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☆ 73. Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Adhering to the principle of being concerned about his wife's concerns, He Ze did not delay for a moment. When He Youcai dragged him to the town to buy a cow the next day, he went straight to Xu Qingsheng's clinic. After all,

he was a junior, so He Ze did not say it directly. He just exchanged a few words with Xu Qingsheng and "inadvertently" revealed that Lin Yu was worried about Aunt Lin and hoped that Aunt Lin could find a companion before he got married.

When He Ze said this, Xu Qingsheng was writing a prescription. His hand stopped for a moment, and the thick black ink dripped onto the white paper, slowly soaking and spreading.

The goal was achieved. I believe Xu Qingsheng has his own plan in mind, so He Ze said no more. After saying goodbye to him, he returned to Niu Shi and joined He Youcai.

Niu Shi is not far from Xu Qingsheng's clinic.

The so-called cattle market is a small empty space surrounded by a wall. There are many wooden pillars in the middle. Cows of all sizes are tied to the wooden pillars with ropes. People who buy and sell cattle gather together in groups. The noisy voices are mixed with the mooing of cattle from time to time.

Probably because the New Year is approaching, this place is much more lively than usual.

He Laodi and Li wanted to buy cattle a long time ago. The villagers rely on the crops in the fields for food, shelter, and daily necessities. The status of cattle is very important. The family has no burden, so it is better to buy cattle sooner rather than later.

Taking advantage of the fact that the new house is not busy today, He Youcai came in a hurry early in the morning.

"Where have you been?"

When He Ze approached He Youcai, he was standing in front of a milky yellow calf, looking at it again and again, and the owner of the cow beside him was stroking the cow's back and talking.

"Brother, our calf is just three months old. Look at its broad back and hooves. It's so strong! Its mother has been raised in our family for seven or eight years. It has never been sick. It can do all kinds of work such as plowing the fields and pulling carts. It can carry a hundred pounds of things like playing! Not only does it eat little, but it is also not picky! You will definitely make a profit if you buy this calf back!" "

I went to Uncle Xu's clinic. Didn't I tell you about him and Aunt Lin before?" After the owner of the cow finished speaking, He Ze spoke, "Dad, you don't want to buy a calf to take home, do you?"

How long does

it take to raise a calf to the point where it can plow the fields and pull carts! "Of course not, isn't Dad waiting for you to take a look around?" He Youcai took out the pipe from his waist, lit it with a lighter and took a puff, and walked a few steps towards a row of adult cows against the corner.

He Ze followed him after hearing what he said.

"Hey, old man, sir, don't go! This calf only costs five taels of silver, no, four taels and five cents, how about that?"

Seeing He Youcai walking away, the owner of the calf got anxious and shouted a few words, but got no response. In the end, he could only snort angrily and then shouted at other guests.

"What did Doctor Xu say?" He Youcai exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said, "You too, why are you in such a hurry? You didn't even bring anything when you visited Doctor Xu!"

In He Youcai's opinion, Xu Qingsheng not only cured He Ze's injury, but also cured his hand. He was a great benefactor of the He family. It was impolite to visit him rashly.

"Father, why rush to give gifts now? Besides, Uncle Xu might be a family member in the future, why are you being so polite?"

"As for his intention," He Ze paused, "I can't tell, but this matter cannot be forced. If they don't want to agree, we can only do this much."

The father and son walked and talked. He Youcai strolled around and then stopped in front of a strong yellow cow. He Ze looked at the yellow cow and said, "This one is good, very healthy."

He could still tell the general physical condition of people or animals.

Upon hearing what He Ze said, the cattle dealer next to them immediately walked up to the two of them. It must be said that professionals are professionals, and their words were better than those of the farmers who sold their own cattle before.

But it was indeed a good cow.

"Well, not bad." After touching the cow's belly twice, He Youcai nodded.

After negotiating the price and paying the deposit, the two went to the noodle stall to eat a bowl of noodles. He Youcai wanted to lead the cow back to the village, but he let He Ze pull him to the car dealership.

"Since we are here, let's buy a car as well. It will be much more convenient to go to town and transport medicinal materials in the future."

He Youcai thought so too. When the two of them bought the car, it was already past 3 p.m. The slightly white sunlight, with a faint warmth, slowly tilted its angle. After picking ten clay pots for planting flowers, He Ze went home with He Youcai.

He Ze drove in the front, and He Youcai sat in the back car, touching the painted brown fence from time to time. Before, their family had cows, but they were reluctant to buy a car. Now looking at the wooden car under them, He Youcai felt relieved.

With an ox cart, they can be considered a wealthy family in the village!

As they got closer and closer to the village, they met more and more villagers. Whenever He Youcai met one, he would say a few words to them.

"Oh, you bought an ox cart again? Youcai, you are so lucky!"

"Lucky, everyone is lucky, haha!"

Hearing the increasingly cheerful laughter of He's father, He Ze smiled and shook his head, but the speed of driving was unconsciously slowed down.

When the two arrived home, only He An was there. "Mom went to look after the new yard."

After eating some of the food that Li had heated up, He Youcai chopped firewood, and He Ze went to work in the new house. Dusk fell, and the day passed quickly.

As the sun rose and set, the end of the year arrived as expected in the villagers' expectations.

On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the sun was shining brightly.

Most of the Hejia Village was shrouded in the shadow of red, with red peach charms, red lanterns, red paper-cuts... The laughter of the children and the occasional sound of firecrackers completely broke the tranquility of this small village. On the small road on the ridge of the field, the faces of the villagers passing by were also smiling.

At the He family, He Ze was standing on a stool at the door of the main house, brushing the paste. He An, who was next to him, handed him the peach charm in his hand, took the paste and retreated to a distance.

"Brother! Slow down, slow down. It's crooked, left, a little to the left... No, right, a little to the right, it's crooked again! Brother, left..."

"Speak clearly, left or right?"

He Ze lost his patience and made a move to get down from the stool.

"Hey! Wait, don't move! Yes, don't move! Right at this position, brother, stick it on, it's straight!"

"It's really straight, stick it!" He An breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother is so stupid, it's not easy for him!

After the peach charms were pasted, the two brothers began to clean and wipe the rooms one by one. He Youcai helped Li in the kitchen. The aroma of stewed meat filled the air, making people start to saliva unconsciously.

He An, who was wiping the table, moved his Adam's apple.

"Are you that hungry?" He Ze said unhappily, "Hurry up and work, it must be finished before the sun sets, and don't forget what you promised me!"

"Brother, how can you be so shameless! I just met Brother Lin two days ago, what day is today! What if Dad and Mom find out..."

"Shut up, you don't have to help, but give me back those firecrackers you lit!"

Two days ago, when he and Mom went to the town to buy New Year's goods, he bought a lot of firecrackers on a whim, but He An played with them and only had two left! Two!

"I will help, of course," He An glanced at He Ze, accusingly, "It's just a few firecrackers, brother, you are so stingy!"

"Xiao An, did my brother prepare another portion for you?" As a result, he finished the other portion and only had two left! He Ze narrowed his eyes with a smile that deserved a beating on his face, "By the way, Aunt Wang came to our house again a few days ago and said that there is a marriage for you. The man is from the town. It seems that my mother hasn't replied yet. Otherwise, my brother will help you to talk to her?"

"Brother!"

He An gritted his teeth, you wait!

I will definitely ask Brother Lin to help me get revenge when you get married!

The two brothers were arguing, and many dishes in the kitchen had already been cooked. Chicken, fish and meat were all filled in a bowl, and other meat dishes were also delicious. Too many things happened in their family this year. Now that the hardships have been overcome, the old is gone and the new is welcomed. Today is the New Year, so how can they be reluctant to eat!

That night, everyone was happy at the dinner table. He Youcai opened a jar of good wine, and the whole family, including He An, had a few drinks. After dinner, He Ze and He An knelt in front of the two elders to wish them a happy new year. He Ze received New Year's money again after many years.

The silver was not much, just one or two taels, wrapped in several layers of red cloth with some rice grains in the middle.

He Ze's nose was sore and he was a little at a loss, "Dad, I'm so old..."

"What's so great about being old? No matter how old you are, you're still a child in front of me and your mother!" He Youcai stroked his rough beard with a big smile on his face, "You should get married next year, no, this year. This is the last time I prepare New Year's money for you. It's a token of your mother and I's love. Keep it well!"

"In another month, it will be your nineteenth birthday. As I said before, take on your responsibilities as a man, so that your father will be relieved!"

"Yes, Dad."

"Dad, what about me? I will definitely respect my brother and be filial to you and your mother!" He An showed his big white teeth and kowtowed to the two elders again.

Under the dim yellow oil lamp, the childishness between his brows had disappeared without a trace. His face, similar to He Ze's, had the delicateness of a boy. His relaxed eyebrows and eyes were as light as a chrysanthemum, and when he smiled, they were as bright as the morning sun.

"Okay, okay! You two get up quickly!"

He An's words made He Youcai and Li laugh. The two were helped up one after another, and the family sat together talking and laughing. It was not until the moon was at its zenith that Li yawned unbearably.

He Ze glanced at He An, and the two immediately coaxed He Youcai and Li back to the bedroom.

"You should go to bed too. I'll be back soon."

After telling He An, He Ze glanced at the moonlight. At this time, it should not be past twelve o'clock yet? There were no clocks in ancient times, and all the knowledge of time was rough and approximate, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"Brother, you are too impatient!" He An's eyes were full of interest, and then he smiled, "Be careful, don't let Aunt Lin catch you!" "You're such a jinx

!"

After glaring at him, He Ze turned around and went into his bedroom, stuffing the two firecrackers that he had finally saved from He An into his arms.

Fortunately, the winter clothes are loose enough.

"Go to bed early, I have to go back to Lijia Village with Mom tomorrow." After

leaving the house, He Ze closed the gate. The moon was crescent outside, and taking advantage of the moonlight, he went directly around the ridge to the Lin family.

It was faster this way.

It was his first New Year here, and he wanted to see Lin Yu. Inexplicably, he missed him very much.

About half a quarter of an hour later, He Ze stopped outside the wall of the Lin family. Just when he was about to knock on the door, he suddenly stopped. He An's words reminded him - what if it was Aunt Lin who opened the door?

Not only would he not be able to see her, he would definitely be scolded!

He Ze frowned, walked around for several times, and finally his eyes stopped on the high wall. This height... He moved a few stones from the roadside.

Climb the wall!

☆ 74. Chapter 72

Chapter 72

He Ze fell into the Lin family yard.

Most of the courtyard walls in the village were made of mud. He was unlucky. The place he stepped on was loose all of a sudden, so...

"Woof, woof--"

Hearing the noise, Wangji, who was sleeping soundly in his own nest, trembled a little and woke up immediately.

Black fur, black eyes, short legs, no, Wangji seemed to have a good diet, stronger than Wangfu, his long legs dug the wooden plug of the nest, and rushed towards He Ze.

"Woof, woof--"

Perhaps Wangji smelled the smell on him, he was very excited, grabbed He Ze's trouser legs and wanted to climb on him.

Very good, I still remember him.

"Shh! Stop barking!"

He Ze didn't care whether it could understand or not, he covered the little thing's mouth, patted its back, and then went to the direction of Lin Yu's bedroom.

However, before he could get close, the door opened the next second.

When their eyes met, they were both stunned.

Wangji called out to Lin Yu twice in a very servile manner.

"Why are you here?" Lin Yu carried Wangji back to the nest, and looked at Zhang's door a few times, deliberately lowering his voice.

It was New Year's Eve, and he thought some thieves had come in!

He Ze looked at him, but didn't answer, and pulled people to the courtyard wall.

"Hey! Door, door--"

The door was closed.

"Where are we going?"

"Up! Can we climb up?" He Ze looked at the courtyard wall, his eyes shining.

Nineteen years old, what a good age!

"He Ze, you are stupid, why don't we go through the door!" Lin Yu looked at him unhappily and carefully opened the courtyard door.

He Ze touched his nose.

Lin Yu poked his head out from the crack of the door, and turned his head after a few moments, "No one, let's go." They

successfully slipped out of the door, and both of them were in a good mood. After a while, Lin Yu sat on the roof of the house where he had been that night. Below him, He Ze was blowing a fire stick and lighting two firecrackers on the ground.

"Bang-bang-bang"

Lin Yu subconsciously covered his ears, and He Ze also took two steps back. There were crackling sounds in the sparks, and the red paper exploded and swirled in the air, and then the light went out, and the red paper fell to the ground, and everything was gone in an instant.

He Ze, who was used to seeing modern fireworks, was a little disappointed, even though he had seen them when He An was setting them off.

"So beautiful..."

Lin Yu's murmur fell into He Ze's ears. He looked up at him, and there seemed to be the light of the firecrackers in Lin Yu's eyes.

"I'll set off something more beautiful for you in the future..."

He Ze's eyes darkened.

He wanted to give Lin Yu a childhood.

"No, it's enough to just watch."

Not only did firecrackers cost money, but you could only watch them. Only a few families in the village knew how to set them off. When he was a child, he once sneaked out to watch them, but was caught and beaten by Wu Cui, and he never went again.

"Come up, someone will come later." After a pause, Lin Yu waved to He Ze, "It always rained during the New Year holidays in the past, but this year the sun came out, and the moon was so bright."

He Ze compared the crescent moon in the sky, and He Ze was sitting next to him in the blink of an eye, "Happy?"

"Yeah, happy, Uncle Xu came over today." Lin Yu smiled.

"Then?"

He Ze was not surprised. Since he went to see Xu Qingsheng last time, he has come to Hejia Village more and more frequently.

It is said that he is negotiating a house rental with a family in the village recently. This is the rhythm of staying in Hejia Village.

I guess... good things are coming.

"Am invited him to have lunch. Although Am didn't seem happy on the surface, I can see that he is not really unhappy." Lin Yu's smile became deeper, and in an instant he seemed to remember something, "By the way, what did you say to Uncle Xu last time?"

Why does he seem to have changed like a different person!

"...You don't understand things between men."

"You..."

Seeing the smile on He Ze's face, Lin Yu had to hold back his doubts.

If you don't want to say it, then don't say it!

There was an unexpected silence between the two of them for a moment.

He Ze tilted his head to look at Lin Yu. They were very close. From this angle, he could see Lin Yu's profile reflected in the moonlight. The curve was almost perfect. The slightly raised eyebrows carried a seductive meaning. Every tremor of his eyelashes seemed to sweep across his heart.

Itchy.

"Want to drink?" He Ze's voice was hoarse.

"Ah?"

Lin Yu turned his head subconsciously. The person next to him had leaned close to him. The strong masculine scent mixed with a hint of alcohol lingered in his nose, and Lin Yu was stunned there.

He Ze couldn't help but chuckled, and pressed his hand on the back of his head, and his lips pressed against him without hesitation. The tip of his tongue broke through the tooth wall, swept through the gap between the teeth, the gums, and the inner wall of the mouth, and finally held Lin Yu's tongue and entangled together.

The whole process took only a moment.

"Do you taste it? The taste of alcohol."

He Ze withdrew when he noticed Lin Yu's increasingly rapid breathing. The voice was low and magnetic, but with a flame, as if to burn people.

"You, you——" Bastard!

Lin Yu was stunned with a red face and his ears were swollen. He Ze's gaze stopped on his lips with water, his eyes became darker, and something burst out uncontrollably.

The heat in his lower abdomen surged.

Before Lin Yu could finish his curse, He Ze pressed on him again.

Not sure if it was Lin Yu's illusion, but this time the smell of alcohol seemed to be stronger, and the aroma of alcohol spread through his nose into his brain. He seemed to be drunk, and he couldn't push He Ze's arm away. On

the other side, He Ze pressed harder on the back of Lin Yu's head, sucking and licking on his tongue, wishing he could tear him apart and eat him into his stomach.

The sound of water and the increasingly heavy breathing of the two mixed together, and He Ze's lower body was almost hard and painful because of his male instinct.

"Hmm, hmm..."

At the same time, Lin Yu's hands unconsciously climbed up his back, and the slight moan was particularly clear in the quiet air, like a powerful aphrodisiac, which made He Ze's eyes red. At the

same time, it also pulled back his reason.

Now, not yet!

ï ­!

With almost all his self-control, He Ze reluctantly withdrew from Lin Yu's lips and tongue. The next second, he hugged him tightly in his arms, buried his head in his neck, and clenched his hands against Lin Yu's back into fists, with his knuckles white.

"Don't move, let me hold you for a while..."

"You..."

Lin Yu came back to his senses, and the corners of his lips were bitten by himself, red as blood. He just... Ah ah ah! Bastard bastard! Subconsciously looking at his lower body, he was now extremely fortunate that he wore more clothes when he came out because he was afraid of the cold.

After being quiet for a while, Lin Yu struggled to get out of He Ze's arms, and the latter's slightly annoyed hoarse voice sounded again, "If you move again, I'll do it to you now!"

"..."

He should be the same as me, right? This thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Yu's face suddenly flushed, and he dared not move.

After a long time, the impulse faded, and He Ze finally calmed down. He looked at the person in his arms with extremely resentful eyes, "When will you propose marriage?"

You throw a big bone to a dog that has been hungry for several days, but it can only look at it but not eat it. It's simply... inhumane!

Wait... He is not a dog... No, this is not the point!

The point is that he is very hungry.

"Ah?" Lin Yu was obviously not in a good state.

"When will you propose marriage?"

"Propose marriage? I, I..."

"If you don't let me propose marriage, your little husband will starve to death." He Ze said seriously.

Lin Yu stared for a long time, "Who starved to death?"

"..."

After a few whispers, He Ze was kicked down by Lin Yu.

Mercilessly.

"It hurts..." "

You deserve it! Who told you to say... nonsense!"

Under the moonlight, Lin Yu's face was like a red fruit, and he dodged in panic when his eyes met He Ze's.

Ah ah ah! I really want to beat him to death!

"Are you willing to do that?"

As if sensing what he was thinking, He Ze got up from the ground with a smile on his face.

"..." Bastard!

Lin Yu glared at him fiercely.

He Ze climbed up again, but sat down tactfully in the distance. "Happy New Year."

This sentence is the most important today.

"Yeah, Happy New Year."

He stared at the twinkling stars in the sky quietly. About half an hour later, Lin Yu's voice slowly reached his ears.

He Ze lay on the roof, and the smile between his eyebrows seemed to overflow.

...

The two did not stay on the roof for long. After all, it was winter, and the weather gradually became cooler in the second half of the night. He Ze sent Lin Yu back home, and went home to take a nap. When he

got up the next morning, his pants were wet.

This is a sad topic.

He Ze had just replaced the evidence when He Youcai knocked on his door. Today, all the men in the He family will go to the village ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, and he is naturally no exception.

Fortunately, the trip didn't take long. When the father and son came back, Li had already prepared the meal. After the meal, the family changed into the new clothes that he had already made, and carried all kinds of things and went to Lijia Village.

He Ze's grandparents had passed away long ago, and He Youcai was the only one of his generation, so in recent years, they went to Li's mother's house on New Year's Day.

Lijia Village and Hejia Village are adjacent to each other, not far apart. Along the way, the family met many villagers who had the same purpose as them, and they all stopped and greeted them with a smile.

There was a happy atmosphere everywhere.

But...

"Brother, who is in front?"

As soon as they entered Lijia Village, He Youcai and Li walked in front, and He An suddenly grabbed He Ze next to him. The latter followed his line of sight and the man happened to look over.

When their eyes met, He Ze subconsciously frowned. It was He Baoer, and next to him was Li Dali, and the two behaved intimately.

It seems that they have already got married.

What a coincidence.

"Brother, I just saw He Baoer staring at you. If you didn't notice, he wouldn't..." He An looked up at He Ze beside him, his voice worried.

"..."

He Ze's face turned cold. Looking at He Youcai and Li who had already walked away, he quickly followed them, "Ignore him, just pretend you didn't see him." He

An immediately caught up with him after hearing that.

☆ 75. Chapter 73

Chapter 73

Seeing the two parties getting closer and closer, He Baoer and Li Dali suddenly stopped.

He An was shocked. Would He Baoer dare to do anything in front of her husband? Today is the first day of the new year. It would be unlucky if something happened again!

And Brother Lin, Brother Lin has not married his brother yet. He has to help Brother Lin keep an eye on his brother.

However, after walking a few steps, He An's mind had already turned a hundred and eighty circles. And He Ze in front walked steadily, not affected by He Baoer's too scorching gaze at all.

"What are you looking at? What's the matter? You don't want to leave when you see your old lover?" Where is his face!

Li Dali grabbed He Baoer's hand and stared at He Ze with sinister eyes.

At the beginning, he was in a hurry to get married, and seeing that He Baoer was good-looking, he thought that it was okay to get divorced. After all, his age was there. The idea of ​​marrying He An had long disappeared in the disappointment day after day.

But he could accept a divorce, but that didn't mean he could accept abandoning his concubine. Concubines, others had played with them and didn't want them anymore! Not to mention that she got involved with her old lover as soon as she returned to the village . She was fickle! Despicable! □□!

He hadn't recovered from the excitement of marrying a wife, and as soon as he went out, he was laughed at as a turtle! He just picked up the old shoes that others didn't want!

Which man can bear this!

Li Dali's voice of scolding He Baoer didn't subside at all. He Youcai and Li looked over subconsciously, with some embarrassment in their expressions.

Li Dali and the others knew each other, and he had heard from the villagers that Li Dali and He Baoer got married, but he didn't expect to run into it now.

At the beginning, he didn't know how Xiaoze canceled his contract with Xiaoan. In the end, it was their family who felt guilty. He Youcai changed several expressions on his face, and finally nodded to Li Dali.

"Dad, it's getting late. Grandpa and grandma are still waiting for us." He Ze seemed not to see the two people, and walked faster holding He Youcai's arm.

He had never told the two elders about the two taels of silver from beginning to end, so their behavior now was normal. But since Li Dali had already accepted the silver, how could he accept this gift from the elders.

"Are you giving up now? No one wants to pay attention to you. You are my wife now. If I hear others say that you are not faithful to your husband in the future, I will beat you to death!"

As he said this, Li Dali had already raised his hand, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged. He Baoer had already withdrawn his gaze from He Ze, with red eyes, wishing he could shrink his head back into his clothes.

He shouldn't look at it, he shouldn't look at it... He Ze is about to marry someone else, and he has already married someone else. His husband didn't divorce him after knowing his past, so he should be content!

Seeing He Baoer like this, Li Dali snorted, and didn't throw his hand down after all. No matter what, she is his wife who is listed in the family tree. Today is a good day, and he won't bother with her.

"You annoying guy..."

Looking at He Ze and his group who had already walked away, Li Dali spat on the ground, and then dragged He Baoer away in the opposite direction.

"Brother, they seem..." He An looked back with a somewhat tangled expression.

"Why? Do you regret it?" With

the troubles far away, He Ze's mood turned from cloudy to sunny.

"Puh, puh, puh! What are you talking about!" He An stared with wide eyes and said unhappily, "Didn't they get married? It feels a bit weird."

And they just got married, so Li Dali would hit people... Fortunately, he didn't get married at the beginning, but what if his future husband is like this?

He An frowned, not wanting to get married...

"Why do you care so much?" He Ze took the things in He An's hand, but said something malicious, "You are already seventeen, and your mother is anxious recently. I guess you will be able to experience it soon." He

was in tears when he said it. He really wanted to experience it, the sooner the better! However... When he thought of the new yard that was only one-third built, He Ze's heart was bleeding.

"Brother!" He An shouted angrily.

"Grandpa's house is here."

Retracting his thoughts, He Ze's voice was full of smiles, and he walked side by side with He Youcai in a few steps. Even though He An was so angry that his teeth itched, he didn't dare to make trouble with him again.

The grandfather in He Ze's mouth, that is, Li's father, was named Li Houtian. He was over sixty this year and his wife was Guo. They had two sons and a brother. The brother was the youngest one, that is, Li.

Li Houtian's family was considered a wealthy family in Lijia Village. The family had more than ten acres of good land and a big buffalo.

Li was spoiled at home since she was a child. She was also good-looking. At the beginning, people who proposed marriage almost broke down the door of the Li family.

He Youcai saved up three taels of silver after a few years to join in the fun. Li Houtian drove him out several times, but he couldn't stand it and came back next time. Finally, Li saw him once. The first time she saw him, she actually fell in love with him.

She fell in love with He Youcai, who had a full beard, was tall and strong, and had a lot of debts at home!

What a sin!

Guo almost fainted from anger.

But there was no way. Li was stubborn and insisted on marrying. The Li family couldn't persuade him, so they had to break the jar.

He Youcai was lucky enough to marry the village beauty of Lijia Village. Although the life of the two was hard, it was also enjoyable. However, after so many years, Li Houtian and Guo still didn't like this cheap son-in-law.

Yes, what a good brother he has! Not only is he handsome, but he has never been allowed to work in the fields since he was a child. Among the men who proposed marriage, there were so many who were ten or eight times stronger than He Youcai that they could not count them

on one hand! But it was He Youcai's turn!

Li Houtian and Guo were upset. He Youcai knew that he had picked up a big bargain. He had been respectful to the two elders for many years, worked hard and never complained, and never took the ridicule of his two brothers-in-law seriously.

He Ze recalled the scenes of returning to the Li family in the past, and suddenly felt very sympathetic to his father.

"Why are you looking at me? Look at the road, we're here!"

He Youcai felt panicked when he noticed the "loving" look his son gave him. He was about to take out his pipe to take a puff, but he found that he had not brought it with him today.

His father-in-law hated him smoking this thing the most.

Alas, He Youcai sighed silently and then quickened his pace.

At about half past the hour of Si, the family finally arrived in front of the gate of the Li family's courtyard wall. The courtyard gate was wide open. Two men were sitting in the yard. They were making pancakes. Five children in red coats were chasing and playing.

He Ze recalled the memories. One of the two men was his eldest uncle and the other was his youngest uncle. As for the five children, there were three of his eldest uncle's grandchildren and two of his youngest uncle's grandchildren.

Thinking of the huge family relationship, He Ze was a little overwhelmed. A child bumped into his arms, "Uncle!"

He Ze picked him up. "Ermao is so well-behaved. Uncle didn't bring any maltose when he came."

Ermao was the grandson of his eldest uncle and the son of his eldest cousin. He was four years old this year. As for Ermao, it was the child's nickname. The villagers believed that people with humble names were easier to raise, so they gave him this name.

There were five children in the family, from Damao all the way down... He Ze suddenly thought of his own nickname, and his face was full of sweetness.

"I brought it, uncle... What's wrong with uncle? Ermao, give me some maltose, and you give Ermao some candy." Ermao blew two breaths at He Ze's face, his eyes staring straight at the things in his hands.

"...How do you know that the candies are here?" The maltose prepared for children was really in his hand.

Before He Ze finished speaking, Ermao's two black chubby hands had already reached for the things in his hands.

Uncle is so stupid, he can smell the candies!

Ermao swallowed his saliva, but before he could tear off the red paper tied to the gift, his aunt quickly hugged him and put him on the ground, "You are disobedient again. Uncle is here. What did your mom teach you?"

"Pour water." Ermao pursed his lips and was about to cry.

"I'll go pour it, I'll go pour it, uncle wants to drink the water I pour!" Da Mao on the side raised his hand excitedly and trotted to the kitchen.

"No one poured water for auntie, auntie also brought candies." He An squatted on the ground and coaxed in a low voice.

"I'll go, I'll give it to my aunt!"

The other children staggered behind. Ermao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly chased after them, "My my, I want to pour water for my uncle!"

"Haha——"

He An couldn't help laughing at the children walking with short legs, and He Ze also curled his lips.

"Look at these children, I was looking forward to your coming last night, come in quickly!" After sending the children away, the eldest uncle hurriedly greeted He Youcai and Li.

The family entered the main room.

Although Li Houtian and Guo didn't have a good face towards He Youcai, they were always good to him and He An. After all, they were born to their precious son, so they loved him and He An.

Therefore, this scene happened.

Uncles, aunts, several cousins, and a large group of children filled half of the room. Li Houtian sat in the middle. After He Youcai kowtowed and wished a happy new year, he pursed his lips and said "hmm", without even a glance. It was the turn of the two younger ones, He Ze and He An. Before they could kneel, Guo pulled them up and stuffed a red cloth bag into each of them.

"Is Xiao Ze feeling better? Is he engaged? How is the betrothal gift prepared? When do you plan to get married? And An Ge'er, Caiyun, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but An Ge'er is not young anymore, you have to pay attention to his marriage. I heard a few days ago that the boy from Li Quan's family..."

"Auntie, don't worry, I have a plan for the two children, why are you so anxious?" Li climbed on Guo's arm, her words somewhat helpless.

"Why should I be anxious? Don't you know why I'm anxious? If you, as a mother, don't take good care of him, he might learn from you in the future..."

As she spoke, Guo glanced at He Youcai with disdain. The latter was calm and composed, with no expression on his face.

It seems that his father has really cultivated himself to a high level.

He Ze patted He An's shoulder and interrupted Guo with a smile, "Grandma, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

He An understood and hurried forward to hold Guo's other arm, "Grandma, I miss you! And the sweet-scented osmanthus cake you made!"

Knowing that He An liked these little things, Guo always prepared a portion for them during the New Year.

Li's face was not very good when she heard Guo's words, but now that she saw that the two children were sensible, she subconsciously looked at He Youcai and smiled between her eyebrows.

Everything is self-evident.

☆ 76. Chapter 74

Chapter 74

When it was time for lunch, the whole family sat at three tables, one for the men, one for the brothers and their wives, and another for two cousins-in-law looking after a group of children.

The two uncles were still helping Guo in the kitchen.

"Youcai, you have to drink this cup. My precious brother has been married to you for so many years and has suffered so much. Now it's not easy to build a new yard at home. You and your son have also turned bad times into good times. What a great thing! If you don't drink, you will look down on my brother-in-law!" The speaker was He Ze's second uncle. As

soon as he finished speaking, He Youcai's face flushed and he drank another whole cup of wine.

"That's right, have another drink. I never thought you would have a chance to turn things around." Uncle He Ze glanced at He Youcai with a sigh on his face, "Don't think I'm being rude. I've been dealing with crops all my life and I can't handle those twists and turns. Your new yard is built, but you're still far from being the son-in-law I want..."

"Ahem...what are you talking about! What a great day!" Uncle Li was talking when his aunt, who came over with a wine pot, coughed twice, "I know you can't live without this stuff, so I asked me to heat it up. Hot rice wine." As she spoke,

her aunt poured a glass for Uncle Li and glared at him again, "Will this wine shut you up?"

"That's right, sister-in-law, you should also take care of eldest brother. Youcai is different now than before," the second uncle walked around the table with a bowl of fresh fish in his left hand and a bowl of stewed meat in his right hand, and paused, "Youcai, I heard from the villagers that you and Caiyun have been looking for land recently. Is that true?"

"Yes, when I was seeing the doctor, I sold half of our family's land. I thought that we can't lack anything but food, so I've been asking someone to take a look recently."

Originally, the land should have been handed over by this time, but later He Ze said he wanted to buy a few more pieces. Old Man He thought about buying them all and then letting the clan review them, so he only paid the deposit for the few pieces of land he liked.

"Look, look, Yangzi (Second Uncle Li's original name is Li Yang), don't ever say that you have money but no future. Last time, Caiyun came to our house and borrowed the money we prepared for Sanmao to study in a private school. Didn't she pay it back in two or three months? It's because our mother has good vision and knows that Youcai can definitely pay it back..."

"Bang--"

Before he finished speaking, Li Houtian, who was sitting in the main seat, slammed the bowl and chopsticks in his hand heavily on the table.

Second Uncle's mother was silent and just stood quietly by the side. He Ze glanced at him subconsciously and frowned.

His second uncle's surname is Chen, and she hasn't spoken much since their family came in. But he could hear the sarcasm in the words just now.

The original body only came to the Li family two or three times a year on average. Except for being close to the two old people, he didn't know anyone else. Now it seems that he thought the Li family was too harmonious.

Yes, there are so many people, one big family, three or four small families, and the money in the family is all managed by Li Houtian and Guo. Who can be selfless? It was probably because of the last time that Mom came to borrow money that Chen was angry about, and now she couldn't help it at the dinner table.

The whole table fell into a strange silence. He Ze retracted his gaze, but saw He Youcai next to him picking up the wine pot again, and hurriedly suppressed him, "Dad, drink less, we still have to go home later."

Before he finished speaking, Li from another table stood up, but was forced to sit down by Guo who just came in, "Eat!"

"Mom!" Li threw the chopsticks on the table. If he had known earlier, why would he come here!

Guo looked at him with a slight reproachful look, then lowered her face and looked at the men's table, and finally stopped at Chen, "What day is it today? Can we have a good meal? Youcai and Caiyun rarely come home, why are you so sarcastic!"

Guo put a bowl of thick soup in front of He Ze, and her voice became soft, "Xiao Ze, try it. My family killed a big black chicken yesterday, and grandma has been stewing it for a whole day. You should eat well!"

"Thank you, grandma." He Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eat, eat, today is the first day of the new year! Come on, we are all men, we won't go home until we are drunk!" Second uncle Li carefully pushed Chen's arm and smiled to smooth things over.

Everyone tried to ease the atmosphere. Guo and the two aunts sat at another table. The room was soon filled with the sound of talking, laughing, and the clinking of wine glasses.

After lunch, Li helped Guo collect the dishes and chopsticks and went to the kitchen to wash them. Perhaps knowing that the two aunts had something to say, the eldest aunt pulled Chen out.

"Don't take what happened today to heart. Your second sister-in-law is blaming Ah Mu! It has nothing to do with you." When the two figures disappeared, Guo sighed.

Li didn't answer, but paused to wipe the dishes.

"He is not a bad person, but he is a little short-sighted and calculative. He always wants Sanmao to have a good future. So... he is afraid that the money Ah Mu gave you will not be returned!"

"Ah Mu, I'm not angry about this."

The money in Ah Mu's hand had to take care of more than ten people in the family. More than ten mouths needed to be fed and clothed. At the beginning, it was probably that most of the family had spent to give him six taels of silver at once. Besides, given the situation at that time, if it wasn't for Xiaoze... he really couldn't come back in a short time. It was normal for Chen to feel resentful. He also felt resentful.

He was angry because he was in front of the younger generation's children! Chen, a brother, had the nerve to make up stories about his brother-in-law!

And...

"Mom, have a good talk with father and brothers, and ask them to treat Youcai better in the future! It was me who insisted on marrying him, and it's been twenty years, why are you..."

"Why, are you heartbroken?" Guo looked up at him, "You don't know what kind of person your father is, he and Youcai almost had a fight, and when you were just married for two or three years, he never gave up the idea of ​​taking you back, but now he is too embarrassed to do that!"

"And your two brothers, every time you came back, you scolded them, can they change? At the beginning, they just wanted to suppress He Youcai so that he wouldn't dare to treat you badly, but after so many years, they have gotten used to it, right? Two months ago, Youcai got into trouble, and the two brothers were so anxious, have you forgotten the secret recipe I gave you? They went to every clinic in town to find it!"

"And when you came to borrow money, they agreed without saying a word. As soon as you left, Chen had a fight with your second brother. Your second brother didn't say a word to you, did he?"

"..."

Li was silent for a moment, frowning, "I know, but..."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to have a good chat with them." Guo wiped the water splashed on her forehead with her elbow, and then smiled, "They say that a married man is like water spilled, I think this is really true!"

"Just treat me as water spilled, and what about you! What's wrong with you? I just came to our house today, and you talk like that!" Li seemed to remember something and said unhappily.

"Me? Then I tell you honestly, I really don't like him!"

"..."

"Dad, I told you not to listen, now you are heartbroken, right?" He Ze patted He Youcai's shoulder.

They stood at the corner of the kitchen door. They couldn't see outside from inside, but they could hear inside from outside. He Youcai looked straight ahead and listened attentively to the movement in the house.

When Guo said this, He Ze felt heartbroken for his father.

The voice inside continued, "Do you still remember Li Xiu? The boy you often played with when you were a child. He was not as pretty as you, right? And his family didn't marry into our family, right? But he married a good girl! Now she and her husband live in a big house in town. The man came to our house several times through a matchmaker. He had such good conditions, how could you have been attracted by him at that time?"

"Oh!" Mrs. Li raised her voice.

Guo didn't care. He wiped the last bowl in his hand and poured half a basin of water into the wooden basin. The sound of her voice mixed with the sound of water reached the ears of the father and son outside the door, "Don't tell me that Youcai has good character and is good to you. But Li Xiu's husband has bad character? Two years ago, Li Xiu's mother came back and said that the man had never had a fight with Li Xiuhong in all these years. He never went to dirty places even though he had money at home. His character is not worse than He Youcai, right?"

"Yes, Youcai is unlucky, but how many people in this world can have good luck all their lives? No matter what happens, a man has to take care of his wife and children in his life, right? Character and ability are not obstacles! Your father... forget it, your father is not a capable man either. But your mother just wants you to marry a capable and promising man, so that you can live an easier life! But when you came home last time, your mother saw your white hair, and her heart felt like needles..."

"Auntie, please stop talking," Li's nose felt sour and her voice became hoarse, "I am sorry for you. But I just like Youcai. I don't regret whether he is capable or not. I don't want anyone else no matter how good he is."

"Don't cry, don't cry, you are so silly!" Seeing his red eyes, Guo hurriedly smiled and said, "Auntie knows that everyone has their own destiny. Auntie just said that. For so many years, your father and I have already regarded Youcai as half of our son. I despise him, and I despise any man in our family, but after all, we are all family members, right?"

"Auntie, can't you say something good about Youcai..." Li's tears were retracted after hearing what Guo said.

"..."

There was silence in the room for a moment. He Youcai lowered his head and stared at his feet for a while, and finally took a step. The sun shone on him, leaving a figure with a slightly bent back on the ground.

He Ze chased after him worriedly, "Father..." He Youcai ignored

him, just waved his hand, and went to the main room.

Li Houtian was there.

He Ze kicked the stones under his feet in annoyance. He always felt that something was going to happen.

Sure enough, after listening to this, and knowing what Li Houtian talked about with his father, He Youcai has been absent-minded since returning from Li's house. He has been in a bad state for several days. He didn't even smoke his favorite dry tobacco.

The sun is about to rise from the west!

He Ze took a jar of wine to He's father for a drink several times, but was rejected without exception. In addition to him, Li and He An also vaguely noticed that He Youcai was abnormal.

☆ 77. Chapter 75

Chapter 75

After the fifth day of the first lunar month, most villagers had finished visiting relatives and friends, because the lively atmosphere of the New Year's Festival had finally calmed down a bit. It was a clear day, and He An was watering the 40 or 50 pots of flowers and plants neatly arranged in the yard. They

had been planted all these years ago, and now they had grown to the height of his palm.

He An carried water in one hand and held the ladle in the other. His hands moved steadily, but his face was worried, and he looked at the door of the main room from time to time.

About half an hour later, He Ze came out of the room.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Upon seeing him, He An immediately stood up, and most of the water in the ladle splashed out.

He Ze shook his head, "Mom hasn't come back yet?"

He Youcai and Li had a big fight last night, and Wangfu also barked all night. Li left the house early this morning, saying that she was going out for a walk, and didn't let them follow.

He seemed to smell the strong smell of smoke in the main room again, and he couldn't help frowning. Probably because he had a quarrel with Li last night, He Youcai seemed to want to make up for the cigarettes he hadn't smoked in the past few days. He didn't put down his pipe all day today.

"No, my father..."

"He smoked a dry tobacco and did carpentry at the same time. He didn't seem to be doing anything." He Ze twitched his mouth. This time, his father He was really hit hard.

He looked up at the scorching sun, squinted his eyes, and then raised his hand to block his sight. He found another gourd and helped He An water the plants.

He discussed the matter of the shop with the two elders and bought the big one.

Although it was a little old, he replaced everything that could be replaced, so it could be 80% new. Moreover, when he went to see it later, the shopkeeper gave him the deserted courtyard at the back in order to get rid of it as soon as possible. It was perfect for storing idle flowers and plants. When

he went to the town two days ago, he hired two people to repair it. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, the flower shop can be opened.

He gently tapped the Clivia in front of him, and a few leaves trembled, splashing a few drops of water on He Ze's trouser legs.

"What happened to Dad these days? He made Mom angry yesterday! I haven't seen them quarrel like this in a long time." He An brought a bucket of water over and glanced at the closed door.

"It was so loud last night, didn't you hear it?" He Ze raised his eyebrows, "Dad felt sorry for Mom and was upset."

He An pursed his lips and said nothing. Of course he heard what happened last night, but Dad has been fine for so many years, why can't he get over it now?

"It's okay, Mom will treat him." Thinking of He's father tending to the smooth logs, He Ze's face was thoughtful.

Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. In addition to Mom, perhaps he has to prescribe another medicine for He Youcai.

He An paused, with doubts on his face, and scooped another bucket of water and watered it slowly. After the flowers were watered, the bucket of water was soon empty.

"When will they bloom?"

"Maybe in a month or two." In March, the flowers are red and the willows are green.

He Ze glanced at He An, who moved a few pots of flowers in the shade to a position against the wall. The sun shone, and the water drops on the plants shone like pearls.

"Do these pots of flowers like the sun?"

"Yes, Uncle Xu rented Uncle Si's house, and I asked him." He An nodded and pulled out a weed from the pot.

He seemed to like these flowers very much, and he took care of them more attentively than He Ze during this period.

Looking at He An in front of him with a focused expression, He Ze didn't know what he remembered. He was silent for a long time before saying, "Wait until the shop is open, and become a shopkeeper?"

"Ah?"

"Has my mother mentioned your marriage to you recently?"

"...Brother, why are you asking this?" He An curled his lips.

This reaction is definitely there.

"You are already seventeen, it is always good to learn some skills to make a living, such as literacy, account keeping, and even if you want to be a flower farmer, you must have a basic understanding of flowers." He Ze touched He An's head, "Think carefully about what you want to do, and I will help you. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."

In this world, boys usually get married at the age of sixteen. By next year, He's father and Li will probably be anxious.

He An was stunned for a moment, and before he could speak, there was a burst of hurried footsteps from the direction of the courtyard gate. Li ran in panting, her voice anxious and angry, "Xiao Ze, something happened, someone pulled out the angelica in our field!"

? !

What happened? !

...

Knowing the hard work his son had put in for the angelica field, He Youcai, who heard the voice, also came out of the room and followed He Ze and Li all the way.

He An was guarding the door at home.

On the way, He Ze also ran into Liu San and He Dalang who were wandering in the village. After hearing what Li said, the two of them also followed them indignantly. By the time the group arrived at the field, it was almost noon.

This piece of land is nearly one acre. When He Ze came to see it yesterday, it was still a field of green seedlings waving in the wind. Now there are only a few sparse ones left. Most of the angelica dahurica had been pulled out and thrown on the ground in a pile. The green seedlings turned yellow and sallow. The situation was not optimistic.

He Ze's face was gloomy, and his eyes were surging, as if he was suppressing great anger.

Compared with storytelling and selling flowers, this piece of angelica dahurica field in front of him was his only "career" that he had spent a lot of time and expectations on.

"This... Which bastard did such a thing! No, I'll go find the clan leader!" Looking at the angelica dahurica seedlings all over the ground, He Youcai was so angry that his beard trembled. He pinched the pipe and hit his thigh hard, and walked a few steps in the direction he came from.

"Hey——"

"It's okay, Mom, this matter really needs to be solved by someone from the clan."

For the villagers, crops are life. Destroying other people's crops is not just stealing money and killing, right? This kind of thing hasn't happened in Hejia Village for more than ten years, and the punishment in the clan is only severe.

After collecting his thoughts, He Ze interrupted Li who was speaking, and then bent down to pick up the white angelica that was already the size of a baby's arm on the ground. He gently pinched a curled leaf on the top, and a slender green worm rolled down and fell to the ground.

Is this... the white angelica has worms?

There should be few now, otherwise he would not have missed it.

He Ze picked up a few more white angelica from the ground. The earthy yellow roots had interlaced textures and were a little soft, but there were no worm holes.

Fortunately.

"No, he is so impatient! I was thinking that we have to find the person before going. Now that we can't find the person, it's not in vain to go..." Li stamped her feet and looked at He Youcai's back, her face full of disappointment.

"I found the person," He Ze pressed the white angelica leaf with his fingertips, and the green juice flowed out, staining his fingertips green, "I know who it is."

"Who, who? Which bitch..." Liu San was obviously angry. In his opinion, it must have been difficult for his family when his brother was tinkering with all these things. It must have been difficult for him to destroy it just like that... Damn it

, I can't kill him!

Before he finished speaking, Li and He Dalang also looked at He Ze.

"Lin Dalang."

He Ze said three words coldly.

The clan has decided that after the eighth day of the first lunar month, if the Lin family doesn't leave, they will be driven away.

Lin Sanlang died, Wu Cui was arrested by the government, and Liu lost one eye. If they leave Hejia Village, the family will definitely not have an easy life in the future. It can be regarded as retribution. He Ze originally didn't want to interfere, but he never thought that Lin Dalang would come to provoke him again before leaving. In this case, he can't blame him.

"Lin Dalang? Is it him?"

For some reason, Liu San and He Dalang changed their faces when they heard this name. They looked at each other and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Liu San didn't answer, but glanced at Li carefully.

He Ze understood their concerns and found an excuse to leave with them. Halfway through, Liu San stammered, "On the second day of the New Year, Dalang and I met the eldest brother of the Lin family. He...he seemed to hear that we were the ones who reported the secret, and, and your name."

"That's it?" He Ze stopped.

"Well, he wanted to make trouble with us and have us beat him up. I thought it would be useless even if he knew, we just reported the news and didn't do anything, so... so I didn't tell you." Liu San's voice gradually became lower, and his expression was somewhat regretful. The

Lin family's reputation has been ruined. Lin Da probably thought that he would leave soon, so he pulled up the white angelica in He Ze's field to vent his anger, but-"He Ze, how do you know it was Lin Da?"

"I saw it," of course it was Bai Zhi who told him. He Ze's voice was light, "I went out last night and met Lin Da coming down that path."

"What should we do now? Should we accompany you to find the clan leader?" He Dalang clenched his fists and frowned slightly.

Based on what He Ze saw alone, this matter naturally could not be determined, but since they were brothers, they had to help to strengthen the situation.

"No, I'll handle it myself."

He Ze waved his hand, said goodbye to the two and left.

That afternoon, under his insistence, the He family replanted the Angelica dahurica that had been pulled out. He An even brought a bucket to water it. Seeing the land under his feet slowly soaked by water, he looked a little uneasy, "Brother, if they still can't survive after watering..."

"Forget it if they can't survive, just go buy new medicinal seedlings." He Ze seemed to be indifferent.

Hearing this, He An's brows frowned even deeper. He Youcai and Li next to him seemed to have forgotten the quarrel last night. The expressions on their faces were exactly the same as He An's, and they looked at He Ze with worried eyes.

He Ze knew that they were afraid that he would be hit, but he didn't explain it. It was also good to ease the atmosphere between He's father and Li. The next day

, he went to the village to find Xu Qingsheng early in the morning, but was told that Xu Qingsheng had gone to the town clinic. He Ze had no choice but to go to the Lin family again and take Lin Yu to the town.

Since the last New Year's Eve, Lin Yu has never looked at him well.

But... dying under the peony flowers, even as a ghost is romantic, isn't it? He Ze looked back at Lin Yu, his eyes full of smiles.

"Still smiling! Didn't they say that something happened to the Angelica dahurica in that field? Why aren't you worried?" He was the one who got anxious when he heard the news!

Lin Yu glared at He Ze, his beautiful eyes facing the morning sun, and the smile on He Ze's face became even deeper. "

Why worry, it's okay. Misfortunes often bring blessings, and that's true." If Lin Da hadn't pulled out the Angelica dahurica, he wouldn't have noticed that the Angelica dahurica had insects. He could save the pulled out Angelica dahurica, but it would be difficult for him to fill the holes with insects.

He flipped through many books last night, but couldn't find a specific way to prevent insects. He thought he had to ask Xu Qingsheng about this.

"Don't be anxious. Believe in your husband, okay?"

"..." "

Gee--"

He Ze whipped the ox's belly with a whip. The big yellow ox mooed twice and walked faster. "Remember the last time we went out together? We drove a horse-drawn carriage at that time. How about we buy two horses tomorrow?"

As the fastest means of transportation in ancient times, He Ze is very interested in horses. It was not fun to drive a horse-drawn carriage for such a short time last time.

Lin Yu was not surprised at the speed of He Ze's changing the topic. He chatted with him all the way. When the two arrived at Xu Qingsheng's clinic together, it was just past noon.

Xu Qingsheng's clinic was not big and far from the downtown area, but it was not lonely at all because of the coming and going of people.

I think it was because his medical skills were good enough. In addition, when he encountered a person who was in trouble and came to see a doctor, Xu Qingsheng would charge less than half of the consultation fee, provide medical treatment and free medicine, and spread the word. Over time, he also became famous in the town.

After all, good wine needs no bush.

But precisely because of this, even after practicing medicine for many years, Xu Qingsheng still only runs such a small clinic and is afraid that he may not have much savings.

☆ 78. Chapter 76

Chapter 76

When the two entered, Xu Qingsheng was checking the pulse of an octogenarian. He was focused, with a hint of worry between his brows, and he did not notice them.

Behind the old man, there were seven or eight people queuing up all the way to the door.

He Ze and Lin Yu looked at each other, but did not disturb them, and just waited quietly by the side. However, an apprentice in the clinic was sharp-eyed. He smiled when he saw them, whispered a few words to his companion who was picking up medicine next to him, and walked a few steps to the front, "Brother Lin, why are you here?"

Well, it turned out to be an old acquaintance.

"Did Aunt Lin have something wrong? I'll go call the master."

"No, Aunt has been in much better health recently, I'm here to accompany..." Lin Yu glanced at He Ze, and saw the teasing in his eyes. Somehow his face turned red, and he was hesitant to speak.

"I know, I know. Master said you are engaged. This is the eldest brother of the He family, right? My name is Huang Qi. You can just call me Huang like Master."

"Huang?"

"Yes, Huang. It replenishes Qi, protects the liver, nourishes Yin..." Huang Qi subconsciously bent his fingers. He looked only eleven or twelve years old, and was chubby and silly.

He Ze and Lin Yu couldn't hold back their smiles. It was not until another apprentice called out that Huang Qi scratched the back of his head, looked at them embarrassedly, and turned back behind the counter.

"These are the two apprentices that Uncle Xu accepted. Don't look at Xiao Qi like this. I heard Uncle Xu say that he can memorize those medical books and prescriptions very quickly."

"Yeah." Hearing the affirmation in Lin Yu's words, He Ze also nodded. Even if you are not gifted in medicine, you can make up for your shortcomings with hard work.

The two waited for about half an hour before Xu Qingsheng finished seeing the last patient. During this time, Huang Qi brought two wooden stools for the two.

"What's going on? Why are you here? It can't be your mother..." That's not right. During the days he lived in Hejia Village, he had taken Zhang Su's pulse several times, and there was nothing wrong with her body.

Xu Qingsheng was a little anxious, and his voice became a little higher.

"Uncle Xu, you misunderstood. I came to see you with He Ze." Lin Yu waved his hand quickly, and the three of them went to the inner room together.

It's called an inner room, but it's just a narrow lounge with a couch, a desk, and a few stools. There's nothing else.

He Ze recounted what happened yesterday in general, and explained his purpose. Seeing that the matter had nothing to do with Zhang Su, Xu Qingsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he spoke again, he was a little angry, "How come the Lin family are all shameless people! You used up all your family's savings to buy the nearly one acre of Baizhi, it's really..."

Lin Yu glanced at He Ze, his expression seemed guilty and angry, but he didn't speak after all.

"There is no point in saying more. I should have taken precautions before, otherwise I would not have let Lin Da take advantage of the opportunity. But at least it didn't cause a big disaster. The angelica was pulled out not long ago. I should be able to raise it back if I take good care of it these days." While speaking, He Ze shook Lin Yu's hand unnoticeably.

The Lin family is the Lin family, and Lin Yu is Lin Yu. He has never regarded them as one.

"I hope so," Xu Qingsheng sighed, and said after a while, "You mean there are insects on the angelica? What kind?"

"Well, leaf curling caterpillars, and there are a pair of eye-like spots on it," He Ze recalled, "I don't know what kind it is, so I came to ask you."

"Leaf curling, with eye-like spots, that's not an insect, it's the juvenile stage of a colorful moth. I heard from a herbal medicine merchant who raised angelica that this kind of young moth feeds on the tender leaves of angelica. Although it doesn't eat the roots and eyelashes, the angelica will die after a while. Fortunately, it was discovered early." Xu Qingsheng said with some relief.

"Uncle Xu, is there any way to kill insects?" Lin Yu took a step forward, looking more anxious than He Ze.

"The conventional way is to sprinkle lime powder on the ground. Since it can prevent insects, it should also be effective for this kind of young moths. However, I am afraid that it will damage the soil and affect the efficacy of Angelica dahurica. I heard that several herbal medicine merchants in An County use a kind of sweet and sour water to kill insects, but I don't know the details."

"Sweet and sour water?" Is it made into an acidic or alkaline liquid?

"Yes, it is sweet and sour water. You don't know that Angelica dahurica is not only a medicinal material, but also a good spice. The leaf lashes have a fragrance. Although we smell it light, these young moths are attracted to it. This sweet and sour water can cover up this fragrance, but how do they use sweet and sour water to kill insects..." Xu Qingsheng paused, "Well, I also know a few herbal medicine merchants in the town. I will find a chance to ask for you in the next two days."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Xu." Are they attracted to the fragrance of Angelica dahurica?

He Ze answered cheerfully, but secretly pondered Xu Qingsheng's words.

After the matter was settled, the two said goodbye to Xu Qingsheng. When they arrived at the door, Xu Qingsheng hesitated to speak, and He Ze seemed to understand, "Uncle Xu, come back to the village with us in the afternoon? Lin Yu and I still have to go shopping for a while, and we will probably go back late, so you can take the ox cart with us."

"This..." Xu Qingsheng's eyes lit up.

"It's settled, we'll come here to find you then." After

He Ze finished speaking, without waiting for Xu Qingsheng to answer, he took Lin Yu's hand and walked a long way. Turning the corner, Lin Yu looked back, "Uncle Xu, what is this..."

"Stupid, Uncle Xu wants to go with me to take you home and meet Aunt Lin by the way." The house that Xu Qingsheng rented in the village was not far from Lin Yu's home. Every time he went out and went home, he would pass by his house, which was also well-intentioned.

After saying goodbye to Xu Qingsheng, the two went in the direction of Yu's Restaurant. It was still early, so they passed by the restaurant but didn't go in. They walked through the streets and alleys to the academy where He Ze had studied before.

"What are we doing here?"

"Buying things." He Ze raised his eyebrows.

His original body didn't like studying before, so he couldn't even find pens, ink, paper and inkstone at home, so he had to come here for this trip. He already had a plan in mind about what happened to He's father.

The two stood in front of a store next to the academy. Lin Yu could only see a lot of books in the store, but the words... he didn't recognize any of them.

"Want to buy books?" He rarely saw the person around him reading, and he forgot that his husband was a serious scholar.

Lin Yu stared at He Ze steadily, his eyes sparkling.

He Ze originally just wanted to buy some paper and pens, but when he saw Lin Yu's enthusiastic look, he seemed to have thought of something, and picked up a lot of books introducing the customs and habits of this world, as well as a few children's enlightenment books.

"By the way, little Yu'er, who gave you your name?" He Ze opened a book and saw the word "Yu" right on it. He looked at the word, then looked at Lin Yu, and suddenly asked. The

sun shines during the day, and the moon shines at night. Yu means bright and brilliant, and it is homophonic with jade, warm and transparent. There is an ancient saying that a gentleman is like jade. This name... is really not like a product of Hejia Village.

"Name? My mother said that when I was born, my father held me and asked the town teacher to give me the name." Lin Yu thought without hesitation. The only two words he could read and write were his own name. When he was a child, my mother often whispered in his ear, and his ears were calloused.

"So that's how it is."

He Ze took out a Thousand Characters, hesitated for a moment, and asked the waiter to prepare two more pens, inkstones, and then packed up and left with Lin Yu. It

was almost noon at this time. The two returned to the restaurant for dinner, and asked Shopkeeper Yu to pay the silver for selling stories some time ago. Then they walked around the street for an afternoon until their hands were full, and then they returned to Xu Qingsheng's clinic.

He Ze was driving in the front, while Lin Yu and Xu Qingsheng were sitting in the back. When they heard Xu Qingsheng asking about Zhang Su in a roundabout way, He Ze and Lin Yu looked at each other, chuckled, and kicked the cow in the belly.

The ox cart arrived at the village at the hour of You. He Ze deliberately stuffed some more things into Lin Yu's hand and handed them to him, "Aunt Lin is not in good health, you take these back. If you can't carry them, let Uncle Xu help you carry some."

"Yes, yes, I'll help you carry them!"

Xu Qingsheng was very considerate. Before Lin Yu took the things, he had already snatched a book and a half in his arms. Seeing Lin Yu looking at him, he scratched his beard twice and walked ahead.

Lin Yu: "..."

"Uncle Xu is a good person. If Aunt Lin can accept him, she will definitely not be wronged." Seeing Xu Qingsheng walking away, He Ze pinched Lin Yu's ears with an itchy hand, and rubbed his hair again and again, "The New Year's Day is already busy, and Dad is anxious. The new house has called people to start work. It is estimated that it will be done before the flower shop opens."

Lin Yu raised his head, and He Ze laughed, "It's still a little slow, why don't you come home with me today?"

Lin Yu: "..."

He widened his eyes.

"Who told you to ignore me before? You know how long it takes to miss someone when you don't see them for a day? It's so cold, and there's no one to warm my bed." He Ze sighed, with an indescribable pitifulness.

Lin Yu blushed, grabbed the thing that was still in He Ze's hand, gave him a glare and chased after Xu Qingsheng.

He Ze half leaned on the railing of the ox cart and looked at his back. It took a long time for him to restrain the smile on his face.

In his past and present lives, he was almost thirty years old, but he was like a young boy. He never thought that he would like someone so much, like a flood that broke through the dam, which could not be stopped.

He wanted to sew him to his waistband and take him everywhere; he also wanted to crush him and stuff him into his heart, so that he could merge with himself.

Merge... One or two scenes from the beautiful dream on the night of the New Year passed through his mind. He Ze's eyes darkened, a hot current rushed to his lower abdomen, and he was shamefully stoned.

Really...

Fortunately, I'm wearing thick clothes now, so nothing can be seen on the surface. He Ze let out a long sigh, and finally suppressed the evil fire in his body, and slowly drove the ox cart back home.

At that time, Li was sitting in the yard picking vegetables. He An put the bread drying by the wall into the winnowing basket. He heard Wangfu barking twice, and tore off a small piece and threw it next to its paws. He Youcai was still sitting on the big stone mill in front of the kitchen, biting the pipe in his mouth, and didn't spit out a puff of smoke for a long time.

It was not lit at all.

Watching him enter the yard, Li took the things in his hand, and asked him what he wanted to eat in the evening. Then he smiled, but the gloom between his brows never dissipated.

He Ze's eyes swept over the faces of He Youcai and Li, and pulled He An aside, "You haven't spoken yet?"

"No, it's just that Dad went to the clan leader again today. When he came back, I asked a few questions, and then Mom seemed to get a little closer."

He Ze: "..." "

What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Seeing He An's confused look, He Ze gritted his teeth.

Silly boy, if you don't speak, Mom should speak!

"You go and accompany Mom. I'll talk to Dad and buy a pound of fresh ribs. I'll cut some radishes for the meal later."

After speaking, He Ze patted He An on the shoulder, walked straight to He's father, rolled up his trouser legs and sat down, "Dad, what does the clan say? Will they care or not?"

"The clan leader sent someone to look for Lin Dad yesterday but couldn't find him. He meant for us to wait two more days and discuss with the clan what to do. He will definitely give us an explanation."

"That's good." It was worth the silver he gave before.

"Who said it wasn't? This Lin family..." He Youcai seemed to want to curse, but when he thought of his daughter-in-law who had not yet married, he didn't say anything.

In his opinion, his family and the Lin family didn't have much intersection. The reason why Mr. Lin pulled out his family's medicinal plants was probably because of his son's marriage to Lin Yu, and he was implicated. If this matter got to Lin Yu's ears, it would be bad if he had a knot in his heart.

He Youcai took the pipe out of his mouth and knocked it on the stone mill, making a bang sound. This pipe is made of bamboo and doesn't crack easily, but it's blackened after being smoked for a long time, and it looks unpleasant.

He Ze came to his senses and went into the house. When he came out, he was holding a long elm box with four corners carved in his hand.

"Dad, look at this."

"What is this?"

He Youcai took the box from He Ze's hand, looked at him suspiciously, and then slowly untied the red string on the box. When he saw the contents of the box clearly, his tone was indescribably complicated, and he muttered, "Why did you buy this? Don't you have anywhere to put your money?"

"Dad, it's not that I have to spend this money. My mother told me several times before the New Year. I remembered it yesterday and naturally brought it back."

"Did your mother say that? What did she say?" Li always hated him smoking this stuff, so how could he let Xiaoze buy him another pipe?

He Youcai glanced at He Ze unhappily, and didn't reveal his son's thoughts, as if he wanted to see what he could say.

"Mom heard Uncle Xu mention this before, saying that smoking is harmful to the body, especially your pipe. It's been seven or eight years and you haven't changed it yet. There's such a thick layer of black smoke oil inside. If you continue like this, your body will be ruined sooner or later."

"Mom originally wanted to get you to quit smoking, but since you've been trying to quit for almost twenty years and still haven't done it, I wanted to get you a better pipe first. I've asked Uncle Xu several times about what kind of material is good."

He Ze was indeed not lying about this matter. Li not only wanted to change a pipe for He Youcai, but also threw away the shredded tobacco hidden in his cabinet and replaced it with broken tobacco leaves with a lighter taste. It's just that He Youcai hasn't found out yet.

When he finds out...

He Ze didn't think about it anymore. He paused and said, "Dad, Mom doesn't like you smoking, mainly for your health. Grandpa and grandma are the same. We are all family. Don't take it to heart." He Youcai

didn't answer. He looked into the distance with a dazed look on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

He Ze took out the pipe from the box. The pipe was made of copper, and the mouthpiece was emerald green. It looked like a piece of jade, which dazzled He Youcai. "How much does this cost?"

He Ze smiled and said nothing. He pulled half a bag of tobacco from He Youcai's waist, and followed his previous way to put the tobacco into the pipe, and then went into the kitchen to light it.

"Dad, try it?"

He Youcai took it, took a deep puff, and exhaled a mouthful of white smoke. His brows gradually relaxed.

"It tastes good, right? Mom just lit it." Seeing He Youcai looking up at him, He Ze squatted down and sat beside him, raised his hand and climbed onto his shoulder, "Dad, man, don't be so stingy. No matter how upset you are, you can't blame Mom for this, right?"

"I'm not blaming you, Mom..." He Youcai sighed and took another deep puff.

"I know you are blaming yourself, but you are not to blame for this." Finally, He Ze started talking, "You have been the only one supporting the family through all the ups and downs for so many years. Grandpa and grandma don't have the final say on how you are, nor do uncles and aunts. Only mother, me, Xiao An, and our three sons have the final say. You are irreplaceable in our hearts."

He spoke each word, and his voice hit He Youcai's ears heavily, "Dad, don't let mother worry."

After hearing this, He Youcai's expression moved slightly, and he slowly turned his head to look at He Ze.

The young man in front of him inherited his mother's good looks, with cold and hard edges and a manly heroic spirit. Unknowingly, his son has really grown up. In comparison, he is not competent as a father.

"Okay, I got it, don't worry." He Youcai lowered his head, laughed, and looked at the two moving figures in the kitchen with tender eyes.

Seeing him like this, He Ze also subconsciously raised the corners of his lips. But... "Dad, how is the carpentry work these days?"

Just now it was a temporary solution, and next, it should be a fundamental solution. He Dad was very depressed. This time he was inevitably in a dead end when he was stimulated. Now he seems to be relieved, but the knot in his heart is probably still there.

As a son, he should share his father's worries. Thinking of the plain paper he brought back today, He Ze's eyes flashed.

"It's okay. It's just the beginning of the new year. After the Lantern Festival, Dad will probably be busy for a while." Thinking of the people who came to order wooden furniture in the past two days, He Youcai's interest seemed to be a little higher, and then he said, "Your birthday on the 19th is coming soon, time flies." "

Yes, it's really fast." Unknowingly, he has been in this world for almost half a year.

It's like a dream, a beautiful dream.

Since it is a beautiful dream, no one can destroy it.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. When all the oil lamps in the yard were extinguished, He Ze carried Wangfu out of the yard and went straight to the Baizhi field in the West Hill.

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☆ 79. Chapter 77 (1)

Chapter 77 (1) Since the

insect

disease is caused by fragrance, then the fragrance should be stimulated to the extreme, attracting the adult insects to gather together, and then burned. As for the larvae attracted in the future, they can be treated according to Xu Qingsheng's method.

He Ze pulled out a few white angelica seedlings and placed them on the path to form a pile. When he started to use his supernatural power, the originally light fragrance in the air immediately became strong and even a little pungent.

After about a moment, a sound was heard in the ground. A green worm about the thickness of an adult man's little finger crawled into the white angelica pile through the gap, followed by the second, the third... until there was no space left on the white angelica seedlings, and they were all covered with dense green worms.

The bright moon shone on the white angelica pile full of green worms, like a clear green stone, if you ignore the fine, moving lines on it.

The rustling sound lasted for a long time. During this time, Wangfu barked fiercely a few times, but the caterpillars did not scare away a single one. In fact, large groups of caterpillars continued to come from the field.

Heze combed the hair on Wangfu's back, took out the pine oil that had been prepared in his waist, and lit it with a fire stick. In less than an incense stick, only a pile of black ashes was left on the spot.

This was repeated twice, until there were no more caterpillars crawling over for a long time. Heze gently spread his palm, and a green vine flew from the forest to his hand.

"Woof-woof-woof-" Wangfu stared at Heze without blinking, barking and taking two steps back.

"Be good, don't move, or I'll stew you when I get back."

Heze threatened, not caring whether Wangfu could understand or not, and waved the vine twice towards the opposite mountain forest. The force was not strong, but the sound of the wind breaking through the air was particularly clear in this quiet night.

His ability is now at level three, so it is a piece of cake to transfer the vitality of the forest and grass. Moreover, these vitality are not a big deal for the grass and trees in the mountains. They can be restored in just one day.

Green stars rose above the forest, and then slowly fell towards the angelica field, like a wonderful meteor shower. Wangfu took two deep breaths, and suddenly rushed into the angelica field desperately.

"Don't step on the green seedlings, otherwise you can't eat meat for three days."

Before the voice fell, Wangfu, who stopped urgently, fell on his back. Before he had time to lament the hardship of dog life, a light spot invisible to ordinary people fell on him in the next second, and then disappeared into thin air. The indescribable

comfort made Wangfu want to bark twice, but when his eyes touched Heze behind him, he immediately became listless, and he just turned over and climbed up and stood quietly in the same place. Heze

threw away the cane without looking at it, just sat casually on the grass by the roadside, leaning against the half-rotten wooden stake behind him and closed his eyes to rest.

It was not until the late night that Wangfu came over and rubbed his arm, and then the man and the dog set out on their way home.

The moon was at its zenith, and the moonlight seemed brighter. The angelica seedlings in the field stood upright, each one vigorous and energetic, and the tender green leaves exuded a jade-like color. On the wooden stake that He Ze had just leaned on, a tender bud had grown out, swaying its short and fat body in the night breeze.

The next day, He Ze slept until noon and had just eaten two meat-filled pancakes when the extremely happy voice of He's father came from outside the yard.

"Good news, good news! Xiaoze! Come out quickly, the angelica is alive and well, not dead!"

Before He Ze could answer, Li and He An from the kitchen came out first, "Did you see it clearly? It's really okay? Do you need to water it again in the afternoon?"

"No, no," He Youcai waved his hand, his mouth grinning from ear to ear, "It looks better than a few days ago, it's alive, it's really alive!"

"That's good, that's good!"

Li wiped her hands with the corner of her clothes, her face full of joy. For a moment, the two of them forgot about the cold war of the past few days.

In the afternoon, Li took He An to the fields and picked some vegetables from the vegetable garden. He Lao also brought back two good news from the clan elders - the land to be bought will be handed over in the next two days, and Lin Da has also been found and will be sent to the government office after the Lantern Festival.

Three good things happened in one day, and Li felt indescribably relieved, and even liked He Lao. In the evening, she not only killed a chicken, but also opened half a jar of wine left over from the New Year.

"Dad, this is a good opportunity."

Li was talking to He An at the table and laughing. He Ze pushed He's elbow. The latter looked at He Ze, then at Li, and suddenly stood up, picked up the wine jar and leaned over to pour a glass for Li. Seeing Li looking up, he poured himself another glass. The

small square table suddenly became quiet. The two children looked at each other with a smile on their faces.

"Caiyun," He Youcai picked up the cup. I don't know if it was because of the wine or something, but his dark face was slightly red under the candlelight.

He was not a person who was outgoing, and rarely called Li by her maiden name, not to mention now in front of the children.

"I was a jerk these days and my mind was not clear. Not only did I make you angry, but I also made the two children worried. Now, in front of them, He Youcai apologizes to you!"

He's father spoke more and more fluently. After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Li to speak. He raised his head and drank a glass of wine, and then poured another glass.

"Now that I've said that, I'm not afraid of the children laughing at me. For so many years, I really feel sorry for your grandma and let her suffer..." He Youcai's voice was choked with sobs. He drank another glass of wine and wanted to pour more, but was held down by Li.

"What are you drinking! Do you want to apologize to me, or do you drink this wine?" Li glared at him unhappily, "Xiao Ze told me that you heard the conversation between grandma and me in the kitchen on the day you returned home. You remember grandma's words clearly and took them to heart. How come you don't remember what I said?" "

Caiyun...my son's grandma, I..."

"You and I have been married for 20 years. Xiao Ze and An Ge'er are so old now. What is there to suffer? For so many years, no matter how hard life is, it is not as hard as when I married you?"

At that time, He Youcai's father had passed away. All the money owed by the gambling house was charged to He Youcai. There were 70 or 80 taels of foreign debt. Li was really willing to marry him regardless of anything.

"If I had been seeking wealth, I would not have married you. At the beginning, I was seeking nothing more than you as a person. I accept both good and bad things. What's more... What's more, as long as you are in this family, it's the best!"

Perhaps the words were too intimate. After saying that, Li lowered her head and took a sip of wine. He Youcai was still half bent over, staring at him blankly.

He Ze suddenly felt that he and He An were two big light bulbs, which were very annoying. He signaled with his eyes and simply stood up to pick up a chicken leg for He An and one for himself. The two of them carried their bowls and left the room one after another.

He An, who was walking behind, was very tactful and closed the door.

Li's cooking skills are very good. The chicken is stewed with dried wild mushrooms, which is fresh, fragrant and tender. That night, the two brothers sat on the stone steps in front of the house, gnawing on chicken legs and listening to their father and mother talking in the corner. They went back to their rooms one after another until the moonlight gradually cooled down.

For the next several days, Father He and Mrs. Li were as close as honey and oil. Even when their eyes met, they would smile at each other, revealing their deep affection.

Ha, He Ze was almost blinded. As for He An... well, he was still a child.

So He Ze, who was deeply shocked, either ran to his wife's house or stayed in his room alone. Even for meals, he had to be called by He An twice before he came out. No one knew what he was doing.

Until the afternoon of the third day, He Youcai came back from a walk around the new courtyard that was being built, and was pulled into the room by He Ze, who stuffed him with a stack of paper with strange pictures drawn on it with charcoal pencils.

"What is this?"

"A chair, this is called a rocking chair. The seat can be woven with bamboo strips, and the bottom is a semi-arc wooden base. It can achieve perfect balance by tilting forward and backward, and it won't tip over easily." The first page of paper showed a modern rocking chair. Although the painting was not very good, after two days of polishing by He Ze, the basic structure was clear. "Well, it's much more comfortable than the chairs on the market now. How do you feel about lying on it and basking in the sun?"

He Youcai was still puzzled at first, but his eyes widened before He Ze finished speaking. He has been doing carpentry work for more than ten years, how come he has never seen this thing?

"This is a baby carriage, which is for children aged one to three. It is very convenient to take children out. The materials are also bamboo strips and wood. The wheels below can be made by a blacksmith shop, or they can be made of wood." Without waiting for He Youcai to come back to his senses, He Ze turned to the second page.

"The third page is a folding round table, also for convenience. It cannot be explained in two sentences. I will think about it when you make it. The fourth page is a clothes hanger for drying clothes. It is simple, small and practical... Most of the ones at the back are novel wooden products. Finally, there are some flower stands for the flower shop. Thank you for your trouble."

"This... this..."

He Youcai was still in a daze. Although he was honest, he was not stupid. If these things that he had never heard of or seen could really be made as his son said, then, that would be...

"Dad, there are dozens of things of all sizes. When you have made them all, the flower shop will be almost open. We will use the profits to open a wooden furniture shop. There will be plenty of profit. You can also buy a yard for Mom in town then."

"Xiao Ze, how... how did you come up with this? Can it really be made?" He Youcai was unsure whether to believe it or not.

"Dad, you spent so much money on my education. I didn't study well, so I should learn something else, right? Most of these should be made. If you don't believe me, just give it a try."

Looking at He Youcai's red face due to excitement, He Ze raised his eyebrows. It was worth his hard work in drawing these pictures these days. As time went by, some simple ones were fine, but for the complicated ones, he needed to think for half a day, and even the drawings had to be drawn five or six times before they could be drawn clearly. As for

painting, his hands were clumsy since kindergarten.

He Youcai stared at the drawing in his hand, his heart full of excitement.

Originally, he had figured it out after toasting and apologizing with his son's mother that day, but he still had some regrets in his heart. Now his son gave him such a big gift. If he could really make these things, he could buy a big yard for Caiyun in the town... with the money he earned, with the money he earned from carpentry!

When He Youcai thought of this, he felt his heart thumping, and he was so full of energy that he wanted to pick up the planer and carry the wood.

It must be said that what He Ze said hit the nail on the head. He didn't give Li a good life, and was looked down upon by the Yue family. For so many years, even clay people have their own tempers. This matter has become a heart disease for He Youcai. After this attack, there will be another one. If he wants to cure it, he can only look at these drawings.

He Youcai, who treated the drawings as treasures, closed himself up. He Ze replaced him as a supervisor in the new yard. Lin Yu was also pulled over by He An from time to time to send some food. The days passed leisurely, and seeing that most of the yard was gradually taking shape, the Lantern Festival arrived.

The sun had just set that day, and He Ze, who had just eaten half a bowl of Lantern Festival balls, asked Li to urge him to pick up Lin Yu. He An also followed him. The three of them sat in a bullock cart and drove towards the town under the moonlight.

Lantern Festival

Perhaps because of the festival, even at night, the road is not quiet. The closer to the town, the louder the noise of firecrackers and gongs and drums. Occasionally, when you walk to high ground, you can faintly see the lights gathered in the distance, colorful and bizarre.

I guess the Lantern Festival has begun.

This is a custom that has been passed down from this era and the Lantern Festival, and it has many similarities with China. People go out of their homes on this day, calling friends, playing dragon and lion dances, watching lanterns and the moon, it is so lively. There

was little entertainment in ancient times, and it was rare to have such a day for everyone to enjoy. Even though this is just a small town thousands of miles away from the prosperous Kyoto, the festive atmosphere is very strong. You

can get a glimpse of it by listening to the long-lasting sound of firecrackers.

He Ze was driving in the front, and He An, who was sitting in the back, couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. It was Lin Yu, and this time the corners of his mouth were also raised.

"Brother, it's so lively here. Last year, my family was busy and I didn't make it." A cool night breeze blew by, and He An gathered his thin jacket and waistcoat, and said with a smile, "We're almost there, I can smell the aroma of roasted melon seeds."

"Your nose is better than Wangfu's!" He Ze snorted and laughed, but before he finished his voice, he heard Lin Yu, who was sitting next to him, sneeze, and hurriedly turned his head, "Are you okay? I asked Mom to prepare two pieces of clothes in the backpack in front, you and Xiao An should put one on each, it's early spring, and it's late at night."

"Tsk, brother, why didn't I think you were so thoughtful before?" He An's tone was so gentle, but his hands quickly took out two pieces of clothes, handed one to Lin Yu, and covered himself with the other, "Brother Lin, this time I'm all thanks to you."

As he said that, he rolled his eyes at He Ze, his eyes full of accusations.

Maybe it was because of the red lanterns on the wooden stakes in front of him, Lin Yu's face was a little red, but he said: "You are talking nonsense, but I will definitely help you to watch it in the future, so that he will not forget it!"

"What? Are you in a hurry to exercise your rights as the housekeeper's wife?" This voice was full of teasing.

Seeing that the town entrance was just ahead, He Ze whipped his whip, and Lao Huang ran faster and faster.

"He Ze!" This time Lin Yu's face was obviously really red, but I didn't know whether it was because of shame or anger.

"But I am happy with it. When I get married in two months, please give me some advice, madam."

The ox cart stopped, and He Ze jumped off. Before he put down the whip in his hand, he bowed to Lin Yu. He had a smile on his face, and his tough features had a warm taste. In addition, he was wearing a scholar-style round-necked Confucian shirt specially made by Li. With this flick of his sleeves and bow, he was really suave and elegant.

Lin Yu would never admit that he was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously put his fist to his lips and coughed twice. When he looked up, he saw He Ze was looking at him in the same posture. For a moment, all the shameful words in his mind were forgotten.

Unexpectedly, the beauty trap was so effective.

Seeing Lin Yu's absent-minded eyes, the arc of He Ze's mouth deepened, and his smile became more and more like a fox.

"Brother, Brother Lin...you, have you seen enough?" He An's expression on the side was hard to describe.

Brother Lin is also... Alas, brother had the nerve to say that father and mother were even worse than him a few days ago! The most pitiful one is himself...

If it weren't for the rare opportunity, he wouldn't want to be mixed in between these two people! His eyes turned between He Ze and Lin Yu again and again, and He An almost pasted the four words "life is hopeless" on his head.

Fortunately, He Ze didn't know what his younger brother was thinking.

Because of He An's intolerable voice, Lin Yu finally came back to his senses, and then his face turned red. He turned around and jumped out of the car to cover up, saying: "We are here, get off the car!"

He An looked at his brother Lin's loss of composure and almost laughed out loud, but the next second he received a glare from his brother, so he had to suppress his smile and change the subject, "Well, where are we going first? It's still early now."

Once a year, he has to have fun.

He Ze piled the two backpacks together on his back, and couldn't help rubbing He An's head twice, "It's up to you, we can go shopping first, buy whatever you want to eat, and your brother will pay."

"Yeah, thank you, brother." He An nodded heavily, turned around and ran ahead like a wild horse. He Ze took Lin Yu's hand and followed behind, "Slow down! There are many people on the street, don't get lost."

"I know, I know!"

He An picked up the pink rabbit lamp on the stall next to him, turned around and made faces at them.

He Ze turned around and smiled at Lin Yu.

He An twitched his mouth and refocused his attention on the stalls on both sides. Moving from one stall to another, from dried fruits and candied fruits to melon seeds and snacks, from pancakes and stinky tofu to candied haws, in a short while, the bamboo basket behind He Ze was half full.

After eating three or four candied haws, Lin Yu stared at the remaining few candied haws on the wooden basket, and felt sour in his stomach, and frowned subconsciously. He Ze thought it was funny, but he raised his hand and held Lin Yu's wrist, and slowly fed the remaining candied haws into his mouth with his hand, and finally said, "So sweet."

Bullshit! It's obviously sour!

Lin Yu refuted righteously in his heart, but between his lips and teeth, he could only glare at He Ze angrily.

"Pa pa pa pa..." "Dang dang dang...

"

"Dong dong dong dong..."

He Ze wanted to say something else, and at this time another burst of firecrackers sounded, followed by the sound of gongs and drums, and in the middle were the hawkers' cries, the tourists' laughter, and the sound of stringed instruments in the restaurant and theater. All kinds of sounds merged into a line, with a cheerful rhythm and deafening. As the sound of gongs and drums approached,

he held Lin Yu with one hand and called He An with the other, and the three of them followed the crowd to avoid the corner of the street. Before they could stand still, a group of men in yellow silk clothes came towards them with fire dragons on their heads. Several other men were carrying "clouds" of various colors and circling back and forth under the fire dragon. The dragon head, body and tail rose and fell, and the giant dragon like a flame shook its head and tail, disappearing in the clouds from time to time, attracting cheers from tourists.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" He An clapped his hands.

"Is it beautiful?" He Ze leaned over to Lin Yu's ear, and the hot air he exhaled made the latter's neck itchy. "

It looks good!" Lin Yu smiled brightly.

When the dragon dance team passed by, it was already the time of the night. "Are you two hungry? If you are hungry, let's go to shopkeeper Yu to have a meal first. If not..."

"No, no, I'm full of snacks. Let's go guess lantern riddles!" He Ze was interrupted by He An before he finished speaking.

"I'm not hungry either. Xiao An wants to guess lantern riddles. Let's go to the Lantern Festival first. The Lantern Festival is also on East Street. It's just on the way. If you're hungry, you can eat when you come back." Lin Yu agreed.

"In that case... let's go!" He Ze made the decision, and the three of them headed for East Street. They walked and stopped along the way, and when they arrived at the Lantern Festival platform, about two quarters of an hour had passed.

The platform was originally a theater, covering a large area. Later, the theater declined, and the theater owner often rented out the venue. It has been four or five years now. For today's lantern festival, hundreds of bamboos and woods were used on the platform. The bamboos and woods were stacked up and down, and a total of nine layers were built. On each bamboo, there were nine, eight, seven... until the top lantern, which was hung from high to low. The lanterns were of different sizes, shapes, and colors. From a distance, it looked like a lighthouse.

Even though the three of them had seen many lanterns after walking for a long time, they still couldn't help but marvel at seeing such a lighthouse.

"Sure enough, the ones here are still beautiful..." He An muttered to himself as he looked at the lotus lanterns above his head.

"Of course, the lanterns here are made by the vendors in the town themselves, and the best ones are sent here. They are naturally more exquisite than the ones left on the stalls." If it weren't for this, I'm afraid that even the largest lantern shop in the town couldn't build such a lighthouse.

"Then, that lantern will move!" Lin Yu on the side suddenly widened his eyes and pulled He Ze's sleeve to look at the lantern at the highest point.

He Ze followed his line of sight to the top of the tower, and saw only a six-page lantern. Each page of silk paper was painted with exquisite pictures. Flowers, birds, fish, insects and even people were all lifelike, and their sizes were the best in this lighthouse.

I think that just like this, this lantern is not enough to stand out among the lighthouses. The strange thing is that at this moment, there is obviously no wind, but each page of this lantern is spinning rapidly, and the objects change and the scenery moves. The originally separated pictures immediately become a picture of a beautiful woman dancing, which contrasts with the flowers and birds. It's strange and beautiful!

"That... should be a horse-riding lantern. The heat generated by the burning candle creates airflow, which makes the axle rotate..." This is what we call a revolving lantern in modern times. The principle is similar to that of modern gas engines. It has already appeared in the Qin and Han dynasties in China. The wisdom of the ancient working people can be seen.

At that time, it seemed to be... a physics teacher? In order to let them understand this, a revolving lantern was specially dismantled. He Ze had a vague impression.

"Horse-riding lantern?" The heat and airflow behind it were obviously ignored by the two. The lantern festival will start in a while. At this time, many people have gathered in front of the lighthouse. Hearing the conversation of the three people, they also subconsciously looked at He Ze.

He Ze's expression did not change, "Yes, the horse-riding lantern, it only appeared in the capital last year, but I didn't expect it to be spread to us this year. Because the first horse-riding lantern was painted with a picture of a general riding a horse to hunt, and the horse stopped when the lantern stopped, so the horse-riding lantern got its name."

This was only known after the lantern festival last year when the original body heard several young masters in the academy bragging.

"Horse-riding hunting picture?" Lin Yu's eyes were full of curiosity.

That's right . For him, isn't horseback hunting more interesting than actors dancing? "This is not bad either!" He Ze knew his preferences very well, but... "Otherwise, I'll go to the clothing shop to cut a piece of red silk someday. You'll look better in it than this when you dance."

He Ze's voice contained expectation and smile.

Although boys don't like dancing nowadays, boys from wealthy families will also learn a little as a hobby, so dancing is not a low-class thing to entertain people in the social trend.

But Lin Yu, who was shooting arrows and fighting bears, was dancing... He Ze could vaguely feel a gust of fist wind coming. He Ze tilted his shoulders and his flattering skills were instantly full. "You heard wrong, I didn't say anything just now. Well, that's it!"

Lin Queen Yu snorted coldly, and He An on the side laughed his teeth out.

Feeling that he still had to maintain his brother's dignity, He Ze silently changed the subject, "This horse-riding lantern is indeed a treasure, and the title of Lantern Champion is not a disgrace to it. However, the Lantern Champion in previous years was not sold, and was only used as a reward for the Lantern Festival Champion. This year should be the same. If you two like it..."

"I like it!" He An looked at him expectantly. "I

mean..." Even if I like it, I probably can't win...

"I like it, too." Lin Yu spoke immediately, emphasizing each word, with a blank expression.

He Ze: "..."

"Brother, you see, Brother Lin and I both like it. Can you win it and give it to us later?"

He Ze's eyes flashed: "This... How about I go back and try..."

See if I can make one for you?

"Hey, where did this Tianshe slave come from? He still has the audacity to want to win the Lantern Champion. Don't you think it's funny? Haha!"

Before He Ze finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind. As soon as the voice fell, teasing sounds came one after another, full of ridicule.

He Ze's face turned cold and he turned around. There were five people in total who came to

the conflict .

To He Ze, they were indeed "acquaintances".

After all, when he was in the academy, he had been hanging out with this group of rich young masters for several years.

Wang Fucheng stood at the front holding a bird cage, wearing a dark red bright clothes. The people behind him were not as eye-catching as Wang Fucheng, but they were all wearing silk and satin. Only the last person was wearing a cotton and linen shirt, which was out of tune with the surroundings. He seemed to be on He Ze's side.

When Wang Fucheng saw He Ze's face clearly, he paused and said, "Isn't this Brother He? The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple... I heard that you were seriously injured some time ago and were dying. Tsk tsk, now it seems that good people have good luck. Congratulations, congratulations!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Fucheng laughed even louder and circled around He Ze several times. When he got closer, under the reflection of the colored lights, the dark blue under his eyes looked a little scary, and his handsome appearance on weekdays was dragged down by several levels.

He Ze stood there and let the former "boss" look at him. His eyes also moved to the four people behind Wang Fucheng, "Brother Wang, Brother Zhao, Brother Li, Brother Qian, and... Brother Guan, long time no see, how are you?"

"How are you, how are you, haha, what a coincidence today, when the teacher expelled you from the hospital, I thought it would be difficult for us brothers to get together again, you say you are the same, you took it all on your own when something happened, it was not your idea to steal the book alone..." "

Ahem!" Seeing Zhao Fei talking excitedly, Wang Fucheng coughed twice heavily, "Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhao Fei shut up angrily, the air suddenly became silent, and the atmosphere was inexplicably stagnant.

Lin Yu was sensitive to something and pinched He Ze's wrist carefully. Originally, he and He An were blocked behind He Ze, but this action made Wang Fucheng focus his eyes on him. He

couldn't take his eyes away after seeing this, and the bird cage in his hand fell to the ground. The cage door was thrown open, and the yellow-headed green budgie flapped its wings and flew far away in the blink of an eye.

However, no one paid attention to it.

Because he often went up the mountain, Lin Yu's clothes were usually shorts and long pants. Today was no exception. He tied a belt around his waist and leggings on his calves. It was just such an ordinary mountain man's outfit, but it made his narrow waist and long legs look even more itchy on him, not to mention his exquisite face that has always been praised.

And looking at a beauty under the lamp is like looking at flowers in the fog and the moon in the water. The haziness is also a different kind of charm.

Wang Fucheng's throat moved and he swallowed subconsciously.

"Brother Wang, what do you mean by looking at my wife like this?" He Ze wrapped Lin Yu's hand in his palm, his voice as cold as icicles hanging on a cliff in winter.

"That's right, shameless!" He An approached his brother Lin and pouted in disgust.

"This..." Zhao Fei came back to his senses from the amazement, patted Wang Fucheng's shoulder carefully, and said in a tone of jealousy, "Brother He is so lucky. Brother Wang has always been a beauty lover. You know that my sister-in-law looks like this... It's not good for Brother He to be so stingy!"

"That's right, we have seen all kinds of beauties in the past, but now that I see my sister-in-law, I know what the difference between a firefly and the light of the bright moon is!" Li Er's eyes were still straight.

Qian Sun on the other side also wanted to respond, but just took two steps forward, but was surpassed by someone. Guan Du (duo) walked to the side of He Ze and Wang Fucheng silently, as if he didn't notice the atmosphere of the confrontation between the two, and his expression was indifferent, "The Lantern Festival has already begun. If Young Master Wang doesn't participate in the competition again, our previous agreement will be invalidated." As soon as

he finished speaking, the voice of the shopkeeper of the Song Family Lantern Shop on the stage also fell. It turned out that before they knew it, Shopkeeper Song had finished his opening remarks, and He Ze and his three people and Wang Fucheng and his five people were all squeezed to the back of the crowd by the enthusiastic people. The next quarter of an hour is the time for the lantern shop's staff to introduce the lanterns to everyone, and it is also the time for the audience who want to win the lantern competition to register.

Participating in the lantern riddle quiz is not free. In fact, a registration fee of thirty coins is required. First, it is to maintain the order of the lantern festival and prevent people from making jokes and messing around, wasting manpower and material resources; second, truly talented people will not be turned away because of thirty coins; as for the third, it is naturally for the shops that organize the lantern festival to make a little money.

Guan Du's words finally made Wang Fucheng wake up from his dream. He smiled at Lin Yu in a flattering way, and suddenly kicked Zhao Fei, "Pay the money! Hurry up!"

Zhao Fei didn't react for a while, and was kicked to the ground by him. It was said before that this was a deserted courtyard. Because it rained two days ago, a layer of fine gravel was deliberately laid on the ground, and Zhao Fei's palm was scratched with several blood marks. He Ze glanced at him inadvertently, just in time to see the gloom on his face.

It seems that Wang Fucheng didn't show any mercy in this kick.

Li Er and Qian Sun looked at each other sympathetically, and the two walked over one after the other to help Zhao Fei up, without saying anything else. Even Zhao Fei returned to his previous expression, probably because he was used to it.

He Ze was also used to it. His original body had seen such scenes before. Zhao Fei, Li Er, and Qian Sun had not been spared, and he... He remembered that his original body was kicked the most.

However, according to the original owner's memory, the Zhao family was also a well-known figure in the city, not to mention this town. Although it was lower than the Wang family and the Luo family, it was definitely not enough to make Zhao Fei "endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens" so... What did he overlook?

He Ze was pondering inwardly, but Wang Fucheng came over again and bowed to Lin Yu, "My surname is Wang, Wang Fucheng, Wang's Silk Shop is opened by my family, He Ze is my good brother, and I don't know what to call my sister-in-law?"

Lin Yu glanced at him coldly and said nothing. He had seen too many disgusting eyes like this.

"Let's go!"

Noticing Lin Yu's dismay, He Ze soothingly scratched his palm, and with his other hand pulled He An, squeezed out of the crowd and headed for the registration office.

Wang Fucheng wanted to chase him again, but Guan Du stretched out his hand across his chest, "The crowd is crowded. Since I have to answer for you, we'd better not be too far away."

"You!" Just a dead poor guy... Wang Fucheng flicked his sleeves, glared at Guan Du hatefully, and finally didn't chase him. He was still planning to take this revolving lantern back to impress his father! As for that beauty... Tsk, since she is He Ze's wife, are you afraid that he can't find her?

Wang Fucheng licked the corner of his lips, and Guan Du frowned subconsciously, but his eyes turned and happened to meet He Ze outside the crowd. The latter nodded at him and finally glanced at Wang Fucheng.

That glance was full of indifference to the ants under his feet.

No one noticed that the willow tree by the river pond outside the theater suddenly broke a willow branch. Tender green buds sprouted from the tip of the willow branch. It crawled slowly from the darkness like a snake, moving without wind, which was inexplicably terrifying.

It slipped into the theater, then slipped into the crowd, and finally rushed straight to Wang Fucheng.

The third-level supernatural power was really useful, and He Ze curled the corners of his lips.

The grudge between the original body and Wang Fucheng, except for the book theft incident that caused the original body to be expelled, Wang Fucheng pushed everything on him, and the rest was at most a fight between the two. He Ze didn't want to care about it anymore. But the other party set his sights on Lin Yu, so it was no wonder that he didn't blame him.

He Ze knew Wang Fucheng, and Xiao Yu had aroused his interest today, so he would definitely not give up so easily.

In this case, why not collect some interest in advance?

The three of them walked to the registration office, and there were still more than ten people queuing in front of them. He An was a little nervous. He just wanted to see his brother being humiliated. As for winning the lantern champion... he didn't forget He Ze's previous level of study.

"Brother, do you really want to join?"

"It's only thirty cents, not a big deal." The coldness just now disappeared, He Ze raised his eyebrows and smiled. He just wanted to make one himself, but it was just an idea. After all, the revolving lantern is a precision instrument in this era. A slight mistake can lead to a great error. Even if he knows the general principle, if he can't make it... he will lose face.

So you can try, but you can never make a promise.

"Okay, just treat it as fun. Besides, we have heard a lot of lantern riddles since we were young, maybe we can help you!" Maybe because there was no annoying person around him, Lin Yu regained his interest.

"Yes, that's the truth, listen to your sister-in-law!" He Ze laughed twice, and before Lin Yu could react, he quickly walked to the front to pay the money. It's their turn.

He An pulled Lin Yu's arm and shouted at He Ze, "Brother, are you ashamed?"

"Haven't you heard of a saying?" He Ze, who had just registered, looked profound, "You can't get a wife if you are thin-skinned!"

He An: If you have the guts, come closer and tell me! Leng Mojpg

The registration time passed quickly, and the guy who maintained the order of the lantern festival led the more than 30 people who had registered to sit in front of the crowd, and formed a big circle under the lantern stand. Perhaps because the lantern champion today was too famous, He Ze saw many of his former classmates, most of whom he didn't know, and maybe they were students from Linzhen.

Maybe it was because enemies often meet on a narrow road, but when He Ze sat down, he happened to see Wang Fucheng sitting opposite him. Wang Fucheng smiled at him provocatively, and the next second he set his sights on Lin Yu, his eyes full of obsession.

Really...

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...Don't know how to live or die! I wanted to wait until he got home before I did it.

The willow branch wrapped around Wang Fucheng's ankle seemed to sense the anger of its owner. A bud fell off and slowly moved up along the cover of his outer robe until it reached his calf. If anyone saw it, they would definitely find that it was no longer as soft as before. Its tiny leaf tip was like a needle, and its thin leaf edge was like a piece of iron, cutting through his underwear and drilling into Wang Fucheng's flesh.

At the same time, the slender willow branch fell lightly to the ground.

"Ah!" Wang Fucheng jumped up suddenly, "What the hell bit me? Blood, there is blood!"

He closed his eyes and fainted.

The original body had been hanging out with Wang Fucheng and his group for several years and had never seen him see blood. Even He Ze did not expect that Wang Fucheng would faint at the sight of blood.

Tsk, how pitiful... Now there is something fun to do. However, the other three people around him probably knew about it.

Compared with the surging crowd and the anxious shopkeeper Song, the three of them were quite calm. Zhao Fei carried Wang Fucheng on his back and left, followed by Li Er. Qian Sun sat in Wang Fucheng's original seat, while Guan Du stood there without moving, without even raising his eyelids.

A very interesting person... Recalling the memories of his original body, He Ze had a vague idea in his mind. He was stunned for a moment, and then he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the table. Willow branches passed silently under people's feet and followed Zhao Fei.

The farce finally ended.

Knowing that Wang Fucheng was fine, Shopkeeper Song stood on the stage to appease the crowd for a long time, and the much-anticipated lantern riddle segment finally began.

Chapter 78

The nine-story lighthouse, the first five are word puzzles, the last three are couplets, it is said that one of them is a couplet from the county magistrate, as for the last one, shopkeeper Song deliberately kept it a secret and did not say anything. But He Ze thought that it was probably a poem or song. In order to be worthy of this lantern champion, he took great pains to set such a question.

You know, this is just a small town, and it is rare to be literate.

"Brother, are you sure?"

"No." He Ze shook his head frankly. Even if he recognized all the words that his original body had learned, he is only a semi-illiterate now. The only thing he can rely on is probably the distant memory, and most of it is still vague. Fortunately, the

first three lantern riddles are not difficult. They are considered basic questions? They are all from previous lantern shows. Only one person was eliminated out of more than 30 people. He Ze flipped through his original memory and answered it easily.

The waiter raised a long pole and hit the big red lantern on the fourth floor, and a folded white paper fell down. Looking at the enthusiastic crowd below the stage, Shopkeeper Song opened the white paper and smiled, "Please listen carefully to this fourth riddle, 'Drawing is round, writing is square, with it it is warm, without it it is cool', give a word. Similarly, when the half stick of incense in my hand is burned out, the time will be up."

Shopkeeper Song raised the incense in his hand, which was already lit. He said half a stick, but in fact it was only about one-third of an incense stick. Under the curling incense mist, many contestants showed embarrassed faces.

"Do you know?" He Ze turned around and asked the two people, and He An and Lin Yu shook their heads one after another.

"Coincidentally, I don't know either. If we don't answer one question, we will be eliminated. What should we do?"

What should we do? Cold.

"'Drawing is round, writing is square, with it it is warm, without it it is cool'..." After silently reciting the riddle, He Ze concentrated for a long time, and then picked up the brush on the table and drew a circle on the paper, and then a square, and the tip of the brush poked the paper from time to time, leaving one black ink dot after another.

When most of the paper was covered with ink, he wrote the word "warm" in "round" and the word "cool" in "square". The round warm things are square when written down...

"I know."

"What?" He An was excited.

"Sun," He Ze pointed to the sky, "that's the word 'sun'."

That's right, the "sun" in this world is also square. He Ze turned the white paper over and wrote it down neatly, "Look."

"Brother, you write really well." Even though he couldn't understand it, the charm of the words was too great. Lin Yu, who was standing by, also showed admiration and awe in his eyes.

He Ze frowned. Last time he bought two sets of pens, inkstones, paper, and books for children's enlightenment, he was thinking of finding time to teach them to recognize words, but he never put it on the schedule. It seems that he has to plan it carefully when he goes back tonight. As

for waiting for He An and Lin Yu to learn to read, he will see if his dog-crawling handwriting can still be praised... Ahem, maybe, probably, it's possible.

Just as he was thinking about this, the incense burned out. When he heard the correct answer from Shopkeeper Song, He An jumped for joy.

Five people were eliminated in this round, and the atmosphere began to become tense.

"Now I have the last word puzzle in my hand. As for the difficulty... I don't know. Everyone, pay attention to the title, 'Looking from afar, the mountains are colorful; listening to the water nearby, the water is silent; spring is gone, the flowers are still there; people come, the birds are not startled.' This is a simple five-character quatrain, and it also asks everyone to guess a word. Half an incense stick, hurry up! Haha!"

Shopkeeper Song smiled kindly, but the contestants frowned at the same time. If the fourth puzzle failed a lot of people because of the difficulty of "new", this fifth puzzle added the word "odd" on the basis of "new", and this one plus one is far greater than two. It's

really not so easy to win the Lantern King!

He Ze and the other two knocked on the table, bit their fingers, and wandered around. In the end, they looked at each other, and none of them could think of a single answer.

"Brother, this is only the fifth round!" He An said in a depressed tone, as if he had seen the three of them leaving sadly.

"Don't worry, isn't it time yet? The incense is only halfway burned!"

"Yes, you have to have confidence! Maybe after I say this, you will figure out the answer?"

"Brother!"

He An looked annoyed, and He Ze smiled and shook his head.

"It's okay if you can't figure it out, but He Ze, how do you pronounce the third sentence of the puzzle, Chunhua?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.

"Hmm?"

"Read it to me again. Is a quatrain a poem? I seem to have heard Uncle Xu mention it. The mountains, water, flowers and birds, they look quite similar to the painting on that horse-riding lantern!"

"'From afar, the mountains are colorful; near, the water is silent; spring is gone, the flowers remain; people come, the birds are not startled.' Well, it does look similar, but it lacks the word "beauty..."

"Wait, wait!" He An suddenly raised his hand, his voice full of excitement, "Brother, it's not similar! It's!"

"What is it?"

"Painting! It's not similar, it's, the answer to this word puzzle is 'painting', right? !"

The word "painting" went around in He Ze's mind, and He An patted his shoulder, "Look, brother, you were right just now, you're much smarter than me!"

"Guessed it right?" Lin Yu's brows also relaxed.

"Well, it's pretty close. "

Sure enough, after the time was up, they successfully passed the fifth round. Sixteen people were eliminated in this round, which was simply insane.

When it came to the couplets of the next three levels, Shopkeeper Song personally invited two people to the stage. They were two famous scholars in the town, one in his forties and the other in his sixties. They had also taught at the academy where He Ze was.

When Shopkeeper Song read out the first couplet of the sixth level, "The lights of heaven and earth are blooming", He Ze casually matched the second couplet, "Beautiful scenery and good night, people are reunited", and he passed it smoothly.

He An was overjoyed.

The difficulty of the seventh level increased again. The question was a palindrome couplet, "Red flowers are everywhere, red everywhere". Perhaps the red flowers and green trees were too catchy, He Ze wrote down "Heavens and heavens of green trees", which was a neat match, and he successfully entered the next round as expected.

The competition was in full swing. When this question was over, there were less than a dozen contestants sitting around the stage, and a tense atmosphere was brewing among the crowd.

"After seven rounds, what I have in my hand is the final question of the eighth level. This question was personally asked by Mr. Zhou, the parent official of our Qiongchuan County. Mr. Zhou is a fellow Jinshi and is very talented. You must do your best this time! Please listen to the first line, "The goat goes up the mountain, the mountain hits the goat's feet, bleating", and everyone, please answer the second line!"

After that, the audience quieted down, and Shopkeeper Song lit incense slowly.

"Sheep..." He An bit his finger, "Brother, he wrote sheep, can we write pig?"

"How does a pig cry?"

"Hmmmm..." He An put his tongue against his throat and learned it seriously.

"Hey, it's a good cry." He Ze couldn't help laughing.

"Silly! Your brother is bullying you again!" Lin Yu poked He An's head with a look of disappointment, and turned around to "teach" He Ze, "You are really good, is there anyone who does this to your brother! "

Yes, yes, I made a mistake... Seriously, pig shouldn't work. The last three words in the first couplet are 'baa, baa, baa'. Not only is it onomatopoeia, but the most important thing is that it can also be broken down into the word 'sheep'. If we want to get it right, we have to take everything into account."

Not only do you have to find an animal whose call is an onomatopoeia, but the onomatopoeia must also be able to be separated from the animal itself in the writing of this world. You have to think about these things before you can start to make this couplet.

"Sheep is the first couplet, pigs are not good, dogs, dogs are not good either, chickens..." In this world, the writing of "ji" can be separated into the word "chicken", but only chickens can make "jiji" sounds, and when they grow up, they will make "cluck", which is not very safe. Having

come all the way to this point, He Ze has become competitive and has tried his best.

Time passed bit by bit, and the incense in the incense burner became shorter and shorter.

This is the second to last level. After passing this level, you are only one step away from the lantern champion, but this is only secondary. For most contestants, this level is more important than winning the lantern champion.

They are all scholars, and all they want in their lives is fame and official position. Just now, Shopkeeper Song said that this question was personally asked by the county magistrate. If you can come up with a good sentence, show your face in front of Lord Zhou, and get some advice from him during the county and prefectural examinations, it is not something that a mere lamp can compare to. Therefore,

not only He Ze, but also the few remaining contestants in the audience racked their brains and thought hard.

Seeing that the incense was about to burn out, He Ze still did not write. He An looked at him, "Brother?"

He Ze was stunned for a long time, then turned his head and looked at him steadily.

"Brother Lin, brother..."

"Shh... Let's wait for him to think slowly." Lin Yu put his hand on his lips and made a gesture to silence.

"Xiao An, how does a cat call?" After a while, He Ze suddenly laughed.

"Meow?"

He Ze laughed even more happily, "Before you asked me if I was sure, now brother tells you that I already have five points. As for the other five points, it depends on whether God will give face in the last round."

After saying that, he slowly picked up the pen without waiting for He An to answer. Just as he put down his pen, the ashes of the last burning incense stick in the incense burner suddenly fell, leaving only a little spark that was about to go out.

Time is up.

This round was undoubtedly a Shura field. The two "judges" either frowned or stroked their beards and smiled. It was not until half an hour later that the results of the competition were announced by Shopkeeper Song.

Only three people passed.

He Ze, a middle-aged uncle, and Qian Sun, who sat opposite him. He Ze was not surprised at all that Qian Sun could stay. After all, Guan Du was the most expected and proud student in the academy, so he must have real talent and knowledge.

He Ze's answer was a cat: "The cat plays with flowers, the flowers are fascinated by the cat's eyes, meow meow meow", and the middle-aged uncle's answer was exactly the chicken he had thought of before. As for Qian Sun, the second couplet he submitted was the most neat, "The water buffalo went into the water, the water flooded the water buffalo's horns, moo moo moo", the upper and lower couplets were a sheep and a cow, one "up" and one "down", which was absolutely perfect.

Seeing that the lantern winner was about to be eliminated from the three people sitting in the audience, the crowd was in an uproar, and some people even set up a gambling game outside the venue.

"Brother, how about we also go and gamble? Bet on ourselves to win!" He An was excited, and almost took money out of He Ze's wallet.

"You are quite brave, aren't you afraid that I will tell my father and mother when I go back later?"

"Brother!" He An stomped his feet fiercely.

"Here, here you go! But, only this time, never again!" He Ze threw out a small piece of broken silver, "Remember, buy number nine to win."

"Yeah, yeah, thank you, brother!" He An caught the silver, ran two steps happily and stopped suddenly, "Brother, aren't we number nine? Did you remember it wrong?"

"Just buy number nine, the one opposite us."

"Ah..." He An was obviously unhappy, "Why?"

"In the last game, there are three people, and the average chance of each person winning is one-third. If we win, you can go home with the horse lantern later. Even if you don't win, don't you still have a one-half chance of making money?"

He An was stunned by He Ze's intimidation, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Then why don't we buy the other two people, so that if brother doesn't win, we will have a 100% chance of making money!"

His eyes lit up when he thought about it.

"...You are quite clever. Why are you asking so many questions? Trust your brother, go!" He bought money from Sun Ying based on his knowledge of Guan Du. As for the other one, he didn't know anything about it.

He An pouted and carefully squeezed through the crowd.

At this moment, the last test question finally floated down from the wonderful horse-riding lantern on the top of the tower. Shopkeeper Song's words verified He Ze's previous guess.

The last test question was a poem. Write a poem on the theme of Lantern Festival.

"Oh no, what if God doesn't give me face for the remaining five points?" He Ze sighed when he heard the question.

Chapter 79

"What's wrong?"

"Your husband can't write poetry." He had expected this last question before. Regarding the poems of the Lantern Festival, the only thing he remembered was the classic poem by Xin Qiji. He originally wanted to borrow something from his ancestors, but he didn't expect that the sky would not follow his wishes.

Poetry, poetry, only one word difference can be said to be a thousand miles apart.

As for asking him to compete with these ancient people who have been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics and studied poetry and songs since childhood with the little Chinese knowledge he has left in his mind...

He Ze: Haha, I just smiled and said nothing_

"Really can't?" After hearing it so many times, Lin Yu has become immune to the title of "husband", he just feels a little regretful.

Yes, after passing all the levels, he ended up failing at the last level. Anyone would feel regretful.

"It's okay, it seems that there are a few new snack shops opened at the intersection of South Street. After we finish here, we will go for a walk. You can buy more snacks to comfort Xiao An." After a pause, Lin Yu said again.

"Well, I'll try to please you." He Ze laughed. He was somewhat interested in the lantern, but only superficially. In the next few rounds, he was more competitive than others. Since he couldn't win, forget it.

But...

"If I can't give you the lantern, I'll give you something else." He Ze rolled up his sleeves and picked up the pen on the table.

"What are you going to do?"

Lin Yu leaned over to watch He Ze writing on the paper. The latter seemed to be in high spirits. The first few words were the same as before, but the strokes became fuller and more detailed. Even he, who couldn't read, could see the improvement. As he

wrote later, He Ze's writing became more and more round and smooth, like flowing clouds and water. The brushstrokes were a bit like returning to the time when he was practicing calligraphy in his youth.

In a short while, Xin Qiji's "Qingyu'an·Yuan Xi" appeared on the paper. He Ze put down his pen, picked up the paper on the table and blew it twice, then said to Lin Yu, "Read it to you?"

"Yes."

"The east wind blows thousands of flowers at night, and blows down stars like rain. The road is filled with the fragrance of BMWs and carved carriages, the sound of phoenix flutes moves, the light of the pot turns, and the fish and dragons dance all night." He Ze paused, and his deliberately slow voice carried the unique magnetism of a man, like the soft whispers between lovers, "The moth is like a golden thread of snow willow, and the smile is full of fragrance. I have searched for him thousands of times in the crowd, but when I look back suddenly, the person is in the dim light."

As he read, he looked at Lin Yu intently, his eyes were like a deep pool, where there were only lights and the person in front of him.

Lin Yu didn't quite understand what He Ze was reading, but the overly hot gaze made him sink involuntarily. He stood there blankly, and could only see He Ze's lips rising and falling, just like the jumping strings of a folk harp that he had heard by chance, tinkling and flowing into his heart.

Suddenly, there was an inexplicable impulse in his heart... He, he wanted to kiss him!

He Ze didn't realize that his wife wanted to take advantage of him. He reached out and tucked the scattered hair around Lin Yu's ears behind his ears. He said with a sour heart, "This is a love poem. The last sentence means that I have been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't find you here. Xiao Yu'er, let me ask Dad to discuss the date of the wedding when I go home, right?"

Lin Yu nodded blankly, like a chicken pecking at rice.

He Ze laughed, "It's agreed. Since you promised, you can't regret it!"

"Uh-huh...ah? What did you just say!"

"Of course you will marry me. Just now I said that I would put the marriage on the agenda when I go back, but you agreed! Refuse to regret it." "

..."

"Sir, your poem should be handed over to me." Just as the two were talking, the waiter had already walked over. The love poem was written and read, and the competition time was up.

"You can go now," He Ze carefully folded the white paper on the table, and then stuffed it into Lin Yu's palm, "I quit this round."

"Ah?" The waiter was confused. He had watched riddle competitions for several years and had never seen such a person quitting in the last round. Besides, the page was full of words, which meant that the person had already finished the poem. If he quit like this, was he crazy?

"Go ahead." He Ze waved his hand and swept the table. The waiter had no choice but to go to the table number nine opposite.

The winner was soon revealed by just evaluating the poems of the two people. The middle-aged uncle's poem was just mediocre, but Qian Sun won the first place with a line in his poem, "The stars seem to fall on the Han River, and the moon seems to hang on the building."

The final winner was announced, and the dust settled. The crowd was talking about it, but they began to disperse.

When Shopkeeper Song handed the exquisite horse-riding lantern to Qian Sun, the latter did not look very happy. Instead, Guan Du behind him curled his lips, turned his eyes, and met He Ze's. He paused for a long time before nodding.

It was as if he was returning the nod he had received before.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing," He Ze turned around and casually took He Ze's hand, "Let's go, we are not completely without gain, didn't Xiao An go to bet on Sun Sheng? I don't know what the odds are..."

As he was talking, he suddenly stopped, "No! Why hasn't Xiao An come back yet? It's been more than a quarter of an hour!"

He Ze's reminder made Lin Yu's face full of worry.

"Someone fell into the water, someone fell into the water!"

At this moment, a noisy voice suddenly came from outside the yard. After hearing the content, He Ze and Lin Yu's faces changed drastically, and the next second they ran out quickly.

"Make way, make way... Please make way!"

The Lantern Festival had just ended, and the people happened to come out from inside. At this time, someone fell into the water outside the yard. The onlookers did not mind the big deal. There were circles of people around the river pond, so dense that they could not squeeze in.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ï ­!"

He Ze exerted force with his elbow and finally pushed away the man who was chatting happily in front of him, and Lin Yu followed closely behind.

After finally squeezing to the front, he could only see bubbles bubbling in the middle of the pond. A head was approaching nearby. A servant on the shore was anxiously calling "Master" and "Master". He Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He took off the backpack steadily, then untied his belt and coat and handed them to Lin Yu, "Is it your master who fell into the water?"

"Yes, yes, yes, please go quickly... Mr. He, Mr. He? Then who was that just now..."

Before the servant finished speaking, He Ze's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had a bad premonition and took off his pants faster, "The man who rescued people looks a lot like me?"

"Yes, yes!"

"ï ­!"

He Ze could not help but curse again and quickly jumped into the water under the servant's dull gaze. Lin Yu took two anxious steps forward holding his clothes. His shoes were soaked by mud and water, "Be careful!"

Thanks to the fishing in the river, He Ze was originally a good swimmer. He Ze had struggled for ten years in the apocalypse, and swimming was almost a necessary escape skill. How could he not know it? His speed was obviously much faster than that of the man just now, and the servant felt a little relieved.

Just when He Ze jumped into the water, He An was also dragging someone back over there, and the two soon met up, and it was really He An! He Ze didn't have time to scold him at this time, and the two of them each dragged one arm of the person who fell into the water, and soon got ashore. It

wasn't until the person who fell into the water was lying flat on the ground that He Ze recognized the person. It was Luo Zhanming, who he had met once in Flower and Bird Street and again in the Jade Shop. No wonder the servant looked familiar just now.

He Ze ignored him, stretched out his index finger and touched Luo Zhanming's nose, and He An behind him whispered: "Brother..."

The servant knelt on the other side of Luo Zhanming, also looking at him with fear on his face.

"It's okay, he's still breathing."

As soon as these words came out, He An and the servant both breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that they were very scared. The latter carefully shook Luo Zhanming's shoulder, called him "Master" twice loudly, and looked at He Ze again.

"Thank you, Master He, for saving my Master. I have another unwelcome request. Can you help send my Master to the clinic? I kowtow to you!"

After saying this, the servant was about to bow his head, and He Ze subconsciously frowned, "Enough, stand aside, I can save him."

He still remembered that this man gave him a discount when he bought jade last time, so this time it was also a cause and effect.

As soon as He Ze finished speaking, a breeze gradually rose, and the willow tree next to him shook its body. The surrounding bushes were not to be outdone. Dots of green light floated out from them, gathering towards Luo Zhanming like fireflies, and then disappeared into his body.

"Really?!"

He Ze didn't say anything more. Lin Yu looked at his clothes dripping with water and his trouser legs covered with mud with some concern, but he didn't say anything. He just took off his coat and put it on He An, "Bear it for a while, don't get cold."

He Ze looked at Luo Zhanming's nasal cavity and opened his mouth. Fortunately, there was no dirt in his mouth and nose. Then he untied his belt and pulled his clothes in one go. The servant looked at his actions with suspicion, stammered a few times but didn't stop him.

"Hold his hand and put your young master's abdomen on my knees." He Ze kept kneeling on one knee and pressed Luo Zhanming's back hard a few times. A few mouthfuls of water came out of his mouth, but he didn't wake up.

"Mr. He, this..."

He Ze laid the man flat on the ground and continued to press his chest. He persisted for several minutes, but there was no response. He An's face turned pale, and the servant was so anxious that tears were about to come out, "Master, Master, you can't be in trouble! Master..."

"Come here, pinch your nose, take a breath and blow into his mouth!"

"Huh?"

"Hurry up, if you keep delaying, your master will die." He Ze was a little impatient.

"Oh oh!" The servant did as he was told.

"Yes, that's it, as soon as I stop, you blow into his mouth, and your master's life is in your hands."

The two worked closely together. After about half a quarter of an hour, the crowd gradually dispersed. Only a few people who were curious were still around, muttering from time to time, "Little kid, what a mess you are doing! Hey, you should quickly send your master to the clinic, otherwise he will really die!"

"No, no!"

"Don't be distracted, continue!"

After pressing the chest again, Luo Zhanming's eyelids moved.

"Mr. He, there is a reaction, there is a reaction!" The servant suddenly opened his eyes wide, followed by ecstasy. Behind him, He An also held Lin Yu's hand tightly with a happy look on his face.

He Ze continued to press a few more times, and four or five mouthfuls of water came out of Luo Zhanming's mouth. When he pressed for the last time, Luo Zhanming opened his eyes, raised his head, and suddenly spit out a large mouthful of water.

"Master, you're awake! You're finally awake!"

"Hey! You're really awake, the little kid is good!"

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake, let's go..."

Seeing people wake up, the interest in watching the excitement was gone, and finally the onlookers dispersed.

Luo Zhanming coughed twice, and the servant patted his back lightly, "How is it, is there anything else that's uncomfortable?"

Shaking his head, Luo Zhanming shook his hands lightly twice, and then took a deep breath, and finally felt much better. With the help of the servant, he slowly got up, looked at He Ze and the other two, and finally fixed his eyes on He An, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

He An moved his lips and looked down at the ground. The servant explained very cleverly, "Master, it was Master He and that Master who saved you just now!"

Luo Zhanming first clasped his fists and bowed to He Ze, "It turns out to be Brother He. I haven't seen you for a long time. Now that we meet, Brother He has saved my life. Thank you very much."

"No problem."

"I wonder who this is..." Luo Zhanming turned his eyes to He An behind him again.

"This is my younger brother, He An. My fiancée, Lin Yu." He Ze introduced briefly and put on the clothes handed to him by Lin Yu.

"It turns out to be your younger brother. No wonder I thought he looked a lot like Brother He before! Ahem... I also want to thank your younger brother for jumping into the water to save me regardless of his own life." Luo Zhanming spoke while looking at He An, as if he was very grateful.

He An had been lowering his head, and he curled his lips when he heard this.

He Ze didn't notice the strange aura of the two people, and quickly said goodbye, "Since you are awake, I have something to do at home, so I will go first."

After saying that, he picked up the backpack on the ground and pulled the two people to leave, but was stopped by Luo Zhanming in the next second. I don't know how he, a patient, could be so fast.

"Brother He may not know, something not so good happened between your brother and me just now, plus your brother got wet to save him this time, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be bad for his reputation. But don't worry, brother He, I am willing to take responsibility to the end." Luo Zhanming was upright.

Chapter 80

Silence, deathly silence all around.

Luo Zhanming's words startled He Ze and the other two people's faces changed.

The servant was also shocked, seriously suspecting that his young master's mind was not clear because he had been immersed in water for too long.

You know, his wife started to find a boy for the young master three years ago, and various means of forcing marriage emerged one after another, but his young master refused to obey, and the result... The result was that the young master just said that he would be responsible?

Responsible? Is that what he understood?

"What did you say!" "Not so good things" became a whole series of associations in He Ze's mind. His face became colder and he suddenly grabbed Luo Zhanming's collar, "Say it to me again?"

"Mr. He, let go quickly, my young master..."

"Brother He, it was not intentional. It was really because the crowd was crowded just now, and I accidentally bumped into your brother, and then, and then..." Luo Zhanming hesitated to speak, and it was a bit difficult to speak.

However, with this pause, He Ze almost subconsciously regarded it as guilty. In his rage, he raised his hand and punched Luo Zhanming. Luo Zhanming fell to the ground without standing firmly. When he looked up, the corner of his mouth was blue, and dark red blood was oozing out. With his pale face, he looked a little pitiful. The servant hurried over.

"Xiao An, what did he do to you before?"

"Nothing, you just listened to him..."

"Speak!" He Ze repeated coldly.

"Listen, what happened before?" Lin Yu also had a solemn face.

He An tugged at the wet hem of his clothes, glanced at Luo Zhanming on the ground, and then looked at the two people in front of him who were worried about him. After a long while, he spoke shyly, his voice as thin as a mosquito, "Really, it's nothing! He just touched me when he bumped into me... touched me. It should be accidental, brother!"

"Really? Just like that?" He Ze's face showed no sign of warming up.

Of course, it's not just that. He not only touched me, but also pinched me! He pinched him so hard that he almost became stone! Even though it was just, just a little bit... but after pinching him, he apologized without any sincerity! Lecher! The most important thing is that the bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts he just bought was knocked to the ground by him, not a single one was left!

This is intolerable!

"Then why did you jump in so eagerly to save people? What did your father and mother tell you usually? Protect yourself well! Don't you know that those who talk too much will drown, and those who can swim will drown? You are capable..."

"Brother, that, it was me..." He An buried his head.

"What?"

"I, I kicked him," He An buried his head deeper, "I kicked him down, I didn't notice that there was a river pond next to me, so I used a little force, and as a result..."

He Ze: ...

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

The servant squatting next to Luo Zhanming couldn't hide his surprise. When his young master fell into the water, he happened to go to inquire about the leader of the Lantern Festival, so when someone shouted that he fell into the water, he found that his young master was struggling in the river pond. The servant was about to ask a few questions, but then he remembered that it was the other brother who saved his young master just now, so he couldn't open his mouth this time.

"Ahem--"

Luo Zhanming, who was punched again for no reason, subconsciously touched his leg abdomen, and coughed twice in pain the next second. It was probably blue, and he really "used a little too much force". Did

he have a grudge with these two brothers in his previous life? The younger brother almost killed him, and the older brother punched him for no reason. He was unlucky today!

However... Luo Zhanming looked at He An's little head dripping with water, and his heart was inexplicably itchy. Suddenly, he remembered the despair when he slapped the water again and again in the river pond, but he was sinking faster and faster, and... before he was about to lose consciousness, he saw this man swimming towards him desperately.

Suddenly, he didn't have the heart to blame him. What's wrong with him?

The cold wind blew, and the chill hit him. Noticing He An's slightly shrunken shoulders, Luo Zhanming put away the idea of ​​watching the show. He stood up with the help of the servant, and said sincerely, "Brother He, I am more to blame for this. Although your brother kicked me, he also saved me, so we are even. He is still young, so please don't blame him."

"In that case, I apologize to Brother Luo on my behalf. Also, I was too impulsive with that punch just now. I am really sorry, please forgive me, Brother Luo."

"It's okay, Brother He was also anxious for a moment, I didn't explain it clearly." Luo Zhanming was very generous, "But what I just said..."

Well, if the guys that Am arranged were replaced by this little head in front of him, it doesn't seem so scary?

"Brother..."

He An anxiously pulled He Ze's sleeves, and then glared at Luo Zhanming fiercely, and the latter's eyes were even more interested.

"Brother Luo also said that the previous 'accident' was just a misunderstanding, and diving was just to save people. Please consider my brother's reputation and don't talk too much."

The implication is to forget it, stay away from my brother? Tsk, is he really that bad?

"Brother He..."

"The night is cold, my brother is not feeling well and is wearing wet clothes. I have to take him home first. I'm really sorry."

Luo Zhanming wanted to say more, but was abruptly interrupted by He Ze, who turned around and took the two of them away.

Until the backs of the three people disappeared--"Master, let's go back home too? Let's go back home and ask a doctor..."

"No, we have to go directly to the clinic!" Retracting his gaze, Luo Zhanming coughed twice, "Amu, remember, nothing happened today. No matter what your father and mother ask you, if you dare to betray me..."

"Master, Amu promises not to say anything!"

"That's good."

"But Master, you just said you would be responsible..."

"Listen to Master carefully, why bother so much! Remember, go to Flower and Bird Street tomorrow to find Mr. Cai and ask him where He Ze is from. I have to pay a gift to him for saving my life, right?"

"But Master, if you weren't Mr. He's younger brother, you wouldn't have fallen into the water, and you got hit on the face..."

"It's not all his fault, forget it, hiss..."

Luo Zhanming wanted to laugh, but just as he pulled the corner of his mouth, he cried out in pain.

"I will definitely help you tomorrow, don't get excited!"

As they spoke, the figures of the master and servant slowly disappeared into the darkness.

On the other side, He Ze and his two companions walked through the streets and alleys. Fortunately, when they arrived at Yu's Restaurant, the restaurant was still open. Even so, because it was late, the entire restaurant was empty.

"Brother, we came here..."

Before He An finished speaking, two waiters came up to him one after another, "Mr. He! Please come in! What are you doing..."

He Ze took out a piece of silver and threw it over, "Go and buy two sets of larger clothes, hurry up!"

"Hey!" The waiter who took the silver immediately went out.

"Where is your shopkeeper?" He Ze looked at the other short man.

"The shopkeeper has gone home to visit his relatives and hasn't returned yet." The short man nodded and bowed, paused and continued, "Before he left, he had already settled your account for last month, and he will give it to you later."

"Yes."

"Do you have any other instructions? Just tell us. The shopkeeper said that when you come to our restaurant, food and accommodation are all free!"

"Then just get something to eat, open two more rooms, get two charcoal stoves and two buckets of hot water."

"Okay, please follow me!"

After entering the guest room, the waiter quickly brought in the charcoal stove. He Ze pulled Lin Yu to sit down by the fire, and He An stood beside him anxiously, "Brother!"

"Sit down, warm yourself by the fire first, I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about what you did wrong today."

He Ze's voice was very calm. However, the more this happened, the more uneasy He An became. He looked at Lin Yu as if asking for help, and the latter gave him a helpless look in return.

"Brother..." He An started begging for mercy.

"Only a quarter of an hour, think about it before you talk."

"..."

The voices gradually died down, and the room fell into an eerie silence. After an unknown amount of time, He An stammered, "I shouldn't have kicked anyone and jumped into the river... But brother, I'm a good swimmer, it's not dangerous!"

"Good? What if something happens? Your legs are cramped, you're weak, and your feet are entangled by branches and water plants. If anything happens to you today, how can I explain to my father and mother?"

"But, but I kicked someone..."

"Serves him right! Who told him to be a hooligan?"

"Ah?" He An looked up in surprise.

"'Being a hooligan'? What does that mean?" Lin Yu was puzzled.

He forgot that the word 'being a hooligan' had not been invented in this era. After Lin Yu changed the subject, He Ze's face lightened up a little, "Forget it, brother, I just want to tell you, first, next time someone bullies you, there's nothing wrong with kicking them, but remember to pay attention to whether there are rivers and ponds around. If this person is not rescued today, it's a life."

"Yeah!" Before the lecher woke up, his mind was full of thoughts that he had killed someone, and he was very scared.

"However, if someone wants to hurt you, you must ensure your own safety no matter what the cost. This is the second thing I want to say, no matter what the situation is, you are the most important. Remember what Ah Xiong said, no matter what the situation!"

"There's nothing wrong with jumping into the river to save people, but it rained the past two days and the water in the river has risen a lot, did you know? The water is not flowing, and silt has accumulated. It's easy to sink, you know? And those unexpected situations I mentioned before..." Those who can survive the end of the world are all out-and-out egoists. Perhaps he can be thankful that he has at least retained some conscience, but all this is only based on not harming his own interests.

He Ze didn't know whether it was right or wrong to tell He An this. He only knew that his current family of four may have five or six in the future... and no one can be missing!

"Brother, I was wrong."

"Do you really know you were wrong?"

"Well, I will think clearly before I do anything in the future."

He An sat in a standard posture with his head down, motionless. Lin Yu raised his elbow and bumped He Ze. The latter was silent for a long time, and finally put away his serious face. His voice was soothing, "Were you scared today? Your brother Lin said that your face was pale when you got ashore."

"Yeah! I'm afraid that person is in trouble..."

"It's okay, don't be afraid, if anything happens, there is still brother!" Thinking of the panic and worry when he heard that the child might be in trouble an hour ago, He Ze reached out and rubbed the top of He An's head. People's hearts are not stone. In the day-to-day interactions, he has already regarded He An as his own brother. He has to protect him and spare no effort.

"Brother..." Seeing that He Ze's face had warmed up, He An pulled his sleeve like a flatterer, "Brother, can you not tell Dad and Mom about what happened today? I'm afraid they will worry."

"Are you scared now?"

He An said weakly.

"Okay, just this once, and it won't happen again."

"Okay, no problem!" Hearing He Ze's agreement, He An nodded like stirring garlic.

The atmosphere became relaxed, and suddenly there was a knock on the door, "Sir, the hot water and clothes you asked for are ready!"

"Go take a hot bath and change into new clothes. We have to rush home later, otherwise we can't hide this matter."

He An nodded again.

"Let's go, let's go to the next room!" Lin Yu stood up and took his hand, and the two finally smiled before leaving.

When they came out of the bath, the moon was already high in the sky, and the three of them were a little hungry. Thinking that it was late, they did not sit down to eat, but just packed some.

On the way, the bright moon was the light, and He Ze and Lin Yu sat on the left and right in front of the ox cart. After finishing the last pancake in his hand, He Ze took the reins from Lin Yu, "Okay, sit in the back, it's uncomfortable in the front."

"Don't you need my help?"

"No."

He Ze slowed down, Lin Yu looked at him, and stood up with the help of the horizontal railing. He An was wearing three layers of clothes at this time, feeding himself snacks one by one, and mumbling, "Brother Lin, come and sit, brother doesn't want to let you suffer!"

"You like chestnut flavor!" Lin Yu blocked his mouth with a piece of apricot yellow cake.