The sun is not strong today. Yu Shu has experienced the feeling of standing under the sun for three hours during military training, but with a heavy censer on her head, it is a different story.
Yu Shu is a person who often goes to the gym in her previous life, so she has a good physical fitness. But now she has changed to a lazy life. Although she has strong willpower, her body can't bear it. Not long after, her shoulders begin to ache and her head is heavy.
Yu Xiaoxiu is not much better than her. He stubbornly holds the censer on his head with both hands, biting his lips and sweating profusely.
Yu Shu squints at him and can't stand it anymore. She whispers,
"Hey, don't be so stubborn. Just hold it with one hand and don't let it fall. When you are tired, you can change to the other hand."
Yu Xiaoxiu ignores her and stubbornly stands straight, not even bending his legs. From this point, it can be seen how stubborn this child is. Yu Shu has no choice but to walk half a step diagonally in front of him, using her height which is half a head taller than him to block some sunlight and create a little bit of shade for him.
Always thinking about the censer on her head makes her feel heavy, so Yu Shu distracts herself to think about other things. For example, why does Yu Xiaoxiu not do his homework?
Did he forget? No, looking at this child's reaction, it is clear that he has not forgotten.
Playful? Not really. Yu Shu now remembers that these days she sees Yu Xiaoxiu holding a branch and drawing at the door when he has nothing to do. He should be studying. She has not seen any playmates of Yu Xiaoxiu come to find him.
Wait —
An idea flashes in Yu Shu's mind. She grabs it and pulls it down to have a look. Suddenly, she is enlightened.
"Xiaoxiu, is there no paper and ink at home?"
She had almost forgotten about this. Ever since she came to this house, she had never seen Yu Xiaoxiu write anything on a piece of paper. There was not even a desk in their small room.
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't say anything, but Yu Shu knew that she guessed right. It was because there was no paper and ink that she couldn't even do her homework.
Why didn't the Ji family give them paper and ink when they sent them to school? Or was it because it wasn't the right time to send it to him?
Yu Shu didn't dare to ask anymore. She vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with "her".
The sun rose higher and higher, and the temperature increased. Yu Xiaoxiu's breathing became heavier. Yu Shu blinked away the sweat that flowed into her eyes. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the group of children sitting in the shade in the private school, as well as the old teacher who was teaching loudly.
"Bang!"
The incense burner in Yu Shu's hand fell to the ground with a loud noise. The incense ashes scattered all over the ground, and the burner rolled to the side. She weakly fell to the ground.
Such a big movement caused everyone in the private school to turn their heads to look.
Yu Xiaoxiu was startled by the sound. Seeing that Yu Shu had fainted, he quickly put the incense burner on the ground. His hands were numb from holding it for a long time, but he still hurriedly went to help Yu Shu up. He shook her in panic.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? "
He couldn't wake Yu Shu up. Instead, he lured the teachers out of the private school. Teacher Liu took the lead and walked in front. A group of students leaned on the railing and looked outside.
Teacher Confucius, who was next door, squatted down and turned Yu Shu's face with one hand. He lifted her eyelids to take a look and checked her breath.
"She's fine. She just fainted from the sun."
When Yu Xiaoxiu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He still held Yu Shu worriedly.
Teacher Liu frowned. "Why is her body so weak?"
Teacher Ji was a member of the same family and recognized the siblings. He was a little unhappy and said to Yu Xiaoxiu, "She doesn't even do her homework.
She can't even take a small punishment. I really don't know why I asked you to come here. You're a disgrace to our Ji family. Okay, send her back. "
Yu Xiaoxiu lowered his head and silently put Yu Shu's arm on his sore shoulder. He tried to help her up, but he didn't succeed.
Seeing his strenuous appearance, Teacher Liu impatiently turned to the private school and called out, "Someone, come and send them back.
"Someone, send them back."
As soon as he said this, the students at the railing shrank their heads. Those who were slow were caught by Teacher Liu.
"Xue Wenzhe, come here."
There were a few snickers in the private school. A tall and straight teenager reluctantly walked out.
"Send them back and go home."
"Yes, Teacher."
The teachers in this Yi Hall were all genuine elders of the Yi Family. With a single order, no matter how much the child was pampered at home, he had to listen to them obediently.
When Yu Xiaoxiu saw Teacher Liu call a boy to help support his sister, he was a little reluctant. It just so happened that Xue Wenzhe was not interested in Yu Shu. After helping Yu Xiaoxiu put her on his back, he only held her back to prevent her from falling.
Yu Xiaoxiu was also strong-willed. He silently carried Yu Shu out of the door.
***
After leaving the door, they turned left. It was a small alley. As soon as they stepped into it, Xue Wenzhe impatiently put down his hand.
"What bad luck," he said to Yu Xiaoxiu rudely. "Carry her back yourself. I won't send you back. Also, don't tell on me in front of the teacher. Otherwise, I'll beat you up."
Being warned like this, Yu Xiaoxiu's expression was very ugly. He was about to retort when the person on his back, pretending to be dead, suddenly moved.
"Well, you're right. Those who would tell on me in front of the teacher are all little bastards. If you don't want to be a turtle, keep your mouth shut."
Yu Shu climbed down from Yu Xiaoxiu's back. She held his thin shoulders with one hand and put her index finger on her lips with the other. She gestured to the fair-skinned boy in front of her to keep quiet.
Xue Wenzhe was dumbfounded. After a moment, he reacted. He widened his eyes and pointed at Yu Shu.
"You, you, you were pretending to be unconscious. How dare you lie to the teacher?"
Yu Shu rolled her eyes at him. "If I didn't lie to him, would I really have to stand with the incense burner on my head until noon? Are you stupid? "
In the era that she lived in, corporal punishment was against the law. She had stood for so long just now. Rather than saying that she was afraid of being scolded by Teacher Liu, it was better to say that she wanted to make herself remember so that she wouldn't forget her homework next time.
After cutting off the pretty boy's words, Yu Shu ignored him. She turned her head and smiled apologetically at Yu Xiaoxiu, who had a very bad expression. She gently shook his shoulder and said,
"Don't be angry with me. I didn't mean to scare you. If I continue to stand, I will really faint. Look at my legs. You also know that we have no money and no one to care about us. When the time comes, we will have to trouble Aunt Liu to take care of us. It's not easy for her to help us. "
Yu Shu knew that Yu Xiaoxiu had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She deliberately used Aunt Liu as a shield. Sure enough, he just glared at her and didn't immediately shake off her hand.
"Come on, let's go home. It's really hot today. I'm dying of thirst after being in the sun for half a day."
Yu Shu half dragged and half dragged Yu Xiaoxiu home. After a few steps, she remembered that she had forgotten something. She turned her head and said to Xue Wenzhe, who was still standing there in a daze.
"Hey, you, if you don't want to be a turtle, remember not to talk nonsense. If I find out that you talked too much, I will call you a little bastard when I see you in the future."
Xue Wenzhe was anxious. What "you"? Doesn't he have a name? A few days ago, she disgustingly pestered him and called him "Brother Wenzhe"!
No, no, this was not the point. The point was that this stinky girl who was usually submissive in front of him dared to threaten him!
When Xue Wenzhe finally figured out what the point was, he looked back and saw that Yu Shu and her brother were no longer in the alley.
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