Ah Chang

Chapter 12 Wind

They all said that Ruan Siyuan and Ah Chang were very suitable, and they hoped that the two could tie the knot one day.

"That Mr. Ruan..."

A Chang looked at the water boiling on the stove and was a little dazed. Ruan Siyuan was well-educated and gentle, and he really took good care of her on weekdays, but she always felt that there was something missing between the two of them.

"What's missing..."

The boiling water made a "gurgling" sound on the stove, and Ah Shang hurriedly reached out to take it, but her fingertips were burned. "Hiss", she couldn't help frowning, and squeezed her fingers between her ears.

But this temporary remedy still seemed to be of no help, the three fingertips of her right hand were burnt red, and it might not be long before they would blister.

"What should I do..."

Although the burned fingers were painful, Ah Chang was most worried that the embroidery work might be delayed because of the mistake made by this little Huangshen.

A Chang put her scalded fingers on her lips and breathed softly. The warm breath melted into the low temperature of winter and turned into wisps of white smoke. She stared blankly at the white smoke and suddenly realized something. She and Ruan Siyuan There should be a feeling of heartbeat.

It is said in the book that when a man and a woman are in love, there will be thoughts of Jia Jia, and dreams of lingering souls, but this is not the case between her and Ruan Siyuan, at least she is unilaterally like this.

To put it bluntly, she even had some inexplicable resistance to Ruan Siyuan. When that person had physical contact with her intentionally or unintentionally, A Chang would always feel a sense of resistance and disgust from the bottom of her heart. It was almost instinctive and unreasonable. I don't like it, I'm even afraid of it.

"I'm such a weirdo..." Curling her hands into her arms, Ah Shang lowered her eyelashes in frustration: "Why is this happening..."

"Mea—"

There was a baby goat's cry in the yard, and A Chang stopped her thoughts and got up, she knew that it was the child who had come.

"Sister Wan Niang."

The child called her crisply, his round face was flushed red from the cold, A-shang hurriedly beckoned him into the room, the child nodded obediently and did not forget to hug the lamb.

"Is Wanniang sister cooking?"

Seeing the boiling water still on the stove, the child asked timidly, and then Ah Chang hurriedly lifted the teapot down and poured him a cup of hot water.

"Hurry up and warm your hands." A Chang looked at the child's red hands that were also frozen from the cold, and felt a little distressed. Seeing that he was reluctant to put the lamb down, he took the initiative to take it over: "I'll help you hug it for a while."

"Thank you, Miss Wanniang."

The child called A-Shang "sister", which made A-Shang a little embarrassed, although she didn't remember, but she felt that she should be far from the age where a child of a certain age could be called "sister".

"Why do you call me older sister? Don't you think I'm much older than other older sisters?" A-Shang deliberately teased him. Although she felt that it was inappropriate to be called "older sister", she still secretly thought that she was considered young. happy.

The child took a sip of the hot water, and said Nuo Nuo: "My mother said, Wan Niang's sister is not married yet, and those who are not married are all elder sisters."

"..."

A Chang blinked her eyelashes, she knew the child's mother, she was a woman who lived in the west of the village, the woman was a widow, the man had an accident when he went to work in the field two years ago, now they are orphans and widows, Women are inherently introverted, and have less contact with the villagers since the man passed away, which is why Ah Chang failed to recognize the child for the first time.

"You haven't told me your name yet?" A Chang smiled and changed the cup of hot water for the boy. The boy pursed his lips and replied, "My name is Mao Mao. My mother always called me that, and she said I want Grow up well, and in the future, you will flourish like the big tree at the entrance of the village, and become your mother's support."

"Maomao..." A Shang recited the child's name silently, a little feeling that he was so well-behaved and sensible at the age where he loves to play, and couldn't help but patted his head: "Maomao really listens to mother's words ah."

Mao Mao, who was praised, seemed very happy. He opened his pure eyes and asked Ah Chang: "Sister Wan Niang, can I come to play with you every day from now on?"

Ah Shang obviously didn't expect him to ask such a question, but still responded gently: "Of course, why does Mao Mao want to come and play with me so much?"

"Because my mother said that as long as she stays with Sister Wanniang and makes Sister Wanniang happy, we will get money."

"..."

Xiao Yang licked A Chang's burnt fingers with the tip of her soft tongue in her arms, her eyebrows jumped, and she lowered her eyes to see that there were indeed blisters.

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On the way to the town, A Chang kept thinking, as long as she was with her, she would get money if she was happy, what did this sentence mean.

But she kept thinking about the town, but she couldn't figure out why.

After delivering the embroidery as promised, A Chang did not leave in a hurry. She looked around and seemed to be looking for something, and finally packed up the things a little disappointed.

The woman in Tsing Yi is not here today, she doesn't seem to be here every day.

A Chang would always think of the woman in Tsing Yi from time to time, since the first time she woke up, she never forgot. Although the woman denied her guess, A Chang still felt that the appearance of the woman was by no means accidental.

"Little lady, stop and stop!"

A few drunken officials stopped A Chang, and rudely searched through the embroidery she had packed. A Chang thought they were searching for something, but unexpectedly the leading official took off his coat and threw it at her.

He said that A-Shang's workmanship was very good, and his clothes were torn, so he asked A-Shang to repair them for him. Seeing this, the officials next to him followed suit and stuffed their coats with A-Shang.

"Tomorrow."

Seeing that A Chang was in a bit of trouble, the officer patted his round belly: "Don't worry! Of course you won't lose the money. If the little lady embroiders well, maybe there will be an extra reward!"

"..."

A Chang didn't want to accept it at first, but she was afraid that it would cause dissatisfaction among the officials, so she had to bite her lip and accept it.

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Because it was inconvenient to burn her fingers, it was almost dawn when A Chang finished mending those clothes.She remembered that the officials said that they would have it today, and they hurriedly packed up and rushed to the town for fear of delaying the time.

It was snowing outside the house, and I don't know when it started to fall. There was a thick layer on the ground, and it should have been falling all night.

A Chang took a breath of heat into his palm and picked up the bamboo basket. Before leaving the village, he met Ruan Siyuan. Ruan Siyuan asked her if she was going to the town, and if she wanted him to accompany her. While talking, he touched A Chang's hand that was flushed by the wind. A Chang's shoulders trembled and she almost instinctively retracted her hands, and left without even saying a word of rejection.

After waiting in the town for a long time until the sunset, A-Shang could not wait for the group of officials. Afraid of missing the time to go back, A-Shang had to entrust the clothes to the owner of the tailor shop on the side to deliver them. It was already dark when he returned to the village. up.

Not long after lying down, Ah Chang heard a rush of horseshoes, and saw a fire shaking outside the courtyard through the window, she put on her clothes and got out of bed to look, but when she opened the door, she was caught by an officer who broke into the courtyard.

Being pulled by her hair and taken to the courtyard, Ah Chang heard the officer say that she failed to mend their clothes, and instead they were all rotten amidst the pungent smell of alcohol.

"how come......!"

As soon as A Chang wanted to explain, her hair was pulled even tighter. The shouting and cursing attracted the crowds of the villagers, and the small courtyard was surrounded by people in a short while, just like when she just woke up.

The officials didn't give A Chang a chance to explain, and they didn't care about the surrounding villagers. They only clamored to punish her and pulled her onto the horseback. Trembling, she looked at the surrounding villagers, Aunt Qing was there, Ruan Siyuan was there, everyone who treated her very well was there, but no one dared to step forward to stop her, they all deliberately avoided A Chang's gaze, He didn't even dare to say a word of dissuasion.

A Chang was taken away in such an almost merciless silence. When the last tear fell, she heard the cry of the lamb, and the crying cry: "Don't take Sister Wan Niang away!"

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Walking to the forest in the outskirts, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the snow on the branches was knocked down by the strong wind, and the officials were forced to stop.

A Chang's eyes flickered, she looked around, but in the end it was just a gust of wind.