In the small courtyard on the slope, Li He looked at the wind and rain outside the window, almost looking beyond the autumn water. Looking at the heavy rain with a pair of eyes, he couldn't help being a little dazed.
"Little Bai, why haven't you come back..."
Looking at the scene of heavy rain outside the window, Li He felt really uncomfortable.
If he himself is a son of a rich family, with a wealth of tens of thousands, he can allow Bai Ling to have enough food and clothing, without having to work so hard, that would be great.
After thinking this time, Li He's handsome face was filled with unknown melancholy. The whole person is a little listless, like a beaten eggplant, which is very embarrassing.
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In the wind and rain, Bai Ling hurried home with the new umbrella given to him by Master Wang. In his hand, he was still holding some food he had just bought from the market.
You know, he came out early in the morning to ask for help, and he didn't go home to take care of Li He's food. I don't know how Li He is doing at home alone, whether he is eating properly.
Thinking about it, Bai Ling couldn't help but quicken his pace a bit.
And even though Bai Ling was holding the new umbrella given to him by Master Wang, he still couldn't stop the swaying wind and rain. In addition to the clothes that had been wet by the rain before, Bai Ling's whole body was almost soaked. Only the food covered by his chest was well wrapped in oiled paper, and it didn't get wet at all.
But even so, when he actually got home, the pieces of glutinous rice cakes that Bai Ling was protecting on his chest had already been soaked in rainwater through oiled paper, making them a little wet.
Bai Ling pushed open the gate of the courtyard, put away the umbrella, and gently patted the rainwater off his body. The whole person, as if just fished out of the water. The complexion on his face was also pale and outrageous.
Bai Ling walked into the house while supporting the door frame. The steps under her feet are as light as stepping on cotton.
Inside the house, Li He limped out of the house, holding a wooden stick.
When he saw Bai Ling for the first time, Bai Ling was wet all over, and his pale face was extremely conspicuous even at night.
Seeing this, Li He hurriedly supported Bai Ling with distress, and threw the wooden stick supporting him to the side, ignoring it.
It's just that Li He was lame on one leg, relying on this wooden stick to support his center of gravity. Now that there is no wooden stick, the center of gravity is naturally a little unstable. And Bai Ling was already a little dizzy, but now that he was supported by someone, his center of gravity naturally turned to Li He's side. The whole body leaned against Li He's shoulder, completely forgetting that his leg was still injured and unable to bear the force.
Normally, it would be a trivial matter for Li He to hug Bai Ling upright.
But now, Li He's center of gravity is unstable, and his right leg cannot bear too much force. Coupled with the fact that Bai Ling is now leaning softly on him, the result is naturally conceivable.
Li He wailed and fell straight back.
The body fell directly on the bamboo floor, making a muffled sound.
After Li He fell to the ground, there was a slight pain in his back, but it was not serious. And Bai Ling, who was hugged by him on his chest, looked at Li He, gave him an apologetic smile, and said weakly: "I'm sorry, Brother Li He, I accidentally forgot that your leg is still injured."
Li He looked at Bai Ling who was very tired lying on his chest, felt distressed and embarrassed, and said, "It's okay, I... I'm fine..."
Feeling the warmth of Li He's firm chest and heart beating hard, Bai Ling couldn't help but feel very at ease.
The whole person became relaxed and lazy in an instant.
"Brother Li He, you haven't eaten yet... I... I'm here..."
Bai Ling felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and a strong sense of drowsiness swept over him. Before he could finish his words, he lay very tired on Li He's chest, and fell into a deep sleep.
Li He looked at the very reassuring Bai Ling sleeping on his chest, and felt a little reluctant to disturb him for a moment.
That peaceful, soft sleeping face makes one can't help but want to pinch that pretty face.
Until now, Li He felt that he was really cowardly. He didn't even have the courage to take this opportunity to kiss Bai Ling on the cheek.
Lying on the cold ground, after a lot of ideological struggle, Li He got up reluctantly.
Bai Ling's body was still covered with rainwater, and his whole body was basically drenched. If you just sleep like this, you will definitely be sick the next day.
Li He gently shook Bai Ling's body, telling him not to just fall asleep like this.
"Xiaobai, Xiaobai, wake up!"
"Don't sleep! Get up quickly, wait for you to dry yourself, change your clothes and go to sleep again."
As a result, Li He pushed and shoved for a long time, and all he got in return were two weak whimpers from Bai Ling.
Li He had no choice but to see Bai Ling like this, annoyed and funny. I could only silently drag him to the stool, let him lean on for a while, and then help him boil hot water, wipe his body, and change into clean and dry clothes.
When undressing Bai Ling, Li He blushed the whole time. I don't want to watch it, but I have to.
Li He found out when he unbuttoned Bai Ling's underwear. It turned out that Bai Ling's chest was still protecting a package of glutinous rice cakes sealed with oiled paper. However, the oil paper had already been soaked by the rain, soaking the glutinous rice cake inside.
In addition, when Bai Ling fell onto Li He just now, the glutinous rice cake on his chest was deformed even more.
Now, when the glutinous rice cake is taken out, it has long been changed beyond recognition, and the original appearance cannot be recognized. It was originally pinched by the pastry chef quite nicely, and it looks square, but now it is a flat ball. Even the glutinous rice itself was soaked in rain and became soft and rotten.
And looking at these glutinous rice cakes, Li He remembered that just before Bai Ling fell asleep, he was still thinking that he hadn't eaten. Even though he looks like this and is so tired, he still remembers Li He in his heart. Such empathy and righteousness are really touching.
Li He looked at those balls of strange-shaped glutinous rice cakes, and a ball of warmth flowed through his heart, and he couldn't help laughing.
Li He took the glutinous rice cake that Bai Ling brought back for him, and ate it bite by bite. But in fact, the glutinous rice cake soaked in rain has already lost its original taste, and even became a little unpalatable. But to Li He, the significance of this is extraordinary.
The white, soft, glutinous and sweet glutinous rice, moistened with rain, has an inexplicably astringent taste. But in Li He's mouth, every bite can be sweet and greasy to the heart.
After Li He finished eating one piece, he put down the glutinous rice cake.
Turning around and looking at Bai Ling again, she wiped his body for him with a red face, changed into clean clothes, and hugged him to the bed.
Bai Ling lay on the bed, breathing calmly, her forehead was still a little cold.
After Li He packed up the other things and re-dried the glutinous rice cake, he lay down beside Bai Ling. Seeing Bai Ling's peaceful sleeping face, the corners of Li He's mouth couldn't help but twitched. He got up and covered Bai Ling with the quilt, and couldn't help but move his body closer to Bai Ling's side, and fell asleep peacefully.
The drizzle outside the window, accompanied by the quiet cold wind, gently fiddled with the few branches in front of the door.
The raindrops made a sound, tick-tock, soaking the ground in front of the door. Let everything return to peace.