He laboriously patted the old cyan robe on his body with his short hand, which at first glance did not belong to this era, and then bounced up like a ball, and landed in front of the goldfish bowl on the steps, pointing to one of the small vermilion goldfish, with a happy smile on his fat face, and said eagerly: "Ah Sheng, it's fast" "Okay." ”Ah Sheng smiled and handed him the fishing net, the old man rolled up his sleeves, carefully scooped up the little thing he liked from the fish tank, and put it into the glass bottle he brought, the water in the bottle was light blue."
It's so beautiful" The old man of winter melon looked at the fish swimming in the glass bottle, and was so excited that he burst into tears.As he spoke, he took out a handful of colorful pebbles from his sleeve, put them in Ah Sheng's hand, and thanked him repeatedly.Ah Sheng touched the stone in his hand and said, "You gave too much."
I should have given you one more. ”"No, no, I'll come back next time.Can't let you do a loss-making business isn't. ”The old man waved his hand gratefully, and left happily with his fish in his arms.Where he stepped on, a small field of colorful wildflowers bloomed."
As long as the old man is happy, this is the case, and the streets are full of flowers.It won't be until dawn. ”As if talking to her, as if talking to himself, Ah Sheng stood up and put the collected stone into the vase on the cabinet behind him.There was no flower arrangement in the ordinary glass vase, but it was filled with stones of various colors and shapes, each of which was smooth as a mirror, casting a beautiful light on the glass.That old man is clearly not human."
You've lost."
Ah Sheng walked out and folded his arms a little proudly."
He" Gu Qiqi couldn't come back to his senses for a while, and said unconvinced, "He didn't give any money, you just gave it away for nothing, can't you win" "There is no provision in our gambling contract that the currency of the transaction can only be RMB" Ah Sheng slowly walked to her side, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Those stones are fairy coins." ”Gu Qiqi has no concept of money, whether it is RMB or goblin coins."
I'm scared, old man Bai is not human."
Looking at her motionless appearance, Ah Sheng said very seriously and in a particularly gloomy tone, "I persuaded you to go home, but you refused to leave. ”Perhaps, the next scene he was looking forward to was Gu Qiqi holding his head, screaming and running away.However, after Gu Qiqi only lost his mind for a short time, he grabbed his hand and asked seriously: "Then are you human" "Nonsense, of course I am" Ah Sheng shook off her hand, frowned and muttered, "It's boring, you're not even afraid." ”His demeanor reminded Gu Qiqi of the naughty boys she had seen before, who took pleasure in teasing little girls but tried to do so.Scare her, if she took off her mask, he must have fainted, but now, she didn't want him to faint.This boy is so interesting, he actually does business with a monster, and the monster is also strange, if you don't buy anything, you can buy goldfish, and when it is food, that little fish is inevitably too small, right?"
My goldfish, there are other uses. ”Ah Sheng easily penetrated her thoughts, he squatted down, his fingers slowly paddled in the clear water, those stupid-looking fish seemed to be spiritual, gathered around his fingers, shook their heads and tails affectionately, he smiled and asked: "Strange sister, do you want to buy a goldfish too" "I have no money" Gu Qiqi blurted out, and said suspiciously, "You are really human" Ah Sheng didn't say anything, grabbed Gu Qiqi's palm and pressed it to his heart.The clear sound of her heartbeat, and the unique warmth of human flesh, passed through his T-shirt into her palm.This guy is really human.However, even if it's a human being, it can't be a normal person, otherwise how can you deal with youkai "Don't think I'm abnormal." ”Ah Sheng always seemed to be able to easily see through her and wipe the water droplets from his fingers, "You are also a human being, and you didn't faint when you saw the old monster of the old man Bai, if I was not normal, you would be half a catty and eight taels." ”His words reminded her that she was now a human being.She didn't want to be debunked, at least, until her curiosity was satisfied.If she could, she would like to be friends with this sharp-toothed fellow.The thought flashed through me."
Okay.We are all normal. ”She cleared her throat and asked casually, "What is that old man Bai just now?"
"Old man Bai is a monster who swims in the ground and turns into mud, living underground all year round, occasionally coming out to bask in the sun.The earth swims with the essence from the depths of the earth, and everywhere it passes, flowers bloom everywhere, and dead trees survive. ”Ah Sheng said seriously, and then smiled evilly, "You see, it's because the sun is less exposed and he lacks calcium that he is so short."
Therefore, I advise you to blame your sister, or touch it more during the day, otherwise one day you may become an old lady with winter melons like the old man Bai. ”"If it weren't for the Law on the Protection of Minors, I would have beaten you" Gu Qiqi raised his fist at him."
You really don't buy a goldfish," he said, ignoring her anger, "they're funny goldfish." ”"I don't see anything funny about them, they're all stupid."
Gu Qiqi said angrily.The goldfish in the water rolled its eyes at her, spitting out a string of dissatisfied blisters.Ah Sheng looked up at the east, the sky was already faintly bright, he stretched his waist, and moved the fish tank basin or something outside into the store one by one.As he worked, he said to himself: "When Old Man Bai was young, he was also a handsome fellow, and he was in a lotus pond with his wife.Oh, his wife is a lotus essence.After they got married, Old Man Bai never wandered elsewhere anymore, but stayed in the lotus pond.During that time, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond were always the most beautiful within a radius of 100 miles, and even the water in the pond was clearer and more agile than elsewhere. ”"And then" Gu Qiqi opened her mouth and asked, she hated this guy's sharp teeth, but she liked the sound of his story."
Then," he took an iron hook from the corner of the wall and hooked it to the roller shutter door overhead, "and then his wife was taken by a Taoist priest to practice Zhenyuan into a Dan, and only a withered lotus flower was left in the lotus pond." ”He took a breath, "Diyou would never be old, but Old Man Bai poured his essence into that lotus flower for thousands of years, saying that one day, she would come back to life."
With such a toss, a good young man has become a short old man in his last years. ”He said it wittily, but Gu Qiqi was uncomfortable to listen to."
But what does it have to do with him coming to buy your goldfish," she still wanted to know.Ah Sheng closed the roller shutter door, took out the key and locked it, and said, "What he bought is not a goldfish, it is a dream." ”Gu Qiqi was even more confused.He walked up to her and said word by word: "My goldfish must be fed with tears." ”From behind his sunglasses, a strange power was revealed, which made Gu Qiqi stunned in place."
Bye I'm home.Go back quickly, too. ”Ah Sheng waved his hand at her, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley, "Don't forget, you lost the bet today, and you owe me a wish."
I'll tell you when I think of what I want. ”His thin figure quickly disappeared into the glimmer of twilight.Gu Qiqi stood in the empty alley, and the gamble with his brother, the hope that was about to disappear was inexplicably ignited again.Ah Sheng, ive, who are you From that night, Gu Qiqi seemed to have found the focus of life.She likes to be with Ah Sheng, and likes to listen to him tell the stories of the monsters who come to him to buy goldfish in a witty and natural tone.What she likes the most is that he never asks where he comes from, and he never asks why every time he sees him, he wraps himself in a rice dumpling.If he asked, with her character, she would tell him the truth.She was taught from an early age that bone demons must live honestly, like their forms, without any disguise or embellishment.While enjoying this rare, relaxed relationship between friends, she was faintly worried that one day, she would still see him with his true face, which was a gamble with her brother.If you can, let it come as late as possible.Ah Sheng still likes to tease and ridicule her with all kinds of sharp words, but he no longer ignores her as before, but will move a stool out for her to sit, although the stool is very old, but it has a backrest, it is quite comfortable to sit on, and he will occasionally turn the fan in the store in a different direction, towards her location, saying that he wears so much in the summer, in case of death, he is too lazy to collect the body.She gradually got used to Ah Sheng's tone, and when he talked about those monsters, she would also tell him with great interest about all kinds of interesting people and things she had seen in different countries.It's funny to say, the two have never even seen each other's complete appearances, but they can chat tirelessly until dawn.A bone demon, with a strange human behavior, sat in a goldfish shop rendered by the lights to create a bright world on a summer night with flowers and insects, chatting and dancing.Yes, they are just chatting, just the simplest talk and listening in the world, but there is indescribable comfort and happiness.She felt that Ah Sheng understood her thoughts and understood her yearning.Gu Qiqi began to feel that the day was redundant, and it would be good if it was night for 24 hours.In this way, she has enough time to be with Ah Sheng.Because the opening hours of the goldfish shop are only from dusk to dawn.She had inquired before, this shop was rented to a middle-aged man surnamed Xiao a year ago, and she heard that this person was still a professor at some university.Could it be that this Professor Xiao is Ah Sheng's relative and his father, but they don't look like each other at all.A week after she met Ah Sheng, she saw Professor Xiao in the goldfish shop, a man with gray hair, slightly bent on his back, although he was middle-aged and looked like an old man, thin gold-rimmed glasses framed on the bridge of his rather tall nose, although his clothes were not fashionable, they were neatly organized, and he always had a thick book in his hand, which did have an academic style.Professor Xiao would come to the store about twice a week, sometimes bring some snacks to Ah Sheng, sometimes some books, and then, like all ordinary father-son conversations, talk about study, talk about the body, and ask about the business of the goldfish shop before he went, which was kind but rusty.Ah Sheng said that Professor Xiao was not related to him by blood, but he treated him as a father because he had saved his life.More than a year ago, he fell from a deep mountain, and happened to meet Professor Xiao, who was collecting specimens in the mountain, and rescued him.He didn't have an ID card, he didn't have a household registration certificate, he couldn't study, and the only thing he was good at was fish farming, so he begged Professor Xiao to rent this small shop for him to sell goldfish, which could not only make money, but also pass the time of boredom."
Why do you want to stay here, your home" Gu Qiqi didn't quite understand Ah Sheng's behavior of continuing to stay with Professor Xiao."
Professor Xiao has no children and is not in good health, since he saved my life, it is natural for me to stay and take care of him."
Ah Sheng said, his tone was very flat, and he basically couldn't see the ups and downs of his expression, "What's more, my home is too far away, and I won't be able to go back for a while."
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