65 Midnight
◎As soon as I untied my belt, I found someone outside the door◎
She swallowed nervously, watching the dung carrier getting closer and closer, the old shoulder pole making an ancient trembling sound as his shoulders shook.
Soon, he walked in front of Shu Yao, and a foul smell came with it. She subconsciously covered her mouth and nose, feeling inexplicably suffocated.
Ji Shijing noticed that something was wrong with her and pulled her towards him.
The dung collector walked past the two men without looking at them, his footsteps one deep and one shallow, and his back became farther and farther away.
Ji Shijing lowered his head and noticed that Shu Yao's face was pale. His heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with you?"
Shu Yao patted her cheeks, feeling a little dizzy. She didn't know why she felt an inexplicable panic when she saw the dung picker. "Nothing, I just thought that person was a little strange."
Ji Shijing looked back towards the end of the path, and was caught off guard by the wall at the corner where the dung collector's eyes had not yet been withdrawn.
Only when he saw Ji Shijing looking at him did he disappear around the corner.
Ji Shijing stared at that place closely, he saw clearly the ferocity in that eye just now.
Haha, this guy is quite interesting. He gradually tightened his grip on the corner of the book.
"What's wrong?" Shu Yao waved her hand in front of him.
He came back to his senses, regained his usual demeanor, and said to her, "Go back early."
Shu Yao nodded. Perhaps she was frightened by that man just now, so she remained silent all the way.
As soon as she got home, she saw Yang Xiuhe flirting with a fat man at the door, calling him "heartless" all the time. The man didn't get angry, but took the opportunity to take advantage of her, squinting his eyes into slits and smiling in a very obscene way.
They used the gate as a bed, and the villagers passing by couldn't help but stop and point, but the two of them ignored them.
Looking at their behavior, Shu Yao got goose bumps all over her body. She wanted to go into the house quickly, but Yang Xiuhe suddenly called her.
"Sister Yao, where are you going with this young master?" While asking, she glanced at Ji Shijing secretly. When she saw his handsome appearance, she couldn't help but be dazzled. But when she thought of what happened that day, she suddenly felt scared and quickly looked away.
Shu Yao looked over and said, "He went for a walk outside."
When Hu the butcher next to Yang Xiuhe saw Shu Yao, his eyes lit up unconsciously. He chuckled and said, "Isn't this Yao girl? I heard you married in the capital, so why are you back?" Then he added quietly, "You're really becoming more and more beautiful."
His eyes made Shu Yao feel uncomfortable. Yang Xiuhe punched the man's chest and said with a sweet smile, "Sister Yao's husband is dead. I heard that the Ji Mansion has also collapsed. Isn't that why you are back?"
Hu the butcher nodded in sudden realization, touched Yang Xiuhe's face, and said humbly, "Then I'm a widow just like you, hahahaha."
Shu Yao frowned and was about to speak when suddenly a familiar voice came into her ears. She startled and turned around suddenly, and saw the dung carrier carrying two dung buckets walking towards her.
Shu Yao quickly opened the gate, pulled Ji Shijing in, and then locked it neatly.
Seeing her panic-stricken look, Yang Xiuhe was a little confused. She thought that the man in front of her had offended her, so she said to Hu the butcher: "Look at you, you scared me."
Butcher Hu did not answer Yang Xiuhe's words. He looked at Shu Yao across the low wall, stroking his chin with his fat fingers, and his squinted eyes were meaningful.
Shu Yao didn't want to see the dung collector, so she hid in the room, opened the door a little, and looked outside carefully.
Ji Shijing stood behind her and said, "You are very afraid of that person." Although it was a question, he said it with certainty.
Shu Yao didn't look back, staring at the situation on Yang Xiuhe's side without blinking, because the dung picker had already entered Yang Xiuhe's yard.
"I don't know why, but I feel very uncomfortable when I see him," she replied.
"Then make him disappear." Ji Shijing murmured.
Shu Yao's attention was focused on that and she didn't hear his words clearly. She couldn't help but ask again: "What did you just say?"
He shook his head and said nothing more.
The dung picker and Yang Xiuhe talked for a few words, and then went into the house together. The fat man rubbed Yang Xiuhe's butt hard before she entered the house, and left with a satisfied look on his face.
Yang Xiuhe and the dung carrier stayed in the house for a long time. Shu Yao was a little worried. Just as she was thinking about whether to go and take a look, she saw Yang Xiuhe's door open and the dung carrier came out of the house carrying something. The things in the bucket were obviously quite heavy, and they even bent the shoulder pole.
Yang Xiuhe took out a copper coin from her sleeve and handed it to him while covering her nose.
The dung picker wiped his hands with his clothes, took the copper coin and put it into the innermost layer of his clothes, then picked up the dung on the ground again and walked away with an expressionless face.
Seeing him walk away, Shu Yao couldn't wait to open the door and walked to the low wall: "Sister Yang, who was that person just now?"
Yang Xiuhe said nonchalantly, "There's a dung picker from the next village. The toilet behind my house is full, so I asked him to come clean it. He pays one copper coin a time. You can ask him for help next time, girl."
Shu Yao quickly waved her hands, she didn't dare.
Seeing her resistance and fear, Yang Xiuhe continued, "Don't be fooled by his extremely ugly appearance, but he is very decisive and honest, but he has a bit of a strange temper."
"Sister Yang, why would he come to our village to pick up manure if he is from the next village?" Shu Yao was a little confused.
Yang Xiuhe leaned against the wall and said, "Who would want to do such a dirty job as collecting excrement? He's the only excrement carrier in this area of hundreds of miles. Speaking of which, he's quite pitiful."
Shu Yao: "Ah?"
Yang Xiuhe chatted with her: "His name is Huang Ergou, and his home is just a shabby thatched hut." After saying that, she looked at Shu Yao's house and said "tsk tsk" twice, "It's even more shabby than yours."
Shu Yao: ...
"Oh, and he has a paralyzed older brother at home. He's a real jerk. When he was young, he was addicted to gambling and lost all the family land. He even angered his parents to death. When the debt collectors couldn't get the money, they beat him half to death, paralyzed him from the waist down, and gouged out one of Huang Ergou's eyes. Don't you think that's a sin?"
"Ergou is a good guy. His brother caused him to lose an eye, but he still takes good care of his brother. He buys expensive medicinal herbs every ten days or half a month, and he saves every penny to buy the medicine. It's pitiful."
Yang Xiuhe sighed: "But this Ergou has a very strange temper. The children here are afraid of him."
Shu Yao was a little surprised. If that were the case, Huang Ergou was indeed quite pitiful, but she was afraid of him whenever she saw him, and she didn't know why.
Yang Xiuhe moved closer, glancing into the room. "Sister Yao, I'm asking you, do you want to keep supporting your brother-in-law?"
Shu Yao: "What do you mean?"
Yang Xiuhe kindly reminded them, "After all, you two are alone in a room together. The villagers will gossip about it. Besides, your brother-in-law is not a good person either."
"How do you say that?"
Yang Xiuhe cleared her throat and was about to tell him what happened that day when she saw Ji Shijing suddenly walk out of the house. A look of panic flashed across her face and she hurriedly turned around and went back to her room without even having time to say hello to Shu Yao.
Shu Yao tilted her head, somewhat puzzled. Isn't Ji Shijing a good person?
She doesn't believe it.
"The wind is picking up, let's go back to the house."
Ji Shijing's voice came from behind.
Only then did Shu Yao notice that the north wind had started blowing. A chill came over her and she rubbed her arms.
After returning to the room, she felt a little sleepy and thought about taking a nap: "Ajing, call me in an hour." After saying that, she lay down on the table and took a nap.
Ji Shijing took out the two books that Ji Liang gave him today, sat opposite her and read them carefully, turning the pages very quietly for fear of waking her up.
The room gradually darkened. After making sure Shu Yao was asleep, he put down the book and moved closer to her. Her even breathing was in his ears.
He looked at her eyes and eyebrows, gradually lost in thought, until Shu Yao murmured something in her dream, which brought his thoughts back to his senses. Seeing her slightly trembling body, he sighed softly and carefully carried her to the bed.
Unexpectedly, Shu Yao held his hand tightly and kept shouting "My big chicken leg."
Ji Shijing was stunned for a moment, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. He bent down to help her tidy up the messy hair on the pillow, and then gently put the hand that was holding him into the quilt.
System: [After testing, the trust value is 40%.]
Shu Yao mumbled dazedly, "Trust value."
Ji Shijing was puzzled. What was she talking about just now? What trust value? There were things he didn't know. He was a little unhappy and silent for a long time. He helped her put the thermos under the quilt to warm her feet, and then picked up the book and read without saying a word.
Shu Yao slept until the afternoon. She felt dizzy and opened her eyes. She was the only one in the room. She got up, put on her shoes, and just as she opened the door, she bumped into Ji Shijing.
Her face was pressed against his chest, and she could still smell the cool fragrance of his clothes. She always felt that his smell was very special, not the smell of soapberry, nor the smell of incense. She couldn't put her finger on what it was, but she just thought it smelled very good, a bit like cold sandalwood.
Ji Shijing's chest was heaving. Just now, his lips were only an inch away from her forehead, and he almost kissed her. For some reason, he felt a little lost.
Shu Yao raised her head and smiled at him: "Why didn't you call me?"
Ji Shijing took a step back. Her bright smile dazzled him a little. He looked away: "I was cooking and forgot the time."
The smile on Shu Yao's face became even wider: "You cooked the meal, wow, our A Jing is really capable."
He pursed his lips and coughed twice in his throat.
I’m not very good at cooking, so I only made stir-fried pork with chili peppers and cabbage and tofu soup.
The stir-fried pork with peppers was a little burnt, and the tofu in the cabbage and tofu soup was all broken. Shu Yao wanted to praise him, but when she saw the appearance of the dishes, she quietly finished her meal and still said, "This dish must be delicious."
result.
The stir-fried pork with chili peppers was too salty, and she swallowed it with difficulty. Realizing that Ji Shijing was looking at her, she endured the salty taste in her mouth and nodded: "Not... not bad." After saying that, she quickly scooped a spoonful of tofu and cabbage soup. Fortunately, the soup was not bad, and she drank a big bowl.
Ji Shijing's frown finally relaxed. Seeing her praising the dish of fried pork with chili peppers, he didn't eat any himself and left it all for Shu Yao.
Shu Yao looked at his expectant eyes and reluctantly ate a few more pieces of meat. Fortunately, there was not much meat left at home, otherwise she really couldn't finish it.
After dinner, she drank two glasses of water and felt better. Ji Shijing rolled up his sleeves and washed dishes in the kitchen. She walked around in the yard to digest the food. Looking at the busy figure in the kitchen, her eyes stayed on the scar on his arm. It was an old scar and still scary.
In fact, there are countless scars of all sizes on Ji Shijing's body. I wonder how much suffering he has endured in the past to have so many scars on his body.
Shu Yao felt that he was a very good person. He had suffered a lot in the past, so she hoped that he would have a smooth and safe life in the future.
The system said that if she completed the task successfully, it would help her fulfill a wish, and she wanted to leave this wish to Ji Shijing.
The two of them slept a little late today. In the middle of the night, Shu Yao was awakened by the urge to pee. She carefully put on her clothes, got out of bed quietly, opened the door, and rushed to the toilet impatiently.
The moon was bright tonight, and she could see the road clearly without a lamp.
Just as Shu Yao unbuckled her belt, she heard a rustling sound around the toilet, like the sound of clothes rubbing against the wall. When she listened carefully, she could also hear heavy footsteps approaching the toilet step by step.
The moonlight shone on the ground. Shu Yao saw the shadow on the ground through the gap under the wooden door. She covered her mouth in horror.
Outside... there's someone outside.
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