nycdaug Chapter 211 Becoming Human
Chapter 211 Becoming Human
In Mucheng, Si Yao and Xiaolu had just finished their follow-up visit and arrived at the east gate. They were about to leave the city and return to the pharmacy when Xiaolu suddenly grabbed Si Yao.
"What's wrong?" Si Yao asked curiously.
"Before we came out, Guoying asked me to bring her some roast duck, and I almost forgot." Xiaolu scratched his head shyly and said with a smile.
"But the stall selling roast duck is at the west gate, which is a bit far..." Si Yao looked at the dark sky and was afraid that it was going to snow, so she said worriedly.
"I'll take you to the teahouse first. You wait there for a while. That girl has been asking for roast duck several times. If I don't buy it back today, she will definitely be angry. Sister Si Yao, you know her bad temper. I don't want to be scolded by her." Xiaolu sighed helplessly and said, but there was a gleam of enjoyment in his eyes.
"Well, let's go." Si Yao laughed. Since things had come to this point, she had no reason to refuse.
Even Sanxiu and his apprentice saw how Xiaolu and Guorong got along in the medicine store. Others often teased them, and blamed Xiaolu for being obedient. They were both at the age of falling in love, and in the face of everyone's jokes, although they both denied it, their blushing and shy attitude was self-evident.
"If you want to accompany me to the teahouse, we have to take a detour. Why don't you go first? If it snows, I'll wait for you at the teahouse. If it doesn't snow, we'll meet here at the east gate." After walking a few steps, Si Yao remembered that the teahouse was still some way away. In order not to waste time, she asked Xiaolu to go directly to the west gate, and she could go to the teahouse by herself.
Xiaolu was a little worried about leaving Sister Si Yao alone on the street, but then he thought that most people in Mucheng already knew Sister Si Yao, and they also knew that she was a disciple of Sanxiu Pharmacy, so no one should make things difficult for her.
Then Xiaolu nodded, turned and ran towards an alley to the west.
Si Yao stopped where she was and wanted to go back to the east gate to wait, but when she saw the dim sky, she turned around and headed towards the teahouse.
Due to the snow, there were few pedestrians on the road. The vendors who had received treatment at Sanxiu Pharmacy greeted Si Yao warmly when they saw her, and Si Yao responded with a smile.
"Ayao?" When they were almost at the teahouse, Si Yao suddenly heard a voice calling from behind. She turned around and saw Lian Qi and Narcissus beside him.
Lian Qi still looked a little dazed when he saw Si Yao again, but he quickly came to his senses from the other's cold eyes.
"Miss Si Yao, I didn't expect to see you here." Narcissus naturally noticed the subtle changes in Lian Qi beside her, but she didn't care too much. Instead, she took the initiative to walk up to Si Yao and said with a smile.
"How did you get into the city in such a snowy day?" Si Yao nodded to Narcissus and asked with concern. Lianjia Village was quite a distance away from Mucheng, and it might not be easy to walk in the snow.
"It's the end of the year, and we followed my father into the city to buy New Year's goods." Shuixian suddenly lowered her head, her face and ears flushed, and she smiled softly, "After the New Year, Brother Lian Qi and I will get married."
"Congratulations to you." Although it was a little sudden, Si Yao was not surprised. Narcissus was kind and honest and had true feelings for Lian Qi. They were childhood sweethearts. If Aunt Ya knew about this, she would be happy for Lian Qi.
Lian Qi lowered his eyes somewhat embarrassedly, revealing a simple smile.
"Thank you, Miss Si Yao. I hope you can find your ideal husband soon." Seeing Lian Qi's reaction, Narcissus also showed a happy expression and continued to smile at Si Yao.
Si Yao didn't say anything, but nodded silently. She looked up and saw the jewelry store opposite, then pulled Narcissus to go there.
"Miss Si Yao, what are you doing?" When Narcissus saw Si Yao was going to take her to the jewelry store, she stopped in panic. The jewelry in Mucheng was not something a farm girl like her could afford.
"Lian Qi is also my master, and Aunt Ya once saved my life and took me in. So I am half your sister-in-law. Of course I have to give you a gift when you get married." Si Yao had no experience of giving wedding gifts to others, and the news of their marriage was too sudden. She didn't know what kind of gift to give for a moment, so when she saw the jewelry store, she wanted to take Narcissus to choose a piece of jewelry for her.
"I didn't even invite you to dinner, so how can I accept your gift?" Narcissus felt ashamed when she heard Si Yao say that.
She had originally agreed with brother Lian Qi to invite Si Yao to a banquet when they got married, but her parents and some adults in the village refused to agree.
The villagers of Lianjia Village knew that they had wrongly accused Si Yao, but it was impossible for them, who were so old, to apologize to a young girl. Therefore, even though they knew Si Yao was innocent, they did not want Si Yao to return to Lianjia Village and face their past mistakes.
Lian Qi and Narcissus had no choice. After all, their marriage was arranged by the villagers, and they didn't want to make everyone unhappy. Lian Qi was even more afraid that they would hurt Si Yao again, so he had to give up.
"Then will you accept this gift from me or not?" Si Yao didn't care, but just asked Narcissus with a faint smile.
Since Lian Qi hadn't told her about such a big thing as her marriage, Si Yao guessed that she couldn't return to Lianjia Village yet.
"Of course I have to accept it if it's a gift from you." Narcissus had no choice but to turn around and look at Lian Qi who was following her. Seeing that Lian Qi just smiled at her, she followed Si Yao into the jewelry store with peace of mind.
"Isn't this Miss Si Yao? It's rare to see you come into my place." The jewelry shop owner hurriedly stepped forward when he saw Si Yao and smiled warmly.
"Boss, you are busy. Let's take a look ourselves first." The last time she went to a gold and silver shop with Senior Brother Xiu Ming, this was Si Yao's first time to come to this jewelry shop. She first gave the owner of the jewelry shop a faint smile, looked around the shop for a moment, and then pulled the reserved Narcissus to go upstairs by herself.
After hearing what the customer said, the jewelry store owner had no choice but to let his shop assistant follow him upstairs.
Lian Qi did not follow into the jewelry store, but just curled up outside waiting. Narcissus's father had gone to a distant relative's house for a dinner party and had not come out yet, so he had to watch outside to avoid missing him.
"How about this one?" Si Yao picked up a hairpin and asked Narcissus.
Narcissus shook her head guiltily. It was not that she disliked the hairpin, but the hairpin looked expensive. How could she let Si Yao spend so much money?
"What about this?" Si Yao asked, picking up another jade ornament.
Narcissus still smiled and shook her head.
Narcissus refused several items even after asking. Si Yao guessed what Narcissus was thinking. She didn't want to force her so she let Narcissus choose by herself. Narcissus then picked out a pair of relatively cheap earrings.
Si Yao seldom went out to shop and was not very familiar with prices. When she saw Narcissus choose a pair of earrings, she didn't think much about it, as long as she liked it.
The jewelry shop owner was dissatisfied when he saw Si Yao took people shopping for a long time and only picked out a pair of inexpensive earrings. But when he saw Si Yao's frank look and she was Mr. Sanxiu's apprentice, he naturally did not dare to neglect her.
When they came out of the jewelry shop, it was snowing heavily outside. Lian Qi and Narcissus had to rush back to Lianjia Village to find Narcissus's father, so they thanked Si Yao for the gift again and said goodbye in a hurry.
"Sister Si Yao, you have changed." Si Yao was also about to open the umbrella in her hand and go to the teahouse, but she heard Xiaolu's voice behind her.
Si Yao turned his head and looked towards the path, silent but with a questioning look in his eyes.
"It has become more human." Xiaolu continued to add.
Si Yao shook her head speechlessly and walked towards the teahouse without paying any attention to Xiaolu.
“Sister Si Yao, I think you have become warmer... no, no, it should be gentle... that’s not appropriate... Anyway, you are not as unapproachable as before...” Xiaolu also hurriedly caught up and continued to explain, but after explaining for a long time, he still didn’t know how to choose the words.
"Did you buy the roast duck?"
"Well, why don't you eat something first."
"Let's keep it for Guo Ying."