I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Fu Jichang calmed himself down and said, "I'm afraid the Yongchang Prefecture is not peaceful, but the New Year is coming soon. We can't leave even though we are in a remote place. We have to be careful about everything during this period. I will go to the government office tomorrow to inquire about the situation."

Ji Xiaobei agreed with what he said: "The lives of the people in the city seem stable and not panicked at all, but the people outside the city are ragged and eager to enter the city. The guards are tight and accidents are easy to happen. Fortunately, we came in early."

Fu Jichang nodded and said, "I will go to the government office tomorrow and leave the children to you. I will leave the Black Tower to you..."

"No need, Heita will go with you. We are unfamiliar with Yongchang, and it will be better to have him take care of us."

Fu Jichang's heart warmed again and he looked at Ji Xiaobei with affectionate eyes.

She seems to be a heartless person, but in fact she is the most compassionate.

He didn't understand her heart before, but now he completely understands. The harder she punches him, the more she cares about him.

Fu Jichang's throat rolled, he swallowed and said, "Xiaobei, thank you!"

Ji Xiaobei looked up at him. In the dark night, his eyes were as bright as stars, and the contours of his face became more and more firm. He looked handsome from any angle.

Ji Xiaobei couldn't help but look at him again.

Fu Jichang felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he touched his face and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I'll go back first!"

Ji Xiaobei's face flushed slightly, and he turned around and walked away with big strides.

I just finished scolding men with my sisters, and less than an hour has passed. I must hate men like dirt.

Ji Xiaobei let out a soft "Pooh" sound.

Fu Jichang: What happened? Is this still Ji Xiaobei?

Fu Jichang touched his chest. This time he was not hit by a punch, but it seemed like something was missing and he felt uncomfortable all over.

The next morning, Fu Jichang went out with Heita and Ye Tianguan.

Mrs. Tong stood at the window and watched Fu Jichang walk out of the inn, then glanced at Tong Menglou who was combing her hair.

I think the two of them are a good match.

She was delighted and took out a golden hairpin from her head and put it on her daughter's head.

"Mom..." Tong Menglou noticed that his mother's expression seemed a little strange.

"You, kid, just like some simple and elegant ornaments, as if our family can't afford them. I'm sorry that I brought you out this time."

Mrs. Tong touched her daughter's head and said.

Tong Menglou smiled and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? I'm not wronged at all. As long as Mom is healthy, that's all."

Mrs. Tong was very pleased to see her daughter being so well-behaved.

That year, Madam Tong and a concubine in the mansion were about to have a miscarriage. The concubine had difficulty in delivery, and the servants reported it and asked whether to save the lady or the child.

Mrs. Tong touched her belly and said firmly, keep the baby.

At worst, she could take the child in and raise him together.

An hour later, the concubine died.

The child is alive.

When the child was brought to her, she took one look and her stomach started to move.

Her delivery was not smooth and she was in pain for three days and three nights. Lord Tong was determined to save the master, so the child died, but Mrs. Tong lived.

She took her concubine's daughter to her side and raised her as her own.

This raising lasted for more than ten years.

Looking at Tong Menglou's face, he looks exactly like that concubine.

She wanted to poke her face with a hairpin.

The concubine was quite favored by Lord Tong.

Thinking that her concubine was dead and would never bother her man again, Lord Tong took his anger out on Tong Menglou because of the concubine's death, which made Madam Tong feel a little relieved.

She looked at Tong Menglou's beautiful face in the mirror and said with a smile: "Mother will definitely find you a suitable husband..."

Tong Menglou's face turned red immediately, she covered her face and said shyly: "What's wrong with mother? She said some irrelevant things yesterday."

……

There was a noise in the backyard of the inn, and Ji Xiaobei looked through the back window.

There were several horse-drawn carriages parked in the yard, pulling water jars.

It seemed to be the people who went out last night. She handed the nine-link ring in her hand to Guo Guo: "You play with your brother. Mom has something to do, so she'll be out for a while."

Guoguo snorted and whispered to Zhengzheng, "If mom can't untie it, run away!"

Ji Xiaobei, who was about to go out, heard it and cursed in his heart: You little bastard, I'll come back to deal with you!

She was really kneeling down after this nine-ring chain, and she couldn't untie it no matter how hard she tried.

But that day, it was solved.

She really wanted to pry open Zheng Zheng’s little head to see who could be so smart.

She thought to herself and went to the backyard.

She took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and leaned against the moon gate in the backyard to look at them.

A cleaning lady came over, frowned, looked at the melon seeds on the ground, and sniffed.

When Ji Xiaobei saw that her eyes were not right, he lowered his head to glance at the melon seed shells on the ground, and immediately put on a smile: "Auntie, I'm so sorry, thank you for your hard work! You can eat these melon seeds if you like."

The old lady was startled, and her angry face turned from gloomy to bright. She smiled and held the melon seeds in both hands, sniffed them, and said with a smile: "My dear girl, you eat them first. When you are done, I will sweep! This child is really sensible. Look at his big and strong figure. You can tell at a glance that he is destined to be rich..."

Ji Xiaobei simply ignored the burly man, smiled and leaned over to say, "Auntie, I want to ask you something!"

The old lady was dragged to the corner by her.

"Auntie, what are these people doing? Why are they making so much noise? What water do they want? Why are they going to buy water?" Ji Xiaobei stuffed all the melon seeds in his hand to the old lady.

The old lady was smiling happily.

"Girl, you must be from another place. Yongchang Prefecture is a good place. Don't leave once you're in!" The old lady came close to Ji Xiaobei and said, "There's no water in the villages and counties under Yongchang Prefecture. Only Yongchang Prefecture has water, so people have to go into the city."

Ji Xiaobei was stunned and asked: "No water? Then how can people eat and drink?"

"There is water in the deep mountains, but there are many wild animals. Some people go there to fetch water and sell it. I heard that you have to buy the water there to drink. If it doesn't rain, I don't know how we will survive?" The old lady said gloatingly.

"Is there no water in Ye County?" Ji Xiaobei asked

Their final destination this time was Ye County.

The old lady's eyes sparkled with a gleam of light as she said, "Girl, you've asked the right person. My family is from Ye County. I just fled to Yongchang Prefecture a while ago. Fortunately, I came early, otherwise I wouldn't be able to enter Yongchang City..."

Ji Xiaobei touched his head and said: Oh my God, all the people in Ye County have come out to escape famine, why are we still going to that farm?

Ji Xiaobei grabbed another handful of melon seeds and continued to watch the fun under the sun, leaning against the wall.

At this time, Shopkeeper Lu came out, looking pale, wearing a thick cotton coat, and his hair was messy like a bird's nest.

"What happened? Didn't you get the holy water back?" Shopkeeper Lu shouted angrily.

"Lu, Shopkeeper Lu, they said that your incense money has run out and you need to refill it. The purified water this time does not come from our inn!"

The young man said with a bitter face.

Shopkeeper Lu jumped up in anger. The moment he fell, his face immediately turned red and he covered his lower body with his hands unconsciously.

He almost broke out in a sweat from the pain.

The beating I got from my aunt last night was so damn painful.

He became even more angry and slapped the boy with his hand...