Jiang Shuyao hadn't seen Zhou for several days. In the past, she used to come to Shouning Hall every day to greet her.
The Zhou family does not engrave virtuousness and filial piety in the bones like the Xu family does, and it is not uncommon to learn the gentleness and dignity of the Xu family.
Jiang Shuyao didn't like the Zhou family. Since she got married, Zhou shi has not given her a good face. Of course, she has no good face with anyone, and she has always held back her strength.
Although she didn't know much about Zhou, she could roughly piece together Zhou's experience from just a few words. It would be a bit exaggerated to say that he was indignant about Zhou's experience, but thinking about Lin's experience, Jiang Shuyao would inevitably have some sympathy for Zhou's.
Seeing that her face was not good, Mrs. Xu guessed that she was still caring about what happened that day, and comforted her: "Don't think too much, the third brother is different from the second brother."
Jiang Shuyao was a little surprised when Xu Shi, who was always introverted, said, "No, I'm not worried about thank you... My husband will take a concubine one day, but it's just uncomfortable for the second sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Xu shi's eyebrows instantly softened a lot.
She held Jiang Shuyao's hand to comfort her, no more persuasion.
After the two parted, Jiang Shuyao walked to Tingzhuyuan, looked from a distance as he passed the courtyard of the second room, and sighed softly.
"What are you looking at?" A voice suddenly came from behind.
Jiang Shuyao was startled, turned around and saw that Zhou Shi was standing behind her at some point, with sharp eyes.
She used to learn from Xu's dress, suppressing her heroic spirit and pretending to be humble and dignified, which could not help but look a bit funny. Today, she didn't deliberately dress up, only then did Jiang Shuyao realize that Zhou's and her looks were somewhat similar, both bright and beautiful.
"I... passing by." What else can I see, of course, the second room.
Of course, Zhou Shi thought of this. She made a big fuss that day, and was laughed at by the whole government. At this time, she was a little embarrassed when she met Jiang Shuyao, who was present at the time.
But she has been holding a grudge for so many years. Naturally, she will not soften because of her embarrassment. Instead, she is sharper and irritable: "Then hurry up and don't stand here."
Jiang Shuyao said "oh", turned around and left without replying.
Zhou Shi looked at her back with mixed feelings in his heart.
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Zhou's body was covered in thorns, and it was unpleasant to see anyone. No one wanted to touch her bad head, but some things could be avoided if they wanted to.
The old lady believed in Buddhism, and she would go out and offer incense every time she passed, so the female family members of Duke Xie’s mansion would naturally accompany her.
Jiang Shuyao got into the carriage, and saw Zhou Shi who was sitting in the corner full of anger at first sight. When she turned her head, there was Xie Pei sitting next to her who had never liked her.
Originally, Xie Pei wanted to ride in the same carriage with the old lady, but she thought the old lady's carriage was too stuffy, and she didn't want to ride with the younger generation, so she could only take Jiang Shuyao's carriage in the end.
Hey. Jiang Shuyao sighed silently.
Thinking of Mrs. Xu who stayed by the old lady's side and served all the way, Jiang Shuyao looked at the two people in the carriage with sullen faces, and suddenly felt that it was not unbearable.
The carriage drove steadily and slowly, and after a while, Jiang Shuyao couldn't sit still.
Lifting the curtains to look outside, the scenery is good, but it is still boring after a long time.
She lowered the curtain and lifted the food box she had just brought in.
What do you do when you are bored? Of course eat.
Jiang Shuyao took out the water bladder and unplugged it, and the rich, long and sweet scent instantly spread throughout the carriage.
When it comes to drinking, how can milk tea be missing
Thinking of sitting in the carriage for a few hours, she deliberately made a few more cups. Anyway, it's hot now, and it's just right to drink cool milk tea.
Smelling the sweetness, Zhou Shi and Xie Pei looked at her with frowns.
Jiang Shuyao has always been as happy as he is, and doesn't mind the gazes of the two, so he raised his head and took a sip of milk tea.
The sweet but not greasy milk fragrance spreads in the mouth with the refreshing aroma of black tea, the coolness slides all the way into the stomach, and the irritable mood is instantly appeased.
Drinking milk tea alone is a bit monotonous, so she roasted some pork jerky.
The pork jerky is cut into square slices, and the color is brown and red. Because it is brushed with a layer of honey, the surface has a luster of honey juice, and it looks delicious with the sesame seeds on the surface.
Jiang Shuyao made several flavors of pork jerky, the sweet and salty ones are original, the slightly darker ones are spicy, and the brownish cumin flavors are neatly layered in the food box.
Wipe your hands, pick up a piece of pork breast and put it in your mouth. The thickness of the pork breast is moderate, just to roast the moisture of the pork. It tastes dry but not woody. It is worth chewing slowly.
Eat a few slices of pork jerky and drink a sip of milk tea, no matter how boring the journey is, you can endure it.
Xie Pei was at a greedy age. Seeing Jiang Shuyao eating deliciously, he felt an empty stomach. There are cakes in the car, but she can't take them out, because doesn't that mean she's greedy
Jiang Shuyao ate happily, slice after slice, occasionally biting on one end of the pork jerky, slowly tearing a small strip with his teeth, and then chewing it in his mouth, Xie Pei wanted to know the pork jerky. smell.
The lid of the food box was open, and the delicious aroma of the pork breast lingered for a long time. Xie Pei's eyes fell on the neat and crystal clear pork breast, and he secretly swallowed.
Zhou Shi was twisted, Xie Pei was awkward, and he wanted to pick on Jiang Shuyao.
"Have you eaten enough? The car is full of smell."
Jiang Shuyao didn't answer at all, and opened the curtain of the car: "Is this the head office?"
Xie Pei felt a circle hitting the cotton, and felt inexplicably aggrieved.
Jiang Shuyao had a good sense of ritual drinking milk tea, so she brought a reed pipe, so the sound of her drinking milk tea was heard all over the carriage.
"ton-ton-ton-"
Xie Pei was suddenly thirsty.
"ton-ton-ton-"
Xie Pei picked up the teacup and filled it with a cup of tea. The tip of his nose was the fragrant sweetness of milk tea, and the tea in his mouth was pale and bitter in comparison.
Seeing that Jiang Shuyao was about to drink water again, Xie Pei couldn't help but said, "Drink so much, aren't you afraid that you won't find a place to go to the toilet later?"
This reminded Jiang Shuyao that there were no public toilets in ancient times, so drinking too much to go to the toilet was a problem.
She looked down at the several water bladders she had prepared, was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "Will you drink it?" She couldn't hold it alone, she could drag one into the water.
Xie Pei didn't expect that she would take the initiative to invite him to drink. Hearing this, he was a little uncomfortable, and his expression became even more awkward.
"I don't drink it," she muttered.
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"ton-ton-ton-"
Zhou Shi looked at the two people in the car who were drinking milk tea frantically, and his temples jumped a few times.
She used to be criticized for not being a dignified lady, but what happened to the two people in the car now? Even she doesn't make such a sound when drinking water. What kind of a noble lady in the capital is she.
"I said you—" She was irritable at first, but now she was even more irritable, and was about to slap her when Jiang Shuyao suddenly interrupted her.
"Second sister-in-law, come here?"
Looking at the food box handed in front of him, Zhou shi was taken aback.
It's true that she has a bad temper and a twisted personality, and it's also true that she didn't feel the kindness of others after she married in the capital. To put it bluntly, she was just too sensitive to become what she is now.
For Jiang Shuyao, it was a habitual question. After all, when everyone had something to eat, they would casually ask the people around them if they wanted to eat it. But for Zhou, it was different. She didn't treat her well after Jiang Shuyao got married, and she even disliked her reputation and didn't want to have more contact with her.
She clenched her fists and looked embarrassed.
When she first arrived in the capital, everyone disliked her for being rude and unruly, and there were frequent jokes at banquets. She cried many times because of this, worked hard, and finally learned the shape of a lady in the capital. But she has become the mean and critical person she once hated the most, because Jiang Shuyao has a bad reputation, and she has always disliked her, and deliberately draws a clear line with her, as if this way she can completely put aside her vulgar past.
She lowered her eyes, raised her hand hesitantly to pick up a piece of pork jerky, and said in a dry voice, "Thank you."
The sound is so low that it is completely drowned out by the sound of the wheels running.
Jiang Shuyao didn't hear it, and continued to drink milk tea and look out the window.
Zhou Shi's embarrassment had nowhere to hide, and he was so ashamed that he was about to crush the handkerchief in his hand. After repeated several times, he finally put the pork jerky in his mouth.
The bitterness in the mouth is replaced by the sweet and salty taste. There is a thin layer of honey juice on the surface of the pork breast, which fully exerts the umami of the pork. The meat is roasted until it is dry and tough. Spicy, rich in flavor and endless aftertaste.
It was obviously very delicious, but she didn't want to eat the second slice, she turned her head to the side of the car, and she felt sour and miserable.
Xie Pei's love for milk tea was far beyond Jiang Shuyao's imagination, and he drank a bag of water bags after a while.
She drank too quickly, and the urge to urinate came up after a while.
After holding it for a few moments, she couldn't help it, and her face flushed, she asked Jiang Shuyao if she wanted to go to the toilet.
Jiang Shuyao thought about it a little when she said it, and the two stopped the carriage embarrassedly.
It was the first time for Xie Pei to go to the toilet in the wild.
The maids followed from a distance, daring not to provoke the embarrassed eldest lady.
"Okay, that's it." Jiang Shuyao didn't want to go inside.
Xie Pei nodded in agreement after confirming that no maid could see them.
After the two finished their inner rush, they went back, only to find that the maids who were guarding in the distance were gone.
"Did you go in the wrong direction?" Jiang Shuyao wondered.
Xie Pei didn't understand the direction either, just said, "Maybe."
So the two went in another direction, but still didn't see the maid.
Jiang Shuyao was speechless: "Isn't that true, can you still get lost when you go to the toilet?"
Xie Pei was even more embarrassed, his mouth pouted.
The two turned around again, stunned when they turned around.
It was dark in front of him.
A group of strong men with stature like mountains and scars on their faces blocked their way.
The leader was still injured, and before Jiang Shuyao could react, he instructed: "Knock and take away."
It happened so suddenly that Xie Pei fainted before he could scream. Jiang Shuyao's body reacted faster than his brain, so he turned his head and ran away.
The bandit gritted his teeth and immediately chased after him.
Jiang Shuyao was a woman after all, and she couldn't compare to a tall and strong gangster, whose hair was ripped out before she ran a few steps.
At this moment, a shout came from not far away: "Why are you still not finished after so long?"
It's Zhou!
Jiang Shuyao's heart shrank violently. The situation was special. Mrs. Zhou would never bring an escort when he came here. Isn't he just hitting the muzzle of the gun when he came here
Her cry for help was immediately replaced by "Run!"
The bandit ripped off her hair fiercely and whispered, "Chase!"
Jiang Shuyao was anxious and prayed that Mr. Zhou would run quickly.
However, without waiting for the bandits to chase, a familiar figure walked out of the woods in front of him.
Zhou shi looked at the scene in front of him. Although he was shocked, he did not show the slightest fear. He said solemnly: "Let go of them, the guards are behind me, and they will be here soon."
Jiang Shuyao listened to the bandit behind him, and his breathing stagnated for a while.
Just when she thought the gangsters were going to let them go, the one who took the lead suddenly laughed: "Then we can't let them go, you are a bargaining chip."
When the words fell, someone ran towards Zhou.
Zhou Shi's face was tense, and he didn't mean to escape at all.
Just when the gangster was about to touch her, she suddenly picked up the skirt and kicked his belly like an electric leg.
The gangster shrank all over, and she turned sideways and pulled out his knife with a "swoosh".
In the blink of an eye, blood was sprayed, and the strong man fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
The light of the knife was like frost, reflecting the cold light on Zhou Shi's face.
She casually wiped the sticky blood on her face with her sleeve and repeated, "Let them go."
Jiang Shuyao heard the people behind him gasping for breath, obviously extremely angry.
There was a thick and restless silence all around, and it was about to explode.
With a loud roar, the bandits behind him drew their knives and rushed towards the Zhou family.
Jiang Shuyao stared at the scene in front of him, suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of his neck, his eyes went black, and he fell softly to the ground.