The general kneels on the washboard again

After Erya's matter came to an end, Yue Niang finally remembered to ask Jiang Yunxiao: "Jiang Yunxiao, why are you here again?"

Jiang Yunxiao must be seventeen now, right? His features have fully grown, and he's estimated to be around 1.7 meters tall, a head taller than Yue Niang.

The most striking thing about him is his thick sword-like eyebrows, which make him look very heroic. However, he still hasn't changed his habit of holding dogtail grass in his mouth, which is a bit silly.

He looked at Yue Niang and said with a playful smile: "I can go wherever I want."

Yue Niang said, "You didn't quarrel with your family and ran away, did you? I dare not keep you."

Jiang Yunxiao, however, seemed to be blaming Yue Niang: "Besides you, I have no other friends in Yunzhou. If I go to Qiefeng, they will definitely turn around and send me back."

After that, he took out a few large silver notes from his pocket and said, "Here, this is my food fee. Can I stay here?"

Well, money is still very attractive to Yue Niang. She took it and counted it: "Okay, okay, but I have to say this first. If the truth comes out one day, you are not allowed to involve me."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Jiang Yunxiao said, and put his hand on Yue Niang's shoulder. This seemed so inappropriate!

"Let go." Yue Niang said angrily.

Jiang Yunxiao also noticed something was wrong and quickly jumped away.

After not seeing her for a few years, the little girl has grown a lot taller, the baby fat on her face is fading, her skin is fair and white, her eyebrows are like crescent moons, her eyes are bright almond-shaped, and her temples are rosy.

When I sniffed it carefully, I could smell the faint fragrance of tea, and I was stunned again.

Yue Niang punched him and said, "Jiang Yunxiao, don't look at me like that."

The way he looked at me was as if he was admiring something rare. He was a frequent visitor to the world of beautiful women, and I always felt that he was looking at a prostitute.

Jiang Yunxiao understood his own impoliteness: "I'm sorry, Sister Yue Niang, I didn't mean to do that, but I absolutely didn't mean to offend you."

His explanation made Yue Niang even angrier, and she threw another punch at him: "Get lost."

Yue Niang hadn't neglected her boxing training in the past two years. This punch was already enough, and Jiang Yunxiao also reflexively deflected the second punch.

The two were joking around when Doctor Mo appeared behind them: "Ahem, excuse me."

Yue Niang and the other person looked in the direction of the sound.

Doctor Mo was a little embarrassed: "You are Shopkeeper Fu, right?"

Yue Niang nodded slightly.

Doctor Mo took out some medicine residue and said, "I heard that you gave this to that girl? May I ask what this is? It seems to be quite effective in stopping bleeding."

Yue Niang took it and looked at it, and finally remembered the handful of chili grass she picked by the river that day.

He also said it generously: "Doctor Mo, this is pungent grass, which has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and reducing inflammation and swelling. It can be found everywhere in places like these by the paddy fields."

Doctor Mo looked at Yue Niang and said, "Little girl, do you know medicine?"

Yue Niang shook her head: "I don't understand, but my third uncle gave me a medical book, and I read it all."

Yue Niang doesn't even shy away when she lies now.

Doctor Mo was too embarrassed to ask further questions about medical books, which were things that had been passed down through generations. He simply expressed his gratitude and went in.

Pinmingju has been almost rebuilt in the past two days, and Yue Niang wanted to go and take a look since she was passing by.

Jiang Yunxiao followed like a shadow, even though she had dreamed of being with a handsome guy countless times.

But he was only thirteen years old now, which was somewhat inappropriate, so he deliberately kept a distance from Jiang Yunxiao.

When passing by the Water Mirror Platform, Jiang Yunxiao took a look inside and pulled Yue Niang to go watch the show.

"Let's go. I haven't watched a play in a long time."

He carried Yue Niang like a chick, entered the Shuijingtai, and chose a private room to sit down.

Next is that play again. It has been performed quite frequently these days.

Yue Niang was not in the mood to watch the show, as she had seen it all before. She accidentally heard two familiar voices - Zhou Ruoyan and Yu Sui.

In the private room next door.

First, Chalcedony's voice said, "Miss Zhou, how have you thought about what I told you last time?"

Ruoyan's voice was a little cold: "Mrs. Ding, I told you very clearly last time, I will not leave Pinmingju."

"What future can you have by following that little girl? I can recommend you to perform in Yunzhou and support you to become a great musician, but these are things she can't give you."

Ruoyan was a little forbearing: "But these are not what I want."

Yucui was in a dilemma: "What do you want? I am definitely more capable of achieving it for you than Fu Yueniang."

Ruoyan smiled and said, "Really? Everything I wanted happened on that snowy day three years ago. Your master Ding said he was taking me in as a musician, but in reality, he wanted to force me to be his concubine."

Chalcedony sighed, "Alas! But didn't I save you?"

Ruoyan was a little excited: "Are you saving me? You are jealous that your husband wants to take me in. If you really want to save me, you can just keep me in your courtyard as a servant. Only in the heavy snow did you drive me away with only a single layer of clothes? You even didn't let me pick up the clothes."

Then came Ruoyan's voice again: "I was begging on the street that day, but only the owner, a ten-year-old child, offered me a helping hand. Now that you've seen my worth, you're begging me to come over. I'm making this clear today: no matter how generous your offer, I won't leave Pinmingju."

After this sentence, there was no more sound from next door.

This story of climbing over the wall to listen to gossip is really interesting. Although Yue Niang knew that Ruoyan and Ding Jingen had a relationship, she didn't expect that Yu Sui was also involved.

Ruoyan is indeed a good pipa player, and many people come here to see her. The tea tray in this tea house is just the icing on the cake.

Yue Niang watched carefully as Ruyan left in a huff. When she reached the threshold, she bumped into someone. That person was Ding Jingen.

He was seen gazing at Ruoyan with a sly look in his eyes. Yu Sui followed him, blocking Ding Jingen's gaze from coveting Ruoyan. "Husband, what brings you here today?"

Ding Jingen withdrew his gaze with an unsatisfied look and whispered a few words to Yu Sui. Yu Sui reluctantly took out a few banknotes from his pocket and gave them to him.

Ding Jingen achieved his goal, so he naturally left. Yu Sui also sent a servant to follow him.

Yue Niang also heard some rumors that Zhang Lan'er was pregnant.

Ding Jingen has had only Ding Hao as his child for so many years. Now that his mistress is pregnant, everyone in the mansion is very cautious.

Yu Sui was also scared by the beatings from the elders of the clan, so he could only turn a blind eye and even planned to welcome Zhang Lan'er into the family.

Jiang Yunxiao looked at Yue Niang, who wasn't really watching the show. "Hey, Yue Niang, why are you acting like a thief? Are there any enemies here?"

"You're such a jerk, just take your time and see for yourself. I'm going to the teahouse now. It's about to reopen, and I don't have time to play with you here."

Jiang Yunxiao also stood up: "Well, this show is really not worth watching. The lyrics are so sob-sweet, I can't listen to them. I don't understand why someone would cry so hard."

Yue Niang was embarrassed. After all, she had cried the first time she watched it, but she refused to admit defeat: "That's because you don't have a heart. This play is so touching!"

Seeing Yucui leave, Yue Niang also started to walk out.