Zhou Xu thought that Mrs. Xiao was missing him, so he coaxed in a low voice: "I've been very busy these days, so I didn't come to see you, Mrs. Xiao. When I'm over this busy period, I will often be with you."
After saying that, I felt really happy and kissed the white jade earlobe.
Xiao Luolan stirred her hands tightly, not daring to move. She only lowered her head and smelled the faint smell of blood on Sect Leader Zhou's body.
Zhou Xu wished he could hug her on his lap, but it was daytime at the moment, so he was afraid that Mrs. Xiao wouldn't want to, so he held on. Seeing that she kept her head lowered, her plump skin seemed to be more delicate than jade when illuminated by the sun, and her heart moved. Then he used the black whip to provoke Mrs. Xiao's face.
Black soft whip, snow-white chin, and bright red lips.
Zhou Xu reacted instantly.
However, Xiao Luolan could only smell the strong smell of blood coming from the black whip. The slightly stinging scales were as cold as a snake, and sweat rolled down from the temples onto the whip unconsciously.
A wisp of bright red oozed from the whip, meandering along the snow-white neck into the depths of the bright moon.
Zhou Xu's sanity exploded instantly.
…
Xiao Luolan raised her head high and bit her lip tightly. Her eyelashes were moist and her cheeks were flushed. She did not look at Sect Master Zhou who was buried in it.
Chapter 35
"Let me see what's going on." Zhou Xu frowned. The black soft whip fell to the ground and he didn't have time to pick it up. He leaned forward and said anxiously.
Xiao Luolan stood in the distance, her face flushed. She folded her clothes with trembling hands. When she heard Sect Leader Zhou's words, she quickly shook her head: "It's okay."
"It's okay. What did you say just now? Did my stubble get stuck in me?" Zhou Xu felt anxious when he saw someone hiding behind him, so he directly pulled Mrs. Xiao onto his lap and asked her to sit down.
"Don't move, let me take a look." Zhou Xu put one hand around Mrs. Xiao's waist and touched his own stubble with the other. He was too busy these days, and he was a big and rough guy. How could he remember to shave? The beard, he felt it was okay when he touched his own stubble, but he had been practicing martial arts all year round and had been in the army for many years, so his hands were covered with calluses. How could he compare with Mrs. Xiao? Besides, it was such a delicate area, and he had just kissed her. After a while, I heard Mrs. Xiao's painful inhalation. Panting heavily, she looked up and saw a red mark flashing across Xueshu. It looked shocking. No matter how agitated Zhou Xu was, he felt distressed.
He still remembered how sensitive Mrs. Xiao was. When he touched her waist through her clothes, she would tremble slightly.
Why didn't Mrs. Xiao say anything? Zhou Xu felt half annoyed and half loving.
Xiao Luolan just felt like she was sitting on a hard iron stone, which was frighteningly hot. She was anxious and scared: "Sect Leader Zhou, I, I'm really fine."
"Don't move." Zhou Xu's voice was still a little unsteady. Xiao Luolan was afraid of his unsmiling look. His hands hung under his sleeves, and his whole body was as tight as a piano string.
Zhou Xu took a deep breath, then untied the piece of clothing and took a look. The red marks were particularly obvious on the bright moon, which was whiter than snow. It was probably because the stubble was too thick and prickly. The red marks were even faint in some places. Swelling and bloodshot.
Zhou Xu originally wanted to touch it with his hands, but then he thought that his hands were quite rough, so he lowered his head and blew on it.
From Xiao Luolan's perspective, she could only see that the straight bridge of Zhou's nose was almost sunk in, and the slightest chill made her tremble even more than before.
Zhou Xu raised his head and saw tears on Mrs. Xiao's eyelashes, her thick eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Does it still hurt a lot?"
He thought for a moment and said, "I'll get you some ointment later."
"What has Mrs. Xiao been busy with during these days when I'm away?" Zhou Xu was worried that Mrs. Xiao was too shy to mention the soap, so he took the initiative to bring it up.
"I just made some soap." Xiao Luolan thought of what she wanted to say to Sect Leader Zhou, and her tone became softer: "My daughter and I did it together."
"Mrs. Xiao's body is so fragrant. Is this why you use it to bathe?" Zhou Xu smiled and smelled the fragrance of Mrs. Xiao's body. He rarely felt that the joy of the boudoir was really unworthy of outsiders. In the future, he might learn from those poets and paint for Mrs. Xiao. Drawing eyebrows and applying lipstick were such elegant things, and he was happy to learn them.
Xiao Luolan listened to Sect Master Zhou's teasing words, and after a while nodded inconspicuously.
"I heard that you want to sell the formula." Zhou Xu touched the stubble on his beard and thought about shaving it off when he went back. He continued, "Then Luo Jinhu will give you three percent of the ingredients."
Xiao Luolan didn't ask how Sect Master Zhou knew about this matter. As long as he wanted to know, what secrets did the Dou Mansion have? Besides, she also took the initiative to send mugwort soap in the afternoon. Seeing Sect Master Zhou take the initiative to mention it, Xiao Luolan Luo Lan's clenched hands loosened a little. It was okay. Xiao Luo Lan said to herself, no one can get something for nothing, if you want to get it, you have to pay.
"He wanted to engrave the character Zhou on the soap, but he only gave 30%. I originally only wanted 10%." Xiao Luolan looked at the collar of Sect Leader Zhou without looking at his face.
Seeing Mrs. Xiao's nervous eyelashes trembling slightly, Zhou Xu lowered his head and smiled: "I understand."
Is this consent or lack of consent? Seeing that Sect Master Zhou didn't explain clearly, Xiao Luolan couldn't help but look up at him.
Zhou Xu rested his head with his left hand, Madam Xiao sat on his lap, and held her in his arms with his right hand in a relaxed manner: "Don't worry, everything will go as Madam wishes."
Xiao Luolan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Seeing that Sect Leader Zhou agreed so quickly, she expressed her thoughts: "The 30% that Luo Jinhu gave me, Sect Master Zhou, I only need one percent, and I don't want the remaining 20%. Then 20% for you, thank you for your help."
Xiao Luolan is not a greedy person, she will be done as soon as she achieves it, and the two percent was given to Luo Jinhu because she needed the help of Sect Master Zhou. She really has no shame to take the two percent.
Zhou Xu listened to Mrs. Xiao's words and saw that she didn't think that much at all. He asked with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao, please help me embroider a sachet when you have time. As a reward for your help this time, how about it?"
Seeing Mrs. Xiao nodding in agreement, Zhou Xu put down Mrs. Xiao happily, picked up the black whip and left through the window.
When Xiao Luolan saw the person walking away, she sat softly on the embroidered couch. It was only at this moment that she completely relaxed.
Zhou Xu returned to the study, found Jiuxuege first, and then waved to Reg to summon Naluo Jinhu.
Luo Jinhu has been a guest in the Dou Mansion since Mrs. Xiao left. Dou Haitao does not understand his behavior this time. If he really wants to have a good relationship with Mrs. Xiao, it is better to give her five points of profits, or seven to eight points. , let’s talk about the engraving of Zhou characters again, don’t you think it’s too whimsical to want to be the Jiedushi Master for just three minutes? Isn't he afraid that Jiedu will make the adults angry?
At that time, Luo Jinhu was just drinking tea. Unfortunately, in his extremely agitated mood, he could not hold the tea cup steadily, so he had to put it down and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his head.
He is gambling!
Betting on whether his guess is true, betting on Master Jiedushi's thoughts, and even betting on his life!
In this way, he had been sitting in the guest room of Dou Mansion, waiting until the scorching sun was burning like fire at noon, and waiting until the shadows of the trees stretched slantingly in the afternoon, and the sunset loomed. It was almost torture for him every moment.
Dou Haitao pushed the door open and came in, his face even weirder than in the morning: "Lei's cavalry is here to ask you to go to the study of Lord Jiedushi."
Luo Jinhu sat on the chair and smiled bitterly at Dou Haitao: "Brother Dou, give me a hand, my legs are a little weak."
Dou Haitao pulled the man up and was puzzled: "Brother Luo, how did you guess that Lord Jiedushi would summon you?"
"Maybe it's because of Mrs. Xiao..." Luo Jinhu murmured.
Zhou Xu stood behind the study and looked at the topographic map of Youzhou hanging on the wall. But Dou Mansion didn't have any decent topographic map. It was just a rough drawing, but Zhou Xu could still read it with gusto. In his opinion, This is much better than those poor poems.
As soon as Luo Jinhu came in, he knelt down and knelt on the ground, folded his hands on the floor, and nodded his head on his hands: "Little citizen Luo Jinhu pays homage to Lord Jiedushi."
Zhou Xu turned around after reading the map. He sat on a high chair and looked at the people kneeling not far away. After a while, he said: "Advance is the basis for retreat. Luo Jinhu, you are a smart businessman."
Luo Jinhu raised his head in shock, his pupils narrowed, then he felt rude and hurriedly lowered his head. However, in a short time, his back was soaked with cold sweat: "I just want to help Mrs. Xiao, please be careful."
Zhou Xu took the black whip and said slowly: "Have you secretly figured out Mrs. Xiao's character many times? She rarely goes out, and the daily purchases in Dou's kitchen are similar to the past, which shows that Mrs. Xiao is not flamboyant and luxurious. Your wife Befriending Mrs. Dou, you can also roughly guess Mrs. Xiao's general character from Mrs. Dou. She is gentle and elegant, soft-hearted and good at remembering. She will repay others' kindness as much as possible."
Although Luo Jinhu thought that Master Jieduzhi might guess his intentions, he did not expect that his guess would be so accurate. It was as if the secrets of his mind were completely dissected and exposed under his eyes. He was shocked and speechless. Come.
"You saw that Mrs. Xiao wanted to sell soap formulas, and you guessed that she was in a pinch. However, you guessed that Mrs. Xiao's temperament, if the offer was too high, she would be suspicious or even refuse to accept it, and turn to other merchants."
Luo Jinhu knelt on the ground again and stammered: "My lord, you are aware of everything, and Xiaomin dare not hide anything. Indeed, it is exactly what Mr. Xiao said, but what Xiaomin said to Mrs. Xiao does not matter whether it is 10% profit or 30% profit." , These are just words in front of Mrs. Xiao, when the account is delivered, all the profits from the soap will be given to Mrs. Xiao except for necessary expenses. "
Zhou Xu said meaninglessly: "That's not necessary. Then you can find a suitable amount and give it to her every month."
Zhou Xu took a sip of tea and was not surprised by Luo Jinhu's expression. In front of others, it seemed that Luo Jinhu was greedy and took a lot of advantage. But otherwise, Mrs. Xiao would not trust Luo Jinhu to cooperate.
If Luo Jinhu had given all the profits with both hands from the beginning, Zhou Xu would have thought why there are so many stupid people in the world. Now it is just right. The scale is also based on Mrs. Xiao's psychological price. 20% of it is ostensibly given to him. It is reasonable that Mrs. Xiao will accept it faster.
"Yes, I understand." Luo Jinhu kowtowed deeply after hearing what Master Jiedushi said.
Zhou Xudao: "Step back."
Luo Jinhu bent down to say goodbye. When he walked to the front yard, Dou Haitao was waiting anxiously. When he saw the person coming out safe and sound, he took a few steps and said, "Are you okay?"
The smile on Luo Jinhu's face twitched. He wanted to laugh but was too excited to speak. He could only hold Dou Haitao's hand tightly. He swore that moving his family to the Dou Mansion was the most correct decision in his life.
In the study, Zhou Xu used a dagger to shave the stubble on his beard. When it was almost done, he washed his face again, changed his clothes and took the snow cream to find Mrs. Xiao in Dongyuan.
"Mrs. Xiao."
This time he came in through the east pavilion gate.
Xiao Luolan stood up when he saw him coming in.
Zhou Xu saw that the sachet that Mrs. Xiao gave to Mrs. Xiao was halfway sewn. He sat on the couch and pulled Mrs. Xiao back on the couch: "This is snow cream. It is very effective in removing scars. You can use it." have a look."
A small white jade bottle was stuffed into Xiao Luolan's hand: "Sect Leader Zhou, I'll use it later in the evening."
Zhou Xu knew that Mrs. Xiao was easily shy, so he didn't force herself on her and just said, "Then you have to remember that tonight."
Xiao Luolan was originally afraid of Zongzhu Zhou's chaos. After hearing what he said, he nodded quickly and said, "I will do it."
Zhou Xu put his arms around Mrs. Xiao's waist, and he lay half on the embroidered couch, closing his eyes as if he was resting.
Xiao Luolan saw that Sect Master Zhou had not moved for a long time, but his big hands were always around her waist, and she did not dare to move. Seeing that he was asleep, she continued to sew the sachet with her head down.
At dusk.
Mrs. Xiao's whole body seemed to be dyed with a layer of glow, soft and gentle, and the light aroma of herbs mixed with the fragrance of her body made Zhou Xu feel very calm and peaceful.
Zhou Xu's hands tightened, and Mrs. Xiao immediately looked at him.
He looked at Mrs. Xiao's gentle, starry eyes like spring water and smiled.
From the first moment he met Mrs. Xiao, Zhou Xu knew that he could not be a good person.
Chapter 36
The light yellow gauze curtain hung down, and the light inside the tent was hazy. Xiao Luolan lowered her head to apply the medicine on herself. When she opened the white jade bottle, there was a light medicinal fragrance. She poured it into her hand, and the white plaster felt warm when it touched her palm. It melts away quickly, and when you apply it on the red marks, you can feel a cooling sensation, and the burning stinging sensation is immediately reduced a lot.
Every time Xiao Luolan applied it, she would stop and listen to what was going on outside. She was really frightened by the unruly Clan Leader Zhou, and in the afternoon, she pounced on him for no apparent reason.
Fortunately, in the evening, Sect Master Zhou returned to normal.
After applying the ointment and tying up her underwear, Xiao Luolan looked at the herbs placed in the small basket. She asked Fang Yun to buy them during the last Dragon Boat Festival. After making two sachets for her daughter, , there are some left, and there are no precious herbs. They are common mugwort leaves, angelica angelica, and vanilla. Since they are almost used, the scattered powders have become a ball. Xiao Luolan hesitated for a while and gathered them into one. The rags were turned into a small sachet with two stitches on a needle and thread, and finally he put it under his pillow.
It would be better to give the complete herbal medicine to Sect Leader Zhou. In the final analysis, he helped her after all.
"Auntie." Xiao Qingxue went to find her mother when she got up early in the morning. She found that she had gotten a new sachet and couldn't help but smell it.
"You can wear the two interchangeably." Xiao Luolan smiled and pulled her daughter over: "Yesterday Luo Langjun said that if you carve the Chinese character "zhou", you can give us three-thirds of the commission. After thinking about it, mom thought about it, we only need one to do it, and the other two Give it to Sect Leader Zhou."
"Mom, I thought of this as soon as Luo Jinhu said it yesterday." Xiao Qingxue said hurriedly: "We can't keep the soap recipe, so we might as well let the local businessmen do it. Sect Leader Zhou is the governor of Youzhou. , knowing that he is behind the soap, no one should dare to touch it."
"I originally wanted to go find you in the afternoon, but Tan Liang took a nap on the bamboo mat." Xiao Qingxue patted her forehead.
Xiao Luolan was startled secretly. Fortunately, her daughter didn't come over yesterday, otherwise she would have caught Sect Master Zhou coming to her. What should she do? Xiao Luolan took off her daughter's hand and said softly: "Don't worry, Sect Master Zhou has already agreed."
"That's good." Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother's arm, her eyes bright: "Hey, we have left some traces in this world."
"When I have money, I will buy a horse and learn to ride." Xiao Qingxue said her plan.
"Okay." Xiao Luolan was overjoyed when she saw that her daughter had a hobby. She still remembered that her daughter had wanted a men's round-neck robe for a long time. When she went to buy medicinal materials, she would buy some men's robes for her daughter. Let her change into robes.
Because he was about to receive money, Xiao Luolan's restless mind settled down, and he no longer felt so worried.
