Entangled in the flow of years, 5 initial encounters with man number one

  Chapter 5: The First Encounter with Male Lead Number One

  Wanwan spent her days at the general's mansion helping Zhang Daichun and Zhang Mama with chores, washing dirty clothes, and doing odd jobs for half a month. This was very good for her. At mealtimes, she would quietly follow others to eat, having enough food to fill her belly, and sleep soundly in her bed, not thinking about anything else in her mind. When others spoke, she would nod her head in agreement. Anyway, it wasn't like she had a close relationship with the other servants, who were mostly just doing tasks like washing clothes and serving tea.

  Today, Wanwan was still carrying a basin of dirty clothes and walking slowly on the road. She looked up and saw that the weather had been particularly hot these days. The sun came out early in the morning, and the heat started to rise. Wanwan used her sleeves to wipe away the big beads of sweat on her forehead, feeling uncomfortable and very unpleasant.

  She quickened her pace and walked briskly towards the water basin.

  "Huh?" Curved eyebrows twitching, looking puzzled at the large water vat in the kitchen, not a single drop of water was left inside, empty...

  Wanwan bit her finger, stood and looked for a long time, went back to ask Zhang Ma if it was okay, then turned around and returned the same way.

  Zhang Ma was picking vegetables at this time. Today's day is not ordinary, the general returned to the mansion today. The kitchen has been busy preparing the general's lunch since morning. The dishes must be exquisite and the taste must be good. It's been a month since they last cooked for their master. Everyone was carefully doing their own thing. "Zhang Ma." Wan Wan held a washing basin, wearing clean gray clothes, her hair tied to one side by Zhang Ma, holding a gray towel to cover half of it, and the charcoal ash on her face had faded a lot due to sweat.

  "Wanwan, today the general is returning to the mansion, everyone in our mansion is busy, you shouldn't idle around either, quickly go and wash your clothes clean. For now, we don't need you for kitchen chores." Zhang Ma didn't even lift her head, still seriously selecting vegetables.

  "There is no water, the bucket is empty." Wanwan replied seriously.

  "Go fetch water and wash clothes." Ah, this kid, whatever you tell him to do he does it, wherever you point he hits, not a single word is wasted.

  "Oh." Wanwan listened and went back to fetch water, wash clothes, where to fetch water? This was the question she suddenly thought of as she walked in front of the water tank. Perhaps her mind had opened up a bit today? Wanwan looked around, saw the bucket, and went to fetch water, but where to fetch water?

  Wanwan carried a water bucket, walking and looking around, starting to wander nearby. In fact, this general's mansion, since she came in, had never left the kitchen area, eating in the kitchen, sleeping in Zhang Mama's room, washing clothes by the water vat behind the kitchen, a simple life of three points and one line.

  Wandering aimlessly, turning left and right, she walked through the long corridor, occasionally encountering someone from another household in the courtyard, but no one paid attention to her, so she continued searching on her own. She arrived at a house, stood still for a while thinking, then circled around the small path and kept moving forward. After all, her goal was to fetch water, so she had to find a place with water. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Wanwan's coarse linen clothes gradually showed some sweat stains. She casually wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, thinking to herself, "It's really hot!" As soon as she thought of water, she suddenly felt excited, and she really wanted to jump into the water and cool off quickly.

  Winding and winding, she arrived at a small courtyard. The air here was refreshing, and it felt like there was moisture in the air. The dryness had disappeared, replaced by a humid breath. Taking a deep breath, Wanwan slightly loosened her tight collar to let more of this damp air seep in. Following that cool sensation, she quickened her pace. She found water, what a relief.

  "Haha, you're teasing me!"

  Wan Wan suddenly heard a very arrogant laugh, she continued her mission, looking for water, looking for water, although she heard someone talking, but this had nothing to do with her, her brain was very empty, there were no words she wanted to say, know, or ask, as long as there was food and a bed, that was enough.

  "Who's there?" Gu Yin He sensed that there were footsteps and vigilantly asked in the direction of the sound.

  Wan Wan didn't care about those things, and it wasn't like they were calling her name. She also didn't think that was a question for her, because in her opinion, I was just looking for water.

  "Pan Yueyang, it seems that there are still some ignorant maids in this mansion." Gu Yinhe nudged Pan Yueyang with his elbow. Just then, a woman in gray plain clothes with a dark complexion and an air of indifference walked towards the pavilion where they were standing. From her attire, Gu Yinhe could tell that she was a servant in the Pan Yueyang's mansion, and a low-ranking one at that, because even the master's personal maids would dress more elegantly, like Xue Qing, who was an elite in the maid industry.

  Pan Yueyang slightly furrowed his brow, looking at the strange woman who had burst in with a look of annoyance. Listening to her footsteps, he could tell that she didn't know any martial arts and had no inner strength; her steps were light and airy, definitely those of a slender woman.

  Wanwan glanced at the two men standing not far in front of her. One was wearing a black brocade robe, with a stern face, tall and strong physique, slightly dark skin, thick and high eyebrows under which were a pair of bright and piercing eyes that sparkled, a high nose that was sharp and handsome, thin lips, and an arrogant smile with a hint of mockery. At this moment, he was looking at her with a noble and arrogant gaze, despising this uninvited guest. Next to him was another man who looked more like a bookworm type, wearing a white outfit, not as tall as the black-robed man, but with normal physique and pale skin. His eyes were extremely beautiful, with an evil charm and a hint of seduction, thin lips that were pursed in a smile as he gazed at Wanwan.

  Wan Wan wiped the sweat with her sleeve, ignoring them, and walked in the direction of the water vapor. She felt that the water was nearby. After passing behind the two men, Wan Wan saw a spring eye, where the flowing water flowed continuously into a small stream made of mountain rocks at the back of the pavilion. It turned out that there was actually an artificial creek here?

  She bent down, crouched by the brook, rolled up her sleeves, revealing her originally white and delicate skin, letting the reckless pounding of the spring water against her skin, ah, so cool!

  Two people were stunned by this calm and unpredictable woman for a few seconds. Pan Yueyang, who had not expected that his house would suddenly appear with such an unruly girl, in just an instant, she acted like the master, in front of him, the real master?

  She bent down and splashed water on her arms, then quickly washed her face with a bowl of water in her hand. It was so hot! She really felt the heat, and the sticky feeling all over her body was very uncomfortable. Without caring about her appearance, she used water to scrub her arms and face, and the water droplets slid down her neck into her collar. Only then did she feel cool. This water was really worth searching for.

  Wiped her face twice, picked up the water bucket and started fetching water, a glorious mission that cannot be forgotten.

  "Which courtyard are you from? You're so unruly!" Pan Yuanyang was very angry, and she kicked the thin and curved one with a foot, still asking questions.

  "Ah!" Wanwan was kicked to the ground by a sudden kick. To be honest, Pan Yuanyang's kick wasn't heavy at all, but Wanwan couldn't withstand the force and fell to the ground. She looked up with her eyes full of grievance, her small face staring at the owner of the foot.

  Wow~ took a cold breath! This woman is completely different from just now?! Although the charcoal ash on her face hasn't been washed clean yet, and there are still some black marks on her face, but basically all of her facial features have been exposed, and looking at her jaw... It's still grayish-black in color, mixed with different shades.

  This is intentionally making oneself look ugly, a normal person can guess it! Gu Yin He suddenly burst out laughing, Ah, Yue Yang, I didn't expect that your household would have such a beautiful woman, just look at this little deer, the pitiful and wronged woman, Gu Yin He immediately began to spread his image as a lecherous big radish.

  "Miss, are you alright?" As he spoke, he took a step forward and helped her up. He was indeed a thoroughbred rogue, and upon seeing beauty, he couldn't help but make his move. With an expression that seemed to be pained by her presence, Gu Yin gazed at Wan Wan with great concern, and also with great scrutiny, Ah! Beautiful! Truly beautiful!

  Pan Yu Yang also looked at Wan Wan in surprise, who was kicked to the ground and then helped up by a certain philandering scoundrel. In his heart, it was as if someone had suddenly touched him, and a feeling of affection suddenly arose. What was it? He wasn't clear.

  "Whose courtyard is this?" Pan Yu Yang repeated the same sentence as before, his cold voice hiding his true feelings very well. In fact, when he looked at her, he had a strange and wonderful feeling in his heart, just like wanting to hold her in his arms. Maybe it was because he hadn't been with a woman for too long, Pan Yu Yang comforted himself.

  "Yunlu" pouted with a small mouth, her face full of grievance. She was just fetching water, why did they bully her and even hit her?

  "How unruly! Who allowed you to come here?" Pan Yu Yang turned her face away, deliberately not looking at her, and glanced sideways at the water bucket.

  "Mom Zhang asked me to wash clothes." Wanwan replied truthfully.

  "Alright, alright, little beauty, does it hurt? Look, this martial artist's hand is really heavy. Come on, tell me your name?" Gu Yin's face was flushed as he pulled at the curved small hand, to be honest, he always felt that this little beauty, although beautiful, somehow didn't seem quite right.

  "Wan Wan."

  "Oh, Wanwan, what a lovely name that makes people want to dote on you just by hearing it!" That certain someone was being frivolous again and had an mischievous expression on their face.

  "Yin He, this is the General's residence. If you need anything, go to your Zui Xiang Lou!" Pan Yueyang couldn't bear it anymore, he had an urge to twist off Yin He's arm, it had been too long since he'd touched a woman, definitely, definitely.

  Someone rushed in front of Pan Yu Yang, flirtatiously batting their eyelashes "Yu Yang, how did such a wonderful person end up in your household? You're really good at hiding, hiding so secretly. Why don't you give her to me instead?"

  "Alright, I'm tired today, you should head back too. You've been following me on this trip for so long, it's time for you to go comfort your wives first, no need to see me off." Pan Yu Yang directly gave the order to leave.

  What the heck, is that all it takes to get rid of him? He's asking for someone, and as far as he knows, Pan Yu Yang isn't a lecher! Is this beauty to his taste? Haha, let's take a look!

  "Alright." With a tone of regret, Gu Yin walked out with a swagger, turning back to wink at him with her curved eyebrows.

  The conversation between the two didn't attract Wanwan at all, she continued to look down at the water bucket on the ground with a wronged expression, slowly walked over, picked it up and continued to fetch water. Instinct drove her to leave this place as soon as possible, for someone had bullied her here.

  "What's your name?" Pan Yu Yang asked, looking at Gu Yin He as he walked away.

  Didn't I just say his name is Wanwan? Wanwan really dislikes this man, he hits people and isn't friendly. Not as good as the person from earlier. He's a bad guy, ignore him.

  Pouting with a small mouth, looking at the slowly moving bucket of water, she lifted it slightly but couldn't lift it up. At this moment, her brain didn't short circuit, and she quickly turned back, unable to continue being bullied here. She suddenly spilled half a bucket of water, lifted it again, and was able to carry it, then left with the water.

  "Halt!"