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Chapter 71

Aunt Bai squeezed into the crowd, she felt that people coming from all directions were about to crush her, her outstretched arm seemed to be bumped by someone, and she let go of the hand holding Mrs Xia, which made her scream and hurriedly Looking in the direction of Mrs. Xia, she was small and only saw a figure of autumn fragrance. She hurried over and took Mrs. Xia's hand again.

Lady Xia looked back at her, her mouth moved, she didn't hear what she was saying, but she basically told her to follow.

The hand that was held struggled a few times, and Aunt Bai held it tightly, not daring to let go. Seeing the crowd, she no longer wanted to have fun, so she just followed along step by step, letting the crowd push her back and forth, and drifting with the flow.

After walking for a while, I finally broke through the crowd and came to a quieter place outside the temple.

"You man, what are you doing grabbing my hand?" A displeased coquettish voice sounded.

Aunt Bai suddenly raised her head, and found a little lady who was also wearing an autumn-colored dress standing beside her. She had red lips and white teeth, but she was not Miss Xia, and her own hand was still tightly holding on to her, so Aunt Bai's head buzzed , completely dumbfounded.

Taking advantage of her loss of consciousness, the little lady withdrew her hand. Seeing that her hand was wet and sweaty, she took out her handkerchief in disgust, wiped it, and reprimanded her dissatisfiedly, "You are really, What are you doing holding my hand? If you don't see that you are also a little lady, I would think you met Deng Tuzi!"

"Daughter, what's the matter?" Standing beside her was a burly woman who pulled her over and looked at Aunt Bai suspiciously.

"She just kept grabbing my hand!"

The woman said: "Then why didn't you get rid of her earlier?"

The little lady sighed a few times, blushed, and didn't say why.

"Where's Miss Xia?" Aunt Bai looked terrified, her eyes staring like copper bells.

"What Miss Xia? I don't know." The little lady became a little annoyed, and her tone became even worse.

The woman immediately realized what was going on, first she gave her daughter a warning look, she saw that the little lady in front of her was pitiful, but she was afraid of getting angry, so she hardened her heart, pulled her daughter away, and walked hurriedly, In a blink of an eye, the crowd disappeared.

Aunt Bai followed a few steps subconsciously, and then realized that she was surrounded by a vast sea of ​​people. Fear passed through her limbs and bones, and reached the bottom of her heart, as if someone had poured cold water on her head and nailed her in place. She looked around and saw everything. Strange faces, strange environment, she couldn't even find the direction when she came.

Aunt Bai burst into tears, and shouted "Mistress Xia" several times in a hurry, but was covered by the chaotic noise. She waited for a while, but no one came to look for her, and she stumbled and walked a few steps, but she didn't know that she As we walked farther and farther, we reached the back of the Great Buddha Temple.

Until the sun set, the pedestrians dispersed one after another, without the distraction of heads, Aunt Bai finally managed to recognize the direction of the time. She hurried back to the front of the temple, but even the vendors had to go home.

Someone saw that she was alone, no matter what kind of thoughts they came up to talk to, and just called out the word "little lady" before seeing the other party running away like a ghost.

Aunt Bai had never talked to any man alone. From her point of view, the people around her all looked malicious. She was afraid, panicked, and ran away without thinking.

Aunt Bai can now vaguely distinguish the direction of time, she even wanted to run back in a whimsical way, so she ran regardless, until it was getting darker, she realized how stupid she was, she took a few steps, fell, His legs seemed to be filled with lead, looking at the shadows around him, trembling and crying like rain.

Lying on the ground and crying for a long time, she had no choice but to get up again. Seeing the last bit of light, it was also hanging down the mountain. Aunt Bai barely recognized the direction, and walked towards a certain place with difficulty according to the memory when she came.

After walking straight for more than half an hour, the outline of a dark house appeared in front of my eyes. Aunt Bai cried and laughed, and said again and again: "Bless the Buddha, I finally found this temple. Let me stay overnight and return home tomorrow. Let the elder brothers and younger brothers burn incense and fulfill their vows."

The temple she was talking about was just a deserted earth temple. When she passed by and saw it when she came here, Mother Zhao told the story of this ruined temple vividly, saying that the land master of this place had offended a certain immortal and was deposed. If you don't get what you want, it will be abandoned later.

Seeing the ruined temple at this time, Auntie Bai was like seeing the rope handed out when she fell into the abyss. Regardless of the legends of gods and ghosts, she stumbled and ran in. The earth temple was dilapidated. taste.

Aunt Bai hid in the innermost place, sitting on the ground, huddled into a ball, opened her eyes and looked at the sky outside, she burst into tears again, but she didn't dare to cry, lest she would attract some wild beast.

She hid for a while in fear, because she had been traveling for a day today, her body was getting more and more sleepy, she forced her eyelids, but her eyes were straight and lifeless.

At this moment, a series of dragging footsteps came from outside, approaching step by step, Aunt Bai's face was pale, with tears in her eyes, struggling to take a few steps back, wanting to run, but there was nowhere to run except the main entrance.

A black figure appeared at the door, Aunt Bai's vision was blurred, all she could see was rags and disheveled hair, she was still some distance away, but she could already smell a stench, she was a beggar!

Aunt Bai's heart was full of despair, imagining what she might encounter, she really wished she could die immediately.

The beggar was also stunned when he saw someone in the ruined temple. He stood still, looked up and down the shivering little girl, turned around and went out again without saying a word, took two steps, and wanted to find another place. I couldn't bear it, so I crossed my legs and sat at the door not far or near.

Aunt Bai bid farewell to her family in her heart, but finally she saw the man go out, she was stunned for a moment, the man never really left, and by the moonlight, she could see a shadow like a tree stump blocking the door.If that person rushed in just now, Aunt Bai was already mentally prepared, the worst would be to fight to the death, but the other party backed away, only guarding the door, with a turning point and hope, Aunt Bai almost collapsed.

Worrying and fearing all night, until the sky was pale, and the man never stepped into the temple, Aunt Bai knew that she had met a good man, so she bravely stood up, staggered to the door, and sat down. The person at the door stretched and stood up at the same time.

Aunt Bai was startled, and almost pressed her body against the door frame. The man glanced at her, gave way to the door, and walked away slowly.

Aunt Bai only had time to look at him, remembering his firm chin and bright eyes.

She was grateful, and ran away, until she ran to the right road and met someone, she was relieved, and felt as if she had lived again.

Aunt Bai didn't dare to take the car, not because she was reluctant to spend money, but because she was alone, afraid of being abducted to another place after getting in the car, it was really difficult to get through, but she stumbled at the last difficulty, While asking people, she walked. Fortunately, she remembered where she lived. After walking for a long time, she actually walked back to West Street. Looking at the bustling crowd, she finally put half of her heart into her stomach, and her feet were faster. , She never knew that there was so much strength in her body.

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On the Bai family's side, everyone was groggy and sad, and stayed up all night.

Bai Xin almost counted with his eyes open, and finally looked forward to the dawn. He got up without saying a word, put on his clothes indiscriminately, and just happened to meet his elder brother when he came out of the room. Both of them looked disgusted.

"I told Man Niang, when she gets up, let her tell her, we have already gone out to look for it." Da Lang's voice was lifeless, obviously exhausted.

Bai Xin nodded, and the two of them went out side by side without saying a word. Before they had walked a few steps, they were stopped by a carriage.

The car curtain was lifted, and a familiar face appeared from behind. Cheng Wenren said with a little worry, "I went to look for you last afternoon. I heard that your eldest sister was lost. Have you ever found it?"

Bai Xin shook his head sullenly.

Cheng Wenren saw that he left so early, and he didn't push his usual truck, so he already guessed, "Where do you want to find it? Take my carriage, it's much faster than the one you call outside."

It's all over now, and Bai Xin can't be hypocritical anymore, he hurriedly thanked him, and climbed into the car with his elder brother, "Go to the Great Buddha Temple."

Cheng Wenren couldn't help frowning when he heard that he was going to the Great Buddha Temple. It all belonged to the outer city, and there was a remote road in the middle.

Along the way, the car was unusually silent. Cheng Wenren knew that Bai Xin was in a hurry, so he tactfully kept silent.

Today, there were no people in the Great Buddha Temple. Compared with yesterday, it seemed deserted. Bai Xin ran to the temple to ask again, and searched around the area a few times, but still found nothing.

Bai Xin was tormented in his heart. Seeing that another day was coming to an end, his hope became more and more bleak. At this moment, a donkey cart drove up, and it was Mama Xia who was sitting in the cart. When she saw Bai Xin, she was in full swing. Shouted loudly, with a big smile on his face, "Bai Sanlang, go home quickly, your eldest sister has gone back by herself."

She said it with full confidence, as if Aunt Bai had done a lot for her return home.After she finished speaking, she noticed Cheng Wenren who was standing with Bai Xin. Seeing that this man was handsome and dressed in gold and silver, his eyes were staring closely as if two candles were stuck in them.

Bai Xin couldn't believe the good news that fell from the sky. He rushed forward and asked loudly, "Really? My eldest sister has really gone back?"

Xia's mother was still looking at Cheng Wenren, and said absent-mindedly: "Well...really...yes, I went back."

Bai Dalang laughed and cried at the same time, wiping away his tears.

On the contrary, Bai Xin didn't know what to do next, it was Cheng Wenren who grabbed him, and said in a light and soothing voice, "Congratulations, go back quickly."

Bai Xin was dragged into the car by him, dizzy and a little unreal, until his butt touched the soft cushion, he asked blankly: "Did she really say that my eldest sister went back?"

Cheng Wenren nodded with a smile, and patted him on the back, "Yes, your eldest sister has gone home."

When Xia's mother saw the luxurious carriage, she was so greedy that she paid the fare and secretly sent away the donkey cart that brought her.

The driver refused to let her go, stopped her, and shouted: "The price we negotiated is for a round trip. If you go back on your word and don't go back, it's not half of the price. You have to add five cents to me at least." money."

Seeing that the carriage was about to leave, Mother Xia didn't care about her distress, she hurriedly handed over five cents to the other party, and climbed into the carriage in three steps at a time.

Cheng Wenren saw that this person was here to deliver a letter, so it was not easy to stop her, so he had to acquiesce in her coming up.

As soon as Xia's mother came up, she chattered non-stop, inquiring about Cheng Wenren's identity.

When he didn't find his eldest sister before, Bai Xin imagined countless times what it would be like to find his eldest sister. Now that he heard that his eldest sister had returned, he was afraid it was just a fantasy.

When he got home, he stood at the door, looking at the emaciated elder sister in the middle of the room. Bai Xin stood where he was, tears streaming down his face unconsciously.