Chapter 8: Am I So Old?
Although Yue Yunze is said to be a tea merchant whose status is not even as good as that of a farmer, he, a successful tea merchant, has a big mansion that even if the whole family of the farmer has worked hard for several lifetimes, it is impossible to buy.
Looking at the grandeur of that mansion, it is not worse than the General's Mansion or the Rui Wang's Mansion at all, and it is really not easy to walk around in such a mansion. No, Du Xiaomeng got lost not long after she walked out of the yard where she lived.
Originally, I wanted to find a stove, but I came to a courtyard with a rockery at the end, a small bridge and flowing water in the middle, and a small exquisite pavilion on the side.
Du Xiaomeng stood on the small bridge and looked left and right, this courtyard seemed to have no way out, and what was worse was that there were two arches on the left and right of the wall behind him, and there was a road leading to a different direction behind the door. She didn't quite remember which door she had just walked into, and now she hadn't seen half of the ghosts in this place, and she couldn't even ask for directions.
Fortunately, when he came out, he was very witty and brought Yue Yunze's cloak, and put the cloak on his head as a hat to block the cold wind, and the cold protection effect was very good, so that even if he went around here for a while and a half to find his way, he would not freeze to death.
Du Xiaomeng thought for a while, and decided to turn around and choose a random door to walk out. She had just taken two steps when she heard someone call out to her from behind: "Miss Yang! ”
When I looked back, I saw Mr. Zhao standing next to the rockery with a bowl in one hand and a medicine jar in the other.
Seeing Mr. Zhao who suddenly appeared, Du Xiaomeng asked with some surprise: "Mr. Zhao, where did you come from?" ”
Mr. Zhao pointed to the back of the rockery: "I live in the courtyard behind here." ”
"Huh? Do you live behind that? ”
Du Xiaomeng walked quickly to the side of the rockery, and looked behind the rockery with a curious probe. It turned out that there was a cobblestone path about a meter long hidden behind the rockery, and at the end of the path was connected to another arch, and on the other side of the arch was a courtyard.
"Why did Miss Yang come here?"
"I tried to go out and find a stove to dry my hair, but I got lost." Du Xiaomeng smiled a little embarrassedly, "It's good to meet Mr. Zhao, otherwise I really can't find my way back." ”
Mr. Zhao put the bowl on the lid of the medicine jar and said, "Miss Yang come with me, I have just cooked the medicine and am about to send it to my son." ”
"There is Mr. Lao Zhao."
Mr. Zhao walked in front to lead the way, and Du Xiaomeng had to trot to keep up. After following Mr. Zhao all the way, turning left and right, it didn't take long to return to the courtyard where he lived.
Walking to the arch of the courtyard, Mr. Zhao stopped and turned around and said to Du Xiaomeng: "I'm going to get the stove, can I bother Miss Yang to help give the medicine to the son?" Ah Hu was waiting inside, and Miss Yang only needed to take the medicine jar inside. ”
Without waiting for Du Xiaomeng to say anything, Mr. Zhao had already handed the medicine jar to her, turned around and walked away quickly.
Just a few steps away from getting in, but letting a stranger of unknown origin do it for you, can this act be seen as a temptation? Du Xiaomeng glanced at the medicine jar in his hand that was still emitting heat, and calmly walked towards Yue Yunze's room.
There was a gentle knock on the door, and Ah Hu came to open the door. The moment the door opened, he saw that it was Du Xiaomeng, and his face showed a slightly surprised expression: "Is there something wrong with Miss Yang?" ”
Du Xiaomeng picked up the medicine jar and said, "Mr. Zhao asked me to deliver medicine to my son-in-law." ”
Although Ah Hu felt a little surprised, he glanced at the medicine jar in Du Xiaomeng's hand, and quickly stood on the side to give way: "Miss Yang, please come in." ”
As soon as Du Xiaomeng's hind feet stepped into the house, Ah Hu quickly closed the door, pointed to the table and said, "Miss Yang, just put the medicine jar on the table." ”
Yue Yunze's residence was at least half the size of the room where Du Xiaomeng lived opposite, but the layout of the room and the furnishings in the outer room were the same as the opposite, the only difference was that there was a charcoal burning stove in this room. The window near the stove is half-opened, so that the room is warm but also keeps the air circulating without suffocating the people who live inside.
Du Xiaomeng put the medicine jar on the table, and took off the cloak that covered his head and put it on his hand. She glanced at the thick curtain separating the inside and outside, and then at Ah Hu, who was picking up the medicine jar and preparing to pour the medicine, and asked softly, "Brother Ah Hu, can I go in to visit my son-in-law?" ”
Ah Hu moved quickly and poured the medicine without looking back, and said, "Miss Yang, please take care of yourself." ”
Listening to Ah Hu so refreshingly, Du Xiaomeng intuitively felt that this was another kind of temptation. Her intuition was right, thinking about it from the other party's standpoint, if she really had the heart to do something to Yue Yunze and get along alone, even if it was only for a moment, it would be a good time to get off. However, since she was so generous to let her in and be alone with Yue Yunze, if she really did something wrong, she would definitely have been destroyed by Ah Hu before she made a move.
Fortunately, Du Xiaomeng didn't have the heart to kill Yue Yunze.
When Du Xiaomeng knocked on the door, Yue Yunze, who was lying on the bed in a half-asleep state, sat up when he heard the knock on the door, and when he was not very awake, he heard someone talking softly, and then felt that someone opened the curtain and came in.
When he rubbed his drowsy head and raised his somewhat hazy eyes to look at the doorway, he was stunned, and then a heartfelt smile bloomed on his lips: "Mother, you're back." ”
Du Xiaomeng froze in place, the corners of her mouth twitched, and then she reached out to touch her face in disbelief, and said, "Gongzi Yue, do I really look so old?" ”
No matter how fresh this little fresh meat is, his mother is at least thirty or nearly forty, right? For Du Xiaomeng, who is only in her twenties and has always been very confident in her appearance, the title "Niang" is not only a little scary, but also unacceptable.
Ah Hu came in with a medicine bowl at this time and walked to Yue Yunze's bedside, bent down and shouted, "Son, please take the medicine." ”
Being shouted by Ah Hu like this, Yue Yunze finally came to his senses. He took the bowl and drank the warm medicinal juice, waved his hand to signal Ah Hu to retreat, and then looked at Du Xiaomeng, who was still frozen there and his face was not so comfortable, and beckoned: "Miss Yang, come here." ”
Du Xiaomeng pulled out a smile and moved to Yue Yunze's bed, and Yue Yunze said again, "Please take a seat." ”
Although he was very unhappy to be shouted so old by Xiao Xianrou, who was not much younger than himself, Du Xiaomeng kept a polite smile very gracefully, sat on the stool in front of the bed, and asked with concern: "Does Gongzi Yue feel better?" ”
"Miss Lao Yang is worried, and after resting for a while, it is much better."
Yue Yunze remembered that he had just shouted a word to his mother in a not very sober state, as if he had heard Du Xiaomeng say something, he smiled, and said, "I'm sorry Miss Yang, I just got up and didn't wake up yet, so I misjudged you." ”
Du Xiaomeng reached out and touched his face again without smiling, and asked again with some mindfulness: "Gongzi Yue, do I look so old?" ”
Yue Yunze took away Du Xiaomeng's hand touching her face, looked at her face seriously, and said, "Miss Yang is young and young, not old at all. ”
As he spoke, his expression darkened. He stretched out his hand and gently brushed Du Xiaomeng's eyebrows, fell on her cheek, and said softly: "When my mother died, it was your age, Miss Yang, I just saw you walk in half-asleep, I really thought it was my mother who came back." ”
Du Xiaomeng suddenly understood. Last time, she was treated as a dead wife, and this time she was upgraded to a dead mother.
In order to confirm the conjecture in his heart, Du Xiaomeng's eyes widened as she pretended to be surprised, and asked tentatively: "Gongzi Yue, do I look like Ling Shoutang?" ”
"Like, just as I remember." Yue Yunze didn't seem to have any intention of concealing it, "I was scared when I saw you for the first time, I didn't expect that there would be such a similar person in the world. ”
Hearing him say this, Du Xiaomeng couldn't help but sigh in her heart: It seems that she has a copy face with a high usage rate, whether she is soul crossing or deity traveling!
After sighing, he found that Yue Yunze's hand was still on his face, and he had no intention of withdrawing his hand. She raised her hand and generously touched the beautiful face of the prosperous world, while touching his white and smooth little face, she sighed softly and affectionately: "Fortunately, Ling Shoutang has the same appearance as me, otherwise, I would not have been able to give birth to a beautiful face like you!" ”
Suddenly, he felt Yue Yunze's hand on his face stiffen obviously. After a while, I heard Yue Yunze ask: "Miss Yang, what is 'Prosperous Beauty'?" ”
Du Xiaomeng withdrew the hand that touched his face, and by the way, pulled down his hand and held it with both hands, and said sincerely: "It is very good-looking, beautiful as a flower, and handsome that few people in the world can compare." ”
Yue Yunze finally came back to his senses. This girl is really special, if ordinary people hear him say that his mother has died, they will comfort themselves with a few words, not only did she not mean comfort, but she went around in a circle to praise her appearance.
Her performance was different from ordinary people, and Yue Yunze couldn't help but chuckle.
Du Xiaomeng patted his hand, which was finally a little warm, and continued with such sincerity: "Don't laugh at Gongzi Yue, what I said is the truth, our people there say that most of the boys' looks are with their mothers." ”
Yue Yunze nodded in agreement: "Listening to the elders, my appearance is indeed somewhat similar to my mother. ”
Du Xiaomeng looked at him and was silent thoughtfully for a moment, and then said very seriously: "It turns out that our looks are somewhat similar, no wonder I felt very kind when I saw you for the first time, that kind of intimate feeling, as if I had found a long-lost relative." Gongzi Yue, do you think we have a special fate like this? ”
Yue Yunze's good-looking eyes were full of smiles: "Count, otherwise you wouldn't have fallen into my pool." ”
"Then ......" Du Xiaomeng blinked, "Since we are so fateful, then should we not call each other such a boy and girl in the future?" You can call me laugh, can I call you Yunze? "The first step is to call each other a less big diaphragm.
Yue Yunze readily agreed: "Yes." ”
Du Xiaomeng shook Yue Yunze's hand very satisfied, and said, "Then I will call you Yunze in the future!" ”
After that, she let go of Yue Yunze's hand as if she remembered something, took off the cloak on her hand and handed it over with both hands: "I almost forgot to return this cloak to you." ”
Yue Yunze didn't take it, and said, "I'll give you this cloak." ”
"Send me?" Du Xiaomeng was a little surprised, "I've already lived in your house for nothing, and now your cloak is about to be taken away by me, isn't it appropriate?" ”
Yue Yunze looked at her with a smile and said, "I gave it to Xiao'er, not to take it." ”
"But ......"
Du Xiaomeng still wanted to excuse herself in a reserved way, but Yue Yunze interrupted her: "Didn't you say that we have a special fate?" It's not like you're going to refuse if I send you something, right? ”
"Alright then, I'll take it." Du Xiaomeng happily accepted.