Terminally ill at the beginning, after breaking up with the president of the school belle to get the

Xiao Chen's footsteps gradually slowed down, and then he put Su Mu on the clean steps.

"Wait a minute, I'll get the key to open the door."

Accompanied by the sound of the keys jingling, Su Mu's gaze slowly moved upwards.

At first glance, I felt that the old house in front of me was different from the old house in my imagination.

The old house in Su Mu's imagination is the kind of thatched cottage that is swaying in the wind and rain. Although it is dangerous, as long as you are with Xiao Chen, you will not be afraid.
In fact, even if you can't see it clearly in the night, you can only see a tall black wall and a tall door with a vague outline, you can still feel that this is not an ordinary family's aura.

"Achen, is this really your house?" Su Mu was a little suspicious.

"Don't worry, it's really my home."

With Xiao Chen's answer, the fist-sized alloy lock was opened.

He raised his hands and pushed open the heavy door, making a heavy "squeak".

Hearing the sound of the gate opening, Su Mu thought inexplicably how heavy the gate of the Forbidden City was when it opened.

This door should not be an ordinary wooden door.

"Beware of the threshold."

Xiao Chen reminded in a low voice, and then led Su Mu into the old house.

After the two entered the door, Xiao Chen put the big lock on the stone pier behind the door, then picked up the latch behind the door, and closed the door from the inside.

Even though the light is not bright, Xiao Chen's every move is very familiar, because this is the action he repeated over and over again when he was young.

"Is this really your house?" Su Mu asked again.

Obviously watching Xiao Chen's every move, he already had the answer in his heart, but Su Mu still couldn't believe it.

Just looking outside, I only felt majestic, but after entering, with the faint light and moonlight, I could barely see the general style.

This old house is very old-fashioned, and it is very big!

Even if it has been abandoned for several years, you can see the prosperity of the once carved beams and painted buildings.

Probably because no one has lived in it for a long time, it looks very desolate at night, even a bit eerie.

Especially when the wind blows over the rockery in the courtyard, it will make a weird "whoop" sound.

Su Mu is usually very courageous, but at this time he couldn't help leaning towards Xiao Chen.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Xiao Chen put his arms around Su Mu, comforted him softly, and went straight to his other courtyard.

The inside of the yard is like a nine-curved corridor. Su Mu doesn't remember how many turns she turned. After she stopped, she had a feeling: the yard is like a maze!
Xiao Chen has lived here since childhood, and is very familiar with everything here.

Even if his eyes can't see clearly at night, he can clearly remember the structure of the yard.

From the first step of stepping into the old house, the dusty memories come rushing.

He once climbed up the courtyard wall to catch cicadas on the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.

I also squatted in the corner to dig plantain and Prunella vulgaris.

I also smashed my grandfather's fish tank just to change the home for the koi, changing from printed porcelain to stainless steel basins.

In the eyes of children, the rare ones are the exquisite ones. There are porcelains everywhere in the house, but there are few modern products such as stainless steel.

So, he took it upon himself to smash the porcelain fish tank.

The price was that his father chased him halfway up the mountain with a ruler, and was chased by the dog next door and almost lost his underpants.

All this is vivid and vivid, as if it happened yesterday.

Xiao Chen took out another key and opened the door of the other courtyard.

"This is where I grew up, you see."

Just as Xiao Chen let go of his hand, Su Mu immediately stuck to his arm and hugged him.

"It's so dark, I'm afraid."

Su Mu was really scared, she felt those shadowy shadows were like big monsters hiding in the dark.

If you don't pay attention, you will be swallowed!

Xiao Chen noticed that Su Mu was really scared, and immediately comforted him.

"I'll try to see if the light is on first. If it doesn't, I'll light a candle. Don't be afraid."

Xiao Chen patted the back of Su Mu's hand to comfort him, but this time he didn't let go, but took her hand to check the circuit.

The circuit was seriously aging, and the bulb still failed to light up after all.

Fortunately, there were always candles in the cupboard, so Xiao Chen took out two candles and lit them and placed them on the candlesticks.

"It's still dark."

Su Mu still felt a little scared.

For some reason, she always felt uneasy and hairy.

Could it be because Xiao Chen concealed the real situation of the old house, so he felt a little unhappy in his heart?
Su Mu reflected on himself, but couldn't think of the reason for a while, so he simply shook his head and didn't think about it.

Xiao Chen lit all the candlesticks in the yard with candles, about a dozen of them.

The old-fashioned candle holders have a windproof cover, so they will not go out even if the wind blows at night.

By candlelight, the other courtyard was finally lit up.

"Wow, is this bed made of rosewood?"

Su Mu could tell at a glance that the carved Luohan bed in the bedroom was made of precious rosewood.

This exquisite carving, this smooth texture, is at least the price of a building!

She couldn't help but take a closer look, and then reached out to touch it. When she came back to her senses, she realized that her hands were covered with dust.

"It's been too long since I cleaned it up, it's normal to accumulate dust."

While speaking, Xiao Chen took out a wet towel from his bag, wiped Su Mu's hands clean, and led her out of the bedroom.

"Come on, sit down in the main room, I'll tidy up before you go into the bedroom."

Xiao Chen wiped the small chair next to him with a wet towel, then spread a clean quilt, and signaled Su Mu to sit first.

This was Su Mu's first visit to Xiao Chen's hometown. Although there were no elders in the family, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed to enjoy Xiao Chen's care when she saw Xiao Chen busy.

Although it is said that there should be no feudal superstition, and death is like a lamp being extinguished, Su Mu still wants to show it and be sensible.

In order not to be too angry to make the old man crawl out of the ground in anger.

"Let me tidy up with you! Where did you get the water? Where's the rag?" Su Mu rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, ready to help with the work.

Xiao Chen saw that Su Mu was in great spirits, so he didn't stop her, he opened the window and pointed to the door.

"Look at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. There is an old well next to the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. The water used at home is from this well."

"Be careful when fetching water, don't look into the well, just throw the wooden bucket tied with hemp rope into the water, and just turn the handle next to it."

Xiao Chen shook his head while talking.

"Or forget it, just sit down obediently."

Su Mu just did what he said, how could he continue to sit still?

"I don't! I'm going to help with the work!" Su Mu said and immediately walked out the door.

With the bright lights in the yard and the croaking of cicadas and frogs, Su Mu gradually got used to it and didn't feel so scary anymore.

What's more, the bedroom window was wide open, and Xiao Chen could see Su Mu's figure as soon as he raised his eyes.

When Su Mu turned his head, he could also see Xiao Chen cleaning up the house.

When we are with each other, we don't feel afraid anymore.

"Be careful, don't look into the well."

Xiao Chen saw Su Mu wandering by the well, so he couldn't help telling her again.

"I know, I know! Why are you talking as much as my grandpa!"

Su Mu waved his hand indifferently, then threw the barrel into the well.

"oops!"