Chapter 5: He Said, "Are You Afraid Of Me?"
Editor: Henyee Translations
Madam Wei rolled her eyes. "Doesn't he know how old he is now? What a reckless boy! I guess his eyes are growing out of his head. He deserves it."
Liu Sanniang smiled and looked at Madam Wei. "Mother, should I apply the ointment for Second Brother?"
Madam Wei snorted. "Rub it on your brother. Remember to rub it hard to make him scream."
Liu Sanniang smiled. She was really lucky to have a mother like Madam Wei. Madam Wei was very protective of her children. She was the only one who could hit and scold her children, but she wouldn't allow anyone else to treat her children badly.
When Liu Sanniang came out with the ointment, Chu Yan was still there.
Knowing that a tall figure was sitting there, Liu Sanniang felt extremely ill-at-ease.
Some people had a very strong sense of presence even if they didn't say a word.
Especially when she knew that Chu Yan would be an extraordinary person in the future, Liu Sanniang was even more afraid of him.
Liu Erlang was not sensitive to Sanniang's mood at all. He stretched out his leg and said, "Sanniang, quick. Rub it for me. It hurts."
Seeing that Liu Erlang's ankle was already swollen, Liu Erlang sighed and opened the ointment to apply some on Liu Erlang's foot.
Liu Erlang shouted in pain. "Sanniang, don't rub it so hard…"
Chu Yan sat in the courtyard and his gaze landed on Liu Sanniang's slender and fair hands.
His eyes were extremely dark.
Chu Yan heard footsteps outside and stood up. "I'm going back."
These words seemed to be directed at Liu Sanniang, but when Liu Sanniang raised her head, she met his dark and deep eyes. She was so frightened that she immediately lowered her head.
She didn't want Chu Yan to stay for dinner. If he really stayed, she probably wouldn't be able to eat.
Liu Erlang wanted to get up, but his feet hurt so much that he gasped. "Hey, hey, hey. Don't go back just yet. Stay for dinner."
Liu Erlang scratched the back of his head. "You helped me out of the ditch today. You have to at least allow me to treat you to dinner."
Madam Wei came out of the kitchen and called out to Chu Yan. "Thank you for saving Erlang tonight. Stay for a meal. Don't hurry back."
Coincidentally, Liu Dalang and Mr. Liu also came back at that moment. The two of them had just entered the courtyard and were confused when they saw Chu Yan.
Madam Wei told them, "Erlang fell into the ditch on the way back. Chu Yan happened to see him and carried him back. His clothes are all dirty."
Mr. Liu smiled. "Thank you, Chu Yan. Stay for dinner. You're not allowed to leave my house without eating."
Liu Dalang smiled as well. "Father is right."
Liu Sanniang thought that Chu Yan was an extremely cold person and would definitely not eat at someone else's house.
However, in the next second, Liu Sanniang was proven wrong.
Chu Yan said calmly, "Then, I'll stay for dinner."
Liu Sanniang was in disbelief. Why, why did he stay for dinner?
Madam Wei smiled. "Sanniang, go wash your hands and come to eat."
Madam Wei glanced at Liu Erlang in disdain and said, "Dalang, take your brother to change his clothes. Look at how dirty he is."
Madam Wei frowned and looked at Chu Yan. "Chu Yan, you're tall, half a head taller than my son. If you don't mind, you can wear Dalang's clothes first. I'll wash your dirty clothes and return them to you another day."
Liu Sanniang immediately thought to herself. 'Chu Yan will definitely refuse.'
But in the next second.
Chu Yan nodded. "Alright, thank you."
Liu Sanniang looked at Chu Yan with some resentment. She felt that Chu Yan was doing it on purpose to go against her.
Chu Yan glanced at Liu Sanniang. With just one look, Liu Sanniang freaked out and did not dare to look at him again.
Liu Dalang helped Liu Erlang back to his room along with Chu Yan.
Liu Sanniang went to the well in the backyard to get water and wash her hands. She did not want to eat at all.
In her memory from her previous life, she had never interacted with Chu Yan.
She couldn't even remember who Chu Yan married in his previous life.
Whoever married a person like Chu Yan would probably feel terrible. Facing such a person all day long, how unlucky would that person be to become his wife?
Little did she know that many years later, she would turn out to be the unlucky person.
After washing her hands, she sat by the well in a daze, wondering if she should go in and eat.
After thinking about it, Liu Sanniang decided not to eat. She wanted to use the excuse that she was not feeling well and could not eat. Later, she would just ask Madam Wei to cook a bowl of noodles for her.
When Liu Sanniang turned around, she was so frightened by the tall figure that her heart skipped a beat.
Chu Yan walked towards her.
Liu Sanniang lowered her eyes and bit her lips, not knowing why she was so afraid of him.
When Chu Yan walked over, Liu Sanniang could even smell his aura. She was so afraid that her legs went weak despite wanting to escape badly.
She took two steps back with difficulty and wanted to run, but Chu Yan blocked her. Liu Sanniang was about to cry and said softly, "Can you make way?"
Chu Yan's voice was deep. "Are you afraid of me?"
When she saw him, she was like a mouse seeing a cat or a sheep seeing a wolf.
Liu Sanniang was nervous, not knowing what he meant.
She thought to herself. 'Is that so obvious?'
Liu Sanniang was on the verge of tears. She had never met someone like Chu Yan in her previous life. Her brothers, nephews, and nieces were all very gentle towards her. She had never felt this way before.
The eyes with which he looked at her were as dark as ink. Although the danger hidden in the thick ink was invisible, she could still feel it.
Moreover, Chu Yan would be an almighty general in the future and become a household name. How could she not be afraid? How could her legs not go weak?
She didn't even reach his shoulder. He could crush her with one hand.
She was so scared that she wanted to cry.
"Chu Yan, have you washed your hands? Dinner is ready now."
Liu Dalang's voice and footsteps were heard. While Chu Yan was distracted, Liu Sanniang sneaked away.
Chu Yan squatted down and washed his hands.
Liu Dalang looked at his sister and felt a little strange, but he did not think too much about it.
This was the Liu family. Who would dare to do anything to Sanniang?
Liu Dalang said, "Sanniang, Mother said that these two quails are really delicious. Go and try them. You've been sick these past few days, so you need to eat more."
Chapter 6: Nothing Good Happens In The Middle Of The Night
Editor: Henyee Translations
Liu Sanniang walked into the house. This was a gift from Liu Zhi'er. Although the two quails did not have much meat, the soup made with them was fragrant and tasty.
If she sold it, she might get a hundred coins. It would be a loss if she didn't try it.
Liu Sanniang decided to go for dinner. No matter how scary Chu Yan was, this was after all her house!
What could he do to her!
Her father, and her elder brothers would definitely kill him if he dared to do anything.
Madam Wei had already distributed the bowls and chopsticks. There was a large cornbread in each bowl.
There were a total of five dishes.
The quails were stewed together with potatoes and vegetables, and there was also a bowl of egg soup, a stack of pickled sour and spicy vegetable hair, and a bowl of meat. Everything looked delicious.
They did not pick up their chopsticks because they were waiting for Chu Yan to come.
Chu Yan arrived very quickly and sat down.
Mr. Liu smiled and said, "There is not much food. Don't mind it."
Although Mr. Liu said that, his smile was smug.
His wife was a cook, so her culinary skills were excellent. Even if it was just a simple stir-fry of cabbage, its taste was extremely good. He was always proud of having such a wife.
Chu Yan said to Mr. Liu, "Auntie's cooking is very good. I'm lucky to have the chance to try the dishes today."
Madam Wei was very happy to receive a compliment from him.
Mr. Liu held a wine gourd and asked. "Do you want a drink?"
Chu Yan nodded. "Yes."
Mr. Liu poured the wine. "It's good that you can drink. Drink with me."
Liu Dalang naturally drank as well, but Liu Erlang was not allowed to drink.
Madam Wei glared at him. "Try it if you dare!"
Liu Erlang instantly cowered. "Mom, I'm injured, of course I won't drink."
Liu Sanniang looked at Liu Erlang who was instantly terrified, and thought of how much Liu Erlang was scared of his wife, and how much he loved drinking in the previous life.
Several times, he was pulled out of someone's house by his fierce looking wife.
At this thought, Liu Sanniang could not help but smile.
Madam Wei kept giving her daughter the quail meat.
When Liu Sanniang unintentionally touched her mother, she heard her thoughts.
Madam Wei thought to herself. 'With outsiders around, my daughter is too embarrassed to eat. I have to get her more food so she can recover quicker.'
Liu Sanniang ate with satisfaction, and her eyes curved. It was because of such a mother that no one dared to gossip about her even if she was unmarried in her previous life.
Suddenly, Liu Sanniang's heart skipped a beat as she sensed an intense gaze on her.
She stole a glance at Chu Yan and met his dark eyes. The food in her bowl instantly lost its fragrance.
Her heart trembled, and she was terrified.
Chu Yan looked away and ate the cornbread in big mouthfuls. There was a trace of satisfaction in his ink-black eyes.
He looked at Liu Sanniang, who was frightened by him, and felt like bullying her even more.
After dinner, Chu Yan went back.
Madam Wei and Mr. Liu sent him out.
Madam Wei said to him, "I'll wash your clothes for you tomorrow and send them to you."
In the night, Chu Yan replied in a deep voice. "Ok."
He only had one word in response.
Back at her room, Liu Sanniang lit a candle and started embroidering. She liked embroidery and cooking, so when she did either of them, she always felt very happy.
Her embroidery was exquisite, making the lotus on the handkerchief look lifelike. She could've sold it for money, but she decided to give it to her mother.
In her previous life, Madam Wei passed away when she was 50 years old. It had been 25 years that she hadn't seen her mother for, and even in her dream, Liu Sanniang would imagine being loved by her mother again.
Now that she was reborn and cherished by her mother again, what she wanted to do the most was to treat her mother well.
The sound of the night watch was heard again from outside.
"The weather is dry and things are flammable, take care not to catch the fire."
Dong! — Dong!
Dong! — Dong!
Dong! — Dong!
After three dongs, the night watch walked away. Liu Sanniang yawned. Putting down the embroidery, she went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, she heard a knock on the courtyard door.
Someone said anxiously, "Auntie Wei, my wife is about to give birth. We haven't found a midwife yet. Please go and take a look."
Madam Wei lowered her voice. "Liu Cheng, let's go. We'll talk on the way."
The courtyard door was shut after that.
Liu Sanniang suddenly recalled something. In her previous life, it was also this year that Liu Cheng's wife gave birth in the middle of the night. He couldn't find a midwife and asked an old lady to help him deliver the child. In the end, both the mother and child died.
The two families were very unhappy and went to court.
To avoid an autopsy, Liu Cheng cremated the corpse, so that there would be no evidence. The old lady was so angry that she fell seriously ill. She eventually paid a hundred taels of silver to settle the matter and avoid going to jail.
A hundred taels was enough to destroy a family.
Liu Sanniang thought that if her family had to fork out a hundred taels, it would cost them ten years of their savings.
She immediately got up, put on her clothes, and opened the door quietly.
She did not know why in this life, her mother was the one being asked to be the midwife.
However, this was not a good thing. She did not know when and why Liu Cheng's wife died. Liu Sanniang was so anxious that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She had to hurry up and catch up to her mother!
This kind of thing must not happen to her family.
It was already late at night. The moonlight was pale and it was so quiet that Liu Sanniang could even hear her own heartbeat.
For some reason, she felt like someone was following her.
Hearing footsteps, she was so scared that her hair stood on end. She quickened her pace, but she was too anxious and actually tripped and fell.
Seeing that she was about to fall to the ground, someone reached out to hold her. Liu Sanniang was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered by a rough hand. "Stop shouting. What do you think people will say about you coming out in the middle of the night?"
It was Chu Yan's cold voice which she heard. Liu Sanniang choked her scream back down, but when she was held by Chu Yan, she trembled in fear and stuttered. "Let go, let go of me."
Chu Yans looked at the girl in front of him. She was soft and fragrant. When he covered her mouth just now, Liu Sanniang had opened her mouth to call for help. Although she didn't make a sound, he could feel her hot breath on his palm.
It was itchy.
Looking at the terrified sheep, Chu Yan let go of her.
Liu Sanniang immediately took a few steps back and maintained a safe distance from Chu Yan.
Chu Yan looked at her. "Why are you out so late?"
Liu Sanniang was already afraid of him, let alone in such a situation. Without thinking, she replied. "My mother was called out by someone. I'm worried."
Chu Yan's eyes darkened. "Which house? I'll take you there."
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