Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 46 2.23 Scared——

Volume Two

2.23 Scared——

In the blink of an eye, it took two days, because there was another medicated bath last night. On May [-]th, Zhou Yang practiced hard all morning. It is not "permanently effective". It must be fully absorbed while the potency is not exhausted, otherwise it will be wasted.

"Huh--" After another thirty consecutive squats with the [-]-pound stone pier high in the air, he left the prop on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. He stood facing the courtyard door, but from the corner of his eye, he looked at the man who turned left after entering the door. At the corner of the bamboo shadow path, the expression was obviously dissatisfied.

Just now when he was practicing, two figures quietly opened the door and hid there to watch. He originally thought they were Xue Baochai's master and servant, but found that the color of their clothes was wrong, and it was unlikely that Xue Baochai would come in public in broad daylight. Considering that Xue Baochai The master of the house has few people, so some of his servants probably came over to take a peek.

It’s not that he wants to keep his “stunt skills” secret. In fact, few modern people really care about the so-called “family inheritance”, but he is disgusted with this kind of “uninvited” thing. Thanks to that time he was laughed at by Ying’er. Bare back, he has been wearing loose "sports clothes" during any exercise since then, so as not to be embarrassed again, let alone two servants, just give them a lesson, so that no cat or dog dares to come in and disturb him.

Throwing the sweat-wiping towel on the flowers, Zhou Yang took a few more steps to pick up a one-and-a-half-stone longbow erected beside the pillar of the stone pavilion, and picked up a wooden arrow without an arrowhead, and shot it with a sharp turn. The arrow flew through the gap of nearly one meter between the two people with a whistling sound, and hit the brick wall behind them and broke into several pieces.

"Ah—" It's just that the next scream made his face change suddenly, and the female voice was nothing more than that, the key is that the voice is very familiar!
He quickly put down his long bow and rushed to the path behind the flower pond with several sprints. He found that the maid Tongfu was lying in the rich bamboo bush and had passed out. She was slumped on the bluestone of the path next to her, her face was pale at this time. Naturally, it’s Tongfu’s master—Mrs. Xue!Fortunately, because he decided to leave, he sent the Li brothers out to buy some Jinling local products today, otherwise it wouldn't be an embarrassing problem this time.

"Madam, you..." Zhou Yang was also confused now. Since the misunderstanding when delivering medicinal meals last time, Mrs. Before even saying hello, "Why are you here? I thought you were some slave who didn't want to die."

"I've seen Brother Zhou!" Mrs. Xue's tone was filled with tears. She pressed her hand on the ground several times to remember, but then sat down weakly. Her originally pale face gradually turned red, "I just saw you practicing hard. I You didn't bother me, and please help me get up. I just feel that my legs are so weak now that I really can't get up."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Zhou Yang was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say at all. When he reached out to help her, he got stuck halfway. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stretched out, holding Mrs. Xue's left shoulder and armpit to help her up, and started moving again. It took a moment to help her stand firm.

"Please help Brother Zhou help me go back." Mrs. Xue was obviously very frightened, but she didn't mention anything about what happened just now. "Tongfu, this loser, wait a minute. If I am seen like this, I'm afraid it won't be very good." It’s easy to talk.”

"Then let's go, we're just slaves on the road." Zhou Yang also knew this problem, supported her and prepared to set off, but was worried about being seen by others.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry. I sent you away when I came here just now. No one will see you." Mrs. Xue lowered her head and whispered, "Please hurry up. I, I just want to have a good rest."

"Then let's go!" Zhou Yang had no choice but to lower his head to look at the road and help the person leave. However, lowering his head slightly made him freeze instantly. He saw that Mrs. Xue was wearing lower clothes normally today, but as the two of them changed, As I walked around, the color began to deepen, and the "dark" area continued to expand, gradually becoming the size of two palms.

“No, don’t look!” Mrs. It became more obvious——although she was not fainted by fright just now, she was frightened—

In this embarrassing atmosphere, neither of them could say anything. They just wanted to return to the main courtyard of the back house as soon as possible. Fortunately, Xue's family was not large. Nothing happened in the back house during the day, and the servants all returned to their own residences. Xue Tu had many social activities on weekdays and rarely was at home during the day. Until he was sent to the main room, nothing bad ended.

"I'm sorry, ma'am." Seeing that he was being sent home, Zhou Yang didn't want to continue this awkward atmosphere and hurriedly said goodbye.

"Brother Zhou, please sit down in the living room for a while. I'll discuss it later." Mrs. I poured myself a cup of herbal tea on the tea table, which seemed to ease my mood.However, just a moment later, he was completely confused by the rustling sound in his ears. He turned his neck stiffly and saw that the door was not closed tightly. Through the gap as wide as a palm, Mrs. Xue was changing clothes. , Pieces of scenery are displayed in front of you without any barriers.

Turning his head in embarrassment, Zhou Yang was completely at a loss, but he couldn't help but turn around frequently. He saw that Mrs. .

"Brother Zhou, please wait for a long time, but I forgot to say something." I don't know how long it took, Madam Xue tidied up her clothes, and walked into the living room as if nothing had happened. Her face was only a little embarrassed, and she could still greet Zhou Yang with a smile. "Tongfu's hoof is still in the garden, so please ask Brother Zhou to take care of it, and then let her come back on her own."

"Don't worry, ma'am, I'll go right away!" Taking a sip of herbal tea, suppressing his hot mood, Zhou Yang turned around in a hurry and walked out of the room, speeding up his pace.

Mrs. Xue stared at the back with a complicated expression. It was not until Zhou Yang left the inner courtyard that she looked back. Thinking of what happened in the garden, her experiences along the way, and what happened before, she felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body. Generally, she fell weakly to the ground. She clearly felt that the clothes she had just changed were in vain.

Here, Zhou Yang stiffly returned to the garden of the two guest rooms. He casually dipped a towel in some cold water to wake up Tong Fu and sent him away. He sat on the stone bench with a complicated mood. It seemed that he really needed to return to the capital as soon as possible. , he didn't have much confidence in his self-control on the issue of men and women. Even if he didn't talk about Xue Baochai, he had to control what should be controlled.

"Mr. Zhou, what's wrong today?" As he was thinking about something, Ying'er's familiar voice rang in his ears, "I rarely see you sitting and resting. The stone bench is so hot. It's been a long time." It's not a good thing to sit down - huh? What's wrong? But what's on your mind?"

"Ying'er!" Zhou Yang forced a smile and didn't get up. He nodded and said hello. This girl has been coming here to "check in" every day since her visit to Xuanwu Lake. She usually just leaves after talking, and it doesn't last long. After knowing that she was "just fifteen years old", he didn't dare to cross the line anymore. At most, he would just hold hands, "I'm thinking of resigning to Mr. Xue."

"Ah? Mr. Zhou, are you leaving?" Ying'er was stunned for a moment, "But what's wrong with being here? Or is there someone in the house who doesn't have a good eye?"

"Of course not!" Zhou Yang quickly shook his head and interrupted her, and explained with a forced smile, "Although Liangyuan is good, it is not a place to stay for a long time, let alone Qiuwei is not far away, that is my most important goal, go back as soon as possible It’s better to get familiar with the preparations as soon as possible so as not to be confused when the opportunity arises.”

"Then - did Mr. Zhou say anything about our girl?" After a moment of hesitation, Ying'er asked softly.

"Not yet, but you know Baochai's temperament. She will never give advice on future issues." Zhou Yang smiled, he was very confident in this, "I plan to talk to Mr. Xue after I tell him. You girl said, I just saw you now, so I said hello in advance."

"If I succeed, will Mr. Zhou come back?" After hesitating, Ying'er still asked, but her expression and tone were obviously nervous.

"Fool, how could I forget you?" Zhou Yang quickly explained with a smile. Naturally, he was reluctant to give up the master and servant. "But my current status, a mere martial arts scholar, has wronged you, right? What if Qiu Wei In high school, even at Mr. Xue’s place, wouldn’t it be easier to talk?”

"Well!" After hesitating, Ying'er stood up gently and took the initiative to curl up in Zhou Yang's arms. Her tone was completely inconsistent with her age, "Mr. Zhou, just don't forget that there is someone waiting for you in Jiangnan. I am willing to be a matchmaker." , since it is for our girl, I only hope that Zhou Xianggong will be like Zhang Sheng, and he will not forget the chaff after the golden list."

"Silly girl, you..." Zhou Yang was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the middle school girl in his arms and gave her a slap on the head, then wiped the golden beans from the corner of her eyes. "Okay, don't worry, I'm just going back. Rushing for the exam, it’s not like we’re going to be separated by life or death, even if Baochai heard this, he would never cry like you."

"Hmph, who's crying? I just accidentally got dust in my eyes." Ying'er pushed him away, got up, covered her face and ran to the courtyard gate, "Young maidservant, go and tell our girl, I don’t want you, a cruel person like you, to run away and not even know about it!”

(End of this chapter)