nycdaug Chapter 251 Encounter
Chapter 251 Encounter
I didn't join him in the fun, fearing that he would grab my collar and ask me why I made him wait for five years without a word. When I was a fox under him, although he loved my fur, he often pulled my neck because I acted differently from other foxes. Now when I see him, I am still a little afraid subconsciously.
But then I thought, he might not be able to recognize me in my current state.
Xiao Wei went out early in the morning to buy food. When she came back, she hurriedly closed the door and said to me, "I saw the man I met before on the street in front... His Highness Xuan! He seems to have opened a wine shop under the pseudonym Xuan."
I nodded calmly: "It's okay, he can't recognize you or me, just do what you need to do, don't be nervous. But... to be on the safe side, we should usually wear veils. We can tell others that it's for cleanliness and to prevent it from getting on the food."
Xiaowei put down the basket full of food, looked at me hesitantly, and after a while, she squeezed out a sentence: "Okay, then I'll go buy some veils later. And, sister, I, I want to ask..."
I put down the tea can in my hand, looked at her and replied: "Hmm? What do you want to ask?"
Xiao Wei approached me and whispered, "Sister, are you still...looking for the young master? I know you always know what's going on, but apart from making money to make a living, I don't see you doing anything else these days. I'm a little confused, so I decided to ask you."
A trace of sadness came over me. What did that line say?
Even if we meet, we won't recognize each other, with dust all over our faces and hair like frost. *
In fact, besides being afraid of disrupting the timeline and causing more trouble, I am also afraid of breaking his peace.
I’m afraid he’ll see me like this.
Fearing that he would be like the others, he looked at me for a while and then said with emotion: "It turns out that my elder sister is not that old!"
I was afraid that he just wanted to be Ye Shiqi, but I suddenly appeared and dragged him back to Tushan Mansion.
Xiao Wei probably saw that I looked sad, so she also seemed sad, and whispered, "Sister, don't be sad. I won't ask anymore. I will do whatever you want to do."
I shook my head: "It's okay, it's my fault for not telling you earlier. Master, I have found it."
Xiao Wei's eyes widened, and then a look of joy appeared on her face: "Where is the young master now? Why don't you see him coming to see you?"
I shook my head again. "I found him, but he didn't know I was here. He was in Qingshui Town. I... I saw that he was doing well, so I couldn't bear to disrupt his peaceful life. After all, he had always been... living a very hard life."
Xiao Wei stared wide-eyed for a while, bit her lip and said, "So, sister is going to protect him silently? If you don't see him, how do you know he doesn't want to see you?"
I shuddered. He... he already has Xiaoyao, who is so warm and nice. What would it mean if I approached him and recognized him at this time?
When I think of the way he fell on the ground in Tushanhou's yard and looked at me with tears in his eyes before he was sent to Xiyan City, I shudder and wish I could fold myself up.
Thinking of the wounds all over his face and body, his closed eyes with tears of blood, and the way he limped away the last time I saw him, I could not suppress my regret, even though it was not my fault.
Let me calm down and wait until I can face him calmly, including being able to calmly face all his expected and unexpected emotions, then I will meet him again.
I hid myself like an ostrich. It would be even better if I could peek at him while shrinking myself.
Unfortunately, I don’t know what happened recently, but I haven’t seen Xiaoliu and him on this street once.
Finally one day, I went out to buy flour and saw him in the crowd from a distance.
He was still wearing coarse linen clothes and had a wooden hairpin casually inserted in his hair, but he stood out from the crowd and his elegance could not be concealed.
Following Wen Xiaoliu obediently, they stopped in front of a cloth shop.
Xiaoliu was picking and choosing at the stall at the door, picked up a piece of bright red cloth, and tried it on himself.
He lowered his head and smiled, looking shy and a little embarrassed, pursed his lips and nodded.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a smile.
I stood there blankly, watching them secretly in the bustling crowd like a stray dog envying other people's puppies who have someone to lead them.
Xiaoliu came into the house with a smile on his face, probably going to the store to get some red cloth.
The red cloth stung my eyes, and I seemed to see him in wedding clothes, getting married to Xiaoyao who was also dressed in red.
Although I know that at this moment, Wen Xiaoliu definitely did not buy the red cloth to make Ye Shiqi's wedding dress.
Suddenly, he seemed to feel the gazes of the crowd and turned around.
I quickly lowered my head, without even bothering to buy flour, and quickened my pace, returning the way I came.
So there were no cakes or cookies for sale in the sweet shop that day.
But my guests have become accustomed to my casualness. They eat when there is food, and drink when there is nothing to eat. Anyway, they may not be able to catch the goods every time they come.
A few days later, I heard neighbors talking about Chuntao getting married.
I think the red cloth that day was bought for Mazi and Chuntao's wedding. Gao the butcher's family had a little money, so they certainly didn't like the coarse cloth and wouldn't use it to make wedding clothes for their daughter. Tu Shanjing usually lived a life of luxury and had seen all kinds of rare treasures in the world, but he could wait obediently for Xiaoliu to try the rough red cloth on him and examine it carefully.
He and Xiaoliu have a really good relationship.
Ten days or half a month later, it was raining moderately and there were fewer customers.
When it was time for dinner, those who were drinking tea and eating snacks all went out to eat proper meals, so Xiaowei and I were the only ones left in my restaurant.
Xiaowei was yawning at the counter, and I walked to the door and wiped the rain that was pouring in from the house.
"Seventeen, this is it!"
When I heard the sound, I was startled and almost dropped the mop in my hand, so I held it tightly.
I leaned against the door with my back without saying a word, and I pressed myself flat against the inside of the door so that they couldn't see me from outside.
Xiao Wei looked up and saw Wen Xiaoliu and Ye Shiqi outside the door, and her eyes widened in surprise. But she immediately saw me making a gesture to her, so she cleverly went out with a plate of cookies and cakes.
"Sixth brother is here? Long time no see!"
"Well, I said I'd come and see you when I'm free, but it just so happened that my family was preparing for a wedding, and after the wedding, Ma Zi always went to his father-in-law's house to help. Huichuntang was short-handed and couldn't handle it, so I never came. Today, I'm finally free, so I came out for a walk with Seventeen. Seventeen, this is the sister of Sister Bai Ruping that I told you about before. Her family just opened a dessert and beverage shop, and business is booming!"
Tu Shanjing's clear and slightly hoarse voice sounded: "I am Ye Shiqi. Nice to meet you."
*Quoted from Su Shi’s “Jiangchengzi·Dream Recorded on the Night of the 20th Day of the First Lunar Month in Yimao Year”.