Chapter 10 The Cold War

Ming Lanying felt a little dizzy for a moment, if all this was a plan they had arranged, then what was she doing now?

Ye Jielu grabbed Song Junyi's excited hand, forcibly pulled it out, and talked for a while in the grove next to the courtyard before sending Song Junyi away calmly.

After Ye Jielu came back, he saw Ming Lanying crossed his waist and looked at him with a sneer.

"It turns out that you have all calculated, and your purpose is to return to Beijing? And Sun Xu and Wu Feng, are you going to do it? You and Song Shanshan should meet inside and out, and then retreat with the whole body? Song Shanshan is really smart, not only can she protect herself, but she can also help you and protect you, and you are not only okay with Ning'er, but also meritorious. Ming Lanying looked at him with a complicated look, like sadness, like disappointment, "I may be the only one who dies in the end." ”

The current Ming Lanying is not brainless, to this point, even if she is blind, she can guess half of it correctly, Ye Jielu said lightly, "No, I have already arranged it, and I can't go now, you don't have to worry anymore." ”

"Arrangement? Your arrangement is to separate me from Ning Er Yin and Yang, and send Ning Er to Song Shanshan's slut! Ming Lanying took a deep breath and forcibly held back the tears in her eyes, "Now that your plan has been disrupted by me, an ignorant person, do you regret not killing me?" ”

"No, it won't." Ye Jielu frowned, as if she was dissatisfied with what Ming Lanying said, but what she said was the same as the actual result at the beginning, which made him feel a little irritable, "It's none of your business, I don't blame you." ”

"Hah!" Ming Lanying laughed angrily, and didn't want to talk nonsense, rummaging through the boxes and cabinets to clean up the miscellaneous little things.

Ye Jielu's heart tightened, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I'll take Ning'er and move away, I'll leave it to you here, I feel bad luck when I see you now."

Ming Lanying covered the quilt for Ning'er, she has been preparing for the move in the past two days, although the furniture in the new house has not been delivered, but it can be taken care of for a few days, fortunately, it was taken care of before the incident. Simply pack the rest of the luggage and pile it at the door, and wait for the next day to dawn and take Ning'er to move it directly.

Ye Jielu clenched his fists, and said slowly after a while: "Tomorrow, we will go to the yamen to register, otherwise it will be inconvenient for your future life, and you can keep the book, it will be useful at any time." ”

"Yes."

Today, she is willing to leave Ye Juelu to save her life, as long as her life is still there, nothing else matters. When Ye Jielu was exiled, she was packed and sent over by the emperor's words, even if she didn't say the marriage in person, there was no marriage contract between the parents of both parties and the seal of the government, today she said it in front of so many people, and it was really inappropriate not to deal with her identity as soon as possible.

The next day, Ye Jielu found Li Zheng early in the morning and gave him the usual money and forbearance fee, and Li Zheng didn't make it too difficult, after all, it was a matter that the emperor decided with a word, but it was just a short proof, and he quickly wrote two marriage contracts and helped them bring them to the yamen for sealing, and the marriage contract took effect.

Ming Lanying put the marriage contract and the divorce book together, and put the silver in the crockpot together, and handed the crockpot to Ning'er to look at. Ye Jielu watched her move like an ant, moving things one by one, and the things in the broken house became fewer and fewer little by little, as if quicksand was flowing through his fingers, he was powerless to grasp it, and the more he tried to catch it, the more he lost.

"Man, when it's time to pull down your face, you should admit your mistake calmly, my old man has experienced more than you eat salt."

Ye Jielu sat in the broken courtyard of Doctor Zhao's house, a small table, a bowl of wine in front of each of them, a plate of fried peanuts in the middle, moved a stool in winter and summer and sat under the eaves of a dilapidated house that had not yet been renovated, looking at the gorgeous sunset on the horizon, pricking up his ears to listen to the conversation between the two in the courtyard.

Ye Jielu took a sullen sip of wine, he had obviously arranged everything, and Ming Lanying would be fine, but she didn't seem to believe it, and was even disappointed in him. The silver was earned by Ming Lanying herself, and the house was also bought by her, but she pretended to be another man in her heart, just using him to save her life, she wanted to move away and draw a line with him, what could he do?

Imperial Physician Zhao ate a peanut with a crispy taste, and squinted his eyes with satisfaction, "If it was her before, I would agree with you if you did this, but now it's different, the old man, an outsider, can see that she has undergone earth-shaking changes, and you should feel it." ”

Of course Ye Juelu knows, but whether it was in the past or now, there is one thing that has not changed, she doesn't want to live with him, he is just a life-saving tool for her.

"I'll pour you wine." Ye Jielu held up the wine jar and filled the wine bowl for the two.

"You brainless, there's no cure." Imperial Physician Zhao shook his head helplessly, "It's different now, this time, you really didn't think about it for her." ”

"Well, don't blame her."

"You still want to blame her?!" Imperial Physician Zhao glared, raised his hand and knocked on his head, "She didn't know, but she was also for Ning'er, for you, for herself, for you all to live, how do you want to blame her?" So your subordinates are all stunned like you, and you deserve to have no daughter-in-law! ”

Ye Jielu was silently stunned, "Yes." ”

Sun Xu and Wu Feng did take refuge in the Ming family, but one of them was undercover, Ye Jielu decided to risk his life in order to let that person gain trust, he was confident that he would escape to the capital, and it would be fine if someone from him was there. Unexpectedly, after being known by Song Shanshan, he had to go back to Beijing to help him deal with it, but now things have become like this.

Imperial Physician Zhao sighed and twisted his beard, "She was also forced to do helpless this time, but it worked, everyone knew that you wanted to go back, but she stopped you, the Ming family won't think much about it, but whether it will trouble her or not, it's hard to say." ”

Ye Jielu thought that someone would protect her, so he didn't need to worry, "You will be her neighbor when you are old, please help me take care of Ning'er more." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao has agreed to be Ming Lanying's neighbor, of course, but he still hopes that the two will get back together.

Imperial Physician Zhao also instructed Dong Xia, "You have a good time with Ming Niangzi, you help persuade you." ”

"I can't help it." Dong Xia's body twisted, full of resistance, "You and Brother Ye are thinking about you, but you don't care about Ming Niangzi, I don't want to talk to you about this matter, it's too much." ”

She didn't know beforehand, but what would Ming Lanying think of her? Dong Xia sulked sulkingly, "I don't even have the face to see her." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao shook off the pot quickly, glared and said, "It's all Ye Juelu's fault, and the old man doesn't approve of it." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ming Lanying's brisk voice sounded outside the yard, "Dongxia, will you help me build a duck's nest tomorrow morning?" I'll make you sweet bean curd to eat! ”

Dong Xia immediately poked his head out and replied, "Okay! ”

Imperial Physician Zhao: "This girl, just now said that she had no face to see her." ”

Dong Xia snorted, "Grandfather, you can drink white porridge tomorrow, and I'll go to my sister-in-law's place for dinner." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao couldn't hold back, picked up a peanut and smashed it at Ye Jielu on the opposite side, "It's all your fault, even the old man." ”

Ye Juelu: "......"

A few steps away from Ming Lanying's new home, the mother and mother were busy for a long time and finally finished cleaning the new home, she originally wanted to pick a good day to move, who would have thought that the accident always came before the plan, and had to move in advance.

brought the little chicks and lambs over, and called the little sparrow and two little squirrels to come over and have fun together, I originally wanted to call Dong Xia to come together, but Ye Jielu was in her yard, and she didn't want to go over to be unlucky.

The courtyard is bigger than before, two big rooms, one side is connected to the big kitchen, the other side is connected to the bathroom, the bathroom is just built today, the inside is spacious and bright, and there are two large bath buckets, which are also arranged by Ming Lanying.

Ning'er liked this new home very much, and after cleaning up, she happily ran around the yard with the two little squirrels, feeding the chicks for a while, and touching the little lamb for a while, Minglanying breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that Ning'er would suddenly ask her why she was separated from her father.

Last night, when Ming Lanying said to Ning Er, "Your father doesn't want us anymore, you want to find another woman alone", Ning Er was stunned for a while, and her reaction was to cry silently. Ming Lanying was distressed, she knew that although the child was young, she knew everything, so she was ruthless enough to say this kind of thing to him, just hoping that Ning'er would choose to follow her.

Sure enough, Ning'er didn't disappoint her, holding Ming Lanying's hand while crying and refusing to let go. That's why Ming Lanying asked him to cooperate, telling him that as long as he cooperated and cried together, his father wouldn't leave.

Ning'er trusted her very much, and she also managed to leave Ye Jielu behind, but she didn't tell Ning'er that they would be separated now.

It wasn't until the evening that Ning Er finally noticed that something was wrong, and when Ming Lanying finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, she saw Ning Er moving a small bench and sitting in the yard, holding her chin and looking at the dark outside, and there were two little squirrels squatting beside her.

"Ning'er, it's time to wash up and sleep."

Ning Er glanced back at her, then turned back and continued to sit there, Ming Lanying walked over helplessly and touched his little head.

"Ning'er, it's time to wash up and sleep, my mother burned the warm kang."

Ning Er shook her head, looking outside, she had to wait for Ye Jielu to come home, Ming Lanying sighed.

"Ning'er, your father has to watch our old house, otherwise our old house will be snatched away by others, if Ning'er thinks about her father, let Sister Dongxia take you to your father during the day, okay?"

Ning'er moved the stool back to the house in frustration, he liked the new home, there was a big bed, it could still be burned warmly, and his mother also laid a thick futon, he wanted to sleep in the middle of his father's mother.

But Dad seemed to make his mother angry, although Dad didn't leave, and Mom didn't smash things and scold, but he felt that Mom was angry.

Ning'er's well-behaved appearance made Ming Lanying feel distressed, but she had to do it, she didn't want Ning'er to have an unreliable and irresponsible father. Ye Juelu's responsibility and responsibility are too heavy, so heavy that she can give up everything at any time, she admires this kind of person, but she will also let him go free and be well.

Ning Er obediently washed and changed into pajamas, covered her small quilt and fell asleep with tears, Ming Lanying came back from washing, and saw a tear in the corner of his eye, and sighed helplessly.

Before going to bed, I heard Ning Er beside me whisper softly, "Dad, mother......"

woke up Ming Lanying, the weak and helpless voice was indeed Ning'er's voice.

Ming Lan Ying has a rare insomnia.

The next day, I still got up early to exercise and cook, and Dong Xia came over when I saw the smoke rising from her here.

"Sister-in-law got up so early!"

"You're here." Ming Lanying smiled, gave Dong Xia a bowl of sweet bean curd, and took two meat pies, "I moved to a new nest, I didn't sleep well last night." ”

"It's good to get used to it in two days, I'll go back and give you two tranquilizing pills, take one before going to bed, and have a good night's sleep." Dong Xia drank a bowl of sweet bean curd with satisfaction, "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is so good!" ”

"Okay, if you like it, eat more, and when you're full, you can help me work."

"Hmm!"

After a while, Ning'er also got up, washed and ate as usual, and practiced literacy, but the food he secretly took was discovered by Ming Lanying, because he not only took two meat pies, but also tried to secretly take away a big bowl of sweet bean curd.

"Ning'er, why are you stealing food?"

Ning Er pitifully pointed to the direction of the old house outside the yard, Ming Lanying sighed helplessly, and knew how to feel sorry for his father who had no food to eat, what could she do with such a well-behaved child.

"Okay, okay, take two more baked cakes, the bean curd is not allowed to be served, and I spilled it all the way back."

Ning Er suddenly smiled, took two more baked cakes, wrapped them in oiled paper, and ran out of the room.

"Go and help me watch Ning'er, don't let him be in danger." Minglan Ying sprinkled a handful of chaff under the grove outside the yard, and a little sparrow flew down from the tree, and when she was full, she flapped her wings and flew to help her watch the child.

Dong Xia was helping her make a duck nest on the other side, and when she heard her voice turn around in confusion, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" ”

"No, sprinkle some chaff to attract the ducks, and save others cheaper."

Dong Xia smiled helplessly, Ming Lan Ying has been busy making new duck nests for wild ducks for the past two days, stuffing more rags to protect against the cold. There is also a grove next to the new house, more than the old house, and Ming Lanying is not worried that the wild ducks will not have a place to live.

Dongxia looked at the thick duck nest and asked suspiciously: "Sister-in-law, will the wild ducks really move over?" ”

Ming Lanying nodded confidently, "Yes, I'll feed here, of course they'll come over." ”

In fact, she asked a little sparrow to ventilate the news, and asked the wild ducks to move over by themselves in the past few days.

Dongxia looked at the duck nest on the branch, gestured, and said in frustration: "Is it too dense for me, I can't climb high, if Brother Ye is here, I will definitely be able to climb to a higher branch, and there is duck dropping......"

Ming Lanying patted her on the back gently, "Don't worry, those wild ducks are very lazy, you put it just right, I can clean up the duck manure myself, it's troublesome, it's okay." ”

Dongxia was a little regretful, although she said that she would not interfere in the affairs of the husband and wife, but she still hoped that the two could get back together. And Ming Lanying didn't seem to care about this, Dong Xia only hoped that Ye Jielu would think about it as soon as possible and apologize with interest.

In the past two days, Ming Lanying has been busy with the affairs of wild ducks, and she also comes to help every day in winter and summer, Ning'er goes to the old house every day to deliver food to Ye Jielu, and Imperial Doctor Zhao has been drinking white porridge with peanuts for two days, and now when she sees Ye Jielu, she can't wait to give him two slaps first.

Ming Lan Ying looked at the finished duck nest in the grove with satisfaction, the wild ducks can all move tonight, and she has one more thing to do tomorrow morning, clean up the duck droppings.

As a result, what Ming Lanying didn't expect was that when she got up in the morning, she only saw that the duck manure on the ground outside was cleaned, and she walked around the woods in confusion, and crossed her waist to ask the wild ducks who were feathering on the trees.

"Who cleaned up the floor?"

The wild duck yawned, "You father-in-law, you came early in the morning before dawn, cleaned up and left, why didn't you live together?" ”

"You didn't live with your partner."

The duck shook his head, "There was a fight." ”

Ming Lanying smiled, "What a coincidence, I also quarreled." ”

Duck: "......?" ”

Ming Lanying didn't expect Ye Jielu to come over secretly to clean up the duck dung, and now her mood is a little complicated, but she is very annoyed and chooses to forget about it temporarily.

Today, after Ning'er finished practicing calligraphy, she happily went to his father with a basket of meat buns and vegetable buns, and Ming Lanying had nothing to do for the time being, so she went to Dong Xia to help her deal with medicinal herbs.

Ming Lanying didn't recognize the medicinal materials, but felt that they all looked about the same, pinched the hay in her hand, and asked suspiciously, "Can these medicinal materials be sold for money?" ”

"Yes, these can be worth more than a dozen taels of silver in the capital, but not so much here, at most only two or three taels of silver."

Dong Xia looked at this good medicinal material with distress, but there was no way, the bitter cold was stuffed, even if the person who knew the goods did not have so much money, the medicinal materials could only be sold at a low price.

Dong Xia smiled, "Thanks to my sister-in-law, my grandfather is not as stubborn as before, my grandfather didn't think about how to survive before, if it weren't for my sister-in-law affecting him now, my grandfather wouldn't let me pick up and sell medicine." ”

"Your grandfather can change because he hasn't given up on you, a precious granddaughter, and as long as the dearest and most loved person is still around, he won't give up hope easily." Ming Lanying smelled the smell of her hands, it was all the medicinal fragrance of medicinal herbs, "I'll go back and ask Shopkeeper Li to help inquire, and see if there is a reliable pharmacy that can periodically come over to buy your medicinal materials." ”

"Hmmm! Thank you, sister-in-law! ”

While he was talking, a small sparrow flew in the distance, and stopped next to the Minglan warbler, stunned in winter and summer.

"Why isn't this little sparrow afraid of people?"

Ming Lanying stretched out her hand and nodded at the little sparrow, "It should be close to people." ”

The little sparrow that flew in was Ma San, and Ma San pecked at the feathers a little speechlessly.

"That old woman is coming to you, and she's already at the entrance of the village."

Ming Lanying paused, "Winter and summer, put away the precious medicinal materials first." ”

"What's wrong? Is something wrong? Dong Xia subconsciously listened to her words first.

Ming Lan Ying was through the fence of the yard, and from a distance, she saw a blue-gray carriage staggering towards this side.

"There's a bad guy coming."

Dong Xia hurriedly moved the precious medicinal materials of Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng back to the warehouse, which was the first renovated house, and now it has been renovated, which is a little out of place with the dilapidated house next to it.

When he came out again in winter and summer, there was already an uninvited guest in the yard, and Ming Lanying's face also turned cold.

Dongxia is not blind, this should be the bad guy Ming Lanying just said, "Ming Niangzi, who is this?" ”

Ming Lanying hooked her lips and smiled, "Dongxia, this is Grandma Feng, my nurse." ”

"Oh, Granny Feng is good."

Granny Feng's face was very ugly, and her attitude towards Dong Xia was not good, "I have something to say to the big girl, little girl, you go home first." ”

Dong Xia didn't move, but walked to Ming Lanying's side, and Grandma Feng immediately glared angrily.

"You girl, are you deaf?"

Ming Lanying clasped her hands on her chest and looked at her coldly, "The nurse is so majestic, I don't know that I think you are the master here!" ”

Grandma Feng's aggrieved old face turned red, "I have something very important to say to the eldest girl alone." ”

Ming Lanying didn't take Granny Feng home, afraid that Ning'er would suddenly come back and be seen by Granny Feng, so she gently pushed Dong Xia, "You go back to the house first, I'm fine here." ”

Dong Xia had to go back to the house and stare secretly, and as soon as Dong Xia left, Grandma Feng said angrily: "Big girl, how can you care about the affairs of men outside!" My uncle wants to return to Beijing to be loyal, how can you trust my aunt's hind legs! ”

"Huh? Do you know all this? Ming Lanying looked at her with a smile, "When he goes back, he will be here alone?" How do I live? As soon as he leaves, how can I, a woman who can't resist my shoulders and can't lift my hands, live here? What do I eat? ”

Grandma Feng was speechless, "Didn't you say it before, if you are obedient, the old lady will definitely take you back." ”

Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, "You didn't say that you wouldn't let me mess with Ye Jielu, nor did you say that you would let Ye Jielu go!" ”

Granny Feng almost didn't mention it in one breath, is it her fault now?

"Big girl, if you are disobedient, I will tell the old lady!"

"Then go and tell me, if you still want to get any more news from me, it's impossible."

"Why?"

"Because I broke up with him!" Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, and she was still a little proud.