Xu Shanlan

Xu Shanlan's beating turned out to be an excuse for being lazy, and he fell asleep upside down at noon, crying out for pain when his butt touched the hard bed, which made Cong Zhanyi sleep well too.He got up and took off his trousers to take a look. It was really red and swollen. Cong Zhanyi regretted that he was too harsh. After all, it was the first time he punished Xu Shanlan so severely, so he felt a little distressed.He took out the medicinal wine and rubbed it for a while, and said, "Then don't practice in the afternoon."

Xu Shanlan cheered, hugged Cong Zhanyi and kissed him on the cheek, and said sweetly: "Brother, you are so kind, you are the best."

Gu Haiping felt numb when he heard it, and hummed, "If you're like this, you won't be able to practice even if you're beaten, and you won't be able to practice in this lifetime!" Xu Shanlan stuck out her tongue at him, shrank into the quilt and lay down.

Gu Hai was so angry that he ran to his master to complain, Cong Cong only frowned, but didn't say much.Xu Shanlan is still too young, generally eight or nine years old is more suitable for practicing martial arts, too young to suffer.Jungle just let the little guy follow his stern temper. He also understands his son's temperament. Cong Zhanyi brought up his apprentice when he was young, so he must have his own sense of propriety.

Of course, Conglin would not have thought that Xu Shanlan was special to Cong Zhanyi. This specialness had been highlighted since childhood, although no one cared about it at the time, even though it was only a little bit at the beginning.

The next day was Sunday, and Cong Zhanyi was going to the town to do some shopping.Xu Shanlan originally wanted to go with him, but he didn't get up in the morning, he wandered between getting up to play and continuing to sleep in a daze for a long time, and finally fell asleep again, so Cong Zhanyi had to go by himself.

The main reason why he went to the town was that school was about to start, and he had to buy all the homework books, pens, and rulers; another thing was that Xu Shanlan was beaten up yesterday, and he couldn't bear it all the time, so he wanted to buy him some fun things in the town Make the little one happy.Cong Zhanyi has always been very conniving towards Xu Shanlan, which is completely different from his attitude towards others, and the older he grows, the more this is the case.This child grew up by his side since he was a child, and never left him half a step away.Cong Zhanyi was concerned about the little guy's every move, food and clothing expenses. Of course Xu Shanlan's parents didn't care about it, and his master Conglin didn't care too much.Cong Zhanyi didn't know whether he was reluctant to leave because he gave too much, or he had to give because he couldn't leave.The two of them are like two trees whose roots are tied together and entangled with each other. The more they grow, the more entangled they become. Moving either tree will be accompanied by a heart-piercing pain that is worse than death.

Cong Zhanyi wanted to cultivate Xu Shanlan into a talent, so he was unavoidably harsh when practicing martial arts, but after the beating and punishment, he felt sorry for him and regretted it, so he tried his best to coax him quietly.Xu Shanlan quickly figured out this behavior of "slapping a sweet date", so he dared to confront his senior brother, knowing deep in his heart that senior senior brother can't be so ruthless, he couldn't bear it.

Reluctant—just these three words, Xu Shanlan's martial arts career is not up or down, neither tight nor loose, respecting the senior brother, but also getting close to the senior brother, sometimes practicing martial arts hard, but sometimes it is inevitable to be lazy and playful.His level is considered outstanding among his generation, but if he wants to go one step further and become a real master, he is still a little bit short.

This is what Cong Zhanyi pampered.

Cong Zhanyi went shopping in the town for a day, bought a big bun and put it in a cloth pocket. Unexpectedly, when he was rushing to the bus station, it was raining.

As soon as the sky became overcast, Gu Haiping looked bad, there was rumbling thunder in the sky, and dark clouds rolled over.He was busy helping his father mend the fishing nets, and he threw away the shuttle and ran to the yard of Cong's house. His father was so angry that he shouted: "Where are you going? You, you don't come home all day, just run away if you do some work!" His father said: "What are you talking about? Only when the child grows up can he run outside to be successful, why don't he stay around the pot at home?" Jellyfish." His father sat down on the small bench and continued to weave the net.

Gu Haiping didn't hear it at all, he ran to the courtyard of Cong's house in three steps and two steps, shouting: "Senior brother, big brother."

All the apprentices went home, only Zhang Xin accompanied Xu Shanlan to play glass balls, seeing Gu Haiping running over, he asked, "He hasn't come back yet, what are you doing?"

"Ah? Haven't come back yet?" At this time, the sky started to rain, Gu Haiping said anxiously, "It's over, he must be exposed to the rain." Turning around, he ran out again, and went into the house to grab two umbrellas as he passed by. , ran to the side of the road and waited for Cong Zhanyi.

Xu Shanlan asked, "Brother Haiping, why are you going?"

Zhang Xin thought for a while: "But, maybe I went to pick up the elder brother."

"Ah?" Xu Shanlan jumped up from the kang, "I want to go too."

"Come on." Zhang Xin smiled and pulled him to sit down, "Play, play with us. What's the matter if a man gets a little rain?"

Xu Shanlan was in no mood to play, so he lay on the window and looked out.It was raining heavily outside, the sky was dark, and the bean-sized raindrops hit a hole in the ground.Xu Shanlan frowned: "I have to pick up my brother!"

"No need, Hai, Haiping, didn't you go? You should go out, you should catch a cold."

The bus back to the fishing village runs once a day, and Gu Haiping stood in the rain and waited for half an hour before seeing the car slowly coming through the rain.Few of the passengers had umbrellas. They got out of the car and covered their heads with clothes, and ran home like crazy.When Cong Zhanyi saw Gu Haiping, he was slightly surprised: "Why are you here?"

Gu Haiping received the elder brother, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but his face showed a reluctance: "You don't bring an umbrella when you go to the town, you know that the day will change, if I don't come to pick you up, it will be a failure." You can't be a drowned chicken."

Cong Zhanyi saw that although he was holding an umbrella, his trousers were wet, and he should have waited for a long time, so he was very grateful.But Cong Zhanyi had a calm temper and strong self-esteem, he couldn't hear Gu Haiping's lecture, and he couldn't help frowning.Holding an umbrella in one hand, he struggled to take out a stack of comic books from his arms with the other.Although it was placed in the clothes, it was still a little wet from the rain, so Cong Zhanyi handed it to Gu Haiping: "You take it." Among the brothers, Gu Haiping loves reading books the most. I have to bring one or two copies back to him every day.It costs five cents a book, and one or two yuan is enough.We are all brothers, eat and live together every day, fighting is fighting, not pleasing to the eye is not pleasing to the eye, and we still take good care of each other.

Gu Haiping didn't expect Cong Zhanyi to buy so many copies this time, and he guessed that there were ten or twenty copies. He was secretly happy, and felt that he should come out in the rain to pick up his elder brother.

Holding umbrellas, the two walked back into the yard, one deep and one shallow.Xu Shanlan saw it from afar, jumped out of the door like a rabbit, stood under the eaves and shouted: "Brother, brother!"

Cong Zhanyi opened the cloth bag and spread all the things he bought on the kang.He didn't care if the homework book got a little wet, as long as it was dried and not wrinkled, it could still be used.He continued to give Xu Shanlan wine sweets, beef jerky, chocolate, grilled fish slices, all kinds of things, which made several people greedy.Xu Shanlan grabbed a big white rabbit toffee and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes narrowed into crescents: "It's so sweet."

"Here, do you want me to eat, Da Xu Bao?" Zhang Xin teased him.Xu Shanlan was very generous, and divided each person into a pile of delicious food: "Eat quickly." Turning around, he smiled at Cong Zhanyi: "Thank you brother." Brother is a good person, no one can compare.

Cong Zhanyi took back the stack of comic books from Gu Haiping, and put most of them in front of Xu Shanlan: "Here, this is for you, read it carefully, don't tear it up." Xu Shanlan happily It turned out to be a set of comic strips called "Hu Jia Jiang".

Gu Haiping felt that it was for himself, but it was not for Xu Shanlan at all, and a surge of anger suddenly rushed to his head.Cong Zhanyi handed the remaining two books to Gu Haiping: "Here you are." Gu Haiping hit the ground with a wave of his arm, and stabbed with a white face: "Who cares!" Turned around and rushed into the rain, No umbrella.

Cong Zhanyi really couldn't figure out what this junior brother was thinking. He said he was not good to him, so he could go all the way to give him an umbrella in the rain; Give.At this time, Cong Zhanyi was still young and didn't know how to think about others, so he just picked up the comic book that Gu Haiping threw on the ground and handed it to Zhang Xin: "If he doesn't read it, then you should read it."

Zhang Xin was honest and honest, so he accepted it with a smile.

Gu Haiping ran home in the rain, the raindrops hit his face, he didn't know if it was pain or what, he just felt uncomfortable in his chest.Seeing that he was wet from head to toe, his mother looked like he had just been fished out of the water, and said anxiously: "What's the matter? Didn't you take the umbrella?" Gu Haiping ignored her and plunged into the east wing.His mother was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she hurriedly changed his clothes with a dry towel, and told his father to make hot ginger soup.

Gu Haiping took off his clothes and wiped off the rain, and covered his body with a blanket, pretending to sleep.He doesn't like Xu Shanlan, not at all, this kid is different from them, including the elder brother.Xu Shanlan is white and quiet, like a little girl; Xu Shanlan wears silver bracelets on her ankles, she is simply a sissy; Xu Shanlan drinks milk every morning, she smells like milk, and in the fishing village Only the village head's family can order milk; Xu Shanlan has to boil hot water for bath every night, but they only like to take a shower in summer; Xu Shanlan carries a small handkerchief in his pocket, Xu Shanlan changes clothes every day, Xu Shanlan does not drink raw water , Xu Shanlan... In short, Gu Haiping just didn't like him and looked down on him, from the day he entered the Cong family compound.

The most important thing is that in the past, Cong Zhanyi would pay more attention to Gu Haiping. Among all the brothers and sisters, they are the only two who are evenly matched.They compare it to practicing exercises, eating, sleeping, reading, and everything else.But now Cong Zhanyi doesn't compare with him anymore, he goes to take care of and teach Xu Shanlan.No matter how provocative Gu Haiping was, it was useless, Cong Zhanyi didn't even take a second look.Up to now, Xu Shanlan has snatched all the comic books that belonged to Gu Haiping.

Gu Haiping was depressed, aggrieved, and indescribably uncomfortable, as if he was full of energy and had nowhere to vent, as if he was full of worries and had no way to talk, as if the whole world was against him.I can't eat well, and I can't sleep well.When his mother saw him tossing and turning on the kang, frowning and frowning, she thought the child was sick, and hurriedly asked: "Ping, Ping, what's wrong with you? Tell Mom?"

Gu Haiping lifted the quilt and sat up with a "huh", and said through gritted teeth: "I hate senior brother, I hate him!"

"Ah?" His mother was taken aback, and immediately said, "What, did that kid bully you? Tell mother, I'll go find your master! At worst, we won't practice anymore."

"Practice, why don't you practice?" Gu Haiping was in a hurry, "Don't worry about it, Mom, this is my business." He paused and asked, "Mom, who is better between me and Cong Zhanyi?"

His mother didn't hesitate: "It goes without saying, of course it's my son."

"Which one of us can make a difference?"

"It must be my son, he can't."

Gu Haiping nodded solemnly, looked at the misty rain and fog outside, and swore, "Then I will compete with him to the end!"