The north wind and its chatter hand in hand

After saying goodbye to Yu Li, Mu Qingyu ended the whole day, went to visit Du Ruhui, and saw that he only suffered a little skin injury, and relieved himself. I brought a few cans of external dressing, and went to the side hospital to see Ada, Ada has a straightforward temperament, after several battlefields, birth and death, some abrasions and bruises never take it to heart, at this time I got Mu Qing's medicine, I was very emotional in my heart, and I felt that I had no way to repay.

When she returned to the house, she was lazy and didn't want to move anymore, leaning on the window and looking at the boat lady singing happily on the Baoyang River, and stayed for most of the day. Fortunately, she didn't have much to pack, all she had was some clothes and the box of books, all of which were left to Ah Liu. In the afternoon, Du Qi brought two twelve-year-old girls in to pass on Du Ruhui's words, saying that they had prepared them a few days ago, one for Mu Qing and the other for Yinghua. They are all carefully selected Jiangnan girls, honest and dedicated, delicate and ingenious, and can be called closely, so as not to buy northern maids from the eastern capital, and they are not as good as the ones brought by Jiangnan.

Mu Qing asked them about their ages and origins, and chose one who was a little older, steady and down-to-earth, and casually took a name called Ayun and asked them to lead them to Yinghua's side. The one left behind is twelve-year-old, looks good, the family's surname is Guo, two years ago because his brother married a wife, the family has no money, so he bought her with Qiyuefang, the aunt who was in charge of the belt saw that she looked good, so she taught calligraphy, painting and piano skills, dressing up, polishing, grinding her smooth and meticulous. Mu Qing gave her the name of Ah Yue and gave it to Ah Liu**.

It wasn't until the evening that Du Ruhui came to her room, sat and laughed for a while, and she smiled again. Ah Yue was originally a person from Qiyue Fang, and in the past, he only said that Liu Ao was the owner of the workshop, and he didn't dare to raise his head to speak when he saw him. After sending her to Qiyueju, seeing Liu Ao's respect for Du Ruhui, he became more and more afraid. When Du Ruhui was talking to Mu Qing in the house, she was so nervous that she even had to breathe quietly.

When the two talked about leaving early tomorrow morning, Du Ruhui suddenly said, "Comb the woman's hair in a bun from tomorrow." For the sake of convenience, I have wronged you first. ”

"What's the grievance here?" Mu Qing said with a smile.

"You and I are a serious couple, and when I stay at the inn, I will share a room with you." Du Ruhui continued with a joke, "Is this wronged? Mu Qing blushed instantly, bowed his head and said nothing. He couldn't help laughing, leaned over and whispered, "Don't worry, you have to follow the ancient rites and keep filial piety, I remember, before that, I will definitely treat each other with courtesy." The more he spoke, the more ashamed she became, and she could only get up and drive him back to rest early, and he left the house laughing. As soon as he left, Ah Yue's breathing was smooth, but Ah Liu bent over with a smile.

As soon as it was a little light the next day, a small servant came to knock on the door, asking Mu Qing to get up as soon as possible and prepare. Ah Liu woke up the sleepy-eyed Mu Qing, and hurriedly picked out a lotus-colored half-arm short shirt for her, wearing a full-breasted skirt of the same color as broken rhombic flowers. Ah Yue took out a cyan single cloak, shook it open, and said, "It's cold in the morning and evening, this is indispensable." Ah Liu took the cloak, and he was very satisfied, and he was really meticulous.

After dressing cleanly, Ah Liu made a mistake holding the silver grate, she followed Mu Qing since she was a child, from the child's double hair to the cardamom hair in her hand, but she never combed the woman's hair bun, never before. Ah Yue saw that she compared a lock of hair to get it over, but she couldn't get it easy, so she simply asked her for a grate, "Sister Ah Liu, give it to me." ”

Ah Liu hesitated for a moment, and compared himself to being really clumsy, so he handed her the silver grate, "Niang is serious, not as good as the girl of Lefang, you have to be careful." Ah Yue nodded, took the silver grate and gently smoothed her hair, picked the middle hair, and flew up with her ten fingers, and after a while, she grabbed a silver hair nail and fixed the bun firmly. Mu sobered up, looked at the bronze mirror with wide eyes, and looked at it carefully, his facial features were still familiar, but the person seemed to be another person. The juvenile children who were jumping and frolicking in Yuhang City had entered the earth with their father and mother, and the young and shy cardamom years had already been scattered on the fleeing post road, Mu Qingjue felt that her figures who were quickly moving away were not her, only the woman in the bronze mirror in front of her was her.

Ah Liu had already taken people to the carriage to pack their bags and Mu Qing's daily necessities, and when he saw Du Ruhui entering the house, Ah Yue bowed his head and shrank in the corner of the house, not daring to make a sound. Mu Qing withdrew his gaze from the bronze mirror, turned around and smiled at him, he was stunned for a moment, looked straight at her, and remembered that he still had a hairpin in his hand after a while. "The hairpin was prepared in a hurry, and it wasn't as I wanted, but I should still make the hairpin for you." He said apologetically, spreading out his palm, and in his hand lay a six-petal red gold hairpin with a double stack of treasure flowers, and two half-finger-long strings of small gold beads hung down from the hairpin's head. Mu Qing's satisfaction overflowing from the bottom of his heart, a sweet smile bloomed on his face, turned his head sideways, and let him put the golden hairpin firmly on her bun.

The sky was already full of light, and Liu Ao's voice sounded outside, announcing that the carriage was ready, just waiting to leave. Ah Yue hurriedly stepped forward and shook out Mu Qing's cyan cloak, draped it with her, and tied the silk tape. Du Ruhui took her hand, and the two walked out of the house together. The battle in front of the door of Qiyue Ju surprised her a little, only to see a column of five carriages lined up, the beginning of which was full of large and small boxes of clothes, Du Qi boarded the first car, and poked out in front. The fourth car was slightly more delicate and wide, and the curtain was denser than the others, and it was driven by Ada. Yinghua jumped on the last car, and Ah Yun, who followed her, hurriedly followed, put down the curtain, and Mu Qing looked at this girl and was still satisfied. Ah Yuexu was going out for the first time, her face was pale, and Ah Liu comforted her with kind words and took her to the carriage that was loaded in front of her.

Looking at this formation, Xu has not been able to come back for many years, and Mu Qing also has the sorrow of leaving his hometown in his heart, and sighs silently. Du Ruhui held her hand tightly and helped her into the car. Someone stepped forward to remove the wooden steps to board the car, and Liu Ao stepped forward and saluted each of them, "Ah Lang can rest assured, there are old slaves here in Jiangdu who will take care of them wholeheartedly." Mother cherishes herself. Mu Qing bowed back to Liu Ao, Du Ruhui also nodded to him, and said to Ada, "Let's go", and the wheels of the five carriages rolled slowly together, and then went west.

The six carriages were not moving fast, and they shook for a while before they left the city and went up the post road. Mu Qing took off his cloak and looked out through the semi-transparent veil on the pane of the compartment wall, and there was already an autumn scene outside the city, and the cold wind was a little bleak. "If you can walk on the water, the scenery along the way is better, and you can get there in less than ten days." Du Ruhui said regretfully.

"You fought with your uncle for a wife, and you took away his monopoly on business for many years, and it is natural for him to resent in his heart. How will you be allowed to walk in his land? Mu Qing said with a smile, but his face was slightly red. Du Ruhui didn't seem to notice, smiled, and looked out of the car silently. At this time, it should be the season when the golden rice waves are rolling, but there are only barnyard grasses on both sides of the post road, and occasionally the fields planted with rice are also sparse and sparse, and they can't take care of it for a long time.

"Have you ever heard the song of the north wind?" Du Ruhui asked suddenly.

"The north wind is cool, and the rain and snow are cold. Hui and good me, hand in hand. Is it false? It's urgent! The north wind is blowing, and the rain and snow are falling. Benefit and good me, hand in hand. Is it false? It's urgent! Mo Chi Bandit Fox, Mo Black Bandit Wu. Hui and good me, hand in hand with the car. Is it false? It's urgent! Mu Qing chanted in a low voice.

Du Ruhui sighed: "In the past, because of the abuse and extravagance of the patriotic and national government, the people sang this stabbing poem, and this scene now seems to be the same. Those who are kings and ministers are probably repeating the mistakes of the past. ”

"Speaking of which, this song is also very aggrieved." Mu Qing straightened up from his shoulder and said: "When I sang it, I didn't know which one had ulterior motives to listen to it, it was not a stabbing poem, it was nothing more than using the ballad as a reason to attack the monarch of the country, it was really not worth it." This is clearly a love poem, men and women are happy with each other, love is more than a rock, no matter how difficult the situation is, we must go hand in hand. ”

In the past, she always looked shy and cautious, occasionally laughed a few words, then blushed and avoided his gaze, today she said such a straightforward and bold thing, Du Ruhui turned her head to look at her, and saw that she was serious, her long eyelashes trembled slightly on the upper eyecover, and she did not dodge his direct gaze, and she was relieved for a while, and she unconsciously reached out to take her into her arms, and her chin was against her smooth and jade-like forehead, "I can't live up to you." ”

On this day, I went straight from dawn to the day when it was about to fall, and when I arrived at a town that looked slightly rich, I looked for an inn to stay. There are many people and cars, and I can't go fast, and I walked all day, but I traveled more than a mile. This Tangyi town is still lively, there are many merchants coming and going, and the inn is running well. After Du Ruhui entered the door, he swept around, and said softly to Mu Qing: "It's better to be patient than to live in the moon house." Ah Liu took Ah Yue upstairs to clean up the room, swept it slightly, changed into the bedding and curtain, and urged the store to boil more hot water and prepare everyone to bathe.

Yinghua went out for the first time, looking at everything as a novelty, pestering to go out for a walk. Du Ruhui sent Du Qi and a strong coachman to follow, and instructed him not to go far, and he would definitely come back before the market closed after dark. Mu Qing couldn't rest assured, and pulled Ah Yun over and told him again. At dinner time, the group returned. Mu Qing ate with peace of mind, listening to Yinghua chirping about what he had seen on the street. The little lady looks like Mu Qing's childhood, innocent and romantic but born with pride, different from her cowardice, which makes the two laugh repeatedly. Du Ruhui heard Mu Qing talk about the origin of Yinghua, and admired that Wan had such a mind and vision, but it was a pity that the pearl was covered with dust, so he felt a little more pity for Yinghua.

After dinner, Du Ruhui went to see the coachmen and discussed with them tomorrow's journey. Ah Liu served Mu Qing to bathe and sleep in the room, she bumped for a day, soaked in hot water, the muscles and bones of her body were loosened, and she almost fell asleep in the bath. It was expected that Ah Liu and Ah Yue were also tired, and before their hair was dry, Mu Qing sent them to freshen up and rest. When Du Ruhui carried the futon into the room, she was already sleeping soundly on the pillow, and there were still some water droplets hanging on her hair. He frowned and touched her wet hair, which was spread on the floor beside her couch, found a clean cloth, and leaned over to gently wipe her hair one by one.

When her hair was half-dry, she seemed to be aware of it, and she half-opened her eyes in a daze, caught a glimpse of the quilt underground, and asked vaguely, "How do you sleep underground?" He stroked her hair and said, "The world is unstable, people have many troubles in the Hakka country, and you can teach me peace of mind right now." Mu Qing woke up a little, pulled his sleeve with one hand, moved it to the couch, and said softly: "It's hard and cold on the ground at night, how can you sleep." Du Ruyan took off his robe after a slight hesitation, lay down on the couch, stretched out his hand to circle her, closed his eyes and fell asleep motionless. There was a warmth on the bed, and a reassuring familiar atmosphere instantly surrounded her, and she was so tired that she could not care about being shy, and shrunk down on his chest and slept peacefully.

Since then, when staying at the inn every night, Mu Qing has not allowed him to sleep on the ground, and the two sleep together, Du Ruhui can abide by the rules, although sometimes the blood is surging, and he can't help himself, but he only loosely circles her and hugs her, and his lips brush her forehead like a full moon.

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