Chapter 114 I'm Really Afraid the Roof of Our House Will Collapse
When Sang Yu and Sang Yongjing returned to the shed, each one looked more disheveled than the other.
There is no need to say much about Sang Yu. Not only did her originally brightly colored outer robe become an ordinary linen dress, but she also tied the hem of her skirt at her waist and tied a knot.
Her straight, white legs were exposed, covered in yellow mud, and even her hair was hanging down behind her shoulders.
As for Sang Yongjing, even though he was wearing a straw raincoat, he was much worse off than Sang Yu. He insisted that it was too rude to take off his shoes and socks in public and refused to walk barefoot.
So, while pulling out his shoes, he didn't use too much force and fell into the muddy yellow water, and even his robe was stained with yellow mud.
The neat bun on his head fell apart, and the rain wet strands of hair and stuck to his cheeks, making him look like a madman.
As soon as the two entered the shed, several people who had been gathered at the door came forward with concern.
Sang Xingjia was shocked by their appearance. He had never expected them to be so embarrassed. "Dad, little sister, what are you doing..."
"Oh, don't mention it. It's raining so hard outside and the road is too difficult to walk on."
Sang Yu knew that Sang Yongjing was very concerned about his reputation, so she chose to take the blame for his fall herself: "I accidentally fell, and Dad wanted to help me, but I accidentally knocked him down too, and that's how it is now."
"Don't talk so much, just drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold." Xie Qiujin interrupted their conversation and brought two bowls of hot ginger soup.
"Hey, when was this soup made?" Sang Yu was a little surprised. She had planned to make ginger soup herself when she came back, but she didn't expect that there would be some ready-made soup as soon as she came back.
Xie Qiujin wanted to smile, but she couldn't lift the corners of her lips no matter how hard she tried. Seeing how miserable they were, she really couldn't smile.
"I saw it was raining heavily, so I started to boil some ginger soup. Even if I didn't get caught in the rain, drinking some ginger soup on a damp day can warm me up."
The ginger soup in my hand had just been poured from the pot. The heat passed from the wall of the bowl to my cold palm, and wisps of white smoke rose from the bowl.
Sang Yu blew on it a few times, then leaned over the bowl and took a sip.
The unique spicy taste of ginger immediately entered her mouth, but it was not as strong as she expected, and she could also taste a hint of sweetness.
"Huh? Mom, did you put sugar in it?"
Xie Qiujin suddenly became nervous. "I thought the ginger taste was too pungent, so I added some sugar to neutralize it. Is that not possible? There's still some left in the pot without sugar. I'll serve you some more."
As she was about to take the bowl from Sang Yu's hand, Sang Yu stopped her: "That's not the case. The sugar is just right. It doesn't taste bad at all."
It was indeed quite long today when we were caught in the rain. Even though the rain was warm, my body was gradually losing temperature.
After drinking two large bowls of ginger soup in one breath, Sang Yu felt warmth coming from his chest and spreading outwards. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything should be fine now.
"Little sister, tell me what happened today." Sang Xingjia asked immediately when he saw her put down the bowl.
I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well talk about it. Sang Yu raised an eyebrow and began to talk about what happened today, avoiding the important points.
Of course, the incident of threatening Liu Mao with a knife must not be told.
When they heard that there were three other people guarding the market entrance besides Wang Chengping, everyone, including Sang Yongjing, gasped.
Xie Qiujin rolled her eyes at him with some resentment: "You're just going to run away like that? Aren't you afraid that something might happen to Yu'er?"
"Haha, I... I didn't understand it for a moment, so I left because Yu'er told me to." Sang Yongjing's expression froze and he laughed dryly twice.
At that time, he was only thinking about not dragging Sang Yu down. In fact, not long after he ran out of the market, he began to regret it. He hesitated whether to turn back, but was afraid that Sang Yu would have escaped and he would fall into the tiger's mouth instead.
After some hesitation, he decided to rush to the west city gate to meet her as soon as possible. However, he never expected that there would be someone guarding the entrance to the market.
Sang Yu just wanted to make the story more interesting with some twists and turns, but she didn't want to stir up family conflicts, so she quickly interrupted, "Mom, don't blame me. I'm sitting here perfectly fine. Just continue listening to me."
Then she slowly told the story of how she exchanged clothes with the little girl, put on the straw raincoat and escaped successfully, naturally omitting the part about being followed.
"Then I reunited with Dad and came back together. It was just that the rain was so heavy and the road was difficult to walk on that it looked so miserable."
After finishing speaking, Sang Yu spread his hands and said, "It's that simple."
She said it lightly, but in fact, before today, she had imagined countless times in her mind what kind of situation she would encounter, how many people would be involved, and how to escape.
The four men today, aside from Liu Mao, weren't exactly tough characters. Calling them hooligans was a bit of an exaggeration; they were just a bunch of idiots who didn't know what they were capable of.
If they had any common sense, they would have taken the initiative and gone straight into the little house to get her out.
As long as you cover your mouth in time and don't make any big noise, the person in charge inside won't care at all.
As for taking it out, you can just find an empty street corner or alley, search the person and take away all the silver. There is no need to think about anything else.
None of Sang Yu's carefully planned plans came into play, but this was not a bad thing. It was much better to be targeted by a group of idiots than by smart people.
"Selling candy to the people sent by the second brother? This kid still has some conscience." Old Mrs. Shi muttered softly.
She hasn't seen her other sons and daughters-in-law these days. The eldest son was angry that she had to go with the fourth son. The second son was sick, and the third son was busy with something. Even her mother didn't come to visit her.
Even though she doesn't talk much on weekdays, she actually keeps all these things in mind.
Sang Yongjing, who was sitting next to her, was also filled with regret when she mentioned her second brother. "If Chen Kang hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that my second brother was sick. I'll go visit him again when the weather is clear and the road is easier to walk on."
If you really count it, Sang Yongnian was probably already ill when he and Sang Yu went to Sang's house before, but none of the servants told him about it.
Sang Yongjing waited for five days, and it rained heavily for five consecutive days.
Even the spring water they used to drink had become turbid due to the mud and sand. Every day they had to collect the water in containers to let it settle, and then boil it over high heat before drinking it.
Fortunately, on the morning of the sixth day, a ray of morning sun pierced through the dark clouds covering the sky, and the sky cleared up.
"The rain has finally stopped. If it continues, I'm really afraid that the roof of our house will collapse." Sang Yongjing looked at the clear blue sky behind the dark clouds with a smile on his face.
Heavy rain for several consecutive days made the already dilapidated roof even worse. Later, a large amount of rainwater flowed directly down the pillars supporting the roof.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sang Yu made a quick decision and dug a drainage ditch next to the pillar to drain the water out, so as to prevent the water inside and outside from merging and flowing back into the house.
Even so, everyone was worried when they went to bed every night for the next two days, fearing that some other accidents would happen.
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