The food shortage in the city was over, and Ye Chuqiu also planned to go home.
During this period of time, she was in the Yamen and did not dare to go back, for fear that someone would discover her background. After all, she was now Mrs. Lin, a grain merchant, not Mrs. Shanye Lin!
If these profiteers knew where she lived and where she came from, it might be detrimental to her family, so during this period, Ye Chuqiu had been wearing makeup to disguise her appearance.
If this were not the case, she would not dare to sell food in the city and make a big splash. You must know that she is a person of the highest standards and has always been a low-key person.
This time, the food shortage has been resolved and she is no longer needed in the city, so "Mrs. Lin" can retire with success.
When he learned that Ye Chuqiu was leaving, Qi Chongjin only asked her to stay one more day. He would treat her to dinner in the evening and discuss important matters.
This time the food shortage in the city was entirely due to Ye Chuqiu, otherwise, he doesn't know how much trouble would have caused.
Moreover, he also had many questions in his mind and wanted to ask Ye Chuqiu.
For example, where does her food come from?
In the evening, Qi Chongjin held a banquet at Yunlai Restaurant.
This was the first time he had treated her to a serious banquet. Ye Chuqiu still wore old-age make-up and clothes that were more old-fashioned. After all, he was careful to sail a thousand-year boat.
A piece of jade pendant to ward off disasters is quite expensive, and she doesn't want to work so hard to earn this point of gratitude, because these overt and covert weapons are gone again.
Originally, Ye Chuqiu earned a lot of gratitude points through this famine. However, because she was poisoned that time, her disaster-proof jade pendant was gone, so she bought another one from the system, which was just the amount of gratitude points she earned this time.
It's worth using 7788.
After a lot of hard work, once we return to before liberation, the system now has more than a thousand gratitude points left, which is better than nothing.
"Master Qi."
Ye Chuqiu pushed open the door of the box and called him, then was stunned for a moment. It turned out that besides Qi Chongjin, there was a burly man sitting there.
The moment she saw him, Ye Chuqiu felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She almost wanted to retract the steps she stretched out.
Qi Chongjin didn't notice anything strange about Ye Chuqiu, but just joked about the name she called him, "Don't you always call me Xiao Qi?"
"How dare I, a village woman?" Ye Chuqiu waved her hands repeatedly, "Master Qi, since you have invited other guests, I will take my leave first."
Having said that, I just want to leave here quickly.
"Mrs. Lin, this is not an outsider, but our General Lin Qingchuan from Dunchuan. There has been some turmoil in the city during this time, so I invited General Lin to garrison here. When we were selling food two days ago, it was so peaceful.
We all rely on General Lin to protect the safety of Dunchuan. I specially called General Lin here today just to introduce you two to each other."
"Yes, Mrs. Lin, please come in quickly. Mrs. Lin is a heroine who will never be inferior to men. She definitely won't mind these worldly opinions, right?" Butler Nie on the side also stepped forward, stopped Ye Chuqiu, and invited her
Come in and sit.
What else could Ye Chuqiu say? What she just wanted to say about the difference between men and women was blocked by others. Furthermore, she could come to the banquet alone, and she was indeed not someone who minded the difference between men and women. When she saw Lin
Qingchuan's sudden departure would be too suspicious.
"I'm not feeling well today, why don't we meet again some other time?"
Ye Chuqiu thought of a reason and was about to turn around and leave, but heard a clanking male voice, "Did I offend Mrs. Lin before, and made Mrs. Lin so disgusted?"
Ye Chuqiu was startled when he heard the sound. He raised his head and saw that although Lin Qingchuan was dressed in casual clothes, his many years of military career made him look burly and majestic. Just sitting there, he looked despicable.
At this moment, he held the teacup in his hand, raised his head and took a sip, as if drinking wine. His movements were not as elegant as those of a scholar, but he had an indescribable courage.
"No, General Lin, please don't misunderstand me. I am indeed unwell, but if General Lin needs my company, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you, so why not?" Ye Chuqiu lowered his voice and acted as if he was old.
Come.
She slowly stepped into the room and sat down under the guidance of Butler Nie.
"That's right. Since the two distinguished guests have the same surname, they may be from the same family." Butler Nie also noticed something was wrong. He said this while pouring tea for Ye Chuqiu.
But after he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Ye Chuqiu should have taken his husband's surname, so he had said something wrong.
Fortunately, Ye Chuqiu didn't say much, so he and she bowed slightly, turned around and went out to serve wine and food.
"General Lin, you must also know this Mrs. Lin. There was a food shortage in Dunchuan a few days ago. Thanks to Mrs. Lin's help."
Qi Chongjin on the side raised his tea cup and said, "Come on, Qi will give you two a drink with tea instead of wine."
Ye Chuqiu and the other two also picked up the teacups, nodded to him, then picked up the teacups and took a sip.
After drinking the wine, Ye Chuqiu kept her head lowered, for fear that he would recognize her, but she thought that with makeup on her face and they hadn't seen each other for so long, he probably wouldn't be able to recognize her.
The food and wine were served. Ye Chuqiu lowered his head to eat while chatting with Qi Chongjin. Qi Chongjin invited the two of them over and sincerely wanted to introduce them to each other.
Having been in contact with Ye Chuqiu for a long time, he knew that today's Ye Chuqiu is the kind of person who doesn't stick to trivial matters; and Lin Qingchuan is even more bold and generous, so the two of them should be able to chat.
He really planned for Ye Chuqiu. He thought that if Ye Chuqiu had so many children in his family, if he could establish a good relationship with Lin Qingchuan, he might be able to have a bright future in the future, so he specially called Lin Qingchuan over to introduce them to each other.
Ichiban.
Unexpectedly, when these two people were sitting together, the atmosphere was obviously not right. I don't know if they had a holiday before or what happened.
"General Lin, if my previous actions have made you unhappy, General Lin, please forgive me, General."
Ye Chuqiu recalled the time she met Lin Qingchuan in the mountains and forests. Thanks to him, she got two tiger cubs, but she didn't seem to have offended Lin Qingchuan, and even though she had offended him that time, that time
This time she was wrapped so tightly that he probably wouldn't be able to recognize her.
So, why didn't he say a word?
Could it be that he was angry because of her previous resistance and unwillingness to eat with him?
This man is actually so petty?
For a moment, the interpersonal relationship lessons taught by the successful tutor flashed through her mind. She immediately picked up the wine glass and thought about toasting him with a glass of wine to ease the relationship between them. After all, it is better to dissolve enemies than to end them.
There is no need for an old lady from the country to care about face.
With this thought in mind, she raised her wine glass. She sincerely wanted to apologize to him, but clinker, when she raised her wine glass and was about to propose a toast to him, she happened to meet his eyes, and in an instant
, she was stunned again, to be precise, she was frightened.
What kind of eyes are these? Under the light, they are cold and deep, like the sky on a rainy night, with lightning and thunder, and like an abyss with rolling thick fog and unfathomable depth; and like a sharp arrow, it is difficult for people to see it.
Go through the heart, finally, take a closer look, it is clearly a deep pool, with deep sadness flowing in the water.
Ye Chuqiu didn't dare to look anymore and lowered her head in a hurry. Lin Qingchuan put away the emotions in his heart, picked up the wine glass, touched her glass lightly, and drank it all in one gulp.
Ye Chuqiu cautiously raised her head again and took a look at him. He was busy drinking and didn't seem to notice the look in her eyes. Ye Chuqiu also felt relieved. Maybe she had seen the wrong thing before.
How could he, a general who had fought a bloody battle, have such sad emotions? Perhaps he drank too much and was drunk, so his eyes started to turn red, which made her notice the mist.
"Mrs. Lin, I heard that you have been alone all these years?" Lin Qingchuan said unexpectedly.
"Where did General Lin know that? Although I don't have a husband, I have family and friends, so I'm not alone." Ye Chuqiu lowered her head and answered.
Seeing her like that, for fear that he would recognize her, Lin Qingchuan smiled. Smiling, his nose began to sore again. He drank the wine in his glass, put it on the table, and wiped his mouth.
, "I heard from Mr. Qi that you are a woman, and you have been traveling all over the country over the years."
Qi Chongjin glanced at Lin Qingchuan and wondered, when did he say this?
"Mr. Qi, you are ridiculous. I am just an old country lady. How can I have such great ability? It is just forced by life. General Lin, you are more powerful. You have been in the army all your life and you became a general at a young age."
"Oh, you are young."
Hearing Ye Chuqiu's words, Lin Qingchuan chuckled, her smile full of bitterness. She clearly knew her age and her name, but she pretended not to know.
"Mrs. Lin is right. At your age, General, you are indeed young."
Qi Chongjin on the side said, "I heard that the general comes from a poor family. It is not easy for him to reach this day and gain the respect of King Yu."
"I come from a poor family, I'm just a mud-legged person. I'm from the country. I don't know a few Chinese characters. I just want to make a future for my wife and children, so I risk my life to gain it. Unfortunately, I am
I gained a future, but lost my loved ones.”
Lin Qingchuan's voice was extremely deep, which made people feel sad. Ye Chuqiu's eyes were a little sore, and a strong feeling of guilt arose in her heart.
"General Lin, my condolences."
Qi Chongjin also sighed and said, "I didn't know this, and I'm sorry to have touched the general's heart."
"There is no need to talk about mourning. My wife, son and daughter may still be alive, but I can't find them." Lin Qingchuan shook his head and said.
"Oh? Then why is this?" Qi Chongjin asked.
"They are originally from Lusu. A few years ago, there was a severe drought in Lusu, which made it difficult for carriages and horses. I gradually lost news about them. Last year, the drought intensified and refugees broke out. I took my subordinates to suppress the rebellion.
I once returned to my hometown, but unfortunately, there is no news about them.
Over the past year, I have been looking forward to it day and night, dreaming that they would live healthily in this world, dreaming that one day I could find them and meet them again, but it’s a pity..."
It's a pity that tomorrow, as I wish, she will sit in front of me, but she doesn't want to call me husband.