Chapter 3

"What's the matter... But I slept too long and had nightmares?"

Cui confessed that it took him a while to find his voice - but it fell into Xu Mingshi's ear... He had never heard his mother speak to anyone with such a gentle and cautious tone, as if he were afraid of breaking some fragile treasure!

"Well... I had a long nightmare..." Xu Mingyi responded with a choking voice.

What I experienced during my life was really like a nightmare.

As for why she could continue to dream after death, she was also surprised. After all, she died for the first time and had no experience. She didn't expect such a situation.

I just wonder if this dream will disappear soon?

She held Cui tightly and refused to let go.

Aware of her uneasiness, Cui felt quite distressed, which was even more distressed than losing 1000 liang of silver.

She patted the girl on the back and gently comforted her: "it doesn't matter, it's just a dream. From today on, don't read those ghost books again..."

I blame uncle Jing for his bad ideas. He said that seeing those things could refresh me, which scared the little girl into a nightmare.

He thought and said, "if you are really afraid, go to my place to sleep for a few nights..."

Mother is the most powerful shelter in the world. Only with mother can children feel at ease.

When Xu Ming heard it, he twitched the corners of his mouth.

Mother is really good at sneaking in.

But the situation was really strange. He couldn't bear to break it: "do you want me to buy food? If not, I'll go back to reading."

Still holding Cui's Xu Mingyi, he shook his head.

She is not hungry, and she doesn't want to waste her time eating. She just wants to stay with her family for a while and talk more.

Xu Mingshi: "didn't you say you wanted to eat ice powder in Qingfeng building yesterday?"

Ice powder from Qingfeng building?

Crystal cold brown sugar ice powder, covered with some small balls with elastic opening and tough path, now covered with a layer of fresh peanuts, broken watermelon and raisins... Spoon it into the mouth, sweet but not greasy and refreshing to relieve the summer heat.

Xu Mingyi poked his head out of Cui's arms with tears in his eyes and looked at Xu Mingshi: "in addition to the ice powder and emerald shrimp dumplings in Qingfeng building, Guo Ji's steamed stuffed buns and jujube cake... And the crispy roast duck in Heshi street, remember to slice thinner and ask for more spring cakes..."

"... can you eat?"

And these places are not close. Is this deliberately trying to kill him?

Cui's eyes stared: "why can't you eat it! Go quickly. Remember to separate the ice powder with ice. The duck can't be cold!"

If Zhaozhao wants to eat, he will buy all the things that can be eaten in the capital. It's also easy to taste only half a mouthful.

Xu Ming was impatient, but he still took the boy out of the house without delay.

Xu Mingyi ate a lot.

Cui's housekeeper found him and said he had something important. For the time being, he had to go back to see someone first, but he agreed to come back in the evening.

Hey, it's troublesome that my daughter is too sticky.

But she can stand it. She might as well stick more.

After Cui left, ah Kui brought the medicine in.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Xu Mingyi asked.

Ah Kui was stunned: "naturally, it's the medicine used to cure the girl's sleepiness."

Narcolepsy?

Xu Mingyi was a little surprised.

It was a strange dream, but there was something about her past narcolepsy.

"Put it."

She has taken enough wronged medicine because of this "disease". There is no reason to ask for hardship when her dream is interrupted. Isn't it uncomfortable to eat a bowl of powdered sugar with this stomach.

"Girl..." ah Kui's temperament came up again.

But I don't know what I thought. The girl who has always been cautious and considerate has never advised more.

At this time, a voice came from the outside.

"Is Zhaozhao awake?" this is a quiet and sweet girl's voice.

Xu Mingyi frowned slightly.

What thoughts just came to mind, but suddenly fell into a blank the next moment.

"Girl!"

Ah Zhu hurriedly held Xu Mingyi, who suddenly fell asleep in her chair.

"Zhaozhao is asleep again?"

Seeing ah Kui coming out, the girl waiting outside put her head out and asked in a low voice.

The girl looks like sixteen or seventeen. She is tall and slim, and her facial features tend to be ordinary. However, her skin color is white and clean. It seems simple to dress and jewelry, but it takes a lot of thought. Therefore, she also has a somewhat clean and elegant temperament.

Ah Kui nodded lightly, and the girl sighed with concern.

She went out of the hall with ah Kui and suddenly asked, "I heard that madam has been here today? Zhaozhao's temper can't stop because of his illness recently... Haven't you annoyed madam?"

"The girl gets on well with her wife."

The girl's face was half true and half false.

So what she heard was true?

Zhaozhao really hugged his wife and called his mother?

She wanted to ask more questions, but she saw that ah Kui was in a hurry and had returned to Baoxia.

……

After three days, Xu Mingyi woke up from his sleep again, but leaned against the window and fell into meditation.

This dream is really too long and too real.

At the beginning, she was immersed in the joy of seeing her family again. She had no time to think about many details. She was more and more surprised after careful observation these two days.

Judging from her appearance in the mirror, the age of everyone around her, and the fact that her grandfather will soon return to Beijing, her "dream" is everywhere six years ago!

Is this a dream, or is she really back to sixteen?

Miscellaneous speculation came to mind, and Xu Mingyi's heart beat fast.

For now, she needs to confirm these guesses——

"Girl, it's time to drink medicine."

Ah Kui came over with medicine.

Xu Mingyi said, "ah Zhu, go outside and watch."

Ah Zhu answered without hesitation.

"This medicine doesn't have to be fried in the future." Xu Mingyi said bluntly looking at the medicine bowl on the tray in ah Kui's hand.

Ah Kui looked at her unexpectedly.

The girl's tone is calm and seems to have nothing to do with her willfulness - but if she doesn't want to take medicine, why does the girl say such words?

After all, the girl of her family has always cherished her life. This time she got this strange disease. Many times, she opened her eyes and said, "ah Kui, where's my medicine?". She often invited a new doctor or a doctor, so she had to ask, "doctor, can I die from this disease?"

Because a doctor said something ambiguous, "I've never seen such a strange disease before. If I go to sleep like this for a long time, I'm afraid I'll destroy the foundation of my body." the girl resisted until the doctor left, turned her head and cried in her pillow, and sobbed bluntly, "I'm still young and don't want to die.", "If I die, my grandfather and father can't stand it... After such a careful calculation, nine times out of ten the town government will collapse without me" -- that's all the more crying.

Thinking of these, ah Kui's eyes were more confused than worried: "why don't you want to take medicine?"

Xu Mingyi didn't answer the question: "I didn't want to take medicine several times before, and you didn't advise too much. Why?"