The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Chapter 204 Leave a meal

"It's okay, follow me." Shen Yan covered the candle in her hand to prevent it from being blown out by the wind.

"Is someone crying? Don't say anything, just listen." Wang Jun said.

Wang Lin dodged backwards and said, "Don't scare me, I'm really scared."

Xiao Hei meowed a few times in front.

Wang Jun pointed ahead and said, "Look, is there a dark shadow moving on the ground?"

"Who are you? Come out quickly." Shen Yan stretched the candle forward, wanting to see the other person clearly.

The person opposite shrank back, whimpering and unable to speak.

"Will he be unable to speak?"

"Well, maybe." Shen Yan walked forward.

The firelight shone on the man's face, which was covered in blood, his body was dirty, his clothes were shabby, and he seemed unable to stand up. This outfit scared Shen Yan and Wang Lin.

"I seem to have seen this person before. I met a mute in another village when I was out on business with Manager Li," said Shen Yan.

Wang Lin breathed a sigh of relief. "If that's the case, I'll send it back with Shopkeeper Li tomorrow."

"Then how did she find this place?" Wang Jun's words scared Wang Lin.

"What should I do? If she can find this place, what if she climbs into my house in the middle of the night?"

"It's okay. Just tell Shopkeeper Li tomorrow and send it back. Now you just need to get something to eat so you don't starve again."

"Okay, I'll get it." Wang Lin said proactively.

Only Wang Jun and Shen Yan were left staring at her. The mute looked very hungry, covering his stomach with his hands as he heard gurgling sounds.

"I am coming."

When Wang Lin came back, the mute kept staring at Wang Lin. Shen Yan noticed it and quickly took the zongzi from Wang Lin, peeled it open, stuck it on a wooden stick, and handed it to the mute.

She was starving, and she wolfed down the rice dumplings as soon as she received them. Because it was so dark, no one noticed when she choked. It was not until she desperately beat her chest that Shen Yan hurriedly took the bucket next to her for watering the vegetables. She lowered her head and drank desperately, almost falling into it.

"Sister, we can't stay here all night. I'm a little sleepy." Wang Lin said while yawning.

"Then let her sleep outside tonight, and we'll pick up the quilt for her tomorrow. Wang Jun, go get her a quilt."

Shen Yan threw the quilt to the mute and said, "You just stay out here tonight, and you can go back tomorrow."

After saying that, Shen Yan carried Xiao Hei, Wang Lin and Wang Jun back. After all the lights in the house were turned off, the only light in the mute's eyes also disappeared, hidden in the darkness.

The next day, Wang Lin opened the door and exclaimed. Shen Yan came over to see what was going on and found that the mute had slept at the door all night. When he saw Shen Yan coming, the mute even folded the quilt and handed it to Shen Yan.

"Sister, didn't we close the fence around the vegetable garden last night? How did she get in?"

"If she could fall into our vegetable garden, why couldn't she fall out?" Wang Jun joked.

"Okay, stop talking. We still have to clean her up later. Let's send her away today." Shen Yan said.

"Wang Lin, go get a basin of water. Wang Jun, go wash the quilt."

Wang Jun took the quilt and smelled it. It was already so smelly after just one night of use. He could not use it anymore. But he still took it to wash.

Wang Lin filled the water and placed it next to the mute, because she would wash the mute's hair later, and she could send him away in the afternoon anyway.

"Wang Jun, go and boil some more hot water."

Shen Yan pointed at the mute and said, "Follow me."

When the mute saw Shen Yan calling her over, she was very happy and followed her. Shen Yan took the mute into the bathhouse and saw Wang Jun boiling water inside.

"You go out first, I'll do it for her."

The sight of gray hair tangled together, even prickly to the touch, mixed with dust and small insects, was even worse than she had imagined.

"Stand still, I'll clean you up in a moment."

I don't know if the mute understood or not, he just nodded vigorously. Then Shen Yan put the mute's hair in a basin of hot water. It would have been fine if he hadn't put it in, but once he did, many cockroaches floated out.

Shen Yan was so scared that she took a few steps back. After the bugs were gone, she picked up a pair of scissors and planned to cut her hair.

As soon as I put the scissors on my hair, the scissors slipped off as I started cutting.

Her hair was too hard and she didn't know what to do. Maybe Shen Yan regretted cleaning it for her.

But that would not be Shen Yan. How could Shen Yan be defeated by such difficulties? She picked up the scissors and burned them in the fire next to her for a while, until the scissors were burning red. Shen Yan carefully instructed the mute.

"Don't move, it will be fine in a moment."

The mute did not move. Shen Yan put the scissors on the mute's hair again. The hair melted instantly, with a tiny flame, but it quickly went out. The hair was cut smoothly and Shen Yan threw it on the ground. The cockroaches that couldn't find their way on the ground saw the hair and instantly drilled into it. Shen Yan ignored it and continued to wash the hair, but it was still too hard, so Shen Yan cut the hair into a buzz cut, which was also convenient for Shen Yan to wash. After cutting it, Shen Yan finished washing it in a short while.

After that, it was time to give the mute a bath. Shen Yan took off the tattered clothes on the mute, which were already extremely dirty. They were tied together with a few torn hemp ropes. There was not even a layer of inner clothes, only a tattered outer coat crawling on the ground all day long. What's the difference between this and cleaning cockroaches?

After Shen Yan helped the mute take off his clothes, she put him into a wooden barrel and turned around to burn his tattered clothes and hair. When she looked back, the water in the barrel had turned black. At this point, Shen Yan had no room to retreat. She kept boiling hot water and changing the water until the water in the barrel turned from turbid to clear, and the cleaning was completed.

Shen Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and handed the quilt to the mute. After the mute wiped himself clean, Shen Yan took out a set of gray-blue clothes and motioned for the mute to put them on. After the mute was clean, he could move more easily. It was already noon and Shen Yan, who had been busy all morning, had not prepared anything for the stall and planned to go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Shen Yan arranged for the mute to rest in a side room and walked out of the bathhouse.

"Sister, you must be hungry. There is food left for you in the pot."

Shen Yan nodded to Wang Lin. Wang Lin had already gone back to her room to take a nap. Shen Yan had no time to care about these things. The sun at noon was a bit strong, and Shen Yan was busy eating and going to bed.

The sound of cicadas accompanied the entire noon until a scream broke the silence. Looking at Wang Lin who was standing in front of the door, a look of horror appeared on his face.

"Sister, look at her. How did she get in? I clearly locked the door tightly, but she was able to get into the room."

Shen Yan lowered her head and looked down. The mute was lying on the ground, grinning at them.