Chapter 62
Lin Xing didn't feel that a lot of time had passed while she was rolling around on the bed. It was only when she saw the pitch-black night that she realized that a very long time had passed.
The moon was high in the sky, so she could see everything. Perhaps it was fate that led her to the place where the old woman burned paper that night.
Not only Lin Xing was there, but also the basin in which the old woman had burned paper that night. Strangely enough, there were still ashes from burning paper in the basin. Lin Xing stood there looking at it for a long time.
It was not until the moon was covered by clouds that she began to move her numb legs and feet. She squatted down and gently stroked the edge of the basin, and suddenly realized that it seemed like no one was burning paper for Xun Zhu.
Although she didn't know how many days it was since Xun Zhu left, and didn't know whether it was according to etiquette to burn paper at this time, she really couldn't go back like this. But where could she find paper in the middle of the night?
Just as she was thinking, she heard footsteps behind her. Lin Xing didn't know who was behind her, so she didn't dare to move. She could only stand there frozen until she heard a familiar voice, then she relaxed.
"for you."
Lin Xing turned around and asked unnaturally: "Yu Hang, why are you here?"
What he held in his hands was the paper and fire stick that Lin Xing wanted.
"It's been dealt with, so I came back."
Lin Xing was still squatting on the ground, some distance away from Yu Hang. She really couldn't see his expression clearly, nor could she tell his mood from his tone.
Seeing that she didn't move, Yu Hang squatted beside Lin Xing and began to burn paper. The firelight illuminated the expressions of both of them, and in a sense, it also melted the gap that had existed this morning.
"Do you know who you are burning paper for?"
Yu Hang kept moving his hands and said calmly, "I know, Miss Xun Zhu Xun."
"You also went to see the county magistrate?"
"Um."
"Before me, after me, or at the same time?"
Yu Hang squatted down with the paper in his hand and did not answer. Lin Xing took the opportunity to interrogate him, "Did you leave at noon to look for the county magistrate?"
This time Yu Hang didn't play dumb, "There are some things I need to discuss with him."
"Were you hiding in the house when I went there?"
Yu Hang wanted to deny it, but at this moment Lin Xing was staring at him intently. Facing her eyes, Yu Hang really couldn't lie, and finally nodded under her sharp gaze.
Lin Xing didn't finish her questioning and continued, "Did you also hear me talking to grandma that night?"
Someone continued to nod.
"Okay, you've been following me!" Lin Xing pretended to be angry.
Yu Hang was no longer able to care about burning paper. "I, I, I didn't. This is just a coincidence."
Unable to bear the fire going out, Lin Xing took the paper and continued to fill it with paper. She pressed him, "As long as you tell me why you are angry today, I will believe you."
"I'm not angry."
"I don't believe it."
"I'm just a little sad." His voice was so soft that it almost disappeared into the dark night with the wind.
However, thanks to the silence around, these words still fell clearly into Lin Xing's ears. This answer was far beyond Lin Xing's expectations. She didn't know how to respond for a moment and could only throw paper into the brazier again and again.
In order to end this strange silence, Yu Hang took the initiative to explain what he had done this afternoon.
"When we were on the street this morning, you said you would return all the money I owed you, but these are gifts I gave you. If you return them to me, it will only make me feel that you don't really regard me as a friend, but just someone you are vaguely familiar with."
"How could that be? I have always considered you as my friends."
"But this doesn't affect your heart. I'm not the person closest to you."
"You and I are both from another world, so we are of course the closest people here. No one can replace you in my heart."
Lin Xing was not a straightforward person. She had already said the best she could up to this point. She told Yu Hang everything she wanted to express. She didn't want to create a rift between them because of her stubbornness.
In fact, she was also afraid that her implicit words would not satisfy Yu Hang, but Yu Hang understood her very well. After all, if he didn't understand her, he wouldn't appear in front of Lin Xing with a piece of paper in his hand.
When Yu Hang heard this, he secretly raised the corners of his lips where Lin Xing couldn't see, took half of the paper in her hand, and the two of them began to put them into the basin one by one.
The work was not tiring for the two of them. After a while, Yu Hang and Lin Xing had burned all the paper, and the fire in the basin kept jumping and burning.
In the end, they no longer had any paper in their hands, and Lin Xing could no longer use these actions to hide her complex emotions.
The two watched the fire go out completely, and stood up tacitly to wander on the empty street. At this time, Lin Xing suddenly said: "So you are angry because I want to give you money?"
"right."
"So angry that you didn't even come back for dinner?"
Yu Hang was a little embarrassed, but still nodded firmly. He thought that if Lin Xing was a reserved person, then he would be the straightforward person, expressing his inner thoughts straightforwardly, expressing his anger straightforwardly, expressing his disappointment straightforwardly, and expressing his love for Lin Xing straightforwardly.
But he still felt that now was not the right time. He wanted to express his inner feelings in a more formal place, rather than secretly expressing his love in this deserted place.
Yu Hang's honesty really annoyed Lin Xing. She thought that if it were her, she would probably just say stubbornly that she was not angry.
After thinking it over, Lin Xing decided to change the subject, which was what she was best at. "I went to see Sun Banfo today."
"How is he now?"
"Not very good. From our perspective, he is now in a vegetative state. It would be a miracle if he could wake up again."
"The relationship between him and the Prime Minister can only be further explored when we arrive in the capital. Now we can only leave him in Quyang temporarily."
"Ah, yes, he looks young, but he has such determination, which is really admirable." Lin Jing was silent for a while, "If he can wake up again, I hope he can choose the right side."
"You think he is a good person, but you haven't talked to him when he woke up."
"Intuition, you know?"
Yu Hang muttered softly: "I really don't understand."
Lin Xing raised her eyebrows, looked at him, and after staring for a while, she punched him directly.
Neither of them spoke any more, but just walked around the street silently, and finally returned to the door of the inn. They would set off for the capital tomorrow, and they needed to get enough rest for the farewell dinner tomorrow morning.
The two stopped at the door, and neither of them took that step forward.
Lin Xing asked softly: "Are you still angry now?"
"I'm no longer angry. In fact, I regretted it when I walked out of the inn. Why did I come out?"
"But everyone was inside the house at the time, and I felt a little embarrassed to leave like this, so I simply went to the county government office to chat with the county magistrate, told him that I would be leaving the next day, and asked him to take care of himself."
Lin Xing chuckled a few times and said, "County Magistrate, take care of yourself? He doesn't look much older than you. You make him sound like an old man."
"Isn't it right to say that he is an old man? Look at his daily routine, does he look like a young man? He stays in the house reading documents every day and never goes out for a walk."
"If I go out for a stroll, wouldn't I look more like an old man?"
"Oh, you're right, but when I get older, I'll go out and have a stroll. I won't stay in a room for so long."
Yu Hang's eyes turned and he continued, "I'll take you out with me then."
Lin Xing said helplessly: "Please forgive me. I should rest when I am old."
She didn't let Yu Hang say anything more. She stepped over the threshold, walked into the inn, and left her last words, "You need to rest even when you are young, so I have to go back to sleep now. Otherwise, Xiaomei will be very sad if I miss the last meal tomorrow."
The footsteps of the two people going up the stairs echoed in the inn. There was no pattern, but it sounded very relaxing. After all, their knots in their hearts had been untied after this night.
Not long after lying on the bed, Lin Xing fell asleep. When she opened her eyes again, she saw the dark ceiling again. She estimated that it was still very early and far from time to get up. She wanted to continue sleeping, but she was no longer sleepy. Finally, she decided to get up and go to the table.
She knew that after the meal she would immediately get on the carriage to the capital, leaving her with very little time to reminisce about the past with Xiaomei. However, there were some things she really wanted to say, but she couldn't say them. After much thought, she decided to follow her previous practice and leave a letter.
A farewell letter.
She raised the pen but didn't know what to write. She let the ink slide from the tip of the pen onto the paper and bloom. She changed pieces of paper one after another, but the same scene just happened again. Finally, she put down the pen helplessly and stood in front of the window.
It will be early winter in a few days. The wind outside the window has already brought the sharpness of winter, blowing on Lin Xing's face, making her more sober.
For no reason, this gust of wind made her think of the days in the money house.
It was cold in winter, but even so, the maids had to complete their work, and sometimes they could not avoid being exposed to cold water. Lin Xing had a soft temper, so she was always bullied by some people and was assigned to these not-so-good jobs.
She didn't complain, but just did the hard labor. However, Xiaomei and Xiaotao couldn't stand it and always stood up for her and dealt with those who bullied her.
The three of them spent many years in peace like this, until her arrival broke all the peace, took Xiao Tao away, and also took away those days in the money house.
When Lin Xing thought of this, she seemed to know what she was going to write. She didn't want to say any more sentimental words to Xiao Mei in Xiao Xing's tone. She wanted to sincerely thank Xiao Mei for her help and tolerance in Lin Xing's tone.
If Lin Xing's friend suddenly disappeared, she would never be able to treat the culprit who caused her friend's disappearance as sincerely as Xiaomei, even if the incident had nothing to do with that person. But Xiaomei did it. Not only did she forgive the culprit, she also loved the culprit as well.
After having the idea, Lin Xing immediately returned to the table and picked up the pen to write down her gratitude. Her ideas flowed like a flood. After she put down the pen, she realized that she had written four pages of letters. She didn't know where the words came from, but she just wanted to write.
Most of the letter was just mumbling, and only at the end did Lin Xing confess.
Perhaps it was because in her heart, this letter was not only written to Xiaomei, but also to their mutual friend Xiaotao.
The moment I put down the pen, there was a knock on the door and Xiaomei's voice was heard.
"Xiao Xing, it's time to get up and eat."
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