The next day, the sky was overcast.
The cold wind howled outside, making the wooden windows rattle.
Luo Qingzhou fell asleep just before dawn.
He was woken up at this time and was about to close his eyes and go back to sleep when Xiaodie beside him suddenly tugged at his clothes and said timidly, "Sir, look outside."
Luo Qingzhou sat up and looked outside from the window.
There stood a familiar figure in the courtyard.
She was wearing a pink dress, her black hair was blown by the wind, and she was holding a flower in her white jade hand, which she was putting in front of her nose and sniffing gently with her eyes narrowed.
An expression of enjoyment appeared on that pretty and delicate face.
"Why is she here?"
Luo Qingzhou immediately stood up from the ground.
Only then did I see another figure standing in the courtyard.
She was wearing a light green dress, with her arms folded across her chest, a sword in her arms, and a face as cold as ice.
Xia Chan is here too!
Luo Qingzhou suddenly woke up and all his sleepiness was gone.
The master and servant put on their clothes, went out of the house, stood in the yard and looked at the two girls who suddenly appeared in the yard.
Bai Ling held flowers in her hands and said with a sweet smile: "Sir, did you sleep well?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at the two of them with a puzzled look and asked, "How did you find this place?"
Bai Ling smiled and said, "You can find out by asking. This is where my uncle was born. He went out to visit the grave yesterday and didn't come back all night. Where could he have gone?"
Then she looked at the patch on his clothes and asked with concern: "Sir, this clothes..."
Luo Qingzhou looked down and said calmly, "I fell down in the forest yesterday and my clothes were torn. Xiaodie helped me mend them."
Fortunately, the scars inside cannot be seen.
Xiaodie, who was standing by, lowered her head and dared not say a word.
Bai Ling sniffed the flowers in her hand again and said with a smile, "Since the son-in-law is fine, let's go back. It looks like it's going to rain today."
Luo Qingzhou looked up at the cloudy sky and nodded.
The four of them walked out of the courtyard.
There was a carriage parked outside.
The burly woman whom Bailing called Aunt A Shi was wearing a straw hat and sitting in the carriage with a wooden expression.
"Son-in-law, you and Xiaodie must be hungry. There are some snacks and fruits in the carriage. You can fill your stomach first."
Bai Ling jumped lightly onto the carriage first and stretched out her hand, ready to pull him.
Luo Qingzhou was about to go up when his heart suddenly moved and he turned to look towards the end of the village.
At the door of the house, a white-haired old man was sitting there, looking here.
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and said, "Miss Bailing, can you give me all the food?"
Bailing didn't ask any more questions. She entered the carriage, took out two boxes of snacks and a basket of fresh fruits, handed them to him, and said with a smile, "Son-in-law, as far as I know, the people in this village have bullied you and your son before."
Luo Qingzhou said nothing and walked towards the old man with snacks and fruits.
Bai Ling looked at his back, her eyes flickered, she jumped off the carriage, looked at the sword-holding girl next to her and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Luo Qingzhou walked up to the old woman, put the things on the ground at the door, and said, "Grandma Jiu, you can keep these things and eat them. We should leave now."
The old man glanced at the things on the ground with his cloudy eyes, then looked at himself, and then looked at the two pretty girls who were approaching. He opened his mouth and asked in confusion: "Qingzhou, you..."
Luo Qingzhou said calmly: "I'm married into the family, and now I'm a gigolo, living off her."
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"Puff..."
Bailing, who followed, chuckled and two beautiful dimples appeared on her face.
Xia Chan, who was standing behind, was holding a sword, her pretty face still as cold as ice.
The old man stared at the two beautiful girls who looked like fairies for a few more seconds, then nodded and said, "Qingzhou, it's good to be a gigolo or a gigolo. There's nothing shameful about it. In this day and age, it's good as long as you don't starve to death. Your two wives look like fairies. You have earned this blessing in eight lifetimes."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Granny Nine, they are not my wife, they are my wife's maids."
I felt a chill down my spine and an itch in my neck, and I hurried to explain.
The old man was surprised and said, "Maid? Oh, I understand. A maidservant is a common servant in rich families. Qingzhou, you are good, really good. Hey, if your mother were still alive, she would be so happy."
"… Grandma Jiu, goodbye."
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to stay any longer. He turned around and left without daring to look at the girl holding the sword next to him.
"Grandma, we're leaving."
Bai Ling smiled sweetly and waved to the old man.
Xia Chan's face was cold.
The old man nodded and murmured, "Qingzhou is a very lucky child. It seems that his mother is right. Studying is better than farming..."
"Uncle, I'll pull you."
Luo Qingzhou walked to the front of the carriage and was about to step on it when Bailing jumped on first, stretched out her snow-white hand, and looked at him with a smile, not at all angry about what had just happened.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her, reached out and held her hand, then got on the carriage.
"Xiaodie, come here."
Bailing reached out her hand to Xiaodie again.
Xiaodie was flattered and stretched out her hand, saying, "Thank you, Sister Bailing."
When it was Xia Chan's turn, Bailing withdrew her hand, entered the carriage, turned around and said, "Chanchan, I think it's better for you to walk behind the carriage. You have a sullen face all day long, and no one will like you, especially the son-in-law, who will definitely not like to sit with you."
Just as she finished speaking, Xia Chan jumped up, lifted the curtain, and went in before her.
Bailing's mouth twitched and she walked in.
Aunt A Shi swung the whip, turned the car around and drove out of the village.
The old man sat at the door, watching the carriage going away, then looked up at the cloudy sky and sighed, "It's going to snow again... This winter is still long."
The carriage was shaking violently on the weed-covered path and was moving very slowly.
The people sitting in the carriage were swaying back and forth.
Luo Qingzhou ignored the gazes from the opposite side, put his arms around Xiaodie's slender waist and supported her, fearing that she would fall forward.
Bai Ling sat opposite him, looked at him with a smile and said, "Son-in-law, are you happy?"
Luo Qingzhou looked at her in confusion.
Bai Ling said, "Just now the mother-in-law said that Chanchan and I are both the son-in-law's maids. When the son-in-law heard this, was he secretly happy in his heart?"
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and glanced at the cold girl next to her.
Xia Chan leaned there motionlessly, holding the sword, staring at him coldly.
"Son-in-law, why didn't you tell us when you came out yesterday? Also, you shouldn't have told us in advance if you weren't going back yesterday, right?"
Bailing looked at him somewhat reproachfully.
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything, but thought to himself: Even if I told you, so what
He married into the family to bring good luck to the eldest and second Miss Qin. Even the maids around the two young ladies could not follow him to pay tribute to their mother, right
Bailing smiled sweetly again: "Son-in-law, don't be nervous. I just want to tell you that next time if there is anything, you must inform us in advance so that we don't worry. Son-in-law didn't go home last night, and the young lady was so worried that she didn't sleep the whole night."
You are fooling the devil!
Luo Qingzhou pretended not to hear and looked away.
“Boom!”
There was a sudden thunder outside.
Xiaodie, who was held in his arms, was so frightened that she trembled all over, her face turned pale, and she almost screamed.
Even humans are afraid of thunder, let alone little ghosts.
Luo Qingzhou turned around, opened the curtains, and looked at the village gradually disappearing into the distance.
Dark clouds swept over the village.
Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning, and a vague black shadow seemed to appear in the rolling dark clouds, disappearing in a flash.
Luo Qingzhou looked carefully, but saw nothing.
"Sir, have a good rest after returning home, take a bath and wait for me at night. The reward we promised last time has not been given to you yet. Miss is a man of her word, and she will not lie to you. I will sleep with you tonight."
Bailing suddenly smiled.
Luo Qingzhou narrowed his eyes, lowered the curtain, turned around and looked at her.
Bailing smiled and said, "Sir, are you happy? You can sleep with me again tonight. I hope you can work hard and help me get pregnant soon."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the cold girl next to him, and said with a smile: "Isn't it Chanchan? When Master and Miss have a baby, we will help to coax them, okay? Then you can't have this sour face anymore."
Xia Chan turned her head slightly and looked away, still as cold as ice. She said nothing, but bit her lower lip barely audibly.