Beautiful step by step

Chapter 39

As the first city after getting rid of the rugged mountain road, Yan Heng automatically postponed the schedule for two days. One was to let Ulan's mother and Batu take care of the funeral, and the most important thing was to let Wei Wei delay for two days.

Although on the first day in the city, she acted as if nothing happened.But when the two fell asleep that night, she had nightmares.Huddled into a ball and cuddled in his arms, not to mention, woke up with tears in the middle of sleep.

She was still intimidated by the Oirats disguised as horse thieves.

Not to mention that she was raised pampered and never saw a bloody Ah Mao.Even he, who had been baptized in the Northwest Army for three years and experienced countless wars, did not dare to say that he was indifferent.

"The mountains and rivers in Youzhou are not bad. This is the first time for Ah Mao to come here. Let's go and see together."

Wei Wei's face was a little pale. What she didn't tell Yan Heng was that after sending him to take a bath yesterday, she regretted it.After discussing with Gong Rinpoche, she finally solved the biggest doubt she had during the time travel.However, without the biggest concern, she has the mind to think about other small things.There was only one person in the spacious bedroom, soaking in hot water to relax her whole body, she couldn't help but start thinking about it.With her eyes closed, she picked up the hot water and splashed it on her body. The same touch reminded her of the feeling when the horse thief's warm blood sprayed on her face.

Although the water was warm enough, every hair on her body was still standing on end.She didn't even dare to open her eyes, for fear that when she opened her eyes, she would find that the Youzhou government office was just a dream. She was actually captured by horse thieves, and she only felt a warmth by the bonfires everywhere in the cottage.The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. In the end, she was dizzy and dizzy, and even the saponin was useless. She lay on the bed wet and curled herself up into a ball to hide in the bed.

She understood the truth, but she still couldn't help being afraid.It wasn't until Yan Heng's breath came and she leaned into his arms that she felt a little stable.

But she still didn't sleep well, her face turned pale, and her eyes turned darker.Now that she heard his suggestion to go for a walk outside the city, her first reaction was that she won't meet horse thieves again, right?Tell her rationally without asking, that the security around Youzhou City is absolutely guaranteed.After confirming his safety, he raised his head and looked at Yan Heng, who also had dark eyes. He probably hadn't slept well all night because of her tormenting him.

With the current physical condition of the two of them, can they carry out pure physical work such as traveling in mountains and rivers?
Don't mess around, the current situation is still the most comfortable at home.

This is the deepest thought in Wei Wei's heart, but seeing the unstoppable worry on Yan Heng's expression, she also knows that it is not suitable to stay at home now.This Youzhou government office is so wide that you can run a horse, it is difficult to let people not think wildly in the house.

Then: "It's too tiring to go out of the city, and then we have to work for Governor Yuan. How about we go to Huangmiao to listen to the master's lecture?"

Change to a special place to ward off evil spirits and continue to stay at home, and she still has a chance to break the casserole and ask the bottom line to find out what this eminent monk wants her to do.

Yan Heng's original intention was to take Ah Mao out for a walk, to distract her with something, so that she would stop thinking about it.Although there are many people in the Yellow Temple, it is not as attractive as two people traveling alone, but as long as Ah Mao is willing, everything is easy to talk about.

So in the end, the originally planned sweet trip to the world of two people turned into a public class on the popularization of Buddhism together.

Keenly aware of Yan Heng's feeling a little lost, Wei Wei had an idea and stopped him when he ordered the car to be prepared.Then she went into the room and took out two sets of plain clothes, and asked Yan Heng to help her comb her hair into a simple bun, with only a fixed silver hairpin inserted into her head.With their plain faces facing the sky and a fresh outfit, the two of them walked out of the government office side by side like an ordinary couple in the market.

"Ah Heng still remembers that we went to Jinxiu Pavilion like this on the first day after we got married."

Yan Heng raised the corners of his lips, and there was no trace of disappointment on his face: "You didn't go there like this."

Why not?Wei Wei came to his senses, and the two hooked hands under the wide sleeves lightly pinched his palm: "Walk behind my back, Ah Heng feels wronged now that I think about it?"

Yan Heng sighed: "It's really uncomfortable now."

Wei Wei glanced at him sideways, his eyes full of threats: "How dare you say that I didn't take the initiative to beg someone to recite that day."

Yan Heng moved his other hand around, trying to touch her angry cheek, but when she avoided her, he couldn't hold back his face and laughed: "I was thinking that I could carry Ah Mao on my back when I was in the capital, but now But if you can’t recite it, it’s not a good feeling.”

Wei Wei calmed down, and his tone was full of pride: "Do you want to recite?"

Yan Heng nodded: "Ah Mao didn't sleep well, why don't I carry you there?"

Wei Wei slid a step forward: "There are so many interesting things on the street, many of which I've never seen before, and I won't be able to see them if you carry them on my back."

As she was talking, she walked towards a commercial store next to her. As soon as she entered the door, she felt the difference between Youzhou and the capital.The things here are generally large, and the style is simple, although this cannot be said to be ugly.In the simple design, there is an atmosphere that is too delicate and lacking.

Walking along the counter all the way, she saw a pair of jade rings in the corner.The color of the jade ring is a bit mixed, and it is engraved with straight lines like the patterns on the bronze tripod.Mingming didn't look so amazing at first glance, but it was right for her eyes.

And Yan Heng, who followed behind, had only one sentence: "How do you sell this pair of jade rings?"

The shopkeeper is a discerning person. Although this lady is dressed in ordinary clothes, neither her appearance nor her skin that is tender enough to ooze water can be raised by ordinary people.So he gave a very reasonable price.

Then Yan Heng took out his money neatly, whenever he went out alone with Ah Mao, he would always bring that two-ply purse.One layer contains copper coins, which are used to buy some street gadgets; the other layer contains some scattered silver, which is used to buy some more expensive things.As for the most expensive ones, he still had bank notes of various denominations in his pocket.

Considering that the broken silver in his purse was not enough, he simply took out the bank notes.

Wei Wei glanced at the broken silver in his purse, it was the pocket money she gave after receiving the salary this month.She originally thought that the pocket money was not enough, but Yan Heng took out the "card".

Looking at the thick stack of bank notes of various denominations in his hand, Wei Wei's face turned dark.Before getting married, the son carried her into the sedan chair as a foster brother, and specially told her to be careful about the money at home, saying that if a man has money, he will turn bad.Although Yan Heng doesn't seem to have changed for the worse now, he said on the surface that everything is fine, and he paid all his salary and received pocket money every ten days, but in the end he kept so much privately.

"Ah, the shopkeeper said that the pair of jade rings are antiques."

After Yan Heng paid the money, he asked the shopkeeper to find a box of suitable size to wrap it up, and held it in front of Ah Mao with the lid of the box open.The expected happiness was stamped on his face but didn't appear, her face was a little cold, and she looked through the box to see the bank note that hadn't been stuffed back in his hand.

"that……"

"What happened to the bank note in Ah Heng's hand?"

As long as Ah Mao is willing to ask him, Yan Heng heaved a sigh of relief, and said in a straightforward manner: "Brother Bo'an ordered a batch of seasonings from the northwest, including prickly ash and pepper, and the seasonings transported by the caravan across the desert are worth more than gold. I have been handling it for the past few years. When he left the capital this time, he asked me to bring some money back. I originally thought that I would wait for us to return to Liangzhou, and you would get acquainted with it a little before I would hand this matter over to you."

It turned out that, seeing his nervous appearance, Wei Wei's heart changed from cloudy to sunny.Just now she had a moment of doubt, but it was only a moment.From the acquaintance to the present, Yan Heng's credit record has always been good, and this incident alone did not make her arbitrarily deny him.

She took the box and took a closer look at the two jade rings. They were similar in shape, but one was darker and the other lighter.The pattern on the dark one is a bit domineering, while the light one is a little softer.After picking it up, the cool touch is followed by warmth.Although she doesn't understand jade, but it is so comfortable to touch, presumably the quality of jade is not much worse.

Putting the light-colored one back, she picked up the expression-colored one, leaned slightly and tied it in a knot around his waist.

Raising her head, she looked at Yan Heng, and sure enough, she felt right.The clothes they wore on the street were rather simple and elegant, and this jade ring was just the finishing touch.Even if the clothes are ignored, the slightly darker jade color matches Yan Heng very well.

"very nice."

Seeing that she was finally happy, Yan Heng was completely relieved.At the same time, he made a note in his mind that he must discuss important matters with Ah Mao in the future.This time he was by his side, and she was willing to listen to his explanation, so he was lucky.If she accidentally found something when he was in the army, that would be fine.

"Aheng also help me tie it."

Taking another jade ring from Ah Mao, Yan Heng's skillful hands that had been combing her 36 buns these days suddenly lost control.Stiffly hooking the locks of her waist, it was a slightly cool early autumn, but he was sweating profusely after tying a knot.

Seeing him like this, Wei Wei pursed her lips.This person... the empress was so bold that he even wanted to give her a bath, but he was shy in front of him.This stock is full of contrasts, but it really suits the heart of a woman under her cute girl appearance.

When he was fastened, she pulled him, and the two stood a little closer, and Yuhuan happened to meet at the same place, which seemed to be a pair.

"looks good?"

Yan Heng nodded: "Ah Mao is pretty."

Facing Guangwei Kuang, she fiddled with Yuhuan, and before she knew it, her panic dissipated a lot.

Those horse thieves did a lot of evil and deserved to die.If it wasn't for their blood splashing on the spot, those who fell to the ground with missing arms and legs would have become innocent people like them.At that time, she will be dead, how can she go shopping with Ah Heng in the autumn sun of Youzhou City like today.

She understood these truths at the beginning, but until the crisp sound of Yuhuan's collision, she truly felt the beauty of being alive.Only with this opportunity did she truly accept and face all of this.

"Aheng is also pretty." Wei Wei smiled, and the smile from the bottom of his heart could infect everyone: "Let's go to the temple quickly, and I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with the lecture if it's too late."

Yan Heng nodded and helped her step over the threshold.

"I also want to add some sesame oil money to Papa Batu,"

Yan Heng smiled and agreed: "Okay."

"Money is a good thing. With money, you can buy houses, fields, servants and carriages. Let's add more to him so that he can buy more manpower in another world so that he can find those horse thieves who shot him. revenge."

Yan Heng paused, and then his eyes became more doting: "Ah Mao can say anything."

After arriving at Huangmiao, Wei Wei directly took away the largest denomination bank note in Yan Heng's pocket, and added 500 taels of sesame oil money.Most of the expenses nowadays are calculated in copper coins. One copper coin can buy two big buns, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for one thousand copper coins.Her extremely cool and domineering style of a local tyrant directly stunned the people of Youzhou who came to listen to the scriptures early in the morning.

Surrounded by the onlookers, Wei Wei looked solemn, walked up to Gongdexiang with the banknote in both hands, flattened it and stuffed it in, and heard the gasp next to him, with a hint of heaviness in his words.

"Gong Rinpoche, the deceased who was cremated yesterday saved my life and my life. I added some sesame oil and money to repair the Yellow Temple today. I hope that the Buddha will have a spirit and protect him a little bit."

Yan Heng looked excited, and Ah Mao still called him Ah Heng after they got married.This was the first time she called him husband, and it was still in front of so many people.I'm so happy, but my ears started to get hot again.

The reaction of the crowd was even more explosive. The rumors about Mongolian heroes that had been raging since yesterday were actually true.The imperial court official who was not rescued brought his wife and came to add sesame oil and money in plain clothes.

Half of the Mongols who came to listen to the scriptures were even more excited. Most of the officials in Youzhou City were Han Chinese. If there were disputes between the Mongols and the Han, it was usually the Mongols who suffered.In addition, they also know the Oirats, those people don't care that the Oirats and Mongolians are of the same origin, and they will still rob them when they meet them, and the death of the man has nothing to do with the official.

Unexpectedly, he was so solemn, not only invited Gong Rinpoche to preside over the cremation in person, but even changed his clothes into coarse and plain sackcloth, and came to Huangmiao to donate sesame oil in his frail body.This is all-inclusive, and it is simply not something ordinary people can do.It seems that this Han official is really kind, with the love and righteousness of our Mongolians.

Everyone's emotions reached their peak after Ulan's mother and Batu arrived.

After the cremation yesterday, the mother and son lived in the temple by the way, fasting and mourning. After hearing the news, they came out, and happened to see the beautiful lady who proposed to hold a cremation for the nobles, and stuffed a piece of paper into the merit box.

After hearing several Mongolian men muttering to themselves, the mother and son realized that the piece of paper was a bank note that they rarely saw, and it was still 500 taels. 500 taels, that's not five hundred big money, even if my father sold all the cattle and sheep before he died, he still couldn't make up that much money, but now my wife took out so much at once to add sesame oil to my father money.

So grateful that they didn't know what to do, the mother and son knelt down: "Obviously it was Madam and Your Excellency who saved us that day."

The surroundings were too noisy, and only Wei Wei, Yan Heng and Gong Rinpoche, who were close to each other, could hear their words clearly.Others only saw that the hero's family was very grateful to their couple.This scene is deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone, especially the Mongolian men. As the seasons changed, they migrated westward, and while grazing was boring, someone made this into a ballad.The long Mongolian long tune echoed in the vast grassland, and together with Yan Heng's chivalrous reputation, it sang into the hearts of the Mongolians.

Of course, this is just a later story. After helping Ulan’s mother and Batu, Wei Wei and Yan Heng sat down together and listened to Gong Rinpoche’s lecture together with everyone.She couldn't understand the scriptures in Sanskrit, but the peace in the scriptures bit by bit dissipated the hostility left by beheading the horse thief.Her mood gradually calmed down, she closed her eyes, and listened more intently.

Seeing her so focused, even the small group of people who persisted in the feud between Mongolia and Han and said she was putting on a show finally changed their minds about her.

Of course, Wei Wei, who was immersed in the washing of the scriptures, had no idea how much cohesion would be produced after seeing her so pious, those eyes attracted by her overly attractive face.Then after Gong Rinpoche finished his lecture, she obsessively entered the meditation room, talking nonsense and trying to find out what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.But this time the master brought up Gao Shenfan, no matter what she asked, he always smiled without saying a word, as if everything was kept silent.

Seeing her eagerly following Gong Rinpoche, others thought she was really pious, and the good impression would be infinitely beautified.Until the curfew was about to start, she still didn't ask.After returning to the Youzhou government office in disappointment, she was a little confused when she saw Yuan Governor's envious and jealous eyes.

(End of this chapter)