Chapter 214 Dreaming
Zhang Juexia looked at Ye Beixiu who was drinking and eating meat with everyone in front of him, and always felt like he had just had a dream.
She was so frightened by Ren Xiaoyao and his gang of bandits that her hands and feet were still weak. However, Sister Song in the backyard had already been frightened and drugged by them and had not woken up yet, so she had to do the cooking.
Ren Xiaoyao drank a bowl of wine in big gulps and wiped the greasy smell from the corners of his mouth. "To be honest, today's incident was really thrilling. In the past, I rarely followed them when they went out to do things. I don't know what happened today. They had to follow me no matter what I said."
Second in command Ren Wuyou came over and said, "Brother Bei Xiu is lucky, after all. Ouch..." He touched his back and took a breath, "Brother Bei Xiu's kung fu is also amazing."
Ren Xiaoyao laughed heartily. "That's what they call 'no fighting, no acquaintance'. Pass the order down and tell the brothers on every mountain that Ye Beixiu is my brother. If anyone dares to touch them, they will have a quarrel with me, Ren Xiaoyao."
"yes."
Zhang Juexia brought the last dish to the table, and Ren Xiaoyao waved for him to take a seat. "My sister-in-law must be frightened! This is my fault, so I will drink three cups as punishment. Please forgive me."
Before Zhang Juexia could reply, Ren Xiaoyao had already gulped down three bowls of wine. "Good wine, this is really good wine."
"There's still some in the storeroom at home. Brother Ren can take some with him when he leaves."
"I can't just eat and steal at the same time, otherwise I'd be a real bandit."
After Ren Xiaoyao said this, he burst into laughter.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Ren Xiaoyao left before dawn, shouting, "We can't cause trouble for Brother Bei Xiu. Tell the brothers to hurry up the mountain before dawn."
Zhang Juexia hardened his heart and took out a silver note worth four hundred taels of silver from the inner room and asked Ye Beixiu to hand it to Ren Xiaoyao.
Ren Xiaoyao's expression changed immediately when he saw the banknotes. "Aren't you slapping me in the face? I need these banknotes. You were plotted against. I have to go up the mountain to investigate. Big Brother will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
In fact, even if Ren Xiaoyao didn't investigate this matter, Zhang Juexia had already guessed who bribed the bandits and came to claim their lives.
"Brother, don't investigate this matter anymore. My husband and I only have one enemy in this town. We already know who it is without any investigation."
"Oh, then tell me and I'll send someone to take care of him."
"Brother, we appreciate your kindness, but we still hope that this person is alive and well. After all, for some people, living is more painful than death."
"Haha, he's a ruthless person, and we're the same kind of people. So, let's put it this way, Zizai, leave the mark of our mountain to your brother Beixiu."
Ren Zizai obediently took out a wooden plaque from his pocket and handed it to Ye Beixiu, "Brother Beixiu, now you have this. No matter which bandits you encounter when you go out, just show it to them. It will be useful."
Ye Beixiu hurriedly bowed to Ren Xiaoyao to express his gratitude.
Ren Xiaoyao waved his hand and said, "Since you have made up your minds, we will take our leave."
"Brother, when you have time, come to my house for a drink."
"Ha, ha, ha, good, good."
"Just don't come at night anymore. We still want to get a good night's sleep!"
Ren Xiaoyao laughed even louder after hearing this. The group mounted their horses and quickly disappeared into the mountains.
Zhang Juexia looked at the dishes in front of him and said to Ye Beixiu, "Pinch me to make sure I'm not dreaming."
Ye Beixiu patted her gently and said, "I'll testify that you're not dreaming. Leave this to me. It's still dark, so go to bed and get some sleep."
Zhang Juexia yawned, "I'm really sleepy."
She took off her shoes, got on the kang, and soon fell asleep.
When she woke up the next day, she could no longer remember what had happened the previous day.
Ye Beixiu told her that if she couldn't remember, she should stop thinking about it. After all, she couldn't tell anyone about what happened yesterday.
During lunch, Song Yu yawned and complained to Zhang Juexia, "I slept very soundly yesterday. It was Yulan who woke me up this morning by knocking on the door, but why am I still so sleepy?"
"Me too."
Under the influence of Song Yu, Zhang Juexia also yawned.
"Sister Song, did you really sleep well yesterday?"
"That's not true."
"You heard Big Black and Little Yellow calling out at night."
"No, not to mention the barking of dogs, I wouldn't even know if someone carried me away. Yesterday was really weird. I haven't had such a good sleep in a long time."
Zhang Juexia felt guilty and found other topics to talk to Song Yu. Song Yu yawned a few more times and said, "Juexia, if you have nothing to do this afternoon, please keep an eye on me. No, I have to go to sleep for a while. I'm too sleepy."
Zhang Juexia agreed and let Song Yu go to catch up on his sleep.
In the afternoon, she asked other people in the village if they had heard anything.
"There's no movement at all. It's just that the wind is blowing stronger here."
"That's right. I'm tired after a long day. Even if there's any noise, I can't hear it. I just fall asleep."
"Bei Xiu's wife, you are close to the mountain. Could there be any other movement at night?"
Zhang Juexia was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, our dog was barking a lot yesterday, I was just asking casually."
"Hey, this dog barks loudly at the slightest disturbance. Just ignore it."
Zhang Juexia nodded. She saw Li Zao working with her head down without saying a word. She looked at Li Zao carefully and saw tear marks on her face and red finger marks on her left cheek.
Zhang Juexia's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone else in this workshop was bullying Li Zao? Then she put aside what happened yesterday, found an excuse, and called Li Yulan outside.
"What's with the handprint on Li Zao's face?"
Li Yulan was stunned by the question, "What handprint?"
Zhang Juexia described it, and Li Yulan tilted her head and thought for a while, "Sister-in-law, I can guarantee that it was definitely not the people in our workshop who bullied Li Zao.
Li Zao is a man of few words, but he is never idle once he comes. He is always busy working.
Everyone asked her to take a break, but she just smiled shyly."
"Who is she usually close to?"
"She just talks to my master and occasionally to me."
"Then you should pay more attention to her. Her face looks like she's just been beaten."
"knew."
Li Yulan was busy with work, so she went into the house.
After Ye Beixiu came back from the back mountain, he told Zhang Juexia that he had also asked Liu Wanfeng, but Liu Wanfeng also didn't hear any movement down the mountain.
"Is he also a heavy sleeper?"
"Yeah, looks like he hasn't woken up yet."
"How's our chicken?"
"Very good."
Ye Beixiu drank a glass of water and said, "I'm afraid we'll all have to keep this to ourselves about what happened to my wife today..."
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