whale wave

Chen Yu rubbed his eyes, moved his hands away from his face, and the morning light hit his face, so bright that he couldn't help squinting his eyes again.The wooden window is light and unadorned. The yard outside the window is not big, but it is neat and elegant. This is not Chen's house. Chen Yu lowered his head to touch the quilt covering his body. The color is plain, and this is not his quilt either.

Even though everything does not belong to his family, it is very familiar.He hugged the pillow with both arms, lying down and not wanting to get up, the warm quilt, even the soft bed, made him nostalgic.The wooden bed was wide enough for two people to sleep on. There was an empty space beside Chen Yu, and he reached out to touch it, but there was no residual warmth.

Chen Yu's bare legs rubbed against the quilt, as if he had touched something, his hands groped in the quilt, and pulled out a bamboo snake, he smiled, then searched in the quilt, and found a small wooden crossbow .

Be it bamboo snakes or wooden crossbows, they are all delicately made toys.

Chen Yu sat up wrapped in a quilt, arranged the bamboo snake, and made a gesture of shooting the snake's head with the wooden crossbow. At this time, a dead leaf floated in from outside the window and landed on the back of Chen Yu's hand. He picked up the dead leaf and looked at it. The leaf stem is very long, like a small fan, like a duck's foot.

It was late autumn, and the ginkgo tree in the ancient temple in the west of the city turned yellow. It was a big tree of the same age as the ancient temple. When the autumn wind blew, the ginkgo leaves flew into the secular people.

Chen Yu threw the ginkgo leaf out of the window, it was gently blown back by the wind and landed on the pillow.

"Don't put toys on my bed."

Hong Liang's voice with the unique quality of a teenager sounded behind Chen Yu. He didn't need to turn his head to know who it was.

Zhao Yousheng was neatly dressed and walked into the room in good spirits, looking at Chen Yu who was sleeping on his bed.Chen Yu was wearing the tightest clothes, wrapped in You Sheng's quilt. He had just woken up with a lazy face, soft eyebrows and eyes, and a strand of hair hanging down his smooth neck.

Chen Yu put away the bamboo snake and wooden crossbow, raised his head and asked, "Ah Leftover, where did you sleep last night?"

The young man standing beside the bed was tall and straight, with heroic brows. He took the toy handed over by Chen Yu, put it on the wooden case, and replied, "The study."

The study room is next door. It is not a place to sleep on weekdays, but there are also beds and bedding, which are always kept clean.

Chen Yu fetched his clothes, and slowly put them on, and heard Zhao Yousheng say: "You get dressed and go to eat, I'm going to school." Chen Yu was in a hurry to tie his clothes into a knot, so he had to untie them again, and asked, "What are you doing?" Are you going to school today too? Our library is on holiday."

"It's different." Zhao Yousheng took a brocade coat from the hanger and handed it to Chen Yu.This is Chen Yu's clothes. It feels as delicate as a child's skin. The body of the clothes is light but warm.There is a fragrance on the clothes, the smell is elegant and lingering, and it sticks to the hands, leaving a lingering fragrance.

Chen Yu took the brocade clothes, put them on in a hurry, pulled up the collar, and tied the belt. He went to see Zhao Yousheng from time to time, while the other party stood by and watched him get dressed, without leaving or urging him.Chen Yu hung the sachet on his waist, feeling disappointed: "I have to study every day, and I am stricter than Mr. Wei."

Mr. Wei is the master of Chen Yu's study hall, and he is good at beating people.

"Have you been beaten by Mr. recently?" Zhao Yousheng's eyes fell on the sachet around Chen Yu's waist, a special silver sachet with a small piece of fragrant cake sealed inside. When the scent of the fragrant cake is exhausted, the sachet will be useless , such a small thing is quite a luxury item.

Chen Yu put on his shoes and socks, stood up, stroked his loose hair, and replied, "I understand everything that you have to do in the test, even if you are asked to memorize it, and I can't touch the board."

His eyes are bright, reflecting the morning sun.

Zhao Yousheng nodded, paying attention to Chen Yu's arm straightening his collar, the sleeve slipped down to the elbow, and there was no scar on his hand. A student who was hit by the teacher's board would have red, swollen and bruised hands.

"The two brothers of the Qin family, will they still tease you?" Zhao Youcheng seemed to ask casually.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Chen Yu stepped barefoot on the wooden bed's step box, bent over to get his shoes and socks, heard this question, and said, "How dare they."

There was a smile on his raised face.

Zhao Yousheng stood close and saw Chen Yu's slightly raised eyebrows. His eyebrows and eyes were well formed, which gave people a sense of hope and brilliance.

"Little official, it's time to go to school."

The boy Wu Chu's call came from outside the door, Zhao Yousheng responded after hearing it, "This is the way to go."

Chen Yu had just dressed at this time, although he didn't have time to tidy his hair, he followed Zhao Youcheng out of the dormitory.The two walked together, there was a gap in height, and Chen Yu was much more childish.

Zhao's mother asked the cook to prepare breakfast early, and when she saw Chen Yu coming out of the house, she asked the maid Axiang to go to the kitchen and ordered the cook to heat up the porridge.Chen Yu saluted Zhao's mother, followed Zhao Yousheng to the courtyard, and watched him leave with the little boy.

The morning sun shone on Chen Yu's body, giving it a slight warmth. In the courtyard, a few dead leaves were flying, and in the distance, the bell of the temple could be heard.

Zhao's mother was busy in the house, but when she came out and saw Chen Yu was still at the courtyard gate, she said to A Xiang, "Call Xiao Langjun to come over for dinner."

Ah Xiang was an old girl who was tall and thick, and she trotted to call Chen Yu.Chen Yu stood at the door, looking at the lonely alley after Zhao Yousheng left, the morning wind ruffled his hair.

Chen Yu sat down and drank porridge with his head down. Zhao's mother saw his disheveled hair and said with a smile, "I have to comb my hair later, so I can't go home like this."

Regardless of master or servant, the Zhao family all got up early and had breakfast early.While Chen Yu was still drinking sweet porridge, Zhao Youqing, the second son of the Zhao family, was already full of energy. He waved a wooden sword, yelled, and made gestures. He jumped out of the study window and landed in the courtyard with a "poof" sound. , the person fell to the ground.

The old servant Wu Xin, who was chopping fodder in the yard, was so frightened that he hurried over to have a look, and shouted, "Little official! Where did you get injured?"

Zhao Youqing stumbled and sat on the ground, hugging his painful knee. He looked quite similar to You Sheng, except that his face was squarer.

Chen Yu put down the bowl, went out of the hospital to visit, saw Zhao Youqing was crying, his injuries were not serious, and said to himself: "I need to rub the medicine, it's bleeding."

Zhao Youqing pushed away the hand that Old Wu wanted to support, and got up from the ground. At this time, Zhao's mother also came out, and she scolded: "How many times have you said that you are not allowed to dance with knives and guns, but you just don't listen! Wu Xin, put him Take away those swords and crossbows and throw them into the pond!"

Zhao Youqing bowed his head sadly with his "big sword" in his arms.Because he was really naughty, and Wu Xin and Chen Yu also knew that Zhao's mother was just talking, and no one comforted him.

When the mother and son returned to the house, Zhao's mother was angry and funny, and asked Ah Xiang to take medicine to smear Zhao Youqing's wound. Ah Xiang applied the medicine, and Zhao Youqing gritted his teeth in pain. Zhao's mother asked: Do you dare in the future?

Zhao Youqing is much younger than Zhao Yousheng, and the two brothers are seven years apart.

After Mother Zhao finished her work, she called Chen Yu over to comb her hair. It was almost noon, so she asked the cook to cook for him, planning to keep him for lunch before sending him home.

Chen Yu was sitting in the hall with a mirror in his hand, Zhao's mother was beside him helping him comb his hair and tie it into a bun, Zhao Youqing was playing beside him, occasionally casting a glance at them.Zhao Youqing's hair was also combed by his mother, so it was only natural for his mother to comb Chen Yu's hair.

Chen Yu has no blood relationship with the Zhao family. It is really rare for Zhao's mother to take care of him like this.

"Xiao Yu's hair is softer than Ah Left's, and Ah Left's hair is too hard to handle, but now I won't let me comb it for him." Mother Zhao stroked Chen Yu's long hair, it was soft, black and shiny.

Chen Yu thought, he doesn't sleep with me anymore.

Mother Zhao helped Chen Yu tidy up her hair, saw his appearance in the mirror, and praised: "Xiao Yu's mother must be a very beautiful woman."

The man of the Chen family has a rough appearance, and Chen Yu has soft eyebrows and eyes, probably from his mother.

"I don't remember what my mother looks like." Chen Yu shook his head, calmly and without sentimentality.

Zhao's mother was probably afraid that he would be sad, so she didn't say anything.

Four years ago, Chen Yu came to play with Zhao Yousheng for the first time at Zhao's house. Seeing his appearance, Zhao's mother fell in love with him. Later, when she learned that he lost his mother early, she took care of him a little more.

Both Chen and Zhao's families are in the west of the city, not far away. Chen Yu often visits Zhao's house, eats at Zhao's house, and even stays at Zhao's house at night, squeezing Zhao Youcheng's bed, which is common.

After tidying up his hair, Chen Yu stayed in the study and read a book. Like Zhao Youcheng, he leaned against the couch and raised the pillows.When he moved the pillow, he found a book under the pillow. The pages had been flipped, and a page was folded in the middle. Obviously, he had read it so far.

Chen Yu took out the book, flipped through two pages casually, and found that it was a story book, telling a love story between a man and a woman.

Even though he was only 14 years old, Chen Yu still understood the relationship between men and women. Seeing that there was no one around, he hurriedly put the book under the pillow as it was.

I thought, Ah Left must have read this book last night.

Students in the library also have this kind of idle books, and circulate them privately. Of course, Mr. Wei must be avoided, otherwise they will be confiscated.

As soon as the book was hidden, Chen Yu heard footsteps approaching, and looked up to see that it was Zhao Youqing.

Zhao Youqing was holding a bunch of toys, all of which were swords, bows & crossbows, and said that he wanted to hide them, and told Chen Yu not to speak out.Chen Yu sat on the couch, pulled his feet up, put one hand on the pillow, and said, "Help you keep it secret."

Zhao Youqing hid the toy in an empty bookcase, still worried, and stuffed the bookcase under the couch.He got up, patted his clothes and asked, "Brother Yu, do you want to play together?"

"What are you playing?" Chen Yu picked up the book.

"It's about the players, last time when Dad came back, he bought me a lot of villains! There are fish sellers, mother-in-laws, Huang Fatty..."

Chen Yu knew that he would continue to say the same thing, and replied: "I've played it before, so you can bring it."

Zhao's father was working outside, sometimes Zhao's mother would take the children to the office to meet him, because they were in the same state capital, occasionally Zhao's father also went home.

Zhao Youqing ran out happily, and then brought a large box of housework, and put it on the couch to play with Chen Yu.Seeing these familiar objects, Chen Yu remembered that when he was his age, he was always playing alone, without any playmates.

Zhao Youqing picked Ma Pozi up with a small wooden gun and let it fall from a height. He asked, "Brother Yu, is your library fun?"

"A place where reading is not fun." Chen Yu grabbed a small glazed crab and put it into a small clay pot.

"It's better than our Zongxue. I'm going to study there next year." He also heard from his mother that he knew that he would have to go to Zongxue to study in the spring of next year.

Zongxue is different from other schools. As a government school that specializes in educating the children of the royal family, the students are very restrained in the school. If they make a mistake, they will tell their parents. Many of the instructors are elders of the same clan.

Chen Yu thought that when Ah Leftover just went to Zongxue to study, he got into a fight and was ordered to go home for self-examination, and was only sent to Mr. Wei's library for a few days.

In other words, they met in the library.

The two children were playing around with housework, until the voice of Dong Zhong, the Chen family's old servant, was heard in the courtyard, and Chen Yu's father sent someone to call him home.

Chen Yu didn't wait for Dong Zhong to enter the study to look for him, and came out consciously to say goodbye to Zhao's mother.He often came to Zhao's house, and the servants of the two families knew each other well. Before Dong Zhong left, he even greeted Wu Xin.

The master and servant left Zhao's house, passed the east courtyard wall of Mu Zong Yuan, and heard the sound of Lang Lang reading in the high wall, that was Zong Xue, and Zhao Yousheng was studying inside at this time.The Zhao family was in the southeast corner of the Mu Zongyuan, very close to the Post Street, and Chen Yu's family had to go two more lanes from the Post Street.

It's not far away, but it's not close either. This is the place where Chen Yu usually walks around.

"Young Lord, don't catch a cold, put on your robe quickly." Dong Zhong was holding a wind robe in his hand, and the strong wind at the entrance of the alley made Chen Yu's clothes sway.

Chen Yu stopped, listened to the sound of reading, saw a dead leaf flying in front of him, he raised his hand and grabbed it, it was a ginkgo leaf.The golden ginkgo leaf was pressed against Chen Yu's palm, he stared at it blankly, and the wind rustled in his ears.

The author has something to say: Director: Zhao Yousheng was reborn.