At noon, Yu Shu leaned against a tree across the street from San Jue Study House and looked in the direction of the door. When she saw a teacher coming out, she straightened her body. After a while, the students left in twos and threes. She looked at Yu Xiaoxiu, who was walking out alone. She was about to call out to him when someone caught up with Yu Xiaoxiu from behind and patted him. It was that annoying Xue Wenzhe.
Yu Xiaoxiu probably didn't want to stand in the middle of the road, so he went to the side to talk with him. After a few words, they started arguing. Yu Shu couldn't hear what they were arguing about, but she saw that Xue Wenzhe was fierce towards Yu Xiaoxiu, who was shorter than him, and even grabbed his shoulder. She concluded that the pretty boy was bullying her brother, so she frowned and stopped watching. She shouted: "Xiaoxiu!"
Yu Xiaoxiu heard the shout and turned his head to the left and right. When he saw Yu Shu under the tree, he was stunned. He glared at Xue Wenzhe, slapped his hand away, and hurried over. His face was a little surprised and a little embarrassed: "Sister, why are you here?"
"I'm picking you up to eat at Aunt Huei's place," Yu Shu reached out and pulled on his wrinkled collar. She raised her chin and pointed at Xue Wenzhe, who was walking in this direction, and said: "Sister, why are you here?"
"Nothing," Yu Xiaoxiu turned his face and saw that Xue Wenzhe was walking in this direction. He hurriedly grabbed Yu Shu's hand: "Sister, let's go quickly, I'm starving."
Yu Shu knew that he was hiding something from her. Seeing that they were going to leave, Xue Wenzhe strode forward and stretched out his hand to block their way.
"Mouse Yu!"
Yu Shu pressed down on Yu Xiaoxiu's shoulder and squinted at him, waiting to see what this ungrateful gigolo had to say. Xue Wenzhe suddenly saw Yu Shu. He only wanted to stop her and talk to her, but he didn't prepare an excuse. Being stared at by Yu Shu's disdainful eyes, he almost lost his temper again. Clenching his fists, he looked at Yu Shu who was dressed like a boy and said in a low voice: "Why are you dressed like this? Can't you tell whether you are a boy or a girl after being kicked out of the Ji family?"
"It's none of your business."
Xue Wenzhe gritted his teeth. "Where have you been living these days? Don't tell me you've been living on the streets?"
"It's none of your business."
"You!" Xue Wenzhe's shoulders trembled in anger at her light words. He widened his eyes and said, "Last time, I saw you with a shady man. I was afraid that you wouldn't learn from him and ruin the Ji family's reputation!"
If they hadn't been standing on the side of the road, Yu Shu would have spat at him. This guy's words were not pleasing to hear and he ruined the reputation of the Ji family. The reputation of the Ji family had nothing to do with her. How dare he say that Cao Zixin was shady? Why didn't he take a look at himself first?
Yu Shu was calm, but Yu Xiaoxiu didn't agree. He pushed Xue Wenzhe away angrily and stretched out his leg to kick him: "Stop talking nonsense! Stop making up stories about my sister! "
Xue Wenzhe staggered two steps back. When he saw Yu Shu's startled eyes, he became angry and stretched out his hand to grab Yu Xiaoxiu's collar. When he was about to hit him, he heard Yu Shu shout: "Xue Wenzhe!"
His fist stopped, and when he turned his head, he was met with a pair of dark and gloomy eyes that were embedded in that originally cute and round face. There was an indescribable incongruity, and it made him feel unfamiliar.
"Listen to me. If you dare to trouble me again and gossip like a stinky old woman, I'll spread the shameful story of you being captured, stripped naked, and placed on the altar like a pig's head. I'll let everyone know that you've been captured, stripped naked, and placed on the altar as a pig's head. I'll let everyone know that I'll make you proud. Do you hear me?
Xue Wenzhe's pupils dilated as he recalled the horror of that night. When he woke up, he was lying naked on a table. It was raining and the ground was surrounded by motionless' corpses'. The scene of Yama became his nightmare every night. He didn't dare to tell anyone about it because he was afraid that others would laugh at him and look down on him.
He shivered violently. His face which was red with anger just now turned pale.
When Yu Shu saw the change in his face, she snorted coldly in her heart. After so many days, she more or less understood why Xue Wenzhe had such an attitude towards her, his savior. She was afraid that he was embarrassed when he was stripped naked that day. She was the one who knew about it, so he always looked for trouble with her.
But what did this matter have to do with her? Just because he was frightened and humiliated, he wanted to find a balance between the two of them. Was there such a good thing in the world? She was still unhappy in her heart. Such an ungrateful seedling, if she didn't teach him a lesson, sooner or later, he would grow crooked.
"You heard it. Let go of my brother."
Xue Wenzhe paused for a moment and loosened his hand. Yu Xiaoxiu broke free and kicked his calf again. He pulled Yu Shu two steps back, snorted at Xue Wenzhe and dragged her away. "You, aren't you afraid?"
A hoarse question made Yu Shu stop. She pulled Yu Xiaoxiu's arm and turned her head. She saw Xue Wenzhe looking at her with red eyes. His eyes which were usually proud and arrogant, now there was only fear.
Yu Shu grinded her teeth and sneered: "Afraid? What are you afraid of? Afraid that those bad guys will find you again? "
Xue Wenzhe lowered his head embarrassedly, as if it was not difficult to say the words that symbolized fear: "I … I have nightmares every night. I have nightmares every night. I dream that I'm lying in a pile of dead people without any clothes on. A lot of people surround me and stare at me. There are teachers in the school, classmates, and you … "
Yu Shu felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She was silent for a moment and then asked: "How old are you this year?"
"Ten, sixteen."
"I am fifteen this year," Yu Shu shamelessly lied about her "actual" age and pulled Yu Xiaoxiu in front of her: "My brother is only eleven this year. He was arrested with you that day. Because we were not drugged, we were locked in a small dark room. My brother was locked with real dead people for a whole night. Xiaoxiu, tell him, were you afraid at that time?"
Although Yu Xiaoxiu didn't want to talk to Xue Wenzhe, he still reluctantly said: "Of course I was afraid."
Yu Shu patted his shoulder and asked: "Are you still afraid now?"
Yu Xiaoxiu rolled his eyes: "It's been so long, what's there to be afraid of?" After saying that, he looked at Xue Wenzhe with disdain and thought: "You are so big, but you are a coward."
"Did you hear that?" Yu Shu looked at the confused Xue Wenzhe and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about me. My brother is five years younger than you. After that incident, he's not afraid anymore, but you still have nightmares. It's not wrong to say that you're a good-for-nothing. I think you shouldn't be a boy. You might as well be a little girl and hide at home.
Xue Wenzhe was immediately angered by Yu Shu again. His face turned red and white, and he said angrily: "You are a little girl!"
"I am a little girl." Yu Shu shrugged her shoulders. It was good to be young. She could boast shamelessly that she was a little girl.
"You, you …"
"Stop it. If you don't want to be laughed at, you should be a little more mature. Don't act like someone owes you 500 taels of silver. Also, what I said before was not to scare you. If you want to trouble us again, you can try."
Yu Shu pulled Yu Xiaoxiu and said to Xue Wenzhe, whose face was red again: "The sun is high in the sky. Let's go home and eat, Miss Xue."
Xue Wenzhe blushed and craned his neck to stare at Yu Shu's back. He didn't want to lose face, "Mouse Yu! Listen, I will not be afraid of you, and I will not be afraid of those bad people. You are not allowed to call me Miss Xue anymore! "
Yu Shu did not look back. She raised her hand and waved casually to the back. Then she took Yu Xiaoxiu, who was laughing because of the "Miss Xue", and went home.
Xue Wenzhe stood under the tree and watched them go far away before leaning against the tree panting. His eyes were empty and he was lost in thought for a while. After a long time, his eyes lit up again and the lifelessness from before was swept away. He raised his hand to touch his face and muttered, "I'm not a little girl, smelly rat." Yu Shu took Yu Xiaoxiu to eat two bowls of noodle soup at Zhao Hui's stall at noon, and then sent him home to do his homework. She stayed to help Zhao Hui wash the dishes, wipe the table, and collect money. She did everything, and occasionally told a joke to make Zhao Hui happy, to relieve boredom and tiredness.
Until dusk, when a large number of customers had not come up in the evening, Zhao Hui wiped her hands on her apron, pointed to the wonton on the grate, and said to Yu Shu: "Xiao Yu, look after it. I will be back soon."
"Okay." Yu Shu did not ask where she was going. She put down the rag and went to the back of the hot grate.
After about the time of a meal, Zhao Hui came back happily with a small bag. Yu Shu asked curiously: "What did Aunt Huei take?"
Zhao Hui pursed her lips and smiled: "I will show you tonight."
Yu Shu saw that she was keeping her in suspense, and she was even more curious: "Tell me, why do you have to wait until the evening?"
"Go, take the money and buy two fire sticks on the street. After eating, go back and read your book. You have spent the whole afternoon here." Zhao Hui grabbed a handful of copper coins and gave them to Yu Shu. She drove her away and put the bag under the bottom of the cart, where the smoke could not reach it.
After Yu Shu finished her meal, she was sent away. When the sky turned dark, she staggered to Daoist Qing Zheng's small courtyard. Seeing that the door was locked, she knocked on the door twice in puzzlement. She bent down and found the key in the crack of the doorsill. She opened the keyhole and pushed the door open.
"Master, master?"
She wandered around the house but did not find Qing Zheng. She only saw a letter on the stone table in the courtyard, which was under a stone. She picked it up and read: "My bad disciple, I came to Ye City to visit a friend. I asked for a benefit for you. You will return it in seven days. You must not neglect your daily homework. You will guess the chess pieces and watch the stars for half an hour. If you are lazy, you will be punished when you return.
I will stay. "" Why did you leave just like that? "Yu Shu muttered. She held the letter and went into the house. She found a match and lit the oil lamp. She burned the letter and picked up the two bowls of chess pieces on the table. She picked up the futon on the bed and went out.
There was a circle drawn in the courtyard. It was carved by Qing Zheng half a month ago. He did not use those strange paints. At first, Yu Shu thought that the old man did not have enough money and cut corners. She even took the opportunity to laugh at him.
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