Ever since they left Qian's shop, the two of them had no chance to talk alone. He Xiner deliberately avoided Ye Xusheng. She usually liked to talk to her cousin during meals, sometimes with her head lowered and pretending to be stupid.
No words were said.
Ye Xusheng walked slowly to the kang and looked at He Xiner quietly. He felt that his throat was dry and it was difficult to speak.
After a few seconds of silence, He Xiner raised her head in confusion and saw that her cousin seemed to be in a trance, so she turned over and sat up.
"Cousin~"
"Cold?"
"ah?"
"Brother, let's light the brazier first before we talk."
Skillfully, he lit a brazier and a small red clay stove. He boiled a pot of water, dug out Dabai's special wooden basin from the corner, washed Dabai's paws and drove him into the kennel.
After washing her hands, she poured a cup of hot water for He Xiner.
"Be careful of burning."
"Thank you, cousin."
He Xiner held the cup and drank it in a sip, and Ye Xusheng naturally took it and put it back on the Eight Immortals table.
"After running around all day, wash your hands and face before going to sleep."
"I was too lazy to move just now, so I was planning to just make do with it and go to sleep."
He Xiner looked up and smiled sweetly. Her cousin did not get angry with her because of the matter with Lao Qian's family.
"Wait."
In the flickering candlelight, the girl in front of me has a pink face, rosy cheeks, red lips and white teeth, and a beautiful smile that is as bright as the sun, bright and moving~
Ye Jisheng pursed his lips lightly, quickly mixed a basin of warm water, and asked softly, "Come down and wash it, or should I wipe it with a wet cotton towel?"
"I'll wash it myself."
"Um."
After running around all afternoon, He Xiner was indeed tired, mainly because she was mentally tired. Now she relaxed and became listless. After washing up, she even applied face cream while yawning.
"Brother, please loosen your hair."
"Well, thank you, cousin."
Ye Xusheng did not answer, but gently untied the hair from her head, and took a wooden comb to comb her hair out one by one. Her waist-length hair was as black and shiny as satin.
"Cousin, is my hair well maintained?"
"okay."
"Haha, it was a little yellow at first, but after eating black sesame seeds for several months, it has finally turned black. It is black, long and slippery to the touch. The baby is so happy~"
Ye Xusheng just combed her hair bit by bit and listened to her quietly.
"Oh, I'm used to sleeping with a sweet-smelling baby in my arms, but when my little cousin comes home, I can't even get used to it."
"Cousin, have you noticed that our old man is in a high mood? I think my uncle and my father are very happy. The garlic will be sold out soon. Logically speaking, the old man should be very unhappy?"
"My cousin is back home, so I have time to think about what I'm writing. It just so happens that my cousin is on vacation, so let's start tomorrow?"
"okay."
"Ha~ so sleepy."
The charcoal in the brazier burned red and bright, and He Xiner was so drowsy by the heat that she could hardly open her eyes.
"My cousin can comb her hair better than my mother..."
As he spoke, he yawned again, his voice getting lower and lower, and if it wasn't for Ye Xuge's good hearing, he might not have been able to hear what he was mumbling.
He Xiner was so sleepy that her head was twitching little by little, and her whole body was dazed. She closed her eyes slightly and yawned, "Sleepy~"
She was sitting on a stool, and she was so sleepy that she was swaying. Ye Xusheng put down the comb, bent down, picked her up, put her on the kang, took off her shoes, pulled the quilt and covered her gently.
"Xin'er~"
"Um?"
"Xin'er..."
…
"Promise me not to get angry with me because of anyone or anything, okay?"
…
Dabai in the kennel was eavesdropping with his ears open, but Ye Xusheng turned around and glared coldly, then quickly turned back his ears and continued to pretend to be dead.
He Xiner, who fell asleep sweetly, had a dream. Deep in the snow-capped mountains and forests, there were hot springs with dense steam. She and her cousin were soaking in the hot springs and admiring the snow scenery. They were so happy.