Chapter 10: The Strange Fish in the Pond
Su Liu saw that Chao Yuli was asleep, folded the quilt for him and left quietly. found Luojing and said that he wanted to leave the house, Luojing readily agreed, and gave his supervisor token to Su Liu. In the future, he will not be there, and it will also be Su Liuguan who will fall into the pear orchard, and this matter is only a matter of time or time.
Su Liu took the token and went out of the house smoothly, feeling unaccustomed to it, in the past, there were branches, or ...... Director Feng went out together, and now the next person was in the crowded bazaar, but he looked lonely.
Su Liu sighed, went to the Imperial Food Pavilion to buy a few pastries, and then went to the grocery store.
Although the frequency of coming is not high, the owner of the store remembers Su Liu and greeted him warmly.
"Boss, is there a light?"
"Lights, yes, what kind of lights does Miss want?"
"Hmm...... I can't tell, can you show me? ”
The shopkeeper took Su Liu inside, and a large number of lamps and lanterns came into view, and Su Liu was dazzled.
Su Liu looked in front of a group of lamps and finally picked a lotus lantern.
Made of ceramic, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, there is a half-open lotus on the top, dyed red from the center to the periphery, the tip of the petal is left a little white, the petals are very thin, and the candle flame is lit, but it does not appear dim because of the slight cover of the petals, but it can cover the jumping flames, so as not to burn people too easily.
Su Liu blew out the flame and held the lotus lantern with satisfaction.
"Boss, that's it."
"Okay, miss, come here to pay." The boss took Su Liu to the front to collect the money.
"Miss, this is five taels of silver."
"Tsk......" Su Liu was a little distressed, her monthly salary was only two taels of silver, but her aunt had already given her the money from the pear orchard before, so she thought it was cheap and bought it for the young master herself, if it was expensive...... Let's use the monthly payment of the garden.
After Su Liu gave the money, he turned around to leave, only to hear a male voice beside him say, "Boss, I'm here to redeem my lotus lantern." ”
"Ah, little brother, I'm really sorry, the lotus lantern has been bought by that young lady."
"Miss, please stay." Su Liu walked forward, but someone grabbed her, she turned her head to look at the man, and the man withdrew his hand in disdain.
"Miss, this is my master's lotus lantern, I am willing to pay double the price to buy it." It was a young man with clear eyebrows, and he stared at the lotus lantern in Su Liu's hand.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to sell." Su Liu smiled apologetically, and walked forward again, but the young man pulled her again.
"Miss, this thing is really important, it's an heirloom of my master, please, can you give it back to us?" The young man was anxious, and pleaded a little more.
Su Liuxu just couldn't look down on people like this, and his heart softened suddenly.
It turned out to be a family heirloom, that is a very important thing, forget it, just return it to others.
"Alright, alright, I'll pay you back, but you're going to buy me a lamp again in exchange."
"Good!" The young man agreed, showing a bright smile, and changed his pitiful appearance, Su Liu only felt deceived.
The two of them went into the grocery store to choose left and right, and Su Liu finally chose an ancient lamp, which was narrow on both sides, and the chassis seemed to be made of gold.
The middle protrusion, made of glaze, has dark floral patterns, which is delicate.
After Su Liu chose the ancient lamp, he took aim at a book, picked it up and flipped through it, and then took it in his hand.
Seven taels of silver, the young man happily helped her settle the account, Su Liu somehow, looking at him like this, and then looking at the ancient lamp in his hand, he inexplicably felt that the lotus lamp was still good-looking. But, having already promised him, Su Liu shook his head and sighed.
"Miss, thank you so much, see you in the future!" The young man waved his hand at Su Liu, and fled into the crowd without a trace.
Really, it's like a liar.
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Su Liu walked on the path back to the pear orchard, bored, took the ancient lamp in his hand and looked at it, and flipped through the book in his hand.
"Tsk, that Su Liu, don't think about it......"
Su Liu seemed to hear his name, and couldn't help but stop and look for the source of the sound.
I saw a few maids sitting together, chatting, and there were two of them that she was quite familiar with, and they were the maids who followed Liang Youmin that day. Su Liu hid behind the rockery and listened.
"Right now, Miss Biao is with Director Feng every day, what's the matter with her Su Liu?"
"Tsk, I heard others say that Su Liu seems to have expressed his heart to Director Feng, but he was rejected, what a laugh."
Su Liu expressed her gratitude to Feng Lu Xiu, it was a while ago, and they hadn't known each other for a long time at that time, who knew that her brain was hot and she showed Feng Lu Xiu's thoughts. And Feng Luxiu just smiled and didn't speak. After that momentum passed, Su Liufang eased up, only felt embarrassed, blushed, and didn't ask questions. Later, Su Liu avoided Feng Luxiu a little, but Feng Luxiu also seemed to be a nobody, and the two got along as before. She thought that Feng Luxiu would not tell this matter, but now that she knew that everyone knew these things, she couldn't understand why she was a little disappointed in her heart, she thought that he was not that kind of person, and he would show off to others.
"She doesn't look at what she is, hmph, Director Feng is not bad, and he is also good in the palace, I heard that the prince has plans to recommend him to the emperor, if it is true, the future is open. That Su Liumo didn't want to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, just like her sisters, there was really no good thing in the pear garden, even the master of it was rumored to be a monster with red faces and fangs, and the women in the pear garden were afraid that they were all foxes turned into demon girls! A maid beside Liang Youmin said angrily and spat out.
"That is, that Young Master Liang is also a master who says that he will change, the branch fell out of the wall and was punished, and when the young master went back, he was afraid that he remembered the bed kung fu of this cheap thing again, and asked us to bring people back. As soon as the slut woke up, he showed weakness to the young master, and the young master forgot everything, heh. Another maid beside Liang Youmin also said angrily.
"Alas, who called that branch fall is indeed good-looking, and the fox is ...... and charming"
Su Liu was really angry when he heard it, picked up the stones on the ground and threw them where those people were, didn't he see clearly, he turned his head and ran away, and there was a woman's scolding sound behind him.
When he arrived near the pear orchard, Su Liu stopped running, slowly walked back to the main courtyard, unlocked the door, pushed the door closed, and there was silence in the courtyard, thinking that the young master and Xue'er were in the main room, Su Liu sorted out his expression and walked into the main room, opened the pastry in his hand and let Chao Yuli taste it.
Chao Yuli tasted all the pastries.
"Osmanthus cake is delicious." Su Liu's mind was wandering, and she only heard Chao Yuli seem to say this, and then asked her to take the rest.
Su Liu took the pastries back to his room, lying on the bed, he didn't want to take out the ancient lamps and books in his arms, and he didn't want to taste the pastries, and his heart was full of grievances.
His feelings for Feng Luxiu were ridiculed like this, but also, he was also unworthy......
Thinking of Feng Luxiu and that young lady, it is really a match, although he is uncomfortable, but it is not fatal, maybe he doesn't like it so much, it's just an impulse.
Su Liu only felt tired, his eyes were swollen, and he couldn't help but fall asleep.
When she woke up, it was already pitch black outside, and she jumped out of bed in shock, and she hadn't prepared dinner for the young master.
Relying on the memories to wipe the fire in the dark, lighting the lamp on the table, Su Liu walked out quickly.
Originally, he had an injury on his leg, but now he was running around and tossing, Su Liu's leg was already a little unbearable, and when he pushed the door open, his leg was weak, and he tripped over the threshold and fell a dog eating.
Su Liu subconsciously protected the lamp in his arms, fell, I don't know why, as if he had drained his strength, he simply lay on the ground and couldn't get up, Xue'er was woken up by Su Liu's actions in the house, followed Su Liu out, and now he kept "meowing" next to Su Liu.
"Su Liu, what are you doing here?" Su Liu raised his head, and with the faint light emanating from the room, he saw Chao Yuli frowning at her. This is the first time Chao Yuli has called her name in a year, and she has spoken directly before, there is no one else in the courtyard, and she knows that she is calling herself. And now calling her by her name is a little angry.
"Young Master..... "I had never seen this little boy so serious, but Su Liu was taken aback.
Suddenly, he stretched out his hand towards Yuli, Su Liu immediately hung in the air, Su Liurao didn't want to move anymore, and he struggled in shock, and turned his hand towards Yuli, and Su Liu lay on his back in the air and entered his arms.
This is the first time that Su Liu has been held by a man like this since the governor, and he is still a young master, although he is seventeen years old, but now he is only a twelve-year-old body, and he regards him as a younger brother in his heart, and he feels a little uncomfortable.
"Young Master, what are you...... Goblin...... Immortals? ”
"Young master, you put me down, I can do it myself."
"Young master, let me down and make dinner for you."
Chao Yuli didn't answer him, but asked her, "Why are your eyes swollen?" ”
Su Liu couldn't say why, so he had to be silent, and was hugged to the main room by Chao Yuli, Liu was worried in his heart, and he didn't dare to move in Chao Yuli's arms, and secretly glanced at Chao Yuli, and saw that his demeanor was normal, and there was no different color, but he felt that his reaction was too radical.
Su Liu realized that Chao Yuli had carried himself into the main room, and after they entered, the door closed by itself, and Xue'er called out outside the door aggrievedly. When the door was closed, it was really dark, and I couldn't see anything, and I didn't know where I was in the room.
I only heard the sound of the door opening, but Su Liu could feel Chao Yuli's hand holding her, and didn't make any other movements, but the door just opened.
"Young Master......?" Su Liu was a little scared, she could only feel that he was hugging him, but she couldn't see him.
Chao Yuli slowly put Su Liu down, Su Liu felt a coldness, she couldn't see anything, she could only accept, the water seeped through her clothes, undulating on her skin.
She seemed to be put in a pool.
Chao Yuli put her down completely, she sat in the pool, the pool was not deep, Su Liu sat down, and the water only fluctuated on her shoulders.
"Young master......" Su Liu grabbed Chao Yuli's sleeve, she didn't expect that she would have to rely on this child so much one day.
It was darkness in front of him, and the water was frighteningly cold.
"Can you light a lamp for me?" Su Liu grabbed Chao Yuli with one hand, and took out the ancient lamp he had bought earlier from his arms with the other.
The ancient lamp was already stained with water, and there was no lamp in the young master's room, how could he light it? Su Liu secretly scolded himself for being stupid, and just wanted to put the ancient lamp on the side of the pool.
Unexpectedly, dazzling sparks suddenly jumped out of the ancient lamp, illuminating the surroundings.
Su Liu saw Chao Yuli squatting, withdrew the hand that was placed on the ancient lamp, sparks danced in his light blue eyes, looked at Su Liu, and said to her: "You can heal your wounds by washing in this pool." ”
"But my clothes, young master, you can help me go to my bed and help me get a set of clothes." Since this is the case, then ask the young master to be a good person to do it to the end, fortunately, she has the habit of preparing the clothes for the next change of clothes and putting them next to the bed.
"Okay." Chao Yuli turned around and went to fetch it.
Su Liu was alone in the pool, and a cool breeze blew, which made Su Liu sneeze.
The small fish in the water swam around, arching Su Liu, Su Liu couldn't help but catch it, but who knew that the fish jumped up and bit her hand, biting her, and the blood dripped in the pool, blurring. The fish all gathered in the blood, sucked it clean, and dispersed.
Su Liu only felt pain in his body, and when he looked at the sore spot, he saw that it was a fish biting his calf.
"Whoa--" Su Liu slammed the fish, knocked the fish away, got up from the water, and fled to the pool.
I saw a few fish still struggling to jump out of the pool, to the bluestone slab, fluttering and struggling to move towards Su Liu, and the fish eyes looked at Su Liu.
Su Liuda shouted and ran out, and was stopped by Chao Yuli, who came back with his clothes, and Xue'er, who came in with Chao Yuli, caught a fish and feasted on it in a few clicks.
Su Liu grabbed Chao Yuli like a life-saving straw, and hid behind Chao Yuli timidly, half a head taller than Chao Yuli.
Without waiting for Chao Yuli to ask, Su Liu pointed to the pool.
"Young master, look! The fish! Su Liu's voice changed in shock.
Chao Yuli gave Su Liu's clothes and walked a few steps forward, Su Liu grabbed Chao Yuli's sleeve and walked in.
Under the light, the fish were still struggling, perhaps because they were out of the water, the struggle was not so intense, and their tails were still swinging.
Squatting down towards Yuli, a split hand directly to a fish, the fish did not move, picked up the fish to see, only to see a faint purple gas lingering around the fish's eyes, Chao Yuli's eyebrows frowned more and more tightly, shook off the fish, stood up, and made a decision in his heart, and the bell in the courtyard shook.
The fish in the pond by the pond all gathered together in the air, and with a "boom", it turned into a fireball, and after a while, the fire gradually decreased, and those fish disappeared, and there was nothing in the air.
Su Liu's eyes widened and she looked at it in surprise, if it weren't for the smell of burning in the air, she might really think that there was nothing in the air.
"Young Master......"
"Don't tell anyone." After instructing Chao Yuli, he also hugged Xue'er and looked at it, and his eyes were a little surprised, this cat was not eroded.
"I won't say that." Su Liu squeezed the clothes in his hand.
"I won't hurt you." Chao Yuli caught a glimpse of her small movements, and her eyes darkened. cast a spell in front of her, thinking that she might have a little reverence for her, but unexpectedly, it was fear. was a little smug and slightly pulled the corners of her mouth, but she was beaten back by her little movements, and smiled.
"Good ......"
Chao Yuli reached out and scooped a little of the water from the pool with his hand, and his hand stirred it casually a few times.
"It's okay now, you can wash."
"Young master, I don't want to wash it, I, I want to go back to the side yard tonight." Su Liu lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Chao Yuli's expression, like a child who had made a mistake.
Chao Yuli didn't speak, both of them were silent for a while, Chao Yuli got up and left, and Su Liu followed behind with an ancient lamp.
"There you go." When Chao Yuli returned to the bed, the gauze tent fell, and only a silhouette could be seen vaguely.
As soon as the person in the gauze tent raised his hand, the originally wet clothes on Su Liu's body suddenly became dry.
Su Liu didn't dare to say anything more, took his clothes, and walked away with a lamp.
As soon as Su Liu left the gate of the main courtyard, he ran out, as if there was some evil ghost chasing after him.
Chao Yuli stood at the gate at some point, watching the figure with the light getting farther and farther away, smaller and smaller, until there was no more. He took a step towards the threshold, and a barrier appeared at the door, and he was beaten into the courtyard, and when he looked up, he saw the furnace hanging above his head, and his eyes flashed with cruelty. Stand up and go close the door.
This barrier, a few years ago, he had tried it a thousand times, but today it was like a forget, and he wanted to get out, which was ridiculous.
Asahaya returned to the room, but not to the bedroom on the right, but to the dimly lit room on the left.
One sat alone in the dark, clenching his fists.
In the past few years, he couldn't suppress his hatred, so he calmed down by the pool, he actually went to the pool to calm down, but he didn't want to dirty the things left by his mother, but he didn't expect that this anger was too strong, and it spread to the pool water, so that the fish in the pool water sucked it. Fortunately, the water was alive, and there was little anger, and he could still remove it with spells.
I have to control this anger, but when I think of Su Liu's actions that are a little afraid of me, my mood can't be stabilized, and this anger is surging in my body.
Chao Yuli took a deep breath and closed his eyes to breathe.