The courtyard was small, but very clean. The two blue brick houses were neatly tidied, and under the makeshift shed next to it was an old ox cart, but it was cleaned very well.

On the dining table in the yard, which was made of large stones, were two plates of steamed buns and two side dishes. The steam was wafting out of the table with a fragrant aroma.

Yang Erwang led the three of them inside, dragging his lame leg on the ground. Lin Sen was slightly surprised, but when he looked at Fubao and Qingheng's normal expressions, he put away his surprised expression.

Yang Erwang asked them to sit down and said, "You know what, you look exactly like your aunt. You looked familiar to me the moment I saw you."

Fu Bao smiled and said, "My niece looks like my aunt. I used to go to Qili Village and passed by your house many times. Maybe you don't remember."

Yang Erwang scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "At that time... I was busy working every day and didn't have time to pay attention to these things."

Fubao looked at Xiaohua who was standing next to him. Her face had become plump. The sickly, dark-skinned girl from last year seemed to have changed. Her eyes also became brighter and she was staring at them motionlessly.

Fubao smiled at her and said to Yang Erwang, "Where is Aunt Lianqin? Why don't I see her?"

Yang Erwang pointed to the kitchen and said, "It will be out soon."

Fubao nodded, and Yang Erwang greeted them warmly, "You haven't eaten yet, come and try my buns."

Their family's situation seems to be good now. It has been so long since they last saw each other. She never thought that this family would come to Jiangzhou. But it's okay. The prices in Yuzhou are ridiculously high. It is indeed not as good as living in the villages and towns outside Jiangzhou.

Fubao no longer refused and told them about their experiences on the road while eating. His stories were half true and half false. Yang Erwang was immediately filled with righteous indignation: "These people are too bold! They are not afraid of being struck by lightning in broad daylight!"

Lin Sen paused while eating the bun and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Fu Bao looked normal, eating the delicious buns, and couldn't help but praise: "Your buns are so delicious, Auntie's cooking skills are so good, you should open a shop."

Yang Erwang scratched his head and said with a smile: "We sell buns. We usually sell them at the gate of Jiangzhou City. Today is my daughter's birthday, so we are taking a day off."

Fubao's eyes lit up, and she said to Xiaohua, "Happy birthday, Xiaohua!" She searched her body for a long time, but found nothing. She quickly found the pile of hair flowers that Li Shuangrong had bought before, and picked out two of them and put them in her arms.

She took out the hair flower and said, "This is for you as a gift. All the girls in Yuzhou will love it."

Xiaohua took the flower head generously and thanked her sweetly: "Thank you, sister."

Seeing his daughter happy, Yang Erwang also said happily: "It looks really good. I'll ask your mother to put it on for you later."

He turned around and asked, "What's your name?"

Fubao smiled and said, "Zhao Xiaoshu. I gave me the name Fubao." When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

Yang Erwang believed it without a doubt and said with a smile: "Your family members all have literary names. Eat quickly, eat quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar figure came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of longevity noodles. When he saw Fubao, he was stunned for a moment, but then came to his senses and put the noodles on the table.

Fubao: "Aunt Qin."

Lian Qin couldn't believe it and asked hesitantly, "Fu Bao?"

Fubao's heart skipped a beat. She had changed so much that he couldn't believe it, but Lianqin could recognize her at a glance. Even Qingheng, who had been eating hard, raised his head and looked at her.

Before Fubao could speak, Yang Erwang said with a smile: "This is Fubao's cousin. You know what, they really look alike."

Fubao: "Zhao Xiuer is my aunt."

Lian Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Why are you here? Normally this place is quite far from the city, and most people don't talk to outsiders. How did you get here?"

Fubao put down the buns in his hand and said, "We were originally going to go from Jiangzhou to Yuzhou to visit my aunt and her family, but we didn't expect that we were robbed on the way, and the carriage was gone, so we walked along a small road and came here."

Lian Qin: "So that's how it is... Then, can we take you to find a carriage later? This cow is old, and it won't be able to walk even if we give it to you. It's definitely not going to be able to get that far."

Fu Bao stood up and bowed to them, saying, "Thank you very much. If I hadn't met you, I really don't know what I would have done."

The couple stood up quickly and said, "What are you talking about? We are from the same hometown. When something like that happened in Linzhou, we are all family members. What's more, our lives were saved by your aunt and her family. We are happy to be able to help you now."

Lin Sen looked at them and then at Fubao. Perhaps this was the reward for doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Yang Erwang's family served them food as much as they could, saying, "Our family was not well off before, and we couldn't afford anything. Now it's better, at least we have enough buns, so eat more."

Fu Bao couldn't refuse the kindness, so he stuffed three of them into his mouth. He couldn't eat any more, so he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm really full."

As it was getting dark, they warmly invited Fubao and the other two to stay at their home. She, Lianqin and Xiaohua shared a room, and the remaining three men shared another.

That night, the sound of horse hooves outside the door was almost deafening, but almost no one knocked on the door here, they just passed by.

Fubao slept soundly. The next morning, he looked at the dark circles under Qingheng's eyes and frowned, "You didn't sleep well again?"

Qing Heng felt a little aggrieved: "Yesterday the sound of horse hooves almost broke the house apart, and you were all sleeping soundly. If I wasn't afraid that they would break in..."

Fubao quickly comforted him: "Go to sleep, we will leave at noon."

Lin Sen's face was not very good either, and he looked at Qing Heng with some guilt in his eyes. Fu Bao looked at him helplessly: "I don't know what you are thinking about, you don't know what Lin Keyi did. I also know that you will never protect her. We believe in you, so don't feel sorry for us all the time."

Lin Sen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Fu Bao and said, "She is my sister after all... If she did something wrong, I am also responsible."

Fubao: "..., Lin Keyue is still your brother, why don't you trust him, why don't you feel sorry for him?"

Lin Sen frowned: "Lin Keyue has been..."

Fu Bao: "There is no difference between them. I asked your grandfather, and Lin Keyi was also taught by your father until she was ten years old. There is no difference between them. The only difference is... she is better at disguising than Lin Keyue."

Lin Sen's face was full of pain, but the more he thought about the man's appearance that day, the more he felt that he was the servant who swept Lin Keyi's courtyard.

The two of them were arguing without any conclusion. Yang Erwang limped in and brought them some water: "Wash yourself first, and we'll have dinner later."

Only when he sat down at the dining table did he ask hesitantly and fearfully, "Did those people yesterday... come after you?"

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