coobybook Chapter 141 Sleeping Together
Chapter 141 Sleeping Together
As the name suggests, a second-hand box is a box for storing second-hand items. The only luggage Lin Ruogui brought out from his dilapidated house in the capital was a bundle, which logically did not contain any second-hand items.
Bai Zhi never thought that there were six old things boxes in Lin Ruogui's room, each of which could hold two of her. The old things box had a broken board, which actually meant that the boards of each box were not very neat.
Holding the hammer, Baizhi listened to Qiaoqiao's orders for half a day. She ate a bite of dinner and came back to continue working. When she finally finished, she was so tired that she felt dizzy.
"Qiaoqiao." Bai Zhi sat down against the box, looking dusty and asked, "Is this the job you do in Gongcao?"
Qiaoqiao was still lowering her head to carefully repair the carvings on the box: "When I was in Gongcao, it was like repairing a house, which was much more troublesome than this. Now you finally understand that it's not easy for me, right?"
Bai Zhi nodded sincerely.
At this moment, Lin Ruogui pushed the door open and was surprised to see the newly repaired boxes all over the floor: "Azhi, Qiaoqiao, you have repaired all the boxes? Thank you for your hard work."
Following behind was a person named Lin Chuqi, who was looking inside curiously.
"Of course, mother!" Qiaoqiao slapped the box excitedly, "I don't work in the factory for nothing! Come and take a look!"
"Good good."
Lin Ruogui touched each box one by one, and whenever he touched one, he would yell at Qiaoqiao, saying that this box was really hard to repair. Lin Chuqi leaned against the door frame and said sullenly, "Qiaoqiao."
Qiaoqiao: “Ah?”
"I have something to tell you."
Lin Ruogui smiled and agreed, "The teacher kept Chuqi to chat today, and he has been unhappy since he came back. Qiaoqiao, go and give him some advice."
Qiaoqiao rolled her eyes and said, "Then you can save me one month. I work in the factory during the day and serve you at night. I am so exhausted."
Lin Chuqi: "...Since you went to Gongcao, I only asked you to make me a cup of tea every night. How come you are so tired?"
"You think making tea is easy? You have to go to the kitchen to boil water, find tea leaves, and..."
"Row."
His promise caught Qiaoqiao off guard, and she was so confused that she asked, "What did you say?"
"I said yes."
“Oh my god.” Qiaoqiao came close to Lin Chuqi, turning around and looking at her, as if Lin Chuqi was a strange beast just sent from a foreign country. “You actually agreed. How much trouble did you suffer from the teacher today? Did you get scolded? Hehehe, is it because I don’t go to the academy and no one quarrels with you that you don’t have the heart to memorize the books? Lin Xianqi, Lin Xianqi, you also…”
Lin Chuqi said in shame and anger: "Are you coming or not?"
"Come on! Why don't you come? We agreed to give me one month less, you can't go back on your word!"
"I won't go back on my word. A gentleman's word is as good as a whip to a fast horse."
The two children quarreled and went out. Bai Zhi pounded her legs and sighed, "Mom, what's wrong? Chuqi listened to Qiaoqiao. Should the sow climb the tree tomorrow?"
Lin Ruogui chuckled: "The teacher scolded Chuqi, saying that he was too eager for quick success and instant benefits, and told him to ask Qiaoqiao when he got home how to keep his mind focused while studying."
"I didn't expect that the Master would treat Qiaoqiao so well? He always complained about Qiaoqiao to me before, and I thought he thought Qiaoqiao was a nuisance."
"Qiaoqiao is smart but not steady. The Master is just disappointed with her... Get up quickly, the ground is dirty."
Bai Zhi simply stretched out her legs: "I have no...strength left...I can't even take a step...I'll just...sleep on the floor."
She was out of breath even when she spoke, it seemed that she was really exhausted. Lin Ruogui felt sorry for her and had to say, "Okay, whatever you want. But you can't sleep on the floor, wash your face, change clothes, and sleep on the bed. Look at you, you practice martial arts on weekdays, how come you are not as good as Qiaoqiao?"
"I can't let Qiaoqiao do hard work in front of me." Baizhi dragged her butt on the ground and rubbed all the way to the edge of the bed. Lin Ruogui spread another quilt and said softly: "Do you remember, Azhi, the four of us often shared a room on the way from the capital to Qing County. Sometimes when I woke up from my soul, I could see Qiaoqiao lying in my arms, and you and Chuqi sleeping on the floor."
Bai Zhi lay on the bed and muttered, "Yes, mother. Chu Qi said that you would wake up and run around while sleeping, so we came up with this idea. This way, when you move, you will wake up Qiao Qiao first, and then get off the bed and step on Chu Qi and me to wake us up."
"Is that so?" Lin Ruogui wet a towel in hot water, lifted up Bai Zhi's face and wiped it carefully, and said softly, "I don't remember much about that journey, I think you must have worked hard."
"It's not hard work, mother. I guess you're tired from traveling during the day. You really didn't wake up many times. And every time it was Qiaoqiao who woke us up. I never really got stepped on by you." The heat from the towel made Bai Zhi dizzy and sleepy. "It's good to have a mother..."
Lin Ruogui felt a lump in his throat.
Early wisdom is often followed by premature death, and wisdom will be preceded by suffering.
She exhaled tremblingly: "Azhi, as long as I am your mother, I will be your mother forever."
Through a layer of handkerchief, Bai Zhi had tears in her eyes, her lips curled up, and she nodded slowly.
The main rooms of the Lin Mansion were all equipped with floor heating. Every winter, Bai Zhi liked to heat the house very high and then sleep with a crack in the window. Qiao Wanwan always complained that she was extravagant and wasteful, and that she was the only one in Qing County who knew how to enjoy life.
The floor heating in this room was just warm, neither too hot nor too cold. Bai Zhi was not used to sleeping this way and woke up in the middle of the night. She was stiff in her sleep and turned over. She saw Lin Ruogui sleeping very soundly inside, snoring softly, and the sound was getting closer... getting closer?
Bai Zhi closed her eyes tightly, concentrated her mind and used her internal energy to sense - no, there is someone in the room!
There was a person who was struggling to breathe in the room, not far from the bed.
Thief? How dare you? You stole into the county magistrate's house?
The New Year is coming soon. You have no money to celebrate the New Year, so you want to take risks to make some money?
In all likelihood, he came with a knife.
Bai Zhi took a deep breath, made her breathing clear and long, and pretended to be soundly asleep.
If he wants to steal, let him steal. The money is placed where it cannot be stolen anyway. You can't fight with the man with a knife just for these two coins. It would be more trouble than gain if you get hurt.
But the thief's breathing was getting closer and closer, and he was approaching the bed directly, with no intention of turning around to look for money. Bai Zhi swallowed her saliva.
Not robbing money, but robbing women?
Suddenly, Baizhi's entire scalp felt numb.
When she was sparring with Chu Yunchuan before, Chu Yunchuan said that if one practices the inner strength deeply, one can sense the so-called murderous aura. Using the aura as a guide, one can distinguish the good and evil in people's hearts.
My scalp was numb to an unbearable degree, and it felt like the back of my head had eyes, staring at a sharp knife.
This is murderous intent.
In an instant, Bai Zhi moved faster than her heart, twisted her waist, turned over and kicked.
She did kick him, but unfortunately she was still a step too slow.
The next moment, I felt a sharp pain in my chest.
A knife stabbed straight into my heart.