Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

The next morning, Lu Fanghai planned to take Xiaohu out, but was stopped by Du Wenxiu.

"You are a grown man, how can you go find her? Why don't I take Xiaohu to see her after dinner?"

Lu Fanghai was a little hesitant. He originally wanted to report to the government office and then take Xiaohu to find Yulan. Du Wenxiu was pregnant, and he really didn't want her to suffer too much.

"Well, what's the hardship? Her identity is sensitive to begin with. If you, a grown man, go over there rashly, you might not even be able to see her."

What Du Wenxiu said made sense, so Lu Fanghai did not insist. He told her to go another day if she was not feeling well. Seeing her nodding repeatedly, he felt at ease to go on his mission.

After dinner, Du Wenxiu felt worried. He couldn't just take Xiaohu with him rashly. What if Yulan wasn't available at the moment?

After pacing in the yard, Du Wenchan packed up her things and went to the shop to open the door. Du Wenxiu hurried over to help.

"Hey, sister, you are very weak now, take a good rest and don't make any trouble."

Du Wenchan stopped her.

It took nearly two years for her to get pregnant after getting married, and everyone in the family thinks she is so delicate.

Helplessly, she turned around and called Xiaohu, and went out with her.

When they arrived near Yulan's house, she asked Xiaohu to stand at the corner of the street and wait for her, and then she went up to him and knocked on the door.

The doorman opened the door quickly, but he didn't recognize her and asked her who she was looking for.

Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "I'm here to look for Sister Xinghua who is in front of the young mistress. Please let her know."

He handed over the few coins he had in his pocket.

The doorman took the money, said wait, and closed the door.

Not long after, Xinghua came out from a small door at the side and called out "Madam Du".

He asked if there was anything he wanted to talk to the young lady about. He went to bed late last night and hadn't gotten up yet.

Du Wenxiu turned his head and glanced at the corner of the street. Xiaohu was still standing there obediently, so he told Xinghua that his family had found Yulan's brother and wondered if she wanted to meet him.

Xinghua was shocked. In all this time, the young lady's family had never come to look for her.

Following Du Wenxiu's gaze, he saw the thin boy at the corner of the street. He hurriedly said hello and did not dare to take the initiative to welcome them in.

He hurriedly took Du Wenxiu to the gatehouse, asked her to wait for a moment, and then hurried back to report the news.

Du Wenxiu waved Xiaohu over. Seeing that Xinghua was very polite to her, the doorman asked them to go into the house and sit down.

After a long while, Xinghua came out and asked Du Wenxiu to bring Xiaohu in in an anxious tone, saying that the young lady started crying when she heard it, and wasted time because she was busy washing.

Du Wenxiu didn't argue with her and followed her into the house.

The last time I came here, I entered and exited from the corner door at the side. I was nervous and didn't take a good look at the yard. Today, I came here differently from last time. I raised my head to take in the entire scenery in the yard.

The yard has two entrances and is not very big. It is cleaned tidyly and has many flowers, plants and trees planted, making it look very elegant.

After passing through the hanging flower gate, they saw Yulan standing in front of the main door with red eyes, covering her mouth with a handkerchief in her hand, looking at Xiaohu who followed Du Wenxiu in.

Xiaohu also looked up and saw his sister. His nose felt sore, so he lowered his head again and forced himself to endure it.

Yulan took a few steps forward, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she burst into tears.

"I thought..." Yulan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and spoke with a strong nasal tone.

"I thought I would never see him again in this lifetime."

After he finished speaking, he burst into sobs.

Xiaohu also raised his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Yulan stepped forward, took Xiaohu's arm, and said to Du Wenxiu, "Sister-in-law, let's go inside and talk."

Seeing that she was nice to Xiaohu, Du Wenxiu felt relieved, nodded with a smile, and followed her into the main room.

There was a painting of pine and cranes hanging in the center of the main room. Even if Du Wenxiu didn't understand it, he could tell it was the work of a famous artist and was very vivid.

The mahogany furniture in the room is exquisitely carved, giving it a sense of low-key luxury.

Yulan sat on the armchair, pulled Xiaohu in front of her, and told Xinghua to serve Du Wenxiu good tea.

"Just brew the silver needle white hair that the master drank when he came."

Du Wenxiu waved her hand and declined: "Sister Xinghua, please give me a glass of warm water."

Yulan said coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, why are you so distant? Are you so reluctant to even share a cup of good tea with you after you come to my sister's place?"

"No, no, it's just a special situation. I'll come back to taste my sister's good tea next time." Du Wenxiu said vaguely.

By looking at her expression, Yulan guessed a little bit, but she didn't ask any more questions and just asked Xinghua to give her a glass of water.

Holding Xiaohu's hand, touching his skinny arms and thin shoulders, I couldn't help but tears welling up in my eyes.

"You've suffered outside." Yulan cried, and tears came out before she finished her sentence.

Xiaohu was a little dazed when he saw her wearing gold and silver.

Yulan asked him how he escaped, how he survived outside, and how he got to the Lu family. Xiaohu answered them one by one.

After crying for a while, Yulan cursed her black-hearted aunt and cowardly uncle who had plundered her family's money and were unwilling to even raise such a young child.

She was grateful to Lu Fanghai for helping her, which allowed her to meet Xiaohu again.

At the same time, I felt sad and angry that there was such a mother who gave birth to three children, but none of them had a good life.

She had sent the servants out of the house, and only Xiaohu and Du Wenxiu listened to her muttering and cursing without saying a word.

"Now, thanks to meeting Brother Fang Hai and Sister-in-law, otherwise I'm afraid my brother would not survive this winter." Yulan looked at Du Wenxiu and spoke sincerely.

Du Wenxiu also waved her hands: "We are all neighbors, even if they are children from ordinary families, we should have some affection for each other over the years, not to mention the relationship between our two families..."

What is the relationship between the two families?

The Du family and the Lu family have a life-and-death relationship, but they are just better off with Yulan.

Seeing that Du Wenxiu seemed to be hesitant to talk, Yulan called Xinghua to take Xiaohu downstairs to eat fruit.

Since Xiaohu was not around, Du Wenxiu had no scruples and spoke bluntly:

"I brought Xiaohu here today because I felt that he is your brother after all, and it would be inappropriate not to let you know that I found him. I just wonder if you have any plans for him?"

Yulan rubbed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, frowned and thought for a moment, looking at Du Wenxiu as if he was about to say something.

Du Wenxiu understood: "But what's the problem?"

But she shook her head and remained silent for a while.

Du Wenxiu didn't know what she meant and didn't say anything, just waiting for her to speak.

"Sister-in-law, Xiaohu is my biological brother. You and Brother Fang Hai have done a great favor to my family by finding him. I cannot repay you even if I have to repay you."

"But now I am living under someone else's roof and have no control over myself. If I leave Xiaohu behind, I am afraid that he will be displaced with me in the future and his fate will be even more unfortunate."

Du Wenxiu was puzzled. She was a mistress, so she should be the one calling the shots in the courtyard. Even though she relied on her good looks to support the man, shouldn't she raise her younger brother well and leave a way out for herself?

When asked tactfully, Yulan's pretty face turned slightly red, as if she had something to hide.

"It is difficult to explain the reason to you now, but you will know it later. I will let Xiaohu stay with me for a few days and explain the past events to him to ease his resentment."