Xie Lingqin was still dressed in women's clothing, wearing a hood, and wandered around the bustling market for a while before going directly to Ning Xiucai's house.
As Ning Xiucai was about to leave with his basket on his back, he opened the door and saw a beautiful girl who seemed untouched by worldly affairs standing there.
Dressed in blue with a bare face, bright eyes and white teeth, holding a hood and with a light veil fluttering slightly, he looked like someone who had stepped out of a painting, truly making this dilapidated courtyard shine.
Ning Xiucai was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask who you are looking for, young lady?"
"I'm looking for you." Xie Lingqin's voice shattered all the beautiful images that had just filled Ning Xiucai's mind.
From paradise to reality.
That voice, that tone...
Then, belatedly realizing what was happening, he turned around and looked at Xie Lingqin, who had already swaggered in past him, "You are..."
"I am Yan She, and also Xie Lingqin." Xie Lingqin seemed somewhat absent-minded.
"Oh, oh, you, hello."
"Hmm." Xie Lingqin glanced around the courtyard, then her gaze returned to Ning Xiucai. "Oh, where are the children? Where's Ning Yi?"
"They've all gone to the fields behind the mountain."
"What are you going there for?" Xie Lingqin asked, placing the hood in her hand on the table beside her.
"Picking vegetables," Ning Xiucai replied honestly, though for some reason, he was somewhat intimidated by Xie Lingxin.
I never imagined she would look like this when she dressed as a woman.
Such a pure and innocent temperament is truly rare in this world.
After a moment, Ning Xiucai came to his senses. "Why don't you sit here for a while? I'll go and call them back."
"No need. Want to pick vegetables? I'll go too."
"Ah, how could a young lady like you do that? Tiancheng is full of filth and snakes, insects, and rats. You can't stand it." Ning Xiucai refused outright, but Xie Lingqin had already walked over. "A young lady like you would dress as a man? Would you open your own shop? Would you come alone to invite me?"
"this……"
Ning Xiucai hesitated, his voice choked, "Then, come with me."
"Next time I dress as a man, you can call me Yan She; when I dress as a woman, you can call me Xie Lingqin. Also, in front of Bai Yu, you can only call me Yan She, because he doesn't know I'm a woman," Xie Lingqin said, then stretched out her hand, "Lead the way."
"Uh, okay." Wang Ning, a grown man, well-read and serious, suddenly felt powerless against Xie Lingqin. Even as he led the way, he felt inexplicably weak.
The fields behind the mountain are not far away.
The autumn wind blows, the setting sun sweeps away the fading light, leaving a vivid red glow, yet an extraordinary tranquility prevails.
From afar, you can see several children squatting in the field picking vegetables, all of them smiling brightly.
Ning Yi, the eldest of the children, was picking the fresh green vegetables in the field and packing them into a bag. When she looked up and saw Ning Xiucai walking over with Xie Faqin behind him, she excitedly threw down the bag and ran over, hugging Xie Lingqin's waist and burying her head in Xie Lingqin's chest.
She called him "Sister" with an exceptionally affectionate and clingy tone.
Xie Lingqin...
He took advantage of her again.
"Ning Yi." Xie Lingqin smiled and pinched Ning Yi's ear. "You're so young, I have to tell you even more that men and women shouldn't touch each other."
Ning Yi tilted her head back, seemingly not quite understanding.
"Ning Yi, let go of me! What kind of behavior is this?" Ning Xiucai chided softly from the side.
Ning Yi seemed to see that Ning Xiucai was angry, so she reluctantly let go, but her exceptionally bright eyes were fixed on Xie Lingqin, reluctant to part.
"Um, have you finished picking the vegetables? I'll help you." Xie Lingqin started rolling up her sleeves as she spoke, revealing her fair and slender wrists, which were as captivating as jade.
Ning Xiucai was startled and immediately stepped forward to stop Xie Lingqin from looking at her sleeves. "Don't look at what is improper. How can a woman roll up her sleeves in public?"
Xie Lingqin was utterly speechless when she saw Ning Xiucai's expression of utter despair.
If she said that she had been almost completely seen naked by the man, would he be able to stuff a chicken in his mouth?
"Nonsense." Xie Lingqin waved her hand. "No wonder you haven't been able to enter officialdom for so many years."
“This…” Ning Xiucai was clearly hurt, looking at Xie Lingqin, “Why can’t I enter officialdom?”
"Too pedantic, too Qing-style, too extreme, too cynical."
“Well, that young master Liu Yunzhou of the Liu family is also pedantic and refined. I have read his articles, and I am no worse than him.” Ning Xiucai was serious, staring intently at Xie Lingqin, looking like he wanted an explanation.
Xie Lingqin smiled helplessly, "But he's not extreme, and he's not cynical, right?"
"Human nature is such that no two people are the same. Does the top scholar really need to consider this?" Ning Xiucai was a little angry.
Xie Lingqin remained calm and composed, saying, "You know your writing is no worse than Liu Yunzhou's, so let me ask you, do you think others don't know that?"
That's a lot...
Ning Xiucai retreated angrily, staring intently at Xie Lingqin, seemingly still puzzled.
Xie Lingqin didn't wait for Ning Xiucai to figure it out. She looked around and was surprised. "Do you only eat vegetables for dinner? What about meat?"
"Meat..." The children looked at each other in bewilderment.
Upon hearing this, Ning Xiucai walked over with a look of shame on his face, saying, "As for meat, it's not something we need every day."
“But they are all still growing.” Xie Lingqin said with displeasure. “If I remember correctly, I paid you in advance. Did you go out and have a good time?”
"Of course not." Ning Xiucai immediately waved his hand, his face serious. "It's just that some expenses have been incurred."
"Used?"
Ning Xiucai nodded, glanced at Ning Yi, and then whispered to Xie Lingqin, "I'll tell you in a bit."
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