Chapter 10: Picking a Stick
Lin Ruyu, whose blood had coagulated all over her body, was awakened by the sound of the people behind her feet falling into the water, she opened her mouth and inhaled a large mouthful of wet and cool air, told herself not to be afraid, and then pretended not to hear the movement behind her, and walked forward.
The footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer, and just as she was clenching the broken bowl in her hand and preparing to fight back, a dilapidated wooden door in front of her "creaked" open, and a woman wearing a wooden hairpin and a coarse cloth apron pointed at Lin Ruyu, scolding her head and covering her face, "Soak in a big basin of dirty clothes and don't wash them, where did you run away from this dead girl?" In! β
Pulling Lin Ruyu into the door, the woman glared at the man in Tsing Yi who was following her, closed the wooden door with a "clang", and continued to scold, "It's not safe to stay at home when it's raining, and it's so good on the street?" The old lady spent money and effort to pull you so big, just to let you go out crazy? Who is the wild man outside the door? If you dare to go out and hook up, I'll let your dad break your legs! β
Listening to the shouting and scolding coming from the courtyard, knowing that his son-in-law's tea could not be drunk today, An Linchun turned around and left.
The woman who was scolding with her hands on her hips was in stark contrast to Shen Ge who was smiling under the porch, and Lin Ruyu, who had escaped, also laughed mechanically.
She was already born extremely beautiful, even with mud, she still laughed vividly, and the two people on the other side were stunned.
Shen Ge coughed first, and then the woman came back to her senses and continued to curse. Estimating that the person chasing her had gone away, Shen Ge said, "Third aunt, it's okay." β
Lin Ruyu opened her mouth to thank her, "Thank you for the third aunt for breaking the siege." β
"What's polite, it's just a matter of moving your mouth." Aunt Ma didn't ask anything, and turned around and went into the house.
Lin Ruyu thanked Shen Ge gratefully, if it wasn't for Shen Ge's help, Lin Ruyu didn't know if he could pass the test smoothly, he was too weak! She had to find a way to get stronger.
"I came over to discuss with the third aunt about letting the dog recuperate at home, and I was just about to go out when I saw that you were almost caught." Shen Ge leaned forward slightly, and asked in a low voice in the dripping rain, "I want to go back to the broken temple, do you want to go back together?" β
"Yes." Shen Ge didn't ask about the person behind him, which made Lin Ruyu breathe a sigh of relief.
Drizzle, narrow alleys, dirt roads, slow walking. Lin Ruyu asked in a low voice, "Brother Shen......"
Shen Ge didn't look back, "It's okay for the girl to call me Shen Ge, there are too many people surnamed Shen in the town, if you shout this voice, eight out of ten people will look back at you." β
Lin Ruyu changed her words from kindness, "Shen Ge, from Fuliang County, Raozhou to Xuanzhou, is Wusha Town a must-pass place?" β
Shen Ge shook his head, "No." β
"Then, what about Matou Mountain?"
Shen Ge turned his head and glanced at Lin Ruyu strangely, "No, it's far away." β
Lin Ruyu bit her lip.
In the previous life, after being rescued by An Ziyuan at the foot of Matou Mountain, he said that he set off from Raozhou by boat carrying goods, because the merchant ship was chiseled by water bandits when passing through the floating beam, and the goods were all lost, so he had to abandon the ship and go straight to Xuanzhou, and he did not dare to delay for a moment on the road.
But it turned out that Wusha Town and Matou Mountain are not the only places to go from Fuliang to Xuanzhou! I was a fool in my previous life, so I believed in him everything!
"Brother Shenβ"
As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of the ruined temple, a little beggar who was not wearing a robe, barefoot, ran over and panted and shouted, "Brother Shen! I saw a carriage and three men on horseback heading towards my husband's house! β
A carriage and three horses, is it An Ziyuan? Lin Ruyu raised her eyes and met Shen Ge's serious eyes.
Without Shen Ge asking, Lin Ruyu replied, "I don't know him, but I feel very frightened when I hear his voice." So, he must, definitely, not be a good person. β
Shen Ge nodded, turned around and walked away quickly.
Entering the broken temple and taking off his robe, the broken bowl that was split in half was placed in the corner of the wall, Lin Ruyu went around to the Buddha statue, and saw Lin Dafu, Shengzi and the dog with a wooden plank tied to his legs sitting in a circle, playing with wooden sticks.
Seeing that Lin Ruyu was back, Lin Dafu moved to his son's side and patted the open space beside him, "Auntie...... Second brother, sit here. β
"Okay." Lin Ruyu walked over, sat down next to Lin Dafu, and watched him pick up a wooden stick.
The tension outside and the idleness here are in stark contrast, and in a trance, Lin Ruyu suddenly felt a sigh of "It's good to be alive" in her heart.
Oh, yes.
It's good to be alive, to be healthy, to have a family to miss and find, and to live healthy.
The dog next to him stared at Lin Ruyu with bright eyes, and suddenly said, "My sister is so good-looking, she is ...... than Chunjiao."
"Dogs!" Shengzi hurriedly stopped the dog, carefully looked at Lin Ruyu's face, and apologized for the dog, "The dog is young and ignorant, don't be like her." β
Lin Ruyu smiled and chatted, "Is the dog talking about Chunjiao who sings Chun Lou?" β
Seeing that Shengzi's eyes were round, Lin Ruyu knew that she had guessed correctly, "Is she very beautiful, is she generous?" β
The dog immediately replied, "It's not as beautiful as my sister, it's very generous." When she took a sedan chair to Yaowang Temple to burn incense, she gave me four copper plates......"
The dog said excitedly, until a wooden stick appeared in front of his face and his eyes widened, and then his eyes widened and said, "Brother Dafu, have you picked them all?!" β
Lin Dafu smiled innocently, "Hmm." β
"Brother Da Fu won this game again, let my sister come first in the next game!" The dog pulled the wooden stick in front of the three of them into his hand, scattered it in the air, and more than 30 small wooden sticks with a length of his palm were stacked in the middle of the three of them, and handed the slightly longer one to Lin Ruyu.
Although it hurts very much, the dog is still grateful to Lin Ruyu who helped her straighten her bones, because she doesn't want to become lame.
Lin Ruyu took the wooden stick and lowered her head, accurately picked up a small wooden stick in the dim light, and did not touch the others, and her thoughts shifted from Chunjiao who sang Chunlou to An Ziyuan.
What is An doing in the rain in the small town of Wusha?
Picking up two more wooden sticks, Lin Ruyu asked softly, "Someone told Shen Ge in front of the temple gate that there was a carriage going to Mr.'s house. Is the gentleman he is talking about as a teacher in the town? β
The dog shook his slender neck, "Mr. doesn't teach others, only teaches us a few to read and write, and gives us food." Mr. is very powerful, my sister must have heard of his name, he is - Mr. Dongzhu! β
"What!" Lin Ruyu raised her head suddenly.
"It's moving!" The three men staring at her hand said in unison.
Lin Ruyu handed the wooden stick to the dog beside her, picked the wooden stick for her, and asked eagerly, "Mr. Dongzhu, who taught you to read, but his surname is Qiqing and Yawang?" β
The dog smiled proudly, "Hmm! It's Mr. Yawang! β
In front of the door of the house, an old servant in rough clothes and flowers bowed and saluted, "Mr. has not returned from visiting friends, and it is inconvenient to entertain guests in the house, please forgive me." β
Under the umbrella, the prince of King An is gentle and elegant, "Dare to ask the old man, when will Mr. return?" β
The old servant's tone did not fluctuate in the slightest, "The gentleman has not said that he will return, and the villain does not know." β
An Wang Shizi's smile was still the same, "I heard early in the morning that Mr. and bamboo are neighbors, and there is a house for hospitality in the forest. If you take the liberty of staying in a bamboo forest house for one night? β
The old servant raised his hand and pointed, "The house is over there, son, please take care of yourself." β
King An thanked him and walked along the stone-paved path towards the bamboo forest. Before entering the forest, I saw a tall and thin young man in a robe.
This young man has heroic eyebrows and sword eyes, but his slightly childish face is a little fierce. Prince An frowned slightly, this face, this expression......
Where have you seen it......
A disgusting face suddenly flashed in his mind, and the gentle and narrow phoenix eyes of Prince An were so steep that they were provoked.