Xie Ming

Chapter 41 Entering the Widow's Door

The old man Sun, the owner of the house, came over and started scolding the bald man without saying a word. The bald man and a few village scoundrels all lowered their heads and dared not to retort.

It seems that the Sun family still has a very high prestige in this village. The so-called tyrants are actually just bullies who bully the weak and fear the strong. Seeing that Liu Qiaoer is an orphan and a widow, they humiliate her at will.

Once they met the wealthy Sun family, they became timid and dared not speak a word.

After scolding Lai Er, the old man Sun stared and watched these village ruffians leave in anger. Then he turned around and bowed to Xiao Jingchuan to apologize.

"Haha, Mr. Xiao is a guest from afar, I'm sorry to make you laugh!"

"Lai Er and his gang of village thugs are really outrageous. I hope the young master is not hurt!"

Old man Sun smiled and bowed, and kept glancing at Xiao Jingchuan while speaking. After a careful look, he saw that Xiao Lang was not injured, and he became even more suspicious in his heart. His expression was complicated, and he seemed to be somewhat alert.

Although Old Man Sun didn't know the details of this foreign guest, Lai Er knew him well. That guy was fierce in fighting with others, but he had never suffered any loss.

Now, seeing that Young Master Xiao was unharmed, while Lai Er's face was covered with wounds, he secretly felt that the fair-faced young man in front of him was far from being just an ordinary peddler as he said.

"Hey, it's okay! Thank you for your concern!"

"That Lai Er brother was just joking with Xiao Ke just now. He was drunk and accidentally bumped his mouth and nose, which caused trouble!"

"The young master of Father Sun's house is very happy today. I, as a foreign guest, have caused such trouble. I feel guilty about it. I simply did not disturb the wedding banquet. Only then can I feel at peace!"

As Xiao Jingchuan was speaking, a middle-aged man suddenly came over and reported something else to Old Man Sun.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang hurriedly spoke again.

"The master of the family is busy today, don't worry, I'm fine, please do as you please!"

After saying this, Xiao Jingchuan bowed.

Seeing this, Old Man Sun was preoccupied with other matters, so he did not ask the reason further. He just bowed and left with a serious smile.

Looking at the head of the Sun family leaving, Qiu Zhizhong reminded Yan from the side.

"Old Xiao, should we still ask him for the plaster?"

Qiu Zhizhong could tell from these words that the old man from the Sun family might have doubted the identities of them.

"Alas, there is nothing I can do. I can't see how happy they are. I am so busy!"

"Let's wait and see. Without a cast, how can the young master's illness be cured?"

"After the banquet is over, we'll find another opportunity to go and ask for it!"

Xiao Jingchuan spoke vaguely and turned to face Gu Changting.

"Changting, after we clear the table, you and Chuanwu should go to the village granary first to buy food. You can also pick up some wild mushrooms and the like. They may be easy to sell in the city!"

Hearing this, Gu Changting and Wang Chuanwu nodded in understanding and said no more.

After a while, most of the people at each table had left, and the few tables closest to the host's door began to clear their seats.

At this moment, the young widow Liu Qiaoer suddenly walked back timidly and asked.

"Sir, I just heard during the banquet that you need some plaster?"

Liu Qiao'er had just experienced the disturbance caused by Lai Eryi. After Xiao Jingchuan came to the rescue, she took the child and hid behind the big locust tree at the entrance of the alley.

I don’t know whether she was going to avoid trouble or run to a secluded place to feed her child.

Now, seeing that the old ladies and farmers at the last table had left, he looked around and secretly ran back to talk to Xiao Jingchuan.

"Oh? Your name is Liu Qiao'er, right? How come? Do you have a way to get it?"

When Xiao Jingchuan saw the young widow coming back, he asked this question. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked with a smile.

"Just now, thank you for your help, if you don't mind."

"If you don't mind my widow status, then come back home with me. I still have some left at home. It should be enough to cure one person's fever!"

Liu Qiaoer was very careful with her words, and a blush quickly rose on her cheeks after she had spoken a few words. She looked inferior, timid, and worried, but she also seemed to be slightly happy.

"Oh, that's great. I didn't expect that after waiting for so long, there would finally be light at the end of the tunnel, haha."

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan turned his head and looked at Qiu Zhizhong, who also had no objection.

Sui Xiaolang didn't want to stay here any longer and decided to go home with the young widow Liu Qiaoer to get the plaster.

"Liu Qiaoer, you lead the way, and the two of us will follow you back!"

As they spoke, the two of them stood up. Qiao'er walked in front holding the child, while Xiao and Qiu followed behind at a slight distance. After all, there were many people in the village and they didn't like to damage the reputation of the orphan and his widow, so they tried to be more careful.

Turning the corner of the village alley and entering a narrow dirt road on the side, Qiu Zhizhong saw that there was no one around. He pursed his lips and tried to hold back a smile, but he finally relaxed and joked.

"Hey, Lao Xiao, you can do it!"

"You said it was so serious before you came here, saying you were afraid of being exposed!"

"Now you're just a hero saving a widow, and you're just going to ignore it, right?"

"Didn't you see the expression on that old man Sun's face just now? He was obviously wary of you!"

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan argued weakly.

"What? A hero saving a widow. How ugly!"

"Just now, can you bear it? I dare say Liu Qiao'er didn't stare at you, right?"

"With that look of asking for help in his eyes, you wouldn't be able to handle it. Don't always blame me for it!" Xiao Lang muttered.

"Haha. Okay, okay, you are right. That's enough!"

"Hey! Stop looking. I've been staring at you for a long time."

"I've never seen such a beautiful woman with a thin waist and a big butt in the capital before, right?"

"They all say that her eyes are as clear as water and her voice is as gentle as an oriole."

"The wind blows the willows, and the rain is over and the fog is light."

"Where the perfume of powder flows, fairies walk in the painted garden."

"There is a girl in Hejiaping, who has been haunting me in my dreams till dawn!"

Qiu Zhizhong deliberately shook his head and recited a sad poem about a peasant girl to tease Xiao Jingchuan, who was stealing glances at Liu Qiaoer's butt from time to time.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), do you want to be beaten?"

"Don't you even look up at where we are? Stop acting like a playboy!"

"What a crappy poem! Liu Qiao'er can't stand these words. I, Xiao Jingchuan, am not as despicable as you think!"

"I'm just curious. Do you understand? The main thing is that I've never seen anything like this!" Xiao Lang said seriously.

"Oh, fine, I'm wretched! You, Mr. Xiao, are noble! That should be fine, right?"

As he spoke, Qiu Zhizhong clasped his fist towards Xiao Jingchuan.

Suddenly, when the two were talking and laughing, Liu Qiaoer, who was leading the way, seemed to have heard something. She suddenly turned around and smiled shyly at them!

At this moment, Xiao and Qiu, who were not far behind him, stopped in their tracks, both of them were stunned!
"Old... Old Xiao, I wonder if this young lady heard everything just now!" Qiu Zhizhong said awkwardly.

"What's the matter? Mr. Qiu, you dare not admit it?!"

"The girls in this village probably have better hearing, so it's better to say less of your romantic words!"

"Let's go! There's a courtyard on the high slope ahead. We must be there soon!"

(End of this chapter)