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28 Crickets
In the summer, after bathing, Guo Jia always neglects to dry his hair, and he comes to Jia Xu's bamboo house with wet hair. The damp water droplets leave a large dark mark on the collar and back of his clothes.
Jia Xu habitually covers Guo Jia's head with a handkerchief and opens the window to let Guo Jia lie in the sun.
Senior Brother Guo Jia lit the lotus-scented incense, and a thin wisp of white smoke rose. Half-closing his eyes, he asked Jia Xu, "Why is the suffering in this world like flying snowflakes?" Jia Xu gently dried the ends of Guo Jia's hair with a handkerchief, without responding. Guo Jia seemed to not want an answer without an answer, only tapping his fingertips lightly on the pine-wood table.
Guo Jia always felt a special fragrance on Jia Xu, not the scent of spices, and it was difficult to describe the specific fragrance. It smelled cold, yet full of vitality, like the scent of grass on the Liangzhou grassland mixed with the fragrance of snow, the painful cold air in the lungs when breathing, and the boundless sky in the distance.
The eyes of fate looked down on everything it desired, like a crowd surrounding a fighting cricket.
Prince Guangling is not as idle as an ordinary prince. He is even too busy to rest because of the Embroidered Attire Tower. When Guo Jia came back carrying two crickets, Prince Guangling was sitting under a peach tree behind the study, worrying about the two large armies pressing into Guangling. Guo Jia gently tapped the pillar and asked if he had encountered something very distressing. Did he want some help sharing the burden?
Prince Guangling shook her head and refused Guo Jia's kindness, not because she was afraid that Guo Jia would do something again, but because the successive events made her realize that sometimes she was truly isolated.
Guo Jia did not insist, but instead put down the grasshopper and said, "Let's relax a bit. Have you ever fought grasshoppers before?"
Prince Guangling honestly shook her head, then leaned in to watch. She watched as Guo Jia put another kind of grasshopper into a different cage. At first, they each stayed in their corners, but then Guo Jia enticed them together with a grass root. The sight of the insects fighting each other was not pleasant, especially when the defeated grasshopper was devoured, as insects have no blood, only sticky fluid.
Guo Jia said nothing, but Prince Guangling understood everything, so she thanked the gentleman for his guidance.
Guo Jia smiled and said, "I haven't said anything."
Chapter 28: Fei Yun gnawing on a cane
Fei Yun really likes Jia Xu's cane. It feels like after entering the Embroidered Attire Tower, Jia Xu will use the cane to play with Fei Yun, the little dog who jumps around, and poke him until he rolls into a ball on the ground.
Then Guo Jia appeared out of nowhere and lightly hummed, "With the enemy at the gates, Mr. WenHe still has the leisure to play with the dog."
Jia Xu couldn't be bothered with him, and with a cold snort, he glanced up and down, saying, "It's all because of your mischief."
Guo Jia was taken aback and used the tassel hanging from his smoking pipe to play with Fei Yun. Fei Yun didn't care about any grudges between the two men, and he alternately chased after the cane and the smoking pipe.
Guo Jia squatted down and rubbed Fei Yun's head, asking Jia Xu if he wanted to touch it. Without waiting for an answer, he lifted Fei Yun and stuffed him into Jia Xu's arms.
Later, Guo Jia casually took Jia Xu's crutch and placed it on the side of the corridor. Jia Xu then directed Fei Yun to bring the crutch back and scolded Guo Jia for being unethical.
In chapter twenty-nine, it is evident that he is a princess. When in Biyong, Jia Xu is very popular with small animals. The wild cats at the foot of the mountain, the small dogs in the storefront, the deer in the woods, the birds in the mountains, and even the fleeting squirrels in the autumn will all pause for him for a moment.
However, Jia Xu is not good at coaxing small animals. The wild cat rubbed against him with its tail raised, circled him twice, and then left in a huff when it received no response. The small dogs on the street would also follow Jia Xu and only turn back after escorting him to the mountain path.
A cautious little deer in the forest locked eyes with Jia Xu from afar, its eyes as clear as spring water, never blinking. Guo Jia, who loves to hear stories about mountain spirits, said that encountering a deer brings happiness to a person.
The little deer lightly stepped on the deer hooves, as if affirming Guo Jia's words. It leaped back into the mountains and forests, but turned back to look at Jia Xu from a distance.
Guo Jia teased Wenhe, saying that he attracts small animals so easily, which is truly enviable. Then he added that Wenhe should attract all living creatures.
Jia Xu remained silent, only gazing into Guo Jia's eyes. Guo Jia blinked and then nodded gently, saying, "Hmm, I like you too."
In fact, the current Jia Xu is still very popular with small animals. Fei Yun, who has always loved to pounce around, seems to know that Jia Xu cannot play like before. Every time Jia Xu returns to the building, Fei Yun follows closely, circling around Jia Xu's legs, then running to the seats on the corridor, sitting down and tilting its head for Jia Xu to pet.
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