Little Bosses and Little Monsters

Although she stayed up all night for the puppy the night before, Shu Jing still woke up early in the morning habitually.

Before he even opened his eyes, he felt a small lump of flesh trying to get closer to him by the side of his head.Shu Jing turned her head to the side, and saw the squinting puppy crawling out of the cashmere scarf that she piled up for it as a quilt, and groping to climb onto his pillow. The little head would still twitch a little bit because of the imbalance, light pink The tip of his nose touched his cheek carefully, and then he couldn't help but open his mouth wide and yawned big.

Shu Jing's heart suddenly softened, and he couldn't help but hugged the puppy into his arms and kissed it, but the puppy opened its mouth wide, revealing its soft gums, protesting that Shu Jing would not be able to eat.

"Good morning. Starting today, you will live with me."

The puppy whimpered.

"Shall I give you a name?"

Shu Jing rubbed the puppy's cotton candy-like front paws: "Call it Tianwang, huh? Remember, from today onwards, you will be called Tianwang."

"Chirp—" the puppy sneezed and sprayed Shu Jing all over the face.

"..."

For breakfast, I fed the goat milk with chopsticks as usual, and then wiped it gently with a wet gauze towel, especially after the little chrysanthemum stimulated the puppy to defecate, Shu Jing just casually drank a bowl of white porridge made by Xiaohe, and then hugged Xiao Tianwang Walking towards the store in front of him with the attitude of Mr. Pianpianjia.

The management of the bookstore obviously cannot be counted on him. Xiaohe not only prepared breakfast and all hygiene, but also opened the store on time.

In the morning, there are usually not many customers coming, so Shu Jing ordered Xiao He to buy pet supplies, moved a reclining chair and placed it outside the store, and lay leisurely in the sun, with the puppy Tianwang nestled on his stomach.He had just had a good night's sleep, and it was time when he was full of energy. Being surrounded by Shu Jing was dishonest, and he played with stepping on Shu Jing's stomach with his front paws.Shu Jing let him go as long as he didn't fall.

This bookstore opened in a not-so-spacious alley with lime walls on both sides, and his store was the only one open in the whole alley.About ten steps away from the entrance of the alley, the traders who set up breakfast stalls at the entrance of the alley can see the enviably leisurely figure when they look in.

The aunt selling pancakes smiled and shouted to Shu Jing, "Mr. Shu is enjoying the sun."

Wearing glasses, Shu Jing, who squinted his eyes comfortably, smiled warmly, and replied familiarly: "It's rare that the weather is good, let this old bone dry."

"Hehe! Look at what you said, we are so old and still running around busy, Mr. Shu looks young, but he has old arms and old legs, this is really a different life!"

Shu Jingjing didn't recognize the Mai Tai in those words, he still smiled kindly, closed his eyes and didn't speak.

Xiao Tianwang in his arms stretched out boredly, opened his little paws, Shu Jing pinched one and pressed it, the pink little pads were as soft as pudding before they had had time to touch the roughness of the world.

Under Shu Jing's expressionless appearance, a heart that was too old to move was so excited that it screamed.

One of Tian Wang's paws was caught and he couldn't exert enough force, he couldn't pull it back twice, he screamed in anxiety, Shu Jing let go of his hand regretfully.

At this moment, Shu Jing found a girl stopped in front of him. It seemed that he saw this bookstore when he walked in from the end of the alley, and then stopped for some reason.

Shu Jing held the skywatch and sat up, raised her head and asked her with a smile, "Good morning, do you want to read a book? Please come in."

But the girl who was looking up at the sign carefully didn't know if she didn't hear it or for some reason, she didn't respond at all, and didn't even send a glance to Mr. Ru Yashu, who can easily win favor among female compatriots in most cases.

Shu Jing held Tian Wang in one hand, and the other stuck in Tian Wang's creaking hole, lowered her head and kissed the puppy's head comfortingly, then stood up calmly, walked to the girl, and confirmed the other's gaze When he focused on himself, he smiled and repeated it again.

But unexpectedly, the girl neither refused nor accepted it like ordinary people. Instead, she showed a mixed feeling of embarrassment, shyness, and embarrassment, and she was reflecting on what she might have done unintentionally. When she offended the young lady, the girl probably finally realized what Shu Jing meant, and she let out an "ah".

Then, the girl took out a small book from her pocket, opened the first page, and showed it to Shu Jing. It said "Sorry, I can't hear".

Shu Jing glanced at her apologetically, then turned her body to the side and waved her hand as a gentleman. Even a deaf person can grasp the meaning of this movement immediately, not to mention that Shu Jing's smile always has a kind of soothing negative emotions magic.

The girl smiled back awkwardly, and walked into the bookstore.

"There is a story" sounds like the beginning of any story, and the stories in this small bookstore are as rich as the sunshine before the afternoon steps.

The light in the study room is dim, and the shutters in front of the windows are not opened, which strictly blocks the morning sun from this small world, and the lighting can only rely on a few specially-shaped wall lamps on the wall.

Perhaps this place is more like a well-organized warehouse, dark and deserted, neither spacious nor popular.

The girl walked along the neatly arranged bookshelves, and she was surprised to find that the arrangement of these books did not seem to have any rules to follow, and the unconnected books were close together.You can just wander aimlessly, and it's anyone's guess which book you'll come across.

Here, the encounter with every book is a fate.

The girl's slender fingers brushed the spines of each book.

Simplified, traditional, vernacular, ancient Chinese... The wisdom preserved by human beings in concrete words is flowing under her hands, as if she can still hear the stories that happened in those times.

Her fingers rested on the last book.The cover of the book was blank, and it didn't use any eye-catching colors, only the white glue cover that is commonly used in old books, slightly tinged with old yellow.

A voice from nowhere stopped in her heart, singing softly full of magic: Open it and take a look, it belongs to you.

On the first page of the book, there is a strange animal drawn in ink, with a bird's head and a snake's tail, but its body is a bit like an ordinary tortoise.

A line of small characters is attached below: the mountain of Fuyang.The strange water flows out, while the east flows into the water of Xianji.Among them are many black tortoises, whose shape is like a tortoise, with a bird's head and tail, and its sound is like a tree...

Lao Pi's writing method made the girl frowned in confusion, and it seemed that she hadn't finished writing. She then flipped down, only to find that the pages behind were completely blank.

Someone approached her, and she looked up to see the gentle shopkeeper standing beside her holding a puppy who seemed to be born recently.

Shu Jing saw the book in the girl's hand clearly, and oh, the smile was a bit ambiguous.

The girl took out her notebook and pen, quickly wrote a line, and handed it to Shu Jing.

[May I ask what is the content behind this book? 】

Shu Jing smiled slightly, took the notebook, wrote a sentence and returned it to the girl.

[The rest is not finished yet, if you are interested, you can take this book away, maybe one day, you will be able to read the rest of it. 】

The girl was even more puzzled.

【What do you think? 】

【Do you believe it or not? There are some things in this world that are amazing. Everything has a spirit. What people discard and forget will be remembered by these silent witnesses. 】

The girl still doesn't understand.

Shu Jing gestured and pushed the book in her hand.

[Take it away, it is destined to belong to you, I will not charge you money. 】

Seeing this sentence, the girl nodded ignorantly. She was still a little hesitant, but finally nodded her thanks under Shu Jing's encouraging eyes, and slowly left the bookstore.

Standing at the door of the bookstore, Shu Jing watched the frail figure go away, and saw Xiaohe with a black umbrella pass by the girl. Even if he was walking on the bluestone road, Xiaohe couldn't make the slightest sound of footsteps when he walked. Her heavy skirt still hangs on the ground, blending with the shadows under the black umbrella.

"Sir, I bought something back."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Shu Jing handed the puppy in his arms to Xiaohe, Xiaohe seemed to be taken aback, then took it over in a daze, and hugged him stiffly.

Suddenly running from the warm and soft embrace to a cold and hard place, Xiao Tianwang was naturally a little unhappy, raised his head in protest, and stared at Shu Jing with his wet eyes, seeing that Shu Jing was serious. He didn't want to hug him back, so he felt wronged.

Shu Jing patted his head comfortingly, and told Xiaohe: "Go in and scald the newly bought baby bottle with boiling water first, then boil some milk to feed Tianwang."

"Is his name Tianwang?"

Xiaohe stared at the little life in her arms.

"Yes, from now on, he will be our family."

After Xiaohe went in, Shu Jingcai turned his gaze to the wall at the other end of the alley, where a telegraph pole stood.

"After standing for so long, do you want to come in and sit down?"

A figure slowly walked out of the shadow behind the concrete pillar.

It was a rather taciturn man, his appearance was not outstanding, he was tall, with a straight nose and square mouth, and a cut head. He looked at Shu Jing and touched his head in embarrassment, showing simplicity.

Shu Jing smiled and opened the curtain at the door, inviting him: "Please come in, Mr. Xuangui."