Chapter 87: Is a domestic dog qualified to bully a Tibetan Mastiff?
Yan Shijiu liked the ruthlessness that was revealed in Yun Chen's pure white face.
So he was certain that she was the only woman in the world who understood him.
You see, she understood everything without even saying a word.
After going around in circles and searching for a long time, I finally found a close friend.
Yan Shijiu took out many of his collections of snake skins, snake teeth, and snake bones and showed them all to Yun Chen.
Looking at Yan Shijiu's eyes full of expectation, just like a child anxiously waiting for praise, she couldn't help but feel soft in her heart:
"Yan Shijiu, you once said that your father doesn't like you because you like snakes?"
His smile gradually disappeared. He sat beside the cage, holding a small box full of snake teeth, and looked at A Ling with dark eyes.
A Ling was circling around a tree, and the trunk crackled with his huge body.
"When I was little, I loved watching jade carvers make pearl hairpins and jade ruyi. I loved watching them carve an ordinary piece of stone into a beautiful object, bit by bit. After watching for a long time, I learned how to do it myself. I started practicing with wood. With a small carving knife, I could sit quietly for a whole day."
He paused, his expression darkening. "On my father's birthday, I gave him the jade bonsai I'd spent two months carving. I thought he'd praise me and love me more. After all, among his twenty-odd children, I wasn't the one he cared about the most... But he angrily scolded me in front of everyone and smashed the jade bonsai to pieces. If my mother hadn't stopped him, he would have even rushed over and kicked me..."
She sighed, walked over to sit with him, and patted his shoulder comfortingly.
He continued, "After that day, my father had my house searched. They smashed all the carvings and burned them. I never touched a carving knife again. Later, one of my brothers liked to keep a dog, and it would always chase and bite me. I was so angry that I kept some snakes, hoping to defeat him. But my father found out and beat me with ten lashes. He also scolded my mother..."
He looked at her with red eyes. "Just now you asked me if my father disliked me because of snakes. At first I thought so too. But after all these years, I finally understood that he just didn't like me. If I liked carving, he would scold me. If I liked snakes, he would beat me. That's it."
She recalled the grievances she had suffered as a child, the quarrels between her father and mother, and the fierce look on her face when her father yelled at her, "Shut up and don't cry!"
She understood his pain, but could only sigh and say seriously:
"Don't even think about it. Your father might be born in the Year of the Rat and be afraid of snakes. There's nothing I can do about it."
He burst out laughing, and the sadness that had just accumulated disappeared without a trace in an instant.
But he still pouted in grievance, moved closer to her, and touched her shoulder with his head.
"Can you hold me for a moment? I'm in such a miserable state and I really need comfort. If you hold me, I might feel better."
She looked at him with a smile:
"If I were your father, I wouldn't beat you for liking carving or snakes, but I would beat you for being shameless."
“Hahahahahahahaha——”
After seeing A Ling, Yun Chen saw that it was getting late.
She did not ask for leave when she came out. She did not dare to delay too long, so she hurriedly said goodbye to Yan Shijiu and walked outside.
When she passed by the front yard, she saw a banquet set up in a grand manner, and even an acrobatic troupe preparing to perform.
She said, "Yan Shijiu, I still have some errands to do, so I have to leave quickly so as not to delay your entertaining guests," and then left in a hurry.
Behind her, Yan Shijiu looked at her back quietly, his smile slowly fading.
He didn't look away until she had completely left the house. He sat alone at the long table, looking at the delicacies on the table. He casually took a few bites of the honey milk cheese, picked up the radish carving on the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, took a bite, and whispered:
"It's boring."
On the side, Wan Chen stepped forward to ask, "Sir, since Guard Yun has returned, should we withdraw our people and stop searching?"
"No rush, I'm going to make some big noise to vent my anger for little Yunyun."
"Sir, you mean 'woad'?"
Yan Shijiu's face turned gloomy and he threw his chopsticks onto the table with a "bang". "It's just a pet dog of Nan Lijun's. Do you think you have the right to bully a Tibetan mastiff?"
Wan Chen asked again, "Young Master, you mean to bring not only Nanli-Jun but also Songlan, right?"
Yan Shijiu shook his head and hummed a little tune, "Of course, I have to give Aling a snack."
On the other side, Yun Chen left Yan Mansion.
Seeing that it was getting too late, there was no time to go to the market to choose gifts, so he decided to wait until he had two days off and take Xun Xun with him to go shopping.
Thinking about this, Yun Chen went to Xun Xun's room to find him, but saw that Xun Xun did not clean the house and wash clothes during his break as usual, but set up a small stove in the yard to boil medicine.
"Brother Gou, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" she asked.
Xun Jian rubbed his right abdomen. "I've had stomachaches lately. I can't eat or sleep. It's still early for the palace doctor to open, so I went to a clinic outside. They said I drank too much and it hurt my spleen and stomach. So, I took some medicine to treat it."
"You are looking for a proper doctor, right? Don't be stingy with your money and look for that mediocre doctor! That year when we were in the martial arts gym, you almost got tuberculosis due to a minor cold. It was all caused by that quack doctor. You haven't forgotten, right?" She said with lingering fear.
Xun Jian waved his hand. "Hey, it's okay. Minor illnesses are treated with medicine. Serious illnesses are inevitable. Whatever happens! Don't blame the doctor that time. I took the medicine myself and went down to the river to look for things for others."
She remembered the time when Xun Xun, in order to earn more money for the family, did not even recover from his illness and went into the water in the middle of winter to fish out boxes for others, just to earn an extra two taels of silver.
Unlike her, who could feed the whole family with one meal, Xun Jian had a large family to support.
She couldn't bear it, "Brother Gou, let's not trade our lives for money. Can I get you a good doctor?"
Xun Xun smiled innocently, "Silly boy, you entered this line of work out of a desire for favor, unlike the rest of us. If it weren't for the money, who would do this hard-working job? I have to thank you, Achen. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never have been able to become a 'Huo Gang Guard' in my life. With the monthly salary from the guards, life is much better. Your sister-in-law no longer has to go out to sell firewood on the street."
"Don't talk nonsense, Brother Gou, you came here based on your own ability, and the young master has always liked you!" After she said that, she subconsciously touched the purse at her waist, but was held down by Xun Kan who was on guard.
Xun Yan deliberately put on a stern face. "Alright, stop it. Your sister-in-law receives three installments every month. Do you think I don't know? I've recorded all the money you and Xiaoliu owe me. I'll have to pay it back sooner or later. Don't add to my bill."
Seeing Xun Xun's insistence, she was afraid that if she continued, it would hurt Xun Xun's face, so she had to give up.
"Brother Gou, I know a miracle doctor in Dongyan. If nothing works, I'll go ask him to treat you. He can cure you with just one dose of medicine."
Xun Jian grinned, rubbed his belly and laughed:
"Why bother with all that? I figured I'd been drinking too much cold wine lately and not eating at regular times, which hurt my stomach. Is this a minor ailment worth using all your connections for? Please, just forgive me!"
"Well, you have to take your medicine on time. Don't be careless. I see that you have lost a lot of weight recently and your face looks yellow."
"I know, you're such a nagging kid!"
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