48 Old Friend Returns
He is a very dangerous man
The sky was a light blue, and wisps of mist rose from the village. Amid the barking of dogs, Song Jinyi and her partner lifted their skirts and tiptoed through the wet yellow mud.
She looked up from time to time, looking at the low houses scattered in front of her. As she asked questions along the way, she finally came to a small thatched house surrounded by loess walls and straw barriers.
The two wooden doors were mottled with traces of time, and pasted with two "Fu" characters that were torn by the wind.
Song Jinyi stood on tiptoe, looked through the wooden door, and observed the scene inside. Is this the home of Yao Si?
Song Jinyi first knocked on the door, but when there was no movement in the room for a long time, she pushed the wooden door hard, making a creaking sound. Finally, she shouted at the top of her voice in impatience.
Her voice was almost hoarse, and no one came out. She frowned and said to Xu Ruolan, "Isn't this noise enough to wake up the sleeping pigs?"
A villager who was passing by to chop wood on the mountain saw the two of them standing there for a long time, their expressions stern and anxious. He kindly asked, "Are you here to look for Yao Si? He left a long time ago."
Song Jinyi asked in detail.
As for where Yao Si had gone, the villagers simply shook their heads and said they didn't know. Perhaps he'd gone to live with a distant relative, but his home was here, and he would eventually come back. Just wait and see.
Hearing this, Song Jinyi's face turned ugly. If the person was still there, it might have nothing to do with him, but the person ran away, which proved that Yao Si was definitely related to this matter.
Song Jinyi was so angry that she kicked the door twice. The already shaky door shook even more violently, just like her anxious heart.
******
When the two returned to the city from the village, it was almost noon, and Song Jinyi dragged her tired body back to the yard alone.
Song Jinyi saw Li He squatting at the gate of the courtyard, curled up in a ball, looking pitiful.
Without thinking too much, she hurried over, helped Li He up and asked, "Why are you squatting outside?", then reached out to brush off the dirt on her body.
Li He pointed at the courtyard gate and said, "Sister Jinyi, a strange person came. I was scared and didn't dare to wait inside, so I waited outside for you to come back."
She pinched the corner of Song Jinyi's clothes, her eyes moist, her voice choked, "Sister Jinyi, next time you go out, can you take me with you? I'm scared."
Song Jinyi knew that she was timid and insecure, so how could she refuse? She quickly said yes, took her arm and said that she would never leave her alone again.
After Song Jinyi comforted Li He, she asked what kind of strange person came in?
Li He replied, "He's much taller than me, taller than Sister Jinyi and Sister Ruolan, and his face is as pale as a ghost, and his hair is messy, like an unwound ball of thread."
Song Jinyi listened to Li He's description, full of doubts. What kind of person was this? Thinking that Li He was just like a child and might have exaggerated a lot, she walked in, unconvinced.
In the middle of the yard, there is a pomegranate tree as tall as a person. It is in full bloom at this moment, with lush branches and leaves. A dark green figure is standing under the tree. The person heard the noise and turned around to look over.
Those eyes, as deep as a pool of water, seemed to be looking at people from afar, as if they were thousands of miles away.
Her skin was indeed white, as white as cream, not as exaggerated as Li He said, and her hair was smooth and wavy, not a messy ball of wool.
When Song Jinyi saw him for the first time, she didn't even realize who he was. She stood there, thinking about this familiar yet unfamiliar face, which finally stopped at those impressive emerald eyes.
The man's cherry-pink thin lips opened slightly, causing Song Jinyi to stand there in a daze.
A touch of red on thousands of green branches is enough to make spring beautiful.
It had only been a month since they last saw each other, but she felt a bit of a strangeness. She belatedly asked, "Are you back?", and when the other person walked towards her, she subconsciously took two steps back.
Xie Wuyang stood five steps away from her, staring at her with his beautiful eyes. He smiled faintly and called out softly, "Sister."
The strange feeling just now suddenly disappeared when he spoke, and his appearance made Song Jinyi feel somewhat familiar.
It was probably her illusion just now.
Song Jinyi took the initiative to reach out her hand and put her arm around Xie Wuyang's shoulders in a feigned intimacy. "Why didn't you send me a letter before you came back? What if Sister Ruolan and I are not here when you come back, what will you do?"
Seeing that Xie Wuyang didn't look surprised, she felt relieved. She circled around him twice, pinched Xie Wuyang's arm, and made two "tsk tsk" sounds.
"He's been well taken care of by Huo Changqing. His face has become plump and his arms are stronger." As she spoke, she heard movement coming from the door behind her.
It goes without saying that it must be Xu Ruolan who has returned.
She took Xie Wuyang's hand and turned to look at Xu Ruolan who had just entered the room, "Sister Ruolan, do you recognize who he is?", feeling quite proud of having raised a child well.
Xu Ruolan tilted her head slightly, looking at Xie Wuyang's much more mature appearance, and then at Song Jinyi's silly smile, she chuckled, "He has indeed changed a lot, but I can't recognize him."
Song Jinyi also felt that her question was a bit stupid. She laughed twice and turned around to look for Li He. Seeing her huddled behind her, she pulled her over with a mixture of amusement and anger.
Song Jinyi told Xie Wuyang about bringing Li He back, and introduced Xie Wuyang to Li He, explaining that he was not a bad person, but a partner like them.
Although Li He is not very smart, perhaps it is a blessing in disguise and she is wise but appears foolish. She can often feel other people's emotions more clearly than others. For example, she was able to feel Song Jinyi's kindness and knew that she was a good person.
Only now did I feel Xie Wuyang's suppressed emotions. He is a very dangerous person.
She stepped back unconsciously.
Song Jinyi looked at her strangely. She felt very strange that she treated Xie Wuyang like a mouse seeing a cat. She thought that maybe it was because it was the first time they met and Li He was shy, so she acted like that.
It will be fine later.
******
Song Jinyi had no luck in finding someone this morning, so she had no intention of cooking and thought the three of them would just make do with something casual. But now Xie Wuyang suddenly came back, so the welcoming banquet had to be held.
Song Jinyi asked Li He to go out and buy two taels of braised pork, and she fried two hot dishes.
The four of them ate around a small square table in the yard.
Xie Wuyang casually asked Song Jinyi and the others what they did this morning.
Song Jinyi thought that he was also a member of the store and didn't want to hide anything from him, so she told him roughly what happened in the store and also told him about her search for Yao Si this morning.
When Xie Wuyang heard the name Yao Si, his eyes flickered. He could not hide his excitement and mentioned an incident on the way back to Yunzhou: he stopped in Lin County, not far from Yunzhou, and there was a man in the tavern.
The man was drunk and was talking nonsense about Song's Sweet Water Shop. When he heard these words, he paid special attention. Later, he heard him mumbling to himself and kept saying the word "sorry".
He secretly followed the man, tied him up while he was drunk, and dragged him all the way back. Coincidentally, the man's name was Yao Si.
After hearing this, Song Jinyi and Xu Ruolan looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.
Song Jinyi immediately put down her chopsticks and asked where the person was.
Xie Wuyang said that the person was tied up in the alley behind where firewood was piled.
Song Jinyi didn't bother to blame Xie Wuyang for not telling her earlier, and she just stood up and headed towards the back alley.
When they arrived at the back alley, there was a pile of firewood half a person's height. Song Jinyi walked in and saw a thin man tied up in the corner of the firewood pile. He had a pointed face and small eyes as big as two soybeans. There was a white cloth tied around his mouth and he was tied with hemp rope.
Song Jinyi stepped aside and asked Xu Ruolan to come over to confirm whether the person was Yao Si.
Xu Ruolan nodded and said it was Yao Si.
After getting a positive answer, Song Jinyi didn't waste any time and directly tried to take the white slip from his mouth to ask questions.
Xie Wuyang was one step faster than her and took off the cloth from the other person's mouth. Song Jinyi saw that the middle of the white cloth was soaked with saliva and was dripping with saliva. She withdrew her hand angrily.
She looked down at Yao Si and asked, "How did Sister Ruolan treat you when you were working at the Tianshui Shop? Ask yourself, why did you do something like that to frame the Tianshui Shop? Who ordered you to do that?"
As she asked, she carefully observed the other person's expression. She thought that the other person would not tell the truth easily, but the other person seemed to be afraid of something and wanted to tell him everything he knew in one breath.
Song Jinyi listened to him talking breathlessly, fearing that he would choke to death.
She waved her hand to stop him and asked, "You said it was one of your cousins, and Yao Shun asked you to frame us?"
Yao Si nodded hurriedly.
Song Jinyi frowned and asked to herself, "Who is this Yao Shun?"
Yao Si was a little hesitant and couldn't say it immediately.
Xu Ruolan thought for a moment and continued, "If I remember correctly, the owner of the tea shop on the street seems to be called Yao Shun."
Yao Si said hurriedly, "It's him, it's him." After that, he glanced behind Song Jinyi from time to time, as if he was being stared at by a wild beast.
After Yao Si's detailed account, Song Jinyi understood most of the situation. It was her colleague Yao Shun who was dissatisfied with her good business. Not only did he give her the laxative this time, but he was also responsible for the strange smell in the water tank before.
Xu Ruolan asked her what to do?
Song Jinyi said seriously: "Of course, let everyone know the truth."
This Boss Yao made the matter known to everyone, so she wanted to retaliate against him in his own way and let everyone know his true face.
Several people went back to discuss countermeasures.
When Yao Si saw that they had all left, he collapsed on the spot.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared on his face and said coldly, "You did a good job. You didn't say anything you shouldn't have said."
Yao Si's hair stood on end instantly. He trembled all over and shrunk his neck as he said, "Don't worry, I'm very careful. I've taken all your instructions to heart.
I know what to say and what not to say, I just ask you to let me go from now on."
The black shadow laughed lightly, so light and low, coming from the darkness, like a ghostly whisper, which made Yao Si's scalp tingle.
He couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met this person -
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