Chapter Eighty-Four: Send
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang, when we talk about Qiuzhou City, the first thing is to go to Ping'an to find you, and when you don't see us, we will also pester you." Yuan Qingdao.
"Okay." The old man said boldly, "I'm leaving at dawn tomorrow, you don't have to send me." ”
Everyone nodded silently, drank a few more glasses of wine, and the dinner was over.
"Yuan Qing, you clean up here, Li Chen, you can send their sister and brother home." The old man assigned.
"Okay." Yuan Qing and Li Chen both nodded.
"By the way, you can't touch the water with your hands, so don't wash the bowl." Li Chen suddenly remembered that Yuan Qing's hand was injured.
Yuan Qing really didn't think that he would be so worried about her, and nodded obediently at the moment.
"Yes, Miss Yuan, you can put the bowls first, and I'll wash them tomorrow." Xiao Mo took over and said.
"I'm sorry for you." Yuan Qing said to her.
"Sister Yuan, Uncle Zhang, then we'll go." Xiao Yuan beckoned to the two of them and said.
"Let's go."
So Li Chen sent their sister and brother out of the hall.
The starlight is faint, a round of hook moon hangs in the night sky, the earth is faint and hazy, occasionally, a few dogs bark not far away, the sound is surging, but for a moment it is also drowned in this boundless dark night.
"Brother Li, do you know how to read?" The night breeze came slowly, and in the vast night, the young man's voice seemed clean and unworldly.
"Of course." Li Chen looked down at Xiao Yuandao beside him.
"Brother Li, Xiaoyuan always didn't recognize a lot of words when he was studying, and when his father was there before, I could still ask him, but now, ...... Brother Li, if Xiaoyuan has any words that he doesn't recognize in the future, can I ask you? Xiao Yuan's immature young voice is very ear-catching.
In the face of a teenager younger than himself, he shouts to himself as an elder brother, even if he is as cold as him. couldn't refute his intentions, at the moment, Li Chen nodded lightly and said, "Naturally." ”
"Great." Xiao Yuan exclaimed, and the thirteen-year-old boy behaved like a pure and immaculate child......
"Thank you, Brother Li." Xiao Mo said thank you to the man on behalf of his younger brother.
"It's just a matter of effort." Li Chen said. He has lived in the village for almost two months, and it seems that he has slowly realized the "sophistication of human feelings" in this world.
From the old man's ancestral house to the Xiao family, it only took eight minutes to walk, and soon, they arrived at the Xiao family.
"I'll send you here." Li Chen sent them to the gate in front of the fence. Stop the trail.
"Brother Li, thank you for arranging someone to protect our sister and brother." Xiao Mo looked at his handsome face, the night was dark, but he only saw a general outline. It is impossible to tell his joy and anger.
"Let's go inside." Li Chen said lightly, and there was nothing else to express his gratitude to her.
"Brother Li, let's go." After speaking, the sister and brother moved forward step by step.
Suddenly, a person came slowly, "Lord Wang." He is Wei Fei, who is responsible for protecting the safety of his sister and brother.
"How's the two siblings doing?" Li Chen said.
"That Wu Dayi didn't dare to come again, the two of them lived safely." Wei Fei said in a respectful voice.
Li Chen nodded lightly, knowing that they were safe. He was relieved, taking advantage of the vast night, and walked away.
In the hut, the old man had already finished washing, because he had to get up early tomorrow and walk to Qiuzhou City, so he slept first. Yuan Qing was boiling water in the kitchen just now, she was going to take a bath, and then sleep, and now she was taking a bath.
The hens in the small yard have rested.
Yuan Qing just finished taking a shower and opened the door and came out. Looking up at the small courtyard in the middle of the night, there was a man standing prominently, his dark robe blending with each other in the middle of the night, even so, she could still recognize him at a glance. "You're back, there's still hot water in the kitchen, if you want to take a shower, you can go wash now, I'll go first."
"Didn't you tell you not to touch the water?" Li Chen did not respond directly to her words, but was more concerned about this matter.
"I'll take a shower." Yuan Qing couldn't laugh or cry. Bathe without touching the water. How do you wash it?
"Remember to take the medicine, let's go inside." In the darkness of the night, he could see her thin face vividly, although it could only reflect a rough outline.
"Oh, I know, then if you want to take a bath, go and wash it, it's not good when the water is cold." After speaking, Yuan Qing turned around and walked quickly. He cared so much about her that she was embarrassed......
Li Chen looked at her movements that were a little inferior to running away, and in the dark night, his lips actually curved slightly.
As in the picture, the smile is overwhelming.
Yuan Qing walked to the bedroom, from the beginning of being as uncomfortable as if entering someone else's private territory, what do you say now? Get used to it. So Yuan Qing didn't have too much psychological burden, anyway, Uncle Zhang was going to leave tomorrow, and she could move back to that bedroom, and she didn't need to live in the same bedroom with him anymore.
Yuan Qing picked up the potion that Li Chen gave her medicine during the day, sat at the table, and under the faint candlelight, he gave medicine to his "wounded".
Yuan Qing is not a big person, at noon today, she was washing the dishes, she could have washed them very well, she would not break the bowls, and she would not scratch her hands, but she was washing the dishes, and she was thinking about that somewhat embarrassing thing in her heart, and someone continued to remind her behind her......
So accidentally, the cup happened.
However, it's okay to just scratch a finger, it's not a big deal, it's okay, it's okay in two days. After taking the medicine, Yuan Qing yawned, walked to the bedside, and slept in loose clothes.
As soon as she lay down on the bed, Li Chen pushed the door and came, he slept on the floor, so he had to be busy.
They all seemed to have a tacit understanding not to mention that they were confused in the morning, or completely unconscious of what happened, so there was nothing to say that night.
The next morning, the old man got up early, he took the luggage that had been packed yesterday in his hands, when he came, there were no items in his hands, and when he went, naturally there was not much luggage, he could be said to be a rather dashing old man, and there were not many things outside his body.
Go and stay at will, and be relaxed.
The old man was about to go out, at this time, it was dawn, and he had already explained it last night, and he no longer went to say goodbye to their "husband and wife", and decided to come softly and go quietly.
"Uncle Zhang, I'll give you a ride." As soon as the old man walked into the small courtyard, a man's faint and deep voice came from behind him.
"Boy, you...... It's not all dawn yet, so let's go back to the house. The old man turned to look at the man, and there were tears in his old eyes.
"I'm fine, let's go." Li Chen walked into him and said lightly.
"Hehe, you kid is always like this, you always don't want to show it easily when you care about others, it's okay, you're willing to give me this old man, it's okay." The old man smiled at his handsome face.
Opening the gate of the fence, they walked out one after the other.
At this time, the sky was just dawning, there were no stars and no moon, the earth was gray, and even the villagers who had always gotten up early to work were still asleep.
"Boy, will you still come to this village this time next year?" The old man walked away, looked sideways at the man next to him and asked.
"It depends." Li Chen said, whether he will come or not, and whether he will come with Yuan Qing, is really unpredictable......
"Well, it's better to be a man and be calm." The old man nodded faintly.
The two didn't say much, and when they arrived at the entrance of the village, the dog that was awakened by the two got up and barked, and his voice added a few indifference in the quiet morning.
"Boy, let's send it here, old man, I'll just go by myself, let's go back." The old man raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, his tone dark.
"Uncle Zhang, take care." Li Chen did not reject his touch, after all, he was old enough to be his grandfather.
"Hmm." The old man nodded kindly, then turned to go.
Li Chen stood in place, watching his back as he faded away, until he disappeared, and then he turned back.
The old man is gone, leaving Bilian Village and going back to Qiuzhou City, maybe he will come back in March and a half next year. Spring goes to autumn, a season of reincarnation, what to do, maybe it won't change.
Inertia also takes time to deposit, just like perennial dirt is difficult to remove.
At this time, it was dawn, the rooster crowed three or five times, and someone opened the door.
Inside the house, Yuan Qing just got up with her eyes open, usually when she got up, the floor was no longer there, even though Li Chen had already gotten up today, but for Yuan Qing, he still got up as early as before, and there was no change.
She packed everything up, raised her feet and went out, remembering in her mind that the old man was leaving today, she looked at the door of the bedroom opposite, the door was closed, maybe he had already left, Yuan Qing was the latest in this family every day......
She didn't go to inquire about the truth anymore, she didn't turn around and walked out of the hall, at this time Li Chen had already returned, he was in the kitchen, the door was not closed, the doors and windows were full of smoke, and the flames from the firewood always had a different smell, of course, except for whether it burned or not.
Hasn't Uncle Zhang left yet? Cooking in the kitchen? Yuan Qing thought about it, and walked to the kitchen without basking about freshening up first, "Uncle Zhang? ”
Yuan Qing thought it was the old man in the kitchen, but she didn't know that it was Li Chen who was here, calling the wrong person, she didn't have time to smile embarrassedly, her delicate face was still sleepy, but it was soft with a faint morning light.
"He's gone." Li Chen, who was making breakfast, saw her and said lightly.
"Oh, how long has he been gone?" Yuan Qing asked.
"Walk while you're completely unconscious." Li Chen didn't look at her anymore, squatted down, and added firewood to the stove.
"Is it the middle of the night?" Yuan Qing racked her brains and finally frowned and muttered, without waiting for the man to answer, she walked out of the kitchen and went to wash up.
I don't want to do more, Yuan Qing washed, and when she was about to wash, someone outside the fence pushed the door, the fog in the morning was larger, and the white smoke was light and walked into a fairy like a hibiscus out of the water, she was dressed in plain white clothes, her posture was wonderful, her hair was lightly dyed with light red lips, and her eyes were like autumn water, and there was no trace.
This girl is none other than Xiao Mo.
"Xiao Mo, you're here." When Yuan Qing saw her, he didn't know what to say, so he could only say this: You came with polite words. To be continued