Chapter 23: The Magical Jade Ring
Yue Huaiyin also recognized Xiao Wan, she bowed her head dignified and graceful, and treated each other with a smile.
When she entered the inn that day, she saw that the little lady and the older woman were both dressed in coiled hair, and she thought to herself that there must be one of them who was the wife of the shopkeeper Ling. I don't know what age the shopkeeper Ling is, and I don't know which one of them is the lady.
Although Xiao Wan was in a hurry to go out this morning, she also dressed up, and she didn't want to go to the yamen to embarrass Ling Chaofeng. And she is still a bride, the wardrobe is mostly festive and auspicious colors, she chose a red middle coat, and the outside is a curved skirt embroidered with black gold auspicious clouds on a white background, and the red silk belt is tied on one side, floating in the wind for a long time.
Miss Huaiyin's gauze skirt is fluttering, elegant and colorful, and Xiaowan is a shy and gentle little woman, she doesn't understand the etiquette of a big family, but she also knows politeness since she was a child, so she bows back the courtesy according to Miss Yue's appearance.
It's not appropriate to greet today, let alone to patronize the rouge shop, she wants to go to her father-in-law.
After saluting, Xiaowan went to the north, and after only a few steps, someone shouted behind him: "Little lady, go south, they are teasing you." ”
Xiaowan looked back in a panic, is it facing north or south? She listened even more confused. When Yue Huaiyin saw this, he lightly lifted his gauze skirt and walked towards her, as if to ask her what was wrong.
"Xiao Wan?"
But at this moment, a familiar voice sounded in the distance.
Early in the morning, the street is quiet, a little louder, it can be transmitted far away, Xiaowan heard Xianggong's voice and turned around, Ling Chaofeng was still far away from her, but just a touch of his back, he recognized himself.
"Xianggong, Xianggong......"
Before Yue Huaiyin walked to Xiaowan's side, he saw the petite man lifting his skirt and running towards the man in the distance, and he couldn't see the man's face clearly from a distance, but his long and straight figure slowly came from the morning light, and he was really graceful.
Xiaowan ran in a hurry, and then bent her body, when she came from the inn, she was a hurried broken step, she had never worn such clothes in the past, and when she ran now, her legs seemed to be tied with a rope, and her steps couldn't keep up with the anxiety in her heart, and her body center of gravity rushed forward, and she fell to the ground with a snap.
Ling Chaofeng hurried over, picked up the person on the ground, and saw a surprised little face, her eyes flashed with tears, she stared at herself very carefully, and looked at her eyebrows and nose, as if she was afraid of recognizing the wrong person.
"It's only been a night apart, and you don't recognize it?" Ling Chaofeng helped Xiaowan to stand up, and asked with a calm face: "So early, what are you doing here, didn't you ask you to wait for me at home?" ”
Ling Chaofeng was outside all night, he didn't shave his face, and there was a stubble on his chin, Xiaowan reached out and touched it, yesterday morning, she also gave Xianggong hot water to apply hot water to his face and shave, it was her husband.
Ling Chaofeng leaned over and patted the dust on Xiaowan's skirt and asked, "Did the fall hurt, did you run out alone?" ”
Xiaowan was just silly, and the corners of her mouth were about to reach the root of her ears.
"I'll settle accounts with you when I go back." Ling Chaofeng scolded softly, it could be seen that Xiaowan was so happy, knowing that she was worried about her own safety, she couldn't help but touch the softness in her heart, and patted her forehead, "Okay, go home." ”
The guy in the store over there was originally teasing Xiaowan and pointed her in the opposite direction, but fortunately, there were still people with a little conscience, and the man who saw the little lady was here at this time, and he was still such an extraordinary person, and they all hid in the store.
Naturally, Xiaowan didn't pull Ling Chaofeng to care, but when she saw Yue Huaiyin standing on the side of the road, she thought that someone had just taken the initiative to greet her, so she said to Xianggong: "This is Boss Yue who passed by our inn that day." ”
Ling Chaofeng made a gesture of signing up for his surname, Huaiyin returned the salute, raised his Qiushui eyes, and looked at the man with extraordinary temperament, although the chin was dotted with slag and brought out a bit of vicissitudes, if it was tidy, it would be a stunning and handsome face.
The young woman's heart trembled slightly, could it be that the handsome boy that Xiaocui was lying in the carriage that day was him?
"Miss Yue, pass by our inn next time, please come and have a cup of tea again." Xiaowan said politely, and said that her husband smiled sweetly, "Xianggong, let's go home, my aunt is gone, I must be in a hurry." ”
They left side by side, the man's steps were like the wind and the little lady's clumsiness, gradually moving away in the morning light, the street was getting more and more lively, all the shops were preparing to open, Yue Huaiyin was really stunned for a moment, and the guy in the store next door ran to ask: "Boss Yue, do you recognize them?" ”
Yue Huaiyin bowed: "I came from the dock that day and went to their inn to sit down, and I was the shopkeeper and ...... of Lingxiao Inn His wife. ”
The guy was shocked, looked at it a few times and said, "That man is Ling Chaofeng?" ”
Huaiyin asked rhetorically, "What's wrong?" ”
The guy babbled and told her the legend of the Ling Xiao Inn, and they had heard a lot of stories about Ling Chaofeng, but few people had really seen this person, and he advised Boss Yue not to enter the store again, so as not to lose his life and money, and waited until his shopkeeper called someone to do something, and then ran away.
"Miss?" The maidservant Xiaocui ran out sleepy-eyed, "Miss, why did you get up so early." ”
Yue Huaiyin picked up the shawl on his arm and went to the store, and said lightly: "I have something on my mind, I can't sleep." ”
In this compartment, when Ershan was chasing after the carriage, he met the shopkeeper and Xiaowan who were walking side by side on the road, and hurriedly took them into the carriage.
Sitting in the car, Xiao Wan lifted her skirt, revealing her slender snow-white legs, removing those old scars, and rubbing a new piece of skin on her knee, she looked at her husband weakly, and was slapped on the forehead: "You deserve it." ”
Having said that, Ling Chaofeng still took care of it carefully, blowing on her wounds, Xiaowan's heart was sweet, and the pain in her knees let her know that this was not in a dream, her husband was back, and God didn't want to take Ling Chaofeng away.
"Is it okay, why didn't Boss Feng come back?" Xiaowan asked.
"Boss Feng plans to clean up the aftermath for his brother directly in the town, and when I go back to the inn, I will arrange for Feng Sanye and a few guys to go to the town." Ling Chaofeng said disapprehantly, "It's okay anymore, Second Master Feng was drunk and confused, and he accidentally ate the mouse medicine in the store." ”
Xiaowan remembered that Aunt Zhang misunderstood that she was frightened when she saw the mouse, and she sprinkled the medicine the night before, and the guests came the next day, that Feng Erye was drunk and everyone saw it, if someone wanted to kill him, it would be easy, but if he really stuffed the mouse medicine into his mouth in a daze, he also said it.
Ling Chaofeng will deal with this matter, Xiaowan feels that she doesn't have to worry about it, but she doesn't mind one thing very much, and asks weakly: "Xianggong, ...... Do people often die in the store? ”
"Are you scared?" Ling Chaofeng asked.
"No......" Xiaowan shook her head, lowered her eyes and said, "I'm afraid that my life is too hard, and I will hurt you again......"
Her chin was pinched slightly, and her cherry-like little mouth pouted and she couldn't speak, Ling Chaofeng said with a little anger, and said seriously: "If you say that your life is too hard in the future, you will be punished." ”
Xiao Wan sighed, and was hugged into his arms by Xianggong, his back was gently touched, and the husband said gently: "You don't know the way, and you run out by yourself, even if you ask Uncle Zhang Biao to bring you along, didn't they tell you that I often go to the Yamen?" ”
"I was afraid that my aunt would annoy me, so I didn't pester her to ask." Xiao Wan muttered, "There are still customers in the store, they are busy." ”
"You're considerate, but it's a pity you're disobedient." Ling Chaofeng said.
"I want to see you, I'm afraid they will beat you, I'm afraid you......'ll be hungry," Xiao Wanhou was scared, grabbing Ling Chaofeng's arm, "Don't leave me, okay?" ”
People in the village say that Xiaowan's mother is a beautiful and gentle woman, if she hadn't died at the beginning and lived well until now, Xiaowan and her sister must be the most pampered girls, but her mother left her and died, and she has been tortured for more than ten years.
"If you leave me, I'll go to you at the ends of the earth." Xiao Wan looked fixed and said, "If life and death are separated, I will go with you." ”
"Early in the morning, nonsense." Ling Chaofeng was shocked in his heart, he couldn't imagine that the person who was desperately resisting marriage a few days ago, said this, a simple-minded person looks at people and things very simply, yes, no, no, she recognized herself, and handed over her heart.
Ling Chaofeng gently cupped her cheek and pecked at her small mouth, the little lady dodged coquettishly, was caught, kissed it deeply, and then let go, the little lady was already confused, she was so lovable, why did God let her suffer so much.
"I won't leave you anywhere, but with me, it's hard to live in peace." Ling Chaofeng said, "Our inn will not often die, but the guests who enter the door are destined to be extraordinary, late and late, the square inch inn is also the rivers and lakes, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are black and white, and the rivers and lakes naturally have the rules of the rivers and lakes." ”
Xiaowan doesn't understand, but she's not afraid that she won't understand, she is now a person with a husband, and with Ling Chaofeng here, she is not afraid of anything.
Leaning on her husband's arms, Xiao Wan saw her right hand, and the jade ring seemed to light up, maybe the curtain was blown up and the sun shone in, but it reminded her of those magical things, and she was determined to wait for Boss Feng's troubles to pass, and talk about those sheets.
The wheels were rolling, the carriage was bumpy, Xiao Wan got up in the morning and walked quickly, seemed to be tired, and lay properly in her husband's arms, but fell asleep unconsciously, and returned to the night of marriage in her dream.
"Girl?" When she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar and unfamiliar face, and the white-haired old woman smiled kindly, "Girl, are you awake?" ”
"Mother-in-law......" Xiaowan was dazed, looking around, the night was dark, she was sitting on the steps on the side of the road, she returned to Baisha Town, where did Xiang Gong, where did Ling Chaofeng go?
"Do you like this jade ring?" The mother-in-law grabbed Xiaowan's hand and asked gently, "Is it appropriate to wear it?" ”
"I can't take it off, mother-in-law, I can't ask for it, can I give it back to you?" Xiaowan said as she picked it vigorously.
The white-haired mother-in-law held her hand and said with a smile: "If you can't take it off, it's fate, good boy, this ring is worthless, you just keep it." But she is a little spiritual, and if you have any wishes in the future, you will tell her that as long as you clench your fist lightly and make a wish, she will do anything for you. But remember, you can only make one wish one day after that, and you must not tell anyone, and if you tell others, it will never work again. ”