There Are Other Roots, Not Flowers of Riches in the World
[Little Fish Narration]
Shouyang City. In the front hall of the Liu residence.
The table was filled with good wine and dishes, making me dazzled. I've lived for fourteen years, but I've never seen so many good dishes.
However, I still heard Brother Yun muttering softly beside me," Why isn't there any meat…" Although the volume of his voice wasn't loud, for some reason, I felt that Uncle Liu would definitely be able to hear it.
Sure enough, Uncle Liu whispered a few words to Madam Liu. Not long after, plates of meat dishes were served on the table.
Brother Yun smiled honestly." How can I…" As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks toward the red braised pork. He quickly wiped out half of the meat.
Uncle Liu was also a talkative person. He smiled and asked us,"I heard that the two of you are from the Tang Sect?"
Brother Yun's chopsticks did not stop as he asked casually,"Who told you that?"
"Me," I replied.
" Pfft!" Brother Yun spat out a mouthful of food.
When Lady Liu saw this, she did not even frown. She calmly ordered the servant maids to remove the dishes that were stained with his saliva. After a while, she brought a pot of wine.
Brother Yun seemed to have just remembered what had happened. He wiped his mouth and said,"Oh ~~ We were just scaring those bandit brothers. Big brother, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously.”Then, he looked at me and smiled."But, your move is really brilliant ~ Where did you get that Qingcheng dialect from?”
I said,"My mother was from Shu.”
"Oh, that's really far away…" he said casually.
"Then why do you speak Qingcheng dialect?" I asked.”
As he ate, he mumbled,"I learned it from an old beggar when I was young…"
It was indeed Brother Yun's personality to be able to learn from beggars.
"Oh, right, Brother, you haven't introduced me to…" Uncle Liu asked him.
Brother Yun swallowed the food in his mouth with difficulty and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. He pointed at me and said,"This is my brother, Yun Xiaoyu!"
Uncle Liu stroked his beard and said to me with a smile,"So it's Brother Yun." The man was indeed careless.
Perhaps it was because his focus wasn't on me at all, but he looked at Brother Yun again and asked,"I wonder if you-" Brother Yun didn't even introduce himself before he spoke on my behalf.
Madam Liu frowned and interrupted Uncle Liu's question. She said to me,""So this is…Little Lord? I always thought that you were like a little girl…" The woman was indeed very perceptive.
I put down my chopsticks and lightly put my arm around Brother Yun's shoulder. I smiled and said,"This is my sister, Yun Tianqing."
There was another " pu " sound. This time, it was Uncle Liu who sprayed rice all over the table.
Lady Liu saw what was going on and covered her mouth with her hand as she laughed.
Unexpectedly, Brother Yun was not angry at all. Instead, he excitedly pulled my paw and said,"Xiaoyu! I didn't expect you to joke! "It seems that you have recovered too much. I'm really happy for you ~" As I said that, I used my sleeve to wipe away the non-existent tears.
Lady Liu ignored the chaotic dining scene and smiled.""The two of you are young. Have you ever drunk wine?”
Brother Yun immediately flung my sleeve away and raised his hand."Yes! Wine is a good thing. I drink it every day at home!”
"This wine brewed by us is different from other wines." Try it and you'll know."
After Brother Yun tasted it, he exclaimed that it was delicious and insisted that I drink it too. I tried to take a sip and found that compared to the wine, there was a sweet glutinous rice fragrance that refreshed my heart. It formed a line in my throat and actually had a strong taste of honey.
I secretly asked Madam Liu about the exclusive recipe for this "mead" and secretly noted it down, planning to brew it myself in the future.
However, after that, countless days passed, but my wine-making skills did not reach a qualitative leap. Brother Yun always honestly evaluated me as the counterfeit version of Wuliang Ye.
That night, when I was drunk to the point of losing consciousness, I could still vaguely hear Brother Yun's bright laughter.
The next day.
When I woke up, I saw a familiar person sitting at the head of the bed. I was shocked.
Before I could say," Where am I?”Or "Why are you here?”He was the first to complain about such a cliché question."You went overboard with your joke yesterday. Before I went to bed last night, Big Brother Liu kept asking me if I was a woman…How can a man or a woman be judged by the length of their hair? Although my hair is much longer than yours, I clearly have an Adam's apple, but you don't!”
After waking up from a hangover, he had to face such a barrage of lines. It was really a headache. I held my head and sat for a while before saying in a muffled voice, Brother Liu is so fat that his Adam's apple can't be seen, so I don't think he would think of judging from this aspect…" Speaking of which, why are you still so energetic after drinking all night…
Brother Yun didn't dwell on this topic anymore and put on an eager expression."Oh right, Xiaoyu, the weather is good. Can you take me around Shouyang City?”
I nodded slightly and was about to get out of bed to get dressed. Just as I was about to lift the blanket, I suddenly looked up at him.
My eyes contained this meaning: Why aren't you leaving?
Unfortunately, he didn't receive this gaze at all. Although his face was facing me, it was obvious that his brain's CPU was occupied by some unknown program.
[A moment later.
Tian Qing squatted in a corner, a small red packet on his forehead. He repeatedly drew circles on the ground with one hand.
"Just for such a small matter, you actually smashed my head with a porcelain pillow in broad daylight..."
Within Shouyang City.
Brother Yun had already showered and dressed up (sweat…). He had changed into the green silk clothes that Madam Liu had prepared. He was holding a fan in his hand, looking very elegant. Coupled with the cynical smile on his face, he really looked like…
"A hedonistic son." I commented.
"I thought you were going to say 'romantic genius'.”He looked at me pitifully.
"Isn't that the same thing?" I spoke, but my eyes were looking left and right worriedly, afraid that I would meet my family.
"But Xiaoyu, you look like a little errand boy of a romantic scholar when you dress up like this!”He grinned as he looked at me, who was dressed as a man. A fan made of pure jade was spinning back and forth in his hand in various difficult positions.
" I hope they won't recognize me..." I thought to myself and lowered my head.
Along the way, he continued to talk nonsense and constantly commented on the local customs of Shouyang. From time to time, he would also curiously admire the small vendors.
When I arrived at the familiar door, my heart tightened. I couldn't help but speed up and lower my head.
"Looks like this is the place." Unexpectedly, he stopped in his tracks and looked at me with a playful look. He reached out his fan and gently knocked my head. He smiled and said," Xiaoyu, your acting skills have deteriorated a lot compared to yesterday.”
I felt a chill in my heart. Before she could stop him, he had already kicked open my door.
"Everyone is dead? All of you, get the hell out here!"
What happened next was simple.
My two older brothers were pampered, so how could they be a match for him, who had been a hooligan since he was young? After a few moves, they were kicked to the ground. Brother Yun happily stepped on them and even waved for me to come over and participate.
I wanted to stop him, but seeing this scene, I only felt happy, so I stood at the side blankly.
I still remember how my two brothers made me crawl on the ground like a dog, using wooden sticks and whips to drive me behind. They did not stop until my knees were worn out and my hands were covered in blood. I had to kneel and beg them to wipe their shoes with my mouth to temporarily avoid this game.
Thanks to the shocking education of their family, I no longer know what dignity is.
When my stepmother stood in front of the hall with her mouth agape, Yun Tianqing, the brother of the Yun family, was still smiling. He held my two brothers by the rope and made them crawl to my stepmother step by step, just like me.
The stepmother's eyes were filled with ferocity. With her hands on her hips, she pointed at Brother Yun's nose and shouted,"Where did this wild brat come from? Hurry up and let my son go!" After saying that, he slapped her hard.
This slap was easily received by the Yun brothers. With a mocking smile on his face, he pulled the rope with great force. After the two brothers finished screaming, he smiled and said,"Grandpa is helping you discipline my grandson. Do you have any objections?”
The stepmother was so angry that her entire body trembled.
Brother Yun quickly covered her mouth. His eyes were dark and cold."I don't hit women in principle, but if you and your son dare to scream again, I can make an exception for you.”
Stepmother had always been very sensible and immediately shut her mouth obediently.
However, I know that she is someone who will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. In addition, my father is a local official. It will be troublesome if she finds Brother Yun. So I quickly pulled him back and shook my head."Alright, that's enough. I've vented my anger. Let's go!”
When my stepmother saw me, she was shocked and angry. Her facial features were distorted."I was wondering who dared to be so bold. So it was you, a little whore. You met some unclean people outside and even brought them back to do evil.”
At this moment, a white light flashed and a dagger was placed on the stepmother's neck.
"Xiaoyu is a girl. You should treat her well, not be fierce!”
Brother Yun's smile disappeared as he looked at his stepmother coldly and said fiercely.
Only now did the stepmother know how to be afraid. She immediately cried and begged for mercy in a low voice,"Little brother, if you like this little…little girl, feel free to take her away. We have no enmity with you, don't…don't…"
Brother Yun thought for a moment and nodded."You're right."
The stepmother's face immediately lit up.
However, he continued,"Indeed, I have no grudge against you. However, Xiaoyu is now my brother. Whoever bullies her will be making things difficult for me. Even if Xiao Yu is not your biological daughter, she is your daughter since she calls you mother. You are asking for a beating by passing your daughter to someone else."Also, since I don't have the right to teach you a lesson, then let those who are qualified take revenge! This is the third ~~"After he finished speaking, he stuffed the dagger into my hand and laughed." Come, stab me as many times as you want.”
But I couldn't laugh. I'm afraid that everything I've done today will be doubled on him in the future.
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