Reborn girl from poor family

Chapter 129 Looking for trouble

"Brother Yuan, who is here?"

With clear and cheerful questions, Su Ya poked her head out of the kitchen.

Yuan Yutao, the tall man blocking the door, turned around and revealed Shen Huai. Unexpectedly, the smile on Su Ya's face softened and she shrank back again without saying a word.

The situation is not right.

Shen Huai raised his eyebrows, strode into the small courtyard, and entered the kitchen. He saw Su Ya lighting a fire in front of the stove and Yan was busy with the case. He said hello to Yan and walked over to Su Ya.

Unexpectedly, Su Ya didn't wait for him to squat down, so she stood up and said, "My legs hurt, I'm going to rest, mother, you can light the fire yourself."

The dress passed in front of Shen Huai, and a piece of the edge was slapped unceremoniously on the bridge of his nose and cheek. Shen Huai watched blankly as Su Ya walked out of the kitchen like a storm. How could it hurt at that speed?

He looked up at Mrs. Yan and asked innocently: "Aunt Yan, what's wrong with her?"

Mrs. Yan smiled awkwardly and wiped her hand on her apron, "You also go and have a rest. Leave it here to me."

How could Shen Huai really let Mr. Yan cook and light the fire all by himself? He just covered his warm heart, but he couldn't let others feel cold, so he moved to sit on the small bench and said, "You cook, I'll light the fire."

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and a smart person can pick up anything quickly. Even if his skills were rusty in the early years, now that he has burned it a few times, Shen Huai's fire is very suitable for the Yan family.

Yuan Yutao crossed his arms and leaned against the kitchen door for a while. After changing another pot of water, he looked at the gap and said to Shen Huai: "Master Shen, Aunt Yan is here in a hurry. I am slow on my own. Would you like to lend a hand?"

Shen Huai looked at Yan, who nodded, "I can take care of it."

At this time, the stove fire could only be looked after occasionally. Shen Huai stood up, patted the hem of his robe casually, and asked Yuan Yutao, "What do you want to do? Brother Yuan, please tell me."

Yuan Yutao went out and pointed at two bundles of slender green leaves along the edge of the well, "Pick the buds."

The ground turned out to be the sprouts of cattail sprouts in early spring, a wild vegetable as valuable as gold. Shen Huai just tasted it at a banquet in Cadu Mansion today. The cattail sprouts on the plate were as bright as jade, and it turned out to be like this.

Shen Huai didn't say much. He took off his outer robe and rolled up his sleeves, "Come on, Brother Yuan wants to teach me."

Yuan Yutao's eyes flashed, and there was an unclear look on his handsome face, but he didn't say much. He also rolled up his narrow sleeves, bent down to pick up a knife, chopped off both ends of the cattail stem, and demonstrated peeling off several layers of the middle section. , until the jade-white tender stems are exposed, then carefully put them in the pot.

Shen Huai imitated the others, doing the same steps and moving freely and freely without any lag.

The two bundles of cattails were cleaned, and in the end only a small half of the pot was peeled off.

"Xiaoya said strangely that although Pucai is common in Huai'an, Pucai in early spring is a luxury." Shen Huai weighed the small pot and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan is very interested."

It was obvious that this was the cattail collected by Yuan Yutao. The soles of his shoes were still stained with some mud from the riverside that had not been wiped clean.

"With a little effort, Xiao Ya hurt her leg, so I picked it to satisfy her craving," Yuan Yutao replied, "This is the taste she has been accustomed to eating since she was a child, and she can't get it anywhere else."

Well, that's a bit of an implication.

Shen Huai said calmly, "Xiaoya likes to eat, so just eat it every year."

"Eat it every year?" Yuan Yutao washed his hands with water and said casually: "It seems that Mr. Shen has no intention of provoking Xiaoya, so I can rest assured."

Shen Huai also washed his hands with water and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

"What are you talking about? Mr. Shen is a new member of the dynasty, so he won't stay in Huai'an and eat cattails, right?"

"Why not?"

"Master Shen, do you, all high-ranking officials, speak so easily?"

"Brother Yuan has misunderstood. Shen came from an ordinary background, and now he is just a jobber."

"Lord Shen is too humble. A sinecure with an ordinary background cannot have the power to influence everything in the execution hall."

"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Brother Yuan for his righteousness and willingness to stand up for Xiaoya and provide important information in the lobby."

"Those are all my responsibilities. Xiaoya should be taken care of by me."

Words are the voice of the heart, Shen Huai lowered his eyes and smiled - is Yuan Yutao trying to support Su Ya, or is he trying to clear his name?

"Brother Yuan, don't worry," he said with a smile, "I will take good care of Xiaoya and Aunt Yan in the future."

"I heard that the young lady from Caodu's family greeted you at the city gate last night. Lord Shen is very charming and will be in a lot of trouble in the future. Maybe he can protect them?"

Shen Huai had already washed Pu Ya'er and was about to send it to the kitchen. He only took one action after hearing the words. How could these things be said by mouth? Besides, why did he need to tell Yuan Yutao?

"There are people coming to the Governor's Mansion today." Yuan Yutao said behind him.

Shen Huai stopped, turned around, and waited for Yuan Yutao to continue.

"It seems that he is a maidservant of a female family member in the Governor's Mansion. He is very arrogant and arrogant. He calmed down when he saw me coming out." Yuan Yutao said with a sullen face and angrily, "I also reminded Xiaoya to pay attention to his identity and stay away from you. Look. I taught you a lot of lessons before I came here."

Shen Huai said in disbelief: "Xiaoya didn't beat them?"

"..."

The expression on Yuan Yutao's face did not stop. What kind of reaction was Shen Huai's reaction?

"I'm going to make it clear to Xiaoya right now. If there's anyone like that who doesn't know what's right, I'll beat him in person, and you don't have to listen to any more nonsense!"

Shen Huai put the Pu Ya'er basin into Yuan Yutao's hand and went to the main room.

Yuan Yutao grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute!"

Shen Huai turned around, "What?"

"Master Shen, you are very good at acting and your words are nice," Yuan Yutao said with disdain in his eyes, "It's a pity that we have different identities. If Xiaoya really relies on your power to beat people up, what will happen after you leave?" ?What else can they do for a living?”

Shen Huai squinted his eyes, glanced at the figure swaying in the kitchen door reflected by the stove light, then looked at the silent main room, and said loudly:

"Wherever Su Ya is, I will be there. Whatever power she wants to gain, I will give her whatever power she wants. There is nothing I can't do if I try my best. There will be nothing I don't do - I need to go Where to go?”

Yuan Yutao sneered and said: "Sir Shen really talks about the beauty. It's a pity that you, the officials, sold your bodies to the court. With all the glory and wealth before your eyes, do you really have that freedom of choice?"

"Brother Yuan doesn't need to worry about that," Shen Huai said solemnly, "I have already decided to protect her for the rest of my life."

The courtyard was silent for a moment.

During dinner, Mrs. Yan looked at Shen Huai with an even more kind look, and kept serving food to Shen Huai. Unfortunately, Yuan Yutao had to work hard to collect golden buds in the cold river, and half of them ended up in Shen Huai's belly. middle.

After Yuan Yutao left, Su Ya and Shen Huai chatted under the corridor of Huaiyue Xuan.

Shen Huai then asked Su Ya what the maid from the Governor's Mansion had said to her when she came over.

Su Ya sat leaning against the railing of the corridor and said sourly: "It's nothing, it's all the truth."

Shen Huai smiled and asked, "What's the truth? Let me tell you."

"Alas," Su Ya sighed, looking melancholy at the jade-yellow crescent moon in the sky, "Master Shen, I know what you are thinking. In fact, our identities are indeed very different. Even if we seize the day and night, it would be too troublesome. but……"

She squinted her eyes and looked at Shen Huai, "Why don't we just keep a distance for a while, and wait until the feeling above passes and it will be quieter."

Shen Huai noticed Su Ya's awkwardness and couldn't help but laugh and tease her: "Are you really seizing the day? Are you going to change your mind just after last night till now?"

"It's not a change of heart," Su Ya said melancholy: "I was only prepared to fight for three and a half months, but I never thought that I would have to tire you out to fight for my power and carry out my purpose. That would be too much. I don’t feel sorry for you anymore.”

"Only three and a half years?" Shen Huai caught the clue and immediately complained, "Don't just say nice things. If you change your mind, you have changed your mind. You are really irresponsible to me!"

Su Ya curled her lips and hummed, "I heard that someone was treated favorably in the Governor's Mansion today. They exchanged cups and cups and had a great conversation. However, it couldn't be more harmonious. Otherwise, Mrs. Qiu and Miss Qiu would be so rude. Just send someone to warn me?"

"It's nothing!" Shen Huai denied categorically: "You are also their boss, so you can see that I didn't give them a good look."

Su Ya rolled her eyes and looked at the sky, but her ears moved and turned in his direction.

Shen Huai couldn't help laughing, "Ya'er, you know that they all regard me as an easy target. They wish I could be their shield. They can use any kind of strategy, but it's not as good as I say? Look, I'm not leaving early. Have you come back to have dinner with you?"

He took the opportunity to tell Su Ya about Cao Qingyuan.

"It seems that what Cao Qingyuan went to Nanjing to ask for was her own future," Su Ya sighed after hearing this. Thinking of the desperate situation that proud and bright girl was about to face, emotion and sympathy arose in her heart, "She really can't Are you bringing in reinforcements?"

"Have you started looking forward to her again?"

"I just feel bad for her."

"Did you feel as bad as when she slapped you?"

"It's different," Su Ya sat on the corridor of Huaiyue Xuan, her toes dangling gently outside the corridor, "That's a personal grudge, it's a matter of right and wrong, you men don't understand."

Shen Huai chuckled lightly but said nothing.

Su Ya looked sideways, "Then if Cao Kaihe really agrees to marry his daughter to rescue the siege, do you have any way to deal with it?"

"What 'we'?" Shen Huai leaned on the corridor carelessly and said casually: "Qiu Naicheng will have a headache about this matter, but the relationship with me is over."

"How do you say this?" Su Ya was surprised, "Didn't you have something to do with Zhao Qing between you and him, and he was chasing and encircling you with ruthless methods, so you really just let it go?"

Shen Huai seemed to be even more surprised than she was, "I am an idle civil servant, just traveling. Even if my innocence is affected, the court has its own worries. What can't I let go of?"

No, Su Ya looked up at him, vaguely smelling the conspiracy again.

Shen Huai laughed and reached out to rub the top of her head again, messing up a strand of hair and covering Su Ya's eyes.

She raised her hand to block his hand. This man was true and false, false and true, and he really lived up to his official ambitions.

Su Ya stopped asking, and Shen Huai was dissatisfied again, "Why don't you ask?"

Su Ya looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, thinking about the many incomparable joys and sorrows under the same sky, and said dullly: "Actually, even if you don't say it, I can guess a little bit: you don't want to As a chess piece of Cao Du, after discovering the relationship between Qian Yushi and Cao Du, they showed their sincerity, but you became more convinced of the tricks of the old man in the officialdom to deceive the newcomer... In fact, I think it is the same, Qiu Naicheng can't win over the nobles himself, so he wants to borrow your power. After all, you have the Queen Mother as your backing, and the Emperor doesn't care about your face, but also the relationship with his mother."

Shen Huai chuckled and said, "You understand Qiu Naicheng quite well."

"After all, I have been watching them in Huai'an City for two years. What don't you understand?" Su Ya sighed: "I just feel bad for Cao Qingyuan. A woman can't help herself in marriage."

"Remove the word 'general'." Shen Huai felt unhappy when he thought of the Qiu family coming to lecture Su Ya. "At least that young lady from the Qiu family can do whatever she wants."

Su Ya thought about it, yes, Qiu Nianyun was not as flamboyant as Cao Qingyuan, but she was the one who really did whatever she wanted. Not only did she dare to block Shen Huai at the city gate, but now even the governor and his wife had come forward for her.

Thinking that Shen Huai must have been spied on by Mrs. Qiu in the Governor's Mansion, Su Ya felt angry in her heart. She also thought of the domineering manner in which the Qiu family's maid came to lecture her today, and her anger became even more intense.

She squinted at the disaster around her, loving and hating it at the same time.

Shen Huai noticed that her eyes were not kind and blinked, "Ya'er, have you finally realized that you like me more?"

"Ha," Su Ya gritted her teeth and squeezed out the words through her teeth, "I find that you are probably a real troublemaker."

"Then you should be more nervous about me..." He caught Su Ya's hand that was about to move, and immediately added: "You should also be more confident. Why should you be angry with those people?!"

"If you're not happy, you can beat them as much as you want. You can't walk," he nodded heavily. "If you're beaten or disabled, it's all mine!"

(End of chapter)