Zhi Ying had probably just finished taking a shower, and Jiang Wei could see her hair was still dripping while sitting by the window. Her oversized pajamas made her seem thinner. She was not short, but it looked as if she had stolen an adult's clothing.
On the bay window, Jiang Wei sat with his knees bent and his eyes fell on the opposite window.
Zhi Ying seemed to be looking for something. She looked around, and even squatted down and stretched out her hand to reach the bottom of her bed, but stood up empty-handed again.
She was standing beside the bed and her hair was dripping with water droplets. She suddenly seemed to remember something, strode to the bookshelf next to her, but the legs of her trousers were too long, and she stumbled.
Jiang Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but put his hand on the glass, his eyes overflowing with worry.
Fortunately, Zhi Ying held on to the bookshelf so she didn't fall over.
Jiang Wei heaved a sigh of relief, recovered, then slowly pulled the curtains to a close, then leaned there and closed his eyes.
Zhi Ying took out a page from the book, which was a mathematical formula she had copied from a previous journal. When she met Qin Li to ask him a question, she would use this one.
The water accidentally dripped from her hair, and the paper became wet. Zhi Ying took out a clean towel from the cabinet and rubbed it on her head casually. As she turned around, she inadvertently looked towards the opposite window.
The curtains were still closed. She didn't know if Jiang Wei would live on Lugu Mountain this year. She heard from her mother that he would stay here during the summer vacations.
Zhi Ying sat down casually, although the floor was a little cold, the weather was just right.
…
After three days of selling things with Qin Li, Zhi Ying finally saw Jiang Wei at the door of his house. His facial expression didn't look very good, and his paleness reminded people of the noble vampires in those ancient castles.
"Are you alright?" Zhi Ying asked tentatively. There was no one around. Her parents didn't come over until the weekend. As for Jiang Wei's nanny, she didn't come out.
Jiang Wei had a low fever on the first night of his arrival. It used to be a common occurrence for him before, but it hadn't happened for the longest time to the point that he almost forgot how it felt.
After being detained by Uncle Li in the villa for a few days, he had just come out to get some fresh air when he ran into Zhi Ying.
"Is the business good?" Jiang Wei asked in a hoarse voice.
Zhi Ying glanced at Jiang Wei in confusion but said nothing.
Jiang Wei pointed to the little thing left in her hand, clenched his fist and coughed, "I saw you and... Qin Li last time, and I know you two are going to sell things."
"Oh." Zhi Ying raised the small items in her hand, "Business is very good today, there are only so few things left."
There were still some leftover balloons and a few ceramic dolls. The dolls were very rustic, with big painted faces and two bright red dots on their cheeks.
Zhi Ying always insisted on bringing these kinds of dolls to sell, but they never succeeded in getting sold.
"It's too vulgar, no normal person would buy it, even if it's a tourist who isn't picky." Qin Li once looked at the ceramic doll wearing a blue coat and complained, "And you always only have one at a time, no one would want to purchase it."
"It can be given away." Zhi Ying would give the dolls to young children every time when summer vacation was coming to an end.
Jiang Wei looked at Zhi Ying's red face from being under the sun for too long, pursed his pale lips and advised, "Even in Lugu Mountain, the temperature here is lower than other areas, you still should put on sunscreen."
Seeing him look over, Zhi Ying touched her face uncomfortably, it was hot, and she was probably a little dehydrated from the sun.
"We'll see later." Zhi Ying tried to avoid the topic, took out something in her hand and said, "This doll is for you."
Jiang Wei stared at the red-faced doll for a moment, then accepted it, "Thank you."
"Then I'll go back first, recuperate well at home." Zhi Ying quickly slipped into her house.
When Jiang Wei walked in, Uncle Li was surprised, "Young master, didn't you go for a walk?"
"I don't want to go anymore." Jiang Wei replied casually and walked straight to his bedroom.
If Zhi Ying could see Jiang Wei's room through the curtains, she would be surprised to find an identical doll on his bedside table.
The villa was empty. Zhi Ying first put her things away, walked around on the first floor for a while, and then went up to the second floor to read a book. She glanced out the window, the curtains on the opposite side were still pulled out, and so she finally went downstairs.
There were still a few pieces of ginger in the kitchen, Zhi Ying washed and sliced them, and then turned on the gas to make some soup.
The taste of the ginger slices was a little heavy, and Zhi Ying was choked by the smell that her eyes were tearing up. Although she was not good at cooking, she could still cook a simple bowl of ginger soup.
Her grandfather often told her that it was good to drink some ginger soup if you had a mild cold. Unconsciously, the status of ginger soup in Zhi Ying's mind was getting higher and higher. Whenever there was some discomfort, she liked to make some ginger soup.
Jiang Wei's facial condition looked too poor, Zhi Ying carefully poured the soup out and recalled the look on his face just now. There were many people in his villa, so how could he still be so seriously ill?
Shaking her head unconsciously, Zhi Ying felt that Jiang Wei was very pitiful and could not even take care of himself.
After carefully covering the soup with a lid, Zhi Ying knocked on the door of the villa opposite.
"Little classmate?" Uncle Li looked at Zhi Ying standing outside the door in surprise, "Come in quickly, the young master is upstairs!"
"No need." Zhi Ying handed the soup to Uncle Li, "I just saw that Jiang Wei's complexion was not very good, and I just brought over some ginger soup for him to drink."
"Little classmate, you don't want to come in and give it to the young master yourself?" Uncle Li had already turned to his side to give way.
"No, I still have something to do." Zhi Ying refused, "Give it to him for me. I'll just come and get the bowl tomorrow afternoon."
Uncle Li didn't want to force her, so he could only agree and took it over.
Even with the lid on, Uncle Li could smell a strong ginger smell, and he probably knew what it was.
Uncle Li thought about it and felt that the soup should have no bad effect on the young master's body, so he went upstairs and knocked on Jiang Wei's door.
"Master, this ginger soup was sent by the neighboring classmate. She said that you would want to drink it while it's hot." Uncle Li put the bowl on the table and said to Jiang Wei, who was sitting on the bedside playing with the blue doll, "The little classmate looked like she was very worried about you."
Jiang Wei pursed his lips and glanced at the glass that had been blocked by the curtain, and said, "Uncle Li, just leave it there, I'll drink it later."
"Okay." Uncle Li stepped out and quietly closed the door.
Jiang Wei put down the doll in his hand, walked to the table, lifted the lid, and a pungent smell hit his nostrils. He curled his lips and smiled, taking a sip and feeling a little sweet.
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Lugu Mountain has always been a famous mountain to escape the summer heat in the country. The mountain was cool and refreshing. Many tourists always wanted to visit again after they have been there once.
However, Qin Li and Zhi Ying did not feel very cool when they went to sell things. Sometimes they were lucky enough to find a shady place to sit for a day, but if they are unlucky, they have to sunbathe all morning.
Once there was no shade here in Lugu Mountain, it meant that the sun would rear down on them directly, which was very stinging.
Today Zhi Ying couldn't find a good place again. After being exposed to the sun all morning, both of them were dizzy.
"I can't bear it." Qin Li wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, "I may suffer from heat stroke if I stay here any longer."
The place where they set up their stall not only had the sun, but also had a lot of people. Cars and buses came and went... The exhaust fumes could make people vomit, and it didn't look like a summer resort.
But if you didn't find a place with a lot of traffic, it was hard to sell things.
"Why don't you go back first, anyway, I read the weather forecast earlier and it said that there will be heavy rain in the afternoon, and we won't be able to do any business." Zhi Ying's cheeks were also flushed from the sun, "I will carry the things back home later."
Because of the high passenger flow, most of the items were already sold, except for the children's toys.
"We can sell umbrellas when it's raining." Qin Li suddenly responded, "I forgot to get umbrellas."
Zhi Ying suddenly smiled, "I got them, and I'll come out to sell them in the afternoon."
"No, I can't come in the afternoon. I have to buy some goods at home. I have to help." Qin Li frowned.
"Oh, then you don't come here in the afternoon. Family matters are important." Anyway, Zhi Ying was familiar with the road by herself, so she didn't care if there was one less person to help. She was already able to carry a bundle of umbrellas and sell them all over Lugu Mountain when she was a child.
Sure enough, around 1:30 in the afternoon, the sky began to turn dark and the clouds were dense. Zhi Ying quickly put on her raincoat and came out of the villa.
When Jiang Wei came out with a box in his hand, what he saw was Zhi Ying carrying a big black bag and holding a bunch of umbrellas in her arms.
"Zhi Ying."
The clear and pleasant male voice suddenly attracted Zhi Ying's attention, she looked up, and saw Jiang Wei was walking towards her.
"The ginger soup is very sweet, thank you." Jiang Wei lowered his eyes and said.
Very sweet? Zhi Ying's head suddenly flashed a huge question mark. She tried to recall every step she took to make ginger soup, she obviously didn't put any sugar. Zhi Ying immediately thought of another possibility.
"I didn't add sugar." Zhi Ying replied with a serious expression, "But the ginger soup passed by Uncle Li's hand. I have reason to believe that he put sugar in the ginger soup."
"..." Only then did Jiang Wei realize that he had said something wrong.
"Are you feeling better? If the ginger soup is not spicy, it should have no effect." Zhi Ying frowned and looked at Jiang Wei's face.
Jiang Wei turned his face uncomfortably and continued, "This is sunscreen. Your skin is tender, so you can't dry it out directly in the sun."
Zhi Ying looked at the delicate box that was stretched out in front of her, and answered, "Sunscreen is troublesome to wipe on."
Jiang Wei looked straight at her, staring at her face that was no longer just red but also a little peeling. His heart was churning, but his face was very calm, "If you don't rub it, it will cause your face to crack and peel. If it's serious, you will get sunburned, and may need treatment.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, and dark clouds rolled.
Jiang Wei still continued, "Treatment will take time, so you will have to use your studying time to take treatment."
Zhi Ying hugged her umbrella tightly and was a little frightened by Jiang Wei's words, but there was no logical error in his series of words.
"Okay, okay, then I'll wipe it on later." Zhi Ying said blankly.
Jiang Wei shook the box, "Can I put this in for you?"
Zhi Ying nodded. "Okay, the key is in my pocket, can you open the door for me?"
Jiang Wei approached Zhi Ying, and put his slender hand into Zhi Ying's trouser pocket. In summer, the clothes were thin. When Jiang Wei took the key, he accidentally touched Zhi Ying, and he could obviously feel her body temperature.
The tip of the ear under his long silky hair was flushed, but Jiang Wei calmly opened the door and put the box he prepared on the table in the hall.
It was raining heavily outside, and Zhi Ying looked a little impatient.
"Hurry up, I'm leaving."
Jiang Wei closed the door and said, "Going to sell umbrellas?"
"Mhm." Zhi Ying nodded hurriedly, wishing that Jiang Wei would return the key to her immediately, so that she could leave.
The rain fell heavily, Zhi Ying's eyes went from the villa opposite to Jiang Wei, and she finally made up her mind, "You grab an umbrella and go back by yourself, I'll go first."
Seeing that she was reluctant to give him an umbrella since the villa was just a few steps away, Jiang Wei's heart felt soft.
Jiang Wei took an umbrella from Zhi Ying's arms, and Zhi Ying ran out immediately, wanting to quickly go to a place with a lot of traffic to sell umbrellas.
At this time, Jiang Wei followed her with an umbrella.
Zhi Ying looked at the umbrella over her head in surprise, and then looked at Jiang Wei blankly.
"I'll go with you." said Jiang Wei in a low voice as he stretched out his hand and put on the raincoat and hat that was about to fall off of Zhi Ying's body properly.