Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4: Two or Three Interesting Incidents at Home
There were three is that yifu did every day
One, sleep Those familiar with him knew as soon as he lied down in his clothes, he could doze for half the day without waking up
Two, growinghalf of the day to plant s flowers
Three, eating flowers Though this step required very little time, he had to use ine that because of this, I still took one-third of the space in yifu’s heart
With a brush in my mouth, I pondered a bit
After writing these things down in the regular script[1],I folded the Xuan paper[2] into three sections before stuffing it into a small box beneath my bed It was alraphy practice
How dull…
I gave a long sigh before lying onmy head
This was still a boy’s robe, light purple in hue The cool material, orn in summer, made the skin felt refreshed and coh-quality fabric, and yifu often wore clothes froar on the chair, one hand propping rabbed a bronze mirror off the wall to peer at my reflection
My eyes looked like eyes, and ed forward the hairs atop my head for inspection…hn, the strands were so withered and sallow After being nursed back to health, my face was rounder and more mellow these days, but the skin was still as dark as before
When I used to be a beggar, there was no way to take baths, so everyone was dirty It wasn’t a big deal, but now that I lived with Fang Hua, who exuded a fragrant aroma every day and had skin like a pool of frosty snow, I couldn’t help but feel inferior
Actually, it wasn’t such a big deal, it’s just that he was as beautiful as a girl, whereas I was dirty like a boy… I didn’t knohy, no matter how I rubbed et clean And if I lowered my head to sniff myeslf…
There was still some type of smell
Could it be I was just paranoid?
“Shao’er…” the pile of bedding next to me moved a bit
I continued to pinch the skin atopout a bit as I tidied myself up
“Shao’er, give me a drink of water” A head full ofby a for posture, the pillow in disarray on one side His eyelashes were exceedingly long and tre cinnabar mark at the corner of an eye would startle all who saw him
I nodded and fell down flat onto the ground with a clap As I raised aze fro look
My heart thumped wildly
I randomly rubbed my hand on my clothes, quickly poured a cup of water, and carried it over in both hands
“No wonder you’re so unrefined,” Fang Hua s his head in spite of himself “Who would wipe their hand on their robes? The new clothes are dirty again”
“I won’t dare to in the future,” I honestly admitted my mistakes “Next ti my clothes”
His nored me to drink his tea I carried over a small wooden stool and sat in front of hi my chin as I watched like an idiot
Strictly speaking, his positions while drinking the water were exceedingly beautiful: one hand holding it in his pal his sleeve to shi+eld half his face, every gesture evoking the aura of an elite noble gentleman
I studied his appearance and patterns until he looked sideways at me and spat in my face
…in between the good feelings, surprise rose I gave hi He lowered his head and coughed, shoulders shaking uncontrollably
“Yifu,” I usedhis slant-eyed stare, consciously pulled out a s it a few tih This was definitely water fro in the water as I clicked ue to speak, “Why do you always call me Shao’er?”
He seemed stupefied “Did you have a name before?”
“No”
They called ar, and urchin, but these didn’t count as names…
“Then it’s correct,” he gaveleisurely to speak “That hairclip you’re wearing at the back of your bun is just like those little hair ornaments with the handle of a shao[4] (spoon) Don’t you think this naood?”
This time, I was tired to the point of exhaustion He suddenly save me an embrace
“Your name is Shao Hua[5]”
He kept hugginguntil I was crushed to a point where I couldn’t breathe At that time, I looked up at him to see his eyes closed, lost in sleep
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh……
I was furious