C194 It's all up to you

Everything is up to you

Mian Niang looked at his brother in shock: "You stupid monkey, does this sister know?"

"Of course not, if mother knew, would she let me use it?"

Of course not, Mian Niang shook her head without even thinking.

The child glanced at the main house and whispered to her: "Sis A, I'll tell you the truth. If it was someone else who gave it to me, I definitely wouldn't go against my mother's wishes.

"Why?" Mian Niang felt that the confused look on her little brother's face was kind of funny.

"I don't know, I just can't bear to throw it away. When my mother threw it out, I almost went to snatch it. I just feel that the things given by the Mr. Jiang are different from those given by other people."

He himself was still baffled, but Mian Niang seemed to have already understood his feelings. She pointed at his forehead and laughed, "Idiot, since you worship the Mr. Jiang, you naturally cherish the things that he gives you."

Sis A, I need to discuss something with you. If you don't use your dagger in the future, can you give it to me? I also want to be like the Mr. Jiang. "

Who was the kind of person like the Mr. Jiang?

When Mian Niang saw the look in her brother's eyes when she mentioned Jiang Ting, she felt a sense of déjà vu.

The siblings did not even know this person's true identity. They had only seen the tip of the iceberg with regards to his character, but they had already placed him in a high position.

"Sure, I'll give it to you when I don't need it." Mian Niang agreed happily, he did not want to be the one to break his promise, he just wanted to know when he would not use the dagger.

Song Zhien didn't know how old his sister was, but after hearing this, he almost jumped up in joy. Luckily, Mian Niang pointed at the house, making him realize that there was still his mother in the house who was against their contact with the Mr. Jiang, so he forcefully stopped himself from being overjoyed.

Mian Niang continued to fool the little rascal: "But you must promise me as well, study hard and don't cause trouble. If you really perform well, I will be able to give you the dagger I don't need."

She played a word trap and the young Song Zhien did not realize it at all. He hurriedly nodded his head, indicating that he would definitely study hard.

"Okay, of course, but Sis A wants to see you in a better state."

Mian Niang smiled like a fox, there was a trace of helplessness mixed within her smile, but it was quickly concealed.

Song Zhien had not seen his sister make fun of him in a long time, hence he took the opportunity to act coquettish.

It was rare for the siblings to feel relaxed for even a moment.

Madame Song and Li sat on the brick bed, listening to the laughter in the courtyard. Their gazes were faint, and their thoughts drifted off to who knew where.

After Jiang Ting returned to the city, he did not stay at all. He went to lead his horse and was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he changed the direction of his footsteps and headed straight for the lazybones Lai found out earlier.

Lai Tai was a bachelor. His parents had passed away long ago, leaving him with only three tiled houses, leaving him to live a life of dissatisfaction. He ate, drank, and gambled all day.

Jiang Ting pushed open the courtyard door and arrived inside the courtyard. Hearing the sound coming from the west wing, he walked over, swung his sword to cut the chain on the door and opened it. In the dim light, he saw a few girls who were tied up.

"You can leave now."

He had always been cold and taciturn, and had already finished speaking with Mian Niang for a few days or even a month. Now that she was facing someone other than Mian Niang, he had no mood to say anything at all.

The girls had been locked up here for several days, with only a nest and a bowl of cold water to prolong their lives. They were extremely weak and exhausted, and they couldn't even say thanks as they just stood there, trembling.

Jiang Ting was not in the mood to take care of them, he just walked away, but unexpectedly, he was stopped.

"Benefactor."

A woman ran over and shouted after him.

The familiar word "benefactor" made him misunderstand. When he turned around, he saw that it was a woman who was slightly older than Mian Niang, wearing clothes of decent material, and did not look like an ordinary woman.

There was a touch of elegance between his brows, to the point that it couldn't compare to Mian Niang's pair of clear and bright eyes, which gave people a deep impression.

He frowned slightly.

"Benefactor, may I ask who you are? Where did those two kidnappers go?"

She was older than the others, and she thought things through more carefully.

He had to know whether or not he still had other things to worry about. Once he escaped, he would not be caught again.

"Dead."

Jiang Ting's words were simple and concise, beforehe finished, she had already left, he did not want to stay any longer on this matter.

The woman mumbled to herself, "Dead, he's actually dead."

She watched Jiang Ting walk out of the courtyard and close the doors, then his figure completely disappeared from her sight as a smile gradually formed on her face.

The girl who was closest to her walked over, took her by the hand and whispered, "Elder sister Glistening Xiang, he said that the two kidnappers are dead. Can it be that it's true?"

"It's true, of course it's true. Look at his appearance, does it look like he's lying?"

Glaucous smiled as she comforted the little sisters who had suffered together.

That night, although Mian Niang had something on her mind, she could not resist the exhaustion of the day. At night, she still slept soundly, but on the second day, she still got up on time to make tofu.

Very quickly, Song Zhien also got up, and helped his sister carry on with his work.

As usual, the siblings finished making the tofu before breakfast.

Song Zhien made breakfast and cleaned up. He went out to sell tofu. A Yunniang picked up two pieces in the morning, but when Mian Niang tried to read her expression, he found that everything was normal and he even joked: "This Mian Niang, the earlier you get, the more early you will be. You haven't been crowing this morning, yet you're already up, right?"

Mian Niang replied: "Ah!"

"You, ah, it's not my aunt who says that it doesn't matter if other people's hearts are painful or not, but you still have to feel sorry for yourself, don't let yourself be tired. You are still young, if you are tired, you can save up for your illness, but you won't suffer until you become old.

Has he lost weight? Mian Niang looked at her body. She felt that she was still the same as before.

In front of the gate to the long house, Mian Niang saw Chen Erniu holding a plate of tofu and standing with his head lowered. He wanted to hide, and it wasn't only Chen Erniu who wanted to buy tofu on this road.

Mian Niang felt helpless, but she still rushed the furred donkey cart over.

Their four eyes met, and with Chen Erniu's deep gaze, Mian Niang straightforwardly and directly dodged it.

It was hard for her to hide her annoyance, and she really didn't like Chen Erniu's look.

But he had already said what he needed to say. Chen Erniu had already decided on the marriage alliance, what else could he do?

Fortunately, Aunt Chen had been on guard against her son's thoughts. When she saw Mian Niang selling tofu in the courtyard, she immediately sent the eldest daughter-in-law over.

Although Chen Daniu's wife liked to show off his little face, and their relationship was just like Mian Niang, but he was not bad, and had a kind of sympathy for Mian Niang. He could not stand seeing his little uncle this unrestrained, so he directly said to Chen Erniu: "Don't come and cause trouble again, aren't you afraid?

She first used words to beat up Chen Erniu. Then, he snatched the plate from Chen Erniu's hands for him to pick up the tofu.

Chen Erniu seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with her, and since she was his sister-in-law, he couldn't refute her. He took another glance at Mian Niang, and coincidentally saw Mian Niang heave a sigh of relief, and became flustered, turning to leave.

Mian Niang looked at Chen Daniu's wife's back, who looked at him with disdain, and rolled his eyes. She didn't know why, but she felt that it was extremely funny, and her mood immediately improved a lot.

When he returned, it was breakfast time for the family of three.

Mrs. Song and Li were still unwilling to leave the house.

Song Zhien muttered to his sister: "This time, I'm really furious. I'm still angry even now."

He was the youngest in the family, and had always been her parents' darling. Even if he had truly gotten into trouble in the past, Madame Song Li had never remembered him like this.

The reason was because he felt that this kind of matter with a child like him was still unable to explain himself. He only said: "Quickly eat, remember, this matter isn't my fault, it's my fault. Do you know that you can't make her angry?"

She was worried about sending more tofu into the city, so after eating half of the cornbread seed, she hurriedly changed her clothes and left the house. Just as she was about to drive the donkey cart away, she felt a weight on the back of the car.

Seeing her look over, he snappily said: "Let's go, what are you looking at? "Why haven't you left yet? It will be dark by the time you deliver it to the heavens."

"Aren't you …"

"It's not what it's not? Didn't I say yesterday that when I went to the city with you, do you think I would go back on my word? "

Mistress Cloud raised her eyebrows, her expression was filled with awkwardness.

"No, I didn't." Mian Niang thought for a while before replying, "I've already made my preparations."

"Prepared? What preparations?" Mistress Yun raised her eyebrows even higher as she sat on the back of the carriage in an uncomfortable manner. She shifted to the middle and looked at Mian Niang with a smile that was not a smile, "You think that I would tell those things to her? Who do you think I am? "

"No, don't misunderstand me. I just don't think that these things are right."

"Come on, right or wrong, it sounds like you have the final say."

They were after all playmates who had grown up together. After a short period of awkwardness, Mistress Cloud had already adjusted her state of mind and her expression had gradually returned to normal.

"You are just a country female mother. You can't even go against your parents, not to mention what those who have power and influence want to do."

After saying all this, her heart could not help but begin to feel pain for Mian Niang. "Don't worry, these things are already in my stomach, and I will not tell anyone else about it, not even my parents and the plugs. "If not, I will let you down and risk your life to save me yesterday."

Her gaze landed on Mian Niang's hand which was wrapped in a handkerchief, and when she thought of Jiang Ting's killing intent yesterday, she could not help but shiver.

Mian Niang heard the last sentence, and her eyes could not help but flicker.

The hairy donkey cart was chased out of Tian Jia Wan.

Mian Niang couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, but she suddenly felt that the rural road she had walked on for so many years seemed to have become much more spacious all of a sudden.

Mistress Yun sat closer and closer, and finally sat next to Mian Niang.

As the two of them looked at each other, Mistress Yun laughed and used her hands to gobble down Mian Niang, who also revealed a silly smile.

"Hey, let me ask you, did you not sleep last night?"

"Nope." Mian Niang had already told the truth.

"You're still lying to me, stop speaking nonsense. You must be worried that you'll lose me as a friend in the future, I don't need to guess. I know that you haven't slept an entire night, and my mother said that you woke up earlier than usual."

"There really isn't one."

Mother Yun did not believe her explanation, and only believed in her own guesses. Helpless, Mian Niang instantly understood something, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

"Nope!" Mistress Cloud gave a "tsk" and hurriedly tried to explain, "I slept soundly yesterday and slept till daybreak. If it wasn't for my aunt calling me, I would definitely still be awake."

This was a lie.

Mian Niang replied with an "Oh" and did not expose her.

Mistress Cloud, on the other hand, was not happy with this. She tugged at her clothes and asked, "What's going on? What do you mean?"

"It means' oh ', meaning that I understand."

"Come on, you just don't believe me."

Mistress Yun was unwilling to let it go, she wanted Mian Niang to sincerely say that she really believed it.

As the two female mother s sat together, the estrangement they created yesterday could not compare to the relationship they had over the years. As they chatted and laughed, the estrangement between them had already completely disappeared.

However, when Mistress Yun thinks of Jiang Ting, she could not help but feel a chill in the bottom of her heart, "That person is too dangerous. Mian Niang, it's best for you to not meet too often in the future."

When Jiang Ting killed Mei Tiangui, she was covered by his eyes, so he did not see it, but she saw with her own eyes how Jiang Ting's sword pierced into Mian Niang's palm.

"Regardless of whether it is the young master of the house of the Marquis or the followers of the house of the prince, we are all ordinary villagers. If we cannot provoke them, we don't dare to provoke them either."

Mian Niang pursed her lips, but still revealed the truth: "He has already saved me a few times and has also helped our family out. A few days ago, he specially made a trip to the northwest and brought back Ah Ge's letter. "

"Ah …" Mistress Cloud thought back to the critical moment yesterday, and if not for this person stepping out, she would have had some sort of encounter with Mian Niang. She did not dare to think of it, and helplessly waved her hands.

The two of them accompanied each other as they chatted and laughed along the way. They didn't feel the weather was cold and quickly arrived at the county city, where Mian Niang directly drove the carriage to Peach Blossom House.

The car stopped at the back door, and Mian Niang called for a young man. Mian Niang remembered that this was a laborer from the backyard, she had seen this person before, and immediately cupped his fists and said: "Sorry for troubling you, little brother to inform you, little brother's surname is Song, I had an appointment with Steward Zhou yesterday."