That night, after the last candle in the brightly lit courtyard was extinguished, Yan Qingyun carefully pushed open the door of the woodshed with some food.
A thin girl was already sleeping on the shabby little bed in the middle of the room.
Yan Qingyun closed the door carefully and tiptoed to the bedside, "Yaoyao, come and eat something."
The sleeping girl was startled and quickly sat up from the bed, "Mom, you're back, are you still in pain?"
"Mom doesn't feel any pain. Eat this quickly. Mom hid it secretly when she wasn't looking."
Yan Qingyun sat down beside the small bed and handed the thing wrapped in leaves to Li Shuyao.
Li Shuyao saw the thing clearly in the faint moonlight.
It was a potato, a burnt potato.
This potato is only the size of a palm, with a little bit of wood ash on it, and it looks like it was just taken out of the stove.
Li Shuyao's eyes reddened again, and she pushed the potato in front of Yan Qingyun, "Mom, you eat it. You are still injured, you need to nourish yourself well."
"You kid, there's no need for me to nourish you. You're the one who's going to get married, so you should take good care of your body."
Yan Qingyun was unmoved by her daughter's words. She blew away the hot steam on the potato, peeled it, and handed it to Li Shuyao. "Eat it quickly! Otherwise your grandmother will find out later."
Li Shuyao's throat choked. After taking a small bite of the potato, she stuffed it back into Qingqing's mouth and said, "Mom, you eat too. Let's eat together."
Yan Qingyun sighed. Seeing that she couldn't persuade her daughter, she had to take a bite of the potato as well. "Okay, Mom will eat with you."
Li Shuyao smiled innocently and moved closer to Yan Qingyun, "Mom, you are the best."
In this way, a palm-sized potato was eaten up by the two of them, taking turns taking bites.
After eating the potatoes, Yan Qingyun usually eats the potato peels.
These things cannot be seen by others. Her mother-in-law has a sharp nose. If she smells them tomorrow, she will inevitably gossip again.
It's okay for her, but not for Yaoyao. If she angers her mother-in-law at this juncture, Yaoyao's marriage might be in jeopardy.
It's just potato peels, it's not like she hasn't eaten them before.
Yan Qingyun thought of what she had overheard outside the door during the day, and she felt a surge of worry in her heart.
It will be soon. My mother-in-law has already chosen the right person. Once they get married, Yaoyao will be able to escape from her suffering completely.
By then, she could leave with peace of mind.
Before going to bed, the two chatted for a while as usual. As they were talking, they heard a few light knocks on the door.
The two of them were startled and immediately got up to open the window a crack, then let out the lingering potato aroma in the air.
The knocking on the door became more and more urgent. Yan Qingyun hurriedly put on his outer robe and walked to the door.
As soon as she reached the door, the knocking suddenly stopped.
Yan Qingyun's hand stopped on the door bolt and he casually pulled out a branch from the pile of firewood next to him.
This voice doesn't sound like that of a mother-in-law.
My mother-in-law would never knock on the door so gently, she would usually just push the door open and walk in.
Remembering the rumors about the flower thief he had heard before, Yan Qingyun changed to a bigger branch.
Yaoyao is getting engaged soon, and nothing can happen to her now.
Li Shuyao hid behind another pile of firewood, holding a branch and whispering to Yan Qingyun, "Mom, who is it?"
Yan Qingyun shook her head and put her ear to the door to listen carefully for a while. After a moment, she let go of the branch and said, "It's okay, there's no movement outside."
Li Shuyao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't her grandmother.
The danger was over, and Yan Qingyun embraced Li Shuyao and returned to the small bed. However, as soon as she got close, she suddenly found a dark shadow beside the bed.
Before Li Shuyao could even scream, a calloused hand covered her throat.
Yan Qingyun protected Li Shuyao behind him and stared at the shadow nervously, "Who...who are you?"
The shadow moved slightly, "Just watching the fun."
Yan Qingyun was stunned when he heard the voice. A woman?
How could there be a woman here?
“Bang!”
Ye Xin snapped her fingers, and the candle in her hand lit up a flame.
In the dim light of the fire, her face appeared in the eyes of Yan Qingyun and her daughter.
After Yan Qingyun saw Ye Xin's face clearly, he took a deep breath.
Who is this?
Li Shuyao hid behind Yan Qingyun and stared at the scene blankly. The branch in her hand fell to the ground unknowingly.
At this moment, she completely ignored the girl's recent performance, and the only thing in her mind was Ye Xin's stunningly beautiful face.
She thought that the gods must have heard her prayers and finally sent fairies to save her and her mother.
.........
Above Xicheng, before daybreak, a veiled woman banged on the drum in front of the prefect's door to protest her grievances.
A yawning man opened the door and walked out. He straightened his official uniform and looked at the visitor with unfriendly eyes.
Before the man could speak, the woman knelt at his feet and said, "Sir, I want to report this to the authorities."
"mighty....."
Inside the yamen, two rows of officials simultaneously banged their sticks.
The sound of the stick brought great pressure to the woman kneeling in the middle. She remembered what she had said yesterday, gritted her teeth and straightened her back.
In the hall, a white-bearded man sat on a chair and banged the gavel.
“Bang!”
"Who is this person coming down from the stage? Why are you beating the drum to protest?"
The woman came back to her senses and pulled out the petition she had written long ago from her bosom. "Sir, I, Zhao Yuru, am beating the drum of complaint today to sue the old lady who is the head of the Li family."
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