Chapter 667 How many years have you been married?
Mianmian immediately took out two pills from her sleeve, swallowed one herself, and gave the other to Qing'er, gesturing to him, "This can detoxify."
Qing'er took the pill and swallowed it in one gulp. The two of them slowly released their hands from their noses.
The two quickly hid on either side of the door.
The bandits inside the house, hearing no movement, exchanged glances and then slowly pushed open the door.
After entering the room, the group set their sights on the bed and pounced on it, only to find that they had missed.
"Second brother, there's no one here."
There are no girls here!
The blindfolded man was startled and quickly turned to look at the door, only to find it closed.
After they entered the house, Mianmian and Qing'er secretly went out, closed the door, and locked it with a large padlock.
"Second brother, look! The door's locked!"
Upon hearing the call, the blindfolded man rushed to the door and kicked it hard, only to find that it was indeed locked.
Hearing the commotion inside, Mianmian asked Qing'er, "Qing'er, what should we do with these people?"
Qing'er reached out her hand to her, "Do you have any powder on you that can attract poisonous insects?"
Mianmian nodded after hearing this, "Yes."
Qing'er said, "Give it to me."
Mianmian took out the medicine powder and handed it to Qing'er.
Qing'er sprinkled the medicine powder into the crack in the door.
Mianmian asked, "Qing'er, what's wrong?"
Qing'er said slowly, "These bandits have killed countless people here. It's time to clean them up."
Upon hearing this, Mianmian immediately helped him pour the medicine powder.
After the powder was poured out, the two immediately left the place.
As soon as Mianmian and the others left, a group of poisonous insects, attracted by the smell of the medicinal powder, slowly crawled into the house.
The blindfolded man kicked the door while cursing, "Wait till I catch that little wench, then I'll see how I deal with her! Hurry up, break the door down!"
A group of people rushed forward, ready to break down the door.
Just as he reached the door, a poisonous scorpion landed right on one of the blindfolded man's eyes.
"Second brother, your eyes! Your eyes!"
The blindfolded man took the scorpion off his hand, and upon seeing what it was, he jumped up in fright, shaking his hand and exclaiming, "This! Where did this scorpion come from!"
However, before anyone could reply, everyone else was covered in poisonous scorpions.
Soon screams came from inside the house.
It was late at night, and Mianmian and her companions had not yet found a new carriage.
Left with no other option, they had to stay at a nearby farmhouse.
After walking for a mile, they found a house.
This house looks somewhat like the Zhou family's old, dilapidated house, a mud-brick house covered with thick thatch. Mianmian and Qing'er have never seen that house before.
Mianmian and Qing'er knocked on the door together.
Not long after, an old man slowly walked out.
The old man, his hair completely white, opened the door and, upon seeing Qing'er, suddenly exclaimed, "Yuan'er, Juan'er! You're back!"
Mianmian quickly said, "Granny, you've mistaken us for someone else. We are merchants passing through this area and would like to stay at your house for the night."
The old woman came to her senses, rubbed her eyes, and looked again, realizing that she had indeed mistaken someone for someone else.
Seeing that they were two young men, she warmly welcomed them into the house, saying, "Come in quickly, come in. There are bandits around here, and it would be bad if we ran into them."
Mianmian smiled and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Granny."
The old woman, holding an oil lamp, led them into her dilapidated house.
She took a few steps, hung up the oil lamp, and asked them, "Where are you two going? Why are you on the road in the middle of the night?"
"Grandma, we're not..." Mianmian was about to explain.
Qing'er continued, "We are heading back to the capital, but our horse was injured on the way, so we have to stop here for now."
When the old nanny heard him return home like this, she assumed that the two of them were a newlywed couple.
So naturally, the only guest room in the house was given to the two of them.
They also cooked them a bowl of egg drop soup.
The old woman lived alone here, making a living with an old hen and a small plot of land.
The two eggs that were given to Mianmian were the last two in her henhouse.
Unbeknownst to Mianmian, after finishing her meal, she inquired about her from the old woman.
Only then did I learn that this old woman was an elderly woman living alone in the village. She was poor and had a son and a daughter. Later, her son went to join the army, her daughter got married, and her husband passed away, leaving her all alone.
She hadn't seen her child for over ten years, which is why she acted that way just now.
Mianmian felt a little guilty thinking about how she had eaten the last two eggs from the old woman. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "Old woman, don't worry, maybe they will be back in a few days."
The old woman was a very cheerful person. Upon hearing this, she laughed and said, "I hope so."
After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Mianmian and the others, "How many years have you been married?"
Mianmian was speechless for a moment.
Qing'er, who had been silent all along, slowly said, "We grew up together, and if we were to get married... it would have been a year."
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