I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 38 Spend the night
Xie Fei had never lived in the mountains, so naturally he had no clothes to change into, so he had to wear Yuan San's clothes.

Yuan San first boiled some hot water in the wooden shed, then lit a brazier in the house so that Xie Fei could take a hot bath and then go into the house to warm himself by the fire.

The rain is too heavy, and there are constant lightning and thunder. It is not safe to go into the village at this time.

Xie Fei was not pretentious and did not insist on going back to the village. After taking a bath, he wrapped himself in Yuan San's clothes and skillfully scraped the scales and gutted several fish.

After taking a shower in the hut, Yuan San came out and saw that Xie Fei was already grilling fish and cooking fish soup.

He sat cross-legged beside the brazier and said, "The girl's skill in grilling fish has improved."

"Of course. I just happened to bring you some spices like cardamom and peppercorns, thinking you could grill some meat with them. I didn't expect that I would need them tonight."

Xie Fei cut a few times on the fish, smeared it with sauce and ginger slices to marinate it, and only after removing the fishy smell did he put it on the stone slab to grill.

Brushed with a layer of rapeseed oil, the fish skin has already curled up slightly under the high temperature roasting, and the snow-white fish meat has gradually been cooked with the jumping oil spots. Besides the sizzling sound of the oil, the grilled fish exudes a unique and delicious flavor.

Xie Fei's hair was wet. Her black hair, which was more shiny and soft than silk, was scattered on her shoulders. The ends of her hair were moist and shiny, and still dripping with water.

Yuan San was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he went to find a sweat towel and asked her to wipe herself first.

Xie Fei had to grill fish and cook fish soup, and he didn't allow Yuan San, a culinary wimp, to get involved. He had no time to take care of his hair.

She shook her head casually and said, "It doesn't matter, let's talk about it after dinner."

Anyway, just sit by the brazier and roast it until it's dry.

Yuan San had no choice but to move behind her and wipe the wet ends of her hair.

After all, given his age, Xie Fei felt that this action was not a good idea and leaned forward slightly.

"Don't move," Yuan San said in a deep voice, "You said it yourself that if you don't dry your hair before going to bed, you will have facial paralysis."

Xie Fei said helplessly, "You guys are always using my words to stop me."

However, she also felt that Yuan San probably didn't have the same messy ideas as her.

Don't care about the secular view, and don't pay attention to the many oppressive and heavy rules.

This man is very carefree. If it weren't for her, he might have gone to the grave robbery and lived a leisurely life. Why should he be busy guarding a kiln in this deep mountain?
Xie Fei's eyes darkened and he focused on grilling the fish.

Yuan San didn't say anything either. He slowly wiped the ends of her hair, wrapped the soft hair around his bony fingers, and couldn't help but sniff it gently.

Pei Yuan's concubine...

He closed his eyes.

Girl, it shouldn't be like this.

She should be the freest wind in the mountains and rivers, the unrestrained fish in the vast ocean. However, this world restricts her and even wants to devour her.

What can I do for the girl?

Xie Fei grilled the fish, cooked wild vegetable and fish soup, kneaded white flour and steamed buns, which he paired with kimchi he brought up the mountain. The dinner was not too shabby.

After dinner, when Yuan San went out to wash the pot in the rain, Xie Fei wiped his face casually and found that it was full of bumps.

She quickly found a basin of water, looked into the rippling water, and instantly let out a loud scream.

"what--"

When Yuan San heard the noise, he didn't even want the pot anymore and rushed back from the rain in two steps.

"girl?!"

Under the light in the room, Xie Fei raised his head, pointed at his face and said to him bitterly, "Big Head, it's melted..."

In order to hide her true appearance, she started tinkering with her face when she was in her teens.

Yuan San also tried every means to get her ancient books and materials so that she could learn the legendary "art of disguise".

Although I'm not very skilled at it, it's still easy to make some minor changes to the face.

But it rained today, and she didn't repair it in time. The spots on her face had melted away due to the heavy rain. The pig skin jelly melted and flowed down like snot. Her lips also curled up a few layers of "skin", which looked weird and scary. Yuan San said with a suppressed smile, "Since they are all broken, why not tear them all off together."

Xie Fei wailed, "This will take a lot of effort!"

What's more, she will go back to the village after the rain stops tomorrow. If someone sees her true appearance, she will be doomed.

Yuan San knew what she was worried about. He knelt down on one knee and lifted the hair that fell beside her ear.

"I'll take you back, over the wall."

Xie Fei sighed: "It can only be like this."

She had no mirror or props at the moment, so it was impossible to change her face.

By night, the rain had gotten heavier and the sound of mountain torrents could be faintly heard roaring through the ditches.

Xie Fei was sleeping in the house. Yuan San put on a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat and went to check the situation nearby.

After returning, he did not enter the house, but knocked on the door and said, "Girl, go to sleep peacefully, the mountain torrents will not flood here."

Xie Fei tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he said to the outside, "I think it's too dangerous. Next time at night you should come to the village instead of staying here."

Yuan San smiled, took off his straw raincoat and hat, and sat down at the door. The clothes he had just changed became wet again.

"The fire in the kiln cannot be extinguished. Besides, I am leaving soon. If a blind beast comes and starts a fire that burns the mountain, it will be more trouble than it is worth."

Xie Fei pursed his lips and said, "It doesn't matter whether the charcoal is burned or not. We have so much silver. Can't we even afford charcoal in winter?"

Yuan San said: "I wanted to burn charcoal myself." He couldn't help in any other way, but he could do something within his ability, no matter how insignificant it was.

Afterwards, neither of them spoke again.

But there were thunder and heavy rain, and I couldn't sleep at all.

There was a fire in the room and there were gaps for ventilation. Xie Fei felt cold even wrapped in a quilt, not to mention Yuan San who was outside.

The thatched hut does not provide shelter from the wind or rain, and only this room is slightly warmer.

Xie Fei opened the door wrapped in a quilt, and Yuan San looked up at her in surprise.

"Come in, if I get frozen, who will take me home tomorrow?" Xie Fei tried to pull him in, but when he touched his half-dry T-shirt, he felt a pang in his heart.

Yuan San dodged it gently and said, "It's not appropriate."

Xie Fei sighed fiercely.

This guy is really something. He is obviously a free-spirited idler in the mountains, but for her reputation, he observes those false formalities and would rather freeze himself than go into the house.

She said again: "It's raining so hard, we can't sleep. Let's just sit by the fire and catch up on some sleep tomorrow, okay?"

Yuan San still refused to enter the house. Finally, Xie Fei lost his patience and forced him to come in half threateningly and half commandingly.

As soon as the door was closed, it seemed that it was finally not so cold anymore.

Yuan San added more firewood to the fire. Xie Fei held her chin with one hand. Her bright and charming face looked even more beautiful and charming under the light of the fire.

After being stared at for a long time, Yuan San held a piece of dead wood and sighed, "Are you going to stare a hole in my face?"

Xie Fei said: "Show me your face?"

Yuan San said helplessly: "You have seen it."

Xie Fei insisted, "At that time, it was just scars, I couldn't see clearly."

Yuan San held the mask and said, "It's still a scar now."

Xie Fei tutted and said dissatisfiedly: "Stingy."

Yuan San still smiled, but did not agree to show it to her.

(End of this chapter)