Chapter 17: The Meal Is Gone
Yun Qilan, who had been hungry for many days and fled exhausted in the wind and rain, had the heart to sit up and wait for the "meal" from this family, but she couldn't do it. Her head drooped, and she lay limply on the bed.
In a trance, she fell asleep, and just as she fell asleep, a hand gently patted her shoulder. Yun Qilan woke up instantly, feeling that cold sweat was oozing from her back, and she rubbed her eyes and saw an unfamiliar face.
It was a young girl, and she looked like she was seventeen or eighteen years old. The appearance is delicate, no powder, and he is dressed in coarse cloth and flower clothes, and he looks like a child of an ordinary family. The girl had a soft smile on her face and stood beside Yun Qilan's bed.
"Who are you? Were you filming me just now? ”
Yun Qilan turned sideways and asked the other party suspiciously.
"My name is Xinghua'er, and I am a female worker in a tea factory. The housekeeper Lao Liu asked me to buy food and said that I would send it to the young master's room. ”
The girl first introduced herself, and then explained why she came from. Xinghuaer, a standard common name for a peasant girl in the old days, sounds earthy. Because of this, Yun Qilan was almost completely unwary of her.
After the girl finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but Yun Qilan called her.
"Help me up."
Yun Qilan said weakly, because she saw a delicate and lovely red lacquered wooden food box on the table next to her. Because the water and rice had not been eaten for many days, Yun Qilan seemed to have smelled the aroma of the meal, and she was already salivating.
"Ahh Okay, I'll help you. ”
The girl named Xinghua'er was stunned for a moment, turned around and went over to support Yun Qilan.
"Thank you, Xinghua'er."
Yun Qilan got up and got out of bed with the support of Xinghua'er, and immediately thanked Xinghua'er sincerely.
"You're welcome, oh, there's food here, eat it while it's hot, I should go back."
After Xinghua'er finished saying these words, she turned around again and wanted to leave.
"May I ask this tea factory...... Is there a way out? ”
"What?"
This sudden question made Xing Hua'er turn around again, and looked at Yun Qilan in surprise, feeling that her question was a little inexplicable.
"Oh, I want to ask...... Where is the gate to the outside? ”
Yun Qilan also realized that she had made a mistake in her words, so she hurriedly explained. Only then did Xinghuaer suddenly realize that she smiled at Yun Qilan again.
"From here, turn left and pass a path with bamboo forests on both sides, and there is a small gate on that side."
Xinghua'er explained in detail, but Yun Qilan had doubts in her heart. "Little door? Why didn't she tell herself the direction of the gate? ”
Yun Qilan couldn't think of a reason for a while, and had the heart to ask in detail, but just when she was stunned, the apricot blossom had already gone out. Through the bead curtain, I can only see the back of a hurried departure. This time, Yun Qilan was embarrassed to call people back again.
"Whatever, let's eat first!"
Yun Qilan muttered to herself, her hand had already begun to twist the food box. The aroma of the food soon filled the room, and the taste of the food was even more attractive. Yun Qilan, who was born in poverty, has eaten radish pickles and bran since she was a child, and she has only heard of these dishes but has never tasted them in person. This time, Yun Qilan couldn't help but shake off her cheeks and gobble it up.
After a while, a few plates were seen one by one, and even so, Yun Qilan still had an unfinished meaning. However, since the meal was "swept away", she had to helplessly wipe the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.
After a moment's hesitation beside the bed, Yun Qilan slowly got up and walked into Fang Yan's room.