Chapter 26: Rainy Day
Sai Jinhua brought the food, although it was not rich, but it was also a combination of meat and vegetables, which made the girls who had not eaten for a day and a night no longer care about their image, and they were really gluttonous. Sai Jinhua didn't forget to make a bowl of porridge for Duan Xuehong and fed her to drink it herself.
After the meal, Sai Jinhua cleaned up the bed and used it for the three of them.
There was nothing to say all night, and when Yuan Chen opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright. She looked at Yuan Moqing, who was asleep, and Duan Xuehong, whose face had eased slightly on the other bed, and felt much more relieved. Then she got up softly and walked to the window.
It's starting to rain outside the window again. Bead-like raindrops dripped down the eaves, isolating Yuan Chen from the scenery outside the window.
Spring in Jiangnan is like this, it is rainy and rainy, and it is rare to see the sun once for several days. Locals call it the "rainy season".
The gloom outside the window shrouded this small town, making Yuan Chen feel very depressed. She simply pushed open the window, took a long breath of cool air, and a refreshing breath broke through her nasal cavity and rushed straight to her brain, so that the depressed mood was instantly sublimated.
"It's so cool...... Yuan Moqing muttered, wrapped the quilt around his body, turned over, and fell into a deep sleep again. Yuan Chen hurriedly closed the window. Indeed, for a young lady like Yuan Moqing, who is usually pampered, what happened yesterday was too messy, she was too tired, and she really had to take a good rest.
Yuan Chen slowly walked past the bed, quietly opened the door and walked out, turned around and closed the door gently.
When I came downstairs, Sai Jinhua had already gotten up and was sitting in front of the store to choose vegetables.
Hearing the sound of the stairs, she turned around, saw Yuan Chen walking down, and said with a smile: "Why did you get up so early?" Sleep a little longer. ”
"Sister Hua is also very early, what time is it?" Yuan Chen asked.
"It's early, it's almost noon." Sai Jinhua smiled, "But it's already early for you, after all, you didn't sleep until so late last night." ”
"Huh? It's almost noon? Yuan Chen was stunned for a moment and muttered.
"yes, it's just that it's raining again, and I can't see when it's dark." Sai Jinhua brushed her hair and looked outside.
Yuan Chen walked next to Sai Jinhua, squatted down, picked up the vegetables, and helped to pick them up. Seeing this, Sai Jinhua laughed.
"Sister Hua," Yuan Chen said as he chose the dishes, "Are you alone in this shop?" ”
"Alas!" Hearing her ask, Sai Jinhua smiled, sighed and said, "I have also had a man, but because of the arrival of the rebels, my man's heart has been shook." He thought that joining the rebel army was a shortcut to making a windfall and becoming a higher official, so he left me and left. ”
"So, has he been promoted and made a fortune?" Yuan Chen asked again.
"Have you been promoted and made a fortune?" Sai Jinhua muttered and repeated, "This, I have to ask Lord Yama." With that, she stared straight at the rain outside the door.
After hearing this, Yuan Chen was speechless for a while, so he had to lower his head and choose vegetables silently.
"Ahem!" Sai Jinhua let out a sigh of relief, regained her smile and said, "Don't mention those old things, let's talk about you." I don't know what your names are. ”
Their names don't have to be deceived by Sai Jinhua, even if they are deceitful, if there are really officers and soldiers who come to Zhuji Town to post any reward notice, they will be exposed at that time. At that time, Sai Jinhua, who had done so hard to help, saw their real names and knew that they were hiding something from her, how sad it would be. So Yuan Chen told Sai Jinhua the three names one by one. Of course, she still used the name Chen Yuanyuan.
After hearing this, Sai Jinhua nodded, and asked again: "By the way, how did you three girls kill Yu Yueting?" ”
This can't be completely true. Yuan Chen thought about it and made up a scene in which the three of them teamed up to kill Yu Yueting, but the cause and effect were real.
"Damn it!" After hearing this, Sai Jinhua scolded, "Because of this, the rebels are becoming more and more discouraged. Such a woman should see one and kill one in the future! ”
"yes." Yuan Chen responded. Listening to the other party's comments, she felt more and more that she was an amiable woman with a straight surname. But she didn't want to talk about her own experience anymore, she was afraid that if something was leaked, it would leave a dishonest impression on the other party, so she changed the topic and said: "How long will it take for this rain to stop?" ”
"That's not good." Sai Jinhua said, "In previous years, this month, sometimes a rain would rain for ten days and half a month. ”
"Oh." Yuan Chen nodded.
"Don't worry, those rebels are lazy, if it rains, they will never come out of Xiangyang City to chase you. At most, when the sky is clear, someone will come to post a poster, but by then you have already gone away. ”
Sai Jinhua was talking about Yuan Chen's heart, she smiled and nodded, "I hope so." ”
"Where are you going? There's always a goal to escape, right? Sai Jinhua asked.
"Hmm...... Kaifeng. Yuan Chen replied after vigorously searching the geographical common sense in his mind. If I remember correctly, Kaifeng Mansion in Henan should be all the way to the north, and the destination recommended by Yuan Shizhong to them is Changzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, which is all the way to the east. After all, Yuan Chen didn't fully understand Sai Jinhua, and he didn't know what her essence was, so he didn't dare to easily explain her true whereabouts. So I made up a nonsense.
"Yikes! That's far enough. Sai Jinhua was surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, when you are gone, take that carriage away, which will save you a lot of time, lest you be overtaken by the pursuers." ”
After hearing this, Yuan Chen felt that he wanted to cry, Sai Jinhua was a righteous woman and a hero among women, but he spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain three times and twice, which was really unpleasant.
Fortunately, Sai Jinhua didn't notice her abnormality, and picked up the basket full of selected vegetables, "Okay, after cleaning up, I'll go chop some meat filling and make pies for you." With that, he got up and walked to the back kitchen.
Yuan Chen watched the other party's back and walked into the kitchen with a stomach full of guilt, also got up, and walked up the stairs.
Back in the room, Yuan Moqing had already woken up, and when she saw Yuan Chen walking in, she asked, "Sister Yuanyuan, it's raining outside again?" ”
Yuan Chen nodded and said, "It's good that it's raining, at least the pursuers in Xiangyang won't come in the rain, so as to buy time for Sister Xue Hong's injuries to recover, otherwise how can we avoid the pursuers." ”
"yes, so it's raining pretty well." Yuan Moqing said with a smile.
"We'll be eating in a while, it's almost noon, and we'll sleep long enough." After Yuan Chen finished speaking, he gently walked to Duan Xuehong's bedside.
"Yes. It's raining, and you can't tell the hour. Yuan Moqing looked out the window and walked towards Duan Xuehong's bedside.
Duan Xuehong's face flushed slightly, Yuan Chen raised his hand and touched her forehead, and said, "The medicine really works, don't burn." ”
Yuan Moqing said: "It seems that the old man is afraid that I will kill him, so he doesn't dare to treat him well." As he spoke, he covered his mouth and laughed.
As the two were talking, Duan Xuehong opened her eyes slightly.
"Yikes!" Yuan Chen said in surprise, "Sister Xuehong, are you awake?" ”
Yuan Moqing also hurriedly rushed to the side of the bed and shouted, "Sister Xuehong! ”
Duan Xuehong opened her eyes slightly, looked at the two of them, looked around again, and asked weakly, "...... Where is this? ”
"Sister Xuehong," Yuan Moqing hurriedly said, "We were rescued, rescued by well-wishers, the doctor bandaged your wounds, and said that you are fine, you can rest assured that you will be raised, and you will be healed in a few days." ”
"Oh......" Duan Xuehong responded, and said, "I want to drink water." ”
When Yuan Chen heard this, he hurriedly came to the table, poured a cup of tea, and brought it to the bedside.
Yuan Moqing hugged Duan Xuehong's back and gently helped her up, possibly touching the wound, Duan Xuehong frowned slightly.
"Lighter." Yuan Chen admonished.
"Oh." Yuan Moqing stuck out her tongue playfully.
Yuan Chen handed the teacup to Duan Xuehong's mouth, she drank half a cup in one go, and after only drinking a little water, she was so tired that she gasped for breath.
Yuan Moqing gently put Duan Xuehong down, and asked, "Sister Xuehong, do you want to eat something?" ”
"Hmm." Duan Xuehong nodded, "I'm hungry." ”
Yuan Chen and Yuan Moqing looked at each other and smiled with satisfaction. If the patient knows that he is hungry, it means that he needs to replenish his strength, and it also means that the wound has begun to recover, and if it continues, it should heal soon.
"We ate pies at noon. Can you eat it? Sister Xuehong. Yuan Chen asked.
"Can ......" Duan Xuehong nodded, and actually swallowed her saliva fiercely.
"Okay, then you wait, I'll go and see if it's done, if it's good, I'll serve it." Yuan Chen said, got up and walked downstairs.
Before I got to the kitchen, I smelled a fragrance, and when I entered the kitchen, the fragrance was even stronger. This is exactly what Sai Jinhua has just baked the taste of pie. Yuan Chen walked to the side of the pot, took a hard breath, and sighed, "It's so fragrant!" ”
"Incense, huh?" Saijin Lace Pancake smiled, "If you're hungry, eat one first, and I'll serve it to you when it's all baked in a while." ”
Yuan Chen suddenly felt that life is often so simple, so simple that on a refreshing rainy day, you don't have to think about anything, you don't have to do anything, just waiting for that delicious lunch in a comfortable mood, this feeling is really wonderful. She recalls that when she was a child, she watched her mother prepare meals in the kitchen countless times, and she was always willing to sneak up behind her and grab her waist to startle her. And now this scene, the current Sai Jinhua, is very much like her mother, this feeling, let her have endless aftertaste, she stared for a while, slowly walked behind Sai Jinhua, gently hugged her waist, called "Sister Hua" coquettishly, and then closed her eyes. She finally regained the feeling she had as a child.
"What's wrong? This little girl. Sai Jinhua was stunned for a moment and smiled puzzledly.
"Sister Hua." Yuan Chen was still holding her waist and said, "Sister Xuehong is awake." ”
"Oh?" Sai Jinhua stopped what she was doing, turned around, and said happily, "Really? Great! ”
"Hmm." Yuan Chen nodded and said, "I just woke up, drank half a glass of water, and said that I was very hungry and wanted to eat." ”
"Oh, that's great!" Sai Jinhua said happily, "If she wants to eat, it means that she urgently needs to replenish her strength, and it means that her injuries are gradually improving!" ”
"yes." Yuan Chen nodded in response.
"Great, great," said Sai Jinhua, rubbing her hands, "Well, I'll bring a jar of wine up in a moment, and we'll have to celebrate." Of course, Xuehong can't be drunk. ”
"That's natural, we won't give her a drink if she wants to." Yuan Chen said with a smile.
"Okay, you go upstairs first, and I'll serve it right away when I've baked all the bread in a moment." Sai Jinhua said.
Yuan Chen smiled and nodded, turned around and went back upstairs.
When he walked into the house, he saw Yuan Moqing talking with Duan Xuehong. Although Duan Xuehong's body was weak, her spirit was much fuller. She is a beautiful girl, at this time, her eyebrows are slightly frowned, her face is slightly red, and the corners of her mouth are raised with a rare smile, which makes people feel pity.
"It'll be dinner in a while, Sister Xuehong, you wait a little longer." Yuan Chen walked to the side of the bed and said.
"Okay." Duan Xuehong nodded slightly.
Yuan Chen sat down and looked at Duan Xuehong with a smile.
"What are you looking at?" Duan Xuehong was a little shy and asked.
"We're happy to see your injuries heal." Yuan Chen said with a smile.
"Hehe," Duan Xuehong said with a smile, "I thought I would never see you again......"
"How come, Sister Xuehong," Yuan Moqing hurriedly said, "Your martial arts are so high, no one can stop you." ”
"That's right," Yuan Chen continued, "The most important thing is that you have the courage, even if you are a man, you may not dare to resist the ambush of so many people alone." ”
Duan Xuehong listened to the praise of the two, and her face became more and more red.
"Sister Xuehong," Yuan Moqing asked with a smile, "How old are you?" It seems that since I was sensible, you have been in my house. ”
Duan Xuehong groaned slightly and said, "I have seven out of twenty this year, and I have been in the Yuan Mansion for thirteen years. When you first entered the Yuan Mansion, you were only six years old. ”
"Alas, it's been thirteen years in a blink of an eye." Yuan Moqing said with emotion, "But in the past thirteen years, every time I see you, I have a black hat and a black veil, and I have never seen you show your face." ”
Duan Xuehong nodded and said, "It's not just you, in fact, except for your father, everyone else has never seen my true face." ”
"Why is that?" Yuan Moqing asked, "Sister Xuehong, you look so iconic, why do you want to hide it and not show it to others?" ”
"This ...... It's a long story......" Duan Xuehong smiled and sighed.
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