Chapter 74 Deliberately Finding Trouble
"It's just a small problem, just a mouse. Just relax and sleep. I'll take care of it."
Cheng Weiyao gently patted Wen Liyu's hand to comfort her. She had dealt with mice many times. In modern times, kitchens and warehouses were not short of these things. Her skill in catching mice could be said to be full of stars.
Cheng Weiyao's confident tone gave Wen Liyu a great sense of security. Unconsciously, the image of Cheng Weiyao, the eldest sister-in-law, became much taller. She lay back on the bed obediently, leaving only a pair of eyes watching.
Cheng Wei Yao lowered her footsteps, tiptoed to the table and sat down. She bent down and took out the tablecloth placed at the foot of the table. Rats are afraid of people, and the frequency of their running around gradually decreased after the surroundings became quiet.
"Go!"
Seeing the little mouse running to her feet, Cheng Weiyao's attention was immediately focused on her feet. Taking advantage of the moment when the mouse passed by, she stepped on the mouse's tail, wrapped it with the tablecloth, opened the window and threw it out.
The movements were so smooth and seamless, Wen Liyu couldn't help but widen her eyes. "That's it?!" This reaction speed was too amazing. Could my sister-in-law be some hidden martial arts master?
Cheng Weiyao clapped her hands and closed the wooden bed. When she turned around, she saw Wen Liyu's eyes filled with surprise and admiration. She couldn't help but curl her lips and smile: "Go to sleep, it's okay."
The officers downstairs were all listening with their ears perked up, waiting to see what Wen Liyu was up to. Unexpectedly, the mouse had been in the room for most of the day, but there wasn't even a scream from above. They were immediately disappointed.
"Is it possible that Wen Liyu was too soundly asleep to hear me? I told you one mouse wouldn't be enough. We should have caught a few more..."
"Oh, what a bummer! I thought I'd have some good luck this evening..."
Many of these officials wanted to watch the fun. Under normal circumstances, they would sleep with their clothes on. When faced with an emergency like a rat infestation, the women would subconsciously run outside and would not even bother to put on an outer coat.
After coaxing Wen Liyu to sleep, Cheng Weiyao carefully pushed open the door. She happened to hear the officials downstairs talking nonsense and couldn't help but curse them in her heart.
After confirming that it was the officials who were causing trouble, she bolted the door and rested with Wen Liyu in peace. The officials had already made trouble once tonight and they probably wouldn't do it again.
Early the next morning, the officers began knocking on the doors of everyone in the Prince Qingping's mansion. As soon as Li Kui put his hand on Wen Liyu's door, the door opened by itself.
"It's so noisy, it's like calling a ghost so early in the morning. What's wrong?"
Wen Liyu, who opened the door, had already washed and dressed. Thanks to Cheng Weiyao, she had a good sleep last night and felt much more energetic when she woke up this morning.
"Official, thank you for your hard work, knocking on every door. Your hands must be sore, right? It's so early, obviously not time for the troops to leave yet. What can we do for you..."
The door of the room opposite opened, and Cheng Weiyao leaned against the door, looking at Li Kui with a sarcastic look and a pale face, smiling.
Li Kui felt uneasy the moment he saw Cheng Weiyao's clear eyes. He felt as if this woman knew something when she spoke. Apart from his brothers, no one else should know...
"Among this large group of exiled prisoners, you guys from the Prince of Qingping's Mansion are the most slow to act. What's wrong with calling you in advance? You can still make it in time for breakfast. Don't be ungrateful. I'm happy to call you!"
Chen Er had successfully woken the Imperial Concubine. Turning around and seeing that Li Kui wasn't making good progress, he quickly came over to help. He felt bad that his prank hadn't worked last night, but he didn't think about Cheng Weiyao.
"Yes, yes, you are an official, and everything you say is correct. We are not of any status, so how dare we refute you?"
Cheng Weiyao raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at Chen Er's face, choked out a word, and hid behind Wen Chengyun. She had also returned on time, and it was only dawn when she returned to her room. Unexpectedly, she ran into Wen Chengyun, who was dressed neatly, as soon as she entered the room.
Cheng Weiyao was a smart person. As soon as she saw Wen Chengyun's attitude, she knew that she had sneaked into her sister-in-law's room last night. If she didn't come back, her husband would have to go to her house to ask for forgiveness.
"Good that you're awake! Pack up and be ready to leave in an hour. Don't delay the team's journey this time!"
Looking at Wen Chengyun with a calm expression, Chen Er's eyes were still a little more wary. Anyway, the purpose of disturbing the rest of the people in the Prince Qingping's Mansion had been achieved, and people had to learn to stop when they were ahead.
The whole family packed up and went downstairs for breakfast. Many of them were woken up by the sound of officials knocking on the door, and they woke up one after another.
Naturally, the inn prepared food such as steamed buns and steamed buns, but the prices were really not very affordable. Apart from the officials who could eat for free by taking advantage of their official positions, everyone else was somewhat reluctant to spend the money and consciously ate dry food and biscuits to fill their stomachs.
Cheng Weiyao decided to cook enough food for herself. One hour is two hours, and it takes fifty minutes to cook porridge. She can also add some side dishes in the middle. She can finish breakfast in half an hour, and rest for half an hour, which is just enough time to continue her journey!
"Shopkeeper, could you please lend me the small kitchen in your inn? It's just a small token of my appreciation..."
Cheng Weiyao walked to the counter, gently flashed the half string of copper coins under her sleeve, and consciously lowered her voice when she spoke the second half of the sentence.
She was betting that the shopkeeper was a smart man. If he didn't want to be robbed of his money like the barefoot doctor yesterday, he should know how to keep a low profile.
"Okay, just use it. Just don't get it dirty."
The shopkeeper accepted the payment calmly. Since the kitchen was running low on ingredients, he wasn't worried about losing anything. He could just borrow some warm dry food and pancakes...
Could it be possible that this lady, who obviously comes from a noble family, can wash her hands and make delicious soup?
Cheng Weiyao lifted her small basket and walked towards the kitchen, but she didn't expect that Chen Er followed behind her as soon as she raised her foot.
Realizing this, Cheng Weiyao snapped back to her senses before entering the kitchen. She folded her arms across her chest and looked at Chen Er, raising her eyebrows slightly in confusion: "What are you doing, officer? Following me with bad intentions? Are you in love with me?"
Chen Er had a look of as if he had eaten a fly. He felt that he had not seen any food in Wei Yao's bag when he had searched it earlier, and there were only some dry food and flatbreads in the basket covered with cloth.
Now Cheng Weiyao was using the inn's kitchen, and it was obvious she was planning to cook, but where would she get the ingredients? It couldn't be that she was just trying to heat up some dry food, could it?
Being so simple is not this woman's character...
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