Zhuang Keqing didn't know what kind of feeling was surging in his heart. He only called out to the young man who sat up in a low voice, his eyes wandering.
Unexpectedly, the fingers pressing on her lips seized this momentary opportunity and touched her braided white teeth.
"Hmm."
This move made Zhuang Keqing unable to open or close his mouth, and he even dared not say anything anymore for fear of hurting the other person's fingers with his own teeth.
Arling must have been drunk.
Zhuang Keqing was about to burst into tears. Her timid eyes glanced at the young man sitting on the bed again.
Sure enough, the cheeks were flushed.
But those eyes were not hazy and blurry, but instead seemed to be on fire, making her shrink slightly.
This kind of Aring has aggressive eyes, coupled with his already tall stature and broadening shoulders, he is completely different from the indifferent and cold-blooded teenager before.
In Shen Ling's eyes, the girl in front of him was like a budding flower on a branch in early spring, with a tender and delicate face, cute and lovely, and moist eyes, like a deer jumping out of the mountains, gentle and ignorant.
He leaned slightly and came closer.
Zhuang Keqing just breathed a sigh of relief for the fingers that were withdrawn from his mouth. Before he could calm down the restlessness in his heart, his lips were caught.
Her nose was filled with the rich aroma of wine, which mixed with the aroma of ink on Shen Ling's body, gently enveloping all her senses, making her feel as if she was drunk and dizzy.
The sounds of hens cooing and pecking in the courtyard, Aman's babble and playing, and Qin Manzhi's coaxing voice all disappeared in an instant. She could only feel the boy's hot breath and the fierce and predatory movements from his lips and teeth.
Zhuang Keqing's mind went blank and her breath was shallow. She seemed to have forgotten to breathe and just endured it until the troubled lips and tongue were separated.
"Ke'er, the second uncle is here to find you!"
Qin Manzhi's voice outside the house disturbed a pool of spring water, interrupting the words that were about to blurt out. Shen Ling patted the top of her hair and urged her out like a gentle brother.
"Mom is calling you."
Zhuang Keqing woke up as if from a dream.
Now she simply didn't know how to express herself when facing Arling.
But he was obviously the one who made the first move, so why was he so embarrassed!
With panicked eyes wandering around, Zhuang Keqing responded casually and ran away.
Shen Ling was left alone in the room, staring at his right hand in silence.
"Ke'er, Zhuang Er is here. He refuses to come in. He only waits for you outside the yard."
Qin Manzhi hugged Aman, fearing that the child would be frozen, so she only answered Zhuang Er in the main room. "Hey, what's wrong with you? Your face is so red, and your mouth is swollen. Why is it so swollen?"
Zhuang Keqing was speechless and didn't know how to answer. He just said that he had probably eaten something too spicy for lunch and his mouth felt uncomfortable, so he sucked it.
Unable to avoid further questioning, my mother hurriedly turned around and went out to greet Uncle Zhuang warmly.
"Second uncle, it's getting dark today, why are you here?"
Zhuang Er smiled innocently, just put his hand over the fence and handed over a few packages.
"I went to the doctor's house in Daxingcun today, and he asked me to bring this for you on the way. He said there was a note written clearly in it, and you will know it at a glance."
Zhuang Keqing took the things, but didn't ask about the doctor anymore. He only asked: "Go to the doctor? Is anyone in the family sick?"
Seeing his niece's unusual concern, Zhuang Er felt ashamed and did not want to say more.
If he had said so, even if this big house was divided into separate families, he would still have to come and have a look, otherwise he would be stabbed in the spine.
My mother is like this. She is mean to the mother and daughter of the first family from the beginning to the end. She doesn't even offer any help. She doesn't even say a kind word and she always makes up curses at home.
Forget it, it's better not to say it, otherwise it will cause trouble to my sister-in-law and niece.
The man shook his head, shut his mouth tightly and said nothing. He smiled at Zhuang Keqing and left again.
"Mom, someone at my second uncle's house seems to be sick."
Zhuang Keqing came back with the medicine, her face no longer flushed, and she calmed down.
"Second brother's house?"
Qin Manzhi frowned, and after a moment's thought, he understood.
Her mother-in-law usually has a strong body, but she suffered a lot when she was young. She didn't take good care of herself, and her legs and feet had root causes of disease. She suffered unbearable pain when the weather was wet and cold. I'm afraid she also suffered from leg disease this time.
Qin Manzhi was a little soft-hearted at first, but when she thought of her mother-in-law's cold and cold look when her daughter came to her house for help when she was sick at the age of five, her newly softened heart hardened again.
She doesn't want her daughter to have anything to do with her mean grandma anymore!
Since Zhuang Er has already asked for medicine and doesn't want to say more, she shouldn't be too fussy and just pretend she doesn't know.
Qin Manzhi said a few vague words, giving up her daughter's idea of asking in detail.
It was also because Zhuang Keqing hadn't woken up from Shen Ling's behavior just now, otherwise he would have realized what his mother was hiding.
"Dr. Li, why are you here?"
Putting down the strong paper bundle tied up in his hands, Zhuang Keqing flipped through it deftly with his fingers to untie the knot on it.
What exactly is it? I have to ask my second uncle to come and deliver it. Could it be that I have prepared some Huoxiang Zhengqi powder for them to prevent cold and cure diseases?
It's not a good idea to give out medicine these days, even for prevention.
If you are really kind and send some medicinal materials to your door, in addition to ginseng, donkey hide gelatin and other expensive tonics, if you dare to send other medicinal materials, don't be afraid of being scolded.
So, Grandpa Li shouldn’t be giving these, right?
So what's inside?
Zhuang Keqing opened the outermost piece of oil paper with doubts.
A piece of paper with small writing on it slipped down, and she saw it at a glance.
Zhuang Keqing browsed through it quickly and realized that it was a medicinal diet recipe prepared by Dr. Li for her family.
The letter detailed that she was inspired by her braised food and came up with the idea of this medicinal diet. After careful research during this period, she finally formulated several good recipes suitable for winter consumption and nourishing qi and yang.
No, I was originally worried that it would be inappropriate to send them off after winter, but unexpectedly Zhuang Er happened to come, so I took him along as a courtesy.
Zhuang Keqing knew it, but Qin Manzhi didn't know that she could read. She only looked at the opened bag, which was full of medicinal materials, and immediately frowned.
"this……"
Why is Dr. Li like this? What kind of medicine did he send to her home?
"Mom, don't be angry. My second uncle just said that the doctor used this to make soup for us. He said that he took it to strengthen his body and that he would not be afraid of the cold in winter. It is a tonic!"
Qin Manzhi didn't go out just yet, so he just took it as what Zhuang Er said, and then he relaxed his brows.
She folded the medicine packets on the table one by one, took them to the kitchen, and said, "Let's use this to make bone soup tomorrow. It just so happened that the village chief's family sent some ribs this morning."
"I'll give Brother Ling a few more drinks then. Seeing how he looks, I'm afraid he just drinks and doesn't eat much today."
After Qin Manzhi finished speaking, he urged his daughter to go to the room to see her son-in-law. By then, she would be so thirsty that there would be no one to hand her water.
But Zhuang Keqing was coy and hesitant, just following her mother's butt and not returning to the house, which made the woman frown.
"Why don't you go in and take care of people? Did you have a fight?"
Qin Manzhi asked straightforwardly.
She has been through this before. The quarrel between the young couple was just the stinginess of young people, and it would be over after a while, so it was hard to see her daughter like this.
"Were you okay when you came back just now?"
When he saw Qin Manzhi, he wanted to inquire deeply. Zhuang Keqing was so frightened that he did not dare to stay in the kitchen anymore. He just said to go see someone, and then jumped out as if his buttocks were on fire.
But when she stood at the door of the back room, she became timid again.
What is Aling doing?
Are you awake? Or asleep?
There was a kang burning in the house, and he drank wine again. Would he be thirsty?
Finally, concern prevailed, and Zhuang Keqing gently opened the door a crack and looked through the gap.
Phew, fortunately, he has already laid down.
The girl who breathed a sigh of relief ducked into the room, tiptoed to the kang bed, and sat down.
The man on the bed has fallen into a deep sleep, his cheeks are still flushed, his eyelashes are long and thick, his nose is straight and handsome, his contours are clear, his lips...
Zhuang Keqing turned around in embarrassment as if she had been stabbed, not realizing that a pair of clear, sleepless eyes on the bed were quietly watching her.
Shen Ling knew in his heart that his loss of control was not accidental. The passion deep in his heart was just deliberately vented using this alcohol as a medium.
The girl's shy and soft demeanor has already awakened his intense emotions hidden under the cold appearance.
