Chapter 755: 755 Explore Enemy Situation
The distance between the new house and the present old house was not far, and they quickly arrived at the courtyard gate of the present residence.
Su Qingyue went to the kitchen first, fetched a basin of water to wash her hands, and then replaced the water in the basin, placing it on a chair. When Xiao Qinghe entered the kitchen, she said, “Fourth brother, the water for hand-washing is ready.”
He reached into the water basin, and Su Qingyue reached in at the same time, holding his hand.
The water was cold, but her hand was warm.
With her little hand holding his, a thought crossed his mind. Seeing her leaning over, he only needed to lean in to kiss her lips…
Su Qingyue helped him wash the mud off his hands.
Qinghe wanted to say he could wash his hands by himself, but enjoyed his wife washing them for him, and enjoyed the warm, heartwarming sensation of his wife’s fingers rubbing his fingers.
Su Qingyue knew about Fourth Brother’s internal sense of inferiority and how much he longed to be close to her but didn’t dare to.
So, she took the initiative.
Her face was so close to his that she thought he’d take the opportunity to steal a kiss, but he just stood there, dumbfounded.
He really was a simple-minded young man.
If it was the third brother in this situation, his mouth would have already approached hers long ago.
After washing his hands, she handed him a dry cloth to wipe them and poured out the water.
“Is the wife of the Xiao Family here?” came the voice of neighbor Li Wang’s wife from the doorway.
Su Qingyue walked into the yard and saw Ah Ji, Jin Xun’s servant, following Li Wang’s wife with a horse in tow.
When Ah Ji saw Su Qingyue, a flash of excitement crossed his face, “Wife of the Xiao Family, I’ve finally found your house! You wouldn’t know, I rode my horse towards Wushan Village at noon today. Who knew that the village road was so winding and there were several crossroads? I took a wrong turn by mistake and ended up in another village. By the time I realized my mistake and turned back, I saw another crossroad. That crossroad was bigger and had a sign, so I thought I’d follow the sign. But an old man told me Wushan Village was in a different direction. So, I followed the way he pointed, only to find myself in the neighboring Wang Family Village. The people there told me that the old man had something wrong with his brain, and he’d deliberately give people wrong directions… After all this back and forth, even riding a fast horse, it took me until now to find Wushan Village. This damn village is so remote, I’m dead tired of searching for it…”
His voice was full of frustrated complaints. Ah Ji, though only a servant, hadn’t suffered in a long time following a rich boss like his master.
But no one paid attention to his complaints.
Instead, Li Wang’s wife kept sizing up Ah Ji, “This young man just entered our village, saying he was looking for the Xiao Family in Wushan Village and that their daughter-in-law was named Su Qingyue. Knowing that he was looking for your family, I led him here. The young man said he’s a follower of the boss at Drunken Immortal Pavilion in town. The boss of Drunken Immortal Pavilion must be quite wealthy, as even his followers ride horses. Honest farmers in our village can’t even afford horses…”
Ah Ji politely said, “Auntie, thank you for leading the way. Here.” He handed her five copper coins.
Li Wang’s wife happily counted the coins and, even though there were only five, her heart blossomed with joy, “Thank you. People in town are quite generous, even the followers tip well. If it were the boss of Drunken Immortal Pavilion, he’d probably give a few taels of silver for asking directions, oh haha…” She fantasized about making a fortune without lifting a finger.
Su Qingyue’s mouth twitched. Jin Xun, that son of a bitch, was so stingy that he had wanted to save on money for transporting bayberry wine, and when she returned his moneybag with 5000 taels inside, he hadn’t shown any gratitude. As for Li Wang’s wife, she had high hopes for the cheapskate Ghost, thinking he’d give several taels just to ask for directions. That would only happen in her dreams.
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