Su Qingluan's first reaction when she heard this question was confusion, followed by alertness: What does this person mean by asking this question?
Then she noticed where she was—although it was Huaxi Village, it was only just beginning to get light. Furthermore, since the busy farming season had ended, the fields were filled with piles of harvested grain, waiting to be collected for tax purposes.
So the current location is a fork in the road almost to Mu Xingzhijia, and there are no neighbors too close to Mu Xingzhijia. In a sense, it can be said that "there is no village in front and no shop behind".
In addition, the morning light is dim and the light intensity is so poor that vision is blurred. Add to that the bleak autumn wind that makes the hems of clothes rustle, and it can barely be described as a "dark and windy night".
Could it be... Could it be... Su Qingluan took a step back warily: Could it be that this person thought she was a spy and wanted to kill her to silence her?
This is so unfair!
Su Qingluan blurted out subconsciously: "I'm one of you, don't shoot!"
"..." Kaiyang's face was full of confusion. After a long while, he managed to say, "What kind of gun do you mean by 'shooting'? I've only practiced with long spears."
Su Qingluan: ...Some muscle memories are indeed difficult to change.
So she decided to ignore this question, because Su Qingluan noticed that since the other party asked her such a trivial and unimportant question in a nice tone, it meant that she might have thought of something wrong.
After all, according to my impression, spies would definitely be tortured or killed with a single blow.
At least it can't be as casual as it is now, like chatting and talking.
So Su Qingluan asked back, "What makes you think this? I have to say that I don't have any 'deep hatred' with anyone so far."
Although there are also people like Dong Mao who are disgusting, after all, he has already received his due punishment for his evil deeds. Su Qingluan thinks that there is no need to remember him specially, so at most he can be regarded as a "disgusting person" but not a "deep hatred".
Then Su Qingluan discovered that this time Kaiyang was really in front of her, looking at her with the eyes of...caring for a mentally retarded child.
Su Qingluan's head was full of questions: "... Is there something wrong with me?" Or is there something wrong with what she said? She thought there was nothing wrong with her...
Kaiyang stared at Su Qingluan without blinking, making her a little nervous, and then he slowly uttered something that made her head full of question marks: "Madam Su is broad-minded and kind-hearted..." After saying that, he turned around and continued walking forward.
Su Qingluan: ...He's probably complimenting me, right? Being open-minded and kindhearted is a compliment, right? Why does she sense a hint of pity in his words?
Kaiyang stopped after taking only two steps: "But if that's the case, why is Madam Su targeting my boss?"
"...So what did I do to make you think I was 'targeting' him?" Su Qingluan was exhausted—this person always spoke half-heartedly, as if he was playing dumb. It was so frustrating. She might as well have gone to the grave... Ugh, going to Mu Xingzhi's house would have been more satisfying.
As a result, Kaiyang, who had "said half his words", started to act like a fool again. He just said, "Please ask Madam Su to speak to our boss," and then walked away.
So when Su Qingluan saw Mu Xingzhi again, she was no longer embarrassed or bewildered as she was at the beginning. Instead, she was filled with curiosity: "What kind of weird things did you say to your subordinate?" Su Qingluan's face was full of confusion and accusations, "I am more wronged than Dou E!"
Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan frantically with amusement and asked, "Who is Dou E?"
"...She is the woman who died unjustly in the storybook and caused snow to fly in June - but that is not the point! What on earth did you make up about me in front of your subordinates?" Why did the subordinate named Kaiyang always look at her strangely!
When Kaiyang followed Song Bo, who was serving tea, into the main hall, he was stunned to see such an "unbridled" conversation. He looked at Song Bo secretly, with an expression as if he was so shocked that his brain had crashed.
Song Bo silently patted his shoulder and whispered, "You'll get used to it. This Lady Su... well, she's a peculiar person."
Kaiyang looked at Su Qingluan with a look that changed from suspicion to admiration: There seemed to be not many people who dared to speak to the master like this, she is indeed a broad-minded person?
...No, in a sense, the master should be the one with a broad mind, right?
Su Qingluan on the other side was not aware of Kaiyang's complicated inner thoughts, and just looked at Mu Xingzhi with an accusing look.
Mu Xingzhi smiled as he poured Su Qingluan a cup of tea and said, "Qingluan, why don't you explain first why you wrapped rotten food in rice cakes and gave it to me to eat?"
"Rotten?" Su Qingluan slammed the table. "I can guarantee it with my cooking skills. Although the rice cakes I make have a special taste, all the ingredients are absolutely fresh!"
And if they are matched properly, the four fillings can actually become delicious ingredients!
Except for Su Qingluan, the other three people present exchanged glances with each other. This time, even Mu Xingzhi, who usually remained calm even in the face of a collapse, showed an indescribable expression.
Finally, it was Song Bo who asked cautiously, "Madam Su, do you mean... 'all' the ingredients are fresh?"
"Of course, there's no doubt about that!" Su Qingluan said with certainty.
"But one of the rice cakes is obviously rotten!" Kaiyang finally couldn't hold it in any longer, his face was full of despair, "I thought what I was tearing apart wasn't a rice cake, but... it was that filthy thing!"
Maybe this person wanted to say it directly, but found it too impolite, so he used a pseudonym.
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