Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Lu Fanghai's letter gave a more detailed account of Lu's death.

It turned out that Xiaohu and the guards of the Chi family caravan took turns to be on duty on the road that night, and it was his turn to rest.

Mrs. Lu came to him quietly and said that she had unbearable abdominal pain, so Xiaohu accompanied her to the nearby woods.

Lu went into the forest to relieve himself, and Xiaohu waited by the forest.

After a while, they heard a rustling sound over there. Xiaohu whispered something to Lu and went around to investigate.

He had followed Lu Fanghai to encircle and suppress Qinglong Village that day, and had seen with his own eyes how he explored the way, so he learned to move forward quietly.

He was shocked when he saw a dozen people in the dark, all wearing black clothes and wearing masks, with their weapons flashing coldly.

Xiaohu quickly crouched on the ground, not daring to act rashly, thinking about how to pass the message to the caravan to be on alert.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lu whispered "Xiao Hu" and came over.

Those men in black looked well-equipped and must not be ordinary bandits. When they heard Lu calling her son, they looked at each other.

Xiaohu was sweating coldly down his cheeks and thought to himself that something bad was going to happen.

Seeing that they sent two people to move towards Lu, Xiaohu did not care about revealing his whereabouts and hurriedly retreated, pulling Lu and running towards the caravan.

Just as he saw the caravan, Lu missed his step and fell flat on his face.

Xiao Hu was so anxious that he didn't care about anything else and shouted loudly: "Night attack, be alert! Enemy attack!"

Because of Xiaohu's warning, the caravan hastily rose up to fight, but they relied on the fact that they had already surrounded the convoy into a formation and hid in the middle.

When the man in black failed in his sneak attack, he lost some of his bravery. After fighting for a while, he quickly retreated when he saw that he could not gain the upper hand.

However, Xiaohu and Lu were outside the formation surrounded by the caravan. Although several people from the caravan came out to rescue them, the men in black returned empty-handed because of their discovery, and were naturally very angry.

When retreating, they will take out their anger on Xiaohu, so there will be a fierce battle.

Xiaohu practiced martial arts every day, but after all, he was small and weak, and he had to take care of Lu, so he was caught between two pack and soon showed many flaws.

The man in black raised a large knife with a cold glow and was about to chop at Xiaohu's left arm. If he succeeded, at least one arm would be separated from his body.

Perhaps because she was eager to protect her son, Lu didn't have time to think and went forward to block Xiaohu with her body. She was hit by the knife and half of her head was almost cut off.

Xiaohu turned around and saw it suddenly, and his heart was broken.

Although he didn't like Lu, his life started with her after all.

This time I brought her to the capital, thinking of settling her down well and doing my best to ensure she has enough food and clothing, in order to repay her for giving birth to her and raising her.

Now that she had died in such a tragic way in front of him, Xiaohu felt his eyes go dark and he couldn't accept it at all.

"A tiger cub is kind, a crow repays its parents, a lamb kneels to suckle, if animals are like this, how much more so humans."

This is what Lu Fanghai wrote in his letter.

In fact, how could Du Wenxiu not understand?

If she really didn't understand, she would never let Xiaohu and Lu leave so easily.

It’s just that things never go as planned—when a person dies, all things come to an end. I don’t feel like saying anything at this moment.

Lu Fanghai added that Xiaohu locked himself in his room every day and refused to go out for two or three days. He did not eat the food that was sent to him and sent it back to the kitchen as is.

The servant had no choice but to come and ask Lu Fanghai for instructions.

The original plan was to have them meet again in a few days, but there was no way, so he had to contact Yulan urgently and ask her to come and see Xiaohu in advance.

After seeing Yulan, the brother and sister hugged each other and cried bitterly. Only then did Xiaohu return to normal and said he was hungry.

Lu Fanghai did not write down what Yulan said to Xiaohu when she met him.

He said that the emperor was becoming more and more insane, and Prince Ning was still stationed outside the capital, all thanks to Empress Dowager Rong's tricks to delay time.

It was simply because Prince Ning did not want to risk the wrath of the world and bear the crime of regicide.

However, no matter how long the road is, it must have an end.

Lu Fanghai said so.

He told Du Wenxiu to be careful during this period and to be cautious and think twice before doing anything.

If there is even the slightest mistake, you cannot do it even if you can make a lot of profit.

For some reason, Du Wenxiu always felt that there was something unexpressed in Lu Fanghai's letter, but it was not convenient to put it on paper.

However, since he had given the instruction, Du Wenxiu took note of it carefully.

He then said he would go back to his room to write a letter and asked Manager Yuan to wait for a moment.

Shopkeeper Yuan seemed to be inconvenienced, hesitated for a moment, and said, "This letter was brought by the young master from the capital, and he did not say that he had to wait for Madam Du's reply."

Du Wenxiu couldn't help but be surprised.

Originally, he was waiting for me to write back so that Lu Fanghai could feel at ease. Why did he do that today?

On second thought, perhaps it has something to do with Lu Fanghai’s final instructions.

He smiled and nodded, and invited Manager Yuan to have dinner.

Shopkeeper Yuan chuckled and said, "Our young master mainly wants me to ask what kind of food Madam An likes to eat, so that I can ask the chef to make it and send it to her next time."

This time, even A Luo, who was drinking water, couldn't help but spit out water. If he hadn't turned his head in time, I'm afraid that Manager Yuan's face would have been in a mess.

Shopkeeper Yuan laughed awkwardly twice but did not move, waiting for Yue Niang's reply.

Yue Niang's face turned red and then white. She was usually very straightforward, but now she was hesitant and didn't know how to respond.

He turned around and went back into the house, hiding in the inner room and refusing to come out.

"My family all eats light food and doesn't like heavy oil or salt." It was Du Wenxiu who spoke up to help them out.

After getting a definite answer, Shopkeeper Yuan took the food box from A'luo with a smile. Inside the box were a few pancakes that A'luo had just baked.

After thanking A Luo and Du Wenxiu, Manager Yuan went back humming a tune all the way.

"I think Master Chi really cares about you. Why not consider it?" Du Wenxiu asked tentatively.

Yue Niang glanced at her and muttered, "Don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping, how can you talk so much at the dinner table?"

Du Wenxiu smiled faintly and picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks for Yue Niang.

"I don't know when this braised pork became a new and fashionable dish in big restaurants, and they specially made it for us to taste."

"I don't care about others, but I appreciate the kindness from Young Master Chi." Du Wenxiu teased.

"Oh, you know my heart, so why do you have to be like this..." Yue Niang's face darkened and she said softly.

Du Wenxiu knew that he had touched her sore spot again, so she stopped talking and just advised her to eat more vegetables.

It's strange to say, but after Chi Linghua asked Manager Yuan to deliver the letter and dishes, he never showed up again.

Du Wenxiu was so confused that he wondered if he had guessed wrong.

But he also felt that it was impossible. He had clearly asked Yue Niang about her food preferences that day. If it was unintentional, then it must have been an intentional teasing.

As a mature businessman, this kind of mistake must never be made.

Du Wenxiu was certain that he had not guessed wrong about Chi Linghua's feelings for Yue Niang.

But why there was no follow-up, maybe there were other reasons, it’s hard to say.

One day, Yue Niang and Du Wenchan came back from the workshop, looking slightly unhappy.

The two of them entered the house, changed their clothes, and took the tea handed to them by A Luo without saying a word.

"Did you two have a fight?" Du Wenxiu asked puzzledly.