7 Sweet
◎Feed him candy, life should always be a little sweet◎
The old lady, who usually had difficulty walking, was now walking briskly, leaving the maids and servants behind, and she kept muttering, "My dear grandson, please don't let anything happen to you."
But even though she walked so fast, she still couldn't keep up with Ji Dayong and his wife in front of her.
Before the group reached the north courtyard gate, they heard pig-slaughtering screams coming from inside.
It was Tianbao's voice. The old lady's heart was in a rage. Ji Dayong next to her even picked up a weapon nearby and said, "I'll see who dares to bully my son, Ji Dayong." After that, he stepped directly into the yard.
Guo Cuiping followed closely behind, her face full of worry.
When they entered the yard, the scene inside immediately made them furious.
Ji Tianbao was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, his clothes in disarray, his neck and face covered in bloody scratches. He was covering his lower body and wailing.
"Ouch, that hurts so much."
When he saw who was coming to the door, he uttered "ouch" twice, then hurriedly complained, pointing his finger at Shu Yao, his face gritting his teeth: "Dad, Mom, that little bitch hurt me so badly."
Guo Cuiping was heartbroken when she saw her son's miserable appearance. She ran to Ji Tianbao and squatted down to check his injuries: "My son." As she said that, she wanted to untie his belt to take a look. This was her only son, and she must not let the family line be cut off.
Ji Tianbao was startled by her sudden action and quickly stopped her: "Mom, what are you doing?"
Guo Cuiping was not surprised: "I am your mother, let me see what's wrong."
He covered it tightly.
Ji Dayong took two steps at a time and walked directly to Shu Yao with a murderous look on his face: "What did you do to our Tianbao, little girl?" After saying that, he raised the weapon in his hand and pretended to hit her.
Shu Yao's hair was disheveled, and there was a deep slap mark on her left cheek. Her shirt was slightly open. She took her time to tidy it up, then looked up at him, neither humble nor arrogant: "Uncle, you should ask your son what he did to me."
Ji Dayong: "You have to endure whatever my son does to you."
"Humph." She sneered, "In that case, I have no choice but to go to the government office."
On the other side, when the old lady saw Ji Tianbao lying on the ground, she screamed and almost dropped her crutches. She hurried to his side and pushed Guo Cuiping away. Guo Cuiping had no time to react and was pushed to stagger. She looked at the old lady with some resentment.
Seeing her grandson in such a miserable state, the old lady burst into tears and snot: "My dear grandson, what's wrong with you?"
Ji Tianbao whined, "Grandma, that damn girl Shu Yao kicked me."
The old lady was furious when she heard this. She rushed to Shu Yao with a rage, raised her hand, and glared at him fiercely: "You unlucky star, you actually dared to kick our Tianbao, I think you have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's courage."
"If anything happens to us Tianbao, I will kill you."
Before the old lady's slap fell, Shu Yao tightly grasped her dry and wrinkled hand, and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.
"This is outrageous! Look, the granddaughter-in-law is beating the old woman." The old lady shouted loudly, looking very fierce.
Shu Yao let go of her and stood in front of everyone. She pointed at Ji Tianbao and said word by word, "He tried to do something inappropriate to me today. Is this worthy of the deceased eldest son? If you think it's my fault, then I will report it to the authorities and hope to clear my name."
"It must be you who seduced my son." Guo Cuiping yelled at her.
"Yes, you seduced me." With so many people on his side, Ji Tianbao felt more confident.
Shu Yao looked at Ji Shijing, who had been silent the whole time. She walked over and stood beside him: "Second Young Master can testify to what exactly happened."
Ji Shijing didn't say a word from beginning to end.
The old lady didn't take it seriously. She knew the sickly boy's personality best. He was usually bored to death and would never meddle in other people's affairs. Even if he saw it, what would it matter? He would definitely not tell anyone.
But.
Ji Shijing pointed at Ji Tianbao: "It's his fault."
Ji Tianbao stood up with trembling legs. He wanted to rush over and hit Ji Shijing, but he couldn't walk at all. He could only rage helplessly: "You are talking nonsense."
Ji Shijing curled his lips slightly, showing extreme sarcasm.
Ji Tianbao's behavior towards Shu Yao just now really disgusted him, and he even felt a little sick.
Shu Yao looked at him gratefully. She thought he would remain silent again, but unexpectedly he spoke up for her. This was indeed progress.
But Madam Ji Dayong and her family were not panicked at all, as they had plenty of ways to protect Ji Tianbao.
"Mom, we need to use the family rules, right?" Ji Dayong said to the old lady.
A resentful look flashed across the old lady's eyes, as if she had thought of something, and she winked at Ji Dayong, but Ji Dayong had no idea what she meant and was confused for a moment.
She sighed. She couldn't let Shu Yao and Ji Shijing get into trouble today, but after tomorrow, they would...
Thinking of this, she smiled triumphantly, and the wrinkles on both sides of her cheeks all piled up towards her cheekbones, looking very scary. She looked at Shu Yao and said, "Shu girl, you kicked Tianbao today, I must punish you severely. I will punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall tonight."
Ji Tianbao was unhappy and shouted at the top of his voice: "Grandma, what do you mean?" Why is the punishment so light?
The old lady turned around and gave him a look that told him to stay calm.
Ji Dayong and Guo Cuiping were confused for a moment. What was wrong with the old lady? She could have been punished by family law, so why did she let Shu Yao off?
Ji Zhao, who was leaning against the doorway, played with his hair and sneered, "Grandma must have thought of a more vicious trick."
A hint of worry flashed across Ji Lai's face.
Seeing the old lady's attitude, Shu Yao was also stunned. How could this vicious old woman change her nature? The more this happened, the more scared she became. She always felt that there was a bigger conspiracy waiting for her.
The old lady glanced at Ji Shijing and said, "Erlang, you and your sister-in-law should go to the ancestral hall and kneel tonight."
Shu Yao stood in front of him and said, "Old Madam, this matter has nothing to do with him."
The old lady rolled her eyes and ignored her.
At this moment, Ji Tianbao howled in pain again: "Can you find a doctor for me first?" He was really in so much pain that he was about to die. Shu Yao was so cruel.
Everyone finally reacted and hurried to find a doctor.
After a burst of noise, the courtyard finally returned to silence. Ji Tianbao was carried out, and the old lady and her group followed him out.
Only Ji Lai remained in the yard. She cautiously walked to Ji Shijing and gently called out, "Second cousin."
Ji Shijing ignored her and turned back to the house, brought out a pile of thin cotton quilts and threw them into the stove. He thought anything that Ji Tianbao had touched was dirty.
Shu Yao's face was filled with black lines. What did he mean?
Humph, the brat actually has mysophobia. Now that he has thrown the quilt away, what will he cover himself with at night?
Ji Lai walked to Shu Yao and said, "Sister-in-law, I know that what happened today must be Tianbao's fault. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Ji Tianbao has been a naughty boy since he was young. He has done many things such as stealing and molesting decent women. She knows her brother's character very well.
Shu Yao raised her eyebrows. Fortunately, there was one person in the family who understood. She looked at Ji Lai and said, "Cousin, why don't you go back with them?"
Ji Lai glanced at Ji Shijing secretly, her cheeks flushing uncontrollably. She twirled the corners of her clothes with her hands: "I...I want to say a few words to my second cousin."
Shu Yao saw all her little movements and smiled knowingly.
Ji Shijing has grown into such a handsome guy, it's not surprising that he has many fans.
After throwing away the quilt, Ji Shijing soaked his hands in the cold well water and rubbed them over and over again. Shu Yao couldn't help but walk over and remind him: "Don't wash with cold water in the winter, it's easy to catch a cold." He was not in good health to begin with.
He stopped what he was doing. His hands were already red and swollen. He picked up a clean handkerchief and wiped them carefully, even leaving the gaps between his nails.
Ji Lai walked up to him, took out a package from his arms and stuffed it into his arms: "This is your favorite candy when you were a child."
Ji Shijing looked at the package in his arms, his brows furrowed unconsciously. Just as he was about to throw it away, he saw Shu Yao snatch it away.
She saw what Ji Shijing was thinking, quickly held the bag of candy tightly in her arms, and turned to Ji and said, "Thank you."
Ji Lai was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly. Before leaving, she looked at Ji Shijing several times.
Shu Yao chewed candy and watched with great interest. In ancient times, marriage between close relatives was commonplace, and marriage between cousins was even a closer relationship. So she didn't think it was strange that Ji Lai liked Ji Shijing, after all, they lived in that era.
She sat on the chair and used a handkerchief to wipe the place where Ji Tianbao had just touched, but no matter how she wiped, she felt it was not clean, so she boiled a pot of water and planned to take a bath.
The match lit up, and Shu Yao squatted at the stove door to keep warm. She pulled Ji Shijing over and said, "Warm your hands. You've been soaking in cold water for so long, you need to warm them up."
Ji Shijing stretched out his hands uncomfortably, bright flames dancing on his angular profile, making his facial features look more upright. Perhaps he felt someone was looking at him, he turned his head slightly and unexpectedly met a pair of smiling eyes.
His breath caught.
Shu Yao looked at him with a smile: "Second Young Master, has anyone ever told you," she suddenly leaned close to his ear, "that you are a beauty beyond compare."
Ji Shijing suddenly felt an itch in his ears and neck. He turned slightly to the side, increasing the distance between them, and began to cough uncontrollably.
Shu Yao: "Why are you coughing again?"
Ji Shijing glanced at her and coughed even more violently.
Shu Yao quickly added more firewood to the stove: "Second Master, are you still cold? Let me make the fire burn brighter."
Ji Shijing's left hand, which was placed on his knee, tightened slightly.
Seeing that he stopped coughing, Shu Yao took out the candy that Ji Lai had given her from her arms and handed him one: "Try it, this candy is delicious."
He didn't answer it.
Seeing how stubborn he was, Shu Yao helped him peel off the candy wrapper and put it in his mouth.
Before Ji Shijing could react, his mouth was surrounded by sweetness. He was stunned and couldn't utter a word, savoring the sweetness on the tip of his tongue.
"Second Young Master, no matter how bitter life is, there will always be sweet times." Shu Yao murmured, and started cooking porridge in another pot.
The emotion in Ji Shijing's eyes was murky and unclear.
Shu Yao thought for a moment and said, "Can I call you Ah Jing from now on?" After all, in order to gain trust, they had to get closer to each other. Calling him "Second Young Master" was too unfamiliar.
Ji Shijing savored the sweet taste in his mouth, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "It's up to you."
Shu Yao smiled at him, her eyes curved: "A Jing, you are so nice."
Ji Shijing: ... "Cough cough cough."
Seeing that the bath water was ready, she scooped the water into the wooden bucket, and then reminded him: "The porridge is ready, you can eat it first." After that, she carried the water to the bathroom, but there was too much hot water in the wooden bucket and she couldn't lift it at all.
Glancing at the thin figure beside the stove, she shook her head. She originally wanted to ask him to help lift it, but he looked so skinny that he probably didn't have as much strength as her.
Shu Yao had no choice but to push the barrel bit by bit.
Ji Shijing silently stopped moving. What did that look mean? Did she think he couldn't lift it?
Really... underestimated him.
Shu Yao took great pains to finally bring the water to the bathroom. She planned to use the wooden tub to take a bath, because the bathtub was Ji Shijing's and she would not use other people's things casually.
Just as she was about to take off her clothes, she seemed to remember something. She came to the door, stuck her head out and said to Ji Shijing, "I'm going to take a shower, don't come over."
After saying that, she closed the door tightly, but she found that there was no bolt on the door, so she could only use a stool to prop it up.
About half an incense stick later, Shu Yao's voice came from the bathroom: "A Jing, can you...can you come over and help me?"
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