Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Li Yuan paused for a moment, then whispered, "Qiniang, our money plus you and I finding something to do will be enough for us to live on. We can think of other things when we have more money in the future."

As a young master, he didn't know how much money he spent on food, and the pocket money he had was all the money Wei Qiqi had.

Now that he had been away for more than half a year, he had already known the expenses of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, and knew that the expenses for books and martial arts were not something that ordinary people could afford.

“Money is meant to be spent. If you study well, you can find a much easier job without having to do hard labor.

As for the martial arts..." Wei Qiqi paused here and continued: "I have my considerations, and you may use them in the future."

Li Yuan keenly heard some meaning from her words, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Qiniang, I will go. When I am ready, I will protect you."

"it is good."

After eating, all the food was taken away and the waiter brought hot water after a while of digesting the food.

I had a busy day today and walked so much that I was all sweaty. When I saw the hot water coming, I wanted to take a shower.

"Then Qi Niang, you take a shower first. I'll go out and take a look." Li Yuan stood up, took out the clothes from the bag on the bed and placed them on the screen, then poured a glass of water and placed it on the table.

He did things smoothly and fluently, and Wei Qiqi couldn't help but praise him: "I don't know which girl will be so lucky in the future. It will definitely be worthwhile to marry my little treasure."

Li Yuan was stunned, as if he had never considered this matter before: "Qiniang, I'm still young."

After he said that, Wei Qiqi realized that Xiaobao's current age was not even nine years old, so how long would it take for him to reach adulthood?

But most people here get married when they are 14 or 15, and someone her age is guaranteed to have three or four children crawling around.

"Who told you to follow an old man? You always have to worry about him." Wei Qiqi joked.

She didn't know if it was because of the blow of his family being broken up, or because of the long-term bullying of other kids, but Li Yuan became more and more calm and sensible. There were many things like what he had just done that she couldn't even remember, and she might only look for them when she stepped out of the tub after taking a shower. Li Yuan had already prepared them for her in advance.

"Don't go too far, I'll be done soon."

Wei Qiqi said this and turned around to start removing her hairband.

The cloth rope was pulled off, and the long hair covered the shoulders like silk.

It hangs all the way down to the waist.

Li Yuan looked behind him and saw Wei Qiqi grabbing the end of her hair in distress, as if she thought it was too long.

He had always known that Qi Niang had no sense of gender distinction, and it seemed like she had no idea that she should be more careful around him.

He turned and left, closing the door behind him. After thinking for a while, he decided not to go out and just stood guard at the door.

After Wei Qiqi finished washing, she opened the door and was about to ask the waiter to help pour out the water, when she saw Li Yuan lying on the railing and looking at the scene below.

"Why are you standing at the door if you want to go out and take a look?" Wei Qiqi pulled Li Yuan in.

"Qiniang, are you done washing?"

"Well, go in and get ready first. I'll have someone push the water and pour it for you."

Li Yuan grabbed her and looked at her wet shoulders and wet hair. "I'll go and wipe your hair."

When the waiter came over, Li Yuan had already gone in. He insisted on not letting Wei Qiqi push him, so he pushed the door with great effort.

Wei Qiqi sometimes felt helpless about Li Yuan's persistence. She always felt that this child was protecting her stepmother's innocence on behalf of his father.

Other than that, there's not much else to say about the kid.

However, she has not thought about finding one in the short term. She really does not have the energy, money or confidence, so the idea of ​​having a child is actually not unpleasant.

Li Yuan washed every day, and the faster he washed, the sooner he came out. The same process as before, after pushing the bucket over, he handed it to the waiter and told him not to bring in the bath bucket again.

After a busy period, Li Yuan began to waver in his previous idea of ​​joining the military.

He was too weak to even push the bathtub, let alone other things. How could he protect Qiniang in the future?

At this point, the kid’s desire to learn martial arts is somewhat genuine.

Wei Qiqi and Li Yuan slept in separate beds, separated by a screen.

After walking all day, she fell asleep and woke up with a sore back and waist, making her not know where to move for a moment.

After listening carefully, she heard some movement from Li Yuan's side. She leaned over and saw that the child was already folding the quilt.

"Ah...Xiaobao. Why are you up so early?"

She lay on the bed, looking at the beams and asked Li Yuan, who said in an unsteady voice, "I always get up at this time."

It seems to be the biological clock.

The two of them dawdled for a while, and by the time they finished washing up and sat at the table to eat, it was almost time for lunch.

To be precise, she was just procrastinating.

"Qiniang, if you still feel uncomfortable, just lie down and rest for a while. I will go out and take a look."

Seeing that it was really difficult for Wei Qiqi to get up, Li Yuan couldn't help but say.

"It's okay, I'm not feeling uncomfortable, I just want to lie down." Wei Qiqi took a bite of the coarse grains, which were mixed with rice husks. When he ate it, the rough rice husks scratched his throat, causing a burning pain.

There was a bite stuck in her throat. She had been here for so long, and even Li Yuan, a young master, managed to finish his meal without changing his expression, but she was the only one who couldn't get used to it.

It hurts every time I take it.

After the two men had tidied themselves up, they put the silver and money in their pockets and inside their underwear.

There was no surveillance at the inn at that time, and if the owner denied it, I wouldn't know who to cry to.

She took Li Yuan and went straight to the bookstore.

The location of the bookstore is a bit remote, but there is no need to worry, because there are only two bookstores in the city, and the other one is in the opposite direction. One of them occupies a good location on both sides of the city.

The person at the door saw them coming in and quickly asked, "What do you want, Madam and Young Master?"

"I want..." She wasn't sure where the child was in the reading yet, so she lowered her head and asked.

Li Yuan took over the conversation: "I want to learn the last three volumes. Please give them to me."

Wei Qiqi was a little surprised and lowered his body: "Have you read all the other books?"

It's no wonder she was surprised. She had come here to learn about the enlightenment books for children over eight years old. There were ten books in total, such as "The Rules for Disciples", "Thousand Character Classic", "Children's Language", and "Five Studies Mirror".

After spending such a long time together, Li Yuan is not the kind of kid who shows off. When he said he wanted the last three parts, he must have read the first ones by heart.

"Xiaobao is so awesome."

Wei Qiqi praised him generously, making Li Yuan feel embarrassed in front of those scholars.

As soon as they come in, they attract people in the bookstore.

The long robes they wore were obviously different from the short brown robes worn by those working outside. Most of them were thin and had energetic eyes.

They saw a woman coming with a child. Her outstanding appearance attracted everyone and they all listened to their conversation. They were ashamed to hear that such a young child was only missing the last three steps of enlightenment.

When the books were brought over, Li Yuan meant to just pick one from them and learn it thoroughly before buying other ones.

Wei Qiqi wanted to buy everything at once so that she wouldn’t have to make a trip next time.

But no matter how much Li Yuan tried to persuade him, he just wouldn't agree.

When it was time to pay the bill, Wei Qiqi was surprised and finally understood why Li Yuan only wanted one book.