The morning light is faint.
A few crisp bird calls broke the early morning tranquility.
The village that had slept all night began to wake up.
In the small courtyard of the Su family, adults and children got up one after another. The sounds of yawning, washing, talking and scolding created a lively morning scene.
The unique woody fragrance of the firewood burning in the kitchen floats in the air, bringing out the smoke and smoke that is not found in the imperial city of Changjing.
Wei Li stood at the door of the hall, listening and smelling the morning sunlight coming from an angle, soft and bright. He raised his head to look at the light, and his eyes narrowed due to the glare, and the corners of his eyes overflowed with water.
The brighter the sky, the busier the surroundings.
Jie Jie's weird laughter came from the right side of the courtyard. The woman diagonally opposite was talking to someone in a high-pitched voice. There were more and more chatter and laughter in the vegetable garden behind.
In the eyes of the little boy, everything is novel.
"Grandpa Du got up and turned on the medicine stove, and Master Niang deliberately tried to make Master coax her. Behind the house is the vegetable garden of our family and our village. The villagers all change vegetables in the vegetable garden in the morning." Su An took the willow branches. , bared his little white teeth and squatted on the verandah next to Wei Li, his mouth full of white bubbles in a moment.
"Su An!" In the washing corner outside the kitchen, Mrs. Su held a small wooden box in her hand. She looked at the half-eaten paste inside and turned around to find a broom in anger. "How many times have I told you to rinse your mouth and brush your teeth once?" It's enough to take just a little bit of paste, and you dig out a big lump! You bastard, if I don't slap you today, you should go to the house and uncover the tiles tomorrow!"
Seeing Grandma grab the broom, Su An bit the willow branch and jumped out, "Grandma, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu dug more than me!"
Old woman Su stopped, turned her head, and immediately took aim at the other two cubs who were trying to escape against the wall.
Su Wen Su Wu, "..." Run!
The three of them rushed out of the courtyard one after the other and disappeared in an instant.
"Run away! Don't come back for breakfast later!" The bastards must have gone to Mr. Du's place to take refuge. Old woman Su was too lazy to chase after her. She put down the broom and looked at her little granddaughter who was obediently brushing her teeth by the bucket. She was relieved, " Our sweet baby is still good."
Tianbao secretly swallowed the sweet toothpaste in his mouth and patted his chest with his little hand, "Good boy!"
It made the old woman smile.
Wei Li stood quietly at the door of the main room, looking at the grinning little girl. There was still a small bit of white paste on the corner of the baby's mouth that had not been destroyed by the corpse.
Su Ah Nai pretended not to see it.
Therefore, among the several little ones, the one Su A-nai loves the most is the little girl.
"Ali, come here, come over and brush your teeth and rinse your mouth." The old woman suddenly turned her head and smiled and called him over. She brought him a clean willow branch and dipped it in the white paste in the wooden box. "Use this to wipe. After the treatment, the teeth are white and clean. This is the toothpaste made by Mr. Du, specially made to have a sweet taste, but Xiao An and the other three ate it as candy... you three bastards!"
The old woman gritted her teeth again when she mentioned this matter.
The white ointment in the wooden box is made of medicinal materials, and there is nowhere to buy it!
Only three people who don't know how to count dare to throw around such a precious thing!
Tianbao rinsed her mouth and put the branches in the wooden cup. She glanced back inadvertently and saw the little boy still staring at the corner of her mouth.
Tianbao paused and felt for a moment, "..."
His little tongue rolled quickly, and he rolled the sweet paste stuck to the corner of his mouth into his mouth. He raised his head and nodded vigorously at Grandma, "Yes, you three bastards!"
After agreeing, the baby jumped away.
Wei Li, "..."
When it was breakfast time, the woman in the yard raised her voice and shouted, and soon everyone was sitting in the kitchen.
People arched out of the vegetable garden, people flew out from the next door, and people shrank in from the opposite door. There were so many people that we couldn't even sit around a small dining table.
In the morning, we had vegetable pancakes and porridge with a layer of rice oil. The adults had an extra plate of pickled sauerkraut, and the children each had a boiled egg.
The men were holding porridge bowls, grabbing some pickles, and squatting outside under the eaves with a pancake rolled in their hands to eat.
The children took a few bites of cake to fill their stomachs, then ran out with a hard-boiled egg in their arms, shouting, "Let's go to school!"
At that time, Wei Li was still sitting at the dining table, twirling his chopsticks and just taking his first bite of pickles. There was still more than half a bowl of porridge in the bowl, and the other hand in his hand was a golden pancake. , before I even had a chance to take a bite.
The cheerful voice of "I'm going to school" made him stunned for a moment.
He had had times like this before.
At the age of three, he entered the Imperial Academy and began his enlightenment. He followed other princes to receive the teachings of his master.
In his absence, a strong force grasped his wrist. Wei Li hurriedly raised his head and met the little girl's Qing Lingling eyes.
"Let's go," she said.
One word swept away the disappointment in Wei Li's heart. He was in disbelief, but his eyes lit up, and his voice trembled with uncertainty, "...Where to go?"
Tianbao tilted her head back and thought he was stupid, "Go to school, master asked to take you."
"Why?" This made Wei Li even more unbelievable.
Sir, would you like to take him with you? Mr. Huo asked you to take him with you?
Why?
He just came here yesterday, and he didn't even visit his husband in person, but he asked him to take him to school?
A lot of things happened in just one day, all of which were beyond Wei Li's expectations.
The little girl had already dragged him out, but he couldn't resist her, and he didn't want to.
The old woman sitting at the table smiled and stuffed an egg into his hand, "Go and go to school with Tianbao and the others."
Wei Li's question was not answered until he left the courtyard.
As soon as he walked out of the door, the little girl put down his wrist and said, "Uncle Broken Knife, please forgive me."
She frowned and thought for a while, then explained, "Probably, because you are weak."
If you are not good at martial arts, then you can only practice writing.
Wei Li, "..."
It was rare that he was speechless one after another. Ever since I came to Tubei Village, I have been speechless a lot.
The little girl skipped ahead.
Wei Li looked at her little back and pursed his lips with a slight arc, revealing a secret joy, "...thank you."
Sincere.
He was truly grateful for all the kindness shown to him when he was in darkness. Xiao Su's family, Uncle Broken Knife, Mr. Huo.
The little girl didn't know whether he heard it or not, so she didn't look back or talk to him again. The two braids on her little head swayed as she bounced, showing a sense of ease and lightness, as if she had never been troubled.
In the Huo family hall, a square table and a few small stools serve as the school.
The thin and handsome middle-aged man sat behind the table, and he had an air of majesty as a teacher.
The three little boys sitting on the small stools in front of the table kept winking at the newcomer, laughing and joking, "Come on, come on, little junior brother! Hahaha."
Little Sweet Baby's eyes immediately lit up.
Wei Li. "..."
While delivering tea, Huo secretly looked at the new little boy.
Walking next to the man, she bumped her elbow on his shoulder and leaned forward, "You bitch, how could Broken Blade plead for him?"
The man avoided answering, always smiling when he looked at her, "Madam, you hurt me."
Huo: Bah!
Opposite the Huo family, on the thatched roof, the man holding a knife watched Wei Li enter the Huo family's hall, then turned over and landed on the ground. He entered the house and did not come out again.
In the thirteenth year of Hongde's reign, the general Yuan family was accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. An imperial edict was issued, and all the family members of the Yuan family who stayed in Changjing were beheaded. Even the infants could not survive.
At that time, many officials in the court praised the emperor's wisdom, but only Wei Guogong denounced Chen Ci in front of the palace and called out the injustice for the loyal members of the Yuan family.
