Chapter 87 Sui Wen'an leaves
The room suddenly became quiet, and only the breathing of the two people could be heard on the bed.
"Don't provoke me."
"What's to provoke you?" Sui Yu twisted her body hard, holding his thin waist and sat up, her long hair drooping down, covering half of her exposed shoulders.
She smoothed a handful of hair, leaned over, pinched the ends of her hair and flicked them across his face. He held her hand and she chuckled.
The next moment, the two changed positions. The man who had been patient for half a year could not stand such teasing. He moved the other person up and grabbed the mattress to cover both of them.
The candlelight on the wooden box suddenly flickered, its tiny flame trembling and swaying like reed catkins in a cold wind. The wind outside suddenly shifted, and a slightly chilly gust of wind swept through the door and in.
The swinging amplitude of the flame suddenly increased.
Just as the oil lamp was about to fall over, the sawing sound stopped, and the sound of the wind outside, accompanied by heavy breathing, once again occupied the silent night.
"I want to drink some water." Sui Yu's mouth was dry.
Zhao Xiping got out of bed, picked up a pair of pants from the floor, put them on, put on his shoes, and went out. The water in the pot was still warm, so he covered the fire and stuffed a cavity of grass ash into the stove hole. Without waiting for the water to boil, he strode back into the house.
The water boiled, cooled, and then heated to warm again before entering Sui Yu's mouth.
The door was half open, and the cat owner came over curiously to inspect. He stuck his head out to take a look, and seeing that his master was just drinking water, he obediently went back to the woodshed to guard it.
Zhao Xiping took the bowl and asked, "Do you want to drink?"
"I don't want to drink anymore." After saying this, Sui Yu cleared his throat.
Zhao Xiping smiled contentedly. He went out to fetch some water and came back to wash himself. He then asked, "Shall I wash you?"
They had already been kissed, so Sui Yu didn't struggle in vain. She pulled up the mattress and lay down, acquiescing.
"How capable am I?" the man continued to press forward.
Sui Yu kicked him, but he grabbed her leg instead. She squinted and looked at him, her face flushed, and she simply closed her eyes and pretended to be dead.
The man's Adam's apple rolled quickly, and he didn't dare to look any closer. Zhao Xiping pulled down the mattress, and he took the basin and hurried out to pour water.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sui Yu got up with the mattress wrapped around her. As soon as she opened the wooden box, the man came in.
"do what?"
"The sheets are dirty, I'll change them."
Zhao Xiping walked over and put his arms around her, then picked her up in one swoop. He whispered, "I have a good way to keep the sheets from getting dirty."
As they leaned against the wall across the mattress, Sui Yu grabbed the man's hair and demanded, "Where did you learn so much?"
"Seeing you standing there, I wanted to do that."
Sui Yu called him shameless and he laughed silently.
"Speak softly, don't wake up Liang Ge'er." Sui Yu reached out to cover her mouth.
The two of them had no intention of talking anymore.
When the rooster crowed, the two tired people fell asleep.
When the rooster crowed three times, Zhao Xiping woke up refreshed, and Sui Yu was forced to wake up as well.
When the sky turned white, the man went to cook with a refreshed mind, and the meal was brought to his bed.
Sui Liang and Mao Guan squatted outside the door with a bowl in their hands and watched curiously.
Sui Yu glared at the bastard. She explained weakly, "I kicked the mattress while sleeping last night and caught a cold. Liang'er, don't kick the mattress when you sleep to keep cool."
"No, I didn't wet the bed last night." Sui Liang walked in.
Sui Yu winked at Zhao Xiping, saying there was a smell in the room and asked him to take Sui Liang out.
"When you're done, call me and I'll collect the dishes." Zhao Xiping walked out, carrying Sui Liang with him. He closed the door and said, "Don't go in, or your sister might infect you. If you get sick, who will take care of her when I'm gone?"
"Okay, I'm not going in."
After eating a bowl of porridge and an egg, Sui Yu lay down to sleep again. Her legs and back were sore, her thighs were weak, and her calves were swollen. She felt uncomfortable when she exerted force, so she decided to rest whenever she could.
Zhao Xiping came in to collect the dishes. Seeing her eyes closed, he sat beside the bed and asked, "Are you asleep?"
Sui Yu ignored him, but her eyelids moved.
The man leaned forward with his arms and kissed her. Sui Yu grabbed his ear and said with a smile, "I really should let that man who looked down on me see what you have become."
"He'd beat the crap out of us both."
Sui Yu laughed out loud.
So beautiful, Zhao Xiping looked at her in admiration.
"You look foolish." Sui Yu rolled her eyes at him. "Don't blame the family. Don't you still have work to do in the fields?"
"I just came to tell you this. I'm going to the fields." Zhao Xiping reached out and touched his flushed face, saying, "I'll be back at noon to cook."
"No need. I'll get up soon after taking a nap. You take Liang Ge'er away. I'll bring you two lunch at noon." Sui Yu didn't say anything more to him. She rolled up the mattress, turned over, closed her eyes and ignored him.
Zhao Xiping not only took Sui Liang away, but also took away the camels and pigs in the house, so Sui Yu slept soundly.
When I woke up again, the sun was almost overhead.
Sui Yu hurried to cook, steaming rice, scrambling eggs, and making shepherd's purse soup. She put the food in a basket, held a basin in her hand, and took the food to the field to eat.
Sui Liang had been looking up in anticipation. When he saw her, he quickly ran over to take the basin and asked with concern, "Sister, are you well?"
"Okay, okay, you go ahead. I don't need you to carry anything."
Zhao Xiping got up from the field. He stood by the ditch, washing his hands. He looked up and down and asked, "When did you wake up?"
"It's almost noon." Sui Yu didn't meet his eyes, put down the basin and said, "Come and eat, are you all hungry?"
We were indeed hungry. The thin liquid food we had in the morning was gone in one pee.
When the rice bowls were served, no one spoke anymore.
After finishing the meal and soup, Sui Yu cleaned up the dishes and asked her what she had thought of while cooking: "Can I set up a stall to sell buns before you come back?"
"It should be possible. You're not a slave, so Supervisor Hu won't control you anymore. Even if someone reports you again, it'll be useless. However..." Zhao Xiping looked at her belly, unable to suppress the smile on his face. He felt a little embarrassed and lowered his voice, "If you're pregnant, you can't do heavy work anymore."
She really thought she was a sharpshooter. Sui Yu looked down and said, "If I'm pregnant, I'll take a rest. If not, I'll do business. I also want to buy a camel."
"You can't handle it all by yourself..." Zhao Xiping thought of his younger sister and suggested, "How about I ask Xiaomi to come and keep you company? She's also a busybody. I'll feel more at ease if she comes with you."
"Okay, send a message back home. If Xiaomi is willing to come, I'll pay her wages every month."
The matter was settled. After Zhao Xiping returned the oxen and the plow in the evening, he went to the post station to ask the postman to write a letter home on a piece of wood and pay twenty cents. The postman would then take the letter to the post station in Jiuquan.
It was another restless night. Sui Yu and Zhao Xiping were both "sick" for a long time. Sui Liang took his own money and went to the street to buy oil tea to fill his stomach.
She got up at noon and kneaded the dough to make pancakes. It took her half a day. In the blink of an eye, it was dark again. That night, Sui Yu told the man not to act recklessly anymore. After he ate the pancakes whole once, she forced him to sleep.
"Do you like it?" Zhao Xiping couldn't sleep.
Sui Yu did not answer.
"Do you like it?" he asked persistently.
"I slept."
"You like it very much, you..."
Sui Yu kicked him and pinched his neck, threatening: "Don't say anything, go to sleep."
Zhao Xiping hugged her and said, "When I come back, you are not allowed to make excuses anymore. You must obey me."
"Okay, I'll listen to you when you come back." Sui Yu hugged him sideways and was about to say a few tender words when she felt something was wrong. She spat at him and turned over to sleep with her back to him.
It's like an ox plowing the field, it wants to move as soon as the iron plow is hitched.
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A night passed.
At dawn, Sui Yu and Zhao Xiping got up. She asked him to put on a double vest, prepared dry food, meat, clothes and shoes for him, and put the hemp rope she borrowed from a village the day before into his bag to take away.
Zhao Xiping tied four bundles of hay and hung them on the camel's back. This was food prepared for it in the desert, in case the sandstorm was too strong and the camel couldn't find food.
Everything was ready. Zhao Xiping went out alone, leading the camel. He didn't want Sui Yu to see him off.
"Captain Zhao, are you still calling me Captain Zhao? Are you on errands again?" asked the old woman opposite.
Zhao Xiping nodded.
He left. After watching him walk out of the alley, Sui Yu called Sui Liang, and the brother and sister locked the door and went directly to the west city gate. The household registration had not been delivered yet, so the two had to stand inside the city and wait.
As the sun rose, a group of people came over on camels. Sui Yu saw Zhao Xiping at a glance. He was wearing a black and red military uniform, a plain robe on the outside, and his hair was tied up with a wooden crown. He looked heroic and flamboyant.
Sui Liang exclaimed "Wow".
Sui Yu smiled.
When they arrived at the city gate, the messenger on the camel dismounted, and the others also dismounted to pass. Zhao Xiping glanced to the side of the road, made a gesture with his hand to greet, and walked straight into the city gate leading the camel.
Huang Ancheng raised his eyebrows at him and said, "You're awesome, brother. You'll be completely different when you come back."
After the delegation left, Sui Yu looked over the city gate again. She pulled Sui Liang and they both went home, half covered in yellow sand.
Sui Wen'an saw her in the crowd. He learned from passers-by that the person who had just left the city was an envoy, and Sui Yu's eyes had been on one of the people in the envoy. He thought carefully and vaguely remembered the appearance of the man Sui Yu was following.
The city gate was open, and Sui Wen'an suppressed his chaotic thoughts. He carried his homemade bow and arrow and went out of the city to hunt.
In the afternoon, Sui Wen'an came back with three gray rabbits and a pheasant. It was just spring, and the rabbits and chickens were skinny after being hungry all winter. He sold them all on the street and bought a fat hen from a peasant woman and gave it to Sui Hui.
"Brother, I have enough food in the house. Don't send me chickens and fish anymore. Save up your money and find me a sister-in-law." Sui Hui mentioned this for the first time, and she looked at him nervously.
Sui Wen'an smiled faintly and changed the subject, "How's Shitou? Has he seen the doctor again?"
"The weather's getting warmer, and he hasn't been sick this month. The doctor hasn't shaken his head when he took his pulse." Talking about her son, Sui Hui no longer felt worried. She took a sip of water and said, "Our lives are getting better now. You might not know this, but Sister Yu and Brother Liang'er's slave status has also been rescinded."
Seeing his face filled with shock, Sui Hui smiled and told him everything she knew. "She's a capable person, and so is her husband. I heard from Lord Hu that if Zhao Xiping could return alive, he would definitely be highly valued by the captain. Sister Yu will have a good life ahead of her. Brother, everyone has their own destiny. Let go of the past."
Everyone has their own destiny. Sui Wen'an wondered where the destiny of those trapped in the brothel and on the Great Wall came from.
He said nothing that day, and Sui Hui was still thinking about waiting for him to come back next time so she could persuade him properly. However, five days later, she received a piece of wood from outside the house. On the wood was two lines of words written in burnt charcoal:
My eldest brother is too indecisive and his conscience is always uneasy.
If I don't come back within five years while going west, my sister will consider me dead.
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