After listening to their conversation, Xiao Yunsong asked in confusion, "Have the melons in the greenhouse borne fruit yet? I haven't seen any."
He goes to the greenhouse every day to help with pollination, sweeping each flower stamen with a brush. The younger sister says it's for pollination. He also picks vegetables, weeds, and waters the plants. He spends more time there than the younger sister, but I haven't seen any melons growing on the vines.
Xiao Yunying choked for a moment: "Uh..."
The strawberries in the greenhouse have started to bear fruit, some of them already turning pink. The melons are still a long way off; they won't be ripe for at least another month.
There was no one else around when she was putting things into the basket. She thought that her older brother wouldn't come in with her when she was giving them away, so he wouldn't see what she was giving away or hear what she was saying.
I didn't expect to run into him on the street, and I carelessly blurted it out, which aroused my brother's suspicion.
How can I explain this to dispel the suspicions of both sides? I need an answer urgently!
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Xiao Yunying shivered.
Chen Yuancheng took off his cloak, intending to drape it over her: "It's getting windy, it'll probably snow again tomorrow. It's so cold, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Yunying stepped aside to avoid the cloak, and followed his words to skip over her older brother's question: "I saw that the villagers went to the pawnshop and were planning to wait for someone to come out so they could take me back to the village. Don't put it on me, just wear it yourself."
It's fine for her to be exposed to the cold wind, but Chen Yuancheng's health isn't as good as a normal person's, and he'll suffer a lot if he gets sick.
Chen Yuancheng insisted on draping a cloak over her shoulders: "Don't hide, wear it properly. You'll be taking the oxcart back, and there won't be any shelter around you. It will be even colder on the way."
"And you?"
"I've finished my business and I'm going home now. I won't linger on the streets any longer."
Xiao Yunying didn't refuse again and let him tie the cloak around her neck: "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. It's a bit cold. I'll wash it and bring it back to you after the New Year."
No rush.
Chen Yuancheng fastened his cloak and gestured for Xiao Yunying to look towards the pawnshop: "Is that the woman you're waiting for? She's already out."
Xiao Yunying turned her head and glanced at her: "It's her, Yuancheng, you should go home now, we're leaving."
Chen Yuancheng stepped aside: "Let's go, wrap your cloak up properly, Brother Xiao, please drive carefully."
Xiao Yunsong pulled the oxcart: "Understood, Young Master Chen, please go back now."
After Chen Yuancheng waited for the Xiao siblings to cross the street, he put away his smile and looked up at the second floor across the street with a sharp gaze that seemed to penetrate the wall.
It was an inn. The window of a room in the center of the second floor was open. There was no one by the window, and because it was an upward angle, you couldn't see what was going on inside.
Ling Qi followed his gaze and asked, "Young Master, what's wrong?"
Chen Yuancheng asked, "Have you noticed anyone following us?"
"No, young master, did you sense someone following you? Should I go and check?"
Although our young master is not skilled in martial arts, he has been sharp-sense since childhood, and with this question, he must have noticed something.
Chen Yuancheng inspected all the windows but found nothing unusual: "No need, let's go back to the mansion."
The feeling of being watched was brief but intense. He was certain it wasn't his imagination, but he didn't sense any malice; it was more like a curious scrutiny. So he didn't intend to investigate.
After Chen Yuancheng left with Ling Qi, there was movement in the room with the open window.
Two large hands reached out from below the window, gripping the window frame, and half a head, with only a pair of eyes showing, peered out, scanning the entire street.
Only after confirming that the two people had really left did I dare to stand up.
"Master, they've left."
A man with his eyes covered by a black cloth sat at a round table, drinking hot tea: "He's gone, so what are you staring at a man for?"
Wan Jun closed the window, sat down, and said, "Who was watching that man? Wasn't I telling the master that I saw the girl who bumped into me last time? Who knew that the man who came later, who looked so weak, could actually sense my location?"
"It's because you've been watching him for too long. The distance isn't that far, anyone would have noticed."
"No, that's not true. I looked at him three times, and I made sure to keep my presence hidden."
She only glanced at him when he approached the girl, glanced at him when he tied the cloak on the girl, and glanced at him again when the girl left.
The rest of the time, he kept watching the girl, describing her actions and reading her lips to explain to his master.
I looked at it three times in total, each time for no more than two breaths (the ancients didn't count in seconds, they used breath time to estimate), I don't know if I was discovered early on or if I was discovered because I looked at it for too long at the last time.
I found it strange that even though I hadn't done anything wrong, I felt inexplicably guilty when the other person looked at me. I didn't have time to close the window, so I could only quickly squat down.
The man put down his teacup: "You should intensify your training after we return to the barracks."
Although Wan Jun was honest and straightforward, his martial arts skills were not low. He knew how to conceal his aura, and the fact that his opponent could detect his location meant that his martial arts skills were superior to his.
Wan Jun poured him some hot tea and pushed it over, saying, "Judging from the way that man walks, he probably doesn't know martial arts."
The man fumbled for the teacup and said, "That means he has keen senses and discovered you based on intuition alone."
“Master, didn’t you say before that people with keen senses are often complicated and not worth getting close to? Should we go and remind that girl?”
The man put down the teacup he had just brought to his lips: "Wan Jun, in what capacity do you remind that young lady?"
"I don't have any identity documents."
Why did you remind that girl?
"Just... out of kindness?"
"What do you think is the relationship between that girl and that man?"
"He even tied a cloak on the girl; such an intimate gesture suggests they have a very good relationship."
This question and answer session started to give the man a headache. He rubbed his temples and said:
"I've already said it all, don't you understand? You think those two are close. If you were that girl, would you believe a rough guy you've only met once, or your best friend?"
"Ah, this..."
The man then lectured his honest subordinate: "Furthermore, my saying that you shouldn't be too close to people with complicated minds only applies to you. It's to remind you to be vigilant and always be wary of others. It doesn't mean that all people with complicated minds are bad or will do bad things, nor does it mean that everyone is as honest and naive as you, who doesn't know how to judge people."
"Oh, I understand."
"What do you understand?"
"What Master means is that I don't need to remind that girl, right?"
Right about what!
The man in black, exhausted, indicated he didn't want to continue the conversation and tapped the table: "Pour some tea."
"Master, you haven't drunk the water I just poured yet. If I pour any more, it will overflow."
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