After the new widow, I became a tyrant's tender outer chamber

Chapter 211 Hospitality
Mu Xiang stepped forward to knock on the door, three light and one heavy, after knocking, she backed away a few steps.

The one who came to open the door was a girl, wearing a thorn hairpin cloth skirt, her complexion was slightly dark, but her eyes were like mountain streams, like dew on the flowers, they were clear and unstained, and she was born in good mountains and good waters at a glance. girl.

"Who are you looking for?" Her voice was as clear as imagined.

Mu Xiangyin explained the situation in a few sentences.

The girl blinked, turned her head and called loudly, "Mom!"

In the dark room, an old woman came out with a hunched back, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, while wiping the oil stains on her hands on her clothes.Seeing such a handsome person in front of him, he let out an "oops", realized that he was still holding a knife, and hurriedly hid behind his back.

"Mother," the girl explained, "these three have lost their way around here, and hope to rest here for a few nights."

The woman didn't have much hesitation, she gave up her body, and said with a smile, "Xue is really upset this year, don't stand still, it's cold outside, come in and hide."

Ruan Yuyi thanked her with a light smile, and walked inside.

Jiang Huaiyang followed behind her, and when he passed the woman, he nodded slightly as a thank you.

After all, they are from the countryside, and they don't have much insight. When they saw a few people in brocade clothes and white faces, they didn't look like wicked people, so they let them in.The woman explained a few words and returned to the stove.

The space inside was a little cramped, and it was so dark that it seemed to be pressed down.The firewood stove and several cases can all be seen at a glance, only the bedroom is still covered.

The girl led a few people to sit by the table where they usually eat, and happily brought a cup of hot soup to each of them, "It's been a long time since we have had any serious guests here, and we have never had any good hospitality. Just drink some, just to make up for the snow."

Ruan Yuyi looked down at the cup in her hand, there was no dried tea leaves in it, just some boiled water.She hugged and took a few sips before her body gradually warmed up.

"It's really bothering me." She let out a breath of white air and announced her name.Seeing this, Mu Xiang also said her name.

Jiang Huaiyang on the other side was silent, with a cold face like a fairy.Considering that it was inconvenient to know his surname, he even neglected to invent a pseudonym.

"Where is the girl, it's just a matter of adding a few more bowls and chopsticks." The girl was enthusiastic by nature, and even the smile on her lips was warm, "Just call me Ah Qing."

Seeing that he was not close, Ah Qing seemed a little afraid of him, so she glanced at him cautiously, and only dragged Ruan Yuyi to gossip.

After walking so much, she was really thirsty, and most of the water in the glass went down.

Seeing this, Ah Qing was about to get up to help her.The kettle was still on the small stove in the kitchen. She took a few steps when she saw the door open and the cold wind blowing in.

Amidst the wind and snow, there is a strong young man with a bamboo basket on his back.

He seemed to have walked a long way, panting heavily and closed the door with his backhand, "My little sister is really smart, and these herbs really sell well."

He Fang came back from the town, it is cold today, there are many sick people, and the food and vegetables nearby are hard to sell, but this herbal medicine is extremely needed.It's just such a basket, and it was replaced by a small one or two.

He babbled about some things about going to town, saw the cup in Ah Qing's hand, snatched it, and raised his head to drink.

"Hey!" Ah Qing exclaimed, and snatched the cup back on her feet, "The girl used it, you have to pour it out yourself."

"Girl?" Brother Ah Qing doubted, looked sideways, and indeed saw three nobles in brocade clothes sitting or standing in the room.

Brother Ah Qing frowned slightly, and walked inside.Recently, the neighborhood is not safe, there are always refugees from other areas harassing, so all the doors and windows of every household are tightly closed.In addition, he just saw that there was someone else in the town government, so he should be more vigilant.

He put down the bamboo basket casually, his eyes darting back and forth on them.

"I don't know if there is an honored guest today, it's really disappointing." He sat down on the other side, put one hand on the table, and spread his legs carelessly, "After a while, when my father comes back, we can have dinner."

At this moment Ah Qing brought some new tea, and after passing it to Ruan Yuyi, she pushed another bowl filled with water towards her brother, "Brother, yours."

"Thank you." She took it and said softly.

Brother Ah Qing followed the voice, then quickly closed his eyes, his ears felt hot, "Where did you come from? Why did you come here?"

Mu Xiang replied, "Our son and wife came here from Beijing to visit relatives. It was only on the way that we ran into a mountain bandit, fell down a steep slope, and walked all the way to find this place."

It is most difficult for people to see through half-truths and half-false words.What's more, they didn't have any malicious intentions, but it was inconvenient to reveal their identities, so it wouldn't hurt to tell a little lie.

Brother Ah Qing thought for a while, there is a mountain nearby where bandits are often haunted, but that place is not very close to here.

When Ah Qing heard about Jingzhong, her eyes lit up, "I heard that it is a bustling place, even the bricks under your feet are golden."

This is a rumor, it's just such an exaggeration.It made Ruan Yuyi hang her head and chuckle.

Brother Ah Qing saw that what they said was traceable and not fake, so he let go of his guard and sighed, "The capital is a good place." After all, it was a nobleman from the middle of the capital, looking at his figure, clothes and conversation, It is also enough to distinguish them from each other.

After talking for a few rounds, Jiang Huaiyang asked, "Do you have wound medicine here?"

Brother Ah Qing was startled, got up and searched in the bamboo basket, then pounded it with a small stone mortar, "Where did you hurt, sir? Don't think this medicine is simple, it is very effective."

He rolled up his sleeves, and there was a bloodstain on his forearm.

Ah Qing exclaimed, turned her face away, and covered her eyes.I don't know whether to be ashamed or frightened.

Ruan Yuyi also frowned.Presumably it was caused by falling down the steep slope to protect her, but for such a long time, I never heard him say a word.

But he didn't seem to hurt half of himself, and his face was calm, "That's all, thank you."

Brother Ah Qing found another long cloth head and wanted to bandage it up for him.

Although Jiang Huaiyang didn't say anything, she could see something else in his eyes.She took the herbs and the cloth head, and said softly, "Let me do it."

"Ah? Ah, good." Brother Ah Qing quickly put away his hands, with an unnatural blush on his face.He rubbed his two fingertips lightly - this place was accidentally touched just now.

While bandaging him, she complained in a low voice, "My husband didn't know how to tell you earlier when he was hurt. He deserves to hurt you. But there are other wounds?" Her slippery fingertips ran across his forearm.

"No more." He was more than happy for the little lady to talk to him so casually, "If the lady is worried——I will check up and down at that time."

Her hands froze, and she deliberately tightened the cloth.

"It hurts." He said hoarsely.

She snorted in satisfaction.

Seeing the intimate gesture of the two, Ah Qing's brother slowly faded the redness on his face.That's right, they are clearly married, what the hell is he thinking.

Not long after, Ah Qing's father also came back, seeing someone new at home, he asked again, and after a while, he invited a few people to the table for dinner.

(End of this chapter)