Chapter 145:

When I came to Zhucheng, it was an evening with light rain. Zhucheng washed by the fresh light rain appeared peaceful and peaceful, with only hurried pedestrians passing occasionally on the road. There were rows of old shops on the street. The flags that were on display drooped after being wet, and the bluestone slabs on the road were also wet and green.
After Xiao Heng and his party stopped, Hu Tie dismounted first, and went to the Hubing shop next to him to inquire about the inn.
The owner of the inn is a big beard. He pointed to the road next to him: "Here, just go straight ahead, our Penglai Inn here."
Having said this, the bearded boss also looked at Xiao Heng and the others curiously, perhaps because he thought that Xiao Heng and his party looked at the distinguished status and their gorgeous clothes, with a sense of awe, and quickly bent over in the direction of Xiao Heng.
Gu Suier looked out from the carriage. She was only looking at the scene here, but she happened to see Xiao Heng's hand holding the reins, and the finger bones were slightly white.
She couldn't help but glanced again, and she felt that Xiao Heng's expression was a little strange now.
Thinking for a while, could it be said that Xiao Heng knew this bearded boss?
However, the group did not stop and went to the inn.
Inns in small towns are naturally simple, with a row of low-rise tiles facing the street in the front, and a courtyard in the back, not even a two-story building.
After Xiao Heng and his party entered, the innkeeper and his buddies came to entertain him, helped lead the horse down to feed, and led them to live in the inn.
Xiao Heng and Gu Suier were led to the best inn room here, with only one bed and one bunk, two chairs and one table.
Gu Suier was nothing. She had seen even a simple house, and she wouldn't have to suffer just because she was a concubine now.
She just wondered curiously, thinking about this small town, is it the place where Xiao Heng lived before?
At this time, the innkeeper brought tea in person, nodded and smiled: "The shop is simple, drink some tea first, you can order what the guest officer wants, and we will bring it over."
Xiao Heng glanced at the boss and nodded.
The innkeeper saw that Xiao Heng didn’t even say a word, but he revealed an unspeakable prestige out of thin air. He was even more frightened at the moment, and his waist was bent lower: "This is the menu, this is the menu, guest officer. Take a look."
Gu Suier took it, and saw that it was a greasy menu. The edge of the paper was already frizzy. It was transcribed with various dishes, but the words were neat and might have been specially written by someone.
She casually ordered a roasted carp and handed the menu to Xiao Heng.
She was thinking, Ah Chen must eat meat, carp is better than ordinary meat, and you can pick some unstabbed ones for Awan to eat.
Who knows that the innkeeper said: "There is no carp here..."
Gu Suier was stunned, thinking about it, how could this small place happen to have fresh carp, so she ordered a few more dishes. Who knows if this is not or that is not.
In the end, Xiao Heng said, "Just serve something fresh, just what you eat every day."
When the innkeeper heard this, he was relieved, nodded and bowed down.
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows, and said quietly: "A small place, a small inn, the food is scarce. There may not be any, but it is not fresh."
Gu Suier thought for a while, but it wasn't the truth, she couldn't help but smile.
"I used to help the kitchen in the inn, and that inn was also a small inn. Now it seems that I don't know how to follow the customs as you do."
The two people here are still discussing what to eat, and Ah Chen over there has already raised his head to look outside with interest: "Mother, look, there are a few pigs over there, and there is a mother who is chopping vegetables!"
Gu Suier looked at it, and it was true. She said, "When I was young, I used to chop vegetables like this."
As A Chen listened, he glanced at Gu Suier in wonder, as if a little puzzled.
At this time hot water came up, Gu Suier greeted A Chen to wash his hands, and helped A Wan clean.
After washing his hands, Ah Chen eagerly ran out to play in the yard. Although it was a rudimentary yard, it was also fresh and interesting for a young master like Ah Chen who grew up in a clean and tidy yard, such as watching Look at the pig humming beside you, or the grasshopper in the grass.
Who knew that Achen had just arrived in the yard, and the mother inadvertently looked up and saw it, but she was taken aback.
"You, aren't you that little Yuer?"
But after saying this, she seemed to feel that something was wrong, and wondered: "Who are you? How come you are like that kid? I thought I was dazzled..."
Ah Chen twisted his eyebrows and looked at the mother in doubt: "I am not Xiao Yu'er, I am Ah Chen."
But when Achen spoke like this, the mother became more and more rare: "Why do I listen to you like the little Yuer before? What is your last name?"
Xiao Heng stood in front of the window and saw this scene, Gui Zhi next to him quietly said, "Go and call Ah Chen back."
Guizhi listened and said hurriedly: "Yes."
Suddenly Gui Zhi went out and called Ah Chen back.
Achen was also a little reluctant, but she still returned. After returning, she naturally couldn't help but said to Gu Suier: "A mother just asked me Xiao Yuer. Who is Xiao Yuer, is it like me?"
Gu Suier was also puzzled, but still said, "Maybe it's a coincidence."
Ah Chen glanced at his father secretly and couldn't help asking: "Could it be the child of father and other women outside?"
What he said, let alone Gu Suier, even Gui Zhi next to him couldn't help but cough.
Xiao Heng glanced at Ah Chen coldly as a warning.
Ah Chen stuck out his tongue and quickly slipped aside.
The dinner here is naturally very simple, so simple that Ah Chen can't eat it.
Without meat, Ah Chen ate those dishes, the same as chewing wax.
Fortunately, Guizhi was thoughtful. First let Hu Tie go out to buy a few catties of water and meat and top-quality beef, as well as some pork head meat, and cut each plate for Achen to eat, so that he could feed the picky little master. .
After eating, A Chen followed Guizhi to sleep, and Gu Suier coaxed Awan by himself.
Awan is a good temper, got into Gu Suier's arms and moaned a few words, then caught the milk and ate a lot, then lay quietly in Gu Suier's arms and fell asleep.
Gu Suier gently put her on the bed, turned around and took a look, Xiao Heng was pouring water into the basin, and then brought the basin over.
"You wash your feet first." Xiao Heng said quietly.
When he said this, she was a little surprised and glanced at him.
"You wash it first." Gu Suier said.
She used to serve him a lot. Although she had given birth to A Wan, she had taken care of A Wan, but she rarely waited for him, but she would be uncomfortable to let him serve herself like this.
Xiao Heng twisted his eyebrows and looked at her with stubborn eyes.
Gu Suier was silent for a moment, but she couldn't help but whispered: "Then I will wash it first."
When he raised his foot for a while and was about to take off his shoes and socks, Xiao Heng came over and knelt down slightly.
Gu Suier was slightly startled and was about to avoid, who knew that his big hand firmly held her ankle.
"No, I can do it myself."
She had served him this way, but let him serve her like this? That is too uncomfortable.
"Don't move." Xiao Heng warned in a low voice.
Gu Suier felt the strength in his hand, confining her ankle, and had no choice but to stop moving.
Xiao Heng lowered his head and condensed his ankle, slender and white, and light blue blood veins were faintly visible under the jade-white skin.
He took off her shoes and socks and helped her put her feet in the warm water basin.
You can feel her feet tight, as if uncomfortable.
Raising her eyebrows and looking up, she was looking at herself with her lips pursed, as if she was quite surprised by her actions.
He didn't say a word, lowered his head again, held her arch, and pressed his thumb lightly somewhere.
"Ah—" she whispered.
I don't know where he pressed, but he felt a tingling sensation coming from the arch of his foot, and the whole body was agitated.
He still didn't speak, and he didn't know how to press his thumb.
"No!" she whispered.
At this time, Awan, who was asleep on the bed, moved her lower body slightly, frowned and hummed.
Gu Suier quickly twisted her body and raised her hand to pat her gently.
Xiao Awan was soothed, and feeling the mother's breath, she stretched her brows, chuckled her mouth, and went back to sleep.
Gu Suier glanced at Xiao Heng and complained in a low voice, "Don't move, I woke up Awan carefully."
Xiao Heng looked at Gu Suier.
In his deep eyes, there seemed to be a strange feeling passing by.
It seems... grievance?
Gu Suier was about to see clearly, Xiao Heng had already lowered his head.
"I'll press your feet for you." Xiao Heng explained quietly.
"...Should you not do it?" Gu Suier felt uncomfortable pressing like that.
"I gave you acupuncture points." Xiao Heng said: "The book says that by pressing these acupuncture points, you can eliminate dampness and fatigue, and regulate meridians."
"It's said in the book..." Gu Suier had always believed in books, but she didn't believe in Xiao Heng a little at this time.
She thought of Xiao Heng reading a book and farming.
At this moment, she felt that she was a piece of land.
"Forget it?" Gu Suier suggested in a low voice, "I'm not tired, and I don't need to adjust the meridian."
Xiao Heng raised his head, his eyes stubborn: "Try it."
Gu Suier helplessly: "...Alright."
Xiao Heng held her arch, recalling what was said in the book, and began to press left and right.
Gu Suier couldn't help it, so she yelled, yelled, she couldn't help screaming, but she was afraid that she would wake Awan next to her, so she could only cover her mouth with a veil.
When I arrived, I heard movement from outside the door, but Gui Zhi's voice, very cautiously: "Manny, I will take the little princess over there and sleep."
Gu Suier removed the veil: "Well, that's fine."
Who knew that after she said this, her voice was particularly hoarse.
I was about to cough slightly, but Guizhi outside coughed first: "Yes."
Xiao Heng got up, picked up the small Awan who was next to him, then walked to the door and handed it directly to Guizhi.
Guizhi lowered his head and blushed, holding Xiao Awan and left.
After a while, Gu Suier suddenly realized something.
Guizhi...Is it a misunderstanding?
"You--" Gu Suier frowned, complaining: "Look at you, Gui Zhi must have thought too much, thinking--"
"Why?" Xiao Heng had already washed his feet at this time and was about to go to bed.
"Misunderstand that we do other things!" Gu Suier bit her lip and sighed: "I said you don't want to press it, you just press it, just take a look, let people misunderstand it."
"What if I misunderstood?" Xiao Heng had already approached her, bowed his head, and bit her earlobe lightly.
"If you have misunderstood it," Gu Suier was bitten again before he finished speaking, "Mmm..."
"How do I feel, there is no misunderstanding at all."
After a long time, Xiao Heng supported his body with both hands and said, looking at Gu Suier below.
Gu Suier, who was as soft as noodles, blushed, raised his hand and pinched Xiao Heng's arm.
She felt that he just owed a pinch.