Seventy-fourth bowl of soup (4)
"What's wrong?" The prince heard it too.
"Your Highness, don't make a sound, servants go out and have a look." Ah Chou took out a stick from behind the door, which she had prepared a long time ago, because although it is hidden here, it cannot be said to be 100% safe. They put the prince's safety first.
"A Chou!" The prince called her urgently, it was raining heavily outside, and there was thunder and lightning, what was she going out for, and what was the use? "come over!"
"Your Highness, don't worry, this servant will not let His Highness get hurt."
Who said he was worried about getting hurt! The prince lowered his face. "You won't listen to me?"
Ah Chou immediately shook his head: "No, Your Highness—"
"Come here as soon as I tell you to come."
But she was very stubborn, "Your Highness, this is wrong. If someone comes here with evil intentions, His Highness and I will inevitably die together. This servant will go out to have a look, and I will be back soon. Your Highness, take the bone knife that this servant gave you."
After she finished speaking, she went out, the prince's eyes were sour, "Ah Chou—"
It happened that there was a thunder, and she didn't hear what he shouted. The prince's eyes were red, and she wanted to go out to look for food and dig herbs during the day, fearing that something would happen if he was alone at home, so she sharpened a knife with the bones of a beast she picked up in the woods and let him keep it by her side, but she didn't care at all. own life.
How can she do this? !
The prince once again hated his legs that had completely lost consciousness. For more than half a year, Ah Chou's herbal medicine and daily unshakable hot compress massage, his legs are no different from ordinary people except that he can't feel and can't move, these are all brought to him by her.
Just when he was so anxious that he was about to crawl out to find her regardless of his image, Ah Chou came back, followed by a man who was as wet as her before. As soon as she came in, she said: "Sorry for hitting you just now, you can sit and rest for a while, I will pour you a bowl of water."
The man was also carrying a basket on his back, now he smiled and scratched his head when he heard Ah Chou's words, he was quite embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I thought no one lived here, so I just wanted to sleep overnight and leave tomorrow morning, you, Are you okay?" He seemed to have punched her just now...
A Chou's heart was actually aching, and the man just hit her on the left side of her heart, but she smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, you sit first."
Then she walked to the bed and put down the bed curtain first. His highness was handsome and impressive. She was afraid of being seen by the man. If she went out and said something, she might cause some trouble. While the man was wringing the water out of his clothes, she whispered to the prince, "Don't worry, Your Highness, he is a hunter from the village at the foot of the mountain. He has been to this wooden house before, but today he wants to stay overnight. He is not a bad person."
The prince didn't want to talk to her.
Ah Chou is not angry, she feels that she is wet again, His Highness likes to be clean, so it is better for her to stay away.
At this moment, after the man finished wringing out the water in his clothes, Ah Chou just held the tea bowl for him. He gulped and wiped his mouth proudly, then looked curiously at the bed: "Sister, is there someone else in your family?"
"Ah?" Ah Chou paused, "He's mine... mine..."
The prince sat on the bed, quietly waiting for her next words.
"My brother, his legs and feet have been inconvenient since he was a child, and I was born ugly. The village couldn't accommodate the two of us, so I took him to the mountains to live in seclusion. Brother, he doesn't like to see outsiders, so don't mind."
"It's all right." The man glanced at Ah Chou again, "How ugly are you, girl? I don't think you are ugly at all."
Where did the mountain villager come from, how dare he talk to his ugly like this! The prince clenched his fists tightly. If he had acted normally at this moment, the man would have been kicked out.
A Chou smiled embarrassedly: "You sit down first, I'll cook, it just so happens that we didn't have dinner either."
"Then I'll lay hands on you, and I'll light the fire for you."
"It's troublesome." She also didn't want to leave the man in the house with His Highness.
The prince slammed the bed hard, he was so angry that he couldn't eat dinner at all, and he refused to eat the food brought by Ah Chou. The worried A Chou had nothing to do. She didn't dare to address a man as His Highness, but she dared not call him "Brother", because he would be beheaded, so how could she be so lucky.
The man eats his mouth full of oil. "Sister ugly, don't worry about your brother, you can eat first!"
The prince was even angrier. What kind of thing dares to order Ah Chou? How could Ah Chou listen to him!
Sure enough, Ah Chou said: "Brother Shuanzi, eat first, and go to sleep after eating. It seems that the rain will last all night."
Who told her to call that rough guy brother? Brother and sister, it's disgusting to hear.
"You can eat a little bit. If you don't eat, it will be bad for your health." Ah Chou persuaded softly, but the prince just refused to move his chopsticks. She really couldn't help it. No way. "Are you angry? Don't like outsiders coming in? Don't worry, I'll let him go as soon as the rain stops. You should eat something anyway, please."
Seeing that her attitude was quite sincere, the prince snorted. "I don't like meeting outsiders, you know."
"yes."
"Let him go quickly."
"yes."
He just took the chopsticks, A Chou was relieved to see that he didn't eat more or less, he finally ate a little hastily, Shuanzi took the initiative to wash the dishes after the meal, and then A Chou waited on the prince to apply the medicine Legs, cover him with a quilt and go to bed first, so that he has time to catch his breath.
Shuanzi looked at the eye bed, and felt sorry for Ah Chou: "Your brother has suffered you a lot."
He thought the prince was asleep.
"It's not bitter." She smiled and began to weave straw ropes. She brought back a group of chicks in the afternoon and found them in a pheasant coop. She wanted to see if she could raise eggs and make some custard for His Highness. Make up your body. "He is the gentlest and best person in the world, and I am not bitter."
the gentlest? most? According to him, he has the worst temper, right? Shuanzi was smart enough not to say anything, but he could see that Ah Chou's brother was number one in his heart, and he was afraid that he would be kicked out if he told the truth. "Hey, I killed a deer today, why don't I skin it and leave it to you."
"Then what's the point?"
"Why not?" Shuanzi waved his hand carelessly. "You're a girl, and your brother's legs and feet are inconvenient. His life is hard enough. I ate so much tonight, so I'll give you a reward. I'll help you peel the skin, otherwise you can't do it."
Ah Chou wanted to refuse at first, but he thought it was going to be cold, and His Highness would not be able to do without a robe to keep out the cold, so he nodded: "Thank you Brother Shuanzi, then I will not be polite."
"You're welcome, hehe."
The two of them skinned each other and the other played the hands. The prince tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep. He was so angry when he heard Shuanzi say, "Your brother is inconvenient." He endured it for a long time, until Shuanzi started asking Ah Chou Xu family, he opened the curtain: "A ugly!"
Ah Chou took a deep breath, his voice was too loud, and he was afraid that he might disturb His Highness. She ran over quickly: "Do you want to drink water? Or—"
"sleep."
"ah?"
The prince was angry, she had been with him for more than half a year, and she didn't say as much as she said to this villager tonight! And is she going to sleep on the ground with the villager tonight? "sleep."
"I've got to wash the buckskin—"
He didn't want to talk nonsense with her anymore, grabbed her wrist and dragged her to the bed, and said coldly to Shuan Zi, "Please do what you want."
Immediately, she pushed Ah Chou down, took off her shoes and socks rudely and clumsily, and wrapped her up in the blanket, "Sleep."
Ah Chou didn't dare to speak any more, and didn't dare to move. He wanted to remind Shuanzi to blow out the oil lamp, but the prince's breathing had gradually become steady. She didn't dare to wake him up, so she could only stare. I don't know how long it took before I gradually fell asleep.
The prince opened his eyes when she fell asleep. This silly girl dared not take off the mask when she fell asleep. The rain outside did not know when it stopped. This was probably the last thunderstorm before winter. After the rain, the air in the mountains was fresh and quiet, and the moonlight shone brightly into the wooden house. He stretched out his hand and hugged her into his arms, gently Uncover the cloth on her face.
Even if the world thinks you are unsightly, you are also the most beautiful woman in my heart.
But when the prince woke up the next morning, Ah Chou was no longer in bed. There was a brand-new buckskin jacket folded beside his bed, tightly stitched and tailored, it was no more than what he wore in the Prince's Mansion.
Then he heard A Chou's voice from outside the window: "It's raining and the road is slippery, so be careful."
"It's all right, girl, don't worry, I'll come to see you again tomorrow, so don't despise me."
"Why, no one has ever come here, and it's quite boring."
stuffy? The prince thought, you have never told me that you are bored. He was lying on the bed without any sleepiness. He sat up and got dressed. Ah Chou entered the room and said, "Your Highness is awake? Wait a moment, this servant is going to wash up."
In the past six months, the barrier in his heart has gradually disappeared, but she has always adhered to the distance between master and servant, her highness and her servants, without any violation of the rules, which made the prince wonder again why she treats him so well
Never give up, never complain, no regrets, what virtue can he have, someone follow him with such trust
Ah Chou broke off the twigs, dipped the prince in green salt to rinse his mouth, and wiped his hands and face, not forgetting to wipe his ears and neck. The prince is clean. She knows that he loves cleanliness, but the conditions are limited, and this is the only thing he can do. It really makes her ashamed.
After wiping his face and serving the food, she always eats after the prince has finished eating, and she stands aside to serve the prince while he is eating. In the past, this was a good job in the Prince's Mansion, and a rough girl like her would not be able to earn the blessings of brother eight lifetimes. So A Chou's attitude was sincere and fearful, for fear that the prince would be dissatisfied or uncomfortable.
She slept very well last night, woke up early in the morning, washed her clothes, cooked porridge, and made a deer leather jacket. Repair the leaky roof and you can welcome the arrival of winter. By the way, there are also herbs that need to be prepared early. It's winter, and His Highness's legs are more vulnerable to cold erosion.