C22 (2/2)
Xiaowan shook her head fiercely, ”That won't happen, Hubby did not kill him.”
A gust of wind blew in from outside, and the sound of the sheets flapping could be heard. The day was so busy that they had forgotten to bring the sheets in.
Xiaowan hurriedly ran downstairs to the back door, but she was petite and couldn't hold many. She had to go back and forth a few times to collect them all.
What happened next left her dumbstruck.
She saw the sheet break free from the clip and fly up into the wind, flying straight through the window of her room. In the blink of an eye, the rope was empty and even the sheet she was carrying flew away.
All of the hair on Xiaowan's body stood up, he stiffened for a moment, then quickly ran back upstairs. The bed was covered entirely in sheets and pillows, and was neatly placed on a chair on the table. When Aunt Zhang heard the commotion, she went upstairs to look for her, seeing the situation, she quickly said: ”Aiya, I forgot about this matter.
The Xiaowan looked at her blankly. The Aunt Zhang said, ”There's a lot of noise while opening up the warehouse, so don't make them think that we're just opening the cellar and thinking about their things. I'll come take them in tomorrow morning.
”Aunt …” Xiaowan was speechless.
”Don't worry, your uncle, Ershan, and I will stay at the second floor tonight, so those people won't dare to come up.” After the Aunt Zhang had finished speaking, she closed the door and left. She even warned the Xiaowan to lock the door, and only left after hearing the sound of the lock dropping.
Xiaowan stood in front of the door and looked timidly at the pile of sheets and pillow towels. Swallowing her saliva, she suddenly shuddered and ran over to the table to kneel.
She begged and bowed towards a pile of sheets. If anyone else had seen it, they would have thought that she was crazy, but Xiaowan knew what had happened.
After she finished bowing, she knelt on the ground and put her ten fingers together. Inadvertently, her gaze fell on the Jade Ring on her ring finger.
A ray of moonlight passed through the window and landed on her hand. The Jade Ring s gave off a lustrous luster under the moonlight as she touched her ring and muttered a few words. Then, she went from the side of the table to the bottom of the window, deeply kowtowing and praying towards the vast starry sky.
It was a peaceful night. The next day, Uncle Biao and the Aunt Zhang woke up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for the guests. Ershan went down to open the shop door, hurriedly ran back and said: ”Aunt, let's go downstairs.”
”Could it be that the shopkeeper is back?” Aunt Zhang frowned and quietly went up to the third floor. He poked at the new door with his finger and it actually opened.
The room was empty and the bed was neatly made. It was unknown if it had been made during the night before he had slept or if he had woken up early. As for the bride, she was gone.
”Evening?” She quickly ordered Ershan, ”You go and chase him, you must be going to the yamen to look for the shopkeeper.”
In the meantime, the genius had just risen, but Xiaowan had already left when the moon was high in the sky. By the time Ershan left the tavern, she had already reached Baisha Town.
All the shops and stalls along the street were preparing to open up. In the morning light, all the shop assistants were busy going in and out of the various shops. Xiaowan stepped forward boldly and asked: ”Little brother, do you know where the county magistrate is?”
Those people looked at Xiaowan and asked where the yamen authorities were early in the morning, which naturally made them feel weird. They raised their hands and pointed: ”Go north, it's the northernmost area.”
She thanked him profusely and was about to look for him when she saw the shop opposite her. She took off the door and opened it. A beautiful young woman walked out from under the eaves.
When he glanced back, he met eyes with the Xiaowan on the side of the street. The Xiaowan recognized him, it was the Miss Yue who claimed to be the one who opened the rouge shop.