Koi Fubao: Being loved by everyone on the road to escape from famine

When Fan Yanmu heard this, he felt an indescribable resonance in his heart.

He recalled the past and realized that he had also had infinite longing for freedom, but as the future master of the Marquisate, the responsibility on his shoulders was as heavy as a mountain, and the mission of protecting the country and maintaining peace forced him to bury that desire deeply.

The simple wishes of ordinary people - ample food and clothing and a harmonious family - are an unattainable luxury for him.

At this moment, Fan Yanmu looked at Xiao Zhixue's figure that was full of freedom, and a faint yearning rose in his heart.

Xiao Zhixue seemed to be able to see into people's hearts. Her eyes gently swept across Fan Yanmu's face and said, "You don't have to be too envious. Without the support of power and wealth, things in the world are often full of thorns and difficult. What I am pursuing now is just the most simple wish. Accumulate more wealth so that my family can truly stay away from fatigue and hardship and enjoy life."

These words were like ripples on the surface of a lake in the morning breeze, rippling in Fan Yanmu's heart.

While walking, Xiao Zhixue caught a few inconspicuous but precious herbs on the roadside. She walked quickly forward, picked them up skillfully and gently, and put them carefully into the cloth bag she was carrying.

This scene was seen by the villagers, and everyone bent down to pick up wild vegetables to add a touch of green to tonight's table.

Xiao Zhixue handed the wild vegetables and mushrooms to Zhou Shuqiong for safekeeping, and everyone sat around the campfire and began to prepare dinner.

Xiao Zhixue lightly moved to the side of Old Lady Lu and carefully felt her pulse: "Aunt, eat something to fill your stomach first. After dinner, I will boil the medicine for you."

Old Lady Lu nodded gratefully, and watched Xiao Zhixue return to be surrounded by her family, murmuring, "The girl from the Xiao family is so kind-hearted that it touches people."

Zhang, who was standing by, was also full of gratitude towards Xiao Zhixue and said, "Mother is right. A kind-hearted person like Miss Xiao must find the best young man in the world to be her match."

Old Mrs. Lu nodded slightly, and her eyes unconsciously slid towards the silent Fan Yanmu not far away.

"I think that Mr. Fan is quite nice. I wonder if he has a family."

Zhang followed Mrs. Lu's gaze and echoed softly, "If Mr. Fan was still single, he and Miss Xiao would indeed be a perfect match made in heaven."

The whispers of these two elders unexpectedly fell into Xiao Zhixue's ears, which made her laugh secretly, thinking that this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were really born matchmakers.

There was no love between her and Fan Yanmu in the relationship, let alone marriage.

It's sheer nonsense and there's no way it could happen.

While thinking, Xiao Zhixue accidentally met Fan Yanmu's deep and unfathomable gaze, and hurriedly dodged away, fearing that there would be any more entanglement.

After the meal, Xiao Zhixue took out the herbs from the space and patiently prepared a decoction for Old Lady Lu.

What was surprising was that new green shoots quickly grew out from the place where the herbs had just been picked. It seemed that nature was responding to this kindness and relieved Xiao Zhixue's worries about the source of the herbs.

Old Lady Lu took the medicine and held Xiao Zhixue's hand tightly, her eyes full of love: "Miss Xiao, you are also at the age to consider your lifelong event. I think Mr. Fan is a good candidate. How about letting me be the matchmaker?"

Xiao Zhixue almost choked on the food in her mouth when she heard this. She waved her hands and said with a smile, "Aunt Lu, you are so funny. Mr. Fan and I are just casual friends. It's not as deep as you say. It's too early for this. Don't worry about me."

After saying this, Xiao Zhixue hurried back to Zhou Shuqiong with light steps and a smile on her face, and sat down on the cushion embroidered with elegant plum blossoms.

Zhou Shuqiong heard this, a sly look flashed in her eyes, and she took advantage of the noise of the surrounding guests to whisper, "Third girl, are you attracted to that elegant Mr. Fan?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhixue's cheeks turned slightly red. She secretly glanced in the direction of Fan Yanmu, only to see that he had a tall and straight figure and his manners were extraordinary.

She immediately lowered her head and answered in an almost inaudible voice: "Mother, you are joking with me again. I don't have enough space in my heart to think about these romantic affairs."

After hearing this, Zhou Shuqiong's smile widened. He patted the back of Xiao Zhixue's hand gently, expressing his understanding and tolerance. Then he stopped asking questions and started chatting with the women around them about family matters.

Fan Yanmu stood not far away, dressed in a green shirt as sturdy as a pine tree, with an outstanding temperament. Naturally, he became the ideal son-in-law in the minds of many people present.

As a mother, Zhou Shuqiong was naturally very concerned about her daughter's lifelong affairs. She knew Fan Yanmu's character and abilities very well, so she couldn't help but have some plans in mind.

But on a deeper level, she respected Xiao Zhixue's free will. If her daughter was not interested, she would never want to use maternal authority to restrict her happiness.

At this time, Ying Yi approached quietly and reminded in a low voice: "Master, if we stay here leisurely like this, I'm afraid it will affect our plan to return to Zhangzhou, right?"

When Fan Yanmu heard this, he did not show any anxiety at all. Instead, he picked up a twig from the ground nonchalantly.

His fingers lightly traced invisible totems on the soil, with a faint smile on his face, "There's no need to rush back. I want to make the head of Xuanyu Hall lose his composure due to anxiety and fall into my trap."

Yingyi followed Fan Yanmu's gaze and looked at the simple villagers of Shangqiao Village not far away, and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"But if innocent villagers are implicated, wouldn't we become the indirect culprits?"

The smile on Fan Yanmu's face was a little cold. "The hall master will never think of us in a short time. I have left the words 'Dong Chu' on the outer wall of the mayor's bedroom to make him think that it was Dong Chu people who took action. This is to cover our whereabouts."

Yingyi thought for a moment and finally understood the ingenuity of Fan Yanmu's plan of killing two birds with one stone.

Not only did they obtain the secret letter quietly, they also used a knife to kill someone, making the mayor and his wife the victims. At the same time, they left clues in the mayor's mansion to guide the people of Xuanyu Hall to point the finger at Dong Chu.

Once the people in Xuanyu Hall saw the word "Dong Chu", they would naturally think of the Dong Chu forces that had close private contacts with the mayor.

The secret relationship between the mayor and Dong Chu was enough to cause the outside world to misunderstand that Dong Chu had learned some secret information, and for self-protection, he sent assassins to kill the mayor's daughter to eliminate future troubles.

Fan Yanmu's strategy will undoubtedly make the head of Xuanyu Hall fall into a deep desire for revenge, and a feud between Xuanyu Hall and the people of Dongchu is about to begin.

Yingyi was full of admiration for Fan Yanmu's wisdom and foresight, and secretly sighed that he had followed his master for many years but had never had such insight.

The two thought their conversation was secret, but they didn't notice that Xiao Zhixue's sensitive ears were quietly capturing everything.