Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

In the dim morning light, life in Dongshan Village is as dull as yesterday.

Qin Yi also woke up at the crowing of the cock. Now, except for the pain in his wound, everything was normal. He no longer felt weak as in the past two days. This also made him realize that Liu Rusi's method of healing his wounds was indeed more effective. If he had used a military doctor, he would have had to lie down for a long time.

Walking slowly out of the house and into the front yard, he saw little Qin Hao stretching his arms and kicking his legs in a methodical manner, muttering to himself.

"One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four..." Little Qin Hao recited with some reluctance, but every movement was very serious.

"Are you practicing some martial arts?" Qin Yi felt a little strange. These movements did not have much killing power. You could see that there was rhythm in them, but it did not look like dancing.

"Uncle, wait until I finish the exercises, otherwise the rhythm will be messed up." Little Qin Hao sped up his movements and muttered more urgently.

So Qin Yi didn't say anything else, just watched curiously from the side. The little guy was too young and his limbs were tender, but his movements were extremely agile and more energetic than any child he had seen before.

Little Qin Hao finally stopped and ran to his side. "I was doing morning exercises. Mom said it's good for my body. If I drink milk every day, I'll be taller and stronger, like my dad."

"I see. But I saw a martial arts manual in your room, why don't you practice martial arts? Practicing martial arts can also strengthen your body." When Qin Yi was revising the Four Books and Five Classics last night, he saw a martial arts manual next to it. He only glanced at two pages, but also felt that the moves were exquisite. However, he thought it should be the Qin family's inherited kung fu, so he didn't read it any more.

"My mother said that I am too young now and practicing those movements can easily hurt my body. I should do exercises first to lay a good foundation and then practice martial arts after I turn seven."

"Uncle, let's go. It's time to wash up." Little Qin Hao took Qin Yi and walked two steps. Suddenly he looked at him hesitantly, then he didn't know what he was thinking, and then he pulled him forward with a determined look.

When she arrived at the kitchen, steam was coming out of the covered pot and Liu Rusi was preparing fine salt for brushing her teeth.

"Mom, where is the new toothbrush? I'll get it for uncle." Little Qin Hao spoke naturally, but looked at Liu Rusi with a nervous expression.

Qin Yi finally understood what little Qin Hao was struggling with. The Great Xia Dynasty naturally had toothbrushes, but these tools were small and complicated to make, so usually only the children of wealthy families had them, and some minor officials could not even use them...

But he hadn't cleaned his teeth for many days, and he had been rinsing his mouth with water these days, so his face was dry and he didn't say anything.

Liu Rusi looked at Xiao Qinhao with amusement. This kid has now learned the art of speaking. How could she refuse after hearing that? "Mom, go get it. It's too high for you to reach."

"Okay!" Little Qin Hao immediately smiled happily and smiled at Qin Yi with some pride.

Qin Yi also rubbed his head. The mother and son were neither humble nor arrogant in their conduct and were very appropriate.

Liu Rusi brought a new toothbrush, and the three of them stood in a row under the eaves, starting with Liu Rusi, who dipped the toothbrush into water and then into the fine salt in a small dish. She then handed the dish to Xiao Qinhao, who dipped his toothbrush in the salt and passed it to Qin Yi.

After Qin Yi dipped his teeth, he placed the small dish on the windowsill behind him at the signal of little Qin Hao, and the three of them began to brush their teeth in unison.

Qin Yi thought this scene was very fresh. Usually, people who used toothbrushes to clean their teeth were from wealthy families, and they all had maids and servants serving them, carrying basins and delivering water. But they were next to chickens and ducks in the yard, and they could even hear the cows mooing...

While brushing, Qin Yi secretly glanced at Liu Rusi out of the corner of his eye. Usually women think that the posture when cleaning teeth is indecent and would avoid doing it in front of their husbands, not to mention other men, but she seemed not to care.

He was looking at...

"Gulululu, pah!" Liu Rusi spat out the water used for gargling in a heroic manner.

"Cough... cough..." Qin Yi was choked by the water.

Little Qin Hao quickly said "Gululu, ugh!", patted his waist with his hand, and said seriously: "Uncle, you can't drink the water you use to brush your teeth."

Liu Rusi smiled and pulled little Qin Hao over, saying, "Uncle knows, he choked when he was clearing his throat."

Little Qin Hao was skeptical because he never choked when he gurgled.

After washing up, Liu Rusi had the fixed breakfast of milk, eggs and sweet potatoes. After eating, she went to get busy.

Little Qin Hao pulled Qin Yi back to the front yard to start the happiest moment of his day. His mother only allowed him to study for one hour each in the morning and afternoon, so he had to learn more in the limited time.

Since there was too much knowledge that he didn't understand before, little Qin Hao brought out what he didn't understand today and asked. For a child like this who understood things quickly, Qin Yi was happy to be a teacher.

They were having a great time when their uncle Liu Ronggui pushed the door and entered the yard.

"Qin Lie, why are you sitting outside? Your injury healed so quickly?" Liu Ronggui was worried and surprised.

Before Qin Yi could speak, little Qin Hao said, "Uncle, this is not my father. I named my uncle. He is now called Qin Yi."

Liu Ronggui looked at Qin Yi with disbelief in his eyes, but thinking of the rumors in the village, he thought that he might need to change his appearance to conceal his identity, so he said: "Okay, from now on, I will call you Qin Yi. Qin Yi, where is your wife?"

"Mom is in the backyard. Uncle Qin Yi is not my father, and mom is not his wife." Little Qin Hao pointed the way while correcting his uncle's wording.

Liu Ronggui chuckled twice without commenting and walked straight to the back.

But Qin Yi's heart suddenly started pounding!

It seems that many people think that he is Liu Rusi's late husband Qin Lie, and there are also "reasonable" explanations for his different appearance...

Did Liu Rusi also believe this? Or was she half-believing and half-doubting? That was why she distanced herself from him but didn't shy away from him?

It would be great if he was really Qin Lie, with a loving wife and an extremely intelligent son.

Qin Yi felt depressed, with a lot of distracting thoughts surging in his mind that he couldn't calm down.

Suddenly, his mind raced, and an idea that even shocked himself popped up in his mind!

Why couldn't he be Qin Lie? He still had "amnesia", so why couldn't it be that Qin Lie came back but lost his memory?

As long as he is Qin Lie, all of these are his!

This idea was too bizarre and despicable, but he couldn't suppress it!

"Uncle, what are you thinking about?" little Qin Hao called softly.

Qin Yi's expression was changing like the wind and clouds just now. When his thoughts were interrupted by Xiao Qin Hao, he suddenly felt guilty. He coughed twice to cover up and said, "Ahem... I'm not thinking about anything. Let's continue studying."

As they were learning, Liu Ronggui and Liu Rusi came out from the backyard, each carrying two bamboo baskets full of eggs, and put them on the oxcart outside the front yard. Liu Ronggui went in again and brought two hens, tied them up and put them on the oxcart as well.

"Xiao Cui, is there anything you want to take?" The uncle sat on the ox cart.

"I don't have any." Liu Rusi turned to look at Qin Yi. "Do you need anything? Or do you have anything to do? My uncle is going to the city."

Qin Yi secretly touched the jade pendant in his sleeve, and then let go.

"No."

The ox cart started slowly. Liu Rusi told little Qin Hao not to study for too long, and then went back to the backyard to continue her work.

Happy times are always short. Little Qin Hao looked at the position of the sun and the tree shadows, estimated that the time was up, and put down the book.

"Uncle, an hour has passed. If you want to learn, you can only study in the afternoon."

Qin Yi could see that little Qin Hao was reluctant to put down the book, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Your mother is not here, why don't you learn more?"

"Mother said, don't lie to yourself. Since I promised mother that I would only study for one hour, I must do it. Otherwise, even if I deceive mother, I will feel guilty when I see her."

"Cough cough..." Qin Yi started coughing again. If he hadn't asked the question, he would have suspected that little Qin Hao had the ability to read minds!

However, Xiao Qinhao himself said with a guilty conscience: "But sometimes I learn so much that I forget the time, so that doesn't count."

"Yes, it doesn't count if you forget." Qin Yi agreed.

The two chatted for a while, and then little Qin Hao jumped down from his chair and said, "Mom, it's time to make lunch. I'll go help you. Uncle, you can play by yourself."

"Wait." Qin Yi stood up quickly, pulling the wound on his thigh and causing some pain. He adjusted his mood and said calmly, "I don't have anything to do either. I'll go with you."

"Okay, then uncle, let's go." Little Qin Hao happily pulled Qin Yi to the kitchen. Someone could help his mother with the work!

However, not long after entering the kitchen, little Qin Hao frowned.

"Uncle, why are you so stupid?"

Qin Yi's face was red as he was using a flint to make a fire. Sparks were produced, but when they landed on the tinder, no fire started. In the past, these trivial tasks had always been done by others, and he had never paid attention to how to do them.

"Haohao, everyone has things they are not good at. Uncle just doesn't know how to make a fire. But you, didn't mom tell you that you can't belittle others casually?" Liu Rusi put down the beans in her hand and walked over while educating her son.

Little Qin Hao shut up and concentrated on picking and washing vegetables.

"Blow it after the spark hits it." Liu Rusi stood beside Qin Yi and gave instructions.

The color on Qin Yi's face had not yet faded, but he forced himself to be calm as he took the tinder that had sparks on it and was about to blow it.

"The tinder needs to be balled up."

Seeing that he had not gotten the point, Liu Rusi reached out to hold his hand, adjusted the tinder, and then leaned over to blow gently.

After a while, the tinder began to smoke, and then small flames jumped out.

Liu Rusi took some dead branches and leaves and handed them to him: "Put the tinder in the middle and put them in the furnace together."

Qin Yi followed her instructions step by step. The fire in the furnace became stronger. He then put a few large pieces of wood in and arranged them crosswise. Finally, a fire that was enough to steam rice was lit.

Liu Rusi went back to shell beans, but the redness on Qin Yi's face had not faded. Looking at the fire jumping in the furnace, he rubbed the place on his hand that had been touched. It felt hot and numb as if it had been burned by fire.

It took Qin Yi a long time to come back to his senses, and the redness on his face finally disappeared. He looked at Liu Rusi and asked, "Is there anything else I can do?"

"Well... then help me peel the cucumbers. The cucumbers are in the basket that Qin Hao washed, and the knife is on the shelf next to the stove." Liu Rusi gave detailed and unceremonious instructions. Seeing him take the things, she said, "Come over here and peel them. The peeled skins are in the basin with the bean shells. I'm going to feed them to the cows."

Qin Yi obediently walked to the side and was about to sit on a small stool beside him. Liu Rusi said again: "Slow down, pay attention to your injury."

"it is good."

Qin Yi sat down slowly. Unlike the clumsy man who made the fire just now, he peeled the melon better than Liu Rusi. He peeled off the outer skin just right, with almost no melon flesh stuck to it.

Liu Rusi raised her eyebrows when she saw this and shouted to Xiao Qinhao, "Haohao, come and see, uncle peels the fruit very well."

Little Qin Hao came running over, and seeing the neat and tidy technique, he praised generously, "Uncle peels the apples really well! Just like my dad! He peels the apples in one go!"

Qin Yi listened and the strength in his hand accidentally changed, and the skin broke...

Fortunately, Xiao Qin Hao and Liu Rusi didn't care. While Qin Yi was secretly annoyed, he looked calm and continued to cut without stopping.

After Qin Yi peeled the cucumber, he asked again, "Is there anything else to do?"

Liu Rusi saw that the beans in her hand were almost peeled. "Then cut the cucumber into slices, about the thickness of a copper coin. The cutting board is next to where you took the knife just now."

So Qin Yi went to cut the cucumbers. After Liu Rusi peeled the last few beans, she gave the beans to little Qin Hao to wash. She washed her hands and went to see how Qin Yi was cutting.

She saw that his knife skills were amazing, fast and even, with just the right amount of force to avoid damaging the cutting board, and each slice was as thick as a copper coin. However, most people who know how to cook would cut at an angle, but he cut it straight out to create round slices.

But Liu Rusi said nothing, she took three eggs from the box in the corner, beat them into a bowl and stirred them evenly for later use. She then glanced at the pot, and when she saw that the rice was steamed, she moved the rice bucket out of the pot and cleaned the pot.

She added a piece of firewood to the stove and was about to put the vegetables that Xiao Qinhao had washed earlier into the pot. She saw Qin Yi, who had just finished cutting cucumbers, coming to the side, and she spoke first: "Cooking involves a lot of movements, and your back injury will be affected. It's okay now, just wait for the meal to be cooked."

Qin Yi was annoyed at first because he was restrained by his injury, but then he remembered that he had never cooked before, so he decided to watch how she cooked.

Liu Rusi quickly cooked three dishes and made a pot of soup, and they were ready for lunch.