Chapter 41: Guilt
As the sun sets, the soft afterglow lazily spills on the windowsill, the storyteller in the teahouse has already finished telling today's story and leaving happily, and the guests in the lobby are getting fewer and fewer......
Xiao Er had already served three pots of loose tea, and when he was about to let people serve the fourth pot, Jiang Ning stepped on the orange sunset and walked in slowly, Xiao Sheng, who was pouring tea, looked up as if he had a feeling in his heart, and looked at each other for a while, and the two of them invariably showed a smile that was brighter than the sun.
"I'm back." Xiao Sheng smiled and spoke, picked up the freshly brewed tea and handed it over.
Jiang Ning took off the bamboo basket on his back, put it aside, took the teacup, took a big sip to quench his thirst, and didn't forget to pat his "spoils": "My mother gave me a lot of silver last night, and I bought a lot of things as soon as I was happy, and I didn't want to forget the time, but I was so tired that you waited here alone for a long time." ”
As she spoke, she didn't forget to glance at the three teapots on the table, touched her nose a little embarrassedly, and couldn't help but scold Xiao Er here, how could she work so slowly and allow so many teapots to appear on one table.
Xiao Sheng didn't wait long to say it, but who expected to catch a glimpse of her embarrassed appearance after looking at the table, and said with a smile after a turn of thought: "It's true that you've been waiting for a long time, if you want to go shopping again in the future, you might as well take me with you?" ”
The taste of sitting and waiting for someone is indeed not good, especially when people come and go will always look at him unconsciously, and it is even more uncomfortable.
What's more important is that if you don't see her, you always feel that something will happen......
It's better to go together than this, no matter how people are under their noses, it's good to be able to watch.
Jiang Ning didn't think that he would think so much, he just thought that he didn't like the taste of waiting for others, and looked at him with a little guilt and said, "Cheng, if I buy things for so long in the future, you can accompany me." ”
With her words, the smile on Xiao Sheng's face became more and more gentle, and he glanced at the sky outside, frowned slightly, and said, "It's not early, we should go back." ”
"Okay."
When night fell, the cold moon hung high in the air, and the stumbling dirt road was flanked by moonlight-shrouded farmland, hazy, as if in the secret realm of immortals.
The two of them talked and laughed while hurrying, not realizing that it was getting late, and even talked and laughed with interest.
"I have a sketching background, but I can't draw such a scene, even if you praise me as a fairy."
Jiang Ning dispelled his idea of letting himself paint, and at the same time sighed at the scenery of the small place, and by the way, he also asked him to draw a picture.
"Didn't you say a few days ago that your painting skills were acceptable, it's not time for you to perform, I'll go back at night and polish the ink for you, and draw a picture of the farm under the moon, okay?"
Xiao Sheng was tickled by what she said, and just as he thought about it, he saw two figures standing in front of his door, and couldn't help but sit up straight, and coughed lightly: "Ning'er, are Niang and Qing'er ahead?" ”
Jiang Ning was still immersed in the beautiful scenery, and suddenly heard this sentence before turning his head and looking forward, because his eyesight was still good, he saw the anxious looks of the two in the moonlight, and secretly said in a low voice: "Mother and Qing'er seem to be very worried, do you say that we will have to suffer later?" ”
Liu has always been very gentle with people and things, but I really can't imagine what it would be like for her to be angry.
As for Xiao Zhiqing's little girl, it is estimated that after seeing them, she immediately pouted her small mouth that could hang the oil pot.
Tsk, I didn't grasp the time! It's all her fault!
Jiang Ning was already thinking about several sets of apologies in his heart, thinking that he would go up and admit his mistake as soon as he saw him.
Who would have thought that when they approached, Liu and Xiao Zhiqing hurriedly stepped forward, not angry or questioning, but just asked why they came back so late, but what happened?
Xiao Zhiqing took the small bamboo basket that Xiao Sheng was holding more intimately, and walked beside them obediently, but the worry in her eyes couldn't be faked.
There is no questioning, no invective, only infinite worry......
I don't know why Jiang Ning's heart is getting more and more guilty.
When they entered the house, they were pressed by the two of them in front of the dining table, looking at the bowl of dishes covered with plates and four sets of unused dishes and chopsticks, they understood that when they were waiting for them, Liu and Xiao Zhiqing did not have dinner.
"Mother, Qing'er, don't be busy, sit down and eat something first."
Jiang Ning spoke hurriedly, but his face became more and more guilty, thinking that he would have to come back early if he went to town in the future, otherwise they might not be worried.
Xiao Sheng sensed that something was wrong with her, and involuntarily clenched her little hand, looked at Liu and Xiao Zhiqing, and said slowly: "Mother, today I took Ning'er to see the jade book in the bookstore and then went to visit Master Sun, and accidentally delayed the time, but it made Niang and Qing'er worried, is it my son's." ”
Liu Shi was eating with a bowl, and when he heard this, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, looked at him and asked gently: "You are indeed back late, just be careful in the future." ”
"Yes, my son remembered."
Jiang Ning also nodded silently on the side, indicating that he would never come back so late.
Seeing the reaction of the two of them, Liu smiled lovingly: "Okay, don't talk about this, let's be hungry, eat more." ”
The four of them kept the rule of eating without saying a word, and silently pulled the rice.
Xu was because he missed the time for dinner on weekdays, except for Xiao Zhiqing, the other three didn't eat too much.
Xiao Sheng is used to a cup of tea after dinner, and it is useless today, but he talks to Liu about the situation of Master Sun.
"When I was old last year, my grandson contracted a cold, but I didn't expect it to have not healed so far, but fortunately Ning'er passed, so I re-prescribed the medicine, so tomorrow my son plans to take Ning'er to visit my grandson again, and by the way, I told him about the jade book."
Liu Shi was taken aback by what he said, and asked in some surprise: "It's so serious?" ”
Jiang Ning listened on the sidelines, but it was his turn to speak, so he nodded and replied: "No, when I saw it, everyone was thin, and even Mrs. Sun looked scary, thinking that it should have been affected by the cold." ”
"Amitabha, the best person of the grandson, how can he meet some doctors who only recognize silver and do not recognize human life, it is really in vain." Liu sighed with emotion, and at the end, he couldn't help but scold lightly.
Jiang Ning nodded in agreement, indicating that some people are indeed unworthy of being doctors.
After chatting for a while, the group of four went to wash up and go back to the house to rest.
Jiang Ning divided the things he bought today in the hall, and put the new clothes he bought for himself and Xiao Sheng back into the house, and then went to the backyard with a bamboo basket of medicinal materials.
When she was waiting for her to return to the house again, Xiao Sheng was grinding ink in front of the windowsill, and when he heard the movement, he turned his head, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and he said in surprise: "Ning'er, you are ...... again."