Granny Cui choked. She was just a kitchen helper for a commoner. Why would the centurion want to see her, especially for a few steamed buns?
Granny Cui was speechless, but Xu Yan'er, standing beside her, was indignant: Song Liyun had said this morning that one could only eat if one worked, and now she was just eating for free.
And she came back chatting and laughing with a man; I have no idea where she ran back from.
Xu Yan'er said angrily, "You surnamed Song, don't think that you can become a rich young lady just because you have a powerful backer. Once you join the military household, you're a lowly commoner, a despicable scoundrel."
From now on, I'll only be hanging out with a bunch of stinking soldiers, becoming a shameful, lowly old woman.
Song Liyun looked up at her in surprise: I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone this stupid.
This is a military camp, yet they still dare to call military households lowly people and stinking soldiers.
This is almost like going into a temple and then pointing at the monks and calling them bald monks.
A person with a brain like that probably wouldn't even know how they died.
Sure enough, before Granny Cui could even speak up to stop them, a patrol of soldiers passed by.
They also heard Xu Yan'er's shrill voice. The three whispered among themselves, and the team immediately turned around and headed this way.
When Granny Cui saw that her daughter had caused trouble, she turned pale with fright and hurriedly came out to greet them: "Are you three soldiers hungry and thirsty? We have steamed buns and porridge inside. Please have a few bites."
The leading soldier was stopped by Granny Cui. His face darkened as he looked into the kitchen shed, but he didn't see the person who had spoken earlier. He could only say in a deep voice, "Who dared to call soldiers lowly people? Come out and come back to camp with us. Tell us what lowly people are!"
Xu Yan'er, realizing she had gotten herself into trouble, cowered in the corner of the stove, trembling with fear. Those outside weren't the village women; they were all fierce-looking men.
If they were to capture her... she dared not think any further. Her gaze towards Song Liyun was no longer domineering, but filled with pleading.
Song Liyun glanced at her, raised an eyebrow and chuckled: "I thought you were so brave, but you're such a coward and you still dare to show off! If you're so capable, then make a few more noises now."
Seeing that the soldiers outside were being held back by her mother but were still searching for someone, Xu Yan'er could only tremble and say, "Sister Song, I was wrong! Save me, I will never dare to quarrel with you again, nor will I dare to say anything bad about Xiao An."
Seeing her pale face, Song Liyun realized that she was also terrified.
A sixteen-year-old girl, spoiled by her family and ignorant of her place, deserves a lesson.
In the past few days, Song Liyun had been in contact with the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army and felt that the military discipline was quite strict, but these soldiers were all rough men, and their words and actions were somewhat thuggish.
But if you actually bring a girl into the camp, it's hard to say what might happen in the heat of the moment.
If things escalate, Xu Yan'er will certainly have only herself to blame, but it will also harm the soldiers, which is not worth it.
Seeing that the three soldiers were about to enter, Song Liyun stood up to greet them: "Please wait, brothers. Today I am a new soldier and was just joking with a friend. Please don't take it seriously."
The leading soldier knew that laborers would be registering their household that afternoon. Upon seeing Song Liyun's face, he immediately laughed, "So it really is Miss Song! I heard it from Brother Xue, hehe, from now on we're all family..."
Since Miss Song says it's nothing, then it's nothing! Come on, you brat, what are you looking at? Let's go!
The leader pretended to be angry, and after a few curses, the three soldiers turned around with grins and went back to patrol, as if nothing had happened.
Xu Yan'er stared in disbelief in the corner, her eyes filled with confusion that gradually turned into jealousy.
Song Liyun frowned, having discerned the meaning behind Xue Ge's words: "Brother Xue...we'll be family from now on...what does that mean? Did he mean I've been pre-selected?"
Xue Xiaoqi, the one who shows his back teeth when he smiles?
Song Liyun was speechless: These people are all mentally unstable!
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Night once again enveloped Broken Gold Town. Everyone went inside early, closed their doors tightly, and turned the oil lamps down to their lowest setting, for fear of attracting something terrible.
Even the distant military camp was unusually quiet.
The lights were also turned off in the shacks where the laborers lived.
Once everyone in the room had fallen asleep, Song Liyun quietly got up, gently opened the simple wooden door, and slipped into the darkness, heading straight for the haunted house that the people in town had mentioned during the day.
Just after she left, Xu Yan'er, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes, jumped up, and quietly followed her out without even putting on warm clothes.
She almost got into trouble today because of her sharp tongue. Although Song Liyun helped her out, she was still scolded by her own mother. She felt a little uncomfortable, but she knew she should restrain herself.
Just thinking about how Song Liyun, after joining the military household, would idly wander around all afternoon without doing any work, and then be cheerfully escorted back by a junior officer in the evening...
Remembering what the patrolling soldiers had said, Xu Yan'er felt a nagging ache in her heart and couldn't sleep. She never expected to discover that Song Liyun had sneaked away at night.
If I could find some dirt on Song Liyun and bring it up in front of others, I could naturally save face.
In the wilderness outside Suijin Town, Song Liyun seemed completely unaware of what was happening behind her. She quickly ran across the official road and arrived at the edge of a dense forest.
She only stopped briefly to get a sense of direction before diving right in.
Five years later, a shrub called "false bayberry" has completely surrounded the house.
Fortunately, it was already autumn and the leaves were falling, so the moonlight shone in and the path on the ground could be seen clearly.
Following the path hidden in the bushes into the woods, a large courtyard suddenly appeared before us.
Under the moonlight, the silent house looked like a colossal, eerie creature.
Song Liyun's arrival startled several night birds, which flapped their wings and rushed out through the wide-open door, sending chills down one's spine.
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