Jiaohua

Chapter 886 Taking a Bath Together (Update 6.18)

Xia Zhaoyi led a total of ten Xia family soldiers, including Li Man, Yang Fugui, the Su family brothers and sisters, Song Qingtang and his six followers, a group of more than twenty people left in the ancient county of sages in Panzhou.

The soldiers took off their armor and put on their own casual clothes. Xia Zhaoyi went all the way to Shoushi, and sent people to inquire all the way. Finally, he found the footprints of Cai He and others in the northwest of Shoushi, and determined that their purpose was also Shoushi.

Before entering the city, Xia Zhaoyi first sent a soldier to the city to inquire with Li Man, while she led people to rest at a cottage inn ten miles outside the North City.

Since Peifeng's accident, Shoushi was also implicated by it for a while, but just like Xinwanshanguan, because of the need to travel from south to north and the need to survive for a living, those who want to pass Peifeng have to detour. Here comes Shoushi.

In recent years, although Shoushi has not been very prosperous, there have been coins in circulation.

Zhao Ning opened two banks in Shoushi.

Wang Fengnian had also mentioned to Xia Zhaoyi in his letter before that he planned to open a shop in Shoushi, but he hadn't figured out what to do for the time being.

There are not many rooms in the cottage inn, so Xia Zhaoyi negotiated that two or three people share a room, and she and Su Yumei share a room.

The room is very narrow, and the table is near the window, only half the size of an ordinary table, except for this table, a stool, and two wooden beds, there is almost no place to stay.

To wash up, go to the bathroom downstairs.

The floor was made of wooden boards, which creaked when stepped on.

Xia Zhaoyi tidied up her clean clothes and went downstairs with a small bundle.

All three bathrooms were full, so she sat and waited in the lobby outside.

The inn clerk approached at the right time and asked her if she wanted something to drink, and she ordered a pot of Biluochun.

After serving the tea, Xia Zhaoyi, who has never picked tea very much, couldn't drink it.

After waiting for a while, Song Qingtang and a personal entourage went upstairs and down.

Seeing the girl sitting by the window, Song Qingtang told his attendants not to follow, and he walked away.

"Ali." Song Qingtang said.

"Sit." Xia Zhaoyi said.

Seeing Xia Zhao's full teacup, Song Qingtang picked up the pot and poured himself a cup.

He brought it to his lips and took a sip, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything, and took two more sips.

Spotting the look in the girl's eyes, Song Qingtang blinked: "Why?"

"Isn't it hard to drink?"

"It's okay. During the war, it's a good thing to make a pot of broken tea."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Have courage."

Song Qingtang became interested: "Ali, what is the greatest suffering you have suffered?"

"The family is broken and the family is dead." Xia Zhaoyi didn't think about it.

Song Qingtang made an "uh" sound and said, "That's not what I mean, I mean... well, the worst thing to eat."

Xia Zhaoyi really thought about it seriously, and shook his head: "I can't remember."

"Then, what's the best thing you've ever eaten?"

"What's wrong with you?" Xia Zhaoyi put his chin on one hand and smiled, "What's the point of asking these?"

"We've known each other for so many years, we can be regarded as friends, we must know."

Xia Zhaoyi was very patient today. Because of his words, she thought about it again and said, "I can't think of the most delicious food, but my favorite food is pastries."

"What pastries?"

"Hundred Flower Cake, Plum Blossom Cake, Osmanthus Cake..." Xia Zhaoyi looked a little far away, "Back then, my favorite food was the often delicious Baihua Cake, and Fangchenlou's Shixiang Pork Ribs."

"Hey, isn't that your elder sister's favorite food?"

Xia Zhaoyi paused: "...Why, my sister and I have the same preferences, can't you? But speaking of it, you still know what my sister likes."

"It was Zhao Gong who wrote to my cousin," Song Qingtang said angrily, "He always claims to be your brother-in-law, and he always mentions Miss Xia in his letters, but I know that he wants to ask about you from time to time."

"Which cousin of yours?"

"Cao Liulang and Cao Youyun are the ones who are entangled with those people in Huiping's pawnshop."

Mentioning him, Song Qingtang felt annoyed, and his voice became a bit irritable: "It's that Cao Zijun who was used by Song Zhiyi like a dog, and the whole Huiping pawn shop has become Yan Qinglin's dog."

"It can be seen that you have deep resentment." Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Aren't you angry?" Song Qingtang asked back, looking at the young girl, "Back then, Yan Qinglin used your name of Dingguo Duke to deceive them."

Not only Xia Zhaoyi, hehe, but also her second brother.

"And," Song Qingtang felt that he needed to explain, "Ali, in the capital, do you still remember seeing me without clothes?"

"...I didn't see anything."

"No, no," Song Qingtang stammered, blushing, "I mean, it was Cao Youyun who drugged me at that time, stripped me and threw me on the street! Didn't I go to drink flower wine? Money, it's not that I offended any girl, it's just..."

He was in the barracks, and he had gone down to the river with a group of people to take a bath with bare buttocks. There are many large bathhouses, and there are more people taking a bath together.

So there is really nothing to be particular about not wearing clothes or anything.

An old man, Song Qingtang didn't think it was a big deal.

But now, the more he spoke, the redder his face became, and his articulation became less fluent.

The door of the inner hall bathroom opened at this moment, and there were still two bathrooms.

Seeing this, Xia Zhaoyi picked up the bundle from the long bench beside him.

"Wait." Song Qingtang said, turning around and yelling at the guys over there, asking them to clean the bathroom.

After giving the order, Song Qingtang said to the girl again: "Wait a minute, we are next door, we can continue chatting for a while."

"..."

Xia Zhaoyi took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?" Song Qingtang was a little nervous.

"It's nothing." Xia Zhaoyi said.

The guy really went to wash the bathroom, and when the washing was finished, Xia Zhaoyi went in carrying the bag and put the bag in the wooden cabinet. As expected, Song Qingtang's voice could be heard in the cubicle, asking if she was cold.

Xia Zhaoyi didn't say a word, and took off his outer shirt.

Song Qingtang stood next door, listening to the movement, thinking about the picture, and suddenly blushed again.

"Ali..." Song Qingtang called out very softly.

What answered him was the sound of the girl scooping water into the basin and pouring water on her body.

Xia Zhaoyi didn't say a word to him the whole time, and when he got out of the shower, Song Qingtang was still next door.

When he heard the girl leaving, he hid inside, not daring to come out.

Back in the room, Xia Zhaoyi put the changed and washed bundles at the end of the bed, and sat by the bed.

Su Yumei was writing in front of the window, when she realized that there was no movement behind her for a long time, she turned her head curiously.

The girl lowered her eyes, looking at the wooden floor, as if distracted.

"Miss Ali?" Su Yumei called out very softly.

Xia Zhaoyi came back to his senses: "Huh?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Something happened, and I felt strange and uncomfortable. It might be my own problem. I'll think about it slowly." Xia Zhaoyi said calmly.

"Alright then," Su Yumei said with a smile, "If you have something on your mind that you want to talk to, I'd like to hear about it."

"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Thank you."

(End of this chapter)