storytelling

Chapter 1

There is a tree outside Yangzhou city.To say the least, the tree is thousands of years old, and the trunk is so thick that a dozen people can't hug it.In the tree hole lived a white fox that had matured.

There is a large family in Yangzhou City, and there are three sons in the family.The older one is called Liu Qing.Since the age of three, she has been number one in Yangzhou City in abacus and mental arithmetic, but unfortunately she has a cold temper and doesn't like to make friends with others.

The little son Liu Li likes to dance with knives and guns all day long, and to study the art of war.At the age of fourteen, he is more than seven feet tall, with no anger and prestige between his brows, and his behavior is very domineering.

Only the second son in the middle is not from the house owner Liu Yuanwai, but the oil bottle brought by Liu Yingying, the concubine he married.

It is said that Liu Yingying was the number one beauty in Yangzhou when she was young.It's a pity that fate is not good. Throwing hydrangea is married to a poor scholar, and life is very difficult.Less than three years after Liu Yingying gave birth to her son Xu Jinyu, her husband suddenly contracted a cold and passed away.

Orphans and widows, life is even more difficult.Liu Yingying had no choice but to take her son Xu Jinyu back to her natal home.The next year, the father made the decision and married Liu Yuanwai as a concubine, and his son changed his surname to Liu.

Although on the surface, the servants in the mansion all politely called Liu Jinyu "Second Young Master", but Jinyu knew in his heart that in this family, his position was not much better than that of the servants.

Liu Li, the youngest son of Liu Yuanwai, was born in the same year and the same month as Jinyu, but he was only twenty days younger, but he didn't like to see Jinyu very much.From childhood to adulthood, as long as he is caught, he will be bullied back and forth.After a while, Jinyu got used to it, and for the sake of his mother, he had to swallow his anger, and every time he saw him in the mansion, he would definitely walk around.

Not long after, Liu Li became angry. He ran to the small courtyard where Jinyu lived, and dragged Jinyu who was practicing calligraphy out to question him.

"Why do you keep avoiding me?!"

"I do not."

"You have."

"I do not have!"

"There is one!"

After Liu Li competed with Jin Yu, he still felt that it was not enough, so he raised the wooden sword he was wearing with him, and he was about to compete with Jin Yu.

"If you beat me, I will trust you."

Jinyu suffered from poverty since she was a child, so her body is naturally thinner than children of the same age. She is no match for the pampered young master, so she wants to avoid him and walk away.Liu Li found a reason this time, he jumped up, overwhelmed Jin Yu, and rode on his waist, showing off his might.

"You said you didn't hide from me! You were going to hide again just now! I told you to hide, tell you to hide!" Liu Li wanted to vent his anger by twisting Jinyu's face as usual, but Jinyu clenched his lower lip and shook his head back and forth on the ground to hide , the white and tender little face was covered with khaki dust, but he still refused to beg for mercy. He was really hurt by the pressure, and he kicked Liu Li who was on his body in self-defense.

Liu Li didn't expect him to lose. He fell to the ground and was stunned for a while before bursting into tears.The crying attracted servants, and Liu Li was even more proud, rolling on the ground like a mangy dog ​​having fun.

The nanny rushed over, knelt down beside Liu Li, called out "little ancestors" one by one, and wiped Liu Li's weeping face with a clean handkerchief.

After a while, Liu Li was surrounded by servants.

Jinyu stood aside, disheveled, half of his collar was torn by Liu Li, his entire shoulder was exposed, but no one cared about him, he was alone with his head down, biting his lips and weeping silently.

That Liu Li was spitting on the ground, crying and screaming, pointing to his left knee, yelling "it hurts".The servants hurriedly opened his trouser legs, and they saw a scratch the size of a fingernail.

This is terrible, the sky in the yard is flying like dogs and dogs, a few overbearing servants pointed at Xiao Jinyu and cursed viciously.

Jinyu lowered her head lower, her fingers tightened the fabric around her thighs, her shoulders trembled.Surrounded by the servants, Liu Li was very contented, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of a line of crystal clear liquid on Jin Yu's face from the crowd, and suddenly stopped spitting and crying, and just looked at Jin Yu standing there. There, he frowned.

The next moment, an extra hand appeared on Jinyu's head, and he patted it lightly as if comforting, then slid down and put his arm around Jinyu's shoulder, speaking in a very cold, but unquestionable voice.

"It's all gone."

Jinyu was startled, and looked up at the person with her big wet eyes. The tears on her face hadn't dried completely, making her fair and pink face more transparent.

Liu Qing lowered his head and glanced at him, only slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, then he smiled, and then looked at Liu Li opposite, "You're still a man if you lose."

"You..." Liu Qing looked contemptuous when he said this.Liu Li's face was flushed with anger, and he didn't feel how painful the bruise on his knee was. He stood up with a 'huh', and was about to step forward to fight.

Liu Qing said even more contemptuously, "You can't even beat Jinyu, and you still want to beat me?"

Liu Li stopped walking immediately, and it was Jin Yu who stared at him.Seeing him curled up in Liu Qing's arms like a cute and pitiful kitten, and seeing himself looking at him, he quickly avoided his eyes and lowered his head.Liu Li was extremely upset, and he had nothing to do with Liu Qing, so he had to say a few harsh words, and left sickly.

The servants also quickly dispersed.

Jinyu raised her head quietly, and called out timidly, "Master."

Jinyu was actually very afraid of this unsmiling elder brother, but when he saw Liu Qing looking down at him, there was an imperceptible softness in Liu Qing's always cold eyes, and he didn't feel so raw anymore, so he said timidly , "Thank you brother." He took another step back and bowed to Liu Qing. Before his waist was raised, his chin was supported by a big warm hand.

Liu Qing's voice was still cold, and his face was still expressionless, "You don't have to be so polite, we are brothers." Then he scraped Jinyu's cheek with his fingertips, "Look at you crying like a cat , how is it like people from our Liu family? Come into the house with me and wash your face before going to write."

Jinyu thought to herself: Liu Li cried harder than herself just now.But he didn't dare to talk back, quickly wiped his face with his sleeve, smiled sweetly with two round dimples, and obediently followed Liu Qing.

Seeing this, Liu Qing smiled lightly, the wind was gone, but there was no trace but it left people thinking about it.

Liu Li went back to his room with the help of his servants, lying on the kang with his bare thighs, biting an apple, occasionally "sucking...hissing..." howled a few times when the servant girl rubbed the medicine on him.

The servants saw that the young master was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to neglect him, they served tea and rubbed his shoulders.Liu Li's anger had only subsided halfway, when the boy sent to inquire about the news broke into the door profusely, and shouted:

"Young Master, Eldest Young Master took Second Young Master back to his room to apply medicine!"

'Snapped! 'Liu Li threw the fruit shell, and the coffee table slammed loudly, "Wipe... What kind of medicine?! My young master didn't do anything serious just now!"

The boy stood there, not daring to move.

After Liu Li finished yelling, he saw that everyone in the room lowered their heads, and no one dared to vent their anger. He pointed to the boy and asked, "Is it really hurt? Where is it hurt?"

The little servant watched his words and expressions for a long time before he dared to answer, "I didn't see clearly when I hid outside the window, but I saw the eldest young master holding a bottle of wound medicine in his hand, and the second young master sitting on the bed and taking off his clothes..." Before the little servant finished speaking, his collar He was caught by Liu Li at once.

Liu Li's eyes were red from staring at him, and suddenly he pushed the boy away ferociously, put down his injured leg, and walked out with a limp, "Master, I'll go and see for myself! A group of useless things who don't even ask for news I don't know!"