- Although the maidservant Lan Ya has already decided that Lin Shan is a hypocrite she despises, his identity is there after all. Lanya knew very well what she would face if her stealing in this study was discovered by the guards outside.

She restrained herself from shaking her hands too much, and tried to pull the drawer as gently as she could, so that the sound of the drawer opening and closing would be as soft as possible.

I don't know if it's her thief's spirit that is doing the trick, or if the drawer is really damp and heavy, the more she wants to act lightly, the more the actual situation is against her.

If she used the gentle fingers of opening the drawer at this time to serve a businessman who had been nervous and tired for a day, even if the businessman had been through the ups and downs of the business world for a long time and had a cold heart, I am afraid that she could get a different feeling under the impetus of this gentle and thin fingers.

Her efforts were not all in vain, although the object of "service" was the hardwood drawer, and the sound of the wooden board rubbing against it was minimized, which can also be said to be a benign reward!

However, she spent a long time checking all the drawers in this way, but in the end she found nothing.

While the servant girl Lanya was a little disappointed, her heart swelled with great anger.

At this time, she only thought that she was bound to get this bottle of medicine. But she seems to have forgotten that when she first started the idea of stealing medicine, she was actually just holding a mentality of trying.

Although at this time, she had inexplicably firmly believed that there must be a bottle of medicine in the study that she could rely on to blackmail Lin Shan, but the process of inspecting the drawer really took too much time, and even if the guards outside were wooden, she didn't dare to risk staying in the study anymore.

I have to say that her self-consciousness is quite accurate.

When she had put away the dishes and had just picked up the tray, she turned to see that the guard who had been standing guard far away from the door had entered.

Seeing that Lin Shan hadn't returned for a long time, the guards thought of closing the door of the study. But he was obviously a little surprised that there was still a person in the room, who had just walked to the door of the study. When he just glanced inside casually, his expression froze slightly. However, when he saw the maid's face, he recognized her as the one who had just come to bring breakfast to the adults. When they were standing outside with him before, they chatted with each other for a few words, and the slightest doubt in the guard's heart was quickly put down.

"Are you still there?"

This guard was just a greeting and didn't have much other intentions, but when Lan Ya, who was a thief, heard it, it made her heart tremble.

Thinking quickly in her mind, after a pause, Lan Ya explained a little nervously: "I thought Mr. Lin would come back in a while, so I waited here for a while." He only drank a small bowl of soup for breakfast, how could that be enough? ”

Count her wrong. The guard had the same idea in his heart. If he was to deliver food to Lin Shan, and he saw the adults suddenly go out halfway through eating, he would definitely continue to wait for a while.

- If the guard had just stood in the study, and saw with his own eyes the determination of Lin Shan's laying down the bowl, and saw the lord shaking his head and refusing the maid's request. He certainly wouldn't think like that anymore.

-- If that time comes, the evil thoughts that this servant girl may have deliberately left in the study will be clearly engraved in the sane minds of the guards.

But this qiē didn't happen, so the maid who stayed in the study and waited for Lord Lin to come back was still a good maid who could think about the adults in the eyes of the guards.

"This morning, the maid was on duty in the kitchen. If Mr. Lin comes back and needs some more food, the little brother can summon the little maid. Seeing that the suspicion on the guard's face had disappeared, and the servant girl Lanya's tense mind was also relaxed a little, and there was more room for thinking in her mind, she added a few words. eased the atmosphere of the scene, "This soup is already cold, and the little maid can't wait any longer." ”

The guards understood and leaned out of the way.

Lan Ya smiled lightly and stepped out of the threshold from the guard's side with the tray. After walking some distance, she couldn't help but glance back. Her gaze seemed to fall on the face of the guard who had just closed the door and happened to turn around, and the guard saw the maid who was walking away and smiled back, and smiled back.

- He didn't know that it was not him who the servant Lan Ya was looking back at, but the unlocked door, the beautiful novel.

Although the lock on the door can be closed without a key, the guard is not sure if the adult forgot the key in the study when he left, since the adult did not care about the lock, it is inconvenient for him, as a guard, to interfere too carefully.

Seeing that the door of the study was just hidden, Lan Ya's smile at the guard was a little happy at the end. It's just that what she is happy about is that her stealing plan has a second chance, not that she sees someone who is pleasing to her.

Even the guards don't lock the door, so it looks like I still have a chance.

It's just that...... This study seems to be about to be emptied, could the bottle of medicine be hidden elsewhere as well?

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Before noon, the news that Jiang Chao brought back overnight made Lin Shan, who had just gotten up, go out again, and when he and a group of guards returned to the town from a hundred miles away, it was almost evening. It seems that from the morning light to the drowsy evening, the transition of time is so fast that it is just a picture switch.

Looking at the smoke column rising above the kitchens of every household in the town, and vaguely hearing the sound of the spatula scraping on the iron pot, Lin Shan felt that while his mind was calm, he also clearly felt that he was really tired after tossing and turning outside for a day.

After dinner, wash up and rest, the day can pass so quickly and so easily.

One of the guards saw their adults looking up at the roof of a house for a long time, and he followed suit. But apparently the corner of his gaze was very different from Lin Shan's, and soon everyone saw him raise his hand to a certain place, laughed and said, "Look, the smoke from that family's chimney is the thickest, and their family should be able to eat smoked rice tonight." ”

One of the guards who was walking side by side with him also looked over there and said casually, "Maybe it's because the firewood hasn't dried it." ”

"Maybe it's a child who burns the fire in front of the stove, and the craftsmanship is not good!"

"I've only heard that cooking requires craftsmanship, just squatting in front of the stove to make a fire, which also requires craftsmanship?"

"As soon as I heard you say this, I knew that you were a man who only knew how to eat. The skill of burning the fire in front of the stove is great, first of all, saving firewood is equal to saving fire, even in the countryside, it takes time and energy to collect firewood. Another one. Burning a room full of firewood smoke, can you let the person who cooks on the stove still be able to open his eyes? ”

"you...... He also said that I, don't you also open your mouth for dinner, and you will just say a few words verbally. ”

Listen to a heated debate among the guards around him about a pillar of cooking smoke. It may sound a bit boring at first, but when you think about it, it's a day out and about, and you'll find a little light topic to talk about when you return to the quiet town.

Lin Shan suddenly smiled and said: "Burning a fire in front of the stove is actually really a science, and I can only open my mouth with food." ”

Several of the guards were stunned.

Lin Shan didn't speak again, but his thoughts suddenly flew away, flying to when he was still in Xingjia Village a few years ago. Lai was not at home that day, and he had the privilege of cooking a talent that he almost never used, but it turned out that the child who was burning the fire in front of the stove controlled the heat very well. But standing next to the big iron pot, he still boiled a pot of rice into a mess.

That meal was really unpalatable and unforgettable, and the look of the child sitting at the table holding the bowl and frowning with disdain was also unforgettable to him, and when Li Shi came back, the child pulled her hand and grumbled for an hour, and he also remembered.

Those weren't pleasant memories. But when he thinks about it now, he can't help but hook the corners of his mouth.

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When the sun was about to burn in the morning, Lin Shan didn't leave half an instruction, and suddenly went out with a few guards. Because of the changes in her mood caused by yesterday's events, Chen Jiu didn't pay much attention to it at first, and she also needed some separate time to sort out her feelings.

After keeping watch in Lin Shan's bedroom all night, she was really tired, a good-looking novel:. After explaining some trivial matters and precautions for breakfast and lunch in the house, she went back to her room to rest and slept until mid-afternoon.

It wasn't until the afternoon that she panicked, because Lin Shan went out and didn't return again.

But she wasn't like the guards who had been found yesterday. ran out to find someone in person, because the guards sued her, Lin Shan originally went out with a group of more than a dozen people, and it seemed that there was something to do.

Luckily, it was evening. He's finally back.

It was only at this time that the aged wine began to wash the pot and cook. The reason why she started the fire so late was that it was actually a test of people's patience and mood to cook here, and before Lin Shan came back, her mind was a little flustered; Second, the kitchen on this side of the residence is in charge of the food of more than 20 people, and when the fire starts must be considered first.

When Chen Jiu washed the rice and put it in the pot, and just put the lid on the pot, she saw Lin Shan coming from outside. Behind him, there were three guards holding the box in their arms.

As soon as Lin Shan walked into the kitchen, he called out the maid who was burning the fire in front of the stove, and then asked the three guards behind him to put down the box and leave.

Chen Jiu was stunned and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Burn the fire." Lin Shan dragged a box to the stove, and then sat calmly on the stool where the fire-burning maid had sat just now, looked at Chen Jiu and said, "I will also be a slave under the stove today, but I don't know if Miss Chen will accept it?" ”

Chen Jiu heard the banter in his words, and couldn't help but say, "Don't make trouble, it's time to tell your subordinates to see jokes." ”

"The boxes were all brought in by them, and the jokes have long been enough." Lin Shan smiled disappreciatively, then looked at Chen Jiu and asked, "How about it, does Miss Chen accept me, a slave with poor craftsmanship?" ”

"How dare I ......" Chen Jiu clenched her sleeves and covered her lips and laughed, but she quickly remembered something again, smiled, looked at Lin Shan and said seriously: "Brother Lin, what's wrong with you today?" How could you suddenly remember...... Do this kind of thing? Either way, it's too different from who you are, and you shouldn't be sitting under the stove......"

Lin Shan looked at Chen Jiu and said sincerely, "It's okay, because I'm only willing to be a stove slave for you alone." ”

Chen Jiu didn't speak again, but the words she heard in her ears had pierced the softest corner of her heart, and she actually had many things to say, one of which was almost about to blurt out. She silently questioned: Is this a promise? There was both joy and apprehension in my heart.

Before she could muster up the courage to speak out to verify this guess with Lin Shan, she saw Lin Shan bow her head slightly, and said softly: "Actually, I came here to apologize to you." Lin Shan raised his head and continued, "On the mountain yesterday evening, I didn't have the slightest reason to blame you, but I said such cruel things to you. I made a big mistake. ”

Almost instantly, the eyes of the aged wine were clouded with another layer of fog.

I didn't expect that he still had an inch of space in his heart, remembering the few words he said yesterday that would not have been very important to him.

Chen Jiu didn't look away, not wanting Lin Shan to see the tide in her eyes.

She had sworn to herself. Be a resilient and self-reliant woman. If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have survived on her own after the defeat of her family, and she wouldn't have been able to wait for the day when the man she loved made a promise to her. But in the past few days, I don't know what's wrong with me, and I can't help crying frequently.

Is it because Lin Shan is leaving here, and the days of being able to stay with him are rapidly shortening?

Or is there a balance that has been quietly being broken in recent days?

After being silent for a long time, Chen Jiu said in a low voice, "You don't have to apologize. At that time, you were also trying not to let me carry you, because you were afraid that I would work hard. ”

"You can't just say hurtful things under the guise of being good, especially for you, I should be more patient, other book friends are reading:." There was a slight pause. Lin Shan then said: "Regarding the matter of retaining the pharmacist, it is my biggest mistake. You've done your best to make a sumptuous meal, and it's hard to leave it to someone else, so what's the reason to blame you? Yesterday I was so unprovoked, in fact, it hurt people the most. ”

The tears in Chen Jiu's eyes couldn't help but slide out of his eyes.

Obviously, it was Lin Shan who apologized to her now, but she felt even more aggrieved.

Maybe it was because she didn't really resolve the bad feelings in her heart during the day today, but just suppressed her feelings for the time being. This love is like wine lees quietly fermenting, and at this time, Lin Shan's words suddenly opened the sealing mud, and this love was a little out of control.

"I don't know how to apologize to you. It's just a few words, it's too light, if I want to give you something, I think about what I can get my hands on. None of them fit. Lin Shan, who was silent for a while, continued: "But as soon as I thought about it, I felt that it was not difficult to repay the debt. It's all at your disposal. ”

Chen Jiu really wanted to ask Lin Shan for a promise at this time.

But she is still a little unsure and unconfident that if she really asks like this, whether she can get an answer as she wishes, or will it trigger the end of drifting away from this man.

Therefore, after being silent for a while, Chen Jiu turned her face, the tears on her face had been quietly wiped away by her, and she said seriously: "Okay, after this meal is cooked, I also want you to boil a bucket of hot water for me to bathe." ”

Lin Shan smiled comfortably, patted the wooden box in his hand, and said softly: "Okay, even if you add another bucket of hot water, these 'firewood' should be enough." ”

Only then did Chen Jiu turn his attention to the boxes, take a closer look, and say in a lost voice: "It seems that they are all collected from your study." ”

"Well, that's all there is left to burn." As he spoke, Lin Shan lifted the lid of the box, took out a bundle of books from it, pulled loose the twine, and threw it into the stove as he flipped it.

Chen Jiu walked to Lin Shan's side and squatted down, his eyes fell on the box, and said quietly: "How many days can you stay here?" ”

"Five to seven days, it's over." Lin Shan's answer was very direct, and the date given was also very precise.

Chen Jiu's slightly drooping eyes darkened, and he asked quietly again, "Then when will you come back?" ”

"If things go well, it will be about a year, but ......" Lin Shan's words were only halfway through when he suddenly paused, and the movement of turning the book quickly in his hand also stopped, he looked sideways at Chen Jiu who was squatting beside him, and said hesitantly: "Jiu'er, do you really want to settle here?" It's not a good place, maybe only two or three years later, and it won't be able to avoid the war. ”

Chen Jiu's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and he suddenly said, "If I decide to stay here, will you come back to me?" ”

Lin Shan was stunned.

After a few days of rest, it was time for him to go, but he really didn't know when the next time he would meet, or if there would be a chance to meet again.

This journey is dangerous!

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On the roof of another house, about thirty paces away from the kitchen, two guards squatted, seemingly doing the work of clearing the roof of the broken tiles.

Suddenly, the guard standing on the top of the roof and looking at the kitchen sighed: "It's so beautiful, just like the fairy pond of the spirit island in the legendary Middle East Sea." ”

Another guard squatting on the eaves followed his line of sight, and then pouted disapprovingly: "What Spirit Island Immortal Pond, it's obvious that the kitchen is on fire, and the rubble is smoking. ”

At this time, the two people on the roof were the same people who passed by the kitchen door just now and accidentally bumped into the two people hugging each other in the house. And then the two guards who ran away in shock and frantically, good novel:.

Seeing that his views were not agreed with by his companions, the guard standing on the roof said helplessly: "You really don't have the slightest illusion of beauty and harmony, which will make you lose a lot of happiness." ”

The guard who was squatting on the eaves had a disdainful expression on his face and said, "If it weren't for working with you for a few years. I'd think you're too fantasizing, so you're neurotic. ”

The guard on the roof suddenly asked curiously, "What is 'neuroticism'?" What are the precursors? ”

"It's a mental problem, it's a disease, so it's also called neurosis." The guard squatting on the eaves smiled slightly, "Yao Lao said." ”

"you!" For a moment, the guard standing on the roof really wanted to be possessed by the Lord of the Martial God, and then lifted all the 5,721 gray tiles on the roof and slapped it on his partner's smiling face, "I think you made it up, specifically to slander me, right?" ”

Although he doesn't have the strength of a martial god, as a person who practices martial arts, he still has the kung fu to casually raise his legs and fly two or three tiles.

The guards squatting on the eaves had a partial face, a short head, and a wave. Avoiding two tiles and catching one tile respectively, he pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Yao Lao really said so, but I was lazy just now, and I omitted a few words when I paraphrased. Yao Lao's original words are that the mentally ill person still has a symptom of split consciousness in front of him. And the mentally ill are what we often call 'madmen'. ”

The guard standing on the ridge of the roof was about to fly another leg to reinforce the tile soldiers, but at that moment he suddenly stiffened slightly, for they heard a shout from under the house: "You two cattle! Kicking your hooves all the way to the roof? Get the hell out of here! ”

The two guards on the roof hurriedly jumped to the ground, although they didn't really roll sideways, but look at the expressions on their faces at this time. Apparently the soul in the body was already scared and wanted to roll.

When they were still on the roof, they could already hear who was scolding under the house. The main reason for their horror was that they remembered that the two tiles that had flown down the eaves did not seem to make a sound of shattering.

"That's the result of your voluntary application to go to the house to pick up tiles?" Si Ji, the deputy head of the guards, who was standing straight opposite, raised his hand holding the two tiles, and looked directly at the two people in front of him, with obvious annoyance in his eyes. A lump bulged on his forehead because of the bright red color of his skin. Therefore, it was very conspicuous, but the two subordinate guards who were close to him did not dare to look directly.

"I'm sorry, my hand slipped." One of the guards whispered his mistake.

"With your skills, you won't be able to hold even a tile?" Si Ji was still angry, "You would use such a clumsy lie to perfunctory me. Are you insulting my intellect? ”

Another guard finally couldn't help but explain in a low voice: "It's because we saw smoke rising from the roof of the kitchen that we were distracted...... You have to believe it, Deputy Chief, that this is a landscape that deserves to be shocked by us. ”

"What's so strange about smoke coming out of a fire that can be described as 'shocking'?" Although Si Ji said this, the expression on his face was obviously slightly softened compared to before.

"Of course......" The guard saw that the deputy chief's face was slightly relaxed, and he was able to relax a little, and his back was slightly bowed to show respect and apology, and he spread his hands and said, "...... But if you know who almost set the kitchen on fire, you may find the word 'shocked' too weak. ”

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Just as the guards were a little disrespectful and ridiculed behind their backs, Lin Shan's result as a fire slave in front of the stove would not be to set the kitchen house on fire, but to let all the people in the residence open the valley tonight. It is very likely that he did not come to light the fire, but most likely to have come to put it out.

Thankfully, he still had a wine by his side, and she could easily patch up all the mistakes he made on the dark road of burning the fire in front of the stove at any time.

Holding the bamboo tube against the position where there is still a little faint spark, blowing air, as the fire gradually rises, the speed of the air flow from one end of the bamboo tube into the stove also becomes faster, and soon the stove will be bright