Chapter 10 Iron Tenderness, Wind and Rain
As soon as Yao Quehua cried, the two maids on the other side of the verandah heard the movement and hurriedly looked for it, and when they saw Wei Zhang hurriedly Yifu, they went over and asked, "Third girl, what's wrong?" β
Yao Quehua just shook his head, hiding his face and crying. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. The two maids glanced at each other inexplicably, and then looked back at Wei Zhang.
Wei Zhang frowned and said nothing, but he didn't want to leave immediately, just stood there.
In the house, Mrs. Wang heard the movement and sent someone out to see, Yao Yanyu heard clearly that Yao Quehua was crying, and she was disgusted and did not squeak. Ning had to get up and come out to look, and as soon as he went out and saw Wei Zhang, he asked in surprise: "General Wei is also there?" β
Wei Zhang saw that a master came out to cook, so he frowned and turned around and entered the house. It happened that Yao Yanyi also came over, and when he saw Yao Quehua crying, he asked unhappily, "What's wrong?" β
Yao Quehua didn't dare to cry anymore, but lowered her head and sobbed silently.
Ning asked the two maids again, and the two maids shook their heads and said they didn't know, and said that when they came over, they only saw General Wei and the three girls standing here. General Wei didn't speak, and the three girls were crying.
"What did General Wei say?" Ning asked in confusion.
"The slaves didn't hear it either." The two maids replied.
Ning asked Yao Quehua again, and Yao Quehua shook his head. But it was very aggrieved and sad.
Yao Yanyi was a little impatient, so he instructed the maid next to him: "You can send the third girl back to the room." β
The two maids agreed, and stepped forward to help Yao Quehua go out. Yao Quehua took a few steps and looked back again. Yao Yanyi was looking at her with a frown, she lowered her eyes, turned her head, and left silently.
Ning saw that Yao Quehua had gone out, so he asked Yao Yanyi in a low voice: "There won't be anything, right?" β
Yao Yanyi snorted lightly and said, "Where did this girl come from such deep scheming at such a young age? Aunt Tian really taught her a lot! β
Ning shook his head slightly, didn't speak, and the husband and wife went back to the room.
Yao Yanyu stood at the window and saw all this through the window screen, always with an indifferent smile on her face. Who is bad at calculating? A man who calculates his sister?
That night, after the banquet was dispersed, Yao Yanyu passed by Yao Quehua's courtyard when she returned to the room, and after sinking her steps, she turned around and walked inside. Cui Wei was stunned, and hurriedly followed and knocked on the door.
The courtyard door opened, and when the mother-in-law inside saw that it was Yao Yanyu, she hurriedly rubbed her eyes and said, "The second girl is still coming to see the third girl so late?" β
"Ming'er is leaving, I have a few words to say to the third sister." Yao Yanyu said, turning her head to look at Cuiwei.
Cuiwei casually handed a purse to the woman: "This little bit of broken silver, the aunt will take it to drink and eat." β
The mother-in-law smiled and thanked her repeatedly, invited Yao Yanyu to come in, and closed the courtyard door.
Yao Yanyu commanded: "You are all waiting outside, and I will say a few words to the third sister." β
"The slave pours tea for the girl."
"No need." Yao Yanyu said and raised her feet and entered the door.
Inside, Yao Quehua had already washed and changed her clothes and lay on the bed, because she heard movement outside, she put on her clothes and sat up again. Seeing that it was Yao Yanyu, she hurriedly got out of bed and put on embroidered shoes and came forward to call: "Second sister." β
Yao Yanyu sneered softly and sighed, "What a poor well-behaved girl." It's really pitiful. β
"Second sister?" Yao Quehua raised her head and looked at Yao Yanyu innocently, "Why did the second sister say this?" β
"Weren't you interested in Marquis Xiao before? Why did you suddenly change your temperament and like to fight in the future? Yao Yanyu asked straight to the point.
Yao Quehua hurriedly shook his head: "No, no." β
"There is no best." Yao Yanyu sneered: "If there is, I advise you to die as soon as possible." I'm not afraid to tell you that my man can only belong to me in this life, unless I die, and he will continue to love whoever he loves. As long as I live for one day, don't even think about concubines and the like. Let me know who dares to covet my man, I have my own way to kill her! β
"Sister......" Yao Quehua was shocked by Yao Yanyu's cruel words, and her face suddenly turned pale.
"It's not early, I have to get up early tomorrow and go." After speaking, Yao Yanyu turned around and left, leaving Yao Quehua standing alone and not moving for a long time.
The next day, before dawn, everyone got up, Yao Yanyu washed and dressed, and came forward to bid farewell to Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang held her hand and said, "The old lady slept late last night, and she hasn't woken up yet, so don't bother her." β
Yao Yanyu, Yao Yanyi and Ning took their daughter to kowtow to Yao Yuanzhi and his wife, and then got into the carriage and went straight to the dock. Yao Yanen took his family to the dock and watched the fleet slowly leave without a trace before returning.
The collection and processing of medicinal materials in Jiangning City is still continuing, and Yao Yanyi will naturally run back, and at present, the stall has been handed over to Yao Yanen and Yao Yanxi, a relatively calm side brother in the Yao family.
The fleet left the Jiangning dock, and Yao Yanyu went back to sleep in the cabin.
This time, there were Ning and the little girl Yao Cuihan accompanying them, there were more than a dozen female dependents, and the boat was also a lot more lively, two big ships went one after another, and the boat in front was loaded with Yao Yanyu's new dowry, as well as the luggage of Yao Yanyi's family, as well as the family members and guards of the guards. Behind a large boat with people.
The next four cargo ships were loaded with medicinal herbs, and the medicinal herbs were followed by four ordinary passenger ships, which were Wei Zhang's personal entourage when he came and the elite soldiers selected in the naval division this time.
After the fleet left the dock, Wei Zhang inspected each boat until noon, and returned to the big boat used by the Yao brothers and sisters.
On the deck of the bow of the boat, a two-year-old girl was swaying and running, and several little maids were laughing around her, and the little girl was holding a cotton-filled multicolored ball in her hand, and suddenly lost it headlessly, and she giggled happily.
The cotton ball landed at Wei Zhang's feet, and the little girl hurriedly walked this way, but her calves were too short, her steps were unsteady, and she almost fell down several times.
Wei Zhang squatted down to pick up the multicolored cotton ball and shook it at the little girl. The little girl thought that this person was grabbing toys with her, so she immediately became anxious, and the elder's small arm pounced directly, holding General Wei's hand and opening her mouth to bite it.
General Wei was stupid when he boarded. I think he is a dignified seven-foot man, he has killed countless people in the southern and northern wars, and I don't know how many external injuries he has suffered, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is scarred, but he has not been bitten by a child!
The little girl Yao Cuihan is only two years old, and her little milk teeth have almost grown, but fortunately, General Wei has a thick layer of cocoons on her hands, otherwise, it would be very painful to bite her little milk teeth hard.
"Huh?" After the little girl Yao Cuihan bit the person hard, she found that this person did not howl like others, and she couldn't help but be very surprised, and raised her round little face to look at Wei Zhang, and her black grape-like eyes blinked, as if looking at a strange thing.
The nurse had already seen Wei Zhang coming, so she hurriedly ran over, blessed her first, and shouted: "General Wei." He asked in surprise: "Oh, my sister is biting again?!" β
"Ball Ball!" Yao Cuihan stretched out his little hand to grab the colorful cotton ball in Wei Zhang's hand.
Wei Zhang felt that it was funny, and threw the cotton ball into his other hand with a slight force with his wrist, raised it above the top of the little girl's head, raised his sword eyebrows, and asked with a smile: "Biting me, do you still want the ball?" β
"Woo......" Yao Cuihan's little girl immediately glared, it means that if you don't give me the ball, I will bite you.
The nurse next to her saw Wei Zhang's eyebrows and smiles, no longer looking like she was cold and rejecting thousands of miles away, and she was busy laughing and coaxing the little girl: "Sister Han, call the general, and if you call the general, I'll give you the ball." β
Yao Cuihan's little girl stared at Wei Zhang with big eyes, and only after a while did she shout angrily: "Don't scream!" β
"Sister must be obedient, otherwise the second aunt will not be happy." The nurse coaxed again.
The little girl looked at Wei Zhang, blinked her eyes, and said in a milky voice: "You are uncle!" β
"Uh...... Hehe...... "The nurse was the first to laugh.
Wei Zhang returned the colorful cotton ball to the little girl, rubbed the little girl's round head with his big hand, and said with a low smile: "Good." β
The nurse smiled and took the little girl away, but Wei Zhang squatted on the deck for a long time and did not move.
Uncle...... hahaγ
General Wei looked at the little gums on his fingers, and wondered if the girl sleeping in it was also so unreasonable and flattering when she was a child?
Yao Yanyu was still sleeping at noon, so Ning didn't ask anyone to make a noise about her, but only told Mama Feng to keep the food and serve it when she woke up.
Wei Zhang went back to his boat to rest after eating, originally Yao Yanyi invited him to rest on this boat, but he felt that it was inconvenient to have Ning and other female dependents there, although he wanted to be closer to his fiancΓ©e.
Yao Cuihan's little girl naturally couldn't hide the fact that she bit General Wei, and as soon as Yao Yanyu woke up, she listened to Mama Feng.
Mama Feng smiled: "Sister Han is really interesting, she actually called General Wei's uncle, I don't know who said it to her, I heard that the one who called it was simply loud, which shocked General Wei." β
Yao Yanyu also thought it was funny, and she really couldn't imagine what General Wei, who had a cold face all day long, was bitten by a little girl, so she smiled: "Naturally, those mothers-in-law and girls, haode don't teach, teach her this." β
The night breeze is slightly drunk, blowing away the heat of the day and bringing a bit of coolness.
At dinner in the evening, Yao Yanyi invited Wei Zhang and Tang Xiaoyi over. The three men set up a low table on the deck outside, and drank the food and drinks together. Yao Yanyu and Ning's sister-in-law ate in the cabin.
Because of the hot weather, all the windows in the cabin were opened, leaving only a layer of ice silk veil that was dialed into the cicada's wings to protect against mosquitoes. The laughter and conversation of the three people outside were clearly recognizable, and Ning laughed in a low voice: "My sister is so blessed." Today, Han'er's nurse told me that General Han likes children very much. Han'er bit him, but he was not annoyed. I used to think that this person was too cold and hard, thinking that he had no parents since he was a child, and he grew up in a place like a military camp, so he must be a rough man who lacks tenderness. Now it seems that I am overthinking. β
Yao Yanyu said with a smile: "He is a big man, and he was bitten by a two-year-old doll, what else can he do?" Besides, our Han'er is so cute, biting him is to give him face, and we don't rarely bite others, right? Yao Yanyu said, and reached out to tease the little girl Yao Cuihan.
The little girl giggled and threw herself into Yao Yanyu's arms, asking her to hug her.
Ning blamed the nurse: "Hold my sister over, she scratched the little hand monkey everywhere and wiped the second girl's body." "Just now, the nurse fed the little girl to eat fish, and the little girl has not been idle, and her hands are indeed stained with a lot of oil.
Helplessly, she was in Yao Yanyu's arms, and the nurse couldn't hold it, she put a pair of small arms around Yao Yanyu's neck, and the aunt screamed, and Yao Yanyu's heart softened, so she took a wet handkerchief and wiped her hands, and asked, "What do you want Han'er to do?" Auntie plays with you. β
"Drop the ball!" Yao Cuihan's little girl speaks neatly and clearly, but she cherishes words like gold, and she never says more if she can say one less word.
"It's dark and it's not safe to lose the ball." Yao Yanyu patiently persuaded.
"Woo woo...... When children fail to achieve their goals, they usually cry very simply.
"This kid!" Ning frowned: "Sister, don't pay attention to her, let her down, she will bully people." β
Yao Yanyu was already full anyway, so she smiled and said: "Now on the boat, there is no place to take Han'er to relax, adults can still bear it, children naturally can't stand it." Sister-in-law, don't talk about her, I'll take her outside for a walk and come back after a while. β
Ning smiled: "My sister is just pampering her." He also instructed the nurse: "Good life follows the second girl, don't let this girl rely on the second girl." β
The nurse agreed and followed Yao Yanyu out of the cabin. A string of lanterns hung on the outer mast, illuminating the deck. After Yao Yanyu came out, she put the little girl on the ground and asked with a smile: "Han'er said, how did you lose the ball?" β
Yao Cuihan turned around to look for the ball, and a maid hurriedly handed her the colorful ball, so she took it and threw it away.
The two-year-old little doll didn't have a head on the spot, and when she threw it herself, the cotton ball was thrown up and down, but it just hit her own head. made Yao Yanyu and the nurse next to her laugh.
The laughter disturbed the men who were drinking and talking over there, Yao Yanyi turned his head to look over and said with a smile: "They are happy." β
Tang Xiaoyi smiled: "The boat is boring, and it is not easy for children to have some fun. This trip is more nervous than when I came, and I don't know if Ling Yan will be bored on this ship in two days. β
Wei Zhang didn't say a word, just squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Yao Yanyu happily playing with the child.
After watching it for a while, General Wei suddenly had a thought in his heart, maybe next year or the year after, there would be such a scene in his mansion. The two girls, one big and one small, threw a multicolored cotton ball, and laughed very happily, as if all the evil and ugliness in this world had nothing to do with them. And he is the one who shelters them from the wind and rain, and keeps those ugly and unbearable outside.
Thinking of this, the smile in General Wei's eyes deepened.
The lantern on the mast shone down, and the ruthless iron-masked general's eyes, which were always as cold as ice, had a gentle look, and they were a soft mess, and Tang Xiaoyi's heart trembled when he saw it: My mother, this kind of gaze of the boss is so crazy.
Yao Yanyu played with the little girl for a while, and the little girl was sweating all over, and was hugged by the nurse to take a bath. And Miss Yao slept all day, and she didn't want to go back at this time, so she climbed onto the side of the boat and watched the sparkling waves on the river, blowing the evening breeze.
A few people over there have dispersed at some point. Yao Yanyi went into the cabin to see his daughter, and Tang Xiaoyi left the ship to check everywhere. Only Wei Zhang walked over slowly.
The people in the army walked lightly, but Yao Yanyu's hearing was particularly sharp now, and when Wei Zhang was still a dozen steps away from her, she had already turned around.
Wei Zhang smiled and asked, "Did you see me?" β
"No, I hear you walking." Yao Yanyu smiled and turned her head away.
"Can you hear my footsteps?!" General Wei was immediately surprised. You must know that with his stalking skills, if he carefully hides his whereabouts, even Tang Xiaoyi will not be able to detect it.
Although he didn't try his best to hide his tracks when he came over just now, he still wanted to scare her, so he deliberately lightened his pace! More than a dozen steps away, under the condition that General Wei deliberately lightened his steps, he keenly felt his arrival and turned back without hesitation. What is this concept?
"Do you have unusual hearing?" General Wei stood beside Yao Yanyu and asked seriously.
"Didn't you?" Yao Yanyu shook her head blankly, she really didn't realize that she had this kind of special function.
Wei Zhang looked at the surrounding environment, felt it seriously, raised his hand and pointed to a flat boat on the river, and said, "Can you hear the people in there?" β
Yao Yanyu didn't know what he meant, but he still listened carefully and said, "There are three people, and one of them said that he can't eat fresh fish if he goes to Yundu. The other said that Yundu was the imperial capital and there was no shortage of fish. There is also a saying that after following General Wei, he will go to the northwest, which is the day when Ru Mao drinks blood, and he can't see fish at all. β
Wei Zhang's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Yao Yanyu.
Yao Yanyu was inexplicably looked at by him, because he asked, "Why are you looking at me like this?" β
Wei Zhang said seriously: "You must know that the ship is three or four feet away from here, and there is the sound of water on the river, it is impossible for ordinary people to hear it so clearly." β
"Isn't it?" Yao Yanyu felt that this was quite normal.
"If you don't believe it, just call someone to try it."
Yao Yanyu turned around and saw the smiling face hidden behind the window of the cabin, so she raised her voice and called, "Jinhuan? Saussurea? Come out. β
Xue Lian and Jin Huan, who were hiding behind the window and peeking, stuck out their tongues, and had no choice but to come over and wrap themselves together: "General Wei, second girl." β
Yao Yanyu pulled the golden ring to the side of the boat, pointed to the flat boat in the distance, and asked, "Can you hear what the people on the boat are saying?" β
Jin Huan listened carefully and shook his head blankly: "The slave only hears the sound of the wind and the water, and can't hear anyone talking." β
"Listen closely." Yao Yan persuaded earnestly.
"Girl, I really can't hear you." Xue Lian also listened carefully and shook her head.
Yao Yanyu was suddenly surprised. Then start serious introspection. I've never found myself with such a specialty before!
Wei Zhang waved his hand to signal the two big maids to go back, then pointed in the direction of the river bank and asked, "Can you see how many houses and lights there are?" β
Yao Yanyu looked over, but there were lights lit, as if it was a village, and then counted carefully: "Twenty-two lights, about a dozen households." I can't see it clearly. β
Wei Zhang nodded: "Well, twenty-two lights are right, there are a total of sixteen households, one family has three lights, four families have two lights, and the others are all one light." β
"You can see this too?!" This time it was Miss Yao's turn to be stunned.
"It's basic. It's a must. "Otherwise, how can you pass through Yang in a hundred steps? Wei Zhang smiled faintly and said, "But you're not bad." Ordinary people can't see that far. β
"Really?" Miss Yao couldn't believe it, but because it had been confirmed before, she was skeptical, and said secretly, am I still an existence against the sky? Why didn't you find out before?
Wei Zhang chuckled: "Is this still fake?" If you're not gifted, you're learned. β
"Workout?" Yao Yanyu was very surprised: "This can also be exercised?" β
"Of course. There are so many clairvoyants and ears in the world. β
"Ahh Ever since she gave Feng Shi an acupuncture and found that there would be an inexplicable faint air flow from her body into the patient's body through the silver needle, she has been secretly shiyan, isn't this the Taoist metaphysical qigong that the big-mouthed empty mind master said?
"What?" Wei Zhang looked back at her.
"Nothing." Yao Yanyu immediately calmed down.
Wei Zhang looked at her calmly, the marriage of the two of them was decided, she still had something to say?
Yao Yanyu was a little weak by him, so he coughed and turned his face to look at the water.
The two were silent for a long time, but Wei Zhang still looked at her, motionless. Yao Yanyu felt that this was not a solution, and she couldn't be stared at like this by this person all the time. So he took out one thing that was pressed in his heart and asked, "You were in the corridor last night, what happened to my third sister?" β
"Huh?" Wei Zhang was suddenly alert, "What's going on?" β
"She's crying at you?" Miss Yao turned her head and looked at the person in front of her with a smile.
Wei Zhangjian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he snorted: "How do I know? She cries when she loves to cry, can I stop it? β
"Forget it." Yao Yanyu chuckled, she didn't take this matter too seriously. With that, she turned to leave.
The wind on the river suddenly became stronger, mixed with thick water vapor.
"Don't go." Wei Zhang was not happy, grabbed Yao Yanyu's arm, frowned and asked, "What do you mean by asking me?" β
Yao Yanyu was stunned for a moment, looked down at his hand holding his arm, and looked up at his expression.
Wei Zhang was a little anxious just now, and his hand was a little heavy, but he felt extremely soft when he pinched Yao Yanyu's arm, and his heart was stirring for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a little looser.
Yao Yanyu waved his arm, broke away, and laughed in a low voice: "What is the general anxious about?" β
Wei Zhang was not good at words, and he was anxious, so when she asked like this, he was stopped by the question.
Yao Yanyu looked up at the inky night sky and said, "It's going to rain, let's not stand here and make scenery for others." β
"......" Wei Zhang looked left and right, and saw a sly gaze behind several windows, and laughed for a while.
Another gust of wind blew, carrying the fishy smell of rain, blowing the broken hair between Yao Yanyu's sideburns, and she said, "Go back quickly." Then he lifted his feet and hurried into the cabin.
The thick black sky suddenly opened a flash link, like a snow chain connecting the sky and the earth, and it disappeared in a flash.
Yao Yanyu just entered the door and was taken aback. Hurriedly turned around to look, the sentence 'go back quickly' choked in his throat and did not shout, where is there still a figure of Weizhang on the side of the ship?
A muffled thunder rumbled across the sky, shattering the calm of the summer night.
Yao Yanyi immediately rushed out of it and shouted loudly: "Someone! β
"Second brother?" Yao Yanyu hurriedly followed out again, and Yao Yanyi turned around and shouted: "Go back!" Stay in there, don't come out! β
Heavy rain and strong winds poured down. The lanterns on the mast were blown out by the wind. It was pitch black on the river.
Yao Yanyi leaned on the side of the boat and looked behind, boats full of medicinal herbs were swaying on the water, the people on the boat were connecting the boats with iron chains, and Tang Xiaoyi, who was dressed in white, stood on the top of a boat, commanding loudly. And Wei Zhang was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's General Wei?!" Yao Yanyi asked loudly.
"Went to the boat in the back!" Tang Xiaoyi roared.
Yao Yanyi was immediately relieved.
At this time, a lightning bolt cut through the sky again, and there was a tragic white between heaven and earth, Yao Yanyi raised his hand to wipe the rain on his face, and saw the figure on the boat in the distance, tall and powerful, pulling an iron chain to the side of the ship with one hand, it was Wei Zhang.
"Second Master!" Jin Huan came out of the cabin with an umbrella in his hand, and before he could say anything, a gust of wind blew, and the sixteen-bone oil-paper umbrella immediately fell apart.
"Go back!" Yao Yanyi turned around and shouted, "Close the door!" β
Jinhuan just showed his face and was soaked by the rain, and the umbrella in his hand was also rotten, so he had to retreat.
The ladies in the cabin were secretly sweating, and only the little girl Yao Cuihan slept peacefully in the nurse's arms.
Ning glanced back at her and sighed, "This kid actually slept so soundly. β
"My sister is a blessed child." The nurse caressed the little girl in her arms lovingly.
Although Yao Yanyu sat on the couch and didn't speak, she was very worried. If there is any mistake in the herbs on those ships, everyone will not be able to escape responsibility.
Listen to the lightning and thunder outside, and the rain is pouring in. Miss Yao scolded silently in her heart, this damn heavy rain!
Yao Yanyi didn't stay outside for long, and when he saw that all the boats were connected, he came back with confidence.
"Second Master!" Ning Shi hurriedly stepped forward, looked at Yao Yanyi, who was like a chicken in soup, worried to death, and ordered Jinhuan: "Go get some ginger syrup!" β
Yao Yanyi waved his hand: "Forget it, where to start the stove fire at this time?" β
Only then did Ning Shi realize that it was now a ship, because of the hot weather, their stoves were usually pressed on the outer deck, and there was nothing to prepare for a fire in the cabin. Now that it's raining, the stove has long been doused by the rain. How do you cook ginger syrup?
Yao Yanyu hurriedly said: "Second brother, go in and change into dry clothes, and ask Cuiwei to use moxibustion to ward off the cold for you." β
Yao Yanyi nodded and entered the inner room. Jin Huan and Xue Lian hurriedly followed up to serve.
After almost half an hour of heavy rain, God finally stopped a little, and only the sound of the water was heard, but the sound of the wind was almost inaudible.
Ning asked the nurse to go to sleep first with Sister Han'er, Yao Yanyi glanced back at everyone and said, "You all go to sleep, it's okay." After saying that, he put on his oil coat and took his hat and went out to watch. Yao Yanyu also raised her heel and went out, and behind her, Du Sanniang hurriedly held up an umbrella and followed.
"Why don't you go to sleep?" Yao Yanyi glanced back at Yao Yanyu.
"I'm not at ease." The rain was a little lighter, but it was still not negligible. Yao Yanyu sighed silently, this is just the beginning, it will enter the rainy season soon, and the next one doesn't know how many rains it will take to reach Yundu City.
"What's not to worry about? Xianjun and I both thought of it. It's not the proper rainy season yet, and it won't be a problem until half a month. But...... Half a month later, we have arrived in Yundu City. Yao Yanyi said, smiling slightly.
Saying this, a strong wind swept by, Yao Yanyu turned around and saw that Wei Zhang, who was soaked all over, was already standing beside him, and then the white light flashed, and Tang Junmen, who was dressed in white, also flew over and landed lightly on the deck.