fox-like
While Zhou Lexing was deeply experiencing the brotherhood within the Zhou family, Gu Jiansheng's home was unusually quiet and deserted.
The stove in the house hadn't been lit yet, and Zhou Lanhua stayed inside as usual, not going out to check even when she heard the noise.
Gu Jiansheng was already used to this lifeless environment. He started scooping rice to cook, his clean hands stirring the rice soup. Suddenly, he frowned and stared at his hand in a daze.
Before Gu Jiansheng realized that he could no longer control his body, he had enjoyed a period of ordinary life.
His father was still at home at that time.
Although his mother was always scolded and disliked by his father, she was still gentle with Gu Jiansheng. She often held him in her arms and praised him for his good looks, fair hands and feet, and his beautiful face.
Gu Jiansheng was smug and proud of his charm, but as his father left and his mother gradually took his place, she cried and cursed, and went mad when she saw his face. She broke countless rattan benches. But in front of outsiders, Zhou Lanhua still had to put on a proud and self-respecting appearance, and waited for the heartless man to return.
"Oh."
Is being good-looking a good thing?
not necessarily.
However, Gu Jiansheng once found an opportunity to scratch his face, after which the enraged He Huaizhi severed his tendons and cut off two of his fingers.
But the final result will not change. He will still be kept by He Huaizhi, completely becoming a caged bird, unable to control his own destiny, and will become a dog at that man's feet, where even barking is a luxury.
It's clear that even if being good-looking is a bad thing, ruining your face and hands won't help.
However, that's all in the past.
Gu Jiansheng composed himself and continued cooking.
Besides a cleaver hanging on the wall, there was a newly made hook, a cleaver, a sickle, an axe, and a hoe piled up in the corner of the kitchen.
His days are far from over; he still needs to rekindle his old flame with those people.
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"Look, that guy is still lying under the tree."
After his afternoon nap, Zhou Lixing was still worried about his younger brother's character, so he dragged Zhou Lexing out to look for someone.
"Who is he? Bro, do you know him?"
Zhou Lixing remained silent.
To be honest, he didn't just know this greasy guy; he was also his colleague.
His home is in the next village. His surname is Li, and his name is Li Jianshan.
Zhou Lixing: "Why did you just leave him under the tree?"
Zhou Lexing: "Otherwise, where would you throw it?"
There was absolutely no way he would send this disgusting guy to the clinic.
Zhou Lixing gave him a meaningful look.
Zhou Lexing immediately became alert: "What?"
Zhou Lixing: "Tell me honestly, is that all you did to stop him from entering the mountain? Nothing else?"
Zhou Lexing hesitated for a moment. Although it was disgusting and shameful to talk about, he thought it was better to let Zhou Lixing file the complaint first than to let Zhou Lixing find out about it from this foul-mouthed guy.
Upon hearing Li Jianshan's words, Zhou Lixing's expression became even more complicated.
To be fair, his younger brother is not bad-looking.
Although this guy's hair has been shaved into a mess recently, and I don't know who did it, after shaving off his overly long hair, he looks much more handsome and even more like a good-looking young man.
However, Zhou Lixing had never seen homosexuals before. Although he had heard stories of men being drowned in pig cages for kissing other men, he only listened to them as stories. Moreover, his younger brother was a tough nut to crack. It was good enough that he didn't hit people, yet someone still dared to disgust him.
This is also a misconception of Zhou Lixing's.
After all, judging from his appearance, Zhou Lexing now has nothing to do with labels like gloomy and unapproachable, and he doesn't have the words "thug" written on his face. People who haven't been bothered by him before naturally don't know his reputation.
"So what do we do now?"
According to Zhou Lexing's thinking, he was already being merciful by not beating the man to a pulp, but Zhou Lixing was clearly not at ease, so he could only let him make the decision.
"...Let's splash some water on him to wake him up. It's so hot here, if he gets heatstroke, he'll be dead in no time, and we can't take the responsibility." After all, he was the one who asked to come and check on him, and it wouldn't be good for him to set a bad example for his younger brother at this time.
“Although he, well, verbally took advantage of you, you also knocked him unconscious, so you're even.” Seeing Zhou Lexing’s unconvinced look, Zhou Lixing gently pushed him: “Alright, go to that house at the end of the village and borrow a ladle to get some water. I’ll stay here and keep watch.”
Zhou Lexing left reluctantly.
After Zhou Lixing saw him walk away, he squatted down, looked at the disgusting face of the man surnamed Li covered in ants, smiled slightly, and revealed his foxy nature again.
Not far away, Gu Jiansheng, who had returned, took advantage of the midday sun when there were few people out and about. He carried a sickle he had prepared and a basket on his back as a disguise. Unexpectedly, he saw the Zhou brothers again at this time and stayed by the side of the man surnamed Li.
Gu Jiansheng frowned immediately, but seeing Zhou Lexing walking back, he carefully hid for a moment. When he peeked out again, he saw Zhou Lexing going to the Tiger Head Creek, looking for something.
The two were not far apart, and there was hardly any cover in that area. If Gu Jiansheng were to make a move at this moment, Zhou Lixing could see everything just by turning his head.
Do we really want to let this guy surnamed Li live one more day?
Gu Jiansheng thought of the disgusting way the man surnamed Li spied on him, and how he turned around and threatened him after being discovered. He gripped the sickle tightly in his hand, and his feet seemed to be rooted to the spot. He could only watch helplessly as Zhou Lixing finished his work by Hutou Creek and returned to the man surnamed Li's side.
He saw Zhou Lixing hooking one hand around the hem of Li's trousers and stuffing something inside with the other, so he took a few steps back.
After a while, Zhou Lexing returned excitedly, carrying not only a ladle but also a large bucket.
"Brother, let me do it."
Zhou Lixing glanced at the bucket in his hand, found it amusing, but didn't stop him. He followed Zhou Lexing to the Hutou Creek and then searched for something by the creek.
After Zhou Lexing walked back with a large bucket of water, satisfied, he said, "Wait. Let me wash my hands first."
Zhou Lexing naturally wouldn't refuse.
He wouldn't object if you splashed this greasy man with your foot bath water.
Zhou Lixing washed his hands carefully. There was a lot of water in the bucket, so he crushed a handful of fruit and put it in, but the color didn't change at all.
His expression remained unchanged: "Alright, go ahead."
Zhou Lexing strode over there, carrying the bucket of water with a triumphant air.
"Splash—!"
Even in the sweltering summer, such a large bucket of water was incredibly refreshing, and the impact was undeniable, instantly washing the ants off Mr. Li's face.
"Um!"
Mr. Li woke up groggily, feeling terrible pain all over his body. His eyes were also covered in water, so he kept wiping them down.
Before Zhou Lexing could even utter a few harsh words to warn him, Zhou Lixing grabbed his arm and turned to run away.
Zhou Lexing: "?!"
The two plunged headfirst into the nearby mountain pass and into a pile of weeds as tall as a person.
Just as Zhou Lexing was about to ask what was going on, he saw Gu Jiansheng squatting in the haystack with a bamboo basket on his back, staring at them blankly.
Zhou Lexing: "???"
Zhou Lixing: "What a coincidence."
Zhou Lixing, however, showed no sign of guilt.
If it were anyone else, he would have had to say something diplomatic, but Gu Jiansheng was known for being soft-hearted, or to put it bluntly, cowardly and spineless. Zhou Lixing wasn't afraid of him talking nonsense outside, and the fact that he was squatting here silently meant that something must have happened.
Zhou Lexing glanced at the sickle in Gu Jiansheng's hand, then at the bamboo basket on his back, and his attention was immediately diverted: "What are you going to pick? I'll help you."
Zhou Lixing glanced at his younger brother with some surprise.
Could it be that Zhou Lexing and Gu Jiansheng really got to know each other while he was away from home?
Just as Zhou Lixing was thinking this, he saw Gu Jiansheng shake his head and refuse.
Zhou Lexing didn't care, and finally decided to spare some attention for the man jumping and screaming under the tree outside.
"What is he doing?" Zhou Lexing turned his gaze away in disgust as the man outside yelled and reached for his underwear.
"Brother, why are you afraid of this guy? I can punch him so hard he'll be sent flying to his grandma's house."
That statement used to be somewhat boastful, since even if Zhou Lexing knew how to box, he could only knock people down at most.
But things are different now. With his strength, it's hard to say how far a punch could send someone flying.
"Why would I be afraid of him?" Zhou Lixing said calmly, ignoring his younger brother's suspicious gaze. "We're not afraid of him, but aren't you worried that he'll come to our house, cause trouble for Mom, and become the laughingstock of the neighbors?"
this……
That makes perfect sense.
Zhou Lexing knew his mistake and corrected it; he wasn't the type to stick his neck out, but...
"When I kicked him earlier, he stared at me for quite a while."
But his eyes were so greasy, they made my fist hard just looking at them.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lixing smiled slightly, his tone still calm: "It's alright. He certainly wouldn't dare to spread those outrageous things he said outside, and why would he go into the mountains for no reason?"
When there were outsiders present, Zhou Lixing only touched on the topic briefly.
"Don't worry, he'll definitely keep this to himself."
Gu Jiansheng looked at Zhou Lixing with an inscrutable expression, then lowered his gaze when Zhou Lixing glanced over as if sensing something.
Zhou Lexing was unaware of the misunderstanding between them. When the man outside took off his clothes and ran towards Hutou Creek with a strange cry, he clicked his tongue in amazement: "There really are all kinds of people in this world."
Seeing that the greasy man's streaking wasn't going to stop anytime soon, the three quickly retreated along the winding path of weeds.
"What exactly do you want to pick? It's so hot now, why don't I go with you tomorrow morning?" Although Zhou Lexing was tongue-tied whenever he saw Gu Jiansheng, he couldn't help but chatter on and on in front of this person, as if it would be a waste not to say something.
Especially after confirming that his father was not a former educated youth who had run away from the countryside, he felt relieved and free from any constraints.
Zhou Lexing himself couldn't figure out what was going on.
Zhou Lixing, however, looked at the two of them thoughtfully.
"No."
Gu Jiansheng walked with his head down, his voice low, which made him appear somewhat timid.
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