Ming Zhu actually also felt it was a little cold, she was planning to wear two pairs of socks to sleep.
Wei Chiyu went to fill with water a hand warmer for her, so that she could be kept warm.
Ming Zhu’s placed her cold hands against the hand warmer, and felt her whole body warm up a lot, she whispered to him “Thank you”.
The corners of Wei Chiyu’s mouth lightly raised, he gently stroked her hair, “Sleep now.”
Chapter 179
(64.2)
He closed the door of the room once again, blocking the cold wind of the night.
Ming Zhu used the hand warmer to warm up the bedding before she crawled under the covers. She closed her eyes, but couldn’t fall asleep for a while, thinking of what Wei Chiyu had told her, that Zhao Zhi was also in Yangzhou right now. She could not help but feel anxious and afraid.
She didn’t know the reason why he would come to Yangzhou out of nowhere, Jiangnan was rainy, and he didn’t like rain.
Ming Zhu tossed and turned, while comforting herself in her heart, telling herself that in a few days Zhao Zhi would go back in the capital.
The next day, the weather warmed up a lot and Ming Zhu got up early to go back to her small residence. Hong Ling grabbed her hand and complained, “How come you didn’t come back last night?”
“There was some matter.”
“What matter?” Is it very troublesome?”
Ming Zhu nodded, “It’s indeed a little troublesome.”
Standing in the sun, her body was a little heavy and cumbersome, and she had to hold Hong Ling’s hand to walk up the steps. She said, “Let’s close the shop for the next few days.”
Hong Ling’s eyes widened, and she looked at her in disbelief as she asked, “Why ah?”
She was not afraid of hardship, she was not afraid of being tired, but she was afraid that she would not earn money! Everything was a passing cloud, only money was a treasure that one could really hold in the palm of their hand.
A little agitated, she hurriedly said, “I can do it alone.”
Ming Zhu knew that Hong Ling’s temperament was a bit stubborn, and if she could not convince her, then she would never agree.
“The man who deceived me is now in Yangzhou.”
Hong Ling immediately felt anger burning from her guts, she gritted her teeth, her expression was particularly fierce, “Just in time! I’ll beat him to death with a stick and help you teach him a good lesson.”
On their way from the capital to Yangzhou, Hong Ling who felt bored, kept pestering Ming Zhu to tell her the story of her and that heartless man.
Ming Zhu couldn’t resist her relentless pestering and told a story with half-truths and half-lies.
After listening to the story, Hong Ling jumped to her feet with anger, and rolled up her sleeves in righteous indignation, saying that she was going to take revenge for her.
This kind of dog man who stole someone else’s fiancée and who cherished the new love and got bored of the old, just deserved a beating!
“You can’t, he thinks I’m dead already, that’s why I can live in peace today.” Ming Zhu sighed, breathing deep and slow, she said slowly: “Besides, he has power and authority, we can’t afford to provoke him.”
Hong Ling seemed to understand and yet not understand, she pouted her mouth, and somewhat defiantly asked, “Is he very powerful?”
Ming Zhu looked her in the eyes and nodded seriously, “Mmh, his family is very prominent and illustrious.”
Hong Ling was suddenly discouraged, “So you are trying to hide from him?”
Ming Zhu sat on the soft couch. The doors and windows were open for aeration, the right amount of sunlight was shining on her face, and she narrowed her eyes, “I can’t afford to provoke him, so I can only hide, he’ll be back in the capital in a few days.”
Hong Ling took a pillow in her arms, it was unsure at what point, but she now had a needle in her hands, which she started to use to poke and jab at the soft pillow placed on her knees, she was using the pillow to vent her anger, she said, “It’s okay, if he finds you, I’ll take you to run.”
If they could no longer stay in Yangzhou, then they would go further south. This world was so big, there would be a place for them.
Ming Zhu looked down at her stomach, her body was now too heavy to move. Otherwise, she would have gone to the countryside to take shelter.
After the store was closed, the customers who used to come frequently did not know what happened, so when they found the store empty, they started to inquire about the matter.
When too many people started asking questions, Hong Ling told Ming Zhu about this matter.
Ming Zhu thought about it and asked Hong Ling to go buy paper, brushes, ink, and an ink stone from outside. She asked Hong Ling: “Do you know how to read?”
Hong Ling shook her head with a bewildered look, “No.”
Ming Zhu had no choice but to personally write a poster announcing that they were temporarily closed, her writing was no different from before, and she took care to write meticulously, the font she used was very regular.
She handed the poster to Hong Ling, “You take it and paste it at the entrance of the shop.”
“Zhu Zhu, it turns out you even know how to write, you’re so impressive.” Although Hong Ling could not recognize the words, she could feel that the words she had written were very beautiful.
Ming Zhu’s face turned red because she was ashamed of her words, her thin cheeks started to be stained with the color of spring, it was burning close to boiling point, and she said, “My learning is only superficial.”
She didn’t have any real learning in classical literature. She had gotten better at writing because Zhao Zhi had forced her.
Hong Ling put this poster on the door of the shop, and after that, people indeed inquired less, most just wanted to know when they could open again.
The students in Yangzhou had a lot of consideration for their business. The female bakers were beautiful and good at baking, especially the pregnant lady who spoke even more gently than water.
Hong Ling’s appearance was also not bad, and as long as she did not open her mouth, she also looked like a little beauty.
