Chapter 20 snatches the little flower

After Shen Laibao gave the fireflies to Hualing, when he returned to the room to take a shower and undress, he found that a firefly was lying on his shoulder. He put the firefly on the window, and when he soaked in the tub and stretched his tired limbs, he saw that the insect had not flown away.

It was late outside, the sky was dark, and the fireflies were lying by the window, with the sky as the curtain, and the faint fluorescence flashed and flickered.

The moon is dark and you see the fishing lantern, and the lonely light is a little firefly.

Hot water filled the house, and Shen Laibao entered the water and drowned his neck. Some hot people have just the right temperature, as if they can drill into the bones and dispel tiredness.

Fireflies flicker, one bright and one extinguished. He watched, his eyes closed slightly, and fell asleep.

When he woke up from a sudden cold, he found that the water in the bathtub was already cold, and when he got up, his nose itched.

"Ahh

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Shen Laibao caught a cold, and he also had a high fever, and he lay on the bed in a daze and talked nonsense.

Mrs. Shen leaned over and listened to it with great concern, and became even more worried. Because she heard her son scolding herself, he actually scolded herself. What if her son would be stupid again?

When Mrs. Shen choked up and went out to tell the people of Taohuazhuang to prepare food and drink for her son, Shen Laibao was still muttering, Hua Ling came in to see him, and when he came to the bedside, he listened to him, only to hear him scolding-

Shen Laibao...... Shen Laibao, you ...... Weak chickens. ”

Hua Ling tilted her head, she couldn't understand what he said again. But it sounded like a curse, so she sat on a small stool and said to him, "Brother Noble, you have to get well quickly, we have to go home, you still have to go to the academy." ”

Because he was so ill, the Shen Hua family postponed their plan to go back. On the 17th, Shen Laibao got better and was sent home by Mrs. Shen wrapped in a quilt.

After a minor illness, it took five days for Shen Laibao to fully recover. He pinched his little arms and legs, couldn't sit still anymore, and went to the courtyard for a morning run every day. But Mrs. Shen saw him and stopped him again. He didn't listen, so he reported the matter to Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen came on crutches herself, hugged him and cried.

Shen Laibao didn't know why they just couldn't understand their explanation, this is to strengthen the body, strengthen the body!

There is no hope of exercising at home, and it is only to blame that the people here have no concept of exercising at all. He thought about it for a long time, inquired about the situation with Ah Wu, and when Father Shen came back, he quietly slipped into his room and said loudly, "Dad, I want to go to the school field every day after the school to practice archery and horseback riding." ”

Father Shen's eyes widened, "I want to go to the battlefield in the future?" No way! The Shen family is just a lone seedling, what you don't do well, just go to be a martial artist. ”

Shen Laibao knew that the class atmosphere of this big Yangshi agricultural industry and commerce was not as heavy and distinct as in real ancient times, and businessmen could also be officials, but they would indeed be looked down upon by people from scholarly families. But if you are a soldier and join the army, this is nothing, and it is the norm. But Father Shen's reaction was also expected by him, and Shen Laibao didn't think about going to the battlefield.

"But Wufu, I'll do my homework in the academy well, but Dad." Shen Laibao said seriously, "Readers know that 'the terrain is good, and the gentleman carries things with virtue', but they often ignore the previous sentence, 'Tianxingjian, the gentleman is self-improving', which means that the gentleman should be the same as the sky, and the fortitude and perseverance will not stop." But if you don't have a strong physique, where you have an indomitable backbone, where can you work hard. ”

Father Shen was stunned by what he said, although he knew that his son was smart, but he was a little stunned when he heard the truth from his mouth for the first time.

Shen Laibao saw that he was moved, and said, "And my son just wants to go to the school to learn some self-defense skills, not to be a general." Dad, why don't we make a covenant? ”

Father Shen asked curiously, "What kind of covenant?" ”

"If the college can't get through to me, I won't go to the school anymore." Shen Laibao thought for a moment and then added, "Except for calligraphy. ”

Father Shen smiled, not only happy for his son's responsibility, but also happy for his son's diligence. He patted his son's head, "Okay, go ahead, Dad will go and talk to the people on the school grounds, and ask them to give you a waist card, and you can come and go as you please." Just don't let your grandmother know, or she'll beat your dad together. ”

"Hmm." Finally found the ideal place to strengthen his body, and Shen Laibao also relieved his burden. In this way, you can also learn swordsmanship and archery, which is very good.

When I went to the academy the next day, I thought that the coachman would take him directly to the academy after the hall, and I felt a hundred times more energetic. After getting out of the carriage, before entering the gate, someone came briskly from behind. Shen Laibao's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that the shadow on the ground seemed to hit him directly, he bent the corners of his lips, and when the wind came, he strode to the left, and the people behind him pounced, confiscated his steps, and fell to the ground, hissing in pain.

Chai Qi rubbed his wrist and was about to get up, but he saw Shen Laibao squatting, his eyes were slightly bent, his eyes were full of cunning, and his voice was long, "Childish ghost." ”

Chai Qi's nose was sore, and he almost didn't cry. Shen Laibao got up and left, regardless of whether he really wanted to cry or not. I just want to bully people, but I don't want to be bullied by others, where is there such a good thing in the world.

"Shen Laibao."

He turned his side to look, Qin Qin had already run to his side with a bright face, "Where have you been these days, why haven't you seen you." ”

Seeing Qin Qin, Shen Laibao remembered that day that she was slapped that day, and wanted to ask, but couldn't ask. Asked what could be changed...... is still a child who has to rely on her parents to support her, he can't encourage her to come to the Shen family to work and be self-reliant, and the part-time job in this era is to be a subordinate, not a boss or a subordinate. Not to mention that it is impossible to stand on her own, and besides, he has not yet figured out whether her motive for denouncing Chai Qi in the first place was good or bad.

"I'm sick." Shen Laibao hesitated for a moment, then looked at her face again, the red mark had disappeared, but a new scar was added under her cheek, "What's wrong with your face?" ”

Qin Qin touched it, her brows furrowed slightly in pain, and her tone was quite light, "It's nothing, I accidentally scratched it." ”

"Oh......" Shen Laibao said as he entered the academy with her, "I remembered one thing when I was sick, I remember that I didn't like to eat baked cakes, and I never even ate them. ”

Qin Qin was surprised, "Then why did you finish buying my family's cakes in the first place?" ”

It is said that people's first reaction is the most real, and when Shen Laibao heard her say this, he was sure that Shen Laibao really went to buy cakes, although he didn't know what the original intention was, but maybe it was a sudden rise, or a sudden kindness.

Qin Qin's reaction made him have no doubts in his heart, she was not lying to herself, and she really wanted to help herself that day.

It's just a ten-year-old child, what kind of scheming can he have, he really thinks about it. It is said that he is not suspicious of making friends, and he really shouldn't be so suspicious of people. He laughed, "I suddenly want to eat it." By the way, what do you do at home on weekdays? ”

Qin Qin didn't ask any more questions, and replied, "Helping the family sell baked cakes, my father is sick all the year round, and my mother is in charge of the house, and I will help her whenever I am free." ”

Shen Laibao nodded lightly, but felt that she was really tenacious.

When the two of them reached a fork in the road, they went to their classrooms.

After the afternoon class, Shen Laibao got into the carriage and went directly to the school.

The school was not only for soldiers to come and go, but also for the local militia. The older one is more than forty years old, and the younger one is fifteen or sixteen years old, as soon as Shen Laibao appeared, he saw three words in everyone's eyes - small, bean, and ding!

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The Shen family next door did not greet Shen Laibao in the evening, which made the Liao family feel strange, "Why is it so quiet outside today, it has already passed the time of the hall." ”

Mama Ge said, "It seems that the young master of the Shen family hasn't come back yet, so it's so quiet." ”

Hua Ling, who was practicing calligraphy, raised her head and smiled, and lowered her head to practice calligraphy. Seeing this, Liao said with a smile, "Lingling knows where you have come to Brother Bao?" ”

Hua Ling pursed her lips and was silent for a while, "I know, Brother Lai Bao sued me, but I can't say it, because Brother Lai Bao didn't even tell his grandmother, saying that he couldn't let her know." ”

Liao smiled slightly, "Grandmothers don't know, but you know, my mother doesn't believe it." ”

"I really know." ”

"Where did that go?"

Hua Ling paused, and continued to practice calligraphy, "My mother is bad." ”

Liao was amused by her firm appearance, and laughed out loud, "You can be entrusted with a secret, and you don't say it, this is a good character, my mother doesn't ask." ”

"Hmm!"

It was already evening, and it was getting late, and Liao also put down the embroidery in his hand, afraid of hurting his eyes, and was ready to embroider again tomorrow. She got up and prepared to go to the house to instruct the trivial affairs, make dinner, three meals a day, and be on time, so that it is good.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she got up, she saw the subordinate guarding the door coming over and said, "Madam, there is a Mrs. Qi who has come to visit." ”

"Mrs. Qi......" Liao lowered his eyebrows and thought about it, then he remembered that he met in Taohuazhuang, and she also gave her daughter a bracelet. I didn't expect to come to visit, but it seems a little too late for this visit, "Please let her in." ”

Liao sorted out a little and went out to meet guests. She was the same age as He, and they had a good conversation that day, and they would be happy to hear her coming. But the Hua family also has the cold and elegant bones of the literati, and rarely interacts with the official family. Hearing that this husband of the He family was an official in the court, she had some reservations, and she didn't expect that she would come in person.

But the visitor was a guest, and when Liao Shi saw her in the lobby, he said with a smile, "Mrs. Qi." ”

Before He Shi took his seat, he stepped forward with a smile, "Mrs. Hua." ”

Liao Shi welcomed her to sit down, but He Shi didn't do it, she had to ask, "After a long time, Madame is coming to see me?" ”

"No, I was shopping nearby, and I heard that the Hua family was nearby, so I came over to take a look, not to mention, I should have come earlier, after all, it was a big matter related to the two children."

Liao Shi was puzzled by the last sentence, "What does Mrs. Qi mean by this?" ”

He Yingying smiled, "When you were in Peach Blossom Village, you promised to marry your daughter to my son, did you forget?" ”

If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, the hand she shook was quite heavy, and Liao almost thought she was dreaming, she said in astonishment, "When did I agree?" ”

He smiled, "Of course you agreed." ”

"I didn't."

"But your daughter even accepted the red bracelet I gave me." He Shi said again, "Now the bracelet is in your daughter's hand, right?" ”

Liao Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, this person is here to cheat her baby daughter, where is the sincere friendship!