Xiaoyin Kingdom, Broken Jade City, Tianyuanfang.
The south city is clean, the north city is expensive, the west city is poor, and the east city is rich.
Tianyuanfang is located in the southern part of Broken Jade City, where most of the city's middle-class residents and aristocratic families live.
Most of the people living in Zaoshu Lane in Tianyuanfang are families named He.
There is a jujube tree at the entrance of the alley, with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is the season when flowers are blooming, and it is surrounded by greenery. The color of the flowers is mixed with light yellow and some light green. It is not as bright as peaches and plums, not as bright as orchids in the empty valley, but it has a different charm and liveliness.
When the flowers bloom, the intoxicating fragrance of jujube fills the entire alley.
This is also the origin of the name of Zaoshu Lane, and some residents in the city jokingly call it Zaoxiang Lane.
It was at dusk one day, the setting sun was half setting, the sunset glow smeared half of the sky, and the clouds were all dyed fat, which was stunning to the eyes.
Children came back early from school. Under the jujube trees, children with backpacks and large book bags slung across their backs were chasing each other, playing and laughing, leaving a string of crisp and sweet laughter in the alley.
"He Chaoyun, why haven't your father and mother come back yet? Do you and your grandpa no longer want you?" The boy with a braid in the sky and a small red string unexpectedly reached out and grabbed the girl's braid in front of him, smiling. said.
The girl with black hair and pigtails opened her eyes, which were round and black, as clear as a pair of ink jade pearls. Her scalp hurt from the boy's careless move, and her frown became more serious. She stretched out her hand to hold it. With his own braid, he glared at the boy fiercely.
"He Danggui, you are talking nonsense! My father and mother are out to visit friends. If you grab my pigtails again, be careful of my father coming back and spanking you!" Xiao Chaoyun was so angry that his fair little face was red and his round almond-shaped eyes were red. Staring at the boy, his soft voice pretended to be menacing and threatened the boy.
When the little boy He Danggui heard about the spanking, he unconsciously retracted the hand holding Xiao Chaoyun's braid, with a look of fear on his round face. Mr. He is the teacher of the book school. If he is spanked, he will I'm afraid my parents will clap their hands and ask Mr. He to spank him more.
What children who go to school are most afraid of is their teacher’s little bamboo stick.
After a meal of stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots, I didn't feel aggrieved.
"Hmph, then don't come to my pharmacy to get medicine. I asked Ah Er not to treat your grandpa!" Being frightened by Xiao Chaoyun, He Danggui felt ashamed and shouted with a red face.
His family owns a pharmacy. Neighbors of all sizes in Tianyuanfang always go to his pharmacy if they have a headache or fever.
Although Xiao Chaoyun's grandfather is old, he has always been nimble and agile, not inferior to adults at all. He likes to hunt for medicine in the mountains and forests outside Suiyu City on weekdays. He is a famous medicine collector and hunter in Tianyuanfang.
Who knows, the sky is unpredictable, and people have misfortune and good fortune. A little half a month ago, Xiao Chaoyun's grandfather went to the mountains to collect medicine and hunt as usual, but he did not return for several days. Xiao Chaoyun was the only one in the family. Chaoyun's grandfather would definitely not spend the night in the mountains.
For a while, the neighbors in Tianyuanfang were a little worried, and they were planning to organize people to go into the mountain, but Xiao Chaoyun's grandfather came back by himself.
Unfortunately, when he came back, he was already dying and could only rely on his breath to support him.
Fortunately, Mr. Xiao Chaoyun has an excellent physique and is currently relying on soup and medicine to hang him up. He still can't get out of bed.
Speaking of grandpa, Xiao Chaoyun's almond-shaped eyes suddenly turned red as he stared at He Danggui, filled with light mist, and crystal tears hung on his long eyelashes.
Xiao Chaoyun sniffed hard and raised his head stubbornly to prevent the tears from falling from his eyes, biting his pink and tender mouth tightly.
After glaring at He Danggui angrily, Xiao Chaoyun turned around and was about to leave, "If you don't want to sell it, I won't sell it. I'll go to Renxintang to buy it."
Seeing Xiao Chaoyun's red eyes and the mist under his eyes, He Danggui suddenly panicked and quickly followed behind Xiao Chaoyun with his eyebrows drooping, "He Chaoyun, don't cry, I. .....I don't mean that, I mean...you come to my house to get medicine for free! Yes, no money! Get as much as you want!"
Xiao Chaoyun ignored He Danggui, refused to say another word, and just walked down the alley.
He Danggui became even more anxious and spoke incoherently. He couldn't get a response from Xiao Chaoyun, but he didn't dare to leave. He could only follow Xiao Chaoyun closely, apologizing and showing goodwill.
The breeze blows, gradually taking away the voices of boys and girls, the jujube trees sway their branches and leaves, and the faint fragrance sweeps over the houses in this alley.
When school was over, every family with children kept their doors wide open. Women from every family stood at the door, looking towards the entrance of the alley. In the afterglow of the setting sun, they stood under the eaves of the threshold and talked with the nearby people. The woman kept talking about the gossip and rumors of the past few days.
Whose hen laid a few eggs today, whose needles and threads disappeared, whose man made how much money, whose child received praise from his husband.
What you say to me is so lively.
He Danggui chased Xiao Chaoyun, apologizing with her all the way. Xiao Chaoyun remained silent, just pretending that a gust of wind passed by her ears. She was only an eight-year-old child, her parents were not at home, and her grandfather was Being seriously ill is enough to worry and fear, but you also have to be verbally bullied.
She was very angry and didn't want to talk to He Angelica.
The girl walked in front angrily, and the boy followed with an apologetic look on his face.
The women in Zaoshu Lane had smiles in their eyes and did not bother the two little ones. The two children had been making noise like this all day long.
The talkative woman called He Danggui teasingly, "You went to provoke Xiao Chaoyun again."
He Danggui took the time to look back at the woman, and made a face with bared teeth. He looked back and saw that the distance between him and Xiao Chaoyun had widened, and he quickly chased after her.
He Chaoyun's home is located in the innermost part of this alley, a bit remote, but quiet.
The dark black wooden door with mottled and peeling paint was closed, and He Chaoyun's house, located deep in Zaoshu Lane, seemed particularly quiet.
Xiao Chaoyun opened the door, walked in on his own, pushed He Danggui out of the door, and slammed the door tightly.
He Danggui almost came into close contact with the wooden door. He wanted to knock on the door. He raised his hand and put it down out of breath. He knocked carefully and said, "What about that, He Chaoyun, I will bring you osmanthus candy tomorrow. You can eat it." Yes, let’s make peace. If you don’t say anything, I’ll treat it as if you agreed!”
After saying that, it was as if he had been burned. He turned around and ran away. After running for two steps, the boy's eyebrows were tangled in knots. He stopped at the foot of the steps again and looked up at the mottled wooden door and the silent sound. 's courtyard.
"I'm leaving! You...don't worry, Mr. He and the others will be back soon, and Grandpa He will be fine too."
Childish words suddenly sounded deep in the alley, and He Danggui shouted loudly, her little face turned red from holding back.
After shouting, the little boy ran out of Zaoshu Lane without looking back.
His family doesn't live here, it's next door to Zaoshu Lane.
The wooden door creaked and opened a gap.
With round, dark eyes fixed on the boy's back, He Chaoyun touched the cracked wooden sign on his neck, and the tears he had been holding back rolled down.
