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Chapter 41

"My wife?" He Ze frowned, "What did you say? What happened?"

"It's just..." Liu San raised his head, but his voice suddenly paused, and he rolled his eyes a few times before saying, "Oh! No... You, you heard it wrong, I mean Lin Yu's family, something happened at Lin Yu's family, you should go and have a look."

"Lin Yu's family? What happened?"

He Ze frowned even more tightly, but before Liu San could answer, he had already walked quickly towards the direction of Lin's family.

Liu San held his knees with both hands and took a few deep breaths, then waved to Zhao Fugui and smiled, "Hello, Uncle Zhao!"

"Okay! What happened at Yu'er's family? Why are you so anxious?" Zhao Fugui also stood up.

"Uncle Zhao, you can't guess this. What else could it be except that annoying Lin family? Maybe the news that Lin Yu came back from hunting a bear yesterday has spread all over the village. Look, Lin Yu's third aunt went to Lin Yu's house to make a scene. There are many people outside Lin Yu's yard watching the fun!"

"So what happened..." Zhao Fugui's face darkened, and he paused before saying, "Wu went alone?"

"Yes, just one person, that is..." Liu San hesitated, turned his head and took a look before saying, "Okay, Uncle Zhao, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to chase He Ze..."

"One person... That family is afraid of being poked in the back!" Zhao Fugui waved his hand, "Go ahead! Wait until I drive the ox cart back and take a look, but don't let anything happen!"

"Okay!"

Liu San responded, turned around and ran again. Zhao Fugui sighed as he looked at his back, and then he led the ox rope towards his home.

Liu San trotted all the way but couldn't catch up with He Ze. He didn't see He Dalang silently greeting him until he got to the front of the crowd. He Ze was standing next to him.

"Oh, I'm so tired!" Liu San walked up to the two of them, grabbed He Ze's shoulders, and looked inside on tiptoe. After a while, he shook his head and said, "See? Aunt Lin Yu is not a pushover!"

In the yard, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties was sitting on the ground crying. He wore a hairpin on his head and powdered and rouge on his face. He cried loudly, but there was not a single tear. Lin Yu stood in front of him with Zhang's support, and behind them was the corpse of the black bear.

He Ze looked at the farce in front of him coldly, and from time to time he turned his eyes to Lin Yu's face. The latter's expression was very calm, as calm as a pool of stagnant water, which made his heart tighten unconsciously.

"Wu Cui, go back quickly! This bear was hunted by Yu Ge'er in the mountains at the risk of his life. It has no share in your Lin family's business. I will not give it to you even if you cry or make a fuss!"

Zhang lowered her head and glanced at the man on the ground, then turned around to wipe her eyes and held Lin Yu's hand even tighter.

"Brother Zhang, you can't be so cruel!" Upon hearing Zhang's words, Wu Cui stopped crying immediately, "I know you blame us, but my brother is Erlang's younger brother, and he is so sick that he only has one breath left. Please help us! If Erlang was still alive, could he watch his brother die like this?! Ah? Brother Zhang!"

Lin Yu's father's name is Lin Mu. Although he is the second child, the Lin family has never called him Erlang. Now...

"He——" Zhang sneered, tears still flowing in her eyes, "If Erlang was still alive, if Erlang was still alive... You can also say this, Erlang was killed by your Lin family! It was you! You forced him to death, you..."

As he said this, he was already crying, and the sadness made many people in the crowd red-eyed. Only Lin Yu, He Ze only saw Lin Yu's lips trembling slightly, and stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from Zhang's eyes, "Mom, don't cry."

For the rest, there was no more.

"This... this, Brother Zhang, what are you talking about!" Wu Cui was anxious. He glanced at the crowd outside the yard and seemed a little nervous. "At the beginning... at the beginning, none of us could have thought that Erlang would die like this! Erlang's surname is Lin, and he is the biological son of my father and mother. How could we have killed him? I just didn't expect that he would have such a reputation. Others don't know, but how could you, Brother Zhang, not know? I know you blame your father for driving you and Yu Ge'er out, but that's because..."

Wu Cui's eyes flashed, and then he closed his mouth. Just this sentence made the villagers who were watching even more curious.

"Wu Cui, you!" Zhang turned her head suddenly, but her voice paused. After a while, she closed her eyes and said, "There is no point in saying more. Even if you quarrel here today, this bear is still ours. If you don't leave, you can continue to cry here, just think of it as... crying for Erlang."

"... Zhang Su! Are you really so cruel?"

Zhang did not answer, but turned her back to Wu Cui.

Unexpectedly, Zhang was timid when she was in the Lin family. After not having contact for several years, she has become much tougher now. He originally thought that this trip today would definitely make Yu Ge'er respectfully send this blind bear to the Lin family, but...

since that's the case, then he can't be blamed.

Wu Cui got up from the ground, patted his buttocks and laughed in anger. When he turned to face the crowd, his face was filled with sorrow. "Okay! Zhang Su, since you are so cruel, let everyone judge! Everyone knows that Lin Mu is the second son of the Lin family. Although he is gone, his identity cannot be changed. After all, blood is thicker than water, right?"

When he said this, some spectators in the crowd nodded, while some who knew the inside story twitched their lips. He Ze just took a step forward, but Liu San next to him grabbed his arm, "Wait a minute, this ability to reverse black and white! Let's listen to what he says, maybe there is another trick!"

He Ze glanced at him and stopped, only his eyes were always on Lin Yu in the yard. The latter seemed to have seen him, but his eyes paused and then immediately turned away.

Wu Cui didn't stop talking, her voice choked up, "My husband is Sanlang of the Lin family, he is Lin Mu's younger brother, that is Zhang Su's younger brother. He has been in poor health since he was a child. Two days ago, the doctor said that he couldn't hold on for much longer, but...but this family really has no money!"

"I don't want to seize this bear, I just want to sell it for some money to buy medicine for Sanlang. When the family is better off in the future, I will return it to you, you..."

"No matter how much hatred and resentment there were in the past, we are still a family after all. How can you, how can you watch your own brother die! Why is my Sanlang's life so miserable!"

"If he just died like this, I...how can I live alone? My father and mother are old, and if they are stimulated like this, they probably won't stay in this world for long. Zhang Su..." Wu Cui said and suddenly turned around, "Since you have married into the Lin family, you are a member of the Lin family no matter what happens, but you...you are forcing the Lin family to a dead end! Aren't you afraid that Erlang will not live a peaceful life down there?!"

"...Wu Cui, shut up!"

Zhang's eyes widened, and she looked like she wanted to eat him, "Isn't it enough that Erlang was forced to death by you? When the Lin family kicked us out, they said that we would have nothing to do with the Lin family from now on. How

can we be a family!" "Zhang Su, you are wrong! You can't write two Lin characters with one stroke. Brother Yu has the blood of the Lin family in his body, and it will never change in this life. As for you... I didn't want to say it, but you insisted on mentioning it again and again, then there is no need for me to cover it up for you - Zhang Su, if it weren't for your improper behavior, why would my father be so angry..."

"Shut up!"

Before Zhang opened her mouth to answer, Lin Yu interrupted Wu Cui with a deep voice. He Ze saw that his hands were clenched into fists, and the backs of his hands were red with congestion.

"Tsk tsk, what a big drama, He Ze, your wife is really troubled by such a family..." Liu San shook his head, "If Aunt Lin's crime is proven, it will be terrible! Not only will no one in the village gossip about the Lin family anymore, but your wife will be...hiss, who will hit me in the future?" Before

Liu San finished speaking, someone slapped him on the back. He turned his head and saw He Dalang winking at him. His eyes turned again and he saw He Ze looking at him with a cold look in his eyes.

"What wife?"

"Ah? What what wife? I don't know... Don't look at me, I really don't know..." Liu San stepped back imperceptibly, all because of his mouth!!!

"...Lin Yu is a bro. If you talk nonsense again, I will knock your teeth out!"

"Wait... He Ze, how do you know I'm talking about Lin Yu? Could it be... Well, it hurts! Can't you be gentler!"

Liu San's voice became excited again, but before he could finish, He Ze bent his elbow and hit Liu San's stomach. Fortunately, the latter was careful about the location and the shouting sound was restrained.

Seeing that he was quiet, He Ze turned his gaze to the courtyard.

At this time, Zhang had already taken two steps towards the gate of the courtyard, and Lin Yu was still standing there, with his hands... still clenched. It was almost noon, and the place was under the sun. The sunlight was dazzling, and sweat broke out on his forehead, but he seemed to be unaware of it.

He Ze's eyes flashed slightly, and he had an urge to rush over.

"Unruly behavior, unruly behavior... hehe..." Zhang staggered a few steps towards Wu Cui, muttering to herself, crying and laughing, "Yu Ge'er was only thirteen at that time, and you wanted to give him to a rich man in his seventies as a concubine. I knocked my head and begged you, but you ignored me. Fortunately, God has mercy on you! He's dead, the old guy is dead, haha..."

"Dead, you can't get the money. Are you angry? Are you angry? Haha, I'm angry, right? And then you pointed at a child and said he was a jinx, not giving him food and starving him!

It was late autumn at that time, right? It rained for a long time, and we lived in the woodshed. There was deep water on the ground. Yu Ge'er was cold, hungry and sick."

Zhang looked at Wu Cui, her eyes were empty, with only tears flowing down and her shoulders twitching.

"If you don't find a doctor for me, what should I do? I had no choice. I ran to the town overnight and knocked on every herbal medicine shop, begging him, begging them, but they just thought I was crazy... Later, I finally met a kind-hearted person who brought Yu Ge'er back from the brink of death and sent medicine to him the next day. You see, you said I was not behaving properly... Haha, not behaving properly..." "

Zhang Su, you..."

Seeing Zhang getting closer and closer to him, Wu Cui unconsciously took two steps back.

"Speak, why don't you say anything? Huh?" Zhang's voice became louder and louder, but she suddenly rushed towards Wu Cui, holding his clothes tightly with both hands and shaking him constantly, "Why don't you say anything! Why don't you say anything! Say it! Say it!"

"You... let go! Zhang Su, you are crazy, let go!"

Wu Cui was much taller than Zhang Su, and she immediately pushed him out when she realized it. The crowd was silent, and He Ze's eyes were stern, and he rushed out quickly.

However, someone was faster than him. He paused and heard Lin Yu speak calmly, "Mom, it's okay. I'm fine, I'm fine here."

"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, it's you, right?" Zhang came back to her senses, touched his face with her fingers, her eyes brightened surprisingly, "That's great, you're okay. At the beginning, your uncle Xu said that it was just a little bit... just a little bit, and Mom thought at that time that if you were gone, Mom would go down to accompany you, and we would be together, how nice!"

"Mom, it's over, it's all over."

Lin Yu took Zhang into his arms, patted his back gently with his palm, and his voice was so soft that water could drip out. Just like every night when Zhang coaxed him to sleep.

Most of the crowd suddenly dispersed, and many people covered their faces and left.

Chapter 42

Wu Cui looked at the dispersing crowd and became even more anxious. She turned her gaze and fixed it on the black bear in the corner, and suddenly pointed at Lin Yu and the others, "Zhang Su, you are quibbling! Don't believe him! My father and mother saw it clearly. Are you going to let it go just like that? If you had nothing to do with that Xu guy, would he have come to see Yu Ge'er for free in the rain at night? And he even sent medicine every now and then?"

"Oh, right," Wu Cui smiled again, as if she remembered something, "You have always had a relationship with Xu Qingsheng, right? I heard that he has been here frequently over the years, Zhang Su! Are you doing this to Erlang?"

Feeling his mother's body tremble again in his arms, Lin Yu patted him on the back a few times before backing away, with flames flickering in his eyes.

"Zhang Su, I guessed it was right, didn't I?" Wu Cui continued to speak with a smug tone, "Forget it, forget it. I believe you are not that kind of person, but... when I think about the fact that you are unwilling to save Sanlang's life, I... Oh, I can't believe you anymore! When my father and mother ask about this when we go back, if this old matter is brought up again..."

"Shut up!"

Lin Yu suddenly looked up at Wu Cui, and there was a faint sound of knuckles in the air.

The latter was stunned, but swallowed her saliva and said with all her might, "Why? Brother Yu, I am your third aunt, your real elder. It's fine if you are disrespectful, but you still talk to me like this! Didn't Zhang Su teach you what filial piety is?"

Lin Yu said nothing, but his fingertips pinched his palm until blood came out.

Seeing him like this, Wu Cui breathed a sigh of relief. She only fixed her eyes on Lin Yu's clenched fist and said provocatively, "Brother Yu, Third Aunt knows you are powerful! You can even beat this blind bear back, but now... you are not going to fight with your Third Aunt, right? I tell you, if you hit me today, your father will not be able to raise his head and live a normal life, oh no, he will become a ghost!"

"You..."

"Brother Yu! Let's ignore him, ignore him!"

Seeing Lin Yu half raised his hand, Zhang Su hurriedly grabbed his arm. He and Wu Cui can make a fuss, but Brother Yu must not do it! No matter what, Brother Yu's surname is Lin, and if he does it, it will be unfilial! A sin that can crush a person to death!

"Oh, didn't I guess it right? You really want to hit Third Aunt? Come! Hit here!" Wu Cui approached Lin Yu, pointed at her face and said, "Come! Come here! Calm down!"

Hit! Hit! Wu Cui had figured it out now. If Lin Yu beat him in front of everyone today, he would have the two girls in his hands in the future!

Not to mention the blind bear on the ground.

So Wu Cui kept talking, "Brother Yu, you also know about your mother and Xu Qingsheng, right? They say you're just treating a disease, but you've been treating it for so many years? Tsk, I heard about what happened between you and the boy from He Youcai's family a while ago. Are you going to learn from your mother? What, are you going to give up if no one marries you?"

"Wu Cui, watch your mouth! You said I can do it, but Brother Yu..."

"What's wrong with Brother Yu? I can't say anything about Brother Yu? I tell you Zhang Su, today I not only have to say it, but I have to discipline him for Erlang, his grandfather and mother!" Seeing that Lin Yu didn't take action, Wu Cui had already raised her palm, "Brother Yu, you are a boy who fools around with a man all day long, you have brought shame to our Lin family!"

As she said that, she slapped Lin Yu in the face.

"You--"

Zhang pushed Lin Yu aside and blocked him herself, but the slap did not fall for a long time.

"What do you want to do?"

A deep voice sounded, Lin Yu raised his head and saw He Ze's back. He didn't even realize that at this moment, the hand he had been holding gradually loosened.

"Hiss - let go! Let go! Who are you!"

Wu Cui felt a piercing pain on her wrist, her face wrinkled into a ball, and even her voice trembled.

He opened his eyes, stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief, "You...you, you are the boy from the He family? The son of He Youcai, right?"

"It's me." He Ze's hand was a little stronger.

"Ah! Ah - be gentle, be gentle!" Wu Cui screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and tried to pry He Ze's hand apart with her other hand, but no matter how hard she tried, the latter did not move at all, "He... He Ze, right? What do you mean? I'm teaching you a lesson! Let me go! If you don't let me go..."

"What about you?" He Ze seemed to be smiling, but his eyes were as cold as ice, "Lin Yu didn't dare to hit you, but you just made up a story about me. I have nothing to do with you. Even if I hit you, I would be right in court."

"You!"

"You... let me go! I didn't make up a story about you. I saw it that day... You... you two! Hiss - it hurts, it hurts, let me go!" Wu Cui was in so much pain that tears came out before she finished her sentence.

"...It turned out to be you."

He was still trying to find a way to find the initiator of the rumor, but he didn't expect that someone would confess without being beaten.

He Ze's eyes condensed, and he used more force on his hands.

Wu Cui felt that her wrist was about to be broken by him. Just as she was about to shout, she heard a bang and was kicked by He Ze again. She retreated a long way back in an instant and finally sat on the ground with blood marks on her palms from the stones.

"You, He Ze, you dare to hit someone! You little bastard! You..." Wu Cui paused and suddenly shouted, "Everyone come and see! Someone is beating someone here! Someone is beating someone, hurry..."

"Go on, look behind?"

He Ze squatted in front of Wu Cui, resisting the urge to break his neck. The latter was originally shouting vigorously, but after hearing what he said, she looked back with a suspicious look, and then stopped talking. There was

no one standing at the gate of the courtyard. There were only two people leaning against the wall, pointing at him and laughing while talking.

That was... sneering.

When He Ze heard that Wu Cui was getting more and more excessive, he asked Liu San and He Dalang to half-drag the remaining villagers who were still surrounding the gate of the courtyard away.

Now, only the two of them were left standing there.

Lin Yu and Zhang also looked over following He Ze's voice. The latter held Lin Yu's hand tightly, and tears dripped onto the back of his hand, which was very hot.

"It's okay, Mom."

Lin Yu glanced at He Ze, lowered his head and comforted Zhang.

"You... He Ze, what do you want to do, you little bastard? I tell you, what if everyone has left? If something happens to me here, it's either you or Lin Yu who did it. I tell you, I won't forgive you when the time comes!"

He Ze didn't answer, but suddenly took two steps closer. Wu Cui supported herself on the ground with one hand and dragged her legs back.

"... Don't worry, how dare I do anything to you?"

He Ze suddenly laughed and stood up, waving at Liu San. The two hurried over to him, "What for?"

"Help me, throw him out, the farther the better. I'll invite you to the restaurant in town for dinner later. Just order whatever you want." He Ze patted Liu San on the shoulder.

"Really?"

"Really, and besides..." He Ze suddenly lowered his voice and whispered a few words to Liu San, then continued, "Be careful, don't get caught."

"Don't worry, we'll take care of it!"

Liu San patted his chest and looked at He Dalang. They both walked towards Wu Cui with smiles on their faces, "Aunt, let's go. We two brothers will take you back!"

"What are you doing? I, I won't go..."

Wu Cui panicked when she saw the smiles on their faces. She thought of what He Ze had said to them sneakily just now, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Liu San and He Dalang have been in a mess since they were young. If they were to become a mess, they should bear at least half of the responsibility.

This time, the two did not hesitate at all. They held Wu Cui's arms with one hand and dragged her to the gate of the courtyard. No matter how Wu Cui screamed, they were still calm, as if they didn't hear anything.

Watching the backs of the three people gradually disappear at the far door, He Ze just turned around, but saw Zhang bowing to him, "He family boy, thank you for today, if it weren't for you, Wu Cui would have been here for who knows how long..."

"It's okay, Aunt Lin," He Ze hurriedly helped him up, "I am also responsible for this matter, I..."

"I'll help Am go in to rest first."

Before He Ze finished speaking, Lin Yu suddenly interrupted him.

"...Okay."

He Ze was stunned for a moment, then nodded. When the two entered the room, he was the only one left in the huge yard.

Looking up at the sun in the sky, He Ze did not leave, but suddenly walked around the yard and stopped, and finally stood in one place for a long time without moving.

It was where Lin Yu had just stood.

This stop lasted for more than an hour. When Lin Yu came out, he only saw his back in the sun, straight as a pine tree, steady and heavy, which made people unconsciously feel safe.

Just like he had just stood in front of him and Am.

"...Why haven't you left yet?" Lin Yu walked in front of He Ze.

The latter did not answer, but asked him, "Where is Aunt Lin?"

"Am is asleep."

"That's good, today's matter..."

"It's none of your business. This day will come sooner or later, even if I don't bring the bear back. As long as Am and I live a little better, just a little better, they will appear. This bear... is just a fire starter," Lin Yu forced a smile on his face, "Besides, I originally had a share of this bear. What's wrong with bringing it back to my house? You don't want to take it all for yourself, do you?"

"..."

He Ze didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly, and said after a long time, "Don't laugh, it's ugly."

"Ah?"

"It's rare to see you look so ugly. You laugh like this, uglier than when your face was dirty yesterday." He

Ze looked at Lin Yu, as if looking into the deepest part of his eyes, and suddenly sighed, "Cry, your Am is already asleep, and I can pretend not to see it. You are alone, have a good cry, ok?"

He Ze's voice was very gentle, Lin Yu had never seen him like this before. In those eyes, there was only him. Every word in the voice was hitting the heart, and in just a moment, that barrier shattered with a bang.

When he raised his eyes again, Lin Yu was already in tears.

"He Ze..."

He called the name hoarsely, and then threw himself into the arms of the owner of the name.

He Ze's body stiffened for a moment, until he felt the wetness of his shoulder and the suppressed sobs of the person in his arms, and then... he raised his hand and put his arm around his shoulder.

Chapter 43

"Don't be afraid, cry loudly and boldly, Aunt Lin... won't hear you."

He Ze patted Lin Yu's back gently. He couldn't see what Lin Yu looked like now, but he could imagine it. The person in his arms had taken on too much and had been suppressed for too long.

He didn't dare cry in front of Zhang, didn't dare cry in front of others, and even... I'm afraid he didn't dare cry alone. He forced himself to grow up and become the pillar of another person.

From the age of thirteen.

The sound of crying came into He Ze's ears and fell into his heart, and then his heart rose and fell, and the depressed and depressed mood arose, stuck in his heart.

He couldn't vent it.

Thinking of Wu Cui who was dragged out just now, He Ze's eyes flashed with cruelty.

It was unknown how long this crying lasted, until Lin Yu's crying gradually subsided, and the sun had already set in the west. The sun shone obliquely, and the shadows of the two people on the ground had already merged together, stretching long.

Lin Yu wiped his face and stepped out of He Ze's arms. His slightly red face was not sure if it was because he was tired from crying or because of the sun, or... something else was unknown.

"He Ze, thank...thank you."

Lin Yu stared at him with red and swollen eyes, and his eyes turned to the wet clothes on He Ze's right shoulder, and his face became even redder.

He Ze suddenly laughed out loud, "Have you cried enough?"

"Cry... cry enough!"

Looking at He Ze's smiling face, Lin Yu looked away a little embarrassedly.

"In the future..."

He Ze looked at Lin Yu's eyes, the latter's eyes were red, but those eyes seemed to have just been washed, with clear waves flowing, as bright as autumn water.

He couldn't help but reach out his hand.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yu raised his head suddenly, and He Ze's hand stopped there. The air around them seemed to stagnate, and a different atmosphere flowed between the two.

"It's okay, I... I saw your eyes were still red, so I thought you wanted to cry!" He Ze came to his senses and immediately took back his hand, not caring about what happened to his sudden emotion just now.

"Oh... Why are you crying after crying enough!" Lin Yu glanced at He Ze unhappily, then walked to the table and sat down, seemingly saying casually, "Why did you come here today?"

In fact, the moment he saw He Ze today, his first reaction... was fear, very fear.

And the reason... he didn't dare to think about it.

"Did you forget? Didn't we agree to go to the town? Uncle Zhao and I waited for you at the village head for a long time, but you didn't come. Later, Liu San came to me and said that something happened in your family, so I hurried over." He Ze also walked to the table and sat opposite Lin Yu. "Well

, did you hear everything? Aren't you afraid..."

"What?"

"I just want to ask you, I have a bad luck in my life, are you afraid that I will suppress you?" Lin Yu pursed his lips and stared at He Ze.

"What do you think?"

He Ze raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

"You! If you are afraid..."

"It's just nonsense," Lin Yu just lowered his head, and He Ze suddenly interrupted him, "Rumors spread, and three people make a tiger. No matter what people say outside, have you forgotten? You are my savior. If you can really defeat me, who knows, one day, your arrow should have shot me instead of the blind bear."

"But..." "

There is no but. If you really have bad luck, besides Uncle Lin's accidental death, why haven't you killed a few members of the Lin family? Aunt Lin's illness for so many years can be cured? Besides... that old guy is over 70 years old, isn't it normal for him to die? As for the second one, his legs and feet have been cured, right? It's just an accident. The third one... he can't swim, but he insists on going to the deep water section to fish in the river. Isn't this asking for it?"

"But..."

"..."

It seems that all he said was in vain?

He Ze let out a long sigh, and suddenly looked at Lin Yu several times, his face full of thoughtfulness.

"What are you doing?"

Lin Yu pushed away his face that was close to him.

"Nothing," He Ze shook his head, "I just found something. The ancients often said that people with strong limbs have simple minds. I think you..."

"What did you say?!"

"Why are you so stupid?" He Ze poked his head nonchalantly, "Where is the spirit of hunting blind bears with bare hands? Now, just a few rumors have knocked you down? The reason why rumors are called rumors is that they have no factual basis. Whether others believe it or not is secondary. The most important thing is that you can't believe it yourself."

"Okay, anyway, I don't believe in these things... So, don't worry."

Seeing Lin Yu silent, He Ze added another sentence. After more than ten years of being influenced by what he sees and hears, a person's concept will not change so easily, but... even if it only makes Lin Yu feel a little less uncomfortable, it is good.

Too many of these things were caused by him, and naturally he should end them. As for Lin Yu, he should not be hurt for him and for these unfounded things.

"Well... I know," Lin Yu finally spoke after a long time, but suddenly changed the subject, "Is it too late for us to rush to the town now?"

"Now?"

"How can the Lin family stop so quickly... Tomorrow, tomorrow my sickly uncle may have to hang himself in the yard."

"Hehe——"

It was rare to hear Lin Yu talk like this, and He Ze couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay, let's go together. The weather is good today, and the moonlight should be very bright at night."

"Okay."

Lin Yu responded, and the two smiled at each other. This smile, with eyebrows raised slightly and lips curved, like the wind blowing over the hills, red cherries and green bananas.

When did he become so sour? However, he couldn't think of any other words for a while.

He Ze was stunned for a moment. He always knew that Lin Yu was very good-looking, and this moment, it was even more so.

"Now you smile, you're much more beautiful."

When each of them dragged the black bear out of the yard with a bear paw, He Ze's voice was faintly heard. Reflecting the red of the sunset, Lin Yu's ears were also red.

...

That being said, when He Ze went to Zhao Fugui's house to borrow an ox cart, he still invited people along. Just now, he just wanted to comfort Lin Yu, but now, before this matter is resolved, he can't let Lin Yu be disturbed by rumors because of him.

When they arrived at the town, the blind bear was carried on Lin Yu's shoulders. Originally, He Ze insisted on carrying it with him, but... Lin Yu despised him.

"It's not as comfortable for us to carry it together as it is for me to carry it alone! Besides, you will get tired after carrying it for a while, what a trouble!"

"..."

He Ze had no choice but to go with Lin Yu.

The two of them first went to the butcher's shop to find a professional butcher to skin the bear, take out the bear's gall, cut off the bear's paws, and sent the ones with medicinal value to the medicine shop, leaving two pounds of bear meat, and selling the rest directly to the butcher's shop, and then sent the bear skin to the garment shop, and finally solved the spoils.

Not more, not less, a total of eighteen taels of silver.

He Ze shook the silver in his hand and threw half of it into Lin Yu's hand, "Finally done!"

"This..."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm giving it back to you," Lin Yu looked a little embarrassed and stuffed the silver in his hand back into He Ze's hand, "I don't need so much, and besides... have you forgotten, the last time you gave me something, I went to Aunt Wang to write an IOU but you didn't want it, now... these are considered as repayment."

"You still remember?" He Ze frowned. How could anyone be so stubborn!

"Of course, how can I accept so many things from you for no reason?"

"..."

He Ze stroked his forehead, looked at Lin Yu again, and simply snatched the purse from his waist and threw a few ingots of silver into it, "It's true that I gave you things, but you also helped me a lot, it's fair, we should have settled it long ago. Moreover, in my opinion, it's not a transaction. If you still think so in the future, I dare not look for you."

"..."

"Take it!" He Ze put the purse back to Lin Yu's waist, and when he looked up again, his face was smiling again, "But we have been busy all day today, and Uncle Zhao has been running with us for so long, let's go to dinner, you pay the bill, how about it?"

"...Okay!"

Lin Yu nodded.

However, he still didn't pay the bill, and when Manager Yu saw them coming, he simply treated them. The three of them had enough food and wine, and didn't return to the village until the moon was above the willows.

He Youcai and Li also went out today, but they came back earlier than He Ze and left food for him. But He Ze had already eaten, so how could he eat more? As soon as he entered the door, he handed ten taels of silver to the two of them.

"Do you remember the storytelling last time? I signed an agreement with Manager Yu, and this is the silver he paid me."

After another long explanation, He Youcai and Li were both happy and relieved. However, judging from this, their acceptance ability has obviously improved a little.

He Ze was also very happy about this.

"Dad, our family sold half of the land before, and now we can buy it back. Food is always the most important. I am not worried about the good weather and good harvests in the past two years, but I am not afraid of ten thousand, I am afraid..."

"Dad knows." He Youcai took a puff of dry tobacco, "When you told me last time that you would not change the paddy field, I thought of this matter, and discussed it with your mother. I was thinking of taking more work this year and saving more before buying land. You are promising. It has only been a short time, and you have earned back all the money that Dad spent in one or two years! Good! Good boy!"

As he said that, he patted He Ze on the back again, smiling with teeth showing eyes.

"Okay, just discuss the purchase of land with Mom. I don't care about that. If you have any questions about money, tell me."

"Well, you're so arrogant! My son is promising. Dad will rely on you in the future! Haha!"

"Dad!"

"Okay, it's late now. Go back to bed early. When the Angelica dahurica sprouts later, you'll be busy again."

"Well, then I'll go back to my room."

He Ze responded. He Youcai watched his back disappear at the door of the room, took another puff of his pipe, and suddenly hummed a tune. It wasn't

until Li came into the room with a basin of hot water and scolded him in a bad mood that the tune finally stopped.

The night was getting darker and darker. The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the autumn wind suddenly rose. The Hejia Village was quiet, and only the sound of the wind blowing the leaves on Xiangyang Mountain in the distance could be heard faintly. On

such a dark and windy night, isn't it the time to kill and set fire?

There was a knock on the door, He Ze put on his coat and quietly walked out of the courtyard.

Of course, he wasn't going to kill anyone, just something else... hehe.

Chapter 44

The person knocking on the door was Liu San. When He Ze opened the gate, the boy was bending over with his butt facing him.

"Okay, there's no one here. If you keep standing like this, I'll kick you!"

Before He Ze finished speaking, Liu San turned around and covered his butt, "Don't kick me, don't kick me! I'm telling you, for your wife, He Dalang and I have risked everything. You're being too immoral!"

"You..."

As Liu San turned around, He Ze's expression broke, and he didn't pay attention to what he said for a while.

"What's wrong with me?" Liu San looked suspicious, and only reacted when he saw the look in He Ze's eyes, "You mean my outfit? How is it? It was made by the tailor shop in town, it's called a nightgown! It's so cool! Once I put it on, I tell you, I can climb over the wall of your house! It's just like the hero in the storyteller's mouth, this taste..."

Liu San closed his eyes as he spoke, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

"Oh, that's not right. I remember that we three made one each! And you paid for it, so why don't you wear it? Hurry, hurry, put it on, it's safe!"

"..." That's enough.

He Ze had a toothache, and for a long time he ignored Liu San's words "one person made one, one person made one..."

"Besides, return the money for making clothes to me."

"Ah? He Ze, are you kidding?" Liu San's face drooped all of a sudden, and he said miserably, "You know, He Dalang and I were beaten by the rattan stick at home recently, and we are very poor..."

"Then shut up, where is the person?" He Ze interrupted him unhappily, and took a few steps to the front in the moonlight.

"We knocked him out and dragged him to the mountain. But it was too late and we were afraid of danger, so we didn't dare to go deeper. Now we asked He Dalang to guard there!"

"Wu Cui didn't see you, right?"

"No! I'm not that stupid! In the morning, we specially sent him to the door of the Lin family with great respect. Many people in the village saw it. Later, we waited until it was almost evening, and we thought he would not come out. As a result, when we were about to leave, this guy sneaked out! Guess... what we saw?"

Liu San climbed onto He Ze's shoulder with a look of obsession.

"You mean..." He Ze paused, then spoke, "I heard that the third son of the Lin family is a sickly person?"

"Not bad, you guessed it so quickly!" Liu San's face was full of excitement, "Look at Wu Cui during the day, who would have thought that he was the restless one! We followed him all the way to Lijia Village, but we were not familiar with the village, and we didn't see the man's face clearly. The key is that the door was not closed yet, and the two of them hugged each other, wow... We waited for more than an hour for Wu Cui to come out, what do you think if the elders in the clan knew about this..."

Although it was not as severe as being immersing in a pig cage, Wu Cui would not be able to stay in Linjia Village in the future, and... the ancestors of the Lin family would probably be so angry that they would jump out of their graves.

"I know, this matter... I know my limits, don't make it public, thank you two." He Ze pondered for a moment, and suddenly stopped.

"He Ze, you are being too formal! We three have done a lot of sneaky things in the past, and we often beat those who bullied us on the back. What's more, this matter concerns your lifelong event, so how can we not try our best?" Liu San raised his eyebrows. Lifelong event

... Accustomed to Liu San's teasing, He Ze did not refute, but patted his shoulder. The two walked faster, and in a few moments they had reached the intersection of the mountain at the top of the village.

The moonlight was clear, and the wind was a little strong tonight, the leaves rustled, and the shadows were hazy.

"Go in a little further, He Dalang and I didn't take the road up the mountain, but went in from the side of the woods."

Liu San led the way in front, and He Ze followed behind him. After a long time, he finally saw He Dalang. The latter came up to them as soon as he saw them, mumbling in a somewhat unclear voice, "You two are here, if you don't come, Wu Cui will wake up!"

"Well, then you two go back first, leave this to me." He Ze looked at He Dalang, who was also dressed in black and covered his face, and paused before speaking.

"He Ze, can you do it? What if he wakes up and starts to scream..."

He Dalang glanced at the tightly tied sack on the ground, his expression a little hesitant.

"Don't worry, you go back first, remember... just pretend that nothing happened today."

"We know this... He Ze, you..." Liu San hesitated for a long time before speaking, "We all have the leverage over Wu Cui, you'd better be gentle, otherwise..."

"Okay, I know, you two just keep it to yourself."

"Well... okay, by the way, there's this," Liu San took the bag hanging on the branch and handed it to He Ze, "There's nothing poisonous in it, but it's probably enough to scare people, so they'll remember it!"

"Well, thanks. I'll go to the town tomorrow, and I'll treat you to anything you want." Glancing at Liu San and He Dalang's eyes that glowed instantly, He Ze seemed to remember something, and suddenly added, "Except for casinos and brothels."

"..."

The two looked at each other, and Liu San was suddenly discouraged, "He Ze, you... are too unkind. We've been wanting to go and see what's going on for a long time..."

He Ze didn't say anything, just looked at the two of them quietly.

"Hey, if you don't want to go, then don't go. We can have dinner and drinks, right? You have to have enough tomorrow."

"Of course."

Liu San's eyes moved between him and the sack on the ground, and finally pulled He Dalang away, looking back every few steps.

He Ze leaned against the tree trunk quietly until he could no longer feel their breath, then kicked the sack.

When Wu Cui woke up, there were trees all around, densely packed, forming a circle without a single gap. He didn't know where this was, and at first he thought it was just a dream, but the scratch on his palm hurt even more when it touched the tree trunk.

No, it's not a dream!

He shouted twice, but no one answered him, and even... there was no echo.

Plants have a sound-absorbing effect.

He Ze sat on the branch, hidden in the heavy green, looking at Wu Cui's panic and fear, and untied the bag that Liu San had handed to him before. Black shadows fell, and the moonlight above his head allowed Wu Cui to see clearly that it was... a snake.

Many, many snakes fell on his head, face, and body... all kinds of colors, spitting red tongues, cold, entwined around him, trying to get into his neck, cuffs, and hem...

"Ah——"

Wu Cui screamed, trying desperately to shake off the things on her body, but the space in this circle was too small, the snake was thrown out by him in the last second, and the next second... it entwined around his legs and feet and climbed up.

"My life! Help me——"

He was panicking and bumping into the wall formed by trees from time to time. He even wanted to climb up the tree trunks, but the tree trunks were as slippery as fish. He desperately clung to a small knot of wood. Just as he raised his eyes, there was a snake in front of him, hissing and spitting out its tongue at him.

"Ah——Help! Help! Help——"

Wu Cui fell down suddenly, and was so scared that her face was covered with snot and tears.

"Is there anyone here? Help me! Help me, help me!"

He cried out to the heavens and the earth, but no one responded. Looking at the snakes crawling towards him from all directions, Wu Cui wrapped his hands around his legs and kept banging his legs against the tree trunk. He had already collapsed.

"No one, there must be a ghost."

He Ze lowered his voice, and it trembled slightly, as if it came from far away, but it also seemed to be right in front of him.

Coupled with this weird scene and the dark night, Wu Cui was almost scared out of her wits, "You... who are you... who... where is this... where is it!" "

The first of the eighteen levels of hell is the hell of tongue pulling. Anyone who slanders and harms others in the world should go here. Since you are here, then tell the truth."

"Hell... hell... ah, ghost master, I... I didn't, I was wronged! Wronged... believe me..."

Wu Cui suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and kowtowed. He Ze's eyes were indifferent, and he only uttered one word, "whip."

Before Wu Cui could react, branches as thick as thumbs seemed to be controlled by someone and swung towards him vigorously, slapping his face, neck, arms... all exposed places.

It was impossible to avoid it.

"Help, help... Lord Ghost, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

After being beaten for an unknown amount of time, Wu Cui knelt on the ground covered in blood and stammered.

He Ze guessed correctly that almost all the rumors about Lin Yu and Zhang came from his mouth, even... and the second marriage that Lin Yu had arranged, the man broke his leg, but broke off the engagement after he recovered, and Wu Cui did a lot of things in this process. The

rumors that Lin Yu was a husband killer started to intensify from then on.

Of course, it wasn't just Lin Yu and Zhang, there were many names that He Ze didn't know that came out of his mouth, but fortunately he still remembered them!

"Tongue-pulling hell, those who enter shall be punished by tongue-pulling, since you have confessed, I will let you go..." He Ze raised the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were cruel and cold.

In his hand, he was playing with a slender leaf with a sharp edge. His mind flashed again to the courtyard in the daytime, Lin Yu standing alone in the sun, with calm eyes, clenched fists, and the smile on Wu Cui's face.

Some people deserve to die.

His hands were once covered in blood, whether it was human or zombie. In this world, he would not kill people unless it was necessary, but... teach them a lesson?

He Ze closed his eyes and threw the leaf in his hand away.

Wu Cui, who was below, heard what He Ze said and was kowtowing in all directions with a happy face, but suddenly... there was another scream of pain.

He lost his voice, his mouth was full of blood, and in the dim moonlight, it seemed that a small piece of reddish thing fell to the ground, and then... there were plant roots crawling out and rolled that thing in.

The trees in front of him suddenly spun rapidly, Wu Cui's eyes flickered, and he suddenly fell to the ground.

...

The next morning, He Ze was not awakened by He An until the sun shone into the window.

His superpowers were upgraded.

This was what he discovered after he got up. It was a good thing, although it was a bit sudden.

Since he broke through the first level when he went up the mountain for the first time, he often went up the mountain afterwards. He thought that the upgrade would be very slow without the crystal core, but he didn't expect... Or, was it because this world was too pure? Whether it is the green energy in the grass and trees, or the air, or anything else.

"Brother, what are you thinking about! Did you hear me?!"

"What did you just say?" He Ze came back to his senses, and no longer thought about it. He just lowered his head to tie his straw sandals, "Don't be so anxious in the future. What if I haven't put on my clothes yet?"

"Brother, that's because you are too slow... By the way," He An said halfway, and suddenly grabbed He Ze's arm tightly, with fear in his eyes, "Brother, something big has happened!"

Chapter 45

"Oh? What's the big deal?"

He Ze paused and tied another straw sandal.

"That's right, that's right... Brother, you know what happened yesterday when Aunt Lin went to Brother Lin's house to make trouble, right? This morning, someone saw Aunt Lin fainted under a tree at the entrance of the village, and, and..."

"And what happened?"

"And his tongue is gone, there's no bleeding, just the tongue... it just disappeared out of nowhere... When he woke up, he started to wail like crazy, and many people in the village were scared, it was so scary..."

"The tongue is gone?" He Ze looked suspicious.

"Yes! He just disappeared out of nowhere!" He An nodded heavily, "Wasn't there a lot of people who saw him talking and chatting in Brother Lin's house yesterday? And then today... he just disappeared! Brother, they said... they said he saw a ghost, I'm scared..."

"See a ghost?" He Ze smiled, "If you don't do bad things, you don't have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Wasn't Aunt Lin San still aggressive yesterday? Now... I'm afraid she's getting her retribution?"

"Yes, the Lin family really deserves retribution..." He An was silent for a while, but he didn't hold on for a few seconds before his face changed again, "But brother, this... there won't really be ghosts in the village, right? I'm scared..." "

..." "..."

"He Ze, He Ze, are you home? He Ze--"

Before He Ze could answer He An's words, several calls came from outside the yard.

From the sound, it was Liu San.

He Ze patted He An's shoulder and stood up. "Don't be afraid. Aunt Lin San is a bad person. Bad people are afraid of ghosts. You are not a bad person. What are you afraid of?"

"Brother..."

"Okay, brother has to go out first."

He Ze said and had already left the room. He An was still sitting on the edge of the bed. He looked at his back and curled his lips. Suddenly he stood up again, looked back again and again, and ran out of the room.

I'm afraid he was really scared.

The people outside the yard were indeed Liu San and He Dalang. They also had a look of surprise on their faces.

"He Ze, what happened this morning..."

"I know, you wait a moment, we'll talk later."

He Ze interrupted Liu San's words and walked a few steps into the yard, leaving the two of them staring at each other. He Youcai was standing by the millstone in the yard. When he saw He Ze coming over, he glared at the two people outside the yard again, and his beard curled up.

I don't know what He Ze said to him. Although He Youcai's face was not good, he still waved his hand to drive him away.

After getting He Youcai's promise, He Ze turned around and walked out of the courtyard. Liu San and He Dalang hurriedly followed him.

"Uncle He, don't you agree to come out with us?"

"What do you think?" He Ze raised his eyebrows and glanced at Liu San.

"I think Uncle He is the same. If you weren't full of bad intentions, how could we have led you astray? He doesn't like us now. If I hadn't had an idea just now and called you twice, we might not even see each other now. Alas, it's just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. It's a miserable life..."

Liu San clung to He Ze with one hand and He Dalang with the other, sighing with sadness. The next second, He Ze and He Dalang looked at each other, each of them grabbed one of Liu San's arms, and kicked him far away with one foot.

"Hiss——...you two guys are...I was just joking, is it necessary?" Liu San covered his butt and climbed up from the ground, feeling very aggrieved.

"Okay, let's talk business. What happened this morning?"

"Don't you know what happened?" Seeing He Ze asking this, Liu San looked confused. "Weren't you the last one to leave yesterday? We thought you had done something to Wu Cui!"

"I was the last one to leave yesterday, but Wu Cui ran away screaming as soon as I woke her up! I didn't want to attract people, so I didn't chase her. Who would have known that this morning I heard people say that his tongue was gone... and it was gone out of nowhere, without even blood. Tsk, how could I have such supernatural powers?"

"That's right. If you have this ability, it would be amazing! We thought about it and knew it couldn't be you, but... this is so weird! Overnight, out of nowhere, he suddenly lost his tongue... When He Dalang and I heard about it this morning, we ran to take a look. We were so scared that we must go to the village ancestral hall to worship our ancestors tomorrow!"

Liu San was terrified and hugged He Dalang's neck tightly with both hands, making the latter breathless and getting elbowed.

He Ze walked in front, while Liu San and He Dalang were playing behind. When the three of them arrived at the village entrance, the crowd had dispersed. Liu San caught two villagers and asked them, only to find out that Wu Cui had been taken back by the Lin family.

"Forget it, I wanted to ask you to take a look. I have never seen such a strange thing since I was a child!" Liu San's face was obviously a little regretful. After a pause, he continued, "It's more interesting than the fight between the two heroes in the storyteller's mouth!"

"..."

He Youcai and He Dalang looked at each other and were silent.

"Why are you two so quiet? By the way, Dalang was very brave today and brought out his ox cart. Look, look, it's newly repaired!"

After listening to Liu San's words, He Ze only noticed the ox cart parked at the intersection. Under the seat was a big yellow ox. This was the one his original body used to sit on when he went to the academy.

He Dalang and He Ze have the same surname. It was said before that most of the people in Hejia Village are related, not to mention that they are from the same clan. He Ze should nominally call He Dalang's father "Second Uncle".

"I'm not a coward. Father heard me say that He Ze had just recovered from a serious illness and wanted to go to the town with us, so he offered the ox cart. Liu San, be careful. If you break it, I won't forgive you!"

"Come on, come on, get on, I'll drive the cart!"

Liu San had already sat on the front of the ox cart, holding the whip in his hand, and was eager to try. He

Ze and He Dalang also got on the cart. There were only two people on the ox cart, which was light, so Liu San drove the cart faster and arrived in the town in about an hour.

He Ze got up late, and it was already late when Liu San and He Dalang came to find him. Now that he got off the ox cart and looked at the shadow of the sun, it was almost noon. It was

time for dinner.

He was too lazy to choose, so he took Liu San and He Dalang directly to the restaurant of Manager Yu's house and ordered a large table of food. The two of them were so surprised.

"He Ze, you are so generous all of a sudden, why am I... a little uncomfortable." Liu San drank a glass of wine and laughed.

"So much food can't stop your mouth?"

"I can stop it, I won't be polite! My mother hasn't bought meat for a long time, she is so greedy..."

Liu San said, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, and he ate everything in a flash. He Dalang was not far behind, and before half a while, more than half of the food on the table had been eaten by the two of them.

Seeing that the two of them were already 70% full, He Ze took a sip of wine and said, "Thank you for what happened yesterday."

He really thanked them. Although these two "fox friends" were mixed up, they were also loyal. If it weren't for the fact that he really cared about He Ze as a friend, he wouldn't have helped him do this without saying a word.

"Here you go again, He Ze, if you are so polite, the brothers will be angry!" Liu San muttered before he swallowed the food in his mouth, "We are all brothers, this is just a small matter!"

"Yes, it's a small matter!" He Dalang also echoed. After drinking a few glasses of wine, his face was already red, as if he was drunk. "In fact, Liu San and I have always felt guilty! When you got into trouble! Originally, we went to pick you up and rob you of your bride two days ago. When it didn't work, we said you were a coward and didn't persuade you properly. Who knew that you would go up the mountain by yourself? After the accident, we wanted to see you several times, but we were afraid that our family would know about it..."

He Dalang's voice became lower and lower, and Liu San's drinking action also paused. "In fact, we were cowards. If my father knew about this, he would beat me to death. Later, when you got better, I was too embarrassed to see you, and I was afraid that you would blame us... So, He Ze, brother toasts you a glass to apologize for your sins!"

As Liu San said this, he had already stood up, picked up the wine jar and poured a full glass for He Ze, and filled it for himself and He Dalang.

The three of them took up their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

"Forget it, the past is over. I went to the mountain by myself, so I can't blame anyone." He Ze frowned, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth.

"That's good, I knew you were a generous boy!" Liu San smiled, and the serious look just now disappeared in an instant, "Drink! Drink! Don't go home until you are drunk today!"

"...Don't drink too much, otherwise Uncle Liu's cane will be changed again."

He Ze reminded him maliciously.

"...Ahem, you--"

Seeing him choking, the other two smiled.

"By the way, the three of us slept well at home yesterday, did you hear? If you two let it slip, the Lin family will not let it go." He Ze put a glass of wine into his mouth, and suddenly frowned.

"Don't worry, we two know this, how can we have been in vain for so many years? Besides, how can we cut someone's tongue without bleeding? This thing... It doesn't look like a human being would do it at all!" Liu San knocked on the empty wine glass and quietly approached the two.

"If it's not a human, then it must be a ghost? The Lin family has done too many evil things and is insatiable. Aunt Lin San spread rumors and ruined people's reputation. Isn't this an obvious retribution? What do you think... is this the truth?" He Ze's fingers gently stroked the edge of the wall, raised his eyebrows and glanced at the two people opposite, his eyes seemed to have deep meaning.

There was a sudden silence at the dinner table. Liu San suddenly slammed the table as if he had realized something, "He Ze, good boy! I said you are so bad, this idea is great! The villagers already have opinions about this family, and now with this confirmed retribution, the Lin family... hahaha..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu San also had a sly smile on his face. He paused, and suddenly winked at He Ze again, "He Ze, are you venting your anger for your wife? Otherwise, let's add some more firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously?"

"How can you talk like that! Have you forgotten the punch last time?" "

Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore, can't I just not say it anymore?" Liu San raised his hands in surrender, and sighed twice, "I have to be careful of you in the future, you are so cunning! You are really a scholar!"

"Wait... wait a minute! What are you two talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Seeing that He Ze and Liu San were chatting excitedly, He Dalang next to them looked confused.

"Hey, brother, I'll tell you more about this later!" Liu San put his arm around He Dalang's shoulder, pointed at He Ze and shook his head, with a look of secrecy on his face.

"..."

"Hurry up and eat. Do you remember which family in Lijia Village Wu Cui went to last night? Take me there tomorrow and find out clearly."

"Okay, no problem!"

Liu San responded, and the three of them toasted each other a few more times. After eating and drinking, they left together.

He Ze did not go shopping with the two of them. He just threw a tael of silver to Liu San and told them to go by themselves and meet up again in two hours. At first, Liu San refused to accept it, until He Ze stuffed it back into his hand. Then the two of them took the silver and left happily.

He Ze stood there and watched the backs of the two people gradually disappear in the crowd, then turned around and went to find the blacksmith shop in the alley.

Lin Yu's bow was broken, and he came here mainly to find a bow for Lin Yu today.

However... his luck doesn't seem to be very good.

The author has something to say: He Ze: I haven't been allowed to see my wife for two chapters. Don't pull me, I'm going to kill this author!

Chapter 46

"No?" He Ze frowned. "Shopkeeper, why don't you help me look for it again?"

He had entered several shops in a row, but he couldn't find a suitable one.

"Sir, our shop really doesn't have it. What you want is a six-stone strong bow. It has to bear more than 300 pounds, which requires a very high bow body and bowstring. I do have a four-stone bow, but it was bought by someone a long time ago. Now I have a two-stone bow left. It is rare for a brave man to use a two-stone bow!"

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and had some doubts about He Ze's insistence on a six-stone strong bow. Six-stone strong bow, this guest doesn't look like he has such arm strength!

"...Sir, how about...I take the two-stone bow for you to see?" Seeing that He Ze was silent, the shopkeeper didn't want to give up the business easily, so he asked tentatively.

"No need." He Ze waved his hand.

The bow he bought last time was a two-stone bow. The bow he could easily pull was probably too light for Lin Yu.

"In that case, sorry to bother the shopkeeper."

"Hey! Nothing, nothing."

The shopkeeper responded, and then shook his head as he watched He Ze's back disappear at the door of the store. A six-stone bow, how many people in the world can pull a six-stone bow! Moreover, it is such a small place.

He Ze naturally didn't know what the shopkeeper was thinking, but he searched all the blacksmith shops in the town, but still returned empty-handed. In the end, he had to buy some food casually, and met up with Liu San and He Dalang at the intersection, and returned to the village together.

It was already late at night, and when he got home, He's father was relieved to see him. He was not afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that his son would be picked up by Liu San and He Dalang and go out to fool around again.

"Are you back? Your mother left some food for you. Go eat it while it's still hot!"

"Okay."

He Ze responded, put the food in his hand on the table in the room, and then went into the kitchen. He An was kneading dough inside.

"Where's mother?"

"She went out and said she would be back later." A lot of flour was smeared on He An's face. He was now covered with red and white, but he didn't notice it.

Seeing his look, He Ze curled his lips and said no more. He sat on the small table in the kitchen. When he finished eating, He An suddenly sat opposite him, holding his chin with his hands and looking at him blankly.

"What's wrong?" He Ze put away the bowl and chopsticks.

"Brother, why don't you ask me why I knead the dough?"

"...Why?"

"Brother," He An's mouth corners suddenly sank, "You really forgot!"

He Ze was puzzled.

"Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon." He An looked at him expectantly.

"Then what?"

"...Brother, how could you do this!" He An looked like he was about to cry, he stood up suddenly, and ran out in a few steps.

He Ze laughed out loud, but before he could stop smiling, He An ran back, "Okay, brother, you are kidding me!"

"...Your sixteenth birthday will be in a few days, tell me, what birthday gift do you want?"

"Anything you want?" He An's eyes sparkled.

"Of course," He Ze poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip, "Anything is fine."

He An chuckled twice, and suddenly moved closer to He Ze, holding his arm with both hands. Before he started shaking, the latter had already pulled his hand away, "If you don't say anything, I won't listen."

"...I say! Brother, can you... give me some silver?"

"Silver, what do you want silver for?" He Ze put down the teacup.

"Well... Brother Lin's birthday will be a few days after mine. He gave me a lotus leaf chicken the year before last, and a fox fur hat last year. This year... I want to give him a gift, too." He An said shyly, looking at He Ze with eyes full of expectation.

"Birthday? Lin Yu?"

"Yeah! Brother, just agree to my offer, right?" He An stretched out his voice, grabbing He Ze's sleeves with both hands, "One tael... no, five cents, forget it... three cents is fine, brother..."

"Lin Yu, birthday..." He Ze muttered to himself, and suddenly stood up, not knowing what he was thinking of, "Okay, I'll help you prepare this gift!"

As he spoke, he quickly walked out of the room, and in a moment, even his shadow could not be seen.

"Hey! Why is this person like this!" If you want to give a gift, can't you do it yourself? Why are you helping me prepare it? I want to choose it myself! What can you, a man, choose!

For a moment, He Ze didn't know how many times he complained to his cheap brother in his mind. In the end, he could only pound the table in anger, and his mouth was so bulging that a soy sauce bottle could hang on it.

Today is July 27th, He An's birthday is August 3rd, and as for Lin Yu... it's August 11th.

This is what He An told him.

There is still half a month, so it should be in time.

He Ze thought about it for a while, and on the afternoon of the second day, he carried a tree back from the mountain.

"Xiao Ze, what are you doing..." Could it be that his son wants to learn carpentry from him? This is a good thing!

"Dad, you don't have to go out during this period, right?"

He Ze finally rolled the tree into the yard, and then found an axe to chop the branches and leaves. But the tree seemed to be very hard. He chopped more than ten times before a branch broke.

"No, no, didn't you just go out two days ago? The next day you live after the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you want to learn, Dad will teach you well in the next half month!" He Youcai took a puff of dry tobacco with a smile on his face.

"Teach me?" He Ze paused, then chopped a few more times before saying, "No, father, I just want you to lend me the things in your box if you don't have to go out."

"...Ah? Lend me those things?" The smile on He Youcai's face suddenly disappeared, "Then why did you chop down such a big tree?"

"To make bows."

"To make bows? Didn't you buy one last time? Why, it doesn't work?"

"No, father, don't ask."

It took He Ze a long time to chop off two branches, and both were only two fingers thick. Seeing sweat on his forehead, He Youcai realized that something was wrong.

He walked down the stone steps, walked around the tree on the ground for several times, and touched the red heartwood at the end of the tree. He said in some doubt, "This tree...?"

"It's ironwood." This is

the most dense tree he found on Xiangyang Mountain. In such a large Xiangyang Mountain, he only found this one. The ironwood tree dropped all its seeds on the ground, and he helped several of them sprout, only then did it agree to come back with him.

"Is it really ironwood? How...how did you bring it back?"

Ironwood, just by hearing its name, you can tell that the tree is as hard as iron and extremely heavy, but it is a rare and precious tree with distinct color, clear texture, strong load-bearing capacity, resistance to insects and corrosion, and it is rarely damaged even if it is placed in water for hundreds of years. It is a top-quality wood for making wooden furniture or beams at home.

A treasure with a price but no market!

When he was young and was an apprentice to a carpenter in the town, he saw a rich family find a thin and small tree like this to make a dowry for his brother. He was surprised at the time, how could such a small tree withstand the tossing, so he asked the master, and then he heard about it.

He never thought that he would see it in his lifetime! It's still so big! It must be several decades old.

He Youcai squatted down, touched the bark, and was excited.

"I went to the mountain with Liu San and He Dalang. The three of us chopped it for a whole morning and finally got it back. They were afraid that you wouldn't let them in, so they went back when they reached the gate."

He Ze didn't pause for a moment.

"Is that so..." He Youcai looked a little embarrassed, and looked at the iron wood again, and suddenly said in a strange way, "Some families ask me to make wood for furniture, and I often go up the mountain to chop trees. How come I haven't seen this tree in more than ten years?"

"Dad, if this tree grows well on the mountain, can you recognize it?" He Ze pierced him mercilessly.

"..."

He Youcai was speechless. If he hadn't seen his son chopping hard and saw the tree heart, he would never have thought that this tree was actually iron wood.

Oh, baby!

"Kua-kua--"

There were two more sounds of axe chopping, and a branch broke. He Youcai's face changed, and he rushed over to stop He Ze, "Son, you can't chop it! This is a treasure. Even if it's just a twig, I can make a corner tomorrow."

"Dad, don't worry, I only want a piece, and the rest will be yours after I use it." He Ze pushed He Youcai away.

"No, no!" He Youcai snatched the axe from He Ze's hand, "Absolutely not! If you make a bow, I'll go up the mountain and chop another one. This is your first time, and I don't know how much material will be wasted! Absolutely not!"

"Dad!"

He Ze also stroked his forehead at this moment. If he had known earlier, he should not have told the truth.

"It's useless no matter how you shout! You are not allowed to touch this tree," He Youcai looked at He Ze with a mysterious look of disgust for wasting natural resources, "I have to keep it for An Ge'er as a dowry box, and I'm afraid that even this box can make my husband's family look up to it!"

"...Dad!"

"If you like it, I can squeeze out a little more and leave a dowry for your new wife." He Youcai looked unmoved and added another sentence after a while.

He Ze fell silent. He glanced at the iron wood on the ground, suddenly nodded, and walked into the house leisurely. When

He Youcai saw him leave, he squatted down and stroked the tree again, his face so gentle that water could drip out.

That night, seeing that there was no light in other rooms, He Ze sneaked out of the room. The next day, He Youcai sacrificed the rattan stick that he hadn't seen for a long time, and chased He Ze for a long time until Li came back to save the situation.

"I'm so angry, I'm so angry, that little bastard! It's all your fault, why did you stop me... that's ironwood!" He Youcai looked painful, looking at the ironwood standing in the corner, which was half a meter shorter, and almost shed tears.

"What's wrong with the ironwood? Did Xiaoze cut the ironwood himself? Why do you occupy it!" Li put her hands on her waist, holding the cane snatched from He Youcai.

"That... that's not how he uses it!"

That's ironwood! Ironwood!

"Okay, okay, Xiaoze likes it, just let him do it! Aren't there still some left? Relax a little, can a piece of ironwood be as important as your son?"

Humph! No! It's already been cut, what else can he say?

He Youcai's eyes were fixed on the ironwood, with a look of heartache, and he didn't give He Ze a good face for many days.

On He An's birthday, He Ze took him to the town for a walk and bought a lot of food. After returning, the family of four had a good meal with smiles on their faces, which was a formal farewell to the gloomy situation in the past period of time. It

was already the ninth day of the first lunar month, and He Ze had been running back and forth between the town and home during this period.

He originally thought that he could use his supernatural power to speed up the process, but iron wood is difficult to carve. If he finished it in one go, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain the reason when He's father asked him, so he simply did it himself. If he

did it himself, he would have to go to the blacksmith shop in the town almost every other day to ask the shopkeeper and the waiter what he needed to pay attention to when making a bow, and then he dared to go home and start.

Facts have proved that He's father's worries were not unnecessary. It was his first bow making, and he felt a little sorry for the waste of wood.

But for some reason, watching the bow in his hand gradually take shape, He Ze felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart for no reason.

"...Brother!"

There was a sudden shout in his ear, and He Ze's expression did not change, and he continued to use the file to slowly work on the wooden bow in his hand.

"Brother, why don't you pay attention to me..."

He An pursed his lips. Seeing that He Ze still didn't say a word, he rolled his eyes and suddenly said, "Brother, let me tell you something. Have you forgotten what happened to the Lin family last time? These days, the retribution that their family suffered has been widely spread in the village. Two days ago, Uncle He Cheng, who lives by the jujube tree in the south of the village, lost his cow. He ran to the Lin family and made a scene, asking them to move out of Hejia Village!"

"Move out of Hejia Village?" He Ze finally raised his head.

"Yeah! They said that the Lin family must have offended the gods and ghosts. If they continue like this, sooner or later they will implicate everyone! Uncle He Cheng just came out of the Lin family, and the next day, Aunt Zhou ran to the Lin family and cried, saying that if it weren't for them, his three daughters-in-law wouldn't have given birth for several years. These days, everyone who has troubles in their family goes to the Lin family. Someone who passed by the Lin family threw rotten eggs into the house! Haha!"

"Really?" He Ze also smiled.

This is the power of rumors. He just used his own method to treat others. Now it seems that the effect is very good.

The smile on He Ze's face gradually deepened.

"Brother!" He An suddenly squatted in front of him, "I found... you seem a little happy."

"..."

"Brother, the Lin family is like this, I am happy for Brother Lin, why are you... happy?"

He An stared at He Ze with a burning gaze.

"..."

He Ze was stunned for a moment, but did not reply. He lowered his head and continued the action of his hands.

He An did not intend to let him go. He pretended to be puzzled, "I haven't slept well these days. I heard someone digging trees in the middle of the night. Brother, it's not you, right?" "

..." He did it himself, and he didn't have enough time... so...

"Brother," He An suddenly poked the cotton cloth wrapped around He Ze's hand, "This is the first time I use a file. I got hurt so many times. Mom is heartbroken!"

In fact, nearly half of them have been healed with supernatural powers. As for some small wounds discovered by He An and Li, they were left to heal on their own.

But...

"What exactly do you want to say?" He Ze turned his head.

"Is this for Brother Lin?" He An smiled charmingly, and suddenly leaned close to He Ze's ear, "Brother! Do you like Brother Lin?"

"Hiss——"

Before He An finished speaking, he was distracted, and the file went into the flesh of He Ze's palm again.

Chapter 47

"Brother, are you okay? Does it hurt?"

Seeing blood seeping into the cotton cloth from He Ze's palm, He An was panicked. He looked around for a few times and then stood up. "Brother, wait, wait, I'll get you some medicine."

Because He's father also did this kind of work, it was common to get injured by filing. The He family always had this kind of medicine ready.

After He An finished speaking, he turned around and ran into the room without waiting for He Ze to answer.

Blood dripped onto the reddish-brown wooden bow on He Ze's knees. The two colors mixed and could not be distinguished at once. He Ze held the wound and let the blood continue to fall. He looked ahead blankly, as if he was unaware of it.

"Brother! Do you like Brother Lin?"

Do you... like... Lin... Lin Yu? !

How is this possible?

He An's words just now kept echoing in He Ze's ears, and his whole body was tense.

"Brother, what are you daydreaming about?"

After an unknown amount of time, He An came out of the kitchen with a medicine bottle and a basin of water. Seeing that He Ze still had a frozen expression, he couldn't help but wave his arm in front of him.

The latter finally came to his senses.

"Wash the wound, I'll apply medicine to you," He An carefully untied the cotton cloth wrapped around He Ze's palm, and wiped it with a wet cloth, "Brother, I was just joking, why are you reacting so strongly?"

"...Why are you asking this, kid!"

"I'm already sixteen!" He An glared at He Ze unhappily, then pursed his lips and said, "But brother, do you...really don't like Brother Lin?"

"..."

"I've been watching you play with this bow all day these days, and I'm jealous!"

After applying the medicine, he wrapped the new cotton cloth around He Ze's palm again, and pulled the rope to tie a heavy knot.

"What are you jealous of?" Shaking off the inexplicable thoughts that suddenly popped up in his mind, He Ze turned his eyes away and said calmly, "Last time when we went up the mountain to hunt bears, your brother Lin's bow broke in order to save me. I'm just making another one to return to him. Besides, isn't this a gift prepared for you?"

"He, he——" He An smiled, "The gift for me is two bags of delicious snacks, and the gift for Brother Lin was made by yourself. You stayed up late at night. You used to faint when you saw blood, but now you're like nothing happened. You can redo it even if there's a little flaw. If mom hadn't stopped you, your father would have hit you in the face with his shoe horn for the wood you wasted!"

"..."

"You like to run to Brother Lin's house when you have nothing to do!"

"..."

"Since you woke up, you've been with Brother Lin when you're not at home!"

"..."

"Last time Brother Lin sprained his ankle, you ran three times a day. You didn't even come back to see me when I sprained my ankle before!"

"..."

"The most important thing is..."

He An paused for each word, and He Ze turned his head to look at him.

"Brother Lin is so handsome, how can you not like him!"

"...... Xiao An, you are sixteen, right?" He Ze was silent for a long time, and suddenly changed the subject.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Sixteen, Xiao An has grown up. Brother will let mother take a good look at you tomorrow. Your dowry... brother will help you prepare it."

"You, what are you doing--" He An stared at He Ze for a long time without saying anything. Finally, he pulled the hem of his clothes and ran away. "Huh, I won't pay attention to you!" Seeing He

An's angry look, He Ze curled the corners of his mouth unconsciously. The next second, his eyes fell on the wooden bow, and his smile withdrew again.

His eyes were a little complicated, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, He Ze silently picked up the file on the ground, and silently carved on the arrow body. This carving was not completed until late at night.

The next day he took the bow to the town. Because of the material, the bow did not need to be painted. He Ze only used the best deer tendons as the string, and selected three arrows and a square bow and arrow box, and then returned home.

"Here, for you."

He Ze handed the square box to He An, who opened it with a snap, showing surprise on his face. The next second, he glared at He Ze fiercely, "I knew you were biased!"

"..." "

...Next year...next year's birthday, brother, whatever you want, I'll make it for you, okay?"

"That's more like it! Don't worry, I'll send it to Brother Lin tomorrow and tell him that I made it. He will definitely be very happy."

He An put the square box on the table, and touched the fine lines on the tail of the arrow lovingly, then closed the box with a snap, raised his eyebrows and smiled at He Ze.

He Ze's expression cracked for a moment, and then turned to the door, "Okay, you make it! Is this done?"

"Slightly..." He An stuck out his tongue at his back.

...

On the eleventh day, as soon as He An finished breakfast, while He Youcai and Li were not paying attention, he went to Lin Yu's house with the box in his arms, and smiled at He Ze before leaving. After

finishing the business here, He An just walked out of the courtyard, and the next second He Ze also told Li and went to the angelica field at the foot of the west mountain.

It is estimated that the angelica should be sprouting soon.

But whether He Ze went to see the angelica or to meditate is unknown.

As for He An.

It was said before that Lin Yu's house is at the southernmost position of Hejia Village, facing the foot of the south mountain, and a few steps away is someone else's field. The location is not to mention. At this time, perhaps because the agricultural food in the field has been harvested, the outside of Lin Yu's courtyard wall is a little quiet.

The courtyard door is open, and Lin Yu is sitting at the table in the middle of the courtyard. On the table is a broken bow.

"Xiao An, why are you here?"

Lin Yu stood up as soon as he saw He An, and then closed the courtyard door.

"I... was asked by someone!" He An bit his lip, his eyes swept across the table, and the smile on his face became brighter.

"Asked by someone?"

Lin Yu was puzzled, and led He An to sit down at the table and poured him another cup of tea.

"Well, Brother Lin, today is your birthday, and I'm here to give you a birthday present." He An handed over the large rectangular box that he was holding tightly in his arms, staring at Lin Yu, "You will definitely like it!"

"...I'm already very happy that you remember this day. I didn't have time to prepare it for you this year. How come you..."

Last year, he saw that Xiao An liked fox fur hats very much, and this year he planned to hunt a fox for him. It was not easy to make another simple bow, but he couldn't find a fox, so he gave up for a while.

"It's okay, Brother Lin, open it and have a look?"

For some reason, Lin Yu felt that He An's eyes were particularly bright today, and his smile also had a kind of...unspeakable feeling.

He looked at He An and gently opened the lid of the square box. The next second, his eyes widened, "This is..."

"This is a bow, made of ironwood! The bowstring is deer tendon, the arrow body is birch, solid and light, and the arrow tail is the tail feather of a red-billed blue magpie. Brother Lin, don't you think it's very beautiful!"

Lin Yu didn't pay any attention to what He An was saying. His whole mind was on the bow and arrow in front of him. He couldn't help but pick up the bow and pulled the string towards the distance.

As the bowstring was pulled more and more, the excitement on his face became more and more intense. He had used bows and arrows for so many years, but there had never been a bow that could fully bear his strength. Even the one he had used for many years before, he had to carefully control the force every time he shot an arrow.

But this one in front of him did it!

The length was exactly the same as his previous one, but the quality of the materials was a world of difference.

"Bang--"

The bowstring was fully pulled, and Lin Yu suddenly let go of his hand. A bang sounded, and the air seemed to tremble in that place.

"Brother Lin, I said you like it, right?" Seeing the uncontrollable excitement on Lin Yu's face, He An held his chin with one hand and smiled.

"Yeah, I like it..."

Lin Yu finally came back to his senses, nodded in response, and carefully stroked the arrow body. Only then did he find the simple auspicious cloud pattern at the end of the arrow body, but... it was too ugly, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"As long as you like it, my mission is successfully completed," He An stood up suddenly, "Brother Lin, happy birthday, I have to go first!"

"Hey! Wait!" Seeing him stand up, Lin Yu also stood up immediately, and reluctantly put the bow back into the box and handed it to He An, "Take it back, it's too valuable."

"No!" He An shook his head like a rattle, "This was made by my brother for more than half a month. When he came, he asked me to hand it to you. First, I am returning a bow to you, and second, it is a birthday gift for you, so... Brother Lin, if you don't accept it, my brother will definitely kill me when I go home!"

"You... your brother made it?"

"Of course, he went to many blacksmith shops and couldn't find a bow suitable for you, so he went up the mountain to chop trees and made it. In a hurry, he even hurt his hand!" He An said with some heartache, and then added, "By the way, my brother didn't let me tell you this, Brother Lin, remember to keep it a secret for me!"

"Ah? Injured? Is his injury... okay?" Lin Yu's tone suddenly became anxious.

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as you accept this gift, he will be fine!"

He An showed his big white teeth, said goodbye to Lin Yu, and then walked away. Lin Yu carried the box to the door and stood for a long time before turning around. As soon as he raised his eyes, he unconsciously said, "Mom? You..."

Zhang had been standing by the table without knowing when, and Lin Yu turned around to face his gaze.

The box in his arms seemed to be getting hot, and Lin Yu hugged it tighter.

"Did the kid from the He family send it?"

"Yeah," Lin Yu nodded blankly, then shook his head, "No, it was sent by Xiao An."

"Then wasn't it sent by the kid from the He family?" Seeing Lin Yu's look, Zhang couldn't help but chuckled, and then said, "Mom heard it all, that kid... was thoughtful."

"Mom--" Lin Yu glanced at Zhang, his face a little red, but he didn't realize it, and just said, "You... don't get me wrong, this is his compensation to me, there's nothing wrong between us!"

"Mom asked you this?"

"..."

Lin Yu's face turned even redder.

Zhang sighed, pulled him a few steps to the table and sat down, and said casually, "Your Aunt Wang told me that you have a good candidate for your marriage, and asked me to go and see it tomorrow. Mom wants to ask your opinion."

"..."

"Your opinion on the kid from the He family..." Zhang glanced at the box still in Lin Yu's arms, then looked at Lin Yu, with a thoughtful expression.

"No, Mom, I told you last time! He Ze and I... have nothing!" Before Zhang finished speaking, Lin Yu interrupted him with a red face and thick neck.

"Really?"

"Really... really nothing!" Lin Yu lowered his eyes, and the fingertips holding the box tightly turned white.

"Well, since there is nothing, Mom will go tomorrow!"

Zhang turned around and ignored Lin Yu's two calls, but at an angle that he couldn't see, the corners of her lips curved slightly.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, now... I just hope that the boy from the He family will always have this heart.

At the table, Lin Yu put the box on the table, looking at Zhang who had disappeared at the door, frowning tightly.

...

That night, probably because it was close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright moon was shaped like a round disk, brighter than snow, and illuminated the entire Hejia Village.

He Ze was insomniac again like last night. I don't know why, the words that He An said to him yesterday always linger in his ears.

"Brother! Do you like Brother Lin!"

Like? Like? ! How could he like... Lin Yu?

But what He An said... Could it be that he really likes Lin Yu without knowing it?

But...

Although there are far fewer women surviving the apocalypse than men, and he has seen many male-male relationships, he has never thought about it in this way before.

Now...?

He Ze felt that his mind was a mess. After staring at the roof for a long time, he finally couldn't help but get up and put on his coat. After

reaching the yard and looking at the moon in the sky, He Ze walked out of the yard. A quarter of an hour later, he stopped at the gate of Lin Yu's yard.

How did he get here...

He Ze frowned and was about to turn around, but the next second he saw the gate suddenly open.

The two looked at each other, and the one who opened the door... was Lin Yu.

The author has something to say: He Ze: I'm finally going to hug my wife, so excited, so excited... Damn, stupid author, why do you have to stop here again? ! !

Chapter 48

"He Ze, why are you here?"

Lin Yu just curled his lips, but he blinked and retracted them.

"I... I'm fine, I just went out for a walk and accidentally came here," He Ze moved his eyes away, suddenly looked up at the sky, "It's getting late now, I'll go back first, you... go to bed early."

He turned around, but before he took two steps, someone blocked him in front of him.

"How is your injury...?"

"Injury?" He Ze raised his eyes and noticed Lin Yu's eyes fixed on his hand, "It's okay, it's just a minor injury, you can go back."

Lin Yu didn't answer, just looked at him steadily.

"... What's wrong?" He Ze seemed to have a smile on his face, "Xiao An said? Don't listen to his nonsense, it's really just a minor injury, go back quickly, otherwise it's late at night, what if someone sees you?"

How did he... how did he come here in a daze?

"Hey, you——"

Before He Ze could come to his senses, Lin Yu turned around, closed the gate, pulled his wrist and completed all the actions in an instant. Knowing that he could not match Lin Yu's strength, He Ze followed him very cooperatively.

The two walked forward towards the field and stopped after a few breaths.

In front of them was a dilapidated thatched house, which should be located at the back of the Lin family's yard. Some of the walls on the side had collapsed, and only half of the roof was still strong.

"This house has collapsed for a long time, and no one will come so late at night," Lin Yu had climbed up along the piles of loess bricks on the ground without knowing when, and now he stretched out his hand to He Ze, "Come up!"

He Ze smiled, but stood still, "What are you doing?"

"Are you coming up or not?" Lin Yu glared at him.

"Go, go, go! But you go up first, do I need you to pull me up?" He Ze said, stepping on the bricks on the ground, following Lin Yu at a distance of two steps, "Be careful, I won't take care if you fall down."

"...Who wants you to take care of it!"

Lin Yu paused, then climbed up along the beam again, and He Ze followed him closely. After a while, the two finally sat down on the roof.

The moonlight was like a silver thread, and the autumn breeze was blowing. Sitting high and looking far away, looking at the rivers and mountains outside Hejia Village under the moonlight, listening to the cicadas and dogs barking, it was really interesting.

"You..."

"What's wrong?" He Ze turned his head, "Do you have something to tell me?"

"Is your hand injury really okay?" Lin Yu poked the cotton cloth in He Ze's palm lightly, with a hint of worry on his face, "Why did you think of making a bow for me? I can make it myself."

Because the bows and arrows in the blacksmith shop generally couldn't meet his requirements, he was too lazy to look for them, so he just made them himself. Most of his bows and arrows were made by himself.

If he could find Tiemu, his bow-making skills would be much better than He Ze's.

"It's really okay. The injury from the bear hunt has healed. What can this injury do?" He Ze pulled his hand out, and the moonlight reflected on his face, which was particularly soft.

"Then, why did you give me a bow and arrow?" Lin Yu looked up at him.

"...Do you like it?"

"Yes!"

"Isn't that right? I made it because I knew you would like it. If you hadn't come up the mountain to find me, my bow would not have broken. And it's your birthday, so naturally I have to give you a birthday gift that you like. It's a two-in-one gift. Don't think I'm stingy."

"What are you talking about!" Lin Yu glared at He Ze, hesitant to speak, "That's right, it's too expensive..."

"Well, it's indeed expensive, but it was made for you. If you return it to me, I can't even pull the bowstring. Am I going to hang it on the wall for viewing in the future?"

"...Then give it to me."

"That's right," He Ze moved forward a little, suddenly put his hands around the back of his head, half lying on the roof, "Today's moon... is so bright, tomorrow will be a nice day again."

"Isn't nice weather great?" Seeing He Ze lying comfortably, Lin Yu also lay down like him, "This is the first time I've seen the moon like this, so big and round."

"You think you're a sesame bun!" He Ze smiled.

"..."

"And, is it really the first time?"

"Hmm?" Lin Yu turned his head and looked at him, "It's the first time."

"I remember the night you came to the mountain to find me, wasn't the moon pretty good?"

"..."

The moon that day was indeed pretty good, but he forgot to look at the moon, he only remembered looking at...

Lin Yu turned his head unconsciously to look at He Ze. From his angle, he could only see his profile, thick black eyebrows, narrow eyes, high nose, and strong jawline...

"Why are you looking at me?" This sight was too scorching, and it was hard for He Ze to ignore it. A laugh escaped from his throat, and he suddenly said, "Do you think I'm handsome?"

"...Shameless!"

Lin Yu blushed and turned his head immediately, but the voice he spoke was extremely soft. He didn't notice that when He Ze looked at him, his eyes were slightly complicated.

The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became silent, with only the restlessness brought by the breeze blowing across their cheeks.

"It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival..."

After a long time, He Ze suddenly said something.

"Yeah, it's Mid-Autumn Festival."

After this incoherent sentence, there was a long silence. Lin Yu suddenly turned his head to look at He Ze, and didn't look away for a long time.

Is that nostalgia? Who is he... thinking about?

"Thinking about some people who have left for a long time, hoping..." They will have a chance to

celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival again. He couldn't remember what his parents looked like after not seeing them for ten years. He only remembered the black-framed glasses that his father always wore on his nose, the cartoon characters on his mother's apron, and... and the last phone call, asking him not to go home.

Later, there was nothing.

Lin Yu asked unconsciously, and He Ze answered him unconsciously.

"Someone who left for a long time..." Lin Yu muttered to himself, who is it? The person who left He Ze...

From his perspective, he could only vaguely see the redness in the corners of He Ze's eyes. Was he seeing it wrong, or...

this person is very important.

An inexplicable bitterness surged up, and Lin Yu only heard He Ze's voice with a hint of laughter, "Let's not talk about this, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival... let me tell you a story?"

"Huh?"

"A different story." He Ze looked at the bright moon in the sky, his voice a little distant.

There are also some legends about Mid-Autumn Festival in this world, but He Ze can't remember them clearly. He is here... after all, he is still a stranger, and now, he is eager to share his own story in this world with others.

As for why it is the person in front of him? Maybe it's because the moon tonight is too beautiful, or... something else.

"A different story?" Lin Yu raised his eyes, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he said unhappily, "Mr. Wei has finished talking about "The Legend of White Snake", but you haven't finished telling me yet!"

"... Let's talk about this first. After that, I'll tell you the ending of White Snake. How about that?" He Ze became interested and suddenly sat up. "Look at the moon in the sky. It is said that there is a palace on the moon. In the palace lives a beautiful woman, a fairy with icy skin and jade-like bones. Her name is Chang'e, and she is called the Moon Elf. Chang'e was originally the wife of Houyi, the mortal archer. One day..."

He Ze's voice was like gurgling water, and Lin Yu was quickly attracted by him.

"Houyi shot down nine suns, and the drought in heaven and earth was finally alleviated. In order to reward Houyi for his great merits, the Queen Mother of the West gave him the elixir of immortality that could allow him to ascend to heaven in broad daylight. Houyi gave the elixir of immortality to Chang'e for safekeeping."

"What happened later?" Lin Yu also sat up.

"Later..." He Ze suddenly paused, then continued, "Later, Feng Meng, who was jealous of Houyi, came to steal the elixir of immortality. In desperation, Chang'e swallowed the elixir. When Houyi came back, Chang'e had become a fairy in the Moon Palace, and was never allowed to step out of Guanghan Palace for the rest of her life."

"Why is this so... Then, Houyi and Chang'e can never see each other again?"

"...Guess?" He Ze raised his eyebrows.

"...You!" Lin Yu pushed He Ze, but quickly withdrew most of his strength, "Forget it, you are not like this!"

"Say it, can't I say it?" He Ze raised his hands in surrender, with a smile on his face, "After Chang'e flew to the moon, Houyi was in great pain and wailed to the moon every day. And Chang'e in Guanghan Palace often burst into tears after hearing it. Finally, Queen Mother of the West was moved by the deep love between the couple, and things took a turn for the better."

"Then what?" Lin Yu's eyes were shining, staring at He Ze, with a complaint in his eyes, "Can't you say it all at once!"

"...Don't be anxious. How can you listen to a story like this?" Seeing Lin Yu's red cheeks, the smile in He Zemei's eyes became even more intense, and he himself did not realize... relaxation. "The Queen Mother of the West instructed Houyi to make balls with flour on the full moon night, round like a full moon, and call out Chang'e's name continuously in the northwest direction of the house. In this way, the two of them can meet once every fifteenth day of the lunar month to express their true feelings."

"Meet once every fifteenth day of the lunar month?" Lin Yu's face seemed to be reluctant.

"Yes, the moon-shaped flour balls are mooncakes."

Seeing that Lin Yu still looked distracted, He Ze suddenly raised his hand and patted his head, "You are like this after seeing each other once a month, then if I tell you that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl only see each other once a year, won't you cry?"

"Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?" Another term he didn't understand, Lin Yu frowned, "How do you know so many stories?"

"Maybe I didn't learn anything in the academy, so I just read these things." He Ze lowered his eyes and lay down again, "Last time, White Snake... I mentioned that Bai Suzhen was pregnant, right?"

"Yeah!" Lin Yu nodded, his eyes full of expectation.

"A cup of realgar wine on the Dragon Boat Festival revealed Bai Suzhen's true form, and Xu Xian was so scared that his soul left his body and was in danger. Bai Suzhen was determined to save him, so she broke into the underworld with a sword. After a fight..."

Before he finished speaking, He Ze suddenly stood up and stopped talking.

"What's wrong? Why are you--"

"Shh!" He Ze made a hushed gesture, covered Lin Yu's mouth with one hand, pulled him close to him, and the two of them lay down, "Someone is coming."

Sure enough, just as He Ze's voice fell, a figure wrapped in a sweat towel and carrying a hoe came over here from the distant ridge.

He rushed back from the farmland late at night, and he was probably releasing water. Hejia Village is next to the river, and most of the paddy fields are in one place. Although there is no shortage of water, there are still other single fields. Whenever irrigation is needed, canals and diversions must be opened in the middle of the night.

The man approached the thatched house and noticed that Lin Yu's shoulders were trembling slightly. He Ze tightened his hand and whispered in Lin Yu's ear, "Don't be afraid, he can't find us."

Step by step, the man finally walked away until he could no longer see his shadow. He Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned his eyes back, but settled down in the next second.

Lin Yu in his arms was looking up at him, with sparkling eyes, slightly red face, and skin that seemed to be translucent. His hand was still covering Lin Yu's mouth, the temperature of his palm was a little hot, and the cheek flesh touched by his fingertips was very soft.

In his ears, there were banging sounds one after another, mixed together, and it was difficult to tell whose it was.

This posture... is it too intimate?

Is it? It seems... right.

He Ze couldn't help but stretch out his hand.

☆ 51. Chapter 49

Chapter 49

"What are you doing!"

Seeing He Ze's other hand getting closer and closer to him, Lin Yu opened his eyes wide and pulled the palm away from his mouth.

"I..."

He Ze came back to his senses and then took back his hand that was still suspended in the air. Just now... he actually had the urge to poke Lin Yu's face.

The two looked at each other and were speechless for a while. The air became more and more quiet, so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing.

Lin Yu then realized that his face was still against He Ze's shoulder, and the place where his palm was against... was He Ze's chest. His heart was beating so fast.

As fast as his own.

Sonorous and powerful.

An inexplicable atmosphere fermented between the two, and the warm breaths intertwined with each other. The wind stopped, and the sky... seemed to be much hotter.

The palm of my hand... was so hot that it was killing me!

Lin Yu pushed He Ze away. Well, this time he forgot to control the strength.

He Ze did not fall down. In a hurry, he grabbed a beam and let Lin Yu, who had reacted, pull him back.

"Are you okay?" Lin Yu looked a little embarrassed, and immediately lowered his head when he saw He Ze sitting down, "It's all your fault. Why are you so close to me if you have nothing to do!"

"..."

"Why don't you speak?"

After not hearing He Ze's voice for a long time, Lin Yu glanced at him like a thief.

"You've already said it, what else can I say?" He Ze's voice was faint.

"...Um, you're not angry, are you? I...I didn't mean it, I just...I..."

"Hehe——" Seeing Lin Yu's anxious face, He Ze couldn't help but chuckled, "I'm just teasing you, I'm not angry, and I have to thank you for pulling me back just now."

"...Fun?" Lin Yu gritted his teeth.

"I feel...not yet...um——" Before He Ze finished speaking, he was punched on the back.

"Let you tease me! I'm bigger than you!"

Lin Yu's fist was hard, but when it really landed on He Ze, it didn't have much strength. Despite this, He Ze still cooperated and dodged.

"Stop fighting, isn't it okay that I was wrong?"

After a quarrel, He Ze lay on the roof with his hands in front of his chest. Lin Yu knelt beside him, one hand on the ground, and the other hand raised a fist.

"...coward!"

Hearing what He Ze said, Lin Yu glared at him unhappily.

This look was as bright as the stars and full of charm.

He Ze was stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he heard Lin Yu's clear smile.

"Brother! Are you in love with Brother Lin!"

In love with Lin Yu? If you are in love with the person in front of you... He Ze looked at Lin Yu, his eyes gradually became empty, and fragments of him flashed through his mind one by one.

The sharp arrow and the beautiful eyebrows when they met for the first time; the contempt in Lin Yu's eyes when they met for the second time, the questioning for the third time, the...; the familiarity later, his crying and laughing, strength and fragility, care and forbearance... In a

short time, unknowingly, they have had so many intersections.

Every fragment, every Lin Yu, He Ze only then realized that all the bits and pieces about Lin Yu were engraved in his mind one by one, without any difference, so clear that it was scary.

Like Lin Yu? Do you like him?

Lin Yu raised his head, and his clear laughter did not stop. From his angle, he could only see his round chin, shaking slightly.

Inexplicably, cute.

He Ze's brows gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You...what are you daydreaming about!"

Lin Yu lowered his eyes and met his eyes, and sat up the next second. He Ze glanced at him, and the smile on his face became more intense. He put his hands behind his head and looked at the sky quietly.

Neither of them spoke again, and the night was getting darker and darker.

Until the moon was in the middle of the sky and the midnight was about to pass, He Ze's voice finally sounded slowly, "Lin Yu, happy birthday."

Yes, happy birthday.

Lin Yu silently curled the corners of his mouth, and He Ze looked over.

The bright moon was brighter and more beautiful.

...

The next morning, before dawn, the mist was hazy. He An had just stretched and came out of the room. He saw He Ze sitting at the table, and... the bright smile on his face.

It was particularly... eye-catching.

"Brother, why did you get up so early?"

"Aren't you up so early too?" He Ze glanced at He An, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Try it, Mom's best tea."

Although it was just ordinary aged tea, it left a lingering fragrance on the teeth and cheeks.

"You... why are you making tea so early in the morning?" He An twitched his lips, looking at He Ze with a complicated look.

"Drink, what else can I do?"

"Drink? You deliberately turned out tea leaves from a few years ago early in the morning, and went to the kitchen to boil water, and then... make tea to drink."

He An looked at the somewhat turbid tea in the cup, took a sip tentatively, and the next second his face wrinkled into a ball, and he couldn't help spitting it out, "Brother, it's so bitter! You..."

Didn't brother used to be most afraid of bitterness? !

"Bitter? It's okay. This is tea, not a snack. Do you think it can be sweet?" He Ze didn't comment, and took another sip of the tea in the cup, looking very happy.

"Brother..." "

Hmm?"

"You..." He An bit his lip, walked a few steps to He Ze, raised his hand and touched his forehead, "Don't move, let me see if it's hot."

Brother's injury healed so quickly last time, didn't it leave some root of disease?

"..."

"No, it's not hot," He An withdrew his hand and muttered to himself, "Is there really something wrong with his brain? No... I have to tell Mom to invite Doctor Xu over!"

He An turned around and ran to the bedroom of He Youcai and Li.

"Come back!"

"Brother?" He An paused, and seemed to remember something, ran over and touched He Ze's head, "Brother, don't be afraid, even if there is a root of disease, Doctor Xu's medical skills are so great, he will definitely..."

"He An! Shut up!"

"Brother!" He An pulled at his clothes, his eyes red.

He Ze touched his forehead helplessly, "Brother, it's okay, why are you so shocked?"

"Brother, you-"

"It's really okay, tea can refresh the mind, clear the heart and brighten the eyes, brother is just brewing it to taste."

"Really?" He An's face was full of doubts.

"Of course it's true," He Ze smelled the tea and drank another cup, "Do you want to try it again?"

"No!"

He An hurriedly shook his head, looked at He Ze again, and hurried to the kitchen.

Brother is so scary!

He Ze looked at his back and couldn't help laughing.

...

The same situation as that of the He family also happened in the Lin family. When Zhang came out early in the morning, she saw Lin Yu holding his chin and smiling foolishly.

He called him two or three times in a row, but Lin Yu didn't come back to his senses.

Until -

"Brother Yu, Mom will go to Aunt Wang's place after breakfast. Do you want to go with me?"

"Ah? Aunt Wang?" Lin Yu stood up suddenly.

"Well, didn't I tell you yesterday? I met Aunt Wang on the road last time. She told me that there is a good candidate for your marriage and asked me to go and see. You can go with Mom after dinner."

"No...no! Mom, you...don't be so anxious, okay? I..." Lin Yu frowned.

"Don't worry, don't worry. You are already 21 years old. How can I not worry? When mom was your age, you were already 5 years old!"

"Mom!"

"Don't worry, mom knows what you are thinking. But we have asked Aunt Wang for so long. She has worked so hard to help. We have to go and see if it works. Mom can't leave you alone. If you don't want to go, just rest at home. I will tell you in detail when mom comes back."

Zhang rubbed Lin Yu's head and brought out the freshly heated food from the kitchen.

He went out and didn't come back until noon. Lin Yu sat at the table, frowning and laughing, and survived the whole morning.

Fortunately, what Zhang said finally made him feel relieved.

"I heard from Aunt Wang that they are a good family, but their mother just passed away not long ago. Even if this marriage can be successful, they can only be engaged first and can get married two years later. Mother was anxious, so she rejected it. Aunt Wang said that if there is another suitable one, she must pay close attention to him."

Seeing Lin Yu's face instantly relaxed, Zhang sighed in her heart.

He now understands that the boy from the He family is a good person. Although Brother Yu does not admit it, he is afraid that he still... has feelings for him. What is the boy from the He family thinking in his heart...

Zhang frowned and went back to the room. Lin Yu stood there, his smile reflecting the sunlight, very dazzling.

...

As time passed, the weather gradually became colder. Fortunately, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the white angelica in the field sprouted, and He Youcai and Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Due to the weather, Hejia Village has long lost its former bustle. All the villagers took off their thin coats and put on thick cotton clothes and quilted pants, and came and went in a hurry.

The autumn wind turned into winter wind, bringing with it a biting chill, blowing the entire Xiangyang Mountain yellow.

At this time, on the East Peak, in the jungle, an arrow broke through the air and disappeared into the bushes in the distance. He Ze raised his eyes and said to Lin Yu beside him, "Guess, did I hit it?"

"No."

"Really not?"

"...Is it interesting to ask this every time?" Lin Yu glanced at He Ze unhappily, and carefully wiped the autumn dew on the longbow in his hand.

"...Actually, it's still very interesting." He Ze smiled and glanced at Lin Yu, walked quickly to the edge of the bushes, and then shouted, "Lin Yu, come here! It's a fox!"

"Fox?" Lin Yu paused and ran over quickly.

Ever since he thought of hunting a fox for He An as a pet, Lin Yu has been thinking about this matter. Unfortunately, he never saw it every time he went up the mountain.

This time, when he heard He Ze say it was a fox, he also had a happy look on his face. But when he saw the gray wild fox that was already dead in He Ze's hand, his voice suddenly became weak, "...dead?"

"Dead, look how accurate my arrow is!"

"He Ze!" Lin Yu glared at him fiercely.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I said I wanted a live fox, but you shot it dead! Just now I said I would come, but you rushed to come! You..."

God knows how long he has been looking for this fox! In the end, He Ze shot it to death with one arrow! Bastard!

"...Didn't you say Xiao An likes fox fur hats? You...you didn't say you wanted a live fox..." If he had known that Lin Yu wanted a live fox, he would never have shot that arrow just now!

Now...

"Well, I was wrong, I will compensate you with a live one someday," He Ze's attitude was extremely sincere. Seeing Lin Yu looking at him, he raised three fingers, "Promise!"

"..."

It's dead, what else can he do!

"Okay, don't be angry, smile?" He Ze pulled out the arrow and threw the fox into the backpack.

"..."

Lin Yu didn't answer, and looked at He Ze with a bit of a sour expression.

"Really not smiling?" He Ze raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but leaned in and pinched his face, "You look so ugly when you frown, smile, I promise that next time we go up the mountain, I will let you find a fox, how about it?"

"...what you said?"

"Yeah." He Ze smiled and nodded, and took Lin Yu's wrist, "Let's go, it's getting late, we should go down the mountain."

Baizhi sprouted, and he had nothing to do during this period, so he would go up the mountain from time to time, and he almost fell in love with hunting after so many times.

Sometimes I feel that Lin Yu is also in the mountains, and occasionally "meet" him once, and today is the case.

Looking at the place where his wrists were held with Lin Yu, and then looking at Lin Yu's obvious and natural attitude, the smile on He Ze's face became stronger.

"You, why are you looking at me?"

"No," He Ze shook his head and chuckled again, "Let's go."

Lin Yu looked at him suspiciously and didn't say anything. He Ze has been getting weirder recently, always laughing inexplicably, and... and, he is also very gentle! Yeah, it's gentle!

It was strange and sweet, hiding the bitterness in my heart.

Thinking about it, Lin Yu also curled his lips.

The two went down the mountain together, and when they reached the intersection, He Ze let go of Lin Yu's hand.

It was not to avoid rumors, but he was afraid that Lin Yu would not be able to withstand his fist after reacting. Because Wu Cui suffered because of gossiping last time, the gossipers in the village have become much more obedient.

They still gossip, but only about the Lin family.

Although such a long time has passed, the rumors about the Lin family have not subsided at all. A few days ago, the famous gambler in the village went to the Lin family yard and cursed his ancestors for a whole day after losing money. In the end, the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and persuaded him to leave.

Maybe it was because the Lin family was at the center of the storm. No matter which family in the village had any bad things happen, from trivial to life-and-death, no matter whether it was related to the Lin family or not, it was always right to go to the Lin family and curse.

"I heard from my mother that an elder of the clan went to the Lin family yesterday?" He Ze glanced at his empty palm, his expression unchanged, "I guess the good days of the Lin family are over."

No, it should be said that they were over as early as when Wu Cui got into trouble.

"Yeah." Lin Yu nodded.

He is still a little dizzy now. He always feels that... the development of things about the Lin family is too weird. But Wu Cui's tongue, only ghosts and gods can tell clearly, but...

The two of them have walked to the head of the village without knowing when. Lin Yu just raised his eyes, but he stopped immediately.

His expression was stunned.

"What's wrong?"

He Ze followed his line of sight and saw a person standing under a tree at the head of the village. He was wearing a light pink thin coat and was looking at him steadily, "Aze..."

☆ 52. Chapter 50

Chapter 50

"Who is that?" He Ze only glanced at him and turned his head.

"You don't know him?"

"No," He Ze shook his head, "But, Aze... isn't he calling me?"

"You forget so quickly. You tried to kill yourself for him back then. How long has it been since then? Now he's here, and you still say you don't know him?"

Lin Yu said this with a hint of anger on his face. He Ze was stunned for a moment, and turned his words around in his mind. Then he twitched his mouth, "You mean, he is..."

"Aze, you... I'm back."

Before He Ze finished his words, He Bao'er had walked up to the two of them without knowing when. She was pretty, with no makeup on her face. Perhaps because she had been exposed to the cold wind for a long time, she looked very pale, and there was a faint black and blue color.

"...He Bao'er?"

He Ze frowned. He really didn't recognize her at first. After all, in the memory of the original body, He Baoer valued her appearance and always wore heavy makeup. She had never looked so plain.

"Aze... wu... I miss you."

When she heard her name coming out of He Ze's mouth, He Baoer could no longer control herself and rushed into his arms.

He Ze's eyes were stern, and he pulled Lin Yu to avoid it.

"Puff--"

With a loud sound, He Baoer fell to the ground without any surprise. His palm slid a finger away from the ground. After a long time, he raised his head and looked complaining, "Aze, you..."

They met again after a long time. How could Aze treat him so badly!

He Baoer looked at He Ze, and her eyes gradually turned red. Tears fell down, and I felt pity for

her. Lin Yu lowered his eyes and pinched his palm with his fingertips. He tilted his head to look at He Ze beside him, but saw that the other party's eyes were indifferent, so he slowly loosened his strength.

"Let's go?"

He Ze took Lin Yu's hand.

He never liked to see people cry. If it was He An, he would have to coax him, and if it was Lin Yu, he would have to feel sorry for him. But now that it was someone else, he was left with only a lot of annoyance.

"Leave?" This guy doesn't care?

Lin Yu asked with his eyes.

"The past cannot be retrieved, let's go." He Ze glanced at He Baoer on the ground, stopped Lin Yu and turned around.

Looking at the broad palm holding his wrist, he gradually curved the corners of his mouth. Unfortunately, he himself didn't notice it, and He Ze... didn't notice it either.

"Oh, the past cannot be retrieved? The past cannot be retrieved?"

He Baoer muttered to herself as she looked at the backs of the two people. He raised his head and looked at the blood marks on his palms caused by the gravel on the ground. He rolled up his sleeves and wiped away his tears, got up and ran to catch up.

"He Ze, stop right there!"

"..."

Lin Yu looked back and slowed down.

"Why do you care about him?" He Ze shook Lin Yu's hand and urged, "Let's go? Aunt Lin is probably still waiting for you."

This person was probably Wu Cui's type, with a face as big as a basin.

"He Ze, are you really so cruel!"

He Baoer ran fast, and while the two were talking, she had already caught up with him.

What she said was exactly the same as Wu Cui's. He Ze looked around, but didn't find anyone else, so he said, "Heartless, are you kidding?"

Shouldn't the real victim be the original body?

"We have grown up together since childhood, and we have never been apart for so long. Now that we meet, you avoid me. Even if I fall to the ground, you turn a blind eye. Isn't this cruel?"

He Baoer glared at He Ze, and his eyes moved all the way down, finally settling on the wrist where he was holding Lin Yu. Lin Yu seemed to sense something and tried to pull his hand away in a hurry, but He Ze increased his strength, just like an iron hoop, the more he struggled, the tighter it became.

It stands to reason that He Ze could not match Lin Yu's strength, but at this time... or maybe Lin Yu subconsciously did not want He Ze to let go.

He Baoer tilted her head and looked at Lin Yu, with a smile on her face, but the mockery in her eyes could not be hidden, "Is this Brother Lin? I haven't seen him for a while, and Brother Lin looks better and better. Aunt Lin is so lucky, the matchmaker is afraid that the threshold of your house..."

"Shut up!" He Ze interrupted him with a shout.

He Baoer pursed her lips and didn't say anything else.

But these words were like a thorn, piercing Lin Yu's heart fiercely, making people feel anxious. How could he forget that no one wanted to marry him, he was a jinx, and he couldn't hurt He Ze.

He was getting more and more greedy, this was wrong!

Lin Yu looked up at He Baoer, and slowly raised his other hand to pry open He Ze's knuckles.

The smile on He Baoer's face became even more intense.

He is different from He Ze.

He has lived in Hejia Village for more than ten years, and he has disliked Lin Yu's face since the first time he saw it. He relied on Lin Yu's two or three things to barely suppress the jealousy in his heart. So what if

he is good-looking? He can't even get married!

But now... what is the situation? He Baoer looked at the two people whose eyes were intertwined in front of him. Could it be that Lin Yu and He Ze have hooked up in just a few months?

But how is this possible!

Obviously, when he mentioned Lin Yu before, He Ze looked like he had seen a tiger! Even if he has a good appearance, doesn't he still have a manly temperament? No, this guy... even five or six men may not be able to beat him!

Really...

When she thought of this, He Baoer immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He took two steps closer to He Ze and said in a soft voice, "Aze, I know I'm sorry to you, but I have my reasons. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but... at least, can you listen to my explanation?"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Ze's hands were also pried apart. Lin Yu glanced at He Baoer, then at He Ze, and suddenly turned around and said, "You guys can chat slowly, I have to go home."

"Lin Yu!"

He Ze frowned, but as soon as he called out, Lin Yu's steps became faster, and finally he ran away from his sight.

"Okay, finally leaving!" He Baoer clapped her hands and raised her chin, "He Ze, I know you are angry with me. You didn't know that I was back and deliberately made me angry, did you?"

He Ze glanced at him, his expression did not change, but his eyes became colder.

He Baoer was frightened by this look and just closed her eyelids and said, "You really have to listen to my explanation! I didn't want to get married voluntarily, it was my mother who forced me. I know there were other people around just now, and I made you lose face, so it's normal that you treat me a little worse. But He Ze, I know I'm wrong, can't you forgive me? I missed you so much these days, you..."

As He Baoer said this, she pretended to climb up He Ze's arm again, but before her hand touched his clothes, He Ze suddenly took two steps back and pushed him out with his hand, but he didn't expect the latter to lose his balance and fell to the ground.

"He Ze, you..." He Baoer was furious, "You pushed me!"

He Ze, who had never been willing to touch him, actually pushed him!

"Why can't I push you?" Although it was not intentional, there was no ripple in He Ze's eyes.

Women and children in the last days are the most vulnerable, but also the most terrifying. If you give them a little sympathy today, you may be the one who dies tomorrow. After

almost losing his life several times because of such things, he has learned his lesson. Besides, the boys in this world are actually no worse than men.

"You are a boy, and I don't want to hit you. This is just to repay what you said. Reciprocity is fair. As for other things," He Ze half squatted down and met He Baoer's eyes, "please remember what I said now. The marriage between us has long been annulled, and you have already married. I don't care why you came back to Hejia Village, but please don't bother me or the He family anymore. Otherwise... people will change, and the He Ze who has always doted on you is dead."

"- Killed by you."

After a pause, He Ze added.

"No! You are lying to me, how could you..."

"..."

He Ze frowned again after listening to He Baoer's hoarse crying, "Okay, that's it. There is no point in humiliating yourself, don't come to me again."

He turned around before he finished speaking, but he stopped after taking two steps.

"He Ze..."

He knew, he knew that even if he betrayed He Ze, He Ze would not be willing to leave him!

He Baoer's face showed joy, but his expression froze in the next second.

He Ze left in the direction where Lin Yu had just gone! Lin Yu...

"He Ze!"

He Baoer screamed, looking at He Ze's back getting farther and farther away, his eyes almost popped out, and the next second he picked up a stone on the ground and threw it out fiercely.

Bastard! Liar!

Glancing at the mud on his body, the bloodstains on his palms, and touching his messy hair, He Baoer remembered that he had returned to the village and then came to He Ze. He wanted to apologize to him, but He Ze treated him like this. He bit his lips and bled.

I don't know how long it took, but he finally rubbed his knees and got up from the ground with red eyes.

"Hiss--" His chest hurt dully. He Ze would actually do such a heavy hand to him one day!

But the more serious the injury, the more it proves that he has an important position in He Ze's heart? A thought flashed through He Baoer's mind. He paused, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised an arc.

Yes, how could he forget that the relationship between him and He Ze for more than ten years would not disappear so easily! As for venting his anger for Lin Yu, he didn't believe it.

It must be that he hurt him too badly this time. As long as he was given time and He Ze's anger was gone, there was no worry that they would not be able to change back to the past!

Yes! That's it!

Glancing at the direction where He Ze left, He Baoer's fingertips grasping her trouser legs turned white, but her eyes were full of determination.

What belongs to him, no one can snatch it! After losing once, can he lose a second time?

Wait and see!

...

On the other side, time went back to two quarters of an hour ago, at the Lin family.

There was a knock on the door, and Zhang opened the courtyard door, only to see an old acquaintance.

"Li Shanfeng, is that you?"

"Why, you don't welcome me?" Li Shanfeng was wearing a large blue and white jacket, and she smiled and steam came out of her mouth, "Yes, I'm taking my husband's surname, so you naturally don't welcome me."

She is the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the Lin family. Strictly speaking, Zhang should call her sister-in-law.

"But since I'm here, you should at least let me in, right? Don't worry, I'm not someone like Wu Cui, and I will definitely not cause you any trouble. This time, I came here to talk to you about something."

Seeing that Zhang's hand on the door frame did not move, Li Shanfeng added another sentence.

"Come in."

Zhang glanced at him, and finally let go. Li Shanfeng was smart and capable, and was very much favored by the two old guys in the Lin family. Although he had never helped their mother, he had never deliberately made things difficult for them.

He would not blame others for every wrong.

"We have been in the same village for so many years, but I haven't seen you for many years." Li Shanfeng entered the courtyard, looked around, and there seemed to be nostalgia in his eyes, "It seems that your mother has managed the family well, and it can be said that the hard work has paid off. By the way, where is Brother Yu?"

"Brother Yu is not at home, just say whatever you want to say."

"..."

Being interrupted, Li Shanfeng's face did not change, he just sighed and said, "Am I not thinking about the past? For so many years, I have been feeling guilty, and now it seems that I did the right thing."

"You..." Zhang raised her eyes.

"When my father knew about you and the doctor, he wanted to send you two to the authorities. If that happened, you would never get out of here, and Yu Ge'er would be despised by others. I begged my father with great difficulty, but it didn't work. Although you were not sent to the authorities, you were driven out. I... Alas, you have suffered for so many years."

Li Shanfeng said sincerely. Zhang looked at him steadily. After a long time, there seemed to be a faint smile on her face. "It turns out that there is such a twist in this. I owe you a thank you."

"How can I say such things? After all, I am still a nobody and my words carry no weight," Li Shanfeng waved her hand and laughed, "If you don't blame me, then fine. Why should you thank me?"

Zhang didn't answer, but took the cup and poured two cups of tea, "It's rare for you to come here, I don't have anything to treat you, just sit down and have a drink."

Seeing Zhang's softened attitude, Li Shanfeng's smile became even stronger, and then he walked to the table and sat down, picked up the cup and took a sip, then hesitantly said, "Actually...actually, I came here this time because my father and mother asked me to come."

"You are joking, my father and mother left a long time ago."

"Zhang Su!"

Li Shanfeng shouted, but then put on a smiling face again, "I know you hate it, but father and mother were so angry back then. In fact, they have regretted it a long time ago. They have been eating and sleeping poorly for these years and often talk about your mother. This time they have put down their face and asked me to come here, it's just..."

Li Shanfeng paused, and continued until Zhang looked up at him, "It's just to let me take your mother home, so as to clear Yu Ge's name. After all, he is also the blood of our Lin family. In addition, mother also found a marriage for Yu Ge'er. It's a very good family. If you see it..."

"What marriage?"

Before Zhang answered, a voice suddenly interrupted Li Shanfeng. He turned his head following the voice. Lin Yu was standing at the gate of the courtyard with a gloomy face, holding the bow in one hand and the back rope of the backpack in the other.