After Xue Zhi had taught Master Feng and the others a lesson, Feng Yuan really didn't dare to force Zheng Yu and Xue Shao anymore.
Zheng Xiu was a little worried. The Feng family was a big family in the local area. If they got mad at Xue Zhi because of this incident, Xue Zhi, a hunter, would probably be bullied by the Feng family.
Unexpectedly, the Feng family acted as if nothing had happened, and Feng Yuan didn't show up. It just ended like that.
On the contrary, Feng Yuan didn't dare to force it anymore, but he still wanted to make friends with Zheng Yu and Xue Shao, and followed them every day like a little tail.
In early February, the spring rain fell like it was free.
It was still a good day in the morning, but it started to rain in the evening. When it was time to leave school, the rain did not stop, but got heavier. The bean-sized raindrops formed a rain curtain that covered the sky and the ground.
Zheng Xiu held an umbrella and went to deliver umbrellas to the two children.
There were many parents delivering umbrellas outside the school, and Zheng Xiu found a conspicuous place to stand.
Soon the school was over, and the children put their schoolbags on their heads and ran out one after another.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao were among them. When they saw Zheng Xiu, they ran over quickly.
Zheng Xiu hurriedly spread out the extra oil paper umbrellas she brought.
The two children squeezed under an umbrella, but after running a few steps, they were already soaked.
"Let's go home quickly." Zheng Xiu kept urging. The weather had not yet warmed up completely. Her dress was only slightly damp, but she already felt cold. She was afraid that they would catch a cold.
Xue Shao said hesitantly, "I'm afraid my father won't be able to find me when he comes to pick me up from school."
The rain was getting heavier, and Zheng Xiu said, "Don't wait any longer. Go home first. Even if your father comes and can't find you, he should know that you went to my house."
The three hurried back to the Zheng family.
After entering the house, Zheng Xiu put both umbrellas under the wall at the door, "You go change clothes first, I'll go make ginger soup."
Zheng Yu pulled Xue Shao into the house, found some clean clothes, and changed them together.
Xue Zhi followed them for a short while, and when he didn't pick anyone up at school, he knew that his son was probably at the Zheng family.
Zheng Xiu's ginger soup had just been cooked when she saw Xue Zhi walking into her yard with an umbrella. She returned to the stove and poured out another bowl.
"The two children are changing clothes in the house. Xue Hunter, drink a bowl of ginger soup to warm yourself up."
She was busy with the two children and started working on the stove without changing clothes. Her dress was wet, her hair was a little messy, and a few strands of hair fell from her temples. As she spoke, she put her hair behind her ears.
Xue Zhi didn't dare to stare at her body anymore. His eyes turned to the few strands of hair hanging on her face, and then he saw her fair and tender ears.
Her ears were also very beautiful, with beautiful auricles and small earlobes, but they were indeed round and fleshy.
... I don't know what it feels like to touch them.
Zheng Xiu talked to him, and when he didn't respond for a long time, she looked at him. Seeing that he was staring at something in a daze, she called him out: "Xue Hunter?"
Xue Zhi quickly regained his focus, moved aside, stood a little further away from her, and then picked up the ginger soup in front of him and drank it.
"Oh!" Zheng Xiu exclaimed. The ginger soup had just been cooked and hadn't cooled down yet. How hot it would be to drink it!
Xue Zhi, however, remained calm. The boiling temperature in his mouth was nothing compared to the turmoil in his heart.
"Is it hot?" Zheng Xiu asked hurriedly.
Xue Zhi shook his head and said, "Not bad."
Zheng Xiu almost doubted her judgment. She reached out and touched the other two bowls on the table. The walls of the bowls were still a little hot.
At this time, Zheng Yu and Xue Shao also changed their clothes and came out.
Zheng Xiu urged them to drink the ginger soup.
They each held a bowl, blew on it several times, and slowly drank it.
Xue Zhi said goodbye, "Then we won't bother you anymore."
Thunder rumbled outside, and the rain curtain came down. It was only dusk, but it was already dark.
Zheng Xiu hurriedly said, "It's raining heavily, you should wait a while before leaving. Or wait until you have dinner before going back."
Xue Zhi insisted, "When it's completely dark, the road back to the village will be muddy and difficult to walk. The rain now is much lighter than before, so it won't be a problem." She
winked at Xue Shao, who obediently stood at the door, "Sister, we'll go back first."
Zheng Xiu followed and took the umbrella at the door, "It's raining heavily outside, take an extra umbrella." They still had to walk a distance to get back to the village, and Xue Zhi came over with an umbrella. She was worried that if they shared an umbrella, they would both catch a cold.
Xue Zhi had already opened the umbrella, picked up Xue Shao with one hand, and rushed out.
Zheng Xiu was holding an umbrella, and before she could even get close to him, she saw them already out of her house.
...Why do they seem to be avoiding me?
After seeing them off, Zheng Xiu went back to her room to change clothes.
Looking in the bronze mirror, she realized belatedly that her hair was messy, and the edges of her clothes were wet.
She actually treated the guests in this way just now, and her face became hot.
Thinking of Xue Zhi's evasive look, she couldn't help but smile. This Xue hunter was sometimes careless and sometimes observant. He was indeed a gentleman...
And Xue Zhi, who was called a 'gentleman', couldn't sleep well again that night.
Obviously, he had tried very hard not to think about these things in the past few days, but because of an accidental meeting, a slight movement of the other party made him feel uneasy. He always thought that he had extraordinary self-control, but he felt that he didn't know himself!
Xue Shao didn't understand why, but seeing that his father had a dark face after returning, he asked hesitantly: "Dad, are you angry because I didn't wait for you at the school gate?"
Xue Zhi's face was dark: "No."
"Oh," Xue Shao continued to ask, "Then what are you angry about?"
Xue Zhi continued to have a dark face: "I'm not angry."
Xue Shao: ...
His father probably doesn't know how dark his face is now.
Xue Zhi is more and more determined to avoid Zheng Xiu like a snake and a scorpion. If he doesn't control himself, he doesn't know what will happen. So he told Xue Shao to go home on his own after school every day and not to stay at Zheng's house as much as possible to avoid causing trouble.
Xue Shao agreed, and continued to play with Zheng Yu every day. They had lunch at Zheng's house. Xue Zhi had given money to Zheng Ren before as Xue Shao's meal money. Sometimes after school, he and Zheng Yu would go home to have some snacks, talk with Zheng Xiu for a while, and go home before dark. After
a few days, Xue Zhi's restless mood calmed down. He thought that the two families lived far away from each other, and it was just the children moving around. As long as he paid more attention and didn't stay alone with her, nothing would have happened. But obviously
his wishful thinking did not work.
At the end of February, spring returned to the earth, and the birds sang and the flowers bloomed. The school organized the children to go to the mountains for an outing on their days off to cultivate their temperament.
This is a bit similar to the current spring outing.
Zheng Xiu prepared a meat-dried pastry and gave one to Zheng Yu and Xue Zhi.
The two of them, each carrying a small schoolbag, went to the suburbs happily.
The outing lasted a whole day, so they would not come back for lunch.
Qingzhu Academy was also holding a poetry meeting these days, and Zheng Ren was too busy to leave, so he also stayed in the cafeteria for lunch. Only
grandpa, grandma and herself were at home, so Zheng Xiu fried two dishes and stewed a minced meat and chicken egg custard to make a simple meal, which was also a holiday for herself.
Old man Zheng has been recuperating in the house these days. From time to time, Zheng Xiu would soak his feet with herbs and give him massages. His leg disease has also eased. He no longer lies on the kang in the house like before, but usually moves around in the yard.
Old lady Zheng has nothing to do at home every day, and Zheng Xiu doesn't let her interfere with housework. She often chats with several old sisters from the same village. People of their age are very talkative. They haven't seen each other for several years, and they seem to have endless family gossip. They often go out for half a day.
The spirits of the two old people are getting better day by day.
After lunch, Mrs. Zheng went out for some activities, while Old Man Zheng walked slowly in the yard. After Zheng Xiu accompanied them for a while, she felt sleepy and her eyelids kept fighting.
Seeing this, Old Man Zheng smiled and said, "Xiu, if you are sleepy, go back to the room and sleep. Grandpa can walk for a while by himself. You don't need to accompany him."
Zheng Xiu stood up and said, "Then Grandpa will call me if you have something."
Old Man Zheng smiled and waved at her, "Go quickly."
Zheng Xiu went back to the room, took off her coat, and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
She slept very soundly this time. She didn't know how long she slept before she heard noisy voices coming from outside.
She sat up, put on her clothes, tied her hair and went out to check.
Mr. Wang came home and was talking to old man Zheng in the main hall.
Old man Zheng was so anxious that his face turned red. "Good children, I asked you to take them out of the school, how could they just disappear?"
"Who is missing? Is it Ayu?" Zheng Xiu asked hurriedly.
Mr. Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I gave the children an hour of free time, and when we gathered in the evening, I found that Zheng Yu and Xue Shao were missing. Just now, several other teachers in the school have been looking for them with me, but they haven't found them yet. They are still looking, so I came to your house to see if they have returned first."
Old man Zheng was so anxious that he couldn't finish his words.
Zheng Xiu stepped forward and helped him sit aside, "Grandpa, don't worry." Then she turned to Mr. Wang and asked, "Didn't you say that the outing was in the bamboo forest outside the city? How come they are missing?"
Mr. Wang said, "It is indeed in the bamboo forest. We have searched everywhere, but still can't find them. We guessed that the two of them may no longer be in the forest."
Zheng Xiu asked again, "Are there valleys and hills near the bamboo forest?"
Mr. Wang said, "There are several hills behind the bamboo forest..."
Zheng Xiu was anxious, but still forced herself to calm down, nodded, and said, "Then I will go over and take a look. Ask Mr. Wang to send someone to inform my father and Xue the hunter."
Mr. Wang agreed.
Zheng Xiu asked Mr. Wang about the location of the bamboo forest, comforted old man Zheng, and then hurried over.
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