Notes on Evil Fox

"Does Mr. Lu really blame him?" Rong Qiao and Lu Fanan left the post station and wandered slowly on the street.

"I..." Lu Fanan didn't reply, he didn't know how to answer this question.

If you talk about complaints, there are indeed, complaining about his lack of kindness and mercilessness, and also complaining about his cold words.But the resentment is also because of the inexplicable friendship and trust.

"I know you can't understand him. He is greedy for power and power, and he likes to think about utilitarianism in everything." Rong Qiao said slightly.

"Those who know him for the first time will think he is a gentleman, and those who are a little familiar with him will think that this person is too cold." Looking sideways at Lu Fanan, "But if you can really get close to him, in fact You'll find he's not that annoying."

Lu Fanan didn't know what to say, but just listened quietly.

"Actually, his nature is not that bad. A large part of the reason why he became what he is today is because of me. I ruined him." Rong Qiao sighed.

"He was also naughty when he was a child, he loved to laugh and make trouble, and he especially liked to eat snacks, especially Zhao Ji's crispy cakes."

"When his grandfather was still alive, Xiao Yin often begged his grandfather to buy him shortbread cakes. I remember one time, his mother hid the shortbread cakes on the beam for fear that he would damage his teeth, and he climbed up secretly. , and it didn’t come down.”

"But he wanted to save face, and he refused to make a sound. His mother looked for him for dinner for a long time and couldn't find anyone. After a long search, everyone found out that he was hung on the beam." The person who spoke , there seemed to be a smile in his tone, "That kid is also big-hearted, and he fell asleep on such a narrow beam. It scared his mother half to death."

"His mother always pampered him like something, but that day, she gave him a real beating. Even I was a little scared when I heard it. But then..."

Rong Qiao stopped talking, and there was more sadness and regret in his eyes.

"If you really know what happened to him, maybe you can understand him a little bit. His experience and the environment in which he grew up taught him that only when he has power can he be happy and not be bullied. He was once a naive Like all ordinary children. But that is all in the past." Rong Qiao was silent for a while, "In his later years, no one treated him kindly, so he also forgot how to be kind. , How to love. For others and himself, he is the same, calm and indifferent, scary."

"Son, he seldom cares about someone so much. He really wants to treat you as a friend, but his position forces him to do something he has to do." When Rong Qiao said this, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. , Turning around and looking at Lu Fanan said, "There are many things about him that you don't know, but I think he should tell you himself, instead of pretending to be someone else."

"Uncle Rong," Lu Fanan looked at the old man in front of him and said seriously, "I know the truth, but the relationship between me and him is not that simple, let me think about it."

Lu Fanan couldn't bear to tell Rong Qiao that Rong Shiyin was willing to give him a little more good looks, not only because of the simple friendship between friends, but also because his father was Lu Kun——

Rong Shiyin is Mr. Lu who never leaves his words.

Just as they were talking, the two went back to the gate of the post station. After Lu Fanan spent the night with Rong Qiaodao, he walked back full of thoughts.Rong Qiao stopped Lu Fanan from behind and said, "He didn't know that boy was in Liquan that day. Moreover, his mother's tomb was also washed away this time."

……

When Lu Fanan returned to the house, he didn't know what to do for a while.

To go, or not to go.He was already struggling.Now Rong Qiao told him that Rong Shiyin did not know that Rong Feng was in Liquan that day.

If so, then Rong Feng's death was an accident.He had wrongly blamed Rong Shiyin, so what was the reason for their subsequent argument.

Everything seemed to have become more chaotic, but he was somewhat relieved, at least Rong Feng's death was not Rong Shiyin's.

But he said such ugly words to Rong Shiyin.

In a state of confusion, I remembered what Rong Qiao said, "No one has treated him kindly, and he has forgotten how to be kind and how to love."

If Rong Shiyin treated him with sincerity, after all, no matter what the reason was, he had sacrificed his life to save him that day.Didn't she really hurt him?

Lu Fanan lay down on the bed uneasy, and made a decision in his heart, no matter what, he couldn't have nothing to do with Rong Shiyin in such a muddleheaded way.

But his heart was full of regret, how uncomfortable Rong Shiyin should have been that day.

He suddenly wanted to see Rong Shiyin, give him a big hug, and tell him that he was wrong.

But after thinking about it, his face suddenly turned red.He tapped his head with a fan to expel some unclear thoughts.

……

After tossing and turning all night, finally at dawn, Lu Fanan went to look for Rong Shiyin.But I only met Hu Zhong, who hadn't fully come out of the dream, dozing at the door.

Seeing Lu Fan'an, Hu Zhong seemed to be half awake from sleep, and said in surprise, "Young Master Lu, why are you here? Aren't you going to leave?"

"As far as you are concerned," Lu Fanan tapped Hu Zhong's head lightly with a folding fan, and asked, "Where is Master Lu?"

"Oh, I almost forgot to talk about this," Hu Zhong exclaimed, and said, "Your Excellency went out early in the morning without breakfast, and he also ordered me to bring you a sentence when you leave, Mr. Lu." Just say that he won't come to see you off, and the journey is safe."

"Then why don't you come and tell me what Lord Rong said?" Lu Fanan asked.

"I," Hu Zhong hesitated, he couldn't say anything, because you made Master Rong sad, so let me hold the injustice for Master Rong. Looking at Lu Fanan's probing eyes, he hurriedly made up a reason and said haha, " Because I was too sleepy to forget."

Naturally, Lu Fanan didn't believe his nonsense, but there were more important matters worthy of his concern at this time: "What is it that is so urgent that Mr. Rong can't even have breakfast?"

"Maybe it's not the matter that's urgent, but the person." Hu Zhong said with earnestness, the half-grown kid really looked decent when he pretended to be an adult. Seeing Lu Fanan couldn't help but smile, he quietly added Said, "My lord didn't have dinner yesterday."

"Okay, you're just a kid, you go down first, I'll wait for Mr. Rong here, and I'll call you when I need something." Lu Fanan said with a smile.

Only after Hu Zhong went down did he ponder over what Hu Zhong said.According to Hu Zhong's words, maybe Rong Shiyin's love for him is not only because of "Lord Lu" in Beijing.

But the more he was like this, the more he blamed himself for what he said that day.

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Zhizhi came to look for him and said, "Young Master Lu, are you packing up? We're leaving soon."

Lu Fanan was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm not leaving today."

Zhang Zhizhi looked at Lu Fanan, although he was surprised, but he also had a little more understanding in his eyes.

……

After sending away all the officials in the capital, Zhang Zhizhi met Rong Qiao who was reading in the courtyard when Zhang Zhizhi came back.That day when I heard Lu Fanan say that Rong Qiao had calculated the time of the collapse of the dam, out of respect for the sages, I always had some intention of friendship.

It's hard to be free today, so it's natural to have a good chat.

After Zhang Zhizhi and Rong Qiao sat down, they single-handedly said, "I didn't expect you to be Lord Rong's father. You really are a tiger father without dogs. Do you also have research on water control?"

Rong Qiao looked at Zhang Zhizhi, he had always heard that the county magistrate was straightforward, and seeing him today, he was indeed so.Even though she never liked officials, she didn't dislike the people in front of her.

He smiled and said: "Master Zhang is just joking. I am just a country teacher teaching Huangkou's children how to read a few words. It was just nonsense that day."

Seeing that Rong Qiao didn't want to say more, Zhang Zhizhi didn't ask any more questions. During this period of time, he also saw that Rong Shiyin and Rong Qiao were at odds with each other.

And this Rong Qiao is by no means just a country master as he said.It's just that since he doesn't want to reveal it, there must be reasons for it.

Even if you are curious, it is inconvenient to inquire again.

At this time, the two saw Lu Fanan passing by, but Lu Fanan didn't see them.

Zhang Zhizhi seemed to want to say something to Rong Qiao, but he hesitated several times, and finally said nothing.He just looked at Rong Qiao with a strange look.

……

Lu Fanan had been waiting in the hidden house in Rongshi, but the owner of the house hadn't come back until the moon was in the sky.

Lu Fanan waited a little anxiously, but also a little apprehensive, anxious about Rong Shiyin's late return, and apprehensive about how to say something after meeting.

In this tangled state of mind, he even forgot to turn on the lamp.

Just as Lu Fanan was lying on the table drowsy, he finally heard the door creak.The person who was awakened hurriedly stood up, but because of his haste, he accidentally knocked the stool behind him to the ground.

When Rong Shiyin heard the sound, he lowered his eyes and swept towards Lu Fan'an with a sharp fist.

The latter didn't see Rong Shiyin's movements, but when the fist came, he subconsciously sensed the danger, and hurriedly said, "It's me, it's me. Lu Fanan."

When Rong Shiyin heard the voice, he barely stopped the fist that was already hanging on the tip of Lu Fanan's nose.

The two of them stood in this position for a while, Rong Shiyin withdrew his fist, turned around, found a fire pocket and lit the candle on the table.

The room was suddenly bright, but he didn't know what it was like in his heart, and asked, "Why are you still here?"

Lu Fanan rubbed the tip of his nose, a little scared, and said embarrassedly: "It means I'm still there, of course I just don't want to leave."

Rong Shiyin looked at Lu Fanan in surprise. The person who had glared at him a few days ago, why is he joking again now.

He didn't know what Lu Fanan was thinking, so he didn't answer, but just sat quietly at the table, as if he had fallen asleep.

Lu Fanan looked at Rong Shiyin's appearance, thinking that what he said that day was too much, and Rong Shiyin was still angry with him.

Pulling the stool towards Rong Shiyin, and facing him face to face, his eyes were full of sincere guilt: "That day, I was the one who said too much, I'm sorry. It's just that at that time...

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"I have never been with brothers and sisters. These days, I really regard Rong Feng as my younger brother. His death hit me hard, and I really couldn't think calmly at that time."

Lu Fanan lowered his head: "As long as you can forgive me for my unscrupulous words that day, scold me and beat me, you can do anything. But I am really afraid of losing you as a friend."

Hearing Lu Fanan apologize to him, Rong Shiyin was very surprised. Shouldn't it be him who was wrong?

Lu Fanan found a jug of wine, filled two glasses, and said, "Uncle Rong told me that Rong Feng's death was just an accident."

Putting a glass of wine on the table in front of Rong Shiyin, he picked up another glass and raised it in front of him, carefully said: "Maybe forgive me?"

"I never blamed you." How could I be willing to blame you.Rong Shiyin clinked a glass with him, held the glass and said with a puzzled expression, "But do you know, even if I knew at the time..."

Before Rong Shiyin could say anything, Lu Fanan put a finger on his lips.Shaking his head, he said, "I don't believe in the hypothesis that it didn't happen. It's unknown, and no one knows what will happen. You don't need to draw a conclusion based on the hypothesis."

Rong Shiyin took Lu Fanan's finger off his lips, held it in his hand again, and said, "I'm sorry."

Not only was I sorry for Rong Feng, but I was also sorry for my despicableness not worthy of Lu Fanan's friendship.

"Master Rong, what I said that day was not sincere, can you forget it?" Seeing that Rong Shiyin did not blame him, Lu Fanan felt as if he had eaten honey.Suppressing his beating heart, he tried his best to ignore the fingers that Rong Shiyin held tightly in his palm.

Xian Bao seemed to take out a pack of dim sum from his pocket, put it on the table, and said: "I just bought this after a long journey today, Zhao Ji's crispy cake. They didn't open the door at first, so I begged for a long time , and said a lot of good things, the shopkeeper agreed to make a copy for me."

He picked up another piece and brought it to Rong Shiyin's mouth, and said with a smile: "I tasted a piece back then, it was very sweet. Try it quickly."

Rong Shiyin looked at the pastry delivered to his mouth, his ears were stained a little red.He unconsciously swallowed his saliva, and slowly bit the pastry with the fingers stretched out by the other party. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the moment he bit down the pastry, his teeth gently rubbed against Lu Fanan's fingertips.

And those eyes never moved away from Lu Fanan's face from the beginning to the end.

Feeling the dampness and heat of his fingertips, and looking at Rong Shiyin's slightly hot eyes staring at him, made Lu Fanan inexplicably nervous.

Busily withdrew his hands, lowered his head and pretended to drink with his heart beating unsteadily.

Rong Shiyin looked a little ashamed, and didn't want to tease him anymore, so he turned his gaze to the pastry on the table, and said, "How much did Rong Qiao tell you about me?"

"No, Uncle Rong said, you should tell me when you are willing to say it, not a fake mouth." Lu Fanan said.

"Then do you want to hear it? It's much more interesting than a storybook." Rong Shiyin picked up a glass of wine and drank it slowly.

"If you want to talk, I'll listen. If you don't want to, I don't want to listen." Lu Fanan filled up the wine glasses of the two of them again, Rong Shiyin raised them, and touched Lu Fanan.