In the small hut, the smell of food wafted early on.

Ah Qing wanted to help her mother serve the dishes, but her father robbed her of the job. She was also happy to be idle, sat down next to Ruan Yuyi, and asked about the capital one sentence on the left and one sentence on the right.

Ruan Yuyi also answered one by one.

When he met someone who could interject, Mu Xiang also added a sentence from time to time. It didn't take long for the girls to get acquainted.

The dishes are very ordinary, and it can even be said that they are a little simple, and there is not much oil and water in sight. The only meat dish is still to see a guest coming, and the chicken stewed next to the square is not comparable to the imperial kitchen in the palace with its color and fragrance.

But she knew that it was because of them that she had killed the chickens as a treat.

She was a little embarrassed, and she didn't touch the meat dish, just used the plate in front of her.

Ah Qing suddenly froze, her eyes were dripping, and she looked sideways at Mu Xiang, "Doesn't this sister eat?" ”

Mu Xiang smiled and shook her head, "The slave maid will eat when the lady runs out, Miss Aqing doesn't have to care." ”

Ah Qing didn't know what to say for a while. secretly said in his heart, it turned out that this person was working in this sister's house, and when he saw this dress, he thought it was also a young lady.

She took two bites of food, still not used to being watched, even though she knew that Mu Xiang's gaze had never fallen on her side.

She frequently used her afterglow to aim.

Ruan Yuyi noticed her small movements, and was afraid that she would use the food of others to make the master's family uncomfortable, because she said, "Muxiang, you can also eat together." ”

On weekdays, Mu Xiang often shares a table with her, but it is when there is no one else, which is not in accordance with the rules.

She had no choice but to say, "Madam, the slave is not hungry. ”

Walking these ways, walking and breathing are all consumption, where is the reason not to be hungry.

Ruan Yuyi knew that she was afraid of the rules, so she quipped, "You stand on the side like a Buddha, Miss Aqing just pays attention to you, where do you still have the heart to eat, just let go of others." ”

Ah Qing covered her mouth and laughed, echoed a few words, and Mu Xiang just followed.

She was afraid that Muxiang still had scruples, so she changed the chopsticks and clamped two chopsticks for her, and when she saw her eat, she turned her eyes away.

But I saw that there were a few more pieces of chicken in my bowl, and some oil spots were floating in the rice with the soup. She looked sideways.

Xu is nothing important, Jiang Huaiyang is using it slowly and methodically, the slender hand is holding a bamboo chopstick with a somewhat blackened tail, picking a few locks of vegetable leaves, all like picking up some gold and silver threads.

She secretly thought it was funny, and she also sandwiched some for him.

Ruan Yuyi does not have the habit of talking during meals, but Ah Qing's family is much more casual, talking idle while eating, which is not very lively.

Ah Qing seemed to suddenly remember something, and stretched out her hand to her brother, "Brother, you should be my new wooden hairpin, I won't help you chop the firewood in vain." ”

"Ahh He made a look of chagrin.

"Next time, every time it's the next time.

"Do you have to wait until the sedan chair carries me away so you can remember?"

Ah Qing puffed out her cheeks and hung her head silently, with tears in her eyes.

Her relationship with Hidecai in the village was originally scheduled for the next year, but because of the bad harvest this year, she couldn't come up with the money to buy her family's affairs, so it was postponed. It's just that when she thinks about it, she won't be able to see her parents every day in the future, and she is still sad.

Now that she saw her brother so careless, the more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged, and the porridge in her mouth seemed to be stained with the saltiness of tears, so she simply buried her head and sobbed.

Brother Aqing took a look and knew that he had been teased, so he hurriedly took out a peach hairpin from the placket, "Remember, remember, the golden beans are harvested." ”

Aqing's father and mother thought that their daughter was going to get married, and they were very used to it. Seeing her like this, Ah Qingniang's face sank, and she crossed her husband and went to wring her son.

His eyebrows furrowed, and he couldn't shout out that sentence in pain.

Ah Qing caught a glimpse of her brother's appearance between her fingers, and there were tears hanging from it, and she couldn't help but laugh.

When Ah Qingniang saw that her daughter was well, she let go of her hand and coaxed her daughter a few words gently.

She pinned the wooden hairpin to her daughter's hair, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became.

Seeing this, Ruan Yuyi thought for a while, and took off the jade bracelet on her hand, "I don't know that my sister is very happy, and I haven't had any proper congratulatory gifts on my body, just a bracelet to express my heart." ”

The jade bracelet lies in her white and red palm, the pattern is new and delicate, the jade is clear and flocculation, and it is worth a lot at a glance.

Ah Qing was taken aback, and pushed back again and again. I don't know if this bracelet will last enough for their family for a few years.

"It's just a good luck," she said softly, "Besides, if we don't eat and live with you, where is it embarrassing." ”

Ah Qing looked at her mother inquiringly, and when she saw her bow, she took it and thanked her.

Ah Qing's skeleton is a little thicker, and wearing this bracelet is not as dangling as Ruan Yuyi, and even when she raised her hand, she slipped to her elbow.

She had never seen such a delicate thing before, and she kept looking at it as she ate. The newly acquired objects are still rusty, with some unfamiliar shyness, and they don't dare to look at it more, so they are hidden in their sleeves for the time being.

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At night, Ah Qing made a new room for them, and Mu Xiang was temporarily crowded with Ah Qing.

There was a faint smell of decay in the room, and the furnishings were simple, just a bed, a few chairs. There were only two people sleeping next to each other on that bed, but it was much better than sleeping in the snow.

Mu Xiang came in with hot water, and Ruan Yuyi sent her out.

She was not in a hurry to freshen up and rest, but as if she was afraid of the cold, she sat on Jiang Huaiyang's lap, while hooking his hair and making circles on her fingertips, "Will the husband be unhappy?" ”

He sniffed the fragrance around her neck and asked, "What's upset?" ”

"The concubine gave the royal gift to others." She stopped the small movement of her fingertips, and her voice was low.

His voice was lazy and contemptuous, "The lady did the right thing. You can't help but pay it back. "But it's a pity that he hasn't been able to find the person who saved him at that time, otherwise he should have repaid for the life-saving grace.

What's more, it's just a small bracelet, these gold and jade things are impersonal, no matter how cold and hard they are, there is no shortage in the palace. Not to mention a bracelet, even if she wants a jade seal, he can probably play with her.

What he's missing is—

Jiang Huaiyang gently pressed her teeth against the little lady's greasy neck, causing her to tremble slightly. Then he changed places, and left a mark on her shoulder, and listened to her cry out for pain, and then stopped, and dropped a kiss in that place as a sign of comfort.

She lay on her back on a small bed made of planks, and the mattress was thin underneath, and the planks hurt her.

He untied the long silk silk two fingers wide from her wrist, and twisted it twice around the eyes that were naturally affectionate and always bluffed him, and with a fingertip, he tied a slipknot at the back of her head.

Her eyes darkened, and she could only grasp his wrist, barely making out where he was.

(End of chapter)