Zhou Bai followed the winding mountain path and arrived at the door of the Wu family's old residence.
I saw that the lights were still on inside, but the door that had always been guarded before was only ajar.
I didn't even bother to lock the chain.
Zhou Bai stood at the door, feeling a little dazed.
Everything in this familiar place seems completely different.
He stared blankly for a while, then reached out and gently pushed open half of the door.
But suddenly I saw a figure squatting on the ground in the yard, looking a little sneaky.
Zhou Bai felt that that figure seemed a bit familiar.
So I slowly approached him, and before I knew it, I was standing behind him.
"what are you doing here?"
Zhou Bai asked him.
He was focused on the matter at hand. When asked by Zhou Bai, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground.
"Who are you? Do you want to scare me to death?"
Zhou Bai looked at the other party's familiar face and couldn't help but slightly curl his lips.
"Wu...hu..."
Wu Hu looked at Zhou Bai in surprise: "Do you know me?"
Zhou Bai shook his head, smiled and pointed to a new sign hanging on his waist.
Wu Hu suddenly realized: "Let me tell you, you look so unfamiliar, how could you possibly know me?"
As he spoke, he carefully looked at the two green onions he had just picked while squatting on the ground.
Without the invasion of monsters, the Wu family was free to plant pots of fruits and vegetables in the yard.
"I was almost crushed.
These two green onions were specially picked by me to cook longevity noodles for Wu Ying."
Zhou Bai was stunned when he heard the words Wu Ying and Changshou Noodles.
Could it be that today happens to be Wu Ying's birthday?
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet?
Why did you suddenly appear here?"
Wu Hu patted the sand on the two green onions and asked Zhou Bai indifferently.
"I'm lost on this mountain.
When I saw the lights on here, I wanted to come over and ask if I could stay overnight."
Zhou Bai randomly found a reason for himself.
Wu Hu raised his head, looked him up and down, and then said.
"There are no extra rooms. If you don't mind, I can share half of my bed with you."
"Huh?" Zhou Bai opened his mouth in surprise.
Wu Hu, you kid, are you so casual?
But before Zhou Bai could finish being surprised, Wu Hu pulled him familiarly and walked towards the kitchen.
"What the hell?
Go, go, go, you're in for a treat today.
I’m going to cook longevity noodles for Wu Ying to eat, and I’ll give you a bowl by the way.”
When Zhou Bai was pulled away by Wu Hu, he looked up at the place where the "Wu Family Rules" had been hung.
I saw that the previous sign had been taken away long ago.
Hanging there instead, there are only eight simple words.
"Have love in your heart and be kind in your deeds"
Zhou Bai wanted to take a closer look at the sign, but Wu Hu had already pulled him up the stone staircase.
In the kitchen.
In a large iron pot, boiling water is boiling.
And the boiling water was filled with noodles that were a little mushy.
"When it's cooked, add these two green onions and you can eat it."
Wu Hu took the pot spoon and kept stirring in the pot.
I didn't feel anything wrong with the noodles that were burnt inside.
When Zhou Bai saw him cooking noodles, he couldn't help but raise his hands and cover his eyes.
He should have known long ago that he should not have any expectations for Wu Hu's cooking skills.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the kitchen door.
Zhou Bai quickly turned around and looked.
I just happened to see a little girl with twin tails walking at the door.
"Wu Ying."
Behind Zhou Bai, Wu Hu shouted happily towards Wu Ying.
Then he waved his hand and asked her to come quickly.
Zhou Bai looked at Wu Ying who was standing at the door, and his eyes fell on her ears.
I saw that her ears had returned to normal.
Zhou Bai couldn't help but feel happy.
In other words, the colored pills made by Wu Chi also worked on other tribesmen.
This could be great good news for the world.
Zhou Bai thought of this and looked up at Wu Ying again.
But I saw her standing at the door a little timidly.
Suddenly there was a stranger in the kitchen, which made Wu Ying afraid to step forward.
She just stood there until Wu Hu greeted her several times and then walked over cautiously.
Zhou Bai was originally happy, but suddenly he felt a little disappointed.
"Quick, quick, sit down.
Try the longevity noodles I cooked for you."
Zhou Bai stood silently.
Wu Hu, on the other hand, pulled Wu Ying over furiously, pressed her down on the table, and then brought a large bowl of longevity noodles over and placed it in front of her.
Zhou Bai was the same, Wu Hu pushed him to the other side of the dining table, and forcefully brought him a large bowl of noodles.
"What are you doing standing still?
Eat it quickly!"
Wu Hu warmly greeted them to eat noodles.
Wu Ying and Zhou Bai couldn't resist their hospitality, so they could only pick up their chopsticks, pick up a piece of noodles, and put it into their mouths.
The expected bland and unpleasant taste entered Zhou Bai's mouth, making him frown.
Fortunately, Wu Hu took out a few plates of leftover dishes from the dinner after a while, allowing Zhou Bai to barely eat a few more bites.
Wu Ying silently lowered her head and ate noodles. Zhou Bai looked up at her, thought about it, and suddenly spoke.
"Your name is Wu Ying, right?"
Wu Ying looked up at him blankly.
Zhou Bai continued.
"I was just passing by and wanted to stay overnight, but I didn't expect to meet you on your birthday.
I didn't prepare any gifts.
I can only wish you a happy birthday.
I hope that in the days to come, you will have trouble-free years, a happy life, and everything you expect."
When Wu Ying heard Zhou Bai's blessing, she felt a little helpless and nodded her thanks.
"Thank you, um...you eat the food..."
After she finished speaking, she quickly pushed the plate of vegetables in front of Zhou Bai.
"You eat too."
After Zhou Bai finished speaking, he picked out Wu Ying's "favorite" duck leg from a pile of dishes and put it into her bowl.
So the two of them looked at the food in front of them and fell into a moment of embarrassment.
Outside the kitchen door, at this time, there was another set of footsteps.
Wu Hu only secretly called Wu Ying over tonight. Then he heard footsteps coming again, and he immediately looked out the door with some doubts.
"Wu Hu, it seems that the workload given to you recently is too little.
He actually tried his best to get up late at night and cook noodles.”
Before anyone outside the door arrived, an old voice came over first.
Wu Hu heard the old patriarch's voice and immediately stood up from his chair nervously.
Then, they saw a face full of wrinkles slowly walking into their field of vision.
The old patriarch's eyes were stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Bai.
But he quickly returned to normal and continued to walk in as if nothing had happened.
"Old patriarch, you can't blame Brother Wu Hu for this.
He knew today was my birthday, so he planned to celebrate it for me."
The old patriarch looked at Wu Ying begging Wu Hu, and suddenly laughed out of his deliberately stern face.
"Of course I know today is your birthday.
That’s why I came here on purpose.”
Wu Ying immediately showed a surprised expression.
Then, he saw the old patriarch taking out a package from behind and placing it in front of Wu Ying.
"Take it, this is your birthday present."
Wu Ying quickly took the package happily: "What is it?"
"Take it apart and take a look, and you'll know."
Wu Ying looked at the old patriarch with bright eyes, opening the package in front of her expectantly.
But after seeing what was inside clearly, his eyes immediately dimmed.
Because there were several exercise books inside the package the old patriarch gave her...
"Haven't you always been unable to memorize textbooks?
The more you practice, the better you will get.”
Wu Ying held the heavy exercise book in her hand and could only face the old patriarch and barely smiled.
"Okay, you go ahead.
As an old man, I won’t disturb you young people’s celebration.”
The old patriarch finished delivering the gifts and left the kitchen.
Wu Ying was left holding those exercise books in her hands with a melancholy expression.
Zhou Bai and Wu Hu laughed at the same time when they saw her expression.
The rickety figure of the old patriarch was walking alone on the long stone staircase of the Wu family's old house, listening to bursts of laughter coming from behind, and he also had a smile on his face.
After the short birthday party, Wu Ying walked back to her room.
Zhou Bai followed Wu Hu and walked back to his room.
On the way, Zhou Bai always felt that there was one person missing from the party tonight.
It wasn't until they passed by Wu Chi's room that Zhou Bai remembered that it was Wu Ying's second brother who didn't show up tonight.
Zhou Bai looked at the lights in Wu Chi's room that went out, walked a few steps quickly, walked side by side with Wu Hu, and then asked pretending to be casual.
"Hey, is there no one living in this room?"
Wu Hu saw Zhou Bai pointing to Wu Chi's room, so he replied.
"Oh, this room.
This is Wu Chi's room. He left with a group of people not long ago.