134 The Man in the Dark

Zhang Xiuhua went back to the room after dinner, she found the processed wild ginseng, the water on it has dried up, just because it has been soaked in the medicinal juice for a long time, it is a little soft, and it can still pinch out the water if it is pinched hard, and it has to be dry before it can be used.

She put her things back in and hid them, then changed her clothes, took off the jewelry on her head, put on a simple set, and went to Heliu's house.

He Liushi lay on the chaise longue, raised his eyelids to look at her, kicked away the maid who was beating her legs, and beckoned to her: "You are finally here, come here, this girl is really stupid, she can't beat her legs!" ”

The girl who was kicked away was full of grievances, but she didn't dare to refute it, so she could only grit her teeth and hold back the tears in her eyes, and kneel to the side with her head buried.

Zhang Xiuhua walked over, glanced at the maid, and said to her, "It's none of your business here, you can go down." It's not that she pities this girl, it's just that she knows that He Liu's family must be deliberately tossing her again, so she doesn't want anyone to see it.

The maid didn't know about Zhang Xiuhua's concerns, she glanced at Zhang Xiuhua gratefully, then got up and quickly retreated.

He Liushi said: "You are too accustomed to these subordinates, and you are so used to it that you don't know how thick the sky is high. This is an allusion to Zhang Xiuhua's inability to control his subordinates.

Zhang Xiuhua heard it, she felt really uncomfortable, she thought that she had managed this family very well over the years, but He Liu's only one sentence denied all her dedication and credit!

However, He Liu's is her mother-in-law, and she is strong, and if the word "filial piety" is pressed, she will only be bullied. Zhang Xiuhua pinched her palm fiercely, but said with a smile: "That's also a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law." Only then did the daughter-in-law have the courage to do so. ”

He Liushi laughed, very satisfied with Zhang Xiuhua's knowledge of current affairs. Then she beat herself to tears. He sighed and said, "Hurry up and help me thrash, this man is old." The legs and feet are not good for cords. ”

Zhang Xiuhua looked at He Liu's legs, and had no choice but to grit his teeth and kneel aside, clenching his hands into fists to help He Liu's legs. Seeing her kneeling on the ground in an orderly manner, He Liushi leaned back and squinted her eyes comfortably.

There was a blanket on the floor, but because it was summer, the blanket was thin. Zhang Xiuhua knelt and sat for a while, and the ankle hurt uncomfortably. She couldn't help it for a while, and she wanted to prop up her upper body and move her feet.

See her remember. A hint of displeasure flashed in He Liu's eyes for an instant, and then he said, "Don't keep pounding, help me pinch my feet." ”

Zhang Xiuhua had no choice but to kneel in a different place, grabbed He Liu's feet and helped her pinch. She pinched it a few times, and He Liushi sighed comfortably and praised: "Sure enough, your craftsmanship is the best, unlike the girls around me, who are stupid and lazy!" ”

Zhang Xiuhua gritted her teeth and didn't speak, she was also pampered when she was at home. Usually she didn't do these jobs at all, but after marrying into the He family, she practiced this hand massage and massage ability under the deliberate training of He Liu's family.

Massage is not an easy job, Zhang Xiuhua is thin. He kept kneeling on the ground, and after pressing it for a while, he was sweating all over, and he was so tired that he was out of breath.

When He Liushi saw it, he asked, "Are you tired after pressing it for so long?" Why don't you rest? ”

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but glance at He Liushi in surprise. She didn't expect He Liushi to be so easy to talk this time. However, the next moment, she heard He Liushi say, "I just remembered. I forgot to soak my feet today, so you can rest first. Wait until I'm done soaking my feet and then press it for me. ”

Zhang Xiuhua's face suddenly turned pale, and she thought that she had just held He Liu's feet and massaged them for so long, and she felt sick to her stomach for a while.

Even so, she had to laugh and say, "That daughter-in-law will help you go to fetch water." ”

Zhang Xiuhua's encounter with He Yunqi was unaware, He Yunqi hadn't slept at this time, and was lying on the bed thinking about things over and over again. She was reminiscing about her previous life, but unfortunately time had passed too long, and she didn't remember many things in her previous life, and now that she recalled it, the so-called past life became blurred, as if it was just an illusory dream she had unintentionally.

However, many things in this life have changed, and the more He Yunqi thinks about it, the more uneasy he feels in his heart. In his previous life, although Shang Shigong also became the prefect of Qingzhou, the time was not so early, but two years later. She didn't think about this matter at first, and it wasn't until she went to court that she suddenly remembered that Shang Shigong shouldn't have become the prefect of Qingzhou so early!

Yes, at this time in her previous life, Li Shuhua was very sick, and at that time, she often went to the merchant to comfort Shang Jinxiu.

What He Yunqi didn't know was that in his previous life, it was precisely because Li Shuhua was very ill that Shang Jinxiu had no intention of the restaurant's business, so at this time in his previous life, the business of the merchant restaurant was not good. At that time, the name of the merchant restaurant was still called 'Xiangmanlou'. If the business is not good, the Gu family in the previous life will naturally not fight the idea of the merchant, and naturally will not force Shang Jinxiu to give the potatoes to Du Yuzhang first through the merit of the merchants.

Without the merit of offering potatoes, and the merchant has no connections on it, the merchant can only continue to be the county magistrate of Qingshan County.

Now, what He Yunqi is most worried about is the recovery of the He family. If it is according to the situation in the previous life, in another three years, the He family will be able to recover. But many things have changed in this life, will the He family be affected?

Because of this concern, He Yunqi couldn't fall asleep over and over. So she thought that it wouldn't be long before the business would move to Qingzhou City. On the other hand, the He family wants to continue to stay in this poor and small Qingshan County.

He Yunqi thought about it, and it was not a taste in his heart. In terms of family background, Shang Jinxiu is not as good as her, but now she is better off than her, which is really unfair! It's just that the merchant is gone, but the He family has lost face this time, how can they continue to stay in Qingshan County? What will others think of them?

Rather than that, it's better to ......

He Yunqi's face changed when he thought of this, and he sat up from the bed in an instant. Why didn't she think that the merchant could go, but what couldn't the He family do? It just so happened that He Yuanfang married into the Gu family, wouldn't it be better for them to buy a house in Qingzhou City and move over?

The more He Yunqi thought about it, the more excited she became, but she couldn't sleep even more, and she couldn't wait to go to Zhang Xiuhua now and tell her about it.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't understand He Yunqi's excitement at all at this time, she was still in He Liu's house. He Liushi is very capable of tossing people, first she thought the washing water was too hot, she added cold water, and He Liushi was cold again. Then there was the question of what to use to soak his feet, Zhang Xiuhua changed several kinds of medicinal materials, and He Liu's was satisfied.

However, because the previous tossing time was too long, when Zhang Xiuhua chose the medicinal materials for soaking his feet, the water in the basin was cold again, so it was another round of tossing.

finally waited for He Liu's feet to be soaked, and had to help her massage the acupoints on the soles of her feet.

It's summer, but the nights are still cool. Zhang Xiuhua was so tossed by He Liu's that the clothes on her body were soaked with sweat, He Liu's probably disliked the smell of sweat on her body, didn't let her stay on duty all night, and didn't even let her make the bed, so he sent her out.

The clothes on Zhang Xiuhua's body were still wet, soaked with sweat, and it was particularly uncomfortable to stick to his body. When she left, a cool breeze blew outside. The night breeze is actually very cool on her body, but Zhang Xiuhua's clothes are still wet, and she is even more uncomfortable when this cool breeze blows.

She hurried to her house with her arms crossed, and as soon as she reached the door, she couldn't help but sneeze. After returning to the room, Zhang Xiuhua hurriedly asked the maid to prepare a hot bath. By the time she finished taking a shower and changed into clean clothes, it was already midnight.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but take out the processed wild ginseng again, carefully checked them one by one, and there was no problem, so he continued to put them away and lay on the bed and fell asleep.

The night is as cold as water, and it is the dead of night in the middle of the night. In the silence, only the chirping of insects can be heard.

The husband yawned as he walked, but at that moment, two black figures quickly burst out of the darkness, flashed behind him, and quickly disappeared into the darkness, silently.

Suddenly, he felt a little cold in his back, and he turned around suspiciously, looked cautiously, and saw nothing. The light of the lantern in the alley behind him could not be found, and it was dark and dark, as if it was hiding the legendary ghost.

Thinking of the stories he usually heard, he shuddered with fright, and hurried away with the lantern.

As he had gone, two black figures came out of the darkness, and then they touched the ground on tiptoe and flew out like arrows from a string.

Soon, they were out of a courtyard.

The two of them put their toes on the ground a little more, and then flew up to the roof next to them, and stood silently on it, silent as two statues.

After a while, one of them asked in a low voice, "Does she live here?" ”

The man who spoke was taller than the people around him, and his posture was as tall as a pine, and although he could not see his face with his face covered, he could still see from the outline that his nose was very straight, and his facial contours were excellent. In the darkness, his eyes were like cold stars, and his eyes revealed heavy sadness and loneliness.

The man next to him replied in a low voice, "Yes, I saw her move in with my own eyes." Big brother, aren't you going to see her? ”

He suddenly clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes were full of struggle when he looked at the small courtyard. However, just when the people around him thought he was going in, he suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened it again, there was no struggle in his eyes, only dead silence.

He whispered, "No need. I was relieved to know that she was doing well. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "She also took in two apprentices, didn't she?" ”

The people around him immediately nodded, looking at him with a little unbearable gaze. The man hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Big brother, you can go in and see her, there are only us here, and no one will know the way." (To be continued......)