Chapter 16 (2/2)
What was going on now?
Fang Hua knew my family, could it be that…
“You’re familiar with my father?”
“That’s a thing of the past…” he suished, his eyes still fixed on me “But I only remember him faintly now”
He didn’t say anything else, only stroking the hair that covered my face as he fell into silence On the other hand,like a drum So he really hadn’t pickedat the dilapidated temple was done with conscious effort In other words, he ca for someone on purpose that day?
The human skeleton on the yellow soil tomb…and the cloth I found in its robes…
I suddenly opened iant step until I hit the wooden table again My eyebrows furrowed as a sharp pain hit my waist, bitter beyond words
He pulled th, and I tu my head like he would a child’s
“It’s been so many years, but you’re still just like him You can’t be so muddleheaded In the future, you’ll have to start a fa[3]”
Start a fa?
Was that a joke…
Startled, I blurted out, “I can’t do that”
“Why not?” the corners of his lips drew up
Because, who ever heard of a wo a wife to go with it?
“Think it over carefully, there’s no rush” He strokedhis slender eyebrows The look in his eyes seemed to say, take your time to make up an excuse…there’s no rush…
Hmph
I lowered an “It’s because–”Hua for the rest of my life”
As soon as I said it, I felt like biting off ue I docilely lowered my head and stole a peek at hi Hua
He sentleness He didn’t seery that I called hi The cinnabar h into the air “Who can really stay by whose side…?”
I was surprised
“After a few years, Shao’er will become an adult You are different frohed with feeling as he said these words, his next action was to e, surrounded by soft cloth as a fragrant aroma assaulted my nostrils It was a sudden scent thatHua in a half-trance Time really passed quickly…
Even though he sighed with feeling as he said these words, his next action was to e, surrounded by soft cloth as a fragrant aroma assaulted my nostrils It was a sudden scent thatHua in a half-trance Time really passed quickly…
When I first caht reached his shoulders Still, he looked as same as the first time I laid eyes on him
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It really was a pity to simply call him yifu
The wind blew gently, rustling the paper s Faintly, one could hear the sound of Han Zichuan walking around outside, preparing to bring in the plants that had been left to dry in the sun Fang Hua gave an exclalike this can’t be broken…”
He picked up the hairpin that had fallen to the floor and blew on it “When you drop this next ti, he drew up his sleeves and carefully wiped it with the cloth Then taking it in his hands, he prepared to do my hair for me
I gave a start as I stared at the fiery red hairpin, thinking back to the beginning I grabbed hi you’re not telling me?”
He stood stunned “I secretly drank half a jug of wine today”
“No? I dug up the cabbage[4] you planted in exchange for a chrysantheht that tasted better”
Forgive me, but I’m mad
“You know this isn’t what I’ about,” My eyes narrowed as theyHua Wood, and s, I need to understand”
He suddenly gave me a cold, melancholy smile
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[1]clasped his hands (供了供手) －gong le gong shou, a ht before the chest, one in the shape of a fist, the other clasped around it A traditional way of greeting each other or saying farewells, usually accompanied by a bow
[2]cinnabar mark below the eye (眼角下的朱砂) －yan jiao xia de zhu sha, Chinese is auous, but later chapters confirm he has one mark/mole under his left eye
[3]start a fa jia li ye, is exactly what the English h in this case it’s heavily implied from a male perspective A man should settle doith his own family and start his career so he can support theet a wife as well
[4]cabbage (白菜) －bai cai, this would be Chinese cabbage, also known as Napa cabbage, white at the base and frareen leaves Great in hotpots, by the way