Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 24

[Chapter 24 has been replaced]

Wei Yan did not live with the Wei family, and moved out alone a long time ago, with a residence in the city.

In the past two years, Wei Shao was not in Youzhou, and the Youzhou Garrison Committee gave it to Wei Yan. He was stationed in Dai County, and the residence was vacant most of the time. Now that the people come back, the servants and maids are naturally ready. Invited Wei Shao to his residence, entered the gate, passed the hanging flower gate, and went to a flower hall across the courtyard. He ordered a bright candle to light, and the servant quickly prepared a table of delicious food and drinks. Wei Yan personally filled Wei Shao with it. Said: “After taking Shiyi, Bingzhou is like opening a door, and it is just around the corner to go west and swallow Jinyang. Congratulations! I respect Zhonglin a cup!”

“Youzhou is the foundation of the Wei family, and it has been solid for many years. The merit of the eldest brother is even more in Shaozhi Come on, I respect the eldest brother together!” The

two took their seats and drank a bottle each, Wei Yan saw Wei Shao smelling the wine with the bottle in his hand, and said with a smile, “How? Do you know why I invited you to my house? There has been Zhao Jiulie since ancient times. Yan Jiu Mian, Qin Jiu Shi said. I got a wine slave some time ago. My ancestor was a winemaker in Zhao Gong, and it is rare to make wine with mellowness. How can I enjoy such a good thing? Naturally, I have to invite my second brother to join Drink.” Then he filled it up, and smiled again: “If there is good wine, how can there be less beauties?” After he touched his palms, the silk and bamboo played behind the bead curtain, melodious and uneven, and a row of beautiful women in colorful clothes came out, dancing with the silk and bamboo. They are all geisha raised by Wei Yan, graceful and pretentious.

Wei Yan motioned to one of the most beautiful women to accompany Wei Shao to drink, and Wei Shao flicked his hand so that he didn’t have to approach. Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud and teased: “Zhong Lin is still the same as before, pure heart and few desires, rebooting is like abstaining from evil! , and it will not be able to enter Zhonglin’s eyes.”

Wei Shao smiled, without arguing, he just lifted the wine jug and poured wine into the wine bottle in front of him.

“Forget it, come to my place, you are the guest. The guest didn’t like it, so he withdrew, so as not to quarrel with our brothers in front of us!”

Wei Yan waved his hand, and the steward at the next table immediately signaled the musician to stop, and the dancing girls He left as quickly as he came. The two had a few drinks, and Wei Yan asked about Shiyi city defense, reminding Chen Xiang to counterattack.

Wei Shao said: “Now that Mr. Gongsun is guarding for me temporarily, the problem should not be big. The only headache is that Chen Pang will not surrender to me. Chen Pang has been a herdsman in Shiyi for many years, and he is quite popular. If he does not surrender, I am afraid that the people of Shiyi will also like it. Bingzhou .”

Wei Yan said: “Chen Pang is the best if he can surrender. If he doesn’t surrender, killing to warn the people is the countermeasure. If you keep it like this, it will become a disaster over time. If you don’t eat toast, you will be punished with drinking! Ji is the way to use soldiers.” Wei

Shao said: “I think so too. It’s just that Mr. Gongsun advised me to be more patient. Let’s put it aside for now.

Why did you have the title of Xiaobawang when you were young? You are fierce, very assertive, and do your own thing. If it had been a few years earlier, ten Chen Pang would have lost their heads. If I guess right, you don’t want to kill yourself. Chen Pang, that’s why he was saved. If you have the intention to kill, Gongsun Yang’s persuasion may be useless. I see that your temperament is much slower now than before.”

Wei Shao smiled: “Moti was in the past. Our brothers have not seen each other for a long time, drinking is serious.” He poured a glass for Wei Yan.

Wei Yan lifted the wine bottle with a smile, leaned to his nose and smelled the aroma of the wine, and suddenly the scene when he first met the little woman in the red shop during the day appeared in front of his eyes.

Although it was just a glimpse, at the time, it was really amazing. The beauty of the face has never been seen again in my life. Although his body is not as graceful as that of a woman, he can see at a glance that there are other benefits based on his past readings. He combines the beauty of a girl’s innocence and a little woman’s mood, and it really hit his eyes at that time. Seeing this little woman who doesn’t know which one is, seems to hate herself for looking at her like this, she turns her back to face her, but she doesn’t know that the green bun and collar still can’t hide a section of jade neck, half hidden and half exposed in front of people’s eyes, like a sheep. Fat white jade, provoked more reverie. At that time, I was suddenly moved, not to mention a pair of Zhu Si Jinlan’s frame, even if he wanted him to pick a star for her and win a beautiful smile, he had to find a way to do it.

In his early years, he followed Mrs. Xu’s arrangement and married a wife, but her wife fell ill within two years, and he has not resumed his career since then, until now. But unlike Wei Shao, he never restrained himself and was surrounded by women. Although there is no shortage of women, they have never been attracted to it. As for the one who can’t remember the appearance after one night and the next day, it is not rare.

But like today, it was unprecedented to meet this little woman who seemed to have just been married, so that he was so distracted.

With his status, what kind of woman he wants is a married woman in the family of a nobleman in Luoyang. If he really likes it, it is not impossible to get it. Unexpectedly, the carriage that followed her, and finally saw her enter, was the door of Wei’s house.

“Cousin, when I picked up my grandmother, my grandmother talked about you several times on the way. She said that you are alone now, and there is no one around you who can take care of you. And you don’t want to move home. Grandma can’t let it go. You don’t want to. It must be because of my mother that I came back, right?”

Madam Zhu didn’t like Wei Yan, and when she lived with her, she didn’t make things difficult, but she seemed to be on guard everywhere. Wei Yan noticed it and moved out by himself at the age of seventeen or eighteen, until now.

Wei Yan was in a trance when he heard Wei Shao suddenly say this. After returning to his senses, he smiled and said, “What’s the matter with Aunt Guan? It’s because I’m used to letting loose myself, and I don’t want to be restrained under my grandmother’s eyes.” He suddenly remembered and said, “This time, if grandmother wants to tell me What kind of marriage, tell me if you know, and I’d better go back to Dai County earlier.”

Wei Shao said with a smile: “My grandmother is also concerned.”

Wei Yan smiled: “If you arrange a marriage like this for me, I will also I accept it.”

Wei Shaoben was pouring wine, when he heard the words, the hand holding the pot stopped in the air and looked up at Wei Yan.

Wei Yan knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and concealed a smile and said, “My younger brother and sister are beautiful, which is rare in the world. You are very lucky, Zhonglin. You are both beautiful and Yanzhou. This wedding arrangement from grandmother couldn’t be better.”

Wei Shao smiled. Filled a glass, took it up, bowed to Wei Yan, and slowly drank it.

When

Wei Shao came back, it was already the end of the Hai Shi. When he came in, his footsteps were slightly sluggish, and when he stepped over the door frame threshold that he had broken and had just repaired a few days ago, he seemed to have a burst of drunkenness, stopped for a while, and raised his hand to support the door.

Xiao Qiao has developed the habit of going to bed early in the past two years. There really is nothing else to do except go to bed early. Usually at this time, unless you have the mind to fall asleep, you have already fallen asleep. I couldn’t wait just now, so I went to bed first, leaned there, the room was quiet, and when I gradually fell asleep, I was awakened by the movement made by Wei Shao coming back, and hurriedly put on my clothes and got out of bed to greet him. Seeing him stop at the door at this moment, he smelled of alcohol, and knowing that he was drunk, he asked the maid to help him in.

Two or three maids came hurriedly outside the door, trying to support Wei Shao.

Wei Shao raised his eyes and stared at Xiao Qiao who was standing in front of him but not too close. Seeing her also looking at him with a concerned expression. It was probably that the wine he drank tonight was stronger than usual. His chest felt tight, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of alcohol. He shook off the maid who was approaching to support his arm. He stepped on the threshold and walked in. Come in.

Just two days after Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao lived together, he noticed that he seemed to pay attention to cleanliness. Although he usually wears black colors, he has a meticulous energy. The servants in the Westinghouse had been serving him for a long time, and even knew that the man had the habit of bathing and changing clothes every day. That old lady was no longer in the Westinghouse, and a servant-woman named Lin who came up just saw him come back, so she ordered someone to bring water in, and it was ready soon.

Lin Li also knew that the male gentleman didn’t like being around when he was in the bath, so he prepared the soup, so she led him out and waited outside, and came back later to clean up.

“The bath soup is ready, but husband is going to take a bath?”

Xiao Qiao asked him.

Wei Shao turned a deaf ear to her, released the sword with his back to her, pressed the sword case with a “pop”, turned around and went to the bathroom.

Xiao Qiao also knew that he didn’t need to be waited on by anyone, let alone by himself. Seeing that he unbuttoned his clothes all the way and went in, his figure disappeared at the door of the bathroom, and it was not easy for him to climb back to sleep, so he sat and waited.

She waited a while. At first, the sound of rushing water could be heard inside. Then it went silent, and there was no sound.

Xiao Qiao hesitated for a while, feeling that something was wrong, and finally stood up, holding her breath and gently approaching the bathroom.

Wei Shao sat leaning on the tub, his arms stretched out on the wall of the tub, his head was slightly tilted back, and his eyes were closed.

It turned out to be asleep.

Of course, Xiao Qiao couldn’t have a good impression of this person.

But now, I don’t really want him to fall asleep like this and slide down. After a little hesitation, he called him “Husband”.

He seemed to be sleeping soundly. and did not respond.

Joe raised his volume again.

He still didn’t respond.

Xiao Qiao walked in, picked up a wooden spoon for bathing on the side, stretched it out, poked his arm, and called out “Husband” again.

Wei Shao finally reacted this time, his eyelids moved slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

His face was still full of alcoholism. With some drops of water, the eyebrows are darker. Because the head is slightly tilted back, it appears that the male Adam’s apple is more and more prominent, the broad shoulders, arms and chest exposed on the water surface, dark muscles are hidden, and there is a warm copper-colored water light in the candlelight.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Xiao Qiao looked away, and instead stared at a bath towel hanging on the edge of the tub beside him, and said, “You just fell asleep.”

Wei Shao closed his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. It seems to have some headaches. Immediately, he moved his shoulders and slowly sat up straight, looking at her.

Xiao Qiao turned around and walked out.

There was a sound of “crashing” behind him, and it seemed that he got up.

Xiao Qiao walked faster.

“My clothes, hand them over.”

His voice came from behind, with a hoarseness.

Xiao Qiao had to stop, took one of his clothes from the rack where the clean clothes were placed, and came back and handed it over.

He had already come out, and his lower body was surrounded by the large scarf at will. He took the clothes and put it on, and tied it at will. The scarf fell off to the ground. He walked out barefoot.

I don’t know how much he drank at night. Anyway, he was not too drunk. The light in the bathroom was dim and there was moisture. When he turned around, he didn’t pay attention to a basin nearby. Xiao Qiao watched him straight. hit it.

Because of his height, with a loud “bang”, his forehead hit the crossbar.

The shelf is solid wood. This bump should be pretty real.

He figured.

“Hiss—”

Xiao Qiao heard him hiss lowly, raised his hand to cover his forehead.

Although I can’t see the expression, I can imagine it.

She couldn’t help it, and snorted.

Although the voice was very low and low, it actually popped up at the bottom of her throat, and was immediately pressed back by her. But Wei Shao’s ears seemed to be very sensitive now. He turned his head suddenly.

He frowned and stared at her.

Xiao Qiao’s expression immediately became serious.

His hand covering his forehead slowly dropped.

“Who put this shelf here?” His voice sounded unpleasant.

“It was originally here.” Xiao Qiao said softly.

“If it gets in the way, I’ll let them take it away.”

She added again.

Wei Shao stared at her again.

“No need.”

He said coldly, bypassing the shelf, and this time he finally got out of the bathroom.

Xiao Qiao bit her lip, followed him out, and opened the door for Lin Li and the others to come in and clean up. The servants neatly packed up and left the house.

Xiao Qiao closed the door and looked back to see that he was already lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

She went over, blew out the light by the bedside, and climbed onto the bed carefully in the dark, without touching him at all.

She just lay down, and after a while, she heard Wei Shao say, “I’m thirsty.”

This meant that she wanted her to bring him water.

So Xiao Qiao got up, and seeing that he didn’t touch him, climbed out of bed, lit the lamp, poured tea on the table, and brought it to him in front of the bed.

Wei Shao sat up and took the drink. Xiao Qiao put the empty cup back on the table, turned off the lights again, and carefully returned to the bed.

She just lay down and hadn’t adjusted her sleeping position when she heard Wei Shao speak again: “I’m still thirsty.”

Xiao Qiao was immediately puzzled. Suspected that he had finally offended him by accident just now, and he was deliberately sending himself through the drunken madness.

If this was in the original later life, she would kick him out of bed on the spot and let him drink enough.

But here, it is right and proper for a wife to serve her husband.

Xiao Qiao climbed down, lit the oil lamp, poured him a glass of water, and brought it to the bed.

Wei Shao opened his eyes, sat up slowly, took the water, and drank it.

“Do you want another one?”

Xiao Qiao asked him.

Wei Shao handed the cup back, glanced at her, raised his brows slightly, didn’t answer, and just lay back.

Xiao Qiao stood by the bed for a while, and seeing that he seemed to have finally fallen asleep this time, he put back the tea cup, blew the light again, and slowly climbed into the bed.

She watched the position of his legs and feet before blowing the lamp. When she went up, she carefully avoided it. Unexpectedly, just as she climbed up, one of his legs suddenly hooked. She was unprepared, and he lost his balance. His legs were pressed under him.

Xiao Qiao felt that his chest and abdomen were hard, and seemed to be pressing against his knees. He was startled, and hurriedly supported himself on the bed with both hands, trying to get up. Not wanting to see in the dark and blind, he pressed a hand on his thigh again. Before he could retract his hand, he felt that he sat up with a “huh”, a shadow flickered in front of him, and his upper body pressed down against him.

“It was funny just now, wasn’t it?”

His breath was hot, accompanied by a pungent smell of wine, but his voice was cold, and it rang in Xiao Qiao’s ear.

[End of This Chapter]