Li Chuyi teased his black nose and watched Liang Chuan chop the large pile of wooden blocks into small sticks.
Li Chuyi originally thought that this unruly young man would throw down his ax and scold his mother severely when he hit a certain target, and then give up the job. However, this unexpected scene did not appear. The young man who went to the den of thieves had never dried his clothes from beginning to end, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end, and there was no dissatisfaction on his face.
He is a man. Although he has no writing, he is not indistinguishable from poetry. This boy is born extraordinary. He can speak well in literature and cut off water with a sword. It would be a pity to live in this small ravine. If he can If you go to the yellow sand battlefield in the northwest, you will definitely be able to make some great achievements!
In the evening, Yi Niang came out to get firewood and burned it. She was surprised and happy when she saw the fine firewood all over the ground. She asked in surprise: "Are you crazy? You can cut so much firewood in one day. This is enough to burn for several days. I'm full." Is there no place to use your strength?"
Liang Chuan was so tired that he was no longer human. His arms were as numb as iron bars and he couldn't lift them up. They just looked at Li Chuyi and then at Yi Niang who came out to get firewood. They giggled infatuatedly, as if they had done something. It's like a great good thing, and I'm extremely proud of it.
"How can this be too much? The amount of firewood we use every day is not a small amount now. We didn't send charcoal to the lower pavilion a few days ago. Can't we make up for it all in the next few days?"
"Continue tomorrow." Li Chuyi said lightly and left.
Liang Chuan was as tired as a puddle of mud, dragging his tired body into the house. Yi Niang was cooking. Ye Xiaochai's cooking skills were average and he could only help Yi Niang in the kitchen. Seeing that her body had almost recovered and she could basically move, Liang Chuan called Ye Xiaochai and said, "Xiao Chai, go and help her." I'll get a basin of hot water, I'm really tired, I'll wash my feet in hot water."
Liang Chuan has always been curious about Ye Xiaochai's identity, and it's not just Ye Xiaochai. The other two people have always been afraid of contact with people. Therefore, Liang Chuan still hasn't figured out the names of the other two people over the past few days. Doing this The boss is such a failure. Ye Xiaochai had been imprisoned for several months and had never seen the light of day. Her originally fair skin looked even paler, and her hands were not like Yi Niang's small hands. Yi Niang's hands were often used for housework. She went to the mountain to collect firewood, so her hands looked quite rough. Ye Xiaochai's hands were different, as if they were maintained with milk. Not even the other two women were as delicate and delicate as hers. Ten delicate green onions.
Liang Chuan looked at Ye Xiaochai's gesture of fetching water. Although he looked quite unfamiliar, it was impossible for an ordinary farmer's boy to have never done any of these household chores. If he wasn't a farmer's boy, could he be a rich lady? He should be living a good life. , and yesterday in front of the group of Luocheng masters, her behavior was really graceful. Even if she is an artist, the two people's conduct is completely different.
Ye Xiaochai brought a basin of hot water and placed it in front of Liang Chuan. He stood aside and told Liang Chuan that he could wash his feet. The water in the basin was steaming upwards, and the steam made Liang Chuan sweat even more.
Liang Chuan was too tired to lift his arms, so he didn't think much about it and directly put his feet into the basin. Liang Chuan almost jumped out of his chair without being burned! Ye Xiaochai probably brought it to Liang Chuan without even testing the water temperature. Liang Chuan was so burned that he grinned and laughed at Ye Xiaochai angrily: "You want to burn me to death!"
Ye Xiaochai bit her pink lips lightly. She was already weak mentally after recovering from a serious illness, but now she was yelled at and fiercely by Liang Chuan. There were tears in her eyes slightly, and she looked at Liang Chuan with a resentful expression, like a little daughter-in-law who was tortured by her mother-in-law. Showing a little grievance, he said sadly: "I'm sorry, I just forgot to test the water temperature. I'm going to add some water."
Ye Xiaochai picked up the basin. Liang Chuan looked at the aggrieved little lady and said deliberately: "You can't even do the most basic thing like pouring water. Isn't it like eating dry food every day to raise you?" Liang Chuan just wanted to give it a try. This woman What are you trying to figure out? She looks like a eldest lady at first glance, but she refuses to go back where she came from. Following her like this, she has not had the chance to get to know this woman well for several days. Today is the perfect day.
Ye Xiaochai turned around and glanced at Liang Chuan resentfully. Is his current situation good or bad? Can't you bear to be called around to drink and pour water? It was you who chose this path in the first place, but now you have to swallow it even if you have broken teeth.
What does this mean? It's just a basin of water, just bring it over. Ye Xiaochai poured out a little hot water, took half a bucket of well water from the well and poured it into the basin. The well water was cold, so he tested the water temperature with his own water. It was neither cold nor hot, so there should be no objection.
Liang Chuan put his feet in the basin. The water temperature was good! I sat on the chair and leaned back, relieving myself from the fatigue caused by chopping firewood, and enjoying the comfort brought by the temperature of the water on my feet. In this era, there were no saunas and foot baths, so a hot water foot bath was a great enjoyment. Liang Chuan closed his eyes in enjoyment. His body was so exhausted that he almost fell asleep. In a daze, he felt a numbness in the soles of his feet. Liang Chuan didn't know that he thought something was biting his feet in the water. Shocked, I quickly lifted my feet up. The movement was too big, and the foot-washing water in the basin splashed everywhere!
Liang Chuan came back to his senses and saw something in the water. It turned out to be Ye Xiaochai quietly squatting down and washing his own feet! Just now, he moved too much, and the foot-washing water splashed Ye Xiaochai's face. .
Liang Chuan looked at Ye Xiaochai's embarrassed face, which was so dark that it was almost dripping with ink. He hurriedly picked up the dry cloth lying next to him and wiped the foot washing water off Ye Xiaochai's face. He had no intention of letting Ye Xiaochai do it, so he hurriedly said: " I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to splash water all over you just now. I didn't expect you to wash my feet. Usually the artiste does this for me..."
Ye Xiaochai hates it in his heart. He put down his posture and kindly washed your feet. His parents have never washed their feet. Today, you are allowed to enjoy this kind of treatment. I didn't expect you to toast and not eat! She originally thought that Liang Chuan was teasing her on purpose, and he was so evil that he splashed foot-washing water all over her head and face. Unexpectedly, Liang Chuan apologized to her eagerly. Could it be that he really didn't mean it?
Liang Chuan looked at Ye Xiaochai's face, which became more and more unkind, and knew that he must have misunderstood her. He blushed and said, "Miss Ye, why are you doing this? I look at your outfit, from head to toe. You don't seem to be from a peasant family. You have to endure hardships and hardships like us country people. You have a good face, why do you have to belittle yourself like this? Where did you come from? Where are you going back? Your relatives at home must be very concerned about you, or maybe In order to find a husband and get married, wouldn’t it be better to commit oneself to being a servant and listen to our whims?”
Ye Xiaochai squatted on the ground and suddenly raised his head. There was no trace of youthful beauty on his face. There was only a pitiful and miserable face that had lost its soul. It was originally a sick face, but now it looked more like Xizi Daiyu. Liang Chuan looked at it He was stunned for a moment, feeling even more sorry for his rude behavior, and said sarcastically: "I really didn't mean it..."
Ye Xiaochai said miserably: "Do you just think that we are unwilling to go home and find a good family to spend the rest of our lives? But do you know that we still have a family? Everyone in Sister Li and Sister Yang's family has been killed by that family." The thieves killed them all, and no one who has a family wants to go back! A few of us fell into the den of thieves and suffered humiliation every night. Do you know how cruel this world is to women who have lost their virginity! How many people in the world are willing to be sincere after knowing our life experience? Accept us! In those days, those bandits forced us to drink cold medicine every day in order to ravage them as much as they wanted. Our private parts turned red every day and we were already infertile. Women are infertile, do they still have value..."
Ye Xiaochai's words were heart-breaking. Liang Chuan had never thought deeply about these three women. When he heard them from Ye Xiaochai's mouth today, he realized that the world is not a child's play. There was no such thing as "Why don't you do it?" He could understand it. , can accept them, and the etiquette of this era, haha.
Liang Chuan said: "I don't want to force you to leave or anything, I'm just worried that you will feel wronged by me. On the contrary, I think it is a very happy thing that so many of you can live with me. , What I fear most in this world is being alone, and loneliness is the scariest thing.”
Ye Xiaochai sighed with self-pity and motioned Liang Chuan to sit down. Liang Chuan refused anyway. Ye Xiaochai forced him to press him on the chair. When he put his feet into the hot water again, he gently helped Liang Chuan wash his feet. Xibian said: "At that time, I told Sister Li and Sister Yang that you would take us in. I advised them to come with us and become your servants from now on. It is better than living in the world and being bullied by others."
Liang Chuan asked curiously: "I wonder why you are so sure that I will take you in!"
Ye Xiaochai said: "Those people in the government will not risk their lives to rescue people in the mountain stronghold if they don't have any good. But you went there and you saw those bandits humiliating us and others avoided you, but you were filled with righteous indignation and recruited your younger brother Li." We are neither relatives nor friends, but you treat them like brothers and sisters. The three of us are seriously ill, and it is a woman's disease. We are afraid of bringing bad luck if we keep it at home, but you don't care, and you go around to visit doctors for medicine. I I can see that you are different from ordinary people, but I can't tell you what is different. My intuition tells me that I am not wrong."
Zhao Xiaochai's feet-washing skills were indeed not very good. She was much worse than the gentle Yi Niang. Liang Chuan sat on the chair and squinted his eyes again, murmuring: "Haha, intuition is not reliable. What day will you guys After you find out that you were deceived by me, it will be too late to regret."
While Liang Chuan was enjoying himself, he suddenly felt a pain in his ears, as if he was being picked up by someone. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yi Niang pinching his waist with one hand and grabbing his ears with the other: "My dear Mr. Liang, you are so big." What a blessing, I enjoy it so much!”
