Chapter 34: Stingy
Xie Tingzhou stopped looking at her and stopped after picking up the clothes. The tear in the clothes was sewn crookedly and the threads were not of the same color, as if a centipede was crawling on the clothes.
No wonder Shi Yu felt a little embarrassed when he said it just now. Xie Tingzhou, who was used to being particular, couldn't figure out for a moment whether he should wear it or feel cold.
After a long while, he let out a breath and put on his clothes.
When I went out, I saw him talking and laughing with an old man. The old man was cooking while he was sitting behind the stove and making a fire.
I don't know what he had put on his face before, it was so black, but now it has been washed off, his facial features are still the same as before, and his fair skin makes his face handsome and heroic.
There are seven or eight households in the village. This place is close to the edge of the village, and there is a big tree next to it.
Xie Tingzhou stood in front of the door.
A goshawk flew across the sky. The sunset was at its peak, and wisps of smoke merged with the sunset glow. At this moment, Xie Tingzhou actually tasted a rare sense of tranquility.
Being in a high position since birth, he was destined not to live an ordinary life like other people.
"It's time to eat." The old man waved at him with a smile.
Xie Tingzhou nodded and walked over. He hadn't eaten for a day and a night, and his stomach was so empty that he felt a little uncomfortable.
Vegetables were scarce in the snowy winter, so the table was filled with pickled potatoes, two red eggs, and a bowl of hot wild duck soup, which was considered a very sumptuous meal.
Chen Yu was very grateful. Since they had just met by chance, the old man had given them everything he had to entertain them. Unfortunately, she was penniless now.
She thought that the old man would be reluctant to leave home as he was old, so when she returned, she would send someone to repair the hut for her grandfather and give him some silver. This way, she could ensure that he would have no worries in his later years and he wouldn't have to drag his aged body up the mountain to hunt.
Xie Tingzhou's every move was full of dignity, and it was obvious that he was not from an ordinary family. The old man didn't dare to talk to him, but he had a very pleasant chat with Shen Yu.
"The family at the end of the village just gave birth to a big fat boy. I shot a pheasant and sent it to them. This red egg is given by them."
The old man pushed the red eggs in front of the two people. When he went to deliver the gifts, he did not tell them that he had guests at home, so they only gave him two.
Shen Yu refused and said with a smile: "I don't like eggs, Grandpa, you eat it."
The old man put both eggs
In front of Xie Tingzhou, he said carefully: "Eat it, it's just right to replenish your body."
Xie Tingzhou looked at the eggs without saying anything. The red eggs brought back some bad memories for him.
My arm was suddenly bent, and the chopsticks picked up all the rice in the bowl.
He turned his head to look at Shi Yu beside him, asking him with his eyes why he kidnapped him.
Shigure winked at him.
Seeing that he didn't understand, he lowered his voice and said, "Be more easy-going."
Xie Tingzhou pursed his lips. It was the first time he heard such a request. He turned around and saw the old man holding a bowl and transferring the rice he had just dropped into his own bowl with a distressed look.
Xie Tingzhou was moved. He took a look at the untouched rice in the bowl and put some into the old man's bowl. The old man wanted to refuse but didn't dare to move because of Xie Tingzhou's expression. He held the chopsticks anxiously and kept saying "enough, enough".
"How many people are there in my father-in-law's family?" Halfway through the meal, Xie Tingzhou took the initiative to speak.
The father-in-law said, "Originally there were several people, including my wife and two sons."
"Where are they?" Chen Yu asked and found that Xie Tingzhou glanced at her.
"I am the only one left now," the father-in-law said, looking at the table. "My two sons joined the army and never came back after going to the front line. My daughter-in-law ran away, and I was left with a half-grown grandson who fell ill and was unable to raise him. My wife was very sad and passed away as well. Now only Da Huang is with me."
Chen Yu knew what Xie Tingzhou's look meant, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
Isn't he the same as his father-in-law? All his relatives died on the battlefield and he is the only one left.
She was better off, at least she still had her grandmother who lived far away in Hezhou and loved her to the core, and her sister Shen Yan, who was not close but related by blood. But her father-in-law was really the only one left.
Xie Tingzhou saw that his eyes were red again.
Shen Yu noticed his gaze and suddenly smiled, "Grandpa, if you don't mind, you can treat me as your grandson in the future. I will come to see you when I am free."
The old man waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no, you all look like nobles, how can you recognize an old man like me as your grandfather? If you tell others about it, they will laugh at you. No, no."
"I haven't seen my grandfather," Chen Yu said, "I'll be close to you when I see you. I've called you grandpa so many times, you can't deny it.
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Shen Yu's grandfather also died on the battlefield. At that time, Shen Zhongan had not yet married, but he went to the battlefield carrying a knife.
How could a noble family be willing to marry their daughter to a general who guarded the border all year round? Besides, Shen Zhongan had not yet made a name for himself at that time.
However, on his way back to Beijing to report on his work, he met the eldest daughter of Hezhou Lu family. The two of them went to Beijing together, and that's how Shen Zhao and Shen Yu came into being.
After dinner, it was already dark.
The old man went to bed early. Xie Tingzhou and Shen Yu had both slept the whole day and were not sleepy at all.
It was very cold at night, and no one wanted to take a walk in the moonlight, so the two of them could only stay in the house.
There was not much furniture in the room, just a wooden bed and a small table.
Chen Yu lay on the table and said, "This place is still far from the county town. I heard from my grandfather that there is a clinic in a town not far away. I will go there to get some medicine tomorrow and find out more news. Your Highness will stay here and rest."
Although the wound on Xie Tingzhou's back was simply bandaged and applied with some herbal medicine pounded by his father-in-law, the effect was not great.
His wound was actually very painful now, but there was no sign of discomfort on his face.
"You're calling me Your Highness now? Didn't you just call me that before?"
Chen Yu glanced at him and said, "In this critical moment, the name or something is not that important...right?"
The more she spoke, the more uncertain she became. Sometimes Xie Tingzhou seemed tolerant and generous, and sometimes he seemed vindictive. It all depended on his mood.
Xie Tingzhou fiddled with the tea bowl and asked, "Do you have money to go to town?"
Shen Yu looked at the jade pendant on his waist, then at the ring on his hand, as if considering which one to take first.
"If you don't want to die too quickly, it's best not to think about these things." Xie Tingzhou reminded.
Shen Yu buried her head in her arms and sighed, "Stingy."
Xie Tingzhou heard it clearly. He didn't want to explain at first, but somehow changed his mind. "If these things are discovered, someone will be able to find them. How can you be sure that the one who found them is one of ours and not an assassin?"
"Oh." Chen Yu thought about it and it was true. The things on Xie Tingzhou must be extraordinary items. It would be too conspicuous if he took them out. But she didn't have anything valuable on her either. The previous package had been lost long ago.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then I have another way."
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