C41 (2/2)
Xiaowan was responsible for holding the porridge, and always filled them up to the brim. The two pots of porridge were finished very quickly, so Aunt Zhang brought Xiaowan to the town's restaurant to buy some food to eat, then give them some food.
As luck would have it, when she met Susu, she was waiting in front of the restaurant. She said that she had saved some money and wanted to buy a roasted chicken for the Auntie Chen.
”Although the food in our restaurant is pretty good, we can't just casually eat it. My mom always leaves the meat in her bowl for me.” Susu held the bag of money and said with a pained heart, ”I saved it myself. I was just thinking about giving her a good dinner for the holidays.”
Not long after, the waiter took out a roasted chicken with a lotus leaf bag. Susu poured all of the copper coins out of his money bag just enough.
When she heard that the inn was under the bridge, he followed to help out. Her package was placed right beside her, and after another round of eating, Susu turned around and her roasted chicken was gone, along with her new pair of cotton shoes.
The people who came and went a while ago had not noticed that perhaps it was a beggar who had gone with them. He had truly betrayed their good intentions.
Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan had to fork out some money to buy more for her. Susu waved her hands: ”Forget it, just treat it as giving out some money for me. When I save up more money, I'll buy more for my mother. If I take your money and my mother finds out, she will feel bad and won't be happy eating. ”
He told her that he would send her back to the Rouge Shop and that if he was willing, they would go to the tavern for the holidays on New Year's Eve.
When they returned to Rouge Shop, Little Cui went out and smiled: ”I heard some movement from the horse carriage and thought that young miss had returned. Why haven't you come back so late today?
But at this moment, ten miles away from her, Siyun Pavilion's carriage was stuck in the snow, while Yue Huaiyin and her two boxes of expensive spices were being flung out. The heavy wooden chest pressed against her feet, causing her to almost faint from the pain.
Coincidentally, he fell not far from the Ling Xiao Inn, and when Ling Chaofeng heard the commotion, he came out to look. He just happened to see this scene.
Yue Huaiyin's leg was severely injured, and she could no longer walk, but when Ling Chaofeng walked towards her, her heart was beating so hard that she almost forgot about the pain in her leg. When the man gently hugged her, her mind went blank, and the pain and coldness caused her face to turn completely red, covering the excitement in her heart.
She and the servant were brought to the tavern. The wooden chest was sturdy and the spices were good, but Yue Huaiyin's ankle was swollen like a big bun, causing Ling Chaofeng to spin slightly, in pain causing her to scream out loud. His eyes were watery as he trembled and said, ”Manager Ling, you can't touch it, you can't.”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”I want to see if my bones are injured. Miss Yue, you just have to endure it.”
As he spoke, she held onto her ankle and turned. A sharp pain assaulted him, but Yue Huaiyin was unable to keep up with it.
Ling Chaofeng carried the unconscious person to the guest room and told her: ”First take the things back to the shop, and then bring two maids here to take care of your young miss. I don't have any female servants here, so it's inconvenient for me to take care of them.
But at the moment, Yue Huaiyin was already awake. She closed her eyes, listening to Ling Chaofeng's voice, not long after, the room did not have any movement. She opened her eyes, and Ling Chaofeng had indeed left.
The furnishings in the guest room were simple and exquisite. The mattress and quilts were all made of fine satin. The winter clothes were made of plain silk, and even the tablecloth was an exquisite brown brocade.
There was a charcoal stove burning under the window, and with a slight opening, it wouldn't get too cold nor too stuffy. The air in the room was especially clean, unlike Siyun Pavilion where even the corners were suffused with the fragrance of makeup.
Ling Chaofeng should be downstairs, he just said that all the women in the shop were not there, Yue Huaiyin knew that. When she was preparing to go to the dock to pick up the goods, he heard from the shop assistant that Ling Xiao Inn was coming to the town to be distributed, and she knew, Ling Chaofeng would never show himself.
As the carriage approached the inn, she jabbed the horse in the rump with a blow needle and sent him into the snow.
Her ankle was in so much pain that even her bones were broken. However, this fall was not only visible to her, but also brought her body into contact with his arm. His arm was so powerful that his chest was boiling hot …
As Ling Chaofeng was downstairs, he suddenly heard the sound of someone falling on the floor above him. He went upstairs to see, only to see Yue Huaiyin rolling on the floor, struggling to get up, and seeing him, he timidly said: ”Manager Ling, I, I just want to try, and see if I can stand up.”
Ling Chaofeng said: ”You better not move about recklessly. The bones are not broken, but I'm afraid that there are cracks too. If you don't recuperate properly and leave behind the root of your illness, you will suffer for a long time in the future.”
No matter how he looked at it, it looked very pitiful. Ling Chaofeng couldn't just stand there and not move, so he attacked again and picked her up.
He looked at her swollen ankle: ”Wait for your servants. We should delay them. We have cold compress on you now!”
Not long after, Ling Chaofeng came back with a water basin in his hands. The basin was filled with ice and snow, and after using a towel to dry it, he placed it on Yue Huaiyin's ankle.
”If it wasn't for Manager Ling, I would have frozen to death in the snow.” Yue Huaiyin said gently, ”I am also a businessman. I am in the martial arts world, how can I have the rules of those rich families.”
Ling Chaofeng did not say anything, her ankle was badly swollen, and the towel was quickly warmed up by the wind, repeating this process over and over again. Outside the tavern, his own carriage had also returned.
Xiaowan ran home excitedly, and the moment she entered the door, she shouted, ”Hubby, we're back!”
Ling Chaofeng replied: ”I'm here.”
Yue Huaiyin's expression darkened immediately. When she heard the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs, she saw a beautiful figure appearing in front of the door and tried to focus her attention again.
Xiaowan ran over with a pair of knee guards in hand. ShShewas originally so excited that she wanted to give them to Ling Chaofeng to wear so that he could ride the horse in winter to protect herself from the cold. He did not want to barge in and only saw a beautiful woman leaning on the bed, with half of her legs exposed.
Inexplicably, Xiaowan felt a little stuffy in her heart. It was unknown if it was because she suddenly ran from a world of ice and snow into a room that was as warm as spring, and was heated up.