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Chapter 575: I met you early, how can I bear the feeling today

The theater's afternoon show was "The Legend of White Snake".

This White Snake is not Bai Lu, but a white snake who came to the human world to repay her gratitude.

This drama contains both the curious elements of monks and monsters and a lingering love story. It has been popular for several years and has always been one of the best-selling plays in the theater.

Thanks to technological development, a new mirror with tin-silver coated on the back brings outdoor light onto the stage, creating an image of a bright moon in the sky.

The characteristic of calamine that it will produce smoke when it is sprinkled with water is also used. Whenever gods and monsters appear, there will be clouds and mist surrounding them.

Very immersive.

"The beauty of West Lake, the sweetness of March, the spring rain like wine, the willows like smoke"

"If we are destined to meet, we will meet even though we are thousands of miles apart. If we are not destined to meet, it will be difficult to hold hands. It takes ten years to be able to ride the same boat, and a hundred years to be able to sleep on the same pillow."

The duet between man and woman on stage is easy to understand.

Compared with erotic songs in brothels, the lyrics in the theater are undoubtedly very conservative and cautious; but for those young men and women who would blush at the mere sight of each other, words like "sleeping on the same pillow" are enough to make their heart beat faster and their faces turn red.

In the slightly dim seat, Sandra Ng has quietly leaned her head on Eddie Peng's shoulder. Although Chen Yingyi and Si Lan are sitting upright, some clues can be seen from the detail that they are eating a bucket of popcorn together.

Only Hu Tou's attention was obviously not on the stage. It was not until he heard the lyrics of "The Beautiful Scenery of West Lake" that he suddenly asked Jia Meng beside him in a low voice, "Sister Meng, have you seen West Lake?"

"No, the West Lake is far away in Lin'an. I haven't even been to Jiangnan, so how could I have seen the West Lake? However, I heard that Lin'an is as prosperous as Tokyo. If I have the chance, I would like to go and see it."

After hearing Jia'er's words, Hutou fell silent.

It was not until more than half an hour later, when the play had entered its second half, that Hu Tou suddenly stood up and whispered, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"Oh~" Jia'er, who was concentrating on watching White Snake casting a spell on the stage, responded casually.

Seeing Hu Tou stand up, Xiao Man, who was also fascinated by the show and sitting in the back row, stood up quickly. However, Hu Tou said, "I'm going to the toilet. Why are you following me? You won't get lost."

The washroom was just outside the theater, only a hundred steps back and forth. Seeing that Hutou didn't want to follow her, Xiaoman sat down again without thinking much about it.

After leaving the theater, Hu Tou did not go to the bathroom. Instead, he found a step in the small courtyard outside the theater and sat down.

Inadvertently, my eyes swept across a corner of the courtyard, and I saw a pre-written banner hanging on the wall: "Huaibei literary and art circles pay tribute to the soldiers on the front line."

Hu Tou then remembered that sister A Yu had mentioned something at home a few days ago. The army conquered Jinghu, Jiangnan West Road, and Zhejiang East Road within a month, and General Xin's vanguard followed the trail of Emperor Zhou to Zhejiang West Road.

Your Majesty's central army had already arrived in Lin'an several days ago. After the news spread, Huaibei organized opera troupes, music troupes, book troupes and other art groups to go south to comfort the soldiers, and they will set off for Lin'an in the second half of the month.

Hu Tou couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and he opened his purse involuntarily. Looking at the huge amount of money remaining in it, which was nearly one hundred strings of cash, a thought in his mind couldn't help but spread like wild weeds.

After sitting there for a few moments, Hu Tou suddenly stood up and walked out from the side door of the theater.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the sunset glow in the west was golden, but in the east there was a thick dark cloud slowly approaching.

The people and vendors on the street sensed that the weather was about to change, and they either hurried home or hurriedly packed up their belongings.

But at this moment, Hu Tou felt relaxed all over, and he had never felt so free before.
Since Chen Chu rose to power, Hu Tou's life was not luxurious, but definitely comfortable. However, such a life also had side effects. For example, his living scene was strictly restricted to a few safe places.

Where you can go and where you can't go is all decided by your sister.

Even when she went out, she would always be accompanied by guards like Xiaoman. Hutou thought carefully, she had lived in Caizhou for ten years, and this was the first time she walked freely on the street alone.

When leaving the city, Hu Tou was still a little nervous, but no one paid attention to her among the busy pedestrians.

This was a very novel experience for Hu Tou, who had always been cared for by his elders and supported by his peers since childhood.

Even feel relaxed and excited about it.

But the good mood didn't last long.
On a June day, a baby's face changes at will.

Just three miles out of the city, a sudden rain fell.
Suddenly, the sky and earth were covered with a vast expanse of water, like water pouring down from a bucket.

The heavy rain not only blocked Hutou's journey, but also made her gradually wake up.

The journey to Lin'an is more than a thousand miles. Not to mention that I don't know the way, even if I knew how to get there, what would I do if I encountered a bad guy on the road?

If anything happens to me, it will make my sister sad.
But Hu Tou also felt that if she went back like this, she would have to follow the path planned for her by her sister for the rest of her life.

After some hesitation, Hu Tou turned around and walked to the eaves behind a house to take shelter from the rain, but the eaves were not very effective and he was soon soaked.

It was raining heavily, and the splashed mud quickly soiled her embroidered shoes and skirt. Perhaps because it was cold, Hu Tou sat on the bluestone under the eaves, shivering constantly, his little face pale.

But compared to this bit of coldness, Hu Tou felt even sadder. Ever since she first fell in love, the template of the ideal man in Hu Tou's mind was compared to her brother-in-law one by one. However, at that time, she could still fool herself by saying that it was too early to talk about marriage, but in the blink of an eye, she has reached this age.

Wu Junru and Zhou Zhiruo, who grew up together, naturally found the man to spend the rest of their lives with. She was not panicked at all, but when even her elder sister started to act as a matchmaker for her, Hutou became nervous.

But her reason told her that she shouldn't embarrass her elder sister.
In the past, she could discuss any worries with her elder sister and sister Yunong, but this matter was something she could neither talk to her family nor have anyone really guide her.

The rain is getting heavier.

The area around Caizhou is densely populated, and even three miles outside the city, there are still continuous populations.

The old man of the family who was taking shelter from the rain came to the back of the house and wanted to cover the firewood with oilcloth, but he saw a little girl sitting alone under his eaves. He quickly ran back to the house and called his wife, "Old woman, I don't know whose girl is taking shelter from the rain behind the house. She is soaked and looks very pitiful. Go and ask her what's going on. If I ask, I'm afraid she will be scared."

Upon hearing this, the old wife hurriedly put on her raincoat and went out to the back of the house.

It was slightly dark at this time, and I saw a little girl in a goose yellow summer shirt sitting behind her house, with her arms around her knees, her little head buried in her arms, and her body trembling slightly.

"My dear, what happened to you? Are you lost? Let's go home with grandma and drink a bowl of ginger soup to warm yourself up and avoid catching a cold."

Hu Tou looked up when he heard this, and saw that the woman had taken off her own hat and covered her head with it to protect her from the rain.

The care from a stranger instantly broke Hu Tou's defense. His pale lips trembled and he started crying, "Grandma, I miss my mother. I want her to teach me what to do~"

Before he could finish his words, Hutou burst into tears.

The raindrops dripped down the eaves onto Hutou's body, and for a moment it was hard to tell whether it was rain or tears on that little face.

At the end of Youshi.

Sajin Lane, back house.

Xiaoman and Jia'an were also soaked, but they stood in the hall with their heads down, like two elementary school students who had made mistakes.

Ayu and Yunong were both here, each with a worried look on their face.

But Xiaoman and Jia'er have special identities, so even they can't open their mouths to reprimand them.

Xiaoman is a servant, but her food, clothing, and even monthly allowance have all been the same as Hutou's since she was a child. She was almost raised by Maoer as if she were his younger sister.

In this family, only the cat can talk about her.

Jia'er, not to mention.

Jiarou, who rushed over after hearing the news, criticized Jia'er with her big belly. Jia'er also felt very aggrieved. The doorman at the side door of the theater said that Shen Shichu saw a young girl walking out by herself.

According to him, the clothes and appearance were definitely suitable for her. She was a living person, and if she wanted to go out on her own, what could Jia'en do?

"Jiarou, there's no need to do this. This matter has nothing to do with Jia'er. Xiangyi is not a child anymore. If she wants to go out, how can Jia'er keep her company?"

The cat had a worried and angry look on his face, but what he said was perfectly fair.

As they were talking, Cai Huan hurried inside and said directly, "Just now, Steward Weng sent someone back to tell him that he heard from the South Gate that someone saw Xiangyi leaving the city and heading south. He and Old Wang, along with the palace guards, have all left."

Mao'er nodded, but asked, "Have you sent Junru, Zhiruo and the others back?"

"I sent it back, and I specifically told you not to tell anyone else."

Mao'er was assured that Cai Huan would do the job, and upon hearing that, he couldn't help but look at the former with gratitude.

"My lady, let Xiaoman go too."

Hearing that Hutou might have left the city, Xiaoman couldn't help feeling even more guilty and nervous.

Mao Er waved her hand and said, "Caizhou is hundreds of miles away, and there have been no scoundrels for many years. She can't walk far on her own. Manager Weng and Lao Wang are bringing more than a hundred people with them, so they will definitely find her. Don't run around, go change into dry clothes."

Although the people in the rear quarters were anxious, they were not in chaos because of the reasons Mao'er had mentioned.

Caizhou’s public security is the best in the world.

As long as it is confirmed that Hu Tou was not kidnapped but left the city on his own initiative, there will be no big problem.

But since I didn’t see anyone, my heart was still hanging.

Next to her, Yunong, who was worried and flustered, said, "Sister, it's dark now. If it's really impossible, go find Prefect Xu and ask him to send out runners and people to search together."

Before Mao'er could say anything, A'yu who was sitting below him said, "No need. Too many people will make it messy." 'Too many people will make it messy' was just an excuse. The real reason was that Mao didn't want to make it known to everyone. After all, Hutou was an unmarried girl, and running away from home would damage her reputation!

Earlier, Cai Huan specifically told Sandra Ng, Zhou Zhiruo and others not to tell anyone else, with the same consideration in mind.

But it is hard to say how effective it will be, after all, so many people already know about it.

And, this also includes Chen Yingyi. Can you still control him from telling his mother when he gets home?
This time, the situation was extremely embarrassing, and naturally, it cast a shadow on the promising relationship that Mao'er had been looking forward to.

Thinking of this, Mao'er couldn't help but have a headache, but was also confused. Recently, Hu Tou and Chen Yingyi often made plans to go out together, and they seemed to be getting along well. Why would he go crazy for no reason and run away from home?
But it was precisely because of thinking about all this that Mao'er suddenly realized that in recent years she had devoted more of her energy to her two children and her husband, and had also been entangled in business and personnel matters. She hadn't had a good chat with Hutou for a long time, and she had no idea what her sister was thinking.

She played the roles of mother, wife, hostess and even queen, but the identity of "sister" was not enough for her.

The cat felt guilty.

At this moment, Hanlu, who had been standing in front, suddenly walked into the hall quickly with a look of joy on her face, and said, "Madam, Miss Zhao is back!"

Although he said he wasn't worried, he couldn't help but felt weak all over when he heard the news. His worry was gone, and his anger rose. "Where's the person? Bring him to me!"

Anyone could see that Mao'er was angry. Ayu wanted to calm him down, so she grasped the key point in Hanlu's words and said, "Back? So, Xiangyi came back on her own, and wasn't brought back by someone?"

Hanlu didn't want Hutou to suffer too much, so she quickly explained, "Well, she was sent back by a couple in the south of the city in a bullock cart. But it must be that Miss Zhao wanted to come back, otherwise, they wouldn't know the address."

After forcing an explanation, Hanlu said, "By the way, that mother-in-law said that Miss Zhao had caught a cold and had developed a fever on the way back to the city."

This sentence was much more useful than the previous explanation. The anger on Mao'er's face immediately subsided a lot. She stood up and said, "I will go to the front and thank my mother-in-law in person."

But just as he reached the door, he couldn't help but turn around and tell Cai Hua, "My lord, please ask Dr. Wang to go to Qingzhu Pavilion to take a look."

"Don't worry, I'll do it myself."

The old Chu Palace in Sajin Lane is a place known to all the people in Caizhou.

At first, when the couple surnamed Wu who brought the tiger head back learned that the former lived here, they thought she was a maid in the mansion.

But when they learned from the doorman that the girl sent back was the sister of the current queen, they were shocked.

After handing the tiger head to the people in the mansion, the couple originally planned to return immediately, but they were led to the living room of the front house by the doorman. At this time, they saw a series of muddy footprints left on the luxurious carpet, and the couple became uneasy.

Not long after, there was a call of "The Queen is here~" from outside the door. The two of them jumped up from their seats and looked towards the door nervously.

A few breaths later, Mao'er appeared. The two wanted to kneel down immediately, but were supported by Hanlu and others who had already noticed Mao'er's signal.

Then Mao'er bowed and said, "If it weren't for Grandma and Uncle, I would have suffered a lot. I should thank you two. This is just a small reward, not a respect, please don't refuse it."

As they were talking, a maid brought a stack of invoices and placed them in front of the couple.

Mao'er came from the common people, so he knew how to deal with the other party. A few words of chat about family life, such as how old they were, how the harvest was, and where their children made a living, made the couple relax.

After sitting with him for about a quarter of an hour and expressing his gratitude, Mao'er prepared to go to Qingzhu Pavilion to pack up Tiger Head.

But when the couple was leaving, they refused to accept the stack of invoices no matter what.

After Hanlu's persuasion, Old Man Wu finally took out only one ticket from the bills and said with a laugh, "In that case, I'll take this one. My old cow came here in the rain. I'll use the money to buy him some black beans and chicken eggs to improve his life."

After being in the circle of rich ladies for a long time, Mao'er hadn't seen such a simple farmer for a long time. He couldn't help but think of Mr. Xu who raised cattle in the mountains. He felt more and more close to him, and wanted him to accept the money that would be enough for his retirement. "Uncle, you should accept it. Only then can I feel at ease."

The cat has a small face and big eyes, and looks much younger than its actual age. Coupled with its approachable attitude, people can't help but want to be friendly to it.

The old man Wu said, "Hey, if I accept money from the queen for this little thing, I will be uneasy. Your Majesty and the queen have been in Caizhou for ten years. I have watched Caizhou become what it is today. My family has gone from not having a full meal a year to now having fields, houses, cows, and savings. All of this is thanks to your Majesty and the queen. If the neighbors knew that I took a large sum of money to send the queen's sister home, they would be criticized."

At this point, the cat had no choice but to ask Hanlu to send some more delicious food for the old man to take home and let his children and grandchildren taste it.

This way of dealing with neighbors, like that of neighbors, really won over Old Man Wu, who happily accepted it.

When the couple was about to leave, the woman who had been silent all this time hesitated for a while, and finally stopped at the door, turned around and said, "Madam, I don't understand anything, but when I saw the young lady just now, I felt very distressed. She may have suffered some injustice, but she can't tell anyone."

"Grandma, what did she say to you just now?" Mao'er wanted to get some information from Grandma Wu.

"Hey, the little girl said she missed her mother."

The cat felt a pang in his heart and couldn't help but mutter, "What else is there to talk about?"

"On the way into the city, the young lady had a fever and said some nonsense. She said she couldn't let her sister worry and couldn't let her down."

At two quarters past ten o'clock, Maoer came to Qingzhu Pavilion in the rain.

Cai Hua and Doctor Wang were guarding here. They had just given Hu Tou a bowl of medicine, and the latter had fallen into a deep sleep.

There were still a few traces of tears on her face, which was flushed with a strange red color.

"how was it?"

Cat leaned over to look at Tiger Head, then turned to ask Doctor Wang, who said, "You caught a cold after being caught in the rain. Take some medicine and sweat it out, and you'll be fine."

Mao'er just felt relieved, but then said, "My lady, I just checked Miss Zhao's pulse and found that Miss Zhao's middle burner is blocked. She needs to be treated."

"Is it serious?" The cat didn't know any medical knowledge and was shocked when he heard it.

Doctor Wang quickly explained, "It's nothing serious, but the obstruction of the middle jiao is mostly caused by excessive worry, which causes imbalance of qi and blood, and the external symptoms are fatigue, drowsiness, and abdominal pain during menstruation."

"Worrying too much?" The cat said subconsciously, but at the same time she felt it was ridiculous. Hutou had no worries about food and clothing, and her whole family spoiled her. What was there to worry about?

But Xiaoman next to her said quickly: "Yes, yes, Xiangyi's menstruation has always been irregular. Every time she has her period, she will be in pain for several days!"

"Why didn't you tell me? You could have told Doctor Wang!"

Mao'er felt guilty and angry, but Xiaoman glanced at Hutou and stammered, "Xiangyi doesn't let me say that she feels embarrassed."

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Mao'er thought that she was the closest person to Hu Tou in the world, but now she found that she didn't understand her sister's thoughts at all.

"You guys go get busy first."

Cat said something tiredly and slowly sat down beside Tiger's bed.

Just now, when Doctor Wang was treating Hu Tou immediately, she only took off her dirty outer clothes without changing her inner clothes which were also soaked.

Cat gently wiped Tiger Head's face with a handkerchief and let go of his wet and limp hair.

Then he got up and went to the closet to look for Hu Tou's dry inner clothes, but only found an outer shirt in the closet.

Looking around, his eyes fell on the drawer under the bed.

When I opened it, I saw that the underwear was indeed inside.

However, next to the formal underwear, there were several neatly folded sets of Aolai underwear.

Although Hu Tou had a previous record like this, Mao Er didn't care about it. As he continued to search, he found many of Hu Tou's old clothes from his childhood.

A pair of worn but clean embroidered shoes, a gray-blue patched coarse cloth shirt, and a few small bellybands.

These were all made by Maoer for Hutou himself at Qifengling and Luliuwei.

Unexpectedly, she didn't lose anything.

It can be seen that Hutou cherishes these things very much.

Mao'er couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat. Over the years, she had always kept the habit of making underwear for her husband and children.

But Hutou hadn't made clothes for her personally for at least five or six years.

At the bottom of the drawer were a few odds and ends: a crude wooden sheep puppet that had been played with until it was smooth; a small wooden sword a foot long; and a wooden sculpture called an "airplane."

It was not until the cat saw this oddly shaped wood carving that he remembered that these things were toys carved by the official for the tiger head in the mountains.

Carefully packed away with these things was a pair of socks with Fei Yang Yang printed on them.

This pair of socks has so many patches on the heels and foreskin that the original color can no longer be seen except on the instep and sock shaft.

It was obvious that it had been worn for many, many years until it could no longer be worn, and then it was washed and quietly hidden away.

The thick stitches were obviously not made by a skilled needlework woman. A picture instantly emerged in the cat's mind. In front of the oil lamp, the little tiger head hunched its back and lowered its head. Its sewing movements were clumsy and slow, but when it was finally finished, it couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.

At the same time, another, more distant picture became clear again.

"Tiger head, brother will help you change your socks."

"Hey, your feet are cold, don't worry, I'll warm them up for you and then you can put on new socks."

(End of this chapter)