Chapter 9: Flying Snow Gives a Bow and Promises Against His Will
The snow began to fall again.
For several days, the heavy snow did not stop, and the goose feather snow fell almost in patches, and the snow in front of the door could not be cleaned up at all. Zhu Yi shivered from the cold, and kept adding firewood to the fire. When the hut finally warmed up, she sat down on the bed wrapped in a quilt and was bored, opened the small wooden window and stared out of it.
The snow behind the house was almost over her house.
There was a faint noise in front of the door, and Zhu Yi hurriedly got out of bed and put on a veil. The person who came moved quickly, and she had just put it on here when there was a knock on the door. She knocked on the door in response, and the person outside the house spoke: "Girl, in Xia Xu Ying, I said eight days ago that I wanted to learn archery skills with the girl, is it convenient for the girl to open the door?" ”
Zhu Yi frowned, what are you talking about on a snowy day? Shooting snow?
Opening the door, Xu Yuying smiled. Behind him stood six strange-looking men.
Zhu Yi raised his eyebrows, pointing to the heavy snow outside. Xu Yuying didn't care: "Naturally it's not today, I was in a hurry that day, and I didn't negotiate with the girl, but I came here today to discuss with the girl." In addition," he said, turning around and taking a beautifully crafted bow and crossbow from a servant, "he gave a gift of greeting." ”
Zhu Yi waved his hand again and again to refuse. Xu Yuying couldn't help but say that he grabbed her arm and handed it to her, in order to let her accept it, she didn't care whether the man or woman gave or not, "The girl must accept it, and a little heart is not a salute." In the end, it was forcibly stuffed into Zhu Yi, and even secretly pointed at her numb hole with a smile on the surface, and Zhu Yi's arm was numb and involuntarily retreated, as if she had withdrawn it in her arms herself.
Xu Yingying's goal was achieved, and he immediately said: "Since the girl has accepted this gift, it means that she accepts Xu's invitation." We'll come back when the snow stops, and the girl won't have to shirk that. After speaking, he left without waiting for the other party to say something. Zhu Yi was so anxious that he stepped forward to chase after him, but several figures quickly disappeared into a snow.
Leave her where she is.
The bow and crossbow in his hand remained quietly in his arms. The bow body faintly exudes the fragrance of sandalwood, which was originally made of sandalwood. The bow is like a fish, the bow tail is carved into a flying cloud shape, and the bow body is carved with a lifelike large ice lotus, which blooms and extends to the end. The bowstring is clear and clear, if you guess correctly, it should be made of silk from southern Xinjiang.
Sure enough, it's a generous gift.
Zhu Yi sneered, it seemed that they already knew.
Once, she asked Zuo Chu for this kind of bow and crossbow, but she never got it. Although it is not this one, it is not far from ten.
Xu Eucalyptus returned to the ancient village, and many girls in front of the Zuo Zhai house were still "guarded" in the heavy snow, including several eldest ladies of the Zhu family. One of them, he couldn't tell the difference between the young ladies, but in short, he looked quite similar to Zhu Yi.
Just looking at her face, Lu Mai and a few stinky boys have a good impression of her, and they can't help but look at her twice.
Five days later, the snow stopped and the sky cleared.
At dawn, Lu Mai, Huan Qi, and Shi Qiao couldn't help it, and under the pretext of "reminding Miss Zhu to go to Xilin's appointment", they went out of the village to Zhu Yi's residence.
Zuo Chu was not worried about the reckless three, and ordered Xu Yuying to go over.
Qiu Shui was as usual, the sky was still dark, and he came over to light a fire before Zhu Yi woke up. When Zhu Yi first woke up, the sky was getting brighter, and the hut was already warm at that time. After Qiu Shui was busy, she took a broom to sweep away the heavy snow in front of and behind the house.
Someone came from afar.
The person who came was very close, and she didn't wear the veil today, she thought, even if she covered the veil, I was afraid it would be useless. Gritted his teeth secretly: "Since this is the case, let's talk about it truthfully." ”
Qiu Shui took advantage of the gap between cooking to help her clear the snow, and when she saw her stupidly looking into the distance, she felt that something was wrong, glanced at the other side, and frowned instantly: "It seems that there are other people besides me who have been here in the past few days." ”
Zhu Yi did not answer.
The three of them came over in a bright mood all the way, approached, and saw Zhu Yi. The bangs are still there, but the veil is not, and the plain little face is red from the cold. Several people looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Zhu Yi put down the broom and greeted him.
Seeing that Lu Mai's swarthy face was frozen purple, she said: "You southerners have quite thick skin, and you run out as soon as the snow stops." Lu Mai heard her speak, and froze for a moment, and Shi Qiao on the side hurriedly answered: "Why doesn't the girl wear a veil today?" It turns out that the girl is not a dumb girl. ”
A look of confusion and abruptness.
Zhu Yi snorted coldly: "It's less pretended, what else can you pretend to be when you see it a long time ago?" Where is your master, I will go to 'bear the guilt', after all, I burned your two rooms." "Let's take a walk. Lu Mai came back to his senses and stopped her: "Miss Zhu, I didn't expect you to be alive." ”
Zhu Yi shrugged: "Live well." Lu Mai paused for a moment and hurriedly explained: "Miss Zhu don't have to worry, only Brother Xu and a few of us know about the girl at the moment." The other subordinates are all living beings and do not recognize you. The owner of the farm, he is blind, and he does not know. ”
"Oh? It's rare that someone with such a big mouth hasn't exposed me to Mr. Tsai? Since he doesn't know yet, it seems that you don't plan to confess to me, so why do you want to trouble me? ”
Lu Mai is stupid now, and he explained in a loud voice: "Brother Xu said that the owner of the village doesn't know." But, but Brother Xu really wants to make up for you. ”
Zhu Yi turned around and walked towards Qiu Shui: "No, in the end, I lied to you, I can't help it." Go back, go back and tell Xu Huanying that don't come to me again in the future. ”
Lu Mai followed: "Brother Xu has no malice, and neither do we, it's just that it's rare to see each other again, and we're all very happy to see the girl alive, that's all." ”
"That's it?" Zhu Yi turned around suddenly, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists: "Why did you forcibly stuff me into your owner's carriage that day?" Put me in an awkward position? The vivid Zhu Yi in his memory is now so fierce, and the two people behind him are screaming.
When Xu Huanying came over, he saw such a scene. Some are funny, and I also feel that there is some familiar warmth.
"It's cold outside, let's go back to the house." Qiu Shui put the broom at the door and stepped forward to hug her. She broke away, turned her back to the two of them and said, "I hope we won't see each other again......
"But since Miss Zhu had already received Xu's meeting gift that day, how could she miss the appointment?" Xu Eucalyptus interrupted her at the right time. Zhu Yi looked at the person who came weakly: "Whether I accepted it voluntarily or not, you and I know it." ”
"Xu only knows that the gift is sent out, and the appointment is also decided, no matter what, you must not break your trust in others, the girl said yes?"
Qiu Shui let go of Zhu Yi, turned around, and protected her behind him, his voice was like ice: "I don't care what your purpose is, if you dare to hurt the bamboo for a point, I Qiu Shui will definitely return to him!" ”
"Hehe, Xu understands. It's just that Xu is really innocent, he just wants to discuss archery skills with the girl, no one has a grudge against the girl, how can he hurt her? ”
Zhu Yi pulled Qiu Shui into the house and sat down, took the bow and crossbow hanging behind the door, and said to Xu Ying: "This crossbow will be returned to you." ”
Xu Yuying didn't take it, he glanced at the crossbow twice, and raised his eyelids lightly, "The things that are sent out will never be taken back, and the covenant will never be disappointed, this is the rule of Yaoxianzhuang, and I am a person from Yaoxianzhuang." The girl must also know that now that she has spoken, it is inevitable that someone will say something that should not be said because her emotions are out of control for a while......"
Zhu Yi smiled: "Is this threatening me?" Why didn't you think Brother Xu was this kind of person before? ”
"Brother Xu didn't know before that Miss Zhu was a person who would rather fake her death to deceive people."
"You ......"
Xu Eucalyptus stood there silently. In the face of his rebuttal, Zhu Yi was speechless for a while.
Qiu Shui stood up with a stiff face, and there was a soft sound with Ling Ling, and the relief on his waist was already glowing with cold light.
This scene was really a little nervous, Zhu Yi hurriedly walked over and sat down according to him, but Qiu Shui stood motionless like this, and secretly stalemate with Xu Ying, who was also cold outside the house.
Zhu Yi's heart was like a few big knives handing over and rubbing, and the pervasive murderous aura made her tremble a little. Huan Qi and Shi Qiao surrounded Xu Eucalyptus with interest.
Seeing that the situation was about to erupt, Zhu Yi took the initiative to break the deadlock: "Brother Xu, I am not an impudent person, as long as we don't disturb each other in the future, I can follow your so-called 'agreement'." Although that promise was not something she had promised.
Only then did Xu Eucalyptus restrain the aura around him, and he turned his gaze to Zhu Yi: "I promise you, I will never do anything unfavorable to you." You remember what you say today. Tomorrow I will invite you to dabble in it, can you agree? ”
Zhu Yi pressed Qiu Shui's trembling shoulders like a chicken pounding rice: "Okay, okay, I will definitely go tomorrow, you can go back first." When they heard this, they didn't stop for a long time, and withdrew quite satisfied.
Zhu Yi hurriedly closed the door, Qiu Shui was still silent, she walked over and pulled his placket, "Don't move the formation to fight, there are a lot of them." ”
Qiu Shui slowly loosened his clenched fists, and his words were full of self-blame: "It was I who was useless that made them find you." Zhu Yinuzui: "Don't say stupid things, paper can't hold the fire, and sooner or later it will collide." ”
"Are you really going tomorrow?"
She muttered, "Otherwise, cowering is not an option." Lumai said that only a few of them knew who I was. Confessing to my death is actually not a good thing for their master, so I don't think Zuo Chu will know about it, not to mention that I am still a dumb girl in front of him. He can't see or hear, Xu Yuying has always kept his promises, it should be nothing. ”
Qiu Shui was silent.
"Okay, brother, don't be upset," Zhu Yi reassured him, "I'll tell them everything when I see them tomorrow, and then cut off contact." ”
Qiu Shui's mind was no longer here, she shook his hand and listened to him speak faintly: "I'm afraid that things are not so simple." ”