Chapter 7: In the Rain

For Zhong Bai's illness, Zhong Yu's number of trips to and from the pharmacy has taken up almost most of his time, and he is used to going alone, but since Ah Feng came to him, he has taken Ah Feng in and out of the pharmacy together. On this day, Zhong Yu took Ah Feng to the pharmacy at the end of the street to pick up medicine for Zhong Bai's as usual, but the weather on this day was really bad, and before he walked to the pharmacy, the sky suddenly darkened, and the street that was still full of sunshine was suddenly covered with dark clouds. Zhong Yu looked up at the sky, and then at Ah Feng, "It looks like it's going to rain, but fortunately you brought an umbrella." Otherwise, when we take the medicine and go back, we will definitely become a soup chicken. Ah Feng looked at the umbrella in his hand, "Originally, I thought that today's sun was poisonous, and it was used for the second young master to shade the sun." I didn't expect ......" "I didn't expect that this day was too deeply poisoned, and I was about to leave sad tears." Zhong Yu turned his head sideways and interrupted Ah Feng's words with a light smile, and after that, Zhong Yu turned around and continued to walk forward, and Ah Feng followed him as usual.

There was no one in the pharmacy, and the old shopkeeper had no work in his hands, and was chatting and laughing with a woman at the counter. The old shopkeeper of the pharmacy was a very easy-going old man, although the teeth in his mouth were basically gone, his face was full of wrinkles and his hair was gray, but the smile on his face was very lively and lovely. At this time, the old shopkeeper was smiling and took the gift box handed over by the woman opposite, the woman who handed the gift box was about thirty years old, wearing a crimson satin embroidered cheongsam, the butterfly buckle on the neckline was very exquisite, and the woman's beautiful appearance and elegant makeup made her look very noble and dignified. The old shopkeeper held the gift box in his hand and looked at it lovingly, "Cuixi, it's rare that your brothers and sisters still think about me every year." You see, every time you come, you bring me so many things. ”

"Uncle Chen, why are you so polite to our brothers and sisters, if you didn't teach my brother medical skills, how could my brother have the ability to support his family? You, but our benefactor. Originally, my brother and sister-in-law also wanted to come with me to see you as usual, but recently, my brother's father-in-law is not in good health, and my brother is busy taking care of my father-in-law, so he can't come to the mall. However, before I left, my brother and sister-in-law told me that I must bring your favorite osmanthus candy. The woman who was called Cui Xi saw the old shopkeeper's happy look, and her tone was also full of joy. The old shopkeeper is also a joker, looking at the box in his hand and laughing at himself, "Hey, I have accepted such an apprentice as your brother in my life, it's worth it." It's just that my old man's teeth are about to fall out, and what kind of osmanthus candy do you eat? Hahaha......"

The old shopkeeper Yu Cuixi was joking, and Zhong Yu took Ah Feng to approach slowly. Zhong Yu looked at the old shopkeeper and greeted him respectfully, "The old shopkeeper." Seeing that it was Zhong Yu, the old shopkeeper immediately greeted him, "Yo, Second Young Master Zhong, you have come to grab medicine for the old lady." Zhong Yu took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the old shopkeeper, "Thank you." "Haha, it's fine. Old rules Second Young Master Zhong, I'll go grab the medicine, you take a sip of tea. The old shopkeeper took the prescription and skillfully walked to the fixed position of the medicinal materials.

When the old shopkeeper grabbed the medicine with the prescription, Cui Xi, who was standing on the side, locked his eyes on Ah Feng's body, from the initial inadvertent to the attentive and careful looking......

"It's all right, Second Young Master Zhong." The old shopkeeper handed the packed medicine bag to Zhong Yu. Zhong Yu carefully took the medicine bag, "Thank you." Ah Feng, pay. "Yes." Ah Feng responded and stepped forward to pay the old shopkeeper. As Zhang Afeng approached, Cui Xi's gaze on A Feng became more careful, but at the moment when Ah Feng's gaze inadvertently passed Cui Xi, Cui Xi still put away her extra attention.

I don't know when it rained outside the pharmacy, and the continuous rain seemed to have no interruption. The old shopkeeper saw that Zhong Yu was about to leave, so he stepped forward to stay, "Second Young Master Zhong, my apprentice's sister brought me delicious osmanthus candy, try it before leaving." You taste it, and you take shelter from the rain. Speaking of the word "sister", Cui Xi smiled at Zhong Yu and nodded, Zhong Yu also bowed his head slightly at Cui Xi, and looked at the old shopkeeper with a smile when he looked up, "Thank you, old shopkeeper, it's raining outside, I have to go back to boil medicine for my mother quickly." "Okay, I won't keep the second young master." The old shopkeeper also knew some of Zhong Yu's temper through getting along on weekdays, so he didn't do much to keep it, sent Zhong Yu and Ah Feng to the door, and watched them leave.

Zhong Yu took Ah Feng and left the pharmacy, but Cui Xi kept staring at Ah Feng's back until she disappeared, "Uncle, who were those two people just now?" The old shopkeeper turned around, returned to his original position and sat down, "That young man is Zhong Yu, the second young master of the Zhong family, the richest man in our mall." That kid is a dutiful son, I heard that Mrs. Zhong was sick and rushed back from abroad. Every day, he boiled medicine for the old lady by himself, and he also did the work of catching medicine for the old lady. He always came over by himself to get medicine for the old lady, rain or shine. ”

The curiosity on Cuixi's face became more and more intense, and she continued to ask, "Then, what about the little girl behind him?" "Oh, that's the Zhong family's maid named Ah Feng." She has only followed the second young master to grab medicine a few times recently. The old shopkeeper replied without thinking, but Cui Xi listened to his words with a thoughtful look, and she looked out the window at the gradually increasing rain and fell into deep thought......

The rain became heavier and heavier, turning from a drizzle to a torrential downpour, and the number of pedestrians on the street gradually decreased. Ah Feng and Zhong Yu held an umbrella behind him, Zhong Yu protected the medicine in his hand from being splashed by the rain while walking, and at the same time turned around and pushed the umbrella handle in Ah Feng's direction, "I didn't expect the rain to be so heavy, I shouldn't have asked you to come out with me to grab medicine." As he spoke, Zhong Yu pulled Ah Feng's arm holding the handle of the umbrella in his direction, "Don't just care about holding an umbrella for me, you yourself are wet, you will catch a cold." Come on in, let's hold it together. "No need Second Young Master, this is not in accordance with the rules." Ah Feng refused simply, but Zhong Yu also retorted simply, "Have you forgotten that we are equal?" Come on in. Ah Feng didn't dare to hold the same umbrella as Zhong Yu, but he also didn't dare to refuse Zhong Yu again, "Thank you, thank you......" Ah Feng thanked cautiously and leaned into the umbrella cautiously.

After a while, Zhong Yu stopped, "That's it, Ah Feng, the eldest brother didn't seem to bring an umbrella when he went out in the morning." The silk village is in front, and you give the umbrella to the eldest brother. "Yes." Although Ah Feng responded neatly, his eyes were full of concern, "What about the second young master?" "It's so close to home, I'll just rush over there." I won't get wet if I wrap the medicine in my arms, and there can be no deviation in the time when my mother drinks the medicine, I have to go first, you go and send an umbrella to my eldest brother. Zhong Yu said, taking off his shoulders on the outside of his robe and draping it on Ah Feng's body, "I know that you are also polite to your eldest brother, you must not dare to hold an umbrella with him, it will be warmer to put this on." With that, Zhong Yu wrapped the medicine bag tightly in his arms and rushed forward in the heavy rain......

Ah Feng looked at Zhong Yu's back and quickly disappeared from her sight, and a faint warm current filled her heart. is obviously very warm, however, Ah Feng feels that he has made the most terrible mistake by feeling warm like this at this moment. Ah Feng looked at Zhong Yu's direction that had already disappeared, and said to himself with some sadness, "It's not like that, everything is different from what you think." I thought my wife liked you, I thought he was ...... Li Feng, you were wrong at the beginning, don't be wrong again......"

Ah Feng trotted to the silk village, collected the umbrella and prepared to go in, but saw Ah Xiang kneeling on the ground and beating Zhong Lei's leg. Ah Feng saw the scene in front of her, stunned in place, the hand holding the umbrella was already trembling inadvertently, maybe it was cold in the wind and rain, and maybe it was the scene in front of her, which was cold to her heart.

Ah Xiang's smile was already sticking to his face, and while beating Zhong Lei's leg, he put his shoulder on Zhong Lei's knee again, "Hehe, young master, you believe me, I must have let someone who committed a crime rush it." If you give me some more books, I'll win them back. Zhong Lei drank tea very much while bending down and patting Ah Xiang's face, "You say, will I still believe you?" Are you kid taking me for a big deal? ”

Seeing Ah Xiang groveling so much, Ah Feng wiped the tears welling up from her eyes, trying to make her expression look calm, she walked towards Zhong Lei step by step, as in the past, she didn't need to have her own expression or her own thoughts, just be a quiet "subordinate". Ah Feng walked to Zhong Lei's side, and didn't dare to lose his sense of proportion and get too close, "Young Master, it's raining, I'm here to bring you an umbrella." ”

Ah Xiang saw Ah Feng come in and hurriedly got up, and smiled at Ah Feng innocently, "Hehe, sister." Zhong Lei ignored Ah Feng, his eyes were still on Ah Xiang's body, "Come on, you can go back." I'll ask the bookkeeper to send you the money. "Young Master, you really love me more than my dead parents." Ah Xiang was overjoyed when he heard Zhong Lei's words, and hurriedly came to Zhong Lei's side and rubbed his shoulder. "Take away your dirty paws, don't get out of here." Zhong Yu pushed Ah Xiang away, his eyes deliberately skimmed from Ah Feng's eyes, and he shook his shoulders in disgust. "Gotcha! Get out, get out! Ah Xiang couldn't bother to say a few more words to Ah Feng, and ran out quickly overjoyed.

"Wait Ah Xiang, don't go...... Ah Feng called Ah Xiang, but Ah Xiang had already disappeared without looking back. Stop shouting, the figure is gone. Zhong Lei looked at the direction Ah Feng was looking at with interest, and casually took a few steps closer to Ah Feng, "If it weren't for your younger brother, you two sisters and brothers would be the same unappetizing." Okay, let's not talk about your brother, I'm here to bring me an umbrella. "Yes." Ah Feng responded, not daring to have half a superfluous word.

"Look at you, you're all wet. Let's go over there for a hot cup of tea. Zhong Lei looked at Ah Feng's somewhat embarrassed appearance, and he was unprecedentedly concerned. No, young master. I still ......" Before Ah Feng's words were finished, Lei interrupted her with a laugh, "I thought you were the most knowledgeable person, but I didn't expect that I still didn't understand." Zhong Lei's smile disappeared in an instant, and his playful gaze even became hideous all of a sudden, "Ah Feng, I'll teach you again." The duty of a subordinate is to never imagine that he can have the qualifications to refuse his master. After that, Zhong Lei said what he had just said again, "Look at you, you're all wet." Let's go over there for a hot cup of tea. Zhong Lei's face immediately returned to the smile he had just now, but his gaze at Ah Feng became even colder.