When Yu Shu woke up in the morning, Yu Xiaoxiu had already finished his breakfast and was ready to go out. She woke up when she smelled the fragrance of cabbage. She had been hungry all night. As soon as she opened her eyes, her stomach grumbled. She rubbed her aching stomach. As soon as she moved, she felt a tingling pain in her arms. She raised her hands and saw that her two forearms were wrapped in layers of gauze.
"Hiss —"
Yu Xiaoxiu turned his head and walked to her bedside. He reached out and hung half of her bed curtain on a rusty iron hook. He said,
"The food is hot. Eat quickly when you get up. Don't let it get cold. The medicine is in my wardrobe. Later, I'll ask Aunt Liu to bring hot water for you to wipe and apply it again. I'll help you ask for instructions from the school. I'll wash your shoes and put them on the wall to dry. "
Yu Shu went to bed last night without eating. When she woke up at dawn, her head was still swollen. However, when she heard Yu Xiaoxiu's words, she couldn't help but feel concerned. She thought that after half a month, this kid finally treated her well. She couldn't help but smile proudly. She squinted her eyes and said,
"Got it. Go ahead and come back early."
"Okay." Yu Xiaoxiu turned his head and was about to leave. He inadvertently glanced at the flat box at the foot of her bed. He wanted to ask but didn't open his mouth to ask. When he walked to the door, he heard Yu Shu call him,
"By the way, Xiaoxiu, how do I get to the Jing Mo Tang?"
Old Lady Ji was really wicked. She punished her to clean the pond. Who knew how big it was.
"Jing Mo Tang?" Yu Xiaoxiu thought for a moment and curled his lips. "It's Jing Mo Tang, right? Old Lady punished you to clean there? You don't have to go. You can't do the work there. Just lie in the room. When I come back from school, I'll clean it for you. "
Without waiting for Yu Shu's reply, he picked up his bag and left.
"How can I help you get punished? How dare you talk nonsense," Yu Shu complained. In fact, she was very happy with Yu Xiaoxiu's words. She stretched on the bed and sat up.
After getting out of bed, Yu Shu carelessly ran her fingers through her hair. Without brushing her teeth, she picked up the steamed bun on the table and took a big bite out of it. Then, she bent over the table and gulped down a big mouthful of rice soup. The rice was too hot, and the heat made her mouth numb. She didn't spit it out and swallowed it in one gulp.
She cleaned up every dish and soup on the table, wiped the juice off the plate with a steamed bun, and stuffed it into her mouth. Only then did she stand up with satisfaction. Only after eating would she have the strength to work.
"Miss, this servant has fetched some water and placed it here for you."
Aunt Liu came in a hurry, put a basin of hot water in the room, and left. It seemed like she didn't know that Yu Shu had been beaten last night.
Yu Shu closed the door, took a towel, and squatted by the basin of water. She rolled up her sleeves and untied the gauze on her arm. The bruises from last night had already formed small brown scabs. The bottom of her arm was green and purple. It looked quite horrifying.
She frowned and dipped the towel in the hot water to wipe the wound. Then, she rolled up her sleeves and went to Yu Xiaoxiu's bed to look for medicine. She lifted the bed curtain and bent over.
This was the second time she had touched Yu Xiaoxiu's bed. The difference was that she had just arrived, but this time, it was aboveboard. In this small room that was less than 20 square meters, Yu Xiaoxiu's bed was equivalent to his room. Since he took the initiative to let Yu Shu approach his territory, it was enough to show that he had let go of his prejudice against Yu Shu.
Yu Xiaoxiu's bed was about the same size as Yu Shu's. The quilt was neatly folded and placed at the end of the bed. The thin layer of blue mattress was laid out neatly, and there was a dry smell of honey locust. Obviously, it hadn't been washed for long. The pillow was also placed neatly at the head of the bed. Outside the pillow was a wooden block the size of a fist. She didn't know what it was used for. What was interesting was that on the inner corner of the bed, there was a fluffy doll that looked like a small mouse. It had a pair of black beady eyes, and it kept rolling around like it was real.
.....
Old, old, mouse?
After looking at that pair of black beady eyes for a moment, Yu Shu decisively called out,
"Ah!"
"Squeak!"
She screamed because of a physiological reaction, and the mouse screamed because it was scared by her. However, after the scream, neither of them moved. It was fine if Yu Shu didn't move. Her hand was injured, and she was afraid that the mouse might be infected, so she didn't want to catch it.
But the mouse was amused. It curled its two small front paws and held the thing in its arms. It stood with its back against the wall, and foolishly did not move.
No, it moved very slightly. It just took one more step to the side, and the other followed with a "whoosh". It was so fast that Yu Shu couldn't see it clearly.
Yu Shu also moved. She quietly knelt on the bed with one leg, and reached behind her to take off her shoe. She stared at the mouse without blinking, ready to attack. Holding her breath, she suddenly pulled out her shoe and raised her hand —
The mouse trembled in fear. With a soft "pata" sound, the thing in the fur on its chest fell out and rolled on the bed. It was a small silver and white piece, the size of a fingernail, lying by its feet. It looked down at the thing that fell, and then looked up at Yu Shu. It puffed up its belly, and rubbed its two little paws in front of its chest. It seemed to be uneasy, as if it was a thief who was caught first.
Yu Shu's hand that was holding the shoe stopped in mid-air, and she stared at the small silver white piece. Her eyes widened, and in the end, she threw it at the yellow-skinned mouse like a knife. She smiled sinisterly and said,
"So it was you, little thief, who framed me."
The night before yesterday, Yu Xiaoxiu said that the silver under the pillow was missing. He suspected that it was her, so he quarreled with her. If she did not see it with her own eyes, she would not believe that the thief was a palm-sized mouse.
It was true that when the house was big, there were all kinds of mice. They stole food, drinks, and even stole money.
Yesterday, Yu Xiaoxiu's snacks were stolen. It must be the little thief's doing. With the new hatred and old hatred added together, Yu Shu's eyes scared the mouse so much that its hair stood up. At first glance, it didn't look like a mouse, but a hedgehog.
"Squeak!" The little mouse saw that the situation was not good. It bent down to pick up the silver particle at its feet to protect its chest. With three feet on the ground, it ran away.
"Where are you going!"
Yu Shu whipped it with the sole of her shoe, but she didn't hit it. She slapped it a few more times. The mouse jumped up and down. Although it wasn't hit, it was carrying something in its arms. With three feet on the ground, it was not as flexible as four feet. Yu Shu was anxious and pulled up the quilt. She wanted to cover it, but it jumped onto her shoulder, stepped on her back, and slipped to the ground outside the bed.
It didn't stand firmly on the ground and fell. The silver in its claws fell out, and it jumped on the ground twice. The little mouse got up, kicked its hind legs, and stretched out its front claws to pounce on the silver. However, its body froze in the air for a moment. It didn't jump an inch before it fell back to the ground with a bang.
It turned its head and looked back along its butt. A huge shoe was stepping on the tip of its tail.
"Squeak!" There was a scream.
"Hmph hmph." Yu Shu bent down and grabbed the yellow-skinned mouse's tail. She swung it a few times in the air with pride until it was dizzy and disoriented. Only then did she pick up the piece of silver on the ground and grab it by its tail. She found a large bowl behind the door that had a hole in it, flipped it over, and placed it under the bowl.
Hearing the sound of the bowl scratching the wall, Yu Shu laughed happily. She tossed the silver in her hand and knocked on the bottom of the bowl with her fingers.
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