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Dong Shu was extremely regretful now, she felt that she should not have provoked her husband in the early morning, if not she would not have been tormented for so long.

Fortunately, Yuanxi did not ask for her help today. After being brought by her nanny last night, she had stayed beside Old Madame Xu for a while this morning.

After Dong Shu finished washing her face and rinsed her mouth, she went downstairs with Xu Shiqiu. She was so shy that she didn't dare to raise her head to look at Old Madame Xu.

Old Madame Xu had long heard the news from the servants. It was just that this was a matter between her son and her daughter-in-law.

Not only was it hard to say, but she also liked to see her son and daughter-in-law close to each other.

Although she didn't expect them to give birth to a child as soon as possible, they had a good relationship with each other, so she felt at ease.

"Hurry up and come eat. There's something you like to eat today." The Old Madame Xu waved goodbye to Dong Shu naturally, and after glancing at Xu Shiqiu beside her, she looked at Dong Shu again: "In the afternoon, Autumn is to accompany you for a walk, and there's no need to go too far, we'll just take a look around the town."

Hearing Old Madame Xu's words, the heat on Dong Shu's face subsided. "Listen to mother." After saying that, Dong Shu quickly took two steps forward, and reached out to pull Yuanxi who was in Old Madame Xu's embrace into her arms.

There had been a lot of opportunities for Yuanxi to follow Dong Shu recently, and they hadn't seen each other for the entire night either. Today, at noon, it had already been several hours.

Seeing Yuanxi cutely in Dong Shu's arms, Old Madame Xu became happier and happier, "The more Yuanxi grows, the better.

Old Madame Xu had only casually said that, but after hearing her words, Xu Shiqiu's face immediately darkened as she said, "I'm not willing to marry Yuanxi off in the future when she's being recruited." After saying that, Xu Shiqiu extended her hand to touch his daughter's face.

Hearing his words, Dong Shu's eyes immediately opened wide in shock. It was obvious that she did not expect Xu Shiqiu to have such a thought.

Old Madame Xu looked at Xu Shiqiu first, then looked at Dong Shu and said: "Don't listen to him. When your sister was just born, your father also said the same thing. In the end, they were still married off. "

The most important thing was that although her eldest son and second son were not kind, she still had Xu Shiqiu, her youngest son, and her daughter-in-law to accompany her.

Of course, if she didn't have her youngest son and daughter-in-law, she wouldn't be the one to feel wronged and insist on living with her eldest son and second son.

Hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Dong Shu immediately understood what she meant.

"Mother, back then when elder sister married, you would definitely be particularly reluctant to part with her." Dong Shu thought that if someone came to marry Yuanxi away one day, she would definitely be reluctant to part with him too.

But she was not like Xu Shiqiu, who felt that Yuanxi wanted to recruit trash.

As long as Yuanxi could get married into her family, she would be able to see her anytime.

"I can't bear to part with her. However, I feel that she has not married the wrong person since she is living a comfortable life right now." The Old Madame Xu sighed with emotion. After saying this, he saw that Xu Shiqiu seemed to want to speak, so he smiled and shook his head: "There's nothing perfect, as long as she feels happy. "I can see very well, but my children will always meet people who are with them for the rest of their lives in the future."

After Old Madame Xu said this, she naturally thought of her deceased husband.

Dong Shu also felt that her mother-in-law was thinking about something, so she did not continue to talk about it.

She raised her head to look at her husband. She originally wanted to talk to him, but she discovered that he had a dark expression on his face.

Xu Shiqiu's face was dark and he did not say anything, but in his heart, he firmly believed that his would definitely pay attention to him in the future and not let this smelly brat swindle him.

But what Xu Shiqiu did not know was that on this trip to the capital, his family's Yuanxi had been selected by someone.

After eating, Dong Shu did as Old Madame Xu said and followed Xu Shiqiu to take a walk around the town.

Although the town was not big, it had a unique flavor.

Dong Shu had brought a lot of copper coins with him, the things in the town were not expensive, no one knew Xu Shiqiu here, so the two of them went for a stroll for more than two hours.

During this entire process, Xu Shiqiu had not caused any problems for anyone he met by his side.

Because of this matter, Xu Shiqiu's mood improved by quite a bit.

After all, this place would not affect anyone else, as long as he kept bringing along the Young Girl, then nothing like before would happen again.

In the afternoon, Xu Shiqiu brought Dong Shu shopping, the servants of Xu Family began to replenish their water, and prepared to set off tomorrow.

If all went well, they would probably need another ten days to get to the capital.

In the evening, after they had finished eating, Dong Shu directly carried Yuanxi back into the house.

"My wife is worried that I'll make trouble for you again tonight?" Once he returned to his room, Xu Shiqiu immediately spoke out.

After hearing his words, Dong Shu glared furiously at him out of embarrassment. "Hubby, don't say you sound so nice. On this matter, I won't believe your words." Dong Shu was really afraid of her husband. After what happened this morning, she had almost lost her life.

Xu Shiqiu also understood that he had gone overboard this morning, but since he had already tasted it this morning, he was not in a hurry to eat another meal tonight.

"My wife, don't worry. Your husband has already tasted the best this morning. I'll let you rest tonight." Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu with a serious face and said, after that, he saw her staring at him with her crescent eyes, and continued, "Does that mean my wife wants me to taste it again tonight? "It's not impossible. After all, your husband's stamina is still quite good."

Although it wasn't the first time Dong Shu had said such words to her, it had, after all, been a long time since she had heard it.

Because she was afraid that Xu Shiqiu would really take action, Dong Shu continued to hug Yuanxi.

When Yuanxi fell asleep, she would quickly wash up, take off her clothes and lie on the bed. She would then embrace Yuanxi and not give him a single glance.

Xu Shiqiu understood that his own Young Girl was afraid of him, so he did not speak. When he was also lying on the bed, he lightly kissed Dong Shu's lips.

Sensing the Young Girl's slightly trembling body, Xu Shiqiu reached out to rub her brows, saying in a low voice: "Go to sleep, I won't do anything rash tonight."

Perhaps because of Xu Shiqiu's promise, Dong Shu quickly fell asleep and did not know that after she fell asleep, Xu Shiqiu had stared at her for a long time.

When he woke up again, it was already dawn of the second day.

Since they were going to continue their journey today, they woke up rather early. They wanted to have some time to travel, so that they could find a suitable place to spend the night when night fell.

It was just that Xu Shiqiu and the others were not lucky. Early in the morning of the second day after they had set out once again, a rain had directly disrupted their original plan.

"Look at the rain. It doesn't seem like it'll stop soon." Dong Shu wasn't very experienced either, but she could still tell that the rain today wasn't something that could stop in just two to four hours.

"The rain doesn't seem to be too heavy these days, so it's not impossible for us to travel. It's just that if the rain gets heavier and we don't meet any suitable places to spend the night on the road, I'm afraid it'll rain."

Xu Shiqiu hugged Dong Shu with one hand, and Yuanxi with the other as he stood under the eave of a farmer's house.

They arrived here yesterday evening and happened to meet a small village.

After Xu Jie came out to negotiate, they split up and stayed in the village., Dong Shu, Ling Xiang and Li Clan all stayed here.

Dong Shu also understood Xu Shiqiu's words. They had children and old age, so they really could not take this risk.

She raised his head and looked at Xu Shiqiu, and just as she was about to speak, Xu Jie brought a box out of the rain and walked into the eyes of the two.

"Why is Fourth Brother here?" Xu Shiqiu first asked a question, then took the opportunity to place Yuanxi, who was in his embrace, into Dong Shu's embrace.

"Doctor Du has brewed a pill to protect against the cold. The maid in the kitchen has cooked it, I was looking for you just in time to send it over." While speaking, Xu Jie walked towards Xu Shiqiu, and handed the food in his hand over to him, then kept the umbrella in his other hand.

After Xu Shiqiu received the box that Xu Jie brought over, he walked back into the house, placed the box on the table, opened his mouth and took out two bowls of medicinal herbs.

"What is Fourth Brother looking for me for?" As Xu Shiqiu spoke, he directly picked up the other bowl and finished it in one gulp. Then, he raised the other bowl and placed it next to Dong Shu's mouth, obviously wanting to feed it to her.

Dong Shu felt a little embarrassed in front of Xu Jie, but in the end she still reached out her head towards the bowl that Xu Shiqiu brought and drank the entire bowl of soup.

After finishing the soup, Dong Shu looked at Xu Jie and said: "I still need to feed Yuanxi, is the soup alright?"

I'm fine. Aunt specifically asked Doctor Du. Doctor Du said that he was fine." After Xu Jiu said this, he sat down on a chair and looked at Xu Shiqiu, "I saw that the weather was bad this morning, so I went ahead to scout. There were a few villages up ahead, but they were a little unsettled in a small town two days away.

Xu Jie was originally not as reserved as his three elder brothers when he was with him, and after their family members connected with Xu Family, he became even more casual now.

Xu Shiqiu did not expect Xu Jie to get hold of such information either.

In fact, he only believed half of what Xu Jie said about going to explore. The other half must be because of the bad weather. He knew they wouldn't be in a hurry to get on the road and play.

However, Xu Shiqiu did not expose his thoughts, and only thought about what Xu Jie had just said.

"Maybe I should find out what exactly happened?" Xu Shiqiu was also not very familiar with the way back to the capital, and the reason they chose this path was also because the things that the capital sent to Xiahe Village were all done this way.

"The person who delivered the letter back to the Xiahe Village also did not mention anything about that little town. Xu Shiqiu was serious, and nodded in agreement after hearing his words.

"So, the reason why I came to find you was to ask if I can lead people to scout out the way and see what exactly is happening ahead." Xu Jie's personality was unstable, he really liked these exciting things.

However, he still remembered his current identity, so after finding out about this news, he did not rashly head forward. Instead, he returned to ask Xu Shiqiu.

After hearing Xu Jie's words, Xu Shiqiu couldn't think of a better way, so he could only agree and bring his people to take a look.

"Fourth brother must pay attention to our safety. If we encounter any danger, we must get out in time. At worst, we can just take a detour back to the capital." Although they would have to walk four or five days longer by taking this detour, it was still better than having someone in trouble.

Xu Jie also understood what Xu Shiqiu meant, but after hearing these words, he immediately nodded his head and guaranteed that he would pay attention.

"Why don't you let Yuanhang go with you? You should bring a few more people with you. With Yuanhang's identity as an Elementary Scholar, at least it would be a bit useful."

The reason why Xu Shiqiu said that was because he noticed that the smaller they were, the more he valued them.

Especially someone like Shi Yuan, who had a great reputation.

Xu Jie did not reject Xu Shiqiu's suggestion as well. After all, his brain was not as sharp as Mr. Shi's. With Mister Shi around, if they really met with any problems, would have someone to ask for guidance.

"How about this, you guys go first. We'll wait for the rain to stop before continuing to follow. We'll wait for the village up ahead to find a place to rest." Since there was a village ahead, they didn't have to wait here. They could go to the village closest to the town.

After Xu Jie heard these words, he did not speak immediately. After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and said: I will bring a few more people with me.

Xu Jie's arrangement was very suitable, and after Xu Shiqiu heard his arrangement, he did not have any objections.

Only, Xu Shiqiu did not expect that the few people who went to scout the path that he had made so many arrangements would still be in trouble.