The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 754: Mr. Xiao’s Home

Ye Wenyan shook his head. "No one chased me away. I came out on my own. I didn't find any relatives, so I didn't want to live in someone else's territory. Xiao Jiu, since we met, it's fate. Please help me find an inn. I'll stay here and rest for a while. I'll pay you."

Xiao Jiu pinched her, "What are you talking about? I saved you just for reward? Although I don't have much money, I didn't save you for your reward. What you said before is right, we are destined to meet each other again and again, this is all arranged by God. Okay, don't be polite to me, I will take you to find an inn now."

Xiao Jiu looked very happy to meet Ye Wenyan again, but Ye Wenyan frowned and suddenly doubted his previous judgment of this person.

Is it really just a coincidence? Meeting this person for the second time when he needed help is really a coincidence?

She was suspicious and became wary of Xiao Jiu. However, Xiao Jiu did not doubt him and pointed to a two-story building not far away and said to her: "It looks like an inn there. Hold on a little longer and we'll go over and take a look. Or if you really can't hold on, I'll carry you on my back!"

He carried her on his back, and she had already walked in front of Ye Wenyan, half squatting. "Come on, young lady. I'm very strong and I can walk steadily. Not to mention just to the inn ahead, I can even walk a long distance without any problem."

How could Ye Wenyan let a stranger carry her on his back? Besides, the inn was at most thirty steps away from where she was standing. She gritted her teeth and decided to make it there. So she rejected Xiao Jiu's kindness and insisted on walking on her own.

Although these thirty steps did not seem far, they were actually very difficult to walk because the snow was too thick. She had to lift her legs high with each step. After lifting them a few times, she could no longer lift them. She walked slower and slower, and her steps became smaller and smaller.

Xiao Jiu supported her very carefully, and even supported her arm when he saw that she was exhausted. She was almost carried to the door of the inn by Xiao Jiu, and then she breathed a sigh of relief, but she saw a young man in the next shop leaning his head out to look at them, and then said: "Are you strangers? Want to stay overnight? No, this inn has been closed because there are not enough quilts. Someone froze to death the other day, and the government came to take the body away. Since then, it has never been open again. You can try your luck somewhere else! But don't hold out too much hope, because all the shops that can be closed are closed now, and the inn is not willing to share the only quilts with others."

Xiao Jiu said angrily: "Then the outsiders will have to sleep on the streets?"

The young man said, "Outsiders can go to the government office! The government will provide you with food and lodging, and will not let you freeze or starve to death."

Xiao Jiu nodded, turned around and said to Ye Wenyan: "He is right, that's what I meant before. If it really doesn't work, I will send you to the government! You need to find a doctor to check your body, you can't go on like this."

Ye Wenyan still didn't want to go to the government office. She was afraid that it would be troublesome if she was recognized.

Because of its geographical location, even though it was just a city, the officials here were still at the level of prefects, the same as provinces. She didn't know what kind of person the prefect of Chiyun City was, nor did she know what role this city played in Northern Qi. Her knowledge of this place was limited to the fact that it was the closest city to the Wu'an Sea, and she knew nothing else.

So she can't go to the government office for the time being. In her current condition, exposing her identity is not a good thing.

The young man from the shop next door had gone back to his house, and the doors and windows were closed again. Seeing that she was still unwilling to go to the government office, Xiao Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Girl, you are not a fugitive, are you? Otherwise, why are you so resistant to the government?"

Ye Wenyan rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "You are the fugitive! I didn't go because I was afraid of trouble. I also wanted to find my relatives and friends. Can I go out freely after I arrive at the government office? But you, you said you are from Chiyun City, but why am I still wandering on the street after I have finished a meal in Ruyi Pavilion? Is it because you don't have a home?" Xiao Jiu immediately waved his hand, "No, no, girl, you really misunderstood. I have a home in Chiyun City. Although the yard is not big and a little shabby, it is also a real home. The reason why I am wandering outside is because the weather is weird, I am always thinking about it, and I can't stay at home, so I came out to walk around, and chat with people when I meet them, and analyze them."

"So what did you analyze?"

Xiao Jiu shook his head, "I haven't figured out anything. I only know that this snowstorm came in an odd way, but I don't know what the odd thing is. Girl, if you really don't want to go to the government, then come to my house if you really have no choice! I guess nine out of ten inns in the city are uninhabitable. I don't think your body can hold up to go to each one, so why don't you go to my house and have a rest first. Don't worry, I'm a gentleman, I won't do anything that takes advantage of others. Although my house is small, it has a main room and a wing room. You can live in the main room and I'll sleep in the wing room. I'll cover you with a thick quilt and I'll definitely not let you get cold."

Ye Wenyan was helpless. She really needed to take a break. Although it was not good to go to a man's house, it was the only solution now. She couldn't sleep on the street, could she? Besides, her body couldn't hold on any longer. If she insisted on dying, she would be a fool.

Furthermore, she really needed to get acquainted with a local, she had to understand the place, and she had to ask Xiao Jiu to help her find someone.

So she nodded, and let Xiao Jiu carry her on his back, walking into the wind and snow step by step with a little difficulty.

This time they walked for a long time, almost half an hour, and Xiao Jiu finally stopped at the gate of a small courtyard.

"This is it." He said, "This is my home. It's a little poor, so don't despise me, girl."

Ye Wenyan looked down at the clothes he was wearing. Although they were not made of luxurious materials, they were not poor, and they did not look like he could live in such a small, shabby courtyard. But she did not say this, but just nodded and told Xiao Jiu: "There is nothing to dislike when you are out. I am not a child of a rich family. My family conditions are about the same as this courtyard!"

Xiao Jiu chuckled, looked at her, and then without saying anything, carried her into the yard.

Ye Wenyan curled the corners of his lips, thinking that they were indeed of the same type, and he also knew to look at her clothes.

The two of them entered the main room together. The room was extremely simple, with only one bed, not a bed with a frame, but a wooden board built on a blue brick. There were also few beddings on it, which were very thin and only suitable for Chiyun City before the snow.

She looked around the rest of the place, a few worn-out cabinets, an old table, two old chairs, and even the tea bowls on the table were chipped. The door of one cabinet was not closed, so she took a look at the clothes inside. Although they were folded and not complete, they were definitely not the colors and fabrics that young people wear. There were patches on them, not as neat and tidy as Xiao Jiu's clothes were now.

Xiao Jiu seemed to notice that she looked into the closet, so she quickly walked over to close the closet door and kicked the two pairs of shoes on the floor. Ye Wenyan noticed that the two pairs of shoes were not the size that Xiao Jiu should have, especially one pair, which was actually worn by women with bound feet.

Seeing her staring at the shoes again, Xiao Jiu quickly explained, "These are my grandparents' shoes, and the clothes in the closet are also theirs. This house is actually my grandparents'. I didn't tell the truth to the girl before. I'm not from Chiyun City, and I just came here a few months ago. As for the saying that I have never seen snow in my life until I was 19, it's bullshit. It's always good to be on guard against others. I hope the girl can understand.

But the rest of what I said was true. This time I came to Chiyun City because my parents asked me to take my grandparents to live in the north, saying that it was too far away and they couldn’t take good care of them. But my grandparents disagreed, saying that my father was a live-in son-in-law and that if they went there, my parents would be unhappy. This whirlwind was the result of their arguments. My grandparents didn’t make it and died.”

When he said this, he looked very sad. He lowered his head and stopped talking. He also raised his hand to wipe his eyes.

Ye Wenyan didn't think his words were true, but she didn't expose him. Xiao Jiu wiped her tears for a while, and when she saw that Ye Wenyan didn't say anything, she breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head and said, "I couldn't bear to throw away all my grandparents' things, I wanted to keep them as a memory. But now that you're here to live, I'll take all these things away so that you don't feel uncomfortable seeing them."

Ye Wenyan stopped him and said, "Don't bother. Just put the things scattered on the couch into the cabinet. You don't need to take them away."

Xiao Jiu nodded, "Okay." Then he immediately started to clean up the house.

He moved very quickly, but he didn't seem like someone who was used to tidying up. He just threw many things into the cupboard in a mess and then slammed the door shut. The door, which had been in disrepair for many years, couldn't withstand his strength and fell down.

Xiao Jiu was very frustrated. "I'm so stupid. I've never done these things before. Don't laugh at me, girl. By the way, girl, what's your name? We are familiar friends, so we have to call each other by name. Tell me your name!"

Ye Wenyan naturally couldn't tell him his real name, so he made up a name: "My name is Yaoyao, the one that means missing."

"Yaoyao?" Xiao Jiu said it twice and praised, "What a nice name, I will call you Yaoyao from now on." Ye Wenyan nodded, "Okay, let's call you that!" Looking at the shabby bed again, he thought that he couldn't choose the environment at the moment. At least it was a place to rest, so let's do it this way for now! Everything will be decided after her body gets better.

Seeing that she was willing to stay, Xiao Jiu was very happy, and began to make the bed for her, and then helped her sit down. Ye Wenyan saw him squatting in front of her and about to take off her shoes, and quickly stopped him: "Mr. Xiao, there is no need to be so polite, I can do this kind of thing myself. I want to rest and have a sleep. If you have nothing to do, go and boil some hot water for me to drink after I wake up. You can go out now, remember to help me close the door, and if there are extra quilts, it is best to find a few beds."

Xiao Jiu did not insist, he stood up and said with a smile: "Yaoyao, you can just call me Xiao Jiu, no need to call me Master Xiao, we are so familiar with each other, there is no need to be too polite. Okay, you take a rest first, I will boil some water for you."

Xiao Jiu went out. Ye Wenyan thought about it and decided not to take off his shoes and socks. He curled up on the bed, pulled the quilt thrown inside to cover himself, closed his eyes, and soon fell into a light sleep.