The night is as cool as water, the stars are like rain, and it is impossible to distinguish it from the fireworks all over the city.

The faint sound of firecrackers from Chongyang came to make the night seem even quieter.

The Lu Mansion has been banned at night, and each room is returned to its own hospital. The huge Zuodu Governor's Mansion is so quiet that people's hearts are heavy, like the sea after the ebb tide, deep and dark.

Wu Jie walked out of the study house, and his sweat was blown by the autumn wind, and he was immediately collected.

He sighed, turned his head and glanced into the courtyard, just after midnight, a light was projected from the study and Lu Fatzi's room, and fell on a few clumps of dragon claw chrysanthemums in the courtyard.

After sending Lu Chang back to the hospital, he appeased the emotions of the three people in the second old man's big room, the time had been delayed, and the Lu Mansion had already put on the door panel and banned the lights. Looks like I'm going to stay at Dead Fat Man tonight.

After so many things, my mind was really upset, and I couldn't sleep anyway, so I got dressed up. As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I heard an extremely depressed voice.

Wu Jie's heart twisted, followed the direction from which the sound came from, walked a few more steps, turned a more than two-meter-high Taihu Lake stone, and saw a little girl sitting on the stone bench, crying in a low voice to the chrysanthemums at her feet.

Wu Jie looked at the past and recognized that this person was Miss Lu San, Lu Shuang, and suddenly felt sad in his heart. This little girl, who has always been lawless and heartless, has always been arrogant and does not take everything seriously. No matter how she tosses the fat man in her daily life, her blood is thicker than water, and it really comes to a critical juncture. Seeing that my brother was beaten like this, he still cried into a tearful man.

Walked over lightly: "Third Miss, why don't you go back to the house to sleep, but you get up and cry in the middle of the night?" ”

"I want you to take care of ......" The third lady shouted angrily as usual and turned her face. Seeing that it was Wu Jie, tears poured out more, and even a few freckles on both sides of her nose were very eye-catching, with a small cherry mouth, and her voice was sad: "Wu Jie, when I think of my second brother, I feel sad and can't sleep." ”

"Go back to sleep, Brother Chang'er has rough skin and thick meat, and he will be fine tomorrow." Mrs. Guan only had a small wound on her forehead, which was fine. Wu Jie stepped forward, took out a stack of white papers from his arms and handed it over.

The third lady took it, and felt that this stack of white paper was soft and soft, like a silk cotton handkerchief, but she didn't know what Wu Jie was doing with this thing for herself?

He looked up in surprise.

Wu Jie pointed to the paper, then to her eyes and nose, and motioned for her to wipe away her tears and snot.

This kind of paper towel was specially made for him by the manufacturer in the palace a while ago, using the process of toilet paper in later generations. The paper is very soft, with dark flowers printed on it and perfume.

After crossing over to the Ming Dynasty, the most unbearable thing for him was to go to the toilet without hand paper. Ordinary people use a thing called a toilet chip to scrape off the filth. In fact, this thing is a bamboo scorn, and you have to pay attention to skill when using it, otherwise there is a danger of getting your hands dirty.

Of course, the rich and noble families should be more particular and wash directly with water.

Seeing Miss Lu San's surprised expression, Wu Jie couldn't help but think of this, although it didn't match the atmosphere in front of him.

But Lu Shuang's next words made Wu Jie's heart suddenly sad.

The third lady wiped her tears with a tissue, and suddenly choked up and said, "Wu Jie, I really don't want to do this Miss Lu family." ”

didn't understand what she wanted to say, and didn't answer, Wu Jie took out another tissue and handed it over.

This time, Lu Shuang did not continue to wipe his nose and tears, and continued: "Most of the children and maids in this house are from poor families, and they have their own parents and brothers and sisters in the family. It's just that I can't eat, so I sold it to our Lu family. But even so, the family is still living in harmony and beauty. Let's take the cloves in our yard as an example, every month off. Her brother and father will wait early to pick her up at the gate of the mansion to go home for reunion, which is really enviable! However, look at our Lu family, between brothers and sisters, you guard against me, and I guard against you, which is better than outsiders. ”

"When I was young, I was often bullied by other children in the house because I was thin and troublesome. Every time, my second brother helped me get out, and he was fat and stupid, and he was often beaten and screamed. But even so, every time I still see me being bullied, I am the first to rush forward. I also know that the second brother has my own sister in his heart, but I don't know how, when I see his uncompetitive appearance, I always want to tease him fiercely. ”

"The second brother is an honest man, there are too many bad people in this house, if he doesn't learn to be smart, he will be killed by others sooner or later. Rather than let him run into a bloody mess at someone else's place, let me tell him to be smarter first. ”

"Recently, the second brother finally knew that he was motivated, and my mother and I were so happy. But why do some people always refuse to let us go? ”

The little girl's tears flowed wantonly on her face, she threw herself on the stone bench, and her shoulders twitched: "I hate, I hate why our mother was born in Lufu." Even if it is a poor family, as long as the family is together, they don't have to worry about opening their eyes tomorrow, and they start to worry about what is not done right, and who will pick on them, it can be regarded as a fairy. If that's the case, even if the second brother doesn't have any interest, it's a big deal, I, Lu Chang, will find a promising husband at that time, and take him to my in-law's house to rely on each other for my life. ”

"Second brother, second brother, you must fight for your strength, and you must take the test. I have already told my grandfather that as long as you are promoted, I will ask you to find an official position and leave this filthy place far away. When the time comes, don't come back. However, although you have been studying hard these days, who can explain such a thing as the imperial examination clearly. ”

Wu Jie comforted her and said, "Brother Chang'er has been studying very seriously recently, and God rewards hard work. ”

"But, I ...... I'm, I'm still, a little worried. Worried that he will not be hit, he will have to live in the house and suffer from the anger of other rooms in this life. I'm worried that he's going to leave me, a girl. I, I can't bear the second brother. ”

The last sentence was so sad that Wu Jie felt like being stabbed with a bayonet in her heart, and couldn't help but lean over, touched her little head, and said softly: "It's night, go back." If your mother and brother know that you are secretly crying outside, you don't know what it will be like to be sad. ”

Miss Lu San stopped crying, really got up and wiped her face, and tiptoed back to the room.

Looking at the shrugged shoulders and thin back of the third lady, and thinking of the upcoming township exam, although I was 100% sure in my heart, I was still suddenly a little irritable before the big exam.

remembered Lu Shuang's sentence "I can't bear the second brother" just now, and remembered the strong family affection between the mother and son. The faces of his parents, who have passed away for many years in modern society, appeared in front of him again, and Wu Jie's heart hurt even more.

After standing in front of the Taihu Lake Stone for a while, a gust of wind blew from the blue-tiled roof overhead without warning. The wind was so fierce that in an instant, the whole world was filled with flowers and trees swaying, and the "fluffy" opening and closing of doors and windows.

The sleeves of the shirt rose in the wind, and the "whirring" fluttered.

Looking up, the fireworks and stars in the night sky were already shrouded in thick clouds.

The wind is mixed with the voice of the fat man reading a book: "People don't eat and drink, and they rarely know the taste." Confucius said: It is not enough to know the fault of the foolish and virtuous, although he is so qualified, but he also does not notice it. The cover rate is based on the surname, which is said to be a person who cannot be used outside the person, and there is a natural reason for things and things, which is called the middle ......."

This is Lu Chang reading "The Mean".

The meaning of this passage is that people eat and drink every day, but why do they not know the taste of food? It's because people don't know how to reflect on themselves, don't know how to reflect on life, they just live like a walking corpse, deviating from the normal trajectory of life.

"Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement."

"Hurt like this, I still read it at night, to paraphrase a rotten phrase in later generations." Wu Jie looked at Lu Chang's room and said in his heart: "He has the heart of a strong man...... This dead fat man has finally matured. ”

was looking at it, and the door suddenly looked, and the bright light projected out, which dazzled Wu Jie.

After a while, when he regained his eyesight, he saw Lilac bowing towards him with red eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Wu Gongzi hasn't slept yet, Second Young Master, please come over and talk." ”

"I haven't slept yet, the study is really stuffy, come out for a walk." Wu Jie nodded: "I'll go see the second son." ”

"Shizhen, I've heard you talking to the female devil for a long time, come in. Haha, brother is about to talk to you about something important! Suddenly, the fat man's hearty laughter rang out, and it seemed very incongruous in the mournful atmosphere of the courtyard.

It seems that this heartless thing has completely returned to normal.

Wu Jie breathed a sigh of relief and walked into Lu Chang's room, only to see a white fat boy lying on the bed naked. His body was wrapped in gauze like a mummy, and the books in front of him were piled up, all spread out, revealing dense words.

"Are you okay with your wounds?" Wu Jie frowned.

Before Lu Chang could answer, Lilac burst into tears: "There is a lot of blood, and the skin is broken and the flesh is broken." I just took the medicine, but I refused to rest...... It's been almost a month since I stayed up like this, and my iron body can't stand it! Wu Gongzi, the second young master listens to you the most, so persuade him. ”

The fat man glared: "It's all skin trauma, what's the tight, wordy." My mother is also injured, what are you doing here with me, why don't you go over to the waiter quickly, be careful to break your legs. ”

"What are you murderously murdering?" Lilac suddenly cried loudly: "Everyone is so fierce, go to Madame's place to wait, I was scolded, let me come and take care of you." Come to you, and drive me back again. ”

Wu Jie hurriedly comforted: "Lilac, you go to Madame's place, let her rest assured, Brother Chang'er has me here." ”

"Don't go yet." The fat man waved his hand at her in annoyance and drove Lilac out: "Woman, that's just such trouble. ”

Waiting for Lilac to leave, Wu Jie asked Lu Chang what he was doing here.

As soon as the words fell, Lu Fatzi raised his head with a depressed face: "Brother Jie, I don't want to take the test, I don't have confidence." ”

"Ah, what!" Wu Jie suddenly became angry: "You waste, there are two days left before the township test, and you are about to go to the battlefield, but you are retreating, or are you not a man?" ”

The fat man's eyes were red: "I really don't have confidence!" The voice fell.

(To be continued)