(11)
People always have a sense of longing when facing stories from a distant time ago, and try their best to believe that the good things that happened in the past will also happen to them, and even deliberately ignore many recent facts.
Such feelings usually do not only exist in one person, but are deeply rooted in the same land and the same ethnic group like mushrooms after rain, giving rise to many solemn sacrifices and the worship of ancestors.
In the few days after the gathering under the acacia tree, even though Zhao Kuo would follow the Lou family and his daughter around almost every day to recruit people, especially he and Lou Jinghua were inseparable and went in and out of each other. But the truth is not what it seems. In fact, the two of them have been drifting apart, seemingly inseparable and distant from each other.
Seeing that the people in her mansion were gradually returning to their former prosperity, Lou Jinghua, who should have been grateful for this, went uncharacteristically and became even more lonely. I'm afraid it's because almost all of these people came here because of the reputation of the Yuyi Zhao family, except for the few personal maids who were very loyal and favored in the past.
Zhao Kuo didn't pay attention to this, perhaps because he thought that if he socialized properly at work and dinner, he would not be suspected and criticized by others. Whenever night falls, he will always give up all the remaining time after a busy day to a few friends and relatives who live with him in Lou Mansion.
Naturally, a certain kind of special rumor began to spread quietly in Lou's house. One theory is that although the Lou family's daughter tried her best to show her kindness, the Zhao family's son did not appreciate it at all, just because he already belonged to her in his heart; the other theory is about the mysterious figures in the mansion - a Miao who came from nowhere. There are two women and two men and women who rarely appear, and when they do appear, they always wear hats and veils to cover their faces.
"Could it be that Mr. Zhao is being threatened by someone, so he doesn't dare to cause trouble..."
Lou Jinghua, who gradually came to understand the current situation, further confirmed her opinion of Zhao Kuo: "No matter what the reason is, this guy doesn't want to get married to me at all, let alone help the father and daughter tide over the difficulties."
After learning Zhao Kuo's true plan, Lou Jinghua could have told her father everything and let him personally punish this man who was as ruthless and unjust as his father, but she didn't, and instead became even more depressed and slack about the matter.
The daughter of the Lou family, who was often amused by Zhao Kuo's witty words and whimsical ideas, completely lost interest. She even claimed to be ill and stayed in bed for a few days to recuperate. She didn't dare to tell her father, for fear that Lou Yixian would inflict his resentment on Zhao Wei on his son, but there was nothing else she could do.
Zhao Kuo still took great care of the Lou family's daughter. When she was ill, he did not forget to come to visit her, joke with her, joke with her, and play with her. However, even though it seemed like this, the two of them knew very well: the two hearts had not broken through the shackles of the past or crossed any emotional boundaries.
As the day of departure for the long journey draws closer, Lou Jinghua's "disease" becomes increasingly difficult to cure. The doctor who was invited just casually muttered a few words and handed over a few packets of medicine. He only said that he needed heart medicine for his heart ailment, and postponed the departure to Yuyi Town for a few days.
Being caught up in the entanglement between interests and friendship, filial piety and righteousness made Lou Jinghua extremely painful. The only way she could think of was to force Zhao Kuo to surrender to her, so that everyone would be in peace. It will only hurt both sides.
So, the night before leaving, Zhao Kuo had dinner with Lou Jinghua in her room as usual, and was about to go back to his room to rest. He returned to the room, sat on the banquet, lit a candle, held a volume in his hand and read it carefully.
Unexpectedly, the Lou family's daughter suddenly came to visit. I saw that she didn't even have time to tidy up her appearance. She just wore a single coat and held her hair in her arms, and then hurried over with two maids.
Lou Jinghua bowed gently in front of the door, then asked the two boys to close the door and walked in. Several small and cold sounds of chains were heard from behind the door. Before Zhao Kuo could ask why, the daughter of the Lou family suddenly walked away and clung to his body.
This move seemed so inexplicable to Zhao Kuo that he was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the book in his hand. He huddled back and asked, "Jinghua, what are you doing! And you locked the door?" "
"Don't you understand yet?" Lou Jinghua stared at the other party's extremely unwilling expression, "But I have known your plan for a long time. When you get to Yuyi Town, you will leave me alone! So, now... …I’ll make sure you never have to live with this!”
After saying that, she began to take off her clothes, and in the end only her crotch was left. Her body was rosy and charming in the candlelight on the table. She was breathing hot air and her chest was rising and falling rhythmically. Then he walked to the other person's side, slowly walked around from behind to the front of the other person, and gave him an almost crazy passionate kiss.
However, in the face of temptation, Zhao Kuo did not even look at it once, because he was forcefully forcing himself to look elsewhere. This was due to the influence and education he had received since childhood, which made him qualitatively different from ordinary people.
The book that the rich man was reading just now was still lying on the ground, flipping in the wind, with the word "Book of Rites" written on it; the two reflections outside the door were about to move, as if they were expecting something to happen; the lights in the house were dimly lit, and soon, Then let a sudden passing wind blow it away. The originally quiet little study room suddenly fell into an eerie atmosphere.
"Jinghua, you know, although our Zhao family is a business family, my father never allows me to make friends casually. If he knows that I have done such a thing, I will definitely not end well."
After Lou Jinghua heard about it, he still ignored it. She continued to rub the other person's skin in the dark and small space, trying to show off her charm several times.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Kuo jumped up like a rabbit and pushed Lou Jinghua aside. Although there is no light in the room, in the moonlit night of forgetfulness, even if you don't see each other clearly, you can still feel a bit of the mood.
"Please wake up!" Zhao Kuoyi said righteously: "Me too... Oh, I have told you so many times, I will definitely help you with this! Even if I don't marry you, will my father's holiday with Uncle Lou affect me? In the name of the eldest son of the Zhao family, do you want to help my good sister?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kuo flicked the fire stick in his hand to relight the candle on the low table next to him, and then he put on clothes for the other party very carefully. Only then did he dare to look at the other party's tear-stained and red face. , and said: "Jinghua, with your courage and courage, why worry about not being able to restore the lintel? Do you have to rely on the power of others?"
"I'm just a prostitute, how can I be so virtuous..."
"You can endure hardships and understand the general situation, and you have Brother Kuo and I to support you, so why not be a prostitute? In my opinion, it would be a good way out for Jinghua to take over Uncle Lou's mantle and go into business!"
Lou Jinghua smiled bitterly, straightened her messy hair, and said: "Brother Kuo is joking again... In my humble opinion, it's because you still can't let go of that woman in your heart, right? It seems her name is, Yao Caiwei... "
"It doesn't matter if you can't let go, it doesn't matter if you can let go, this is all my own business, I never rely on others!" Zhao Kuo replied meaningfully: "When sister Jinghua also meets such a person, you will naturally understand my feeling."
Before he finished speaking, another meandering voice suddenly came from outside the house.
"Zhao Kuo, what are you doing in there! How can these little girls lock you in! Come out quickly. I still can't understand the poem you taught me yesterday!"
The two people in the room looked at each other and smiled, and then Zhao Kuo hurriedly asked Lou Jinghua to take care of his appearance, knocked on the door and invited the "uninvited guest" out. He just went out to meet the little cuckoo who was thinking about him.
