After the protagonist retired, the heroine quit

His fingers touched the yellowed pages of the book for a long time in silence.

……

"Ma'am, I want to go out and take a look."

After returning home, Xiao Yu said to the white-haired woman who was holding her child and feeding him.

Hearing this, the woman was stunned at first, then she looked at the child in her arms, was silent for a moment, and shook her head. The answer was self-evident.

"Don't worry, I'm just going out to look for my parents. Didn't you say that I was separated from them when I was young? After all, they are the ones who gave birth to me, so I have to find out the situation."

"No, the child is still young. Without you as a father, it's just the two of us, mother and daughter. What should we do?"

With just one sentence, the woman blocked everything Xiao Yu wanted to say.

That's true. It's him who lacks consideration. There's no need to rush. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Xiao Yu stopped talking. He glanced at the baby who was still struggling to suck milk, and finally nodded and said with a smile:

"Okay, you think I'm joking, but I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I'm confused and a little unclear. I don't want An An to open his eyes and become sensible and not be able to see his father."

the next day.

When Xiao Yu went to the school again, he found out that the girl in the red coat who had always been close to him was sick and couldn't come for a while.

He didn't care. He taught what he should teach, and when he went home at night, after putting the children to sleep, he would cultivate them.

The days returned to the way they were before, one by one.

During this time, the little girl in the red coat came back, but her personality had changed a little. She no longer kissed him like before, her hair that was tied with a red rope was let down, and there was no light in her eyes.

Instead, he started playing with those little brats in the hall.

Xiao Yu was very pleased about this, as this was more like a child.

Coincidentally, it was the sixth month after Xiao Yu proposed to go out and take a look.

It's rare to see someone outside...

"Child! I finally found you. I am your father!"

In front of the peach blossom forest at the entrance of the village, a big man with a weathered look on his face was hugging Xiao Yu, crying and shouting.

Next to him stood a gentle-faced woman, also looking at him with tears in her eyes.

"Ah? Dad!?" Xiao Yu had a lot of question marks on his face and asked in confusion.

"Hey! My good son."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man in his arms thought he was being called, so he quickly responded.

"..."

Why does it feel weird...

Xiao Yu was speechless for a moment.

In the distance, a white-haired woman holding a child watched this scene and smiled slightly.

Chapter 4, Leaving the Mountain (k)

"Child, I am your father! Do you not recognize us?"

"No, no, no, big brother, you must have made a mistake! " Xiao Yu supported him and was about to lift up the sobbing man.

The man raised his head and faced Xiao Yu, "Really, I really am your father! Look..."

The man in front of him had a weathered face, but from his eyebrows and facial features, he could vaguely see his own shadow. Obviously, he and this guy must have an inexplicable relationship.

"Is it possible..."

Xiao Yu's body trembled. He looked at the woman who had been watching quietly behind the man and tried to call out:

"mother?"

"Oh! My child, you have suffered so much, my child!"

When Xiao Yu called out "Mother", the woman could no longer control her emotions and rushed over crying.

The three of them hugged each other, and the scene was very warm for a while.

That night, Xiao Yu's family held a big banquet to celebrate the reunion of father and son, mother and son.

At the same time, Xiao Yu's so-called parents also settled down in Taoyuan Township, saying that they wanted to let their son see his granddaughter.

The village became lively again.

It's gratifying, it's gratifying...

After the excitement, when the guests left, the couple went to their room.

"My father and mother, were they found by you, my lady?"

Xiao Yu held An An, who had already grown a few baby teeth and was making a fuss in his arms, and asked the white-haired woman who was quietly dressing at the dressing table.

The jade fingers gently passed through the bun, combing out the white silk strands, and the comb passed through the soft hair, from top to bottom, gently and untangling the hair like a breeze on the face.

With her bare hands, she gently gathered a bunch of silky white hair, made it into a bun, and let it hang from her hands. The whole hair-combing process was silky and graceful, which made people's hearts move.

The clouds are divided into green and fragrant silk, and the jade lines mark the palace like crows' wings.

On Xiao Yu's desk were the poems that were to be read in class tomorrow. When his wife was tying her hair, his eyes happened to rest on them.

"Well, after you said that the other day, I asked someone to keep an eye on it. This place is isolated from the outside world, and it took me a lot of effort to deliver the letters and get them here."

The white-haired woman spoke softly, looking like a good wife who cared about her husband.

"What? I see... you seem a little unhappy?"

The woman tilted her head slightly, and her uneasy look flashed in the bronze mirror opposite.

Xiao Yu knew that he had made her worried, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "How could that be? It's not a bad thing for you to have this intention. The main thing is that we haven't seen each other for many years. If you want me to get close to them all of a sudden, I can't do it!"

He held An An in his arms, and as he rocked him intentionally, the one-year-old kid blinked his eyes, slowly became sleepy, and fell asleep.

He looked at the little guy's sleeping face, and a soft light flashed in his eyes:

"However, if my mother is looking after An An, I feel more or less at ease. In this case, can I go out and take a look?"

Bang!

The white-haired woman's hands got messy and the comb in her hands fell to the ground. She bent down to pick it up and said:

"Why are you still thinking about going out? Do you dislike us mother and daughter so much?! Don't forget, we came here from outside with great difficulty. You know how dangerous it is out there.

It was you who suggested that I come to live here. Wouldn't it be nice for me to be a teacher here?"

The woman's voice was hurried, with a hint of tears in it.

Xiao Yu spoke to comfort him:

"Hey! Don't cry. It was indeed my suggestion to come here. It's just that the image of the outside world has become a little fuzzy in my mind recently. It seems a little unreal and not quite real, as if someone deliberately inserted it in my mind.

It’s so good here, so good, like a dream, but I’m afraid it’s all fake.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. As a teacher, I cannot be ignorant of this truth. I want to go out and see the imaginary places in my mind, even if I just go through the village entrance and take a look at the outside world. "

"..."

The white-haired woman looked at Xiao Yu through the mirror. She knew that he was determined to leave and no amount of persuasion could persuade him.

The two looked at each other through the bronze mirror. The woman's expression in the mirror changed again and again. Finally, she sighed quietly, "At least, at least wait until An An's one-year-old banquet is held and the wedding wine is drunk before leaving."

"Okay." Xiao Yu nodded. In his arms, the little guy fell asleep soundly.

Peng!

Three nights later, the mountain at the entrance to the village collapsed. The collapsed mountain covered the only entrance to the village, forming a nearly cliff-like mountain.

Now, the village has truly become an isolated place, but with beautiful scenery and self-sufficiency, it does not have to worry about any other troubles.

Life is still the same as before, with no changes, as if it doesn't matter whether the mountain is closed or not.

The only change was that Xiao Yu's plan to come out of seclusion was put on hold indefinitely.

"His grandma's..."

Xiao Yu covered his head. This really was not going to get along with him, right?

In fact, he didn't really want to go out, but when he met his parents, he somehow felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart.

Although there is a feeling of blood connection, it is indescribably weird, as if two strangers who have never met before have forced their way together.

This feeling reached its peak when they were together, as if there was a thick barrier between him and his so-called parents.

Because of this, he had the idea of ​​going and taking a look.

"gentlemen……"

Besides having a headache and being confused.

A familiar voice sounded from the side. Xiao Yu took a look and saw a familiar red coat. The dim eyes became as bright as the setting sun. A bright red rope hair accessory hung down from the double bun hairstyle.

The two looked at each other, Xiao Yu realized something and said quickly:

"I'm not saying dirty words..."

"It expresses my longing for my grandmother. Am I right, sir?"

Xiao Yu smiled. After not seeing her for a few days, this girl had learned how to answer questions quickly...

He nodded, looked at the scenery in the distance, and said, "Why are you running out here instead of studying in the school and reciting the poems I copied for you?"

The girl in the red coat took small steps over and sat down next to Xiao Yu, snuggling up to him.

Her eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, she thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask the gentleman for my original copy!"

"Oh, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten." Xiao Yu took out the yellowed booklet from his arms and handed it to the girl.

"Sir, have you read the story?" The girl took the book and asked again when she saw that it had been flipped through, with a hint of anticipation in her tone.

"Looked."

"How about it?"

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, then gave his opinion:

"It's so cliché. There are too many scenes of heroes saving beauties. Is that swordsman a fool? He has to go around and clean up after that woman, and he doesn't even know how to hide.

That woman is also a trouble attractor. Many things are caused by her. She might as well find a mountain where no one knows about her and bury herself there. This is the greatest help to the protagonist. She is worthy of being the heroine in the book. "

The heroine...

Xiao Yu's heart moved, and he kept thinking about this special word.

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt his arm move. He looked up and saw that the girl couldn't stand it anymore and hit him angrily.

"Sir, you're exaggerating. You must not have read the whole book. The book is not entirely like this. Didn't the woman help the Sword Immortal a lot later? However, it is true..."

At the end of the conversation, for some reason, the girl's voice became a little low and she lowered her head.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu subconsciously reached out and rubbed her head.

"Really? I watched it too quickly and didn't pay much attention to the latter part. Sorry, but since you said that, it seems that the heroine is not to the point of digging a hole to bury herself. Putting aside some places, I... still like her very much."

"Sir..." The girl raised her head, and a trace of crystal tears appeared in the corners of her red and swollen eyes.

"Eh? Why are you crying again? Let me make it clear first, the gentleman has no intention of bullying you." Xiao Yu stepped forward and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

At the same time, he turned his head and looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to this place, he relaxed.

"Humph! It was the master who did it. I'm going to tell my mother when I get home and have her come to trouble you."

"Um... Nishang, that's not necessary. The gentleman was kind enough to comfort you, so why are you repaying kindness with hatred?"

Xiao Yu could remember that the girl's mother was a fierce woman. She lost her husband early and became a widow. She made a lot of efforts to support the family and was a woman of great integrity.

Sometimes, there are always a lot of gossips around a widow's door. In order to drive away those rumors and chase away those hooligans who have nothing to do but fool around at home, she scolds people without any hesitation, and he can't stand it.

The two looked at each other and suddenly laughed together.

"Sir, you are such a coward! Are you so afraid of seeing my mother?"

"Yes! I am afraid. Your mother is famous and I, a little teacher, cannot stand it."

"Then... when you are free someday, sir, you can come to my house and meet my mother. Actually, my mother is very gentle, not as scary as people say."