The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 71 The lady who is afraid of the dark

After accepting the flying knife practice instruction map from the blacksmith shop owner, Li Xiaodao rushed to the next place not far from the blacksmith shop, and also took something and put it in his bag.

It's time to go back after finishing the work. Li Xiaodao didn't hang around when he went back, he just bought some red ropes when he passed the grocery store.

By the time Li Xiaodao finished his work and returned home, it was already mid-afternoon.

Lunch is settled outside, what about dinner?

She sighed, let's start a fire and cook honestly. After finishing, I have to boil some hot water, which is needed for washing and soup at night.

Working slowly by himself, and the fire was difficult to light, Li Xiaodao went home to put away his things, took a short rest, and then began to work in the kitchen.

She plans to have a simple meal at night, just cook a porridge and stir-fry vegetables.

This time, the fire was improved, and the fire was lit after only two times of extinguishing.

I'm not used to using big pots and stoves, and the sun is about to set by the time Li Xiaodao prepares dinner.

After finishing her dinner in a hurry, she hurriedly cleaned up the pots and pans. She didn't finish the porridge, so she put some left over and put it in a bowl. She was going to heat it up tomorrow morning, steamed two pancakes, and scrambled an egg. It was perfect again. a breakfast.

After tidying up, I carried half buckets and half buckets of water at a time, two or three times, and boiled a little hot water for my own use.

it's getting dark.

Li Xiaodao didn't know why, but suddenly panicked.

She stood in the front yard, looking at the gradually darkening sky and the gradually darkening room, feeling a sense of fear in her heart.

She forgot that she was afraid of the dark.

Before time travel, if she watched a horror movie during the day, she would have to sleep with the lights on for three to five consecutive days.

But at that time I still lived in an apartment, in a lively urban area, where there were many people.

But now in this big courtyard, and the two-story wooden building, he is the only one.

Although it is said that the elder brother's house is next door, but there is a wall, and the excitement over there cannot be transmitted.

It was getting darker and darker, and the sun was about to sink into the western horizon. Li Xiaodao felt that he was dying, so he had to light up the lamp first.

She walked into the hall on the first floor, lit an oil lamp first, then mustered up the courage to go up to the dark second floor, and quickly lit an oil lamp when she entered the master bedroom.

After lighting the oil lamp, she sat on the edge of the bed and gasped for breath. The lighted oil lamp not only did not relieve her fear, but also made her feel that the hairs all over her body were about to stand on end.

The oil lamp was dim, far less bright than modern energy-saving lamps. The wind poured into the window blows into the room from time to time, making the lights shake and flicker, and the shadows also swayed on the wall, making it even more terrifying.

Li Xiaodao sat alone in the dim master bedroom. What was even more frightening was that the whole room was not only extremely dark, but also extremely quiet, so quiet that she could clearly hear her own breathing.

What to do, even with the oil lamp on, she dare not sleep here alone.

Moreover, it is impossible to light oil lamps all night, even if the oil is expensive, it is not safe to sleep at night with open flames.

Li Xiaodao sat stiffly on the edge of the bed, not daring to look around, the oil lamp could only illuminate the nearby places.

What's even more frightening is that at such times, the mind becomes more uncontrollable. The horror movies I've seen in the past, as well as supernatural movies, TV dramas about tomb robbers, and news cases I've watched... The horror scenes began They played back in her head one by one, and she tried desperately to stop them, but she couldn't.

She felt that the dark areas beyond the light of the oil lamp became more and more terrifying.

Suddenly she remembered that there was an oil lamp in the hall downstairs, and if she wanted to sleep, she had to turn off that lamp and bring it up, but now, do she still have the courage to go downstairs?
Even with the oil lamp on, it was pitch black behind and in front of me.

But just sitting here, I would think about whether there would be in the dark second bedroom opposite... She took a deep breath, and shouted in her head, just wanting to escape from this dark two-story wooden building as soon as possible.

Unable to bear it any longer, Li Xiaodao finally plucked up the courage to pick up the oil lamp, and decided to escape from the wooden building and return to the yard before talking.

She staggered down the stairs, with nothing behind her but she was in a hurry as if being chased by something. She fled down the stairs in three steps at a time, and entered the hall. She put two oil lamps in the hall so that it would be brighter, and then stood up. In the front yard, afraid to enter the house.

How about sitting in the yard wrapped in a quilt overnight?
I don't know why, looking at the good side room during the day, even the familiar kitchen, looks very hideous in the dark night without lights.

She immediately dismissed the idea of ​​spending the night in the yard.

Right now, she really wants to go to her brother's house next door. There are cooks, clerks, and apprentices at her brother's house, just like her own home in Jinsha Town before she got married...

Thinking of this, Li Xiaodao suddenly felt a little sore.

I thought I was about to go to bed, and I didn't wear a cloak, and now I dare not go upstairs to get it. Li Xiaodao felt a little cold, but there was nothing he could do.

She walked to the gate of the courtyard, picked up the key in her hand, opened the door, and went out.

Let’s go to the main street and stay for a while. Although it’s dark, there are still at least two or three hours before the curfew. The main street must be full of people at this time. Row to row, bright.

It's a little early to go to my brother's house now, so I have to talk politely, so I'll go later, ask my brother to help find a guest room and go to sleep directly.

Li Xiaodao quickly walked out of the dark alley, and came to the main street that seemed to be another world, suddenly filled with noisy sounds, bustling with people coming and going, and heavy traffic.

It's the feeling of finally returning to the normal world.

She sat down on the side of the street with her legs crossed, quietly watching the bustling street in a daze.

Sitting on the side of this lively street, and thinking about the dark house where she was alone, she felt that she didn't even want to go back.

I wanted to keep warm in my brother's medical clinic, but the medical clinic was closed.

Hey... wait, wait a while, and knock on the door of my brother's house.

But in the days when the husband is away, will he live in his brother's house every day?I'm afraid it's inconvenient, and my sister-in-law still has that personality...

It's really worrying.

Li Xiaodao sat on the side of the street in a daze while thinking wildly. It was still very cold at night in the provincial capital in the twelfth lunar month. After sitting for a long time, she felt that she was about to freeze.

"It's so cold..." Unable to sit still, she quickly stood up, stomped her feet, raised her legs on the spot, and exercised.

Hold on for a while, hold on for a while and knock on the door of your brother's house.No matter tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, let's talk about tonight first.

Hey, the first night when the husband was away was so embarrassing... Maybe the house is too big, it's really not good to stay in it alone, watching the old house alone at night is like a scene from a supernatural novel.

Don't you look a little pitiful now?She laughed at herself, and jumped a few times on the spot.

I can't admit defeat, I promised my husband that I can take care of myself, and there must be a way to solve the fear of the dark!
After exercising for a while, my body is not hot, my feet are numb from the cold, and my fingers feel a little sore from the cold, and the number of people on the street is gradually decreasing.

Everyone is going home...

Forget it, I can't hold it anymore, go knock on the door of my brother's house!

Li Xiaodao couldn't bear it any longer, and turned his head to walk back to the alley, but when he turned around, he bumped into a familiar figure head-on.

Could this person be...how could it be...

"Master?" Li Xiaodao called out in surprise.

Pei Zhiqi stepped forward quickly, held Li Xiaodao's two small hands, frowned and said, "...how come it's so cold."

Li Xiaodao didn't know why, her eyes suddenly became sour, and her vision was a little blurred. She threw herself into Pei Zhiqi's arms, and shouted again with a trembling voice: "Sir..."

(End of this chapter)