Chapter 183: Hurting Your Pain
In the study, Zhou Dan was sitting behind the desk, reaching out to receive the tea offered by Xiao Wu, he took the cup, immediately put it on the case, grabbed Xiao Wu's arm, uncovered the sleeves of the robe, and inspected her frostbitten hands.
Staring at the frightened eyes, Xiao Wu hurriedly withdrew his hand, "Grandpa!"
Zhou Danyin lowered his face and glanced at Xiao Wu warningly, "Don't move...... Junbao, get frostbite cream."
Junbao glanced at Xiao Wu, snorted coldly, and turned to get frostbite cream.
"Open!"
Grabbing Xiao Wu's hand, Zhou Dan ordered Junbao, dug up a ball of ointment from the open bottle, and began to apply it to Xiao Wu's hand.
Xiao Wu felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, she felt that she couldn't stand such treatment, and she was afraid that rumors would spread, she didn't care, but she didn't have a good reputation with her grandfather, so she pulled her hand out.
"Grandpa, the slave will come by herself"
"Don't move!"
Junbao and Chu Bi and another palace maid, as well as Xiao Wu herself, were stunned, and looked at the grandfather in a daze.
Zhou Dan's eyes were full of distress, like taking care of a baby who can't put it down, he gently applied medicine to Xiao Wu's hands, and couldn't stop muttering and complaining.
"When you go out, don't you know how to protect yourself? Oh...... No, I don't know...... I can't even take care of myself, what else do you say...... To be the best version of yourself? Didn't your master teach you that love is the only way to reach others?...... Come on, call Nanchun"
Xiao Wu didn't dare to argue, her face was full of helplessness, and she listened to the training in shock, fear, and awkwardness.
Nan Chun entered the study and saluted, Zhou Dan raised his head, looked at Nan Chun who was shocked, and asked coldly: "Nanchun, the house where Xiao Wu lives, is the charcoal fire enough?"
Nanchun was stunned, she hadn't been there at all, so she naturally didn't know the situation, but she didn't dare not reply, "This should be enough, right?"
When Zhou Dan heard this, his face suddenly darkened, he stared at Nanchun, and stood up with a "whew".
"Hmph, you don't know at all, lead the way, my father, go and see for yourself"
After Zhou Dan finished speaking, he walked out, and Chu Bi hurriedly caught up, put a leather coat on him, and helped him tie the belt affectionately.
Nanchun hurriedly got up and blocked Zhou Dan's way, "Grandpa, you can't go to that pickled place, the slave maid will send more charcoal...... That's it."
Xiao Wu didn't want to make a big deal out of the situation, so she hurriedly chased after her, and said nonsense: "Grandpa, where do the slaves live...... There are charcoals, frostbite, just old wounds, which are committed every year, and they are not tight."
Zhou Dan is a smart and stubborn person, he made up his mind to do something, few people can stop him, he snorted coldly, and walked straight out.
The group was silent and went to the back courtyard, where the lowest slaves in the palace lived.
From entering the courtyard where Xiao Wu lived, to finally entering the house, Zhou Dan's brows were tighter and tighter, he pointed to the bed with a quilt, and asked Xiao Wu with a dark face: "This, is your couch?"
Because she had just lied, Xiao Wu was uneasy in her heart, and she didn't dare to deceive anymore, she pointed to the bed without a quilt, and replied in a voice like a mosquito, "Yes, this...... Oh me, I live with my housemate...... together".
What do you need to ask?
Zhou Dan saw that there was not even a charcoal basin in the airy and black house filled with sundries, so how could there be charcoal?
The two girls are squeezed into a small bed, warming each other to survive the coldest winter days, and the outside of the house is full of pickles, and they are rough slaves in and out.
Zhou Dan turned his head and angrily bowed his head to Nanchun, who knew that he was in a bad position, and ordered without trembling: "Nanchun, this prince orders you to immediately change Xiao Wu with a new one, which is no worse than the one where the maid of the same mission palace lives...... Separate room, right away!"
Nanchun had never seen a gentle grandfather, who had such a big temper, trembling all over, and respectfully reminded: "Grandpa, this ...... Not in accordance with the rules, she is ......".
"Enough!"
Zhou Dan shouted angrily, so frightened that Nanchun and the following stewards fell to their knees, he gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Do you want to disobey orders?
Seeing this scene, Xiao Wu, who had also knelt down, hurriedly interjected, "Grandpa, slave, forgive me!"
His face was even more gloomy, and Zhou Dan stared at Xiao Wu in puzzlement, "Why?"
Xiao Wu greeted him calmly, Zhou Dan's angry eyes lit up, and he trembled and said, "Slave, you can't ...... Stay with a companion...... Here alone".
Zhou Dan's face looked a little better, and there was a light flashing in his eyes, "Oh, that's it, then ...... Let's move both."
Nanchun, who was kneeling on the side, had to accept the fact that he couldn't change it, and he had no choice but to respond, "Yes!"
Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, and kowtowed to thank him, "Xiao Wu and Xin Hua, thank Grandpa Longen......!
"Got it"
Interrupting Xiao Wu's words, Zhou Dan understood what she meant, he turned around and walked out of the room, looking at the kneeling slaves, only to see that they were thinly dressed, lying on their backs, shivering from the cold, Zhou Dan waved his hand and beckoned to Xiao Yin in the palace behind him.
"East Silence"
The sleek and spicy Dong Lone, who has been trying his best to shrink his sense of existence, this kind of scolding and unflattering thing, he doesn't want to move forward, seeing that he was directly named, he walked quickly to Zhou Dan's side, and hurriedly leaned over to salute.
"Grandpa, the old slave is here"
"Thou shalt make all the rooms of the occupants of the palace with charcoal fires, and ensure that they are clothed and clothed...... It's warm enough, and in this palace, it is never allowed, and no one is hungry or cold, no matter how ...... What is their identity?
Dong Lin nodded, "Yes! The old slave obeyed, so let's do it."
Most of the slaves who received the favor wiped their tears and were treated like human beings by their masters, which made them excited and prostrated to thank them
"Thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your kindness......"
Xiao Wu followed behind everyone and peeked at Zhou Dan, with admiration, gratitude and warmth in her eyes, and tears in her eyes.
Zhou Dan suddenly turned around, looking for the girl who made him worry and feel distressed, and the two pairs of eyes as clear as water collided again, and there were a thousand words in them.
Xin Hua is in the new pie, there is a charcoal stove room, happy like a child, it turns out that she also has a lively and playful side, has been living in the eyes of others, Xin Hua inferiority of her own lowly status, in her eyes is the vicissitudes of life, I feel that I have almost forgotten how to laugh.
"Xiao Wu Xiao Wu, it is all borrowed from your light that I can live...... It's so warm, it's such a nice room, Xiao Wu, you're amazing."
"Where am I...... It's the kindness of my grandfather, come here, I'll give you the medicine."
Xin Hua came to the side of the case very obediently, sat down beside Xiao Wu, stretched out two frostbitten hands, but her eyes were gurgling and looking around, feeling that the room was no worse than Nanchun's, a brazier, the charcoal fire was in full swing, the roasted cheeks were hot, there was everything in the room, new bedding, bed curtains, desks, large cabinets, and carpets......
The more she looks at it, the more she likes it, and she has a bright smile on her face.
Glancing at the happy Xinhua, Xiao Wu could understand her happiness, because she was also happy, but there was also a faint uneasiness in her heart.
Today, my grandfather is so partial to himself, I am afraid that it will bring a lot of gossip and trouble to my grandfather and himself.
Xiao Wu gently smeared the frostbite cream given by Zhou Dan on Xin Hua's red, swollen and festering hands, and told Xin Hua, who was seven years older than herself, in her mouth.
"Sister Xin, when you do things, when you can wear hand guards...... Be sure to wear it, and after your hands get wet, be sure to wipe it...... The oil I gave you, look...... This must be very painful, right?"
Xin Hua's face was full of gratitude, shrugged her shoulders, and replied: "Xiao Wu, we wash clothes, and our hands are soaked in water every day, so they don't freeze...... It's impossible, I'm fine, you don't have to worry".
"As I said, you can do what you can, if the wound festers and you get tetanus, you will be in big trouble."
"Okay, listen to you, I feel like you're like my sister, you can really nag"
"Then you, just call me sister"
"You little thing, give a pole...... You really dare to climb up, I'll let you talk nonsense"
"Ah...... Hahaha, Sister Xinhua, I'm afraid of itching, don't, haha......"
"Quick, take back what you said"
"Ah...... Hahaha, I'll receive, receive, hahaha...... Don't make a fuss......"
“......”
Facing a burst of itching from Xin Hua, Xiao Wu was itched and twisted like a snake, and the two laughed together, shouting and screaming, tears flowing.
Tonight, Xiao Wu was allowed to go back to the room to clean up, and suddenly there was no figure of her in the study, Zhou Dan felt empty, and wanted to go to see her, but he felt that it was not in order, and he kept fidgeting, depressed and entangled.
Absent-mindedly doing anything, Zhou Dan still couldn't hold back, wanting to see Xiao Wu's new room, whether it was fully prepared, he retreated to Junbao's follow, and walked alone to the room where Xiao Wu lived.
happened to hear Xiao Wu and Xin Hua, giggling and laughing, Zhou Dan stopped, stared at the brightly lit room, and the corners of his mouth hooked up.
As long as Xiao Wu is happy, Zhou Dan will be happy, and after wandering for a while, he resolutely turned around and left, Xiao Wu is rare to be so relaxed, let her enjoy it, she should have simple happiness at her age.
Zhou Dan's every move fell into the eyes of Nanchun, who was biting her lip not far away, and her face was full of anger and loss, and a touch of lovesickness and grievance.
After making trouble for a while, Xin Hua pulled the messy clothes, helped Xiao Wu smooth out her messy hair, took her hand, and spoke very seriously.
"Xiao Wu, since you came, I feel that you have hope for life, and it is you who ...... Let me dare to ...... again Looking forward to the future, Xiao Wu, if you don't think I'm stupid, we'll be friends for life, okay?"
Holding Xin Hua's hand, Xiao Wu's eyes were firm, "Okay! Sister Xin Hua, we will be good friends for life, live a good life, although we are low, but do everything better, win the respect of others, we have to rely on ourselves."
"Okay, Xiao Wu, I'll listen to you, you can teach me again...... Literacy."
In one room, the little sisters who share weal and woe are happy because of the improvement of the living environment.
Zhou Dan is very concerned about Xiao Wu's frostbite, and he also likes to apply medicine to her hands, which has become a must-do for him every day.
In Fengwu Township, where Xiao Wu is located, people mainly rely on collecting medicine for a living, and one day they talked about Xiao Wu's hometown and went up the mountain to collect medicine, and the two found a common topic and talked for a long time.
Xiao Wu didn't expect that his grandfather was very knowledgeable about medicinal herbs, and when talking about various medicinal materials, his grandfather was like a different person, his body was less old-fashioned, and there was a smart and naughty brilliance in his eyes.
The more topics they talked about, the more they found that there were really many places of tacit understanding, and the most talked about was music.
Zhou Dan can use almost all musical instruments, Xiao Wu likes Zhou Dan to play Xiao the most, and he also learned some of them.
In the study room of the Zhou Gong Palace, there are often the ensemble sounds of flutes and various musical instruments, and the most is the ensemble of flutes, harmonious and fresh music, accompanied by Langlang talking and laughing, often lingering in the sky above the palace.
Diametrically opposed to the laughter and laughter in the study, outside the study of Zhou Gonggong, there were resentful and jealous eyes, muttering comments, and even abuse.
Zhou Dan was surprised to find that Xiao Wu read a lot of books, and the two often read together and discussed problems together.
Xiao Wu also found that he didn't talk much on weekdays, and he was a very introverted grandfather, and he was no longer a humble gentleman who was always tall and low, light and lonely. When it comes to happiness, I will get carried away, dance with my hands, and unconsciously reveal the madness and flamboyance of my youth.
Xiao Wu is only in her early tens, she is already a child, lively, and because she has too many things in her heart, she has been silent in the face of personnel.
After the two got acquainted with each other, they were indulged by Zhou Dan all the way, and they slowly let go of the scruples of the difference in status and status, and the two teenagers became good playmates in private, and became friends and confidants who talked about everything, and the smiles climbed on the faces of the two teenagers, who were originally melancholy.
As long as the two of them are together, Xiao Wu can look at his grandfather without any scruples, and dare to talk to his grandfather unscrupulously, sit together to eat, etc., without feeling awkward and overstepping, Xiao Wu even dares to talk back and play petty.
Zhou Dan not only didn't feel offended, but also enjoyed it, always wanting to be alone with Xiao Wu, and waiting for other palace maids and temple people, it was as little as possible, first, for fear that Xiao Wu would feel awkward and uncomfortable, and secondly, he didn't want to have more rumors.
Junbao was not avoided, and the work of many palace maids and temple people was thrown to Junbao who was stuffy gourd, and when he saw Xiao Wu's many arrogances, he often had a black face, but he didn't dare to say much, because his grandfather had always been used to protecting, but when he saw that his grandfather was unprecedentedly happy, he let it go, and gradually liked Xiao Wu, who was very sensible.
Together with Xiao Wu, Zhou Dan no longer feels lonely, Xiao Wu's arrival, like a beam of morning glow, illuminates and warms his heart, sweeping away the gloomy haze of the past, he likes to watch Xiao Wu giggle and laugh the most, and his naughty appearance, he feels that she is his long-lost relative, and his heart is down-to-earth and happy.
Zhou Dan's eyes when he looked at Xiao Wu became warmer and warmer, and more and more unpredictable.
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