When the pears are green

Chapter 194 A man disguised as a woman

The other members of the Zhang family walked over to Ruyi, who was still smiling, and looked through the crack in the door curiously at the pretty woman who made Ruyi laugh.

Seeing so many eyes staring at her, the woman lowered her head shyly, a scarlet rose flower swaying gently in her hair.

Ruyi's laughter was still going on. Jiang was afraid that she would "laugh herself silly", so she slapped her hard on the back. The pain made Ruyi stop laughing.

"Sister Ruyi, I came such a long way to find you, but you just laughed at me and didn't even let me in." The woman pouted and complained to Ruyi.

Ruyi walked forward, asked the woman to put her face against the crack of the door, and then reached out to touch the woman's temples, hairline, chin and neck.

"Sister Ruyi, what are you going to do? Although you and I are both women, you, you are going too far." Although the woman refused verbally, her bright eyes were obviously full of anticipation.

Ruyi didn't touch the adhesive, she blushed and explained to the woman: "Chen Yuan, please don't be offended, I heard from my cousin that some people use human skin to disguise themselves, I was afraid that someone would pretend to be you."

Chen Yuan chuckled softly, and in a voice that only he and Ruyi could hear, he joked, "Ruyi, don't just check the face, check other parts too."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'll open the door for you." Ruyi said, then opened the gate and let Chen Yuan enter.

Everyone in the Zhang family surrounded Chen Yuan and looked at her again and again. They had never seen such a tall woman.

Jiang asked Ruyi in confusion: "Ruyi, what is this?"

Ruyi rubbed her hands and replied: "Mom, this is my friend, his name is..."

"Aunt, my name is Chen Shu. I was late in town today. I heard from Sister Ruyi that you lived here, so I wanted to stay for one night." After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Jiang with a pleading and innocent look.

Ruyi smiled slightly embarrassedly, and quickly reached out and pinched Chen Yuan's hand, signaling Chen Yuan to change his words quickly.

Chen Yuan held Ruyi's hand with his backhand, and with a smile he handed the sesame cake in his hand to Jiang, asking Jiang to share it with the children.

Zhang You kept smacking his lips. He first glanced at Jiang, and then stared at the sesame cake in Chen Yuan's hand.

Jiang always loved Zhang You. She touched Zhang You's head helplessly at first, then took the pancake with embarrassment. She gave the pancake to Xia Lin and asked Xia Lin to take Zhang You, Zhang Ping'an and Jiang Qingwan to the kitchen to share it.

Jiang pulled Ruyi aside and repeatedly confirmed Chen Yuan's identity with her. If she was a woman, she was too tall; if she was not, her figure, appearance, and expression were not much different from a woman.

Ruyi nodded guiltily. She told Jiang: "Mother, his family is all this tall. My cousin and brother also know him, don't worry."

Jiang no longer doubted Chen Yuan. She asked Ruyi to take Chen Yuan to rest first, and she went to the kitchen to see how Xia Lin divided the sesame cakes.

Ruyi took Chen Yuan into her room. Chen Yuan blocked Ruyi behind the door and asked, "Why are you laughing at me?"

Ruyi lied and said she didn't have any. She held back her laughter and asked Chen Yuan why he was dressed like that.

"Ruyi, I have been a woman for ten days. It was Mr. Yang who came up with the idea. As he said, you can't get a tiger cub without going into the tiger's den. I have to go to the crime scene during the day and hang out on the street disguised as a woman at night. I can fool those thieves, so I can fool your family, too."

Chen Yuan smiled triumphantly. He loosened the hands that were restraining Ruyi, took out a handkerchief from his bag, and walked for a while while twisting his waist.

Ruyi hugged the charming Chen Yuan and whispered, "Is it dangerous?"

"It's not dangerous. People from the yamen are lying in ambush nearby. Mr. Hu has also lent us two guards to help. Our cousin sometimes comes with me. The clothes he's wearing were made by Miss Yang, and the silk flowers on his head were lent to me by my cousin. Most of the thieves have been caught, and we'll be able to return to our previous lives soon." Chen Yuan replied while rubbing Ruyi's hair. Of course there was danger, but there was no need to let this silly girl know.

Ruyi looked at Chen Yuan in disbelief, and Chen Yuan quickly changed the subject and asked, "Did your cousin make the bamboo sticks on the wall? I think they are the same as theirs."

"Yes, we also raised the wall. Although my cousin doesn't interact much with my grandparents, she also helped them stick bamboo sticks on the wall." After Ruyi said this, she asked Chen Yuan to take a rest first. She was afraid that if she stayed in the room for a long time, Jiang would become suspicious.

Chen Yuan nodded reluctantly. He pinched Ruyi's cheek and asked if she had lost weight.

Ruyi quickly said that she didn't.

Chen Yuan did not ask any more questions. He said that he came after eating at home, and there was no need to call him later, as he needed to rest first.

Ruyi went straight to the kitchen. When Jiang saw Ruyi, she asked with some embarrassment: "Ruyi, does Miss Chen have a big appetite?"

"Mom, he's eaten and is asleep." Ruyi answered with her head down. Jiang's family had recently begun to tighten their food restrictions. Except for Zhang You and Zhang Ping'an, the rest of the family could only eat half full.

Jiang raised the corner of her mouth slightly, took out half a pancake from the bamboo basket and asked Ruyi if she wanted to eat it.

Ruyi shook her head and asked Jiang to keep it for Zhang You.

Jiang happily put the sesame cakes back into the bamboo basket, and then spoke veiledly about Xia Lin and Jiang Qingwan.

"Mom, stop talking. This book was brought here by Chen and Chen Shu to share with everyone. It's not specifically for Ping'an and Xiaoyou." Ruyi hurriedly stopped Jiang from nagging. She asked Jiang to take Zhang You to play in the yard while she, Xia Lin, and Jiang Qingwan cooked.

After Jiang left, Ruyi discussed with Xia Lin: "Sister-in-law, let Qingwan sleep with you tonight. The bed in our room can't accommodate three people."

Xia Lin glanced at the thin Jiang Qingwan and nodded in agreement.

Ruyi secretly hid half a steamed bread, thinking of giving it to Chen Yuan when she returned to her room. However, when she returned to the room, Chen Yuan had already fallen asleep.

Ruyi first filled a basin with hot water to help Chen Yuan wash his hands and face, and then reached out to draw Chen Yuan's eyebrows. The heroic sword-like eyebrows and high nose bridge were really beautiful.

After thinking for a while, Ruyi took out a thin quilt from the wooden box, put it on, and prepared to sleep on the wooden table beside the bed.

Chen Yuan was awakened by the sound of the north wind hitting the window frames. He glanced at the dark room and habitually moved towards the bed.

Chen Yuan, who didn't find the fire lighter, then remembered that he was in Ruyi's room.

Chen Yuan fumbled to blow out the fire stick he took out of his bag, and with the faint light he found Ruyi who was sleeping on the table.

"Ruyi, wake up." Chen Yuan gently shook Ruyi's arm.

Ruyi opened her eyes slightly and asked in a daze if it was dawn.

Chen Yuan hurriedly said no, and he let Ruyi lie down and sleep.

Ruyi wrapped herself up like a silkworm cocoon in a daze, then fell at Chen Yuan's feet with her head tilted back.

"You, you don't trust me at all?" Chen Yuan said, lightly tapping Ruyi's forehead.

Ruyi answered dazedly: "I didn't, I trust you the most."

"In that case, I'll help you take off your clothes. Get some sleep, or you'll catch a cold." Chen Yuan coaxed softly, then reached out to take away the quilt that Ruyi was wrapped in.

Ruyi held Chen Yuan's hand and whispered that she was just drowsy from sleep, not stupid.

Chen Yuan angrily blew out the fire stick and lay down in bed, no longer paying attention to Ruyi.

Ruyi was no longer sleepy, she kept her eyes open and waited for Chen Yuan to fall asleep. After hearing Chen Yuan's steady breathing, she took off her coat and lay down in the bed.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes and hugged Ruyi into his arms. Ruyi struggled and said, "Aren't you asleep?"

"How can I dare to sleep if you don't sleep? Be good and let me hug you. As long as you don't move, I won't do anything to you." Chen Yuan whispered in Ruyi's ear.

Ruyi had no choice but to let Chen Yuan hold her, and finally fell asleep in Chen Yuan's arms.

The north wind howled all night and the temperature in the early morning was much lower than yesterday.

Song Li rubbed her hands and looked happily at the few remaining leaves on the phoenix tree.

"Xiao Li, it's getting cold, why are you so happy?" Jiang Qingzhou asked in confusion. He remembered that Song Li clearly hated winter a little.

Song Li hugged Jiang Qingzhou's arm and replied, "Of course I'm happy. The cold air is moving south and it might rain. Let's plant garlic and wheat in the next two days. If we don't plant them now, we will really miss the season."

Jiang Qingzhou smiled and scratched Song Li's nose. He said that after sending Jiang Qingye, Song Xing and Li Yi to the study, he would go to Jiang's to borrow a plow.

Affected by the drought, Hu Zhimin's restaurant business also plummeted, and he and Song Li temporarily terminated the bean sprout business.

Out of consideration for Song Li's safety, Jiang Qingzhou asked Song Li to stop setting up a stall at the market half a month ago. He felt that money could be earned at any time, but he would never find another Song Li.

After breakfast, Jiang Qingzhou led Jiang Qingye and the other two to the study.

“Boom boom boom”, “Boom boom boom”…

Jiang Qingzhou knocked on the door of the academy again and again. Li Yi, with an anxious look on his face, asked in a crying voice if Master Li was in danger.

Jiang Qingye patted Li Yi on the back and comforted him, saying that it would not happen.

Jiang Qingzhou asked Song Xing and Jiang Qingye to keep an eye on Li Yi, and he walked around the wall. When he saw a few messy footprints under the sycamore tree outside the right wall, he secretly said "bad".