The man behind him was wearing an ink-colored long robe, the clothes were cleanly washed, and he was wearing Zhou Zhouzheng, but he could see that the clothes had been sewn and mended for many years.

His hair stood in a bun and was wrapped in a square cloth and tied with rope.

The eyebrows and eyes are open, the face is handsome, and he is full of bookishness.

It is the east entrance of the village, Zhou Shuli, the son of the widow Zhou.

Zhou Qingshan, the widow of Zhou, is Zhou Qingxia's own brother, and Jin Xiaolou has to call Zhou Shuli his brother.

This week's Shuli, who is also a scholar, has been tested in the county seat for Xiucai, but he takes the exam every three years, and he falls every time.

In Jin Xiaolou's impression, Zhou Shuli is honest, but he is too honest and a little pedantic and stereotyped.

When he was a child, he and Jin Xiaolou were bullied by other children.

"Zhou Shuli, what are you doing with me?" Jin Xiaolou never called his brother.

Since Zhou Qingshan's death, Widow Zhou and her children have become more and more estranged from Zhou Qingxia, although they live in the same village, Jin Xiaolou rarely sees them.

"Sister Xiaolou." Zhou Shuli stepped forward a little shyly and walked around Jin Xiaolou, but he couldn't say a word.

It seems that there is something wrong, but he is so stumbling that Jin Xiaolou is in a hurry.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Jin Xiaolou ignored him anymore and walked to the stream by himself.

The water and grass by the stream are abundant, Jin Xiaolou went around to a bush of iris, reached out and touched it, and found a fusiform bucket made of fine bamboo, with a small mouth and a large belly.

This bamboo bucket is specially made up by Gui Zhi according to the drawings drawn by Jin Xiaolou a few days ago, and it is specially used for fishing.

Jin Xiaolou hid it in this iris bush, saving him from going back and forth.

Putting the bamboo bucket upside down and putting it by the stream, Jin Xiaolou sat on the grass by the stream, waiting quietly.

After a while, I remembered that there was a muffled Zhou Shuli behind him.

"Zhou Shuli, do you have anything to do?" Jin Xiaolou turned his head back and asked, this grinding temperament really made her worry, "If you're okay, don't follow me, next year you have to take the township exam, why don't you go back to study soon, if you don't win this time, you are twenty-three, do you really learn from Fan Jin and take the exam for a lifetime?" ”

Zhou Shuli sighed twice, "It's okay, Sister Xiaolou, how are you doing lately?" ”

Jin Xiaolou is even more confused by the second monk, when did Shuli care about himself this week.

It is even more impossible to follow yourself all the way, hesitating and hesitating, just to ask yourself if it is okay.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

Jin Xiaolou nodded and didn't speak, anyway, she was waiting for the fish to enter the basket here, and patiently saw what Zhou Shuli's purpose was.

Seeing Zhou Shuli again, he said: "What, the weather has been quite cold recently, huh?" ”

Jin Xiaolou nodded again.

Zhou Shuli probed the probe and looked at the stream: "You came to catch fish?" ”

Isn't this nonsense...... Jin Xiaolou didn't even bother to order, and sat and listened to Zhou Shuli talk about Zhou Yi from the weather, and from the farmer's grain to the plague in Xiuyun Village......

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jin Xiaolou got up and went to pick a banana leaf.

"You're leaving?" Seeing this, Zhou Shuli was a little panicked.

Jin Xiaolou took the banana leaves close to the stream, stretched out his hand to lift the bamboo bucket in the water, the stream leaked out of the bamboo strip, and there were three mountain groupers in the basket, and a blue crab was mixed in it.

The harvest was good, Jin Xiaolou poured the fish and crab on the banana leaves, stretched out his hand tightly, and held it in his hand.

Then he turned around and hid the bamboo bucket back in the iris bush, and then raised his feet and left.

Zhou Shuli hurriedly chased after him again: "That, Xiaolou girl, you catch fish and go back, are you for the child?" Children eat this fish well, this mountain grouper is also called Qixinghua, the flesh is fresh and tender, the taste is good, the children eat the package and look white and fat......"

Jin Xiaolou really couldn't figure out what the purpose of this Zhou Shuli was, and he didn't want to deal with him.

Who knows, he then muttered again: "I don't know that Guizhi sister also loves to eat fish?" ”

Cinnamon branches?

The moment of lightning in Jin Xiaolou's mind, he finally figured out what Shuli was going to do after such a big circle this week.

This week, the boss of Shuli is not small, and he has not been married, the matchmaker has come to the door several times, and the widow Zhou is also anxious, but he said that he does not want to get married, saying that he wants to get famous first and then think about family affairs.

It turned out that he had fallen in love with Huang Guizhi early.

Scholars have always had the arrogance of scholars, even if they are down-and-out readers, they can't look down on village women who can't read big characters, so on the first day Huang Guizhi came to Jingkou Village, Zhou Shuli pretended to be this woman who can read and write, and is elegant and elegant.

It's just that Zhou Shuli hasn't had time to say that Huang Guizhi has married Jin Dacheng.

A few days ago, I heard that Jin Dacheng and Huang Guizhi had reconciled and left, Zhou Shuli didn't sleep all night, just thinking that this time, he would definitely seize the opportunity.

Jin Xiaolou stopped, and looked Zhou Shuli up and down with his eyes.

Zhou Shuli is not bad, but Jin Xiaolou really doesn't like this pedantic energy.

However, she couldn't make the decision for Gui Zhi, and said as she walked: "If you want to know, don't you just ask her yourself?" ”

Zhou Shuli's white skin turned red, and he was a little embarrassed: "That, Xiaolou girl, I have a letter, and I ask you to help me hand it over to Guizhi." ”

As he spoke, he pulled out an envelope from his bosom.

The two walked around the small hill and walked to the edge of the field at the entrance of the village, Jin Xiaolou took the letter, and was about to speak, when he saw Gui Zhi holding Lin'er from the sheep intestine path on the other side.

Jin Xiaolou was extremely happy to see Gui Zhi, holding the letter in one hand and the lotus leaf bag in the other, and ran towards her without taking two steps, he found that Gui Zhi was wrong.

She was soaked from head to toe, but Lin'er, who was holding her tightly in her arms, didn't have anything to do and slept soundly.

When the wind blew, the cold Guizhi shivered, his face turned pale, and his lips were black.

"How is this going on?" Jin Xiaolou casually put the letter in his arms, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the water stains between his sideburns and forehead for Guizhi.

Huang Guizhi looked at the person, smiled softly, and hurriedly handed Lin'er to Jin Xiaolou: "Hold it quickly, I'm too cold, be careful of freezing Lin'er." ”

"Sister Guizhi, what's wrong with you? But fell into the water? Zhou Shuli caught up and was in a hurry.

"Help me." Jin Xiaolou handed Lin'er and the fish and crab in his hand to Zhou Shuli, and reached out to untie his robe.

"Don't look at indecency, don't look at indecency!" Zhou Shuli was startled, and hurriedly turned his face, not daring to take another look.

Jin Xiaolou wrapped the coat he had taken off around Gui Zhi, hugged her, used his body temperature to dispel the slight chill for her, and helped her go home.

Huang Guizhi was so anxious that his eyebrows furrowed: "Xiaolou, do you also want to get cold?" Put your clothes on! ”

Jin Xiaolou didn't care what Huang Guizhi said, he just circled her tightly, no matter how she struggled, he never let go.

"Who bullied you?" Jin Xiaolou looked at the road ahead and asked.

Gui Zhi paused for a long time before lowering his head and saying in a hoarse voice: "No one, I accidentally fell into the water." ”

"What are you kidding, do you think I'm a three-year-old, or are you a three-year-old yourself?" Jin Xiaolou was a little angry, puffed out his cheeks and turned his face to look at Gui Zhi, "Even Gao Lang will not easily fall into the water." ”

Seeing that Guizhi didn't look at himself, he just stared at the road and buried his face.

Jin Xiaolou said again: "Do you know what kind of people are most vulnerable to bullying? That's never fighting back. Even if you can't fight and win, but if he beats you up, no matter how you throw him three muds, he will know that you are not easy to bully. ”

"If you can only shed tears, you will be targeted again and again!"

Huang Guizhi finally raised her head, there was a faint light in her neck, and she lowered her head again, and said softly: "I never shed tears because I was bullied. ”

"Yes, you don't care if you are bullied, you don't take it to heart, but the people who care about you will feel uncomfortable!" Jin Xiaolou bit his lip, "You won't shed tears, people who care about you will shed tears for you, do you want to see others shed tears for you?" ”

As he spoke, a drop of water suddenly rolled out of the corner of Jin Xiaolou's eyes.

Gui Zhi just raised her eyes when she saw this tear, she panicked, and her eyes turned red: "Xiaolou, don't be angry, there will be no next time." Really, I promise. ”

Jin Xiaolou took a deep breath and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes: "Make it clear in advance this time, and then talk about next time!" ”

Huang Guizhi hesitated for a moment, and finally opened his mouth.

It turned out that this afternoon, Gui Zhi saw that the weather was good, so he carried Lin'er on his back and took a basin of dirty clothes to the stream to wash.

As soon as I arrived at the stream, I squatted down and washed three small clothes, and two people came next to me.

One of them, Gui Zhi is very familiar, it is Liu Yuyan, but the other Gui Zhi has never seen it.