W Chapter 59

When Xu Youfang and Shen Gui brought Shen Yan and her son home, it was already afternoon.

Ling Xing and Shen Hui had already gone into the mountains to find herbs.

Because Ling Xing was with him, Shen Hui didn’t go to the dangerous places to check the traps this time.

He directly took Ling Xing to a place with banana leaves. Ling Xing felt that the temperature here was higher than down the mountain, very warm, and the faint smell of sulfur floated in the air.

“Is there a hot spring here?” Ling Xing looked around, but didn’t see a pool of water, only trees.

Shen Hui chopped banana leaves, a large area with one knife.

“Yes, not far from here.”

Getting a definite answer, anticipation rose in Ling Xing’s eyes. He had always wanted to soak in a hot spring in his previous life, but he didn’t have the means. Later, when he had money, he didn’t have time.

This mountain was an undeveloped wild mountain, and the snakes here were notoriously numerous. The thought of soaking in a hot spring flashed through his mind and was suppressed by him.

Shen Hui, who knew Ling Xing’s little emotions like the back of his hand, piled up the chopped banana leaves.

He put away his dagger, and lowered his head to ask Ling Xing, “Ge’er, do you want to take a dip? There’s a small place, the water isn’t deep.”

Temptation, blatant temptation.

Ling Xing was tempted.

He struggled and said, “Let’s not, there are many snakes, I’m scared. It will also cause you trouble.”

Shen Hui had never seen Ling Xing like this, wanting something but being embarrassed, looking excited yet restrained, very cute.

He chuckled softly, “It’s okay, it won’t be troublesome. I brought snake repellent, and I’ll be guarding not far away, Ge’er doesn’t have to be afraid.”

Xie Qingya’s snake repellent was really good, a very powerful exclusive secret recipe.

In the past half year, it had really worked several times, driving away snakes for him.

Twice, they were even venomous snakes.

The medicinal powder seemed to have a smell that snakes extremely hated, but people couldn’t smell that scent very well.

Shen Hui didn’t study it too closely, it was someone else’s secret recipe.

Ling Xing finally couldn’t resist the temptation, and happily said, “Then I’ll soak for a while.”

Shen Hui looked down at him, and smiled along, “Okay.”

On the way, Shen Hui paid attention to the movements around him, and after arriving at the place, he carefully checked for a long time.

The sulfur smell here was stronger than at the banana leaves, but the pool was small, and the smell wasn’t too strong, bearable.

The bottom of the pool could be seen at a glance, inside were smooth stones, which could be seen clearly.

Shen Hui sprinkled snake repellent around, then turned and stood a meter away, facing away from the pool.

“Ge’er, go wash.”

Seeing his movements, Ling Xing swallowed the words “Let’s soak in the hot spring together” that were on the tip of his tongue. He silently recited in his heart that he was a Ge’er now, patting his head to make himself remember.

The rustling of clothes being taken off, the splashing of entering the water, each sound struck his heart.

Shen Hui stood upright, forcing himself to listen to the surrounding noise, but he couldn’t calm his mind.

Warm water enveloped his body, Ling Xing felt a sense of floating upwards due to the buoyancy.

He found it interesting, and splashed the water with a swishing sound.

“It’s so comfortable to soak in, Shen Hui, are you going to soak later? I’ll keep watch for you.”

Shen Hui paused for a while before replying softly, “No need.”

Ling Xing felt a little regretful, and soaked by himself again. After a while, he felt his head was a little dizzy, knowing that he had soaked for too long, and quickly came out to put on his clothes.

With a splash, Shen Hui rubbed his fingertips, and unconsciously swallowed following the sound of the water.

“Shen Hui, I… I seem to be dizzy…”

Hearing this, Shen Hui quickly turned around and saw that although Ling Xing had put on all his clothes, his top was loose.

Ling Xing, after taking a bath, had rosy cheeks, fair and rosy, looking like a juicy peach.

His temples were a little wet, sticking to his face, and his slightly red lips were stained with water, showing another enticing color.

He scooped the dizzy person into his arms in time, so that he didn’t fall to the ground.

Shen Hui’s hands stiffly held Ling Xing’s waist, feeling that the air seemed to be moistened a lot by the undried water vapor on his body, and also became higher due to the temperature on his body.

Ling Xing felt uncomfortable, and wanted to vomit, very uncomfortable.

He was limp, wanting to lie down.

Realizing this, Shen Hui had no choice but to sit on the ground, letting Ling Xing lean on him.

The low, hoarse voice softly asked, “Are you feeling better?”

Ling Xing shook his head and didn’t speak, the movement was very small, like a kitten gently rubbing his chest.

Shen Hui was stunned for a moment by this, and apart from the smell of sulfur between his breaths, there was also the sweet smell that he could always smell on Ling Xing.

He didn’t dare to act rashly, as long as he moved slightly, his dirty and filthy thoughts would be exposed.

But his beloved was lying in his arms, defenseless. Trusting him, relying on him, how could he hide the desire to possess him.

Shen Hui’s face was still cold and stern, but his gaze became more and more fiery. He lowered his head and traced Ling Xing’s face, smelling the sweet smell, wanting to lick the person all over, to see if it was really sweet.

He called Ling Xing’s name in his heart again and again.

Ling Xing.

Xing Xing (Star).

Xing Xing (Star).

His heartbeat became faster and faster with each Xing Xing (Star), thumping, seeming to jump out to be willing to give up.

Ling Xing finally recovered.

He opened his eyes, and the dim and hoarse voice of Shen Hui was in his ears, “…Ge’er.”

Ling Xing realized that Shen Hui was in a bad mood.

Since he came back after soaking in the hot spring, Shen Hui suddenly became very depressed, and he could vaguely feel a trace of despair.

Ling Xing didn’t know what had happened to Shen Hui, but he was very worried.

He wanted to ask Xu Youfang if Shen Hui had been very unhappy on these days in the past.

Shen Yan had been at home for a day, she slept with Xu Youfang with her child, Shen Chengshan was in the main room, and before going to bed, Shen Lai slept on the door panel.

It was propped up every night, and stood behind the door during the day.

Shen Yan saw Ling Xing coming in, smiled and greeted him.

“Ge’er is here, come and sit down, see if my velvet trimming is good.”

She already knew from Xu Youfang that the idea of velvet flowers was from Ling Xing, and also knew that Xu Youfang had problems with her eyes before, so she no longer embroidered flowers and started studying velvet flowers.

Now the velvet flower business was good, with a stable source of customers, both in the town and in the county.

Each month, she could earn a lot from velvet flowers, and she could save enough silver to build a house in a few months.

There were also people who were jealous and wanted the recipe, but thanks to Ling Xing’s toughness before, they were afraid that he would rather give the recipe to the county magistrate and let the county magistrate rectify them, and they were unwilling to sell it. Even if they wanted it, they could only hold back.

Unless Ling Xing had the intention to sell or cooperate.

Ling Xing naturally didn’t, the velvet flower business was entirely up to Xu Youfang, he had no ideas.

And Xu Youfang didn’t want to take too big steps and hurt her back again, she wanted to take it step by step slowly.

Shen Yan was touched that Ling Xing came up with the idea and was still thinking of her, letting Xu Youfang take her to make money.

She couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Ling Xing. She had seen him at the wedding before, but for various reasons, she didn’t say a word.

At that time, she only glanced at him in a hurry, only feeling that he was very thin, but his bone structure was beautiful.

Now that he had gained some weight, he became more and more beautiful.

Shen Yan was prone to sentimentality after giving birth, and at this time, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Ge’er was so good, it would be great if her eldest brother was here.

Ling Xing was looking at the velvet flowers in Shen Yan’s hand, wondering how to praise them.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Shen Yan staring at him and crying, and quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Xu Youfang and Cao Manyue also looked over, Xu Youfang wasn’t surprised, “She’s okay, she’ll be fine soon. Xing Ge’er, what’s the matter?”

Shen Yan also said that she was fine, so Ling Xing asked, “Mother, has anything unhappy happened to Shen Hui on these days in the past?”

Xu Youfang wondered why Ling Xing was asking this, but she also thought about it carefully, “No, what’s wrong?”

“I found that his mood is a bit low.” Ling Xing said truthfully.

Shen Yan, who was still crying just now, heard this and smiled again, “Second brother’s face is always cold, Ge’er is probably taking his cold face as unhappiness.”

Ling Xing wanted to say no, but he didn’t know how to explain his feelings, so he had to give up.

Xu Youfang’s movements of making velvet flowers didn’t stop, but her eyebrows couldn’t help but wrinkle.

The day before yesterday, Xie Qingya told Ling Xing that he wanted to eat cold noodles. Ling Xing bought mung beans after finishing his stall today, and he hurried to make cold noodles, and didn’t stay in the west room for long.

After the cold noodles were made, he sent half of them to Xie Qingya, and he mysteriously took out a small paper bag.

“Kumquat preserves, sweet and sour, specially reserved for you.”

Preserves were more expensive than sugar, there were only six in the small paper bag, and the aroma of kumquat couldn’t be covered up, making people couldn’t help but salivate.

Ling Xing didn’t refuse, and accepted it with a smile. He would also save some for Xie Qingya if he had something delicious.

Six kumquat preserves, one for each of the four children, and two more.

Ling Xing ate one himself, it was really delicious, the pulp was sour and fragrant with a sweet aftertaste, it wasn’t too sweet or too greasy, really delicious.

In the evening, when Shen Hui went to the room after dinner, he saw a piece of cut banana leaf on the bedside.

On the green banana leaf, a golden thing lay quietly, and there was a note next to it.

[Eat something sweet when you are unhappy]

The back of the paper was Ling Yue’s discarded painting. These papers were specially kept for practicing writing on the other side.

Usually Ling Xing practiced, he felt that he wouldn’t stop writing forever, so he simply practiced. With the original owner’s muscle memory, writing was much easier than he thought.

Now the handwriting could completely match.

Shen Hui recognized Ling Xing’s handwriting, and he also knew that Xie Qingya gave Ling Xing six kumquat preserves.

He didn’t expect that one of these six belonged to him.

Folding the note and collecting it, Shen Hui sat on the bedside and slowly savored the kumquat preserve.

Sour, sweet, a sweetness that made people couldn’t help but smile.

Shen Yan went to the stove room to boil water, to wash the buttocks of Zhao Yuanqing, who was a few months old. Walking to the door of the stove room, she found a black shadow in the yard, as tall and strong as a bear.

This big guy was easy to recognize, Shen Yan recognized that the person was her second brother, and breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking two more glances, she entered the stove room with a suspicious look.

Carrying the moderately warm water back to the west room, Xu Youfang began to take off Zhao Yuanqing’s pants, teasing the child, “Oh, whose good baby is going to wash his buttocks~”

Zhao Yuanqing, who couldn’t understand the words, only knew to suck on his thumb and giggle, his milky voice was very cute.

Shen Yan’s heart melted at the sight of her son’s soft and well-behaved appearance, and she kissed him several times before starting to wash him.

While washing, she smiled and said, “I said that Ge’er is taking second brother’s normal cold face as unhappiness. When I went to boil water just now, second brother was smiling while rinsing his mouth in the yard. I thought I heard it wrong.”

“If I hadn’t recognized the person, I would have been scared to death if someone suddenly laughed in the middle of the night.”

Xu Youfang’s movements of holding Zhao Yuanqing paused slightly, somewhat absent-minded, “I don’t know what can make him so happy.”

Shen Yan thought for a while, the hand that was wiping Zhao Yuanqing’s water didn’t stop, her face filled with joy, and she lowered her voice and said, “Hey, Mother, second brother is not young anymore, could it be that he has someone he likes?”

Xu Youfang’s heart tightened, and she inexplicably couldn’t hear these words.

“These words are unlucky, stop talking.”

Shen Yan didn’t understand, “Why is it unlucky for second brother to have someone he likes?”

Xu Youfang couldn’t say it either, but she intuitively felt that something was wrong.