Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 27
Silly? !
Gu Sixiao looked at Caiyi who was gritting her teeth, and the corners of her mouth curled up when she thought about it.

It's not that Caiyi is stupid, but that Caiyi sees her as a fool.

At this time, she ran to Muchun Courtyard to block people, not like snatching food from a tiger's mouth, being scolded and beaten is considered light, and she might be punished if she makes a scene.

"Sister Caiyi, no matter what, let me give you the medicine first! You don't want the officials to come, look at you, do you?"

"Are you stupid? Just to let the officials see how miserable I am, and to know how vicious my wife and Mother Xu are..."

Seeing Caiyi gnashing her teeth, Gu Sixiao lowered her eyes, turned around without making a sound, and went out to fetch water.

Caiyi's character is like this, she wants to stand out, wants to win, wants to fly up the branches and become a phoenix.

This reaction was exactly the same as Gu Sixiao's original thought.

That's it, that's good, even though Caiyi is just a girl with no status, it's impossible for the Gu family to be disturbed if they make a fuss, but with her messing around here, the Gu family can't even think about it.

After fetching water and going back to the house, Gu Sixiao soaked the handkerchief, although his hands and feet were relaxed, Caiyi still screamed in pain.

"Stupid as a pig, you can't take it lightly!?"

Wearing the colorful clothes on her back, Gu Sixiao raised her eyebrows, and put her hands three points heavier, "I, I'm already very light, it's because Mrs. Gu beat me too hard, it's really blooming—here, here, maybe scars..."

This Caiyi really regarded her as a servant to serve her.

After helping to finish the medicine, under Caiyi's urging, Gu Sixiao readily agreed to go to Muchun Courtyard to find officials to come back to see Caiyi.

He promised happily, but Gu Sixiao went out of the ear room and deliberately closed the courtyard door with a loud bang, but he didn't leave the hospital at all, but went straight to the main study.

She is not a fool, it is surprising that she can see Gu Yong's face when she goes to Muchun Courtyard at this time.

These days, Caiyi regards the study as a forbidden place, she has no chance to touch the secret room at all.At this moment, Caiyi was lying on the bed and couldn't get off the ground, and Gu Yong was not there, if he didn't take this opportunity to enter the secret room, how long would he have to wait.

A little candlelight, dimly, makes the study immersed in the night look more cold and gloomy.

Here is her burial place, and the happy memories of the past have faded away in this deep night, leaving only the painful struggle and boundless fear of that night.

Rubbing her neck, she seemed to feel that suffocation again, that pain, that frightening...

Taking a deep breath, she calmed her beating heart, stood on tiptoe, and turned the mechanism on the bookshelf.

The bookshelf slid open silently, revealing the dark secret room.

Gu Sixiao clenched her hands tightly, her nails had sunk into the tender flesh of her palm, piercing her skin, especially without her knowing it.

After standing there for a long time, she cautiously took the first step.

There is nothing, in the empty secret room, there are no corpses, and nothing else...

She once fell on the cold ground like this, quietly losing her life...

He squatted down and looked at the thin layer of ash in front of him.Although there is dust all around, the dust in this area is obviously less. Although it does not look like a human figure, it can still make people see that something has fallen here.

After closing his eyes, Gu Sixiao opened them and looked around.

It's empty here, cleaner than being ransacked by robbers.It seemed that the murderer who killed her was really cautious.Tidy up here early in the morning.

It's just that no matter how cautious you are, there are times when you're always careful...

Kneeling down on the ground, Gu Sixiao passed the candle in his hand forward again, and after confirming that he was not dazzled, he half bent down.

Possessing his buttocks, he reached into the gap between the two shelves and stretched his fingers, but only touched a little coolness, and couldn't reach that thing at all.

After taking a breath, Gu Sixiao turned around and left the secret room, found a branch and came back. It took a long time before he got the object out.The tentacles were slightly cool, groping for what looked like a ring, held it up to the lamp, and after seeing it clearly, I realized that it was indeed a jade ring, small and exquisite, it should be a pendant under the jade pendant or a pendant in other places.

Although the light is dim, the jade ring is of high quality and exquisite workmanship. Although it is impossible to estimate the value, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

Subconsciously, Gu Sixiao decided that this jade ring belonged to the murderer.Was it left in this secret room when killing her?Such a cautious person actually has such negligence - God must be helping her!

Holding Yuhuan tightly in his hand, Gu Sixiao was both nervous and excited.Maybe with this jade ring, she can find out who the murderer is!
After putting away the jade ring carefully, Gu Sixiao didn't go to the back room, but quietly left the courtyard and went to the bamboo forest.

Just approaching the bamboo forest, I saw dim lights.

Although it was dark, it made her feel warm in her heart.

Pushing the door open, before she could speak, Gu Shishi, who was lying on the recliner, looked up.

His eyes were still hazy, "What time is it?" Sitting up straight and looking out of the window, Gu Shitou hummed and said, "It's so dark, why don't you come back tomorrow?" A little angry, the old man complained : "I also said to study hard and let me wait for you, but look at yourself, just like you, can you study hard?"

Gu Sixiao was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Master, it's my fault, and I came late. There were some things in the courtyard just now, and I was delayed—in any case, it's all my fault, so don't be annoyed."

"What's the matter?" Gu Shitou's expression softened a little, and he muttered again: "Following that guy Gu Yong is not a good job."

Although he is called the master, Gu Shitou doesn't look down on Gu Yong at all.

"Well, it was Mrs. Gu who came and punished Caiyi." Gu Sixiao smiled and didn't elaborate, but Gu Shitou already understood.

"These girls—" Gu Shitou shook his head, "Hua'er, let me make it clear first, don't follow that colorful dress, we can't get involved in this kind of thing—oh, where did our Gu family used to be? So much nonsense!"

Hearing Gu Shitou's emotion, Gu Sixiao just laughed. Although she trusted Grandpa Shitou, there were some things she still couldn't tell him.

Sitting on the stool, she grabbed the bamboo pole, feeling heavy, not only in her hands, but also in her heart.

"Just as I said, cut the bamboo first."

After Gu Shitou gave his instructions, he didn't give any instructions on how to chop, and then he lay back on the chair again with his hands shaken.

Raising the hatchet in his hand, Gu Sixiao hesitated.

Although she knows the fan-making process, she has never done it by herself, especially the previous processes, and she has never been in contact with it.

Hesitating, she calculated that the bamboo would be cut into pieces, and the length of a fan should be about one foot. She stretched out her hand to measure, and after measuring the size, she slashed down fiercely.

Not to mention that the bamboo was not broken, even her hands were numb from the shock.This bamboo is actually no easier to cut than wood. In her memory, it seems that it can be crushed by stepping on it—yes, the ones that can be crushed are dry bamboo poles that have been dried in the sun and have no moisture.

Turning his head in embarrassment, he happened to meet Gu Shishi's smiling eyes.

"If you say it clearly and logically, but if you do it, you will be powerless. Talking on paper, you are just like you." Gu Shitou grunted twice, got up and walked over, knelt down and pointed at the bamboo with his fingers, "You look like an elf, how can you So stupid? Do you think there is someone who splits bamboo and cuts bamboo knots?"

Blinking her eyes, Gu Sixiao also felt that she might have cut it in the wrong place, her face was hot, but she forced herself to be calm, "Master, then teach me how to cut it?"

Gu Shitou gave her a blank look, took the chopping knife, raised the knife and dropped it, and chopped the bamboo under his hand into two pieces.

After all, men are strong!

Just thinking this way in his heart, Gu Sixiao shook his head again.Grandpa Shitou is over 60, no matter how strong a man is, he is no better than a young man.

Squatting down, she looked closely at the edge of the knife, and first realized that the cut was a little above the bamboo knot, just avoiding the bamboo knot, and the edge of the knife was smooth and clean, unlike her, the cut was like a dog chewing on it, which was terribly ugly.

"Is it because of the speed?" Gu Sixiao asked in a low voice, raised her head, saw Gu Shitou laughing, and unconsciously started laughing.

"I see, master, I'll chop a few more bamboos later, and I'll probably get the hang of it."

Gu Shitou squinted his eyes and smiled, "Well, it's been a long time. Learning a craft is not only based on talent, but also on hard work. Let's not talk about anything else, you should chop bamboo for a while! Cut bamboo, Cutting pieces, when you have mastered the two kung fu, before you learn other meticulous work, you should take a look! You can see what I do, you are not allowed to do anything, and you are not allowed to ask..."

"Well, I just look at it, and don't ask if I don't do it." Knowing that the master is afraid that she won't be able to chew too much, Gu Sixiao doesn't bargain.

After receiving the woodcutter, he didn't bother to measure it, but raised the knife in his hand and chopped it down heavily.

The strength was used, but the blade was embedded in the bamboo, and it took a long time to pull it out.

Gu Sixiao was neither in a hurry nor annoyed, so he drew his knife and cut it again. Although he couldn't cut the bamboo with a single knife, he cut it several times, and finally cut the bamboo into two pieces.

Naturally, the knife edge was still uneven, and it looked very ugly. Gu Sixiao smiled self-deprecatingly, and showed it to Gu Shitou. Seeing him raise his eyebrows and not speak, her smile was even wider.

Without speaking, she lowered her head and continued to cut bamboo, one after another, the movements were repetitive and monotonous, but she didn't mean to be impatient.

Looking at her, Gu Shitou unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

No matter what kind of skill it is, fundamentally speaking, it is monotonous and uninteresting, and there is no way to learn it without patience.There are many people who are defeated by this impatience, and they are already bored and give up before they start their careers.

Unaware of Gu Shitou's appreciation, Gu Sixiao didn't even look up, just chopped down again and again.

She is not lacking in patience. Although painting and calligraphy in elementary school is far more interesting than chopping bamboo, she still has to endure loneliness.

A long time ago, her father and elder brother also studied so earnestly and hard.And now, she is just like them...

Blinking her eyes, she held the bamboo hand a little tighter.

If it wasn't for that villain, they would have taken care of their family...

The chopping knife in his hand fell heavily, there was only a muffled sound, and the bamboo in his hand unexpectedly snapped.

Gu Sixiao was stunned, and Gu Shitou, who was in the distance, also turned his head to look.

Leaning over, he picked up the half of bamboo, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, "That's right, it's really possible to cut it off with one knife—it's not an easy task to cut the bamboo with one knife! What were you thinking just now?"

What are you thinking?Gu Sixiao blinked, but did not speak.

It's not that she has no distractions, it's not that she forgets everything, she just regarded the bamboo in her hand as the villain who ruined her family at that moment—perhaps, this is a good way...

(End of this chapter)