Chapter 4 Old Friend (No. 5 Middle School) Shi Lan held up her coir raincoat, but she only wore a kudzu-made kurta. The cloth was of poor quality, and the cold rainwater poured down her head and stuck directly to her body. Her hair
Very dark, with very long eyelashes. Qian Hua's face is a translucent white after washing it off. It is not very pure, but very delicate. Maybe it is because of the cold, maybe it is a little embarrassed to be stared at by Xu Zi, but there is still a mass under the purity.
The flames are rising slowly, appearing and disappearing, burning people's sight
"Why did you run out?" Li Xu did not rush to pick up the coir raincoat, but asked him alertly. He could feel the anxiety hidden under his throat, but what was more hurtful than the anxiety at the moment was doubt. Since Xu Maogong might betray himself, Xu Maogong might betray him.
I don’t know who else I can trust in this world. Maybe except for my parents and uncle, everyone else needs to be careful. Even those who were once connected by blood, such as the fifth brother Zhang Xiu
"The rain came suddenly, and I know that the master didn't bring his coir raincoat... so..." Shi Lan trembled with her purple lips, explaining intermittently that the Xuzi in front of her felt strange to her, too strange to be familiar to her.
Since the owner was bought by this person last winter, the whole family, old and young, has been treating her with courtesy. These peaceful days are so rare that people sometimes forget the original purpose of staying. "The owner is a good person, and
Qin Shubao and the others are completely different!" Shi Lan has come to similar conclusions over and over again.
"But the master's eyes and face today..." She slowly lowered her head, letting the cold rain pour down her neck into her collar, turning and rising with the contours of her body.
"Master, master, why are you standing here in such heavy rain? Be careful of gonorrhea!" Before Li Xu could guess the other party's sinister intentions, the voice of the housekeeper Li Wujiu came from far away. The old man was wearing a raincoat and holding a bag in his hand.
Behind him were Laifu and Laishun, who were equally well-armed, each holding a bamboo hat and a raincoat.
"Miss Shi, you too, you took an umbrella and rushed out of the strong wind. Aren't the things made of bamboo falling apart as soon as it blew?" The kind-hearted old housekeeper scolded the guest and then stepped forward, covering the bamboo hat without any explanation.
On Asahi's head
"At least the master is back, so we don't need to separate to greet him! Even if each person takes an extra bamboo hat and a raincoat and travels across half of Licheng, there is no chance that they will end up in both directions!" Although the old housekeeper's mouth was a little broken.
, but the meaning was expressed very completely. It turned out that when the rain started, everyone in the house thought that the master did not bring any covering when he went out in the morning, so everyone decided to go separately to greet him. However, before the housekeeper could assign the route, Shi Lan couldn't bear it.
Zhu Xingzi was the first to run out of the courtyard.
"I've never used an umbrella before. I didn't know it was so delicate!" The flames hidden under the skin finally burned to the surface. Shi Lan blushed and explained in a voice as thin as a gnat.
It was only at this moment that Xuzi discovered that the girl was still holding half a bamboo stick in her hand, with a few bamboo poles hanging on it. They were broken umbrella ribs. As for the umbrella cover, it was no longer known where it had been blown by the wind.
As she had experience walking in heavy rain, she had obviously fallen and there were traces of mud on her knees.
Oil-paper umbrellas, because of their exquisiteness and lightness, are the favorites of wealthy people when they are watching the rain. Especially in the continuous spring rain, you can hold a colorful paper umbrella while strolling and admiring the sky and mountains, while listening to the raindrops hitting the oil paper.
The subtle charm adds a bit of poetry to life. But ordinary small households will not spend money to buy wasteful items that are neither practical nor easy to break. It would be nice to have a coir raincoat made by my mother-in-law made of straw stalks. It cannot be dried in heavy rain.
Live, only lunatics go out to seek punishment!
Like Shi Lan, she was born in poverty and had deeply experienced the embarrassment caused by poverty. Xuzi knew that she might have misunderstood Shi Lan's kindness. She looked at the girl who was shivering and putting the heavy raincoat on her shoulders.
He couldn't help but feel a bit of pity in his heart, but soon, vigilance filled every pore in his body again. "Who knows if her concern is just fake, for no reason, what kind of courtesy is she showing?"
"Let's go home quickly. I asked the kitchen to prepare hot soup for Lai Fu. I stepped forward to help the master! Lai Shun! Follow everyone and lead the horses!" The butler helped Li Xu pass through the rainproof thing, and then shouted to Xu Zi Pingsu
He is easy-going, so the housekeeper doesn't have too many worries in front of him. Usually, everyone is more like relatives living in the same yard than masters and servants. There is warmth and concern between each other.
Except for Shi Lan, she has not blended in since the first day she entered this home. She is not an ordinary servant. Although she was also brought back from the market by Xuzi, she cannot interact with the housekeeper, cook and flowers.
The craftsmen are in the same category as servants who are employed but have freedom of life, because everyone can work for Li Mansion, but Li Xu has no arrangements for her to do anything. Even the place where she lives is a nondescript guest room, but she is not Li Xu.
Distant relatives
"Poor Miss Shi, haha, her boss is still turning a blind eye to all her thoughts!" Following Li Xu, looking at the three figures separated by a long distance in front of him, the old housekeeper Li Wujiu smiled and wanted to get close to Xu Zi.
Being close was a blessing, and the boss didn't need his support, so he wisely leaned to the left. However, there was a large gap between Li Xu's right shoulder and Shi Lan. The two of them had to avoid puddles on the road several times.
They approached each other but after passing the puddle, each other's figures separated cautiously.
The nosy old housekeeper always believed that the relationship between Xuzi and Shi Lan was unclear. Even after knowing that Shi Lan was the daughter of the bandit leader Shi Zihe, he still thought that the boss should take Miss Shi in. The little girl was very pretty.
, no wonder the host didn’t hesitate to turn against Qin Shubao and others to take her home, especially her beautiful appearance after being caught in the rain, which made people pity her. Only the host has such a naturally charming woman.
Only those who are very lucky can have a tight budget. Others would not be able to bear it. As for the status gap between them, what's the point? Who among the men of a wealthy family does not have three or five concubines to serve them anyway?
If you can't enter the hall, the worst thing you can do is to get tired of it in the end and pay a sum of money to send it away. This is still kind and reasonable. If you encounter those ruthless masters, it is commonplace to abandon them. Who can say some gossip?
As for the tenderness shown in Shi Lan's eyes, the old housekeeper could see it clearly. He didn't think there was anything wrong with a woman's affection for Asahi. For a man like his boss who has gained fame and wealth at such a young age, which girl wouldn't?
I am willing to take a look secretly. Moreover, my boss’s appearance and conduct are both top-notch. He also has a good body. He will definitely be used very well whether outside or at home.
Qiu County Bo's mansion soon arrived. The housekeeper watched Li Xu and Shi Lan walk into the gate one after another. The steps were a little slippery after the rain. Shi Lan accidentally swayed and almost instinctively pulled the sleeves of the person in front of him, but when
Halfway through, she suddenly realized her identity. She quickly turned her hand to one side and pushed the door with a very harsh "ping" sound.
The moment she was about to fall, the old housekeeper saw Asahi's body and stopped. "After all, she is a martial arts practitioner. She has eyes on the back of her head." At this moment, almost everyone thought Asahi would turn around and help her.
But his body just stopped, whispered "Be careful!", and then walked to the back hall without looking back.
"Alas!" The butler sighed inwardly after seeing this. He didn't know what the master was thinking. If he didn't pick the flowers on hand, wouldn't he be wasting his natural resources? "Isn't it possible that my master hasn't tasted what it's like to be a woman?" before he stepped into his home.
The old butler thought this at the moment he reached the threshold. He smiled helplessly, shook his head and walked towards the kitchen.
"Again, you're pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy. Who knows what you want to do?" Li Xu sneered and pushed open his bedroom door. He forced himself to believe that all Shi Lan's actions were pretentious, just to gain his sympathy.
This woman has been living in his home for half a year. Xuzi is usually busy with official duties and doesn't talk to her much. But with a beautiful woman at home, he feels that the whole courtyard has become more alive.
But today, he felt that Shi Lan's every move was suspicious. Combined with the previous bandit trouble, the gangsters in Beihai County gathered the disciples of Qi County almost as if they were in charge. Xu Zi had every reason to suspect that Shi Lan was Li Mi.
The spy who stayed in Qijun "No, it was not Li Mi who left her, but Li Mi who she took the initiative to contact because she wanted to avenge her father, so she stayed in my house!" Xuzi was being served by Lai Shou.
While getting dry, I thought bitterly that his smile was weird, and there was evil in his sinisterness. He had never seen his master look like this before. He was so frightened that he was so frightened that he tied several strings back and forth, but they were not tied in the right place.
, just take off your eyes
"Are you always absent-minded today?" Li Xu couldn't bear it and scolded him angrily.
"My lord, please forgive me. My lord, please forgive me. My forehead was caught in the rain today, and my hands and feet cannot be controlled!" When Lai Shou saw Li Xu getting angry, his movements became more clumsy, and he kept saying nice things, for fear of offending his master and being beaten by someone.
Kicked out of the house
Seeing his frightened look, Asahi felt bored. "Go down and bring me a pot of hot tea later!" He waved his hand impatiently and drove away the suddenly clumsy Laishou.
It's such a small thing. It doesn't need anyone's attention. But as soon as Lai Shou left, the room immediately emptied out. The rain hit the small window made of gauze, and every sound revealed loneliness.
At this moment, Xuzi felt that her body was a little cold. She had been in the rain for too long just now. She seemed to be drenched from head to toe, all the way to her bones. Her entire belly and six internal organs were all frozen into ice. Occasionally she let out a sigh,
It's all a white mist
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