Nie Zhao built a new wall with thin wooden boards and bamboo in the middle of the already small bedroom, divided one room into two, leaving a gap, and hung a curtain to act as a door. Jiang Yue slept in the partition The bed inside can be entered by raising the curtain.
Nie Zhao slept on the bed outside the cubicle to avoid the embarrassment of accidentally seeing the other person. The only table in the room collapsed before, so Nie Zhao simply dismantled it to light the fire. The room now looked a lot more spacious.
Yao Jindi and his wife also gave some daily utensils such as basins and bought new boxes and bedding. Jiang Yue cleaned her cubicle and put various things in categories. Her days of living with Nie Zhao in Zhucheng were officially begun. , I couldn't help but feel hopeful.
As time passes, Jiang Yue has been taken in by Nie Zhao for two months, and the season has changed from autumn to early winter. The pear tree in the yard has lost its last leaf. There was a hailstorm the night before, and there was frost on the ground. There was a break at noon, but the rest of the time was very cold, and the north wind was unblocked, cutting people like a knife. Jiang Yue finally put on a new quilted jacket and skirt.
It's just that Nie Zhao was wrong. He thought that Jiang Yue was growing fast at her age and she was eating a lot. She was afraid that she would grow taller soon and her old clothes wouldn't fit. So when he was ordering winter clothes, he asked the shop to give her more. Two inches, but not only did Jiang Yue's height remain the same, she also didn't gain weight on her face, and her whole body was still as skinny as a bamboo pole.
He took his time to count with his fingers, and couldn't help but sigh. The dogs grew faster than Jiang Yue even with the hundreds of kilograms of grain fed to them.
When Nie Zhao was at home, he still lay on the pear tree with all its leaves, with his arms as pillow, often lying there all day long. Jiang Yue was used to it now, not bothering him when nothing happened, and calling out "Three" when he was hungry. Brother", he took himself out to eat.
Often when Nie Zhao was lying on the tree, Jiang Yue would sit under the tree with her arms around her knees and look at him. She would stay with him for a day while he lay there. After all, she had nothing serious to do. This was how she used to be in Canzhou. If you pass it, you won't feel bored.
Jiang Yue saw that it was getting close to dusk, and her stomach growled. If she didn't go out to eat, she might not be able to come back before the sun set. She blinked her sour eyes and whispered, "Third brother."
Nie Zhao tilted his head and looked at her squatting on the ground with her head raised, waiting for him, and asked her, "What do you want to eat today?"
"Three, what does third brother want to eat?" Jiang Yue asked for his opinion. In fact, she can eat anything, and the food in Zhucheng is very delicious.
There is really nothing delicious in Zhucheng. When I come back, I only get some crude noodle soup and dry food. Now Nie Zhao has a child and eats three meals a day at the same time. He almost vomits after eating. But ginger Yue, an inexperienced person, not only has an unabated appetite, but also enjoys everything he eats.
"Me? I have no appetite." Nie Zhao turned his head away, grabbed a strand of his hair, and twisted it around his finger. "Go to Zhang San's place at the street corner and bring back some roasted sweet potatoes. Do you want to eat the sweet potatoes?" he asked again.
Jiang Yue nodded and raised a smile: "Eat, eat, eat!"
Nie Zhao scoffed, but his tone was not harsh: "Why don't you eat? Go ahead."
He saw Jiang Yue holding her hand towards him and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
"Money." Jiang Yue stared at him eagerly and said.
How can you buy sweet potatoes if you don’t have money?
Nie Zhao subconsciously touched his arms, but of course there was no money at all. He frowned and looked at Jiang Yue: "You see me buying things, how have you ever used money?"
After he reminded her like this, Jiang Yue actually remembered that she had indeed never seen Nie Zhao pay. She only took the credit on credit at the time and delivered it all at once. Who knew she really didn't pay?
Did she eat the king's meal with her third brother for two months?
When Jiang Yue thought of this, her eyes widened in horror. She took two steps back and stuttered even more: "Kekeke, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, isn't that a bully?"
But Grandma Yao said that the third brother was a ranger, protecting the peace of the place. She had apologized to him before for misunderstanding the third brother, and he laughed so loudly.
"Yes, I was originally a bully. Don't you know that I kill people every day? Did you remember that I am a bully today?" Nie Zhao didn't care, with a joking tone in his tone, "I am still running rampant in the countryside, preying on the common people. The clothes on your body, The food they eat is given to me because of my pressure, otherwise you don’t get dressed and don’t eat." After he finished speaking, he lay back down.
"Third brother, this, this is not good. And, and, Granny Yao said you are, a good person." She stammered but righteously said this sentence. It had no deterrent effect at all. Instead, it seemed nondescript and very funny. She didn't know if Nie Zhao was telling the truth or a lie, but she just felt that it was uncomfortable. She had to be kind and not bully others.
"I'm just a gangster and a bully. Do you want you to take care of me?" Nie Zhao stopped looking at her.
For a long time, Nie Zhao didn't hear her speak again. There was only a rustling of footsteps. He thought she was crying silently again, so he couldn't help but look back and saw that she was already wearing the same clothes as when she came out. , thin, not protected from the wind and cold, and in tatters. She was still shivering in the wind, her lips were purple from the cold, and she was carrying a big baggage on her back as she was going out.
He hurriedly stopped: "Where are you going? Are you so brave that you want to run away from home? Don't come back after you leave."
Nie Zhao couldn't help but feel angry and felt betrayed. He thought that in the past two months, he had taken care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation, but now he had taken care of her debt. Not only was he not grateful to him, but he also wanted to be with her. He cut off his robe and cut off his righteousness.
Jiang Yue was still walking out, as if his words had been heard, Nie Zhao wondered where she got such courage, and said in a strange way: "I didn't know who wanted to live or die at first, but insisted on staying here and following me, and now I want to run away." Already?"
"I, I didn't run away." Jiang Yue wiped her tears, choked and looked back at her. Her thin body was like a withered leaf in the cold wind, or like a frost-beaten cabbage in the ground. It would be blown away if not careful. Scattered, so pitiful, any person with a conscience would feel distressed just looking at them, but Nie Zhao remained unmoved.
"I'll return all of these things. I, I can't take them. I, I'll go and apologize to them for you..."
After two months of getting along, Jiang Yue was able to figure out a bit of Nie Zhao's temper. Although he always disliked everything and had a bad temper, he would not lose his temper with others casually as long as he was coaxed and coaxed. Jiang Yue tried it several times, and after it worked, she was no longer as nervous as before.
So she felt that the third brother would not be such a bad person. She went to apologize to others on his behalf and got their forgiveness. Although her clothes were worn out by her, she could work to pay off the debt.
Jiang Yue seemed determined to pull him back to the right path. She was pitiful and determined at the same time. Nie Zhaowei didn't expect that she wanted to return everything and apologize for him, and his heart trembled suddenly. I feel funny and angry at the same time.
He jumped down from the tree lightly and grabbed her: "To be precise, it's not a robbery. I protect the peace of East Thirteenth Square and don't charge them any money. It's natural to give them something as compensation." I'm happy to, you agree with me, it's not a robbery, but it's not unreasonable to say that I am a gangster and a bully. How can a good person do good things and still accept other people's things? This behavior is similar to that of a bully. Just think of it as my job. .Do you want to pay it back now?”
He felt that with this explanation, Jiang Yue would at least not be desperate to return the things. The child didn't know who taught him, and he was very stubborn.
"Really?" Jiang Yue asked.
Nie Zhao raised three fingers and swore: "It's true."
Jiang Yue hugged the bundle, twirled her feet on the ground, and questioned in a low voice: "But why can't you accept other people's things if you are a good person? Don't good people need to eat?"
Nie Zhao was choked by her question. He pondered for a moment, put the clothes on Jiang Yue, thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's not easy to be a good person, so the conditions are extra harsh. Not everyone can be a good person. Okay. Now, bring back some roasted sweet potatoes from Zhang San."
Jiang Yue thought for a while, maybe her brain had turned around, she said "hmm", and ran out. After a while, she came back with an oil paper bag, unfolded it, and saw three chubby, round and fragrant sweet potatoes inside. The sweet smell filled the whole yard. She gave two of them to Nie Zhao and kept the smaller one for herself.
According to her appetite, this little sweet potato is not even enough to fit between her teeth.
"Zhang San's sweet potatoes were sold out so quickly today?" Nie Zhao opened the skin of a sweet potato, revealing the golden flesh inside, and blew on it gently.
Jiang Yue shook her head, hugged the sweet potato to warm her hands obediently, and said with a smile: "No, third, third brother, from now on, I will eat less, and I don't want any more clothes. You, you protect Shisanfang, They, they give you things, yes, they should, but, but I didn’t do anything.”
What was originally only given to one portion, but with her included, had to be given two portions, and she ate so much. This was not good.
Nie Zhao paused slightly, his heart hurting again. He turned the sweet potato he had opened and handed it to Jiang Yue's mouth, raising his hand to signal her to eat.
Jiang Yue took it hesitantly, took a bite, and narrowed her eyes happily. It was so fragrant, sweet, and delicious. She took another bite and heard Nie Zhao say with a slight sigh: "You still haven't learned how to follow the rules." There is no trace of the city’s atmosphere.”
Selfishness, greed, and violence are the best qualities to live in this city.
"But it doesn't matter. You can eat without worry. I'll give you as much money as possible when I buy something later." Nie Zhao took a bite of the other half of the sweet potato, then frowned in disgust, swallowed it in a big gulp, and stuffed the remaining intact one. Gave it to Jiang Yue.
He drank a bowl of cold well water and saw Jiang Yue still squatting there, eating sweet potatoes happily, even the skin. He couldn't help but clenched the rim of the bowl in his hand, and his heart was full of emotions.
Tian Tianguang knows that Shale must find something to do and learn something for her so that she can make a living at any time in the future. With multiple skills, she will be able to make a living on her own. He didn't dare to eat too much because he felt guilty, and his house was clean, and no one would follow him around and yell at him every day.
Nie Zhao thought for a while. It seemed that Yuji Grain Store was still short of an accounting apprentice. It was still recruiting workers the day before yesterday. At her age, she was suitable. It wasn't too tiring to go look at the accounts and make a plan.
