Chapter 39: Martial Arts
Although Qinghuan enjoys Li Yan's kindness to her, the inexplicable change always makes people scratch their heads.
Many times Qing Huan was wondering what made Li Yan change so much during this time. In the past, he had a bad temper and ignored her, but he was suddenly degraded and exiled to a wild place. But then, for a while, Li Yan regained hope in life, but he plunged headlong into the abyss of alcoholism.
And the man in black who assassinated Li Yan was never seen again.
Until Li Yan fully recovered, no one mentioned this sudden appearance again.
At the same time, Qing Huan was surprised by the speed of Li Yan's recovery. For a long time, Qing Huan thought that Li Yan's right foot was useless. Not only because he had been using crutches, but also because he had suffered too many injuries to his right foot, and the old injuries had not healed and the new ones had come back.
However, unexpectedly, in the past half a month, Li Yan's right foot has fully recovered, and there is no trace of serious injury at all.
There were many times at night, Qing Huan wanted to ask Li Yan. But the words still couldn't come out of their mouths, and the two of them could now sleep together on their backs. But the distance between them has not been eliminated.
After Agu and Yuan Chao got married, they didn't change much. On the contrary, Agu is more attentive to everything, like a hostess. Yuan Chao has been working in the field behind the house since the beginning of spring, and Qing Huan will follow to take a look if he has something to do, and find that Yuan Chao is planting wheat.
After recovery, Li Yan would follow Yuan Chao to work in the fields from time to time, while Qing Huan was at home, doing housework with Agu, and his life was ordinary but quiet.
But as the weather gradually warmed up, it gradually became inconvenient for the two to sleep together. First, one person and one quilt are too hot to sleep, and secondly, they can no longer sleep with their clothes together at night, and the clothes they wear when they sleep at night become light and thin when the weather is hot.
Qing Huan was so worried about this matter that he didn't know what to do, and he wanted to say it to Li Yan many times, but he still couldn't say it when the words came to his mouth. Li Yan didn't seem to be aware of this.
On this day, the weather warmed up suddenly, and the day passed by, but at night, it was still very hot. Not long after Qing Huan took a bath, he began to sweat again while sitting down. The thought of sleeping together at night made Qing Huan even more headache.
While Li Yan was still bathing, Qing Huan went to Ah Gu's room.
"Ah Gu," Qing Huan took Ah Gu's hand and said in a low voice, "You and I can sleep together today." ”
Agu didn't ask anything, nodded and said yes.
After discussing with Yuan Chao, Qing Huan had already packed his things and went to Agu's room.
Unexpectedly, she slept peacefully that night, and Li Yan didn't even come over to ask her.
Until the next morning, when Qing Huan got up, he found the village carpenter standing at the gate of the courtyard and looking out.
"What is the matter with Uncle Zhang?" Qing Huan walked over and asked him.
"Lee Sang-gong asked me to make a new bed some time ago. Now that I'm done, I'll come and tell Lee Sang-gong. Don't know if you can be in the same place? ”
Qing Huan saw that the door of Li Yan's room was closed, presumably he had already gone out, so he said, "He's not here at this time, or Uncle Zhang, you will come over later, right?" ”
Carpenter Zhang replied with a mouthful of answers, and then took his leave.
Recalling Carpenter Zhang's words, Qing Huan finally came back to his senses. Li Yan asked a new bed to be made, which must be used to sleep separately from Qinghuan. Thinking of it a long time ago, Li Yan had already made a plan, and the boredom of many days disappeared at this moment. Qing Huan couldn't help but sigh that Li Yan was still so caring.
It wasn't until noon that Li Yan and Yuan Chao returned from their busy work in the fields. Qing Huan hurriedly relayed Carpenter Zhang's words to Li Yan.
"After eating in a while, you can go with me and carry it back." After listening to this, Li Yan said to Yuan Chao.
Yuan Chao nodded yes.
Qing Huan likes Yuan Chao the most is that he only does things and doesn't ask anything. For example, with two beds in the room, Yuan Chao didn't even have a puzzled expression.
After everything was settled, Li Yan asked Qinghuan with a smile: "It's time to come back tonight, right?" ”
Qing Huan nodded, and moved back that night, no longer bothering the newlyweds.
"So you had a plan for a long time." Qing Huan sat on the edge of the bed and watched Li Yan tidy up his bed.
"As I told you, it's the same as before." Although Li Yan didn't look back, there was a smile in his tone.
Qing Huan was slightly embarrassed that he didn't believe Li Yan, so he changed the topic: "You go to work in the field, can you still adapt?" ”
Li Yan laughed, "When I practiced martial arts in the past, it was even more bitter than this. ”
"Do you know martial arts?"
"Naturally." Li Yan cleaned up, sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Qing Huan and said.
"Then when are you going to teach me two tricks?" Qing Huan was full of curiosity about ancient kung fu, and thought that he must learn a few hands from him.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to endure this." Li Yan smiled and shook his head.
"Don't underestimate me." Qing Huan was a little anxious, "How do you know if you don't try?" ”
"That's good. Tomorrow (from three to four o'clock in the morning), I will teach you. “
Qing Huan has never had a concept of the time, and she doesn't know when the time is Yin, but she nodded regardless of it, so as not to regret it.
Who knew that when Li Yan came to call her, Qing Huan regretted it first.
After getting up and washing up in a sleepy haze, the retreat in my heart was already pounding.
Until standing in the dark courtyard, Qing Huan couldn't hold on anymore. "Why do you start practicing so early, you have the energy to practice when you wake up."
"By the time you wake up, I'll be out." Li Yan said with a smile.
Thinking that Li Yan accompanied him to get up so early, he would have to work after a while. Qing Huan was embarrassed to resist anymore, and obediently followed Li Yan.
But the real practice of martial arts is far from what I imagined. Qing Huan thought that she could practice swords in the morning, but who knew that Li Yan would teach her to take a horse as soon as she came.
Qing Huan once had a dream to become a generation of martial arts warriors, fighting with swords and red dust, and being at ease. This dream, between Qing Huan's continuous dripping sweat beads and slightly trembling legs, collapsed.
For the sake of face, Qing Huan didn't dare to say that he wouldn't practice, so he could only grit his teeth and insist.
Li Yan supervised her on the side, saying that her legs were not pressed deep enough, and that her waist was not straight, in short, Li Yan put her hands behind her back, like a teacher, and kept picking thorns on the side.
When Qing Huan couldn't bear it anymore and was about to give up, Li Yan said with a smile: "For a person who is practicing for the first time, it is already very good to be able to persist for so long." So that's all for today's exercise. ”
This sentence was like a life-saving straw, which made Qinghuan suddenly have vitality. However, after practicing for so long, my legs have long been numb, and I want to stand up, but I can't feel my legs. Qing Huan tried to walk back, but when he took the first step, he stumbled and was about to fall.
Li Yan quickly grabbed her: "I'll carry you in." ”
Qing Huan's first reaction was to shake her head, and Li Yan picked her up with a smile and sent her into the room.
Until Li Yan was gone for a long time, Qing Huan hadn't come back to his senses in bed. What was it like to lean against Li Yan's chest, Qing Huan had forgotten it, only remembered that they had never had such intimate contact. When I was most intimate before, I just held my hand.
Qing Huan couldn't sleep at all, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Yan's arms were very warm, leaning on his chest just now, as if hearing his heart, it was also beating very fast.
Is Li Yan also nervous? Qing Huan wasn't sure, because his expression hadn't changed from beginning to end.
Qing Huan can still recall that when Li Yan left, he whispered softly in her ear: "Sleep well." ”
A hot breath, mixed with the fresh smell of Li Yan's body, made her ears itch.
In my heart too.