Chapter 243 Greedy Orphan Nanny VS Mentally Retarded Young Master (10)
Jiang Shen heard the voices from the other end, and he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Stealing vegetables?
He looked down at the few tender vegetable leaves he was holding in his hand.
Jiang Shen felt he should run away immediately, but... if he really did something bad, then he couldn't run away, otherwise he would be an irresponsible bad kid.
She had taught him before, and others had taught him as well.
Jiang Shen was still struggling with his thoughts when the elderly folks, who acted swiftly, had already arrested him.
The perpetrators were caught red-handed.
The old man picked up a wooden stick and struck him on the back, yelling, "I'll teach you to steal vegetables! I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"
The stick landed heavily on his back.
The woman quickly stopped the man, shouting, "Wait, don't hit him, don't hit him!"
The woman was thinking carefully about something.
She remembered—wasn't this the silly boy from the Jiang family?
Jiang Shen stood there motionless.
He was extremely flustered; he felt like he had really done something wrong. He didn't know what to do; he felt like a bad person now.
He felt so sad, and his back hurt so much...
The woman saw him standing there blankly, looking quite pitiful, but she didn't say anything more.
It's unlikely he would intentionally come out to steal, and judging from his appearance, he clearly ran away without permission.
The two then took him back directly.
Jiang Shen was carrying a large backpack, his clothes were covered in mud, and his pockets were full of vegetable leaves.
He didn't say a word the whole way, just followed silently, like those wilted vegetable leaves.
After we get back...
Jiang Shen stood in the Jiang family's courtyard, looking as if he had just returned from a disaster.
Li Dongyan was almost scared to death.
Thankfully, he was alright. If anything else had happened, it would have been a disaster.
Jiang Shen looked back towards the gate; the elderly couple had already walked away. Only then did he speak, "I didn't mean to, I'm not a thief..."
Li Dongyan's expression was indeed not good, but he still said in a soft voice, "I know, it's okay. I already gave them the money, they won't blame you. Go back and change your clothes first."
Jiang Shen shook his head and prepared to leave again, saying, "I'm not going back, I'm going to find her."
Li Dongyan quickly grabbed him and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry... Just stay home and clean yourself up. We've found her, she'll be back soon."
"Really? You're not lying to me?" Jiang Shen asked in surprise.
"I'm not lying to you," Li Dongyan sighed.
...
morning.
Jiang Zhiyi was squatting on the muddy ground outside the small earthen house, pulling up small grasses and occasionally poking the mound of earth with a twig.
She hasn't gone out yet today.
These days she often stakes out near the Jiang family's courtyard, but she has never seen Jiang Shen come out.
He was really obedient; he actually stayed quietly inside the house.
Before, when he and she were together, he would always insist on going out to play. Sometimes Li Dongyan wouldn't allow them to go out, so she could only sneak him out, or coax him to play something else.
So all of this was just him deliberately tormenting her, and he actually doesn't like going out?
Jiang Zhiyi sighed, looking very worried.
What should we do now?
The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for her. She doesn't even know if Jiang Shen still remembers her.
This little fool has a bad memory; he's probably already completely forgotten about her.
Suddenly, Jiang Zhiyi saw Li Dongyan appear at the door.
"Uncle Li?" Jiang Zhiyi was somewhat surprised.
She quickly invited him in and poured him a cup of tea.
Li Dongyan looked around her house; it was practically bare, even the front door was broken.
He remembered how she had been squatting at the gate of the yard playing with mud just now.
There's probably a reason why she can play with the young master; they're probably both a bit silly.
She's just not very good at following the rules. He'll remind her to be careful, and she'll naturally learn over time. There shouldn't be any major problems.
“The young master has been clamoring to see you… I’ve come today to ask if you’re still willing to go back to work?” Li Dongyan asked directly.
He wasn't going to beat around the bush with her.
“Of course!” Jiang Zhiyi nodded immediately. “Of course I’m willing.”
"That's good, but there are still some things I want to clarify with you..." Li Dongyan talked with her for a long time.
"I know, I will be more careful in the future," Jiang Zhiyi said sincerely.
"I'll find someone to help you move your things later. You should go check on the young master first, he was here today..." Li Dongyan told her everything about Jiang Shen sneaking out.
Jiang Zhiyi really hadn't expected this.
...
The room upstairs.
"Jiang Shen," Jiang Zhiyi called out to him.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Shen immediately turned around.
"You're back!" He ran up to her and reached out to touch her face.
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Zhiyi asked.
"You're real!" Jiang Shen finally confirmed.
He's been dreaming about her coming back lately, but every time he reaches out to touch her, she disappears. Like the morning fog, she's only visible from a distance; once you get close, she vanishes.
"Where did you go? Why are you only coming back now?" Jiang Shen couldn't help but ask her.
He really missed her these days and was constantly worried that she would never come back.
Jiang Zhiyi pondered how to talk to him.
Li Dongyan told her not to tell him those things, but only to say that she had asked for leave because of something.
Seeing that she remained silent, Jiang Shen assumed she was unhappy, so he immediately changed the subject and asked, "Will you leave again in the future?"
“I’m not leaving,” she said.
Jiang Shen nodded in satisfaction. He took her hand and led her to look at the small stones on the table. "These are all for you. There will be more later."
Jiang Zhiyi remembered what he had said before, that he knew a lot of beautiful stones, and that he would give her whatever she wanted in the future.
She thought it was a gemstone, diamond, or jade, but it turned out to be just a rock she picked up outside...
However, she happily accepted it and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He knew she would really like it.
"You sneaked out this morning and ruined someone else's vegetable garden?" Jiang Zhiyi asked him.
"I...I wanted to come find you. I didn't mean to. I'm not bad..." Jiang Shen stammered. He didn't want her to know those things.
Jiang Zhiyi patted his head, "You can't run around like that anymore, okay?"
“I won’t run away, I’m very obedient,” Jiang Shen replied.
He turned around to get something for her, but accidentally bumped his back on the table, causing him to cry out in pain.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhiyi asked.
"I..." Jiang Shen didn't tell Li Dongyan about this, and he didn't want her to know, but he felt so wronged. "I...they hit me, it hurts so much..."
Jiang Zhiyi could tell from his expression that he must be badly injured. There were quite a few lazy men in the village who often committed petty theft, so the villagers usually dealt with them quite severely in such situations.
“Take off your clothes so I can see,” she said.
Jiang Shen took off his shirt.
Jiang Zhiyi saw several purplish-blue marks on his back, which looked quite serious.
She couldn't help but frown.
"Let me apply the medicine for you." She brought over the small first-aid kit she kept at home.
Jiang Zhiyi coaxed him, saying, "It might hurt a little, so you have to bear with it. I'll give you candy after I've applied the medicine."
"Okay." Jiang Shen behaved very obediently.
After applying the medicine, Jiang Zhiyi patted his head again, "Good boy, you'll be better soon."
Jiang Shen pulled her to sit down, hugged her tightly, and nestled in her arms, saying, "I'm very good."
Jiang Zhiyi didn't push him away, letting him hold her and soothing his uneasy emotions.
Jiang Shen looked up and licked her face, leaving several wet, slippery marks.
Soon, he leaned on her shoulder again, muttering to himself about the things that had happened these past few days.
Jiang Zhiyi listened to his words with her eyes lowered, but the places on her face that he had licked felt hot, making it impossible to ignore.
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