Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Half-Night Vigil for Each Person
"Why do you talk like that?"
Aunt Zhao scolded softly, picked up a piece of salted fish and put it in Su Mu's bowl, and said, "It's still young, don't worry about her." β
She is her mother's precious daughter, and the man in front of her, named Su Mu, has only been working for a while before he has penetrated into the enemy.
"I bought the salted fish."
She opened her mouth to protest, don't think it's just a random salted fish, it's also expensive. And Su Mu not only knocked down her balm, but also spent money on medicine, so that he could have a mouthful of hot porridge for him to drink well, where would there be meat to eat.
"You also brought people back."
Aunt Zhao choked her, choked her speechlessly, and glared at Su Mu fiercely, it was not good to go out, probably saying that she was now.
Su Mu was very self-aware, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said with a smile: "I'm full, thank you for your hospitality." β
"It's all gruel, it's not full, let's eat a little more."
Although Aunt Zhao's attitude was very bad just now, since she decided to leave people behind, she was hospitable, as if they were two of them.
Su Mu still shook his head, the family's financial constraints were beyond his imagination, this tattered Cheng DΓΉ was even worse than the broken temple in the mountains. But even so, they were willing to take him in from an unknown source.
Lin Wanbai was still regretting his reckless behavior, drank the last mouthful of porridge, and then packed up the dishes and chopsticks and walked out. Now that the next person is gone, everything has to be done by himself, and the original pair of green and white tender hands have also ground up calluses.
She was heartbroken, a good beauty embryo, stunned to make her look like a village girl in the mountains.
In the evening, as expected, it rained again, as if it had been agreed, and it rained as soon as it arrived, and the raindrops the size of soybeans were mixed with the roaring thunder, and in less than a moment, a light rain began to fall in the house.
With last night's experience, Lin Wanbai was obviously much calmer, set up a simple waterproof tent, and built a brazier on the side to warm up and dispel moisture, and even had a small stove to warm the tea.
Last night, her mother stayed for a night, and she wouldn't let her mother suffer it anymore, so she finally persuaded her to sleep peacefully.
Lin Wanbai sat by the brazier, listening to the roaring thunder and dense rain outside the house, slightly stunned.
Could it be that she is like this, willingly living in this dilapidated house for the rest of her life, without quarreling with the world but doing nothing?
"Aren't you sleeping yet?"
Although there was thunder in the middle of the night, it gave people a feeling of becoming more and more silent, so Su Mu's voice was not loud, but it also seemed abrupt.
Lin Wanbai turned his head and saw Su Mu with his eyes open, half-leaning on the side of the bed, as if he was not sleepy.
Could it be that the ancients were all rough and cheap, even if they shed a pound of blood and pulled such a long wound, they still have the strength to speak.
"Keep a vigil to see when the rain will come up."
June is the rainy season, and if you don't repair the roof, I'm afraid you won't be able to live there.
"Go to sleep."
Su Mu listened to it and said lightly.
"I'm not in the habit of keeping vigil for the wounded."
Lin Wanbai looked at him and said a word, and then added firewood to the brazier.
"I'm also not in the habit of having a woman keep vigil."
Su Mu was very persistent, looking at Lin Wanbai with clear eyes, without the slightest intention of retreating, it seems that if the two of them are deadlocked, neither of them will have to close their eyes tonight.
She has never been a self-abusive person, but with a strange man at home, how could she sleep peacefully. Therefore, she grabbed a pillow and stared at Su Mu with dark eyes, motionless.
Seeing that she was so persistent, Su Mu sighed with a smile and said, "In this case, you keep the first half of the night, and I keep the second half of the night, it's all right." β
Fair enough, no objections.
Lin Wanbai thought for a moment and nodded at him. Su Mu didn't hold on any longer, leaning against the edge of the bed and closing his eyes.
Although she was full of confidence in keeping vigil, the rhythmic sound of raindrops, ticking and ticking, was more effective than a lullaby, and she was already pinching her thighs, but Lin Wanbai didn't know when she fell asleep.
Su Mu opened his eyes in the middle of the night, in fact, he hadn't fallen asleep all the time, at most he closed his eyes and recuperated. He pressed the wound on his abdomen, although Lin Wanbai's technique was not very reliable, but it was indeed very effective.
He put the futon on his body on Lin Wanbai's body, and added firewood to the brazier before standing up and walking out.
The heavy rain had stopped, but the water was still dripping and rhythmically ringing in the house.
He walked out of the courtyard, stood beside the begonia tree, untied a thumb-sized jade flute from his waist, and blew it in his mouth.
The voice is short and high-pitched, and no one notices it, and even if it does, it thinks it's your own delusion.
Su Mu stood beside the begonia tree, stretched out his hand to shake off the water droplets on the branches and leaves, and two black shadows fell beside him, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Master." β
"Everything in the daytime has been found, who did it?"
In fact, Su Mu already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't want to doubt anyone before he was sure.
"Back to the master, it has been investigated clearly, and it was Yinggongzi who did it."
Su Mu's eyes sank suddenly, and he still pretended to be indifferent on the surface.
"Someone out there is still looking for me."
A large part of the reason why Su Mu is still here is that the people on Yinggongzi's side are looking for him in secret. If he was disdainful in normal times, he was just carelessly injured, and if he went out rashly, he might hurt Wanbai's mother and daughter.
"Don't worry, the master is already under our control, and we will escort the master away now."
The two spoke in unison, looking loyal.
Su Mu raised his head, looked at the glow of the fire in the room, squinted his eyes, shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, you pretend to be still looking for me, so that Yingxiu thinks that I am really gone." β
"Yes."
Since it is the command of their master, they must do their best to fulfill it.
"One more thing, bring some silver tomorrow."
Su Mu faced them and commanded again.
Although the two black-clothed men in front of him were suspicious, they were still loyal and obedient, and one dodged and disappeared into the darkness.
The courtyard was deserted, and there was a cold smell after the rain, and Su Mu was just wearing a coat and standing there, looking a little thin.
"Yingxiu, you forced me."
Su Mu took off his silver mask, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as cold as this night.
Lin Wanbai was woken up by the sparrows outside the window, she rubbed her eyes, stretched her waist again, and opened her eyes suddenly.
She didn't even know when she fell asleep, so it was a mistake to let a strange man in her house.
"Awake?"
Su Mu was holding a broom and sweeping the stagnant water in the house, it was obvious that he didn't do this kind of thing often, so his movements were a little clumsy.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Wanbai had to admire, in the past, even if it was a minor operation, he had to lie down for two days, but Su Mu was able to walk around in just one night, and it was no different from the surface.
"My aunt woke up early and made a stove room in the stove room, let me not alarm you."
Su Mu didn't answer her words, but said straight to herself, and she suddenly changed from the most diligent person to the laziest person.
"The water has been prepared for you, freshen up first, and then come out for breakfast."
Su Mu said casually as if the master was in the house, turned around and left, leaving the room to her alone.