"My luck is not bad. I dug up a few wild sweet potatoes."
Old Feng said happily, "But I tasted the fruit. It's too sour."
Tao Xiaman slowly raised her head and looked at Old Feng. Hearing the old man's voice, her nervousness eased a little. She even smiled subconsciously. "I haven't eaten roasted sweet potatoes in a long time."
Old Feng hesitated and asked, "Miss, can you see now?"
Tao Xiaman smiled and shook her head, "Yes, I can see a little bit now, but it's still very blurry like a short-sighted person."
Old Feng let out a sigh of relief. He sat down and buried the sweet potatoes in the fire. "No wonder you look better." He said softly.
Tao Xiaman stretched out her hands to warm her body and nodded, "I didn't know that a little bit of light is so important."
Old Feng didn't say anything.
Tao Xiaman suddenly asked, "Do you have a mobile phone? I want to make a call. "
Old Feng shook his head, "I don't have one. You're going to call your family, right? "
Tao Xiaman nodded and sighed, "My fiancé must be worried about me."
Old Feng said, "It's foggy in the forest and it's not safe to walk now. When the sun comes out tomorrow, I'll take you out. "
"That's the only way." Tao Xiaman nodded and apologized, "I'm sorry. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to stay here for the whole night. "
Old Feng shook his head, "It's okay. I'm alone and I can talk to someone … "
He looked at Tao Xiaman and lowered his voice, "… That's good."
Thinking of what the old man said, Tao Xiaman thought that he was a lonely old man and felt pity for him. "Sir, why do you want to meet your daughter? Did she leave you behind? "
"I left her behind." Old Feng shook his head, "I'm sorry."
"Well …" Tao Xiaman hesitated and said softly, "Sir, there's no overnight hatred between father and daughter. Maybe you should talk to her."
Suddenly, there was a clapping sound.
Old Feng broke a branch that he was going to throw into the firewood. He said, "Is there really no resentment from last night?"
Tao Xiaman sighed and smiled bitterly, "Maybe … maybe I'm the least qualified person to say that. I … I haven't seen my father in a long time. "
"Why don't you see him?" Old Feng raised his voice.
Tao Xiaman was silent. She hugged her legs and rested her chin on her knees. She stared at the bonfire in front of her.
Old Feng sighed, "Sorry, I asked too much."
"No … nothing." Tao Xiaman shook her head.
She had been wanting to confide in him all this time. But she couldn't find anyone to talk to.
She didn't recognize the old man in front of her. Perhaps it was just a meeting of fate … a stranger.
A person who didn't know about her past, and who perhaps wouldn't interact with her in the future … A stranger who was very suitable to talk to in her life.
"Senior, I …" She raised her head and said bitterly, "I am actually the daughter of a murderer."
Old Feng's hand trembled, slowing down his action of putting down the branch. He could only slow down his breath at this moment. That was because there was a moment when he found it hard to catch his breath.
"Will you look down on me?" Tao Xiaman saw the old man suddenly become silent, she seemed to be nervous.
"No, no." Old Feng shook his head, "Of course not. I only look down on myself. "
"Senior, you …"
"It's nothing." Old Feng took a deep breath, "Others are others, and I am myself. I'm not qualified to judge others."
Tao Xiaman smiled faintly, "Senior, if everyone could be as open-minded as you, there would be a lot of … a lot of things in the world."
Old Feng frowned, "Do you … care about others' opinions?"
Tao Xiaman shook her head and said slowly after a while, "I don't know, I really don't know. I forgot a lot of things when I was young. But there are always some things that I can't forget. They are like a clock, always reminding me when I'm not paying attention … I'm scared. "
"Scared?"
Tao Xiaman raised her head, trying to hold back her tears, "I remember that my father was just arrested … They should be the family members of the victims. Maybe they were really angry, or maybe they just wanted to find a place to vent their anger …"
Tao Xiaman shook her head, smiling bitterly, "Can you imagine that feeling … Every day I was accused of being the murderer's daughter, with dirty blood on my body … No matter the students or the neighbors, they all kept a respectful distance from me. Indifferent, cold … cold, cold, cold … "
"How could they treat you like this! You're still so young! They, they, they! "
Old Feng's heart was bleeding, he said 'they' several times and stabbed the branch into the bonfire.
Tao Xiaman was startled, "Senior, you … Why are you more agitated than me?"
"I …" Old Feng heaved a sigh, "I feel sorry for you! The mistakes of the previous generation should be borne by the previous generation. Why should the hatred be passed on to the next generation? "
Tao Xiaman smiled bitterly, "Yes … Why? Perhaps, those who have been hurt can only fill the hole in their hearts by hurting themselves. "
Inside the cave, there was a sudden silence.
Only the fragrance of the roasted sweet potato filled the air.
"It's cooked, right?" Tao Xiaman whispered, "It smells so good."
"I'll get it for you." Old Feng nodded, digging out the sweet potato with the branch and picking it up. Unexpectedly, the sweet potato was too hot. Old Feng screamed in pain and the sweet potato fell from his hand.
"Senior, are you okay?" Tao Xiaman held Old Feng's fingers and blew gently, "Why didn't you pick it up later?"
"I was too impatient." Old Feng shook his head with a wry smile.
Tao Xiaman suddenly burst into laughter. She extended her sleeve and covered her palm. Then, she carefully lifted the sweet potato and blew on it to cool it down. She recalled, "I remember when I was young, my father was always like you. He could always scald his hand with the sweet potato. He couldn't change this bad habit. "
"You … You still remember?"
"What?" Tao Xiaman didn't hear him clearly.
Old Feng said gently, "Nothing. Eat it while it's hot."
"Come on, let me break it." Tao Xiaman smiled and put it in front of Old Feng.
Just like that, the two of them ate the simple roasted sweet potato and didn't say anything else.
Old Feng didn't know how Tao Xiaman tasted it, but he knew it was the most delicious meal he had in the past ten years.
They could chat, have a meal, talk, laugh, and see each other.
This was the meal he had been looking forward to for more than ten years.
…
Tao Xiaman had already laid down. She had suffered many things in one day and was probably extremely tired. Her breathing gradually calmed down.
Old Feng carefully looked after the pile of firewood in case it suddenly went out.
However, he still had some questions that he wanted to ask personally, so he said, "Miss, Miss?"
"Yes, I'm listening." Tao Xiaman yawned, "What's up?"
Old Feng hesitated, "Miss, don't you want to see your father? Maybe … he misses you very much. "
"I don't know …" She seemed to be sleepy, "I'm afraid … I don't know … how to face him … I'm afraid …"
"Auntie …" Old Feng turned his head and saw that she had fallen asleep. He sighed, "Xiaman, I'm sorry."
…
Old Feng broke a small piece of twig and threw it to the fire. It was already midnight. Only the sound of his daughter's breathing and the wind in the mountain accompanied him.
He was very peaceful.
Old Feng suddenly came close to Tao Xiaman, stretching out his hand to touch her face … But he didn't dare to get close to her, fearing that he would disturb her dream.
Perhaps, she was having a very good dream right now, and he saw her smile as she slept.
Old Feng sighed and walked out of the cave slowly. It was still foggy outside, but he could vaguely see the shadow of the moon.
Old Feng raised his head and stood still for a long time. Then he gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"It's enough. Come out." Old Feng said softly, "It's enough. Come out. I know you're here … Boss."
Hearing Old Feng's call, the boss of the club finally appeared in the darkness.
"Sir, what can I do for you?" Luoqiu asked softly.
Old Feng looked at him and said after a while, "Thank you for arranging this meeting … It's enough, it's enough."
"Don't mention it. I'll give you some compensation." Luoqiu looked at the time, "Miss Xiaman's eyes will recover after she wakes up. Don't worry."
Old Feng nodded and wanted to say something, but he didn't.
Finally, he opened his mouth and said softly, "Send me back … Send me back to prison."
"Customer." Luo Qiu said indifferently, "According to your transaction, it's not the appointed time yet. However, the transaction has already started. Even if you stop now, you won't be able to get your transaction fee back. But if you don't stop now, I can make everything go back to the original state and you can go back to finish your wedding dress. "
Old Feng shook his head, "It doesn't matter."
He looked back at the cave and said reluctantly, "Five years of my life in exchange for this dinner. This conversation is already very worth it. Besides, I've been on the lookout for such a long time. I've already profited. "
Old Feng sighed and said bitterly, "I was too stubborn. I just thought about my own wish, but I didn't think about Xiaman's feelings … Why should I, why should I continue to make her happy life a mess? I … I shouldn't appear in her life again. "
"So …" Old Feng walked to Luoqiu, "Send me back."
"I understand. Then, as you wish."
…
When Tao Xiaman woke up … she felt a little cold.
She opened her eyes, and everything in front of her became incomparably clear. She could see everything clearly again. But she didn't see the old man who accompanied her for the whole night.
The firewood was extinguished and the old man was gone. Only the coat on her was left here.
Tao Xiaman was stunned. She vaguely heard some voices outside … someone was calling her name, and there seemed to be many people.
She limped out of the cave and heard more voices. She also saw a helicopter hovering in the distance.
It was dawn.
"I'm here! I'm here! Can you hear me? I'm here! "She began to shout loudly.
Not long after, a few people from the search team finally found her.
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