The first time in history

"Okay, let's cook." Qian Mingduo stretched lazily. "I'm almost dead tired these past few days. I've ridden more than 300 miles every day for five days. My butt is almost worn out by the saddle."

Li Shishi took Qian Mingduo's arm and said to Xiao Cui, "Hurry up and do it. After dinner, let the young master take a nap and we will pack up."

Li Shishi snuggled up to Qian Mingduo and said, "Go to sleep. I'll call you when dinner is ready."

"What did you dream about me just now?" Qian Mingduo bent down, put his arms around Li Shishi's legs and picked her up.

"I dreamed of you..." Li Shishi bit her lower lip and said shyly, "I dreamed of you...doing something bad!"

"What bad thing have I done?" Qian Mingduo put Li Shishi on the bed and turned around to lower the curtain.

"You want to..." Li Shishi said coquettishly: "Take a break, you have been tired for several days!"

Qian Mingduo lay on his back with his arms and legs spread out. "I want you to hold me in your arms. Only in this way can I sleep soundly."

"Yes!" Li Shishi kissed Qian Mingduo's forehead, "I coaxed you to sleep like a child."

"It would be great if you could sing a lullaby again." Qian Mingduo said in a daze.

"I'll sing to comfort you!" Li Shishi gently patted Qian Mingduo's back and sang a Jiangnan tune tenderly. Soon, Qian Mingduo fell asleep.

Qian Mingduo drove the carriage himself, and Li Shishi and Xiao Cui were sitting in the sedan chair. Xiao Cui, who had never been far away from home, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair from time to time to look around.

"Xiao Cui, I don't want to show up in public." Li Shishi said calmly, "If you want to see the scenery outside, sit next to the young master and drive the carriage with him to see it."

"Thank you, young lady!" Xiao Cui nodded, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and sat on the other side of the shaft. "Sir, the young lady asked me to help drive the carriage. If you are tired, I will drive!"

Qian Mingduo looked at Xiao Cui and asked, "Can you drive a carriage?"

"Yes!" Xiao Cui nodded and said, "My father used to be a cart driver for the mule and horse business, and sometimes he would drive the cart back home. So I have been able to command animals since I was a child."

"That's great!" Qian Mingduo handed the whip to Xiao Cui, "Go ahead and give it a try. I'll see how good you are."

Xiao Cui took the whip and said, "I want to change places with you, Master. I'll sit over there."

After walking a mile or two, Qian Mingduo sighed, "Xiao Cui, you drive the carriage better than I do. Let's take turns. You drive first, and then I'll take your turn."

Qian Mingduo got into the car and saw Li Shishi smiling. "Why are you smiling? Are you happy to see me come in?"

Li Shishi nodded and helped Qian Mingduo sit beside her. She leaned her head on his shoulder and whispered, "Shall we go to visit the capital as a family? Bring a maid and drive a carriage."

"Don't you think we've been a family for a long time?" Qian Mingduo lazily curled up his legs and lay sideways, "I'm already your little baby, aren't we a family?"

Li Shishi shyly hit Qian Mingduo and snuggled in his arms. Listening to the crisp sound of horse bells outside the sedan, looking at the green mountains on both sides. The sun gradually set and the sky darkened.

Qian Mingduo told Xiaocui to park the carriage in the backyard of the inn and book a room upstairs. Li Shishi was worried that Xiaocui would not be safe sleeping alone, so she insisted that the three of them live in one room. She asked the boss to bring a small bed and separate them with a screen.