Chapter 8: "The Dumb Girl"
My thoughts were confused all the way, and when I walked to the exit of the snow forest, I was surprised to find that Zuo Chu and his party were setting horses there. Zhu Yi instantly made a bitter face: Why did you touch them again......
Xu Huanying was talking to the coachman, raised his eyes and glanced at this side "inadvertently", and shouted with some surprise: "Girl, you are also planning to go back?" ”
Zhu Yi trembled, arched her veil up a little, and then stepped forward and nodded. She wanted to borrow it casually, but they didn't want to be ignored passers-by, and when she passed by, Xu Eucalyptus said: "The girl looks still young, and the archery skills are already good." In the next respectful horse shooting, so I want to ask for advice, I wonder if the girl is willing to appreciate the face? ”
She had a chill, as an old girl who was about to turn twenty, she was said to "look young"?
Shaking his head with his back to him, signaling that he would not be, Xu Eucalyptus walked around in front of her, blocking her way, and Zhu Yi had to stop. Xu Eucalyptus took a serious look, saw that Zhu Yi was hairy for a while, and slowly lowered her head, she thought that the other party had found the clue, but she heard Xu Eucalyptus suddenly realized, and she didn't know who to say, her voice was very loud: "It turns out that the girl can't speak, and I'm still here to ask the girl, I'm really offended." ”
Eh...... Is this what it means to think she's a mute girl?
That's really a way for her to find shelter. Come to think of it, Zhu Yi, as an out-and-out talker who has nothing to say, can't get in touch with this silent "dumb girl" at the moment anyway.
The identity of the "dumb girl" makes her feel at ease in the face of these people in front of her.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xu Yuying didn't care, and as soon as she lifted the eagle in her hand, she stuffed it into the carriage behind: "It's cold in the morning, anyway, we have to rush back, everyone stop by, and we'll give the girl a ride." ”
Zhu Yi shook her head again and again, and looked sadly at the two fat eagles and got into the carriage, and before she could react, Lu Mai and the other little girl had already "warmly and friendly" invited her to the carriage in front.
She looked and shook her head to death.
The left is inside.
Not to mention that she was uncomfortable and depressed and panicked, she was covered in blood, and with Zuo Chu's clean temperament, she was not sure how to dislike it.
She didn't want to be disliked anymore.
Lu Mai was a lot taller than before, and he had a lot of strength, and he stuffed his clothes into the carriage almost without saying a word. Zhu Yi struggled hard against the car door, and looked around, but there was no one but them!
Coming and going, her velvet hat fell on the snow, the carriage was also caught and staggered, someone lifted the curtain, and the coat stopped.
The man was blankly "looking" outside the car, and she couldn't speak. He asked, "What's wrong?" The carriage hasn't been set up yet? The coachman hurriedly replied: "Mr. Tsubi, it's ready." ”
"Hmm." He put down the curtain when he spit out this word, and Zhu Yi pretended to be a dumb girl at this time, no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't make a sound of resistance, and in the end, she was "invited" into the carriage.
Seeing that no one came in again, she carefully guarded the heavy curtain of the car door, and honestly buttoned the fluff hat that Lumai had picked up for her on her head. Zuo Zhu sat upright on the soft seat at that end. Outside the car, the groom said "drive", and a slight cold wind poured in through the car curtain, which happened to blow the blood on Zhu Yi's body to that side.
She quickly moved inward, avoiding the wind.
In the room, Zuo Chu smelled the thick fishy smell and frowned slightly, and Zhu Yi hurriedly took off the blood-stained robe and wrapped it.
Xu Yuying drove a horse outside the car and said to Zuo Chu: "The girl who is good at archery just now happened to be on the same road as us, thinking that the weather was cold and heavy, so I privately invited the girl to go back together." Finally, he lowered his voice and added, "The girl can't speak, so the owner can just rest." ”
When Zhu Yi heard this, he secretly gritted his teeth: I am going to make noise about your owner? Zuo Chu's unfocused eyes "looked", and the corners of his lips curved: "It's not in the way." The girl can come in and sit, don't catch the cold. After that, he kindly moved the brazier in front of his seat to Zhu Yi's side.
Seeing that he could move the brazier with his feet even when he couldn't see, she couldn't help but sweat for him.
I'm not afraid to put my foot in it.
If you want to pretend, you have to pretend to be like it. He was a man of few words, so he couldn't say anything more at the moment. So he leaned against the window and closed his eyes slightly for a nap.
Just where can I take a break? She was in the car, the person who once thought he was dead, the person who was crushed to pieces for his love, after more than 400 days and nights, sat by his side alive again, where could he really be calm?
The calm on the face is just an illusion of desperately suppressing the turbulent waves in his heart......
Zhu Yi spread his hand on the brazier and roasted it, and by the way, moved the stove next to it slightly. The carriage rolled into a stone, the body jolted, and the stove toppled to the ground with a "pop". Zuo Chu immediately opened his eyes, "Girl? ”
Zhu Yi quietly stuck out his tongue, and licked a handful of the gauze scarf on his face. She didn't respond, so he got up and sat up slightly, and called again: "Girl? Zhu Yi didn't know why he called again, this questioning tone, it seemed that he wanted her to answer.
But she's a "dumb girl".
Reaching out to lift the stove up and pushing it to his side, Zhu Yi gently buttoned the table in front of him twice in response. Hearing the sound, Zuo Chu turned his gaze and roughly "looked" at the source of the sound, and smiled slightly at the sound of "buckle".
Zhu Yi had a lot of blood on his hands that had not been wiped yet, so he turned around and wiped it on the white robe, thinking that it was dirty anyway, and it didn't matter if he wiped it again.
This small action was seen by Zuo Chu, he didn't want to be silent anymore, so he had no intersection with her at all, and he was really unwilling.
Zhu Yi lifted the curtain of the car to check where she went, but Zuo Chu slowly stretched out her hand at this time, and Zhu Yi looked at the jade and bone plain hand stretched out to him like this, I don't know why. Zuo Chu smiled lightly: "It's boring to be idle all the way, so why don't you talk and chat to pass the time." If the girl doesn't mind, it can be written on the palm of the left hand. ”
The veil was pulled up again, just to increase the sense of security. However, looking at the good-looking plain hand was indifferent.
She was silent here, but Zuo Chu still held out her hand. In Zhu Yi's opinion, his gaze was just looking forward blankly, perhaps he didn't know where he was "looking".
Looking down at him, he had no intention of staying at her veil. Sighing, still not going to reach out.
It's just all the way, not to mention that her hut is closer than the ancient village, and it will be there in a moment, so it's not necessary. Moreover, a "blind man" and a "dumb man", what to talk about?
Zuo Chu's hand was quietly there. She didn't follow, and he stubbornly stretched out.
Zhu Yi thought that he was stubborn because he had never been rejected and couldn't get over his face. She was struggling with how to save his face and refuse this method of communication, but she heard the brazier "crackling" below, and two or three sparks bounced straight to the back of Zuo Chu's hand, and she was so panicked that she grabbed his sleeve and pulled it aside.
Zuo Chu was puzzled: "Girl, why is this?" ”
Alas, sighing, this is not explained, but like she violated him, gritted her teeth, and only resigned herself to stretching out her hand and gently scratching on his palm: "Charcoal fire splashes, offend, forgive me." ”
His palms are warm, his palms are blurred, and his skin is silky. The moment he touched him, the heart lake that had always been calm turned a little sour.
Zuo Chu lowered his head, his gaze did not fall on his palm, and after a long while, he said, "Thank you." ”
Zhu Yi thought that she was also bothering him to raise her hand for a while, it must be sour, out of guilt, she stretched out her hand again and wrote, "No." ”
Only then did Zuo Chu withdraw his hand.
Her little hand was cold, and the coolness of gently brushing on the palm of her hand seemed to provoke him.
Why is it baked for half a day, but there is still no temperature?
He didn't know what to say again, and Zhu Yi didn't want to communicate. Lifting the curtains again, I saw smoke curling from her cabin in the distance. Putting the wrapped robe back on, he knocked on the window twice, and Lu Mai opened the heavy curtain when he heard the sound, and Zhu Yi motioned for him to stop.
The coachman reined in his horse, and Zhu Yi jumped off the station at the fork in the path. The lonely hut is on a small slope to the northeast, while the ancient village is at the end of the path that runs southeast of it.
Two places, not far apart.
Xu Eucalyptus mentioned her eagle and smiled: "I originally wanted to give all the eagles to the girl, but I thought that the girl couldn't take it, so I gave up this time and learned archery skills with the girl another day, and then I would give a meeting gift." ”
Zhu Yi took the eagle and shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to compete with others. Xu Huanying selectively ignored the other party's opinions, and only said "Farewell." Then he mounted his horse and ordered him to continue on his way. Zhu Yi turned around helplessly, listening to the sound of cars and horses in the distance, and his heart was in turmoil for a while.
Qiu Shui saw her from afar, hurried out, took the eagle, looked at her plain white robe stained with blood, and kept asking her if she was injured.
Zhu Yi shook his head, hugged him, and grabbed his shirt with both hands, clenching tighter and tighter.
Qiu Shui led her back to the house quickly.
"If they already know that Zhu Yi is still alive, and they just cheated on them before, what do you think they should think of me?" It was warm in the hut, and she let go of the water and asked in a sullen voice.
Qiu Shui reacted quickly, "They recognize you?" ”
Zhu Yi shook his head a little uncertainly: "There shouldn't be, just take me back by the way." But I don't know why, my chest is a little tight, and I feel uncomfortable. Obviously I was fine a few days ago, but I haven't let go of it after more than a year? ”
Qiu Shui sat opposite and asked her, "You tell me, will you still be happy to see Zuo Chu now?" Zhu Yi's eyes widened: "He's like that, a good scholar is just blind, if I can still be happy, wouldn't it be despicable." ”
Qiu Shuipi didn't smile, "I mean the joy of 'admiration'. ”
Zhu Yi propped up his chin and said honestly: "Not really, it's just that looking at him will be a little panicked, and I can't say how I feel." But don't worry, it's not the same impulse as you used to. ”
Qiu Shui stretched out his arm and rubbed her hair bun: "Just pay attention to avoid them in the future." After speaking, he got up, "Hungry, right?" Seeing that you are not there, you know that you have gone hunting again. Come, try the lamb bone soup I cooked. ”
"It's so fragrant, I didn't even smell it."
"Be careful with the heat."
“……”
After tasting it, it was really mellow and fresh to the bones. Zhu Yi was scalded and his speech was slurred: "If, if you become a family one day, I will definitely envy my sister-in-law." Qiu Shui thought about it seriously, "Don't worry, I'll be ready for you at any time." ”
She smiled and looked flattering, and touched her head indulgently.
He still doesn't know if he can meet the girl he likes again, and even if he does, he can't just care about his own family and leave this girl to live alone.
She was raised by him, he was his brother, and he was like her father! This is what he has believed since childhood.
Not long after the meal, Zhu Yi took a nap as usual, and Qiu Shui guarded her until she was supposed to wake up, and then went back to the ancient village to take care of A-Niang.
Zhu Yi's life is like this, day after day, month after month. The cabin went in and out of only her and Qiu Shui, simple, with a little bitterness.
She didn't know how long this life would last, and after the failure of the research candidacy, she thought sadly: it will be like this for the rest of her life.