"but……"
Chu Tao Ning suddenly remembered something and said, "She would occasionally leave for a few days before, and she even asked me to take care of the geese she raised."
"But I don't know where she went or what she did."
"She only said she had something to do and went out, so I didn't ask any more questions."
She doesn't like to pry into other people's affairs.
After hearing this, Dazhuang comforted her, saying, "Aunt Cui is kind-hearted and doesn't easily make enemies. Besides, you live next door. If something really happened to her, you would definitely hear about it."
"Most likely, like before, she went to take care of her own business and will come back when she's done."
“I saw her the other day. Let’s wait two more days. If she still hasn’t returned, I will ask the people in the government to help look for her.”
Chu Tao Ning nodded: "Okay."
Shen Qiyin had originally thought that Xiao Yan had many guards under his command, so she could ask him to help find someone, but when that young master came, she forgot about it.
Because of her...
I drank too much!
Normally, Dazhuang doesn't allow Shen Qiyin and Chunsheng to drink, but it's the New Year after all.
Shen Qiyin is staying here again tonight, so there's no fear that she won't be able to explain things to her family when she goes back.
Chunsheng is a year older now, so we can't keep treating him like a little kid.
Just then, Wei Zhao and Si Tu Nan also arrived.
Actually, Wei Zhao originally wanted to spend the New Year with them, but he couldn't bear to disappoint Old Madam Wei, so he didn't come at first.
But the old lady was of advanced age and couldn't stay up that late. She ate a symbolic bite of dumplings and then went to rest. He quickly rode his horse over at breakneck speed.
Sturnan's situation was similar to his.
He spent the New Year at Master Wu's house.
Master Wu's wife was not in good health and could not stay up late, so she went to bed early. Si Tu Nan was bored by himself, so he ran back.
Seeing that everyone was gathered together, Xianglan suggested playing a game called "Counting Frogs".
A group of people sat together, taking turns saying the commands.
"A frog, one mouth, two eyes, and four legs."
"Two frogs, two mouths, four eyes, eight legs."
...
When it's someone's turn, they have to list one item.
Chunsheng and Situ Nan are too young. If they lose, they will have to perform a talent.
It was Xianglan's idea.
If the others lose, they are punished by drinking a cup of wine.
Then Chen Xiyin started drinking continuously.
The more you drink, the less clear-headed you become; the less clear-headed you become, the more you miscount; the more miscount you become, the more you need to drink; and then the more you drink, the less clear-headed you become... until the cycle is complete.
Actually, others also lost.
For example, Chu Tao Ning.
But as the saying goes, "you can't judge a book by its cover," and despite Miss Chu's quiet demeanor, she is a woman who can drink a lot without getting drunk.
She drank a whole pot of wine without her expression changing.
Unlike Shen Qiyin, whose entire face was flushed, even her ears, which looked like two ripe cherries in the candlelight.
She sat on a small stool with her knees bent, and Ah Huang leaned against her feet, warming themselves by the fire together.
When Xiao Yan arrived, this was the peaceful and serene scene he saw.
He half-squatted in front of her and softly called her, "Yinyin?"
Shen Qiyin looked at him, her movements slow and deliberate, like a cat that had just woken up and was still feeling lazy.
The moment their eyes met, Shen Qiyin's originally calm gaze suddenly rippled: "What a handsome young man!"
The young master, who was being "teased," was taken aback at first, and then burst into laughter.
Before, at least he was "Lord Xiao" without a name, but now, he's even lost his surname.
Xiao Yan looked at her flushed face and asked, "How much did you drink?"
"I didn't drink much."
"So what if I didn't drink much?"
“Hmm…” Shen Qiyin thought for a moment and said, “Not too much, not too little.”
Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, "It seems he's drunk and confused."
"No way!" Shen Qiyin immediately retorted, "I deliberately didn't tell you so you would talk to me more."
Why do you want me to talk more?
"Hehe, your voice is nice, I love listening to it."
She pursed her lips and smiled shyly, her eyes bright, as if a little embarrassed, but still mustered up the courage to ask him, "By the way, which family's young master are you from? Are you married?"
"Not yet married, but already engaged."
"Ah..." she said with a regretful expression, "Then I don't have a chance."
"Not necessarily," Xiao Yan suggested earnestly. "Maybe if you compete, I'll be won over by you."
"You still want to argue? Then I don't want to."
"Then there's no need to argue. I'll just go with you, do you want?"
"Then you absolutely can't accept him!" Shen Qiyin gave her a "don't try to fool me" look: "What kind of good person is a man who will follow someone just by beckoning him with a flick of his finger?"
"..."
“Besides, you already have a fiancée, I don’t want to get involved.” She argued, “Xianglan told me that men are like treasures before you sleep with them, but after you sleep with them they’re just weeds.”
"Since that's the case, there are plenty of fish in the sea, so of course we should look for other treasures!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chill seemed to creep into the room.
Wei Zhao and Ren Dong all looked at Xiang Lan, the instigator, only to find her still holding a wine jar and grinning foolishly.
Dazhuang quickly arranged for the rest of the people to "retreat".
The others were easy to settle down, but Xianglan got drunk and started acting crazy, twisting and singing while holding a corncob. Neither Rendong nor Chu Taoning could hold her down.
"Yinyin is such a trash, she's bad at everything but has a huge addiction, hahaha..."
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