Chapter 26: Procrastination
Lu Yunjia had no choice but to stop talking, she turned around and said, "Who is coming early in the morning, I'll open the door..."
Dr. Qiu picked up a cotton handkerchief and wiped his face, counting the days, if Yi Shui was in a hurry, he should be able to come back today. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Lu Yunjia opened the door with doubts, and looked up, but it was Zhou Dahai and his wife.
Her heart beat two beats faster, and as soon as she turned, she turned around and ran back into the hall.
Zhou Dahai and Liu watched her run away hatefully, but they didn't chase her, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, they accidentally fell, and now it's not all right, the doctor in the county town said that it will take at least a month to cultivate.
But Zhou Dahai's annual leave can only reach fifteen, and he has no choice but to ask the Song Mansion for half a month's leave.
"Hmph, my salary for this month, as well as the medicine money for us to go to the county seat to see a doctor, we have to come back from Dr. Qiu this time!"
Zhou Dahai and Liu limped towards the hall with each other's arms, and the sharp corners of their eyes exposed his greed.
Liu also gritted his teeth and said: "There is also the blue glazed porcelain bowl that Master Song's family appreciated, you must let this little girl pay!" ”
Lu Yunjia ran into the hall and grabbed the hem of Dr. Qiu's clothes, "It's Zhou Dahai, they're here!" ”
Dr. Qiu was wiping his hands, and when he heard this, he threw the cotton handkerchief into the basin and said, "It's really trustworthy to come so early." ”
After that, he escorted Lu Yunjia behind him and said, "You go to the inner room first, I won't call you, don't come out." ”
Lu Yunjia nodded, and ran to the inner room in a panic.
As soon as she entered, Zhou Dahai and Liu stepped across the threshold and entered the hall, Zhou Dahai squinted and said, "Doctor Qiu, it's sixteen today, on the first day of the new year, you said that you had a fifteenth day to discuss and solve the girl's matter, so we waited, you won't break your promise today, right?" ”
Dr. Qiu picked up the cotton handkerchief from the basin, took it in his hand and twisted it until there were no obvious water droplets on it, then put it on the shelf on the side, he picked up the wooden basin, and said: "Why should the two of you be anxious, since the old man has not left Zhoujia Village, what he said must count." The old man is going to pour water, so the two of them might as well sit down first. ”
Dr. Qiu walked out of the hall with a wooden basin as he spoke, Zhou Dahai and Liu looked at each other, Dr. Qiu was not from Zhoujia Village, he had no roots and no foundation, and he didn't dare to play them, so thinking about it, the two stopped standing, and slowly walked to the side of the low square and sat down.
After a while, Dr. Qiu returned to the hall with the empty wooden basin, he put the wooden basin on the high pestle, and then walked to the low table and sat down, "Have you two had breakfast?" These are all done by Ah Yuan. ”
Lu Yunjia prepared three dishes, but in order not to let the food get cold so quickly, she still covered the meal with plates and bowls, Zhou Dahai and Liu glanced at the table, and said in their hearts What delicious can that little girl make, Liu shook his head and said, "Don't eat, we have eaten at home." ”
As soon as Liu finished speaking, Dr. Qiu happened to open three small plates, shrimp dumplings, scrambled eggs, and a refreshing mixed cucumber, in Lu Yunjia's eyes, these were the simplest breakfasts, even in the ten years she was under house arrest in the Buddhist hall, she did not miss these every day.
But in Zhoujia Village, such a breakfast is hearty.
Even if the Liu family was greedy for a lot of silver on Lu Yunjia, their family's breakfast was just one more egg per person, and the staple food was still white porridge with pickles.
She opened her mouth in surprise, no wonder the girl was reluctant to leave, it turned out that Dr. Qiu was so rich!
Hum! That girl's luck is also a little better!
and Na Yi Shui, but he is a kid that no one wants, and he was even accepted as an apprentice by Dr. Qiu...
Doctor Qiu picked up the bowl and said, "So the old man is welcome, please wait." ”
Zhou Dahai was choked, but thinking that they were asking for money from Dr. Qiu today, he endured it.
Lu Yunjia stayed in the room, feeling uneasy, Dr. Qiu said that from the capital of Zhoujia Village, Jinan County Government, it would take two or three days, and Brother Yi Shui left early in the morning on the eleventh, so can he come back today?
Outside, Dr. Qiu finished eating, he picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and his eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, "It's cold, it's astringent and bitter, Ah Yuan-" Dr. Qiu shouted, "Go make a pot of hot tea." ”
Lu Yunjia was stunned in the room, let her go out at this time?
Zhou Dahai and Liu haven't left yet?
Just as she was thinking, Dr. Qiu's voice came from outside again, "Ah Yuan, hurry up." ”
Lu Yunjia clasped her hands together, and gradually pinched the corners of her upper body gown, she took a deep breath, and then mustered up the courage to walk out of the room, Lu Yunjia lowered her head and slowly walked to the side of the quartet, half-squatting and picked up the teapot from the table, "Ah Yuan, let's go." ”
Zhou Dahai and Liu glanced at her, seeing that she looked nervous, half-hanging her face, as if she didn't dare to look at them, Liu snorted with satisfaction, the little girl was afraid of her, she had been trained to be obedient for more than a year, and she didn't dare to turn out any flowers, so she didn't stop Lu Yunjia and let her out.
Lu Yunjia took the teapot to the kitchen, but suddenly remembered that the hot water boiled today had been used up, so he ran to the water tank again, and saw that it was also low.
Lu Yunjia was suspicious, could it be... Did Dr. Qiu do it on purpose?
After thinking about it, she stood at the door of the kitchen with a teapot and shouted, "Doctor Qiu, there is no water in the kitchen." ”
In the hall, the three of them all looked at her, and Dr. Qiu stroked his beard and said, "If there is no water, go to the east of the village to pick it up, and tell the old man what is the use!" ”
The east end of the village?
Lu Yunjia's heart trembled, and he nodded hurriedly and responded, "Ah Yuan will go immediately." ”
She quickly returned to the house, put the teapot on the edge of the stove, picked up a wooden barrel and wanted to run out, but when she turned her head, Liu had already entered the kitchen.
Lu Yunjia suddenly paused, holding the handle of the barrel tightly with both hands, lowering his eyes and staring at his feet, the whole person dared not breathe.
Fortunately, Liu Shi just walked around the kitchen, "It seems that there is really no water," she turned to Lu Yunjia and said, "The old lady warns you, don't play those tricks for the old lady, settle down, don't want to run." ”
Lu Yunjia hung his head and was silent, secretly praying that he would not be discovered by the Liu family.
It seemed that her prayers had an effect, and Liu Shi warned her twice, then twisted around and walked out of the kitchen, only to turn around and say to her when he made the door, "The village well is in the north, why did Dr. Qiu let you go to the east?" Isn't Dongtou just out of the village, is it the way to the county seat? ”
Lu Yunjia's breath suffocated suddenly, and he said in a hurry: "I, I don't know, it's Brother Yishui who goes to carry water on weekdays." ”
Liu nodded and said, "It seems that Dr. Qiu has a bad memory," glared at Lu Yunjia fiercely, and said: "Run faster on the road, if you can't come back in two quarters of an hour, the old lady will definitely cripple your legs!" ”
(To be continued)
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