The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Although medicinal herbs are valuable, they are nothing compared to these books.

The books in the house are priceless.

Qiao Xi carefully flipped through the books and touched them. Her mouth, face, and eyes were all filled with smiles, and her heart was filled with joy.

These things are like a treasure chest. If she thoroughly digests them, will she still have to worry about her future?

Thinking about how she would have to count money until her hands were tired in the future, Qiao Xi was so happy that her body was shaking. She casually picked up a book and planned to start taking notes.

But she had just turned two pages when she suddenly remembered that the man in black outside would be back soon.

If he couldn't see her, he would know she was just pretending to be asleep. He might kill her to silence her.

Her life is gone, so no matter how precious these things are, they are of no use to her.

Thinking of this, Qiao Xi stood up, thought for a while, and picked up two more books in addition to the one in her hand and quickly left the system space.

The room was still pitch black and there was no movement around. It seemed that the men in black had not returned yet.

Qiao Xi didn't dare to light a candle, so she could only stuff the medical books under the mattress and pillow in the dark.

Then he lay on the bed and pretended to sleep as usual.

*

She had just lay down for less than half a minute when she heard noises in the yard.

She couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, she came out early. If she had come out a little later, her life would have been in danger.

"head."

"Well, have you found anything over there?"

"No."

Those people said almost in unison.

After they finished answering, Qiao Xi didn't hear the head's reply. It seemed that he was thinking about something.

After waiting for a moment, she heard the head's voice again.

"Let's go back first and tell the master about the situation here and see what he says. Let's go, we have been down the mountain for quite some time, and the master must be getting impatient."

After saying that, Qiao Xi heard footsteps, although they were very light.

She opened her eyes only when there was no sound at all, but what greeted her was still darkness.

The speed of an ox cart is much slower than that of a horse carriage. I wonder if Xu Yi can make it back tonight.

Afraid that those people would attack again, Qiao Xi did not dare to sleep. She could only use the medical books she had just picked up to pass the long night.

Qiao Xi got up and walked to the table, lit a candle, and also boiled a pot of tea. While drinking tea, she began to flip through the medical book.

I don’t know if it was because the medical book was too obscure or she was really thirsty, but she hadn’t turned a few pages of the book when she started drinking cup after cup of tea, as if the contents of the book could be digested by her with the tea.

*

Qiao Xi yawned with her hands covering her mouth for the umpteenth time, wiping away the tears that came from yawning.

Raising her sore neck, she realized that it was already getting light outside.

Logically speaking, even if Xu Yi's ox cart was slow, it should have returned.

I just don't know how he dealt with Nie Guizhou and the others.

Qiao Xi put down the medical book she had been reading for most of the time, stood up, stretched, washed up, and after she had cleaned herself up, she walked out of the yard and looked towards the village entrance.

"Sister Qian, you are at home today. When did you come back?"

As soon as she went out, Qiao Xi met Sister Liu Lan from next door.

She was wearing a navy blue dress today, and the hem of her skirt seemed to be wet with something. The key point was that she was carrying a basket on her arm. If I was not mistaken, the basket contained either some vegetables or some herbs.

Qiao Xi's eyebrows curved and her voice softened, "Sister Liu Lan, we came back yesterday. It's just that you didn't see us come back."

She paused, then pointed at her basket and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you picking herbs again?"

Liu Lan glanced down at her basket, thinking that she had seen her picking herbs before, so there was nothing to hide. So she nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, it's also thanks to my daily habit of picking herbs. Otherwise, how could my sister-in-law have found herbs for you so quickly last time?"

As she spoke, Liu Lan smoothed the hair by her cheek, as if she suddenly remembered something. She looked at Qiao Xi and asked with concern, "Are you and Xu Yi's injuries feeling better? I have some fresh herbs here. Do you want me to apply them to your wounds?"

Hearing this, Qiao Xi waved her hands and said no.

She knew that Sister Liu Lan meant well, but in such a short time, both her and Xu Yi's wounds had almost healed, and the key point was that this was related to her secret.

I absolutely cannot let her see the back of this.

"Really? You don't have to be polite to your sister-in-law. Otherwise, you will be the ones who suffer."

Liu Lan, who was always enthusiastic, didn't know the truth, and still persuaded Qiao Xi with good intentions.

Qiao Xi politely declined again.

Seeing Sister Liu Lan frowning in disapproval, her eyes flashed, as if she suddenly remembered something.

He knocked his head with his hand to get Liu Lan's attention.

"What's wrong? Do you have a headache?"

Liu Lan looked at her with worry in her eyes.

Seeing that she had misunderstood again, but knowing that she meant well, Qiao Xi smiled a little embarrassedly: "No, no, I'm fine. I just suddenly thought that it's amazing that you can recognize some herbs, sister-in-law. By the way, last time sister-in-law said she would teach me to recognize herbs. I wonder if sister-in-law has time today?"

Nie Shufeng and his men are now on the back mountain. If Sister Liu Lan wants to pick herbs, she must go to the foot of the mountain or a little further in. If she runs into those people again, it will be dangerous.

After some consideration, Qiao Xi decided she had to find a way to keep her busy for the next two days, and learning about herbs was the most logical reason.

Hearing Qiao Xi say this, Liu Lan remembered that she had promised to teach her about herbs.

"Yes, sister-in-law is free today. By the way, have you had breakfast?"

Liu Lan asked, looking at Qiao Xi with a smile.

Qiao Xi really couldn't understand her question.

We were just talking about learning to identify herbs, but now we're talking about breakfast? What's the connection between the two?

But she still answered honestly: "I haven't eaten yet. But I have to wait for Xu Yi to come together. Sister-in-law, have you eaten?"

Qiao Xi asked Liu Lan casually, trying to divert her attention.

The main reason was that she was reading medical books and didn't pay attention to the time, so she hadn't had time to make breakfast.

And Xu Yi didn't come back either. What if he came back late? It would be so hot in this world, and there would be no refrigerators to store food. Some food would spoil easily.

"I have eaten. Then you should hurry home to eat. When you are done, call your sister-in-law at the door and she will teach you about herbs."

Because she was still in mourning and could not enter other people's homes at will, Liu Lan did not invite her to her home for food.

After she said this, Qiao Xi also remembered and nodded in agreement.

Seeing her nod, Liu Lan and she agreed, then she carried the basket and walked into the house.

Qiao Xi watched her enter the house, then turned around and planned to go home to get something to eat.

After all, there is still a long time from now until lunch time, and she can't stay hungry all the time.

But as soon as I turned around, I saw a familiar figure appear not far away.