Chapter 7 (1/2)
Chapter 7: The End
But I told him, ”Second Master, I cannot stay”
Second Master's hand was always covering his eyes After hearing my words, he did not open his mouth, he did not lower his hand
I said, ”Second Master, you should tell the housekeeper all that needs to be done If not, I'm afraid he would not be able to take care of you properly”
Second Master did not move So, I acted on my own accord to call the housekeeper over The housekeeper's hands laid weakly by his side as he stood in one corner I told hi to tell you”
The housekeeper nodded his head, ”What does Miss wants to say?”
I said, ”Second Master's leg is about fully healed, but his leg will hurt on cold and rainy days YouThere's aHall' on the old street we lived, although it's a small shop, but the practitioners there are very skilled All these years they have been taking care of Second Master's leg, if there are any probleo there”
”The baed every three months The carpenters in the city know the exactbecause it won't hold, you have to use rough cloth For Second Master's clothes, the left robe sleeve needs an additional layer, I have already left the pants' measurements to Old Mistress”
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”Second Master isn't picky with food but he likes strong flavours For health reasons, he should not eat spicy food You have to tell the kitchen to ”
”You have to be ht - when Second Master can't fall asleep, he likes to drink alcohol in the yard But, you can't let him drink too much Don't disturb him, secretly hide behind the house to watch hiet too sad housekeeper?” I just said a feords and saw that there were lines of tears on the housekeeper's face and he was kneeling down
”Miss --” I did not knohat happened to the housekeeper Previously when Old Master Yang was around, I never realised that he liked to cry sothe Second Master to say a feords to comfort the housekeeper but Second Master was still in the sa
I suddenly felt like I had returned to a few years ago, when Second Master just returned ho able to live and yet not being able to die I shook Second Master and asked, ”Second Master, what happened to you?”
Second Master did nota pair of tightly clenched lips Housekeeper added by the side, 'Since Miss left, Master has not eaten for three days” My eyes widened and I asked Second Master, ”Second Master, why are you not eating?”
The housekeeper koed his head towards me and then rose up, he said, ”Miss, I's You should re, he walked away
I was shocked dazed You can be a housekeeper acting like this?
”Little Monkey” Second Master opened his mouth, I hurriedly turned my attention to him I asked, ”Second Master, what do you want to eat? I will tell the kitchen to prepare”
Second Master appeared to think for a while and then he said, ”Noodles”
”Can do! Please wait” I flew to the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles On azes were intensely earnest I was infected by these bursts of warht that no et Second Master to s the noodles I thought back about hohen Second Master was not willing to eat previously, I had even used force
Ah, but I can't use that th, he could easily break me Still, this time, Second Master was exceptionally cooperative, when I passed hi that he had the strength to eat, my heart relaxed Second Master stopped after a few mouthfuls, he looked at the bowl and asked in a low voice, ”Do you remember hoe ate noodles previously?”
I said that I remembered When he returned late, we often sat in the kitchen eating noodles together Although these were still noodles, now the boere made of jade porcelain
Second Master said, ”In the days when you were gone, I kept thinking about this bowl of noodles”
I said, ”If Second Master like to eat noodles, you can order the houseekeeper” Why would you keep yourself hungry?
Second Master laughed bitterly for a moment and replied, ”Sometimes, I really don't know if you are truly stupid or pretending to be stupid”
I did not speak Second Master leaned on the bedside and said lightly, ”Last year, I was on a trip to Jiangsu when I encountered a huge rainstorroup was trapped in the mountains and not able to leave” I did not knohy Second Master suddenly spoke of this to me but I quietly listened
Second Master slapped his leg and looked at one and I had to walk bare At night, e hid in the caves, it was so cold that it could take our lives The group orried that ould just die like this so we conversed with each other to bolster our morale At that time, the person next to me asked, 'You are already like this, why did you come out?' I told hihed and said, 'That's true If it was not forto suffer the difficulties of traveling far' I then told him that I came out to earn money, but it was not for money He asked me what I meant”
As Second Master recalled the incident, he lightly stroke his leg and his voice was very cal, I reflected onand had intended not to live anymore But one day, I suddenly realised that there was still one person in this world illing to risk her life for a disabled ht again, if I just died like this, ould happen to her?”
”To be treated like a treasure by a useless man, was still useless So I toldabove ht I was only half a man now, I had to raise her up”
”I illing to bear any difficulties, I stayed outside under the stars and moon, ate in the wilderness, drank the cold wind and sed the sand, but just as long as I thought of her enjoying life in Hangzhou, my heart was comfortable and I could continue on my journey”
I did not knohen but Second Master's eyes had reddened, so red that I did not dare to give him another look ”Little Monkey” He pulled my hand, bent his waist and asked beside ret most in this life?”
I forcefully shookSecond Master answered in a tre voice, ”That I didn't remember you”
Second Master pulled my hand and placed it on his chest His hot tears rolled ontopressed so unbearably that I wanted to die ”Master is retful that I did not remember you”
He took ain ”You stayed in my courtyard for two years, and yet I actually cannot remember you I can even remember how many fake hills and ponds I had in my courtyard, but I cannot remember you The only person in my life that did not forsaketo me, did you really stay in my courtyard?”