Jiang Xixi remembered that the syrup that day was very sweet, and she savored every bite for a long time, until it completely melted, and then she was willing to swallow it in her stomach.
Later, she never ate such a delicious syrup again, because the next day, 5,000 Liao soldiers suddenly slaughtered into the mountains and forests, killing all the people in the village, the old and weak, women and children, not a single one was left, only her, hiding in the trap of the beast, escaped.
Nine years have passed in a blink of an eye, and those memories are like a kite with a string, floating too high, and they will hide in the clouds and not be seen, but they are not really far away from her for a moment, and they will always fall from a high place and smash heavily in their hearts at some inadvertent times.
Jiang Xixi leaned on the trunk of the tree and sighed at the moon: How long has it been, how long has she not thought of her father, if it wasn't for Xu Ziming mentioning it today, I don't know how long this time will last.
But the longer the interval became, the greater the power of the memory, for example, now, she suddenly felt that her whole body was enveloped by this sudden sadness, and all the strength in her body seemed to be sucked away by it, and she did not even have the strength to stand upright.
"It's a pity," Cheng Muyou's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, he walked out of the night, and walked towards her with a smile on his face, "What are you doing here alone?"
Could it be that he is avoiding Brother Xu's nourishing soup?
” The voice was very warm, like a strange magic, Jiang Xixi felt that she had crawled out of the abyss of numbness little by little, and her whole body was warm again, she smiled faintly, "I have already drunk it, if the adult does not want to drink the soup, then it is better not to go back now, Brother Xu should have been guarding the door of the adult room." ” Cheng Muyou stood next to her and smiled helplessly, "Ziming is good anywhere, but he is too stubborn, and he can't pull back a few cows for what he recognizes, and today Shi Fei also complained to me, saying that his leg injury is healed, but there is too much internal fire, and there are sores on his mouth and tongue, all of which are due to Ziming's soup and water." ” Jiang Xixi also laughed with him, "If this continues, all the people in Xin'an Mansion will become fat, and they will all be fat, so how can we investigate the case?"
” "After a few days, I found him an errand and asked him to be busy with something every day, so that he would not have time to make soup."
"What are you going to let Brother Xu do?"
Cheng Muyou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Mafu, he understands horses and loves horses, this errand is perfect for him." ” Jiang Xixi slapped his palms with a "croaking" sound, "My lord, don't wait a few days, let Brother Xu take office tomorrow, my waist is already a whole circle thick." ” Cheng Muyou said with a smile, "Don't worry, the salt boat will dock in a few days, and Ziming will also go to the shore with you to supervise, and when this matter is over, I will send him over." ” The two stood under the tree and laughed, chatting about everything from business to private affairs, and before they knew it, the moon had climbed to the top of their heads, peeking down from the treetops, Jiang Xixi yawned, his eyebrows frowned slightly, "My lord, why did the master go to Jihong Embroidery Village today?"
Why did Miss Yan return the master's gift intact?
I'm really puzzled. ” Cheng Muyou naturally knew the reason why Cheng Dexuan went to Jihong Embroidery Village, but he couldn't directly explain this matter to Jiang Xixi, so he had to say vaguely, "Miss Yan is not an ordinary person, her father is curious about her, and it is normal for her to want to take a look, as for why the gift was returned, I think it is because Miss Yan hates others to explore and ponder herself, so she sent her father away angrily." ” "I see, I'm still wondering, how can the two of them, who have no grievances and no enemies, make each other so embarrassed."
After speaking, she looked at Cheng Muyou again, "But it's strange, the old man touched a nail in Jihong Embroidery Village, not only was the adult not angry, but he was a little gloating." ” Cheng Muyou hid the smile that had overflowed to his lips, "Is there one?"
” Jiang Xixi muttered quietly, "It couldn't be more obvious." ” Seeing her puzzled face, Cheng Muyou simply diverted the topic, "At this time, I think Ziming will no longer stay in the yard, I'll go to sleep first, and you can rest early." ” Jiang Xixi saluted him and watched him leave, but after Cheng Muyou took a few steps, he suddenly turned to look at her again, "Two days will be your father's death day, this year, I want to go to the temple to offer him a spiritual position, you prepare, and enter the mountain with me in two days." ” Jiang Xixi's body stiffened, "My lord, do you remember?"
” Cheng Muyou said softly, "I just arrived in Xin'an last year, there were too many things, and I couldn't take care of anything, since we want to take root here in the future and set up a spiritual seat in the temple, it will also be convenient for you to worship." ” Jiang Xixi's lips trembled twice, and he tried his best to pull out a smile, and then nodded deeply, "Thank you, my lord, I will go to prepare the sacrifice tomorrow." ” It wasn't until Cheng Muyou turned around that two lines of tears fell straight down from Jiang Xixi's eyes, she looked at the back that disappeared into the darkness again, and muttered, "Dad, you see, the adult is really a very good person, with him, my daughter will not be lonely, and you can rest assured in the spirit of the sky." ” The rocking chair "creaked" and woke up the right ear that was about to fall asleep on the table again, it rubbed its sleepy eyes, put its hands on its cheeks and said to Yan Niang, "Girl, when is this, why don't you go back to the house to sleep?"
” Yan Niang turned over, shook the chair harder, and replied absentmindedly, "If you can't sleep, go back to bed, don't bother me here." ” The right ear was so angry with her that she swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, "I'm bothering you here?"
You know, I'm most afraid of heat, except when it's cold, I basically sleep in the yard, either on the tree or on the ground, and now it's clear that the girl dove occupies the magpie's nest, but the wicked sue first. ” Yan Niang ignored his long list of dissatisfied chatter, she looked at the sultry starlight in the sky, and suddenly asked, "Right ear, why did you say that Cheng Dexuan came to us?"
” The right ear pursed his mouth, "Didn't Miss Jiang say it, he came here to thank the girl for saving his brother's family in Jingmen Village." ” Yan Niang snorted, "That person of his, who values respect and humility the most, but this time, not only did he receive the courtesy, but he also came to the door in person, which is really strange." ” "In a few days, the salt ship docked, and he was sent to Xin'an by the imperial court to supervise, so by the way, there is nothing big about coming to us to have a look."
Yan Niang shook her head, "No, I always feel that he looks at me wrongly, as if he is looking for something, right?"
She suddenly sat up from her rocking chair, "He's already suspicious of me?"
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