Chapter 69: Seeking Skin with the Tiger (9)
Since Mu Qing went out, Ah Liu has been making the snacks she asked for in the back kitchen, Ye Na has never seen such a fine Jiangnan snack, and she is learning as she starts. I don't know when, He Suizhao wandered to the backyard idly, smelled the aroma of the kitchen, his mind suddenly moved, and a certain string in his heart was violently plucked, and he unconsciously remembered the winter day many years ago when he almost lost his life under the threat of hunger and cold.
He forgot the etiquette for a moment, reached out and pushed the door into the back kitchen.
In the back kitchen, Ah Liu and Ye Na looked up and saw him come in, they both smiled and stepped forward, Ah Liu put down the things in his hand, wiped his hands and asked, "Are you back so soon?" Why don't you see Qi Niang? β
He Suizhao frowned, and stood at the door suspiciously, not knowing what she meant.
After a breath, Aliu suddenly came to his senses and said with a crying voice: "Qi Niang, she broke me away and went to see Er Niang alone......
Before the sentence was finished, it was already out of tune. He Suizhao stepped in front of her and pressed her shoulder, "Miss Aliu, don't panic, pick what is important and explain it clearly." β
Ah Liu tried to stabilize her breath, sobbing and said: "Today, Erniang invited Qi Niang to meet, I originally said that I would accompany her, but she suddenly said that she wanted to eat rice cakes, so I had to stay at home and do it immediately, and said that with He Sui Ah Lang accompanied, it would be fine." I believed it, and now that I think about it, she didn't teach me to follow, because she was afraid that it would affect me, so she had to go to danger alone. β
"Where?"
"I heard that it's Captain Xue's point school." Ah Liu raised his hand to wipe a handful of tears with his cuffs, and grabbed He Suizhao's sleeve, "I complain that Ah Liu is too negligent, He Sui Ah Lang, quickly think of a way to take back Qi Niang, she, she is still pregnant with a child." β
"How not to say it sooner!" He Suizhao was slammed with a blunt object, and his brain buzzed. didn't care to say a word, pulled out his legs and ran out the door. before turning around. I saw Mu Qing walking from outside, passing through the backyard, and when he got closer, he saw clearly where the gait was Na, his face was pale, and his feet were floating.
Ah Liu and Ye Na didn't care about the oil on their hands, and hurriedly ran to her side to support her left and right. She followed them into the back kitchen in a trance, and sat down at the table, and Yenna poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her. She nudged away. He said blankly, "Give me a cup of herbal tea." β
Ye Na changed the herbal tea, she picked up the teacup, tilted her neck and poured it down in one breath, stroked her heart, relieved herself, she handed the teacup back to Ye Na, and then she noticed that Ah Liuzheng was sobbing in a low voice, and saw He Suizhao standing aside. "What are you crying, haven't I come back in a good way? If you cry again, you will be depressed. β
After saying this, she did not speak again until the evening of this day, and Yu Lisan returned to the house at the time of the unitary. Hearing Ye Na and Ada tell him about today's events, he went to ask Mu Qing by himself, but she insisted that he didn't want him to know more, and blindly shirked and refused to elaborate.
At dinner time. No matter how Aliu persuaded her, she couldn't take a bite and asked Ada. Adain got her instructions, and he didn't say much, but he sighed and shook his head, and said to Ah Liu in private: "The lady is frightened today, and she has seen some bad things, and I am afraid that she will not be able to eat for several days, and she will calm down." β
In the evening, Mu Qing was afraid that Ah Liu would be entangled and asked, so he deduced that he wanted to walk around in the courtyard, and unconsciously wandered to a secluded place in the southeast corner of the house, which was originally a horse shed, under which horses and carts were placed and forage was piled up.
She sat alone on the unloaded wheels in front of the hay trough, where there was no one but her, and the suppressed fear and nausea were like a fierce horse that could no longer be subdued, and the terrible scene she had witnessed in the day was again clearly churning in her mind, and she raised her hand tremblingly, covering her eyes and face, and tears flowed down her face, dripping silently through her trembling fingers.
He Suizhao stood quietly in the shadow behind the stable, he also felt that it was quiet here, all the way around, he didn't think about it before he stood still, he saw Mu Qing coming in despair, and sat on the wheel, and after a while, he covered his face with his hands and shrugged his shoulders, as if he was crying.
He could no longer stand there, so he carefully walked out from behind the stable, walked to her side, and whispered, "But what have you been wronged for?" β
Her head was raised from the palm of her hand, tears flashed in her eyes, with fear, and she said in a trembling voice: "They, actually feed dogs with living people, that miserable ......" just said this, and nausea appeared in her stomach again, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose, turned around and almost retched again, fortunately the night air was cold, but suppressed, she took a deep breath, and her voice sounded much more stable, "The rumors about Erniang outside are true." How she became ......"
He Suizhao raised his eyebrows, he could probably imagine what she had experienced today, fortunately, there were five hundred elite soldiers, and the suspicious array laid by Mu Qing before entering the city, which disturbed Gu Erniang and Xue Rengao who couldn't figure out how many soldiers were stationed outside the city, if not, I am afraid that she would have gone today and would not return, how could she still have the life to cry here.
He suddenly had some slight anger, and he couldn't say who he was angry with, maybe it was Gu Erniang, maybe it was Du Ruhui, or he was annoyed with himself. "If you can't stand it, just throw it away, don't hold on, I'll take care of it. Nor should you bear these things, so why bother yourself. β
Mu Qing stopped crying and sat silently, the cold wind blew on her face, and wherever the tears went, there was a faint sting, she took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face. After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "I am confused for a while, let me be quiet, one night, just one night." I'll tell you about the Xue family tomorrow. β
After speaking, she stood up, bowed her head to He Suizhao, and went back to the house, leaving him alone to stand in place, looking at her departing figure, until it was not dark and could no longer be seen, he sighed deeply and sat on the wheel of the car she had just sat on, bowed his head and smiled bitterly.
The next morning, when Ye Na pushed the door and entered the back kitchen, he stood stunned at the door. Qi Niang, who was still miserable yesterday, is now busy in the back kitchen refreshed, her face is still a little haggard, and she is carefully covered with a thin layer of vegetarian powder. Seeing Ye Nali standing at the door, she put down the work in her hand and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is so early." β
Ah Liu was also full of smiles, followed her around, and saw that Ye Na was still flustered, so he smiled and said: "Su Ri is at home, Qi Niang also takes care of some housework, and I got up early today, so I will also help to do some." β
"Qi Niang only thinks that the house of the brother and sister-in-law is her own family, and she should not be polite when she wants to come, and the sister-in-law should not treat Qi Niang as a guest.
As soon as she recovered, Ye Na also calmed down, the Hu woman was already cheerful, and she refused to say a word about yesterday's events, so she didn't ask more, and stepped forward to gossip affectionately, and prepared everyone's breakfast together.
When it was ready, Mu Qing took the stack of Hu Biscuits in Ye Na's hand, "Sister-in-law, go and get busy yourself, just send these with Ah Liu." Ah Liu heard that she had the meaning of opening Ye Na when she said this, and knew that she must have something to discuss with them, so she hurriedly lifted the food box and smiled in response. (To be continued......)