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After saying goodbye to Niu Er, Zhou Wu was full of questions, wondering what kind of good thing Niu Er had mentioned.

"My house has been targeted by the demolition office, and they're going to give me demolition compensation?"

That shouldn't be the case. Even if there were demolition offices in this era, they would only be for tyrannical landlords and the like.

Joking aside, Zhou Wu quickened his pace to get home.

When Zhou Wu stood at his doorstep, he finally understood what the good thing Niu Er had been talking about was.

"Who are you looking for, young lady?"

A girl was dozing on the steps of the gate. Although she was disheveled, her beauty was still undeniable.

"Ah, who are you?"

In a daze, Li Baiwei was awakened by Zhou Wu's voice. Looking at the strange man in front of her, Li Baiwei subconsciously shrank back.

"Heh, you're standing at my doorstep, who do you think I am?"

Looking at the little girl in front of him, Zhou Wu realized that she was probably malnourished for a long time, which had caused her to be thin and weak.

"You are Zhou Jialang."

"I am Zhou Wu, who are you?"

"I am... I am... I am your betrothed, Li Baiwei."

"What!"

Li Baiwei hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to speak, and then deflated like a punctured balloon.

Zhou Wu was so shocked that he stood there stunned.

. . . . .

There was nothing else at home, so Zhou Wu could only pour Li Baiwei a bowl of plain water. However, even though it was just plain water, Li Baiwei picked it up and drank it all in a few gulps, seemingly still wanting more as she licked her lips.

"You mean, our two families were betrothed when we were kids, and now your family is really struggling to make ends meet, so you've come to rely on us?"

"Yes, Zhou Lang, you can ask your father at home to come out and find out."

Seemingly afraid that Zhou Wu wouldn't believe her, Li Baiwei asked the parents to come out and verify.

"I'm sorry, I'm all alone at home now."

Upon hearing this, Li Baiwei, after looking around the empty house since entering, roughly guessed that the Zhou family was also having a hard time, and her heart sank.

Are you hungry?

"Ah."

Li Baiwei, who was deep in thought, habitually responded with a comment, but immediately regretted it. What girl is so direct? However, Zhou Wu didn't say much. He just went into the kitchen, heated up some leftover meat from last night, and served it to his future wife.

"Is this meat?"

"Eat it"

Li Baiwei looked at the small bowl of meat in front of her in disbelief. In her opinion, in this poor and remote place, it was good enough to have something to eat. She never expected that the other party would actually bring out a bowl of meat.

Li Baiwei, who hadn't eaten for two days, was indeed hungry. She didn't care about being a lady or her image anymore and started stuffing food into her mouth as soon as she picked up her bowl and chopsticks.

Seeing that she was eating so quickly, Zhou Wu was afraid that she would choke, so he quickly brought her another bowl of water.

"Are you full?"

"No."

After speaking without thinking, Li Baiwei realized what she had said and blushed again.

Looking at the small bowl in front of him, Zhou Wu began to blame himself for being stupid. Such a small bowl was indeed not enough to fill him up. So he quickly rummaged through his basket and took out some pastries he had bought from the county town and handed them to Li Baiwei.

"You still have osmanthus cake?"

“Sure, you even know about osmanthus cake? I just happened to go to the county town today, and I was thinking that sometimes when I’m hungry and haven’t cooked, I’ll eat a couple of pieces to tide me over.”

When Zhou Wu was strolling around the county town, he saw this osmanthus cake. There were no other snacks or treats available, and he didn't know if they were any good or not, so he only bought a small amount.

Li Baiwei never used to eat osmanthus cake because it was really unpalatable and dry, but now she was so hungry that she didn't care and just picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Haven't you eaten for days? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

Li Baiwei's actions surprised Zhou Wu, but he regretted it as soon as he said it. How could he say such a thing about a girl?

"Sorry, I am indeed a bit hungry."

Li Baiwei blushed instantly upon hearing Zhou Wu's words, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it, I just misspoke."

Although Zhou Wu felt it was a bit exaggerated, he could still understand it because people in this era were really too poor.

With four children in the family, they only had one pair of pants, and they had to change them every time they went out. As for food, those who were poor only had one meal of thin porridge a day, while those who were better off would have an extra meal of thin porridge. If a family could eat a meal of dry food, they could brag about it in the village for months. So it was obvious that Zhou Wu thought Li Baiwei was the kind of person who came to rely on him because her family was struggling to make ends meet.

"Why did you suddenly come looking for me?"

In fact, Zhou Wu had merged with the original owner's memories, so he naturally had some impression of the arranged marriage. However, it seemed to have happened a very long time ago, and Zhou Wu couldn't remember the specifics at all.

"I really couldn't make ends meet at home, so I came to seek refuge with you, my husband."

"Your father sent you."

"No, I came here secretly on my own. My father doesn't know. I thought it would be best if you could take me in. If not, it would be better to die out there than to be a burden on my family."

"Who else lives in the family besides your parents?"

"There are quite a few people in my family."

After learning some information, Zhou Wu concluded that Li Baiwei's family was probably too large, and that everyone was having a hard time due to the constant wars in the Great Dragon Empire. That's why she came to him hoping to ease the burden on her family.

"Well, since you're here, just settle in."

Since the woman had come alone to seek refuge, Zhou Wu couldn't very well turn her away. One more person meant one more mouth to feed. The original owner of this body might not have been able to afford it, but the current Zhou Wu had completely transformed.

"Thank you, Zhou Lang."

Zhou Wu's voice was like heavenly music entering Li Baiwei's ears, and she immediately expressed her gratitude.

"You can sleep in this room."

Zhou Wu led the person to the room next to his. There was nothing else in the house, but there were plenty of rooms to look at. Fortunately, the weather was starting to warm up, so even without thick blankets, it wouldn't be cold.

"You can use this one for now, I'll buy you a new one tomorrow."

Zhou Wu handed Li Baiwei a set of bedding from his own bed and prepared to rest early. After all, there was no glitz and glamour in ancient times, and it got dark early, so going to bed early and getting up early would keep you in good spirits.

The next morning, when Zhou Wu woke up, Li Baiwei was already sweeping the yard.

"You're up really early."

“It’s getting late. I saw that you had some rice and flour in your basket yesterday, so I took the liberty of cooking some porridge.”

Rice was a rare commodity for Li Baiwei's family. Although it wasn't as precious as meat, it wasn't something they could eat casually. They searched the entire house, inside and out, and found only a little food in the basket Zhou Wu had brought back yesterday; there was nothing else.

"It's okay, I just bought this for myself. Come on, let's eat together."

Looking at Li Baiwei's expression, Zhou Wu guessed that she seemed to be afraid of being scolded by him.

"Zhou Lang, have some of this. I picked some wild vegetables outside this morning."

Besides two bowls of thin porridge, there was only this plate of wild vegetables in front of him. Zhou Wu picked up a bite and found it refreshing, but perhaps because it lacked seasoning, it didn't have any other flavor.