Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

In the evening, Li Yuan and Guan Lu came back. Although Li Yuan looked expressionless, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

On the other hand, Guan Zhou walked in with a depressed look on his face.

As usual, she boiled some hot water and put water in wooden basins for Guan Lu and Guan Zhou. Li Yuan's water was in the next room.

In his own room.

Li Yuan used to be a delicate and young master, and his maids would prepare hot water for him to take a bath every day.

This made him love cleanliness at a young age.

After coming here, he boiled hot water by himself, but he couldn't lift it, so Wei Qiqi kept helping him.

The child held her breath, never bothering her with things she could do herself, and never being lazy with things that could be done for her.

Wei Qiqi really couldn't help but love him.

So if Li Yuan was bullied under her nose, she could not sit idly by.

She ignored the father and son and followed Li Yuan into his room.

It's called a house, but it's just a larger house divided into two small rooms.

They didn't have much stuff, so it was quite spacious for each of them to have their own room.

Before, when Li Yuan took a shower, she had never entered his room, but today she followed him in, which made Li Yuan a little at a loss.

"Qiniang, is there anything..."

Wei Qiqi didn't say anything. She lit the most precious candle in the room and then held the candle close to the child.

The scrutinizing gaze slid down from the forehead.

There were some mud stains on the clothes, but the marks were unclear and I couldn't see what they were.

The shoes were a little dirty, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong with them.

"Take off your clothes."

Li Yuan looked up instantly, and the look he gave Wei Qiqi made her feel particularly suspicious.

"Qiniang."

"Take off!"

Wei Qiqi rarely had such a gloomy face, and this time it was particularly oppressive.

Li Yuan had no choice but to take off his clothes.

Layer after layer of clothes were taken off and placed neatly beside the bed. When only the last piece of underwear was left, the child could no longer take it off.

His face flushed red and his whole body was shaking.

"Let me see if you have any injuries on your body. Why are you shaking?"

Wei Qiqi had no idea what it meant for an eight-year-old child in this dynasty to strip naked in front of others.

Facing Wei Qiqi's gaze, Li Yuan took off his last piece of clothing again.

She held the candle and shone it on the child.

Her fair skin that does not reveal any light is particularly eye-catching, and her figure is very well-proportioned, neither thin nor fat.

It seems that she has got enough nutrition.

When taking a photo from the upper body, Li Yuan held on to his underwear tightly and refused to take it off.

"Qiniang, that's enough..."

The child's face was so red that it seemed like blood would ooze out if it got any redder. I was puzzled as to why the child would blush, but I also shook my head in rejection.

She was really worried.

Just hearing her refusal, the child's eyes were filled with tears.

Wei Qiqi: “…”

No, why are you crying because of shame just because I’m taking off my clothes?

"Okay, roll up your trouser legs so I can take a look at your legs."

As he spoke, he had already reached out to lift the child's trouser leg.

Most clothes in ancient times were loose, so it was very easy to pull them up.

Still fair skin, healthy calves, nothing wrong with anything.

Not even a bruise.

It seems that he has not suffered any abuse.

"Qiniang, you today..."

"It's nothing, I'm just worried that you might get hurt." Wei Qiqi said as he put a coat on the child.

“Qiniang told you that if someone bullies you, you must tell me, and don’t be afraid of others.

We didn’t do anything wrong, you hear me?”

What she said was not against her conscience. Even if it was really Guan Zhou who did it, he still needed to be educated.

She cleaned the house and served the housekeeper and his son every day, but she didn't really have any interest in serving people.

But I want to repay the favor.

She paid more than double the price for everything they ate, drank, and used, including the cost of herbs and the like.

So neither party owes anything.

Li Yuan pursed his lips and nodded.

Wei Qiqi saw that the child's face was as red as a tomato and he was so embarrassed that he could only tell him to wash quickly, otherwise he would easily catch a cold in the cold night.

After the people left, Li Yuan lowered his head to look at his body, and the blush on his face continued to fade.

As soon as Wei Qiqi went out, she met Guan Lu.

The two looked at each other, Wei Qiqi didn't know why he suddenly came over.

"Brother Guan, what's the matter?"

"Here's the thing, girl. I'm thinking of staying at home for a few days and going to the city. Do you think you and the kids should come with us?"

"In the city?" Wei Qiqi asked back.

"Yes, you just came in with me. You have been recuperating in the house for such a long time and have hardly gone out."

"when to go?"

Wei Qiqi became interested. It was indeed a good opportunity for her to go out as she hadn't been out for a long time.

When Guan Lu came from the city before, he just picked up a book, which was a storybook.

Fortunately, this world also uses traditional Chinese characters. Although some of the characters are completely different, it is still readable overall.

The story is about the love between a rich girl and a poor boy of that time.

Putting aside the clichéd plot, I am more interested in the human geography involved.

Let her understand many customs and habits.

Now that she is almost well, she really needs to go out.

She nodded in agreement and expressed her gratitude.

Guan Luchu smiled and turned away with great joy.

Wei Qiqi watched him walk away before she stepped into the room.

The sound of water was heard from next door, and Wei Qiqi couldn't help laughing when she thought of the child's embarrassment just now.

Then he slowly stopped smiling.

She thought that Li Yuan seemed uncomfortable here, always silent and not talking much.

Besides, she and Li Yuan were orphans and widows, and had always stayed in Guan Lu's house. No wonder everyone asked when they would get married.

She had never thought about getting married, so reputation didn't matter.

But it was different for Guan Lu. If she had no intention of marrying him, she couldn't just stay here and waste his time.

After thinking it through, Wei Qiqi started to pack up his things, mainly the silver and banknotes.

Before this, Li Yuan's wet nurse stuffed a small bag of money into her hand.

Excluding what was spent during this period, there was still more than one hundred taels left.

It will be enough for her and Li Yuan to last for a long time.

Just as she was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Wei Qiqi looked towards the door and said, "Come in."

Li Yuan came in wearing a coat, with his wet hair half covering his body.

"Qiniang."

"Why do you come here at this time? Don't you want to dry your hair?" He took a towel from the washstand and came over to wipe Li Yuan's hair.

"Autumn is coming soon. It's getting colder in the mornings and evenings. You should be more careful."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Qiniang, I heard everything just now."

"Are you going to the city with Uncle Guan?"

Wei Qiqi tilted her head and saw that Li Yuan looked tense, thinking that he wanted to go: "Yes, you and Guanzhou should go too."

Li Yuan fell silent.

"Can you... not go?"

"Ok?"

Wei Qiqi put down the hair in her hand and looked at Li Yuan questioningly.

Li Yuan looked at her and said: "That day is the Autumn Moon Festival, a festival for lovers to express their feelings to each other."