Chapter 287 Zhizhi is a girl
Xue Che kept shaking his head like a fussy old man.
No wonder Uncle Hao came to talk to him last night and asked him to help supervise Zhizhi to be careful in his interactions with outsiders.
Fortunately, he kept a close eye on her, otherwise Zhizhi wouldn't know what would have happened to her after being torn apart by those people in the tavern!
Hu Ji, who was feeding Su Zhizhi wine, was suddenly pulled apart and was stunned.
But she sees many customers every day in this tavern, all kinds of people, and she has to greet them all with a smile.
Hu Ji laughed and said, "Sir, you're joking. Who among those who come here to drink isn't picking on each other?"
Xue Che and Su Zhizhi looked around and saw that many other drinkers were sitting next to Hu Ji, who was urging them to drink.
Su Zhizhi thought Sister Hu Ji was pretty and plump, and she didn't mind her sister getting closer to her, but the smell of perfume on Hu Ji's body was so strong that it made Su Zhizhi feel like sneezing.
Su Zhizhi picked up the wine glass: "They are them, we are us. We can just drink by ourselves, no one is needed to accompany us."
Her eyes flickered between Su Zhizhi and Xue Che. Seeing how close they were, she suddenly realized something.
"Oh, my eyesight is poor and I didn't see it. Please don't blame me, gentlemen."
Xue Che and Su Zhizhi didn't know what Hu Ji saw, but fortunately she finally left with the smell of perfume on her body.
At this moment, the sound of foreign drums suddenly became denser, and several masked dancers appeared on the stage.
Several pomegranate skirts swirled open like umbrellas, and the sound of golden bracelets and silver bells rang like a sudden rain.
One of the dancers held a pipa in her arms, her fingertips plucking the strings, producing a melody. A string of agate gems hung from her waist shone with her movements, gleaming in the sunlight that streamed in.
When Su Zhizhi saw it for the first time, she was so engrossed in watching it that she drank several glasses of wine and enjoyed it very much.
Xue Che didn't watch the dancing much, as he thought the cheap jewels worn by the dancers were too dazzling. He was busy pouring wine for Su Zhizhi.
While pouring, I also reminded her to drink slowly.
When the song ended, the fat-bellied Hu Shang boss came out. The belt around his waist was deformed by his fat belly. There were some gold and silver keys hanging on the belt, which made the sound of bells when he walked.
He bowed and smiled at the drinkers:
"Dear guests, our wine shop received some white wine shipped from the Western Regions yesterday. Today, we are offering a 20% discount. Let us give you a taste of it."
When Su Zhizhi heard there was something new to try, she imitated the others and slammed the table:
"Give me a jar!"
Xue Che held Su Zhizhi's arm and asked, "Can you drink a whole jar?"
Su Zhizhi's cheeks were slightly drunk: "Why not?"
When Boss Hu Shang saw that many people wanted to try it, he smiled with wealth in his eyes.
Hu Ji in the tavern was too busy to handle the meal, so he ran over to serve the wine himself.
He placed a small jar of wine in front of Su Zhizhi and Xue Che and poured them each a glass of amber wine.
"This jar is too small." Su Zhizhi compared it with her hand. The jar was not much bigger than her hand.
Boss Hushang laughed heartily, his face trembling with ripples:
"Young Master, don't underestimate the size of the jar. This wine is intoxicating."
After Boss Hu Shang finished speaking, he went about trying to get close to the guests at another table.
Su Zhizhi took a sip, then said to Xue Che as if she had discovered a treasure:
"Ache, try it. This one is a little more refreshing, a little sour, but with a fruity aroma."
Xue Che took a small sip and said, "It's okay."
He didn't think it tasted very good.
Su Zhizhi thought the jar was small, so she drank the whole jar.
After watching enough dancing and finishing her drinks, Su Zhizhi was satisfied: "We can go for a walk along the Qujiang River now."
She stood up, turned around, and found that something was wrong with this tavern.
Why is this wall crooked? The floor seems to be crooked too. Hey, even Che is crooked——
Su Zhizhi fell headfirst onto the wall next to her.
Xue Che quickly stood up and grabbed Su Zhizhi:
"Zhizhi, are you drunk?"
He watched as the blush on Su Zhizhi's face deepened, with a hint of cuteness.
Now it was Xue Che who pulled Su Zhizhi out, and they walked very quickly:
"Go back quickly and ask Doctor Yu to give you a bowl of hangover soup, otherwise you may not be sober by tomorrow morning."
When they reached the door of the tavern, Su Zhizhi shook off Xue Che's hand and pointed at the sky in shock:
"Ah Che, look, there are ten suns in the sky!"
Xue Che looked up and saw a golden sun hanging high in the clear sky, so bright that it was blinding.
What are ten suns? One is enough.
There was a small stall selling fried cakes next to the wine shop. Su Zhizhi staggered over and bought a pack.
"Ah Che, you treated me to a drink, so I'll treat you to this. This fried cake smells really good... hiccup...it's delicious..."
Su Zhizhi's head was hot. Not only did she see ten suns in front of her, but she also saw ten overlapping Xue Ches.
Xue Che took the fried cake and looked at Su Zhizhi's gradually losing focus. He felt something was wrong:
"Zhizhi, can you still walk?"
Su Zhizhi let out two crisp laughs: "Needless to say? Of course... no problem!"
As the last word fell, Su Zhizhi fell backwards.
"Zhizhi!" Xue Che grabbed Su Zhizhi.
Su Zhizhi seemed to have fallen asleep, with a smile still on her face.
Xue Che looked up to the sky and sighed.
As expected, everything must be paid back.
He remembered that when he was a child, he fainted from a fever and Su Zhizhi carried him back home along the mountain road.
Now, it was his turn to carry the drunk Su Zhizhi on his back while walking along the busy Chang'an Avenue, with steaming fried cakes in his arms.
Xue Che's face was as calm as a lake, but he kept muttering to himself.
Look at you, I told you not to drink, but you insisted on drinking.
Now, you're drunk, right? You'll feel bad when you wake up, and you might even vomit...
Su Zhizhi, who was lying on his back, suddenly made a "wow" sound in her throat. Xue Che thought she was going to vomit, so he quickly put her down and helped her sit on a big rock in the corner.
The big rock was warm from the sun, and Su Zhizhi was helped to sit on it, and she didn't look like she was about to vomit.
His thick eyebrows had been rubbed off at some point, and the two small mustaches on his lips had also fallen off, leaving only a half piece that was funny and stuck together.
Xue Che's eyes showed a hint of helplessness: "You said you would return it to Aunt Qiu, but now you've lost one piece. Let me help you keep the other one."
He let go of Su Zhizhi's hand and tried to remove the fake mustache on her upper lip. When his hand was about to touch it, Su Zhizhi smiled for no reason and said:
"Ache, I still like playing with you the most."
The streets are bustling with traffic, and the voices of people, horses, music, and trees are intertwined.
The early summer breeze blew in from the sparkling water of Qujiang River, ruffling the slightly curly hair on Su Zhizhi's temples. When she looked up and smiled, her eyes were filled with bright spots of light, as if reflecting the entire summer in Chang'an.
Xue Che looked into the girl's eyes at Xia Tian and paused.
The wind stopped and the trees became still.
All sounds disappeared at this moment, and all scenery froze at this moment.
Xue Che suddenly felt an itch in his heart, as if many seeds he had sown were suddenly sprouting and growing. The tender leaf buds fluttered back and forth against his heart, leaving him in a moment of trance.
He looked at the face so close to him, and saw the girl's delicate skin, long eyelashes, and cheeks flushed with drunkenness...
Xue Che suddenly came to his senses and took two steps back in panic.
He finally realized something—
Zhizhi is no longer just a child, she, she is a woman!
She rescued him from the mountains, took him fishing, fought with him... and Zhizhi, who asked him to drink with her today, is a girl!
She is also a beautiful girl who loves to laugh.
Xue Che was at a loss for a moment and didn't know where to put his hands.
The heat in his chest rose to his face, and his face flushed red, as if he was the drunk one.
After Su Zhizhi said that, she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
She slid to the side and Xue Che wanted to catch her, but he hesitated halfway through his hand.
So Su Zhizhi fell sideways to the ground and rolled half a circle.
"Zhizhi!" Xue Che's face turned pale in an instant.
It was not because Su Zhizhi fell, but because he saw a bloodstain on the big rock where Zhizhi had just sat.
He turned around and looked at Zhizhi who was lying on the ground. The back of her robe was soaked with blood.
Xue Che was horrified.
He didn't even know that Zhizhi had been seriously injured before, and the wound must have burst and bled at this moment.
He had been in the northwest for several years and had seen many soldiers injured. Just looking at the amount of blood, he knew that the injuries were serious.
Xue Che didn't care about anything else now and just picked the person up:
"Zhizhi, hold on! I'll take you to see Doctor Yu."
The sun is at its highest point in the sky, scorching hot.
Xue Che anxiously ran through the scorching streets of Chang'an holding the unconscious Su Zhizhi.
Sweat dripped from the boy's forehead. He could hear his own heartbeat like a drum, drowning out the sound of people and the wind, but not the chirping of cicadas in the trees.
Early summer when I was thirteen.
Cicadas hid among the branches and leaves, making a loud noise. The boy could hear the whole world calling in his ear:
Zhizhi.
Zhizhi.
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