Fortune Princess

Chapter 17 Is it a coincidence?
Fu Qingyu smiled softly, "Young Master Xiao, you don't have to be polite. Since you are the one Jing Yi rescued, it's also a fate. It's just a meal, and it doesn't take much effort."

"I don't know what Madam's name is? I may have to bother you in the valley for a while, and I'm afraid I will trouble Madam."

"I'm just an ordinary woman. I'm not a wife. My husband's family died early, and I depended on my son for life. I took root here. Thanks to everyone's care, I have a peaceful life today."

"Young Master Xiao called me Aunt Wu. You can stay here with peace of mind. The scenery here has a special charm, and it's not too late to leave after you recover your health." The words were not rushed, and Fu Qingyu looked generous, On the contrary, Xiao Yichen was not sure again.

"Thank you, Aunt Wu, who is Aunt Wu?" Xiao Yichen asked casually, but his face was still gentle and refined.

Jing Yi looked at Xiao Yichen a little strangely, why did this man suddenly become warm to her mother?Fu Qingyu knew what Xiao Yichen was paying attention to, and didn't care.

so what?so what?Nothing will change.

That man, that home, is no longer the shelter of their mother and daughter.

After getting up and tidying up the things on the table, Fu Qingyu said casually: "There is nothing to talk about in the backcountry, and many people may not know about it."

"Look at Young Master Xiao's complexion today, if you don't go out with Jing Yi for a walk, suffocating in the room will not be good for your recovery."

It's not good to be aggressive and make the other party suspicious, Xiao Yichen complied with Fu Qingyu's words, Jing Yi curled his lips, what can he do sitting still?Watch her catch wild goats?

When there were only the two of them left, Xiao Yichen didn't need to pay special attention to his ability to detect words and emotions, he could tell Jing Yi's reluctance with just one glance.He doesn't force it either, knowing that the current self is just a burden to Jing Yi.

Although he agreed to Aunt Wu, Xiao Yichen didn't want to cause trouble for Jing Yi.

"I'll trouble you to take me back. I ate too much for breakfast today, so I won't accompany you around. I'll go back and have a rest." Xiao Yichen smiled, everyone thought he was a good person who cared about others.

Only Jing Yi stared at him fixedly. If she hadn't known about human skin masks under the influence of Uncle Mu and Aunt Lin, she would have really doubted that this person lived with a mask all day long, and would always wear a mask. It's a smile, and the gentle and elegant look is a bit harsh in Jing Yi's eyes.

"You've said that, and I won't force it." Jing Yi sent Xiao Yichen back, and left on his own.

Looking at the back of Jing Yi going away until he disappeared, Xiao Yichen sighed in his heart, he dared not expect such a life as Jing Yi did as he wanted in his life.

In the following days, Mu Tuohua prepared some new medicinal soup for Xiao Yichen to soak from time to time, and at the same time, the two bowls of medicinal soup were black and black every day, and the bitter tongue numb.

No matter how good Aunt Wu's cooking skills were, Xiao Yichen couldn't taste anything. Apart from the bitter taste, there was also a little bloody taste in his mouth. Later, he learned from Jing Yi that Mu Huatuo used white snake blood as medicine.

It is said that good medicine is bitter, and after pouring down the extremely unpalatable bitter medicine soup, Xiao Yichen's condition improved visibly with the naked eye, and his legs gradually gained strength, and he could walk with a cane instead of sitting in a chair.

After walking back and forth in the valley with Jing Yi a few times, Xiao Yichen could remember the route clearly. Occasionally, Jing Yi would hunt prey, and when he was in a good mood, he would take Xiao Yichen for a walk a little farther away.

This day, Jing Yi went out and hadn't returned yet, Xiao Yichen tried to walk without crutches, and after walking two or three steps, he was sweating profusely.Xiao Yichen forced himself to take four extra steps because he had been tough and unyielding since he was a child fighting against Gu poison.

When he took the last foot, his legs could no longer support him, his whole body fell forward, and his arms subconsciously made a supporting movement.

"Be careful!" The sound of the tub falling to the ground sounded, and Fu Qingyu had already grabbed Xiao Yichen who was about to fall to the ground.

With a wry smile in his heart, Xiao Yichen didn't want others to see his distressed appearance, but he also knew that Fu Qingyu had good intentions, so he stabilized his figure and said, "Thank you, Aunt Wu, for helping me, you caused you to drop all your clothes on the ground."

Xiao Yichen looked at the scattered clothes on the ground guiltily, feeling a little embarrassed.

In fact, Fu Qingyu himself did not expect to help Xiao Yichen, maybe because he is the son of a good sister, he subconsciously took care of him.I secretly warned myself not to be too obvious.

Pick up the clothes on the ground and put them back in the basin.

"I can't just watch you lying on the ground, can I?" Fu Qingyu looked at Xiao Yichen with a funny face, and continued: "These clothes haven't been washed, it's fine."

Handing Xiao Yichen the crutch that was put aside, Fu Qingyu was about to leave with a basin, but was stopped by Xiao Yichen.

"Aunt Wu, if it wasn't for me, these clothes wouldn't be..."

"If possible, I'll wash with Aunt Wu, just because I'm bored." Xiao Yichen looked at Fu Qingyu with burning eyes.

He needs to get in touch with Aunt Wu more before he can gradually observe whether this person is the wife Uncle Huo is looking for.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yichen would propose to wash clothes with her, how could she let the majestic Crown Prince Wei do such rough work, she subconsciously refused.But Xiao Yichen's black eyes were full of begging intent, making Fu Qingyu's words of refusal linger in his mouth, and he swallowed it again.

"How can a big man know how to wash clothes? If you really want to help me, just help me fetch water from the well." After all, Fu Qingyu couldn't bear to disappoint Xiao Yichen, so he said a compromise.

Anyway, she was washing clothes by the well. In the past, it was Jing Yi who fetched water for her. Today, Jing Yi left early, and she had no intention of doing laundry. She also looked a little annoyed, so she put the dirty clothes in the tub Ready to go to the well.

"Okay!" Xiao Yichen agreed, and followed Fu Qingyu to the well.

Watching Fu Qingyu soak the clothes in the water, rub some saponins on the slate, take out a piece of clothing from the water, put it on the slate and rub it, after a few strokes, the clothes become clean.

In the capital, most people wash their clothes with wooden sticks, Xiao Yichen saw this method of rubbing on stone slabs for the first time, and couldn't help asking: "Aunt Wu, shouldn't clothes be washed with wooden sticks hanging down? "

Fu Qingyu smiled: "This is an indigenous method in our hometown. There are rough stones on the slate, and saponins are added to make the clothes clean faster."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yichen suddenly thought that Uncle Huo had said before that he had just married his wife in, and the wedding night was supposed to be sweet and lingering. Unexpectedly, some guests drank too much and knocked over a table of wine and vegetables, all of which were spilled on his robe. What a mess.

When the crowd dispersed, he entered the bridal chamber wearing a strange clothes, and was disgusted by the bride.

The wedding dress cost a lot of money, and the bride felt distressed when she saw the dirt, so she said she had to wash the clothes on the wedding night.Uncle Huo also said with a smile that his wedding night was spent with his wife washing clothes on the stone slab by the well.

"Aunt Wu, do you think it's a coincidence that an elder I know washes clothes in exactly the same way as you?"

(End of this chapter)