The exposed part of his chin was pointed and thin, and his messy hair was casually tossed aside, covering his deep and dark eyes.
He bent over slightly, hunched his back, and extended a hand with a tattered bag in it.
"I sold it for eighty-five coins, spent fifty-five, and there's thirty left."
Hua Yu's voice was a little hoarse, and he lowered it deliberately. His dark eyes looked at her without blinking.
Hua Shi didn't reach out to take it, but said in a low voice, "You take it. Hua Li's hand won't heal in a while. You'll need it when you take him to change the dressing."
When she said this, Hua Yu's eyes were fixed on her, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes that was hard to understand.
The light at night was too dim, and Hua Shi didn't notice the suspicion in Hua Yu's eyes or the strange look on his face.
Instead, he said to himself, "Just take it, you don't have to give it to me."
"Oh……"
As soon as Hua Shi finished speaking, Hua Yu suddenly let out a chuckle.
She looked up in confusion, but everything was dark and she could only see the outline of his chin, nothing else.
Under Hua Shi's puzzled gaze, Hua Yu squeezed the purse back into his palm, turned around and took his younger brother and sister into the house.
"Hua Yu! I have something to tell you."
Just before the light from the door came out, Hua Shi followed and whispered something.
The sound was a little abrupt in the silent night. Hua Shi subconsciously looked back and saw the door on the opposite side was tightly closed.
Fortunately, it was still quiet inside and there was no scolding from Mrs. Li. Hua Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Hua Yu who was already standing at the door.
Because Hua Yu was hunched over, he, who was originally a head taller than Hua Shi, now had his eyelids drooped and was looking at her levelly without any emotion.
"Second brother..."
Hua Xiao, who was standing beside Hua Yu, gently tugged at his sleeve, her little face full of undisguised rejection.
The little girl obviously didn't want her second brother to be called out by this bad woman. Who knows if she would secretly bully her second brother again, just like she did before!
Hua Yu looked at Hua Shi expressionlessly, then said, "What's the matter?"
Hua Shi looked down at Hua Xiao who was staring at her hungrily, then looked at Hua Yu and whispered, "Let's talk in the yard."
Hearing this, Hua Yu suddenly raised his eyes, looked at her deeply, and responded, "Okay."
"Second brother..." Hua Xiao frowned and pulled the corner of Hua Yu's clothes reluctantly.
Hua Yu frowned slightly, patted her head, and whispered, "Okay, take Xiaoying to bed first, I'll be back soon."
In the dark yard...
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Hua Yu chose a seat against the wall, with his back against the wall, and raised his eyes slightly to look at Hua Shi.
Hua Shi pondered for a moment, looked into his eyes, and said seriously, "I want to cooperate with you."
Hua Yu's brows furrowed, and his expression became noticeably alert. He snorted coldly and asked, "What cooperation? What can we cooperate on?"
Hua Shi began to speak the words he had prepared long ago. "Listen to me first. You know I've forgotten a lot of things since I hit my head. I've forgotten everything I did before. I also know that we had a lot of conflicts before. If I've done anything to offend you before, I solemnly apologize to you..."
Hua Yu listened to her long speech coldly, and when he heard the word "apology", his face changed suddenly.
He looked at her with sinister and fierce eyes, "Apologize? Ha... What's the point of apologizing? Will my leg heal if I apologize? Will Xiaoying get better if I apologize? Can you clear yourself of all the things you did in the past?!"
Hua Shi was left speechless by Hua Yu's few words. After a long time, she sighed silently in her heart and took the blame with tears in her eyes.
"Ayu... I'm sorry. I will definitely help heal your leg in the future, and I will also make Xiaoying better. Everything that happened before was my fault. I know I was wrong now. Can you forgive me?"
Hua Yu turned his head and faced Hua Shi with his side profile, without saying a word. His eyes, hidden by his hair, were still obscure and dark.
Like a starless and lightless abyss, with no bottom to be seen...
Hua Shi looked at the silent boy and suddenly said confidently, "I swear, I will never do anything that would hurt my brothers and sisters again. If I do it again, I will be struck by lightning!"
Hua Yu was startled by her oath. His heart skipped a beat and he turned around to look at Hua Shi's sincere face.
When Hua Shi swore, he raised three fingers and pointed them to the sky with a solemn and serious expression.
Hua Yu just looked at her, his sight was gray and blurry, making it impossible to see through her.
After a while, he suddenly asked, "What do you want to cooperate on?"
People never take vows lightly. Once a vow is made, even if Heaven does not judge or punish the person, the Mountain God will not let the person who breaks the vow go...
Therefore, Hua Yu was briefly persuaded by Hua Shi and was willing to listen to her so-called cooperation.
When Hua Shi heard that something interesting was going to happen, he quickly put his hands down and said, "You saw me catch four rabbits, didn't you? I have a way to hunt them, but Grandma won't let me go out, so I need your help."
Hua Yu's eyes changed, and he looked at Hua Shi with a strange look in his eyes, "How can I help?"
"I'll make the traps and teach you how to set them. Then you go up the mountain, place the hunting tools where the most game is, set the traps, and go get it the next day. Afterwards, you can sell the game you catch, and we'll split the proceeds 50-50. How's that?"
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