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"Xia Yi, why is there a man at your house? Who is he? " Xia Changsheng was startled for a moment before realizing that Xiao Linmu should be acquainted with Xia Yi.

He was just hammering on a nail when the window opened. He thought it was because the window was not bolted, but when he raised his head, he saw that it was a man standing at the mouth of the window.

Xiao Linmu's entire body emitted an estranged aura, as if someone else had accidentally trespassed into his territory.

Xia Yi didn't have time to thoroughly investigate why Xiao Linmu had suddenly appeared in front of the window, she hurriedly took a step forward and said with a pitiful look: "Uncle, can you help me keep this a secret? He was a very poor man. He had no food, no place to live, and when he went up the mountain, he was so frightened that he almost died. I only agreed to take him in for a few days because I saw him as a poor man. "A few days later, he found a place to stay and left …"

"Is that so?" Xia Changsheng looked at Xiao Linmu in confusion. Judging from his temperament, he was not the same person as the pitiful man who did not eat at all, just that he had a tight face.

There were a lot of people that Xia Changsheng could see selling tofu on the Lingshan Town, and almost everyone on the Lingshan Town knew him. This person should be from a foreign land, it was possible that Spirit Mountain was messing with ghosts and entered Spirit Mountain.

"Yes." Xia Yi nodded her head heavily, trying her best to show a particularly sincere expression.

At the same time, she secretly shot a glance at Xiao Linmu, who frowned but did not say anything.

Xia Yue and Xia Yang heard the commotion and came out.

The two of them held onto Xia Changsheng's leg as they spoke, "Uncle Uncle Changsheng, Brother Mu Lin is a good person, he even taught us how to read."

Xia Changsheng lowered his eyes and said: "This is originally a matter of your family, so I shouldn't interrupt. But... Men and women are different. If people know that you live under the same roof, it will inevitably attract gossip. "

Xia Yi knew that Xia Changsheng was indeed thinking for her sake, so she explained: "Uncle, I will now sleep in the same room as Yang. After he leaves in a few days, I will move back."

Hearing Xia Yi's words, Xia Changsheng became slightly more relieved, and of course, he did not forget to warn Xiao Linmu: "I live next door, if you dare to have any ill intentions towards Xia Yi, I will not let you go."

After saying that, he did not forget to wave the hammer in his hand towards Xia Yi.

Only then did this disturbance pass.

"Luckily Uncle Changsheng only saw it. Don't worry, he won't say anything." said to Xiao Linmu in shock after he left.

If it was Mao Cuilan, then perhaps the entire village would know that Xia Yi's family had raised a wild man of unknown origins …

"Yes." Xiao Linmu was not as flustered as he looked, as if he was not afraid of his identity being exposed.

Xia Yi was extremely sharp, why would she appear in front of the window at this time?

So she tried to ask, "I just reminded you that someone came to my house. Didn't you hear? Is the window not bolted? "

"I opened the window, noisy." Xiao Linmu said calmly.

"…" Xia Yi never thought that it would be like this. She was startled for a moment, then said: "Don't you think you're a little willful?"

Although the officers and soldiers hadn't come here since then, it didn't mean that they were absolutely safe. Xia Yi had always been cautious, afraid that her whereabouts would be exposed.

Never would he have thought that Xiao Linmu would appear in front of others because of the noisy sound of the window being pierced in …

Xia Yi didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Oh? "Is that so?" Xiao Linmu raised his eyebrows and asked as if nothing had happened.

Xia Yi gloomily said, "It's good that you're happy."

When Xia Yi returned to the kitchen, the leftover heat from the coal had already scorched the remaining half of the Red Braised Meat in the wok black.

Xia Yi's heart was in pain, she used a spoon to take out the burnt Red Braised Meat, and tried to think of a way to fix it.

Fortunately, there was only one side of each piece of Red Braised Meat. As long as he cut off the other side, he would still be able to eat.

Just as Xia Yi was focusing on saving the Red Braised Meat, Leng Qianjue came in.

Although Leng Qianjue did not stay at Xia Yi's house, he would come to eat every few days.

"Little Xia Yi, so it turns out that you have also made a mistake."

Looking at the little piece of Red Braised Meat that Xia Yi cut off, it looked exactly the same as the meat that Leng Qianjue cut out.

Xia Yi helplessly told Leng Qianjue everything that had just happened, "Uncle Leng, is there going to be a problem with Mu Lin's current state?"

The chopsticks stopped in mid air and stared into Xia Yi's eyes, causing Xia Yi's hair to stand on end. Then, Leng Qianjue opened his mouth and asked: "Are you worried about him?"

Xia Yi replied without thinking, "I'm more worried for Yue Yue's and Yang's safety."

What she wanted to say was that she was more worried that she would be implicated, so she switched to a more tactful way of speaking.

Even so, Leng Qianjue understood what she meant. He awkwardly laughed twice, then changed the subject: "This Red Braised Meat is really good. It's red in color, it must be delicious."

"…" Xia Yi knew that it was useless to continue talking about it since she had to pretend to be stupid.

After dinner, Xia Yi went to clean up the kitchen, and Xia Yang and Xia Yue went next door to the Granny Liu's house to play.

Only Leng Qianjue and Xiao Linmu were left in the room, then Leng Qianjue started talking about proper business.

"Young master, what needs to be cleaned up has been cleaned up. I think it's time for you to return." Leng Qianjue said.

Xiao Linmu replied in a bland voice, "No rush."

Leng Qianjue was a little unable to figure out what Xiao Linmu was thinking. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was only one reason why Xiao Linmu could stay behind.

"If Young Master is unwilling to part with the food Miss Xia Yi cooks, you can bring Miss Xia Yi back."

A hint of sadness flashed past Xiao Linmu's eyes, but he did not notice it, "This is not the time yet."

Leng Qianjue said: "After a period of time, when the Second Prince's restriction is lifted, things will become troublesome."

"Two more months, that's enough."

Hearing Xiao Linmu's words, Leng Qianjue felt slightly more at ease.

As long as Xiao Linmu returned before the Second Prince's Prince Jin is released from his confinement, he was confident that he could ensure Xiao Linmu's safety.

In fact, Xiao Linmu did not need to hide it in Xia Yi's home anymore. As long as he was willing, he could go to any place on the West Liang.

"That's it. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first." Leng Qianjue said, "Come back tomorrow."

He specially bought a house in Lingshan Town for the convenience of coming to Xia Yi's house to eat.

After the mission was completed, he would be able to take a break for a while and eat a few more meals.

Before he left, Leng Qianjue even specially went to find Xia Yi, "Little Xia Yi, don't forget to cook my meal tomorrow. I'll be coming over every day for the next few days."

"Alright." However, Xia Yi casually replied to him, "As long as you don't forget to pay for the food."

"Of course." Leng Qianjue replied lightly.

And then he leapt onto the roof and disappeared into the night.