Chapter 162 The Silly Goose
The most crucial person in rescuing the girl was the pockmarked man, but Lin Yuesha didn't want to involve him, so she automatically replaced the good guy with the bearded man.
"Where did you get your medicine?"
Hongtao was still a little confused after hearing this, and asked Lin Yuesha, "This little girl hasn't been in the manor for long, but she has a wide network of connections."
"I stole Xuan Yao's."
Now that Xuan Yao is dead, Lin Yuesha has no need to hide anything, and she has already mentioned a few details.
"You're really something!"
Hongtao glared at the bearded man. She felt sorry for the girl, but as time went on, the servants in the palace gradually became numb to it and took it for granted.
No wonder there have been rumors of ghosts in the mansion lately; it turns out the man was rescued by the bearded man.
"When does she change her dressing? I'll help her next time."
Hongtao looked at the bearded man and said sternly, "Although it is necessary to act expediently in an emergency, men and women should not touch each other. You changed her wound medicine, are you planning to marry her in the future?"
At this point, Hearts' tone became sour.
The girl on the bed shrank back at the mention of marriage; she didn't want to!
That night was a nightmare she could never wake up from. She lived only to repay a debt of gratitude, and had no other intentions.
"No need to trouble Miss Red Peach for this."
If Hearts appeared in the stable several times, wouldn't that expose their own people? Bearded Man quickly stopped him.
Right now, we need to keep people calm. If Red Peach goes crazy and tells others, even though he's not afraid, it will cause a lot of trouble.
"The fewer people who know about this, the better. I don't want to drag you down with me. If it gets exposed, I'll be the only one to suffer the consequences."
After the bearded man finished speaking, he gave Red Peach a deep, affectionate look.
What a kind person, such a kind person! No one has ever put themselves in her shoes. Red Peach, her eyes red, bit her lip, wishing she could marry the bearded man immediately.
"I'm waiting for you."
Being a woman, Hongtao blushed at the mention of marriage, drew circles on the ground with her toes, and seeing that the bearded man didn't understand, scolded, "What a silly goose!"
After saying that, she stomped her foot, turned around, and ran away.
Lin Yuesha lost her sense of presence and was abandoned again.
"Please take good care of her, brother. If it's inconvenient, please have Granny Yu from the main kitchen pass on a message to me."
After Red Peach left, the scene gradually quieted down.
Lin Yuesha gave instructions to the bearded man and mentioned the pockmarked man, saying that her embroidery skills were now quite good. She took out her finished product and showed it to the bearded man, saying, "This is the bamboo I embroidered."
The bearded man: "..."
Isn't that a tangled mess of weeds? Why is it bamboo? Forgive his poor eyesight, he really didn't see it.
"You're going to give this piece of cloth to the Lord... to Boss Yun?"
The bearded man quickly changed his tune, his face stiff. He was increasingly unable to understand what kind of peculiar hobby his master had.
"Of course not, this is just something I practiced. It's not presentable yet, but it will be ready in a couple of days."
Lin Yuesha stood with her hands behind her back, quite pleased with herself. Hongliu had praised her, saying she had such a natural talent for embroidery and had her own unique ideas.
"Sister Yue Sha, why aren't you leaving yet?"
Hongtao ran a long way before realizing that Lin Yuesha hadn't followed, so she turned back to meet Lin Yuesha.
"I'm coming!"
Lin Yuesha gave the bearded man a wink, and she and Hongtao returned to the courtyard together.
That night, Hongtao couldn't sleep and kept tossing and turning while making pancakes, which also kept Lin Yuesha from sleeping well; she seemed to have a dream.
In her dream, she saw her stepbrother, Xiao Qi.
One summer day, the brother and sister went to the back mountain of Chenjia Village to pick wild vegetables. Xiao Qi, with his sharp eyes, spotted a cluster of honey on a tree.
"Little sister, look, there's a beehive here!"
Honey water is sweet and good for the lungs, and it's very expensive at the town's general stores, costing two taels of silver for a jar.
Lin Yuesha thought that Chen Shi also had a cough, so she decided to bring the honey home.
However, there were too many bees inside, and these things were not easy to deal with. Lin Yuesha was intimidated and hesitated.
"Sister, I have a great idea to get the honey out of it."
Xiao Qi's eyes were deep, and a handsome smile curved his lips. But when Lin Yuesha turned her head away, he returned to his simple and honest appearance.
"Brother, I have no experience, please tell me your solution."
In the past, Lin Yuesha's family didn't allow her to go into the mountains. Her cousin, Chen Xiaohua, would go into the mountains to pick wild vegetables. Chen Xiaohua was only responsible for eating, drinking, and having fun. Lin Yuesha didn't know how to drive away a swarm of bees.
"Here's what you do: find a twig and poke the beehive, then run in one direction. The bees will chase after you, and I'll quickly take the hive down and carry it away."
The two worked together and easily harvested honey.
"But brother, won't I get stung by bees?"
Lin Yuesha hesitated for a moment. Although bee stings weren't too painful, there were so many of them that she wanted to stay and harvest the beehives, which was simpler.
"No, you're quick on your feet."
Xiao Qi, without batting an eye, explained, "You're short; you'd have to stand on a big rock to reach it. Why don't I do it for you?"
Lin Yuesha nodded, agreeing that it was indeed the case.
Xiao Qi and Lin Yuesha assured each other that the bees wouldn't be able to chase them very far and would disperse in a little while.
Lin Yuesha believed him and, following her stepbrother's advice, poked the beehive with a stick. This time, she really stirred up a hornet's nest, and hundreds of bees angrily swarmed out of the hive to quickly attack Lin Yuesha.
Lin Yuesha ran quickly, but eventually had no choice but to hide in the river. Even so, her face was stung so badly that it looked like a pig's head.
When the brother and sister returned home, Lin Yuesha didn't dare to admit that she had stirred up a hornet's nest for the sake of honey, so she could only say that she was just too playful.
Her stepbrother Xiao Qi brought honey home and was praised by the villagers, while she herself was given a reputation for being playful.
This dream was exhausting. As Lin Yuesha drank the sweet honey water, a new idea seemed to pop into her mind: if she could use incense to drive away the bees and then collect the honey, she wouldn't have to turn into a pig's head.
Could it be that Xiao Qi lied to her?
How could that be? Her older brother is such a good person, kind to everyone. He would never lie to her. It's probably because he doesn't know either.
Lin Yuesha woke up to the sound of firecrackers, still feeling lazy and unwilling to move.
"Didn't sleep well last night? Are you homesick?"
Hongtao noticed the dark circles under Lin Yuesha's eyes and shook her head. Her family was all in the Prince's mansion, and she couldn't be with them every year, but Hongtao was used to it.
"yes."
Lin Yuesha repeatedly recalled the dream, feeling that something was not quite right, but she couldn't figure it out.
Perhaps, what you think about during the day manifests in your dreams at night; she misses her family so much that she's like this.
Firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and drums welcome the new.
Early in the morning, the servants of the Prince's Mansion went to the front yard to collect their reward money, as well as New Year's snacks distributed by Granny Xiao. Each person received a small box, and everyone got a share.
Lin Yuesha received the two taels of silver and hurriedly put it into her purse.
New Year's Eve arrived, and wisps of smoke rose from the main kitchen, filling the entire mansion with a delicious aroma.
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