Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 21

[Chapter 21: Moonlit Night]

Wei Shao was draped in a white single coat, the placket was slightly open, and the right side was loosely hidden to the waist, and there was no tie, and he came out of the bath room flutteringly. A few servants on the Westinghouse side who had previously served him in the bath finished their hands and feet and bowed out. Chunniang glanced at Xiao Qiao and then withdrew, gently closing the door.

There were two of him left in the room.

His things have just been put back in place. Among them was a foot-long flat mahogany box, fastened with a hidden lock, which was originally placed on the top floor of the shelf, and now it was also placed back as it was.

Wei Shao was originally on the bed, suddenly as if he remembered something, he turned over and stayed, went straight to the shelf against the wall, took down the box, turned his back to Xiao Qiao, as if he had figured out the dark lock, and suddenly turned back and asked: “This box, have you ever opened?”

Little Joe immediately shook his head: “No.” I have not touched all your utensils in this room, and when the next person first cleaned up, he only did what I told me to do, and temporarily put them together. How dare you open it without permission? Wei Shao

put the lid back in place, turned around, and said, “Don’t move my things at will.” The voice was cold.

Little Joe nodded, “I don’t need you to say it, I know it too.” Today is indeed my negligence. There will be no more movement in the future. Wei

Shao didn’t say anything, walked back to the bed, and lay down.

Little Joe was still standing in front of the bed, and when he saw him get on the bed and close his eyes as if he was ready for sleep, he couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.

As soon as Wei Shao returned to the Wei family, she actually lived with herself uncharacteristically, which was really surprising to her. Naturally, she didn’t think that he had suddenly shown compassion to take care of his own face, let alone think about himself. Although the reason was a bit puzzling to her, she guessed that it was related to the meeting with his mother, Madame Zhu, in the evening.

These can be studied slowly in the future, the problem is at this moment.

Where should she sleep at this moment?

She speculated that the man would not want to sleep with him.

As far as she herself is concerned, the two of them share a bed, even if they don’t do anything, their hearts are actually a little awkward…

“What are you still standing for?”

Wei Shao said suddenly.

Little Joe was stunned. Looked at him.

His eyes were still closed.

His meaning is already very obvious.

Little Joe climbed into bed. Lightly. She lay down slowly, careful not to touch him.

He didn’t say anything more, his eyes kept closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

After a moment, Little Joe’s body, which was originally a little stretched, slowly began to relax. Just at this moment, Wei Shao opened his eyes, rolled over and got out of bed, grabbed one of his long swords resting on the case, and walked quickly in the direction of the door.

Little Qiao was slightly surprised, not knowing what he was going to do, while his arm was propped up on his shoulder and half sat up, before he could look back, he saw him pull open the door, the sword was unsheathed, and the tip of the sword was facing the servant woman who was leaning over the crack in the door and listening with all her strength.

This servant woman’s surname is Wang, and the maid calls her Wang Mi, who is the steward who is responsible for serving the mu soup on the West House side.

Wang Miao pressed her ear to the door, listening to it with great effort, suddenly realized that the situation seemed to be wrong, was about to slip away, did not want the door to suddenly open, a shake in front of her eyes, a moment, the tip of Xueliang’s sword pointed to the tip of her nose, looked up to see a figure shrouded down, Wei Shao appeared inside the door, her clothes were half open, the two eyes were gloomy and staring at herself, a shiver, her legs were soft, and she knelt down, and couldn’t stop prostrating her head and begging for forgiveness.

“The man spares his life!” The man spares his life! The is also helpless… Madame ordered, the maid did not dare not follow…”

Wei Shao squinted his eyes and gave way to the side.

“Open your dog’s eyes and see clearly?”

Where did Wang Mi dare to look, only to prostrate her head and plead.

“If you look, you will see!”

Wang Mi trembled, and finally reluctantly raised her head and glanced inward quickly.

The lights in the room are dim, the screw screen is warm and green, and the curtain is heavy, and a hazy figure sitting on the bed is faintly visible, Xiao Qiao has long hair hanging down his waist, the figure is Qianqian, and the situation is extremely fragrant and attractive.

Wang Mi did not dare to look anymore and closed her eyes.

“Can you see clearly?”

Wei Shao’s eerie voice sounded in his ears.

“Look… See clearly…”

Wei Shao swung his sword, and in Wang Miao’s earth-shattering screams, one side of the door frame was split.

Wang Mi thought that the sword was splitting at herself, sat down on the ground, and finally found that she was fine, slowly opened her eyes, and the person had shaken into a sieve.

“Roll.”

Wei Shao collected his sword, and a word popped out of his mouth.

Wang Mi, as if in the event of amnesty, got up and stumbled and ran.

Wei Shao slammed the door that had been closed loosely and walked back.

Little Joe held his breath and looked at him. Seeing that his face was gloomy, he went to the bed, threw the sword on the surface, opened the tent, and lay back down again.

He quickly closed his eyes, and after a moment, the anger on his face seemed to gradually disappear, and his expression finally returned to calm.

The candle flame passed through the tent, casting an almost soft light on the contour lines of his side face.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes again and looked at Little Joe.

“Have you seen enough?”

he asked. The voice was flat and a little cold. But there was a tiredness between the eyebrows that could not be concealed.

Little Joe hurriedly closed his eyes.

The candle on the candlestick finally burned out, and the light dimmed.

The moonlight soaked in front of the window, and the curtain became hazy.

Wei Shao breathed evenly. Fall asleep.

Little Joe opened his eyes again, looking over the man on the pillow and looking at the white moonlight in front of the window outside the tent.

The moonlight was nice tonight.

……

The same piece of moonlight was also shining on a small mountain village at the foot of Lingbi Mountain in Huainan thousands of miles away.

Late at night, in the moonlight, this mountain village scattered to more than a dozen families who make a living from tree hunting is quiet, and the villagers have long been like a dream. The occasional cry or two of the night owls in the distance added to the silence of this spring night.

At the end of the village, in the clearing next to a flowing mountain stream, Big Joe and BigAn’s new home here is almost complete.

They passed by here half a month ago. It’s also fate. On that day, when they were going to continue south, they happened to encounter a few thieves on the road who were robbing the grain and salt that the old man and the grandson of the old man and the grandson had exchanged for fur from the county marketSeveral thieves were beaten to the ground, and the thieves fled in all directions. Wang Laohan was injured, the grandson was only a teenager, the son was forcibly recruited by Xue Tai of Xuzhou to be a soldier a few years ago, and died within a few months, and now there is no one else in the family, only the grandchildren and grandchildren rely on each other for their lives, Bi Yan and Big Qiao sent him two home, Wang Laohan was grateful, and heard that the two of them were small couples, because of the military disaster in their hometown, the days could not go on, and they had no choice but to flee to the south to settle down. The old man was deeply troubled by the chaos of the soldiers and horses, and invited the two of them to settle down on the edge of their own house.

This small mountain village is hidden in the deep mountains, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, and there are few outsiders coming in on weekdays, but it is a good place to live in seclusion. Big Joe was impressed, and Bi Yan followed her, so he settled down, chose an address here, and began to build a hut. Biyan cut down trees, Big Joe learned to rub the knots, and the two worked together, and after more than half a month, they finally built this hut that could shield the two of them from the wind and rain.

Biyan has been working since the dawn was dark and has been working until now. He had laid out the roof, and there was only one last piece left on the side.

Big Joe sat on a stone in the simple courtyard fenced out of the fence, looking at the man who was still busy on the roof in the moonlight, although he also had some backache, but his heart was very happy.

Their house is almost built. Although it was only two huts, she was already satisfied with being able to shield them from the wind and rain.

With a house, they can come down on their feet and never have to float around. Later, after the days have settled down, she also wants to let Bi Yan build a chicken nest, raise a few chicks, and plant a vegetable field by herself…

“Are you tired?” Let’s do the rest tomorrow!

Big Joe felt a little sad for him and shouted at him.

Biyan asks her to go to sleep first, saying that she will soon be fine.

Big Joe refused and continued to wait for him.

Bi Yan sped up his movements, and finally laid the last piece of thatched roof, making sure that the rain would not leak, and jumped down from the roof, with a strong and neat posture.

He worked for a day and was covered in sweat. Put down the machete in your hand and wad down the mountain stream in front of the door.

The surface of the water did not cross his waistline. The moonlight shone on his muscular back, drenched, reflective, and more and more lined with his ape back, and the back shadow looked as solid as a mountain peak, full of steady strength.

Biyan is really very competent. Anything will. Fight, drive roads, cut down trees, build houses, and even cook and wash clothes.

The food he cooked was much better than what she cooked.

This made Big Joe feel a little ashamed. She was determined that she must also learn these things as soon as possible, so as not to let him eat cooked half-cooked millet rice like today.

He also devoured it and praised her for making it delicious.

Across the fence wall, Big Joe looked at his back in the stream, and his face suddenly became a little hot.

Bi Yan came back from a cold shower, and it was already the second half of the night. The two went into the house to rest and sleep.

Until now, they slept separately. Big Joe slept in the bed that Bi Yan had made for her the other day, and slept on the grass bunk in the outhouse.

Big Joe couldn’t sleep.

There was a faint smell of thatch floating in the air. Tonight’s moonlight seems to be really wrong.

She couldn’t help but think about the scene she had just seen him standing naked in the stream.

She felt that her face was still very hot, not only her face, but also her body seemed to be a little hot.

She held her breath and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

He didn’t seem to be asleep either. Hear the slight creeping sound he brought out as he rolled over on the grass bunk.

Finally she got out of bed, walked slowly to the door where there was no door, and whispered, “I’m a little cold.” ”

……

Biyan did not fall asleep.

In fact, many nights, he could not sleep well with his eyes closed.

He took her, the originally delicate daughter of the Joe family, who was like a goddess. At first, in order to escape the Qiao family’s pursuit, they kept on the road, living in a fixed place, and when they were unlucky, they didn’t even have a broken temple at night, and they could only spend the night in the wilderness. Beasts, thieves, soldiers… There are too many dangers around. He had taken her, and if he couldn’t give her a stable life now, at least he had to keep her safe. In those days and nights, he became the fiercest hunter. Without blinking an eye, he had killed the unscrupulous ulterior motives of Big Joe he met on the road, and he was also the most vigilant guardian. Whenever it was night, he did not dare to relax for a moment, and when there was a slight wind and grass around him, he immediately opened his eyes until he saw that his woman was still curled up next to him and asleep, and he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Now, they finally have their own nest that can shelter them from the wind and rain.

Big Joe’s adoring gaze when he looked at him made him feel very happy and a little guilty.

During this period of escape, he clearly realized that in this generation of soldiers and horses, there is no justice, no heavenly reason, only the weak eat the strong. Only by making himself stronger can he better protect his women.

These are far from what he wants to give to Big Joe.

She deserves more, better everything.

……

Bi Yan was closing her eyes in the darkness, and her mind was churning with some of his own thoughts that he had never told Big Joe, when he suddenly heard her footsteps falling softly to the ground, and then her voice came over.

As soon as he froze, he sat up from the grass.

She said she was cold.

Although it was already mid-spring, in the middle of the night in the mountains, her body was delicate, and it was normal to feel cold.

He didn’t even have a decent quilt at his hand. There was only an old deerskin that had begun to shed its hair and a few pieces of clothing.

He suppressed the guilt in his heart, got up and lit the oil lamp in the dark, and said, “I’ll cover you with clothes, and you should lie back first…”

Big Joe didn’t move, just looked at him.

Bi Yan felt that she was a little different from usual, the oil lamp was dim, but he could see that her cheeks seemed to be a little red, and her eyes were shining.

It was as if he had sensed something. The heart in the chest suddenly beat faster. The blood immediately warmed up.

“I want you to hug me. This should be warmer…”

She said softly, as if shyly, leaning over and puffing out the oil lamp in his hand.

The room immediately darkened again. Dark reached out and couldn’t see five fingers. The sound of the two men’s breathing became clearer and clearer.

Biyan suddenly threw away the oil lamp, grabbed her hand, and led her to the door,He took her with him to stand under the bright moon hanging high on the top of the mountain.

“Can I really?”

His voice trembled slightly.

Big Joe felt the heat in the palms of his hands and even heard the sound of his heart beating violently.

She whispered shyly, “Don’t they all know that we are husband and wife?” Bi

Yan no longer hesitated, pulled her to her knees together, bowed to the bright moon, stood up and picked her up, and quickly carried her back to the hut, gently putting her back on the bed.

Suppressed, with a small moan of pain and pleasure, the groan came out of the hut and dissolved into the rushing sound of the stream outside the fence wall. Biyan seemed to have an inexhaustible power, hot drops of sweat rolling down his young and strong body, ironing Big Joe’s soft and delicate body… When everything finally calmed down, she was still held tightly in the arms of the man, loving like a treasure.

She pressed her face to his chest and shed tears silently.

It’s happiness, but it’s also tears of guilt.

“I miss my mother a little, I don’t know how she is…”

“I also miss my brute sister.” Recently, I have been able to understand that when she told me that she wanted to marry Wei Hou, she must have been lying to me. I don’t know how she’s doing now…”

Bi Yan was silent, holding his wife in his arms tighter.

[End of This Chapter]