61 Throbbing
◎The thin abdominal muscles rise and fall with breathing◎
It's time to apply medicine and fumigate again.
The two of them sat on the bed. Shu Yao held the warm medicinal fumigant in her hand and gently applied it on Ji Shijing's back, from bottom to top, from left to right, rolling gently. His pale skin began to slowly turn red.
The only sound in the room was the mingling breathing of the two people.
"Ahem, Ajing, lie down." Even though she had done it so many times, she still felt a little embarrassed.
Ji Shijing lay obediently on the bed holding the red hairband. His clothes were wide open, and his dark red undershirt hung loosely on his fair and thin skin, like a red plum blossom blooming in the snow.
The thin abdominal muscles rise and fall with breathing, and further down, there is a beautifully shaped abdominal line...
Shu Yao withdrew her gaze, her heart beating faster. She gently placed the medicine on his lower abdomen and rubbed it slowly.
The candle crackled, and Ji Shijing suddenly groaned, clutching the bed sheet tightly with both hands, his expression suppressed, and a hint of crimson in his eyes.
Shu Yao stopped what she was doing and asked, "What's wrong?"
He let out a long breath, gathered his clothes to cover a certain part of his body that was about to stir, and then sat up. "That's all for today."
Shu Yao touched the still warm medicinal incense and stuffed it directly into the quilt. It seemed that it would be good to use it to warm the bed.
Ji Shijing got out of bed and extinguished the candle. Shu Yao covered herself tightly with the quilt and huddled herself in the corner.
As soon as she closed her eyes, all she could think about was Ji Shijing's thin and skinny muscles. Her cheeks flushed and she forced herself to fall asleep, but the more she thought about it, the harder it was to fall asleep.
There was no sound coming from the side, she thought Ji Shijing was asleep, so she secretly opened her eyes to look at him.
Ji Shijing lay there steadily, breathing evenly, and seemed to be fast asleep. She also turned over and closed her eyes.
Ji Shijing's eyelashes trembled.
Outside the house, a dark figure flashed by and went straight into Yang Xiuhe's room. Then, the creaking sound of the bed and the suppressed moans of men and women were heard.
Yang Xiuhe's room was very close to Shu Yao's east room, and the noises from the other side came over one after another. Suddenly, the sound stopped, but only two seconds later, a burst of whipping sounds was heard.
Shu Yao woke up in shock. She heard the noise coming from next door getting louder and louder, and felt something was wrong. Yang Xiuhe's husband had already passed away, so why was there still such a sound coming from there? Could it be a flower thief?
Thinking of this, she immediately sat up and started to put on her clothes.
"What's wrong?" Ji Shijing's voice was hoarse.
Shu Yao walked around him, got out of bed, and put on her shoes: "It seems like there's a thief in Sister Yang's room."
Ji Shijing held her back and said two words calmly: "Listen."
She pricked up her ears to listen to the noise next door which gradually died down, and her face flushed.
Ji Shijing said quietly, "The pleasure between a man and a woman is consensual."
Shu Yao calmed down. From the sound of it, it seemed that the man did not force Sister Yang. But who would come to a widow's house so late? Could he be a bachelor in the village?
She opened the window a crack and saw a fat man coming out of Yang Xiuhe's house while tying his belt. He looked around like a thief, then turned around and slipped into the alley, disappearing in an instant.
Yang Xiuhe came out to close the door in disheveled clothes, sweat dripping from her body, and looked a little unhappy, cursing under her breath.
Shu Yao closed the window.
Yang Xiuhe really knew that man. Fortunately, she didn't rush into other people's business. There were quite a few secrets in the village, so it was better for her to stay informed.
After closing the window, she turned around and bumped into Ji Shijing's chest. She rubbed her forehead and looked at the person who was so close to her: "When did you come here?" He walked without making any sound.
He took a step back and tilted his head to look at her: "Sister-in-law, do you like to listen to other people's sex life?"
Shu Yao opened her eyes wide and covered his mouth: "You're talking nonsense." Then she jumped onto the bed in two steps, covered her head with the quilt, and heard Ji Shijing's playful sneer in her ears.
Her face turned even redder, and she fell asleep under the quilt without knowing when.
The next day, Shu Yao was washing up in the yard. When she looked up, she saw a pretty little girl looking at her cautiously. When she saw Shu Yao, she hesitated.
Shu Yao was puzzled and tried hard to recall the original owner's memories.
Oh, it turned out to be my uncle’s daughter Jiang He.
In the original owner's memory, she and Jiang He had never been close. She put down the basin, walked over, opened the door, and invited the person in.
Jiang He handed her the eggs in the basket and said in a weak voice, "Sister, these are eggs that our old hen just laid. Daddy asked me to bring them to you."
Shu Yao couldn't refuse, so she took the egg and found that Jiang He's hands were full of chapped skin. She went into the house and took out a box of Jin Run ointment and gave it to her: "Sister Jiang He, this is for you. Apply it on your hands to relieve chapped skin."
Jiang He immediately recognized that this was an expensive hand cream in the capital. She was a little flattered and quickly declined: "This is too expensive."
Shu Yao opened the lid, scooped out a small amount of ointment and applied it on her hand.
The cream was delicate and had a pleasant aroma. Jiang He was a little tempted. After hesitating for a moment, she took it and said, "Thank you, sister."
Shu Yao smiled and raised the egg in her hand: "It just so happens that I've been craving eggs recently."
Ji Shijing came out with his sleeves rolled up, took the basket of eggs from her and went into the kitchen.
Jiang He looked at Ji Shijing's back in surprise: "Sister, is that the second young master of the Ji Mansion?"
Shu Yao nodded.
"Will he follow his sister from now on?" Jiang He retracted her gaze and looked at Shu Yao.
"Yes." Shu Yao answered while tying her hair.
The two stopped talking and the atmosphere was silent for a while. Jiang He carefully tugged at Shu Yao's sleeve: "Sister, there is a market in town today. Do you want to go and see it?" She really wanted to get close to Shu Yao.
Shu Yao thought about it and agreed since it would be boring to stay at home anyway. She was thinking of going to the town to buy some things. Ji Shijing's medicinal fumigation was almost used up, so it was a good time to go buy some.
Jiang He was somewhat happy. Ever since Shu Yao came to live in her house, she had always wanted to get close to this sister, but her sister was too cold and indifferent to her. She had never expected that she would agree to her request today. Jiang He hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Sister, let's go now, otherwise it will be over."
Shu Yao was pulled by her and turned to the kitchen and shouted, "Ah Jing, I'm going to the market and will be back at noon."
Ji Shijing paused while holding the porridge, and when he came out again, there was no one outside.
Yang Xiuhe appeared out of nowhere. The weather was good today, and she wore a chest-length skirt. Her exposed skin was covered with dense marks. She was not afraid of being exposed in front of others, but walked outside in a swaggering manner.
When she saw Ji Shijing, her steps trembled and she ran away like a mouse seeing a cat.
…
The town is next to Dongping Village, and it only takes an incense stick of time to walk there.
It's market day today and the town is very lively. Although it can't compare with the prosperity of the capital, there are countless vendors on the street, and all kinds of goods and delicacies are available.
At the market, most of the people are old people holding children or women holding children. It is rare to see young and strong people.
Jiang He tentatively took Shu Yao's arm, and when she didn't refuse, Jiang He smiled and held her arm tighter: "Sister, you see, there are only a few old people, women and children left in Dongping Town now. The strong men have gone out to work."
Shu Yao nodded. After all, there were not many jobs in the town, so she had to go out to make a living.
On the street, a fragrance wafted by. Shu Yao touched her stomach. She hadn't had breakfast today. She asked Jiang He next to her: "Can I call you Xiaohe?" Mainly because the name "Sister Jiang He" was too troublesome.
Jiang He said "OK" three times in a row.
"Xiao He, let's have breakfast first."
Jiang He: "I'll listen to my sister." Her voice was sweet and sticky.
Shu Yaoxin was so touched by this cute cousin. She thought her cousin was so adorable.
The two bought a few buns at a bun shop. Just as they walked a short distance, they heard a burst of shouting coming from the bun shop behind them.
Shu Yao turned her head curiously, but didn't expect to see an acquaintance here.
It turned out to be Ji Zhao and Ge Yong.
Ji Zhao was already pregnant. She was kneeling on the ground, holding onto Ge Yong's clothes, crying bitterly: "Yonglang, please give me two copper coins. I'm really starving."
Just before the Chinese New Year, Ji Zhao was plump, but after not seeing her for two months, she had lost a lot of weight, her face was pale and thin, her eyes were deeply sunken, and she looked listless.
Ge Yong kicked her away in disgust: "I brought you to town to work for the rich. You didn't earn a penny today, and you still want money to eat buns. Bah, do you think you are still a rich lady? Get up now."
"Yonglang, I haven't eaten for two days. Please give me something to eat for the sake of the child." She knelt on the ground and begged.
The owner of the bun shop couldn't bear to see this, so he wrapped a hot bun in oil paper and gave it to Ji Zhao: "Here, eat it while it's hot."
When Ji Zhao saw the meat bun in front of him, his eyes lit up. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ge Yong looked at her with disgust, grabbed her and walked away.
Seeing Shu Yao looking at the two people, Jiang He said, "Sister, do you know those two people?"
Shu Yao shook her head: "I don't know him."
Jiang He said with some pity: "They are from the next village. That woman is so miserable. She is forced to work by her in-laws even when she is pregnant."
Shu Yao was a little lost in thought: "What about her family?"
Jiang He seemed a little angry when she mentioned this. She put her hands on her hips and said, "I heard that she used to be the daughter of a wealthy family in the capital, but since she got married, her family has never come to see her. I guess her family doesn't like her either."
Shu Yao ate the bun in her hand and sighed.
This is the man Ji Zhao is determined to marry. That’s it. It’s better not to be too love-minded.
The two of them walked around the market again and bought many things of all sizes, including cakes, braised dishes... basically all of them were bought by Shu Yao for Jiang Fu's family. After all, he gave her a basket of eggs, so she had to give something in return, so she bought a lot without realizing it.
It was almost noon and the market was almost over. Shu Yao went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine. When passing by the bookstore, Jiang He stopped.
Shu Yao asked her what was wrong.
Jiang He lowered her head and whispered, "I want to buy two books for the village teacher." After she said that, her face turned red unconsciously, and she covered her face with her hands for fear of being discovered.
Shu Yao looked at her. Could it be that this little girl liked the village teacher?
"Let's go. I just picked out two books for Ah Jing."
Jiang He said she wanted to buy two books, but after turning around, she ended up with four or five books in her hands.
Along the way, she held the books carefully, fearing that they would be bumped or scratched. Shu Yao saw through it but didn't say anything.
After entering the village, Shu Yao ran into the silly kid from yesterday again. The silly kid ran towards them happily and hugged Jiang He. His clear snot rubbed against Jiang He's dress, but Jiang He didn't mind at all. She squatted down and gently pinched his cheek: "Ji Bao, why are you here alone? Where's your brother?"
Jibao played with her pigtails and replied incoherently, "Brother...Brother is...behind me."
After hearing this, Jiang He immediately looked behind him, but there was no one there. She felt a little disappointed, touched Ji Bao's head, took out two candies from her arms and handed them to him.
Jibao danced with joy.
Shu Yao recalled the scene of him being bullied by the children in the village yesterday. If she hadn't happened to be by the stream, she didn't know what would have happened. She was a little scared: "Xiao He, whose child is he? Yesterday I saw a group of children in the village bullying him."
Jiang He sighed, "He's the younger brother of our village teacher. When he was little, he had a fever that damaged his brain. His brother would take him with him every day, but he would still sneak out to play with the other kids in the village. It was impossible to keep an eye on him."
"One day, he was thrown into the mountains by some naughty children in the village. The master searched for him all night long and he almost died in the mouth of a wild beast." She patted her chest with lingering fear.
Shu Yao handed the crystal cake in her hand to the child in front of her: "Eat more."
Jibao took it with a smile.
"Jibao." A clear voice came from not far away.
Jiang He's body trembled, and her face quickly flushed. She looked straight ahead and murmured, "The master is here."
Shu Yao also followed her gaze.
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