Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5404 Scroll
Then the young scholar bent down and reached out to pick up the scroll.

He opened the scroll.

The familiar look on the paper startled him.

What a coincidence...

This painting is exactly the black thief he painted.

……

The young scholar didn't know how to react for a moment.

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After a while, he pursed his lips.

Roll up the painting again.

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The young scholar looked around the room.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he stuffed the scroll behind the bookshelf.

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He still couldn't bear to tear up the painting.

I don’t know why…

……

Since I am reluctant...

He didn't want to see this painting.

Then hide it.

Hidden in a place where it is not easy to find.

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The young scholar sat down on the chair.

He took a deep breath.

He touched his chest.

The heart inside is still a little disturbed.

What happened today was so weird.

He doesn't understand...

Was the little black thief just his hallucination?

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No.

It's definitely not.

The young scholar shook his head

The steamed buns were definitely stolen.

That is for sure.

The issue is……

Who stole the steamed buns?
He thought it was a black thief.

In the end, neither my brother nor my sister-in-law saw the little black thief.

In their eyes, his performance today was just a self-directed performance...

Ah.

He wanted to laugh.

I can't laugh again.

what is the problem?

Can anyone tell him an answer?

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"Bang~"

The young scholar knocked his head hard.

I'm told not to think about it...

I can't figure it out.

It's just a waste of time.

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He clearly had more important things to do.

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The young scholar knocked his head hard again.

The pain drove away the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

Forget it.

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The young scholar opened the book.

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The woodcutter and the woman came into the yard.

The woodcutter kicked hard at the dry firewood piled on the ground.

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The dry firewood rustled and scattered all over the ground.

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Under normal circumstances, the woman would definitely blame the woodcutter for what he was doing.
But at this time, she didn't say anything.

She understood the woodcutter's feelings at the moment.

As the young scholar's elder brother, the woodcutter's feelings at this moment must be even more complicated and difficult to discern.

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"……damn it!"

The woodcutter shouted in a low and fierce voice.

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The woman opened her mouth.

what you want to say.

I don’t know what to say for a moment?

To be honest, she still hasn't fully recovered from her shock.

What just happened?
……

"……What exactly is going on?"

The woodcutter let out a long breath.

He looked at the woman, "My brother has never done this before."

Such insane behavior has never occurred before.

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"…Maybe it was just an accident."

After opening and closing her mouth several times, the woman finally made a sound.

"It doesn't matter."

"I think my brother is fine."

"no problem."

Except for the part where my brother said he was trying to protect the buns from the black thief's claws...

That performance was really impressive...

She even felt a little frightened.

too weird.

A person yelling into the air...

And suddenly I started eating steamed buns crazily...

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Everything seemed to indicate that there was indeed a black thief sitting opposite the young scholar.

but……

No. Neither she nor the woodcutter saw it.

She wanted to believe the young scholar's...

She tried to open her eyes wide.

She looked everywhere for any trace of the little black thief.

……

She gained nothing.

There was no way she could deceive herself.

She didn't see the little black thief.

Obviously the young scholar behaved so sincerely...

If there hadn't been a woodcutter who shared the same opinion as her, she might have doubted herself.

Do you suspect there is something wrong with your eyes?
That's why I didn't see the little black thief.

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"……Um."

The woodcutter nodded.

He looked around a little irritably.

It's like trying to find an outlet to release my emotions.

"That kid..."

The woodcutter licked his lips.

His throat was dry.

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“…Don’t even think about it.”

The woman patted the woodcutter's arm gently.

"Didn't you just tell your brother to forget what happened today?"

"You made him forget."

"What's the point of still being upset about it?"

"Let's all forget it."

"Just pretend this never happened."

The woman felt a little emotional.

It's okay to deceive yourself.

Not everything needs to be investigated.

Especially since there might be no way to get to the bottom of this matter.

or……

The answer to the question is not what they want.

So……

It’s better to be ignorant.

Good to everyone.

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The woodcutter was stunned for a while.

His reactions were slower than usual.

Because his mind was filled with the young scholar's behavior and the words he had said to him...

He understood what the woman said.

He felt...the woman was right.

He nodded.

"it is good."

"this matter……"

"Let's not mention it to any of us."

"Just pretend this never happened."

....
"Ah."

The woman nodded.

She observed the woodcutter's expression and said, "I told you not to think about it..."

"You look better, too."

"Don't let your brother know."

"My brother is very smart."

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what?
The woodcutter stretched out his hands and rubbed his face vigorously several times.

I was afraid and hit him a few times.

"...Is it okay?"

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Looking at the woodcutter whose cheeks were slightly red, the woman smiled.

"Okay."

"Let's not worry."

"Trust my brother."

"My brother wants to do well in his exams more than any of us."

After so many years of studying hard...

Is it hard?
It is naturally very hard.

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"Ah."

The woodcutter grinned.

"That kid has been arrogant since he was young."

“I feel so smart.”

"At that time, my parents were still hesitating whether to send him to a private school..."

After all, scholars are more important to rural people who make a living by chopping wood...

It’s really too far away.

"He went to ask for it himself, sir."

"He said he wanted to study."

"Such a young child..."

When talking about this incident today, the woodcutter still feels very emotional, "I just said something to bring honor to my family..."

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"My younger brother has always been a man with his own ideas since he was young."

The woman smiled.

She is completely different from her brother.

Her younger brother, at that age, was trying to skip classes, didn't want to do his homework, and just wanted to go out and play...

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"correct."

The woodcutter grinned.

"Before my parents left, they gave me many instructions..."

"I must make sure my brother studies hard..."

"Let my brother bring honor to the family."

"This way they can rest in peace in their graves."

The biggest regret for my parents when they passed away was that they couldn't see the day when my younger brother became successful.

So I told him again and again...when his brother succeeds, he must go to their tombstones and tell them.

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In order not to disappoint my parents...

Nothing must happen to my brother.