Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Can take her away.
The fields in the mountains, which had not been visited for a few days, were overgrown with weeds that had reached Zhang Jingxian's waist.
Because it had rained, the ground became much softer. She bent down and easily cleared a small area. During this time, there were constant rustling sounds.
She held her breath and quickly caught a bunch of fat voles through the noise.
It was not difficult to tell from the number of field mice that her poorly growing bean seedlings had been almost completely destroyed.
"You ate my beans, huh, it's only natural for me to arrest you!" Zhang Jingxian cursed the field mice angrily. Taking advantage of the fact that she was the only one in the forest, she vented all her anger.
"You eat my food, drink my drinks, and use my things, and you still cheat me!"
"When he was injured and alone, he acted pitiful. I took care of him for so many days, but he only remembered that he had a sister at home. His subordinates came over and called him "A Lang", and without hesitation, he immediately recognized me and resumed his old behavior."
"If I don't find it, I'll be a fool!"
"He's a liar, a liar, a big liar!"
The girl cursed the field mouse loudly and heartily. She had been deceived in two lives and had been repaid with evil. Why couldn't she curse? Why couldn't she lose her temper?
The scolding scared away many animals, such as squirrels that looked somewhat similar to field mice, and also attracted mountain hunters roaming nearby.
The all-black bobcat, with its aggressive gait and meowing loudly, pounced on the plump, delicious vole. Following closely behind, the red fox also rushed towards the vole, devouring it with relish. However, it took a moment to give the human girl a strange look.
There have always been a lot of voles here, so why do humans seem so angry today?
Watching the cat and the fox eating the vole, Zhang Jingxian slowly regained her composure. In her previous life, she was muddled and dealt with perfunctorily, but this time she took the initiative to clarify the matter, and she was able to gain the upper hand.
Since he never trusted her, it was only natural for her to change her attitude towards him.
"I don't have to study the Book of Songs and the Book of Rites with him anymore, and I don't have to worry about him anymore, little Li, I'm so happy." The bobcat was full and lay naturally beside her licking its paws. Zhang Jingxian reached out and touched its head, saying that she felt very relaxed.
The sunlight shone on her face through the gaps between the trees. She raised her head, as if she had seen a completely different future.
Continue to live here peacefully and calmly, day after day, year after year.
There's nothing wrong with it.
After a while, the red fox licked its mouth and was full. It lay down in the grass not far from the mountain cat, and its eyes looked at the familiar human girl from time to time.
It was so strange that she actually fell asleep leaning against a tree.
No more picking wild fruits, herbs and mushrooms?
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Zhang Jingxian took a nap under a tree. When she woke up, the black cat was still sleeping soundly, but the red fox was nowhere to be seen.
She was not surprised. Compared to the little raccoon, the red fox was a wilder animal and usually would not stay around her for too long.
She stretched and stood up from under the tree. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the little fox that had disappeared jumped out and walked in front of her.
It dropped a few wild grasses from its mouth. Zhang Jingxian recognized them at a glance. They were the fenugreek that she had looked for once.
The red fox probably felt embarrassed for eating the field mouse she caught, so it found Vaccaria again to give her a reward.
"Thank you." Zhang Jingxian smiled. Many times, animals are indeed more polite than humans.
As the sky grew darker, she carefully placed a few plants of Vaccaria on her body and returned to her own fenced yard with a light heart.
Wasn't it easy? For the first time in her life, she had done nothing in the mountains except catch some field mice.
In the eyes of those followers, her return empty-handed meant that she had been busy for half a day but had not caught any prey.
"Ms. Zhang, next time you go into the mountains, you might as well ask me to come with you." It was the same person who asked her before, who kindly told her that he could help her hunt.
Zhang Jingxian remembered his name, Yi Yu.
Most of the soldiers trained by aristocratic families have no surnames, only a newly given name that follows them to the end of their lives.
"Okay, I have a field in the mountains, and there are a lot of field mice." She smiled at Yi Yu and asked curiously what to call him.
"My lady is the savior of the envoy, you can just call me Yi Yu." Yi Yu is younger than Xie, not as strong as Xie, and has a delicate face.
Zhang Jingxian knew that he was very agile and good at running, as if he were really a bird with feathers.
"Yi Yu." She readily followed suit and called out the name with a smile while standing in the yard.
The moment she finished speaking, she felt a sudden tingling sensation on her back. Sensing something was amiss, Zhang Jingxian turned around hastily, only to see a heavily closed bamboo window.
With a "bang", the whole house seemed to be shaking.
"What if it breaks? Bamboo is difficult to split." Zhang Jingxian felt a little sorry for the bamboo window she made and muttered softly.
When I looked back, Yi Yu had disappeared. I wonder if he had received any instructions.
Beside him stood a soldier who was slightly taller than Yi Yu.
"Sir, is Doctor Meng still here?" Zhang Jingxian didn't remember his name, so she politely called him sir.
"When Madam Zhang went into the mountains, the envoy ordered two people to escort Doctor Meng back to Wuyang County." The man answered in a serious tone without looking at her.
"It's gone." Zhang Jingxian was a little disappointed when she heard that. She had originally planned to ask Doctor Meng how to deal with the fenugreek that the red fox gave her.
She only knows how to make medicinal powder, and she doesn't know whether the effectiveness of the fenugreek will be reduced.
Forget it, I'll ask him next time.
Zhang Jingxian stood there for a moment and walked towards the kitchen. It was time to prepare dinner.
However, there were two more people in the kitchen at this time. When they saw Zhang Jingxian, they nodded respectfully and indicated that they would prepare all three meals a day from now on.
"This is the order from the envoy. If you want to eat something, you can tell me in advance."
Zhang Jingxian moved her lips for a moment before softly asking, "Where do you gentlemen get your rations from?"
Although she had just harvested wheat from the fields, after paying taxes, it was only enough for two people at most. But now with Xie added, there were eleven more people!
"Don't worry, my lady. The two people escorting Doctor Meng will go shopping in the city. You don't have to worry about all the tableware." Xie appeared at the kitchen door, looked at her calmly, and invited her to go into the house.
"Ah Lang is waiting for my wife in the room. He has something to say to her."
Xie lowered his head, made way for him, and looked at his feet.
Seeing the envoy's attitude towards Madam Zhang, he couldn't help but be more cautious. Just now, when Yu was talking with Madam Zhang in the yard, Madam Zhang smiled at Yu and called Yu by his name, which she shouldn't have done.
He saw it clearly: the envoy's face was frighteningly cold, and when he suddenly closed the bamboo window, the rough movement made it hard to breathe.
"Oh, I understand." Zhang Jingxian held the short bow on her body but did not move.
"Madam Zhang?" After a few breaths, Xie couldn't help but remind her.
"My bed is here. If you want to use the kitchen, can you help me carry the bed to the warehouse?" Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips and pointed to a place.
Hearing this, Xie and the two people in the kitchen felt a little embarrassed. Xie reacted faster and immediately said that they would light a fire in the yard to cook and would not touch her bed.
"That's fine. Anyway, the noble man will be leaving here soon. When I move back, it will be useless." Zhang Jingxian thought for a while, nodded, and left the kitchen.
Xie looked at her back and frowned slightly. The envoy did not tell him when he would leave.
But this Madam Zhang seemed impatient, but it was reasonable for her to think so. Anyone would feel very uncomfortable if a dozen strangers who were not to be messed with moved into their home.
"Be careful and don't disturb Madam Zhang's bed."
"Xie, while the envoy stays here to recuperate, why don't we give Madam Zhang some money and buy her house? Doctor Meng said she has an uncle in Xishan Village, and she could temporarily move in with him. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"
One person thought this was a good idea and there was no need to make things awkward for both sides, so he asked Xie for his opinion.
Xie frowned and ignored him.
Because he vaguely realized that something was amiss. More precisely, the envoy was treating Madam Zhang... But observing Madam Zhang's every move, she did not seem suspicious.
She liked money but was afraid of them. Her expression was a mixture of panic and discomfort, and then she hid in the mountains. This was exactly the reaction a farm girl should have.
She was kind-hearted and saved the envoy. At the same time, she also honestly kept her duties... and did not overstep the line.
Or perhaps it was her instinctive fear of the envoy that prevented her from having any other thoughts.
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Zhang Jingxian walked to the house she built with her own hands and knocked on the door silently.
"Come in."
A cold male voice came from inside the door. She pushed the door open with a blank expression and walked in.
"Sir, do you have something to tell me?" The door was not closed. She only took a step inside, and there was still some distance between her and him who was standing in front of the window.
Compared to the morning, he had changed his clothes. It was one of the ones Zhang Jingxian bought at the clothing store.
The moon-white color, which was a bit gray, didn't really suit him, but Zhang Jingxian fell in love with it at first sight.
Because she felt that this color might alleviate the eerie and oppressive feeling he gave people.
However, now she realized that she had failed, and she quietly moved towards the door.
Seeing this, Xie Yun pulled the corners of his lips, and a hint of anger flashed in his dark eyes, "Ah Xian, you are so far away from me, are you afraid that I will eat you?"
He had a cold face. He was smiling happily just now, but why did he become so dull when he was in front of him?
Zhang Jingxian didn't say anything. He wouldn't eat her, but he could make her unhappy.
Silence stretched between the two of them, the bamboo window was closed, and the light in the room was dim.
Xie Yun suddenly spoke up, asking if she had anything she wanted in her heart. "Now that I have recovered my memory, Ah Xian, whatever you want, as long as it's not the bright moon in the sky, I can help you get it."
Even if she asked him for...some unattainable wishes.
Even though they didn't say it out loud, at this moment, both of them knew it in their hearts. This was his compensation for lying to her. Without amnesia, how could he recover his memory?
"My request has not changed. If you are knowledgeable about military affairs, please protect the safety of my cousin and the villagers."
Zhang Jingxian clenched her palms and made her request without hesitation.
Hearing this, Xie Yun responded indifferently and asked if there were any other requests.
He could take her away and let her stay with him.
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