Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 224

Song Shiliu said next to her, “The old lady boiled grapefruit water every day, morning, noon and evening. This water was boiled at night.”

Gu Yin wiped her face, and Mrs. Wang stood behind her and took a small comb to brush up her bangs.

Gu Yin knew that her mother-in-law was the same as her. She liked to find something to do when she was in a state of uncertainty, so even though she would definitely remove the hair bun later , she still let her comb it.

Manager Zhou had already started talking about what happened those days. Although the two of them were away for a month and a half, the situation was not complicated. They were both responsible for cooking at the beginning, and finally participated in the escape plan.

“I knew your method would definitely work,” Mrs. Wang turned around and wiped her eyes.

At that time, after the youth discussed with Gu Yin and Mr. Wen, Mr. Wen was responsible for deceiving Second Master Wen and asked him to come forward to deal with the commander who went to buy food, while the young man entrusted Gu Ye to send a letter back to Hanshan Town.

After speaking, it was really late, and Mrs. Wang sent everyone to rest first.

“I’m a little hungry, do you want a late-night snack?” Gu Yin said and went to the kitchen.

Mrs. Wang stopped her, “There is some food at home, so don’t go. Take a bath first, and then eat after bathing.”

Mrs. Wang and Song Shiliu made hot water together and placed the bathtub.

Gu Yin took off her gray dress and soaked herself in hot water, only to feel that every pore was smoothed, and immediately sighed comfortably.

For more than a month outside, she didn’t wash her hands more than once a day. Every time she took a bath, she acted like a thief, and she came out quickly after fifteen minutes.

After taking a bath, she had to immediately smear the ashes on her face, and had to wash her clothes overnight. On those rainy days, the moisture on the clothes the next morning was terrifyingly heavy, and it was also her fault. She was working in the kitchen, and she sat by the stove for half a morning to warm up.

It was good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it was difficult to go out for a while.

She leaned on the tub, so comfortable that she fell asleep. Later, she noticed that Mrs. Wang came in and took the dirty clothes she had changed, and washed her hair. Gu Yin didn’t bother to open her eyes, so she simply let her do that.

Being so lazy, she really fell asleep, and she didn’t even know how she got back to bed.

After so many days of trepidation and a whole day’s drive, Gu Yin slept until the next morning.

It was bright outside and the sunlight came in from the window wall. As soon as Gu Yin woke up, she immediately opened her eyes. Noticing that she was home, she exhaled a long breath and closed her eyes again.

Before closing her eyes, Gu Yin noticed that someone was looking at her.

Turning her head, she saw Mrs. Wang, Song Shiliu, Wu’an, and Gu Ye were all squatting on the head of the bed, looking at her with their hands on their cheeks in a uniform manner.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Yin stretched out.

“We couldn’t even sleep from worry,” Mrs. Wang stood up, beating her sore legs and complaining.

“Don’t talk about us, we still had our sleep!”

“That’s right.” Wu’an whispered along with Gu Ye, “Sister-in-law, you don’t know that before we all fell asleep half the night yesterday, mother said she would prepare a bath, but she just stayed in your room and didn’t sleep all night.”

“You can just sleep on my bed,” Gu Yin leaned in as she spoke.

The bed she was sleeping on was made a few years ago. It was a solid wood canopy bed imitating a modern style. It did not have as many decorations as the beds of large families, but it was very spacious, about three meters wide.

When the two little kids heard that, they took off their coats, kicked their shoes, and immediately climbed up.

Mrs. Wang and Song Shiliu didn’t go up, one sat by the head of the bed and the other by the end of the bed.

Gu Yin knew that they were still worried about her, so she simply told them what happened before. Of course, she didn’t mention everything that happened between the young man and her. She only said that she accidentally discovered that the helper in the kitchen was a rebel general. Finally, she cooperated with him and escaped with Old Master Wen and the others.

Although they had already heard it once, Mrs. Wang and the others still listened attentively.

“That ugly-faced uncle’s martial arts is really good.” Gu Ye got excited again and said, “When I grow up, I will be strong like him and protect my mother.”

“Who is the ugly-faced uncle he is talking about? Is that the rebel general you mentioned?”

Gu Yin recalled that before parting, the birthmark on his face fell off. Although the blood on his face still made it difficult to see his true face, the red scar near the ear was indeed conspicuous.

“He is the one in the rumors, but he wouldn’t do such cruel things.” Speaking of which, Gu Yin couldn’t help laughing, “At that time, he pretended to be deaf and mute, and I used to talk to him, saying that I only know who shreds chicken and cabbage with my hands. I just don’t know how to shred a living person…”

“You’re too bold.” Mrs. Wang reached out and nodded her forehead, then said, “People like them fight and kill, and they are full of ill-will, so you can’t just joke around!”

“That ugly-faced uncle is not bad.” Gu Ye rarely praised others, but he said, “He was not fierce to me.”

“Okay, okay, let’s not talk about those unlucky things,” Mrs. Wang waved her hand and said. Although it was a new dynasty, the rumored general was really scary, and for the common people, it was not a good thing to have entanglements with such a man.

Later, Mrs. Wang urged Gu Yin to rest.

She lay at home for five days in a row, until the good news from the front line came, that the three thousand rebels who arrived had defeated the imperial guards of the old dynasty, and only a few remaining people fled to the south.