Author: Suisui

"mother."

After Gu Ping'an saw Su Mo, he immediately got down from his chair. He looked behind Su Mo and couldn't help but be a little confused when he didn't see Gu Jinnian.

"Hey, where is the second brother? Isn't he back yet?"

"He wasn't feeling well and went back home and fell asleep."

Su Mo walked in calmly, pulled out the chair and sat down.

"It's getting late, let's go back to the house and sleep.

When the time comes, I will wake you up. As for Jinnian, I will rest at home these days and wait until I feel better before going to the village school."

"Oh, okay."

Although Gu Ping'an didn't know what was going on, he still complied obediently.

Su Mo said "hmm", picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and was about to put two mouthfuls of food into his mouth. Suddenly he remembered something, stopped, and walked to the door and said to Gu Ping'an:

"By the way, if you have nothing to do, don't go to his room and let him have a good rest."

Gu Ping'an paused and stopped thinking about visiting Gu Jinnian.

"good."

He responded and went back to his room to take a nap.

After Su Mo finished eating, put away the dishes and chopsticks, he walked to the west room again.

The door was closed by Su Mo, and the windows were closed tightly. The light from outside shone in through the gaps, adding a touch of brightness to the dark room.

She bent down, glanced at the clothes Gu Jinnian had thrown on the ground, grabbed the blood-stained cuffs, and picked them up.

She rolled the clothes into a pile, took them to the bathroom, put them in a wooden basin, poured water and soap locust liquid into them and soaked them.

Then he went to Gu Jinnian's room.

Gu Jinnian hadn't woken up yet, and Su Mo was standing at the head of the bed, looking at his frown that was still furrowed in sleep, she sighed slightly and stretched out her hand to flatten him.

"Tell me, you, a big kid, why do you have so many thoughts?"

After he finished speaking, Su Mo picked up the blood-stained clothes and the torn underwear beside the bed, and then left softly.

The door closed and made a creaking sound.

Gu Jinnian opened his eyes, looked at the closed wooden door, and pursed his thin lips.

The effectiveness of the medicine in the Points Mall is nothing to say.

Gu Jinnian lay in bed for two days, and when he got up again, he was full of life.

What happened that day was treated as a secret between the two of them. Su Mo covered his mouth tightly and never mentioned a word.

But Gu Jinnian still found her, lowered his head, and rubbed the nail of his index finger back and forth with the pad of his thumb for a long time before he squeezed out a sentence.

"I won't make the same mistake again."

Su Mo was slightly startled, then smiled and raised his hand to rub his head.

"Then after lunch, I will go and tell the village chief, will you continue to go to the village school tomorrow?"

"Um."

…

Shangyang Village is still quite far away from Luoshan Village. After two days of going back and forth and packing up luggage, Xie's mother took a carriage and took Xie's father and He Nier back to Luoshan Village.

When the village chief heard the news from Xie Wenci, he asked Huiniang to prepare some good dishes to help them with the weather.

Xie Wenci didn't want to trouble the village chief, but he couldn't shirk it, so he finally agreed.

I just finished lunch without thinking. Not long after leaving the village chief's yard, I saw Su Mo walking towards me.

Xie Wenci felt guilty inexplicably and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at anyone.

"Mrs. Gu."

Mother Xie looked calm, nodded slightly, said hello, and patted the hand of the woman who was supporting her.

"Nier, this is Mrs. Gu who funded the village school I told you."

Su Mo knew what Xie's mother was thinking. She twitched the corners of her lips and looked up at He Nier very openly.

He Nier is also beautiful, but not as gorgeous as Su Mo. She has a standard oval face and straight and delicate facial features, giving people a gentle and quiet feeling.

She noticed Su Mo's gaze, smiled shyly, revealing her dimples, and her voice was as elegant as a spring breeze.

"Mrs. Gu."

Su Mo nodded slightly, but didn't reply. He wasn't very familiar with her, so there was nothing to talk about.

She looked behind everyone, her tone showing a bit of anxiety.

"What a bad luck it is today. I have something to do with the village chief. We'll talk about it later when we have time."

After saying that, regardless of the faces of the people, he walked around and went straight to the village chief's house.

He Nier blinked and looked back at her back, a little confused.

Why does it feel like Mrs. Gu doesn't like her very much?

Mother Xie had been paying attention to He Nier's expression. Seeing that she was in a daze, she frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Nier came back to her senses, smiled shyly and shook her head, "It's nothing."

When Xie's mother saw this, she didn't say anything, she just patted her hand and continued walking forward.

The person in charge of the Xie family is Xie's mother, and Xie's father is just like a backdrop, following her side and obeying her orders.

Xie's mother had also tidied up the small courtyard behind the village school, so naturally she and Xie's father lived in the main house.

As for He Nier, Xie's mother specially arranged to live in the room next to Xie Wenci, so that the two could fall in love over time.

After entering the yard, Xie's mother sent He Nier into the house, poured water and spread the quilt.

"Come, drink some water first, and then sleep for a while. When you wake up, Auntie will take you out for a walk."

Although He Nier was an orphan, she grew up in the Xie family. Xie's mother was very kind to her. She never let her do housework or go to the fields. She also sent her to the embroidery building to learn embroidery and taught her etiquette.

And He Nier was also sensible. When she saw that Xie's mother couldn't do things like housework and going to the fields, she devoted herself to learning embroidery. When she was successful, she began to take over embroidery work to earn money.

She didn't keep the money she earned, but gave it all to Xie's mother. Of course, Xie's mother also saved it for her and never touched a penny.

At this moment, He Nier heard Xie's mother asking her to sleep, so He Nier stopped thinking about doing embroidery work, drank water obediently, then walked to the bed, took off her shoes and socks and lay down on the bed.

The weather at the end of January had gradually warmed up, but Mother Xie was still afraid that He Nier would be cold, so when she lay on the bed, she walked over and tucked her in.

"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you here and wait until you fall asleep before leaving."

When Mother Xie faces He Nier, her face will always be kind and her voice will soften, as if He Nier is still a three-year-old child who needs to be coaxed.

He Nier had been riding in a carriage for most of the day. She was tired from traveling all the way and was already a little sleepy.

After dinner again, we walked for a while, and then I lay down, feeling sleepy. Although I had moved to a new place, I felt more at ease with Mother Xie by my side, and fell asleep soon after.

Mother Xie looked at her demure sleeping face, her fingertips gently brushed her cheek, her eyes were complicated.

She sat on the edge of the bed and waited for He Nier to fall asleep, then stood up with crutches and left carefully.

At this moment, the village school has not yet started classes, Xie Wenci is sitting in the study, taking advantage of this free time to prepare for the exam.

After Xie's mother saw this, she tightened her hand on the crutch slightly, narrowed her eyes slightly, and quickened her pace into the main room.

Xie's father had already taken off his shoes and socks and was sitting on the bed, leaning against the wall. When Xie's mother came in, he immediately sat up straight.

"Nie'er asleep?"

Xie's mother nodded slightly, walked to the bed and sat down, then took off her shoes and socks and got on the bed, leaning against the wall side by side with Xie's father.

"I thought that after he failed the exam, he would give up, go home, marry Nier, and live a peaceful life.

But who would have thought that now it would be..."

She sighed slightly, her eyes a little complicated.

Even though so many years have passed, it is inevitable that someone in the court still remembers that face. If someone recognizes him after he is named on the gold medal list, it will be over...

I planned to update more today, but my daughter got a fever... (_)
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