In the dead of night, Xi Jin was lying on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time, repeatedly recalling what Xie Luo said in his mind.
This was not the first time Xie Luo expressed his feelings to her. But what Xijin didn't expect was that Xie Luo would take the initiative to help her find out where Shangguan Ba was buried, and she didn't expect that he would offer to accompany her to see Shangguan Ba.
"Xie Luo?" Xi Jin called softly through the curtain. I wonder if Xie Luo is asleep?
"Huh?" Xie Luo responded softly, "What's the matter?"
"Thank you."
A smile appeared on the corners of Xie Luo's lips, and she was very concerned: "Jin'er, in my heart, I have always regarded you as my wife. Everything I do for you is done with my own heart, so there is no need to say thank you."
Xie Luo's gentle voice came through the curtain, and Xi Jin felt mixed emotions after hearing it.
"Jin'er, I haven't asked you yet, is it going well for you to make clothes today? Is there anyone making things difficult for you?" Xie Luo asked with concern.
"It went very well. Aunt Li also said that if I can make clothes for Vice General Liang tomorrow, I can earn an extra five cents." Xi Jin shared happily.
"Liang Qingshan?" Xie Luo thought of how Liang Qingshan and himself were competing in martial arts during the day. The smile on Xie Luo's lips deepened, "Then you have to make his knees thicker."
"Um?"
"Then Liang Qingshan probably listened to Mr. Liu's report and knew that I have some martial arts skills. He is eager to compete with me on the first day today." Xie Luo said truthfully.
"So who of you won?" Xi Jin's curiosity was aroused by Xie Luo's words.
"It's a tie." Today he specially reserved one hand.
On the first day in the barracks, defeating your superiors can certainly make you famous, but it's not a good thing to stand out.
"I didn't expect you to be able to tie with the deputy general." Xi Jin said in surprise, "How awesome."
Xie Luo smiled faintly, is it enough to be tied with the deputy general? One day, he will let Jin'er know how powerful her husband is.
"Jin'er, making clothes is too labor-intensive, you must not hurt your body just to make a few pennies." Xie Luo said with a little heartache when he thought that Xi Jin had to make clothes for Liang Qingshan.
"Well, I know it well. Aunt Li asked me to see a doctor today and gave me more than ten yuan in medical fees."
In the past, when I went to the doctor with my grandfather, no one else could hire him without ten taels of silver. But now, even more than ten taels of silver would make Xi Jin happy. If her cousin knew about it, he would definitely laugh at her for being useless.
"Then what's wrong with Mrs. Li? She actually gave you fifteen cents for diagnosis." Xie Luo knew the prices of goods in the village, and more than ten cents was already a lot.
After hearing Xie Luo's question, Xi Jin didn't know how to speak. He thought for a while and said, "Xie Luo, do you think men tend to lose their lust and love for women?"
Xie Luo pondered for a while. Although he didn't know why Xi Jin would ask such a question, he still answered seriously: "I don't know about others, but if it is you, even if you are gray-haired, I will like you."
Xi Jin didn't expect Xie Luo to have such an answer. She was so ashamed that she covered her head with a quilt and said in a low voice: "Aunt Li is only forty-two years old, and her man already dislikes her. Aunt Li said that when they were young, they were also thousands of people." Well done.”
Naturally, Xi Jin would not tell Xie Luo what Aunt Li said about being unable to get out of bed. She would always feel shy and embarrassed when facing Xie Luo.
"Jin'er." Xie Luo sat up and opened the curtain between the two of them. His deep eyes were full of sincerity, "If you don't believe it, I can swear to you."
Xi Jin quickly sat up and held his hand tightly: "I believe you. I never said I didn't believe you."
Xie Luo lowered his eyes, and the moonlight outside the window filtered in through the dilapidated window and fell on Xi Jin's white and tender hands. Xie Luo couldn't help but feel a throbbing in his heart.
He was going crazy. He was already exhausted after practicing all day, but at this moment, just looking at Jin'er's hands, he couldn't help but think about it...
Xie Luo suppressed his thoughts, broke away Xi Jin's hand, and pulled the curtain: "It's getting late, go to bed early."
Xi Jin looked at Xie Luo in confusion, what's wrong with him?
"Jin'er, if I open the curtain in the future, you will pull it back." Xie Luo's voice was hoarse, showing restraint.
Xi Jin immediately understood what Xie Luo meant, lay down slowly, and responded silently: "Okay."
Just when the two were about to go to sleep, there was an urgent knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice: "Xie Luo, wife, are you at home?"
Xie Luo quickly sat up and said to Xi Jin: "You are asleep, I will go out and take a look."
Xi Jin seemed anxious when he heard the knock on the door. The sound seemed familiar, so he couldn't sleep anymore and quickly put on his clothes and got up.
Xi Jin had just put on his shoes when he saw Xie Luo leading Wang, who was holding Qi Qi, into the door: "Jin'er, get up quickly, Qi Qi has a fever."
Xi Jin stepped forward and took the burning Qi Qi from Wang's arms: "What's going on? Wasn't it fine during the day? Why did it start to burn?"
"I don't know. I saw that she had no appetite during dinner tonight. She said she was sleepy and wanted to sleep. I didn't think much about it. I was thinking about sewing more clothes. It's too late now. Wait for me. When she packed up and went to bed, she found that she had a severe fever." Wang said hurriedly, feeling guilty.
Xi Jin quickly put Qi Qi on his bed, unbuttoned her coat, and said to Xie Luo, "Husband, go and help get a basin of warm water."
After hearing the words "husband", Xie Luo was stunned for a moment and quickly went to the kitchen to fetch water.
Xi Jin took Qi Qi's pulse and said to Wang, "Qi Qi is young and her body has not adapted to the sudden change of environment, so she became ill."
"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Qi Qi." Wang saw Qi Qi's face flushed with heat and blamed herself.
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Xi Jin twisted the towel, wiped Qi Qi's body several times, and covered her with a quilt.
"Jin'er, is there anything I can do to help?" Xie Luo asked hurriedly, watching Xi Jin busy at the side.
"The fever won't come down for a while, so I'll let you go to the kitchen and take a rest tonight."
"It's okay, I'm in the kitchen. If you need anything, just call me." Xie Luo nodded, took his coat, and went to the kitchen.
"Xie Luo, my wife, how can you be so embarrassed?" Wang said at a loss.
"It's okay." Xi Jin poured a bowl of water and handed it into Wang's hand, "You give Qi Qi some water first, and I'll go see if there is any medicine to reduce the fever?"
"Daughter-in-law Xie Luo, I have caused trouble to you." Wang said with shame. She and Qi Qi had no idea how much trouble they had caused to the couple along the way.
"Don't say that. No matter what, Qiqi still calls me aunt."
Xi Jin turned to the closet and took out the few medicines left in his bag. Fortunately, there were still some fever-reducing pills left.
This incident made Xi Jin realize that he might need to prepare some more medicine, just in case.
Xi Jin fed Qi Qi the pills and said to Wang: "Now that you have taken the medicine, the fever should subside a little, but it may come back later. You can rest here tonight, and we will Take turns looking after Qi Qi.”
