Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5453: Take one step at a time

"is this okay?"

The woman had already started to pack the food back into the lunch box.

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The woodcutter suddenly realized.

"So you care about this?"

"All right."

"Your sister-in-law helped you solve the problem."

The woodcutter gave the woman a look that said "well done".

His wife is smart.

Then he looked at the young scholar and said, "Can you go out with your brother now?"

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A hint of smile flashed across the woman's eyes.

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This time, the young scholar did not refuse.

The woodcutter successfully pulled the young scholar to the outer yard.

The bright sunshine pours down.

It almost makes people forget the thunder and rain of the past few days.

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"Look."

The woodcutter let go of the young scholar's hand and turned to look at the young scholar.

The corners of his mouth were stretched wide.

“Is the sun shining brightly?”

“Is it comfortable to have the sun on your body?”

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The young scholar narrowed his eyes subconsciously.

He looked up at the sun high in the sky.

Look dazed.

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"All right."

The woodcutter patted the young scholar on the back.

“Look at nature.”

"Take a walk in the yard."

"If you feel tired, just lie down on the recliner."

"If you're hungry, eat the steamed buns and other snacks your sister-in-law made for you."

Don't worry about the black monster...

He had already suffered a loss once, and as long as his brother forgot about the black monster from now on, he could pretend that the incident never happened.

I won't delve into my brother's situation.

As long as there are no black monsters, my brother is normal.

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The young scholar nodded.

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The woodcutter and the woman left the young scholar's yard.

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"Master."

The woman wanted to speak but stopped.

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"Say whatever you want."

The woodcutter smiled.

He is not a person who is good at guessing other people's thoughts.

Fortunately, he is a straightforward person.

So if you don’t know, just ask.

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The woman pursed her lips.

"younger brother……"

She thought of her brother's mad look with his eyes wide open in the study just now.

Thinking back on it now, it still gives her goosebumps all over her body and makes her feel a little creepy.

"Is he... okay?"

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The woodcutter's face darkened.

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The woman was a little panicked.

"that……"

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The woodcutter immediately curled the corner of his mouth.

"I do not know either."

"For now, as long as we don't mention the black monster..."

"Seems to be ok?"

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Seeing that the woodcutter was not averse to her mentioning her brother's situation, the woman felt relieved.

"But I see my brother really wants to see that black monster..."

The woman frowned.

I thought the black monster hadn't appeared yet...

It scared her.

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The woodcutter lowered his eyes, then raised them, "...that's what you said yesterday..."

"He is unwilling to accept this."

"I just want to confront the black monster face to face."

"otherwise……"

"My brother can't swallow this."

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Oh.

The woman nodded in understanding.

but……

This is most likely a dead end.

If my brother doesn’t see the black monster, will he always remember this incident?
Can't let go.

Unable to move forward.

If my brother saw the black monster...

The black monster did not let my brother go and kept appearing beside him...

Haunting my brother...

The younger brother still can't get over the shadow of this incident.

What to do then?
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The woodcutter's face became increasingly grim.

The woman said...

That makes sense.

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The woodcutter took a deep breath.

"...just take it one step at a time."

"Let's see what happens this afternoon first."

"See if my brother can see the black monster..."

“What can be seen is what can be seen.”

"It is not possible to see it and it is not possible to see it."

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"Yeah." The woman nodded.

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At noon, the woman brought food to the young scholar again.

The woodcutter followed the woman, carrying a food box in his hand.

For the sake of his younger brother, he did not go into the mountains today.

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"Dong dong~"

The woman knocked on the door.

Instead of just leaving the food box at the door like in the past.

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Ok?
Not hearing any approaching footsteps, the woman frowned in confusion.

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"Louder."

The woodcutter walked forward, raised his hand and knocked hard on the door.

If the young scholar couldn't hear him anymore, he would just push the door open and walk in.

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The young scholar suddenly woke up.

Then I realized that I had been in a daze for so long...

I didn't read a single word of the book in my hand.

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The young scholar was quite annoyed.

He looked at the dishes on the table.

Nothing was missing from inside.

He didn't eat.

There was no black monster coming to eat me.

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The woodcutter listened attentively.

There was no sound at all.

His heart skipped a beat.

He immediately reached out and pushed the door open.

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"younger brother!"

The woodcutter yelled.

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The young scholar was so frightened that he was at a loss for a moment.

He stood up suddenly.

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"younger brother?"

The woodcutter strode up to the young scholar.

"Are you OK?"

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The young scholar was a little confused.

He looked at the woodcutter.

After a few seconds, he shook his head.

"fine."

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"Then why didn't you hear the knock on the door?"

The woodcutter looked at the young scholar for a moment and then asked.

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"Knock?"

The young scholar became more and more confused.

"I didn't hear it."

The young scholar shook his head again.

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"Isn't my brother too focused on reading?"

The woman bent down and picked up the scroll on the ground.

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The woodcutter glanced at the scroll in the woman's hand.

Then nodded.

I felt a little happy.

The fact that my younger brother was able to read so attentively shows that he didn’t care that much about the black monster.

At least that concern did not affect my brother's studies.

This is great news.

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The young scholar felt a little guilty.

He wanted to read a book...

But he couldn't see it at all.

My mind is a mess.

I don’t know how time has passed.

Until his brother's voice woke him up.

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The young scholar pursed his lips.

He didn't explain.

He didn't want to see his brother's disappointed look.

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"oops."

The woman looked at the dishes on the table with some surprise.

"Brother, why didn't you eat anything?"

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Only then did the woodcutter notice that the table was still full of dishes.

He frowned.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Why didn't you eat anything?"

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The young scholar licked his lips unconsciously.

“…I’m not hungry.”

The young scholar shook his head.

He was so focused on waiting for the black monster to appear that he completely forgot about eating...

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"Gululu~"

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There was silence in the room for a few seconds.

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The young scholar's face immediately turned red.

He put his hand over his stomach.

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The woman smiled.

"Looks like you're hungry now."

"……Come."

The woman picked up the food box on the ground and put all the dishes on the table into it.

“These are all cold.”

“We eat it hot.”