Li Xiaoyu withdrew her thoughts and saw the man pick up a piece of hay and play with it between his fingers.

The soft light partially fell on his face and his mutilated body, creating a kind of tragic and incomplete beauty.

Gu Fei has an elegant temperament, speaks gently, and has a non-aggressive appearance.

For a healthy person to have a broken leg is despair enough.

On the contrary, he acted as if he didn't care. I don't know whether he really accepted it or was suppressing it in his heart. In any case, it's better to pay more attention to it.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Gu Fei asked: "Madam, do you not like me to call you that?"

Then he sighed in frustration: "It's impolite to call you by your full name, so I'll call you Xiaoyu, is that okay?"

His eyelids were slightly drooped, and the corners of his mouth turned down, giving Li Xiaoyu a feeling of innocence and obedience.

"You can call us whatever you want," we are husband and wife anyway.

I once heard my grandmother tell the story of her and my grandfather. The old couple was introduced by a matchmaker and only met once during a blind date.

For the next few decades, the two of them supported each other. Although their life was a little plain, it was quite happy.

Therefore, Li Xiaoyu would not feel that there was anything unacceptable about living with Gu Fei. After all, she had died once, so what was there to be unacceptable about?

Besides, the most important thing now is to solve the problem of survival.

Spread the quilt flat on the hay, gently lift the man's left leg and place it on the quilt while explaining to him.

"I just saw a few holes in the roof and was thinking that if there is a heavy rain, the roof might be washed away. I have to find time to repair the roof."

Gu Fei paused as she explained the previous question...

There was blood on the man's left leg, and when he put it on the quilt, there were bloodstains on it. The quilt was brown, so it was not very noticeable.

Li Xiaoyu has very good eyesight. She didn't show any disgust when she saw it, she just fainted at the sight of the blood.

Just as she was about to go out to fetch water, she heard Gu Fei say in a low voice: "It's a pity that I am a cripple and cannot protect Madam from the wind and rain."

After saying this, Li Xiaoyu looked at the hole in the roof and then looked at his right hand.

Shamelessly he replied: "It's okay, I'll give you half of my umbrella."

Hearing this, Gu Fei raised his eyes. His five senses were very sensitive and he could identify people's locations by voice.

His eyes fell on the woman, and she really felt like he was looking at her.

"Madam, you are so generous. I don't know how to repay you."

As soon as he spoke sweet words in a gentle tone, Li Xiaoyu's uncomfortable feeling came back.

She used to work as a graphic designer for exhibition halls. Often when she was working on a project, even if it was a small and inconspicuous wall, the client would come up with a variety of ideas.

In addition to being beautiful and novel, the layout or shape must also have meaning.

Why did you design it like this? What's the meaning behind it? What do you want to express by designing this wall like this?

Over time, her ability to speak differently to different people and to different people has been developed to a new level.

So she could pick up on Gu Fei's words and could also tell whether other people were speaking in a sarcastic tone.

But it takes some thought to identify Gu Fei.

He is like water drawn from a well, his expression is calm and without much change.

It is said that eyes are windows to express emotions, but he is blind, and his eyes cannot show any emotion except laziness and indifference.

In addition, his tone is calm, so even if he is smiling, you feel that he is speaking from the heart.

"No need to repay, just let us get along well."

"As your wife wishes."

Listening to the footsteps fading away, Gu Fei put his left hand behind his back.

He clenched his two fingers together, and the hay he was playing with the last moment turned into crumbs the next moment.

The Gu family lives in the corner of the village, and the well is in another place, which is shared by the whole village.

Li Xiaoyu walked into the kitchen to get a bucket, and she walked around the kitchen as well.

The stove was damaged but still usable, but the rice jar, water jar and the pots on the chopping board were all empty.

In addition, there were three bowls with rotten edges and several pairs of moldy chopsticks.

After a quick look, it looked just like the coarse and dirty clothes she was wearing.

I found two usable buckets and a hemp rope in the corner, and went outside to find a shoulder pole.

Carrying two empty buckets, he walked towards the well.

She lived in the countryside until she was ten years old, so she knew the skills of fetching water.

Tie the rope to the handle of the wooden bucket, throw the bucket into the well, swing the rope vigorously left and right, and the bucket will sink.

After filling two buckets of water, she half-knelt down, placed the shoulder pole on her shoulders, and held a bucket in each hand.

Then stood up.

It is not easy to carry two buckets of water back home. You have to climb a sloped stone staircase about three feet wide, turn a corner and walk along a muddy road that goes uphill before you can reach Gu's house.

Carefully putting the bucket down, she hissed and rubbed her shoulder.

Only when you carry water to drink will you know how difficult it is to drink water.

Use a gourd ladle to scoop water to clean the water tank, then pour most of the water into the tank, leaving only a little water at the bottom of the bucket, and then pour the remaining water into the wooden basin.

After searching for a long time without finding the handkerchief, she turned her attention to the torn sleeve of her left arm and tore off a piece without any regret.

He carried the basin of water to Gu Fei's room.

"Lift up your trouser legs and I'll help you wipe off the blood."

As soon as she entered the house, Gu Fei heard her footsteps and the sound of water spilling on the ground.

He refused in a low voice: "No, I can do it myself."

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu didn't say much. She hooked a small stool with her foot, moved it to the head of the bed, and placed the basin on it.

He walked in front of Gu Fei, held his left wrist, and put his hand against the edge of the bucket.

The steady voice was tinged with a hint of gentleness: "The basin is here, and there is a handkerchief inside."

"Thank you."

Li Xiaoyu said you're welcome and turned to leave. When she walked into the main room, she heard the sound of water coming from the room.

To be honest, Gu Fei is blind. Besides being worried that he might knock over the basin of water, Li Xiaoyu was also a little curious about the condition of his wounds.

Suddenly, she thought of the window of Gu Fei's room.

She stepped over the threshold of the main room and tiptoed to the window, which was a head taller than her.

She stood on tiptoe against the wall and looked inside with wide eyes.

No matter how hard I looked down, I couldn't see Gu Fei's legs. Not only could I not see her legs, but my eyes also felt sore from looking at her.

Staring at the wooden window frame in front of her, she grabbed a log in each hand and shrugged her shoulders.

Lift your toes off the ground.

She watched Gu Fei unbutton his coat and lift up his trouser legs.

When he saw the left leg, Li Xiaoyu's mouth opened wide, his eyes full of shock.

Gu Fei's left leg was covered in blood and flesh, just like a muddy and winding cement road on a rainy day. In severe cases, even the bones could be seen.

Her vision blurred for a moment, and then she took a breath, not daring to think about how much pain it was.

The man seemed not to feel any pain. He wrung out the handkerchief made from his sleeve and wiped the wound nonchalantly.

He was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat, but he didn't even frown.

The window frame in Li Xiaoyu's hand was made of three logs as thick as rolling pins, framed by wooden boards on all sides.

I don’t know if it was because she was too heavy, or because the connection between the window frame and the mud wall was not strong enough due to age. When she was about to let go.

The window frames were detached from the wall.

The moment the sound was heard, Gu Fei looked towards the window.

Hearing the sound of the woman falling to the ground outside, his eyes went dark, but he could guess what had happened.

Suddenly, a gloomy feeling filled my heart.

He clenched the handkerchief in his hand, and drops of blood dripped into the basin, forming circular waves.

It spread out in circles, amplifying the coldness in his heart.

"Ma'am, do you want me to help you?"

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