Chapter 96 A good beating

Ye Anian took out the things, cut the mud and distributed it to several people, with a time limit of half an hour.

　　After the arrangements were made, he went to the Yaolu to continue making the Rubik's Cube.

　　Half of the ones originally assigned to Feng Mingxu had been completed, and there was still plenty of time. He thought about it and decided to make the mid-to-high-end versions of 6x6 and 9x9 in advance.

　　If it is necessary to tell Ye Ansong and others, it will also be a strong evidence. If it is not used, we can also take the opportunity to publicize it after the matter is clear.

　　After making the calculation, he started to take action.

　　In the courtyard, the five people who were undergoing the examination sat around the stone table. Everyone looked attentively and squeezed the mud in their hands.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu took Lingling to the side to feed the rabbits and watch the big cow, followed by the little tail copper coins running around behind them.

　　Jiang Zhu rolled up his sleeves and was washing rice to prepare for the evening meal. The small courtyard under the sunset was lively and warm.

　　Finally, before the sun set, all five people completed their works one after another.

　　After Ye Anyian looked at them one by one, he selected three that were relatively good.

　　Zhao Le was naturally the first to be eliminated, followed by Aunt Wang.

　　Zhao Nan has performed stably, and Yang Chi has also made great progress.

　　What surprised Ye Anian the most was Xu Yan's speed and quality. It looked like he had been practicing at home.

　　He couldn't help but say something to Xu Yan, but he saw that Xu Yan's hands were covered with small cuts, and the mud was stained into the wounds.

　　"What's wrong with your hand?" Ye Anyian asked.

　　Kneading a clay figurine is not like doing wood work, it doesn't require so much hand work, and the condition of Xu Yan's hands is not something that can be stained by mud after being kneaded for a while. He must have practiced at home.

　　"Ah..." Xu Yan didn't expect that his hand would be noticed, and he suddenly panicked, "It's okay, I, it's all an old injury."

　　Ye Anyian didn't ask any more questions and asked him to wash his hands. Then he asked Jiang Zhu for some ointment to treat trauma and gave it to Xu Yan.

　　"I, I can't have it." Xu Yan shied away in a panic, "Brother Ye, this is not appropriate."

　　"Just take it." Yang Chi also advised him, "Brother Nian has good intentions."

　　"You have to take good care of your hands." Ye Annian became serious, "The mud you knead is good, and you will have to help me work in the future. If you don't take good care of it, it will easily become ulcerated and inflamed, but you won't be able to knead it. Mud."

　　He deliberately said it more seriously, and Xu Yan finally accepted it: "Thank you so much, Brother Ye. I... I will give you more work and pay for the medicine."

　　"Okay." Ye Anian agreed with a smile.

　　He didn't intend to ask for Xu Yan's money, he just felt sorry for Xu Yan's situation and wanted to help, but if he didn't agree, he was afraid that Xu Yan would overthink it.

　　"Brother, Aunt Wang and I failed in the selection, can we still learn from you in the future?" Zhao Le asked from the side, "My bunch of little birds and kittens haven't even been colored yet."

"Those ugly things you pinched are already scary without coloring." Zhao Nan teased him.

　　"Sister! That was also the result of my first clay kneading!" Zhao Le protested.

　　Ye Annian watched the two people laughing and said with a smile: "Of course I can. If you are interested, you can just come here every afternoon."

　　"However, I have something to do tomorrow, so you have to rest for another day and come back the day after tomorrow."

　　Thinking that he would have to go to town tomorrow to deal with the imitation of the Rubik's Cube, he still couldn't finish his words.

　　"Okay, then we'll be there on time the day after tomorrow." Zhao Le took the lead and agreed.

　　After sending a few people to the door, they suddenly heard a burst of crackling firecrackers, which was particularly harsh in this quiet mountain village.

　　"In this battle, those who didn't know better thought Ye Ansong had already passed the high school entrance examination." Zhao Le rolled his eyes disdainfully.

　　"Xiucai is not that easy to win," Yang Chi Youyou said, "Let's see the results released a few days ago."

　　Ye Annian was not interested in whether Ye Ansong could pass the exam. He only remembered the trouble Ye Ansong and Wen Heng caused him.

　　He said calmly: "The one who laughs to the end is the winner. I'm afraid he won't be proud for a long time."

　　Others didn't know what he meant. A few people gossiped for a while and then left one after another.

　　When they returned to the courtyard, Jiang Zhu's evening meal was also cooked, and the family of four gathered around the low table in the main room to have a warm meal.

　　Now that autumn is here, it gets dark earlier and the temperature is lower in the morning and evening.

　　After Ye Anyian settled the two children, he moved the things on the kang in the east room and continued doing wood work on the kang table.

　　Seeing him sitting cross-legged, Jiang Zhu was afraid that he would get tired after a long time, so she folded a small quilt and made him a cushion.

　　Then one of them was doing woodwork by candlelight, and the other was sitting across from him reading medical books and writing pulse records, which was particularly warm.

　　But after all, there were important things to do tomorrow, so neither of them stayed up too late, and went to bed soon after checking the time.

　　In the middle of the night, Ye Anian was awakened by the sound of Jiang Zhu getting up.

　　He vaguely pulled on Jiang Zhuxiyi's sleeve: "Where are you going?"

　　Jiang Zhu took advantage of the situation and held his hand: "I'm going to the toilet. I'll be back in a while. You go to sleep first."

　　Ye Anian didn't know why, but even though he woke up, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes. He nodded and fell asleep again.

　　Jiang Zhu put his hands back into the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt, and took the coat from the hanger.

　　…

This night in Crescent Village, everything was calm.

　　Someone in the Wen Mansion in Tianshui Town is going to be in trouble.

　　After seeing off Ye Annian and Jiang Zhu in the afternoon, Wen Heng met Ye Ansong who had returned from taking the exam in Anxing County and told him everything about today.

　　Ye Ansong was not surprised, and told him to relax with a calm face. Just pretend that he didn't know about Ye Annian and Jiang Zhu's visit in the afternoon.

　　But for those Rubik's cubes for department stores, stop for a while, and then collect the completed and unfinished Rubik's cubes into the warehouse.

　　In short, don't leave any traces of Rubik's Cube making in your home.

　　After he told Wen Heng, he took the carriage back to the village in a good mood.

　　Yes, it's a carriage.

　　As soon as he left the examination room after the exam, he confidently told Wu Xianglian and Sun Caihe that he had done well in the exam and would definitely win.

　　The two of them were extremely happy. Wu Xianglian immediately decided to hire a carriage to drive the three of them back to the village. They also bought a lot of firecrackers in Tianshui Town to set off.

　　Besides, the second young master of the Wen family had a carefree temper, so when Ye Ansong said don't worry about it, he immediately felt relieved.

　　After dinner, he asked his servants to clear away the pile of wood for making Rubik's cubes in the backyard, and then he hurriedly rolled into bed with Liu Zhuo.

　　When Jiang Zhu went to Wen Heng's bedroom in the middle of the night, he saw the two of them fooling around on the bed.

　　He squatted on the roof for a long time, until Liu Zhuo was driven back to his room, then he unknowingly turned off the candle lights in the room and beat Wen Heng in the dark.

　　Poor Wen Heng was gagged, whimpering and crying, but no one in the whole house knew.

　　Feeling that the beating was almost done, Jiang Zhu stopped and dragged the person to the side of the chair, using it as a footrest for him to step on, and then pulled off the cloth that blocked Wen Heng's mouth.

　　"save...!"

　　Before he could even cry out for help, his neck was stepped on. The strong sense of suffocation almost made him wet his pants.

　　"I have a few questions to ask you, and I have one more thing for you to do. If you are interested, just answer in a low voice. If you dare to shout, I will step on your neck and break your neck. Do you understand?" Jiang Zhu changed. He spoke with a voice.

　　"Uh...hmm!"

　　Wen Heng couldn't move, and he tried his best to squeeze out a vague answer from his throat.

　　Jiang Zhu then relaxed his legs so that he could take a few breaths.

　　"Did you and Ye Ansong do the imitation of the Rubik's Cube together?"

　　"Well, yes, yes!" Wen Heng agreed hastily.

　　"Then Ye Ansong comes back from the exam today. Have you met him?"

　　"See you, see you!"

　　"Very good. If you still have the heart to repent, when the rightful master comes to your door tomorrow, take the initiative to agree to their request and do as they say. Do you understand?"

　　"Listen, I understand." Wen Heng nodded pitifully.

The mysterious man who was stepping on him suddenly lost his voice. In the darkness, only his violent breathing was heard.

　　He waited for a while, but when the man didn't speak again, he boldly asked: "Then, what if I don't want to repent?"

　　"If you don't want to repent, it's easy. I'll just come and take your head at midnight tomorrow night."

　　"ah...?"

　　Wen Heng trembled with fright, and there was a cry in his voice: "You, who are you! Why are you meddling in such nosy matters?"

　　"I," Jiang Zhu paused, then narrowed his peach blossom eyes in the darkness, "I am the killer hired by your mountain chief."

　　"What?!"

The weak-minded Second Young Master Wen was so frightened that he almost lost control of his voice.

　　In this way, not only did Feng Mingxu know that he and Ye Ansong copied the Rubik's Cube and sold it to the whole town, but Feng Mingxu also hired someone to kill him!

　　Jiang Zhu said this. In fact, if it were anyone else, he would definitely not believe it, but Wen Heng's mind really couldn't turn around.

　　All his little brainpower was spent on eating, drinking, having fun and sleeping with the beauty. In panic, he only felt that this killer brother could not lie to him.

　　After trembling for a while, he finally managed to say: "Yes, but this is what Ye Ansong asked me to do. Why are you killing me?"

　　"I didn't say I would kill you. As long as you listen to the rightful master tomorrow and do your job well, this matter will be over."

　　"Then...what if I give you money?" Wen Heng sniffed and tried to struggle.

　　Because he was rich in the academy, he got along well with the students who were looking for fame and reputation, and he had a good reputation.

　　He didn't want to just break his promise to Ye Ansong.

　　"How much did he give you? I'll give you double, no, triple! Can you just let me go?"

　　"No." Jiang Zhu refused simply, "Either do something, or wait for me to take your head."

　　"Okay, okay." Wen Heng was completely at his wits end, "I promise, isn't it okay if I promise?"

　　He was a coward at heart. This killer brother broke into his room and beat him up without making any sound in the middle of the night. He was already frightened out of his wits.

　　He even believed in taking people's heads.

　　"One more thing," Jiang Zhu said again, "stay away from that little brother named Ye, and don't think about things you shouldn't have."

　　"I don't dare!" Wen Heng begged repeatedly, "Brother, I don't dare!"

　　"Then Second Young Master Wen, please rest early. We'll see how you perform tomorrow."

　　The moment the words fell, Jiang Zhu let go of Wen Heng, tiptoed a little, and jumped lightly from the tile roof he had lifted up to the room, disappearing into the night.

　　In fact, he didn't have to come in person on this trip. However, Zimo returned to Kyoto for something not long ago, so he had no choice but to run out in the middle of the night while Ye Anian was asleep.

　　Both sides are trying to force Wen Heng to switch sides. Instead of trying to convince this tough guy tomorrow, it would be more convenient this way.

　　The night wind was biting, Jiang Zhu stood in the small courtyard, stretched his wrists, and breathed a sigh of relief.

　　It's been a long time since I've done anything threatening like this, and my bones have become loose. I just moved my muscles a little and my muscles are sore. It seems like I need more exercise.

　　He gently pushed open the door of the main room. Copper Money, who was sleeping in the nest, pricked up his ears alertly. When he recognized the familiar smell, he stumbled over and ran over to him before opening his eyes, wagging his tail and rubbing against his calf.

　　Jiang Zhu knocked the copper coin on the head and said in a low voice: "Go back to bed quickly."

　　Tongqian didn't understand why he went out for so long in the middle of the night, but Jiang Zhu told him to go back to sleep, and he obediently went back to his nest and continued to have sweet dreams.

In the east room, Ye Anyian was sleeping in a daze when he suddenly felt a burst of cold air coming from behind him into the bed. He moved uneasily and was wrapped around his waist by a hand.

　　"Well...you're so cold."

　　The clear touch on his waist made him wake up instantly.

　　He turned around and saw a familiar face in the dim moonlight.

　　"How long have you been going to the toilet? Are you so cold from the cold?"

　　Jiang Zhu was in a hurry for this trip, which took less than an hour. When he came back, he was afraid of waking Ye Anyian, but he forgot to use his internal strength to warm himself up before getting into bed.

　　But it was obviously too late now, so he had no choice but to talk nonsense: "It's already autumn, and the temperature at night is naturally no better than during the day. If you go out for a while, your body will be filled with cold air."

　　"But I always feel like you've been out for a long time."

　　Ye Annian's senses were still very keen. Although he was very sleepy, he still felt that Jiang Zhu had been away for a long time.

　　Jiang Zhu was secretly helpless. He waited until the cold air on his body dissipated, and then stretched out his hand to pull the person into his arms: "So I'm freezing, why don't you warm me up quickly?"

　　"You..."

　　Ye Annian frowned and pushed him, but Jiang Zhu grabbed his waist and hugged him tighter.

　　"Sleep, sleep, I'm so sleepy." After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

　　"Rogue." Ye Anyian muttered, and had no choice but to close his eyes and fall asleep.

　　They both had a good night's sleep.

　　…

　　The next day, Tianshui Town Wenfu.

　　As Wen Heng's companion, Liu Zhuo got up on time and called Wen Heng to get up and study.

　　The bedroom was quiet, and the furnishings in the room were almost the same as when he left last night, except that the bed curtain was in a mess.

　　At first, he thought Wen Heng had asked someone else to fool around in the middle of the night, and he felt a little unhappy.

　　But when he opened the curtain and saw Wen Heng sleeping on the couch with a bruised nose and swollen face, he was so frightened that he almost flew away.

　　Wen Heng's clothes were messy, his face was swollen, his eyes were black and blue, and his nosebleeds just dried on his face.

This was the first time he saw Wen Heng in such a miserable state, and he was so frightened that he quickly pushed Wen Heng's shoulder: "Young Master!"

　　"Master, are you okay? Wake up quickly!"

　　Liu Zhuo's hands and feet were weak. Although the two of them were a little more intense last night, he probably didn't act so cruelly!

　　He didn't like Master Wen very much. If Master Wen saw Wen Heng's injuries, he would probably beat him up and throw him out of the house.

　　Just when Liu Zhuo turned pale and trembled with fear, Wen Heng, who was asleep, finally moved his eyelids.

　　He muttered: "Big, big brother, I promise...I promise everything!"

　　Liu Zhuo was stunned.