"Hmm! Hmm? Mmmmm..." He Licheng frowned and struggled desperately, the more he struggled, the tighter the knot on his body became, and he shook his head desperately trying to break free from the bondage on his mouth, the quilt slipped a little during the struggle.

"Shh, don't make noise," Yu Zhiye pressed his index finger to his lips, "Whenever you quarrel, I get annoyed, and when I get annoyed, I can't count the movements of my hands."

"Hmm!" He Licheng's voice suddenly weakened, he lay on the bed and wanted to back up, but he could only stick against the wall, which didn't give him any more sense of security.

"Don't worry, I'm a good citizen." Yu Zhiye put a smile on his lips, and even tilted his head slightly to pretend to be innocent, "Don't move, it's not good if Mr. He is gone. .”

He Licheng roared in his heart whether to deny Yu Zhiye's words, but in fact the only thing he could do was to nod with a mournful face, and he couldn't be too mournful for fear of making the other party unhappy.

Of course, no good citizen would jump into a closed room wearing a face scarf and dark clothes in the middle of the night, but since what Yu Zhiye has done so far has not caused him any serious crimes in the government, the person he is dealing with is not a good person either. , then just believe what Yu Zhiye said.

"I'm just here to ask a few questions, you just need to nod or shake your head," Yu Zhiye picked up a peach, and his eyes fell on the small plump red fruit, "Do you understand?"

He Licheng nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Yu Zhiye held the knife and baked it on the candle for a few seconds, then took out a cloth and wiped the knife edge.

The torn cloth was thrown away, and Yu Zhiyefu slowly said, "Young Master He won the head of the musician, are you happy?"

He Licheng probably knew why Yu Zhiye came here, but...he didn't know how to answer this question to satisfy Yu Zhiye.

He shook his head tentatively.

"Aren't you happy?" Yu Zhiye spoke very slowly, he picked up the knife and began to peel Hantao under the swaying firelight, "Why aren't you happy?"

The tip of the knife was almost touching his fingertips, but the person involved didn't seem to notice it. The peach-red skin was gradually cut into a long strip of uniform width by the knife.

"Mmm...mm." He Licheng sobbed softly.

Yu Zhiye continued, with an insincere desire to explore in his tone: "Let me guess, is it because it was bought with money, so I deserve it?"

How dare He Licheng lie at this moment.He nodded, tears were about to come down, and the cloth band on his lips was also stained with water.

"Do you feel sorry for the other musicians?" Yu Zhiye peeled Hantao, and the complete peel fell on the table.

He put down his knife and carried Gao Xiaohantao, looking at his handicraft.

To save his life, He Licheng continued to nod with tears in his eyes.

"Then do you want to go over and apologize to the other musicians?" Yu Zhiye shifted his gaze from Hantao to He Licheng while serving the food, "Or give the audience of the competition a little sincerity of repentance?"

He Licheng froze with fright from the light eyes, both of them were trembling.

He was a little bit broken: Of course not, the life and death of other people has nothing to do with him.

He shook his head, nodded again, shook his head again, tears were all in his eyes.

Yu Zhiye looked at his panicked expression indifferently, and continued to ask: "Why don't you tell the whole story of how you bribed the referee in the market tomorrow morning?"

He Licheng shook his head desperately: "Woo! Woo!"

No, no, then his father and uncle will beat him to death.

Yu Zhiye ate the peach and spit out the core, he stopped laughing: "You're not good."

It rained heavily last night and the weather cooled down overnight.

Those small episodes in the night were submerged in the sound of rain, and disappeared into the dawn along with the night.

However, the early morning in Baitao Town was still full of prosperity early in the morning.

Before dawn, there will be chickens and birds singing, and when the sky is slightly brighter, there will be an endless stream of vendors walking through the streets and alleys, stepping on the bluestone slabs with the water stains in pairs, making a series of crisp patters .

The cool morning breeze blows the earth.

The quilt on the bed warms the sleeping traveler.

Yu Zhiye does not get up early on weekdays, but it is rare for him to go to bed very late.

Usually when Pei Jinxin knocked on his door in the morning, Yu Zhiye would have already woken up, so whether he had washed or not was another matter.

But today Pei Jinxin knocked on the door two or three times, but no one answered.

Later, when the sun was high, Pei Jinxin's door was knocked by Yu Zhiye.

"Morning." Yu Zhiye stood in front of the door with a listless and dull look, obviously several strands of blue hair that hadn't been combed very well were randomly wrapped in his clothes.

Pei Jinxin was a little surprised, and then laughed out loud: "What's wrong with you?"

"It rained last night, so I didn't sleep well." Yu Zhiye was still holding his pitifully small package in his hand, and yawned as he spoke, "I don't have much luggage, so I'll move it here for you."

"Okay... I slept pretty well," Pei Jinxin smiled and stretched out his hand to pull his hair out of his collar, and then let him in sideways, "Are you hungry?"

Yu Zhiye nodded, went in and ran to lie on the bed: "A little bit."

Yu Zhiye and Pei Jinxin wandered the streets for a while, and even ate lunch when they found a restaurant.

The sun was hot and the wind was cold, and they said they wanted to visit Baitao Town, but they couldn't find any good places to go, so the two went into a teahouse to listen to books.

They came early, and there was no one in the teahouse yet.

Pei Jinxin usually listens to books occasionally, so he dragged Yu Zhiye to the private seat next to the orchids on the second floor and sat down. Facing the waiter who came up to serve him, he ordered a table of good tea and snacks.

The tea money charged at this good seat by the window is slightly more expensive than other tables, but the price/performance ratio is quite high.

From the window, you can see most of the unobstructed Baitao Town, and you can see the bustling crowd, but it is not too noisy, and it is not as noisy as the first floor. You can hear the voice of the storyteller downstairs, and you can also hear some of the others. Chat and discuss.

After a while, the hall was half full, and the big guys were talking enthusiastically while the storyteller hadn't started.

In the hall, people selling sesame seed cakes and fried dough sticks were walking around carrying baskets.

Those gossips reached Pei Jinxin's ears.

Pei Jinxin looked downstairs.

"Have you heard...the He family..."

"What did you hear? Say it quickly! What's the point?"

"Hey, Young Master He was found at the back door of Chunfeng Building early in the morning."

"Good guy, which He family? Which son?"

"You are so confused, how many famous He families are there in Baitao Town? How many young masters of the He family like to visit Chunfeng Tower?"

"Oh! Oh oh!" The person who spoke lowered his voice a little bit, just a little bit, and his tone of gossip was not restrained at all, "Young master, He Licheng?"

Pei Jinxin turned around and asked Yu Zhiye, "What happened to He Licheng?"

Yu Zhiye was peeling boiled chestnuts, and the plump chestnut flesh was exposed when he pinched it. Hearing this, his eyes were indifferent, and he asked indifferently, "How do I know?"

I heard the voice downstairs again.

"Who found it?"

"It is said that it is the aunt in the Chunfeng Building. When she went out in the morning, she saw Mr. He wrapped up like a rice dumpling and thrown at the back door. The quilt was wet and she had no clothes on. She said in a daze, 'I'm dirty I'm shameless, I don't deserve it', and muttered that he wanted to apologize to the other musicians, but the people in Chunfeng Building were afraid that something would happen, so they dragged him back into the building."

Pei Jinxin twitched his brows lightly.

"Who did it?"

"Who knows then!"

"No one cares?"

"How?"

"The He family doesn't care?"

"Hahaha, look at him like that, it's embarrassing. The He family hides it, for fear that others will know that their young master likes to visit brothels."

"Is there any need to hide this... Tsk, but is it related to the match two days ago? Recently, there have been many rumors that He Licheng is the leader who bought it. It seems that this is true..."

"You don't even think about it, just rely on his skills, you can make do with it, and wow, your news is too late, there is a lot of noise on East Street this morning."

"What's the noise?"

"Isn't it just the matter of the musician competition, the government has sent people to thoroughly investigate this matter."

"Hey, good guy!"

Pei Jinxin moved his body closer to Yu Zhiye's seat, and asked softly, "Didn't you really do it?"

Yu Zhiye took the time to stuff the peeled chestnuts into Pei Jinxin's mouth: "How can I be so powerful that I can move the government?"

Pei Jinxin opened his mouth and ate it whole. After chewing it twice, he said vaguely, "Isn't there something about He Licheng being thrown outside?"

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. Yu Zhiye said he didn't sleep well last night, and He Licheng was thrown at the back door of the brothel early in the morning.Are these two things really unrelated?

"Maybe he went to the brothel without paying and was thrown in the backyard?" Yu Zhiye raised his eyebrows.

"Don't fool me," Pei Jinxin pretended to be serious, but still couldn't hold back his smile, and gently reached out to hold Yu Zhiye's hand, "A person like him is not worth your while."

Yu Zhiye naturally understood Pei Jinxin's temperament, so he never thought of letting Pei Jinxin know that he personally went to find He Licheng.

But he is not that good-tempered, and in an exchange of equal value, of course, if there is a grudge, he must revenge, and if there is a grudge, he must complain.

He didn't trust the government, he didn't trust others, but he just threatened He Licheng and threw him out of the street when He Licheng refused to cooperate. This was already Yu Zhiye's restrained behavior.

Yu Zhiye sneered, and said ambiguously: "He has done so many unrighteous things that he will kill himself, and I don't need to take care of him, and of course someone else will take care of him."

After hearing Yu Zhiye's words, Pei Jinxin's eyes darkened, but it only took a moment for him to return to his usual gentle look: "As long as you don't mind it, it's fine."

"I don't care." Yu Zhiye smiled casually, never leaking anything from the beginning to the end.

Hey, Pei Jinxin sighed inwardly, lowered his eyes, grabbed Yu Zhiye's left hand and gently squeezed it: "What is He Licheng, the ranking of the competition, these are all irrelevant things to me."

And everything about Yu Zhiye, even a strand of hair is as important as a thousand weights.

Yu Zhiye raised his eyebrows and responded meaningfully: "...Oh."

The rumor that He Licheng would come to apologize to the other six musicians who were in the finals at that time seems to be just a rumor.

The government said that the case was opened for investigation, and there were some disputes over money and rights. It is said that it is advancing step by step. The person who took the bribe has been found out, and the statement is still being recorded.

However, He Licheng's No.1 has already existed in name only due to repeated accidents.

There are even nursery rhymes circulating in the streets and alleys...

"He's parents, He's family is short, He's Wulang's family hides."

"Successful growth, short-sightedness, and bragging all depend on stolen goods."

The He family's reputation has been ruined in a mess - everything is to blame.

Leaving aside the unworthy things, Chen Jing finally handed over the chosen gift to Pei Jinxin at night, even the packaging was very particular.

Pei Jinxin shook the square box, but didn't hear any sound.

"What is this?" Pei Jinxin asked, after all, he was not willing to take apart the exquisite and beautiful packaging.

"You'll know when you give it away." Chen Jing seemed to be in a particularly good mood, her brows and eyes were full of complacency, "I promise you both will like it."

"...Can't you tell me what it is first?" Pei Jinxin asked with a helpless smile, not understanding why Chen Jing even wanted to hide it from him, "I want to give Zhiye a surprise, not you to give me a surprise."

"Oh! It seems to be right." Chen Jing showed a look of sudden realization, and said with a smile, "It's a barrier knife, a very beautiful short knife."

"Knife?" Pei Jinxin was taken aback.

"That's right." Chen Jing said with a smile.

Yu Zhiye was also a little dazed when he received the gift.

Although Pei Jinxin had given him many things, none of them were as neat and grand as this time.

When a gift is packaged, it seems to be endowed with a strong sense of ritual.

The two sat cross-legged on the bed, Pei Jinxin stared at Yu Zhiye's hand opening the gift.

Yu Zhiye untied the dark green ribbon, opened the brocade, and then opened the wooden box wrapped in the brocade.

A hairpin made of gardenia flowers was placed in the sunken place on the inside of the box, and obviously another thing attracted Yu Zhiye's attention more.

"Knife?" Yu Zhiye was taken aback, took out the knife and pulled it out of the scabbard.

A very nice short knife indeed.

The blade is snow-white, the handle is black, and the joint is surrounded by blue jade. The handle is wrapped with mysterious dark engravings, which are also consistent with the patterns on the scabbard.

Yu Zhiye slowly turned the dagger in his hand, the narrow and straight blade was covered with a flickering blue light.

He stretched out his hand and flicked the blade with his fingertips, and the blade made a crisp "ding" sound immediately, and the vibrating echo fluttered lightly over the quiet room.

Previously, after Pei Jinxin was stunned for a while, he understood why he had to give a knife as a gift - this barrier knife can not only meet some of Yu Zhiye's needs when he goes up the mountain, but also can be used for his self-defense.

At the same time, it is short and light, with dual meanings of practicality and decoration.

It is indeed a rare gift for Yu Zhiye.

There was more than one gift in the box, and Pei Jinxin didn't know it either.

It's past July, and the gardenias are no longer in bloom, but the gift contains a gardenia that doesn't thank you.

The delicate white and slightly green petals bloom on the head of the wooden hairpin, which is both moist and not too delicate.

Yu Zhiye understood the meaning of gardenia, he hooked the corner of his mouth, picked up the hairpin and stuck it in Pei Jinxin's hair: "Thank you, I like it very much."

Pei Jinxin's head tightened, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Just like it."

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Containing peaches is cherries!There is no need to peel the skin, the little fish is just playing handsome

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