78 Mushroom Problem
◎This is my bed, what do you say I should do◎
Ye Yunzhao didn't know what was happening to her. She felt as if her temples had been hit hard by someone, and invisible pressure spread over her head. She tried hard to open her eyes, but the black in front of her eyes slowly turned into white.
What came into view were layers of gauze curtains. She slowly turned her head and saw Ah Sheng sleeping soundly on the side of the bed.
Ye Yunzhao tried to sit up, but only moved his fingers. Ah Sheng suddenly sat up and rubbed her eyes. Their eyes met, and she suddenly stood up and ran out in surprise.
"Master Ye is awake! Master Ye is awake!"
Because her health was not good to begin with, she traveled to an unknown dynasty, was busy every day for the poor people, and was injured in prison two days ago. She fell seriously ill and slept for three days in a row.
During this period, Chen Jingshan consulted many famous doctors, but finally, when he ran out of options, he turned to Li Xianjiang.
As soon as he arrived, he inserted more than a dozen silver needles on Ye Yunzhao's head, but she was still in a coma at that time and was completely unaware of it.
When Chen Jingshan came in, he saw Ye Yunzhao, with his hair full of silver needles, struggling to sit up, raising his left hand and about to hit his head.
Ah Sheng and Li Xianjiang, who were following behind him, were startled. Ah Sheng said in shock, "Master Ye, please don't—"
In the blink of an eye, Chen Jingshan rushed over, grasped her wrist tightly, and said softly, "Lie down first."
When he suddenly saw him, Ye Yunzhao suddenly remembered that the last memory in his mind was that he was lying in his arms, pulling his hair.
She couldn't help but feel a little angry and turned her head to look away.
Chen Jingshan helped her lie down, and Li Xianjiang hurried over and opened his ancestral silver needle bag.
Ye Yunzhao was stunned, thinking that he was going to give him an acupuncture, and quickly said: "Doctor Li, I'm not sick, I'm not sick."
Chen Jingshan, who was standing by, was amused by her helpless look, and even Li Xianjiang's mouth curled up into a smile.
Ye Yunzhao angrily said to Chen Jingshan: "What are you laughing at——"
"Don't talk yet." Li Xianjiang said seriously.
She immediately became as obedient as a quail, struggling desperately: "Doctor Li, I'm really not sick."
Li Xianjiang nodded and touched her head with his empty hands. Only then did Ye Yunzhao feel relieved. Suddenly, he felt the pain in his temples loosen up and he felt very comfortable.
She glanced sideways and said happily, "Doctor Li, you are amazing. With just a light touch, my head doesn't hurt anymore. You—ah—"
Before she could finish her words, she saw Li Xianjiang pulling out more than a dozen silver needles from her head and fainted.
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When she woke up again, it was already two quarters past You. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Chen Jingshan sitting beside the bed, looking at her intently.
Ye Yunzhao was stunned, and then she remembered her embarrassment. The candlelight beside the bed flickered slightly, and her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't look at him: "You...what are you doing here?"
Chen Jingshan had never seen her like this before. He put away the book in his hand and moved closer: "This is my home, this is my bed, what do you think I am doing here?"
Hearing this, Ye Yunzhao suddenly stood up and pretended to get out of bed.
He was stunned and quickly stopped her: "I was just joking with you, why are you leaving? Come on, come on, this is not my room, just lie down and relax."
Ye Yunzhao glared at him: "Lecher!"
Chen Jingshan stood up, bent down, and helped her lie down. Her hair fell along with his movements, brushing against Ye Yunzhao's cheeks, ears, and neck. She stared at him, trying to suppress the itch, but Chen Jingshan seemed to notice nothing and helped her tighten the corner of the quilt.
He spoke softly, "I am your benefactor, how could I be a scoundrel?"
Under the dim candlelight, a handsome, tall man emerged. His usually cold features were now bathed in a soft glow, making his figure appear even more sturdy and slender. The stray hairs brushed against her brush tip, and for a moment, Ye Yunzhao felt dazed, unsure if he was smelling the incense in the room or his own fragrance. Their hair entwined, a subtle, unnoticed tenderness filled the air.
She turned her face away unnaturally, tilted her head to the inside of the bed, and whispered, "I want to rest..."
Chen Jingshan didn't hear clearly: "What?"
Ye Yunzhao blushed and snorted, then turned over abruptly: "I said I need to rest, get out quickly."
He suddenly realized it, looked at the back in front of him with his back to him, and immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes, you have a good rest, I'm leaving first."
He almost walked to the door, then stepped back and warned, "If anything happens at night, as soon as you open your mouth, the maids outside will come in and just ask them to call me."
After he gave detailed instructions, he left reluctantly.
Hearing the sound of him closing the door, Ye Yunzhao immediately leaned forward to confirm, hiding the lower half of his face in the soft quilt. His gentle voice became unclear through the quilt: "Who is going to call you..."
Perhaps because of a serious illness, Ye Yunzhao, who had been in a coma for three days, fell asleep early and had no dreams all night. He gradually woke up at four quarters past noon the next day.
When she woke up, Ah Sheng was sitting obediently beside the bed.
Ye Yunzhao smiled: "Little Asheng~"
Ah Sheng, who was looking down at something, was startled by her movement. He then said happily, "Master Ye, you're awake! Are you hungry? The sister and aunt from the kitchen just came to ask if you want any food."
Ye Yunzhao slowly sat up and stretched. All the fatigue from yesterday disappeared, and she looked out the window with a light heart.
This first snowfall was heavy. The sky outside was a slightly gloomy gray, with scattered white clouds. The trees and stones in the courtyard were dotted with white. The emerald green of the lake and the white snow complemented each other, creating a unique poetic scene.
She took a deep breath, smiled and touched Ah Sheng's face: "Okay, let's eat."
After a while, the maids from the Lin residence came in. After a simple wash and change of clothes, a large table full of delicious food was already set.
"Sister Ye, please eat quickly." Seeing that there was no one else around, Ah Sheng sweetly called her sister.
When she was still in the county school, she often followed Erya and called herself sister. Others always thought it was inappropriate, but Ye Yunzhao did not care about it. He just told these little girls: Call me whatever you want when there is no one around.
Ye Yunzhao smiled and nodded.
The breakfast in front of her was quite rich. She didn't know how to start eating it, so she just scooped up a spoonful of sweet soup and put it into her mouth.
Seeing this, Ah Sheng immediately stood up and filled a bowl of porridge, handed it to her, and said hurriedly, "I almost forgot, my brother-in-law told you to eat something light for breakfast. Sister Ye, drink this."
Ye Yunzhao was stunned and asked curiously: "Brother-in-law? What brother-in-law?"
Ah Sheng smiled sweetly and said something surprising: "Of course it's Brother-in-law Jingshan. Aren't Sister Ye and he married?"
With a "Puff!" sound, Ye Yunzhao was startled and spat out the sweet soup in her mouth. She immediately stood up and covered Ah Sheng's chattering mouth: "Oh my God! What nonsense are you talking about, little girl!"
Ah Sheng blinked, realizing that he seemed to have said something wrong.
Ye Yunzhao hurriedly asked, "Have you told this to anyone else? Where did you hear it? You must never say such nonsense again, understand?"
She nodded innocently: "I only told Doctor Li and Sister Ye..."
"What? You have told Doctor Li?" Ye Yunzhao felt dizzy when he heard that. Although he and Li Xianjiang were not close friends, he had always been upright. As an unmarried woman living in the home of an unmarried man, she didn't know what he thought of her in his heart.
Ah Sheng nodded: "After hearing this, Doctor Li actually said that you two are a perfect match!"
Before she could finish, Ye Yunzhao immediately made a "silence" gesture: "Don't mention this again, Xiao Asheng, where on earth did you hear such nonsense?"
She prayed for Sister Cuihua in her heart for a second, then gave her away: "Sister Cuihua said so."
Ye Yunzhao's eyebrows jumped, and he said word by word: "See if I don't deal with her properly when I get back——"
Ah Sheng asked curiously, "Sister Ye, are we going back today?"
She took a sip of porridge and nodded: "I'll go back later."
After the two of them quickly finished their meal, Ye Yunzhao sent Ah Sheng to call Li Xianjiang, while she found Chen Jingshan and said goodbye to him.
He naturally didn't expect her to leave so soon, but thinking of what happened in Lingnan County, he didn't say anything to stop her. He specially called the coachman to set up a carriage and sent them back.
Ye Yunzhao was moved quickly by Ah Sheng's nonsense at the dinner table. He said goodbye to Chen Jingshan in a hurry and left.
Chen Jingshan walked into the house in a daze. Butler Zhang said, "Boss, since you like her so much, why don't you find a matchmaker and go to her house to ask for her hand in marriage..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Yuechuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and deliberately teased him, "Butler Zhang, I think you've been working for nothing all these years. You really don't understand your boss. He—from childhood to adulthood, the more he likes something, the less he asks for it directly. He's very reserved, hahahaha..."
Chen Jingshan was too lazy to pay attention to them. With a "click", he locked the two of them outside and looked at the room where she had stayed for three or four days.
He walked to the bed and fell onto the soft quilt, his whole body enveloped by the unfamiliar scent. Like a cat seeing nepeta, he buried his face in the quilt and rolled over and over. After taking a deep breath, he found that the aroma of Ye Yunzhao lingered in the aromatherapy he often used. He couldn't help but sigh, feeling that his current state was very abnormal.
As for his various situations, Ye Yunzhao knew nothing about them. She was glancing at Li Xianjiang awkwardly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he sat outside with the groom.
She looked at Ah Sheng and asked curiously, "Why aren't you studying at the county school? Why are you and Doctor Li the only ones visiting me, and Madam Cuihua not here?"
"The weather suddenly changed a few days ago, and it snowed. Master Wanjun felt that it was inconvenient for everyone to go to and from school, so she gave us a holiday, saying that we could go after the New Year."
Ah Sheng hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister Cuihua wanted to come, but brother-in-law Dazhuang and Doctor Li disagreed, so she asked me to take good care of you."
"Why don't you agree?"
"Because Sister Cuihua is pregnant, Doctor Li said..." Ah Sheng seemed to be thinking, "She needs to rest."
"Really?" Ye Yunzhao's face lit up with joy, but her happiness didn't last long.
Li Xianjiang pulled back the carriage curtain and said solemnly, "County Magistrate Ye, I know you were very interested in growing mushrooms. But there's something I don't want to hide from you. There are more than a dozen households in Xixiang whose mushroom sheds... haven't grown any mushrooms."
The smile on Ye Yunzhao's face froze. Now it was the time when mushrooms were sprouting: "Why is it so..."
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