Ink Burns

Chapter 71 The Power of Bear Paw

The light of the water, oh no, is like spring, it really makes people feel like they are bathed in the spring breeze.

She is like a circle, round and well-behaved, easily swallowing up one bone-eating injury after another: just like forgetting the fire, free and easy and smart.

Ruchun is much better than her.

Ruchun has the ability to let go and deserves a better life.

Shanyue was very pleased.

The deep roots of chronic diseases were dug out, and the affected areas on the surface began to heal naturally and slowly. The corpses were burned, and seven or eight people gathered to crash into the government office, threatening to say "Give my mother an intact body!" or they would crash against the pillars of the government office and die.

The gate of the yamen was closed for several days. Three days later, the people who had been invited to file a complaint scattered like birds and beasts for unknown reasons, and no one dared to go to the yamen to make a fuss anymore.

Songjiang Prefecture immediately began a city-wide cleanup. The streets and alleys were cleaned one by one with water, and dead corners and under the eaves were covered with wood ash. Each household could go to the head of the village to get two handfuls of mugwort, one gourd of rice, two taels of meat, five cents of oil, one pound of cotton, and half a box of charcoal. Everyone received something, and although the amount was not much, it added up to enough for a day.

Miss Wang smacked her lips and said, "Damn it, the money in Jiangnan is different from that in other places. It's more valuable!"

If all the money were to be paid by the government, the treasury would probably have to be emptied.

There have been disaster relief efforts such as distributing grain before, but these were mostly done by the wealthy merchants and gentry in the city, who used the money from the merchants to give face to the government. This year was a strange thing, as the government did not collect any donations from the merchants in the city.

Either he had a change of heart, or he killed a fatter pig - Shan Yue thought so.

The people in heaven take care of the things in heaven, and the ants on earth have tried their best to survive. No matter who made the effort, the people benefited. Shan Yue was willing to learn from Cheng Xingyu, and praised him with a clear and warm look, "He is a good person."

The weather got colder, but Songjiang Prefecture gradually recovered. The number of people who came to Shantang to see a doctor with their hands on their stomachs decreased day by day. For some reason, the Liu Mansion did not invite Shanyue to come to their house to learn martial arts.

The sun was approaching the Yiyang Festival. Miss Wang Er gave Shanyue a warm collar and cooked a big pot of glutinous rice in the kitchen. She spread the glutinous rice in the steamer, covered it with maltose, and garnished it with peeled date pits, cooked taro, steamed chestnuts and melon seeds. After steaming, it was called "gao mi rice", also known as "Yiyang cake".

Miss Wang Er is a person who loves to cook, but she is far from being good at killing people.

After taking a bite, Huang Zhi choked and showed a mask of pain: "Second Miss, we will not live after this winter, right?"

Sugar is such a precious thing, but there is so much of it in it!
You can say that Er Niang’s killing is not standard, but you cannot say that there is any flaw in Er Niang’s cooking.

The second lady is going to eat someone.

Huang Zhi righteously dragged the boss into the water: "Miss Shanyue, don't you think it's too sweet!"

Shan Yue took another bite with a blank expression and said simply, "It's OK."

Erniang stopped eating people and smiled as she handed Shanyue another spoonful: "Sanyue, eat slowly—"

A full spoonful, not a bit of shaking.

Why does she like Shanyue? Because Shanyue is one of the few people who can finish the dishes she cooks without showing any emotion!

A gentleman will die for his friend!!

The second lady cooks soup for Shanyue!

Shanyue scooped another small spoonful and chewed it expressionlessly: she had no sense of taste, so as long as it wasn't shit, she could finish it.

Everyone in the East Garden got some, even Cheng Xingyu got a piece.

"Glutinous rice nourishes yin, you girls should eat more."

Cheng Xingyu took two small bites and prepared to pack it up to take away. As he spoke, he flipped Cheng Xingyu's eyelids: "But, people with bad spleen and stomach should eat less sweet and sticky food. If you stop taking his medicine, he will wake up in the next few days."

Cheng Xingyu looked up at Shan Yue, who was as clean as a newborn deer in the snow: "Do you want him to wake up?"

Shanyue disagreed: "It doesn't matter. He will be a useless person when he wakes up. If he cannot move for a long time, his hands and feet will atrophy sooner or later - that's how the jar people who perform juggling on the overpass come about. People like this won't live long." Cheng Xingyu nodded slightly and lowered his head to pack up the medicine box.

Shan Yue saw him out.

Cheng Xingyu stood under the eaves of the building, looking at the sky just clearing up. He tilted his chin and raised his head. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke: "Tonight, Wusong River will release river lanterns to celebrate winter. Do you want to go and see it?"

Shan Yue shook her head subconsciously: This kind of excitement has nothing to do with her. She still has a lot of things to do, such as what to do next? Should she be this green phoenix, or find another way to enter the capital? Zhu Siming's painting is not yet completely finished. The Fifth Master has helped a lot. She must give back, otherwise the relationship between the two will be unbalanced.
Before Shanyue could say "no", Cheng Xingyu took over and said, "Ruchun is going too. Xiaohei promised to treat her to seaweed and shrimp wontons. After this meal, she will go back to the mountains in northern Anhui."

Shan Yue was stunned: "This, so fast?"

Cheng Xingyu nodded, and said meaningfully: "She was just a female pharmacist who came from northern Anhui to seek medicine for her father."

Shan Yue lowered her eyes to the ground, and after a while she said, "Then let's go. What do we need to prepare for releasing river lanterns? Candles? Tinder? Paper lanterns? I heard that people write wishes on the river lanterns, do we need to bring pen and ink?"

Cheng Xingyu was slightly surprised: "You, have you never released river lanterns?"

Shan Yue calmly shook his head: "I'm afraid of fire, and I never had the chance."

"Spring bath? Farewell to summer? Begging for skill? Floating needle? Moon worship?" Cheng Xingyu asked, "Never done it before?"

Shan Yue frowned slightly and shook his head.

These are the little girls’ favorite activities. Even in the mountains, where supplies are scarce and there are not so many things to do, the girls still want to have some fun.

A hint of pity and tenderness welled up in Cheng Xingyu's eyes, but it was restrained and fleeting. He smiled with curved lips, revealing fangs that did not match his pure and kind temperament, and his voice was deliberately mixed with joy: "You don't need to bring anything. Wear something thicker, it will be cold by the river at night. The things you mentioned have been prepared by the boat captain. Boss, please be kind and let the money be earned by those who deserve it. Let's not try to save money on everything."

Shan Yue smiled with curved lips.

Cheng Xingyu also curled his lips and smiled.

Under the eaves, a thin and pale young man with handsome appearance, with his eyes slightly lowered, gently looking at the transparent, light blue, and thin girl as thin as a cicada's wing in front of him.

There was a moment when I wanted to drink up all the bitter medicine in the world and leave all the maltose for her.

At night, the crescent moon sinks.

Wei Ruchun was wrapped in a thick coat, waiting at the corner of the street, stamping her feet. Seeing Shanyue and Cheng Xingyu approaching one after the other, the girl stood on tiptoe, spread her arms and waved her hands: "This way, this way!"

Shanyue took a few quick steps and put the rabbit fur collar, lambskin gloves and black sheepskin earmuffs on Wei Ruchun.

Wei Ruchun covered her head like a fool: "Sister, did I wrap too much? It will be difficult to eat later."

Shan Yue lowered his eyes and pulled out the collar of his shirt for Wei Ruchun: "I heard that it's very cold in the mountains of northern Anhui, so it's always good to wear more clothes."

Wei Ruchun burst into tears of gratitude: "Sister is so nice!"

Why are there so many people in the charity hall talking about He's sister being Bingshan Yue? !
Obviously very passionate!
Shan Yue's eyelashes blocked her eyes, and she took out a pair of furry insoles and handed them to Wei Ruchun: "I made them yesterday, also made of wool. Stuff them in your leather boots, so your feet won't get cold when you go up the mountain to collect herbs in the coldest days of winter."

Wu Xiaohei said in a strange voice: "If you continue to collect herbs, your ears will be tanned! By then, who will be able to tell the difference between you and the big black bear!"

Wei Ruchun grabbed Wu Xiaohei's shoulders and started beating him: "I'll kill you right now under the bear's paw!"

She was curled up in her padded jacket, and it was hard to tell whether she looked like a big black bear.

Everyone was laughing.

Shan Yue suddenly felt a sour emotion, which filled her nose and eyes. She took a deep breath and pushed Wei Ruchun away: "Let's go eat wontons! If you're late, they'll be closed! If you still have some food left after eating wontons, I'll take you to eat five-thread noodles."

(End of this chapter)