But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Extra*A Yao and Anan

Ah Yao knew that she was not a peaceful little woman at heart.

When she discovered that Anan could only understand the concrete Xu Zhiliu and even Liang Peiqiu through her, she put on airs. She holds the "secret" that only she knows in the world, and she is very cruel to the former Xu Xiaobawang.

Xu Chengzhi felt like he was being strangled by the throat, unable to move even an inch.

He has to study and doesn't have much free time every day. He often memorizes yesterday's text silently as soon as he opens his eyes, and has to review it several times before starting a new day's study. The half-hour break in the afternoon and after dinner was all occupied by the idle Xu family girls.

Ah Yao is also very considerate and only chooses to appear during these two times. Sometimes he will drag him for a walk by the river, teach him the physical fitness boxing techniques he learned from the nursing school, or let him teach him how to climb trees. , sometimes forcing him to brave the wind and snow to go to the town to buy soy pork elbows for him, and he would never give up until he ate them.

After many visits, Anan realized that Ah Yao had impure intentions, so he began to thank guests behind closed doors.

Ah Yao woke up from his sleep and rowed to the other side with his food box. He saw that the door was closed and no one answered his knocks. His eyes widened and he was shocked for a long time, and his heart skipped a beat.

Play off.

She was not discouraged, put down her food box, clapped her hands, and fixed her gaze on the banyan tree next to her.

Just in time to accept the learning results of these days.

The result was natural - a disastrous failure. Xu Zhong heard the news somewhere and arrived in time to carry her back.

Father and daughter, you look at me and I look at you. After half a stick of incense sitting on the incense stick, Xu Zhong was defeated first, put his forehead on his hands and sighed: "I still have to read the account books, and I don't have much time. You just go straight with me." Say, are you..."

"We are innocent."

"What did you say?!"

"Dad, don't listen to their nonsense. Anan is very disciplined. He and I..."

"You are presumptuous!"

Xu Zhong originally thought that she was taking care of Anan every day, but she still couldn't forget Xu Zhiliu, but she didn't think that she was thinking about Xu Zhiliu at all! In a moment of rage, he picked up the riding crop and pointed it at her.

Ah Yao didn't dodge and was whipped. He cried out in pain and his eyes were red.

Xu Zhong made a move and looked at the newly acquired riding crop with dismay. Ordinarily, he would not be able to ride a horse at his age, but other people are rushing to deliver good goods, which are made of real cowhide and are not available to ordinary people. Why shouldn't he show off? This show off caused his daughter to suffer, and he instantly regretted it.

"Ah, Ah Yao, does it hurt?"

Ah Yao was so painful that he cried loudly. He covered his chest and said, "Dad, I hurt, but it's not a physical pain, but a pain in my heart."

Xu Zhong was even more confused: "But someone bullied you? Why does it hurt?"

Yes, why does she feel pain? Obviously Xu Zhong loves her so much, and no one in the family dares to bully her. With Xu Chengzhi, the rumors have a better place to go. Even though she is the affectionate eldest lady in the conversation, she also has a good reputation, but she Why does it still hurt?

To Xu Zhong, she couldn't tell her daughter's family's rebellious thoughts. She choked for a long time and finally swallowed it.

Xu Zhong then grounded her.

Until the end of that year, Anan never saw Aunt Xu again. There was a little bee missing from his side, and his ears were clear. He should have been able to calm down and read, but for some reason, he always felt dry in his heart, even in the cold weather. I can break out into a sweat for no apparent reason, and the tadpole-like words on my notebook turn into dense seeds under the lotus pods.

The cold wind blows like ripples in the water beneath you, occasionally disturbed by flying insects, and like the train of a brightly colored skirt being fiddled with by fire.

He stroked his heart, which was messy and empty.

Anan is not an ignorant person. When he was young, he was running around in the countryside with a bunch of boys. What kind of bad things did he not do? He listened to the corner, and also peeked at the girl taking a bath. Occasionally, hazy and graceful figures appeared at night. When he woke up, there was a fishy heat in the quilt. After his brother died, he forced himself to get rid of distracting thoughts, and he never felt young again. The blood is hot.

After Ah Yao stopped appearing, one night he sat up in shock, touched a wet patch under his body, and covered his face in annoyance and shame.

It is rare for Xu Zhong and his party to return to their hometown. Of course, besides celebrating the New Year, there are more important things to do. The Xu family needs to move their graves again, and the Anan family also needs to move their graves.

He was alone, and this matter was important, so he had to get help from the village elders. Because Xu Zhiliu and Xu Zhong's uncle and nephew had an unusual relationship, the clan finally discussed that Xu Zhong would come forward to carry the first load of soil for Xu Chengzhi's new grave. .

Xu Zhong knew A Yao's thoughts, and he had not been idle these days. He was running around to help Xu Chengzhi, which could be regarded as making up for the guilt he felt towards Xu Zhiliu. He said: "There is a cousin of the blue and white master in the official kiln. It is said that he is very talented in the local area. Many students come to visit him. I have asked someone to get the invitation. If you want to become a disciple, you can go and give it a try."

He also said, "You are still young, and it is very hard for you to study alone. You lack someone to take care of you. If you don't worry, I can find someone reliable for you. You don't have to worry about your education. I will bear all the expenses you have before you finish your studies." Expenses. That's what I owe your brother. He's gone and it should be left to you, so you don't have to bear the burden."

When it comes to the betrothal gift for his future marriage, Xu Zhong is also willing to help. He is now alone, with no close relatives in the world, and no elders to plan for him. Xu Zhong boasts that Xu Zhiliu has a kind and nurturing relative, and his younger brother will also regard Xu Zhiliu as his own.

This statement was somewhat true and somewhat false, and Xu Chengzhi felt like a mirror.

He clenched his fists with both hands and thanked her: "Chengzhi appreciates my uncle's affection. But now my parents have died and my family is devastated. Marrying a wife will only make her suffer hardships with me. I am afraid that she will feel guilty, so I have no plans to start a family."

When Xu Zhong heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his admiration for this boy's iron-clad character.

The two of them exchanged a few polite words, Xu Chengzhi accepted the invitation, and they went to move the grave together according to the auspicious time. Originally, the Xu Zhiliu family was not the main branch of the Xu family, and because Xu Yourong was dirty during his lifetime, he was not allowed to move to the cemetery designated by the clan. This time, it was all Xu Zhong's intercession, and his family was qualified to move here. Xu Chengzhi felt humiliated and could not argue. The older generation was all about returning to their roots and being buried with their ancestors must have been his father's wish, so he could only endure it. When listening to the elders discussing the grave matters of each family, he seemed like an outsider, standing outside the boundary.

Even if he wanted to say something, he didn't have the right to say it.

Suddenly someone poked her arm. Anan turned around and saw Ah Yao, who was dressed in men's clothing. His eyes suddenly widened and he subconsciously stood in front of her to block the old-fashioned people discussing in front of her.

Women were not allowed to discuss such a major matter as moving a grave.

She is actually... so brave.

Seeing his nervous and sneaky look, Ah Yao couldn't help but snicker.

"Are you angry with me?"

"No." Anan said quickly, "Go back quickly. This is not the place you should be."

"Why can't I come?" Ah Yao snorted, "You don't know yet, right? Jingdezhen's rule that women are not allowed to enter the kiln has been broken!"

"what!"

"Who do you think it is?"

Anan frowned, wanting to ask, but afraid to ask, not to mention that it was not a good time to speak at all. His heart was hanging, and he looked ahead from time to time, wishing that Ah Yao could disappear on the spot.

Ah Yao rolled his eyes. He originally wanted to tell him that Liang Peiqiu broke the rule, but unexpectedly the words came to his lips and he changed the question, "If Liang Peiqiu is also killed by the eunuch, can you agree to separate her and A Qian's brother?" Hidden somewhere?”

"This, how is this possible!"

Without a matchmaker or a retainer, you are still a man. How can you do that?

"How is this impossible? Have everything I told you these days fallen on deaf ears? They lived in separate camps and could not stand side by side. How pitiful it would be if they still cannot share the same cave after death? Besides, brother Aqian only has a tomb, and Liang Peiqiu They have neither father nor mother. Since they are close friends, what does it matter if they are placed in the same place?"

Anan struggled for a moment, but instinctively said: "No, no."

It wasn't that he wasn't shaken in his heart, and it wasn't that he didn't have transcendent speculations. It was precisely because of these thoughts that he didn't dare to let go, even if it was just a hypothesis.

There are thousands of close friends in the world, who will be buried in the same place after death? No one has a good reputation. His brother had already suffered too much criticism during his lifetime, and he did not want to suffer from rumors after his death.

"Pedant, your book has been read to the point of death!" Ah Yao glared at him fiercely, and she was even more angry when he thought of how he had not changed when he heard that he was getting married for the second time. "What do you know? Why do you have it?"

"I do not know what you're talking about."

Ah Yao chuckled: "Brother Ah Qian once said that when you were a child, you drew lots, and you didn't want anything from the fruits, vegetables, and wheat ears on the table, so you went straight to the inkstone. You knew how to hold a pen when you were only one year old, and you knew how to call dad and mom earlier than him, and you knew how to walk. . I have heard you endorse it. You have an excellent memory and a strong understanding, so you don’t have to pretend to be like me."

Anan looked away with a sullen face.

"One year, a handyman in the kiln factory was killed by an eunuch. After brother Aqian learned about it, he still patrolled the kiln factory at night on time. Shi Nian couldn't help crying on the roadside of Lion Lane. The handyman was once with him. The beggars who were picked up by Brother Aqian together settled down in Hutian Kiln and got many things that they never dared to hope for. I think you should understand those things, and you will probably understand Brother Aqian's feelings. He hates eunuchs so much. I hated him to the core and wished I could kill him right away, but he held it back and comforted Shi Nian. Liang Peiqiu was there that night. They were under the same moonlight, looking up at the big, round moon. Do you know how different they are? What are you thinking about?
Later, brother Aqian was in trouble. Liang Peiqiu not only broke a leg for him, but also lost all hope of living. If he hadn't woken him up in time and took him back to the Lion Lane, he would have died for brother Aqian!
Yes, you heard it right, it is to die for love.

How can there be so many words about love? I just have to see if there is any..."

"Shut up! Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I have to say, people like you don't understand at all, and they will never understand in their lifetime. They have experienced life and death, and have long been no longer burdened by the world. It doesn't matter whether they are in the same tomb, but you, for the so-called I want to tear them apart because of my shame!"

"But they..."

"You want to say that the world cannot tolerate them, right? Then let me ask you, does the world tolerate you? Under what kind of world have you lived in the past few years?"

She stopped hiding and simply walked up to everyone. With a fair face and bright eyes, she said, "No matter you, no matter me, no matter how they live, they will not be tolerated by the world. Rebellion is a natural instinct of nature, and it is out of emotion." Harmony and righteousness cannot be judged as wrong even if they are contrary to the general rules. In my heart, they are flesh and blood, chivalrous and courageous, and they are heroes. Heroes should live according to their wishes, and neither you nor anyone else can interfere.

Likewise, no one can interfere with how I want to live or how you want to live. "

After saying that, he smiled brightly and rushed over to hold Xu Zhong's arm before he could curse. "My father only has one daughter. If one day he dies and I am the only one who can attend to discuss his affairs, I will come first today." Learn from your uncles, so as not to have no support in the future and end up like Xu Chengzhi, who can only stand outside and be manipulated by others."

Xu Zhong choked and was immediately surprised.

Xu Chengzhi has never heard such remarks.

He stared at Yao, deeply shocked in his heart, and somewhere there was an unknown enthusiasm. His intuition was wrong, he shouldn't be like this, he shouldn't go against the will, but he couldn't help but hope too much. Maybe as she said, this was what his brother wanted, right? Maybe he shouldn't make the decision for them based on the so-called worldly view?

He was also quite a personable person.

What about now?
Etiquette and secularity are welding him.