In February, although it was spring, the cold wind was still raging. The night in the mountains is even more chilling and terrifying, blowing people to hide in the house, hiding on the burning hot clay kang and not daring to go out.

The Jiang family, except for Jiang He, all the old and young are going to fall asleep soon after dinner. Jiaojiao is rarely allowed to follow the local customs. It's just that when she was in the palace before, she was a little overlord, and she would go to bed obediently every day if she had to talk about it in the palace. When she is in a bad mood or is in a bad mood, she will unreasonably pester her father to coax her to play.

Therefore, after coming to Taiye Mountain, although I went to the kang early every day, I had to open my eyes for a while. Thinking about all kinds of things on my mind, as well as my father, I have to cry for a while.

Now that she's much better, she's been borrowing books since she saw the bearded bookcase. It's just that he doesn't have any idle books to pass the time, mostly boring things about political affairs and laws and the art of war. For this reason, I went to find Mr. Kong, although I don't have Jiaojiao's favorite book, but the travelogue is not bad.

On this day, Jiaojiao read the travelogue that introduced the southern Fujian style again, just put out the oil lamp, lay down and prepared to sleep, when she heard a rapid knock on the door. Then she heard the bearded man come out of the house, and hurried to open the door.

Then I heard a noise of footsteps, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, and a burst of whispering and muttering. Because the voice was so low that even though it was a quiet night, I couldn't hear what was being said clearly.

She was about to get dressed and go down to see what was going on, when she heard footsteps and muttering stop in front of her door. Then there was a knock on the door, and the bearded man whispered, "Jiaojiao, have you slept?" ”

Jiaojiao put on her clothes neatly, and said softly: "No." ”

The bearded man paused, as if he was a little hesitant, but still said, "You open the door." ”

Jiaojiao opened the door tightly and looked out, and saw that behind the bearded man, there were two people carrying a stretcher, and on it lay a bloody body. Woman in blue. I was taken aback.

Jiang He saw that her face was pale, and hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this is a person from Xiqueshan, but he has suffered some external injuries." ”

Jiaojiao saw that the group of them stopped in front of her room, and the bearded man specially came to ask her to open the door, obviously not expecting herself to treat the girl's injuries. She smelled the strong smell of blood in the air with some fear, and empathetically stepped out of the way to let the people outside the door in, "Come in." ”

Jiang He pursed his lips, waved his hand to the people behind him, and entered Jiaojiao's room.

The kang in Jiaojiao's room is very large, and it is no problem to sleep three people side by side. So she spread the quilt in the middle. Jiang He went in and moved the delicate quilt to the north of the kang without saying a word. Then lift up the mattress on the south side and fold it. Just let people carry the stretcher directly on the bare kang.

Jiaojiao was dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "It's uncomfortable to sleep like this, not to mention that this girl is injured like this, it's okay for me." ”

Seeing Jiang He turn around to look at her, he nodded his sleeping messy little head again, looking very sincere.

She has always been pretentious and clean, but in the Jiang family, she is careful not to offend the princess's temper. At this time, Jiang He seemed to know her problem, and abused a seriously injured delicate girl's family like this. Suddenly, I couldn't bear to look at it.

Jiang He seemed to let out a laugh in his throat and explained: "This stretcher is specially made in the army, and the bottom is plate-shaped, so it is not uncomfortable to fall asleep. ”

Jiaojiao shut up and said no more.

Jiaojiao is the only female dependent, although she has no experience in bandaging wounds. But none of the four men standing there, including the bearded man, wanted to drugged the girl.

Jiaojiao saw the bearded man looking at her with embarrassment and hope, and suddenly trembled, "But, but I won't." ”

The middle-aged man who was carrying a medicine box on the side, named Wei Xiang, said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, girl, her injury is just an external injury, just sprinkle a little to stop the bleeding." There is another reason for being unconscious, and this can only be done by taking decoction internally. ”

Jiaojiao looked at the bloody clothes, and she was about to cry, "I—I don't dare." "She can endure it with her breath, this bloody mess, she will be so frightened that she will turn white when she sees it, not to mention wipe it clean and medicated. Think about the little princess's two little thin legs that are about to soften into noodles.

Jiang He saw that she was trembling like sifting chaff, and he couldn't bear it, so he waved his hand at her, and when he shot at the fat dun like a hemp stick next to him, he was not so gentle, "You come." ”

Fat Dun was about to cry, screamed, looked at Jiang He with a sad and indignant face, and said, "Village master, how can you treat me like this." I'm a little boy who hasn't □□ yet, and I, I'm not going to marry a daughter-in-law. ”

Another black and strong young man next to him was honest, scratched the back of his head and said, "Otherwise, otherwise I'll call my sister-in-law over." ”

When Jiang He was about to nod, Mama Qi came in dressed and asked sleepily, "Brother He, what's the matter, the old lady is also awake, let me ask what's going on." ”

Jiaojiao followed everyone to sit in Jiang He's house and wait, there was no kang in the outhouse, and it was still a little cold. Jiang He was afraid that Jiaojiao would freeze, so he drove her to the bedroom with a straight face.

Wei Xiang's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but glance at Jiang He.

Although the owner of the village is fierce, it is not difficult to see through his inner concern when he travels from south to north. It's funny in my heart, this village owner is not a master who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade on weekdays.

Jiang Hedi's bedroom is even more simple, with only a big kang and a few books on the kang head, and nothing else. Jiaojiao had no place to sit, so she jumped onto the kang with a roar and sat on the side with her legs dangling. No way, this kang is much higher than her ground kang.

After a while, Mama Qi came out with a basin. After entering the main house, he looked at Jiang He and said softly: "Brother He, I have something to discuss with you." ”

"Mama has something to say."

Mama Qi glanced at Jiaojiao, who was sitting on the kang behind the curtain and looking with her head cocked, her will became firmer, and said with a smile: "Jiaojiao is just a child, she runs errands on weekdays, and it's okay to pack up your books or something." She can't take care of people.

According to me, that's all for today, tomorrow, clean up, and let Brother Song go and make do with the old lady. Miss Wangqiu will live with my wife, so that I can take care of her. ”

Although Mama Qi's words are good, Jiang He also knows what she means. He originally intended to find her a place to live elsewhere tomorrow, but when Mama Qi said so, he groaned and felt that it was feasible. Then he said softly: "Then it's hard work." ”

Mama Qi glanced at him with disgust, and said affectionately: "What is this saying!" ”

After speaking, he turned around and beckoned to Jiaojiao who was probing his brain, "Girl, come out and go back to sleep." ”

Wei Xiang said that he gave Wangqiu medicine, at least he wouldn't wake up this night and wouldn't make a fuss.

When Jiaojiao went back, she saw that the girl had been cleaned up and was sleeping soundly under the quilt. Although the lights were dim, the people were pale and yellow because of illness, and their eyes were tightly closed, Jiaojiao was still a little amazing.

This is simply a rose with infinite charm, bewitching and charming. It's even more seductive than the foreign county lord who was favored by his father for a while.

She couldn't help but admire: "This sister is so good-looking." ”

Mama Qi pushed her to the kang, helped her take off her clothes, and said lightly: "What's good, it's just a fox...... Wow, that's it, a poor man. ”

Jiaojiao was confused by Mama Qi, and only her little head was exposed when she got into the quilt, and it was warm inside, she squinted her eyes with enjoyment, and said to Mama Qi Jiaojiao: "Mama go to sleep, I'm here." ”

Mama Qi laughed, what about you? Counting on you, the girl can't wake up when she tears her throat and shouts at you. But she still smiled and said, "I know, I'll leave now, you can sleep well." ”

Although Wei wanted to say that people would not be in danger, and they would not wake up in the middle of the night. The old man still thought about it, and got up in the middle of the night to come over and take a look.

After entering the main courtyard, the old lady sat on the kang around her jacket and waited. After listening to Mama Qi's words, the old lady sighed, "You did the right thing, that woman acted dissolutely, she didn't have to take Jiaojiao badly, not to mention that she was still a bullshit plaster and had no face, and she didn't know how to hook up with Brother Crane if she lived in that yard." ”

Mama Qi poured a glass of warm honey water for the old lady, waited for her to drink it slowly, and said, "That's right, there is no way to do it tonight, I will clean up early tomorrow morning and invite the living ancestor to my house." It's just that Brother Song sleeps with you, so he has to quarrel with you. ”

The old lady waved her hand indifferently and sighed: "What's this, it's just that I want to cover the leather monkey with a quilt at night, and I am kicked by him from time to time." It's you, who served this and that, and it was our Jiang family who owed you. ”

Mama Qi's eyes turned red, and she looked at the old lady dissatisfied, "You just said this, don't you, I don't like to hear it." I followed you when I was a child, and when I was in the General's Mansion, you offered me like a young lady, and the eyes of many people were red with envy. That is, in the past few years, I have been doing some homely work that is not painful or itchy, but which family in a civilian family is not like this.

I didn't have a mother when I was a child, and my father's heart was biased towards my stepmother. To put it mildly, in my heart, you are closer than my mother. The Jiang family is my home, and I am willing to work hard and tired. What's more, you and your two brothers treat me as a serious person, so beautiful that I will wake up laughing in my dreams. ”

The two chattered for a while, and then fell asleep.

After a night of tossing, Jiaojiao lay on the kang and fell into a dark and sweet sleep for a while.

Half-asleep and half-awake I heard the angry roar of the bearded man, the clattering of the door, and the weak but dissolute laughter of a woman.