Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Locust Eats Belly
Yang Yu closed his eyes and rested in the car.
Vaguely, his thoughts returned to the small courtyard at the side gate of Jinling Lu Mansion.
"Girl, the hostess said that there has been a great drought in recent years, and the price of rice and grain in Jinling City is expensive, so she ......" Jingmo hesitated and embarrassed to clench the empty rice pocket in her hand tightly.
Yang Yu cried and hugged Jingmo's body and said, "A month, only thirty grains of rice were given a month, is Yang Shu trying to force me to death!" ”
Qi Yan was fast-talking, although he was crying on his face, he was unconvinced: "How did he get the wealth of the Lu family!" When something happens, I beg and be scared, and I don't even give rice and food when I have nothing to do! Qi Yan said even more angry, although his body was weak, but he walked to the gate of the courtyard, crossed his waist and shouted: "Where in the world is there such a wolf-hearted person!" ”
"Qi Yan! Yang Yu shouted, her face turned pale, her lips trembled slightly, she looked extremely frightened, and lowered her voice and said, "Ah Xiu is in the hands of the Yang family!" If Yang Shu is displeased, Ah Xiu's life is worried! ”
When Qi Yan heard this, his feet couldn't help but soften, and he almost fell to his knees.
Qi Yan's eyes flickered, looked at the barren field in the corner of the courtyard, and said with joy: "Girl, the slave won't make you hungry!" She walked briskly out of the side door of the Lu Mansion.
Jingmo settled Yang Yu and hurried out of the house.
Qi Yan and Jingmo did not come back for a whole day, and on the afternoon of the second day, Qi Yan entered the door with a full sack of linen in his hand.
After a while, a plate full of boiled locusts was served. Yang Yu was faintly nauseated, and his face became even paler.
"Girl, the slave once heard the peasant say, there will be locusts when there is a drought, although this locust looks hateful, but it is a thing that can replenish the body, the slave caught a lot in the suburbs, and begged the peasant family to cook it and bring it back. Qi Yan pushed the plate full of locusts in front of Yang Yu again.
This scene, Yang Yu remembered it deeply, her fingers trembled, stretched out to the tattered plate, her face could not hide her disgust, she bit her lip, tears rolled down her eyes, and suddenly grabbed a locust and threw it into her mouth, she didn't dare to chew, swallowed it directly, vomited in her mouth, she clenched her fists: "Lu Cambodia!" Yang Shu! I won't die, I'm going to watch Ah Xiu become a talent! I'm not dead! Immortal! The locust's hard shell pierced her throat like swallowing a steel needle, her heart was nauseous, and she had to swallow it in order to save her life, the locust was stuck in her throat, not up or down, Yang Yu's face was flushed, her mouth couldn't stop vomiting, and she swallowed hard.
"Girl! Jingmo's face was extremely pale, and he entered the door with a hot bun in his hand.
Yang Yu's face was full of tears, and his face was pale.
Jingmo handed the bun in his arms to Yang Yu: "Girl, eat quickly." She smiled and took one and handed it to Qi Yan: "You eat it too!" ”
"Where did you get the money to buy buns?" Yang Yu was a little hesitant and refused to touch it.
Jing Mo's face froze, and then he smiled casually: "Begging." ”
Yang Yu lowered his face slightly, and said sneeringly: "It's me who is the one who affects the two of you." ”
"Girl, eat! Jingmo picked up a white and chubby Yuxue cute bun and stuffed it into Yang Yu's hand. Yang Yu ninja's throat was sour, and he took a bite of the bun fiercely, as if it was the meat of Lu Cambodia and Yang Shu.
"Jingmo, you eat too!" Yang Yu shook her head and handed the bun to Jingmo, only to see her pat her stomach with a smile and say, "I've already eaten enough, you can eat." ”
Yang Yu's eyebrows became tighter and tighter, she clenched her silver teeth, opened her eyes hatefully, and the hatred in her heart seemed to break through her heart and burst out of her body. In the most ordinary buns, chewing in the mouth, but Yang Yu felt as if she had eaten the most delicious thing in the world, sweet and soft, she couldn't wait to swallow her tongue too, gobbling it up, looking at Jingmo and Qi Yan with tears in her eyes.
In my ears was the sound of the wheels pressing down on the dirt road, and the sweet smell of high-grade incense lingered in my nose. has been freed, and will never fellowship with them again in this life, never again.
Yang Yu turned his eyes to look out of the car, the sun was gradually setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the road in the countryside, enveloping everything in the world in a brilliant sunset.
"Stop! ”
There was a shout from the window, and the carriage took a few more steps before coming to a steady stop.
The servants were busy setting up tents in the open space as usual, and Yang Yu slowly got out of the carriage.
"Why can't you take a bath?" A sharp, delicate female voice rang out from behind her.
Yang Yu turned her eyes to see that it was Chen's sister-in-law, and she shouted dissatisfiedly.
The head of the Chen family blushed and said unhappily: "It's Wang Jingzhi, who you are infatuated with, who doesn't allow anyone in the convoy to bathe, if you are dissatisfied, just leave the convoy." ”
Chen's sister-in-law had tears in her eyes, her body unconsciously ducked back, and murmured: "Ah Weng sent the cart back to Liaocheng, and now even I have to abandon it?" ”
The head of the Chen family was stunned, his eyes flashed slightly, he looked at the sister-in-law who was looking at him, and said in a soft voice: "After all, we will move forward, and in a few days, out of the dry area, you will not be stopped by how you want to play in the water." ”
The sister-in-law nodded softly, her lips full of grievances.
The servants laid out the plain satin and soft couch, and the scholars stepped on the soft couch and began to drink and sing every day.
Yang Yu was no longer interested in looking at it, and turned back to his green tent.
Outside the tent was a detached singing and howling, and Yang Yu slowly closed his eyes.
The next morning, the carriage was on the road again, and after four or five days, the ground on which the convoy passed was no longer as dry and terrible as it had been a few days before, and everyone finally let go of their hearts slightly. And the originally dusty, noble and graceful family Langjun and sister-in-law, after a few days of hurrying and unable to wash, and all the wolves were unbearable, and finally walked out of the dry land, and the atmosphere in the convoy was unprecedentedly warm.
Yang Yu withdrew his plain hand and picked up the polished and yellowed book in his hand again.
Fortunately, the scope of this drought is small, otherwise it would ......
Yang Yu shook her head slowly, since the scope of the drought is not large, then the locust plague will not be too heavy, and the corners of her lips slightly raised a relieved smile.
"Ah Yu! The carriage rested, and Ah Tong held a green rice branch in his hand and ran to Yang Yu's car.
Yang Yu lifted the curtain and smiled: "How?" ”
Ah Tong held the rice branch and handed it to Yang Yu and said: "I wanted to pick flowers, but everywhere in the rice fields, I can only pinch a rice branch and send it to you." ”
Yang Yu smiled and touched Ah Tong's hair, took the rice branch and said, "Don't spoil the rice branch again." ”
Seeing Yang Yu smiling, Ah Tong was not sad, his face was even more rosy because of the flying run, and he said with a smile: "I know, I don't dare to do it again." ”
Yang Yu looked at the emerald green rice branch in his hand and said with a smile: "Finally, finally out of the drought area." She turned and planted the green rice branch in the potting soil of the withered "white gulls chasing waves" in the corner of the carriage.
Her eyes lit up with some excitement and joy, and she picked up the hat at hand and jumped out of the carriage briskly.
Ah Tong tilted his head and looked at Yang Yu, his eyes were a little puzzled.
Ah Jiu behind her sat far away on the side of the road, watching Yang Yu's every move, smiling heartily.
Qi Yan smiled: "Ah Jiu's eyes are different. ”
Ah Jiu pursed his lips and smiled: "The people in the world who see your girl's eyes are normal, either they are illiterate, or they are noble. I am neither a powerful nor an extraordinary person, and I can appreciate the beauty of Ah Yu. Ah Jiu held a green grass between his lips, and said with a satisfied face.
Qi Yan frowned and said: "Girls have their own people who please, Ah Jiu Mo wants Xiao to think." ”
Ah Jiu turned his head to look at Qi Yan in surprise, took the grass off his lips, and said with a solemn face: "You little lady, you are young, why is your heart full of children's private feelings?" I admire and admire Ah Yu, and there is no love between men and women! ”
Qi Yan pursed his lips and smiled, and said with satisfaction: "That's good." ”
Ah Jiu lowered his head slightly, and his eyes unconsciously looked at Yang Yu's quiet and proud figure. (To be continued.) )