The little princess was torn, and the demon emperor patched her up

Chapter 157 You Are Not Allowed to Leave Today

Seeing that the old lady was not moving smoothly, Xiao Baojing wiped his hands after eating the sweet potato, walked over and said, "Let me help grandma dye her hair."

Black bean juice hair dye is not long-lasting and needs to be dyed frequently.

Xiao Baojing glanced at the black dirt remaining on the comb and guessed that the old lady often dyed her hair.

She said, "My mother-in-law is very particular about appearance."

The old lady stared at the bronze mirror and said in a hoarse voice: "I want to be young... I like being young..."

Everyone likes youth.

This is not something to be ashamed of.

Xiao Baojing dyed the old lady's white hair black. While waiting for it to dry, he saw the old lady tremblingly pick up a red silk flower and carefully pin it to her temples.

She couldn't help but be curious: "My mother-in-law dressed up carefully. Is she going to go out to meet someone she likes? But it's dark outside. It will be dangerous in the woods."

A trace of surprise flashed across the old lady's cloudy eyes, and then she curled her lips in displeasure.

She ignored Xiao Baojing, opened a clam shell, took out some ointment from it, and carefully applied it on her face.

She stared at the bronze mirror, and her rough, old hands slowly stroked her cheeks, slowly lifting the cheek muscles upwards, as if hoping to smooth out her wrinkles and make her skin smooth and shiny again.

But when she put her hands down, the muscles that had been raised drooped again.

In the bronze mirror, there is still a face full of wrinkles.

The old lady sighed, applied some more ointment to her palms, and continued to lift her facial muscles.

Xiao Baojing watched for a long time, but the old man didn't stop.

This old man is probably obsessed with being young.

But even modern medical beauty cannot completely transform a woman from old to young and beautiful, let alone in the backward ancient times?

As she thought about it, she put a few golden copper coins on the table and went to bed.

After days of traveling, Xiao Baojing slept very soundly.

I don’t know how long I slept, but I always felt something was wrong in my daze.

She opened her sleepy eyes——

In front of me is an enlarged face.

His face was wrinkled and he looked old and haggard, with bags under his eyes almost reaching the corners of his lips. There was envy in his eyes that had not yet faded, as if he had been staring at her for a long time.

Xiao Baojing was startled, all his sleepiness disappeared, and he sat up suddenly: "Mother-in-law?!"

The room was dimly lit. The old lady held a candle and said calmly, "Get up."

"Just get up, it's scary if you don't make any noise..."

Xiao Baojing was angry and got up to wash and change his clothes.

There was a wooden basin on the washstand, and the old lady had already prepared hot water for her.

Xiao Baojing wiped his face and sat in front of the mirror to comb his hair.

Although the mirror was dim and old, Xiao Baojing could still see the old lady's figure. She was standing behind him holding a candle, staring at her face reflected in the mirror. Her elusive appearance was enough to scare people to death!
Xiao Baojing pressed his own racing heart.

Those who know her know that she is the demon, while those who don’t know her would think that this old lady is a monster!

She combed her hair, put some powder on her face, and was about to say goodbye to the old lady when she turned and walked to the table: "Let's eat."

Breakfast is taro porridge.

It is called porridge, but there is not much rice in it, it is more like sweet potato paste.

Xiao Baojing didn't want to eat anymore after eating one bowl: "Thank you, grandma, for taking me in and entertaining me. I should go now-" "No!" The old lady suddenly got angry, "You can't leave today."

"why?"

"You're not allowed to leave! You can't leave until tomorrow!" She stood up to clean up the dishes, making a loud clanging noise, cursing, "You're leaving one by one! If you're in such a hurry to leave, why did you come back?!"

Xiao Baojing was completely confused.

One or two?
Besides her, has anyone else been here?
She stood up: "But I have other things to do--"

"Don't go!" The old lady held her wrist tightly, "Don't go! You can only go tomorrow!"

Her hands were dry and rough, and she pinched Xiao Baojing's wrist so hard that it hurt.

She was about to shake her off, but in the dim candlelight, she saw that the old man's eyes seemed to be red.

She was stunned for a moment, wanting to see what the old man was going to do, so she softened her attitude: "Okay, then I'll leave tomorrow."

The old lady was not idle. After cleaning the house, she sat in front of the mirror and carefully drew her eyebrows and put on makeup, dressing herself up like a young girl.

Finally dressed up, she took Xiao Baojing's hand and said, "Let's go out."

Xiao Baojing accompanied her to leave Zhipeng Village, and the light of dawn finally shone into the heavy mountains.

She saw the old man wearing bright red and green clothes, with dyed black hair and a face painted white and red, looking quite funny.

She couldn't help laughing: "Grandma looks so young."

"It's good to be young, it's good to be young..."

The old man murmured, but his steps were very unsteady.

After walking for about an hour, Xiao Baojing finally saw a farm appearing in the valley.

Many villagers gathered in the village. Men and women were sitting on small stools, busy making lanterns.

It turns out that this was a simple lantern factory.

Behind them was a two-story building with big red lanterns hanging from the eaves and brand new peach charms pasted on the door. Several children gathered together to see whose lantern was more beautiful, and then were called back by their mothers to eat rice dumplings.

Xiao Baojing realized later that today was the Lantern Festival.

She and the peddler went to the land of eternal night in winter. There was no calendar there, and the goblins had no festival customs. She actually spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day without realizing it!
She sat with the old lady on the small stool in the corner and watched her skillfully bend the bamboo strips to make the frame of the lantern.

The old lady was obviously used to doing this kind of work. Her hands had become thick and rough over the years. The sharp bamboo strips flipped in her palms with ease and could not cut her hands.

Xiao Baojing looked for a while and then strolled around the farm by himself.

After eavesdropping on the conversation of several villagers, she found out that the old lady lived in Xiaozhipeng Village, and the village was in Dazhipeng Village.

The men of Xiaozhipeng Village died on the battlefield, and the other villagers gradually moved to Dazhipeng Village. Now only the old lady still lives there.

As the men were making lanterns, they stared at the old lady's back and laughed, "Look at how gorgeously she's dressed. I don't know who she's trying to seduce at her age!"

"I heard that her husband and two sons were conscripted by the government and died on the battlefield. Her eldest daughter-in-law remarried with her two grandchildren, and her youngest daughter-in-law died with a big belly. She was the only one left in their family! She puts on makeup every day, probably because she wants to marry a man!"

"Hehe, just marry her!"

"You marry, you marry!"

They were fighting and talking nonsense.

Xiao Baojing squatted in the corner with a piece of straw in his mouth, listening to them talk.

She looked at the old lady's hunched back, with a hint of surprise and pity in her eyes.

After a moment, she picked up a few newly made lanterns and covered the men's heads with them.

　Thank you Shanye Cang Yishen and Wu for the reward, hug! Thank you all for the monthly tickets and recommendation tickets, bow! !
　　(End of this chapter)