Twilight Boundary

"Fortunately no one saw it..."

The lonely Hu Ma glanced at the lively Zhuangzi, couldn't help coughing, turned around and went back.

Fortunately, no one saw me.

I haven't cared about it for a while. Why is the yellow-haired girl so popular in my village?

He vaguely heard Zhou Datong mention a few words. After she was rescued by him, she temporarily settled in the small wine shop in the town to help her.

To put it bluntly, it was just a place to stay. Logically speaking, the wine shop was not hiring. It was originally a mom-and-pop shop, and the couple had their work cut out for them. However, Xiang girl stayed because she was hard-working, obedient, and literate in calculating accounts.

Now everyone around her is familiar with her and calls her Xiangyatou.

During this period, because Li Wazi was bitten by something when he was dealing with evil spirits, he lay in bed for a few days, and then lay there for a few more days.

Anyway, he was lying down comfortably. The guys in the village had no food to eat, so they asked the small wine shop to cook it every day. Xiang girl pushed a small wooden wheel cart to bring it over. After they had finished eating, they would put away the dishes. It's time to go back and wash it.

Normally, how wasteful is this?

Even if the small restaurant doesn't charge much, if you eat out at restaurants every day, how can it be as cheap as home-cooked food?

But after all, the guys had worked hard when they were troubled, and Hu Ma didn't say anything, just letting them relax for a while.

But this also means that now every day at meal time, the village is as lively as the Chinese New Year.

"Xiang girl, have there been any gangsters bullying you recently?"

"No more!"

"Hey, these Poppies are really disappointing. They will be honest after a beating. I still want to go over and help you..."

"Xiang girl, your skills are getting better and better, better than Brother Wazi..."

"Brother Wazi knows how to boil everything in the pot, just like feeding pigs in our village..."

"Xiang girl heard that you fainted before. Are you okay now?"

"I didn't faint, I just took a nap..."

"..."

Despite the bustle outside, Hu Ma just sat on a chair in the room and drank tea. After waiting for a while, she heard a knock on the door.

Startled for a moment, he saw the girl Xiang standing timidly outside the inner courtyard carrying a red lacquered food box. Hu Ma usually mainly studies and eats, just put it on the table in the main room. Sometimes when it's critical, As soon as the door of the house is closed, it is placed in the yard.

Anyway, now he is not afraid of eating cold food.

Unexpectedly, this time the fragrant girl came over, and I didn't try hard enough, but I bumped into it.

Nodding slightly, Xiang girl suddenly felt happy and walked in with a food box on her arm, saying, "Master, do you want to eat now?"

Hu Ma nodded and said, "You don't have to call me Young Master, just call me Big Brother or Shopkeeper."

"ah?"

While Xiang Yatou was carrying the dishes, she felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "It won't work."

"I……"

"If I weren't called Young Master, I wouldn't be able to stay in this town. People here are very nice to me, but I know that's because..."

"...They respect the young master."

"..."

After hearing this, Hu Ma reacted for a moment before she understood.

This girl is actually not stupid. When she was first rescued, she seemed to react a little slowly. That was because she was frightened, and it seemed that the kidnappers had tampered with her in some way, so her mind was not so clear.

Although he is working in the town now, he has settled down and has been nursing for a while. Now, looking at his previously skinny and shriveled face, he has a little more collagen.

Vaguely, a bit of a beautiful woman appeared.

But as her mind settled down, her mind became more and more active. She actually knew how lucky she was.

Being able to settle down in this town is all because of Hu Ma.

Hu Ma saved her and did not touch her. Girls mature early, and she actually understood how rare this was.

On this point, Hu Ma didn't bother too much. He just called her and let her go.

He picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat when he saw Xiang girl tidying up the room again and picking up his dirty clothes, but still not leaving. He saw that she had something to say, so he turned around and said, "My clothes I’m used to washing myself, so you don’t have to do these things for me.”

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"..."

Hearing this, Xiang Yatou nodded repeatedly and said with some hesitation: "Young Master, I... I have thought of something during this period."

"My home is in the big stone cliff of Heidongziling, Lingshou Prefecture, Anzhou... I remember there are two big flowering trees in front of the door."

"..."

"Um?"

Hearing this, Hu Ma raised his head unexpectedly and smiled: "That's great."

"Now that you know where your family lives, find someone from the mule and horse dealer to send you a letter, and your family can pick you up."

"..."

Before, Xiang Yatou seemed to have a unclear mind, and her memory of the past was vague. She only remembered that her family lived in a big stone cliff, and she didn't know which state or prefecture she lived in.

Hu Ma also dragged Manager Xu to help with the questioning. He looked familiar and had many friends, but after asking again and again, no one knew where this big stone cliff was. After going back and forth, the matter was forgotten.

I even feel that it is meaningless whether to look for it or not.

She's just a girl I picked up by chance. You just need to keep her by your side. Now that she's become the shopkeeper, it's not like she can't afford to support her.

Unexpectedly, she slowly remembered the address.

With some unexpected joy, he looked at her and said, "Think about other things too. Do you still remember the names of the adults in your family, how many people there are in your family, etc."

Hearing this, Xiang Yatou was also a little troubled. She raised her hand and knocked on her head, saying: "That's not true..."

"I remember that my godmother smashed a nail into my head. Now when I think about things at home, I feel that the nail made my head hurt. What I think of becomes blurry again... "

"But some time ago, I felt like someone was blowing on this place. My head was cold, and I started to remember things slowly..."

"..."

"Blowed a breath?"

Hu Ma was slightly startled, was it when the evil ghost in green was causing trouble?

The green-clothed evil spirit caused chaos in this place. Not only was the evil spirit causing trouble, but a lot of people were affected as well.

But what Xiang Yatou said made him feel a little weird, so he smashed a nail into his head?

He said hurriedly: "Come here, let me take a look."

"Um."

Hearing this, the fragrant girl came over, knelt down in front of Hu Ma, and handed over her head.

But Hu Ma opened her hair and took a look, but found that there were no nail holes or scars, which was a bit strange.

Xiang Yatou took half a step back and said with a blushing face: "I have touched it myself. I can remember that nails were smashed into my head, and I even felt the nails, but there were no wounds."

"Perhaps this is also some kind of kidnapping method?"

Hu Ma thought silently and made a vague guess.

He had thought earlier that Xiang girl must have been subjected to some kind of magic by the abductor, so that she could not remember things at home. After all, judging from her age, she was at least thirteen or fourteen years old. There was no reason for her memory to be so confused.

Probably after she was abducted, the kidnapper also knew some black magic. Because she was older, he was afraid that she would think of things at home, so he smashed a nail into her head.

However, the skill she was possessed by was inadvertently loosened by the breath blown by the evil ghost in blue, and then she slowly remembered the specific situation of her family.

"No matter what, just remember it."

Hu Ma didn't understand this either, so he just comforted her and said: "At least I remembered the place. You can write a letter later, and I will find a reliable person in the city to help you deliver it. When your family comes to pick it up, Other things probably came to mind."

"Son..."

When Xiang Yatou heard Hu Ma's words, she trembled for a moment: "Are you really willing to let me go back?"

Hu Ma looked at her with a smile and said, "Why, do you still want to stay in this town forever?"

"I……"

Xiang girl said, her eyes were already red, she raised the back of her hand to wipe it, her voice was trembling: "Young Master, you are a good person..."

He is not a good person himself, although he does seem to have a good reputation in this area recently.

Hu Ma just smiled, looked at her and said, "Don't cry, I helped you find a home, it's also my kindness."

"Now that you remember it, just write a letter, and I'll find some reliable people to send the letter back to your family. It'll be fine if you come and pick it up."

"..."

Seeing that Hu Ma not only talked, but also asked her to write letters, Xiang Yatou knew that he was serious. She was moved to tears and suddenly knelt on the ground, about to kowtow to Hu Ma. Fortunately, Hu Ma stopped her. Trapped.

What's wrong with the people here? They kowtow at every turn...

...I am not pedantic, the main reason is that the world is evil, and I am afraid of problems if I suffer from others.

After all, he agreed not to kowtow to himself anymore, but Xiang Yatou was still obviously grateful. With red eyes, she continued to help him pack his clothes and the house.

Hu Ma even told her not to need her, but she refused to listen. He could feel what she was thinking in her heart, so Hu Ma didn't say anything anymore. Anyway, this was the moment when he was about to stop and take a rest. If he was in a hurry, When she came to practice, she would be driven back.

While looking at the latest account book, he finished his meal and didn't talk to her again.

After finishing the meal, I was about to pack it up and take it out when I suddenly noticed that there was no movement behind me. I turned around and found that Xiang Yatou was sitting in the room where Sister Wu He used to live, leaning against the window sill with her eyes closed. Was asleep.

He was still holding a collar of his own clothes in his hand, biting the thread in his mouth, as if he wanted to mend his own clothes, but ended up mending them and fell asleep.

"How tiring it must be..."

Hu Ma wanted to go over and wake her up, but saw the calluses on her hands and stopped slightly.

This girl has also been working very hard recently. Listening to her previous description of the family situation, it seems that she is a wealthy family that can afford a housekeeper, so she probably doesn't have to do these chores.

But when I came to this town, I didn't feel safe in my heart, so I kept doing this and that diligently, trying to please myself. How could I not feel tired?

But, is this girl too arrogant to sleep in front of a grown man like me?

Do you think I'm still the same as before?