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The person behind him was dressed in a long black robe. His clothes were clean and were neatly arranged, but it could be seen that he had sewn these clothes up for many years already.

His hair was tied up in a bun and tied with a square cloth.

He had wide eyes, a handsome face, and a scholarly air.

It was the son of Widow Zhou, Zhou Shuli, from the eastern entrance of the village.

Widow Zhou's man, Zhou Qing Shan was Zhou Qing Xia's elder brother, so Jin Xiaolou had to call him elder brother.

This Zhou Shuli was also a scholar, he had actually entered the county to take the Elementary Scholar examination, but every three years he would fail every time.

In Jin Xiaolou's impression, Zhou Shuli was a good man, but a little too honest, a little inflexible and inflexible.

When he was young, he and Jin Xiaolou had been bullied by other children.

"Zhou Shuli, why are you following me?" Jin Xiaolou had never called him big brother.

Ever since Zhou Qing Shan died, Widow Zhou and Zhou Qing Xia became more and more distant. Although they lived in the same village, Jin Xiaolou still rarely saw them.

"Sister Lou." Zhou Shuli shyly walked up, and circled around Jin Xiaolou, yet couldn't say a single word.

It looked like something was up, but he was hesitating and looked anxious.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Jin Xiaolou no longer bothered with him, and walked towards the side of the stream.

The water grass around the stream was abundant, Jin Xiaolou walked around a bush of irises, reached out with her hand, and took out a spindle-shaped bag that was woven from fine bamboo, with a small belly.

The bamboo bag was something that Jin Xiaolou had specially drawn up a few days ago using the blueprints she had drawn on the osmanthus branches for fishing.

Jin Xiaolou hid it inside the iris bush, preventing it from walking back and forth.

After placing the bamboo bag back into the small stream, Jin Xiaolou sat on the grass by the side of the stream and waited quietly.

Only after a while did he remember that there was still a silent Zhou Shuli behind him.

"Zhou Shuli, are you alright?" "If you have nothing better to do, you can stop following me. If you don't pass next year, and you want to go back to study quickly, if not, you are already twenty-three, would you really be learning well and taking the exam for the rest of your life?"

Zhou Shuli mumbled, "It's nothing much, Sister Lou, how have you been recently?"

Jin Xiaolou was even more confused. When did Zhou Shuli start worrying about him?

It was impossible for her to follow him all the way, hesitate and hesitate just to ask him if he was good or not.

If something strange happened, there must be a demon.

Jin Xiaolou nodded and did not say a word. She was waiting here for the fish to enter her bag anyway, patiently waiting to see what Zhou Shuli's motive for doing this.

As expected, she then saw Zhou Shuli speak again: "About that, it's been rather cold recently, huh?"

Jin Xiaolou nodded again.

Zhou Shuli stuck his head out and looked at the stream, "You came to catch fish?"

Isn't this nonsense … Jin Xiaolou was too lazy to even nod her head. She just sat and listened as Zhou Shuli talked about Zhou Yi from the weather, and also talked about the plague in Xiuyun Village.

Seeing that the time was right, Jin Xiaolou stood up and picked a banana leaf.

"You're leaving?" Seeing that, Zhou Shuli panicked.

Jin Xiaolou held the banana leaf close to the stream and reached out to grab the bamboo bucket in the water. The water seeped out of the bamboo bucket and into the bowl were three fishes with mountain spots and a crab mixed in them.

The harvest was not bad. Jin Xiaolou poured the fish and crab onto the banana leaf and reached out with her hand to grab it.

He then turned around and hid the bamboo bag in the iris bush. Then, he lifted his foot and left.

Zhou Shuli hurriedly chased after him again, "Um, Sister Lou, are you going to catch the fish for your child to eat? "It's good for a child to eat this fish. This mountain spotted fish is also called Seven Stars Flower Meat. The taste is really good. The child will grow white and fat after eating the bagging …"

Jin Xiaolou really did not know what goal this Zhou Shuli had, and was unwilling to pay any attention to him.

Unexpectedly, he then muttered, "I wonder if Little Sister Gui Zhi also likes to eat fish?"

Cinnamon branch?

In that split-second, Jin Xiaolou finally understood what Zhou Shuli was trying to do after going around in such a huge circle.

This Zhou Shuli was not young, he had never been married before. There were several times when the matchmaker visited him, and Countess Zhou was also worried. However, no matter what, he did not want to get married, and said that he would first take the exam before thinking of marrying his.

It turned out that he had long since taken a fancy to Huang Guizhi.

Scholars have always had the pride of a scholar, and even a poor scholar would not like a village lady who could not read a single word. Therefore, on the first day of Huang Guizhi's visit to Jing Kou Village, Zhou Shuli had assumed that this elegant, refined woman could read and write.

It was just that before Zhou Shuli even had the chance to say anything, Huang Guizhi had already married Jin Dacheng.

A few days ago, when he heard that Jin Dacheng and Huang Guizhi had left him, Zhou Shuli did not sleep the entire night.

Jin Xiaolou stopped in her tracks, and looked at Zhou Shuli up and down.

Zhou Shuli was not a bad person, but he was very inflexible, and he really could not like it.

However, she couldn't decide for Gui Qi. As she walked, she said, "If you want to know, why don't you ask her yourself?"

Zhou Shuli's fair face blushed, as he bashfully replied, "Um, Sister Lou, I have a letter, I hope that you can help me pass it to Gui Qi."

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his chest.

The two walked around the small hill to the side of the fields at the entrance of the village. Jin Xiaolou took the letter and was about to speak when she saw Gui Zhi, who was holding onto Lin'er, walking towards him from the other side of the small path.

Jin Xiaolou was especially happy to see the osmanthus branch. With one hand holding the letter and the other holding the lotus leaf bag, she ran towards her.

She was completely drenched from head to toe, but Lin'er, who was tightly hugging her, was completely fine, sleeping soundly.

When the wind blew, it was so cold that the osmanthus branches trembled. His face turned pale and his lips turned black.

"What's going on?" Jin Xiaolou casually placed the letter into her chest, then took out a handkerchief to wipe off the water stains on her hair and forehead.

When Huang Guizhi saw her, she smiled gently and quickly passed the Lin'er over to her. "Quickly hug me, I'm too cold, be careful or you might freeze Lin'er to death."

"Sister Gui Qi, what happened to you?" But did he fall into the water? " Zhou Shuli caught up, he was anxious to the point that he was walking around in circles.

"Help me." Jin Xiaolou passed Lin'er and the fish crab in her hands to Zhou Shuli and reached out to take off her clothes.

"Do not look at me unless I'm being courteous, do not look at me unless I'm being courteous!" Zhou Shuli was shocked, he anxiously turned his face, and did not dare to look any further.

Jin Xiaolou then took off his clothes and covered Gui Zhi with it, and wrapped her in her arms. Using her own warmth to dispel the chill, she supported her back home.

Huang Guizhi was so anxious that her brows were creased into a ball: "Lou, you want to catch a cold too? "Quickly put on your clothes!"

Jin Xiaolou did not care about what Huang Guizhi said, she only surrounded her tightly. No matter how she struggled, she did not let go.

"Who bullied you?" Jin Xiaolou looked at the road ahead and asked.

Gui Zhi paused for a moment before lowering his head and saying hoarsely, "No one. I was careless and fell into the water."

"Are you joking? Do you think I'm a three year old child or are you just a three year old child?" Jin Xiaolou was a little angry, and puffed up her cheeks to look at Gui Zhi, "Even Gao Lang would not easily fall into the water."

Guizhi did not look at him, but stared at the road, his face hidden.

Jin Xiaolou continued: "Do you know which kind of person is the easiest to bully? That is, they never fight back. "Even if you can't fight or win, just because he beat you up, no matter how much you throw him around, he will know that you're not easy to bully."

"If you only know how to tear up, you will be targeted again and again!"

Huang Guizhi finally raised her head, she only had a faint light shining from Qing Ling's neck, she then lowered her head and gently said: "I never shed tears because I was bullied by others."

"Yes, you don't mind being bullied, nor do you care about it. However, those who care about you, will feel uncomfortable in their hearts!" Jin Xiaolou bit her lips, "You won't cry, those who care will cry for you, do you want to see others cry for you?"

As he said that, a droplet of water suddenly rolled out from the corner of Jin Xiaolou's eyes.

Gui Qi only needed to raise her eyes to see the tear drop before she started panicking. Her eyes also turned red as she said, "Lou, don't be angry. There won't be a next time. Really, I promise. "

Jin Xiaolou took a deep breath, raised a hand and wiped the corner of her eyes: "This time, you have to say it clearly in advance, and say it another time!"

Huang Guizhi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she opened his mouth.

It turned out that this afternoon, Gui Zhi saw that the weather was not bad and carried Lin'er on his back. He carried a bucket of dirty clothes and went to the stream to wash.

Just as he reached the stream, he squatted down and washed three sets of clothes. Next to him, there were two people.

One of them, Gui Qi, was very familiar, it was indeed Liu Yuyan, but she had never seen the other one.