Chapter Ninety-Seven: Listening to Firecrackers in the Middle of the Night [1]

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Mrs. Bian was waiting outside the corridor, seeing that Zhu Yan looked tired and dignified, she held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, wanting to ask about her condition, but she didn't dare to speak rashly, just stared at two eyes with slight crow's feet, and looked at Zhu Yan fixedly.

"The young lady has always been afraid of blood?" Although Zhu Yan has not studied any psychotherapy, she knows a little bit that if she is sick because she is particularly afraid of something, the best way to treat it is to untie the patient's heart knot, so that she can bravely face the most terrible memory.

Mrs. Bian shook her head, her fingers twisting the handkerchief from time to time, "Yaohua, this child has a lot of thoughts and a very soft temperament, and she sighs when she sees the flowers on weekdays, thinking that she is afraid of blood - but in our house, how can she see blood?" Mrs. Bian recalled carefully, and looked back at the closed door, "But this child is indeed strange, she must burn incense in her house, and she never leaves this small pavilion, at first I was worried that she would feel depressed, and I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable at all, so we gradually got used to it." ā€

That is to say...... The young lady has never left this small building since she got married? Zhu Yan was slightly stunned, if this is placed in modern times, it is clearly a "dead house party", but looking at Yuan Yaohua's appearance, it should be because of the knot in his heart? As she had just said, in addition to the smell of blood, there was also the smell of earthiness, which also made her feel uncomfortable and frightened, and it was probably this reason that made her close herself in this small pavilion.

Zhu Yan had no way to eliminate Yuan Yaohua's fear for the time being, so she could only ask Mrs. Bian to take care of her. The sandalwood is still smoked, but the dose is minimized, and the room must be ventilated at all times. If you can, it is naturally best to let Yuan Yaohua slowly walk out of the house, breathe in the fresh air outside, and relax her mood.

Back at home, Dou Sui was sitting in the hall talking to Xu Suzhen, and there were several New Year's goods piled up on the ground in one corner. Presumably Dou Sui came to pay New Year's greetings, Zhu Yan casually said hello and didn't say anything. Then he went to the bamboo garden behind.

Dou Sui looked at Zhu Yan's slender back, and it wasn't until her figure was completely covered by a pink wall that she withdrew her somewhat obsessive gaze, "Madame really wants Ah Yan to marry in the capital?" ā€

"Yuan Rin has in her hand the marriage contract that her father set back then. It is reasonable for us to lose. Looking at Ah Yan's own attitude, it seems that it doesn't matter, and this matter is even more difficult to handle. ā€

She ...... Can't really remember the past? Dou Sui closed his eyes slightly, originally Zhu Yan just forgot the prosperous past when he was a child, but he didn't want to be sick now, and even forgot his etiquette from now on, so he became such a strange character.

Xu Suzhen shook her head and gently clasped the porcelain bowl on the table. She didn't remember that, but it wasn't likely that anyone would mention it to her...... Whether it's Yuan Rin. or relieve her worries, I'm afraid that I will tell her about it, so that I can find ...... for myself" Xu Suzhen shook her head again, "I protected Ah Yan's life back then, no matter when, I will not allow her to be involved in those battles again, and in the end, I won't even get a place to bury!" ā€

Dou Sui closed his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath, "Madame loves Ah Yan so much, Mr. Juzhi and ...... If you know what you know, you will be very pleased. ā€

"Pingyuan, I heard that the child has also arrived here?" Xu Suzhen heard the news from Xu Zhao at the time, although this Yongwu is also the legacy of the old ministers of the previous dynasty, but he has no interest in these power struggles...... If you can entrust Zhu Yan to him, there will never be a trace of Ping, where can there be no room for them in this world? It's not hard to find a lifetime of leisure.

Dou Sui understood what she meant, "They have already met, and they will never have a good impression of Ah Yan...... Madame knows, never seen her when she was a child......"

"You've all seen her, but Yan doesn't remember it." Xu Silk Zhen sighed softly and frowned, in the past, Zhu Heng was ranked in Jiuqing, and since she was in the market every day, she was a child at that time, so she naturally would not avoid anyone, so she knew Dou Sui, Yongwu and Yuan Rin from the beginning, but they knew that Zhu Yan had amnesia due to high fever, and they all chose to treat it as having no past.

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ Pingyuan, I'm afraid this matter will trouble you, as long as that child can stay away from the capital, no matter what the price, I am willing to pay. Xu Suzhen bit her lip heavily, Zhu Heng gave up his own daughter in exchange for a life to relieve his worries, if it weren't for himself, Zhu Yan would have died on behalf of others......

Taking a step back, Zhu Yan, who is the daughter of Zhu Heng, has long since died, and now this child, she only hopes that she can live her life quietly like an ordinary person.

has been adopted since childhood, she has no status at all in the Xu Mansion, if it weren't for the chance that she became the medical daughter of the Zhu family in the capital, and Zhu Heng happened to need a wife, how could she get a little respect from the Xu family? After so many years of hard work and humiliation, now she cherishes only the daughter who was brought up by one hand, and she can no longer let this child be buried in the turbulent waves of the capital.

"Okay, don't worry, madam." Dou Sui clenched his fists, "I hope that Mrs. will also do what she promised me." ā€

"Nature." Xu Silk Zhen shook his hand, signaling that he didn't have to worry, and then lowered his voice, "Don't let Ah Yan know about this matter." ā€

Dou Sui pushed away the bench behind him and stood up, propped up on the table with one hand, trembling gently because of his excitement, and turned the bowl of tea on the table into ripples one after another.

Xu Silk Zhen narrowed her eyes, reached out and touched her wrinkled face, as if unintentionally muttering to herself, "If Ah Yan knows, will he hate me?" ā€

"Madame loves Ah Yan so much, how can she resent you?" Dou Sui slightly restrained his feelings, looking at Xu Suzhen's appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, thinking that Xu Suzhen had good medical skills back then, although her appearance was not alluring, she was also beautiful and lovely, I don't want more than ten years, it seems to be more than 30 years, how can I not be embarrassed?

Xu Silk Zhen evoked a wry smile, "Pingyuan...... You still don't understand, the most taboo thing in this world is deception, especially between deceitful and trustworthy people......" Seeing that Dou Sui was silent, she sighed softly again, "That's it, today is the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, and after a while, the white apple girl came back from buying New Year's goods, and there is a lot of busy work, you also have something at home, and go back." ā€

Dou Sui responded, strode out, and smiled bitterly, "Madame thinks, do you have any relatives in Pingyuan to visit?" ā€

Xu Suzhen leaned against the door to watch him go, sighed lightly and shook his head, and folded into the backyard.

Not long after, Bai Apple came back with two truckloads of New Year's goods, and the car drove directly into the bamboo garden, and Bai Apple instructed Liu Zixin to move the things on it.

Under Bai Apple's picky request, Liu Zixin frowned and divided the two carts full of things into piles, what to eat, use, wear, wear, play, offer, dry, fresh, raw, cooked, all wrapped in thin red paper, put in the courtyard, the originally light and leisurely bamboo garden was suddenly dyed with joy, a kind of New Year's atmosphere, uncontrollably spread in the air, and suddenly soaked everyone's hearts.

Liu Zixin used to spend the money when he got it, when did he know that he would celebrate like this during the New Year's Festival, and now it is the first time in his life that he has tasted the taste of the New Year, happily like a child, and he can't help but secretly sigh that Bai Apple is a maid from a big family, and he can really arrange it.

Bai Yu was squatting on the ground, picked up a small tiger lantern, and held it up in front of Zhu Yan, "I see that Mingzi and Xiao An are very sensible on weekdays, but in the end, they are children, girl, do you think these are left for them to play?" ā€

"Xiao An went home for the New Year, you let Mingzi pick a few things he liked, and the rest ......" Zhu Yan glanced at the small bag of bits and pieces, squinted at the group of children who were blinking curiously outside the gate of the bamboo garden, and smiled, "Aren't there many people who live near us?" I'll give it to those children to play with. ā€

When I saw those fresh New Year's goods, I couldn't help frowning, I got Wang Yong's family letter a few days ago, saying that he didn't go home for the New Year, and Mingzi followed Xiao Niang home for the New Year, so in addition to himself and Xu Suzhen, there were also maternal uncle Wang Ximing, Liu Zixin's grandson, Bai Ping, a total of seven people...... But there are several square meters of pork leg smoked fish on this land, and you can't eat it all when you eat it as a staple food every day......

"Bai Apple, these are too many, I think it's better to eat fresh meat, how many days is there on Chinese New Year's Eve, and then go shopping in a few days?" Zhu Yan raised yƬ slowly.

Bai Yu blinked, in the past, there was an ice cellar in Xufu, and it has always been a one-time purchase, and I don't want to forget this stubble, so much fresh meat, I'm afraid it's really hard to deal with, "But girl...... What to do with these? ā€

"So be it." Zhu Yan looked at Liu Zixin, and saw that he was already secretly smashing his mouth, and couldn't help but smile, "Those who live nearby are all poor families, and they may not be able to have good wine and food during the New Year, they actually do a lot of things for us when they live here, so I will give them a gift, how about it?" ā€

Bai Yu flattened her mouth and muttered dissatisfiedly, "What, every time the girl asks them to do something, she gives them enough money, and she also treats them for free from time to time, it is clear that they owe the girl a favor......

Zhu Yan chuckled and shook her head, this girl really doesn't understand the importance of people's hearts.

A few days ago, the shop and the field rent have just been settled, and the profits are very considerable.

"Okay, Bai Apple listens to the girl." Bai Ping lost the things in her hand, stepped forward and held her tightly, raised her head and bit Zhu Yan's ear and chuckled, "Girl, don't worry about this, there is Brother Liu to take care of it, and there are old people like Granny Liu, who won't go on a business trip, come with me!" ā€

"What's so mysterious?" Zhu Yan looked at her with a smile, and was obediently dragged into the hall by her.

Bai Apple turned her head and smiled slyly, and her eyes flickered mischievously, "There are so many, don't you want to know?" (To be continued......)