Lie down and eat melon in the protagonist group

Chapter 7

There was a nest of swallows living under the eaves of the corridor in the side courtyard. Ling Dang leaned against the corridor pillar and looked up. He counted them several times, but he couldn't figure out how many birds were living in the nest.

"Fourth sister~" Ling Cen came back from school and lurked behind her from the grass on the corridor. He deliberately lowered his voice and called her. When she turned her head, he immediately pulled out a snake's head and presented it to her.

"Look! I found another treasure!" He smiled so hard that his teeth couldn't even see his eyes.

Ling Dang was so frightened that he lost his mind and his eyes widened. When he regained consciousness, he slashed his head with a knife.

Ling Cen protected his head while she chased him all over the garden and beat him.

Ling Dang was out of breath, rested on the pillar, and said harsh words to the naughty Ling Cen: "If you scare me with weird things again, believe it or not, I will sue the third sister, and I'll wait to talk about it!"

"The third sister is still angry. She has been thinking about tea and food all day, so she doesn't care about me." Ling Cen carried a bamboo cage with a tight mouth, and quickly smashed the snake in and stuffed the lid.

Ling Feng had been away for more than a month, and he truly believed the angry words Ling Jing said in a fit of desperation that day. So far, he has not sent a letter home.

Ling Jing seemed to have followed into a dead end, and she looked miserable in the stuffy room all day long. Ling Qiong was afraid that she would fall ill from boredom, so she invited a doctor to see her at home. He said that she was angry and worried too much. The doctor prescribed medicine and asked her to rest and relax.

"Sue to Mr. Academy, I'll slap you on the wrist, and make you copy books and meditate on scriptures." Ling Dang changed his words, snorted coldly at him at the end, pretended to be angry and turned away from him.

Ling Cen ran up to her with the snake cage and sat down next to her. He cupped his fists and bowed to her. He teased her and said, "I won't dare to do it next time. Fourth sister, please let me go. But please don't sue the academy." Go, it's a small thing to hit your palms as punishment for copying books, but it's a big deal to lose your brother's face. Fourth sister, I'm working outside to earn face for the family, so you'll also benefit from it, right? Fourth sister, don't be angry."

Ling Dang spat at him: "What kind of glory do you have? Maybe you can make others angry in the academy, but you can't even earn face."

"No way, I'm so lovable." He took out a book from his arms and presented it to her like a treasure, "I found a good treasure at the market."

Ling Dang kicked the snake cage with his toes, showing little interest in the treasure in his mouth.

He rushed to show off to her: "Don't believe it. I said above that the most poisonous thing than snakes, insects and hundreds of feet is poison. Gu is the king of poisons. Those who raise poison are immune to all poisons. And"

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Dang snatched his book away.

She opened the book with a pale face, never thinking that the words inside were like tadpoles. She hurriedly turned to the last page, but she couldn't find a word that she could understand.

"The old man selling the book said that this strange book was specially written by the Western Xinjiang national sacrificial texts, and without the aid of Xinjiang national classics and records, most people would not be able to figure it out in their lifetime. The old man was a real person, and he actually gave me a stack of it. I have collected all the sacrificial texts and classics from Xinjiang as ordered."

Ling slammed the book shut, feeling uneasy for a moment.

She didn't realize until this moment that the plot in the book was irreversible. There were always hidden clues and ambushes inadvertently, and the plot unfolded unexpectedly.

In the beginning, Ling Qiong was forcibly married to someone under the Ning family, but Ling Qiong escaped from the marriage; then the war broke out in the prefecture, and Ling Feng left Ganzhou City to join the army; and now Ling Cen accidentally finds a strange book in Western Xinjiang, and is about to leave again. Kai's plot is brought back to his own main line.

"Let's go! I'll take you to learn more!" Ling Cen mistakenly thought that she didn't believe him, so he pulled her and ran into his room.

The side courtyard is connected to the study room, and Ling Huai is sitting in front of the window reading a book. From the corner of his eye, he catches sight of Ling Cen dragging Ling Dang into the hexagonal doorway, and disappears in a blink of an eye.

He watched intently and unconsciously put down the book. His expression was muted and unpredictable.

As soon as he arrived at the house, Ling Cen rummaged through the cabinets and crouched under the bed. After searching for a long time, he finally pulled out a thick book.

He dusted off the dust, stretched out his legs with the book between his legs, sat on the ground and waved to Ling Dang to take a look: "Come on, come on, take a good look, I didn't lie to you."

Lingdang knelt down and listened to his ramblings with her thoughts. She racked her brains to plan, thinking about how to guide him in a reasonable way.

"Acen." She interrupted him.

"Huh?" He tilted his head to look at her, his eyes twinkling with excitement, looking charming and naive.

"You said, if you translate this wonderful book into an easy-to-understand text, and spread it to the people through your hands, and then everyone will praise, practice and understand the poisonous poisons of Western Xinjiang, wouldn't you have done a great thing that will last forever? Good deeds. Maybe, in order to thank you, people all over the world will build temples and merit monuments for your seal script." She encouraged him to be a good person and do good deeds with her kind words.

"I don't want it, it's not reliable at first glance." Ling Cen sneered, and said with enthusiasm, "How can a rare and unique book reach other people's ears? Isn't it nice for me to enjoy it all by myself? Since ancient times, medicine and poison have not been separated. After I have thoroughly read the strange books and become the miracle doctor who controls life and death, I will wait for people to come to my door and watch them kneel down in front of me and beg me for services. By then, gold, silver, jewelry, rare treasures, and rare stones, Wouldn’t all the beautiful things in the world fall into my pocket?”

He ridiculed: "Whoever wants to be a bullshit reincarnated Guanyin Saint should just do it on his own. I am an ordinary person, and I think I have a shortcoming in virtue, so I don't care about his companionship."

Suddenly, in a blink of an eye, the disdain on his face immediately turned into a bright smile, and he came to her to please her and said, "But, the fourth sister has a special case here. I will treat whoever you want, and I won't take any money from you."

"What special case?" Ling Huai appeared at the door at an inappropriate time, "What are you doing?"

As soon as he made a sound, the two people who were whispering in the room immediately turned their heads away in shock.

Ling Cen straightened up suddenly and pushed the book back to the bottom of the bed with all his strength.

"I told Fourth Sister that you are very good at homework, and I was praising you, but you didn't do anything. Hey, Fifth Brother, aren't you studying in the study? Why are you here?" Ling Cen's eyes kept wandering.

"What good things can he say? Listen to him show off his great achievements." Ling Dang glanced at Ling Cen, who had a guilty conscience, and smiled.

She scolded herself in her heart for living more and going back. She knew clearly that Ling Cen was a scoundrel with a bad temper and was clever at beating up a kid. She thought that she could induce him to do Lei Feng's job with just a few words.

It’s been so long that my brain has become rusty.

Ling Huai replied gently: "I'm worried about Third Sister, so I'm going to sit in her room. Ah Dang, will you come with me?"

Ling Cen secretly grabbed the corner of Ling Dang's clothes.

Lingdang understood and immediately declined: "You go first, I will come over in a while. I went to talk to her on my way to avoid giving the third sister free time to think about things."

Ling Huai was good-tempered and easy to talk to, so he left obediently.

As soon as the others left, Ling Cen rushed to the door with both hands, holding the edge of the door with both hands. He watched Ling Huai leave the yard and closed the door with a snap.

Still not at ease, he pressed his back against the door and waited for a while. Then he suddenly opened the door and peeked out with his head between the two door panels.

"What are you doing? Are you a thief?" Ling Dang looked at him as if he was on guard against thieves.

Ling Cen didn't come to the door. Shen Naotao came forward and said in a lower voice: "Don't you think that Fifth Brother has been acting strangely lately?"

"Oh. Can you tell me specifically what's wrong with him?" Ling Dang didn't care.

"I can't tell you specifically. Anyway, I always feel weird." Ling Cen scratched his head and couldn't figure out the reason. He simply hugged her arm and complained, "Fourth sister, we are biological siblings. It's our turn to be intimate. He But he always comes to interfere with our good deeds."

"..." We don't kiss either.

Ling Dang was helpless and funny. He pinched his chubby little face and said, "How come I didn't realize you were so outspoken before?"

A second floor was built on the main hall of the innermost courtyard, which was regarded as the boudoir for the women of the Ling family. Not only did it have a boudoir, but it also had a separate kitchen and account room. All the valuable things in the house are locked in the account pavilion, next to Ling Qiong's bedroom.

When Ling Huai entered the room, Ling Jing was lying sideways on the edge of the couch by the window. There was a chess game in front of the couch, with all the black and white pieces in her hands. She was holding the white chess pieces in her forehand.

"I don't go to the palace for anything, and you're here alone today. Why, are you making fun of me?" She casually threw the chess piece away.

"I'm just curious that someone as powerful as you can sometimes get confused." He sat down in front of the chessboard and took the black stones and played the chess piece.

"You are smart enough to sit back and enjoy your leisure time." She handed him the black chess jar.

"Third Sister, in this game of self-play, the chess rules are quite satisfactory. Now that someone else is playing, I will not play a dead game according to the chess rules."

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." She stared at his fallen black piece and held the white piece without moving. "It is human nature to be afraid of repeating the same mistakes and worrying about gains and losses. But in this world, the lucky ones will never let the lucky ones pick up the bargains for free. There is always a price. The key is to choose. In this life, you and I enter the chessboard with the chess record in mind. Are you still afraid that you won’t be able to break the fate of your previous life?”

"What is supposed to come will always come." Ling Jing closed her eyes slumped and dropped the chess piece. They all spoke so sternly and didn't hesitate to fall out, but the second brother went to the battlefield alone just like in his previous life.

"But we left Ganzhou City without missing a beat and returned to Yuzhou to pay tribute. Something changed."

Ling Jing's heart was shaken and she looked at him intently.

"If there are variables, look for loopholes, break the fate, and resolve the final outcome."

Ling Huai was in a state of chaos, and the situation on the chessboard was changing rapidly, with no rules and regulations, and the outcome was unpredictable.

He stopped talking and started another topic: "If you continue to be paralyzed like this, if you don't mention anything else, just Acen, if you let his temper be ignored, he will cause trouble sooner or later."

"He was bullying his classmates in school, and someone came to visit him?"

Thinking of Ling Cen's wicked character, Ling Jing immediately became energetic, took off her shoes, turned downstairs, kicked through the moon cave door, and broke into Ling Cen's courtyard.

He pushed the door shut, but before he could push it open, the door was locked from the inside.

"Acen! Open the door! The house is locked in the blue sky, what are you doing behind your back?!"

Ling Cen was startled, hurriedly hid the Gu book, and replied in a loud voice: "No way! The fourth sister asked me to read the book to her!"

Lingdang: "..."

She was ashamed of herself for the skills she could pick up at her fingertips. She was a good liar.

As soon as the door opened, Ling Jing looked around the room, then lowered her head to interrogate Ling Cen: "Are you causing trouble outside?"

"No way!" Ling Cen raised his head as if he was wronged.

"Are you angry, sir?"

"No." His eyes rolled around and he looked away.

"Did you talk back to your teacher in class?"

"No."

"Seriously?" Ling Jing showed a slight edge to suppress him.

"No, no!" He was obviously feeling guilty and short of breath, and lacked momentum. His eyes were dancing with joy, and he turned his neck away, not daring to look at her.

"Huh?" Ling Jing asked in a long tone.

After all, he was only a few years old, so he couldn't stand up to the majesty of the queen in the palace. He shrank his neck, pursed his lips and didn't dare to say a word.

He hid behind Ling Dang, holding his arms to cover his face, and his eyes wandered around. He accidentally caught a glimpse of Ling Huai following Ling Jing, and he immediately gained momentum again.

He looked at Ling Huai with a sinister look and said: "Fifth Brother has a lot of good words. If he goes alone to talk to Third Sister, his illness will be cured immediately and he can even get eye drops."

Ling Huai ignored him.

Ling Jing was so angry that she reached out and grabbed his ears, pulled him to her and scolded him: "Mr. Contradiction, are you still reasonable?"

He covered his ears and complained that it hurt, but his words were tough and he said confidently: "Sir is also a human being, and you are not allowed to correct what you say is wrong? I am not contradicting you! It's a matter of debate!"

"Go back and copy the book for me to learn how to respect teachers!" Ling Jing grabbed him and led him to the study.

"Sir, you have already been punished!"

"It's just right. Copy it a few times to improve your memory."

"Fourth sister, fourth sister, save me!"

Ling Jing turned her head and said to Ling Dang: "A Dang, you too! Read less of the storybook, and read too much of the bad brain!"

"...Okay." Lingdang maintained a fake smile.

When the noisy siblings left the moon cave door, Ling Huai took a step forward and said, "A Dang, I"

"Ah Huai, come here too!" Ling Jing suddenly turned her head and abruptly interrupted his unspoken words, "Supervise Ah Cen's copying for me! As an elder brother, it's your fault for improper supervision."

Ling Cen was on the sidelines and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Fifth brother is not responsible. He doesn't help me in the academy and even files a complaint when he comes home! He must be punished by copying books!"

Ling Huai: "..."

Ling Jing's heart was relieved, her face was radiant, and she tidied up the inside and outside of her home.

Two nurses were placed in the entrance hall, five boys were hired to do miscellaneous tasks in the outer courtyard, and three women and six maids were appointed in the inner courtyard of the female consortium.

The initial plan was to find two bookboys to accompany Ling Huai and Ling Cen to the academy and take care of the food and daily life. But Ling Cen was unwilling to do anything and shook his head like a rattle.

He secretly raised bugs, various snakes, insects and clams in the yard, and hid a lot of miscellaneous books and articles in the house. To follow someone around is to keep a close eye on him. All the secrets in his house will be revealed to Ling Jing within a moment. By then, he will never be able to live freely.

Although Ling Huai didn't refuse it outright, he made it clear that he would only accept it if he had a chance to marry him.

It was a rare occasion that the two brothers had the same mind and heart. They happened to be studying in the same college and took care of each other. For a while, there was no need for a scholar to accompany them to study.

Ling Jing followed the rules and upheld the family tradition, which really made Ling Dang suffer.

She was used to being carefree in the countryside and fields, so she couldn't bear the temper to stay at home without leaving the door, not to mention sitting and lying down all day long, followed by two maids who kept an eye on her.

It looks like two large searchlights, like sitting in prison.

In particular, men and women are fortified to guard against Ling Huai, just like guarding against the prodigal son. For example, he is prohibited from entering her bedroom, walking distance must not exceed three feet, speaking no more than three sentences, etc.

At first, it was stipulated that men and women should sit separately.

Ling Cen disagreed. During the first meal of the separate meal, he started rolling around in protest, which gave the family a splitting headache.

"It's all an excuse! You guys share a table to eat well! Eating alone will ruin your stomach! I don't care, I don't want to share a table. Wuwuwuwuwu, my mother is dead, my father is not here, and my sisters are still working together to enforce some stinky rules and show off They are clearly bullying us and denying us food and drink..."

Ling Cen was crying and howling in the yard, while Ling Huai was holding a rice bowl in one hand and standing in front of the doorway with his head drooped in silence. Ling Cen was crying in a long and dramatic voice, as if he had been greatly wronged.

"Okay, okay, stop howling, my head is going to explode. It's really inappropriate for a family to eat at separate tables. Our family doesn't like that rigid set of dogmas. We live behind closed doors, and I'll pick on anyone who dares to go outside and gossip. Tongue!" Ling Qiong couldn't bear it, so she let the two of them sit on the table.

Afterwards, Ling Jing talked to Ling Qiong.

Ling Qiong sighed helplessly, rubbed her forehead and interrupted her: "Ajing, I know that this world treats people harshly, and always imposes rules on others. You also think about this family. However, as a woman, I don't change my clothes when I enter and exit the door. They cover up, and even show up outside from morning to night, drinking wine and chatting with men at the same table. I have been to the shacks and tile houses. I have touched the little hands of the waiters and the prostitutes. When they are having fun, the men and women have not stopped eating the lipstick. This makes our family Notorious.”

Ling Jing hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that. I just..."

(End of this chapter)