When he walked to the door of the shop, Zhang Zian saw a gray shadow flash through the door. It seemed that Richard had run away in a panic after seeing him.
Back in the shop, he casually glanced at Lu Yiyun. He felt that her expression was a bit weird. Her eyes were wandering, and her head was very low, as if she was trying to hide something.
However, he had too many things to think about at the moment. He didn't have time to think about her abnormal behavior. He felt that she was probably considering whether or not to go home for the Spring Festival.
Inside the shop, he fed the barbecued meat to the hungry elfins who were about to rebel.
Fina and Snowy Lionet couldn't wait anymore. They immediately gobbled up the barbecued meat. God knows how they could eat so much when they were lying down all day...
Old Time Tea ate in a much gentler manner. It first took off its bamboo hat, used the wet towel that Zhang Zian prepared to clean its paws, and then slowly ate.
Richard was also fluttering its wings, asking for food. Zhang Zian fed it nuts and diced vegetables. It was muttering something about Billy while eating. Even food couldn't stop its mouth.
He took out his phone and wanted to discuss with Sun Xiaomeng about keeping the cat in the snack bar. At this time, Old Time Tea swallowed a mouthful of barbecued meat and asked, "Zian, did you buy anything for the Spring Festival? Things will go up when it's near the end of the year. "
"There's nothing to buy. It's better to buy fresh vegetables. It's better to buy fresh ones. It's okay if it's expensive," he laughed.
"You didn't buy any fireworks and firecrackers? I always feel that the Spring Festival in Binhai City doesn't feel like the Spring Festival. It's so quiet … "Old Time Tea looked out through the glass door and said sadly.
This was the first Spring Festival that the elfins, including Old Time Tea, had spent in the pet shop. The other elfins were not interested in the Lunar New Year in China and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. However, for Old Time Tea, who had a strong sense of tradition, it missed the traditional Spring Festival in its memory more.
Zhang Zian had experienced that kind of Spring Festival when he was a child. However, as firecrackers were banned in major cities one after another, and people's cultural life was getting richer day by day, the traditional Spring Festival was gradually neglected. Not only did Old Time Tea feel lonely, but Zhang Zian and many other people also felt the same way.
However, it couldn't be helped. This was the progress of the times.
Zhang Zian told Old Time Tea the reason for the ban on firecrackers. It was because of the air quality and the frequent injuries caused by the production and lighting of firecrackers.
Old Time Tea nodded, stroking its whiskers to show that it understood. However, regret was still written on its face. It murmured, "One year old in the sound of firecrackers, the spring wind brings warmth to Tu Su …"
After the New Year, Old Time Tea had aged another year. It was probably sighing at the fact that its youth was no longer as white as a feather.
Zhang Zian didn't want it to be sad, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, Grandpa Tea. Firecrackers are only banned in the city. We can go to the suburbs during the Spring Festival. Firecrackers are not banned there."
Old Time Tea smiled. "It's okay. I'm just saying. Zian, go and do your work. Pi's condition isn't very good. You'll have to take care of it. "
After saying that, it continued to eat dinner and watch TV.
Zhang Zian wanted to say a few words to comfort Old Time Tea, but no words came out of his mouth. He knew that it was normal for people to grow old and die, but was it the same for the extraordinary elfins that were born from the Strength of Faith?
He looked at Fina and Snowy Lionet, who were eating the barbecue. Snowy Lionet noticed his gaze and glared at him. There was still meat on its nose.
Fina and Snowy Lionet were young, but one day, they would grow old like Old Time Tea.
He went to the second floor and saw that the lights in the living room were off. The fluorescent light from the monitor shone on Pi's face. It was wearing its pince-nez again and was typing slowly. Zhang Zian didn't know if it was in a bad mood or because it was stuck.
"Pi, why didn't you turn on the lights? It's not good for your eyes to use the computer with the lights off. "
He turned on the lights and closed the curtains.
The untitled book was quietly placed next to the computer in an open state. The breeze brought by pulling the curtains flipped a page of the book, which reminded him of a poem from the past — The breeze can't read, so why does it flip the book?
In front of the nameless book, he was an illiterate breeze.
"Eeek." Pi scratched its head, as if it suddenly realized something. It seemed that it was too focused and forgot.
"Pi, get up and take a break. Rest for a while before you write." Zhang Zian pointed to the hammock chair.
Pi nodded and lay down in the hammock chair with Zhang Zian's help.
Although it wasn't the first time he held it, Zhang Zian still felt that it was too light. It was as light as a baby, light and fragile.
"Eeek?"
Pi gestured with its hands, meaning to ask where he had been.
"I went to Sun Xiaomeng's pet clinic. You know, and then I talked to a math teacher," Zhang Zian answered. Although Pi had never seen Sun Xiaomeng, it knew what had happened in the past and everything about Sun Xiaomeng.
Pi blinked and seemed to be interested in the word "math."
Zhang Zian picked up the nameless book. He wasn't wearing his pince-nez, so the pages were blank. He flipped through the pages casually and changed to a relaxed topic. "Pi, let me ask you a question."
"Eeek?" Pi tilted its head in confusion.
"This is a book about life, the universe, and everything." Zhang Zian handed the book to it and said half-jokingly, "Since it's about life, does it talk about how to prolong life, or even immortality? You don't know, but I'm quite afraid of death. There were so many emperors in ancient China who asked for elixirs. Did any of them really become immortals? "
Pi picked up the book and flipped through it carefully, then shook its head.
This answer was within Zhang Zian's expectation. After all, immortality had no basis. If everyone could live forever, the population of the earth would explode.
"What about elfins? Can elfins live longer? "he asked casually.
Pi picked up the book again and flipped through it for a long time. From time to time, it scratched its head and frowned, as if it had encountered a difficult problem.
It didn't immediately deny this possibility, which gave Zhang Zian a glimmer of hope. When there was no hope, he could only accept the fact that Old Time Tea was getting older. But now that there was a glimmer of hope, he became anxious, afraid that the hope would turn into disappointment.
After waiting for a while, Pi finally put down the book and nodded solemnly.
"What? Really? Elfins can live longer? "Zhang Zian suddenly became excited." How? "
Pi pointed at the laptop, and Zhang Zian took it over.
It typed: The time is not right. The future is not certain.
Zhang Zian thought about this line of words several times. Although the time was not right, it was always good to know that it could prolong life. This was the difference between 0 and 1.
"How long can it be extended? Two years? Three years? "he asked again, not daring to have too high of an expectation.
Pi typed: Infinite.
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