It wasn't supposed to be like this, but it happened.
Because the rainy season has come, the shop has been temporarily closed since Mr. Goldman left. Anna hasn't found a shop owner yet, and of course she can't do this directly herself. Because Anna said that she was not in a hurry, Karenin was not in a hurry either. Recently, he was preparing for the banquet. A new law is about to be introduced.
On this day, Anna took Anushka and decided to go to the shop to have a look. In order to welcome the arrival of the rainy season, she had to make sure that the previous repairs were all right, and there was another thing that she had left the manuscript there.
She went early because she wanted to get back before breakfast.
It was only six o'clock, and the whole of Petersburg looked even more gloomy under the dark sky. By the time the coachman Peter hitched the carriage and raised his whip, the rain had already poured down.
"The rain is a bit scary, ma'am." Annushka said, she was usually a fairly calm girl. But she seems to be born with a little fear of rainy days.
"It'll be fine." Anna reassured the other party.
When they arrived at their destination, before they opened the car door, they heard Peter yelling, "Ma'am, there is a person lying in front of the shop!"
After listening to Anna, she opened the car door, and Anushka held an umbrella for her.
Although it was indeed raining heavily, because the distance was not very far, it was still possible to tell that it was a man with a strong physique. However, what was a little worrying was that the man was lying motionless.
Peter simply hitched the wagon and ran over. He walked up to the man, knelt down, touched and patted him, and then shouted at Anna and the others: "He's not dead yet!"
Both Anna and Annushka breathed a sigh of relief. Although in this era, it is not very rare for someone to die on the side of the road, but Anna herself has never seen it before.
She and Anushka hurried over.
"Ma'am, are we going to save him?" Anushka asked in a low voice.
Anna pondered for a moment, and said, "Peter, check his arm or chest to see if there are any marks."
Anna naturally didn't want to see people die, and she didn't mind extending a helping hand to others. However, she had to consider whether treating this person would cause them trouble. After all, her husband's status was extraordinary.
"Ma'am, don't you..." Annushka wanted to say something, but Anna stopped her.
She knew that Peter was trustworthy, but she had to supervise it herself, and after seeing her wife's calm and shy eyes, Annushka swallowed the words after all, but she still couldn't accept it , a little blushing slightly turned his head away. After all, it was a man's body, and although Annushka was just a maid, she was a high-class maid after all, not the rough maids of ordinary people. You can flirt with men without stress.
Anna watched Peter carefully confirm whether there were any suspicious marks on the man's upper body.
Although the rain and mud made the man's face unclear, judging from the outline of the face and the skin color on the chest, the man tended to be of Germanic race.
"Ma'am?" Peter looked up to her for confirmation. This person should be a fugitive, there is no mark on his body, and there is no trace of whipping.
"Take him to the shop," said Anna.
In the shop, Anna looked at the man slumped on the chair. She frowned slightly, and then asked Peter, "Why aren't you awake?"
Peter shrugged his shoulders: "Ma'am, I think this man is decent except for a little mud, but judging from the material on his body and the roughness of his hands, he can't be from a wealthy family. The soles of his shoes It's also worn out a lot, and it's not Russian, it should be here not long ago, and then," the man paused, and spread his hands, "80% of the money was robbed or cheated, and he passed out without money to eat."
Anna and Annushka looked at Peter in surprise, the latter grinned and his beard looked very cute: "Because I have encountered this before."
Knowing why this man passed out by the side of the road, Anushka went to fetch the basket.
"Ma'am, can I?"
"Why are you still preparing this?" Anna asked. She knew that Anushka would always bring something to eat when she came here with her. She thought it was because the other party thought that they might not go back for lunch, but today she went out and said that she would go back later.
"Mister told me. No matter where you go, there are some things to prepare for you." Anushka replied.
Anna laughed when she heard this, and felt that she should do something when she went back.
"Give it to him," said Anna.
As the milk was slowly fed into the man's mouth, the latter also became conscious.
Anna narrowed her eyes slightly, carefully observing the other party's next move.
Those long eyelashes blinked, and then opened his eyes, the water blue pupils looked a little tired and confused.
"Where am I?" the man asked in confusion, his eyes scanning his surroundings. A little confused.
Seeing the man's appearance, Anna breathed a sigh of relief. She showed a decent smile and explained: "You passed out in front of our shop."
"Oh, yes." The man slowly sat up straight. After hearing Anna's words, he seemed to have thought of something. He rested his head on his right hand, and then looked up at Anna again, blinking his eyes: "Thank you ."He said.
Seeing the man's eyes, Anna couldn't help subconsciously looking at the food, but after he realized this himself, he still managed to move his eyes to them.
Now I can add one more point, this is a man with some perseverance. And obviously, with some education.
"Eat something first, we can talk after you are full," Anna said.
Hearing this, the man felt a little embarrassed. Although his face was still a little dirty, his eyes were very pure.
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you." After he insisted on saying this, he allowed himself to take the towel handed over by Annushka, wipe his hands and face briefly, and then go to get the food.
This once again proved Anna's guess.
After about ten minutes, the man took a final sip of his tea and thanked them again when he was satisfied.
Anna asked: "I also wanted to remind you to eat slowly."
The man smiled: "You don't need to test anything, ma'am."
Anna froze for a moment.
The man adjusted his clothes and introduced himself: "Tom, Tom Sirling, madam. A German veteran."
"I have no purpose, just looking for my fiancée everywhere."
On the way back, Anushka asked: "Madam, do you really believe what he said?"
"I don't know. But it's not too difficult to provide him with a job." Anna said. She was going to talk to Karenin about it when she went back. In fact, she felt that if this person was not dangerous, she would like to observe it.
When Anna got home, she baked some biscuits, not too sweet for Karenin's taste. She guessed that Karenin should be back, but it was not her husband who was waiting, but Secretary Vorobev.
"Good day, ma'am."
Vorobev was dressed in a neat uniform. He was already good-looking, and as a secretary, he paid great attention to his outfit, so he looked very pleasing to the eye.
Because it was at home, Anna was only wearing a light-colored long dress, a dark golden shawl was draped over her arms, and her jet-black hair was tied to one side with a piece of satin of the same color.
Her hair was already curly, and when she did so, she looked a lot more languid than usual.
There was a flash of surprise in Vorobyov's eyes, he was well controlled, it was only a few seconds. Sadly, Anna was coming down the escalator at the time. She had always liked to watch her husband, especially when he came home from get off work, came into the hall, and looked at her with a slightly stylized look.
At that time, Anna always felt as if she heard certain voices, like a little white butterfly flapping its wings slowly in the air, pouring out its love.
Therefore, after discovering that the person who came was not Karenin, but Vorobiev, the disappointment was also caught in the eyes of the latter.
Vorobev said that Karenin had to entertain a provincial official today, and that he needed to come and get a document.
"Can you take me there?" Vorobev asked, and he smiled. "After all, it's not good for a guest to go in privately."
"Maybe you can tell me the name of the file, and then you can have a sip of tea here, and I'll get it for you," Anna said.
Vorobev blinked: "It's not that I don't trust you, ma'am, it's just that this document is really important. Moreover, if ordinary people are not familiar with these things, it is always easy to confuse them."
Anna glanced at the other party, and said slowly: "You are very thoughtful, Mr. Vorobev." Then she took the latter to Karenin's study.
While going up the stairs, Anna answered Vorobev's nonchalant chat, and arrived in Karenin's study. The latter did not delay for long, and took it away after confirming it directly from the desktop. One document.
"My lord, he will come back very late, I suggest you go to bed early."
After Vorobiev left, Anna went back to her bedroom. She didn't take that look to heart, it just proved her dislike for Vorobiev's feelings, but she didn't intend to tell Karenin about it. At least, not currently.
Vorobev did nothing, which shows that he is not a fool.
The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the only sound of carriages could be heard on the quiet street.
When Karenin returned to the manor exhausted, the steward told him that Anna fell asleep while waiting for him in the living room.
Hearing this, Karenin hurried to the living room.
The man's footsteps stopped, and the exhaustion of the day seemed to disappear temporarily at this moment. After all, people's hearts are so small, if they pretend to be these things, they can't pretend to be anything else.
Karenin saw his wife half reclined in the soft chair, covered with a blanket. Books are placed on the table.
Karenin frowned, because he knew that the other party must be uncomfortable sleeping in this position.
Seeing this, Anushka explained in a low voice: "Madam said she will wait for you."
After hearing this, Karenin didn't blame the servant, but told the servant lightly to let her go to rest.
It was the third time that Annushka heard Rest's words, but this time she obeyed. Because she knew that Madam was not alone now. Sir will always take good care of her.
Karenin did not intend to wake Anna up. He stepped forward, bent down to pick her up from the crook of his legs, and then slowly stood up straight. He did not start to move immediately, but stood quietly for a while until The man in his arms quieted down softly.
"Sleep." He whispered, even though he knew that Anna had fallen asleep again, but he just said it unconsciously.
He hugged his wife and walked slowly towards the bedroom.
Butler Kearney opened the bedroom door for him, and closed it after he entered.
The candlesticks had already been properly lit in the bedroom, but the careful butler only lit one, so as not to wake up the sleeping people.
Karenin put his wife in the bed.
He likes to put her in the middle, it's the safest and most comfortable place.
The softness of the bed made his wife move, and Karenin saw that the other party raised his hand unconsciously, touching things here and there.
He thought at first that Anna was looking for something, but then realized that it was only him that she was looking for in her sleep.
He stared intently at his hand being tightly held by his wife, but he could actually pull it away.
Imagine what he looks like now!
His whole body was exhausted, even his hair seemed to still smell of tobacco and alcohol, and his uniform was crumpled and wrinkled because of these actions, which was an inappropriate look that he absolutely could not allow in the past.
But now he didn't care about these.
Karenin just looked at his wife in a daze. Just looking at it like this, the restraint he was always proud of slowly relaxed.
Because under the quiet candlelight, his wife's face was so small, with a pink flush on her cheeks, and when she held his hand, the little uneasiness between her brows was smoothed away.
How small is the person lying on the big bed, everything about her looks so fragile and precious. Karenin felt as if he had picked up a soft little thing. How could a person like him have such a soft thing? He almost felt at a loss because he didn't know how to take good care of him.
If you are too careful, will it make her feel boring. If you are not careful, how can you protect her from being hurt by things in the world
The effects of alcohol finally began to show their effects, making the thinking of this senior Petersburg official a little slow now. In the end, he didn't know what was the best way.
This would have irritated him, but he decided to put the question aside for now. He will always find a way to get along, but before that, he must guard his gold coins like a dragon.
Thinking of this, Karenin stroked his wife's hair with his free right hand, then bent down, and left a light kiss on the other's rosy lips, with a little taste of vodka.
In the end, he decided to just lie down next to her.
It belonged to him, of course, it must belong to him. Because he is absolutely not allowed to share the bed with others.
Thinking of this, the previous patience, and the frown frowned because of it, all dissipated when he held his wife in his arms.
The author has something to say: Little Theater
Sister Bambi: Brother, I can’t sleep QAQ
Brother Bambi: You are five years old, not three. If you can't sleep, you should count sheep instead of acting like a baby with me. Girls need to be self-reliant. = =
Sister Bambi: Okay, QVQ
Half an hour later, I still couldn't sleep and planned to go to Bambi's room secretly
Brother Bambi: This sheep has been counted.
Little Bambi: [A little sleepy but still holding my brother] 56 sheep, 57 sheep, 58...
Sister Bambi: ∑(O_O;)
Sister Bambi: If a girl wants to be strong, can a boy not be strong? ? Brother QVQ is a big liar!