Suddenly, Mu Run felt that the voice was much softer and not so unbearable.
Then he let go of his hand and faintly heard Liu Laoer and Qiao Dongzi talking, and there was also a faint mid-low male voice mixed in. Liu Laoer and Qiao Dongzi were very respectful to the owner of the voice.
, without any of the joking jokes on the road.
Could this man be the bandit leader?
Mu Run wanted to see what this guy, who was called the number one pervert by his subordinates, looked like, so that he could avoid it if he met him later.
The sedan chair had a window, and she raised her hand to lift the curtains...
Didn’t lift it!
It's a fake window that's sewn shut!
Mu Run: "..."
Since you can't see anyone, just listen secretly.
Mu Run put her ear to the wall of the sedan, concentrated all her hearing, and finally heard something.
The voice that seemed to be the leader said: "After worshiping..."
After worshiping? Is it after worshiping?
Suddenly, the sound of blowing and beating became louder again, and the sedan chair continued to move forward, shocking Mu Run back to her senses.
Outside the sedan chair, onlookers gathered together in small numbers.
"Why does the Cao family have to hold a funeral again?"
"It's a funeral. Isn't this a happy event? How can you talk like this? You're not nice to others."
"Oh~ I didn't see it. You just came to our county, right?"
"How did you know?"
"Who among the locals doesn't know that the old Cao family married four daughters-in-law in six months, and four of them died. The young master of the Cao family is a very powerful wife-killer!"
"Ah? So fierce!"
"No, if you are from all over the country, you will sell your daughter into a brothel, and at least you will have a living. If you marry into the Cao family, you will sell your life! You will be stabbed in the spine."
There were people talking around, all talking in a garbled manner, and some deliberately spoke loudly so that Mu Run in the sedan chair could hear.
Mu Run had already decided to run away, so their words only strengthened her idea. She even secretly hoped that the bandits would take action as soon as possible to save them a long night and a lot of dreams.
Soon the sedan chair stopped, the sound of the music became louder and louder, and more and more people were watching and gossiping around.
A happy bride with a smile on her face entered the sedan chair.
Mu Run, who was wearing a hijab at this time, listened to Xi Niang read a few auspicious words and then took her out of the sedan chair.
This is different from the process that Xin Lian remembers that Aunt Xin Lian taught her. It seems that several steps have been omitted, including kicking the sedan door, shooting flowers and arrows, spreading lucky beans... none of it.
When entering the door, Mu Run held up her skirt and stepped over a huge brazier. She almost burned her clothes and crushed a thick pile of tiles. Then she was sent to the new house, even the most important worship hall.
Save it.
If there is no worship service, is this taking a wife or taking a concubine? Mu Run is also a little ignorant of this ancient etiquette.
Pulling off the red hijab, Mu Run looked at the room. There were happy words on the windows, red silk happy cloth strips hanging on the beams, carved pillars, and a brand new happy quilt spread on the bed. There were some auspicious fruits scattered on the quilt, and big peanuts.
Dates, longan, melon seeds and so on.
Suddenly there were voices coming in from outside, and Mu Run listened carefully.
"...The last young lady only lived in this house for seven days. Guess how many days she can live? If you guess it right, I will buy you a pound of sweet-scented osmanthus cake."
"Three days! I saw the bride just now. She is as skinny as a chicken. Three days is too much."
"Okay, if she dies within three days, you win. After three days, even if I win, how about you buy me a pound of jujube paste cake?"
"No problem, I'm just waiting for you to serve the sweet-scented osmanthus cake."
"Maybe she can survive three days."
"You, you still don't know much about our young master. Okay, I'm going to the front."
"Go on, go on, I'll go to the backyard to get water."
As the footsteps gradually faded away, Mu Run frowned and looked at the room again.
Different from the feeling just now, this time she inexplicably felt that the room had a gloomy air and a faint fishy smell. Following the fishy smell, she searched around the room and finally stood in front of it.
In front of the wedding bed, looking at the red wedding quilt with peanuts, dates, longan and melon seeds scattered on it, I hesitated for a moment and stretched out my hand.
The quilt was slowly lifted, revealing the mattress under the quilt, which was also brand new.
Suddenly, her eyes stopped between the mattresses, and there was a piece of paper there...
"Dong dong dong~" There was a knock on the door.
Mu Run was startled. He first put away the paper, then re-layed the messed up wedding quilt, and said, "Come in."
A little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, with a smart and delicate appearance, came in carrying a bowl of noodle soup, and she was very gentle, as if she was afraid of being discovered.
Mu Run blinked his dark eyes and said calmly: "Hello."
"Uh..." The little girl was stunned. She originally thought she would see a crying bride. After all, this wedding was too simple and did not even go to the church. It was as if she was here to wait for death.
"Are the noodles for me?" Mu Run smelled the fragrance of green onion soup noodles, and her stomach made a "gurgling" sound sincerely.
Although she didn't want to eat anything, her body was already very hungry and reminded her that it was time to eat, otherwise she would be stunned if she couldn't run when she ran.
The little girl said: "Yes, it is for the young mistress."
Listening to her voice, Mu Run understood that this was the girl who just bet that she could live for more than three days. No wonder he would bring her food, hoping that she could survive for three days and help her earn that pound.
Date cake.
There was a white egg lying in the soup noodles. Looking at the egg, Mu Run asked: "What's your name?"
"My name is Hongmi. My mother said that the year I was born, there was a bumper harvest of red rice, so she named me Hongmi. My young lady can also call me Xiaohong."
"Thank you for bringing me food."
"Young lady, you're welcome. It's all my responsibility. You eat first, I'll go out and be busy."
"Wait a minute." Mu Run called out to Hongmi.
"Um?"
Mu Run hesitated for another moment, and finally looked at the noodle soup in front of him, "You...will you leave the Cao family today?"
"Leave the Cao family?" Hongmi didn't understand her words for a moment, but she still replied: "My parents sent me to the Cao family to pay the land rent, but my family had a good harvest last year and the land rent has been paid off, so I can go home at any time.
Now for every extra day you work, you will get one day's wages. The young master is getting married today, and thanks to the young mistress, we servants can also get a few more rewards."
"Oh, then... I have something to ask you for help. Of course, the reward is very considerable." As he said that, Mu Run opened the piece of paper he just saw and showed it to Hongmi. It was a piece of paper with a denomination of two taels.
of banknotes.
Hongmi's eyes widened immediately, and she immediately entered the room again, smiling brightly, "Young lady, just ask me."
"..." Mu Run recalled Xin Lian's memory again, and then said: "I have a box, which is a relic left by my parents. I forgot to bring it with me in a hurry today, but I'm afraid that my uncle and others will clean up the room and give it to me.
I threw it away, so I want to ask you to get it for me. The sooner you get there, the better."
"Yeah, the young lady's natal family has been away from Gu County for a long time. If we go out now, it will be dark when we get there, and we won't be able to get back." Hongmi said, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "I have a cousin who lives in the same village as the young lady.
, you can stay at her house for one night, pick up your things and go back tomorrow morning, and you’ll be back around noon.”
Mu Run smiled, "Okay, this banknote will be yours by then."
Hongmi looked at the bank note with great greed, "Young lady, do you keep your word?"
"Of course, that box is very important to me!"
"Okay, young lady, please wait for my good news."
Mu Run listened to Hongmi's footsteps getting further and further away, and whispered: "There is no free food in the world. You give me a bowl of noodles, and I will send you to avoid disaster. We will be settled."
…
Hongmi went to the housekeeper and said that her mother had an emergency and had to go back to take care of her. She would be back early tomorrow morning.
The housekeeper is new to the Cao family and doesn’t know much about the situation in Hongmi’s family. But it’s true to think about it. Today is a happy day for the Cao family. Each servant has a reward of three copper coins, and the reward has not been paid yet.
No one was willing to leave, so he nodded and agreed for her to leave.
Hongmi went out from the back door. As soon as she went out, she met a man wearing a red belt. He thought for a moment and said, "Are you from the wedding team?"
Liu Laoer put his hands into his sleeves and smiled innocently, "Yes, yes, girl, are you going out?"
"Yes. By the way, we are entertaining the wedding team ahead. They have good wine and good food. You can go over and have a bite. If you are late, there will only be leftovers."
"Here you go, girl, walk slowly."
"You're welcome."
When Hongmi walked away, Liu Laoer took out his hand from his sleeve... Kehan held a dagger in his hand!