Hao Cheng came back in the heavy rain. Even though she was wearing a straw raincoat and a hat, she was still soaked due to the heavy rain and strong wind. She put her umbrella in the corner, lowered her head to roll up her dripping trouser legs, wrung out her clothes hard, and changed her clothes as soon as she entered the warm and dry house.
When Hao Cheng was taking off her shirt, she heard approaching footsteps from behind. She became alert and turned around when the sound was getting closer, which scared the other person so much that the stick in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"What do you want to do?!" Both of them spoke in unison. Hao Cheng held up dry clothes to cover his chest, while the other hurriedly picked up the rolling pin on the ground. He was obviously a little white rabbit, but he pretended to be calm and held the stick tightly: "I tell you, if you dare to do anything, don't blame me for being rude!"
Hao Cheng quickly explained: "You misunderstood, I am the owner of this house, I saved you, I took off my clothes just to change into dry clothes to avoid getting sick."
There was a screen behind the wardrobe. When she came in, she took a quick look and didn't see anyone. She thought the man was still unconscious. How could she have imagined that he was awake, saw her taking off her clothes, and mistakenly thought she was someone with ulterior motives.
She looked like a good person, and she believed she was a good person at heart. She was law-abiding, well-educated and well-mannered. Although she would not sacrifice herself to save others, she could definitely be said to have good character.
Could it be that her face says that I am in need of a man? When she was a ghost, she looked quite handsome and decent. And even if she was horny, she wouldn't be so crazy.
Because she was in a hurry to explain, the clothes she was holding to cover herself fell to the ground. The other party screamed and turned his back, but she did not dare to relax the rolling pin in her hand at all, for fear that Hao Cheng would suddenly pounce on her with a lewd smile.
Hao Cheng was helpless and quickly picked up his clothes. "Please, sir, just turn your back on me. Of course, it would be best if you go behind the screen."
She felt uncomfortable with this person around, but she had already taken off half of her clothes, and she couldn't go out naked.
The man didn't move, and no one knew what he was thinking. Perhaps he was still worried that she would do something wrong. After all, in this world, it is men who suffer, not women.
Hao Cheng sighed, suppressed the uncomfortable feeling, quickly changed his clothes and pants, and then coughed twice: "Sir, you can turn around now."
The latter glanced over and confirmed that she was really dressed neatly before turning around, but he had not yet thrown away the stick in his hand. Hao Cheng first apologized to him: "I thought you were still unconscious, your clothes were wet by the rain, and there was a screen to block it. I never thought you were awake, so I offended you. I was not thoughtful enough, please forgive me."
The scholar's appearance is still very pure. His original scholar's temperament is too eccentric, which makes outsiders feel that he is aloof and distant. Hao Cheng habitually smiles, and with his elegant eyebrows, he adds a bit of gentlemanly demeanor.
Simply put, she doesn't look like a bad person. Her attitude is so sincere that it's hard for people to associate her with words like sex/devil or hooligan.
The latter also put down the stick in his hand and apologized sincerely: "No, no, no, I was rude to you."
Hao Cheng looked at the rolling pin falling to the ground, and he was relieved. He waved his hand to show that he didn't care: "It's okay. You should be more careful when you are outside. It's better to be a little cautious than to treat everyone as a good person."
If she hadn't traveled through time and woke up injured, she would have thought a man was a hooligan. Moreover, this was in ancient times, and people paid more attention to reputation.
This little white rabbit-like man kept apologizing, as if he had done something unforgivable. Hao Cheng was a little annoyed by trying to comfort him, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was a man of good family education. When the rain stopped, she would send him out.
"The doctor said that your injuries are not serious, but you need to pay more attention to the wounds on your waist and abdomen. I have admitted that you are my distant cousin, and I have not ruined your reputation. Where do you live? Do you have relatives or friends nearby? When it is sunny tomorrow, I can give you a ride."
When she saved the person, she didn't think about getting anything in return. Her demands were not high. It was enough for the person to leave as soon as possible and not cause her any more trouble.
After thinking about it, she realized that she didn't really understand the practices of those people who strictly abide by the rules, so she added: "Of course, if you think there is something wrong with me, you can tell me. I won't force you to do what I think."
The little white rabbit-like man did not say anything, and Hao Cheng did not know what was in his mind. The room remained silent for a while, and the awkward atmosphere was suddenly broken by a cooing sound.
Hao Cheng looked over subconsciously, and the pale face of the handsome man really showed a faint pink color representing embarrassment. That's right, no one knew how long this man had stayed under the cliff, and he had lost so much blood, so he must have been hungry.
Besides, she consumed a lot of energy and was hungry. Hao Cheng clapped his hands together and said, "You rest here first. I'll make something to eat."
How could a benefactor cook for him? Jiang Mengzhen hurried over to help. It was just two bowls of noodles, so there was really nothing to help with. But Hao Cheng couldn't persuade him, so he peeled the garlic and washed the ginger, and was driven out, leaving the young man to cook.
Jiang Mengzhen waited until the young woman left, then the smile on his face faded. Of course, he didn't really mean to be terribly terrified of this pale-faced scholar, but it was just not in line with the image he presented to be served by his benefactor.
The most important point is that Jiang Mengzhen is very wary of everyone. People around him put profit above all else. To him, simple and enthusiastic villagers are simply a fantasy.
If there was no benefit in it, how could this person help him like this? Hao Cheng thought that what he did was just average, but to Jiang Mengzhen, the enthusiasm of this strange woman was really abnormal.
Jiang Mengzhen grabbed a handful of noodles and threw them into the pot. Where Hao Cheng couldn't see, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He had heard too many stories like the one about a young man who met an enthusiastic old hunter in the mountains and was drugged, and woke up to find himself the old hunter or the cheap husband of his daughter who had accomplished nothing. He insisted on cooking for himself because he was afraid that the woman would secretly drug him.
After all, he had changed his clothes, and the only things that fell with him were jade pendants and the like. He had used all his self-defense powders to deal with those who wanted to kill him, so he had nothing else on hand. He had no martial arts skills, his injuries had not fully healed, and he was not strong enough, so he might not be able to deal with such a young woman.
Hao Cheng waited outside for a long time and was very hungry. She was about to go into the small kitchen to see what the man was doing when he came out with a bowl of steaming noodles, a bit shy on his face.
The man smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
Hao Cheng looked at the noodles with green onions, garlic and ginger, and her expression turned from sunny to cloudy. She clearly remembered that she asked this man to cook noodles, so why did he serve noodle dumpling soup!
Maybe they are better at cooking noodle dumplings, although this bowl of noodle soup, oh no, noodle dumpling soup doesn’t look very good.
She didn't say anything, just thanked him for his hard work and took a bite with chopsticks. After just one bite, she couldn't help but burst into tears. This was the most unpalatable noodle dumpling she had ever eaten in her life! No doubt about it!