Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

After A Luo left, Xiaohu had no intention to continue studying.

He likes going to school, reading, practicing martial arts, and carrying water and chopping firewood in this yard.

Lu was his biological mother.

But... he didn't know what to do next.

The next morning, as usual, Xiaohu got up early, filled the water tank with water, ate a pancake and went to school.

Mrs. Lu was still waiting for him at the intersection, holding a few fruits wrapped in a handkerchief in her hand.

"Yesterday Mr. Li had a party at home, and I went to help. The remaining fruit on the table was shared among us."

"I can't bear to eat it, so I give it all to you." Mrs. Lu smiled, holding the handkerchief in both hands and handed it to Xiaohu.

At first glance, Xiaohu saw that they were nothing more than a few pieces of chestnut cakes, which were always available at home.

Perhaps because he held it too tightly in his arms, the pieces in Lu's hands were squeezed and deformed, and many of them broke.

"I won't eat it, you can keep it for yourself." Xiaohu said in a low voice with a hoarse voice.

Hearing that his voice sounded a little strange, Mrs. Lu looked anxious.

"What's wrong? Did you kick off the quilt last night because it was so cold and catch a cold?" Mrs. Lu pulled Xiaohu's sleeve and asked with concern.

Xiaohu turned sideways and looked at her.

Compared with before, Mrs. Lu is now thinner, with messy white hair on her temples and dry and colorless skin.

She has suffered a lot, right?

Xiaohu felt a soreness in his nose and his voice became hushed.

"You... do you want me to live with you?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she quickly let go of Xiaohu and shook her hands, saying, "No, no, don't think like that."

She sighed and looked at Xiaohu with eyes full of pity.

"I don't have a penny now, and you will only suffer if you follow me. It's better for you to stay in the Lu family and have good food and clothes."

"Don't think about how good they are to you. If it weren't for their family, our family wouldn't have ended up like this."

"This is what they should do to our family. Just be their young master. If they are unwilling to serve you wholeheartedly, tell mother."

Mrs. Lu's eyes flashed with ferocity, and she said viciously, "When the time comes, I will make them pay!"

Xiaohu closed his eyes slightly and let out a long breath. Finally, there was no more confusion in his heart. It had never been as clear as it was now.

"If you don't want to take me with you, then don't come to see me every day. If their family knew that I had such close private contact with you, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to raise me."

Mrs. Lu moved her lips, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

There was a look of reluctance on his face, and he hesitated to speak.

Xiao Hu added: "Go find a decent job and a stable place to live, then tell me. If I am free, I will come to see you."

Only then did Mrs. Lu smile, responded happily, and forced the chestnut cake in her hand to Xiaohu.

He looked back every few steps reluctantly, and finally he disappeared after turning around the alley.

When Chi Linghua set out in the morning, he deliberately passed by Du Wenxiu's house and came over to say hello.

Since we had already known the road yesterday, we didn't need A'Luo to lead the way today.

Du Wenxiu saw that he only brought two or three cars with only a few people following them, and was far less imposing than yesterday, so he became quite worried.

Chi Linghua smiled cheerfully and said, "We don't need much cargo today, so these few trucks are more than enough."

He also told Du Wenxiu not to worry, he would bring Yue Niang back to the city safely.

Du Wenxiu didn't know what to say, so he could only smile and respond.

By the afternoon, I felt a little restless.

"Aunt, my heart is beating so fast. Could it be that Yue Niang..." Du Wenxiu stroked his chest and said to A Luo with a worried look on his face.

"Hurry up and say 'Puh, puh, puh'! Kid, stop talking nonsense." A'Luo was also uneasy because of what she said, and he quickly said angrily.

"If you are worried, why don't I go to the city gate and guard it, so that I can know the news earlier. It's better than the three of us staying at home and worrying."

Du Wenchan suggested.

But A Luo was unwilling to do so. After all, she was a girl from a scholarly family. She had no choice but to do business. It would not look good for her to go to the city gate and guard it.

Du Wenchan was about to retort when A Luo took off his apron and said, "I'll go to the city gate and guard it. If he doesn't come back to report, then nothing will happen. Don't scare yourselves."

Du Wenxiu and her sister saw A Luo off, but they were still restless at home.

"I don't know why, but my heart is beating so fast that I can't stop..." Du Wenxiu murmured.

Du Wenchan poured her a cup of hot water and comforted her to sit down. After a while, she stood up again.

"Do you think it could be Fang Hai... Bah, bah, bah, I need to calm down and stop thinking about it." Du Wenxiu forced himself to sit down and took sips of water from the teacup.

Du Wenchan was also worried. She opened the door and stood outside to watch for a while. When she came back, she couldn't sit still and ran out to look in the direction of the car that came yesterday.

I wanted to open the gate wide and sit in the yard to wait so that I could feel more at ease, but I didn't expect that it started snowing.

He waited anxiously until it was getting dark, but A'luo still didn't come back. Du Wenxiu asked Du Wenchan to put on thick clothes and take an old cloak to go out to look for A'luo.

After walking a few steps out of the door, I saw a familiar-looking carriage galloping from the front and stopped at the gate of the Lu family.

When he lifted the curtain of the carriage, he saw A'luo holding Yue Niang sitting inside.

Seeing that Yue Niang was wearing thin clothes, Du Wenchan hurriedly handed over the cloak she had prepared for A Luo, and A Luo wrapped Yue Niang's shivering body.

Only then did Du Wenxiu see that Yue Niang was huddled in a ball in the carriage, her face pale, her expression terrified, and she was trembling slightly.

"Yueniang, Yueiang, what's wrong with you?" Du Wenxiu called her softly.

Yue Niang looked up and saw that it was her. She forced a smile and shook her head gently, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

But he couldn't say a word.

At this time, Chi Linghua got off his horse, handed over to his followers, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "Madam Du, we encountered some twists and turns on the road, let's talk at home."

Du Wenxiu nodded, but stretched out his hands to Yue Niang, wanting to take her down.

Yue Niang slowly moved her body out of the carriage, her face showing a look of shock and fear, and her eyes were filled with tears that were about to fall out.

Yue Niang got off the carriage with the help of A Luo and Du Wenxiu. As soon as she landed on the ground, her legs went weak and she could hardly stand steadily.

Du Wenxiu was almost knocked off balance as a result.

Chi Linghua, who was standing by, was quick to move forward and supported Yue Niang, half holding her in his arms. He exerted a little force with both hands, and Yue Niang managed to stand firmly with the help.

Yue Niang regained her composure for a moment, then gently shook her shoulders and got rid of Chi Linghua's support.

Du Wenxiu watched with doubt in his heart, feeling that something bad seemed to have happened on the road.

Especially the front of Yue Niang's clothes had a large dark area in the dim twilight, and no one knew why.

But Yue Niang saw that the situation was not very good at the moment, so she was not in a position to ask very clearly.

Besides, Chi Linghua asked them to talk at home. Looking at the neighbors on both sides who were tilting their heads to investigate, Du Wenxiu did not ask any more questions and led everyone in.

When she returned to the room and there was light, Yue Niang took off her cloak again, and only then could she see clearly that there was a large bloodstain on her chest!

"Yueniang, are you hurt?" Du Wenxiu exclaimed.