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Before Zhou Jin came back, his mother told him that Zhou Jincheng had to hurry up for the exam and was busy with homework, so he was not allowed to take up too much time.

So he only stayed in the study for less than half an hour, then put away his things, and said respectfully: "Thank you, brother, I will practice more when I go back, and I will ask brother for advice some other day."

Zhou Jincheng had a very good attitude, even with a smile on his face, he said politely, "Okay, take your time on the road."

Ruan Tang was still bitterly following Zhou Jincheng's writing on the side, when he was suddenly picked up by the nape of his neck: "Stop drawing talismans, send it to the second young master."

He nodded quickly, put the brush into Zhou Jincheng's hand, then turned around and followed Zhou Jinzhong out.

As soon as the door closed, Zhou Jinzhong's expression became less serious.

He took out a handkerchief bag from his pocket, unfolded it was full of beads of various colors.The materials are also different, there are glass, agate, and wood.

Ruan Tang couldn't move his eyes, and said, "It's really a lot."

Zhou Jin folded his calligraphy paper randomly, stuffed it into his arms, and said, "I didn't lie to you. Come on, I'll come back after playing for a while."

Ruan Tang didn't respond, got up and opened the door, poked his head in, and asked Zhou Jincheng, "Brother, let me play for a while, okay?"

Zhou Jincheng grew impatient after serving the two children all morning, wishing that he would not come in, "It's fine to play all day, don't come, I'm quiet and quiet."

Ruan Tang listened but didn't speak or move.After watching him in place for a while, he entered the room and closed the door, moved to Zhou Jincheng, bowed his head and said nothing.

Zhou Jincheng just read the book and ignored him. After waiting for a while, Ruan Tang grabbed Zhou Jincheng's sleeve again.

"Looking for something?"

Ruan Tang pouted aggrievedly.

"Go out and play."

Ruan Tang didn't care, he pulled Zhou Jincheng's sleeve with more strength, and squeezed towards Zhou Jincheng.One sits and the other stands, sticking tightly together.

"Stop making trouble and I'll hit someone." Zhou Jincheng had no choice.

"Wrong." Ruan Tang whispered, "My brother is wrong."

Even if he is not sixteen, but fourteen, that is not young enough.Relying on the fact that he was a fool, he dared to put on a face full of grievances, and the boy taught the young master a lesson.

Zhou Jincheng slapped him on the buttocks, "Do you want to cry?"

Ruan Tang was very stubborn at this moment, he sniffed, not to scare Zhou Jincheng, and said, "Brother said, if you want me, I will leave."

Zhou Jincheng thought, he is not his wooden doll, and he plays with it as he pleases.

Ruan Tang pursed his mouth and was about to cry, Zhou Jincheng said, "I want you, that's fine."

"Okay." Ruan Tang nodded his head twice, the expression on his face was probably "Isn't it better?" He looked at Zhou Jincheng, and suddenly leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek. It was a reward, sticky of.

Before Zhou Jincheng could react, he walked out and said, "Brother, study hard."

"..."

Zhou Jinzhong waited outside for a while, and when Ruan Tang came out, he still had a smile on his face, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

Ruan Tang sat with him on the bluestone steps and said, "My brother scolded me."

Zhou Jin listened a little longingly, "Brother never scolded me."

Ruan Tang was a little unhappy, feeling that Zhou Jinzhong was showing off to him.

"Brother already knows he's wrong, he won't scold me next time."

Zhou Jin played marbles with him again, and the two made up the rules of the game, and no one would let the other.Halfway through the game, Zhou Jinzhong suddenly said, "Xiao Tang, are you stupid?"

Ruan Tang felt offended and said angrily, "How can you swear at people?"

Zhou Jinzhong's face was a little red, and he stumbled and said, "No, it's just... I'm just..."

"What is it?" Ruan Tang asked him seriously.It was exactly the same as when he was guarding the door yesterday to prevent him from entering.

Zhou Jinzhong was only nine years old, and he was used to growing up. He said it was Jingui, but he was actually very timid, so he quickly explained: "I have two boys, they are fifteen, and they are about your age. But, but, it's not like you It's a bit different." He looked at the marbles on the ground and said, "They don't like to play with marbles, and they don't..."

He didn't even haggle with the young master during the game.

Ruan Tang took back his two beads, got angry and stopped playing with him.The little fool was very angry, Zhou Jin called him again several times, but he just ignored him, so Zhou Jin had no choice but to turn around and walk away.

Before leaving, he left behind the handkerchief bag, and said: "These are for you, don't be angry with me tomorrow."

Ruan Tang didn't go to play with his things, Ying'er and Yan'er went to the front to take measurements for autumn clothes.Ruan Tang picked up a few stones and leaves by himself, and went to the backyard to find the ant nest.

First build a circle with stones, and then use leaves to carry a few ants in and watch them crawl around inside.

At night, he followed Zhou Jincheng back to the house, walked halfway and turned back. When he came back, he held a pack of beads left at the door in his hand, and said to Zhou Jincheng: "The second young master left it on the ground, what should I do if I throw it on the ground? I will return it tomorrow." he."

Zhou Jincheng saw that the two of them probably didn't play together, and he couldn't bear to care about children's affairs, but seeing Ruan Tang's boredom, he asked, "Why are you unhappy?"

Ruan Tang held Zhou Jincheng's hand and said, "He said I was stupid."

Zhou Jincheng frowned, "Aren't you stupid?"

"I, I..." Ruan Tang was very angry with Zhou Jin, but when facing Zhou Jincheng, he only felt aggrieved.

He followed behind Zhou Jincheng listlessly, and he didn't let go of his hand, still holding Zhou Jincheng's hand tightly.

The sky is very deep blue, a ribbon mixed with haze passes through it, dotted with stars hanging high, staring at the ground with blinking eyes, a little fool is making a fuss.

When Zhou Jincheng finished his shower and entered the room, Ruan Tang had already curled up on the bed and slept.Facing outward, he stared at the door, waiting for him to come in, as if he had forgotten what happened just now.

Zhou Jincheng went to bed, and Ruan Tang called him, "Brother, sleep."

"Hmm." Zhou Jincheng stretched out his hand, aiming straight at Ruan Tang's face, as if to hit someone, but Ruan Tang didn't hide.He covered Ruan Tang's face with his hand, and stuffed a piece of crispy candy into the little fool's mouth, "Don't hold grudges, say you are stupid, you are still small-minded."

Ruan Tang chewed candy sweetly, and when Jin Zhong came to him the next day, he really stopped being angry, but he had to say to Jin Zhong in a serious manner: "You are not allowed to swear anymore, otherwise I will Tell brother, let him..."

Jin Zhong was very nervous, "What's wrong, big brother?"

Ruan Tang frightened him: "My brother told you to sleep with the dog."

Jin Zhong grinned and said, "I like to sleep with dogs, but neither the nanny nor the wife. They say the dog is dirty, and I can only play with it when I get older, so now I keep it in the second courtyard. .”

Ruan Tang himself was already scared, and he didn't want to talk about dogs anymore, so he took Jin Zhong to the backyard to catch ants.

After catching ants and grasshoppers, the grass was plentiful, and the two of them returned with a full load, disheveled.

Zhou Jinzhong's nanny came over and was shocked when she saw his appearance.The second young master has never been so dirty, and when his wife sees him when he goes back, he doesn't know how to get angry. The first unlucky ones are these servants.

She didn't dare to say that Zhou Jin was serious, so she vented her anger on Ruan Tang as a matter of course, "It's such a sunny day, you're so courageous, you instigated the second young master to go into the wilderness."

The nanny spoke in a strange way.She nursed Zhou Jinzhong for several years, and even the old lady said that she raised the child, so in the mansion, except for a few masters, she didn't pay attention to anyone.

As he talked, he still wanted to reach out and grab Ruan Tang's collar, "Go and understand with your wife later, it's not us..."

"Ruan Tang, come here."

Zhou Jincheng didn't know when he came out, and stood at the door, watching them arguing.There is no expression on his face, which is unreasonably intimidating.

Ruan Tang broke free from the grabbed collar and walked back to Zhou Jincheng. He was a little scared, and hid behind Zhou Jincheng, with his head lowered and motionless. No one dared to look at him, but he quietly grabbed Zhou Jincheng's hand in his sleeve.

Zhou Jincheng stood there without saying a word. He couldn't teach his servants, and he lowered his status for no reason.

Ying'er said from the side: "Mom, what kind of place is this? The eldest and young masters are studying in it. How many times have the old master and the old lady told you not to be disturbed. You want to play prestige, but you didn't choose the right place."

The nanny's face was flushed red, and she hesitated for a long time, pointing to Ruan Tang who was half of her body exposed from behind Zhou Jincheng: "Don't say that, girl. It's this kid who hooked up the second young master to come out to play. We searched the house and found no trace. We are anxious." But, didn't you just come here?"

Ying'er said: "Xiao Tang is the young master's book boy, very good-natured, he spends all day in this room serving the young master to study. Yan'er and I are doing some needlework at the gate of the courtyard, no one has seen him go out, you guys Where is your yard, where are we, and where is the second young master hooked?"

The nanny was actually scared, but she didn't have any excuses to get away.At any rate, she was the one who made things up in front of the young master. This fierce god even gave way to the master's wife by three points, so how dare she get into trouble.

So afraid, but he still couldn't think of an explanation, Zhou Jincheng didn't open his mouth to let them go.

Not long after, Zhou An came.Yan'er explained the matter to him in a few words on the road, it was actually very simple, just a few words to Ruan Tang would be enough, but now that Zhou Jincheng is like this, who would dare to do that?

The nanny was not wrong, and she belonged to his wife, which put him in a dilemma.

He met Zhou Jincheng first, with a smile on his face, he pleaded guilty for the nanny, and then turned around to talk about Zhou Jinzhong's servants who came with him: "Eating rice every day, how many people can serve even the second young master? Don't eat tonight, go to the kitchen to pick up two tanks of water."

The boy quickly agreed.

Zhou Jinzhong stood in front of the nanny, his eyes were a little red, and he looked at Ruan Tang who was hiding.When he was taken away, he turned around every step of the way like yesterday, and when he reached the door, he called, "Xiao Tang..."

Ruan Tang agreed: "What?"

Zhou Jinzhong's face became lively, and he asked, "Will you play with me next time?"

Ruan Tang looked at Zhou Jincheng, Zhou Jincheng didn't speak, so he had to think for himself, after thinking for a long time, he said, "Just play."

Zhou Jin left happily.

Zhou An didn't leave, and followed Zhou Jincheng into the study.

"Eldest young master, women are just talkative and ignorant, so don't take it to heart."

Zhou Jincheng didn't say much in the past, but today he said, "What's so uninformed? They came in with Lin Sulan, and I'm afraid they have seen more than us. You don't dare to offend, there are."

Zhou An couldn't bear these words, bent his waist even lower, and said sincerely, "Young master, this is a shame for this slave. The slave entered the mansion with the first wife. It was the first wife who praised the slave, so the slave hanged on his waist." A few bunches of keys. The nanny raised the second young master since she was a child, and it was too embarrassing for her. She was afraid that the girls in the courtyard outside would despise the second young master. Besides, how can the wife not know what happened today, she must beat the nanny, you What is your status, if you become the master in the future, it is not worth being angry with a slave."

He would not say such things to others, and he dared to say such things because he regarded Zhou Jincheng as his serious master in his heart.

Zhou Jincheng didn't understand, closed the book and said, "Come on, don't ask them to come to my courtyard again."

"That's right, that's right." Zhou An nodded again and again, and asked again: "That kid... the young master is still able to use it smoothly?"

Zhou Jincheng said: "Yes. But he's young, he's from a small place, and he's timid. He doesn't come out of this yard on weekdays, and even if he does, you should beat those boys outside and don't mess with him."

The little fool loves to hold grudges, and loves to be unforgiving, so crying is even more troublesome.Zhou Jincheng thought annoyed.

Zhou An promised again: "That's right. As a book boy, he is taller than those boys who do odd jobs. Who dares to bully him."

Zhou Jincheng waved his hand and told him to go first, while he started reading in the room again.

The teacher sent someone to send back the article he wrote the day before yesterday, but he still hasn't fully understood the comments above, if he continues to spend it, he won't be able to sleep early at night, and the fool will make trouble again.

Ruan Tang was just burnt out by a high fever, and his brain grew slowly, but it wasn't that it didn't grow.He can listen and learn.

After what happened in the afternoon, he languished for a long time, not even catching ants.Zhou Jincheng didn't drive him out, so he stood aside, picking up candles from time to time.

When Zhou Jincheng stopped reading for the time being and closed his eyes for a rest, he said, "They are all afraid of brother."

Zhou Jincheng hummed.

"Then I'm afraid too." Ruan Tang said.

Zhou Jincheng opened his eyes and looked at him, "Are you afraid?"

Ruan Tang then shook his head and changed his words, "I'm not afraid."

Zhou Jincheng was too lazy to deal with it, but for some reason, his heart moved. He sat up straight and pulled Ruan Tang to him, asking him, "What happened this afternoon?"

Ruan Tang thought about it, and said: "I was playing with the second young master, and when he came back, his nanny beat me up, and my brother saved me."

It was quite right, Zhou Jincheng asked again: "Who is right and who is wrong?"

Ruan Tang bowed his head and said, "I'm right."

Zhou Jincheng said: "You are wrong. You should spread paper and ink in my room, and you should learn it yourself, or just guard at the door. You take the second young master to play, he is not in good health, what if he suddenly falls ill? The nanny is afraid of this, and she is in a hurry, you are mine, but she dare not scold me, and she dare not scold the second young master, who should she take it out on?"

Ruan Tang's chin was stuck to his collarbone, and he said dully, "Take me..."

"What should I do next time?"

Zhou Jincheng asked this, thinking that he was going to say that he would not play again with Zhou Jin, but Ruan Tang said, "The next time I see her, I will run away and find my brother."

That's right.

"Not too stupid."

"Am I right?"

Zhou Jincheng hummed vaguely.

"Then brother give me a reward." Ruan Tang poked his own face which was still covered with dirt with his finger, and asked Zhou Jincheng to kiss him, "Last time, brother knew his mistake, so I rewarded him too."