It is easy to see that the next floor was built improvised after the tiled house was repaired, and people can sit on it and straighten up to the beams and tiled roof.

There are no windows, and Rao is very dim in broad daylight, but fortunately there is a small skylight between the overlapping tiles, and Zhu Gaoxu's eyes can adjust to it for a while before he can see the scene on the next floor clearly.

This place is not only short, but also small. A layer of straw against the wall with a narrow straw mat on top of it took up almost all the space. Pillows and a bed of gray coarse cloth bedding lay neatly on straw mats. There was only a rough wooden case at the foot of the bed, on which rested a few folded garments, covered with a cloth.

Zhu Gaoxu only glanced at it a few times, and immediately found that although the next floor was small and narrow, it was very clean and tidy.

He held his breath and listened intently to the movement below, but heard nothing unusual. After a long time, the searchers should probably leave the street.

Zhu Gaoxu was about to wait a little longer, so he went downstairs to take a look, but then he heard a voice from below.

A rough woman's voice said, "Brought the futon in the morning?" You were still sleeping upstairs these two nights, and the streets were not clean for a while, so Master told us to keep a shop for a few days. ”

"Yes." Xiao Ni's voice said.

The woman's voice added, "Be better here, lest you be beaten." ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to go downstairs without permission, and the posture of sitting bent over was uncomfortable, he simply lay down on the straw mat, and his feet could only lie straight by stretching out from under the wooden table. He thought that if he had the chance, Xiao Ni should call himself.

Unexpectedly, the light was getting dimmer and dimmer, and it was almost dark, but Xiao Ni still didn't call him. From time to time, the two of them could be heard talking.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered, Zheng He and the others estimated that they had taken Du Qianrui out of the city, and were waiting for them at the inn outside the Jiangdong Gate, they must be very worried now.

But it looks like he won't be able to get out of the city gate today.

He could only stay in this narrow place, he didn't dare to move, and he even turned over cautiously, and his heart was very upset. At this time, I was also hungry, and I didn't have time to eat at noon, and I didn't have to eat dinner...... He couldn't help but remember that he ordered a large table of good dishes at noon, but he didn't taste a single chopstick! After tossing and turning all day, he was now so hungry that he swallowed his saliva.

The candlelight from the hole in the floor came up, and it was already night. I don't know how long it was, but I heard the woman's voice say, "What are you doing with a basin?" ”

Xiao Ni's voice said: "The soot is big, wipe the mat with water." ”

The woman's voice said, "I'm going to put out the candles in a while, and I have to light too much, and Master has something to say." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Ni answered.

Then came the sound of a loose "chiga" on the stairs, first a wooden basin was handed up and placed on the board, then a porcelain cup was also handed over, and a man soon appeared at the entrance. The candlelight was dim, and Zhu Gaoxu stayed in the dark for a long time, and he had adapted to the light, and immediately saw that it was Xiao Ni.

Xiao Ni's eyes were large and bright, and he glanced into the darkness and silently climbed up.

Zhu Gaoxu carefully moved to the wall, but the place was too narrow. Originally, the mat was very cramped, and he was so tall that he couldn't make much room even if he was lying on his side.

When Xiao Ni came up, there was almost no place to sit, and she didn't dare to stay on the ladder, so she forced her way over. She sat on the mat, her soft hips pressed tightly against Zhu Gaoxu's abdomen, very squeezed.

Through the wooden planks below, less candlelight filtered through the entrance. Zhu Gaoxu could only see her general appearance, and he couldn't see her face clearly, but it was not very good to think about it.

The temporary wooden planks on this floor are not thick, and they can hear a sound clearly upstairs and downstairs, and the two of them dare not say a word, they are silent.

At this moment, Xiao Ni reached into his arms, felt out something, and handed it over. Zhu Gaoxu couldn't see clearly, and when he went to pick her up, he grabbed her hand first, and her body immediately trembled slightly...... Xiao Ni is still young, and his reaction is a little strong. Zhu Gaoxu really didn't want to slighten her, just because the light was too dark.

When he received something, he found out that it was steamed bread...... And half of it!

Zhu Gaoxu could quickly think of some situations: this little nun had the lowest status among the nuns in Jiming Temple, almost nothing, and this half of the steamed bun must have been saved from her own dinner.

Xiao Ni handed over the coarse porcelain cup again, and Zhu Gaoxu also touched her hand first before he could stabilize the cup, which contained water.

Zhu Gaoxu held the cup in one hand and half a steamed bun in the other, feeling that the steamed bun was still a little warm, just taken out of her arms, it must have been her body temperature covering the heat.

He hadn't eaten two meals, and his stomach was really hungry, so he took a bite of the steamed bun and chewed it gently in his mouth.

All the steamed buns I have eaten in my two lives are not as delicious as the half steamed bun in my hand! Zhu Gaoxu suddenly had a warm feeling that slowly flowed through his heart...... He wanted to say thank you, but he couldn't say it, so he could only eat silently.

It's just that the cat that returned her was just a chance encounter in the vast sea of people after a short stay in Jilong Mountain for a few days...... And Xiao Ni risked the great danger of losing his reputation and saved his life!

If Zhu Gaoxu is discovered, his troubles will not be mentioned; Innocent little nuns will also be implicated, and I am afraid they will also have to pay the price of their lives! Men and women are guarded, she is still a monk, and the morality of the world alone can make her difficult to escape!

But she didn't blame Zhu Gaoxu, and she was worried that he didn't eat, so she deducted half of the only rations and hid it. She had almost nothing, but she kept half of what she had.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his worldview had changed slightly. It dawned on him that everyone in the world had something and that he could not deny all people just because he had suffered some injustices from the world. Xiao Ni's selfless help made Zhu Gaoxu very warm and grateful.

Zhu Gaoxu carefully ate half of the steamed bun without wasting a single bit, and then drank half a glass of water. Xiao Ni reached over, took the cup and placed it on the bench where the clothes were resting.

At that moment, the light suddenly dimmed. Even the faint light from just now was gone, and the people below blew out the candles.

Xiao Ni lay down silently, and the two of them were still silent. Zhu Gaoxu suddenly smelled a very faint fragrance, and when he smelled it, he didn't seem to have a smell, but the vague smell did make him feel refreshed. She exhaled like an orchid, and the warm breath of her breath also made Zhu Gaoxu feel it...... The mat was so narrow that she had almost no place to lie down, and her arms and hands were pressed tightly on Zhu Gaoxu's chest, so as to prevent the two from sticking together.

After a moment, she might feel as if they were hugging each other, and her face was so close that she rolled over. She couldn't sleep on the other end, there was a wooden table on the other side of the mat, and her feet could reach underneath, but her head couldn't.

turned over, and as soon as she took her hand away, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stuck to the back of her body. The place was so narrow, and he couldn't help it, he couldn't stick himself to the wall.