The next day, when it was still daylight, Du Xiaoxian got up, put on his uniform, and carried a broom to the front yard to sweep the floor.
The sky was a soft milky white, and to the east was already a faint rose. The morning breeze is cool, with a little moisture, pouring in from the nasal cavity, reaching the internal organs, making people extremely refreshing. Du Xiaoxian stretched his waist, looked back at the window on the second floor, the glass was closed tightly, and the beige curtains were tightly covered, Du Xiaoxian rubbed his nose and thought, the young master probably hasn't gotten up yet, right
She first cleaned the ground in the front yard, picked up the dead leaves in the grass, and then walked along the tiled driveway to the gate. The road wasn't dirty, and it didn't take much effort to sweep it. When she got to the iron gate, she swept the fallen leaves together and scooped them into a big basket with a small shovel. Then he straightened up and rested for a while.
The fallen leaves on the ground were cleaned up, and the rest were fallen leaves in the grass on the side of the road. They were not easy to sweep, so they could only be picked up. She carried the bamboo basket on her back, and squatted on the ground to pick up fallen leaves and garbage. In fact, she also had a pair of gloves and a pair of gloves among her tools. She couldn't use the gloves easily, and she simply didn't want to use the gloves, so she saved them all. Anyway, she is not a delicate lady, just wash her hands when they are dirty.
The dew in the grass wetted the uppers of her shoes. Du Xiaoxian stomped her feet, looked around for no one, took off her shoes and put them on the tiles. barefoot. When you get here, you don't have to worry about wearing out your shoes. First, the ground is smooth and clean, and second, I gave her two pairs of brand new black cloth shoes. So she wore shoes every day, and gradually got used to it.
The soft grass is very comfortable to step on. If she wasn't afraid of the dew getting her clothes wet, she really wanted to sit down. The bright red sun rose slowly from mid-air, and the golden light shone down on the earth. Du Xiaoxian looked up at the sky, the sun was not glaring, but warm and comfortable. She saw Gu Nianbin's window was half open, the curtains were fluttering gently in the morning breeze, The light was not turned on in the room, and it seemed a little dark. Du Xiaoxian squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, but he was not sure if Gu Nianbin had gotten up.
She looked down at her injured hand, the burn mark was darker than yesterday, showing a dark red color. The hot feeling is gone. It's all healed, so I don't need to apply medicine, right? Her skin is dry and fleshy, this little injury is really nothing, but she agreed to the young master last night... Du Xiaoxian hesitated and looked up at Gu Nianbin's window, heaved a sigh of relief, lowered his head and began to pick up leaves. She is a simple-minded person, and she simply doesn't think about things she can't think clearly.
When she returned to the front yard, the bamboo basket on her back was already filled with more than half of the basket of fallen leaves. The morning work is basically done, and when she comes back from school, she will clean it again, and the day's work will be over. She stood up, stretched, beat her waist, then raised her head, Gu Nianbin was standing in front of the window, smiling and waving at her.
Du Xiaoxian blushed, like a child who had done something wrong and was caught on the spot, wringing his fingers uneasily. His eyes were still looking at Gu Nianbin. At this time, her mind went blank again, she didn't even realize what Gu Nianbin was waving at her for? I feel a little shy when I see Gu Nianbin, this kind of shyness is different from the usual embarrassment, like a little rabbit in my heart, jumping fast and vigorously.
Gu Nianbin also laughed, the little girl was too easily startled. But it is much better than before, at least I dare to look at him when I am shy. In the golden sunshine, the little girl was standing on the green lawn, smiling smirk at him with her red face, her pretty appearance made Gu Nianbin feel a strange emotion in her heart. It seemed to be joyful, but also... uneasy.
He waved to her again, Du Xiaoxian recalled this time, quickly put down the bamboo basket, trotted up the steps, leaned on the door and peeked in secretly, but there was no one in the hall, she was relieved, and ran upstairs on tiptoe, as if Feeling in front of Gu Nianbin's door like a thief, he turned the doorknob and stepped in, then turned around and gently closed it before closing it, and then let out a long breath.
When she turned around, she was startled again, Gu Nianbin was standing behind her, she almost bumped into him, Du Xiaoxian was so frightened that she took two steps back and leaned against the door, and patted her chest hard a few times. Next, "Young master, you scared me to death."
Gu Nianbin looked at her with interest, raised his eyebrows, and took a step closer to her: "Why did I scare you?"
His breath almost sprayed on her face, warm and itchy, as if feathers were brushing her face lightly, her heartbeat accelerated again suddenly, her face was hot, and even her neck was red.
Gu Nianbin raised his hand to wipe her forehead, and said in a gentle voice, "What are you running? I was sweating all over my forehead in the morning!"
Du Xiaoxian wanted to escape, but he didn't move. That big hand seemed to have magical powers, making her stay there, and she was in a trance. Gu Nianbin, who was close at hand, exuded the breath of a mature man. greedy. For some reason, she suddenly smiled at him.
The smile bloomed like an orchid in the deep valley, which was amazing and made Gu Nianbin lose his mind for a moment. He even saw her little pink tongue flicker against her teeth, and he took a step back, turning to get the ointment from the drawstring.
Du Xiaoxian sat obediently on the sofa, and when he came over, he stretched out his hand and said, "Young Master, it's actually healed, it doesn't hurt at all."
Gu Nianbin sat down, took her hand and looked carefully at the light, and said, "It's better to apply it again to be sure." He squeezed out the ointment, and gently spread it on her, leaving a thin layer of cool Incomparable.
Du Xiaoxian raised his eyes slightly, and saw that Gu Nianbin was wearing a black vest with disheveled hair, which was quite different from his usual well-dressed appearance, but he had a lazy and unruly flavor, which made people feel close.
Du Xiaoxian remembered that when she was crying last night, Gu Nianbin hugged her, his arms were strong and his embrace was very warm, and the sound of his heartbeat reassured her. Du Xiaoxian suddenly felt a little emotional, it would be great if he could stay by the young master's side all the time, he treats her well and will protect her, staying by his side, she will always be safe.
But she also knew that this was impossible, the young master would marry Miss Xia, and then they would have children, and the young master would have his own family, so he would have no time to care about her, and she would leave here one day to live on her own life. Thinking of this, Du Xiaoxian felt a sense of loss in his heart.
Gu Nianbin applied the medicine and put the medicine bottle in Du Xiaoxian's hand: "This is for you, don't be rash in the future."
Du Xiaoxian blushed and said yes. Gu Nianbin stood up, "Okay, go down and have breakfast, and go to school after eating."
Du Xiaoxian snorted, got up and left with the ointment, and was stopped by Gu Nianbin again when he reached the door: "Remember, don't help others on duty today."
"Okay, master."
"You won't lie to me, will you?"
"No." Du Xiaoxian answered simply, blinking at him with two big clear eyes.
Gu Nianbin smiled and waved her away.
After Du Xiaoxian had breakfast, he told Uncle Xiao and went to school with his schoolbag on his back. When he walked to the front yard, he saw his wife and master taking a walk and called them. Gu Guangxian nodded with a smile, and Fang Yaru told her to be careful on the road. Everything is the same as usual.
Du Xiaoxian walked out of the door and took a deep breath, she didn't expect the incident of last night to be revealed so quickly. The young master doesn't blame her, it's because... Du Xiaoxian frowned and thought, it's because they are very familiar now, right? But Madam still blamed her last night, and saw her look of kindness again in the morning, the young master is right, Madam is a knife-mouthed bean curd heart, she just said a few words to her in a moment of impatience, she didn't take it to heart at all After the whole thing, if there is not even one person who scolds her, then she will die!
Du Xiaoxian was in a particularly good mood today, he straightened his chest, faced the rising sun, and walked on the way to school energetically.
Now she is getting acquainted with Yang Liying and the others, and they play together every day, basically doing errands and odd jobs, but she doesn't feel bored at all, on the contrary, she is very happy. It turns out that having friends is like this. What the young master said is right, be brave and make more friends. She was brave, so she made friends, and with friends, she became happy.
Yang Liying and the others also thought it was good, although Du Xiaoxian was rustic and stupid, but they took good care of them, just like bringing a maid to school, and Du Xiaoxian took care of all the trivial matters.
But when school was over, Du Xiaoxian said that she couldn't be on duty for her. Yang Liying's eyes widened, "Why not? Didn't we all agree? Besides, my hands hurt!"
"My hand was hurt too," Du Xiaoxian held out his hand to show her. "It burned a lot."
Yang Liying looked at it and said, "Isn't everything all right? You can do it when it's done. Don't worry, Wang Qian and I are going shopping, let's go first."
Du Xiaoxian's thin body stood in front of her: "I really can't do duty for you today, let's do it tomorrow, okay? Anyway, it will take a week."
"No, you can do it for me today, otherwise—" Yang Liying snorted: "Otherwise, don't play with us in the future."
It's just a poor guy, how dare he not listen to her!
Du Xiaoxian tightened the schoolbag on his back, lowered his head, turned and walked towards the door.
"Hey—" Yang Liying opened her eyes wide, did this girl really ignore her threat? Why are you getting bolder now
She caught up and asked her again: "Are you really not on duty for me?"
Du Xiaoxian shook his head: "I really can't do it today, but I can do it tomorrow." After speaking, he turned and left.
Yang Liying looked at her back in a daze. What a strange girl, she usually looks timid and pitiful, but once she gets serious, she really...has such a little bit of arrogance!
Du Xiaoxian let out a sigh of relief after walking out of the school gate. Because of Gu Nianbin's request, she experienced the feeling of rejection again. Although it was difficult, she did it. All along, she has always been responsive to people's requests, and never knew how to refuse. She felt that rejection would make people sad, and her own embarrassment came second.
This time she refused, the refusal was decisive, and it was not as difficult as imagined. It even gave her a little bit of self-confidence. Standing under the bus stop sign, Du Xiaoxian proudly stood up. She has really become brave. Standing in the crowd, she can also hold her head high and not care about other people's eyes.
At this time, a streamlined white convertible sports car stopped in front of her. The man in the driver's seat was wearing a pair of big sunglasses, showing his big white teeth and smiling at her. Du Xiaoxian looked around and thought he was smiling at her. She was a little scared, and slowly took two steps back. Turned his face to look away.