Chapter 253 Foot Wash Water for You to Drink
The tea was just brought by Pei Ji. As soon as he felt better, he went shopping for various things. He originally planned to buy food, but the foreigners were so hateful that they ate the food that could be eaten and destroyed the food that could not be eaten by burning it all.
But fortunately, the potatoes and sweet potatoes that Song Ci and others had transported as cargo were found, which solved the urgent problem.
After traveling all the way until noon, everyone was a little tired. They got off the carriage under the scorching sun and started to make a fire and cook.
Zheng Yufu walked for a long time and found a deserted place to rub her legs. From a distance, she saw Song Ci being supported by Wanxiang and Tianer, and then she got off the carriage.
She walked gracefully, her pink dress shining brightly, her hair combed meticulously, her face clean and even slightly sleepy. It was obvious that she had slept in the carriage and had just woken up. She was immediately furious.
I've been walking all morning and my feet are almost worn out, but she's still sleeping!
Her eyes rolled around and she turned and walked in one direction.
After finding a clean stone to sit on, Song Ci finally had the energy to look around.
It wasn't too far from the border, and the sun was blazing, burning her skin with a painful sensation. Song Ci frowned and was about to get up and return to the carriage when a shadow fell from above, completely enveloping her.
The burning heat just now dissipated cleanly in an instant.
She looked up in some confusion, and her misty and watery eyes happened to meet Pei Ji above her head. Only then did she realize that the other person was holding an umbrella in his hand.
"Take it." Pei Ji chuckled and handed over the umbrella in his hand.
"What about you?" Song Ci's hand holding the umbrella was suddenly at a loss, and her fingers stroked the umbrella handle. Pei Ji had been too nice these days.
"I'm fine. I just happened to hear the soldiers say that there's a clear spring in the forest, flowing down from the mountain, and it tastes sweet."
Song Ci became interested when she heard this. She was feeling hot and it would definitely feel comfortable if she washed her face with this clear spring water. She immediately stood up and expressed her desire to go together.
The two walked side by side towards the woods and soon saw the clear spring. As everyone had said, looking along the direction where the spring flowed, there was a steep cliff on the left. The cliff was so high that the two people standing at the foot of the mountain looked like a speck of dust.
"Such scenery is truly something you can't find in Beijing..." Song Ci sighed.
"Shhh."
Pei Ji immediately covered her lips with his hand, and pointed to a hidden corner in the distance under her surprised gaze.
Song Ci looked over and saw that it was Zheng Yufu. She was curious about what she was going to do and for a moment she forgot that Pei Ji had not taken his hand away from her face.
His lips brushed against the palm of his hand lightly, and the warm breath made Pei Ji's Adam's apple move with every contact, and he became inexplicably restless.
He withdrew his hand in a panic and turned to look at Song Ci. He was relieved to see that the other party's eyes were always fixed on Zheng Yufu and he didn't notice.
He clenched his palms. The soft touch and warm breath seemed to have never dissipated, and they were burning his palms.
"Okay, I'll cut her into pieces!" Wanxiang felt so angry that she wanted to bite him.
"Don't." Song Ci held her back, "Don't be impulsive. Act according to the circumstances."
After she finished speaking, she turned and looked at Pei Ji, "Let's go back."
Pei Ji nodded, but before leaving, he glanced at Zheng Yufu coldly, with an unfathomable coldness in his eyes.
When we returned to the campsite, we heard smoke rising up from the kitchen, the unique aroma of potatoes mixed with the sweetness of sweet potatoes, and the growling of everyone's stomachs, which made the scene feel a little more warm.
Just as they were about to eat, Zheng Yufu finally came back. She got a bamboo tube from somewhere and walked towards Song Ci.
She changed her previous bad attitude and said with a smile: "Miss Song, I heard there is a clear spring nearby that is sweet and delicious, so I went to get some back. Would you like to try it?"
Song Ci didn't move, her eyes scanning her bamboo tube.
Zheng Yufu lowered her eyebrows and said aggrievedly, "Miss Song, I know there are many misunderstandings between us, but since we are all traveling together, I hope we can get along well. I came all the way to fetch this spring water for you, and I hope you can taste it. Are you unwilling to forgive me?"
Everyone around looked over, and their impression of Zheng Yufu was not as bad as Qing Zao's.
He knew he was wrong and apologized proactively, so he's not that bad.
Song Ci raised her eyes, a hint of disgust flashed across her clear eyes, and then she said, "Since Miss Zheng has worked so hard to get this spring water back, how can I drink it all by myself? Why don't you let Miss Zheng drink some first?"
Zheng Yufu's face froze. Are you kidding? She didn't want to drink it. In order to disgust Song Ci, she soaked her feet in the nearby spring water for a long time. After the smell of her feet disappeared, she took out the spring water from the surrounding area. This was her foot washing water!
"Miss Song, you're welcome. I'll go back and get you some more after you finish drinking!" She raised her hand in the air with a determined look on her face and handed it over stubbornly. Outsiders thought she was sincere, but Song Ci felt disgusted.
Although she was a cautious person, even if she hadn't seen Zheng Yufu do this, she would definitely not drink water from a stranger.
But the other party's methods are really despicable and not worthy of being shown to the public.
The people around gradually relaxed and tried to smooth things over, "Ms. Song, Miss Zheng has apologized to you. Otherwise, give us a chance."
Just as Song Ci was about to expose the other party, she saw Pei Ji coming. He winked at Alin, and Alin, with a fierce look in his eyes, walked over and grabbed her wrist that was holding the bamboo tube.
The pain in her wrist made her subconsciously let go of the bamboo tube. Alin caught it and handed it to Zheng Yufu's mouth.
"Drink it."
Zheng Yufu was stunned, not understanding why the other party suddenly attacked her.
Could it be that someone had discovered her little trick? That shouldn't be the case. She had done it very covertly, only doing it when no one was around.
"I'm not thirsty."
Ah Lin didn't buy it. "Look at you, you're sweating all over, walking around. You must be very thirsty. Come on, drink some."
Zheng Yufu looked resistant.
Her resistance was too obvious, causing everyone around her to become suspicious instantly. The soldiers had been traveling outside for years, so naturally they had many people with different intentions, and their eyes gradually grew colder.
"You yourself refused to drink, but insisted that Miss Song drink it. Miss Zheng, please tell me what is in this bamboo tube."
Zheng Yufu's hands were pinched more and more painfully, her face flushed red, and she struggled desperately, even looking at Pei Ji for help. But when her eyes met, Pei Ji's cold eyes made her heart sink rapidly.
Yes, Guard Alin is Pei Ji’s man, and Pei Ji must have known about it.
Her heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
A feeling of powerlessness spread throughout my limbs.
"I, I said, isn't that okay?"
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