Yan Junqi nodded blankly, before he could put away the disappointment in his expression.
"yes."
He compiled it in the academy in the afternoon.
After handing in the class strategy in advance, I ran behind the rockery alone, took out the red thread I secretly took from a clothing store at noon, and knitted it in the howling cold wind.
He was afraid that Lu Xu would have already returned from the village when he got home and would not have time to wait for him to make up again.
He put the knot on his sleeve and kept it there for half the afternoon and half the night. It was warm and thoroughly warm. He handed over the knot and his heart solemnly, anxiously and expectantly.
But Lu Xu ran away.
He ran away without saying anything.
Yan Junqi couldn't understand why?
Since you were going to give him the Tongxinknot, why did you run away like this?
Did he misunderstand?
Or Lu Xu discovered his thoughts and was just testing.
Are you so frightened that you run away when you find out the truth?
Yan Junqi stayed alone in the empty hall, looking at the stove where the heat had not dissipated, feeling so lonely in vain.
Yan Junqi fled from the hall.
In the kitchen, Lu Xu took a deep breath and asked slowly: "You know what concentric knots mean, right?"
The voice was tight, with a trace of unusual low and hoarse tone.
"I..." Yan Junqi saw the clear water marks on Lu Xu's face through the dim light of the oil lamp and was stunned.
Lu Xu asked again: "Where shall I give you?"
Yan Junqi quickly pulled his hand out of the basin, hurriedly wiped it on his clothes, and carefully took it out from his sleeve.
Lu Xu's eyes flashed.
The nose is a bit sour.
He doesn't seem to have unrequited love.
but......
so awkward.
Lu Xu couldn't laugh or cry, he had mixed feelings and a mess, and his head was a mess...
Feeling relieved, aggrieved, and angry.
He complained: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Yan Junqi's reason, common sense, and intelligence were completely broken, and he was confused, anxious, and at a loss.
Lu Xu was furious: "These two are so similar, how could I know which one is which? I thought you didn't want it and returned what I gave you!"
Yan Junqi: "..."
Yan Junqi looked at Lu Xu in disbelief, almost going crazy.
He understands, he finally understands!
Fortunately, he thought Lu Xu was testing him and resisted escaping after knowing his intentions. He even thought about leaving Guanyang, not disturbing him, and escaping to the state capital to study alone.
it turns out......
That's it!
Yan Junqi took a deep breath.
He was so angry that he was shaking all over.
How could he think of Lu Xu in such a complicated way!
How could someone not even recognize if they made something up? !
A full stomach full of sourness that cannot be digested and has no place to relieve it all ferments into stuffiness.
Yan Junqi was so angry that his breathing became thicker. Lu Xu glared angrily at him, and he glared angrily at Lu Xu.
Not to be outdone, the two of them stared at each other for a long time, then burst into laughter.
The other person is a fool.
I am a fool.
Lu Xu stepped over and hugged Yan Junqi, "Wouldn't you have told me earlier?"
But how dare Yan Junqi?
He remained silent, placed his chin on Lu Xu's shoulder, and adjusted his breathing deeply, but could not remain calm.
The panic that had been suppressed all night vented silently.
The hesitation deep in my heart was released.
Lu Xu felt a chill on his shoulders.
Warm tears silently soaked into the jacket, becoming cool on the winter night.
There was no movement from Hanlu and Xiaoxia outside, and the lights were turned on in their rooms.
In the big house, the remaining fire burned out, leaving only a small oil lamp in the kitchen. The coldness of the winter night gradually invaded the body, and only the embrace of each other was unusually warm.
Lu Xu felt Yan Junqi's body trembling slightly, and reached out to pat and caress his back over and over again.
He should have noticed it long ago.
With Jun Qi's character, would he let his neighbors accompany him to Beijing?
Will not.
If he didn't like him, how could he break his alienated boundaries and easily agree to help him take care of his pocket money? If he didn't like him, how could he get involved in other people's business as a scholar? Even on his first trip north, he said If something happens to him and he cannot come back, you will protect his career and family for him?
If you didn't like him, why did you carefully save every draft page he wrote, pack his luggage for him before he went out, and cut his books with your own hands?
Jun Qi noticed it earlier than him, and must have been more panicked and scared than him.
He is younger than him, sensitive and introverted, and suddenly discovering that he likes boys must be very scary for him alone.
Lu Xu sighed, he is such an idiot.
He foolishly thought that Jun Qi was the most special and best confidant and friend, but how could Jun Qi take so much of his friend's property and family?
If he had paid more attention to Jun Qi, he should have discovered it long ago.
It was because he was too stupid that Jun Qi kept holding back and dared not speak.
Lu Xu listened to Yan Junqi's messy breathing and hugged him tighter.
Until Yan Junqi finally calmed down, Lu Xu gently let go of him, and they separated slightly. Lu Xu lowered his eyes to look at Yan Junqi's eyes that were red from crying, and chuckled guiltily: "You have to tell me next time, it's not like you don't know, Lu Xu is a big idiot."
Yan Jun burst into tears and smiled, "Yeah." Lu Xu is a big fool, and he is also a big fool.
Lu Xu raised her hand to wipe the corner of his eyes, feeling cold to the touch. He pulled Yan Junqi and held up the oil lamp and said with emotion: "Let's go, don't wash it. I'll wash it tomorrow and go back to sleep!"
After taking Yan Junqi back to the room, Lu Xu ran to add firewood to the fire kang, and checked the fire kangs in each house of the family to make sure they could burn for most of the night before leaving with confidence.
When he came back, he was carrying a basin of hot water, a towel, and a small box of antifreeze ointment.
This is what Yuan Manniang and the others use to protect their hands when embroidering in winter. It has a slight jasmine scent. Lu Xu remembers that the shopkeeper of the rouge shop said it can also be used to wipe the face.
Yan Junqi sat on the bedside and read a book, which seemed to relieve the feeling of being overwhelmed at the moment.
Lu Xu: "Don't look, you bad eyes."
He put the things on the small table and soaked the towel with hot water. "Lie down and I will apply it to your eyes. If you cry and don't wipe them, they will get chapped easily."
Yan Junqi showed a rare hint of shyness, "I've washed it."
Lu Xu: "Cold water? Isn't it easier to freeze?"
He couldn't help but push Yan Junqi to his side, "Quick!"
Yan Junqi got up, put the book back on the table, unbuttoned and took off his coat and cotton-padded jacket.
It's obviously like this in normal times, but today I feel uneasy for no reason.
Pian Lu Xu kept urging, "The water is getting cold, hurry!"
Yan Jun made a concerted effort, quickly took off his clothes and got into bed.
Just as he lay down, Lu Xu put the wrung hot towel on his face.
Yan Junqi: "..."
Brother Lu is very experienced in taking care of his younger brothers and sisters. His movements may seem rough, but they are rough and fine. He wipes his cheeks with a warm towel, which is light and warm.
After Lu Xu finished wiping, he ironed the towel again and wrung it out, folded it into a narrow strip two inches wide, and placed it on Yan Junqi's eyes.
Yan Junqi's eyes were a little swollen. If it wasn't too late, he would have wanted to boil an egg for Yan Junqi.
When the towel became cold, Lu Xu took it away and looked closer to see that it wasn't too swollen.
"I'll put some ointment on you to keep you from freezing."
"Um."
Lu Xu opened the small box, dipped a little antifreeze cream like ice cream on Yan Junqi's cheek, and slowly rubbed it open with his fingers.
Soon, the temperature of his fingers melted the paste and penetrated into Yan Junqi's thin skin, as if he was stroking Yan Junqi's cheek.
So soft.
The boy's face turned out to be so soft.
Lu Xu's mind was filled with daydreams, and he rubbed it under his eyes again. It was softer than his cheeks!
Lu Xu coughed lightly. There was no three hundred taels of silver here. "I'm just afraid you'll get frostbite."
Yan Junqi opened his eyes, and his fluttering eyelashes touched Lu Xu's fingertips, like a dragonfly touching water, and they left at the first touch, making Lu Xu tremble slightly.
Yan Junqi's eyes were clear: "Shall I wipe it for you?"
"No, no need!" Lu Xu put down the ointment, threw the towel back into the basin, soaked it in heat and wrung it out, rubbed it twice on his face randomly, dipped some ointment on his face and rubbed it randomly, and he was done.
The technique is like kneading noodles, which is completely different from the gentle and careful way just now.
Lu Xu put the ointment box aside and blew out the oil lamp. "I have to get up early to study tomorrow. Go to bed!"
The room was pitch dark. Lu Xu hurriedly undressed and got into bed in the pitch darkness. He turned over and gave Yan Junqi a back view to show his determination to sleep.
Yan Junqi chuckled.
He squeezed towards Lu Xu, closed his eyes and slept quietly.
In the silent night, both of them were motionless. They could only hear their shallow breathing and their own beating heartbeats.
After a while, maybe it was already the middle of the night, the breathing in the room gradually became calmer. Lu Xu opened his eyes gently and listened for a while, fearing that the slightest movement of his eyes would wake up Yan Junqi.
After making sure that the room was still so quiet and Yan Junqi hadn't woken up, he turned around cautiously.
His eyes had gradually adapted to the darkness, and he could clearly see Yan Junqi's hazy shadow in the dimness.
Jun Qi sleeps very honestly. Lu Xu knows where his hands and feet are now with his eyes closed.
Lu Xu was heartily encouraged, and after hesitating for a while, he gently explored Yan Junqi's bed with his fingers, and touched Yan Junqi's fingertips from under the quilt.
The sleeping Yan Junqi's eyelashes trembled, and Lu Xu was too frightened to move.
Seeing that Yan Junqi frowned and became silent again, he suppressed a smile and pinched Yan Junqi's fingers.
Warm.
Lu Xu was relieved. He gathered the quilt and moved closer to Yan Junqi, tucking Yan Junqi into the corner of the quilt. Xuxu grabbed Yan Junqi's hand under the quilt and closed his eyes to sleep.
Anyway, he doesn't sleep well, so he doesn't know which way he will roll after falling asleep. What is Lu Xu doing in the dream, and what does it have to do with Lu Xu who is awake!
The next day, Lu Xu got up late.
After days of hard work and exhaustion from traveling north, coupled with the ups and downs in his mood yesterday, he slept so soundly that he didn't even know when Yan Junqi got up and left.
Yuan Manniang and the others knew he was tired, so they didn't bother him.
Until it was already three o'clock in the morning, Lu Xu still didn't move. Lu Wen couldn't stand it anymore and knocked on the door.
"Brother! Didn't you say you were going to the shop today? I'll give you a quarter of an hour. If you don't get up, I'll go in and pull your quilt off!"
Lu Xu was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up. He was still a little dazed. After shaking for a while, he remembered that he had returned to Guanyang and returned home.
Lu Xu yawned.
He felt that half of his body was a little heavy. When he saw it, it turned out that Yan Junqi had not folded the quilt and had put the quilt on him.
Lu Xu's paws that reached out in the middle of the night were still covered under Yan Junqi's quilt.
Lu Xu rolled over to where Yan Junqi was sleeping, and couldn't help but giggle when thinking of the commotion and confession last night.
But there was a nuisance outside, banging on the door.
"Brother, are you up? If you don't, it's time for lunch!"
Lu Xu lamented that having too many brothers is a debt!
He slowly got up and said, "Get up."
There is no one at home anymore, even Lu Rui was taken to the shop by Yuan Manniang to play.
After Lu Xu washed and tidied up, he and Lu Wen went to see the shop he carefully selected.
The brothers went back and forth with their choices, but in the end they settled on the location of the original gambling house.
There's no other reason than that it's close to a restaurant and convenient!
This shop has also experienced ups and downs. It has changed hands three times since Song Liu was imprisoned until now. It has opened a porcelain shop, a shoe shop, and a pawn shop, but the business has not been good.
Lu Wen had already set his sights on this place. In order to lower the price, he kept saying that this shop had bad feng shui, but gradually some people started to believe it.
Lu Xu wanted to buy a shop, and the pawnshop owner happily agreed, and the price was a little lower than when Lu Xu asked.
Lu Xucai didn't believe in Feng Shui, so he gave the pawnshop owner a stack of coupons and welcomed him to eat hotpot mutton in the future.
The transaction had just been completed here. The neighbor behind heard that he was buying a shop and came to ask him if it was true.
Lu Xu: "It's true. The shop will be renovated in the next few days. Please forgive me if there is any noise."
He was about to take out coupons to compensate his neighbor, but his neighbor asked him if he wanted to buy the house behind him as well.
Lu Xu: "...?"
Neighbor: "You can just change it elsewhere."
Lu Xu was confused, could it be that the feng shui behind it was not good?
The two houses were bought together with him. He bought a long strip facing the alley and opened a restaurant, and the other two houses bought the backyards and converted them into houses.
Neighbor: "It's not that Feng Shui is bad, it's just..."
It's noisy.
There are many benefits to being next to Luji's Food Shop. You don't have to cook every day, and you can always go there when you're hungry.
The people in Luji are also sincere. Their children have never received any money when they go there to play, eat pancakes and porridge. They often get discounts when they go there.
But, Lu Ji is lively from morning to night, starting before dawn and ending even after dark.
There was just a wall between them, which was really unbearable.
When people do business and make money, they can get up early and stay late. Why do they wake up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog?
Let's talk about others. Whoever buys or sells others in the city is not like this. You can't blame others when there are many people.
Not to mention, since they moved here, the whole family has not had enough sleep.
No, as soon as they heard that Lu Xu was finally going to buy the shop in front of him, they quickly came to find him.
It's okay to buy them all together, since they were originally one.
Neighbor You said: "Look at your food shop, it's overcrowded every day. During meal time, there are people standing outside eating. It's so outrageous. I just bought it and opened it up and put a few tables inside so that the neighbors can't stand." It's time to eat."
Lu Xu figured out the reason and apologized quickly.
But after thinking about it, if he opens a mutton restaurant in the future, the neighbors will suffer even more noise.
He didn't say much more, asked about their wishes, and took two neighbors to find a house in the afternoon.
Nowadays, house and land prices in Guanyang are rising. The house Lu Xu bought in exchange for a neighbor is larger in area and much higher in price.
The neighbor wanted to give him extra money, but Lu Xu refused.
Objectively speaking, the houses in the residential area are not as expensive as those on Dongjie. If the two houses are sold together with the store in front, the price will only be higher. In the end, he still has to get the cheaper price.
The transaction was completed happily for all three parties, the two neighbors moved, and Lu Xu renovated the shop.
Just this hassle, he spent a lot of cash he brought back from Qinglong City.
After just less than a day's rest, Lu Xu had to find a way to change money again.
The two brothers walked back, and Lu Wen said unsatisfied: "If you ask me, we shouldn't buy those two houses so quickly. They want to sell them, and they will sell them sooner or later. It might be cheaper to wait a little longer."
Lu Xu: "You have to be kind. We have been running a food shop for so long, and people can't sleep well every day. I never said that if someone with a bad temper would disturb the peace of the food shop, can the food shop still make money? ? We are doing business here, and the neighbors should be supportive. Don't always take it for granted."
Lu Wen thought for a moment and remained silent.
Lu Xu patted his head and said, "Our new store is about to open. Please arrange to print some coupons and give them to the neighbors."
Lu Wen nodded: "What kind? Or is it money exchange?"
Lu Xu: "Didn't you say that Guanyang is under your control? You should think about it yourself. It's best to make something new!"
He looked up at the sky and said cheerfully: "Okay, go find someone to clean up the shop. I have to pick up Jun Qi and Lu Zhou from school!"
Lu Wen:? ? ?
There is still a pile of goods thrown away in the warehouse. Why is the elder brother busy picking up people if he is not thinking about how to quickly convert the goods into money?
Lu Zhou is not a child who doesn't know his family!
The author has something to say:
Lu Xu: Am I going to pick up Lu Zhou? That's right, I'm just going to pick up Lu Zhou! (Tail raised~)
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