"Brother, this is Doctor Fu, who will take us home..."
Brother Sang noticed that this doctor had shifty eyes, a smiling face, a mustache, and wore a square hat, similar to the usual doctor's attire. However, his appearance was too shrewd and didn't suit his taste.
After giving it a cursory glance, Brother Sang turned his gaze back to Zheng Quchi: "Is your husband's leg broken? Why were you carrying him in?"
He knew, of course, that Zheng Quchi was strong, so he wasn't surprised that she could carry Liu Fengmian, but he didn't understand why she was carrying him for no reason.
Oh, this time Zheng Quchi snatched the doctor's head and picked up Liu Fengmian first.
She didn't ask for his opinion either, just to avoid relying on others. It's not like she didn't have the strength. Why should she owe someone a favor just because of his sudden change of mood?
If you were to ask Fu Rong what he felt at that moment, he would say that his eyes nearly popped out of his head in shock.
Holy crap, he actually picked her up?!
He even seemed to be carrying people more easily than before...
"Brother, Fengmian injured his foot at the market and hasn't been able to walk for the past few days." She blinked her big eyes, trying to please her brother.
It would have been better if she hadn't explained; the moment she did, Brother Sang's brow furrowed so deeply it could have killed a fly.
I simply don't know what to say.
Her eye ailment hasn't been cured yet, and now she's injured her foot after going out. Could it be that her husband has been possessed by some kind of evil spirit?
"Your husband got injured, and you even brought the doctor home with you?" Brother Sang tapped the threshold stone with his cane.
The hesitant, unsteady "thump-thump" sound indicated that he was not in a good mood at the moment.
Zheng Quchi chuckled dryly, thinking to herself, "Her brother thinks too highly of her. She doesn't have the family fortune to spend lavishly just to make him smile."
However, this person was invited by her husband as a guest, so she wasn't entirely innocent and had no choice but to cover for him.
"Of course not. It's a long story. By the way, brother, has anything happened at home while we've been away?"
The brother and sister exchanged a glance, and the younger one quickly gave a signal. The older one immediately understood and delivered the prepared words.
"Oh, your second brother came back once, but he didn't stay long. He said he had an urgent matter to attend to, so he left in a hurry."
Brother Sang's acting is also very practical; his expressions and words are very natural.
"What? Does that mean we won't even be able to celebrate New Year's Day with them?" Zheng Quchi said indignantly.
Brother Sang sighed, "Yes, but there's nothing we can do. We can celebrate New Year's Day together every year, but we can't wait because of the collapse of our relative's old house. He has to go and help out, otherwise we'll have a really tough winter to get through."
Zheng Quchi immediately chimed in, "That's true, my second brother is destined to be a hard worker."
The brother and sister talked about it as if no one else was around, just so that those still waiting by the door could hear them clearly.
Upon hearing that Sang Xuanqing's whereabouts were so elusive, and that he seemed to have vanished from everyone's sight without explanation since the craftsman Mu Jia took leave, Yuwen Sheng sent people to investigate, but there has been no response to date.
"Qu Chi, aren't you all from out of town? How come you have relatives living around here?"
She really couldn't answer this question, so she secretly glanced at Brother Sang, putting the pressure on him.
Having been tricked by his own sister so many times, Brother Sang naturally has an exceptionally quick ability to cope.
“Those are in-laws from my parents’ generation. When we first came to Fuxian, we were able to settle down in Hegou Village thanks to their help. We can’t refuse their kindness, so we have to return the favor. However, Aqing has some government work to do, so this trip will only take a few days and she will be back soon.”
"Yes, yes."
Zheng Quchi highly praised her brother's answer.
"So, in which county and village do your fathers' in-laws live now?"
Hearing Liu Fengmian's endless questions about Sang Xuanqing's whereabouts, even more so than about Master Li, who had come to stay for the festival at Sang Xuanqing's invitation, she was puzzled: "Fengmian, why are you asking such detailed questions? Are you concerned about where my second brother is, or are you doubting what I told my brother?"
She stopped hiding anything and instead spoke frankly.
Yuwen Sheng was momentarily speechless. He met her indifferent expression and remained silent.
He did need to find "Sang Xuanqing" and felt that there was something wrong with what the brother and sister had said. However, when Zheng Quchi asked him frankly, he didn't think that there was something wrong with her reaction at that moment. Instead, he didn't want to have a pointless argument with her on New Year's Eve.
He learned to be considerate of other people's feelings at some point.
No, it's none other than...
Only Zheng Quchi (郑曲尺) is available.
A faint smile slowly spread across his pale face: "I have been at the Sang family for a long time, but I have never seen your second brother. I was just curious and wanted to see him."
Zheng Quchi, however, began to suspect something else.
She remembered his hidden identity. Was he trying to find out about "Sang Xuanqing" for Yuwen Sheng?
Teacher Li then spoke up: "Sang Xuanqing, are you not coming back for the next couple of days?"
“Yes.” Brother Sang turned his gaze away from the young couple.
Master Li glanced at Liu Fengmian, his delicate gaze as clear as a spring. He tucked his wide sleeves behind his back and said, "It'll only be two or three days, so I'll wait for him to come back to work together."
Brother Sang: "..."
Who invited him to stay? He's talking to himself; what a shameless scoundrel!
Zheng Quchi turned his head, also not expecting that Li Shi would be so determined to stay in their home for the New Year.
In fact, when Master Li learned that "Sang Xuanqing" would not be returning, he did not intend to stay and bother the Sang family any longer. However, the Sang family had an extra, suspicious and dangerous Liu Fengmian.
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