Chapter 1: The Return
Meng Yuxuan listened to the sound of conversation coming from next door, she sat up with great strength and struggled to sit up, tears dripping on the bed board like raindrops of broken threads.
Really back! She's not dead! I actually went back to when I was eighteen years old.
Listening to the voice next door, it should be Mama An.
Meng Yuxuan slowly moved towards the door and stopped in front of the window of the next room. Through the window, she saw the old woman sitting at the table talking to the man lying on the bed.
The old woman was dressed in silk and satin, silver ornaments on her head, gold bracelets on her hands, and her old face was smeared with rouge and gouache. She looked at the man across from her with disdain, her eyes full of superiority. If you don't know the identity of this person, you think it's an old lady from a rich family. However...... She is just a dowry grandmother under the eldest lady of the Li family, a slave who listens to people's orders.
"This is the girl's deed of sale. I was in a hurry last time, and I forgot about this stubble, so I specially sent it to Uncle Shangguan today. In the room, Mama Ann placed a piece of paper on the table next to her.
She raised her hand and wiped her lips with a handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms, and continued: "Our master specially explained that if the master is not satisfied with that girl, he can be killed, but he is just a minion." You are our master's savior. The house sent that girl to see how beautiful she was, and hoped that she would serve her well. Now not only did she sneak away, but she also caused her grandfather to be seriously injured like this, she really deserved to die. If you are not satisfied with this servant, we will send a better ...... in our house."
Mama Ann sat on a wooden stool, her mouth talking, a pair of sharp eyes glancing around. She called 'master' in her mouth, but her eyes were full of contempt.
The beams of the house were covered with cobwebs, broken and sloppy. Although the house is quite big, there are three bedrooms, a lobby, and a kitchen. However, where can such a rural place get into Mama An's eyes? After sitting for a while, she felt as if there were insects crawling all over her body, and she was very uncomfortable.
Mama An is the housekeeper next to Mrs. Li's family, wearing silk and satin, and eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. There is usually a carriage when I go out, and there are even a few maids and daughters-in-law at home, and they are even richer than ordinary big families. If it weren't for the order of the eldest lady to come to this dilapidated home to appease him, he really couldn't stay for a moment.
The man on the bed opposite was seriously injured. The man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his skin is dark. He had a centipede-like scar on the right side of his face, making his otherwise decent face look a little hideous. When he's not smiling, the momentum is breathless. Therefore, the more Mama An spoke, the more weak her heart became, her back was soaked with cold sweat, and her heart was hairy, and she couldn't wait to leave immediately.
As soon as the old doctor left, the man bandaged the wound but did not take medicine, and he was in pain at this time. But he lay there with an unchanging face, ignoring the old woman who was so talking.
Meng Yuxuan, who was outside the window, wiped away the tears on her face, took a deep breath, and slowly walked into the house.
When Mama An saw Meng Yuxuan, the expression on her face froze. Meng Yuxuan is serving the eldest young master in the mansion, and the eldest young master is the lifeblood of the lady and the master. Therefore, Meng Yuxuan, who has the heart of the eldest young master, has a lot of status in the mansion. If it weren't for the eldest young master leaving the house to study, no one would dare to touch her. As soon as the eldest young master left, everyone who had been jealous of Meng Yuxuan couldn't hold their breath.
Mama An secretly scolded herself for being more useless the older she gets. It's just a girl, what's there to be afraid of? She's been given straight to a hunter now. Don't try to get up in the future!
"Yo, who am I? It turned out to be our Yuxuan girl. Mama An said in a weird way.
Meng Yuxuan was frightened not long ago, and then fell seriously ill, and fused the memories of the two lives when she was in a coma, so her body was still very weak. At this time, she came in with an uncomfortable body to see Mama An, just to completely break off with the Li family. The deed of sale was just right, and she had long wanted to get rid of this slave status! From now on, she will be free!
"Mama An made a special trip for Yuxuan, it's really hard." Seeing people smile in three points, the ability to hide a knife in a smile is a compulsory lesson for every big girl. Mama Ann will, and so will she.
Miss Yuxuan was polite. That's what Madame meant. Miss Yuxuan has served the eldest young master for a while, and the Li family can't let you marry as a slave behind your back. Mama An sneered: "Miss Yuxuan will be a good husband and child in the future, but she can't be so willful anymore." You are the one who follows the eldest young master, if you make any more trouble, others will say that the eldest young master is not properly disciplined. Miss Yuxuan has been following the young master for so long, and she has always won the young master's heart. I don't want to listen to the young master being misunderstood by others, right? O woman! When you get married, you have to rest some thoughts that you shouldn't have. That's fate! ”
"That's what Mama said. Yuxuan was taught. What should be done in the right place. Yuxuan used to be the young master's maid, and she thought about the young master wholeheartedly. Now Yuxuan is the mistress of this family, and in the future, she will only have this family in her heart. From now on, the former Yuxuan died, and the current Yuxuan will live another life. Meng Yuxuan said in a deep voice.
"Huh! That's good. Mama An said lightly. Now that Miss Yuxuan has figured it out, I will report to my wife and master when I go back, so that they can rest assured. ”
The man who had not spoken all this time said coldly, "Now that you have made it clear, you can go." Tell your lord, from now on you don't owe each other, and let him not send anyone. ”
Annoyance flashed in Mama An's eyes. She said secretly: It's really a broken family who doesn't know what to do!
Thinking like this in her heart, Mama An still forced a little laugh. After all, Mrs. repeatedly told not to provoke this person, and giving him a beautiful lady was already a repayment for saving his life.
This man's name is Shangguan Huan, and he is a hunter. He has a four or five-year-old son named Shangguanxi. Father and son depend on each other.
One day, while hunting in the mountains, he met a middle-aged man who was chased by a blind bear, and he saved the man by the way.
That man is the master in Mama An's mouth. Master Li is an official in the capital, and this time he is going back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Shangguan Huan rescued him when he went out to relax. In order to thank the benefactor for saving his life, when he learned that there was no woman in the benefactor's house, he gave Yuxuan, the big girl in the house, to Shangguan Huan as a woman.
Shangguan Huan usually goes to the mountains to hunt, and there is no one to take care of the children at home. After thinking about it, he didn't refuse Master Li's kindness. I never thought that the woman named Yuxuan was not willing to marry a hunter as his wife. After crying for a few days, she ran away while he was going up the mountain to hunt. However, she was out of luck. As soon as she arrived in the town, she was spotted by the ruffians in the town and was robbed into the ruffian's house.
The villagers in the village happened to see that scene and hurried back to say it to Shangguan Huan. Shangguan Huan rushed into the house of the ruffian with a hunting knife and rescued the woman. But the woman still didn't want to come back with him. While struggling, the ruffian attacked Shangguan Huan and slashed him in the arm. Fortunately, someone reported to the official, so there was no homage.
Mama An smiled in a low voice: "Uncle Shangguan is right, and the slave will convey it." ”
This is also what the eldest lady means. Since this Orion knows the times, he has also spared them a lot of things. Now that the favor has been repaid, the troublesome girl has also been sent away, and she can return to the capital in a few days.
Meng Yuxuan watched Mama An leave in the carriage.
In her previous life, her heart was higher than the sky, and she always thought about things she shouldn't think. Later, he was sold to the Qinglou and lived a dark life all day long. She had thought more than once that she could stay here in peace and live in peace with this man. Even if you don't be a real husband and wife, just wait for one day when she has the strength to protect herself and then leave, will it be a different ending?
In this era, beautiful women without backing are either reduced to playthings or die.
Meng Yuxuan patted her hot cheeks, endured fainting and walked to the kitchen. She was getting sick. Now, though, is not the time to be squeamish.
She carried the pain and struggled to remember the work she had done before. She hadn't cooked for many years, and during the time she was working as an Oiran in the Qinglou, she only needed to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Of course, after all, it has been done before, and it is still easy to look back. She quickly boiled the medicine, blew the cold and went into Shangguan Huan's house.
Shangguan Huan, who was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, opened his eyes suddenly, and his cold eyes like tigers and wolves were a little colder when he saw Meng Yuxuan.
"Get out!" Shangguan Huan has a picture that no one is close to. The scar on the right side of his face jumped, like a centipede ready to pounce back.
In her previous life, Meng Yuxuan must have cried when she saw Shangguan Huan like this. In retrospect, Shangguan Huan just looked vicious, but actually didn't do anything to her at all. Why was she so afraid of him at the time? It can only be said that she was too superficial at that time, and like most people, she always judged people by their appearance.
"I've boiled you medicine." Meng Yuxuan took a deep breath and looked at Shangguan Huan guiltily. "I know you're angry. But you have to drink medicine to regenerate qi, and you can't get along with your body. ”
In any case, it is true that this man was injured for her, and the kindness of rushing from the countryside to the town to save her is real. Even if she still wants to leave, this time she wants to repay the favor first.
Shangguan Huan raised his eyebrows and looked at the woman opposite. She wasn't scared to cry! A few days ago, in addition to crying and crying, she brought food into the house every day, and she didn't dare to come out to see him at all.
Shangguan Huan pointed to the table opposite and said coldly: "That's your deed of sale, take it with you!" ”
Meng Yuxuan didn't take the deed of sale to heart. She walked towards Shangguan Huan with the medicine bowl, ignoring his ugly black face, hanging her head and looking like she knew she had done something wrong.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me for being willful. Even if you want to hit me, scold me, or even kill me, you have to heal your injuries first. Xi'er kept looking at this room just now, just worried about your injury. You don't want Xi'er to be sad for you, do you? Meng Yuxuan stirred the medicinal juice with a spoon, put it to her mouth and blew it, and handed a spoonful to Shangguan Huan's mouth.
Shangguan Huan frowned and looked at Meng Yuxuan impatiently. The latter had obviously been crying for a long time and had many bloodshot eyes. However, in the face of Shangguan Huan's cold eyes, she did not flinch.
The two were at a stalemate for a moment. Shangguan Huan opened his mouth and drank the potion that Meng Yuxuan fed.
Meng Yuxuan raised a sweet smile. Her smile contained too much deep meaning, Shangguan Huan was stunned and looked at her complicatedly.
In fact, this girl is very good-looking, and she can be called one in a million beauties. Especially those eyes, gentle and stubborn, it is easy for men to have a desire to conquer.
However, he has never been a person who covets beauty. The reason why he didn't refuse Master Li was because he thought that Xi'er needed someone to take care of him. I just didn't expect this girl to be so repulsive. Knowing this, he would have directly rejected that Master Li, and he would not have the trouble he has now. Never mind! He figured it out too. Xi'er is still taken care of by him personally, and he is not at ease when he hands it over to others.
"I don't need a spoon, I'll drink it directly." Shangguan Huan was embarrassed by this strange atmosphere, and just wanted to end the relationship between the two as soon as possible.
Meng Yuxuan took the spoon out of the bowl, put the edge of the bowl on Shangguan Huan's mouth, and watched him gulp down the bitter medicine.
"Bitter, right? I remember there was sugar in the kitchen, I'll get some for you. Meng Yuxuan said and walked out with a bowl. Just a few steps away, Shangguan Huan stopped her.
"No, I don't. You go out, I want to rest. Also, take the deed of sale with you. Shangguan Huan said coldly: "I have two taels of silver here, you take it!" ”
Meng Yuxuan turned to look at Shangguan Huan, pursed her red lips, and had sadness in her eyes. She wanted to say: I won't leave. Where can I go if I leave? Repeat the mistakes of the past?
However, she just did such a thing, and now she says something like 'she won't leave', for fear that it will attract Shangguan Huan's greater disgust.
"Since you don't use sugar, I won't take it. Xi'er should be hungry, I'll go get something to eat. Meng Yuxuan apologized again guiltily: "Really...... I'm sorry. ”
Shangguan Huan looked at Meng Yuxuan's figure suspiciously. This girl has changed too much before and after! Could it be that she saved her, and she felt guilty, so she changed her mind?
Scold! When did he Shangguan Huan fall to the point of being pitied by a little maidservant? She doesn't have to!
Meng Yuxuan went to the kitchen and looked at the messy pots and pans, a smile flashed in her eyes.
Although the gentleman is far from cooking, in ordinary people's homes, many men still know how to cook. However, Shangguan Huan is a cooking idiot, no matter how good the ingredients fall into his hands, the final ones will definitely be boiled. She wanted to prove herself and make Shangguan Huan change her impression again, and the first opportunity was in front of her.
When she was in the Li family, she was known for her ingenuity. Whether it's embroidery or cooking, she's always handy. Later, I went to the Qinglou and improved my abilities in all aspects. Now she still has the knowledge of the next ten years, and the meals she cooks have future technology, and the taste can be imagined.
It's just that it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice! When she cleaned all the kitchen utensils, she found that there was only some flour left in the house. There was a dead wild sheep next to it, but it hadn't been dealt with yet, and it was too late to deal with it now.
Then make some noodles!
Meng Yuxuan immediately kneaded the dough and made noodles. There used to be a chef in the building who made a bowl of ramen every day. Later, the master was about to return to his hometown, and before leaving, he taught her the art of ramen. There wasn't much seasoning at home now, but she saw a few green onions growing in the corner outside the courtyard. Let's make ramen with clear soup!
Half an hour later, the hot ramen noodles are out of the pan. Fortunately, there is oil and salt at home, coupled with her craftsmanship, I believe it will not be unpalatable.
"Xi'er, can I come in?" Meng Yuxuan has lived here for more than ten days and usually doesn't go out, but she knows this child named Shangguanxi.
I remember that when she first came, Shangguanxi wanted to get close to her. At that time, she felt bored, and she didn't have a good face for Shangguan Xi. The child was very sensitive and knew that she didn't like him and never appeared in front of her again. Now that he thinks about it, his eyes were full of longing when he first saw her. It was a child who longed for a mother's love! However, she broke his heart!