Chapter 33: The Book of Letters
Since the day I paid my respects to General Xie Tong, I have not seen Xiao Tianli again. Actually, I also had the intention to avoid him. Every moment with him is so tiring, once he says the wrong thing or does something that he shouldn't be cared for, he turns his face when he says it.
My feet are almost fine, but Chuan is still unconscious, only occasionally she will talk in her dreams, maybe she is about to wake up.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and Brother Li has a good heart, so he added two winter coats to me and Xiao Chuan. I heard from the soldiers in his army that tomorrow is his birthday, and since he has caught up, he must celebrate his birthday.
This is a heavily disciplined cottage, and there is such a nasty young master, it is impossible to celebrate his birthday with great fanfare, and I don't have the ability. Why don't you just make something delicious and give it to him? I went out of the house, walked up to a soldier standing guard and asked, "Where's the kitchen, big brother?"
The soldier looked at me in surprise and said, "The young master has a rule that no one is allowed to enter the kitchen without his permission." The girl should go somewhere else. ”
Not allowed in the kitchen? It seems that the idea of cooking some good dishes for Brother Li is not valid. I asked him again, "Do you have any good wine here?"
The girl laughed, this is the mountain, where is there a wine shop. And our young master has stipulated that if it is not a festival, we cannot drink. ”
I'm really a little speechless. This military discipline is too strict, and I am not even allowed to drink alcohol! I couldn't think of anything to give him for a while, so I had to go back to the house.
Nothing, nothing, what to do. Suddenly, I had an idea, the wisdom of the ancestors is broad and profound, it is better to write a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" to him, anyway, I can still remember the "Tao Te Ching". With this in mind, I went out to borrow a book, and I found the soldier again and asked, "Do you know where you find a book?"
"The girl wants a book, you might as well ask the young master or General Tong to borrow it. ”
Is it only the two of them? I was a little recoiled when I heard this, "Where else can I find the book but the two of them?"
The soldier smiled and said, "Go east out of the village, there is a bamboo forest, and the girl can make one by herself." ”
I also smiled awkwardly, "I'd better go and ask your young master." ”
I stood in front of the steps leading to the inner courtyard, pacing back and forth, whether I wanted to borrow it or not, and if I asked him what he would say, he might have to use something to block me. Just as I was about to give up, Xiao Tianli's voice suddenly came from above my head: "What are you doing?"
was taken aback by this sentence, how could he be so elusive, every time he met unexpectedly.
I looked at his face and stammered, "I, I just want to borrow a book." ”
He seemed to take me for a bad guy and looked at me suspiciously, "That's it?"
"That's right. "I don't like the feeling of being looked at like this at all, if it weren't for Xiao Chuan being unconscious because of your trap, you think I'd be willing to stay here.
"What do you want Shujian for?" he asked again.
"Someone's going to have a birthday, and I'm going to give him a birthday present. "Even though I'm telling the truth, in this atmosphere, I feel like it's just a reason.
Xiao Tianli smiled a little sarcastically, "I'm curious. Come to someone, take the book. A soldier took the order. Soon after, I returned with a brand new book. Xiao Tianli said: "If you want to play any tricks, don't blame me for being polite!" After speaking, he walked outside the village.
I gave him a blank look and said softly: "What a cow, I'm afraid of getting into trouble in your bandit's den!"
When I returned to the house, I silently wrote the Tao Te Ching stroke by stroke, and for the first time I used a brush to write a book on bamboo slips, although it was novel but still felt laborious. Halfway through writing, I found that a book could not write the whole "Tao Te Ching" at all, and I couldn't finish it all and there was no book, so I picked up a few sentences and wrote them. Looking at his results, I can't help but feel a little excited.
At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and it was Xiao Tianli. I watched him walk towards me, and then turned his gaze back to the book in my book. I knew he wanted to see what I had written, so I handed him the book and said, "I know what you're worried about, and when she wakes up, we'll go." ”
He took the book and did not open it, and when he heard my words, he put the book on the table again and said, "I am too careful." With that, he turned and left.
Looking at his back, I always feel that I owe him something, and I don't know what happened to him before, which makes people worry.
On the second day, Brother Li came to deliver food again. Every time, he asked, "Is Miss Chuan awake?" and today is no exception.
I carried the book behind me, walked up to him and said, "She's not awake yet." ”
"Such a nice girl......" he was a little frustrated.
I interrupted his thoughts and said, "It's your birthday!Happy birthday!" and with that, I brought the book to him.
Brother Li was stunned for a while, and then his eyes and nose gradually turned red, and he silently took the book and looked at it. I was a little surprised to see him react so much, and asked, "Brother Li, you should be happy!"
He nodded and said, "I'm very happy, thank you Miss Ann." I've never had a birthday. It was the first gift I received. ”
I didn't know what to say, so I had to say, "This is the Tao Te Ching, and I can't give you any other gift, so I wrote this for you." ”
"Miss Ann has a heart, I will keep it well. He smiled at me.
"Hmm. ”
The gift was given, but the things in my heart had not yet been put down. Xiao Tianli's figure and words replayed over and over again in my mind. Although it was normal for him to be suspicious, his attitude really saddened me.
I shook my head and said to myself, "What do you think, when Xiao Chuan wakes up, I have to leave this ghost place quickly!"