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In recent days, continuous rain has been falling on the land from Yuncheng to Jinzhou without a break. It is not very heavy, but it has not stopped, as if returning to the rainy season in May.

Under the drizzle, Zhou Jincheng was led to the back door of the inn by Xiao Er, and after a few steps to the east, there was the chicken shed that Xiao Er said.

The rain has soaked the feces accumulated over the years, and the smell is suffocating. Before he reached the place, he was stopped by Xiaoer: "Master, this place is dirty. You are so kind. If you take pity on that little beggar, I will send it for you." Just a bowl of leftovers, you see..."

Zhou Jincheng didn't answer, just walked forward.When I got closer, there was indeed a person curled up outside the chicken shed, a very thin and very small one.The rain curtain over the chicken coop didn't cover him, no matter how light the rain was, he should still be wet after a night of drenching.

Zhou Jincheng stopped beside that body, and called out "Ruan Tang", his voice was hoarse and unbelievable.The curled up child showed his face from the arm covering his head, the corners of his mouth turned up, Lao Gao, his eyes were bright, and he called out loudly: "Brother!"

Ruan Tang's face was not very dirty, only the tip of his nose was stained with dust, and his face was smeared with a little blood.There were two twigs in the hair that was all put back and tied into a bun, and it was still a little gray.The newly made clothes were terribly dirty, completely wet and full of mud spots.

Zhou Jincheng only thought it was ridiculous, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the feeling in his heart was distress or anger.

Ruan Tang just lay on his side and curled up without moving. He was very happy to see his expression, and he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

Zhou Jincheng clenched his fist and loosened it several times before leaning over to pull him: "Get up."

Ruan Tang got up by his arms, but after moving a little, he grinned in pain and let out a "hiss" in extreme pain, and lay back on the spot with his stomach in his arms.

Zhou Jincheng knelt down on one knee, supported the back of his head with his hand and asked, "Where does it hurt? Where does it hurt?"

Ruan Tang clutched his stomach, his face turned pale from the pain, "Stomach hurts." After speaking, he explained to Zhou Jincheng: "Being kicked a few times is not a pain from hunger."

Zhou Jincheng was good at touching it, but Ruan Tang was covering his ribs.

His eyes suddenly became hot for some reason, and the rain gradually became heavier, soaking his hair and eyebrows, and then gathered water and dripped from his eyelashes.

Zhou Jincheng yelled coldly: "Who asked you to follow?! Tell you to stay at home, who told you to follow?"

Ruan Tang was taken aback, the corners of his raised mouth slowly closed, his dimples flattened, and he looked at Zhou Jincheng timidly.

His head was still resting on Zhou Jincheng's hands, and he was quiet for a while, Ruan Tang rubbed against Zhou Jincheng's palms, and murmured, "I won't go in, brother, I won't go in, I'll wait for you outside."

Zhou Jincheng remembered that that night, he coaxed Ruan Tang to stay at home, and Ruan Tang easily agreed, saying to him: "Ruan Tang won't cause trouble, and won't enter their big house, brother, go."

How could he be such a fool?

When they met for the first time, Zhou Jincheng felt that Ruan Tang and Zhou Jinzhong had a little similarity in the sudden glance: the eyes looking at him were a little scared, a little reserved, wanting to get closer, but alienated.

But after leaving this idiot behind like that, within two days, he knew that these two people had no resemblance at all.

Jin is very polite, Ruan Tang wants to be equal to him.Jin Chong is timid, Ruan Tang... Ruan Tang is afraid of others, but he always has the upper hand in everything.Jinzhong was shy, but Ruan Tang would show his face and ask him to "reward".

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They are two completely different people, and Ruan Tang is not his brother, but he still continues to take care of him for so long with good food, drink, and good clothes.

The loaded car was unloaded again, and Ruan Tang was carried upstairs by Zhou Jincheng. He dragged his clothes on the small couch outside before being carried naked into the inner room.The quilt is tightly covered, waiting for the doctor to come and see.

Zhou Jincheng sat quietly by the bed, he didn't speak, but Ruan Tang pulled his hand under the bed and held it, listening to a series of voices calling: "Brother, brother... brother..."

The corners of Zhou Jincheng's eyes twitched in anger, but he still had no choice but to be yelled at, and said forcefully, "Shut up, if you talk too much, I'll throw you back to the chicken shed."

Ruan Tang pulled out the hand from the quilt and put it on his face, saying: "When the pain stops, I will follow my brother."

Zhou Jincheng suddenly turned his head and waited for him, but Ruan Tang still kept smiling, feeling a little aggrieved: "You guys are walking too fast, I can't keep up with running, luckily I can ask someone."

Within ten days, this man was the same as when he came home before, his body was so thin that he didn't look like it.Zhou Jincheng thought about Ruan Tang's two arms and two legs like a match, so he was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him, but he still had to ask after a while: "Where do you sleep on the road?"

Ruan Tang said: "First ask where my brother is staying at night, it's just outside, just, just find a place..."

He only realized Zhou Jincheng's displeasure belatedly. After a while, Ruan Tang became more restrained, closed his mouth, and looked at Zhou Jincheng blinking.

I stayed silent until the doctor came. After looking at it, fortunately the ribs were not broken, but the bruise on the abdomen was still scary.The doctor prescribed medicine, which can be applied externally or taken internally. Zhou Jincheng's expression eased a lot when he returned from seeing the doctor off.Ruan Tang could see Zhou Jincheng's mood best, so he opened his mouth and said, "Brother, I'm hungry."

Zhou Jincheng glanced at him, but in the end he didn't scold him, and asked someone to bring the food.

Asked to understand that Ruan Tang followed him out of the Zhou mansion, Zhou Jincheng wrote a letter back, told some things about the road, and also said that he was sick, and Ruan Tang stayed by his side to take care of him—— I forgot to inform my family before I left, and finally took the book boy with me.

It was raining outside, and the sky was getting dark early. Zhou Jincheng read for a while.Lying down at night, in the dark, I don't know who opened the mouth first, Zhou Jincheng asked how he got here on Ruan Tang Road, and Ruan Tang told him little by little:

Run along first, and ask next to each other after you lose track of them.The towns that Zhou Jincheng passed along the way were not big, as long as he asked where the young master with the big motorcade lived, he would probably be able to ask him.The shoes were worn out, so we weaved straw sandals to wear. Ruan Tang learned from his father when he was at home, but he didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.What to eat... In fact, I didn't eat anything. I could meet some wild fruit trees and pick some along the way, but nothing else.

"I have another one in my clothes. It's yellow, like an apricot. It's delicious." Ruan Tang was injured and didn't dare to move. Show it to Zhou Jincheng: "But it's so big, brother, I'll eat it for you tomorrow."

Zhou Jincheng said: "I won't eat it, you eat it yourself."

Ruan Tang shook his head: "It's for my brother. I always have one left. When I encounter the same tree again, I pick it off and replace it. I'm afraid it will be damaged, but I always have one left."

He repeated again: "It's for my brother."

Zhou Jincheng wiped his body before going to bed, but his hair was still dirty. Ruan Tang hated himself, lowered his head and whispered, "I'm too dirty, otherwise, if I keep the food for so long, can my brother reward me... ..."

Zhou Jincheng moved over with his hands on the bed and kissed him on the face. Ruan Tang was stunned and called out to his brother, with his mouth still half open. Zhou Jincheng's brows and eyes were still cold, but he lowered his head and kissed him lightly between his brows, saying : "Reward you."