After drinking a jar of wine, Mr. Li moved another jar, and the two drank until late at night, and the wine and food on the table were all down.

From Mr. Li's mouth, he learned that he came to Baishengtang five years ago, and before that he was a teacher, and he and his wife lived together until his wife died. At that time, it was the shopkeeper Xue who did the diagnosis and treatment for Mr. Li's wife, but even though the shopkeeper Xue had good skills, it was difficult to save his life. Mr. Li was in great pain, he and his wife failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter, and after his wife left, Mr. Li, who was alone, even thought of committing suicide, but he was dead. At this time, it was the shopkeeper Xue who reached out and invited Mr. Li to join Baishengtang, two men who lost their beloved wives, sympathized with each other, and sympathized with each other, since then, five years have passed.

After arriving at Baishengtang, Mr. Li became more and more open-minded, not at all like a bookkeeper in a pharmacy, but like a wandering scholar who saw through the world, and lived freely and freely in this paradise-like place alone.

The two jars of wine were in their stomachs, and both of them were already drunk, Mr. Li returned to the small room in the pharmacy that belonged to him, and Liu Chi threw himself on the bed and slept to death.

In the dark night, Xue's house was quiet, only Liu Chi's room still had a glimmer of light, and on the courtyard wall opposite, a person was holding a short knife and looking at this room, this woman who had always been dressed in men's clothes in front of Liu Chi, and her outfit at this time also had some feminine breath. Her long hair is no longer tied up, but tied in a high ponytail, the ends of which hang down to the waist, and her figure sits upright, as if she can see a graceful silhouette in the dark night.

The woman looked at the room opposite with a faint light, her eyes were calm, but there was a trace of sadness at the corner of her eyebrows, thinking of the man in the room, resentment, pity, sympathy, all kinds of emotions would come to her heart, but he and she were already alone, maybe now, the only person who knew that man best was her. Her father and master, died for him, died without regrets, she understood them, and admired them, now, all she can do may be to wait, if he is really worth it, let her wait, wait until that day, let her father and master die as they deserve.

The lights in the room gradually dimmed, and finally went out, the woman glanced at the Xue Mansion in the dark night, turned around and jumped off the courtyard wall, and went away in the night.

A dreamless night.

When the sun rises, the tea pickers in Songzi City are rushing back with tea baskets on their backs, and some people walk into the tavern full of the smell of wine, and this small mountain town has started a new day.

The sunlight poured into Xue's house, through the window, and into Liu Chi's room. Liu Chi, who was still asleep, showed no signs of waking up, and last night may have been the most comfortable sleep he had in half a year.

There was a burst of itching, feeling something moving on his face, Liu Chi reached out and grabbed it, and after a while, the thing was still squirming on his face, and Liu Chi reached out and waved it on his face again. Immediately, the thing returned to his face, Liu Chi woke up irritably, opened his eyes, and found a small face above his face, a pair of big eyes looking straight at him.

Liu Chi got up and lay down, his head hitting the head of the bed.

"Ahh A scream of pain.

"Hehehe...", a burst of gloating laughter.

The man who looked at Liu Chi's little face and saw Liu Chi's embarrassed appearance, laughed happily, and the laughter like silver bells echoed in the room.

Liu Chi came to his senses and saw that the person in front of him was the daughter of the shopkeeper Xue, the twelve-year-old Xue Ke'er.

"Why are you here"? Liu Chi was still rubbing his head.

"Got drunk as soon as you arrived at our house, drunkard"! Xue Ke'er grimaced at Liu Chi, then turned to look at the mess on the table, full of disgust.

Liu Chi got up and sat on the edge of the bed, she was used to the headache after the hangover, but the impact just now made him slow down for a while.

Liu Chi stood up, looked for water to drink in the room, and drank all the water from a kettle before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, you're going to be a nursing home for our family"? Xue Ke'er sat on a rusty stool, raised his head and said.

Liu Chi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, thinking about what Shopkeeper Xue said last night, isn't that what he meant!

"Well, what your dad said"? Liu Chi put down the empty kettle and continued to look for water.

"Well, but my father said that you are only staying temporarily, and besides, we are taking care of each other", Xue Ke'er stared at Liu Chi who was scratching his head with wide eyes, feeling like he was watching something interesting.

Liu Chi searched the entire room, but still didn't find water, and he was irritable.

"Hey, do you have water to drink", Liu Chi didn't hear much about what the little girl said, scratched his head and asked.

Xue Ke'er was happy for a while, and then shouted outside the door: "Sister Tao, Sister Tao, I'm thirsty...", and winked at Liu Chi after shouting.

After a while, a maid entered the room with a kettle: "Miss, why are you here...", before she finished speaking, the kettle in her hand was snatched away.

The maid Chuntao watched the kettle being snatched away by the young man brought by the shopkeeper yesterday, "Eh... Huh..."After reaching out to grab the kettle twice, seeing Xue Ke'er put his index finger on his lips and made a gesture not to speak, Chun Tao withdrew his hand and looked at the man suspiciously.

Liu Chi tilted his head, poured the water in the kettle into his mouth, and made a "coo, cuckoo" sound in his throat.

Over there, Xue Ke'er also raised her head and looked at Liu Chi with relish.

After drinking another pot of water, Liu Chi finally felt comfortable, he handed the kettle back to the maid who was looking at him suspiciously, and said with a smile: "Thank you"!

Chun Tao took the kettle, looked at Liu Chi, and then looked at Xue Ke'er, Xue Ke'er waved happily, Chun Tao turned around and left the room, muttering: "What kind of person, inexplicable"!

Liu Chi quenched his thirst, wiped his mouth, and found a rusty stool to sit down: "What did you just say?"

"Hahaha... Hahaha...", Xue Ke'er laughed.

Liu Chi looked at the little girl in front of him strangely, thinking that this girl was not stupid.

Xue Ke'er finished laughing, looked at Liu Chi, and said, "You seem to be a fool", and after speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Liu Chi's face was inexplicable.

"Sister Lan, give me my book bag, I'm going to be late", Xue Ke'er shouted outside as she went out.

Liu Chi was still in a daze in the room, and suddenly seemed to remember something, walked out of the door quickly, and shouted to Xue Ke'er: "Where are you going, do you want me to go with you"?

Xue Ke'er turned around and looked at Liu Chi with a smile: "Yes, I haven't forgotten the duty of the nursing home."

Liu Chi's face flushed.

"But no, I'm just going to study in a private school, and I don't need your protection", Xue Ke'er looked at Liu Chi, "Tsk, you better clean up yourself at home", said and took the book bag sent by the maid Qiulan, hummed a little song, and left from the side door in a hurry.

Liu Chimu sent Xue Ke'er away, and then sniffed the smell of his body left and right, and there was indeed a smell.

The maid Qiulan came over, she had gone to Jiangling County with Shopkeeper Xue before, so she met Liu Chi early.

"Ping'an Gongzi, there is a pestle for you over there, you can wash it first, and the clothes are also ready for you", Qiulan said with a smile.

Liu Chi smiled a little embarrassedly, hugged Qiu Lan's hand, "Thank you girl", and walked quickly to the direction pointed by Qiu Lan after speaking.

Relaxed, Liu Chi lay comfortably in the bathtub, the water temperature was just right, the whole body was soaked in water, and all the pressure on his body was dissolved, Liu Chi had not been so relaxed for a long time.

Liu Chi leaned his head on the edge of the basin, his wet long hair hung down, and there were water droplets on his lips and beard under his forehead.

Along the bathtub, his body sank, Liu Chi once again completely submerged himself in the water, and his thoughts returned to the broken courtyard in Qingshui County, the broken but still strong Taishi chair, the old man who always lay on the Taishi chair, and the countless nights, the voice of the old man telling the Four Books and Five Classics in the dark night.

"The husband lives in the righteousness of the world, the world and the one, and the orthodoxy is also"!

"Whoever is guilty of sin, he will be reckless. The small people are prosperous, and they are enemies and enemies"!

“...”

In the past few months, when I was alone, the sound of the old king's recitation always appeared in my ears, and at this moment, another voice sounded.

Liu Chi poked his head out of the water, gasped for breath, was stunned for a while, and then got up and got out of the bathtub.

Liu Chi washed himself clean, trimmed his hair slightly, shaved the sides of his face, cut off most of the beard on his lips and forehead, and kept a short goatee in order to hide his identity. I changed my clothes refreshingly, and the gray-black sleeved robe really felt like a nurse.

After cleaning up and going out, seeing the maid Qiulan waiting outside, Liu Chi stepped forward and coughed.

Qiulan turned around and saw the new Liu Chi, and she was a little distracted for a while.

Liu Chi coughed again, Qiu Lan reacted, her face turned red instantly, and she stammered: "Ping'an Gongzi."

Liu Chi was in a very good mood when he saw Qiulan like this, he walked into the courtyard and stretched his waist.

"Miss Qiulan, are you waiting for me", Liu Chi waited for a while, and saw that Qiulan still lowered her head and didn't speak, so she could only ask.

When Qiulan heard this, she remembered, "The master asked me to tell Ping'an Gongzi that you will be walking around the city for the past two days, don't worry about it at home, in fact, we usually don't have anything to do here...", somehow, Qiulan suddenly didn't dare to look at Liu Chi, and stammered a lot, Liu Chi probably understood.

"Okay, I'll go out for a stroll first", as he spoke, he was about to walk towards the side door, and when he was about to get to the door, Qiulan seemed to think of something again, and quickly ran to Liu Chi's side, handing over a money bag, "The master asked me to give it to you", and after speaking, he turned around and ran away without looking back.

Liu Chi looked at Qiulan like this, smiled, put the money bag in his arms, and turned around to go out.