Chapter 15: Going Out
Before going out, Feng Yin specially put the fur collar cloak on his body, put on his hat and looked into the bronze mirror, the fur collar covered most of his face, and he was almost unable to see his eyes. Feng Yin was relieved and went out easily.
The mother-in-law packed up and prepared to chant the scriptures, and as soon as she walked to the futon, she caught a glimpse of a few pieces of broken incense on the ground, and a small piece of broken incense near the futon was black at the top, and it looked like it was not burned out.
The mother-in-law suddenly panicked in her heart, and she didn't think much about the rest, but this broken incense is very unlucky. She hurriedly walked to the table to check, and sure enough, there were three broken incense sticks neatly inserted in the incense ash.
There are only two people in this room, and they can only be the wind moaning except themselves. The mother-in-law had a sense of foreboding in her heart, and wanted to stop Feng Yin and tell her not to leave the hospital today, but when she turned her head to look, she was no longer visible.
When Feng Yin came to the "Red Plum Courtyard", Wen Shuo was already waiting. Seeing Feng Yin walking in with a heavy body, he was immediately happy, walked a few steps quickly to meet him, smiled and circled around Feng Yin with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Are you afraid of the cold or people, you are wrapped in buns." ”
Feng Yin took off his fur-collared hat and glared, and replied, "You still have steamed buns!
Wen Shuo only glared at her, and didn't reply, took out a bamboo wide-brimmed hat with white gauze hanging from behind him and handed it to Feng Yin, saying, "Here, put this on." ”
Feng Yin poked a small face out of the heavy fur collar, reached out and took the bamboo hat and looked at it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more ugly his face became, and finally pushed it back into Wen Shuo's hand, glared at him with disgust, and said, "What is this, it's so ugly! I can't wear it out!"
Wen Shuo glared at her viciously, kicked her ankle, and buckled her hat on her head at the moment when she bent over lightly, and said, "Brother, I personally made it for you, you dare to dislike it!"
"I don't think your eyes are anything, but people outside don't necessarily think the same way, so you should wear this to avoid trouble. ”
Although it was the truth, Feng Yin was still uncomfortable listening to it, so he slowly straightened his hat and pursed his lips without speaking.
Wen Shuo couldn't see her stuffy appearance the most, so he hurriedly comforted: "Anyway, the eldest lady of the wealthy and noble family is already very arrogant, how can she easily show her face in front of the common people, you are the daughter of the general, and your identity is even more expensive, so covering your face is in line with your identity, how can we casually show others our worldly face, don't you say!"
Knowing that it was his crooked reasoning, Feng Yin was still amused by him, glared at him and said, "Let's go, I don't know who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot yesterday, but today it's grinding!"
Wen Shuo saw that she was well, and he was also happy, grabbed her arm and ran out of the door, saying as he ran: "I look, there is no one at the back door, let's just go out." ”
Running all the way to the back door, there was no one to meet, and the black wooden door stood there quietly, and the distance between the two and the outside was only one latch.
The wind stood in front of the door in a daze, but his heart beat wildly.
Wen Shuo pulled out the wooden bolt, dragged the stunned wind behind him, and sighed: "I don't expect you to help, but you have to go by yourself, do you want me to carry you?"
Feng Yin tilted his head and smiled a little cheekily, and took a step forward with his hands behind his back, but he still didn't go out neatly, only hesitantly asked, "You say, Uncle really won't find out?"
Wen Shuo picked up Feng Yin's face with both hands and turned around, gritted his teeth and said, "Look at it, take a closer look! There is not even a ghost around here! As long as we come back quietly, who will know!"
"But ......"
"But what!" Wen Shuo finally couldn't hold back his anger, and slapped Feng Yin on the head, "If you keep grinding, the sun will go down!"
Feng Yin lowered his head a little unconfidently and muttered, "I'm just scared...... I don't know anywhere outside except Longyan Temple. ”
Wen Shuo sighed helplessly, grabbed her hand and pulled her out, comforting as he went: "You don't need to know anywhere, just follow me." You can rest assured, as long as I am here, you don't have to worry about anything. ”
Feng Yin's heart still beat violently the moment he went out, but when he raised his head and saw the back of Wen Shuo blocking him, he still calmed down. Yes, as long as he's there, he doesn't have to worry.
Wen Shuo finally looked around the courtyard, and after confirming that there was no one, he carefully closed the door, and took Feng Yin's hand and walked towards the north.
Not far from the general's mansion, a thin man saw the two of them go out, his eyes were shining brightly, and he hurriedly ran to the inn not far away, found a man in white in the Tianzi room, and reported the situation to him truthfully.
The man in white leaned back on the Taishi chair, smiled with wide sleeves, threw out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it at the feet of the thin man. His chin was slightly raised, and he said softly, "Yours." ”
When the thin man saw the silver with a smile on his face, he hurriedly bent down and knelt down to pick up the silver and hide it in his arms, and kept flattering in his mouth: "Thank you, thank you, my lord! In the future, you must find a small one for such an errand, and the small one promises that no matter what it is, it can do it beautifully for you, and will never let you down!"
The man in white squinted his eyes, but the moment he touched him, he suddenly became cold, and said slightly: "If you have a tight mouth, you will naturally have such a beauty difference." ”
The thin man was happy when he heard this, and just wanted to show his loyalty again, but his voice had already sounded again, and at this time the timbre already contained a cold and fierce color, "But if your mouth is not tight, I am afraid that this ingot of silver can only be used to buy you a coffin!"
The thin man was startled, and hurriedly looked up to look at him, but was forced into a cold sweat by his cold gaze, and his body became scared as soon as he became weak, and he hurriedly kowtowed: "Don't worry, my lord, today's small matter will never be leaked word by word, otherwise there will be five thunderstorms in the sky!"
The man in white was amused by his appearance, his shoulders shook with laughter, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, if it leaks out, there is no need for five thunderbolts, this seat must have finished you with his own hands." ”
The thin man's back trembled, and a cold sweat broke out in his head, thinking that he had fallen into blood mold for eight lifetimes, how could he have encountered such a bad star, and he would like to think that he was just running an errand and staring at him, who knew that this was a terrible master! If he knew this, he would not be greedy for this money. Annoyed in his heart, he scolded the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the man in white by the way. There is such a difficult master in your family, it must have been passed down from generation to generation, so it can be seen that your family is not a good thing!
Although the thin man was annoyed and afraid, his mouth was still slippery, and he hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said flatteringly: "Don't worry, the little one will definitely not work for you!"
The man in white stared at him and smiled, then leaned back and leaned back on the back of the chair, closed his eyes and said lazily, "Okay, you can go." ”
The thin man got up and exited the door with his legs trembling slightly, closing the door lightly and running out of the inn without his life.
The man in white stretched his waist and stood up, walked to the window and looked north, and suddenly laughed, playing with taste: "Little girl, it should be time for you to meet the Demon King." ”
Wen Shuo walked towards the north with Feng Yin for a while without stopping, Feng Yin gradually got a little tired, and dragged Wen Shuo to a big tree on the side of the road.
Seeing that there was no one around, she lifted the white veil and complained softly: "Didn't you say that it wouldn't take long, why hasn't this arrived yet?"
Wen Shuo squinted his eyes to show impatience, put down the white yarn and took her hand and continued to walk forward, saying as he walked: "It's not far, it's just ahead, we will definitely be able to go back before lunch, you just follow me, don't stop and waste time." ”
Feng Yin pouted unhappily, "If you can't go back, you will be punished if you are discovered!"
Wen Shuo ignored her and only carefully discerned the road ahead.
After walking for a while, even the tall and neat courtyard was gone, and all the eyes could see were some low thatched houses and fenced courtyards.
Feng Yin followed Wen Shuo through the layers of houses, and even his head was dizzy, and finally Wen Shuo finally stopped in front of a low mountain, looked back at Feng Yin with a smile on his face, and pointed to a small courtyard on the low slope in front of the mountain and said, "Here it is." ”
Feng Yin looked in the direction of Wen Shuo's finger, a small boxy courtyard was built on a wide and flat hillside, and the courtyard was empty all around, and there was not even a neighbor. There is a rock-paved path that leads to the courtyard gate, and not far from the courtyard is a low hill.
Feng Yin nodded secretly, looking at this courtyard, the owner has a hint of seclusion, it seems that Wen Shuo is quite reliable.
Wen Shuo led Feng Yin to walk up the slope and began to introduce this worldly master, "Doctor Xiao is a famous local doctor in our ten miles and eight townships, who specializes in treating us poor people, I was cured of my discomfort when I was a child, and the medicine is cured, and no incurable disease can be difficult for him!"
Feng Yin's attention was all on the courtyard in front of him, and his two eyes were looking around through the white veil, and he only answered perfunctorily and then there was no response.
Wen Shuo didn't care, and pulled Feng Yin to the front of the hospital and shouted: "Grandpa, I'm here to see a doctor." ”
After speaking, he didn't wait for a reply, he pushed open the courtyard door made of branches, pulled the wind and walked inside.
Feng Yin was startled and grabbed Wen Shuo's hand to prevent him from moving forward, and said, "People haven't let us in yet, so they just broke in?"
Wen Shuo shook his head with some disgust, and explained: "As long as the person who sees the doctor shouts, you can enter, the rules of the doctor's house are like this, do you understand or do I understand?"
Feng Yin hadn't been in such a place before, and he didn't care about being angry with Wen Shuo, so he just looked left and right curiously.
On the right-hand side of the door there was a simple nest made of stone slabs, and a big yellow dog lay on the hay in the nest. As Wind Yin and Wen Shuo passed by it, it wagged its tail and raised its head, glanced at the two of them, and then buried its head in its body again, without making a sound.
Feng Yin saw through the white veil that the big yellow dog didn't even have a rope tied around his neck, and was startled, grabbed Wen Shuo's hand tightened again, and hurriedly hid behind him.
Wen Shuo noticed her movements, looked back at her and became happy, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, rhubarb doesn't bite, but it's good." He whistled at it, and Rhubarb glared at him, stood up, shook the dust off his body, and walked away.
Wen Shuo lost face, his face collapsed suddenly, and the wind looked at Wen Shuo's stinky face, holding back his strength and not daring to laugh.
A few steps further, there is a separate "small fence yard" on the left-hand side of the courtyard, in which a few chickens and ducks are raised. On the right-hand side is a small garden, now devoid of delicate flowers, only a path of thorny roses. Feng Yin looked at the scenery of the small courtyard and smiled, it was really a lively courtyard.
Walking to the front of the house, Wen Shuo knocked on the door and shouted, "Come in, Grandpa." ”
A strong answer came from inside the room, with a smile, "Come in." ”
Wen Shuo laughed when he heard the voice, turned around and told Feng Yin to stand outside the door and wait for a while, push open the door himself, and enter the house first.
The inside of the house was much warmer than the outside, and as soon as the door was opened, the heat in the house rushed out of the house and hit Feng Yin.
The room was not large, and a few steps into the door there was a half-man high square wooden table, on which were placed several rough black porcelain bowls, and a bench was placed in the direction of the door, and a large brazier was burning next to the table, and the fire was burning vigorously.
An old man with gray hair and beard sat by the stove with a bowl of hot tea in his hand, looked at Wen Shuo who came in with a smile, and sighed: "Stinky boy, I really grew up, but I haven't been here for a long time." ”
Wen Shuo bent down and replied, "Isn't it, I haven't been here since my father died." ”
Wind Yin stood outside the door, and a trace of sadness could be heard in his tone, which was not often seen in his voice. At this time, looking at his back, he suddenly felt a little emotional, maybe he also had many scars buried in his heart, but he never let others find out.
Hearing this, Doctor Xiao sighed, his expression also dimmed, put down the black-rimmed porcelain bowl in his hand, and lamented: "Your father is a solid-hearted and kind-hearted person, but it's a pity that he went too early!"
After speaking, he looked up at Wen Shuo, who was healthy in front of him, his face was a little soothed, and he said with relief: "Fortunately, you have grown up well, and your father can be blind to the knowledge." ”
The corners of Wen Shuo's mouth curled and smiled as usual, nodded and said, "Well, thanks to my father-in-law taking me in, if it weren't for my father-in-law, my grandmother and I might have starved to death." ”
Dr. Xiao took a sip of tea from the tea bowl and taught: "Then you have to repay others well, be filial to him like your father, and never forget the kindness of nurturing, you know?"
Wen Shuoji nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will be filial to my father-in-law." ”
Dr. Xiao nodded approvingly, pointed to the wooden bench next to the table, and said, "Sit down, aren't you tired from standing?"
Wen Shuo grinned, and said, "Don't be in a hurry first", after speaking, he ran out of the door and pulled Feng Yin in, pushed him in front of him, and said, "Grandpa, this is my stepfather's niece, Feng Yin!"
When Doctor Xiao heard this, his mouth opened in shock, but he couldn't believe it, and immediately turned his head to look at Wen Shuo and asked, "Then what is this...... The eldest lady of the General's Mansion?"
Wen Shuo smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”
Doctor Xiao put down the tea bowl and stood up, hurriedly stepped forward, carefully bent down and saluted, and greeted: "Miss, it turned out to be the eldest lady here." Please sit down, please sit down, the little old man didn't greet him earlier, it's really sluggish, sluggish!" said and turned his face to Wen Shuo and scolded: "Stinky boy, the eldest lady didn't say it early when she came, and let the eldest lady stand outside for so long!"
Feng Yin didn't expect Doctor Xiao to react so much, he was a little flustered for a while, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only sit on the bench a little cramped, and then turned his head to look at Wen Shuo, counting on him to say the next words.
Wen Shuo put a hand on Feng Yin's shoulder like a soothing, and then said to Doctor Xiao: "Grandpa, you don't have to be like this, sit down!"