Chapter 181 Little Clay Figurine

Long after Tao Zhen left, Lin Shu was still standing at the entrance of the academy. It had been a cold rainy day, and when the wind blew, everyone was chilled.

Lin Shu was a little excited and a little uneasy.

Tao Zhen wouldn’t lie to him, right?In the morning, he still felt that there was no hope in life. Why did everything suddenly fall from the sky?
Lin Shu always felt that it was not real, but he also felt that Tao Zhen would not lie to him.

He went to the rice shop and bought some white flour and rice, and he also bought some meat buns, and then returned home.

Lin Shu's family is not far from Yunde Academy. It is a square courtyard, but there are many families living in the courtyard. There are also several rooms separated by walls in the middle of the courtyard. Lin Shu's family lives in the east room. Now that it’s raining, the entrance to the alley is getting muddy and crowded. There are still a lot of other people’s things on the aisle, so you can only go in and out sideways.
Lin Shu's father was also a scholar in his early years. Because he offended someone, his legs were broken and his future was completely ruined. Later, he was introduced to a mute daughter-in-law and died of illness not long after giving birth to Lin Shu.

The two of them depended on each other for life. He used to set up a stall on the street and write letters to others, or go home and copy books. All the money he earned was given to Lin Shu to study. He had no future, and taking the imperial examination seemed to have become a problem for him. obsession.

Originally, if he persisted for a few more years, he might be able to survive, but Father Lin suddenly collapsed half a year ago. His broken leg in his early years was not cured, and he was in so much pain that he could not even walk. I went to study in Linshu and barely persisted for half a year. Finally, the family couldn't support it anymore.

"Dad, I'm back." Lin Shu stood at the door, scraped the mud from the soles of his shoes on the steps, shook the water off his body, and then entered the house.

There was a strong smell of medicine in the room. Because the room was small and not ventilated, the smell of medicine could not escape, creating an indescribable and unpleasant smell.

Lin Shu closed the door. There was a bowl on the table with some black brown rice grains remaining in the bowl.

Father Lin got up when he heard the noise and rubbed his aching legs. The pain had reduced this tall and handsome man to a handful of bones. He was clearly only in his thirties, but he looked like a 50-year-old man. His face was yellow and his eyes were dark. Black and blue, the lips showed a sickly purple color.

"Is it raining outside?" Father Lin asked.

Lin Shu nodded and put the things on the table: "I bought meat buns and cooked some porridge for us to eat at night."

Father Lin was stunned: "Meat buns..."

He swallowed, remembering that the last time he ate meat buns was a year or two ago.

"Where did you get the money to buy meat buns?"

Lin Shu said: "You remember the last time I met a kind-hearted girl, right?"

Of course Father Lin will remember him. He is a man who repays kindness. They will remember whoever treats them better and will repay him in the future.

"Did you meet that girl again?"

Lin Shu said while washing rice: "Her brother is also studying in the academy, and his family is in business. Please ask me to come and help, and give him one tael of silver a month."

Father Lin was stunned. He did not show any happiness. On the contrary, he was very worried: "Why did I give you so much money?"

Lin Shu knew what he was worried about, but he didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know what Tao Zhen did, so he said, "I'm a serious business owner and wanted to find a literate bookkeeper. I happened to see me and let me go." .”

Father Lin was relieved this time: "That's good..."

He paused: "Academy..."

Lin Shu said: "Dad, our family can't go there now. When I save some money, it will be the same if I go there in a few years. I can't run away from the academy. Besides, I can also learn at home."

Father Lin sighed: "I'm the one dragging you down."

Lin Shu stood up and looked at his father: "Dad, don't say that. I only have a relative like you. If something happens to you, I won't be able to survive."

Lin Shu saw that Lin's father wanted to die.

"Dad, when I make money, I will take you to the best doctor and we can cure your leg, and then I will take the imperial examination."

Lin Shu's words made Lin's father think a little in his heart. If he could live well, who would want to die?

...Due to the delay, it was already a little late when Tao Zhen and Pei Pei went back. Mrs. Pei was worried about them and asked Pei Zhan to pick them up outside the village. After the three of them met, Pei Zhan asked, "Why is it so late?"

Tao Zhen's legs felt as if they were filled with lead. The road was all dirt, and her feet were covered in mud as she walked. She and Pei Heng walked on the grass all the way, and their shoes were scratched off by the mud several times.

"You can't see." Tao Zhen said angrily.

Pei Zhan was a little funny: "I saw it, I'll ask."

Tao Zhen is indeed very embarrassed, and Pei is very happy. He likes to step on mud and play with mud.

He really wanted to play, but Tao Zhen asked him to go home first before playing. When he was walking through the village entrance, Pei Heng suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Tao Zhen walked to him and followed his line of sight. He saw a pile of mud next to a big tree at the entrance of the village, and there were several little people made of mud next to them. There were four in total, two Two men, two women, three adults, and one child. This configuration looks familiar...

Tao Zhen looked back at Pei Zhan and looked at his hands. They were quite clean...

"See what I'm doing? I didn't do it." Pei Zhan denied.

Tao Zhen said sadly: "I didn't say you pinched it, why are you nervous?"

Pei Zhan: "Who's nervous? Let's go quickly. It's getting dark."

Tao Zhen looked up and saw that the day was getting longer and it was still early before dark...

She turned to look at Little Brother Pei: "Let's go see which kid made the clay figurine?"

Pei Heng nodded.

The two people walked that way, and Pei Zhan opened his mouth and followed.

When they arrived, Tao Zhen wanted to laugh a little. The two female clay figures had longer hair than the male clay figures, and the male clay figures had more things down there than the female clay figures...

Tao Zhen turned to look at Pei Zhan: "I really don't know who made such an immoral thing."

Pei Zhan coughed dryly and said, "Go back quickly, my mother is still waiting for me and us to have dinner."

Tao Zhen nodded. Pei Heng was about to take these clay figurines, but Pei Zhan stopped him. He crushed the clay figurines with his foot. With Pei Zhan's astonishment and Tao Zhen's teasing eyes, he calmly said: "If there is anything good to see, let's go back." Pinch it yourself.”

Pei Heng ran away happily.

"Run slowly, be careful of falling." Tao Zhen shouted from behind. Just as Pei Zhan was about to speak, he saw that Pei was unsteady and fell down...

Pei Zhan “…”

Tao Zhen “…”

...

Mrs. Pei was shocked when she saw them. Wasn't it raining?Are these people rolling back?
Tao Zhen was covered in mud, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he quickly went to wash up.

Mrs. Pei also took Pei Heng to wash. Pei Zhan was originally clean, but when he helped Pei Heng up, he was about to teach Pei Heng a lesson. As a result, Pei Heng failed to stand still. His feet slipped and he subconsciously reached out to grab him. His sleeves were pulled off, and then the unprepared Pei Zhan was pulled straight to his knees...

Tao Zhen turned around and was startled by the actions of the two brothers, and waved his hands quickly: "No... no need to give such a big ceremony!"

Pei Zhan “…”

Pei Heng "..."

(End of this chapter)

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