Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

After all, he is just a child. Xiaohu sniffed, raised his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Du Wenxiu glared at Lu Fanghai, but didn't blame him.

I don’t know what was going on in my mind. I made a promise to Xiaohu so easily in broad daylight.

After all, he is the child of their enemy. Keeping him around like this would indeed pose a huge risk.

But looking at that thin body and tender face, I couldn't help feeling pity for some reason.

Maybe I am one of those people in my previous life who was often looked down upon by others because of their overflowing saintly heart.

Maybe it’s because I’m pregnant and my maternal instinct has taken over, so I’ve become a little softer.

Forget it, I'll go ask Yulan first. It would be the best if she could take Xiaohu in.

If she doesn't want to...

Let’s talk about it then.

After dinner, Du Wenxiu and her sister sat under the lamp again to alter clothes with Xiaohu. Because of Lu Fanghai's previous behavior, Xiaohu sat far away from him.

The flame of the dim oil lamp kept jumping. Du Wenxiu's eyes were a little dry, so he raised his hand to rub them.

"Let's stop here for today. Xiaohu will wear it tomorrow and we can change it during the day. This is really unbearable for the eyes."

Du Wenchan put the clothes away and said with a smile, "You are in a hurry. I don't know why you are in such a hurry that you have to change it right away."

Du Wenxiu smiled but did not respond. Instead, she urged them to go and rest so that they could get up early to open the door tomorrow.

Knowing that she was in a bad condition and easily tired, Du Wenchan responded and sent Xiaohu to the west wing, while she rested in the east wing.

Tonight the moonlight is like water, the stars are twinkling, and the mottled shadows of the trees in the courtyard are swaying, what a peaceful scene.

But the person in front of me is not someone who can appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Two cat meows were heard outside. Lu Fanghai, who had just poured out the water that Du Wenxiu had used to soak her feet, held the foot basin and looked outside quietly.

Until the cat meowed three more times, he leaned the basin against the wall and looked into the room. Du Wenxiu was sitting on the bed with her hair loose.

After hesitating for a moment, he tiptoed out.

I opened the door leading to the street from the inner courtyard and looked to both sides. Sure enough, there was a figure on the left. When I saw him coming out, he rushed towards the street entrance.

After he went out, he closed the door gently.

Following the dark shadow, he entered an alley.

The black shadow arrived at the gate of a house, stretched out his hand to push the gate open, and waved at him. He quickened his pace and followed behind him inside.

The house was quite large, with more than one entrance. It looked like no one had lived there for a long time, with weeds growing up to waist height. Only the main room had a small light on, which flickered and swayed, looking a bit eerie.

With a creaky sound, the black shadow pushed open the door, turned around and looked at him, as if waiting for him to enter.

Lu Fanghai didn't waste any time and followed with big strides.

There was a desk facing the main room, and there were people sitting on the armchairs on both sides. They were Shi Qiwen, the third in command of Qinglong Village.

Seeing Lu Fanghai coming alone, he laughed, which dispelled a lot of the weird atmosphere.

"Mr. Lu really trusts people. He actually came to meet me alone."

Lu Fanghai smiled slightly: "Third Master, you are too kind. My brother invited me here, so I will not doubt him."

Lu Dawei behind him also walked in with a smile and said to the Third Master:

"I told you that Brother Lu would never betray us, but you just didn't believe me."

Shi Qiwen was not annoyed that he was ruining his own show, he just laughed:

"You shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. What's more, we are engaged in a business that can lead to death. I think Mr. Lu will understand."

"What do you mean by forgiveness or not? If the Third Master was the defenseless and reckless person, I'm afraid I wouldn't easily get involved in such a big event."

Lu Fanghai sat down on another armchair and looked around.

This house must have been uninhabited for a long time. I cleaned it hastily and found spider webs all over the beams. I wonder where the third in command found them.

"Haha, this is the house of an uncle of my family. Now it is deserted and no longer as prosperous as it once was."

Shi Qiwen laughed and said, "This house has not been occupied for a long time. We are only using it temporarily. To avoid unnecessary trouble, we did not boil water. So we have to neglect Master Lu."

Lu Fanghai shook his head and said it was okay, because he wanted to go home early after finishing his work so as not to worry Du Wenxiu, so he went straight to the point.

"I met with the county lieutenant in the afternoon and conveyed the Third Master's request. However, the county lieutenant insisted on having a face-to-face meeting with the Third Master, so he asked me to ask the Third Master's opinion."

Although Lu Fanghai expressed his willingness to cooperate as a request, the third in command did not take it seriously.

On the contrary, I really admire his style of speaking his mind without talking nonsense.

After a brief pause, the Third Master said, "Where would you like to meet, County Lieutenant?"

Lu Fanghai also admired his courage and strategy, and said bluntly: "The third in command will be the one, and I will go with the county lieutenant. When the third in command has made up his mind, just ask Lu Dawei to let me know."

"No need, I can order it now." The third in command waved his hand.

"Tomorrow at this time, still here, as long as the county lieutenant trusts me, I will wait here."

Shi Qiwen knew that he had a big plan. If he didn't even have this little courage, he would just pack up and go home early.

Lu Fanghai didn't say much. He just bowed and without waiting for Lu Dawei to lead the way, he jumped out with a word.

When he got home, Du Wenxiu was indeed worried. He stood at the door of the main house and kept looking outside, but he didn't dare to shout.

Seeing him coming from outside, she felt relieved. She glared at him and sat down on the kang.

Lu Fanghai knew that he would be reprimanded for doing this, so he squeezed onto the kang with a shameless face.

Du Wenxiu frowned and pushed him, saying angrily, "Have you washed? You're so dirty and smelly."

Lu Fanghai raised his arm and smelled his armpit. Although he walked a lot today, he didn't sweat much, so how could it smell bad?

But since his wife said so, he didn't argue. He went downstairs with a smile and washed again before coming back.

At this time, Du Wenxiu was sleeping facing inside. He gently pulled her shoulders, but she shook him off.

"I was in a hurry today, so I left without saying hello to you. It's my fault."

Lu Fanghai admitted his mistake honestly. Du Wenxiu turned over and sat up, staring at him, and said unhappily:

"Master Lu has to deal with family and national affairs. What is there for you to tell a woman like me? Just tell me when you are done. I will prepare the foot-washing water with Master Lu and wait for you to rest."

Lu Fanghai lay on the kang and couldn't get up. Du Wenxiu reached out and slapped him a few times, looking at him angrily.

He quickly sat up straight, reached out and held Du Wenxiu's hand, and said with a smile: "Xiuniang, be careful not to hurt your hand, I will beat it myself."

Du Wenxiu rolled her eyes at him, turned around and faced him with her back.

Lu Fanghai also moved over there, stretched out his long arms and put them around her from behind, but didn't say anything.

"I'm not forcing you to do this, I'm just worrying about you for nothing."

Du Wenxiu said quietly, and Lu Fanghai's face, which couldn't be seen, was full of loneliness.

"Yeah, I know." Lu Fanghai clenched his arms.

"Forget it, go to sleep. I can't stop you from doing what you insist on doing. I just hope you can think about me and our unborn child and don't take risks easily..."

"Xiuniang, don't worry, I saved it."