Chapter 5 Green skirt
Xu Changsheng got up as soon as it was dawn. He didn't sleep well last night. He kept having nightmares and woke up several times. Now he was awakened again. It was already dark, so he simply got up.
Fortunately, it didn't rain anymore today, it was just overcast and gloomy, which is often the weather in small towns in spring.
After one night, Xu Changsheng felt better, as long as no one mentioned it.
After eating some leftovers from last night, we went to Li Tui's tofu shop. Xu Changsheng got up earlier and walked through some remote alleys, and didn't meet many people along the way.
When they arrived at Li Tui's tofu shop, the door was still not open. Xu Changsheng went around to the back door and found that Li Ruan was the only one working in the kitchen. Li Tui probably hadn't gotten up yet.
"Why did Xiao Changsheng come so early today?" Li Ruan seemed to still not know what happened yesterday, and smiled as usual.
But Xu Changsheng was still a little embarrassed. He lowered his head slightly and said, "I got up a little early today and had nothing to do at home, so I came here."
"Okay, Changsheng, please wait a moment while I prepare today's tofu." After saying that, he turned around to pack up.
Xu Changsheng hurried in to help together, two people are faster than one person. Seeing this, Li Ruan smiled slightly and touched his head.
Xu Changsheng also raised his head and smiled at Li Ruan. For some reason, seeing Li Ruan's smile, he suddenly felt much calmer.
When Xu Changsheng was about to step out of the door with the tofu, Li Tui slowly came downstairs. When he saw Xu Changsheng, he seemed to suddenly think of something, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly forgot them. He had been brewing for a long time, but he didn't.
Thinking about it, I had to ask Xu Changsheng to come back after delivering the tofu.
Xu Changsheng thought for a while and realized that he definitely didn't dare to "steal classes" anymore today and had nothing else to do, so he agreed.
After Xu Changsheng left, Li Ruan rolled his eyes at Li Tui and said, "Dad, you must have lost your mind after drinking, right?"
Li Tui was not happy, "Have you ever said that about your father? I just woke up and I was a little confused."
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, a jug of old wine on the counter in the distance was put into Li Tui's hand. He raised his hand, took a big sip, burped, and said happily: "Okay, now I want to
Get up."
Every time Xu Changsheng arrived at a house, he would turn around and run away after delivering the tofu, without giving the other person a chance to talk to him, for fear that the other person would ask about yesterday's events.
But when we arrived at Lotus Lane, we had no choice, because there was Gu Lingqing’s tofu today. Although Xu Changsheng had reserved it until the end to give it away, he still had to give it away, right? Xu Changsheng even suspected that this was specially ordered by Gu Lingqing.
I have never ordered tofu from Li Tui's house before, but I suddenly ordered it today, probably just to get Xu Changsheng to come to his house.
So Xu Changsheng had no choice but to knock on Gu Lingqing's door. It seemed that Gu Lingqing was waiting at the door specially. As soon as Xu Changsheng knocked, Gu Lingqing opened the door and stuck his head out.
Seeing that it was indeed Xu Changsheng, he looked happy, then he opened the door wide and walked out openly.
"Hey, isn't this Xu Changsheng who stole class yesterday? He actually had the nerve to come out and run around. He is indeed a bastard, so shameless and skinless, hahahaha." Gu Lingqing pointed at Xu Changsheng and said loudly without any concealment.
, and did not accept the tofu in Xu Changsheng’s hand.
Not sure whether he was shy or angry, Xu Changsheng's face turned red, but he didn't know how to argue. He just clenched his fists tightly.
Not far away, Lu Pin and Peng Qiming also heard Gu Lingqing's voice, walked out of their homes, and surrounded Xu Changsheng to ridicule him.
Xu Changsheng didn't speak. He seemed to have suddenly calmed down. He just stared at the three people opposite him and slowly placed the tofu at Gu Lingqing's feet. He turned around and strode away, but his steps were slightly stiff, as if he was being imprisoned.
What are you wearing?
Gu Lingqing and the others were still pointing at Xu Changsheng's back and laughing. They didn't feel comfortable until they could no longer see Xu Changsheng.
Home. And Xu Changsheng started to run in a place where no one was around. It seemed that only when he was running, he could feel a little calmer.
He didn't stop until he reached the street and started walking slowly, but also with his head lowered, for fear of being recognized by others.
Suddenly, a pair of familiar figures seemed to pass by in front of them, but they turned to another street. Xu Changsheng hesitated for a moment, but followed them.
After following him, he realized that he had seen it right. Su Sheng and Sun Yuexuan were walking on the street in front of them, wandering casually. Most of the time, Su Sheng was walking in front, and then he took a fancy to some gadget, and then
Sun Yuexuan ran over jumping up and down, her cute twin tails swaying behind her.
After looking at Xu Changsheng for a while, he turned around and left. He didn't expect that Su Sheng would get close to Sun Yuexuan without saying a word. But it was normal. They were both at the age when they were in love, and it was normal for them to have a crush on each other. Turning around
I seemed to have seen Wu Weihu at that time, but I don’t know if I saw it wrong.
When he returned to the tofu shop again, the sun was already high. Li Tui seemed to be waiting for Xu Changsheng at the door. As soon as he saw him, he quickly called him over and then pulled Xu Changsheng back to the shop.
Xu Changsheng heard some noises upstairs. It should be Li Ruan upstairs. Li Tui moved a large box out from the counter. Then he pointed at the box and said to Xu Changsheng: "This is what your sister Li Ruan packed up from home a few days ago."
I have some sundries, see if there is anything you can use, take it back if you can, if not I will take it and throw it away."
Xu Changsheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It had been like this many times before. When his parents passed away a few years ago, he didn't send tofu to Li Tui. In order to eat, Xu Changsheng sold whatever he could.
Most of them were sold, and a large part of the things in the house now were taken back from Li Tui's house.
Xu Changsheng opened the big box and found that it was indeed some sundries. There were all kinds of things, including some tattered clothes that Li Tui had worn. Xu Changsheng rummaged through it for a while and found a somewhat bumpy inkstone from it.
A writing brush that can still be used, an old sickle, take it back and sharpen it, and it can still be used.
At this time, Li Ruan also came down from the stairs, holding a few shabby books in his arms, which made his already high chest look ready to come out, and even a large patch of snow-white could be seen on the collar. Xu Changsheng felt a little dry in the mouth.
His tongue was dry and he quickly lowered his head.
Li Ruan walked down and squatted in front of Xu Changsheng and said: "Xiao Changsheng, I don't want these books anymore. They were all used by me when I was in a private school. I remember that you also attended a private school for a period of time. I want them.
Don’t take it back and look at it.”
Xu Changsheng looked at the few books in Li Ruan's hands. They seemed to be the same ones that Gao Jianzhi and the others had taken during class. Some of them had not even been seen before, and they should be discussed later.
He was also worried about how to continue studying without attending classes in school. After all, reading was something he had loved doing since he was a child, so he couldn't leave it behind. Unexpectedly, Li Ruan had a book here, so he immediately took it and nodded vigorously.
Li Ruan stood up and grabbed Xu Changsheng's hair and said with a smile: "Then I'll give it to you. This is a book I used back then. You have to protect it well. If I know you're throwing it away, I'll give it to you.
You have a meal."
As he spoke, he raised his little fist.
"No, no, I will definitely protect sister Li Ruan's book and make sure it won't be harmed at all." Xu Changsheng was very happy and hugged the book in his hand vigorously. For him, he got it this time.
These few books are more valuable than anything he had before.
Li Ruan was also very satisfied and continued to stroke Xu Changsheng's little head, "You're so good."
Li Tui looked at the playful siblings and said hello, saying that Tang Song had something to do with him. He casually put on some clothes and went out.
In fact, it goes without saying that he must have gone to drink with that guy from Tang and Song again. The two of them were veritable drinking buddies. When Li Tui ran out of wine, he would go to Tang and Song.
Song would come to Li Tui when he drank all the wine. I remember that there seemed to be a time when Tang and Song had not enough money to drink, and shopkeeper Qian didn’t want to sell wine to Tang and Song. Li Tui helped pay for the wine, so the two of them also
Just got to know each other.
Xu Changsheng also said goodbye to Li Ruan and went home happily holding the book in his arms.
As soon as he got home, he found Gao Jianzhi leaning against the wall again and looking at Xu Changsheng. He wanted to laugh at Xu Changsheng yesterday afternoon, but he didn't expect that Xu Changsheng didn't leave the room all afternoon, so he had no choice but to give up. There is no class today, so I specially
He woke up early, but he didn't expect that Xu Changsheng went out earlier than him. So he has been waiting there until now.
Looking at the book in Xu Changsheng's hand, Gao Jianzhi seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. His eyes widened, and he wiped his eyes with his hands and said: "Xu Changsheng, you are still holding the book, is it possible that you are also going to fight with me?"
Shall we go to school together? Where did you get the money? Could it be that it was stolen, just like this book? "
Xu Changsheng didn't want to talk to her. As long as Xu Changsheng chatted with her, he was guaranteed to talk non-stop. His character was exactly the same as his mother's.
So Xu Changsheng returned to the room, put down the book, and took the slingshot and a few stones. Gao Jianzhi was still on the wall and asked Xu Changsheng if he had stolen them.
Xu Changsheng walked out of the room, casually pulled the slingshot, and hit the place where Gao Jianzhi let go with a "pop" sound, just missing his hand by a small margin. He was so frightened that as soon as he put his hand down, his whole body fell back.
Own yard.
When he reacted, he yelled: "Xu Changsheng, you are a vulgar barbarian. You hit people with a slingshot. You can tell that you have never gone to school. Even if you go to school, Mr. Lu will definitely not want you."
Then I remembered the words in the book, "It's an insult to politeness, it's an insult to politeness."
Gao Mu also heard Gao Jianzhi's cry, and quickly ran out and took his hand to check carefully. After finding that it was intact, she still grabbed Xu Changsheng and scolded him.
Xu Changsheng didn't want to respond to them. He yawned and was about to go back and take a nap before reading. After all, he really didn't sleep well last night.
I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by the sound of Aunt He knocking on the door, telling him to go to dinner. Xu Changsheng went to the kitchen, filled a basin of cold water, and wiped his face vigorously several times before he woke up.
During the meal, Aunt He kept giving him some of Xu Changsheng's favorite dishes, but she didn't eat much of them, and most of the several bowls of food ended up in Xu Changsheng's stomach.
After eating, Aunt He was not in a hurry to clear the table as usual. Instead, she folded her hands on the table, looked at Xu Changsheng seriously, and asked: "Changsheng, what do you think I will send you to a private school?"
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Xu Changsheng didn't expect that Aunt He would ask this. He had obviously heard about what happened yesterday. But Xu Changsheng didn't feel embarrassed in front of Aunt He, but he shook his head. Aunt He was already very good to him, and he didn't want to do it again.
For Aunt He to bear so much burden because of his schooling, you must know that the money paid to go to a private school is not a small amount. Aunt He is also a person herself, and she usually only relies on washing clothes for others, or weaving some coarse cloth herself and selling it.
, it is not easy to exchange some daily necessities and occasionally buy some delicious food for Xu Changsheng to eat together.
Aunt He still wanted to persuade her, but Xu Changsheng quickly got up and helped clear away the dishes and chopsticks, and then took them to the kitchen with ease.
Aunt He stood in the hall and looked at Xu Changsheng's back, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xu Changsheng returned home, washed his hands first, and then slowly opened Li Ruan's book. Li Ruan's name was written on the first page. The handwriting was beautiful and made people look very comfortable. Then he slowly turned to the next page.
, it is already the main text, and Li Ruan also made a lot of dense annotations. It seems that he was very serious in class back then.
Most of these were learned by Xu Changsheng when he was stealing classes, and he turned over them very quickly, until he turned to a page, and Xu Changsheng found that there was an extra-curricular sentence written in the book.
Chapter completed!