Su Tan 'er was a little troubled recently.
Troubles were personal. For her, this trouble was a relatively unfamiliar emotion. After the family's important matters were settled, she would blush whenever she thought about it these few days. She didn't talk too much with Cousin Danhong, but in her heart, she still suppressed her shyness and tried hard to think about some things.
If only she didn't run away when they got married …
She was regretting it now. In life, there were many things that could not be predicted. Therefore, regret was actually a relatively useless emotion. However, what he was thinking about had nothing to do with business anyway. After thinking about it in distress, most of the time, he could only purse his lips and blame himself for his lack of foresight and childishness.
Anyway, it didn't matter. She had thought about it at the beginning, but in the end, she couldn't help but run away. Now that she thought about it, she couldn't remember what she was thinking at the beginning. If she had just closed her eyes and let herself be bitten, she wouldn't have to worry about this kind of shameful thing every day.
Things like consummating the marriage … After all, there needed to be an atmosphere and a natural reason. However, she had been busy with family matters these days. Now that she had gotten the results she needed, there were still many things she could do if she really wanted to be busy. Her husband probably thought that she still had to be busy for the next few days. He was a gentleman, and now that everyone had settled down, he wouldn't suddenly think of pushing her onto the bed one day. In fact, if that was really the case, she wouldn't mind at all …
But now she had to think about and plan these things. Between husband and wife … they couldn't drag things out through this winter. But when she thought about this "between husband and wife", when she really looked at it from this angle, she had to admit that the relationship between the two of them now was started by her, and then established later on. In the past, she felt that it was enough to treat this Husband well, like a family. But now that she thought about it, as a wife, she … really didn't do much.
But she wasn't a little girl who always felt sorry for herself. After being in the business world for a few years, she had already developed some courage. After worrying about it for a few days, the first thing he considered was that he had to solve his own problems. Of course, she couldn't really tell her Husband about this. After all, she still wanted to save face. At this time, she was worried about Ning Yi and paid more attention to what he thought of her.
In short, she had to solve the problem … Things were a bit troublesome, but when she thought about it, it wasn't a problem for this girl who had the status of a strong career woman. She thought of an idea when she got up this morning. It might seem ridiculous to ordinary people, but for Su Tan'er, it was no different from making a decision in the business world. She decisively made up her mind with the boldness of a business that involved hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. She came back early at noon, and then arranged Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er to do something. At the same time, she mobilized the servants and guards in the nearby courtyards to ensure that they wouldn't swarm over in a short time. After everything was ready, she gritted her teeth and started to act.
She carefully looked at the structure of the small building over there, and then moved dry and thin firewood from the woodshed and piled it around. At the beginning, there were more things to consider. The fire had to be burned evenly, and the place to start the fire had to be carefully considered. Should she make it look like an accident? But for her, arson was absolutely not an expert. She shook her head and thought, "Who cares? The house is mine, and I can burn it. I can't check it myself in the future. Who would dare to say anything?"
In the quiet afternoon, as the head of the first branch of the Su family, the girl was nervously and attentively doing these sneaky things. Then she thought of some problems and ran into her Husband's room, not knowing what else she was going to do.
Outside the door, Ning Yi was puzzled and went up to the door. In the room, the girl opened his cabinet, hurriedly rummaged through some things, identified and sorted them out.
"Brush, ink, paper, inkstone, clothes. This is … the article Husband wrote before?"
"Fan … this fan should still be …"
"This clothes … forget it, burn it …"
"What is written on it …"
"Drawings … drawings …"
"Stories … uh, should I burn this?"
While sorting, she thought to herself. If she felt that she needed something, she would take it and put it a little further from the back window, and throw the old clothes by the window sill. Then she took out a brush holder and hung several brushes. She found an inkstone that had been used by Ning Yi, thought about it, and replaced it with an unused one. She poured some tea into it and took the ink stick to grind it a few times. She first moved a large pile of stories to the side of the room far from the window. After a while, she looked at them, took them all back, and put them on the doomed table by the window. Ning Yi felt it was a pity that he hadn't finished reading some of them.
After roughly sorting out all kinds of things, she adjusted the position of the table and chair in the room. After doing all this, she wiped the sweat on her forehead and nodded. Seeing that she was about to come out, Ning Yi quickly ran away and went to the empty courtyard next door with great interest. He stepped on a pile of mud bricks in the corner of the courtyard and climbed the wall to see what was happening behind the house.
After a while, Su Tan'er coughed and came back with a lit firewood in her hands. The firewood was big enough, so it was probably not completely dry. It was also hollow, with a flame burning on one end and smoke coming out of the small hole on the other end. Su Tan'er probably saw that it could be used as a torch, so she took it casually. At this time, she was choking from the smoke. She squinted her eyes and waved her hands, feeling quite uncomfortable.
Ning Yi covered his forehead and laughed uncontrollably.
Su Tan'er acted decisively and didn't think too much. She lit the pile of firewood one by one and frowned. She looked focused, but she was always choking from the smoke. Most of the building was made of wood. Thus, it was almost certain that it would catch fire if it were to be ignited. Su Tan'er then lit up two windows and threw the big stick of firewood that caused her to be smoked through the small hole on the window. She then clapped her hands. Ning Yi quite liked the way she clapped her hands. It was also at this time that the tiles on the wall moved slightly. Ning Yi reached out to support it, and the next moment, he was slightly stunned.
When he looked in the direction of Su Tan'er, Su Tan'er was also looking in his direction. She had an oval face, and her eyes were stunned. Her lips were pursed, as if they were going to become cleft lips. The once calm and intellectual woman's face was now filled with panic, as if a disaster was about to befall her.
Ning Yi stuck half of his head out and looked at her for about half a second. His first action was to decisively pull his head back. The smile in his mouth made his cheeks puff up. The most important thing right now was to leave, but he suddenly slipped. The pile of mud bricks had been left there for a long time, and one corner had loosened. He fell to the ground and almost sprained his ankle. Then, he held back his laughter as he left.
*****
Ning Yi stood guard on the nearby road for about two minutes. He held onto the wall and digested the series of interesting scenes he had just seen. At the same time, he made sure that no one was coming over so that the fire in the small building could burn for a while longer. Su Tan'er didn't chase after him. It was hard to predict her emotions at this time. Of course, if his first emotion when he saw her was to burst into laughter, then the possibility of a "husband murder" tragedy happening in this courtyard tonight would be more than eighty percent.
A smart man should know when to have a sense of humor, when to be serious, when to be at a loss, and when to be in so much pain that he wished he was dead … But it was still very funny … Hahahaha …
In his heart, he had already eliminated all the places where he should laugh, but there wasn't much expression on his face. When two retainers passed by, he sternly stopped them. "Hey, where are you going?"
"Ah, son-in-law, we went to deliver something earlier. We're going back to report to Steward Zhou."
"You've delivered the things?"
"Yes."
"I might have to go out for a while. You don't have to reply to Steward Zhou for the time being. Go to the side door and prepare a horse carriage for me. Follow me to do something … However, if I don't return in an hour, it means that there's nothing else. You can go back and report to Steward Zhou."
At this time, no one in the family dared to ignore him. As soon as he said this, the two retainers hurriedly agreed and turned to leave. Ning Yi looked back and estimated that the fire had burned to a certain scale. At this time, he heard his wife's business coming from the other side.
"Someone, someone come, it's on fire, it's on fire! Someone come quickly … "
Listening to that voice, it was quite calm.
*****
There was a fire. The two retainers nearby heard the news and ran into the courtyard first. The fire was still burning at the back of the building, but smoke and dust had already filled the air in front. In the middle of the courtyard, Su Tan'er frowned. "It's on fire, quickly think of a way to put out the fire!"
"Yes, bucket, water tank … Where is the water tank, Second Miss …"
"Someone come, it's on fire!"
The two retainers were a little flustered for a moment, but Second Miss, who had just taken over the business of the first branch, was a person who did big things. She was calm. "Wait, wait, there's no water in the kitchen … You, call someone first. Also, quickly move the things out of the room, don't let it burn! Quickly. "
While speaking, another retainer ran over. Su Tan'er said, "Quickly, you go too …" Before she finished speaking, Ning Yi's figure had already appeared at the courtyard door. At this time, she had no time to pay attention to Husband's expression. She just suddenly blushed and stared blankly. Then she looked at the retainer and said, "You go help too!"
She turned her head back and looked at the small building with smoke coming out of it. Her breasts were heaving up and down, and her heart was beating rapidly.
Then Ning Yi also ran over, "What's going on! What's going on! Why is there a fire! "His face was full of astonishment and pain. Hearing his voice, Su Tan'er was also slightly stunned. She turned her head and looked at him, only to see Ning Yi panting and frowning, "Why, why is there a fire …"
As Ning Yi said this, he looked at her. Su Tan'er blushed again. She turned her head and tried to put on a professional face, "I, I also don't know, it suddenly caught fire. Maybe … when no one was around, I boiled some water, and then … then it didn't extinguish … I was just resting …"
"Oh." Ning Yi nodded and was silent for a moment, "Uh … it's winter, the weather is dry, fire … fire is normal." Just as he was trying to find something to say, one of the retainers rushed out of the small kitchen with a bucket of water and told the other retainer, "Ah Shan, there are only two buckets of water here! I need to go to the courtyard next door … "
As he said this, he was about to rush into the room. Ning Yi ran over and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Save, save the fire …"
"Two buckets of water can't put out the fire, move the things first, move the things! Find some sheets and pour them on it so that the fire won't burn … "
"Oh …" The retainer nodded, poured the whole bucket of water on himself and rushed in.
The fire burned fiercely and smoke rose. One by one, the retainers and maids rushed over and moved the things out of the building. Su Tan'er and Ning Yi stood in the middle of the courtyard. The girl's expression was solemn and serious. She frowned, but she didn't really look at Ning Yi. Their voices rang out amidst the shouts and shouts of the crowd.
"Move that chair out first … cough cough …"
"There's a box at the bedside …"
"Don't worry about the square table!"
"Books, books, those bamboo scrolls, right …"
"Put the things under the eaves over there …"
"The things in Xiaochan's room! Yes … hurry, be careful, don't burn them … "
"Those with burns, pay ten taels of silver for medical expenses later …"
"There's a reward for everyone …"
Ning Yi talked and told the retainers which things to move. Su Tan'er pointed and ordered the retainers to move the things to the other side of the courtyard and put them down. She had already started to put out the fire. People carrying buckets and basins ran over one after another. After a while, Xiaochan and the others also rushed over, shouting, "What happened? Why is there a fire?" A retainer probably didn't see Su Tan'er who was resting at the side and Ning Yi who started to put out the fire. He came in and shouted, "Why is there a fire? Why is there a fire? Did anyone get burned … "This made the afternoon even livelier.
"Well … it's winter and the weather is dry. It's normal to catch a fire …" Ning Yi poured a bucket of water into the fire and patted the retainer's shoulder, "Now everyone is very anxious and annoyed. Don't always ask why. Talk less and do more. You don't need to ask. Here, take the bucket. Go and put out the fire."
At the courtyard door, Chan'er carried a basin and ran in with a few maids. Su Tan'er shouted, "Xiaochan, don't go, don't get burned." Xiaochan turned her head and said, "It's okay." She fell to the ground with a bang, water spilled out, the basin rolled, and screamed. Suddenly, there was chaos …
*****
After the fire was over, the smell of water extinguished the fire permeated the air. When the warm yellow light of the setting sun shone, the half-burnt and half-collapsed small building was still standing in the yard. It was already confirmed that no one could live in it.
There were many things that were moved out in the courtyard. There were tables, chairs, cabinets, and many other miscellaneous things. The retainers were cleaning up the aftermath of the fire. Some relatives rushed over, including Su Yu and Su Boyong. When the big shots were talking, the small shots didn't dare to make a fuss. The retainers started to move those things into the small building on the other side under the retainer's instructions. Xiaochan could be arranged to stay in the room beside Juan'er and Xing'er, so it was done. The retainers moved the things. Xiaochan was also taking inventory of the things that were saved with the company of Juan'er and Xing'er.
Her position here was clear, but there were more things that seemed a little vague.
When the retainer went to ask Su Tan'er for instructions, Su Tan'er was talking to an uncle. She pointed and said, "Put it on the table in the room first." The retainer did it.
Those were some trivial things that belonged to Ning Yi. She was referring to her bedroom. Of course, she was just answering casually. These things didn't attract anyone's attention.
She was very busy. Moreover, no one would notice what considerations she had in her casual answer in such a chaotic situation. She was busy.
The sun gradually set. Oil lamps and torches were lit in the surroundings. When it was time to eat, the retainers who were responsible for cleaning up the aftermath were ordered to stop working temporarily. In the small courtyard, the atmosphere began to become strange.
There was nothing left in the courtyard. In the end, the chair that Ning Yi sat on was pulled into the dining room. At this time, some people found that most of the things that had been previously stuffed into Su Tan'er's room temporarily. Now the whole room was a little crowded, and the things were a little scattered.
No one understood why things had turned out this way. Just now in the courtyard, Su Tan'er had been dealing with many relatives and did not instruct anyone to move anything where. Ning Yi, on the other hand, was busy dealing with the aftermath. Gradually, those things were gone. As for who had the idea and who had given the order, when they thought about it, they could not find it at all.
Su Tan'er went to look at the crowded room. She seemed to be a little distressed, but she didn't say anything. Ning Yi also went to have a look. He was probably distressed too. He didn't know where to sleep tonight. Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er also went to have a look. They also had no idea how to tidy up the room.
No one knew when the atmosphere started to become strange.
It might be an awkward night. Of course, it might be an interesting night …
*****
Last night, I felt that it was not enough. I hesitated until 11 o 'clock this morning. Then I slept until 3 o' clock in the afternoon. I took a shower to relax. Now I finally finished writing. Uh, I feel that it should be interesting …
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