C22 Gentle Moonlight

There are so many wonderful stories about the moon. Sikou Nianxi slightly curled her lips. Her long eyelashes fluttered under the moonlight. She remembered that whenever it was summer, her mother would hug her and sit in the courtyard to cool down.

As she ate the new osmanthus cake cooked by the cook, she listened to her mother telling her stories. Thinking back now, Sikou Nianxi still felt that it was an extremely comfortable time. Every time at this moment, Sikou Nianxi would point at the brightest star in the sky and tilt her head to ask her mother what star it was.

Sikou Nianxi's mother was a woman as gentle as water. She used a silk fan to gently fan Sikou Nianxi, "Nian, Mother has told you many times about the brightest star on that day. It's called the North Star. In the future, no matter where you are, as long as it is night, If you lose your way, look up at the North Star. Ah, it will help you find a new direction. "

At that time, Sikou Nianxi did not fully understand what he meant. She continued to grab a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into her mouth. "Nian is not afraid of losing her direction. Anyway, father and mother will always be by Nian's side."

As she spoke, Sikou Nianxi smiled and looked at Sikou Zhongyu who was pouncing on fireflies at the side. "Even if it is not enough, I still have Sikou Zhongyu to ask for directions." Sikou Zhongyu suddenly reached out and pounced forward. Then he carefully closed his palms and slowly turned his body around. He stared at Sikou Nianxi. "Sikou Nianxi, what are you talking about? What do you mean by" no matter how bad you are, "what do you mean by grabbing Sikou Zhongyu and asking him for directions?"

Sikou Nianxi heard him and made a face at him. "What? Sikou Zhongyu did not understand what I said? "He even said that he learned better than me. He doesn't even understand what I'm saying. Sikou Zhongyu is really shameless! "

"Sikou Nianxi!" Sikou Zhongyu shouted, saying, "Call me big brother!" "If you don't call me brother, I won't call you brother!" Sikou Nianxi jumped off her mother's arms and ran away with a smile.

Sikou Zhongyu saw this and quickly ran over to chase after her. How could Sikou Nianxi run past Sikou Zhongyu? In just two or three steps, Sikou Zhongyu grabbed her clothes. His tone was a little proud. "Sikou Nianxi, other than looking prettier than me, what else is stronger than me?"

Sikou Nianxi's face turned red. She turned back to Sikou Zhongyu and said, "I am stronger than you in everything. Sikou Zhongyu, I am stronger in everything. Humph!" Sikou Zhongyu smiled and shook his head. "I am not playing with you anymore. Look at you. You are sweating all over and your face is red. " Sikou Nianxi did not seem to appreciate his affection. She turned her little head around and breathed out from her nostrils, "Humph!

Sikou Zhongyu smiled and pulled her little head over. "Alright, Miss. Don't be mad at me. I'll show you something." As he spoke, Sikou Zhongyu carefully raised his right hand, which had been closed the whole time, in front of Sikou Nianxi's eyes. Then, he slowly spread it open. "Look, what is this?"

Sikou Nianxi suddenly cried out, "It's a firefly. Ah, you actually caught a firefly!" "It's just a firefly. What's so difficult about catching a few?" Sikou Zhongyu lifted Sikou Nianxi up and brought her around on the ground. "If you want me to say it, it would be hard to make our young lady laugh!"

The feeling of spinning in the air made Sikou Nianxi feel dizzy. She only felt stars around her head. Those stars seemed to be playing with fireflies. She looked and could not help but giggle. Sikou Nianxi's mother was not far away and looked at the two siblings with a smile. She shouted at them, "Be careful. Don't fall on your sister."

Amidst the playful jokes, the fragrance of osmanthus flowers wafted into the courtyard. Sikou Nianxi vaguely remembered that there was a hanging flower tree planted in the southwest of the courtyard. In the past, when she heard her mother tell her stories about the moon, she would sometimes raise her head and look up when she was tired. She would look at the osmanthus tree.

Under the clear moonlight, the osmanthus tree was draped with a hazy veil, adding a layer of mystery to it. Sikou Nianxi looked just like that. She felt that the osmanthus tree must be exactly the same as the osmanthus tree on the moon mentioned by her mother.

The sweet fragrance of the osmanthus tree mixed together with the sweetness of the osmanthus cake. The cook had said that the osmanthus cake she made was the osmanthus flower on the osmanthus tree.

Her mouth was filled with the sweetness of her lips and teeth. In her ears, her mother's gentle voice was telling beautiful stories. The fireflies that Sikou Zhongyu pounced on were still drawing sparks in the air.

Sikou Nianxi smiled and tilted her head. "Brother, do you think the fireflies are brighter or the stars in the sky are brighter?" Sikou Zhongyu did not answer. He asked, "What do you think?"

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew past. Sikou Nianxi shivered. When she came back to her senses, she realized that her tears were already streaming down her face. Her tears blurred the dim starlight. The moon was still emitting a faint glow.

Raising her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, Sikou Nianxi tried her best to look up at the sky. The North Star was still there, and the moon was still there, but what about you? Daddy, mother, big brother, where are you?

"What's wrong?" Liu Jing had already stood behind Sikou Nianxi. Sikou Nianxi quickly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. "Nothing. The wind is strong at night and the sand has narrowed my eyes."

Liu Jing walked over and placed the firewood on the ground. He then took out the fire from his sleeve. In an instant, the fire rose. Through the flickering fire, Liu Jing looked at Sikou Nianxi with a smile. He said with a smile that was not a smile, "I never thought that the cold wind at night would be so strong. It caused Miss Sikou to be so fascinated."

Sikou Nianxi rolled her eyes at him. "Do you not need Young Master Liu Jing to worry about it now?" Liu Jing smiled after hearing that. He picked up a few pieces of firewood from the ground and threw them into the fire. "Did you miss your master?"

"What?" Liu Jing asked. Sikou Nianxi was stunned for a while. Then she smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, why not? I think about my master all the time. I don't know how he is now. But I miss my master. I can still go back and see him, but my mother, father and brother? "I miss them, so what?"

Liu Jing sighed softly and said, "The dead are already gone. Your father and mother are unwilling to see you in this state even if they are in the sky. They definitely hope that you can live happily and carefreely. As for your brother, as long as he is still in this world, Liu Jing will naturally do his best to help you find him."

Sikou Nianxi was stunned when she heard that. She then smiled and said, "Young Master Liu Jing really has the leisure to investigate my background clearly." "Haha..." Liu Jing laughed and opened his fan. "Miss Sikou must be joking. I have to work for young master everyday. I don't have any free time. If I did not care about young miss too much, I would not waste my time doing those things."