A ragged cub at the beginning

After returning home, Du Yun first took Du Jiarui to his mother's room to greet her, "Mom, are you happy today?"

Mrs. Du hummed, and suddenly saw a hint of shyness on her youngest son's face. She was delighted and asked anxiously, "But did Miss Tang agree?"

"I agree," Du Yun nodded, "I'll have to trouble my mother."

"I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. I'll ask a matchmaker tomorrow! Pick a good day!" Mrs. Du smiled happily, stood up and walked out, "Old Qi, Old Qi!"

"Madam! I'm here! What's the matter?" The old butler was waiting outside the door and responded immediately when he heard the shout.

"Mother! It's getting late today and you are old. Please do your work tomorrow." Du Yun advised her, worried about her health.

"I'm in high spirits," Madam Du waved his hand away and said to the old housekeeper, "The young lady has agreed. I'll go find a matchmaker tomorrow."

"Great! Great!" The old housekeeper watched the young master grow up, and was happy for him, saying "Great" several times. If it wasn't too late, he would have asked for a matchmaker right away.

Du Jiarui was confused. He looked at this and that and asked, "Grandma, what's the matter? Who agreed?"

"Great news!" Old Madam Du did not tell him in detail. Children cannot keep secrets. The matter has not been finalized yet, and it will not be too late to tell him later.

Du Jiarui didn’t understand, but when he saw everyone smiling, he also smiled with his eyes curved.

Tang Xu packed up Qiyue and told him to lie down first, then she went to knock on Tang Ling's door. Tang Ling was still awake, so he opened the door and looked at her.

"Sister, today Prince Jin came and said he knew we had a new brother. What do you think he meant? Is he spying on us?" Tang Xu said.

Tang Ling's expression changed, and he said, "There is no one watching nearby, I'll go out for a while."

"Where are you going?" Tang Xu asked.

Tang Ling didn't answer, and went into the room to pack her things. Tang Xu followed her closely, watching her take out the hidden weapon, the crossbow.

"What are you going to do with these?" Tang Xu's eyes widened and he whispered, "Are you going to kill the King of Jin?"

Tang Ling pushed her away and said, "No, I'll let Tang Qing teach the child for a few days. You go to sleep." Then he went to find Tang Qing to explain.

Tang Qing glanced at her and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Tang Ling walked out without saying anything. When he reached the door, he sighed and looked at the two tails behind him. "The assassin was someone from the Tang family. We have exposed our skills and we just came recently. He must be suspicious. I will go out and divert his attention."

Tang Xu frowned and said worriedly: "Will it be dangerous? Anyway, we didn't do this, let him investigate."

Tang Ling paused and said, "There is no danger." After that, she jumped lightly, glanced at the two people on the roof, and disappeared into the night.

Tang Xu was still a little worried. Just as he was about to ask Tang Qing again, he turned back to his room and closed the door.

Brat!

Cursing inwardly, Tang Xu returned to the room, and Qiyue was already asleep. But she was not sleepy, because she was worried about Tang Ling, and Du Yun's proposal of marriage. Tang Ling made her heart sway in the air, and she didn't know where she was, whether she would be discovered, and whether she would be hurt. Oh!

She turned over, and July was sleeping with his hands raised, his mouth slightly open. She gently closed his mouth and saw the small palm.

She raised her hand and looked at her palm. Obviously, this hand is not small. She pulled July's hand over. It was so big, hahaha. She wrapped July's small fist in her palm and recalled the touch of Du Yun's palm. He was a scholar, but for some reason, his palm was calloused, rough, hot but very dry.

"Du Yun, Du Yun, Du Liujing..." She held her hands, whispered his name, and fell asleep with a smile.

The next day, a strong wind blew, and Tang Xu added more clothes to Qiyue. Qiyue was not used to it, and waved her arms and said, "Mom, I don't like it. I'm getting swollen, and I can't move. I have to take it off, don't wear it."

"Be good. It's cold today. If you don't dress properly you will get sick. If you are sick you will have to drink bitter medicine and have injections." Tang Xu threatened him.

Qi Yue pouted and went out to wash up unhappily. Seeing Tang Qing in a relaxed state, he pouted and said, "Brother Tang Qing, why can you wear so little? Aren't you afraid of getting sick? You need to drink bitter medicine and have acupuncture~"

Tang Qing glanced at him. Is it a big deal that someone made thick clothes for him? "I won't get sick!"

Tang Xu came out and saw Tang Qing was still wearing a single layer of clothes. Yu Xiaotao and Qi Qing had rushed her out, so she didn't have enough time to make a cotton-padded jacket. Thinking that the child wouldn't leave in a short time, Tang Xu took out a silver ingot and said, "Go to Zhou's Cloth Shop across the street and buy two sets of thick clothes."

Tang Qing didn't expect that she would give him money, but he didn't want to accept it, so he said, "I have my own money!"

"Don't I know whether you have money or not? Did I get a copper coin for stripping you clean the day you came?" Tang Ling rolled his eyes and threw the silver over, and Tang Qing caught it subconsciously. "Go buy clothes after breakfast. If they are ready-made, buy them. If they are not ready-made, make them custom-made and ask Auntie Wang to rush them for you. Don't get sick! Not only will no one take care of you, but if you get infected by these brats, I will spank you!"

"You!" How can a girl talk about stripping a man's clothes? And spanking him! Shameless! Tang Qing glared at her with a red face and put the silver away angrily.

"Come back quickly after buying clothes and lead the children to practice martial arts. Don't be lazy when Tang Ling is not around!" Tang Xu tapped his shoulder with his finger, but he dodged in disgust.

After breakfast, Tang Xu went out to open the shop. He ran into Mrs. Hu, who was smiling and holding Hu Xinting's hand. They greeted her warmly. Tang Xu responded with a few words and turned around to follow them back.

"Have you forgotten something?" asked Mrs. Hu.

"My sister has been feeling unwell these days, so my brother is here to take care of her. I'll tell him a few words." Tang Xu looked at Hu Xinting, his thin arms and legs. She doubted that he could even stand in a horse stance.

"Is that so?" Mrs. Hu was a little hesitant. Could she take good care of the child? Or should she wait until Sister Tang got better before coming? She lowered her head to look at her grandson. Hu Xinting was full of joy. He looked here and there, and was especially curious about the strange things in the yard.

Never mind, it's rare that he's so happy. I'll just watch from here, nothing will go wrong.

"Tang Qing!" Tang Xu shouted.

"What are you doing?" Tang Qing was washing dishes and came out with wet hands.

"Mom, aren't you working today?" July ran over happily.

"I need to work. I want to talk to my brother." Tang Xu touched his head and told Tang Qing, "Xiaoting, the new kid is weak. You should take it easy. If he can't do it, let him play with toys by himself and run around for a few days to get used to it."

"Got it." Tang Qing agreed in a long tone, glanced at Hu Xinting, turned around and walked towards the kitchen, whispering as he walked, "Thank you."

What a tsundere! Tang Xu couldn't help but tease him, "Wash the dishes clean!"

"I washed it very clean!" Tang Qing turned around and glared at her angrily. It turned out that he couldn't talk to her! She would get angry as soon as he talked to her!

"A powder keg." Tang Xu complained, and said goodbye to July in a mixed voice.

When she reached the entrance of the alley, she saw a figure standing there. Du Xiaozhu rushed over and knocked her off balance. "Hey, whose Xiaozhu is this?"

"Aunt Xu! I'm Jiarui, not a pig. There are no pigs here." Du Jiarui didn't understand her metaphor and explained to her seriously.

Tang Xu laughed and rubbed him twice, "Hurry up and go to class."

Little light bulb, hurry up and go away. Don’t you see your uncle is waiting for me?

"Ah Xu." Du Yun walked towards her, his long sleeves drawing soft curves as he walked, elegant and free and easy. On his wasp waist, which was tightened by a palm-wide belt, was a broad chest, with a pleasant woody scent, warm and reliable.

This is my boyfriend! Hehehe~

"Liu Jing." Tang Xu called softly. Although his face was still a little hot, he didn't want to run away like before.

"Are you going to the shop?" Du Yun clenched his fist. The small hand yesterday was so cute and tender that he wanted to hold it again to see how small it was. But there were so many people here that it was not appropriate.

"Yes." Tang Xu didn't know what he was thinking, but he had an urge to get closer to him.

"Let's go then." Du Yun said.

The two walked side by side with a distance between them. Du Yun helped her remove the door panel and leaned it against the wall. "I always saw you rubbing your wrist before. Is it better recently?"

"It's much better after a few days of rest. It doesn't hurt much now." Tang Xu raised his wrist and turned it to show him.

Du Yun was dazzled by the white wrist and quickly turned his eyes away, "That's good. The headmaster of the academy always had discomfort on the back of his neck. There is a special ointment that works very well. I asked him to buy two bottles for him and I'll give them to you tonight."

Tang Xu felt sweet inside because of her boyfriend's concern, and said, "Great."

She herself didn't realize it, but Du Yun was broken by this soft and tender "good job" and rubbed his ears unconsciously. He finally understood why Miss Tang rubbed her ears when she talked to him. It turned out that she liked her own voice? He was a little happy. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Qi Qing coming over with a basket.

He regretted that he had to leave today, and looked at Tang Xu with love. He had never thought that one day he would be held back by someone other than his family, but he did not resist.

"Miss Xu, Mr. Du." Qi Qing greeted the two of them and took out a teapot and cups from the basket.

Du Yun nodded in response, then turned to Tang Xu and said, "Then I'll be leaving first."

"Okay." Tang Xu saw him to the door, feeling very reluctant to leave. She didn't want to go to work, she wanted to go to work with her boyfriend! She wondered what he looked like when he was giving a lecture? Was he full of energy and passion? Or was he confident and able to speak fluently? She shook her head, wondering if she was a little in love, but it was her first time in love, and she couldn't control herself at all.

The sky was gloomy and the wind had been blowing all morning. Tang Xu was so cold that he shrank his neck as soon as he walked out of the shop. His clothes seemed to be in vain, and the cold wind pierced into his bones.

When she got home, the other children had all left, and Qiyue and Yunniang were drawing head to head.

The courtyard wall blocked the cold wind, and her body suddenly felt warm. She rubbed her hands and said, "I'm back!"

"Mother~"

"Aunt Xu~"

Catching the two little babies, Tang Xu felt happy at this moment.

Yu Xiaotao heard the noise, came out to take a look, and motioned Tang Xu to go to the kitchen.

Tang Xu asked the little ones to continue drawing, walked into the kitchen and asked, "Sister Xiao Tao, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Qing," Yu Xiaotao took a look. Tang Qing was not there. She said softly, "This child has suffered so much."

"What do you mean?" Tang Xu asked puzzled.

"Didn't I ask him last night? He cried silently, which was heartbreaking. He said that he and his brother depended on each other when they were young, and he was just like Xiaoting. Every time his brother went on a mission, he would prepare delicious food for him and then lock him up at home." Yu Xiaotao sighed and continued, "He didn't do it on purpose yesterday, but he felt sorry for Xiaoting after hearing about his experience. Later, his brother went on a mission and never came back, and he was found and released when he was dying of hunger. He said that it took him a long time to barely keep up with the training of others, and he wanted to be like his brother."

Being a killer is not an easy job, as you are always in danger of losing your job.

Tang Xu was silent for a while, which was unexpected but not surprising. Few children in the Tang family lived a happy and stable life, and each had their own sufferings.

"Xiao Xu, I'm not saying this for anything else, it's just about what happened yesterday. Don't blame him." Yu Xiaotao said.

"I don't blame him." Tang Xu said.

"Mom, look at my painting! I've finished it!" July ran over with the drawing paper in her hand.

"Let me see." Tang Xu took it. It was a simple drawing, but you could tell what it was about at a glance. It was a small yard of their home, with a slide, a swing, a seesaw, and four children playing. The woman with a braid and a skirt should be her and Tang Ling. Qiyue's lines were very simple, but the general shapes were drawn.

She was pleasantly surprised and said, "What a great painting! This is our home, right?"

Hearing that her mother was right, Qiyue jumped around happily, "Yes! It's our home!"

"That's great! Our July will definitely be a little painter in the future!" Tang Xu praised with an exaggerated look on his face.

July ran away laughing, shouting, "I want to draw another one!"

Zhao Yunniang painted slowly and in a short time, but she was more careful and paid more attention to details. Tang Xu stood behind her and looked at her. She also painted a house, which should be their home. There were Yu Xiaotao and Yu Zhao in the yard, and she was painting a cradle. Her cradle was painted very carefully, and the texture of the bamboo weaving was even drawn.

Halfway through the meal, it suddenly started to rain outside. It was even colder now. Tang Xu put down his bowl and chopsticks and lost his appetite. He became more and more worried about Tang Ling.

When the heavy rain fell, Tang Ling was squatting on a tree. She seemed not to feel the cold raindrops and remained motionless. In the distance, the sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and a wide carriage was slowly coming over.

Dozens of guards on horseback surrounded the carriage. The leading guard had an alert look and seemed relaxed, but he was actually ready to attack at any time.

Tang Ling stretched his slightly frozen fingers and tightened his grip on the crossbow again.

After dinner, Tang Xu walked to the shop holding an umbrella, "Qi Qing, you can go back. Have a rest in the afternoon after dinner. No one will come in the rain."

"That's not a good idea. Why don't I stay here to watch over it in the afternoon?" Qi Qing said.

"I'm here just in case. If any guests come, I can paint. What's the point of you staying here alone?" Tang Xu waved his hand, signaling her to leave quickly.

I wonder if Du Yun brought an umbrella? Should I go get him one? What if there are guests coming?