Chapter 4
When the two returned to the room, Jun Qingmo felt a little tired. The bedsores on his body were a little painful due to the work, but he didn't want to lie down again.
It had been a long time since he had felt the ability to leave his bed and wander around without relying entirely on others.
"I, I'll wipe the table."
"Okay." Of course Zhang Yunniang wouldn't refuse someone to help her with the work! It's tiring to clean up by herself.
Although the time was short, the two of them cooperated well.
After Zhang Yunniang finished cleaning the upper part of the cabinet, she left the lower part and asked someone else to clean it while she moved on to another place.
Jun Qingmo rolled his wheelchair and followed behind him, as if he could walk again, and his mood had visibly improved.
Perhaps as he became more familiar with the situation, his movements were not as cautious as before.
In a moment of inattention, the wheelchair hit the basin of water on the bench next to it, spilling water everywhere.
The sound of the wooden basin falling to the ground startled him. He looked at the mess around him, and once he returned to where he started, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
"Yes, I'm sorry." He couldn't do anything right, and as expected, he couldn't do anything right.
"Who are you sorry for?"
"You, all your hard work for so long has been in vain." There was a hint of uneasiness in his tone. Ever since his leg was broken, no one treated him as a normal person. Now, in just half a day, this way of getting along with others who treated him as a normal person made him nostalgic.
Now that an accident had happened, he was a little scared.
He was afraid that he would become dependent on others for everything and become dirty and filthy again.
He was also afraid that there would be no one left around him.
"You cleaned the cabinets down here. How have you wronged me?"
"You just mopped the floor." There was some timidity and guilt in his words.
"Just wipe it again, it's not a big deal." Zhang Yunniang poured the water in the wooden barrel back into the basin, put it aside, and continued to mop the floor.
“Anything that can be solved is not a big problem.”
"Will you leave if I'm so troublesome?"
It had been a long time since anyone had had a good talk with him. It had only been half a day, but Jun Qingmo couldn't face lying alone in the room. It was too lonely.
"You helped me before, and I'm not ungrateful. I didn't spend much of my wages, but it's not a long-term solution to only spend money.
If you can find a way to earn money to continue employing me, then I will stay and continue working here."
"The young masters in the mansion receive monthly wages. Even though they have been reduced, your wages are still enough."
"That's fine with me. I'll do the work wherever I want. But I want a raise. I get a lot more work now than before."
"From now on, all my monthly salary will be at your disposal."
"make a deal."
Jun Qingmo took a rag and wiped the dirty water splashed on the cabinet.
No matter what the reason is, money or affection, he is not alone, and he doesn't want to be alone.
Zhang Yunniang wiped the water off the floor and cleaned the room, but she always felt like something was missing, as if it was dead.
Seeing the flowers blooming outside the window, I realized that they were lacking vitality.
The aura of a house is a magical existence.
Maybe this place has been in a negative and stagnant state for a long time, making the whole house lifeless. It is necessary to bring in some vitality.
She picked some vines and branches from the flower bed outside, walked around the house, selected some jars and bottles, and began to make flower arrangements.
This is the guy who eats, and she is very skilled at it now.
"Look, what do you think? Isn't it very unique?"
"Well, very elegant."
"I can also make an ecological fish tank. When I have time, I'll show you how. Give me that pale yellow flower."
She cut the vine with scissors, made small circles in the jar, and clamped the flower branches between the vines to make a shape.
"Where I live now is quite far from here. The room next to yours was probably once reserved for the night watchman. Now that it's empty, I'm moving in here temporarily."
She actually didn't want to move here. Although her original residence was not very big, she had already gotten used to it and it had been carefully taken care of, making it like a small paradise.
But Jun Qingmo is now unable to move around easily, and his original residence is a bit far from here, making it inconvenient to take care of him.
"Okay." Jun Qingmo took a bottle and tried to make flower arrangements.
Seeing him lower his head and remain silent, Zhang Yunniang asked, "Second Young Master, do you think I'm taking advantage of your misfortune? You're asking for a pay raise and better housing?"
If you look at it from the boss's perspective, her behavior is indeed a bit greedy.
"No, it's all you deserve. Originally, you just needed to tend to the flowers and plants, but now you're taking care of me too, so I should give you a raise. Moving to the next room will also make it more convenient for me."
"That's good to know. I'm not the one taking advantage."
Zhang Yunniang noticed his fatigue and asked him to rest first. She placed the prepared flower arrangements in the house one by one.
Now the whole space is much more lively and no longer looks lifeless. Instead, it has some vitality.
She was also very tired. She had been living a life of luxury for the past two years and hadn't been so tired for a long time.
She was very tired, but she endured it and planned to buy some medicine first.
Jun Qingmo had severe bedsores, and she noticed that he was not feeling well.
I took this opportunity to go out and visit the carpenter's shop to ask him to make a toilet for me. This thing is still necessary, especially for people with limited mobility.
The whole is built in the shape of a chair, with armrests on both sides for convenient sitting.
A lighter and thinner wheelchair was also built for Jun Qingmo to push by himself.
Zhang Yunniang watched the silver being taken out of the purse bit by bit, and she kept saying in her heart that you can't catch a wolf without risking your child. This was all an investment, and she hoped that one day she would get a return on her money.
When the second young master achieves something again, she can still be the gardener who can slack off at any time.
But on the other hand, if that day really comes, she can be considered a hero, and maybe she can make some money, so she won't even have to slack off.
That would be better. Maybe you can expect to become rich and live a comfortable life directly.
When these things were over, she bought some food and hurried back.
She was truly exhausted today. After applying the medicine, she really needed to rest. Otherwise, she might die.
When she came back, she thought the man was sleeping, but unexpectedly he was playing the chi.
I couldn't understand what she was saying, but the tone was quite nice. I only stopped when I saw her come back.
It sounded like a sweet and joyful song, but she could hear a strong sadness.
The figure on the couch was leaning back, facing the window. When he heard the footsteps, he put down the instrument in his hand, looked up and smiled at her.
It would be better not to smile at all. The broken and noble look on his face made her empathize with the sadness.
Zhang Yunniang pulled the corners of her mouth, took two deep breaths, and broke the dull atmosphere in the room. "Look what I brought back? Pancakes, sugar-roasted chestnuts, and mung bean cakes."
She opened the oil-paper package and gestured for people to see.
"I won't be going to the cafeteria to get food later. I'll put this on the bedside table. Eat some when you're hungry. I really don't feel like moving today, so just make do with this."
"You've worked hard today, go and have some rest."
He was feeling down and out of energy. After waking up, he saw the chi by the bed, picked it up, and subconsciously started playing it.
The melody is gentle, and this song "Swallow Returns" was created by him and Xu Shuying by chance.
As the saying goes, a talented man deserves a beautiful woman. Both of them were well-known for their talents in Kyoto. Their parents' orders and the matchmaker's words naturally tied them together.
Regardless of whether it was sincere or not, these noble children had no control over their marriage. Now that people have left and the tea has forgotten, the mood of the music has changed.
"Let me apply the medicine to you first."
Jun Qingmo looked at the medicine bottle in her hand and the tired smile on the corner of her mouth, and his eyes became moist.
It has been a long time since he has received so much attention, and it has been a long time since anyone treated him like a human being.
In just one day, he felt like a human being again.
The person in front of him spoke without restraint and without any distinction of status, but he felt very warm.
"Are you shy? Just turn around. I can't see you from the other side."
His ears turned red, and this man, hey, turned around and untied his belt.
I would have felt embarrassed before, but she was right. What could these empty formalities bring him?
Since it's of no use, who are you trying to please by being so shy?
The ointment was cool and comfortable, and his eyes became moist again.
He wanted to live, he really wanted to live. As long as someone gave him a hand, he wanted to live well.
He had always been humble and polite to everyone, had never done anything against his conscience, and had never hurt anyone. Why should he have to suffer like this? It wasn't fair.
He was unwilling to accept this, he wanted to live, he wanted justice.
He felt a pressure on his waist and back, and then on his legs. The pressure was moderate and very comfortable. He turned around in confusion.
"Lying down for a long time can easily lead to poor blood circulation and muscle atrophy. Let me give you a massage."
Zhang Yunniang was massaging people while breathing heavily. She was really tired.
"No, no, I want to go back and lie down for a while."
Before leaving, she placed the chamber pot under the bed and motioned for people to see where she had placed it.
He took another piece of clean cloth, folded it, and told me to use it as a cushion if I wanted to go to the toilet.
Once her customized toilet arrives, everything will be convenient.
After returning to her residence, she simply washed up and lay down on the bed, falling asleep unconscious.
After everyone left, Jun Qingmo lay on the bed, looked around, and took in the room again.
It is no longer dark and dirty as before, but bright and clean instead.
The bed beneath him was no longer wet and hard.
He reached out and pinched his arm hard; it hurt, then he slapped himself, which also hurt. It turned out he wasn't dreaming.
In the blink of an eye, he returned to the human world.
He was also very tired today and didn't have much energy to continue feeling sad about the passing of time. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next day, Zhang Yunniang packed up her belongings, including a few commonly used items, and moved to the house over there.
Now she has become accustomed to getting up early and wakes up naturally at the hour of Mao every day.
The maids who did the rough work also looked at the people who served them and would shirk their duties. She got up very early every morning, when the light was not very good and the ground was not very obvious.
Looking at the ground in the yard during the day yesterday, there was already a thick layer of dust.
The flowers and plants are carefully tended every day, so today I just need to pick up some yellow leaves and water them. Since it's still early, I clean the yard.
When she brought breakfast, Jun Qingmo was still sleeping. His brows were relaxed and he lay there calmly. She had forgotten to close the window for him when she left yesterday, so the room was a little chilly.
I touched his hand outside the quilt and it was cold. Just as I was about to put his hand back under the quilt, the person lying there opened his eyes.
The moment Jun Qingmo opened his eyes, there was a layer of confusion in his eyes. The surrounding environment was clean and tidy, and he felt a little bit unaware of where he was.
It wasn't until he saw the person in front of him clearly that he came to his senses.
He had slept very soundly last night, and even though he watched the sun rise outside, he had slept for so long. From yesterday evening till now, he estimated that he had slept for more than ten hours.
"Second Young Master, didn't you have dinner yesterday?" The food that was placed there before leaving yesterday has not been touched at all.
"I fell asleep and didn't wake up."
"I had a good sleep last night, and I slept until this morning. Let's wash up and have breakfast first. We have vegetable porridge today. It's my favorite breakfast in the mansion."
"good."
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