Beautiful step by step

Chapter 41

Although he experienced the turmoil of changing bedding, Wei Wei slept soundly that night.

Because she could clearly feel that after entering Liangzhou, Yan Heng's breath also calmed down.He was still trustworthy in the capital, but after arriving in Liangzhou, his eyebrows became more peaceful, and the aura around him was completely integrated with this side.Although the change was very small, as the person next to her pillow, she still felt it clearly.

It was still daylight when she woke up to the sound of hot pots coming from downstairs.

"Auntie woke up?"

There was some confusion in Yan Heng's voice, obviously he was not awake yet.

"Well, you go to sleep, I'll go see Ulan's mother and Batu."

As the hero's widow and queen, the two could have stayed in Youzhou.Governor Yuan would give them a special reward to ensure that the mother and son would have no problems in their lives in the future, but they still followed when they left.

She understands how careful Ulan's mother is, but there's nothing wrong with being selfish, as long as it's okay to be a good person in general.

Along the way, Ulan's mother was very responsible, and she experienced a lot when she was old.Many things, such as the great aunt, Gu Yu didn't even know about it before she came. When she first found out after tidying up the bed in the morning, she thought the injury on her buttocks had recurred.It alarmed Yan Heng, and he was too anxious to take him with him.

Of course Wei Wei knew what it was, and Qianwei's mother from Beijing also prepared a lot of menstrual belts.The strips are sewn in muslin and wrapped in a cotton core, which is not as absorbent as the high-tech synthetic materials used before, but the comfort level is definitely inferior to that eight streets.Even so, dysmenorrhea is not a disease, it hurts like hell.Fortunately, there was Ulan's mother. Seeing her clutching her belly and sweating from the pain on her forehead, she rode out alone, and returned soon with some grasses of different shapes and colors.After pinching the leaves and removing the branches for a little preparation, I mashed it up and applied it on the navel. I felt a warm feeling, but after a while, most of her pain disappeared.

Although Yan Heng also boiled hot water for her, hugged her in his arms and rubbed her belly.But the psychological comfort brought by pure care is definitely not as real as the actual medicine.Later, Gu Yu, who had been learning Mongolian from Ulan’s mother and also taught her Chinese, told her that Ulan’s mother’s father was a Mongolian doctor in the tribe.

In addition to Ulan's mother's shining skill points, Batu's skill points are even more dazzling.According to Yan Heng, he rode his horse to lead the way several times in a hurry.After changing to him to lead the way, their journey seemed to be leisurely, but in fact it was faster than when the Northwest Army entered Beijing.In other words, Batu should have a natural sense of direction.

Originally, Wei Wei thought that although Batu's father was killed by the Oirats, the cause was Yan Heng and her, and it was appropriate to take them to take care of him.But in the end, the mother and son proved with their strength that they have the ability to be looked up to by others.

No matter where people with real skills are respected, Wei Wei naturally adjusted his treatment accordingly.This time, there are three rooms in Tianzihao, and the mother and son are assigned to one room alone, and live next door to them.

"Drink some water first."

The moment she struggled to sit up, Yan Heng had turned over and got off the bed, and poured her a bowl of water.The water was still warm, so it must have been burned by the maids who took turns keeping watch at night.

"The water in Liangzhou is still delicious."

Yan Heng put on his clothes and was tying his belt, clutching the jade ring he bought in Youzhou City.Ever since Wei Wei tied it up for him, he has never unfastened that button, and has always taken the entire lock from his waist.

"It's probably because you just started drinking it and feel fresh."

Wei Wei insisted: "It's really sweet."

After a pause, she blinked shrewdly: "Maybe it smells like Ah Heng?"

Yan Heng's hand holding Yuhuan tightened, and he tried his best to move forward. In the end, he couldn't hold back, turned on his toes and returned to the bed, leaning over to kiss her.

Gently pounding off the bed, she pouted: "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."

Yan Heng fastened his belt, saw that she also put on her robe and opened the window, and the slightly cool air came in, facing the morning light, his smile was full of anger.

"It should be sweeter after brushing your teeth, you can... do it again."

He said the last four words very lightly, but she still captured them.Wei Wei let go of the five fingers of the hand that was beating the bed, barely holding on without falling down with a thud.

"Aren't you going to fetch water soon?"

Yan Heng thought she agreed, and made three steps in two, going downstairs and then going upstairs to bring the water up quickly.After walking through the door, he saw Gu Yu who was serving Ah Mao in the room, and he had a fierce expression on his face.

Seeing his face changing as if singing a Sichuan opera, Wei Wei winked at him and laughed unkindly.

"The injury on Gu Yu's arm is not healed yet, let me do it."

Seeing him push Gu Yu aside with a tiger face, Wei Wei made a smart move.Unexpectedly, the house leak happened to be raining all night, after hearing him say "Troublemaker", he retreated in a hurry, and closed the door tightly before leaving the house.

"Ah Heng, it's getting late."

"Well, I'll take it easy, Ah Mao, don't be afraid."

Picking up a cloth towel and dampening it, Yan Heng wiped her face little by little, his movements were gentler than when he took care of Ah Yun.He wiped very carefully, but he was not slow at all. After wiping his face, he wiped his neck, and after his neck, his hands.It wasn't until Ah Mao was clean that he took back the cloth towel, wiped his face twice with the water she had used, and then let out a satisfied sigh.

Wei Wei smiled like a flower: "Ah Heng is so kind."

With this exclamation, Yan Heng felt that the morning was complete.He had wanted to do this a long time ago, of course his daughter-in-law wanted him to take care of it personally, even if Gu Yu was a maid, he would still enjoy it.

"Mother Ulan..."

"They got up early, and they are sitting down here, eating noodles with the shopkeeper's wife."

Let Yan Heng do a simple bun for himself, and the two went out together.As soon as she reached the stairs, she smelled the aroma of mutton soup.There is a little bit of hernia, but the already fragrant taste is even more fragrant under the background of hernia. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all have that smell.

Seeing her, the lady shopkeeper hurriedly stood up with a bit of embarrassment on her face.

"Madam had a good rest last night. Our craftsmanship is poor. There is still some mutton soup left in the kitchen, and there is still a piece of good mutton left untouched. What do you want to eat before making it alone?"

Wei Wei remembered that when Li Xia came over with dinner last night, she said that the shopkeeper's lady made noodle soup last night, and there was still half a pot left in the kitchen. According to the custom here, it should be boiled for breakfast the next day.

But the breakfast now... Looking at the mutton noodle soup on the table, and the mutton specially reserved for her.The shopkeeper's wife stood awkwardly by the table. Although the shopkeeper's face was still as expressionless as yesterday, judging from the chopsticks he stopped, he also praised the move.

Facing such simple and kind-hearted two people, she didn't know what to say for a while.

Fortunately, there was Yan Heng next to her. Seeing that she was stuck, he dragged her to the table: "As soon as I left the room, Auntie was talking about the fragrance of sheep soup. Let's eat some together."

Wei Wei also nodded hurriedly: "Well, I ate ramen in Youzhou, and it was delicious. I might grab it from the shopkeeper's lady later, so don't hold it against me."

The proprietress quickly gave up her seat, and ordered the only clerk in the store to get the best bowls and chopsticks.

After several times, Wei Wei got used to her enthusiasm, and she didn't say much about this trivial matter.Then she experienced the reality of Northwesterners, saying that the bowls and chopsticks are the best. Sure enough, the bowls are made of blue and white fine porcelain, which at first glance looks better than those used by everyone at the dinner table.And the shopkeeper's wife was even more enthusiastic. She took the common spoon and picked out the best pieces of meat in the mutton soup for her, talking while picking.

"My head stewed this meat last night, and it was so rotten overnight. You can eat it without worry. This is lean meat. It only gains strength but not fat."

Xu was mixed with the enthusiasm of the shopkeeper's lady, and Wei Wei ate the meal very deliciously.Although it is a simple mutton soup, it tastes as good as the breakfast cooked by Guangyuanlou.

When she packed up her things and left, she thought about it, took a piece of broken silver and put it on the table, picked out a tea bowl and turned it upside down.The shopkeeper treats people with sincerity, and she will never let people suffer.

The carriage left the city and headed west in the morning light.Gu Yu, who was serving her, got out of the carriage to fetch water, and only she and Yan Heng were left in the carriage.

Sitting on the sponge cushion, Wei Wei's face showed a little guilt: "Ah Heng."

"Huh? Ah Mao is not feeling well?"

"No, I think what I said was wrong last night. Liangzhou is no worse than Beijing. You are here, and there are many kind-hearted people like you."

Yan Heng nodded, and then retorted: "Most people in the capital are also very nice."

Wei Wei hurriedly explained the misunderstanding: "I know that the people in the capital are very nice, but it may be that the capital is too prosperous and it is easy to lose people's hearts. If there are too many things you want, people's hearts will become complicated. But people in Liangzhou are mostly simple in mind, and getting along with them Get up easier."

The carriage drove all morning and entered Jiuquan County just after noon.

Seeing the city wall of Jiuquan County from a long distance, Wei Wei became excited.However, in a county, the city walls are of course not as high and deep as that of Youzhou City, let alone compared with the giant city walls in the capital where you can't even see the top when you lift your neck.

But in her mind, this is the standard ancient city, an ancient city of the same scale as the ancient city of Pingyao that she visited in her previous travels.Finally, she met something familiar, plus the warm and simple Northwest people. Two days after entering Liangzhou, her identification with this land reached a record high.

"so beautiful."

Yan Heng looked at the real excitement in Ah Mao's eyes, and was quite puzzled.Is it pretty?He saw the city wall as big as he was a child, but he really didn't think it was a big deal.And compared to practicality, it is far inferior to the wide ditches and deep moats in Youzhou and Beijing.

But since Ah Mao likes it, look at the sun in the sky.It's still early, after seeing friends, take her up to have a look.

Yan Zhenfu, who had already planned to take his wife for a walk on the city wall, completely forgot that the city wall of Jiuquan County was the most critical city defense under the Liangzhou Guard.In an important military area, ordinary people can only walk from below, and can't come up if they are idle, let alone... walking horses on it in a grandiose manner.

This is completely private use of public power.

But now, he has begun to use class privileges.Today coincides with the opening of the mutual market, and there are many people entering and leaving the city.Jiuquan County is located on the front line against Wala, and it is an important military town.In order to prevent spies from the Wala people sneaking in, everyone who wants to enter the city has to go through interrogation.After such an investigation, the longer the time wasted, the longer the queue formed in front of the city gate.

"I don't know when we have to line up."

Wei Wei sighed, and saw Yan Hengchao shaking her head: "Officials don't need to line up."

After he got out of the carriage, Wei Wei opened the curtain to watch, and saw him riding forward, crossing the long queue entering the city, and walking directly to the soldiers guarding the city.Before he could speak, the officers and soldiers bowed to him, turned around and led the horses to follow enthusiastically.

Then the other half of the city gates that had been blocked for the convenience of interrogation were opened, and under the envious eyes of everyone, their long motorcade drove into the city.

"Is that all right?"

Wei Wei was a little hesitant, she herself hated stuffing, and when it was her turn, she tried not to use privileges as much as possible.

Yan Heng glanced at the city wall behind him, he usually came in behind the others, but today's situation is special.If it goes on like this, time will be wasted, and some things will be invisible.

"It's okay, that's what the imperial court originally stipulated. Especially in Jiuquan County, the military situation is more urgent than other places. Don't say that you come in directly at the city gate. Sometimes the curfew is set up, and the door must be opened in case of emergency."

Wei Wei soon had no time to worry about this matter, Jiuquan County is not big, the convoy did not go long after entering the city, and turned into a different hospital.The other courtyard is very spacious, and several blue-brick houses are neatly tidied up.It is precisely because it is too clean that it appears unpopular.

"I'll just live here for a few days, and when we go to Liangzhou, we're going to buy a house."

The meaning of this sentence is too complicated, Wei Wei took a long time to realize it.Looking around, she was sure that apart from the people she had brought, there was no one else in the yard, not even a single Yan family.

"Ah Heng means..."

Yan Heng heard what she didn't ask: "Well, take time to go back to Yan's house tomorrow or the next day. Yan's house is not in the city, but it is not far from the city. Even if you want to worship the ancestors, you can come back before dark. "

Only then did Wei Wei notice that when he mentioned the family that gave birth to him, he always said "Yan's family" instead of "my family" from beginning to end.

Before she could think it through clearly, he heard him continue: "My grandfather's house is a little far away from here, and it will take some time to go back and forth. If I don't come back then, I'm afraid I will have to stay in the country for a night. But Ah Mao Don't worry, my uncle's family are all peaceful people."

Calling my own family is the alienated "Yan's family", and calling my uncle's family has become a kind "grandfather's family", which can be seen more clearly if there is a contrast.But Wei Wei is happy to see the result, she has already understood the temperament of the Yan family through Ah Yun.In such a cold winter in the Northwest, a father who dared to let his stepmother mistreat such a young child to sleep on hay was enough to make one's teeth chill.Although it is said that the body, hair and skin are from the parents, it is their deceased mother who conceived and gave birth to the two brothers in October.

This kind of scumbag father, Ruo Yanheng still blindly cares about his family.Wei Wei can make peace and divorce without anyone else.

Before she got married, she had already made up her mind that no matter whether Yan Heng agreed or not, she must live alone.Unexpectedly, before she mentioned it now, Yan Heng had already arranged the house, and even thought of the reason.

If I want to be an official in Liangzhou, I can't run around anymore.

No matter how unreasonable the Yan family was, they couldn't stop him from being an official.

Although Wei Wei's mind was complicated, it only took her a moment to think about it, and then she raised the corners of her lips: "Naturally, I have to trouble Uncle a little longer, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of calling Uncle. By the way, who owns this house we live in? "

Ah Mao doesn't reject her uncle's family, that's fine.

Yan Heng said relaxedly: "Brother Bo'an owns the house. He has taken a fancy to the seasonings in the Northwest, and is also interested in some special dishes here. He lived here for a long time when he came last year. It just so happens that I have spare money in my hand. I also planned to buy a property and find an opportunity to take Ah Yun out, so the two of us bought this house. Here we pay attention to the fact that our parents do not separate the family. It would be bad if the Yan family knew about it, so he took the lead , His name is written on the deed."

Isn't this a family, don't you enter a family?Wei Wei thought of Wei's mother buying those lands in the suburbs of Beijing. At that time, because of her sensitive status as a servant, all the private property belonged to the master's family, so she forged an empty account and put it on it.I didn't expect Yan Heng to be more direct, and he bought it directly with his friends, so that even if someone with a heart finds out, there is nothing he can do about it.

(End of this chapter)