Concubine

Chapter 21 Crystal Tears

The three of them headed west all the way to Gaopeng Inn.Along the way, Yang's mother didn't dare to ask Yang Qiuchi what happened after being blown away by the strange wind, for fear that her son would think of those horrible things again and get sicker, so she just talked to Yang Qiuchi about some interesting things that happened in various shops along the way, Say something happy.

When passing the Gaopeng Inn, Yang Qiuchi thought of his tiger legs and said, "Mother, Xiaoxue, wait a minute, I'll go to the inn to get some food back."

Yang's mother grabbed Yang Qiuchi: "No need, son, the things here are too expensive. Let's go home, mother and Xiaoxue will make you something delicious."

Yang Qiuchi smiled: "Mother, no, I killed a tiger today and left two tiger legs in this inn for them to help cook."

When they heard that their son had killed the tiger, Mother Yang and Feng Xiaoxue looked at each other in surprise, and immediately reached out to grope Yang Qiuchi: "Are you hurt? Let me see."

Yang Qiuchi pressed the hands of the two of them: "Mother, Xiaoxue, I'm fine, don't worry."

While talking, the waiter in the inn heard the voice and ran out. When he saw Yang Qiuchi, his face was full of joy: "Guest officer, you are here, your stewed tiger meat is ready, I will bring it to you."

"I'm tired"

When Mother Yang heard that this was indeed the case, she let go of her son's hand.Feng Xiaoxue looked at Yang Qiuchi with a look of admiration: "Husband, did you really hit a tiger?"

"Yes."

"What did you use to fight?"

Yang Qiuchi glanced at the black spot on Feng Xiaoxue's face, feeling very uncomfortable, and didn't want to talk to her, but afraid of hurting her heart, forced a smile: "I'll tell you later."

Feng Xiaoxue seemed to see Yang Qiuchi's thoughts, her smile froze on her face, then she lowered her head, not daring to ask any more questions.

Yang Qiuchi felt that this was a bit too much, so he took her hand and put it between his own.Feng Xiaoxue's palms are small and soft, but due to too much labor, the skin is a little rough.

Seeing her husband showing tenderness towards her, Feng Xiaoxue suddenly became happy again, stretched out her other hand to hold Yang Qiuchi's hand, looked up at her husband, her big black eyes sparkled excitedly.

After a while, the waiter came out with a basket, which contained a porcelain bowl, and before he approached, a smell of meat wafted from the covered porcelain bowl, which penetrated straight into Yang Qiuchi's nose.Yang Qiuchi only ate those few steamed buns that day, and now it was time to light the lamp, he was already so hungry, smelling the scent of tiger meat, his stomach growled suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to pick up the basket. Xiaoxue took a step forward and said, "Husband, let me do it!" As she spoke, she had already taken the basket from the shop assistant.

Yang Qiuchi said: "Xiaoxue, this is very heavy, let me carry it."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxue trembled all over, the basket in her hand almost fell to the ground, she quickly held it with both hands, and took a breath, as if she didn't believe Yang Qiuchi's words, she looked at Yang Qiuchi stupidly, it took a long time When I came back to my senses: "It's okay, Xiaoxue can lift it!".

Yang Qiuchi still stretched out his hand to lift the basket, Feng Xiaoxue took a step back, and said repeatedly: "Husband! Husband! I'll just take it!" The words turned out to be very excited, and while twisting her body, a bunch of bangs on her forehead Float down and block in front of your eyes.

Mother Yang saw all this in her eyes, and her eyes became a little moist: "My son..." The words choked up, and there was no way to continue.

Yang Qiuchi was a little surprised. He looked at Mother Yang and Feng Xiaoxue, not knowing why they had such a big reaction.Taking a step forward, he raised his hand and gently brushed aside the bangs in front of Feng Xiaoxue, revealing Feng Xiaoxue's tear-stained eyes.Yang Qiuchi didn't know why she was crying, and asked softly, "What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"

Feng Xiaoxue held the basket in one hand, wiped away tears with the other, and smiled: "No, it's just, it's just that my husband treated Xiaoxue too well today, I...I..."

Yang Qiuchi suddenly understood that the job he replaced by resurrecting his body must have treated his wife very badly in the past. Today, he showed some caring and caring intentions, which made her a little flattered, which is why he had such a reaction.Seeing that although Feng Xiaoxue was slender and weak in appearance, she didn't find it difficult to carry the big porcelain bowl of stewed tiger meat. It must be because she had done a lot of heavy work on weekdays, so she stopped insisting and stroked Feng Xiaoxue lightly. Thin shoulders: "Then it's hard work for you."

Feng Xiaoxue shook her head, tears were shining, and she smiled sweetly.

The waiter at the side of the shop said: "Guest officer, your two tiger legs are too much meat. If you cook them all, I'm worried that you won't be able to finish them. It's a pity if they break, so I only cooked one tiger leg for you. One is in the store, and I'll bring it to you." After a pause, he continued, "If you think it's not enough, I'll let the kitchen master cook that one for you right away."

Yang Qiuchi smiled and said: "Enough is enough, the three of us can't finish eating the tiger meat in this big porcelain bowl in two days." After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, the remaining tiger meat, After you cook it, please send it to Song Zhi County and the others, okay?"

The shop clerk nodded and smiled: "Okay, no problem, I'll tell the kitchen to make it right away, and when it's done, I'll send it to the county magistrate myself."

"Thank you so much!" Yang Qiuchi took out the two strings of copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the waiter, "This is the manual fee, you can keep it."

The waiter shook his head and waved his hands again and again: "Guest officer, you are too polite. The tael you gave me this afternoon is more than enough. If I want to take your money, it would be really unkind!"

Yang Qiuchi said with a smile: "It's a reward in the afternoon, but now it's wages, everyone has their own! You help me cook such delicious dishes, this wages must be given!" Without any explanation, he grabbed the waiter's hand and put the Two strings of copper coins were stuffed in the second hand of the shop.

The waiter in the shop delayed a few more times, but seeing that he couldn't push it away, he had no choice but to accept it, thanking him repeatedly.

Leaving Gaopeng Inn, the three of Yang Qiuchi continued to walk home. Yang's mother glanced at Yang Qiuchi, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Son, why did you give so much money to the waiter just now? What about the two I'm afraid there shouldn't be two hundred coins in the string of money, which is enough for half a month of our expenses." The words were very distressing.

Yang Qiuchi smiled, and just about to speak, Feng Xiaoxue said first: "Mother, don't worry, my husband can come back safely, I'm so happy, let's earn money slowly."

"That's the way it is, for the cooking wages, [-] Wen is enough, but the two strings are [-] Wen..." Mother Yang still felt distressed.

Yang Qiuchi knew it would be useless to talk too much, so he stopped and yelled: "Mother!" The little black dog who had been following Yang Qiuchi also stopped, squatted on the ground, and looked up at Yang Qiuchi.

Mother Yang and Feng Xiaoxue stopped and looked at Yang Qiuchi in surprise.

Yang Qiuchi grabbed Mother Yang's hand with one hand, and took out the embroidered money bag full of broken silver from his arms with the other hand, untied the bag, and gently put all the broken silver in Mother Yang's palm: "Mother, here There are 17 taels of silver, you take it away."

When Mother Yang heard this, she was taken aback, subconsciously grasped the pieces of silver tightly, looked at Yang Qiuchi, then at Feng Xiaoxue, then slowly raised her hand, carefully opened her palm, revealing the pieces of silver, and passed through the street. Look carefully at the lights shining from the shops on both sides.Feng Xiaoxue also leaned over to take a closer look.

(End of this chapter)