Hearing this, the old man said slowly with trembling lips, "My little tree is promising." Then he stretched out his trembling hand and held Zhong Xiaoshu's wrist vigorously, "You...why didn't you tell grandpa? And let my wife come here specially."

The corners of Zhong Xiaoshu's eyes were wet, and he stretched out his hand to gesture in front of his chest, telling the old man that his master came over before he had time to say anything.

"Okay, that's good." The old man put down his eyes and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

go out and say.Zhong Xiaoshu stood up and gestured to Song Zuiyi, signaling him not to speak here.

Song Zuiyi nodded slightly, and walked out after him.

Seeing Zhong Xiaoshu anxiously sign to himself after gently closing the door, he sighed, "I said, I don't understand sign language."

The light in Zhong Xiaoshu's eyes gradually dimmed, and he clasped his hands together in fear, begging Song Zuiyi not to tell his grandpa about his theft.

"Are you worried that I will tell your grandpa that you stole my things?" Song Zuiyi said in surprise, "Didn't I just say that? I thought you were talented, so I wanted to hire you as my bookboy."

He looked down at the dazed Zhong Xiaoshu, and smiled softly, "But you have to return the purse to me first, it belongs to my friend."

Zhong Xiaoshu swallowed, carefully took out the delicate money bag from his sleeve and handed it to him.Then she bowed to him with guilt.

"First time?" Song Zuiyi raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Don't do these things next time."

After finishing speaking, he patted him on the shoulder, "But I really lack a book boy."

Zhong Xiaoshu looked up at him in surprise, his eyes lit up.Then he thought that he couldn't speak, and his straight shoulders suddenly collapsed, and he pointed to his mouth in frustration.

"I like Jing, it's fine if you don't talk." He said in a calm tone, reaching out to shake the straw off Zhong Xiaoshu's head.

Zhong Xiaoshu grinned, and just wanted to reach out to pull the corner of his clothes, but then he was afraid that his dirty hands would stain his clean clothes, so he took them back in embarrassment.

"I just smelled the smell of medicine in the room." Song Zuiyi asked, "Is your grandpa sick?"

Zhong Xiaoshu nodded and shook his head, pointed at the room and at himself.

"The medicine boiled in the room is yours?" Song Zuiyi guessed based on his movements, "Is your grandpa really sick?"

Zhong Xiaoshu nodded, clenched a fist with one hand and coughed a few times.

"Cold?" Song Zuiyi frowned, and only after hearing his words did he realize that his face was flushed abnormally.

It's just that Zhong Xiaoshu's face was covered with mud, and the room was dimly lit just now, Song Zuiyi didn't notice that he had a fever for a while.

He sighed, and originally planned to find the money bag and leave, but Zhong Xiaoshu looked too much like his friend in the orphanage when he was young.His heart softened immediately, so he took out his handkerchief and bent down to gently wipe off the mud on his face.

As soon as the distance was pulled in, Zhong Xiaoshu was so close that he could see Song Zuiyi's face when he raised his head slightly.He stiffened and stayed where he was.His breath was filled with the faint orchid musk from his body, mixed with a bitter medicinal smell.The two are not in conflict, and even smell a little nice.At least it was the best smell Zhong Xiaoshu had ever smelled in his life.It smells even better than the meat buns bought on the street.

Song Zuiyi wiped his face and slowly opened the distance.Reaching out to push back the hair hanging on his chest, he lowered his head and looked at him, "Find me at Jinshan Academy tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he took out a piece of silver and handed it to him, "Go get some medicine in a while, and buy some clothes by the way."

Zhong Xiaoshu's nose suddenly turned sour, and tears welled up from his eyes.No one in this life has treated him so well except Grandpa.

He tugged his sleeves to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and nodded indiscriminately, for fear that Song Zuiyi would go back on his word.

"I'm leaving." Song Zuiyi turned around, "Don't worry, I will see a doctor for your grandfather's illness."

Then, under Zhong Xiaoshu's grateful eyes, he walked farther and farther.

Song Zuiyi is not very poor, and Jinshan Academy's treatment is good.He usually doesn't spend a lot of money, and he got 3000 taels from Chu Liuxiang a few days ago.He can be considered to be well off now, and in the afternoon he bought a small yard in the city, and then treated Grandpa Zhong Xiaoshu.How much is left.

On the way, I saw a lot of children looking at him secretly, but Song Zuiyi was very strange.When the heart is hard, no one will sympathize, but when the heart is soft, it is very easy.These children who stopped him just now were different from Zhong Xiaoshu.Although he had only been in contact with Zhong Xiaoshu for less than a quarter of an hour, the child could clearly see the difference between them.

After eating something casually in the city, he rushed to the academy without stopping.It just so happened that the few people who were usually close to Sun Fei hadn't gone back yet, and when they saw Song Zuiyi coming back, they immediately surrounded him.

"Master Song! What happened to Sun Fei?"

Zhu Wei looked at him worriedly, his face full of panic.He was usually inseparable from Sun Fei, but when he first heard the news of Sun Fei's death, he was dumbstruck and couldn't believe it.

Song Zuiyi pondered for a moment, "Sun Feitao, he really passed away." There was no hint of teasing in his tone, and he told them a sad fact about Zhu Wei.

Zhu Wei stayed where he was, and said in a blunt tone: "Impossible! We had an appointment that afternoon." He cried and shook his head, pulling Song Zuiyi's clothes and repeating over and over again.

"We were still fishing in Daming Lake that day! Aunt Qiu also told us to go back early. Why did Sun Fei die!"

Zhu Wei sobbed, tears filling his cheeks.

"Wait." Song Zuiyi suddenly pressed Zhu Wei's shoulder, his face condensed, "You said you met Aunt Qiu that afternoon?"

Zhu Wei nodded blankly, wondering why Master Song asked such a question.She also responded to him with a crying voice. "We were fishing at that time, and Aunt Qiu came over. There were quite a lot of people at that time. We thought she came with someone else."

He recalled for a moment, frowning, "She saw Fei and told him to go back early. She saw Fei's mother looking for her. Then Fei went back and told us to come back another day."

Song Zuiyi coughed, and a guess came to his mind.He asked again: "You and Sun Fei got close, did you find anything wrong with Aunt Qiu?"

"Aunt Qiu?" Zhu Wei thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered something, "We can meet her every time we go out."

"Every time?"

"Every time." Zhu Wei said: "I even told Sun Fei that this Aunt Qiu seemed to be following him. Then Sun Fei said that his father asked Aunt Qiu to watch him, otherwise he would go to Happy Hall to gamble."

Song Zuiyi closed his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, "Do you know Aunt Qiu?"

"It's not acquaintance." Zhu Wei frowned, "It's Sun Fei who often talks about her to us."

"Sun Fei knows her very well?" Song Zuiyi raised his eyebrows.

Zhu Wei hesitated and said, "It looks familiar. Sun Fei said that Aunt Qiu often brought him food. Besides, Aunt Qiu is much gentler than her mother."

Since Aunt Qiu treats Sun Fei so well, and it sounds like Sun Fei doesn't hate Aunt Qiu either.Then why did Mrs. Sun have such an expression when she mentioned her?Besides, if Aunt Qiu and Sun Fei had a good relationship, how could she kill Sun Fei?

"Has Aunt Qiu done anything strange to Sun Fei?"

Zhu Wei was puzzled and said, "Strange thing? That's not true, but sometimes he reminds Sun Fei not to forget to bring a mosquito repellent sachet."

Sachet?Song Zuiyi rubbed his chin, thinking, could there be something in that sachet?

Seeing that he kept asking about Aunt Qiu, Zhu Wei gasped, and asked him with a pale face, "Master Song, is Sun Fei's death related to Aunt Qiu?"

Song Zuiyi collected his thoughts and said calmly, "It's nothing, I just met Aunt Qiu, and I'm a little curious."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wei misunderstood what he meant, and was extremely surprised, "Master Song, don't you think you have a crush on Aunt Qiu?"

Startled by his own thoughts, he quickly waved to him, "Don't! Sun Fei's father likes Aunt Qiu! You are so handsome, you can choose any girl in Jinan City, but don't fall in love with Aunt Qiu! !"

Song Zuiyi was stunned, and knocked him on the head amusedly, "What are you thinking, how could I fall in love with Aunt Qiu. It's also..."

"What is it?" Zhu Wei asked.

Song Zuiyi was taken aback for a moment, and almost blurted out Chu Liuxiang's name just now.His brows and eyes were a little cold, he must have been in contact with Chu Liuxiang too much, that's why he was the first to think of him.

"It's nothing." He shook his head, "Go back quickly. Don't think too much about Sun Fei."

Zhu Wei sighed, bowed his head and went back.An unspeakable uncomfortable feeling from the back.

It looks like I have to go to the prefect's mansion again tomorrow.Song Zuiyi was a little puzzled and still didn't quite understand, and even had an absurd idea.

The sun was so poisonous that I stood under the sun for a long time.Even though my hands and feet were cold, I was sweating a lot now.Song Zuiyi wiped his forehead, and was going to rest for a while before going to the city to look at the courtyard.

The idea of ​​living in Jinan City has been around for a long time, and I originally planned to save money for a few years.Unexpectedly, Yingzi actually took out 3000 taels to buy the box.This is cheaper for him, at least he can buy a yard with two entrances.

I stayed at the inn until the afternoon when the sun was setting and the weather was not so hot.Song Zuiyi went to someone he knew and asked what yards were for sale nearby.

After going around in circles, I finally settled on a small courtyard house.

Pushing open the door, there are three blue tile houses with a large area in the middle.A master bedroom with a study on the left and a guest room on the right.

There are two small houses on the south side. According to the owner of the yard, one is the kitchen and the other is for storing sundries.There are also two wing rooms at the north gate, where Zhong Xiaoshu and his grandfather live just right.

What satisfied Song Zuiyi the most was a peach tree planted in the corner of the yard, and a stone table was placed under the tree.

It may be because the owner of the house has children, and there is a swing next to the book.The wall is covered with lingxiaohua, but the flowers have just fallen, and they are infinitely green when they come into view.

Song Zuiyi was very satisfied and bought the yard on the spot.

After paying the money, they hired a few people to help move the things from Lijia Village.Busy until night fell, Song Zuiyi ate dinner hastily and was nestling in the study to sort out books.

While sorting out, he found the book that made him embarrassed last time. Song Zuiyi flipped through it, and the pages in it became more and more exciting.His face was flushed, and now when he read this book, he remembered that ridiculous afternoon with Chu Liuxiang.

He stuffed the book in the corner casually, and left the study in a hurry.

Early the next morning, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the academy, he saw Zhong Xiaoshu squatting at the gate.

Seeing him coming, Zhong Xiaoshu quickly stood up.After washing his face and putting on clean clothes, Zhong Xiaoshu looked much more pleasing to the eye.

"So early?" Song Zuiyi walked over steadily, looked him up and down, and nodded in satisfaction.

Zhong Xiaoshu tugged at his clothes uncomfortably, and lowered his head a little shyly.

"Your grandfather is still at home now?"

Zhong Xiaoshu shook his head, pointed to the inn not far from the academy, and smiled.

Song Zuiyi had a smile on his lips, "Are you and your grandfather the only ones in your family?"

Hearing his words, Zhong Xiaoshu shook his head, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of being taller than himself, then pinched his hair and divided it into two halves, shaking it.

Song Zuiyi smiled complacently, "You said you have a sister?"

Zhong Xiaoshu nodded happily, squatted on the ground and wrote two words crookedly: Prefect.

"Your sister is in the prefect's mansion?" Song Zuiyi restrained the smile on his face.

Zhong Xiaoshu nodded.

Song Zuiyi asked: "Is it good-looking, looks sixteen or seventeen?"

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