??41: Chapter 41 Wufu is very straightforward
41: Chapter 41 Wufu is very straightforward
A silent night passed.
When Ah Jiu opened his eyes, he found himself in a strange place.
He sat up swiftly, subconsciously touching his face—the mask he used for disguise was still properly attached.
Sothing slid off his body; looking down, he saw an old quilt next to which stood a brazier.
Is this a woodshed?
Ah Jiu looked around and finally recognized his environnt, also recalling the events of the day before, that ‘transaction’.
Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind: a small girl carrying him on her back, struggling forward in the rain, her tiny chin exposed yet showing no sign of fragility.
Was it that girl nad Wufu who had brought him back here?
Ah Jiu was taken aback—it was hard to imagine that the girl who was only as tall as his chest could have carried him back ho to take care of him.
After pondering for a mont, he stood up and walked out of the woodshed.
Madam Zhou had just co out of the kitchen and was startled to see him; she instinctively tried to hide back inside.
Ah Jiu was also surprised to see her and quickly steadied himself, clasping his hands in greeting, “You are…?”
“I am Wufu’s mother,” Madam Zhou said with a bow.
“My apologies for the intrusion,” Ah Jiu said, clasping his hands again after hearing her response.
Madam Zhou opened her mouth as if to say sothing, but then Wufu ca out of the room.
“You’re awake?” Wufu stepped forward and then said to Madam Zhou, “Mother, let’s make so porridge today, make extra!”
Madam Zhou silently nodded and turned back into the kitchen, casting a wary glance at Ah Jiu.
“There is only my mother and
at ho, so it’s inconvenient to keep you here.
What are your plans?
Is there anything I can assist you with?” Wufu asked Ah Jiu bluntly.
Since a transaction had been made, he needed to complete the task of his employer.
Ah Jiu touched his abdon and said, “I need to heal.”
Wufu looked him up and down and asked, “Hmm, do you need to avoid certain people?”
Ah Jiu was once again surprised and looked at Wufu.
“It’s not that I want to drive you away intentionally, but with only won at ho, it’s really not convenient to have a man around,” Wufu explained.
“So, if you only need a few days to recover, I have…
cough, a secret place on the mountain.”
Ah Jiu narrowed his eyes.
What a considerate and intelligent girl, not probing into his origins or affairs, yet confidently addressing his predicant while curiously keeping her inquiries to herself—truly considerate beyond words.
After a mont of thought, Ah Jiu said, “Your arrangents will be fine.”
If it were indeed just the two won, his presence as an outsider would indeed be inconvenient, and he understood this.
Wufu nodded, “Then, is there any ssage you need to send to soone?” She saw the expression on Ah Jiu’s plain face as he looked at her and explained, “I thought you might need to.”
The person before her was of unknown status, but given his appearance in such a place in the mountains, he was likely on so mission.
If one is on a mission, there are usually contacts involved.
Ah Jiu said, “If possible, I hope you can make a trip.”
“Okay,” Wufu replied crisply.
“You rest for a while.
After breakfast, I will take you to a place on the mountain to settle down.”
She was indeed decisive and to the point, without a trace of superfluous talk.
Ah Jiu watched her walk away, casually washing up and brushing his teeth, completely acting as if he did not exist, with not a hint of affectation.
It was also in this mont that he recalled what they had just discussed and decided upon.
How strange—it was clearly a transaction, yet it didn’t feel out of place at all.
She truly was a peculiar woman.
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