritation that was rising from being nagged.
I packed my hands carefully to avoid missing anything while packing and missing parts when assembling the model.
Xiao Ling'er didn't say a word and silently followed her brother to clean up.
"Momo, what are you doing? Can I see it?"
Wu Laoer took the small bag in his hand and felt something was wrong. He turned around and asked Momo who was concentrating on packing.
"What? I don't put anything under the bed specifically. Anything that can go down there is something I accidentally threw. It all fell under the bed, so it must be dirty."
Momo turned around to explain helplessly. He was annoyed by being scolded and didn't notice the look his sister was giving him.
"Huh? What is this? I don't seem to have the habit of wrapping things."
Momo had turned around and looked at the small bag in his father's hand, feeling a little strange.
He doesn't remember having the habit of packing up his toys.
It doesn’t matter whether it is dirty or not, it can be washed anyway. If it is dirty, those who are not afraid of water can just put it in a pool of water and scrub it.
It can't be soaked in water, so he just wiped it clean and stopped playing with it.
There's really nothing I'm afraid of getting dirty, so I don't need to put it away in a bag.
"Open it, I don't know what it is."
Thinking that my parents basically know what toys I have and there is no secret, it doesn't matter to me, so I just let my dad open it and take a look.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked by his own sister next to him.
Momo turned around and looked at his sister's quiet and reserved face that showed nothing, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Dad, I suddenly remembered that thing doesn't seem to be mine, it's someone else's!"
Unfortunately, he reacted a little too late. As soon as he said this, he saw his father had already opened the bag.
"This is……"
Wu Laoer picked up the wrapped object and carefully looked at the ugly-looking thing in his hand.
It is a stone figurine in the shape of a human body and a fish tail. The surface is dirty and the delicate carvings on the face of the stone figurine have disappeared. It looks so dirty and weird.
"Wu Laoer, throw it away!"
Before Wu Laoer could react, his wife next to him reacted first, saw the thing clearly, and kicked Wu Laoer on the back.
It's rare. After living together for so many years, this is the first time that the second son's wife kicked him without any explanation and without mercy.
Before Wu Laoer could react, the thing in his hand was thrown out due to inertia.
"You unlucky child, you really bring everything home. Do you know what this is? You bring it home and put it under the bed. You really have no brains!"
After being kicked, Wu Laoer realized what he was holding in his hand. Looking at his wife who looked like she was about to explode, he didn't think of going up to stop her.
He even wanted to beat him up.
"Tell me! Where did you get this?"
After looking around, Wu Laoer found Momo's golden cudgel from the side, grabbed it and pointed it at Momo, as if he would beat him up if Momo's reaction was not to his liking.
"What is this? It's not mine!"
Momo didn't understand why his parents were so excited when they saw the dirty stone.
Seeing his mother raising her foot to walk towards him, and his father holding the golden cudgel, as if he was ready to beat him up at any time, what else could he do? He could only choose to tell the truth!
Unfortunately, his words were a little too unconvincing.
"Did your mother and I warn you before you came back that you shouldn't go into the mountains? And that you shouldn't take anything from the mountains whose origins you don't know?"
Wu Laoer's golden cudgel was still pointing at the steamed bun, and when he asked this question, he felt very oppressive.
"I told you, but this really isn't mine! Besides, I don't even recognize this thing, and it's so ugly, I'm not going to bring it back!"
Momo nodded, indicating that he had kept his parents' words in mind.
"Okay, it's not yours, and you didn't bring it back. Tell me, who put it under the bed for you?"
Hearing Momo's argument, Wu Laoer lowered the golden cudgel in his hand, as if to give Momo a chance to explain.
But after hearing his words, Momo subconsciously wanted to turn around and look at his sister. Then he thought of something, and his eyes rolled around. His brain started working frantically, and he began to think about how to trick his parents temporarily.
Xiao Ling'er had just kicked her, and there was something that shouldn't be in her room. He wasn't stupid, so what else did he not understand? It was probably Xiao Ling'er hiding it...
Thinking of this, Momo was silent for a while. During the brainstorming session, he took some time to think about whether he should involve his sister.
In the current situation, my parents really don’t like things on the ground, and I don’t know where Xiao Ling’er got them from.
If steamed bun can see it, Xiao Ling'er can certainly see it too.
She was a little panicked. She had only heard adults say that the thing was bad and couldn't be brought home, and they didn't let Nuo Nuo take it home. They never explained why it couldn't be brought home!
"Dad, Mom, what is this? Why can't we take it home?"
Feeling doubtful, Xiao Ling'er didn't care that she might be exposed and asked out loud.
"What is it? It's a dead man's headstone!"
As he spoke, Wu Laoer saw that Momo looked like he couldn't explain anything, so he got angry and hit Momo with his golden cudgel.
Seeing that his father was really about to swing the stick at him, Momo quickly turned around and ran out.
"Dad, can you be a little patient? I haven't spoken yet!"
Momo ran out with all his might, feeling a little regretful. Why had he thought of buying the best quality toys? Hollow ones were so much better!
Now that he is being chased and beaten by his own father with the golden cudgel, all the tools are in handy.
"Tell me, what do you want to say? Make up a story on the spot?"
Wu Laoer didn't listen and ran out chasing the steamed bun.
Seeing them running away, the remaining people of the Wu family finally stuck their heads out and walked out to join in the fun, with curiosity in their eyes.
"What's wrong? You just came back and you beat the child."
Grandma Shitou came back from the mountain and just sat down to drink a sip of water when she heard her son beating a child. She walked out to ask helplessly.
"It's just a steamed bun, take everything home.
Look, what's on the ground? He even brought the rock from the ground back and put it under the bed. He really doesn't mind his bad luck."
When the second son's wife saw her mother-in-law coming out to ask, she did not hide it and pointed to the ground. The little stone doll that had slipped out of Wu Laoer's hand because of her kick rolled several times and ended up in a corner.
From this perspective, it's really ugly.
Chu Xinran heard the noise here and followed over. As soon as she got closer, she heard the little stone doll mumbling on the ground.
"I'm not some damn pressure stone. I'm an antique! An antique! Do you understand? I agreed when they put me there. Just put me there, and people who want to thieve things won't steal from me..."
Such a broken mouth...
After hearing these words, Chu Xinran was speechless. Fortunately, she was not too close. Although she could hear the mumbling, it was not that noisy at least.
However, today she walked all the way with this thing in her arms, and still got some general information from it.
It first developed consciousness because of its first owner. Its appearance was modeled after the child of its first owner's sweetheart. Because of its deep obsession, it was able to develop consciousness.
After hearing this, Chu Xinran didn't want to continue listening.
Looking at its current appearance, not to mention how dirty and ugly it is, just looking at its general outline, with a human body and a fish tail, whose child looks like this?
If Chu Xinran didn't want to have another little thing barking at her all day, she would have wanted to refute it.
Thinking about the many ornaments in her house that would cause chaos if they quarreled, she gave up.
Just as Chu Xinran was mentally refuting the little stone doll's muttering, folk songs began to come from the direction of her room.
There is no need to think about it, it must be the little cactus competing with the little cactus in singing again.
【Author’s words】
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