Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"Son, why are you here?"

Mrs. Lu looked at Xiaohu with a look of surprise on her face.

He hurriedly combed his hair, which was tangled into a mess, into a rough shape.

The woman who was fighting with her stood nervously aside. Xiaohu had just taken action to separate the two of them. He had great strength, was good at using his skills, and had a stable lower body. It was obvious at first glance that he was a martial artist.

The woman thought to herself that she could not defeat the mother and son, so she thought about how to find some help.

"I have something to talk to you about."

Xiaohu had never expected the poor environment of Nanxia City. He pursed his lips tightly, and even when he spoke, he was very frugal with his words.

"Oh, oh, it's very dirty here, let's talk outside."

Mrs. Lu hurriedly pulled his arm and walked out, glancing triumphantly at the landlady who had fought with her, as if to say: Look at my son, he's so promising!

The landlady couldn't help but roll her eyes upwards, and ignored her, going to clean up the things that were broken in the fight, thinking about how to ask her to pay for it later.

After stepping on the muddy ground and standing in a corner away from the wind, Mrs. Lu spoke first: "Next time, don't go in directly to find me. There are all kinds of people in there. Find a kid playing outside, give him some food, and tell him to call me."

Mrs. Lu looked at Xiaohu with heartache as he scraped the mud on the soles of his shoes against the wall without saying a word. His whole body was made of fine material, it was a pity to get it dirty.

After a long while, Xiao Hu finally spoke: "I will be going to the capital in a few days, and I want to ask you what your plans are."

"Oh. Ah?" Mrs. Lu didn't react for a moment.

"You are... going to the capital to take the imperial examination after finishing your studies here?" Mrs. Lu didn't understand. She only knew from listening to the free storytelling in the teahouse that one had to go to the capital to take the imperial examination.

Xiao Hu's mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm. With a mother who had been in prison, he had already cut off his path to the imperial examination, and he still wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam? What a joke!

Unfortunately, Lu didn't understand and kept pulling Xiaohu's arm to ask more questions. The veins on the back of his bony hand bulged with excitement.

"My son, you have a promising future. You will definitely be able to earn a good fortune for me. I have really not raised you in vain..."

In a short while, Mrs. Lu even imagined herself dressed in new clothes and being served by maids.

Xiao Hu gently broke free from Lu's chicken claw-like hand and said, "No. I want to go find my sister. She's in the capital."

Xiaohu has two older sisters, one of whom has died long ago.

Another one ran away on his own, starting his own misfortune.

"That damn girl is still alive? In the capital?"

Lu's eyes flickered and were unclear.

Xiaohu felt a little disappointed when he saw that she had no regrets towards Sister Yulan.

On second thought, I realized what kind of person she was, so why should I still have unrealistic fantasies about her?

Xiao Hu nodded and said, "Sister Yulan is now in the capital as a mistress of a high-ranking official. She asked someone to ask me if I want to go to the capital to make a living."

"I think if I stay in the Lu family, I can only earn a few dollars by relying on the pickle shop. Why not try my luck in the capital? If my sister whispers something in front of the high official, it may be enough for us to make a fortune."

The prospect described by Xiaohu is really exciting.

Mrs. Lu was silent for a long while, then pursed her lips and gritted her teeth and said, "That's right. Son, take me there. If that damn girl dares to ignore you, I will definitely go to her house and make her life uneasy. I will definitely earn a good future for you. By then, we will have nothing to worry about."

Thinking of this, he smiled again, as if he was already living a good life with no worries about food and clothing thanks to his children.

Xiaohu was depressed and didn't want to talk to her any more, so he replied casually: "In that case, you should prepare yourself these days, and when I call you, we will set off."

"Well... son, that damn girl just told us to go, but did she give us some money for the journey? Or... ask the Lu family to prepare more money for us. This poor family is rich on the road. You are young, and you don't know that it is good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it is difficult to go out for a while..."

Xiao Hu frowned and interrupted her: "Sister Lu has already helped me contact the caravan going to the capital. I can just follow them. It doesn't cost much money."

"Oh, my son, don't let her fool you just because you are young. When you go out, you have to spend money everywhere. Even if you want to live comfortably with someone's caravan, you have to spend money. You have to listen to your mother..."

"Okay, I'm old enough to know what to do. Go back now, and I'll call you when the day comes."

Seeing that Xiaohu was a little annoyed, Mrs. Lu shut up angrily and nodded in response.

Xiaohu felt mixed emotions because he had such a biological mother.

But as Du Wenxiu once said, this is not something he can choose.

What he can decide is how to proceed in the future.

Mrs. Lu is stubborn and will not change. If we keep her here, Du Wenxiu's family will be in danger sooner or later.

The human heart is unpredictable and I cannot control what she thinks. Now is a good opportunity to take her away from Dongxing County.

We’ll talk about what happens next later.

After leaving Lu's place, Xiaohu went to Zang Yaxuan and got the exact departure time.

After returning home, he told Du Wenxiu the truth, and Du Wenxiu said calmly: "I know."

But he didn't ask Xiaohu to go down immediately.

Xiaohu wanted to mention Lu's matter, but he couldn't open his mouth and didn't know where to start.

Du Wenxiu drank half a cup of tea, and then seemed to have just remembered something. He smiled and said to Xiaohu, "You will be leaving in a few days. You should inform your teacher and playmates."

Xiaohu nodded sullenly and turned to go out.

"This kid is such a taciturn person!" A Luo sighed.

"It's good that he knows the truth. I was originally worried about how to tell him that we discovered his relationship with the Lu family."

Du Wenxiu placed the teacup on the table and spoke slowly.

"That's his biological mother. Filial piety is the most important thing in the world nowadays. He was put in a dilemma by pointing it out directly. He is just a child."

"But if I keep Lu around, I will never be able to sleep peacefully. This woman's conscience must have died a long time ago. I can't think that she has changed her ways just because she's been in jail."

"Just when I was worried, Fang Hai brought me a pillow. Xiaohu is also a kind child and knows what's good for him."

"Getting rid of Lu is like solving a big problem for us. But it's a pity for this child..."

"Why pity him?" Yue Niang said, "She is his mother who gave birth to him and raised him. He should take care of her, but he can't drag us into this. With such a poisonous snake around, who wouldn't be scared?"

"She didn't directly ask him to leave. It was a kindness of Xiuniang. What else can they say?"

"You don't know Lu at all. She is the kind of person who would even sell her own daughter to a brothel." Du Wenxiu sneered.

After she said this, Yue Niang remembered that before she married into Taohua Village, she vaguely heard about such an incident, and everyone in the surrounding villages knew about it.