Chapter 17: Settling In
As soon as she soaked in the hot water, she felt every cell in her body tremble.
Then came the sudden pain, which made her facial features shrink into a ball, and the whole person changed from the state of being next to the wooden barrel at the beginning to curling up into the water, like a small shrimp.
She took a deep breath, thinking that if she wanted Lingquan to wash her muscles and veins, she would definitely not miss her exposed head, so she gritted her teeth and held her breath, and dived directly underwater.
Maybe it was because her face was exposed to the wind and rain all day long, and there were more impurities in her skin, or maybe her face was so delicate that An Wan's skin had just been touched by the spiritual spring water, and she almost fainted in a burst of intense pain.
But at this time, An Juan could barely stay awake, and even thought that the pain of the present might lead to resistance to washing the meridians and veins in the future...... Then just do it all at once!
She quickly withdrew all the water in the bucket into the space, found a place to hold the water there, and at the same time exported more pure spiritual spring water, filling the entire barrel in one go.
When he only mixed less than a third of the spiritual spring water, An Juan was already rolling his eyes in pain, and now the soaked water had turned into pure spiritual spring water, which made An Juan faint directly.
Her limbs limply slipped into the bucket, but she didn't suffocate to death because of the lack of air.
An Juan was still able to breathe smoothly in the spiritual spring water, and with every slight rise and fall of her chest, small black impurities were discharged from her pores, some of which were attached to her skin, but more of them melted into the water, making the originally clear spring water slowly turn into chaotic black.
An Juan slept in the bucket all night, and finally woke up the next morning.
As soon as she woke up, she felt that instead of fresh air, water poured into her nostrils!
Under the pressure of physiological suffocation, An Juan fluttered up without hesitation, lifted his head out of the water completely, and then swayed to hold the edge of the barrel, breathing in the air outside the barrel, only to feel that the whole person had been redeemed.
She held on to the edge of the barrel for a while, and then lowered her head to look at the water in the barrel, but was startled: the water in the barrel was less than a quarter, and the rest had turned gray and black!
How much poison did she excrete!
An Wan was startled for a moment, and then suddenly thought of something, and quickly looked down at his body, and sure enough, he found that it was covered with dirt, but because it was soaked overnight, it was easily removed.
She sucked the water from the bucket into the space, moved a place to put it, and then poured the clean bath water she had received from the space back into the bucket to wash the stains off her body.
Although there is a lot of spiritual spring water in these waters, it is the same as ordinary water for An Xuan, who has been soaking in pure spring water all night.
She probably washed it a few times before stepping out of the barrel, went to the screen and took a towel to wipe the water on her body, but found that her skin was obviously much more delicate than before entering the water.
didn't expect it to have such an effect, An Wan quickly touched it lightly to absorb the water on her body, then threw down the towel, raised her hands and watched in front of her eyes.
These hands looked at it suddenly, snow-white and slender, the flesh and bones were even, not only the calluses on her hands had all disappeared, but a hot scar on the back of her hand had disappeared.
Whether in modern or ancient times, An Juan didn't have such soft hands, so the joy in his heart couldn't help it, and he moved directly to the dresser and carefully looked at his appearance through the bronze mirror.
This bronze mirror actually can't see things clearly, but there is finally a faint reflection, and An Juan is happy in her heart, so she can look at this blurry mirror for a long time.
At last, she finally satisfied her love of beauty, got up and dressed, and took some of the snacks left over from last night to fill her stomach before going downstairs.
Yesterday, the little guy who was waiting for her passed by An Juan when he was upstairs on the water, and the little guy was looking at An Juan casually, but he didn't expect that just a casual glance, he lost his soul, and the basin in his hand was almost not stable.
The little maid recognized An Juan as the guest who came last night, but she didn't expect this woman to be so beautiful...... Maybe he didn't pay attention to it last night?
An Juan didn't pay much attention to the little girl's expression and mental activity, only calmly wiped past him, walked out of the door of the inn, found a small wonton stall on the side of the road, asked for a bowl of wontons, ate it in a big gulp, drank two more mouthfuls of soup, and then paid and left.
While walking on the road, An Xuan obviously felt that there were more people looking at her than before.
She thought about it, and after walking two steps, she went to a clothing store on the side of the road, bought a large cloak, and put herself in it entirely, before she relaxed a little.
The matter of washing the meridians and veins has been completed, and An Juan holds the edge of the cloak with her hand, thinking about the next move.
…… Oh, and she'll have to see how her cheap relatives are doing.
After making plans, An Juan went to find a carriage, and then asked him: "Master, do you know which village nearby there is a bachelor surnamed Wang in the village?" ”
This town is a subsidiary town of Jincheng, the place is not big, and there are not many people, An Juan only asked, and the coachman smiled and said: "You mean Wang Lao Donkey, right?" He, he's been entangled with the daughter-in-law of the An family recently, and after a few days of watching it, he's not a bachelor! ”
After gossiping about the recent movements of Wang Lao Donkey, the coachman reached out and touched the horse, bowed his head and asked An Juan: "Girl, do you want to go to him?" ”
An Juan shook his head and explained: "I have a friend who is his relative, I happened to come here this time, just to help my friend see how he is doing, and then see if he is reliable, if he is okay, my friend will take him to live in the city." ”
Regarding An Juan's words, the coachman expressed incredulity: "Wang Lao Donkey still has such a good relative? With that, he sighed a few times with some jealousy, and then returned his mind to business: "Girl, are you going to find Wang Lao Donkey?" ”
"No," An Juan denied: "I plan to go and see the situation in their village, and then find someone to ask him about his character, at most peek at him a few more times, and I won't go to him...... Please wait for me outside the village for a while, I will take your car back, and I will count the time waiting for me in the middle. ”
No matter how An Juan wanted to observe Wang Lao Donkey's movements, for the coachman, there was no reason not to do such a good business, so he hurriedly took the initiative to help An Juan lift the curtain: "Girl, come in, I will take you to Wang Lao Donkey's village immediately." ”
After softly thanking the coachman, Anwan got into the carriage with her skirt, and then looked at the scenery outside through the small car window, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.
The town was not far from the village, and the coachman rode his horse for half an hour before arriving at the village gate.
Anjuan asked him to wait where he was, and at the same time got out of the car, straightened his cloak, and walked towards the village.
She walked around the huts to the back of a wall, first removed a brick in the center of the wall, and then half-crouched, looking through the hole the size of an adult's fist.
The courtyard is empty, and the medicinal herb racks that were originally placed on the side of the courtyard are no longer there, and it seems that it should be because no one at home went up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs, so these shelves were sold.
An Juan looked up at the roof of An's house, and when he saw smoke rising, he knew that there were still people in the house, so he quietly continued to wait.
After a while, An Li walked out of the kitchen and entered the main house with a few dishes.
When she saw An Lee, An Juan felt that the other party's overall state was very weird.
It's said that it's a lot of pressure, but it's still red; But if it is very relaxed, her eyebrows and eyes are still full of sorrow.
After bringing the food into the main house for a while, Ann Lee went out to do the laundry.
An Juan happened to observe her behind An Li's family, and obviously noticed that her back was slightly rickety, and her shoulders were also drooping, and she seemed to have no energy, and she couldn't find the strength when she crossed her waist and scolded An Juan for being lazy.
After a while, An Juan's grandmother An Wang came out on her back, and saw An Li putting down the clothes in the basin and resting, so she hurriedly stepped forward, waved her right hand in the air, and made a beating gesture, and at the same time cursed in her mouth: "What are you lazy to steal, if you don't finish washing your clothes today, will it be difficult for Daoping to wear dirty clothes tomorrow?" ”
"Anyway......" An Li wanted to refute An Wang's words, but he only spit out two words, and he was intercepted out of thin air: "Daoping has to study tomorrow, what if I am in a bad mood in dirty clothes and I don't want to study?" An Wang said, rolled his eyes, suddenly thought of something, and let out a long sigh, and then said: "Ah...... I understand, you probably have already saved the idea of running with the big donkey next door, otherwise why would you apply grease and powder, and still face Dao Ping nose all day long is not a nose and eyes are not eyes? ”
"Look at it, look at it," the old lady became more and more energetic the more she spoke, and her fingers were almost poked in An Li's face: "Look at this thick layer of powder, I know that you came out to wash clothes, and those who don't know think that you are going to meet a lover!" ”
The old lady wanted to continue, but was stopped by An Mu, who was standing at the door of the house: "Mom, don't say it, I still want to be embarrassed." ”
As soon as he said this, An Wang suddenly cried violently: "My son! How can you hold back this woman, hurry up and divorce her, mom will find you a yellow flower girl! ”
An Mu didn't expect that his mother not only didn't stop crying in his persuasion, but even had a tendency to get worse, so he glared at An Li fiercely, and then stepped forward to support An Wang, and at the same time persuaded her: "Mom, although this woman is not pure-minded, but after all, she is Daoping's biological mother, if she divorces her casually, it will not be good for Daoping." ”
After he said this, An Wang nodded, and temporarily endured this breath for the sake of his precious eldest grandson.
It's just that although he no longer mentioned the divorce of his wife, An Wang still spoke to An Li, whose body had been shaking with fear before leaving: "For Daoping's sake, let you go first, you hurry up and finish washing your clothes, and then go to dry, remember not to disturb Daoping to sleep at noon." ”
It wasn't until An Wang and An Mu left An Li's field of vision together that she breathed a sigh of relief, raised her hand and wiped the cold sweat on her forehead with the sleeve of her clothes, and then continued to scrub the clothes in the basin hard, while scolding An Juan fiercely: "Little wave hoof, I don't know where I went, I haven't come back for so long, if I catch you, I will first break your dog's legs, so that you don't have the heart to run around." ”
She scolded for almost a quarter of an hour, and only when she finished washing her clothes did she stop for a moment, and stood up and wrung out her clothes.
Suddenly, someone at the door called An Li: "Xiao Li, come out!" ”
An Juan and An Li looked at the door at the same time, and found that it was Wang Da Donkey who was cowering and hiding at the door.
When An Li saw Wang Da Donkey coming, she showed a smile on her face that had been full of resentment, but she didn't go over, but stretched out her finger and pointed to the house, indicating that the people in the house would not let the two of them touch.
Wang Da Donkey saw An Li's gesture and showed a disappointed expression on his face, but then smiled and raised the package in his hand first, and then hid the package in a small bush by the door under her gaze.
Then he stared at An Li for a long time, until a large basin of clothes had been neatly hung on the rope and spread in the wind, and then he reluctantly left.