Chapter 19: Visiting Cher
Zhong Mu just explained simply, and Li Yi didn't feel inappropriate after hearing it.
"This year's Yijian Xing should be very exciting." Li Yidao.
"Yes, with the addition of Li Yigongzi, it will definitely be more lively." Zhong Mu said.
After a while, the shopkeeper brought the wine and food, and after placing it, he said the words "a few guest officials use it slowly", and then retreated with interest.
When He Yuxiang saw the good wine and food, he instantly came to his senses, and finally stopped holding the table in a daze with a decadent face. I followed the boss to go shopping early in the morning, and then I walked for an unknown amount of time, and when I arrived at the foot of a mountain, I had not eaten anything except drinking water, and I was already hungry.
After a full meal, He Yuxiang and Lu Rui went back to their rooms, and Li Yi accompanied Zhong Mu to the lotus pond to enjoy the flowers and play chess, and the two chatted happily.
Soon, the sun sets, and the night creeps up into the clouds.
Li Yi sent him back to Lingyun Pavilion, Zhong Mu was still reluctant to give up, for Zhong Mu, getting a good confidant was a blessing he had cultivated in his past life and this life.
At that time, the sky had already been swallowed up by the night, and outside the door of an ordinary house, there was a woman in blue standing, the surrounding was so quiet that only the sound of frogs remained, she looked around vigilantly, and only dared to knock on the door when she saw no one.
"Knock knock knock ......", a dull and rapid knock on the door sounded, an old woman in the house was woken up by a knock on the door, and skillfully groped for a fire fold by the bedside, due to the old man's movements were a little slow, he blew a breath at it and the fire fold ignited, and then got out of bed and walked to the table, lit the candle in the lantern, lit the fire and then opened the door with the lantern, and the voice of vicissitudes came, "Who?" Knocking on the door so late. ”
The knocking did not stop until the old woman walked to the door with hurried steps, the knocking stopped, and when the door was opened, she was greeted by a beautiful woman, whose face was wrinkled, and her drooping eyes looked at her, and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for at so late?" ”
"Grandma, I'll come and see Cher." Xie Yinling replied politely and said the purpose of this.
When the old woman heard that she was looking for Xue'er, she instantly came to her senses, and vigilantly poked her head out to see if there was anyone outside the door, and when she saw no one, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to call her, "Girl, come in." ”
"Thank you, grandma."
The old woman closed the door tightly, and then led Xie Yinling into the house, the old woman put down the lantern in her hand on the dilapidated tabletop, wiped the sleek wooden stool with her sleeve, and said, "Girl, please sit down, I'll go and pour you a glass of water." ”
"Grandma, don't bother." Xie Yinling sat down in response, but she didn't want to bother the old woman.
"Hospitality, this is indispensable, girl, you sit and wait for a while." The old woman took the kettle to the kitchen to fetch water.
Xie Yinling couldn't resist the warm greeting of the old woman, so he had to sit quietly and wait.
It didn't take long for the old woman to come over with a shabby kettle, and with a kind smile on her face, she poured a bowl of water for her, "The house is simple, only cold water, don't mind it, girl." ”
"It's okay, just quench your thirst." Xie Yinling took it with a smile and drank it in a few sips.
"May I ask the girl's name, what is the relationship with Cher?" The old woman also sat down and asked.
Xie Yinling took out a jade pendant from his waist that was only half left, handed it to her, and first introduced himself: "Grandma, junior Xie Yinling, I am a sworn sister with Xue'er's mother, this is a token given to me by Xue'er's mother, and she entrusted me to take good care of Xue'er before she died." ”
"Oh." The old woman stretched out her vicissitudes of life, carefully took them and put them in the palm of her hand, close to the candlelight, squinted her eyes and carefully looked at the half of the jade pendant, and after a while, the old woman said: "This is indeed Miss Zhao's thing." ”
Xie Yinling heard the old woman mention Zhao Weiluo's surname, and her heart felt like she had been stabbed with an arrow, which made her uncomfortable, but she couldn't show it to be seen, so she quickly suppressed her painful expression, and then asked, "Xue'er, is she okay?" ”
"Okay, very good, don't cry or make trouble, but very well-behaved, the old woman has never seen such a well-behaved baby." As soon as Gu Feixue was mentioned, the corners of the old woman's lips raised into a smile.
She was much more relieved to hear that Xue'er was doing well, and after that, she tentatively asked, "Then can I go and see her?" I promise, I won't disturb her. ”
"Of course, Miss Xie, please come with me." The old woman walked in front, walked a few steps, pushed open the door of a room, and the little person wrapped in the center of the wooden bed was Gu Feixue.
Xie Yinling stepped forward and squatted down, her heroic face came closer to look at Xue'er, Gu Feixue was sleeping quietly with her eyes closed, her eyelashes were long, her facial features were very similar to Zhao Weiluo, Xie Yinling gently stroked her head, looked at her face, instantly wet her eyes, and a tear fell along Xie Yinling's cheek to chin and fell on Gu Feixue's hand.
Xie Yinling hurriedly wiped away the tears on his face, for fear of disturbing the child.
The old woman watched quietly beside her, and for a long time, Xie Yinling's eyes reluctantly moved away from Gu Feixue's body, got up and took out a large bag of copper coins from her waist, and handed it to the old woman, "Grandma, you take these silvers, Xue'er will ask you to take care of them for some days, and I will come to see her from time to time after that." ”
After the old woman took it, she looked at the bulging money bag and the heavy feeling in her hand, she was really frightened when she untied the money bag and saw so much money, and hurriedly stuffed it back into Xie Yinling's arms, "Miss Xie, I can't ask for it." ”
This bag of copper coins is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, and she has never seen so much money, and her wrinkled face instantly loses color.
Xie Yinling pushed back the old woman's body and said gently: "Grandma, you can take it, it is not easy for you to take care of Xue'er during this time, and the expenses are also essential, this is just the labor fee for taking care of Xue'er." If you don't accept it, my conscience will not be able to get over it. ”
"But, this ...... Too much. Besides, Miss Zhao also gave us some coils before, which is enough. ”
"Grandma, I'm Xue'er's aunt, this is just a little bit of caution on my part, so don't shirk it."
"Okay." The old woman thought about it for a moment in her heart, and for the sake of Xue'er's better life in the future, she no longer shirked and took it into her pocket.
"It's getting late, I'm leaving, I'm sorry to disturb you." Xie Yinling knew that he couldn't come out for too long, otherwise he would be in trouble if he was discovered.
When the old woman heard that Xie Yinling was leaving, she wanted to stay, "Miss Xie, you just came here not long ago, and you left so soon?" ”
"Hmmm! Cher will take care of you. ”
"Well, the old woman will do her best." Since Miss Xie insisted on leaving, it was inconvenient for the old woman to stay.
"Thank you, Grandma." Xie Yinling saluted and walked out.
"Miss Xie, I'll send it to you."