Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 318
After leaving the alley, Wen Shu didn't go home, but still went to the "Baixi Market" to the east.Because she wasn't sure if anyone was following her.

If there are still people hiding in the dark, her return home at this time will only bring greater danger.

The "Baixi Market" is full of people, which can effectively prevent people from being followed. At that time, she only needs to find the right time to sneak in the crowd and go home in the opposite direction, and she will definitely be able to get rid of the people who are following her.

"Bird whistle, a resonant and bright bird whistle, five cents apiece."

"Ring gongs, thieves, twenty cents each, while stocks last."

"Mice, mice, ten coins a box, little lady, would you like a few boxes?" Seeing Wen Shu standing in front of the stall, the stall owner greeted him warmly.

Wen Shu picked up a box of field mice and seemed to be looking at it, but in fact, he was scanning the surroundings to see if there was any suspicious person out of the corner of his eye.

Fortunately, no abnormalities were found in the results.She breathed a sigh of relief, and bought five boxes of ground mice from the stall, and bought a few other fireworks on the recommendation of the stall owner.

"Mouse" is actually a kind of pyrotechnic toy. It is a kind of fireworks that will spin around the ground with sparks after being lit. It is named for its speed and walking, which looks like a panicked mouse.

Although the Chu family is a wealthy family in Cangzhou, they must have never played with the firework toys like the "Ground Mouse", and she will definitely like it very much if she presents such a box at this time.

Holding the pyrotechnic box, she walked around the street a few more times, and after confirming that no one was following her, Wen Shu rushed home.

In the sky, the moonlight was originally bright, but it was quietly covered by dark clouds at some point, and after a while, there was a strong wind blowing the ground.The red shadow folded its wings and stood on the roof of the main hall, a pair of ruby-like eyes shining brightly in the dark night.

It stared at the sky, its fluffy face showed a bit of contemplation and worry, until the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak, then it put away its worry, and screamed and rushed towards the door.

"Oh, go away." Wen Shu staggered from being bumped by Hong Ying, and nearly dropped the box in his hand.

"Quack~quack"

"Shh, keep your voice down, others are going to sleep." Wen Shu turned to look at the east room, and whispered, "Is my father back?"

Hong Ying shook his head.

Haven't come back yet?Wen Shu frowned.

In the past few days, her father has to go out every day, and every time he returns very late.When I asked him, he said that he was fascinated by listening to books in Wazi, but Wenshu didn't really believe it.

Once Aunt Sun was ill, Uncle Sun couldn't leave, and his father was not with him, how could he go so often and come back so late.

After thinking about it, Wen Shu went back to the room first, took out the "Jiaozi" on his chest and put it in the storage basket, then moved a stool and sat by the courtyard door, waiting for his father to come back.

The strong wind swept the fallen leaves in the courtyard to the sky. Wen Shu found a place to sit in the lee, and while looking out, she held a small water bowl and taught Hongying how to read through the lantern at the entrance of the courtyard.

She dipped her fingers in the water, and then wrote two words "Hongying" stroke by stroke on the bluestone slabs on the ground.

"These two characters are pronounced Hongying, which is your name, remember?"

Hong Ying tilted his head to look at the words on the ground, and his red eyes were reflected by the lights, revealing a bit of demon rule.After a while, I saw it nodded seriously.

"It's so clever, let's learn another word."

Wen Shu Xin wrote the word "Father" on the ground again, and just as he was about to teach Hong Ying how to read, he saw the lady Wang who was opposite opened the courtyard door.

"Hey, girl from the Wen family, why are you sitting at the door this late at night?"

"My father went to Wazi to listen to books and hasn't come back yet. I'll wait for him."

"You are a careful girl, yo, what is that?" Miss Wang was startled when she saw a lump of red beside Wen Shu from a distance.

"The bird I raise is called Hongying."

Wen Shu signaled Hong Ying to say hello to Mrs. Wang.Hong Ying turned her head obediently, and called out to Mrs. Wang twice.

"Oh, why are these eyes still red? It's so scary to look at."

"The red shadow is an owl, so it's not like that during the day."

"It was quite scary to watch at night." Mrs. Wang muttered and closed the door.But I was thinking in my heart, this girl from the Wen family is really weird. I want to raise birds, but it’s not good to only think about starlings. It’s great to save food and be able to talk and be boring.

Having to raise such a big bird is costly and scary.

Just as she was muttering, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, and immediately there was rumbling thunder. Mrs. Wang shrank her neck in fright, and walked quickly into the house.

In the Wen Family Courtyard, Wen Shu was also comforting Hong Ying who was huddled behind her, "You are afraid of thunder."

"Don't be afraid, Lei Gong only beats bad people, if you haven't done anything bad, Lei Gong won't beat you."

Hong Ying still shrank her neck and did not move.

Wen Shu didn't force it, and pulled him to his side, stroking its back like a child, and was about to comfort him a few more words, when he saw the big raindrops falling down with the strong wind, and soon he threw the courtyard The bluestone bricks of the door were wet.

Now, Wen Shu couldn't sit still anymore, she patted Hong Ying on the head, "It's raining, my father didn't bring an umbrella, I have to pick him up. Go back to your room and hide for a while."

Dragging Hongying back to the room and covering it with a quilt, Wen Shu took the umbrella and rushed out of the house.

The only places her father likes to go to are those few tiles, and she knows that she went to the nearest Dongsi tile first along the east side, but there was none.

There is no Wangjiawazi in the west either.

There is no tile on the donkey mountain in the north.

Wen Shu couldn't even find three families. Wen Shu had no choice but to walk back with an umbrella. However, on the way back, when she was approaching the alley, she saw her father tugging with someone on the side of the road.

"No need to send it off, I really don't need to send it off. My house is just a few steps away. Your wife is still at home, so go back quickly." Father Wen pushed back with the umbrella holder with his wet side.

The man holding the umbrella was a man, who should be a few years younger than her father. He held his father's arm with one hand and walked forward with the umbrella in the other.His father resisted a little, as if he didn't want to be pulled by the other party, but he didn't forcefully slap him away either.

"Brother, don't be so polite to me. It's raining so much that you'll be soaked for a few steps, so let me take you back. I've already said that I came to recognize the door, and today is just right."

"Hey, why can't you make sense, my daughter is the only one at home, it's so late, it's inconvenient."

"It's nothing, I won't go in, I'll just admit the door." The other party also looked determined, which made Father Wen sigh.

Just when he was thinking about how to get rid of him, he heard Wen Shu's voice in the rain: "Father, why are you here, but it's easy for me to find."

Wen Shu stepped forward holding an umbrella, glanced at the man holding the umbrella, "Who is this?"

"Hey, this is the eldest niece, she looks really pretty."

"It's raining so hard, why did you come out, go back quickly." Father Wen was anxious.

"I'll pick you up." Wen Shu opened the green cloth umbrella he brought to cover Wen Tailu's half body in the rain, and said to the man holding the umbrella: "Thank you, Uncle, for bringing my father back. Give it to me, uncle, go back to accompany aunt earlier."

"I heard that your house is near here, and you're all here, so you don't invite me in for a cup of tea."

"It's rainy and windy on a night, and it's late at night, it's really inconvenient to entertain guests. When I'm free, I'll invite Uncle to the restaurant for tea."

"That's what you said, I remember."

"sure."

Wen Shu's sudden appearance left the other party with no reason to continue sending him, so he could only give up in frustration.The father and daughter stood in the rain and watched each other's figure disappear before going home with an umbrella.

"Father, who was that man just now?"

"A former fellow villager."

"Is there only one umbrella in his house?" Wen Shu was a little puzzled.Otherwise, why would the two of them hold the same umbrella, and let her father's half body be exposed outside.

Father Wen paused and said, "Maybe."

"Father, a fellow countryman, why haven't I seen him before?"

"I haven't seen him for many years. I met him by chance some time ago and just chatted with him. I also want to ask him about it. My relatives in my hometown are still safe."

"Dear one, are there any relatives in our hometown?" Why didn't I hear my father mention it before.

"There is an uncle, it's just..." At this point, Father Wen's tone became obviously lowered, "I also went in the early spring of last year."

(End of this chapter)