From that position, it was the dilapidated kitchen. Mingyu held her breath, her hands and feet were cold, wondering what this person was up to. Since he could climb such a high wall, he must be very skilled. If he was someone with bad intentions, it would be troublesome if he was caught by her and Lixiang, the only two girls in the yard.
When Mingyu went to the front yard to call for help, she saw the bolt on the gate. If she didn't run to the door, the man would climb in. She wouldn't be able to call for help, and instead would anger the thief. Besides, it was raining so hard that Mrs. Hu might not be able to hear her cries for help.
Mingyu clung to the wall, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being robbed by a thief wearing a bamboo hat. She just hoped that the thief would leave as soon as he saw that the house was dilapidated, no one lived in it and there was no valuable money.
However, things were not as good as Mingyu had imagined. The climber wearing a bamboo hat seemed to have made up his mind to climb over the wall. In a flash, Mingyu saw the climber supporting himself on the top of the wall with his hands, and most of his body had appeared. His dark blue coarse cloth robe had been soaked by the rain. His face could not be seen clearly due to the bamboo hat, and the only thing he could see was the stubble on his chin.
Mingyu quietly squatted down and picked up a broken brick on the ground. The moment the other party fell to the ground, Mingyu pounced out like a cannonball. The other party was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground by Mingyu.
The rain was still pouring down. Lixiang couldn't hear any sound from outside and was still cleaning up the house.
The rain soaked Mingyu's clothes and hair, and flowed down Mingyu's face. Mingyu knelt on the man, pressed his hands with her knees, and raised the brick in her hand without hesitation to hit him on the head. Climbing over the wall in the heavy rain, how could he be a good person
The man in the bamboo hat had already fallen to the ground when Mingyu pounced on him. Through the rain curtain, the man squinted his eyes and saw Mingyu's face clearly, as well as the thick brick that Mingyu hit him in the face. He was so scared that he quickly turned his neck and avoided Mingyu's first attack.
Mingyu didn't even think about it. She only had one thought in her mind: she must not let this man wake up. She immediately threw another brick at him. In this gap, the man who was pressed to the ground by Mingyu shouted, "Second Madam? You are the Second Madam of the Anxi Marquis' Mansion! I am Lu Hao, do you remember?"
Mingyu couldn't open her eyes due to the rain. She reached out and wiped the rain off her face. She looked at the man in front of her for a long time before she recognized him. He was indeed the old lady's old friend whom she had met a few months ago - Lu Hao.
"What are you doing here by climbing over the wall?" Mingyu was still alert. She sat on Lu Hao without moving, holding a brick in her hand. If Lu Hao dared to move, she would hit him on the forehead with the brick.
Lu Hao was lying in the mud, the rain splashed on his face, blurring his vision. He reached out and wiped his face. Lu Hao saw the little girl on top of him again. Her face was still delicate and bright, but she couldn't hide the fierceness in her eyes. Lu Hao had no doubt that if it was a stranger who climbed over the wall, Mingyu would have knocked him out with a brick and killed him. Lu Hao couldn't help but think of Mingyu who fell into the pond a few months ago and jumped up and covered Bao Erye's face with mud. He suddenly had the urge to laugh. His nerves, which had been tense like a bow for days, seemed to relax at this moment.
"I just want to find an empty house to shelter from the rain." He smiled and looked at the still skeptical girl with a relaxed expression.
"I have no ill intentions. Seeing how dilapidated this house is, I thought it was an abandoned house. I didn't expect that Second Madam would live here. Since there is someone here, I won't disturb you." Lu Hao continued, wiping the rain off his face, looking at Mingyu and smiling, "Second Madam, isn't it time for you to get off me?"
"Are you really just taking shelter from the rain?" Mingyu spoke, without loosening the brick in her hand at all, always pointing it at Lu Hao's gentle and handsome face.
Lu Hao had no choice but to say, "I brought... one. When I passed by here, I got sick from the rain and couldn't go on any further. I wanted to find an empty house for him to rest and avoid the rain."
"If you want to rest and avoid the rain, just knock on the door of any farmer's house. No one will refuse them if you give them some money. Why do you have to find an empty house?" Mingyu pressed the question. She was not ignorant of the ways of the world and she could not be fooled.
Lu Hao felt like laughing again. Who said that the second wife of the Marquis of Anxi was a weak little girl? How many women had her courage? In fact, at this moment, Lu Hao could have easily flipped over and knocked Mingyu to the ground, but Lu Hao did not do so. He answered seriously, "My identity is special and it is not easy to be fooled. If there is no other way, I will not climb over the wall. But you..." Lu Hao's voice was filled with laughter, "Second wife, you are here?"
Mingyu took a deep breath, threw away the brick in her hand, and stood up from Lu Hao. Lu Hao then stood up swiftly. The back of his dark blue coarse cloth robe was covered with yellow mud, which flowed down the robe.
Thinking of Lu Hao's identity, Mingyu looked up and asked, "Are there only two of you?" No skipping words.
Lu Hao nodded, "Yes. There are only two of us, can Second Madam give us some convenience?"
Mingyu glanced at the bolted door and nodded. "But I am also being watched now. If you want to come in, you must do everything in advance. Don't let the person in front of you." What she was sure of was that a man like Lu Hao would not have bad intentions towards a little girl like her. She was going to make things easy for Lu Hao today. If possible, when she had hope of divorce in the future, she would also like to ask Lu Hao to help her.
After Lixiang finished cleaning up the house, she came out to find Mingyu, only to see Mingyu and a muddy man standing in the rain. She was so scared that she opened her mouth to scream, but Mingyu raised his hand to stop her.
After listening to Mingyu's story, Lixiang still felt uneasy. Although Lu Hao's smile was gentle and handsome, full of bookishness, it was inappropriate for two girls to stay alone in the same yard with two men. If they were fooled by the old woman, it would be a big trouble.
Mingyu just smiled. Lu Hao was a new noble in the capital. Judging from his words and deeds, he was very respectful to "that person". The "that person" he mentioned should be of a higher status. She was not without selfish motives. Helping such a person was an opportunity for her who was struggling now. She didn't want to miss it. As for Mrs. Hu, she closed the door tightly. It was raining so hard that Mrs. Hu would not come often.
Lu Hao nimbly climbed over the wall again, saying that he wanted to "come in". Mingyu was a little frightened when she saw him climb over the wall in just a few moves and his agility. With his skills, he didn't look like a simple scholar at all.
After a while, Lu Hao reappeared on the wall with a person on his back, and carefully climbed down the wall and landed in the yard. Both of them were soaked by the rain, and water dripped down. Lu Hao looked anxious and said to Mingyu, "Second Grandma, I'm sick."
Mingyu glanced at the man on Lu Hao's back. He looked to be in his thirties, with a sturdy build, wearing a gray linen robe, and his face was a little pale under his bamboo hat, with his eyes tightly closed. Anyone who was exposed to the rain for so long would get sick. Mingyu immediately made a decision, opened the door of another tile-roofed house that Lixiang had just cleaned up, and told Lu Hao to carry him in and put him on the **.
She and Lixiang lit a fire, drew water from the well and boiled a large pot of hot water, and brought it to Lu Hao, asking Lu Hao to wipe his body with the hot water. Lu Hao thanked her and asked frankly, "Second Grandma, is there anything to eat? I haven't eaten for two days."
Mingyu stared at him and asked, "Aren't you an official? How could you have gone to such a point where you didn't have food for two days?"
Lu Hao smiled, his face was a little pale from the rain. The little girl was indeed very vigilant and would not let go of any clues. He shook his head and said, "Second Madam, we are also helpless. Something happened in the capital. I'm afraid the news will soon spread to Tianshui. If you are willing to save us once, you will be the benefactor of Da Chu."
Mingyu felt a little uncomfortable under his sharp and eager gaze, so she turned around and walked out, shaking her head and muttering, "What's the point of asking these questions? People have already come in, can we still chase them away?"
Li Xiang heated up the noodles left over from the morning and served them to Lu Hao. Probably because he was very hungry, Lu Hao thanked her and started to eat voraciously. After a while, the bowl of noodles was finished, but Lu Hao still looked unsatisfied.
After Lu Hao finished his noodles, he went into the house to take care of him. Mingyu took a quilt from the house and gave it to Lu Hao, asking him to put it on the man. Lu Hao fed him a bowl of hot water, and his body finally began to warm up.
Seeing Lu Hao's frown, Mingyu couldn't help but say that since he was so ill, why not wait until the rain stops and take him to the city to see a doctor.
Lu Hao said vaguely, "Let's see if he can get better first." "There are soldiers checking at the gates of Tianshui City. If they go there, they will definitely be caught, and all their efforts will be wasted. Otherwise, they just take the country roads, just to avoid encountering soldiers. Before this, Lu Hao never thought that one day he would be like the bandit on the wanted list, avoiding soldiers.
At dusk, the rain gradually subsided and continued to drizzle. Mingyu and Lixiang sat in the house. Lixiang was still worried. Looking at Lu Hao standing under the eaves, Lixiang whispered, "Second Madam, tell someone to hide two men. We can, we can do it!"
In fact, Mingyu still couldn't figure out whether what she did was right or wrong. She thought she had saved a nobleman at first, but in fact, she had saved a shady person, and it was related to the political changes in the court. Mingyu could only comfort Lixiang and said that it was not that easy to be deceived. "
Suddenly, Lu Hao, who was standing under the eaves, seemed to have heard a noise and immediately rushed into the next room. After a while, he came out again and stood at the door of Mingyu's room. He said with some joy and eagerness, "Second Grandma, I'm awake. Do you have any food here? I'll bring it to me and give it to you."
"Awake?" Mingyu also breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Lu Hao standing at the door with his head down and not coming in, observing the rules, Mingyu was slightly moved. Thinking of Lu Hao's respectful attitude towards this person before, she said that there was no ready-made food left and it had to be made now. Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."
Soon, Mingyu and Lixiang started a fire again. Mingyu recalled the leek dough balls that her grandmother used to make in her previous life. They were delicious and filling. Unfortunately, there was only cabbage here. Mingyu poured some oil into the flour and mixed it with water and chopped cabbage. It became a sticky flour paste. She reached out and grabbed a handful. With a strong squeeze, finger-sized dough balls came out from her thumb's mouth and fell into the boiling water. Soon the fragrance wafted out.
Suddenly, the courtyard door banged, and Mrs. Hu's impatient voice came, "Second Madam, what are you doing? Haven't you had breakfast? Are you lighting a fire and cooking again?"
Li Xiang was so frightened that her hands started shaking and her face turned pale. Lu Hao, who was standing under the eaves, put his hand on the dagger at his waist with a solemn expression.
Mingyu stretched out her voice and said lazily, "I'm not full, I want to have another good meal, am I bothering you?"
Mrs. Hu stood outside the door and snorted, leaving in a huff. She was too lazy to care about Mingyu anymore. She hoped that Mingyu would eat as much as possible, and it would be best if she could finish the food she had sent before, so that she would have a chance to earn money. She really didn't expect that the second wife of the Marquis's Mansion, who was pampered and well-off, could live such a simple life. The housekeepers who had committed crimes before were all complaining bitterly.
Hearing the sound of Mrs. Hu turning around and leaving, Li Xiang felt relieved, her pale face gradually returned to its original state, and she said with lingering fear, "Second Madam, you really scared me to death."
Mingyu smiled and reached out to touch Lixiang's head, indicating not to be afraid, that nothing would happen.
Lu Hao couldn't help but lower his head and curl his lips. This little girl lied without changing her expression or heartbeat. She is really a bad girl with a well-behaved appearance! "It seems that the life of the second wife of the Marquis's Mansion is not very satisfactory." Lu Hao laughed softly.
Mingyu said bluntly, "It's better than you. At least I have hot meals, a house to live in, and a bed to sleep in." I eat her food, live in her house, and use her things, and you still dare to laugh at her
After the cabbage meatballs were ready, Mingyu filled a large bowl and gave it to Lu Hao to take to his room to eat. After about two quarters of an hour, Lu Hao came out of the room with an empty bowl and smiled, "I'm much better, thanks to the hot meal from Second Madam." At the end, after a pause, Lu Hao said, "I want to see Second Madam and thank you in person. I don't know if Second Madam is convenient."
Go, why not? How can she not leave a name for doing good deeds? She is not a Lei Feng. Mingyu's original purpose was to let that person "repay the favor". Regardless of whether he can repay the favor or not, he must know who the benefactor is. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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