pretty lady in disguise

Chapter 69

On the country lanes, the young man drives a cart, and the young master rides a horse.

Ayu sat on the seat opposite Chang'an, so that he could easily see the scenery of the village and fields outside.She was just a girl from the village, and she didn't have so many taboos. To be honest, she was quite embarrassed that Zhan Huaichun sent her back with such a big fanfare.

"Is it cold?" Zhan Huaichun originally walked on the left, but after A Yu came out, he went around to her side and followed the car.

"It's not cold." A Yu sat on his side, with his legs dangling in the air, swaying gently with the bumps of the carriage, feeling quite comfortable, and he didn't need to tilt his head when talking to Zhan Huaichun.It's only the beginning of October, and I'm wearing warm clothes, and the sun is fine today, and the wind blowing on my body only makes me feel refreshed.Seeing the man in a blue robe sitting on the horse with a quiver on his back, Ah Yu was very curious: "Master, are you going to hunt soon?"

Zhan Huaichun smiled, raised his head and scanned the sky: "Let's go and see, if you find something good, just hit one, and forget it if you don't have one."

He had a pretty smile, A Yu took a look and slowly lowered his head.

"Young master, there seems to be a hare in the field over there!" Chang'an next to him suddenly shouted loudly.

Ayu turned his head excitedly, Zhan Huaichun moved faster than her, and when Ayu turned around, he had already driven his horse around to the other side.Ayu's vision is narrow and he can't see the rabbit, he just heard Chang'an yelling and ran away, and then he saw Zhan Huaichun rushing his horse into the field, shuttled through the wheat field and wasteland, drew his arrow and bent his bow, and was far away with a "whoosh". Can hear clearly.After the arrow left the string, Zhan Huaichun reined in his horse and walked slowly, as if he had a plan in mind.

A Yu stared at the back of the man without blinking until his sight was blocked by the carriage.

"Why don't you stop?" Ayu was anxious.

Chang An didn't look back, and even slapped his horse's ass leisurely: "Don't stop, our young master is good at archery, he must hit it, and he will catch up in a while. If I stop, he will definitely scold me for wasting time." He knows the young master's temper better than anyone else, besides, if he learns this from the young master later, he will definitely be rewarded.

The carriage was still moving unhurriedly, A Yu looked at Chang'an, quickly got into the carriage, picked up the curtain over there and looked out, just in time to see Zhan Huaichun dismounting from his horse, picking up rabbits and getting on his horse again, chasing after him like the wind.The distance between the two sides was not too far, his horse ran fast, and he stepped onto the dirt road in a blink of an eye.

A Yu quickly put down the curtain, inexplicably not wanting him to know that she was looking at him all the time.

Zhan Huaichun's eyes were sharp, and he could spot the little girl looking back at him from a distance, but now seeing her she shrank back, shy and cute, his heart was so itchy, he wished he could get in the car and grab her and ask her what she was hiding.After Xiao Ren reminded him last time, he also figured out some ways, but it was a pity that he realized it too late, so people were so scared that they avoided him and didn't want to be with him.

"Ayu, look at the rabbit I shot." He leaned over and knocked on the car window.

Only then did A Yu open the curtain, and looked at his hands with a blushing face.

"Here, this is for your lunch!" Zhan Huaichun handed the rabbit to her while holding the rabbit ears.

There was an arrow hole in the rabbit's neck, and it was still bleeding.Although A Yu doesn't have much resistance to killing now, he couldn't bear to see this situation suddenly, and hurried back into the car.A man's hearty laughter sounded outside, A Yu guessed that he was teasing her on purpose just now, curled her lips, and didn't go out again.

Zhan Huaichun smiled at the window for a while, then stepped forward, and asked Chang An one step ahead, "How far is it to Wangjia Village?"

Chang'an understood the master's look, and deliberately raised his voice to answer: "Let's go for another quarter of an hour. Young master, shall we come back as soon as we send Ayu home?"

"Nonsense, what are you doing if you don't come back? Do you really want to stay at her house and wait to eat rabbit meat?"

"No, I'll just ask casually. I haven't eaten any good things with the young master. I'm not greedy for rabbit meat!"

The master and the servant asked and answered, and Ayu in the car listened quietly.

Among the servants of the Zhan family she had met, only Chang An dared to say witty words in front of Zhan Huaichun, and now he still had a playful smile on his face, and Zhan Huaichun's tone was the same as usual, as if her departure would not have any impact on them, just like last night That man had never been drunk, nor had he hugged her and begged her not to leave in his dream...

Ayu was a little disappointed.She has not seen many people in the places she has been to, and she probably will never forget those days when she was a maid in the Zhan family.But that's okay, they have their life in the compound with high walls, and she wants to be an ordinary peasant girl again.

After expressing emotion, A Yu looked out the window, feeling sad about parting, excited and nervous about returning home after a long absence, and also confused and looking forward to the future life. She was immersed in her own thoughts, not noticing that there was gradually no human language outside, only horseshoes sound.Occasionally, when the autumn wind blows the curtains, the silhouette of a man on horseback will be revealed for a moment. She sees it, but doesn't seem to see it.

"Master, that village is it."

"Yeah." Zhan Huaichun glanced at the small village, and just about to remind Ayu, Ayu had already poked his head out.

In front of you is a dirt road running from north to south, and Wangjia Village has to turn down from an intersection in front, and walk about two miles east along a narrower dirt road to reach the entrance of the village.In the village, the mud houses and brick-and-tile houses of the peasants are patchwork, some are close to each other, some are scattered separately, and there is a small forest in the north of the village.

Chang'an turned around and asked her, "Ayu, do you still have any impression of this place?"

Ayu shook his head blankly.

Chang'an then explained to her: "Your family lives in the north of the village, very close to the forest. Your uncle knew you were coming back, so he returned the house and the fields. There are two acres of land, and now they are all planted with wheat. We will pass by in a while." I'll show you the house. The young master asked us to tidy it up for you a little bit. It shouldn't be much different from your house before. Maybe you can remember something after seeing it."

Zhan Huaichun had been listening, but now he couldn't help but hum.In fact, he wanted to overthrow the heavy building. Chang Anfei said that Ah Yu must have wanted to see the house where he lived with his family, so he changed his mind.

Ayu is not completely ignorant, knowing that the uncle is so happy to return her house must be due to Zhan Huaichun's background, she is really grateful to Zhan Huaichun: "Thank you, young master, for helping me so much, young master will stop at the intersection later, I will Just go back by yourself." The carriage was ostentatious, and Zhan Huaichun was even more ostentatious. She was afraid of being misunderstood by the villagers, so she went back by herself so that she could ask the villagers where the house and the fields were.

"Why, I sent you back, but you didn't even give me a cup of tea?" Zhan Huaichun raised his eyebrows and asked her.

A Yu blushed, she didn't think about that at all.

Zhan Huaichun leaned closer and whispered in her ear: "Ayu, let me take you to the door of your house. I have seen the place where you live with my own eyes, so I can leave with peace of mind."

A Yu raised her head, met his gentle and reluctant eyes, and could no longer refuse, obediently retreated to the carriage.

Zhan Huaichun smiled silently.

The carriage turned a corner and soon entered the village.

A Yu peeked out through the crack of the curtain, and sure enough, she saw a lot of villagers in commoner clothes staring at the carriage together, some old and young, and even children followed behind the carriage curiously.The villagers were very lively and their voices were not low. A Yu listened intently, his face gradually becoming hot.

"Hey, this is the second young master of the Zhan family, right? Ayu is inside? Look, he sent someone to clean up Ayu's house before, and now he personally sent Ayu back. He must have taken a fancy to Ayu!"

"This girl's fate is really good. I heard that all the nuns in Yuquan nunnery have returned to vulgar life. I thought she was burned to death. I didn't expect that she was rescued by the rich young master after fleeing down the mountain." ..."

"Her parents were born well. I remember that Ayu was pretty when she was a child. I don't know what she looks like now."

"It must be like a fairy, look at the appearance of the second young master, Ayu's looks are so small that he almost can't catch his eyes!"

There were all kinds of discussions, almost all of them believed that Zhan Huaichun liked her.

Not long after she went down the mountain, the Yuquan Nunnery caught fire. Zhan Huaichun had already told her on the way, knowing that everyone in the nunnery was safe, A Yu sighed and didn't think too much about it.Hearing these words at this moment, she was flustered and confused, regretting that she should not let Zhan Huaichun enter the village in a moment of softness... He, what does he think now?
A Yu peeked over, but saw Zhan Huaichun's mouth curled up, looking in a good mood.

Her worry turned into embarrassment, and he could still laugh?After a while he left, of course he didn't need to worry about anything, but he didn't know that if this kind of thing got out, how would she get married in the future?Forget it, he is the dignified second young master, how could he think of such a trivial matter, in fact, I don't blame him, I only blame myself for not being considerate when recuperating in Zhanfu, I didn't expect Zhan Huaichun to help her so much, I thought he was just helping her Inquired about the situation at home.

"Ayu, here we are, this is your home, get out of the car."

The carriage stopped, the curtain was raised, and Chang An called her outside.

A Yu suppressed those concerns for now, and got out of the car nervously.

There are only two families in front of them, next to each other.On the left is her house, three gray tile houses, three stone walls, and a very new wooden door in the middle, it should be replaced by Zhan Huaichun.A Yu frowned slightly, she had no impression of the stone wall and wooden door at all, maybe there will be something familiar when she enters the yard later?

Glancing at the new house on the right, Ah Yu didn't think much, and turned around to bid farewell to Zhan Huaichun.

Zhan Huaichun didn't get off his horse, and spoke before her: "Ayu, there's still something to do in the county, we're leaving first, you, take good care of yourself."

At that moment, Ah Yu suddenly lost her voice, and after a pause, she smiled and said: "Well, then, young master, go slowly." Leaving early and late, we always have to leave.

Zhan Huaichun gave her a deep look, as if waiting for her to say something.A Yu bowed his head, and after a brief silence, he listened to him riding his horse away.

A Yu finally raised his head, and stood blankly at the door, watching the bike and the bike go away at a fast speed, only the tall and straight figure of the man in his eyes.It wasn't until they turned the corner and found that many nearby villagers were paying attention to this side that A Yu turned around quickly and pushed the door open.

There was a lot of sadness and reluctance in her heart. She wanted to calm down slowly by herself, but she didn't want to be surprised by what she saw before she could turn around and close the door after entering the door.Isn't this her home?Who is the little girl in the yellow dress standing at the door of the opposite house?
Ayu was stunned, the little girl had already ran towards her with a smile, and bowed her knees to give a blessing: "Girl, the maidservant's name is Yinger, this is the maidservant's contract of sale, Master Zhan said that from now on, the maidservant is the slaveservant's master, Also ask the girl to take it in, the servant will definitely take good care of the girl."

"me……"

A Yu was completely dumbfounded, Zhan Huaichun actually gave her a maid?
Just at a loss, there was suddenly the sound of horseshoes outside, from far to near.A Yu's heart was pounding, she thought it was him and it was unbelievable, she didn't even dare to look back, until the road passed by her door and stopped in front of the next door, her heart sank quickly.

Yes, he has already left, how could he come back?

It's just that this maid...

"Girl, here's a guest." She lowered her head in a daze, and Ying'er glanced outside the door, reminding her with a smile.Although the little girl is only ten years old, she also understands some things.

guest?

Ayu turned his head blankly.

But I saw a tall man in a fine dress at the door, looking at her with a smile: "A month ago, I heard that Miss Cheng will return to her hometown. I live next to the girl. I specially prepared a little maid as a congratulatory gift. Please accept it."

The thin paper in A Yu's hand fell, "You, you..." What was he talking about.

Zhan Huaichun bowed his hands to greet her, flirtatiously: "My surname is Zhan, and I'm the second in the family. I saw the girl's beautiful face today, so I know that moving here is really lucky. If the girl needs it in the future, just speak up. Zhan will definitely go through fire and water. No hesitation."

(End of this chapter)