"Brother Mo!"

  A soft call brought back Mu Junwu's thoughts.

  Hua Rou stood in front of Mu Junwu, holding a grass rabbit in one hand and a grasshopper in the other, presenting them as treasures: "Big Brother Mu! What are you thinking about? Why aren't you paying attention to me?"

  "There's nothing." He casually made up a reason: "I just think your way of speaking is quite interesting."

  "Embroidery was taught by my mother, does it look like it?"

  Admiring you, I stretch out my hand and grab the grass rabbit in my hand. Tang Liu also took over the grasshopper left in Hua Rou's hand.

  "It looks quite like it! Eh, Huā Róu, can you make shoes?"

  "Shoes? I will!" Hua Rou looked at Tang Liu'er's feet in surprise: "Do you need shoes?"

  "It's not me who needs it, it's Gege who needs it. I saw him staring at other people's shoes today, so I wanted to give him a pair, but I don't know how to make them. Can you teach me?"

  When I heard your words, I was stunned for a second, and the grass rabbit in my hand also turned around.

  "It's too much trouble to teach you, I'll just make a pair for you, but I need to know what size shoes he wears."

  "This is easy, I'll go back and get his shoes for you to measure." Tang Liu'er said, waving the grasshopper in her hand: "Huā Róu, can you weave other animals too?"

  "I can only speak these two."

  "Don't worry about me! I can teach you!"

  "You can do this too?" Hua Rou felt a little bit disappointed: it turned out that what I could do, everyone else could do too...

  "It's really rare! I'm telling you, when I was wandering the streets with Jie Ge, we relied on begging to survive every day. When we met a kind-hearted rich family's daughter, I would make up some small animals for her, and when she was happy, next time they would give me money and food."

  "Did you used to live by begging?" Hua Rou's expression suddenly became concerned: "Don't you have a home?"

  "Home?" Tang Liu's expression was disdainful, and he sneered: "I remember when I was very young, I was always on the run, with snowflakes blowing into my mouth, it was so cold. Later, my parents died on the road, and I became a beggar. What does home look like? I have no idea."

  Hua Rou heard that Liu Er's parents had passed away and her eyes immediately turned red: "Then you must have suffered a lot."

  "It's okay, after having Jie Ge, no matter what happens, we face it together. It's not too bitter, and many times Jie Ge beats others to tears..."

  "So, Brother Tang Ji is also a beggar?"

  "Right, we're all beggars, orphaned beggars. What about you? You and Mu Shidi are..."

  Tears welled up in Hua Rou's eyes: "My parents... are also gone."

  The pain she had been hiding in her heart for too long burst out uncontrollably as soon as the words left her mouth.

  She crouched down and buried her face in tears, as if she wanted to turn all her sorrow into tears and cry herself dry. This change left Tang Liu'er, who was asking the question, at a loss for what to do, and also made Mu Junwu's heart ache uncontrollably.

  What is the taste of loss?

  He knew what it was like to be homeless and the bitterness that came with it.

  I looked at you and saw the soft shoulders of the flower swaying, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to pat her shoulder: "The dead are gone, I still have you."

  "Right! And me, ah, and Brother Jian as well!" Tang Liu exclaimed loudly, trying to express his concern.

  Hua Rou lifted her head, although tears were streaming down her face, but in her eyes there was no longer only sadness, but warmth and gratitude: "Thank you!"

  "Don't be polite! We're brothers after all!" Tang Liu'er hastily corrected himself: "Ah no, sisters! No no, it's siblings, siblings!"

  Huā Ròu was so amused that she burst into tears of laughter and said from her heart: "It's great to know you guys."

  Tang Liu smiled complacently.

  Admiring you, I see the gentle flowers, and in my heart, I feel serene: Me too.

  Tang Liu suddenly turned his head and looked at Mu Junwu: "Mu Shidi, what about you? You..."

  I turned my head away from you, making it clear I didn't care about him.

  Tang Liu was taken aback: "If you don't want to say, then forget it. I just casually asked, mainly because I think you're so capable, your parents must be extraordinary people too."

  "What if it's not ordinary again?" Mu Junwu's voice was bleak: "When a person dies, they are buried in yellow earth and eventually turn into white bones."

  Hua Ruo wiped away a tear: "Mu Ge, won't your parents also..."

  "Alone and free from worries." Mu Jun looked up at the sky with a lonely heart.

  Tang Liu'er heard this and with one hand grabbed Mu Junwu, and the other hand grabbed Hua Rou, excitedly saying: "Aiya! We are all poor souls without fathers or mothers, come on, let's just become a family!"

  He said and then knelt down on the ground, as if he was going to kowtow.

  Unexpectedly, Mu Jun turned his sleeve and escaped from Tang Liu's hand: "You're really annoying."

  Tang Liu'er heard this and didn't get angry, instead he smiled: "I'm just looking for you to compare with, how petty! You should know, if I can't even beat you, how can I go win against Qi Wang?"

  Admiring you, I slightly raised an eyebrow, looking at Tang Liu'er with some surprise.

  Hua Rou sighed at this time: "Is it Qi Wang again? I really don't know how you got stuck on him."

  "That's a long story..."

  "Let's talk another day then!" Hua Rou waved her hand indifferently: "It's getting late, I have to go back. Master said there's a lecture tonight."

  "I'm going back too, bye."

  Then, Hua Rou and Mu Jun walked out of the bamboo forest one after another, while Tang Liu stood foolishly in the bamboo forest with a puzzled expression, looking around: "What noise? Where is the noise? It's very quiet here!"

  Admiring you, I have long legs and walked ahead of Hua Rou.

  Then, Hua Rou took a small step back and followed Mu Junwu's body, walking for a short while before looking up at his half-profile.

  He's really handsome!

  Hua Rou's heart was admiring, but unexpectedly Mu Junwu suddenly stopped in his tracks. She didn't have time to react and bumped into him. Afterwards, she hastily retreated a step, laughing flustered and embarrassed: "Sorry, I..."

  "Your handkerchief, I forgot to return it to you just now." Mu Junwu turned around and handed over the handkerchief, without any reaction to the collision.

  Hua Rou hastily caught the handkerchief and looked at Mu Junwu with a timid gaze: "That..."

  Admiring you, I gaze at her, motionless, waiting for her question.

  "Will you... in the future... still make me... stay away from you?"

  She asked very carefully, her voice soft as a cat's cry.

  I was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked forward.

  Hua Rou saw Mu Junwu not responding to herself, and she covered her face with a mixture of frustration and regret. At this time, Mu Junwu had his arms behind his back: "Let's go!"

  His voice was soft and gentle, without any annoyance or coolness.

  Hua Rou looked at Mu Junwu's back, her eyes fixed on his sleeves fluttering behind him. She felt an itch in her heart and took two steps forward, biting her teeth as she grabbed onto his sleeve.

  "Never mind, we entered the Tangmen together, and even if you tell me to stay away from you in the future, I won't listen."

  She finished speaking and glanced at him with some guilt.

  You didn't stop in your tracks, but instead slightly hooked the corner of your mouth and said softly, "Don't ask me such meaningless questions again."

  "Hmm, got it."

  Under the afterglow of sunset, two people walked one in front of the other. Huajun tightly grasped Muke Wu's sleeve, with a bright smile on her face.