When Ah Lan returned to the gate of his courtyard, he happened to meet Sima Heng who was fleeing for his life, and the two almost bumped into each other.
However, the two people did not know each other and did not greet each other. Then they entered and left separately.
When Ah Lan returned to the courtyard, she bumped into Xia Shang who had gone out to see him.
"Brother Xia."
Xia Shang wanted to say something, but he saw that A-Lan's expression was wrong, and he became suspicious: "A-Lan, what's wrong with you?"
"nothing?"
"Did I leave you outside..."
"No." A-Lan quickly interrupted, "I just had a casual chat with my mother-in-law next to me for a while."
"Then why do you look unhappy?"
"Brother Xia, don't talk to that family next to you from now on. That old man is not good, and that old woman is not a good person either."
"What?" Xia Shang was confused when he heard this, and said to himself that he had never heard A Lan commenting on a person like this before.
A Lan was really unhappy and went into the house after saying that.
Seeing that A Lan was unhappy, Xia Hui didn't ask any questions, and the two of them stayed in silence until the evening.
Xia Shang kept thinking about the man named Sima Heng.
This person appeared so suddenly. Although I felt that he had some ability, his speech and behavior were serious at times and erratic at other times. He seemed unpredictable and it didn't feel very reliable. The information he told me was even more unreliable.
.
"Forget it, forget it, let's wait until there is news from Chunjiao in two days, and everything will be clear."
After coming back to his senses, Xia Shang realized that it was time to rest. He was about to talk to A Lan, but found that the girl was still in a daze, wondering what she was thinking.
But after seeing A-Lan's moody state these days, I know that this girl must have a lot on her mind, and it's normal to be in a daze for a while.
Xia Shang borrowed a fire to boil water, then washed himself and brought hot water to A Lan.
"Hey, don't think about it. No matter what you are thinking about, you need to rest."
Xia Shang's words brought Ah Lan's soul back. Ah Lan trembled all over. After calming down, he saw Xia Shang holding water in front of him.
"Xiao Nizi, you don't want me to wash your face and feet, do you?"
"Ah! No, no, no!" A Lan stood up in a hurry, grabbed the basin from Xia Shang, and then washed up in a panic.
A-Lan was about to wash her face when she suddenly stopped, and slowly her eyes became moist.
"What's wrong?" Xia Shang asked.
A Lan pursed her lips: "Brother Xia, didn't you say you don't like me? But why are you so nice to me?"
"Who said I don't like you? But my love is not between a man and a woman. You are my sister, and I should take care of you. Besides, you saved me. Just because of this, no matter how good I am to you,
It cannot be compared with the grace of saving a life."
"The old woman said that between husband and wife, A-Lan should take care of Brother Xia, but A-Lan doesn't know anything. Isn't it useless? When I get here, I really don't know anything. I don't need to go fishing, and I don't need me either.
Go hunting, let alone lead the way...Compared with Sister Xian'er, I am really far behind."
"Don't think too much, if you really want to be my sister, if you really don't want to go back, I can take you home, where you will meet many sisters who will always take care of you. You may become a member of the family
The most enviable woman, isn’t it better to get someone than to integrate into a family?”
"It can't be compared to..." A Lan muttered softly.
After hearing this, Xia Shang could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "Go to sleep, there will be things tomorrow."
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The morning of the next day was no different, except that Xia Shang learned to make a fire and cook rice porridge in an earthen stove.
There is no doubt about Xia Shang's cooking skills, but he was disappointed because he had never used an earthen stove in his previous life.
Xia Shang only ate one bowl, and A Lan ate up the rest.
In the morning, the two of them were sitting and chatting in the yard. Xia Shang told A-Lan a lot of things that she had never seen or thought about, such as airplanes, cars, computers, rockets, etc., which made A-Lan confused.
inside.
In the afternoon, Chunjiao suddenly came.
Seeing Chunjiao, Ah Lan's heart tightened, thinking that it was only the second day, why was she here?
Didn't you say you have to wait three days?
It seems that Chunjiao's work efficiency exceeded Xia Shang's expectations. Xia Shang was quite satisfied with this, but it made A Lan very anxious.
This means that the time to live with Brother Xia will suddenly be reduced by one day...
Xia Shang didn't notice anything strange about A-Lan, so he still let A-Lan stay outside the house and let Chunjiao start talking to him inside.
Chunjiao still maintained her usual style, always teasing the first lady before talking about business.
Chunjiao looked around the room, looked at the makeshift bed made of stools, and said with a smile: "Sir, why is this small bed so neat? It looks like no one has slept on it. Could it be a deception in front of my subordinates?
Bar?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Your Majesty knows, Madam also gave me an order to ask my subordinates to pay attention to Your Majesty's movements at all times and see who you have come into contact with, especially women."
"You're talking nonsense, Huairou would tell you this?"
"My lord, there are so many women, but you still don't understand women? There are no unselfish women in this world. Your lord is having a good time outside, and if your wife can't control it, you have to keep an eye on her."
What Chunjiao said is right, there really is no unselfish woman in the world.
Thinking about it this way, Huairou might really want Chunjiao to monitor her secretly.
In an instant, Xia Shang still broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he kept his true intention and did not lose his mind. Fortunately, there were two beds in this room. Otherwise, if he went back to see Huairou, wouldn't he feel guilty?
Speaking of his eldest wife, Xia Shang is really a little scared. This Huairou's jealous way is to treat you well. After being good to you, you will feel guilty when you make mistakes...
"Sir, don't be distracted. My wife is doing well at home. She just needs to go back and take a look when she has time. Now we have to solve the matter at hand."
"You're just wasting your time talking nonsense."
Chunjiao chuckled and started talking about business.
This small talk seemed to be nothing, but the conversation between the two inadvertently fell into the ears of Alan, who was eavesdropping outside the house.
"Madam...Brother Xia and Madam...are at home..." A Lan covered her mouth, looking a little unbelievable.
She never thought that after Brother Xia had a beautiful sister Xian'er who looked like a fairy, he actually had a wife at home...
Just when A-Lan was in despair, someone came to the courtyard of the old couple next door.
It was a pair of arrogant people. Judging from the decoration of the sedan, the person sitting inside must be a wealthy person. There were also people playing gongs and drums in a lively manner.
A Lan watched silently, and after a while he understood the reason.
It turned out that the son of the old couple next door came back, saying that he was making a fortune in the capital and was coming to pick up the two old people to live in the capital.
The news spread quickly, and all the neighbors came and talked about it. Everyone was envious.
After a while, a family rushed in, saying that one of the girls was the married couple's married daughter-in-law, and they were going to the capital with them. (To be continued)