Chapter 22: Sleeping Together
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Puzzled, a voice came from above his head: "It seems to be tired, my body is cold and wet, go back first." ”
Xia Chen heard it this time, it was Cen Shaoze! How could it be him? How did he end up here? Xia Chen was full of questions, but he didn't even have the strength to ask.
Han Qi said: "Brother Cen, I'm not good at horsemanship, you can hold Chen'er." ”
"Okay."
Xia Chen felt that he had been holding himself carefully, and he was amused in his heart, this Cen Shaoze was still a very gentle and careful little man.
Han Qi said loudly: "Chen'er, why don't you wait for us to pick you up." And the people at the private school said, you left early in the morning, where did you go, why didn't we meet when we came? ”
Xia Chen shook his head in Cen Shaoze's arms: "I'm so tired, let the third uncle go home and talk about it." ”
Cen Shaoze let out a light "um" and said loudly to Han Qi: "Brother Qi, Chen'er is tired, go back and ask again." ”
Han Qi said: "Okay. By the way, just now I seem to have seen a black shadow burrowing into the forest, it seems to be a wolf, Brother Cen can see it clearly? ”
Cen Shaoze said: "It's a wolf!" ”
Han Qi gasped: "Oh my God! It's really ......" He was anxious, angry and afraid, and he couldn't speak for a while.
When I got home, I was already a crescent moon hanging from the treetops. Seeing Xia Chen being picked up, Qiao Shi ran over in surprise: "Why did you come back now, what's wrong with Chen'er?" As he spoke, he stretched out his arm to pick up Xia Chen, but his fingertips just touched her but hesitated, as if Cen Shaoze was holding a piece of fragile tofu.
Han Qi said eagerly: "Mother, don't ask yet, hurry up and cook a bowl of soup for Chen'er, she sweated a lot." ”
Qiao suddenly came to his senses, turned his head and walked quickly to the kitchen. Cen Shaoze carried Xia Chen back to her room, put it on the bed, and covered her with a quilt, very considerate.
Xia Chen was very weak at this time, and his body was extremely cold, thinking that he was a 'little boy' now, so he didn't be polite to him.
Han Qi squatted on the side of the bed and said with self-reproach: "Chen'er, I wouldn't have let you go to private school if I knew it, and I also knew your temperament, but I didn't want you to scold Mr. Jia on the first day." ”
"Third uncle, do you know everything?" Saying this, Xia Chen found that his voice was as thin as silk.
Han Qi nodded: "When we went to pick you up, Mr. Jia refused to even see you, it was Qingzhu who told us and said that you had already left, so we immediately went back along the road." ”
Xia Chen thought to himself that those reeds could be as tall as two meters, probably because they were asleep by the river, and they didn't see them when they passed by, so they missed it.
She took a deep breath: "Why did Brother Cen come?" ”
Han Qi said happily: "Brother Cen is going to stay in our house for a few days." ”
Looking at Xia Chen's eyes with confusion, Cen Shaoze said: "My father asked me to understand the people here, I went to Mr. Qiao, he introduced me to walk here, saying that the people here still retain the traditions of their ancestors, just curious that my brother said that the home is spacious, so I came to stay." ”
Han Qi said: "Chen'er, let Brother Cen live in the west room." ”
Xia Chen's eyes widened, so wouldn't she want to be in the same room with him? There is a small hall between the so-called west room and her bedroom, and I can't help but feel awkward in my heart, but I can't refuse.
The main house in the front yard is where the grandfather and grandmother live, and the east and west compartments belong to the eldest uncle and the second uncle, and the wing rooms in this courtyard are much smaller, with only one bedroom, Han Xiang and Han Qi are living. And Cen Shaoze is also a distinguished guest, so it is not good for him to go to the concierge.
Cen Shaoze smiled and said, "Chen'er has no opinion, right?" Brother Qi is going back to the academy tomorrow, so he has to ask Chen'er to take care of him as a brother. ”
Xia Chen's throat and eyes itched when he heard this, and he coughed dryly twice: "Cough, Brother Cen can stay in peace." ”
Han Qi said: "Brother Cen is Tanhua, Chen'er, you can't study in a private school now, you can only study at home, if you don't understand, you can just ask Brother Cen." ”
Xia Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth, it seems that this Cen Shaoze is also a piece of charcoal, and he still sent it to the door by himself.
At this time, Qiao Shi brought a bowl of ginger soup: "Drink it while it's hot." ”
Han Qi helped Xia Chen up and took the bowl: "Come, be careful not to burn it." ”
Qiao Shi glared at his son: "What the hell is going on?" How can you, an uncle, take good care of your nephew? ”
Han Qi was a little aggrieved: "It's not my fault." Chen'er came back first, and we missed it on the way again. ”
Qiao said: "Came back first?" The gentleman of the private school has no long heart! How can such a young child be allowed to walk on his own? What to do if you encounter a wolf. Look at Chen'er's tiredness, Ming'er has to let your father go to him and say it. ”
Han Qi hurriedly said: "Mother, Chen'er is not going, Mr. is not good to Chen'er." ”
Qiao Shi looked at his grandson's pale little face, his eyes were red, and he wiped the corners of his eyes: "Then we won't go, we don't need him to teach us." ”
Cen Shaoze knew the whole story, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't cry or laugh. "You can tell Chen'er a book below."
Qiao Shi immediately smiled: "Why bother Master Cen, but Chen'er is extremely smart, Tanhualang can give a little guidance." ”
Xia Chen almost choked when he heard this, but he couldn't help but be moved in his heart, his grandmother was so sorry for herself. "Grandmother, my uncle gave Mr. Shu Xiu."
Qiao said: "If you hand it over, you will hand it over, and you should lose it." ”
Xia Chen's heart was about to blossom when he heard this, he fired his husband's squid, and gave the tuition fee to someone else, so it was fine. However, in this era, people who do not read are in the majority, and my grandmother did not take this seriously.
After drinking a bowl of soup, my body warmed up a little, and I gradually regained some strength. Zhang sent a small bowl of noodles and specially added a poached egg.
After eating, it was getting late, and people in the countryside were used to going to bed early and getting up early, so her grandmother, Han Qi and Zhang told her to go to bed early and left.
Cen Shaoze sat down on the stool next to the bed: "Chen'er, how do you feel now?" ”
"It's much more comfortable, Brother Cen should rest early."
Cen Shaoze said: "I'm used to going to bed late, if you're sleepy, I'll leave." ”
Xia Chen didn't feel sleepy at all, and she also wanted to know something from Cen Shaoze. "I'm not sleepy yet, Brother Cen can chat with me for a while."
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
"Why didn't Brother Cen ask me about the wolf?" He should be curious, right?
Cen Shaoze smiled faintly: "I naturally want to know why that wolf didn't attack you, but I'm worried that if you mention it at this time, you will be afraid, so ......"
Xia Chen is a little afraid, thinking of the tragic situation of being eaten by wolves, everyone will be afraid, but her heart is not so fragile, and there is still a little joy of victory. She sat up, "I've walked at least three miles with the wolf on my back." ”
Cen Shaoze looked surprised: "Back wolf? Walked three miles? ”
Xia Chen told him about the encounter with the wolf, and only then did he feel a little tingling in his shoulder, and his body was very sore before, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and it hurt so much when he touched it with his hand, he couldn't help but gasp.
Cen Shaoze was still stunned, and when he heard Xia Chen's "hiss", he hurriedly asked, "Is your shoulder scratched, let me see." ”
"No, it's fine." Xia Chen naturally didn't want him to see it, although her body was not yet developed, and she didn't care about men and women, but psychologically she was a girl in her twenties.
Cen Shaoze stood up: "I'll go get the wound medicine, if it's really scratched, it will be fine soon with some medicine, otherwise it will be bad if the inflammation is initiated." ”
Xia Chen raised his arm, and found that when the clothes were rubbing against his shoulders, there was a tingling sensation, thinking that it was really scratched, the medical conditions here are very poor, and it will be very troublesome if he is infected, so he unfastened his belt and pulled the collar to the sides, exposing his shoulders.
Sure enough, there were several shocking bruises, and in some places the skin was broken, oozing a little blood. Xia Chen has never carried a burden, he is a child, and the skin on his shoulders is already extremely fine, not to mention the hard wolf claws, even if he scratches it lightly, it will appear like a scraping of blood.
Cen Shaoze took the medicine, took the oil lamp and put it on the stool, and sat beside her: "Bear with it!" I didn't even know that I was hurt like this. As he spoke, he helped her apply the medicine.
The medicine is in the form of a paste, and it hurts a little when I first apply it, and then I feel a burst of coolness, and the hot pain is reduced a little.
With good medicine, Cen Shaoze said: "Take off your clothes." ”
Xia Chen almost slapped him casually when he heard this, and turned his head to glare at him.
Cen Shaoze had already stood up and pulled the quilt: "Do you want me to help you?" Take off your clothes and sleep after taking the medicine, just show your shoulders a little. ”
Xia Chen reacted at this time, he was afraid that his clothes would rub off the medicine. "I'm still a little cold, so be it." She lay down with her clothes half-faded.
Cen Shaoze carefully covered the quilt for her, removed the lamp and sat back on the stool, holding her hand: "It's so cold, I'll give you warmth." ”
Xia Chen found that his fingers were very slender and his palms were warm and soft, so he held them, and suddenly remembered that He had no intention of warming her hands often, because her hands were always cold. People say that no one hurts when her hands are cold, and her heart is sour. Secretly sighing that this is not unreasonable, of course no one will warm your hands, and no one will warm your hands, and no one will naturally hurt if you don't warm your hands.
Cen Shaoze saw her eyes looking straight at the top of the bed, her expression was indifferent, thinking that she was still scared. "Don't think about it, get some sleep."
His voice was extremely soft, as if it had a hypnotic effect, and Xia Chen's eyelids were a little heavy: "Brother Cen, I'm sleepy, you go back to your room to rest." ”
"I'll go back when you're asleep." Cen Shaoze himself didn't understand why he had a very strange feeling about this child. He is intelligent, cunning, and straightforward, and his eyes are particularly bright, and at first glance he looks innocent, but when he looks closely, he feels that there are many things hidden. Listening to Han Qi talk about her life experience, I felt a little more pity in my heart.
Xia Chen had fallen asleep, but he slept very unsteadily, constantly having nightmares, sweating, and shivering, which was a complication of fright and overdraft.
Cen Shaoze wiped her sweat with a handkerchief from time to time, stroked her hair, and hoped that she could sleep more comfortably. In the end, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I just lay down beside her, hugged her little body, and patted her back.
Xia Chen dreamed that she was being chased by wolves, so she ran desperately, and then ran into a forest, which was extremely dark, full of thorns and white bones, and the wind was gusting, whimpering like a ghost.
Running and running, my eyes lit up, and I suddenly opened up, and I actually arrived at a fairyland-like place. White clouds and floating jade, light shakes the smoke, strange flowers and grass, and the spring rings clearly. The road ends by the white clouds, and the spring and the green stream are long. From time to time, there are falling flowers, far away with the fragrance of flowing water.
Several pavilions are hidden in the mountains and rivers, the fragrance is swirling, and the mist is colorful. The pavilion corridor is exquisitely clear everywhere, with three eaves and four clusters, and layers of dragons and phoenixes soaring.
Two red-crowned colored phoenixes hovering in the air, leaving a trail of brilliance, looking closely at a green feather, a red feather, beak and head feathers are golden, tail feathers are colorful.
Xia Chen was looking at it, and suddenly the sky was full of dark clouds, lightning, and in an instant, the wind was raging, and the two colorful phoenixes screamed in panic, like sharp arrows breaking through the wind, resounding throughout the nine nights.
Xia Chen also felt a mist floating in front of her, the fog gradually whitened, but it became thicker and thicker, and finally surrounded her like clouds and cotton wool, soft and comfortable.
A few rooster crows woke up the sleeping two, and when Xia Chen opened his eyes and woke up, he almost fainted again.
Her hands were hanging around Cen Shaoze's neck, and one leg was on his waist, in a standard octopus pose. And Cen Shaoze was looking at her with a smile in his eyes, Xu had just woken up, his eyes looked particularly clear and translucent, like a pool of blue water under a clear sky. Xia Chen finally understood why the ancients used autumn water to describe people's eyes.
Because of a night of strange dreams, her brain was still a little chaotic, wondering if she was still in a dream, and when she reacted, she immediately sat up, her cheeks were hot: "Why are you sleeping here?" (The novel "Golden Princess" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )
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