The old lady gave Ling Jiyi the warmth of a grandmother. The young man could no longer hold back the grievances he had felt over the past two days, and tears streamed down his face.
The old lady took a handkerchief to wipe him, but because Ling Jiyi was too tall, she couldn't reach it.
The young man squatted down and asked his grandmother to wipe him, his voice choked with sobs: "Thank you, grandma!"
Like the children in the village, he rubbed the old lady's palm affectionately.
The old lady's body stiffened slightly, but she quickly reacted and rubbed Ling Jiyi's hair soothingly, leaving her hands sticky with oil.
Geng Suhua moved quickly and brought over a plate of jujube flower pastries from the west room.
Ling Jiyi didn't even wash his hands before pinching a piece and putting it in his mouth.
He chewed and swallowed at the same time, but ate too fast and choked, coughing up pastry foam.
The old lady hurriedly handed over a cup of tea. Ling Jiyi took the old lady's hand and drank most of it before swallowing the choking pastry.
He was still frightened and his stomach started to growl.
Although the two pieces of jujube flower cakes were solid, they were completely useless for someone who had been hungry for three days.
Aunt Taohua came in at the right time and put a bowl of chicken noodle soup on the table.
Ling Jiyi didn't care about anything else and started to eat voraciously after picking up the bowl.
It was not until I finished a bowl of noodles and my hunger was slightly relieved that I had the energy to talk about what had happened in the past two days.
It's just a condensed and abridged version. Before coming back, Ling Jiheng reminded me what to say and what not to say.
But even this made everyone in Rongsiyuan terrified.
They only knew that something happened, but they didn't know it was such a big deal!
The Northern Liao army even dares to rob taxes and grain. They are really risking their lives!
"General Fu said that in Northern Liao, snow fell until June this year, and the fields were almost barren.
Coupled with the fire in the granary last year, it can be said that it was a desperate attempt after all the resources were exhausted.
Fortunately, we arrived in time and foiled their plot, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
The Ling family was shocked and extremely relieved at the same time.
"Fortunately, the tax grain was saved, otherwise we would have to use up all our savings to fill the hole."
This thing doesn't mean you can just ignore it after paying it. In special times and special circumstances, when the army has no food, they will definitely reach out to the ordinary people.
Different from later generations.
If they succeed, not only Yunrou County, but the entire Youzhou will fall into panic.
By then, the people of Northern Liao will be able to expand their territory without losing a single soldier.
The old man asked for some more details, and Shunzi came over to remind him, "Third Young Master, the hot water is ready. Would you like to take a bath now or wait a while?"
Ling Jiyi was so full that he could hardly open his eyelids.
But after talking with my family for so long, I got excited.
I lost all desire to sleep for a moment, as if we hadn’t talked enough.
But the old lady simply drove the man away and told him to take a shower and go to bed early.
Ling Jiyi was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't know that the old lady disliked the strong smell on him, and he didn't know what to say, so he just took the opportunity to back off.
After the people were driven away, the sour stench lingering in the house slowly dissipated.
The old lady looked a little better and called Xiaohe to come and clean up.
Seeing that it was getting late, I went to Qingfengyuan to ask about Ling Jiheng's situation. After coming back, I sat for a while and then went to bed.
At Qingfeng Courtyard, Ling Jiheng just came back and went to take a shower.
Baozhu always keeps hot water on hand, but not too much.
Ling Jiheng gave Erzhu more than half and asked him to wash up as well: "You've been working hard these past two days. Hurry up and get ready for bed. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."
Erzhu nodded and returned to the room.
He took care of himself, went to the small kitchen to eat a bowl of noodles, and then smiled at Baozhu's concerned eyes.
He pulled out a gold ring from his bosom and gave it to Baozhu: "This is a gift from Madam Huang. Wear it for you!"
Baozhu was a little shy and glared at Erzhu, but still took the gold ring.
I didn't wear it on my hand, I just put it in my pocket.
Erzhu was not annoyed, but smiled foolishly until the old lady came over, then he came back to his senses.
The two men bowed to the old lady, and Erzhu briefly reported on Ling Jiheng's situation.
The old lady didn't hear any sound of water in the ear room, and thought that her good grandson had finished washing and fell asleep, so she didn't go in.
After instructing two people to take good care of Ling Jiheng, he returned to Rongsiyuan to rest.
I don’t know, there is no one in the room.
Ling Jiheng pretended to fill the bathtub with cold water, saying that the weather was not too cold and the body could still bear it, and sent Erzhu and Baozhu away.
He made some water sounds at the right time, and when the two of them walked away, he was brought into the space by Chi Xingyue and washed away his fatigue in the warm spiritual spring water.
After coming out of the bathroom, I felt a little lazy and relaxed.
His long, half-wet hair was draped behind him. When he walked, water droplets flowed down his back, soaking his white silk pajamas.
Chi Xingyue's eyes swept across his solid chest, then lingered for a moment on his well-defined eight-pack abs.
Finally, I grabbed his strong arm, pressed him down on the sofa, took out a hair dryer, plugged it in, and helped him dry his long hair.
I thought that this was the bad thing about the ancients: both men and women had long hair.
People living in poor conditions only wash their hair once in a long time, and their heads are full of lice.
You can't shave your head, or it would be considered unfilial. Lice crawl all over your head and lay eggs.
There is a crackling sound when scratching the scalp.
Wow, that's so creepy.
Chi Xingyue shuddered, collected her thoughts, and unconsciously glanced towards the roots of Ling Jiheng's hair.
I searched gently with my fingers, and fortunately, there were no unlovable creatures.
After a while, she put down the hair dryer and wanted to give the clothes placed aside to Ling Jiheng, but was held on his lap in an extremely ambiguous posture.
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