Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

"Does Xigui want to go with us?" she asked suddenly.

Xigui still has the heart of a child and wants to play very much. He looked over with anticipation, but Caolu's words directly extinguished the light in his eyes.

"You stay home and put away all those books and put them in order before the sun goes down."

"...Oh." Xigui's response was weak. He was already as thin as a big-headed doll, and with his head lowered like that, Jingzhi felt that his thin neck was about to break.

A sudden surge of compassion surged in her, and she waved to him.

Xigui glanced at the expressionless thatched cottage and walked over slowly.

"Master's wife, what do you have to say?"

Every time Jingzhi heard him call her "Master's Wife", she couldn't help but smile.

"No ah."

Her eyebrows curved slightly, and with a flick of her hand, she pulled out a Tetris-only game console and handed it to him. "You're bored at home alone, so I'm giving this to you. You're so smart, you should be able to figure out how to use it, right?"

After she explained it to him briefly, she saw that he had just gotten rid of his disappointment and stared at the small square falling on the screen, but his fingers were fixed and he didn't dare to press any keys randomly.

He looked up at Caolu again. Caolu pressed his eyebrows and sighed to remind him, "You can only play in your free time. You have to put away the books and do your homework."

"Great! Then I'll put it away first!"

The master didn't confiscate the thing directly. The little turtle jumped three feet high and ran away excitedly holding the game console.

As if suddenly remembering something, Cao Lu shouted towards the slightly bouncing figure, "Clean up two rooms in the wing, don't forget!"

Zhu Jiu and Jingzhi leaned back, turned their heads and looked at the long row of rooms in the backyard, picking and choosing.

Jingzhi: "Then I want that one!"

Looking at the place she pointed, Zhu Jiu's face darkened. He pinched her index finger and moved it slightly to the right.

"Now that your back is healed, you need a room of your own. What's the point of asking for his room?"

Jingzhi chuckled, leaned over and kissed his glaring eyes, "I was just kidding, don't be angry."

"Don't joke like that. I'll take it seriously."

Zhu Jiu felt a little lonely.

He gave up everything to come here with her. He didn't expect her to be partial to him, but at least she should treat him fairly.

Jingzhi was speechless, and suddenly moved closer and gently put her arms around his waist, "I'm sorry, I won't make such jokes again in the future."

Caolu sat next to her. Seeing that she was away from his seat, he glanced at Xigui who was cleaning the room next to him, then moved closer behind her and gently took one of her hands and held it.

"When you hold him, don't forget me."

"Jingzhi, don't blame me. I'm not going to give in anymore. I want what he has too."

The two people hugging each other paused slightly, and Zhu Jiu, who was facing him, suddenly had two sparks in his eyes.

As if to show his protest, he turned his head and pecked Jingzhi's hair. The corner of his mouth pulled up, revealing his white teeth, and he smiled a bit wickedly, "You wouldn't dare to do this in front of your disciple."

Jingzhi knew that the two of them were about to quarrel again, so she froze in Zhu Jiu's arms, and placed her other hand on his back, patting it gently as if to comfort him.

Caolu didn't even move his eyebrows. He lowered his eyes and looked at the bracelet on her wrist, his eyes narrowed slightly.

It’s okay, just let him be proud for a while.

When no one is around, he will always get them back one by one.

He didn't accept the challenge. Zhu Jiu was in a very good mood. He happily watched Jingzhi bend down to paint his nails. After painting one hand, he stretched it out to Caolu to show.

"Jingjing made it for me. It looks nice. She has it, and I have it too."

Cao Lu stared at him with dead fish eyes. Why did this man suddenly become so childish? It was not like he didn't have any, he just wanted to wait.

Being competitive, it didn't seem so unacceptable to have her dye her nails red.

Half an hour later, Caolu raised his hand, looked at the pale red armor cover in the sunlight, turned his head and smiled at her indifferently.

"nice."

"Yeah!" Jingzhi nodded vigorously, took his and Zhu Jiu's hands, gently blew away the slightly moist flower juice on the nails, and smiled at them:

“Everyone in our family should have one.”

The word "home" is like a cup of warm water that moistens the hearts of two people, bringing warmth.

The three slanted figures suddenly became one.

Jingzhi completely turned into Oreo Li and was hugged tightly by the two of them.

It was the seventh day of the seventh month, and the weather was so hot that she felt like she was going to die from the heat.

"Okay, stop hugging me, take a shower and change clothes, then let's go out and play." Jingzhi, whose nose began to sweat, had to speak out a suggestion.

"Yes." Cao Lu stood up first, "I'll go get him some clothes."

Zhu Jiu took Jingzhi to the kitchen and said, "I'll take her to boil some water."

Cao Lu slowed down his pace, looked at their backs quietly, and bit his cheeks twitching.

It's really best to just boil water.

He quickly took the clothes to the bathroom and immediately ran into the kitchen with a few big strides.

The big pot was covered with a lid, and white smoke was already coming out of the edge.

Jingzhi, who was making a fire, was held in his arms, and the two strawberry marks on her neck were faintly visible when her neck turned.

Seeing him come in, Zhu Jiu remained indifferent. He rested his chin on her shoulder and quietly looked at the fire in the stove.

Jingzhi's hand shook as she was turning the firewood, and the two charcoals rubbed against each other, producing a few sparks. Before they landed on her skirt, the sparks went out.

The black charcoal gray spots on the hem of the skirt are really an eyesore.

Caolu walked over, half squatted down, pursed his lips, and gently helped her brush off the carbon ash.

"A Zheng... I..."

Caolu: "I'm not angry. Go wash first. The water is boiling."

"……Um."

The two men took turns to fill a bucket with water for her, adjusted the water temperature, and then went out.

Jingzhi let out a long sigh, secretly sighing in his heart that traveling with three people has its ups and downs, and it is not easy.

She put the clothes she took off aside. Knowing that time was urgent, she did not soak in the water, but scooped out water and poured it on herself.

The water droplets slid down the neck to the abdomen, then to the thighs and calves, and finally wet the ground.

She looked down and saw that there were not only strawberry marks on her neck, but also on her limbs and abdomen, which had become lighter after two days of rest. The collarbone under her collar was full of bite marks.

It was only two days, but every time before bed, Zhu Jiu loved to argue with Cao Lu and flick his tiger's whiskers.

However, once he gnawed on one bone, Caolu would surely follow suit. Just as he said, he could no longer endure it...

Halfway through the shower, there was a sudden sound of fists and feet outside. Jingzhi paused in splashing water, sighed, and slowly closed his eyes.

Let her make a fuss, there's nothing she can do.

After a few minutes, the sounds of fists and feet colliding suddenly turned into the clanging sounds of cold weapons colliding.

She threw away the scoop, hurriedly wiped the water off her body, and quickly put on her clothes.

As soon as she pushed the door open and was about to curse, she saw two people walking towards her with dusty faces and smiling at her.

One had a black eye and the other had blood at the corner of his mouth.

Jingzhi frowned, feeling angry and distressed.

She couldn't bear to scold Zhu Jiu. It was not easy for him to sell all his belongings and come to this strange place with her.

But she also felt sorry for the thatched cottage.

He must have had a hard time in the past three months, otherwise how could he have made himself look so skinny and thin.

She really didn't know who to scold, so she clenched her fists, her eyes red, and suddenly walked up to one of them and punched them in the chest.

"Are you going to fight as soon as I don't see you?"

Zhu Jiu turned his head away and looked in other directions, "He started it first."

Cao Lu reached out and touched the corner of his mouth, then suddenly he hissed and said pitifully:

"Jingzhi, I'm bleeding."

Zhu Jiu rolled his eyes, one of which was sore and painful that he couldn't roll it over. His eyelids kept blinking. He snorted, covered his eyes, grabbed her sleeve, and began to complain:

"He hit me harder. I thought I was going to go blind."

Jingzhi brushed his hand away, pressed two fingers against her swollen forehead, and sighed, "You...ah, why did you hit...ah, forget it, I know it without asking."

"Take a shower first and stop making trouble. I'll apply medicine on you after you're done."

With a bang, two grown men stood shoulder to shoulder and were stuck at the door of the bathroom.

Jingzhi couldn't bear to watch, so he pulled Zhu Jiu and raised his chin towards the thatched cottage, "A Zheng washes first."

Caolu turned around and stared at her without saying a word. Jingzhi also knew what he meant.

"Be good, come in. If he has it, you will have it too, okay?"

Caolu left with satisfaction.

As soon as the door closed, she was pressed against the windowsill outside the bathroom. Zhu Jiu pinched her wrist, his eyes hurt, "Are you going to kiss him again?"

Jing was stunned, but after she came to her senses, she had no words to refute him. She did think so.

Zhu Jiu also noticed it.

Knowing that she had just taken a shower, he was too dusty to hug her and could only look at her with an accusing look.

"Don't initiate the kiss. You let him kiss you. I only kissed him twice. I want to watch him kiss, not more!"

There was a crisp "clang" sound, as if it was the sound of a ladle falling to the ground.

She couldn't help laughing when she imagined Cao Lu's shocked and shy look in the house, but now was not the time to laugh.

Jingzhi gently pinched Zhu Jiu's cheek, leaned close to his ear, and whispered:

"You... before you came here, you took advantage of me so much, why didn't you tell me?"

Zhu Jiu straightened his neck and patted her head gently. "I don't care. Now that we're here, we have to start from the beginning. If you want to kiss him, you have to kiss me too."

With a "clang", the water scoop fell to the ground again.

Caolu blushed as she imagined Jingzhi kissing her. Suddenly, her nose felt itchy. She quickly put aside the messy thoughts in her mind and picked up the dusty scoop to wash it.

"Brother Caolu, are you okay? You keep dropping things when you take a shower, and your hands start shaking after just a few sparring sessions."

A mocking voice came from outside the house. Cao Lu snorted secretly and quickened his bathing speed.

Ok?

When Jingzhi is not around, he will let him know whether his thatched cottage is okay or not!