Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Du Wenxiu probably understood the unfinished meaning of Yulan's words.

She would let Xiaohu stay for a few days, as she was afraid that he would have to be handed over to Du Wenxiu and his wife in the future.

Du Wenxiu frowned slightly, seeming unhappy.

Yulan quickly explained, "I'm afraid I'll have to go to the capital in a few days, and I won't be able to take care of Xiaohu if I take him with me."

"But Bi Fengyou wants to take you home?" Du Wenxiu also guessed.

Yulan shook her head and didn't want to say more.

Seeing that Du Wenxiu was really reluctant and didn't want to keep Xiaohu at home, he hesitated for a while before making up his mind.

"Forget it. For Xiao Hu's sake, I don't care about my face anymore. I'll just tell my sister-in-law the truth."

Yulan said, Du Wenxiu didn't know what the big deal was and looked at her in surprise.

"That day, Bi Fengyou brought me back and raised me at home, but it was not for him. He found those experienced women and taught me a lot of things."

"But he gave me to his maternal uncle, who is already over seventy years old."

Du Wenxiu was so shocked that his eyes widened, his brows furrowed, and his mouth could hardly close.

Yulan smiled, as if she was talking about someone else's affairs.

"Last month, Bi Fengyou's uncle died. I thought I could get away and live a normal life, but he forced me to go to the capital and wanted to give me to someone else."

"He stayed here a few days ago, got drunk, and begged me to help him, saying that he was of low status at home and only had a few good days thanks to me."

"It took me a lot of effort to find out that he had established a relationship with the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and wanted to send me to him for his entertainment."

Oh my god, a gift to a eunuch? What day is this? Du Wenxiu frowned and looked at Yulan with distressed eyes.

Yulan smiled bitterly, but calmly as if she was narrating someone else's story.

"Yulan, why...why don't you leave him?"

"I can't leave." Yulan shook her head slowly:

"Sister-in-law, you can see those people outside, including Xinghua, each of them was sent by him to watch over me."

"No matter where I go, someone will follow me. If I get lost, all the servants in this yard will be dead."

"I'm already in a quagmire, so why should I hurt others?"

She stood up, walked to Du Wenxiu, pressed her down on the chair, and slowly knelt down.

Du Wenxiu stood up in fear, not daring to accept her kneeling, but she pulled Du Wenxiu's skirt, making her unable to move.

"Sister-in-law." Yulan roared like a wounded little animal, whimpering in her throat.

"Xiao Hu is in this state now. He has suffered too much. I can't drag him down with me."

"I can't take care of myself. Bringing him along would only give Bi Fengyou another way to control me, which would harm him instead."

Du Wenxiu broke free from Yulan and hid aside. Yulan fell on the chair, sobbing.

"I beg you, sister-in-law and Brother Fang Hai, to help me. Xiao Hu will stay with me for the next few days. I will teach him to repay sister-in-law well and not to treat his benefactor with resentment."

"But I beg you to have mercy on me, sister-in-law."

Du Wenxiu didn't know what to do for a moment, and said that he couldn't make the decision and went back to ask Lu Fanghai's opinion.

Yulan did not force it. She hated her mother for not treating her as a human being, and was grateful for Du Wenxiu's help, so she had no resentment towards them.

But Xiaohu is different. He is still young and easily gets stuck in a rut. He has also suffered a lot outside, so Du Wenxiu and his wife’s worries are justified.

But in my current situation, it is not easy to take him with me.

The three siblings of the Wan family all look like their father, pretty and delicate.

When Xiaohu was little, he was also a cute little girl. Now, if he is well taken care of, he has become a handsome boy.

I heard that wealthy families often keep boy catamites to serve them. I have become like this already. Is my brother going to follow in her footsteps?

But Du Wenxiu refused to agree no matter what, and she didn't want to push her too much, so she had to comfort her first.

I can only hope that they will pity my situation and be willing to lend a helping hand. There is no other way.

Du Wenxiu became restless under Yulan's earnest gaze, and hurriedly said goodbye and went out.

Yulan had no choice but to follow him out of the room.

Just as she said, as soon as she entered the yard, a maid followed her like a shadow.

Seeing this, Du Wenxiu finally slowed down, looked at her helplessly and said:

"Please allow me to go back and discuss this with Fang Hai before I can give you an answer."

"Well, sister-in-law, take care. I won't see you off."

Yulan nodded repeatedly. Her makeup was smudged by her crying. She looked like a delicate flower beaten by wind and rain, fragile and beautiful.

Du Wenxiu could no longer stand there, so he turned around and walked out of the house. Only when he reached the street did he breathe a sigh of relief.

What happened to Magnolia was really tragic.

Du Wenxiu felt powerless and returned to the shop listlessly.

There were guests, and Du Wenchan was busy greeting them, while she went to sit in the back yard.

Du Wenchan finished her work and came in to see her sitting on a lounge chair in the yard, facing the sun with her arms resting on her eyes.

"Did Xiaohu's sister keep him?" Du Wenchan asked.

Du Wenxiu hummed in a depressed tone and stopped talking.

Du Wenchan saw that she was not in a good mood and wanted to say something, but she heard someone calling outside, so she turned around and went out.

After a while, Yue Niang's loud voice accompanied by laughter came in, and a hand took her arm away.

The glaring sunlight shone directly at her, making it impossible for her to open her eyes.

"You're here." Du Wenxiu greeted dejectedly.

Seeing tears still lingering in the corners of her slightly red eyes, Yue Niang couldn't help but stop smiling and asked her what was wrong.

Du Wenxiu only said that she met Xiaohu and sent him to her sister Yulan.

Yue Niang had heard her talk about Magnolia before, so she was not surprised. When she got married, Xiao Hu had already run away from the Lu family, so she was not familiar with him.

After asking a few questions and bringing up the matter of watermelon mentioned earlier, Du Wenxiu became interested.

Yue Niang smiled and said to her, "The owner of Hui'anlou had only heard about it but had never tasted it himself. When he heard that we had a way to use this watermelon, he said he would help keep an eye out for it."

Du Wenchan brought her some tea, and seeing that Du Wenxiu looked much better, she felt at ease before going out to work.

"I heard that the melons are very difficult to transport, so the price is expensive. I'm thinking of renting some land nearby to try growing them next year. If it works, I'm afraid the price increase will be smaller."

Du Wenxiu listened quietly and nodded continuously.

Then he remembered something and turned to Yue Niang and said:

"If the owner of Hui'anlou has connections there, you might as well tell him that if you want to try growing melons here, it's best to find sandy land, and the melons grown there will taste the best."

"You really are a foodie. You get excited when I talk about this."

Yue Niang smiled and pointed at her. Du Wenxiu smiled slightly but did not play tricks with her as usual.

Yue Niang pulled her arm and asked softly, "Why are you so listless? Are you worried about something?"

Du Wenxiu shook her head, wondering whether she should tell her about Yulan.

Later, I felt that it would be bad if this matter got out, so I kept silent.

Seeing that she was unwilling to talk, Yue Niang did not force her and asked her if she could go and see what was going on in the fields as winter wheat would be planted in a few days.

Du Wenxiu found out she was less than three months pregnant, and she couldn't tell anyone about it, so she had to be vague and said she would wait for Lu Fanghai to come back to discuss it.