Chapter 60: Counting is Counting
In the garden, as soon as Lu Zhu and Lu Yan put away the sun-dried petals, they saw Ye Ruotang crying and ran back.
The two of them looked at each other suspiciously, and quickly put down the work in their hands and ran to the house, "Miss, what's wrong?" Lu Yan took out a brocade and wiped the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes.
"Yes, eldest miss, is it that the second miss bullied you again, I'll settle accounts with her" said that Lu Zhu was just about to go out when he was pulled back by Lu Yan.
"Don't make a mess of it."
Ye Ruotang's whole person cried and twitched "them........ They're definitely kidding me, well, doll....... Are the doll parents out? Formerly Lee's.. Lee's ....... Say those....... Crooked melon cracked jujube....... Target........ Why didn't I see a Cao Gongzi jumping out?"
Green Bamboo and Green Bamboo looked at each other, completely unaware of what the girl was talking about.
"Miss, tell me slowly, what happened?" The green diaphragm gently patted the girl's back.
was crying, and Mu Yuyan came in.
"General Ning Yuan" Seeing this, the two maids hurriedly got up and saluted.
"You guys go out first"
"Yes"
Green Bamboo led the door with him.
Mu Yuyan walked over and gently hugged the girl in her arms, "What are you crying about, isn't there still me?"
"I......... I........... It's not........ It's not him," Ye Ruotang raised his teary eyes and looked at the man, "He just doesn't want me to be better"
Mu Yuyan lowered his eyes: There must be something strange in the meantime.
"Since your father has said so, why don't we go and meet this Cao Gongzi"
"I'm not going"
"Let's go and see you, maybe there's a turnaround?"
Ye Ruotang stopped crying and thought seriously, "You mean ..........."
"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell"
“..........”
Ye Ruotang showed a wicked smile on his face, "General Ning Yuan is worthy of being General Ning Yuan, he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he hit the nail on the head"
"You," Mu Yuyan wiped the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes, "You have to know that if you encounter anything, I will be by your side"
"Hmm"
On the second day, Ye Ruotang appeared in front of Ye Hecong with a smile on his face, and said very obediently, "Since my father has promised me a baby kiss, and I have never met that Cao Gongzi, why don't we go to Qingyuan County to have a look."
Ye He's face changed slightly, "No........ Don't be in such a hurry...... Hurry"
"Hey, how can you not be in a hurry, marriage is a major event in life, only once in a lifetime, and I will be in time for a few days, this is to go over in advance to see, and it is good to discuss this marriage."
“....... But I ...... I still have something to do in the court, and I can't get out of it for a while."
"Then my father might as well give me the specific address, and I'll go back and see by myself."
"It's ....... This Qingyuan County is located in a remote area, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it."
Mu Yuyan, who had been standing behind, spoke: "What else is Lord Ye doing in the court?" Why don't I go and talk to the emperor? ”
Ye He waved his hand again and again, "It's not General Lao Ningyuan, it's just some trivial things"
"Then since it's some trivial things, then my father will let it go for the time being, after all, this is the baby kiss promised by my mother when she was alive, and it is more important than those trivial things, what does my father say?" Ye Ruotang half-squinted a pair of peach blossom eyes, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.
Ye He saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and he no longer shirked, "I'll clean up first."
"Then Father can be faster"
"Good......... Good"
When he returned to the room, Ye He took the opportunity to call the housekeeper and told the housekeeper to hurry up and go to Qingyuan County to settle down, lest he miss the trap.
After estimating an hour, the three of them got on the road, Ye Ruotang and Mu Yuyan rode the same horse, and Ye Hecong led the way in front.
Qingyuan County is three days away from Nanxun, and a few people are not very anxious, so they stop and go all the way to see the mountains and rivers, but it is also comfortable.
It's just that Ye Hecong's face is tense, and he always feels that his heart is up and down.
On the third day, when the sun set, I arrived in Qingyuan Town, the town was better than Ye Ruotang imagined, it was very lively, and there were many interesting small vendors on the roadside.
"This is my father's hometown, right?"
"yes"
"Why did my father never bring us back?"
Ye He let out a long sigh when he thought of this, "There is no longer a concern here."
Ye Ruotang didn't ask any more, "Then where did the Cao family go?" ”
Ye He was shocked from the heart, and when he sat on the stone next to him, his brows furrowed, "Why don't you stay at the inn for one night now and then go, this horse has been ridden for three days, and my arms and legs are about to fall apart."
Mu Yuyan glanced at him with a scrutinizing gaze, and then went over to help him, "Yes, then it's better to find an inn to rest for the night first, and then go buy some things, after all, it's not good to go empty-handed."
"It's still General Ning Yuan's thoughtfulness."
After a few steps forward, there was an inn, which looked small, but it was very clean.
"A few guest officers, please, do you want to stay in the hotel?" Xiao Er threw the rag over his shoulder and looked at the three of them with a smile.
"Three good guest rooms," Mu Yuyan said.
"Okay, guest upstairs, please, watch out for the steps"
The three guest rooms are next to each other, and Ye Ruotang sleeps in the middle.
Ye He chose the outermost guest room, closed the door firmly as soon as he entered the room, and exhaled deeply.
As soon as he sat down, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?"
"Father is me"
"What's the matter?"
"It's been a few days of traveling, let's go down and eat something"
"No....... No, I want to take a break."
"Okay, if my father is hungry, I'll ask Xiao Er to bring you some, and Ah Yan and I will go out for a walk first."
"Okay" Ye He leaned on the door and listened to the footsteps outside the door gradually into the distance, then opened a crack, poked his head out, and watched the two of them leave the inn.
A person suddenly walked out of the opposite room, and Ye He looked at it from a fixed gaze and turned out to be a housekeeper.
Immediately he went into the house with him.
"How?"
"Don't worry, the master has already agreed with the Cao family, and he will not show his stuffing"
Ye He's heart was nervous for a few days when he heard it.
"Master, you said that if General Ning Yuan found out............."
Ye He knocked the butler's head vigorously when he heard this, "Didn't you say that you wouldn't show your stuffing?" ”
The housekeeper rubbed his head, "I'm afraid of this...........
"If you go to Cao's house later, you must tell him"
"Yes, sir"
Although Qingyuan Town is located in a remote area, the folk customs are excellent and rich in dried shrimp.
Ye Ruotang held a little sugar man with Zhu Bajie, arched his nose with his hand, and looked at the man, "How is it, like?" ”
Mu Yuyan's eyes were full of smiles.
In front of me is a shop selling incense sachets, and as soon as I walked in, there was a burst of fragrance, but it was not as cheap as the incense.
"Boss, can I just buy some spices after I embroidered the sachet myself?" A woman next to her handed over the sachet she embroidered, Ye Ruotang looked at it, it was a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water, vivid.
The boss took the sachet and looked at it, "Okay" and said, then the sachet was bulging.
"Thank you boss"
"Girl, the sachet you embroidered is so beautiful," Ye Ruotang said with some envy.
The woman held the sachet and lowered her head shyly, "The girl said she laughed"
"Did you give this sachet to your sweetheart?"
"Hmm"
"Then if your sweetheart marries you, it will be a good blessing from your previous life."
The woman's face blushed even more, "Cheng girl's auspicious words, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first"
"Good"
Ye Ruotang smelled several times, and finally chose a mint incense to give to Mu Yuyan.
"You hang it on my waist."
"Good"
Ye Ruotang carefully hung up the sachet, and the man took Ye Ruotang's hand and went to other places to shop.
Suddenly saw a figure, and the girl took the man's hand, "Ah Yan, do you look at that back?" ”
Mu Yuyan looked over, but there were too many people, and he didn't see it for a long time, "What's wrong?" ”
"It's nothing, I just feel familiar, but I can't remember it for a while."
walked forward, but the road was stopped by a man wearing a Zhu Bajie mask.
"Why did this boy stop us from going?"
"I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to cross this road, you will leave to buy road wealth"
“..............”
Ye Ruotang looked at the person in front of him seriously, and said something in front of Mu Yuyan's ear, the two of them nodded in unison, and punched and kicked the man in front of him.
"Help, help........" There was a pig-killing scream from under the mask.
The two had no intention of stopping, "Zhu Bajie" couldn't stand it, and simply took off the mask, "General, Miss Ye, it's me." Don't fight, it's me, Lu Min......"
When Ye Ruotang heard this, he stopped his hand, squatted down and looked at it, "Yo, Lu Min, why are you?" ”
Lu Min rubbed the beaten black eyes, "You guys are too ruthless, right?" ”
Ye Ruotang made a very innocent expression, "We thought it was really a robbery."
“........... Have you ever seen a robbery on the street? Lu Min said angrily.
"Hmm" Ye Ruotang nodded very seriously.
“............”
"Why are you here?" Mu Yuyan asked.
"I saw that you didn't come back, so I went to Yefu to ask, and then I knew that you came to Qingyuan County" Lu Min stood up and walked to the man's side, "General, you don't want me to be a subordinate if you have Miss Ye?" Don't take me with you when you come out to play."
"Who said we were out to play?"
"If you come out to run errands, you have to take me with you, what if you meet a killer? What if you encounter a robber? The so-called saying that one person is invincible to four legs. I'm still protecting you."
"Thank you, we either met a killer or a robber when we came out, so you can't hope we get better?"
Lu Min smiled, "It's not impossible"
Ye Ruotang and Mu Yuyan gave him a big look, and then held hands and continued shopping.