Chapter 30

It was originally a sunny and warm day during the day, but in the evening, a cold wind blew strangely. It was already the end of autumn, and a gust of wind blew away the warmth of the day.

The sky was surprisingly dark, without a trace of starlight. Feixian County, the capital of Tianshui Kingdom, was already dark and quiet, and every household was sleeping with lights on.

Because the weather suddenly turned cold, the existing clothes on the body could not withstand the cold, and the new military uniforms had not been issued. The soldiers who were too cold were blocked and refused to go out to patrol and watch, so there was no one on the street.

, only the red lantern at the entrance of the mansion of a wealthy family was swaying in the cold wind, casting dim yellow light spots all over the ground.

At this moment, in Qian Ning's small courtyard, the lights were still on in the rooms of the two Zhou sisters.

The cold wind was howling outside, and the ice was freezing, but the room that the two sisters had tidied neatly and gracefully and elegantly decorated was full of warm fragrance and full of warmth.

Sister Zhou Tong is dressed in a snow-white fox fur, which is smooth and soft. The well-tailored fox fur sets off her exquisite and graceful girlish body.

Under the gently swaying oil lamp, Zhou Tong was lowering her head and concentrating on sewing a winter coat with her pair of small and beautiful catkins. Her face was pink and translucent, without a single flaw, and it shone like jade in the dim light.

She has a straight and delicate nose, small and graceful lips, and her head hangs lightly. Her heart is focused on this half-sewn winter coat. Her eyes are pure, and there is a faint smile between her mouth and eyebrows.

As her slender hands guided the needle and thread through the fabric, she inserted the embroidery needle into the bun and dipped it in hair oil from time to time, and then lowered her head to sew carefully. Looking at the beauty under the lamp, her beauty was even more beautiful.

A very beautiful girl, she is quiet and pure at this moment, with a moving elegance and beauty all over her body. It seems that every stitch and every thread is the sustenance of the girl's heart, and with every additional stitch, her sustenance wish is fulfilled one point.

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"Sister - you have been sitting motionless for most of the day. Are you tired? If you are, just play with me for a while. I can't sleep, and there is no one to play with. It's so fun to talk!"

Zhou Wei, who lives under the care of his parents and sisters, is extremely simple-minded.

, although she is only one year younger than her sister Zhou Tong, her sister has begun to miss spring, but she is still happy and thinks about nothing. She feels that she is with her sister who loves her and her father-like husband. Although she is not allowed to go out, she is a little bored.

It is still very happy to entertain myself every day.

A few days ago, Qian Ning asked a craftsman to make some puppets for her, which made the little girl who was inexperienced in the world happy for several days. Her husband was not here, and her sister was busy with her own affairs and couldn't care about her, so she was alone in the house.

I spent a few happy days talking and playing games with my puppet, treating the puppet as a thoughtful and living partner.

After the novelty wore off and the puppets were no longer fun, Qian Ning asked someone to fetch a kitten that was as white as a snowball from a rich man's house in the city. The little girl's eyes straightened immediately, and she could eat and sleep with them all day long.

Her little friends are so tired of being together that they feel like they are alone.

But yesterday Qian Ning went to visit relatives in Qianjia Village, and the little white cat also disappeared on the same day, causing the little girl to cry sadly for a long time.

Zhou Tong glanced at his sister lovingly, and said softly: "I sleep for so long during the day, of course I can't sleep at night, and I have the nerve to say it, and I'm not ashamed."

After saying that, she lowered her head and started busy with her work.

Zhou Wei could not help but get up from the soft cushion and go to his sister's side. He held his chin and looked at the clothes that were being formed in his sister's hands with his crystal-clear eyes. Suddenly she

Pointing to the many lotuses inside the clothes, he asked strangely: "What kind of flower is that? Why have I never seen it before? They say it looks like a lily, but it is bigger than a lily. They say it is a lotus, but it has two heads - oh

,I see!"

"What do you know?" Zhou Tong glanced at his sister funny and asked.

Zhou Wei pointed at the double lotus with her big innocent eyes seriously, and explained with her wild imagination: "These should be a pair of twin flowers, but when their mother gave birth to them, the two sisters were

They all wanted to be the first to be sisters, so they scrambled to be the first

Then they walked out. But the mother’s belly was just that big. It was okay to come out one after another, but it would be too crowded to come out two together. The mother was in pain, but the two sisters refused to compromise, and in the end their bodies were squeezed together and never separated.

It won’t bloom—what a pitiful sister!”

After saying that, Zhou Wei held his chin, blinked his eyes and sighed sickly.

Zhou Tong thought she could have some insight, but she didn't expect it to be a ridiculous reason. She didn't know where her sister could come up with so many weird ideas because she was chatting all day long. Maybe she was chatting too much...

Zhou Tong looked at the face that was not inferior to hers, and looked at her younger sister who was a bit more delicate and cute than her. Zhou Tong sighed and said: "You are not young anymore. If the disaster of annihilation didn't come suddenly, you wouldn't have died."

This time next year you should be getting married in a sedan chair - also

You can't just play around like this, you should also learn some things that girls should know... I will ask you to cook tomorrow. My husband is so busy every day, and it is impossible to eat delicious and hot meals. If I feel uncomfortable sometimes,

You can also help me."

When Zhou Wei heard what his sister said, he was immediately dumbfounded, but he also knew that it was a girl's duty to wash, cook, and embroider.

In the past, her family treated her as the youngest child as a treasure. The playful Zhou Wei did not like these jobs, and the family did not force her to learn. But now, her relatives are gone, and her home is gone.

Duckweed's two sisters no longer have any capital to rely on, so they can be a maid with peace of mind, serve their master well, win their master's favor, and find a way to survive.

Although Qian Ning treats them very well, he can't be arrogant. If he doesn't know anything and only knows how to eat for free, how can he live up to his own conscience?

Women's crafts that could be given up in the past are now something that cannot be given up no matter what.

"Okay..." Zhou Wei lowered his head and sighed. This time he was really worried, not moaning sickly.

"When Mr. left, he was wearing so thin clothes. It must be very cold. I have to finish making this winter coat overnight and ask the housekeeper to send someone to deliver it to Mr. early tomorrow morning... Mr. has been working hard day and night and his body is not in good shape. If he suffers

It's so cold now, what can we do..." Listening to the cold wind blowing through the lattice and making a faint whine, Zhou Tong became more worried and anxious as he thought about it, and finally stood up restlessly.

"Sister, tell me honestly, have you fallen in love with our husband?" Seeing his sister neither standing nor sitting, Zhou Wei blinked his eyes narrowly and said with a smile.

Zhou Tong's fair and jade-like cheeks suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She avoided her sister's playful eyes with shame and anger, stamped her feet and said, "Nonsense...what do children know?"

"I'm only one year younger than you, okay..." Zhou Wei pouted and said, then he leaned over and hugged Zhou Tong's body, regardless of Zhou Tong's dodge, and smiled. The two sisters whispered, "Although our husband is a little older,

He can be our father, but he is so good-looking, and he knows Lianxiang

Xiyu is a gentle and modest gentleman. If my sister follows him, the old man and his wife will be happy... However, my husband is more than twenty years older than my sister, and he is not in good health, so he will definitely be one step ahead of my sister... Hi

, it was so desolate to leave my sister orphaned and widowed at that time, hey——"

But Zhou Tong was feeling feverish all over. Seeing her sister sighing without a word, she was so embarrassed that she just wanted to crawl into the hole.

Just then there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then a knock on the door.

"Who - who?" The two sisters separated, and Zhou Tong hurriedly straightened the messy clothes and hair bun in reply.

"It's little Qian Fu!" The voice of Qian Fu, the housekeeper of Qian Mansion, came from outside the door. The two sisters had been at Qian's house for a while, but they could still hear the voice of the housekeeper.

"It's so late, what's the matter?" Zhou Tong said, hurried over and opened the door.

After opening the door, Zhou Tong discovered that there was a man in his forties wearing servant clothes standing next to Qian Fu. Zhou Tong was surprised. Before he could ask, he saw the servant stepped forward and bowed to Zhou Tong respectfully.

He then said, "Madam, the younger one is Mr. Zhou Wang."

A servant of the Sheng family. This evening, Qian Shilang returned to the city. I heard that his relatives from other provinces had just returned. Qian Shilang had been away from his hometown for many years. He was very happy to see so many villagers when he returned to his hometown. He happened to meet us at the gate of the city.

Mr. Jia, Minister Qian is very interested.

Gao, he said that he wanted to share happiness with his friends and not return until he was drunk - Madam also knew that, the young master came from a poor family and had no money left to hire Nado's servants. Even I, the servant, will be fired next month.

, where are the maids to serve? Money

The waiter and the laughing master were both very drunk now, lying on the ground in the yard and fast asleep. The younger one was old and weak, couldn't move, and couldn't call anyone for help, so he hurriedly came to report the news.

, I hope Madam will send some people to help -"

Zhou Tong was called "Madam" one after another by this man. He was ashamed and happy in his heart. When he heard that his husband was still sleeping in the wind, his heart was in confusion. In addition, Qian Ning did often mention his wife.

Zhou Wang, a noble and arrogant friend who was impoverished but refused to bow her head, could not think about it, so she said eagerly: "Housekeeper, hurry up and prepare the sedan chair, and come with me to take the master back home!"

"I'm going too, I'm going too!" Zhou Wei also ran out of the house anxiously and shouted. Zhou Tong's mind was now filled with thoughts of their husband. Oh, now that the body is called "Master", let her do it.

Went.

"Young one, let's get ready now -" Qian Fu bowed respectfully to Sister Zhou Tong, turned around and left immediately. The two sisters were also busy going back to the house to prepare brocade quilts and coats, but they didn't notice that when they turned around

, Qian Fu and the "servant of the Zhou family" looked at each other with a strange smile.

"It's good to come back... When Mr. Waiter goes to bed, I have to finish this robe and put it on him tomorrow." Before leaving, Zhou Tong still couldn't forget the robe on the table with only two sleeves left.

No fine robes sealed.

"You denied it just now, but now you worry and care about so-and-so more than me, huh!" Zhou Wei snorted pretending to be angry, snatched the half-finished robe from his sister's hand, and led her out of the room.

Then, on a dark and windy night, two sedans set off from Qian Ning's house in a hurry, embarked on a deserted street, and rushed to a place that the two sisters would never expect.

About an hour later, another group of people and horses came hurriedly in two sedans in the cold night wind. As soon as they arrived in front of the Qian Mansion, a big man came up and knocked on the door fiercely: "Open the door quickly, Yu (Poison) Situ Mansion

Coming up to pick someone up!”

Then there was a trembling voice from the door, and after a lot of questioning and questioning of the big man, it became clear that the person who came was actually someone from the Yu Du Mansion, and then the door of the mansion opened with a creaking sound.

I saw the butler Qian Fu with a piece of white cloth wrapped around his head. The cloth was covered with blood. The servants were not much better either. Their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. Most of them were still lying on the ground groaning. There were still pools of blood on the ground.

The pungent smell of blood can still be smelled from the freshly condensed blood.

The evil man who knocked on the door was startled when he saw this scene and asked hurriedly: "What happened?!"

Qian Fu sighed dejectedly: "You guys are late -"

"What! Speak clearly!" The evil man grabbed Qian Fu's wrist and glared at him and shouted.

Qian Fu grinned in pain and said hurriedly: "It hurts, it hurts..."

The man let go of his hand angrily. Qian Fu squeezed his sore wrist, then pointed at his head, and then at the dejected and groaning servants, and then sighed: "An hour ago, an hour ago,

The gang claimed to be the ones who had injured Yu Situ. The younger one thought they were here to pick up the two ladies, but he didn’t expect that I would find out their identities in the house.

If he couldn't deceive him, he would take advantage of the strength of the crowd and openly rob him. We tried our best to stop him, but we were no match for those evildoers. Even though they were badly beaten and bleeding, they still allowed those evildoers to snatch away the two young ladies.

I want to report it to the official right away, but where can I find anyone now? I just want to wait until dawn and then report it to the adults so that they can make decisions for my family..."
To be continued...