She didn't insist on chasing her to find out what happened. Now her face was covered with dust. She had almost broken her teeth while sitting on the horse for dozens of miles just now, but she couldn't hold on without crying.
The place where the shoulder was pinched by that piece of music seemed to be swollen, and it hurt from rubbing against the fabric.
She took the lead in silence. The dirt road in the village was fairly smooth. Whenever she passed a house, she would hear hurried footsteps, followed by the sound of a door being closed, either forcefully or quietly.
The night in the countryside is getting dark very quickly. Just now, I could still see the afterglow of salted egg yolk, but now it is so dark that I can't even see my fingers.
Xie Yuanju's eyes were clear, even in the dark night. As soon as she got off the horse, she noticed that she was walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow. She reminded, "It's getting late now. Why don't you, girl, rest today? If there's anything, we can check tomorrow." Can."
"also."
As we walked along, the village, which was still noisy just now, seemed to have been pressed on the silence button. The courtyards and houses were quiet except for the croaking of frogs and the chirping of birds.
Until I reached the entrance of the big green brick house with tiles on the third side.
Then a man in blue silk satin came over, licking his face and trying to get in front of her, but Xie Yuanju pulled him away, "Don't be rude! This is a girl."
"I have seen a girl, but I have never seen a noble person in this country place. I was fascinated for a moment." The man bowed slightly and rubbed his hands. "If someone in the manor accidentally collides with you, please don't do it." You have to take it to heart. We farmers are all suffering. We face the loess every day. Someone must be frightened by the beauty of the girl and do something unbecoming."
She said softly, "It doesn't matter."
"The girl is worthy of being the master's jewel. She is magnanimous and has the majesty of a noble lady. She is truly more beautiful than the emperor's beloved Concubine He in Kyoto! She is also so open-minded!"
Xie Miaoxuan's face turned cold for a moment when she heard him climbing wildly. Then she smiled again, with an icy smile. Where did Xie Daddy get such a weird thing from? "Are you Zhuangtou?"
"Yes, my surname is Cao. Everyone calls me Cao Zhuangtou."
Cao Zhuangtou looked at Xie Miaoxuan, who was dressed in silk, and her hair was covered with pearl hairpins. Even in the night, it was still shining like stars. She could see the preciousness, and felt a little hot in his heart. He glanced at the station. There were more than a dozen vigorous Buqu behind her, and they secretly pressed down, "Did the girl come to Kyoto to play alone with Buqu? I wonder if the master is still okay?"
Xie Miaoxuan didn't answer him at all, and directly ordered, "I'm tired now. Quickly clean up this yard for me and my troops, and prepare some food and hot water to send."
As she said that, she was about to open the door to the courtyard.
"Oops! Girl, no one has lived in this house for a long time. It's full of dust. If you don't mind, could you find a clean yard later?"
This is interesting to say. The owner of the manor cannot enter his own house. This manor is really worth pondering.
"How outrageous!" Da Niu angrily stepped forward and kicked Cao Zhuangtou away, "The main house of the manor is always prepared for the owner's family to relax when they come. As the owner of the village, you should clean it from time to time. How dare you say that? My girl can’t live here!”
He had long disliked this Cao Zhuang. He had an oily head and a powdery face. Even at such a young age, he was still applying powder on his face. He felt it was irritating to his eyes. His words seemed to be respectful, but it was very harsh in his ears.
Thinking about how well his girls are known in Nanhai County, not to mention a mere manor, even the county magistrate's wife greeted his girls politely when they saw her.
"You old man, I think you are tired of living." Daniel lifted Cao Zhuang's head up with one hand.
"What did this gentleman say? I didn't mean it. How dare I not let the girl live? I said it was dirty inside, for fear of staining the noble man's eyes. It's not a little laziness, it's just that the master has been here since he was six years old. I haven't been here once since I bought the manor years ago. In the first few years, I came to clean it every day. But with such a big yard, it takes a whole day to clean it every time. Even in a small home, there is a lot of space. Those who have to plant and have children to feed will gradually stop doing it later.”
"Besides, the girl came unexpectedly today and didn't even say hello in advance. If she had said hello in advance, she would definitely clean up."
"Daniu, come back." Xie Yuanju scolded.
After hearing Xie Yuanju's instructions, Daniel left Cao Zhuangtou and walked back behind him, but his nostrils kept breathing thickly, and he was obviously still angry.
Xie Miaoxuan saw that although he was a bit reckless, he was still obedient. She looked at Cao Zhuangtou, who said that he would farm every day, but he was actually wearing silk and satin worth five taels of silver a bolt. She said, " I didn’t know I had to say hello to you when I came to my manor!”
"Young lady, I really don't know. There are several large estates near the outskirts of Beijing. We, the village heads, are all familiar with each other. If a noble person comes to stay in the estate for a while, he will indeed ask someone to settle down in advance."
Why does this sound like a threat? There was not a word of truth in this village head's mouth, he was just talking about cheating. Xie Miaoxuan was too lazy to make excuses with him.
"Okay, we'll stay here tonight." Xie Miaoxuan made the final decision.
In fact, even Da Niu discovered the abnormality of this village head, how could Xie Miaoxuan not see it.
Just now, Xie Yuanju told her on the way that because he came to the manor with a jade and found something was wrong, he would fall into it and be caught in a jar. So he asked someone he trusted to hide in the forest with a huge amount of money, and then went to find her after settling down. , that’s why it’s late.
Now with Xie Yuanju beside him, there are only about ten people. If there is something wrong with the manor, they will add up to at least a hundred young and strong people, and it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. Before she could figure out the situation, it would be safest to stay put.
Even if we want to take care of this village, we have to wait until daytime to do it conveniently.
She also happened to understand why the villagers avoided them like snakes and scorpions.
Xie Yuanju's thoughts were similar to hers. Moreover, he was very attentive and could tell that something was wrong with her face as early as when he came to the manor on horseback. However, she kept silent. As soon as the relationship between the two eased slightly, he did not. He tried to dissuade her, fearing that it would expose her face and make her angry.
Only then did he answer the question at the right time, "Set up and rest first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll clean up a room and make it available for the girl to live in. You guys can make your own arrangements."
After saying that, he took a step forward, stretched out his arms, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Catch me."
He had been paying attention to her. Although she was standing upright now, her calves had begun to tremble, and her face gradually turned from white to blue.
Xie Miaoxuan felt like the empress in a Qing palace drama being helped to walk into the yard. Suddenly she turned back to look at Cao Zhuangtou.
Cao Zhuangtou let Dan Niu tug his collar. There was no fear on his face, and he actually lost the look of respect. He did not hide the contempt in his eyes. When he saw her looking at her coldly, he said calmly, "Young lady won't listen." If you insist on staying, then just stay, I will bring water and food later."
Shi Shiran left, and Da Niu quickly followed. He was afraid that Mr. Cao Zhuang was tampering with the food, so he felt that he had to follow and see with his own eyes.
Cao Zhuangtou didn't care that there was someone following behind him. He had already thought about it carefully and was sure that the girl had probably eloped.
