
The reason Su Wen came here with a group of her classmates was to experience the lifestyle of ‘rural’, and although the experience she had last night was not at all pleasant, it was not, he thinks it's still a new experience. Not to mention, Gu Xiqiao and Tang Qinghong were present, so he was not worried at all.
Baixing Village was surrounded by mountains and rivers, there was a mountain in the north and an artificial pond under the mountain, the flow flowing from the mountain peak would flow into this pond. Every summer, villagers gather and fish in ponds. During this time, the water in the pond will be drained slightly, leaving it with a height shallow enough that everyone can descend into the water.
Gu Xiqiao was not interested in this kind of activity, even when Yu Man was around, and they had never gone fishing in the pond either. However, the villagers would always leave some fatter fish for them.
On the other hand, Shi Tou was extremely excited about it. This child seemed to be filled with endless energy, every time he heard something interesting he would run fast, and before he reached there would already be a shout in the air. Since this year there were additional people including Su Wen, it was a more lively scene than usual, as the village boys and girls struggled to show off their skills.
There was also a group of girls as beautiful as interest standing in the bank, who were Su Wen's classmates. They stood with umbrellas in their hands, clearly not liking the idea of mud and ponds below, but that alone was not enough to curb their interest in the happenings within. Whereas Su Wen and the others were not so particular about it as they all took off their shoes, rolled up their pants and went down to the pool.
Bao Xinyi was among the other girls who were on dry land, and seeing Gu Xiqiao slowly approaching the area, the group of girls started whispering in a soft voice while looking at her. Their gazes were all fixed on Gu Xiqiao, to the point that he wondered if there was something stuck to his teeth so they stared at him loudly.
In the end, Gu Xiqiao chose to close their eyes. He stood quietly under a tree, wanting to make peace with the world at large.
It's better to be alone than with that big group.
“You won't come down? Aren't you the one making a fuss about coming here? ” Said Gu Xiqiao, staring at Shi Tou. The younger one stared at the pond with bright eyes, clearly filled with a desire to try anything he could.
Hearing Gu Xiqiao's words, Shi Tou's eyes sparkled, but then he seemed to think of something, and then lowered his gaze. “Forget it, better not to go down. Someone from a neighboring village almost drowned in a shower last month, so my mother wouldn't let me go. ”
Rubbing his fingers, Gu Xiqiao glanced at the people in the pond. A glint pierced through his eyes, but it was only a flash, before he said, “Then it is best to be obedient.”
Li Yanmei had also descended into the pond, but she had not been in it for a long time before her father chased after her to chase after her. He looked around, and found Gu Xiqiao standing by the river bank, and turned towards him.
“You are not here now,” said Li Yanmei, wiping his hand. He smiled at Shi Tou, before stepping closer to Gu Xiqiao. “Jia Wei talks a lot about you.”
“What did he say?” Gu Xiqiao asked, took out a piece of paper and gave it to him.
Li Yanmei accepted it before continuing, “He said ..” He seemed to struggle to continue, instead of looking closely at Gu Xiqiao, his bright black eyes showed a serious glint. “Do you have a car, a very expensive type?”
As soon as he heard those words, Gu Xiqiao knew what had happened. He looked back into Li Yanmei's eyes and said, “The car was legally obtained, don't listen to the nonsense they said.”
“I know that,” said Li Yanmei, sighing in relief. “Jia Wei damn it, the problem of his lie that has not changed in the slightest for many years!”
“By the way, there should be no bad blood between me and Jia Wei, right?” Gu Xiqiao furrowed his brows in confusion. He's aware that he's not very good with other people, but he's not bad so far, is he? “This doesn't seem like the first time he's targeting me?”
Li Yanmei blinked, looking at Gu Xiqiao without saying anything for a while, before replying, “Have you forgotten?”
“What?” Elegant eyebrows curled upwards.
“When you are first grade Junior High, there are always guys looking for you?” Li Yanmei said, while Gu Xiqiao tilted his head to the side, confusion was clearly visible on his face. “The most wanted boy in our class, who is disliked by only a handful of girls in our school? Jia Wei intended to chase after him, but even before he made a move, he instead fell in love with you. You really don't remember any of this? ”
Gu Xiqiao blinked slowly. SMP, it's been a long time. He's sighing. “I really don't remember, is that the reason he won't fit me?”
“He worked very hard to treat you as his rival, but fortunately for you, you need do nothing and managed to capture the heart of the most wanted boy.” Li Yanmei laughed. Back then, Gu Xiqiao was young, but she was no less beautiful. With skin as white as his snow, and the fact that Yu Man had never allowed him to use inappropriate language, it made him completely unlike the village people, but it had also been a long time ago.
“I think Jia Wei's mouth must have been frothy when that happened, instead of you not being aware of her ego. He went to the city to continue his studies after third grade, and it was also because he was angry with you. “
“If I knew that was the case, I would sit down to talk to him. This is not the way to do it, ” Gu Xiqiao said with a straight face.
Li Yanmei: I feel sorry for Jia Wei.
The two did not speak after that, turning their gazes to the fish pond. Ever since Gu Xiqiao came, the young people in the pond had suddenly become more energetic. When they were idle, they would look towards him, and everyone would welcome him from a distance from time to time. It showed how popular Gu Xiqiao was among the villagers.
“Sister Gu, I'll hang your portrait on the tree when I go to the field again.” Shi Tou said, crouching under the tree as he looked into the fish pond.
Gu Xiqiao could not follow his thoughts for a while. “For what?”
“It was the eldest son in the Li family, the slacker, he managed to pull two nets in such a short time.” Shi Tou said instead of answering him, pointing to someone. “You know the slacker who usually does not bother to move on ordinary days.”
Li Yanmei stuck out her head, and then she covered her mouth with her hands to hide the smile behind it, “That's right, before you come, she will be lazing beside the pond, she will be lazing beside the pond, getting nagging from Uncle Li all the time.”
“... You don't need to say it anymore.” The two continued to sentence each other, even the thick-faced Gu Xiqiao to some extent felt uneasy, knowing where the conversation was headed. “Shi Tou, I thought you wanted to get off?”
Shi Tou was immediately sidetracked. “That's right, Sister Gu, will you talk to my mother?”
Gu Xiqiao narrowed his eyes slightly, then he placed his hand over Shi Tou's head. Shi Tou felt a little confused, and thought he felt a warm feeling above his head. It disappeared a second later, as if it had never happened in the first place. Her pale pink lips curved slightly, “Go down and look for your father. If she says anything, just tell her that I let you go. ”
“He really only listens to you,” Li Yanmei said with a sigh. He turned his head to look at Gu Xiqiao's delicate and gentle face, not understanding how Shi Tou's mind worked. “You don't know how many problems he has faced as long as you are not around, not even the village chief knows what to do with him.”
Gu Xiqiao smiled, staring motionlessly into the middle of the pond, until Shi Tou reached the side of the village chief.
As the village chief looked at Shi Tou, his brows furrowed. Since he could do nothing, he let the boy follow him. It was not a lie to say that Shi Tou listened to Gu Xiqiao. Ever since he had descended into the pond, he had stuck to the side of the village chief, not wandering around on his own.
***
The pool was large, and there were not many people in the middle of it. The village head along with some young people pulled the nets towards him, but when they reached the middle, he slipped and fell.
To hold water, there are several wells dug in the pond. The well is not deep, but the height is definitely more than the average adult. There was no problem with it in the past, everyone knew how to avoid it, but it seemed like the village chief had forgotten the placement today and directly stepped into one placement. His legs felt heavy with lead, slowly slipping into the mud inside the well, and his eyes widened in horror.
“Dad? What are you doing?” Shi Tou said, turning his head. He patted the open shoulder of the village chief. “Quick, don't be lazy.”
The moment Shi Tou touched it, the village chief felt his entire body become light, and his trapped legs could move. He immediately lifted himself up, feeling a little dazed and confused, his gaze unintentionally leading to the beach. “Shi Tou, Little Gu is the one who asked you to come down here.”
“Uh huh,” Shi Tou replied uninterestedly, bending over to touch his feet.
The village chief stood up motionlessly for a while, before returning to normal and proceeding with pulling the fish as usual. However, there was a hint of worry in his eyes, and he looked around at the villagers in the waters, a feeling of anxiety gripping his heart.
***
Gu Xiqiao, who had been watching the entire time, turned to talk to Li Yanmei. After a while, Jia Wei walked to where they stood with some other girl, “Nona Gu, has long since not met.”
“Halo.” Gu Xiqiao said, giving them a mesmerizing warm smile.
The girls gritted their teeth silently, and one of them said, “Nona Gu, we heard you are an orphan?”
Gu Xiqiao replied firmly, taking out his phone like he did, not intending to hide that fact.
Jia Wei looked at the phone in his hand, before exclaiming in shock, “That's the latest model that costs around seven to eight thousand dollars! Little Gu, you really have a lot of money! ”
“I don't think he's rich.” The girl beside Jia Wei snorted. “The phone was only released in July, and has not even reached the mainland yet. If he could get it, it might be because of the money his godfather had, right? ”
Nowadays, people have a funny mentality. When they see their peers driving branded cars or owning branded items, they don't know if they feel jealous or insulting the person. After struggling to identify feelings, they will then turn to a cynical type of thinking, putting themselves on a higher moral foundation than the other party to entertain themselves. On the internet, this type of person is called ‘warrior keyboard’.
Gu Xiqiao deliberately waved his phone so they could see it better. “Do you envy, you can go and find it also ~”
Jia Wei's face changed color quickly at Gu Xiqiao's singing voice, interesting enough to see.
“Bah!” Li Yanmei could not help but laugh, she knew that despite being overall, these girls would have nothing on Gu Xiqiao's cuteness.
“Little Gu, let's go back, you haven't done acupuncture for my mom today.” Li Yanmei coughed lightly, taking Gu Xiqiao away. If he let things go, he was afraid that Gu Xiqiao would infuriate the others, those people were still great figures in the village. He was also afraid that Gu Xiqiao would cause trouble if he was upset, so he made an excuse to take him away.
Gu Xiqiao would not become smaller than those little girls, so he followed Li Yanmei to leave. As soon as he left, the hot-blooded young man in the pond all withered.
Jia Wei saw the slim figure off, and she bit her lips furiously. The girls beside him also lost interest, so they returned to their resting place. Bao Xinyi glanced at the girls who had returned, and said mockingly, “Stop being Jia Wei's weapon, or you might die without knowing the reason.”
The girls would not dare to provoke Bao Xinyi. They had seen Jia Wei return by car with Bao Xinyi, and assumed that she had a close relationship with the two of them. But that doesn't seem to be the case at all!
The few of them exchanged glances with each other, and as if reaching a decision inside, their gazes turned cold, looking towards Jia Wei who was also heading into the shade.
***
Gu Xiqiao followed Li Yanmei back, giving needle treatment to Aunt Li. After boiling some medicine together, Gu Xiqiao then went to his own home. As soon as he opened the gate to the courtyard, he saw Tang Qinghong, who was pacing around the stone table.
He had rested for a day, and adding the medicine Gu Xiqiao had given him, his wounds had healed a little, once again returning to their usual beautiful state.
“You're back.” Hearing the gate open, he turned his head slightly, giving her a smile that felt like a spring breeze blowing in the spring blooming.
His narrowed and clear eyes stared at him, a clear voice replied, “Did you put something on my page?”
Realizing her ability, Tang Qinghong did not bother to deny it. “When I got here, I felt something was wrong with your house, that was the reason why I forced my way in to occupy that place.” He coughed lightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, the “Medicine you gave me last night helped me recover my strength, so I thought I could solve the problem here now.”
The magical effect of the medicine was already a miracle, reversing everything he knew about the ancient martial arts world. If word got out, it would definitely shake the entire ancient martial arts world!