Ye Zhenzhen has never seen such an unkempt Cui Weizhen.
He was still wearing the same clothes as the day before, but this clothes was almost the same as before. The shoulders, sleeves, calves... were all covered with mud, especially the calves, which had the most soil. It was as if the whole person had just come out of a mud pit.
Similar.
Ye Zhenzhen was stunned, and it took her a while to hold back a sentence: "What's wrong with you? Are you going to the countryside a lot? Did you fall into the mire?"
Cui Weizhen was extremely helpless.
He originally didn't want to come back to the backyard. If he could just shower and change clothes in the front, it would be fine. However, since he came to the government office, he has been resting in Mingxi Garden. The yard in front is only used as a decoration, and none of his personal belongings have been prepared.
, I can only go back to the backyard.
The backyard was full of Zhen'er's spies, especially the maid Yupan who didn't know how to read people's eyes at all, so she ran in and complained.
Cui Weizhen, who originally planned to clean up secretly, was caught, so he had to explain: "I went to the countryside for a patrol. On the way back, a fellow countryman's cow got stuck in the mire. Zhou Wu and I helped him."
It turns out that he really came out of the quagmire.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare hot water. She held his hand without disdain and walked inside: "I asked Zhang San to give you some underwear, didn't you guys run into it?"
"No, I guess I went astray."
Ye Zhenzhen didn't pursue it further. At this time, the mother-in-law had already brought the water up. Because she was afraid that Cui Weizhen would catch a cold, she prepared warm water. Although Cui Weizhen felt it was unnecessary, he did not refuse his wife's kindness.
Cui Weizhen was covered in mud and felt itchy all over. As soon as he sat in the bathtub, he relaxed his brows. He looked at Ye Zhenzhen next to him: "You have been busy all day. You don't need to wait for me. I can do it myself."
Ye Zhenzhen held the soap in her hand and glanced at him: "Is it possible that you are still shy? I just saw that your hair is dirty and you need to wash it well."
Cui Weizhen stopped talking now.
Washing your hair is a big job, and you usually ask servants to help you wash it, but looking at Zhen'er's current appearance, it is obvious that she is not willing to let servants do it.
He had no choice but to obey the instructions, take a bath obediently, put on his middle coat, sit on a low stool and let Zhen'er help wash his hair.
Ancient people, regardless of gender, had very long and abundant hair, which was very troublesome to clean. The court usually arranged a day for ministers to bathe and wash their hair. This is the origin of Xiu Mu.
Cui Weizhen loves to be clean and never slacks off in bathing and shampooing. This time, his hair got dirty because he was helping a fellow villager rescue a cow, so he had to bother his wife to help him wash it again.
Although they were washing their hair, it did not delay the couple's chat, and it became a rare time for them to be alone.
Cui Weizhen's hair was of good quality, and Ye Zhenzhen was very relaxed when she helped wash it. Even so, it took half an hour, and her hands were soaked white after washing.
"We should have asked Mo Yan to help wash it long ago."
Ye Zhenzhen didn't think anything of it and said with a smile: "Isn't Mo Yan covered in mud? As a master, you have to feel sorry for others."
Cui Weizhen shook his head and smiled to himself. Mo Yan was not the only boy beside him. He was obviously jealous, so he had to find various excuses.
Qiu Wu and others heard the commotion inside and immediately brought a clean towel. Ye Zhenzhen took it and carefully dried the water on Cui Weizhen's hair. It was getting dark. If he couldn't wipe it dry,
I'm afraid I won't be able to rest at night.
"Go to the yard to enjoy the cool air."
Li Yue was very attentive and restored the Mingxi Garden in the capital to a high degree. He even moved the grape trellis in the yard, so at sunset, they could go to cool under the grape trellis. Of course, the most important thing was to wipe their hair.
It was very difficult to wipe the waist-length hair. After a while, Ye Zhenzhen's hands became extremely sore. Cui Weizhen persuaded her to hand it over to the maid, but she refused to listen and finally asked for the charcoal fire to be brought over.
Cui Weizhen: "..." Why bother?
Roasting charcoal fire in June is just for drying hair, but it is an exaggeration.
Fortunately, Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming came after hearing the news. Ye Zhenzhen immediately changed her mind and quickly called the two helpers: "You guys are just in time, come and help."
Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming were surprised to see that they had not wiped their father/uncle's hair yet, so they came over excitedly and freshly, took the cloth handed over by the maids and began to wipe it.
Cui Zhiduan was very service-oriented. While wiping, he asked thoughtfully: "Dad, how strong is this? Will it pull your hair?"
Cui Weizhen was very relaxed while enjoying the service of his wife and children. Even though his son's hand strength was a bit unclear, he still praised indulgently: "No problem, the strength is just right."
Cui Zhiduan rubbed more and more vigorously.
Cui Zhiming observed it carefully and imitated his brother's example of wiping his hair, so Cui Weizhen got double the "happiness".
It was Ye Zhenzhen who discovered the subtle wrinkles between Cui Weizhen's eyebrows and realized that he was not enjoying it as much as he said. She immediately felt dumbfounded and said to the two children: "Please be gentle, don't make your father bald."
This is not an exaggeration. There is a lot of hair lying on the ground. Fortunately, Cui Weizhen is young and has a lot of hair. It seems that there is no danger of baldness at present.
But what is the saying? When you are young, you don’t know how expensive your hair is, but when you are old and bald, you shed tears in vain.
Such a beautiful man should not be treated so badly. Ye Zhenzhen can be said to be very good-looking.
Cui Zhiduan didn't know his mother's little thoughts, but he more or less inherited her mother's ability to control appearance. He shuddered when he thought that his father would one day have thin hair like his wife.
He immediately apologized sincerely: "Dad, I'm sorry."
Cui Weizhen, who is in his prime but is suspected of being bald: "..."
After all, they were his wife and children, so what else could he do? In the end, he smiled and forgave: "It doesn't matter, you can have this kind of heart, and I am very happy as a father."
Ye Zhenzhen was so close that she could clearly see Cui Weizhen's slightly twitching corners of his mouth, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Her gloating made Cui Weizhen dissatisfied, and he secretly pinched her palm as punishment. Ye Zhenzhen was not afraid of him, so she whispered in his ear and teased: "Sir, is the servant's service to your liking?
"
Cui Weizhen's eyes instantly became dark.
Ye Zhenzhen understood, and showed a proud smile, and ran away like a butterfly, quickly moving away to a safe distance, her attitude of refusing to welcome was very precise.
The child was still there, so Cui Weizhen couldn't do anything else. He just glanced at her and said softly: "I will see my mother later and I will punish you when she comes back."
Ye Zhenzhen quickly looked back. Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming were working hard like two hard-working bees. They didn't realize that the two elders had already clashed several times.