After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

At the critical moment, Ling Chuan quickly grabbed Xia Mo who was about to fall and pulled him back. He said in a stiff tone: "Be careful."

"Bang." Xia Mo's forehead slammed into the man's hard chest, and his straight nose suddenly felt sore.

He subconsciously grabbed the other person's clothes, and the next moment, someone's unique cold breath hit him in the face, and the other person's strong and powerful heartbeat was in his ears.

"Phew, that was close. Thank you, Brother Ling." Xia Mo said. Only then did he realize that he was in the other person's arms. Suddenly, a suspicious blush appeared on his white jade face.

He put his hand on the man's chest and tried to withdraw, but the other man's hand was like steel, holding him tightly.

Xia Mo struggled a few times, but the other party seemed to have no intention of letting go, so it was of no avail.

"Ze brother, are you okay?" Liu Zheng's concerned voice rang out.

"I'm fine." Xia Mo raised his head and hummed, feeling embarrassed.

At this time, the ox cart had stopped. Liu Qing, who was originally worried about Xia Mo, turned around and immediately felt it was too much to bear to watch.

Look, is this still the Lingchuan he knew who always had a blank expression on his face, like an iron man without emotions? Tsk, the old iron tree is really blooming, it's about to burn.

"Cough cough." Liu Zheng coughed twice.

"Liu Qing, it's okay, let's continue on our way."

"Okay. Well, it makes me want to marry a wife and bring her home earlier." Liu Qing teased, then cracked the whip and the ox cart continued to move forward.

When Xia Mo heard him say this, his face flushed and he said dryly, "Brother Ling, it's hot."

Please let me go quickly, it's so embarrassing.

Ling Chuan lowered his head and stared at the little boy silently for a while, his eyes fell on his cute red ears, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and then he slowly let go of his hand.

After regaining his freedom, Xia Mo quickly sat down. He straightened his back and sat upright, just because he didn't want to be close to Ling Chuan anymore.

Ling Chuan felt the remaining warmth in his arms gradually dissipating, and a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.

Summers in ancient times were also very hot.

After walking for a while, Xia Mo looked at the sun hanging high in the sky and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. His fair cheeks were steamed red and there was sweat on his forehead.

"Have a drink of water." Ling Chuan unscrewed the water bag and handed it to Xia Mo.

Xia Mo was indeed thirsty, so he took the drink and quickly took a few gulps. His throat immediately felt much better, and even his agitated mood slowly returned to normal.

"Thank you." Xia Mo said with a smile.

"Yeah." Ling Chuan glanced at him, took back the water bag and put it away.

In this way, the four of them staggered all the way and finally returned to Liujia Village.

From afar, Xia Mo saw a few old men sitting and chatting under the shade of trees at the entrance of the village. They were fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, and their expressions were calm. There were also two children playing with stones beside them.

The old man suddenly heard the rumbling sound of the wooden wheels of the ox cart rolling on the ground. Looking back, he saw Liu Qing driving the buffalo slowly towards him.

The old man narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, Liu Qing and the others are back. They are carrying a lot of bags and bought a lot of things."

"Yeah, I didn't expect Lingchuan to take Ze Ge'er with him. I thought Old Lu was joking this morning." Another aunt replied.

The ox cart stopped under a big banyan tree. Ling Chuan and Xia Mo jumped off the cart. Because there were a lot of things on the cart, they simply greeted the old people and hurried back.

After they left, Liu Qing, who was a big mouth, told others about Ling Chuan's willingness to spend money on Xia Mo, and soon the news spread.

"Mian girl, let me tell you, I just saw Liu Qing and the others. They went to the county town today, and Ling Chuan also bought a lot of things for Ze Ge'er. Oh, that's great, I want some too. When will my Dayong buy some for me? I'm so envious."

On the ridge of the field, a young woman said to the girl beside her.

Liu Mian stopped hoeing the ground and teased her, "Be considerate and gentle when you go back home tonight, maybe Brother Dayong will buy it for you tomorrow."

"Go away, if I could learn it, I wouldn't have to hoe the fields here." The woman smiled.

"That's right, a few days ago I saw you chasing Brother Dayong with a broom. Wow, you are really awesome." Liu Mian smiled at her.

"Come on, he has thick skin and it doesn't hurt. Besides, beating him is a sign of love and scolding him is a sign of care. It's okay," the woman argued.

After a pause, he continued, "But having said that, Ze Ge'er married the right person. The aroma of meat wafts from his house every day these days. My, I'm so greedy that my mouth is watering."

"That's right. Today, she looks much more fresh and healthy. She is well fed and well cared for. She looks much better than that person. How can her complexion be any worse?"

"That's right... ahem." Liu Mian unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye. Wasn't this the stepsister who bullied Ze Ge'er? When did she come? How much of their conversation had she heard?

"What's wrong, girl Mian? Are you thirsty? I brought some water..." The woman just raised her eyes to ask Liu Mian, and saw Liu Baolian staring at them, "Hey, you're walking stealthily, eavesdropping."

"Who eavesdropped? You guys only know how to gossip behind people's backs. Aren't you afraid of getting your mouths rotten?" Liu Baolian glared at them.

"What do I have to be afraid of? I have done nothing wrong, and I have not lied. Ha, it's you, God is watching you, so be careful."

"You, stop talking nonsense, or I'll tear your mouth apart." Liu Baolian threw the wooden spoon back into the bucket, put her hands on her hips, and glared at them angrily.

"Oh, how could I be afraid of you!" The woman sneered and pushed the hoe in her hand forward, showing the momentum of doing it.

"You, just wait for me..." Liu Baolian had just had her teeth fixed and didn't dare to fight with her.

"Just wait." The woman rolled her eyes. What a traitor! Brother Ze is doing well, but he's still bothering her, right? She didn't even talk to her.

Liu Baolian was so angry that she didn't even bother to get wet and just ran away.

When she returned home with an angry face, she saw her brother who had not been home for a long time coming back from the academy as soon as she entered the door. Seeing the whole family surrounding him and asking about his well-being, she suddenly felt aggrieved.

Yu was saying with concern, "My dear grandson, why have you become thinner?" the previous second, but the next second when she caught a glimpse of her standing at the gate of the yard carrying a wooden bucket, her face immediately fell.

"You silly girl, why are you back so soon? Have you watered the fields?"

Liu Baolian bit her lip, clenched her hands around the handle of the bucket a little tighter, tears welling up in her eyes. Before Ze Ge'er was sold, he was the one doing all these jobs. Why did all these dirty and tiring jobs fall on her after he left, while he was getting better and better in Lingchuan?

Also, even her grandmother has changed. Why is that? She was obviously not like this before.

That little bastard has only been gone for a few days, and grandma is already treating her like a nobody. If that were the case, she should have kept him around to keep her at her beck and call.

How could Liu Baolian know that Yu's attitude towards her was all thanks to Xia Mo. Oh no, it should also be counted as Li's. If she hadn't been mischievous, Xia Mo wouldn't have had the opportunity to sow discord and make Yu start to be picky about Li and Liu Baolian.

"Baolian, what are you doing standing there? Come in, I brought you your favorite red bean cake." Liu Baokun said when he saw her standing there blankly.

Hearing this, Liu Baolian could no longer bear it. She loosened her grip on the wooden barrel, and the barrel rolled to the ground. Then she began to cry in grievance.

Yu glanced at Liu Baolian unhappily, and felt distressed when she thought about the more than one or two taels of silver she had spent on filling her tooth. At that time, she wanted Li to pay for it, but unfortunately Li was also a shrewd person, and her son was on her side, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and pay the money.

Yu said unhappily, "Why are you crying? Kun'er is the most sensible one."

"Mother, don't talk about Baolian like that." Li frowned slightly and went up to ask Liu Baolian, "Tell mother, has anyone bullied you?"