In the heavy rain, two men each ran into the backyard carrying a package of medicinal materials wrapped in oilcloth.
Two camp soldiers standing solemnly under the eaves looked at them.
The two men couldn't help but stop.
Although those who could approach this place had already been interrogated, when they saw them stopping, the soldiers' eyes still showed some caution.
This is an important location for anti-epidemic materials, and there can be no room for error.
Seeing the looks in the eyes of the two camp soldiers, the man behind him came to his senses and bumped into the man in front by walking forward.
The two of them stood in the corridor one after the other, without looking at the two soldiers who took off the oilcloth, put it aside, and sent two intact packages of medicinal materials into the room.
When they came out again, the two battalion soldiers were already looking at the entrance of the courtyard. They instinctively noticed the gaze and turned their heads at the same time.
The two men who came out of the house were looking at them blankly.
Their eyes met, and there was silence for a moment.
The two men's bodies tensed subconsciously, and their hands unconsciously placed on their waists.
Although there is nothing there…
Before the arrival of the battalion, Qianjintang was short of manpower, so it hired more than 20 lime delivery workers to serve as handymen, responsible for crowd isolation, cargo transportation, etc. If it weren't for them, the panicked crowds would have been unable to be controlled at all.
It also avoids situations such as looting of supplies.
When the battalion soldiers arrived, they took over the isolation of the crowd, but these people did not leave, but stayed to continue to help.
Under such a catastrophic epidemic, everyone who could escape fled. They were not from Yongqing Mansion, but they stayed instead of leaving. It is said that Manager Hu, the financial manager of Qianjintang, withheld their wages, but...
.
"Fortunately." The two camp soldiers nodded and said.
The two men took a breath and widened their eyes, seemingly in disbelief.
"No, no..." one of them stammered.
"Unfortunately, it is only you who are suffering, Master Bing, that are fortunate to suffer." The other man took over the words and said, nodding and bowing.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Everyone nodded to each other, and the two men walked out in the rain.
As soon as they walked out of here, the two men couldn't help but run away, as if they were being chased by vicious dogs. They ran into a courtyard in one breath. The place was extremely noisy.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, guess what I heard, guess..." The man who rushed in grabbed a man who was talking loudly to four or five people and shouted.
"Guess what." The man turned around and said angrily.
The man who spoke laughed.
"I heard the soldiers from the camp saying to me that I'm lucky!" He clapped his hands and laughed, as if it was such a funny joke, "It's so lucky! The soldiers from the camp said to me!"
In the past, being chased by these soldiers was like a lost dog, but today I was politely said to be lucky!
It’s really something you never dreamed of!
"Okay." The man frowned and covered his mouth, "Watch your mouth, don't cause trouble for me!"
The man sat down angrily, but he still couldn't hide his excitement.
"What's there to show off? Yesterday, a camp soldier helped me push the cart..." said a thinner young man.
There were chattering conversations here, while a few serious men gathered together over there.
"Fourth brother, did the eldest brother say when we are going to leave?" one of them asked in a low voice, "These boys are restless here and will cause trouble sooner or later. If they don't just help the lady, they will cause trouble.
"
"Yes, don't forget, the bounty portraits of several of our brothers are still posted in several state capitals," another said in a low voice.
The man known as Fourth Brother nodded.
"Eldest brother said, let's give Madam Qi a big gift, and then we'll leave," he said.
"The money is all ready, let's just throw it all into the lady's yard when the time comes, right?" one of them said.
Fourth brother smiled.
"That doesn't count. Brother is talking about those people." He said.
This sentence surprised everyone.
"That's right, it's time." They laughed.
"Hey Mr. Hu, why are you here free?"
There were voices outside the door.
This was a message from the gatekeeper outside, and the people in the room immediately stopped talking.
Hu San has already stepped forward with a smile.
"Thank you brothers, I'm here to calculate the wages for you." He smiled.
"There's no rush, no rush." Fourth brother said with a smile.
"No, my master said, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass should be sent first. Brothers are equivalent to our food and grass this time. Everything else can be put away. You can't wait any longer." Hu San said with a straight face, while taking a look from his arms.
He took out a money bag and handed it over slowly.
The man was stunned for a moment and then stopped refusing. Anyway, he would return it to Madam Qi in the future, so he stretched out his hand to take it.
Hu San looked at his suddenly empty hand and was very reluctant to give it up. Seeing that the man didn't even look at it, he was about to throw the money to someone aside.
"Hey, hey, you should count too." He reminded me hurriedly.
The man laughed and hurriedly took back his hand and opened the money bag.
Wow, gold leaves…
Hu San raised his eyebrows and shouted in his heart for everyone.
In fact, no one shouted around, everyone looked at me with that strange smile...
How do these people….
It stands to reason that when a person who works hard to earn money sees money, it would be like seeing his biological father?
Why does it look weird...
"Thank you, Mr. Hu." the man said, throwing the money bag to the person aside.
The people on the side also hung their money bags casually on their waists.
Well, these people have never seen money or gold leaves, so they don’t know how to get excited. I, Hu San, understand and won’t laugh at them.
"You're welcome, you deserve it. Thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, things would have been terrible." Hu San smiled and patted the man on the shoulder and said, "When things are completely stable, I'll be fine
Let’s have a drink with everyone.”
When it comes to wine, men all know it, and everyone’s eyes light up.
Because of the big epidemic prevention measures, drinking here is not allowed, but they still drink soju every day. This is like watching a beautiful woman undressing on the bed, but you can't move your hands and feet. A group of people are simply tortured to death.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
"I want to drink." Qi Yue, wrapped in a quilt, said.
Ah Ru handed over the ginger soup without any room for negotiation.
"If you dare to jump into the lake, why don't you dare to drink ginger soup?" she said.
There were rapid footsteps outside the door, and then someone broke in.
It was still raining outside, and Chang Yuncheng, who was only wearing a bamboo hat, was soaked all over.
"Why did you fall into the lake?" he asked. When he asked this question, he was still outside the door. At this time, he came in and heard what Aru said. He froze on the spot, looking frightened.
Jump into the lake? Jump into the lake?
"No, no," Qi Yue said with a smile, her hair wet and sticking to her face, and she sneezed heavily when she said this.
Chang Yuncheng ignored the water on his body, took off his bamboo hat and put it aside. He took the ginger soup from Aru's hand and handed it to Qi Yue with an expression that he could not refuse.
Qi Yue smiled and stretched out her hand from the quilt, took it and drank it in one gulp.
"Go get another bowl." She said, sticking out her tongue.
Aru glanced at Chang Yuncheng who was dripping wet and understood, so he agreed to go out.
There were only two of them left in the room. Chang Yuncheng was a little nervous and turned his eyes around the room.
This is Qi Yue's simple resting place, even simpler than Qianjin Hall.
This woman…
Chang Yuncheng's nose felt slightly sore.
"Take off your clothes."
Qi Yue's voice came and Chang Yuncheng was stunned.
Take off…
He looked over and saw Qi Yue already standing up and taking out a blouse from the small cabinet on the side.
This is the kind of experimental blouse unified by Qianjintang. It is wide and wide, and there is no distinction between men and women.
"No, no need." Chang Yuncheng said.
Qi Yue looked at him and smiled.
"I'll avoid it, why don't you change it quickly? Do you have to blame yourself for catching a cold?" she said with a smile.
Chang Yuncheng's face turned red.
"What are you trying to avoid? It's not like I haven't seen him before." He said quietly, reaching out and untying his wet clothes.
Qi Yue started hurriedly.
"You are really..." she said with a smile, and finally turned around.
Chang Yuncheng just said this sentence subconsciously. When he said it and thought about it, he only felt sour.
All the past scenes of boudoir play echoed before my eyes again, and the woman's frightened shouts seemed to be heard in my ears.
But at this moment, his ears were quiet, and the woman in front of him turned her back to him and picked up a towel.
"Here, wipe it." She said, handing it over with her hands behind her back.
Polite avoidance, no panic or shyness, everything is so natural and casual.
Chang Yuncheng reached out and took it, slowly wiping himself.
When Aru came in again, Chang Yuncheng was already wearing a blouse. He was tall, with his clothes on, his arms and legs exposed, and he looked awkward in every way.
Chang Yuncheng naturally felt awkward, so he simply sat down and drank ginger soup to cover it up, looking here from the corner of his eye.
Here Qi Yue and A Ru are shaking the clothes he took off.
"I'll go dry this." Aru said.
"This needs to be washed, it's all rain." Qi Yue shook his head and said, "Go and see if anyone among them has extra clothes. They are about the same size and can borrow a set."
Aru nodded and went out again.
"I didn't jump into the lake, I was swimming." Qi Yue said, turning around.
Chang Yuncheng lowered his eyes and said oh.
There was silence in the room.
"When are you leaving?" Qi Yue asked.
"It's been delayed anyway, it won't matter if it's a little later." Chang Yuncheng said, "Let's wait until everything is completely fine before we leave."
Delayed... As expected...
Qi Yue sighed.
I didn't know what to say, so I sat down and said nothing.
The rain outside became heavier, hitting the roof window lattice and spilling in. Qi Yue got up to close the window, and Chang Yuncheng also hurriedly asked for help.
Because I got up in a hurry, my blouse got caught on the corner of the table.
Chang Yuncheng couldn't stop his movements. He hissed and tore.
Qi Yue turned around in shock and saw that half of the man's body was naked, revealing his muscular chest, waist and thighs...
Seeing her looking over, Chang Yuncheng reached out in a panic and pulled the loose blouse to cover himself.
Qi Yue was angry and funny. Seeing his embarrassed and funny look, Qi Yue finally covered her mouth and laughed.
"Chang Yuncheng, you exhibitionist! Did you show off your muscles on purpose?" she laughed.
Chang Yuncheng!
It's been a long time since she called his name like this...
It's always you, or hey, instead.
Chang Yuncheng! Chang Yuncheng!
Chang Yuncheng looked at the woman covering her mouth and laughing in front of him, and felt a loud bang in his head. He took a few steps over, hugged the woman in his arms, and slammed down the window with one hand.
Accompanied by a banging sound, the light in the room became darker, and the raindrops made a fierce crisp sound on the windows.*** (To be continued)
