Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Die Together
"Oh! Or am I causing trouble for the adults?"
Hezhou chuckled coldly, "If it weren't for you, I would have finished touring the exam room and gone back to eat some sunflower seeds."
"Do you want to join in the celebration?"
"It depends."
Wang Er raised the corner of his mouth and stopped Wang Heng who wanted to say a few more words.
Wang Heng didn't appreciate it. He pushed him away and said sarcastically, "Sir, be careful when patrolling. The main road is not easy to walk on."
He had a bad look in his eyes, and he wasn't good-looking to begin with. It felt like his face said, "I'm going to hurt you."
The corner of Hezhou's eye twitched, and for a moment he couldn't figure out whether it was the Chen family's reverse hook.
Could it be that there were no bandits at all? He just made an appointment with Zhao An to capture Xie Xunzhi.
He pretended not to understand, frowning: "What do you mean?"
The group quieted down, and a noisy voice criticized Wang Er and the others. Someone was so bold as to throw a ball of mud.
A wet ball of earth fell in front of Wang Heng, splashing mud onto his clothes.
"Fuck you!"
Wang Heng's face turned dark, he rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the direction where the mud was thrown.
Wang Er held him back: "Brother! Brother! Forget it! Forget it! Sister-in-law told you to come out and listen to me."
"Humph!" He grinned and squeezed out a sentence: "You bastard! Don't let me catch you!"
The discussions around were getting louder and louder, and some older people had already poured water on the firecrackers on the ground.
"I told you to let go! If you can't take the exam, don't delay others..."
The indignant voices almost drowned them out, and the level of excitement was just as high as the last registration.
Hezhou had long lost his mind and was only thinking about Xie Xunzhi.
Is the Chen family so stupid this time?
How come you said it so openly?
He walked back quickly and saw the Chen family servant standing in front of the door.
The man was bent over, with his hands pressed together, his eyes staring inside.
Hezhou gritted his teeth sinisterly. He was already standing in front of his house. Next time, he might be standing at his bedside.
He gestured to Lotus to stay where she was and tiptoed behind the group.
The servant felt a chill on his back. Just as he was about to turn around, someone grabbed his neck and he struggled to free himself with his hands.
His face has turned red.
"What are you doing!" Hezhou lowered his voice deliberately, but his hands did not reduce their strength.
"Master... I was wrong!" The guard grabbed his arm and gasped for breath: "It was Xiao Shen who said he saw Erniu... and thought of a way to tip him off..."
"Master, spare my life! I know who is unfaithful..."
The strength in his arms suddenly loosened, and the servant bent over, breathing heavily.
He ripped open his collar, his voice already hoarse.
"Thank you, sir... for not killing me..."
Hezhou laughed out loud, turned the man around and straightened his clothes for him.
"Hey, I thought it was an assassin? Sorry."
The guard looked at him sideways, unable to hide the curse in his eyes.
He gasped for breath: "He... Sir?"
"Oh, what a rare guest, what a rare guest!" Hezhou patted him and asked, "Why are you standing at the door?"
The guard didn't respond for a moment and turned to look.
"Where's Sister Spring Roll?"
Lotus came over and lowered her eyes: "Sir?"
The guard blinked and said to himself: "This is Chun Jie's...she looks a bit human."
He rubbed his neck in fear and bowed respectfully: "Sir, I am Xiaohe! Did Sister Chun tell me about what happened this morning?"
"What's up?"
"Huh?" Xiao He's eyes widened in disbelief. "She didn't tell me? Sir! The Chen family has teamed up with the bandits and will come down the mountain to attack the exam hall tomorrow!"
"And Wang Heng, the shop owner, is the second-in-command! He came down to see how the defenses are being deployed."
He said anxiously, "Sir... have you thought of a solution?"
"…Um…"
Hezhou replied vaguely, thinking about how to get more information out of this person.
"Were you scared just now?" He stared at the red mark on Xiaohe's neck: "I'm sorry! You... can you explain this when you get back?"
"It's okay! I can't serve the master." Xiao He seemed to have realized something and scratched his head innocently: "Brother Erniu died so tragically, I can't bear it..."
He looked silly, his cheeks flushed, and for a moment all the wretchedness he had just shown disappeared.
"It's Xiao Shen... He's serving the master..."
"So why are you here now?"
Xiao He blushed: "Today is my holiday, I want to ask Sister Chun..."
"If you have anything to say, ask me." Lotus stepped forward without permission, raised her head which was originally lowered, and her dark eyes were like a pool of stagnant water.
He turned to look at Hezhou, who was smiling and then lowering his head, completely different from his previous expression.
"That's all right." Xiao He muttered, pulling away a distance. "By the way, sir, you need to prepare well. I heard they've blocked all the roads."
Hezhou's hand paused as he opened the door, then he opened it again: "Would you like to come in and talk slowly?"
It looked like someone had just left the yard. The firewood for boiling water had not yet gone out, and steam was still coming out of the kettle.
Xiao He tilted his head inside, his sight gradually blocked by the lotus flowers. He waved his hand: "No, I'll wait for spring... I'll come back when I have time."
He shrank his neck and walked away muttering something.
Lotus kept staring at him, with the corners of her mouth slightly lowered.
"What?" Hezhou waved in front of him: "You don't believe in spring rolls?"
"No." He Hua lowered her head: "He just looks familiar. I think I've seen him before in the Chen Mansion."
Hezhou looked at him and seemed to see his own shadow.
Xie Xunzhi walked out of the woodshed, pulled up his clothes and sat next to the haystack.
The firelight reflected on his face, and his almond-shaped eyes looked at him, shining brightly and curved: "Brother He?"
Hezhou raised the corner of his mouth, found a place to squat, and instantly became half a head shorter: "Why are you boiling water today?"
"Spring Roll went out to deliver a letter."
He looked up and said, "Did you hear what the Chen family servant said just now?"
Xie Xunzhi nodded slightly: "A little bit, it's very credible."
He threw in a piece of wood and the fire ignited: "If you buy something nearby, it's not engraved with the Chen family's background. It's not surprising that Chunjuan knows one or two people."
"You have a strange idea."
Hezhou looked at the wall. There were many books placed under the tree. Hehua was squatting by the wall feeding chickens. She didn't react even though her hands were pecked many times.
"Look at your infatuated look." His teeth ached as he looked at her. He squatted down in a different position and said, "The servant said the road was blocked. Aren't you afraid of spring rolls..."
"Scared." Xie Xunzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "I talked to her, and she said that if she didn't send him away, she would die sooner or later, it's just a matter of dying sooner or later, and she didn't want to delay..."
"She's quite happy."
Hezhou's legs went numb soon after. He patted the haystack and sat down. "Do you think the Chen family is trying to trick us? Have you heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?"
He stared at Xie Xunzhi, feeling quite worried. He would die sooner or later, and he seemed to have thought so a long time ago.
Why do I become more afraid of death as time goes by?
Xie Xunzhi gathered up his swirling hair and smiled at him, "Are you afraid? If they don't come, we'll go find them and tell Zhao An that the refugees are hiding in a bandit den."
"There's a good chance we'll be recognized. According to Zhao An's personality, he'll beat up the bandits and then tie us up. This will be a great opportunity for him to get promoted and make a fortune."
He lowered his voice and said, "He wasn't tied up on the street. He might have been killed secretly in a corner."
"Are you afraid?"
Hezhou placed his palm on his thigh and gradually slid it upwards: "If I die first, will you cry?"
He didn't dare to say it, thinking about it it was quite exciting. Looking at Xie Xunzhi's red little mouth, opening and closing, he felt like something was tickling his heart.
Xie Xunzhi interlocked his fingers with his: "I will die with you."
These words seemed to touch Hezhou's heart, turning into a wave of pleasure that swept through his body.
For the first time, he felt deeply bound to another person. The pleasure made his scalp tingle, and he bit the tip of his tongue to calm himself down.
"Can I kiss you?"
Xie Xunzhi smiled and pressed his index finger to his lips: "Next time?"
Hezhou stared at him, smiled evilly, and stuck out his tongue to lick the fingertips with a faint fragrance.
Eyes met, breathing heavy...
"Sir!" A resentful voice came from the side.
Hezhou stood up straight instantly, and all the ambiguity disappeared. He touched his neck awkwardly: "Hmm?"
"What's wrong?"
"The books are dry. Didn't you say you wanted to put them away? The key to the warehouse..." Hehua held a stack of books in her hand and gestured for him to look under the tree over there.
He nodded in a daze, and heard Xie Xunzhi's low laugh behind him. He poked the heartless guy.
"Oh! The key is in my drawer. I'll go with you. There are so many books."
Lotus shook her head with a cold face: "I won't bother you, sir."
"Don't disturb me, don't disturb me."
Hezhou gave him the key and moved the books back with him. He also stayed there alone for a while.
I don’t know if it’s because Xie Xunzhi sorted them out, but the books are all clean and tidy, and those unsightly books from before are long gone.
But he just needed this book right now, and he remembered the one he had placed under the bed.
Hezhou locked the door of the warehouse neatly and set his sights on finding the area under the bed. He lowered his head and saw a thick layer of dust underneath.
The area near the outside was fine, but the dust inside was almost clumping together. He reached out his hand to try, but there was still a long distance to go.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing, I'm just sweeping the floor." Hezhou held the broom and hummed softly, bending over in a strange posture, holding the broom intermittently.
Xie Xunzhi leaned against the door, his eyes full of his awkward sweeping face. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Get up and eat. We still have to go to the examination hall this afternoon."
"Okay, I was planning to clean up." Hezhou smiled embarrassedly.
"I might as well write a log. The police station and the civil servants' quarters are separate, and they'll have to be cleaned in a few days..."
“Stop, stop, stop!” He was overwhelmed by what he heard. He squinted his eyes and leaned on Xie Xunzhi as he walked: “We may not know whether there is any.”
"What if there is?"
The lunch was better than ever before. Lotus ate very quickly and soon wanted to leave with her head down.
Hezhou ate slowly. "I forgot to tell you, I went to see that second-in-command. He's so stupid... How did this bandit village survive until now?"
"There's been a lot of unrest in the past few years, and there's never been much public security in Shelan. I've been wanting to take charge recently, but there's a fight going on up there."
Hezhou looked at him: "Do you want to know, before you lost your memory..."
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