The water slave walked out of the yard, stumbling all the way to a rather remote place, where it is not very far from the tree inkstone, it seems to be a yard that has not been used for a long time, it is overgrown with weeds, the prosperity of the past is not seen at all, there is a very dilapidated building on the back, the whirring wind blows, the door frame "rattle", the environment is quite terrible.

On such a surface, everyone is glamorous, but there are many stories of prosperity and desolation inside, not to mention the Yin family, it is the palace, and there are also cold palace lamentations night and night.

Ignoring the gloom in his eyes, the water slave walked in the middle of the yard, put the basket in his hand on the ground, and began to pull the weeds on the ground with his hands. It has long passed the spring plant growth season, and the rhizomes of those weeds are very hard, and the water slaves have pulled out a few bushes, and their hands have been cut several times.

She didn't feel anything herself, and suddenly a person next to her hurriedly ran out, and before the water slave could react, the injured hand was already in someone's hand.

"Gorou-kun?" the water slave looked at the visitor incredulously.

"It's me. Yin Nuan nodded, took out his towel and bandaged her wounds, and then bowed his head like a child who had made a mistake and said, "I followed you over, and the servant saw you leaving quietly alone in the window before, so I was very worried and followed." I hope you don't mind, water slave. ”

The water slave shook his head to show that he didn't mind, and when he saw him looking down at the contents of his basket, he explained with some anxiety and difficulty:

"The maidservant's father has passed away for a long time, and he has not been able to offer incense to his father, and my heart is really uneasy, so I asked Sister Rongliu to find these incense candles for me. ”

Many families mind that irrelevant people sacrifice for the unrelated dead in their own homes, and the Yin family is still a big family, and the water slave is just a lowly maid. That's why she came here quietly without telling everyone.

"I know. Yin Nuan interrupted her, "I asked Rong Liu and them about your background before, so you don't have to mind, water slave." I won't blame you, and I won't sue anyone else. ”

Seeing that the nerves that Shui Nu had been tense were slowly relaxed, Yin Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, and after looking around, he asked, "Do you want to clean up this place?"

The water slave nodded.

Yin Nuan said again: "You can't use your hands like this, come with me." ”

Puzzled, the water slave followed him into the crumbling wooden door, and found that there were a dozen hoes and some other agricultural tools neatly placed inside.

"This yard has been abandoned for a long time. Yin Nuan saw her surprise and explained, "But there is a path here that leads to a field in the private estate, so those shady tenants store their usual farm tools here for easy access. I also discovered it by accident. ”

The water slave picked up a farm tool with two sharp ends, Yin Nuan asked her to put it down, handed her a farm tool with a rather flat hoe, and said:

"Water slave, you can't use that, it's more convenient to use this for weeding. ”

Seeing that the water slave looked at him with some surprise, Yin Nuan asked puzzledly:

"What's wrong with me?"

The water slave smiled wordlessly, and said softly: "The maid is just strange that Gorou-kun is so familiar with these farming tools. ”

"Well. Yin Nuan was a little embarrassed and replied, "When my grandmother and I went to the private estate to check before, we learned something from those tenants who had shade. ”

The water slave tested the weight of the farming tools in his hand and sighed:

"It's hard to think about. ”

Yin Nuan nodded, "If I hadn't seen it myself that day, I wouldn't have known that the dishes on the plate and the rice in the bowl were all obtained from sweat." ”

The two of them walked to the courtyard, and after a while, they finally cleared a small area. Yin Nuan found another somewhat old table for the water slave, carefully wiped the dust off it with her cuffs, and placed it for her properly.

The water slave put the incense and candles he brought on it, Yin Nuan took out a fire fold and handed it to her, the water slave finished the sacrifice, knelt straight on the ground, and then gradually leaned down.

"Father, forgive you for being unfilial. After you pass away, I can only pay tribute to you in this way, and I hope you will go all the way! If he has the opportunity one day, Junbi will come to you and the queen mother again to ask for sin. ”

Yin Nuan stood quietly and watched, the water slave's voice was very low, he couldn't hear what was said, but the sad cry made his heart heavy.

When the incense candles burned out, the water slave got up and said:

"Gorou-kun, let's go!"

Yin Nuan looked at her a little nervously, and when she saw that there was no trace of water on her face, she couldn't hide her surprise in her heart, "Water slave?"

Although I was worried that the water slave would be too sad, but looking at her calm and waveless appearance, there was a hope in my heart: if she could cry, maybe it would be better.

"Gorou-kun. The water slave tilted his head slightly to look at him, and suddenly laughed softly, "What's wrong with Gorou-kun?"

"Huh? No. Yin Nuan reacted, and reached out to take the empty basket in her hand with some surprise.

The water slave refused: "This is not heavy, don't bother Gorou-kun." ”

Yin Nuan withdrew his hand, half a sound, and asked with some hesitation:

"Water slaves?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"You...... Does it really matter? If so...... If it's uncomfortable, it's okay to cry. ”

"It's fine. The water slave just shook his head, "Gorou-kun can rest assured, the maid is fine." ”

She is really fine, her father is dead, and the Sima Junbi in the past is also dead, and all her sorrows are left in that dream.

There is no place to go back, although I don't know where I can go in the future, but at least now, the person in front of me is really caring, then I am grateful.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ah Yuan pushed open her door in a hurry.

"Sister Water Slave!"

"A-Yuan?" the water slave looked at her in a snow-white outfit in surprise, "This is ......"

"Mourning clothes!" Ah Yuan handed her the mourning clothes he had been holding in his hand, "This is yours, the new emperor is merciful, saying that the first emperor died, and the world will be vegetarian for seven days from today." At that time, you fell into a coma before I finished speaking, and I was worried that you didn't know that you would still be in regular clothes today, so I rushed over early. ”

"Thank you, A-Yuan!" the water slave took it carefully, his voice was a little choked, he never thought that he still had the opportunity to wear linen and filial piety for his father.

"Sister Shuinu, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. The water slave walked behind the screen with his clothes in his arms, "I'll go change my clothes first, A-Yuan bothers you to wait for me for a while." ”

Previously, in order to facilitate her care, Yin Nuan asked people to remove the screen in her house, and later let people move back after she was well.

The atmosphere in the courtyard is very different from the noisy old days, although many people can't feel the sadness about the deceased, but they are infected by this vegan atmosphere, and they are a little more cautious in their words and actions.

After a few days like this, when the water slave walked through the peach courtyard that was full of dead branches and leaves, he was suddenly stopped by a strange maid who stretched out his hand.