Lin Ruyu, whose blood had solidified all over her body, was awakened by the sound of the feet of the person behind her falling into the water. She opened her mouth and took a big mouthful of moist air, telling herself not to be afraid, and then pretended not to hear the movement behind her and stepped forward. Walk.

The footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer. Just as she was clenching the broken bowl in her hand and preparing to fight back, a dilapidated wooden door in front of her opened with a creak, and a woman wearing a wooden hairpin and a coarse cloth apron pointed at Lin Ruyu, He yelled, "You are soaking in a big basin of dirty clothes and not washing them. Where did you go, you damn girl? Come in!"

After pulling Lin Ruyu into the door, the woman glared at the man in green who was following her, closed the wooden door with a clang, and continued to curse, "It's not easy to stay at home when it rains. The street is so nice? I'm spending money." I've dragged you so hard just to make you go crazy? Who is that wild man outside the door? If you dare to go out and have sex, I'll ask your father to break your legs!"

Hearing the shouts and curses coming from the courtyard and knowing that his young master would not be able to drink the tea today, An Linchun turned and left.

The woman with her hands on her hips and yelling, and Shen Ge, who was leaning on the porch and smiling happily, formed a sharp contrast. Lin Ruyu, who had escaped the injury, also laughed mechanically.

She was born extremely beautiful, even though she was stained with dirt, her smile was still lively and moving, stunning the two people opposite her.

Shen Ge came to his senses first and coughed, and then the woman came back to her senses and continued to curse. Guessing that the person chasing her had gone far, Shen Ge said, "Third Aunt, that's all."

Lin Ruyu said thank you, "Thank you, Third Aunt, for rescuing me."

"You're so polite, it's just a matter of words." Aunt Ma turned around and entered the house without asking anything.

Lin Ruyu thanked Shen Ge. If it hadn't been for Shen Ge's help, Lin Ruyu wouldn't have been able to pass the test smoothly. She was too weak! She had to find a way to become stronger.

"I came over to discuss with Third Aunt about letting the dog recuperate at home. Just as I was about to go out, 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 Let’s go back to the ruined temple. Do you want me to go back together?”

"Yes." Shen Ge didn't ask about the person behind him just now, which made Lin Ruyu breathe a sigh of relief.

Drizzle, narrow alleys, dirt roads, walking slowly. Lin Ruyu asked in a low voice, "Brother Shen..."

Shen Ge didn't look back, "Girl, just call me Shen Ge. There are too many people with the surname Shen in this town. If you call me this way, eight out of ten people will look back at you."

Lin Ruyu changed her mind and said, "Shen Ge, from Fuliang County, Raozhou to Xuanzhou, is Wusha Town a must-go place?"

Shen Ge shook his head, "No."

"What about Ma Tou Mountain?"

Shen Ge turned around and glanced at Lin Ruyu strangely, "No, it's far away."

Lin Ruyu bit her lip.

In the last life, at noon today, after he was rescued by An Ziyuan at the foot of Ma Tou Mountain, he said that he was setting out from Raozhou with cargo on a boat. The merchant ship was scuttled by water bandits and sank into the river when passing Fuliang, and all the cargo was lost. So he had to abandon the boat and take a car, heading straight to Xuanzhou without any delay on the way.

But it turns out that Wusha Town and Ma Tou Mountain are not the only places to go from Fuliang to Xuanzhou! I was a fool in my previous life, so I believed him in everything!

"Brother Shen——"

As soon as the two of them arrived at the gate of the ruined temple, a little beggar with no raincoat and bare feet ran over and said breathlessly, "Brother Shen! I saw a carriage and three horsemen heading towards Mr.'s house!"

A carriage with three horses, could it be An Ziyuan? Lin Ruyu raised her eyes and met Shen Ge's serious and sharp eyes.

Without Shen Ge asking, Lin Ruyu replied, "I don't know him, but I feel very scared when I hear his voice. So, he must, must not be a good person."

Shen Ge nodded, turned around and left quickly.

After entering the ruined temple, she took off her raincoat and placed the broken bowl that was broken in half in the corner. Lin Ruyu walked around behind the Buddha statue and saw Lin Dafu, his son and the dog with wooden boards tied to their legs sitting in a circle, playing with sticks. .

Seeing that Lin Ruyu was back, Lin Dafu moved to his side and patted the open space beside him, "Aunt...Second brother, sit here."

"Okay." Lin Ruyu walked over, sat down next to Lin Dafu, and watched him pick up the sticks.

The tension outside was in stark contrast to the leisure here. In a daze, Lin Ruyu suddenly felt a feeling of "it's good to be alive" in her heart.

yes.

It's great to be alive, to be healthy, to have family to miss and to look for.

The dog next to her stared at Lin Ruyu with bright eyes, and suddenly said, "Sister is so pretty, even more beautiful than Chunjiao..."

"Gou'er!" Shengzi quickly stopped Gou'er, carefully looked at Lin Ruyu's face, and apologized on Gou'er's behalf, "Gou'er is young and ignorant. Girls, don't be as knowledgeable as her."

Lin Ruyu smiled and chatted, "Is the dog talking about Chun Jiao from Sing Chun Lou?"

Seeing Shengzi's eyes widening, Lin Ruyu knew that she had guessed correctly, "Is she very beautiful? Is she generous with her actions?"

Gou'er immediately replied, "Not as beautiful as my sister, but very generous. When she went to Yaowang Temple in a sedan chair to burn incense, she gave me four copper coins..."

The dog got excited when he talked, until a wooden stick appeared in front of his face, and then he widened his eyes and said, "Brother Dafu, you have finished picking them all?!"

Lin Dafu smiled naively, "Yeah."

"Brother Dafu won this game again. Let my sister come first in the next game!" Gou'er pulled the wooden stick in front of the three of them into his hand and threw it in the air. More than thirty small, palm-length wooden sticks were piled randomly among the three of them. , and handed the longer one to Lin Ruyu.

Although it hurt a lot, Gou'er was grateful from the bottom of her heart to Lin Ruyu who helped her set her bones because she didn't want to become a lame.

Lin Ruyu took the wooden stick and lowered her head, accurately picking up a small wooden stick in the dim light without touching the others. Her thoughts turned from Chunjiao singing in Chunlou to An Ziyuan.

What are you doing here in the small town of Wusha in the rain?

Picking up two more wooden sticks, Lin Ruyu asked softly, "Just now, someone told Shen Ge in front of the temple gate that a carriage was rushing to the husband's house. Is the husband he mentioned a teacher in the town?"

The dog shook its slender neck and said, "Sir doesn't teach others. He only teaches a few of us how to read and write, and gives us food to eat. He is very powerful. My sister must have heard of his name. He is - Dong Mr. Bamboo!"

"What!" Lin Ruyu raised her head suddenly.

"Move!" The three people staring at her hand shouted in unison.

Lin Ruyu handed the stick to the dog next to her and asked her eagerly, "Mr. Dongzhu, who teaches you how to read, is his surname Qiqing and Yawang?"

The dog smiled with pride, "Yes! That's Mr. Yawang!"

In front of the door of the house, an old servant in coarse clothes and gray hair bowed and saluted, "Sir, you have not returned from visiting friends. It is not convenient for you to receive guests in the house. Please forgive me, sir."

Under the umbrella, Crown Prince An was gentle and elegant, "May I ask, sir, when will you return?"

The old servant's tone did not fluctuate at all, "The gentleman has not said when he will return, so I don't know."

Prince An's smile remained unchanged, "I have long heard that your husband is a neighbor of bamboos and has a house for guests in the forest. I would like to take the liberty of staying one night in the house in the bamboo forest."

The old servant raised his hand and pointed, "The house is over there. Master, please help yourself."

Prince An nodded and thanked him, and walked along the stone path towards the bamboo forest. Before he entered the forest, he saw a tall and thin young man wearing a raincoat walking towards him.

This young man has handsome eyebrows and sharp eyes, and his slightly childish face is a bit sharp. Prince An frowned slightly, this face, this expression...

Where have I seen it...
Chapter completed!