novelraw Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Fenglianzhuang, inside Yanli's small house.
After Daiyu took three doses of medicine, the fever really subsided, but her body was still very weak, so she had to continue to raise her on the bed.Even so, Zijuan was already thankful, and hurriedly cooked another bowl of porridge to feed her, but although Daiyu's fever subsided, her heart knot was still not opened, and she had no appetite at all. After barely drinking a few sips, I couldn't eat any more.
At three o'clock in the morning, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the door, and Yan Li came back.Hearing the sound, Zijuan felt relieved for no reason, and said softly to Daiyu, "Miss, Mr. Yan is back."
Daiyu didn't care about Mr. Yan, she didn't even lift her eyelids, she just closed her eyes and fell asleep.Zijuan had no choice but to put down the tent for her, so as not to inconvenience Yan Li.
After Yan Li entered the door, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, he just washed his hands and went straight to Daiyu's room.As soon as he entered the door, he asked Zicuckoo, "Is your girl better?"
Zijuan hurriedly got up and said: "The fever has subsided, it seems that there is no serious problem, but I have no appetite and refuse to eat more."
Yan Li nodded, went straight to the bed, and signaled Zijuan to raise the curtain.Zijuan hesitated for a moment, thinking that now they were living under the fence and could no longer behave like they did in Rongguo Mansion, so they raised the curtains.Yan Li didn't make a fuss, he put one hand towards her forehead naturally, and seeing that the fever had subsided, he nodded and said, "As long as the fever subsides, it will be fine, but tomorrow's wind-cold medicine will continue to be taken." , but also to persuade her to eat more food, otherwise the body will not recover as soon as possible, and it will be easy to repeat." Zijuan hurriedly agreed.
Seeing that Daiyu kept her eyes closed and pretending to be asleep, Yan Li knew that she would not be able to get over this hurdle for a while, so she abandoned her, turned around and came to the table, took out a bag of silver from her pocket and put it on the table, saying: "Here If you have a few taels of silver, you can keep it with you as pocket money. If you are short of money in the future, don’t hesitate to tell me directly; if I’m not here, it’s the same with Aunt Li.”
Zijuan was so panicked that she repeatedly declined: "My lord, you have already spent a lot of money on treating my girl, and we really dare not accept it. Besides, if you stay at the lord's house in the future, there will be someone to take care of food and lodging. a place of silver."
Yan Li frowned impatiently and said, "If you are told to accept it, you will accept it. How can there be so many polite words?"
Seeing that he was impatient, Zijuan didn't dare to say anything more, so she had to take it, looked at his face and asked tentatively: "Young master, I don't know if I should say something..."
"Speak directly!" Yan Li said.
Zijuan swallowed her saliva, and then stammered: "My lord, please forgive Zijuan for being presumptuous, I would like to ask you, you... When you brought us here yesterday, you said that you wanted us to be rough maids, but when you came, you didn't know what to do." They didn't let us do any work, and let Aunt Li and Qing'er sister take care of us in every possible way, as if they were guests. Please forgive Zijuan's ignorance, I can't figure out this reason, and please tell me!"
Yan Li chuckled, and said: "You really have the heart, you dare to ask me face to face, I feel relieved that your girl has you serving her. But I'm not in a position to disclose this matter for the time being. In a few days, when everything is settled, I will explain everything to you clearly."
"Oh..." Zijuan nodded with some disappointment, and then asked a little unwillingly, "Then let us be rough girls..."
"Don't worry, I don't lack any rough girls here, that's just an excuse." Yan Li smiled and said, "Since you've come to my place, you can stay here with peace of mind. Aunt Li and Qing'er will naturally take care of you in your daily life. Just take care of yourself."
After Zijuan heard this, a big stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, and she couldn't help showing a smile on her face. After thanking her quickly, Yan Li got up and left.
As soon as Yan Li left, Zijuan immediately came to the front of the collapse, and asked Daiyu softly: "Miss, did you hear clearly just now? This Mr. Yan is indeed not a bad person as I expected!" At this point, he vomited again He sighed with emotion, "Let me just say, Mr. Yan looks handsome, with clear eyes and a sense of righteousness all over his body. How can he look like a real robber?!" After speaking, he smirked again.
Daiyu frowned impatiently, and turned inside, unwilling to listen to her nagging.
Seeing her ignoring her, Zijuan pursed her mouth helplessly, so she had to ask behind her back: "Miss, just now Mr. Yan gave us a bag of broken silver, do you want to put it away?"
Daiyu finally couldn't help it, and said softly "hum", "You have the audacity to keep it, so what if you don't put it away? Could it be possible to return it to him? It's so boring!"
Seeing that she was finally willing to speak, Zijuan clapped her hands and laughed, "Young lady taught you the lesson, so I will accept it." After speaking, she hurriedly climbed into the cave, took out her bag, and unbuttoned it, Stuffed the bag of broken silver into it.
Daiyu turned over, lay her body on her back, opened her eyes and stared at the lake-blue tent in a daze, and after a while she quietly asked, "How much money did we bring out?"
Zijuan raised her head and glanced at her, seeing that she looked lonely, she didn't know what was going on in her mind, so she could only whisper: "I didn't expect it to be like this when I came here, so I didn't bring much money, only 200 taels, and the rest is some The gold and silver are soft, and they are mostly girls' head jewelry. When converted into silver taels, it is not less than tens of thousands of taels. I think that if Mr. Yan's family can live in the future, even if we don't need their family's food and clothing, it will be enough for the two of us It will take ten or eight years."
After hearing this, Daiyu sneered and said, "Don't listen to what he said. Just think about it. We are not related to this man, and he took us here. How can we live in peace for a long time? According to me, we And when I get better, I will always escape if I find a chance."
"Escape?" Zicuckoo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help saying, "I don't know what's going on in the mansion now, and I'm afraid it's not easy to rely on the people from the near branch of the girl's origin. Where can we two weak girls escape? What's more You still carry so much gold and silver, in case you are targeted by thieves with malicious intentions..."
"Okay, don't talk about it, how can I be so unlucky to run into robbers every time!" Daiyu turned over irritably, leaving Zijuan with a stiff back.
Seeing that Daiyu was angry, Zijuan didn't dare to say anything, so she had to hide her luggage, leaned on Daiyu's side and sighed.Daiyu knew that what she said just now made her feel uneasy, so she could only comfort her in a low voice: "My good sister, I just said what Cai just said casually, maybe I really want to leave. As you said, we two weak girls , where can I escape to? Even if I try to find a secluded place to live with a few acres of Susukida, but there is no man around me, it is not a long-term solution, so... I am also very upset, no one Right idea."
Seeing what she said, Zijuan sat up and persuaded: "Good girl, you should be considerate. We don't have men around us, and we will be bullied wherever we go. Why don't you settle down here and see that Mr. Yan What to say in the end. ——Didn’t he just say that he will tell us the truth in a few days, let’s just listen to what kind of idea he has, and then it’s not too late to decide whether to stay or not!” Daiyu After thinking about it, it could only be like this, so he had to nod in response.
After making up his mind, both the master and the servant breathed a sigh of relief. Zijuan wanted to talk about Baoyu's abandonment of her that night, but Daiyu cut her off decisively and said coldly: : "In the future, don't mention that person again in front of me! ——I will leave my words here today. From that night on, I, Lin Daiyu, will no longer have that person in my heart. If you mention it again, don't Blame me for turning my face!" Hearing this, Zijuan stuck out her tongue in fright and stopped talking.
Seeing that she hadn't said anything for a long time, Daiyu felt a little sorry, so she took the initiative to start the conversation and asked her: "Zijuan, tell me, something is really going to happen in the Rongning and Ningfu mansions right now? The rumors must be true, otherwise the mansion There will be no panic these few days, and we will not be brought out."
Zijuan sighed and said, "Who knows, I hope everything is fine, and I am really worried about those sisters who grew up together."
Daiyu's eyes were also red, and she choked with sobs: "I also miss the old lady and all the sisters, may God bless them to get through this disaster safely!"
Zijuan saw that she was going to be sad again, and hurriedly persuaded her: "Girl, don't think too badly. In such a big Rongguo Mansion, accidents happen as soon as they are said. Besides, if something really happened, there is also King Beijing and the Wang family, The Shi family and the Xue family are taking care of it, and there will be no big troubles, so you should relax, and I will ask Mr. Yan to inquire about it for us when you are healthy again."
Daiyu hastily waved her hand and said: "Forget it, don't beg others anymore, even I feel ashamed, and we don't know his details, how can we rashly reveal his background and ask for trouble!" Close your eyes gently, stop talking to Zicuckoo, just think about the past few days back and forth, but there will be no serious clues for a while, it's just a waste of energy.
There was nothing to say all night.In the early morning of the next day, Daiyu was still sore and weak, so she had to continue to lie on the collapsed floor.After Zicuckoo washed and waited for Daiyu to wash, Fang went to the kitchen to serve dinner by herself.
Seeing her coming, Aunt Li hurriedly packed the food for her and Daiyu, handed it to her, and said, "Young master went out early in the morning, and before leaving, he said that he would let me go to the silk and satin shop in the town after breakfast." Buy a few bolts of good quality material, and cut some clothes for you and your girl. If that’s the case, please give me the measurements of the two of you after eating, so that I can let the tailor do the same.”
After hearing this, Zijuan felt even more grateful, thinking that although Yan Li was a man, he was thoughtful, and he even thought about the fact that they didn't bring a few clothes to change. In this point, they were very similar to Baoyu.
Thinking of Baoyu, Zijuan hurriedly stopped thinking and thanked Aunt Li for carrying the tray.
As soon as Zijuan left, Qing'er entered the kitchen, curiously approached Aunt Li and asked, "Aunt Li, Master really asked you to cut clothes for them?"
Aunt Li didn't know what she meant, so she just nodded and said: "Yes, the young master specially asked before leaving, why, you are also short of clothes? Do you want me to cut an extra one for you?"
Qing'er was a little embarrassed, and said in a bad mood: "I don't care about it. Besides, the young master didn't say he would give it to me. How can I be ashamed to ask for it?"
Aunt Li smiled and poked her on the forehead with her hand, and said tauntingly: "You little hoof, you are not careless, you have a lot of eyes, isn't it just a few clothes, as for arousing your jealousy? Besides, Miss Lin and Zijuan are also the young master's guests after all, let's just take care of them, there are so many things!"
Unconvinced, Qing'er rolled her eyes and muttered in a low voice: "Who knows where the guest popped up, I have the nerve to put up the master's score at someone else's house!" After finishing speaking, no matter whether Aunt Li heard it or not, she turned and ran away.