Chapter 197: A Conundrum
Bai Yin opened his eyes a little uncomfortably: "It's not that I don't trust you......"
After thinking about Chu Junlan's words, Bai Yin suddenly came back to his senses, looked at her suddenly, and said in disbelief: "You will help us?" ”
Nuo Min also reacted, took Chu Junlan's hand and said with sparkling eyes: "Sister, will you protect us and settle us?" Will you help us? ”
Chu Junlan chuckled, and Bai Yin looked at her without giving a good face and speaking meanly, but the girl Nuo Min was so annoying that she couldn't hurt her heart.
"Alright, alright. I'll find a way to protect you first, and then I'll see you out of the city when the limelight passes. As for what happens to you in the future, it's none of my business. That's all I can do for you. ”
"That's enough." Bai Yin and Nuomin Palace bowed respectfully to Chu Junlan.
Chu Junlan said: "I'll go get you some food, you continue to hide here, I'll go out and make arrangements, and I'll pick you up when the arrangements are ready." Also, I will do some cover up on the cellar, otherwise the light will pass through the cracks, and it may not be visible during the day, but it will be visible when someone passes by at night. Don't go out and ruin the set-up. ”
Chu Junlan said and walked to the door of the cellar.
Bai Yin and Nomin stood in place, and no one spoke for a while.
Chu Junlan jumped neatly, turned over and jumped up with his hand on the edge of the exit, agile like a raccoon. Looking back, the brother and sister were still looking up at her.
Chu Junlan saw a little doubt and expectation in their eyes. I couldn't help but shake my head in amusement, but I knew in my heart the reason why they would do this.
After experiencing such a big change, fleeing all the way to the capital, and crossing many checkpoints, I am afraid that I have already seen the cold state of the world and the warmth of human feelings, and I may have been accustomed to betrayal, right?
"Wait for me, I'll be back in a moment." Chu Junlan didn't explain much. After all, she couldn't explain herself over and over again, especially now that they were asking for her, not her asking for help.
In the middle of the night, the shop was not open, and even if it did, she did not dare to buy some other things rashly, so as not to arouse suspicion, so she quietly went home, wrapped a big bag for food, and even brought a quilt with her when she left.
When she returned to the Land Temple, it was already early in the morning, and Chu Junlan saw that the cover on the lid of the cellar had not been moved, so she knew that they had not come out, and she was quietly relieved, and she opened the lid of the cellar.
"It's me."
In the cellar, the brother and sister sat coldly with their necks curled up, and looked up together when they heard the voice.
Chu Junlan originally wanted to throw things in and leave, but seeing them like this time, he couldn't make up his mind and turned around and left.
She turned around, pulled out the dagger that was attached to the fur man, moved the rags from the man, and took the dagger and the burden with her.
She handed the quilt to Nomin, and returned the dagger to Bai Yin. Then he opened the package, took out the cotton clothes, medicine, and dry food, and finally took out a few packets of medicine, and carefully told them what symptoms they had and what to eat.
"These are all medicines that I have prepared myself, if you don't doubt it, you can use them." clicked on Bai Yin, "You must be expensive and have a fever, when you should use it, take medicine as you want, don't worry your sister." ”
Bai Yin lowered his head and hugged a thick cotton jacket, the sleeve of the cotton jacket was halfway up, and it was not finished yet, but it could be seen that the material was solid and the workmanship was exquisite.
Chu Junlan said angrily: "That's the padded jacket I made for my eldest brother, I'll cheapen you first." ”
Bai Yin's lips moved, and he whispered, "Thank you." ”
"That's it, if you are caught in the future, don't recruit me out and thank me."
Facing Nuo Min, Chu Junlan couldn't help but soften his tone: "This is my clothes, I haven't made it yet, you wear it first, I think the two of us are about the same size, you are too thin, and it will be troublesome if you freeze out and get sick at this time." ”
Nomin held the goose-yellow plain satin cotton jacket with a white fur collar and a horse-faced skirt of the same color, and two tears quickly accumulated in her big clear eyes.
"Sister, thank you."
"You're welcome." Chu Junlan couldn't help pinching Nuo Min's face, oops, it's still very slippery.
Nuo Min pursed his lips and smiled embarrassedly, turned his back and took off his dirty thin cloth clothes, and put on the thick dress brought by Chu Junlan. Chu Junlan took the hairband again, and used his fingers as a comb to pull a double bun for her.
"Well, it looks a lot cleaner that way. That's enough for you to eat for a few days. I'll go out and make some arrangements, and I'll pick you up when it's ready, so don't go out and walk around, and I'll disguise the cellar mouth later, and I don't think anyone will come here. It's almost dawn. I'll go first. ”
Chu Junlan turned around and left.
Bai Yin took a step after him and said, "You ......"
"How?" Chu Junlan looked back.
"You'll be back."
Chu Junlan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What are you afraid of, if I don't come back, can you still let yourself be trapped here?" ”
Bai Yin's face was hot when she said it, and she also realized how cowardly the dependence that appeared briefly just now. Xu has been on the run for a long time, and he has met very few people who treat their brothers and sisters sincerely.
Seeing that he was teased and didn't know what to say, Chu Junlan sneered: "You wait for me for two days, it should be fine." I'll pick you up when I'm home, and I'll talk to you when I'm done. ”
With a dashing wave of his hand, Chu Junlan returned to the ground neatly, rearranged the entrance of the cellar, and rushed home.
In the cellar, Nuo Min pulled Bai Yin's sleeve: "Big brother, you put on a padded jacket quickly, although the sleeves are not good yet, it is so warm, that sister is a good intention, don't dislike it." ”
Bai Yin shook his head and put on the cotton jacket, the solid workmanship and thick material brought a burst of warmth as soon as it was draped over his shoulders.
Nomin looked at the pile of small paper bags of various colors and whispered, "Who the hell is she?" ”
"Just a good guy." Nomin picked up a small pink paper bag, "Big brother, you should use this medicine for your wounds." ”
Bai Yin didn't move: "How many women like this who are good at medicine and know how many people can there be in Dayongdu?" She never told us directly what her last name was, does that mean that once we are caught, someone will recognize her by saying her name? ”
Nuo Min pulled Bai Yin's neckline: "Big brother, it's medicated." ”
Bai Yin said helplessly: "Nuo Min." ”
"Big brother, what's the use of thinking so much now? We are already desperate, and only my sister can help us at the moment. Otherwise, is there anything else we can do? The search outside is so strict, if we don't have anyone to help, it is impossible for us to hide, once we are caught, maybe we will be bought and killed by the people below before we see the emperor of the Dayong Dynasty. ”
Nuo Min sprinkled the medicine on the paper package directly on Bai Yin's chest and on the bleeding wound, the stabbing Bai Yin's muscles tightened, and the wound was burning like a piece of meat was about to be burned.
Bai Yin gritted her teeth and didn't snort, for fear of scaring her baby sister, and said in a cold sweat for a long time: "You believe her." ”
Nomin said: "I can see that she is a good person. ”
"Silly girl, you see everyone is a good person." Bai Yin tapped Nomin's forehead.
Nuo Min pursed his lips and smiled, "Big brother, let's eat first, the water brought by my sister is still hot, let's drink some while it's hot." ”
Bai Yin was pulled away by Nomin, and ate dry food and pickles with hot water.
Chu Junlan returned home at this time, and as soon as he changed his clothes, Zi Yan, who was sleeping on the warm kang in the window outside, yawned and woke up.
Afraid that Zi Yan would make a fuss when she found out that there were fewer things at home, Chu Junlan explained to her in a low voice.
Zi Yan almost thought that she hadn't woken up yet, she was dreaming.
"Third Miss, you went out last night? Slaves and maids don't know...... It was the slave who slept too dead. "My face was full of shame.
Chu Junlan giggled: "You, if I don't want people to find out, you won't find out if you don't sleep." I'll tell you, I'm just afraid that you will find something missing and shout later, which will cause unnecessary trouble. ”
Zi Yan knew that her young lady was doing things in a measured manner, so she naturally didn't ask what was going on, but just nodded and said obediently: "Yes, the slave remembers." ”
Chu Junlan didn't sleep all night, only took a short nap before getting up and having breakfast with Chu Huating as usual.
After the meal, Chu Huating took a sip of tea and asked gently, "Lan Lan, which day do you plan to go to the Maoguo Mansion?" After all, it is the will of the Divine Will, and if you delay, you are afraid that you will be chewed by someone with a heart, and then you are afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble. ”
Chu Junlan originally ate the tea with relish, but when he thought of this stubble, he also felt that he had lost his taste. Gently put down the tea bowl: "Big brother, I want to stay at home for a few more days, I have the right cards in my hand, I always have to arrange everything properly, and then I leave, can I hand over the feed to Aunt Su?" In the past, we had enough of the suffering of my aunt being in charge. ”
Chu Huating said: "What are you going to do with it?" After all, there is no housewife in the family, Aunt Wang and Aunt Sun are gone, and in addition to Aunt Su, there is only Aunt Lu with unknown intentions left in the family. I see that Aunt Lu basically refuses to leave the hospital except for a walk in the garden from time to time, and she will not get involved in family affairs. ”
Chu Junlan sighed and said, "It's even more unreliable to hand it over to others, Chu Yunjiao?" She can't hold this shelf, and she can't hold people down. It's better to leave things to an individual to manage on your behalf, and then if you need to get an idea about any major things, it's better to ask your eldest brother. ”
"Ask me?" Chu Huating was a little surprised, "I'm a man after all." ”
"I'm afraid of something, it's not that I want my eldest brother to pay attention to everything, you just have to take a big idea, and now that my father has no official position, I have to count on my eldest brother in the future, presumably the beauty is willing to be difficult for the eldest brother in family affairs."
Chu Huating thought for a moment, and then said, "It's really not difficult, it's just that, I understand what you mean." Some power is in the hands of others, it is better to put it in your own hands. ”
"That's the truth, not to mention that there are no eggs under the nest, and the eldest brother will have to enter the imperial examination in the future, if the Chu family makes any more trouble, it will have a great impact on the eldest brother, and they can't be allowed to do anything wrong in the future."
The brother and sister discussed it, and then got up and went to the study in the outer courtyard.
Chu Junlan told Chu Cailiang the idea of the transfer of power in the family.
"This ......"
Chu Cailiang was a little unable to react for a while.
He originally thought that when Chu Junlan went to the Maoguo Mansion, he would hand over the pair of cards to Aunt Su to manage, after all, there are two aunts by his side now, but Lu Xiangxiang is a pure ornament, I don't know when she will leave directly as soon as she is "happy", he is also afraid that she will take away the family's property before leaving, but Aunt Su has followed him for many years.
If he handed over all his strength to Chu Huating, wouldn't he have to listen to his son for all matters and affairs, and he would really become an old man at the mercy of his son?
Chu Huating observed Chu Cailiang's expression and smiled: "If the father is unwilling, then it will be fine, in fact, the son still has to study, but he is not very obsessed with family affairs." ”
Such a thoughtful remark, but saying it made Chu Cai's conscience feel a stir.
In the future, this family will have to rely on Chu Junlan and Chu Huating more, and now grasp the little rights of the family and offend the two of them, and in the future, people will soar and ignore him completely?
"No, my father thinks what Sister Lan said is reasonable." Chu Cailiang said seriously.
Chu Huating hesitated and said, "But ......"
"There's nothing to do, just like Sister Lan said, you are in charge of big things, and you will leave trivial matters to Aunt Su to manage, and she will ask you if she has anything to decide. Hey, it's because my father hasn't figured it out for a long time, maybe if he had been doing this in the early years, he would have handed over the pair of cards to Sister Lan or you, and the family would not have fallen so far. ”
Speaking of this, Chu Cailiang shook his head again and again and sighed.
Chu Junlan saw that Chu Cailiang was so hypocritical, and couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips, and took the opportunity to mention another thing.
"Father, big brother, I have another matter I want to discuss with you."
"What?" Chu Huating looked at Chu Junlan suspiciously.
Chu Cailiang was also very curious.
Chu Junlan smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I'm going to the Maoguo Mansion, even though their family must have prepared everything for me. Because of the holy meaning in it, maybe even the things in the boudoir where I have lived for more than ten years should be old, and I must act as if it were real, but in fact, after I went, it was a completely unfamiliar environment.
"There is only one Zi Yan left by my side now, and there is a lack of credible manpower, I plan to buy a girl and a small servant outside the mansion, and follow me to the Maoguo Mansion, at least there is someone who can run errands and deliver letters when something happens."
Chu Huating nodded and said, "What you said is reasonable. I should have brought some people with me, not only to accompany you in the Maoguo Mansion, but also to accompany you when you get married in the future. ”
"That's what it means." Chu Junlan nodded, "What does my father mean?" ”
Chu Cailiang thought for a while and said, "That's also good." What are you going to buy? Shall I call someone to come here? ”
Chu Junlan smiled, "Don't bother my father, I have already chosen a candidate, just waiting for my father and eldest brother to nod." ”
Chu Huating and Chu Cailiang both laughed, and only said that although Chu Junlan went to choose.
At the same time, Cao Qin's message was also sent to Duan Zhiheng's ears.
"It's better to catch the wrong one than to let it go."
Only eight words made Duan Zhiheng look cold. immediately called more than a dozen people and went straight to Chu's house.