Chapter 30
Chapter 30
“Ah Lan, come out quickly, I bought something good.” Ye Lan heard the voice from inside the house and quickly greeted Xu Qi, who was carrying a bag of rice on her shoulder and holding a hairpin in her hand.
“Wife.”
Ye Lan approached and put his hand on the bag of refined rice on Xu Qi’s shoulder, but Xu Qi dodged away.
“This thing is heavy, don’t touch it.”
Ye Lan retracted his hand and followed Xu Qi to store the rice.
Afterward, he looked at the hairpin in Xu Qi’s hand and asked, “Wife, why did you buy this?”
Xu Qi proudly inserted the hairpin into Ye Lan’s hair and then stepped back to observe, happily saying, “It looks good!”
Ye Lan cautiously touched the polished and smooth warm jade on his hair, looking at Xu Qi with some joy, “Is this for me?”
“Of course it’s for you, who else would it be for?”
Xu Qi touched Ye Lan’s unbound long hair and said.
The soft and smooth texture of his long hair reminded Xu Qi of something. She seemed to be entangled in something, avoiding Ye Lan’s gaze, and finally just hugged Ye Lan into her arms.
Ye Lan felt a little awkward but obediently stayed in Xu Qi’s embrace, motionless, letting her hands stroke his back.
“Um, let me tell you something, don’t get upset.”
Xu Qi first reassured Ye Lan, fearing that he might feel uncomfortable but keep it to himself.
Ye Lan nodded in confusion, “Hmm, I won’t get upset.”
Xu Qi took a deep breath, “Pengcheng has been captured!”
Speaking quickly, Ye Lan didn’t even hear it clearly.
He raised his head in Xu Qi’s arms again, looking puzzled, “What did wife say? I didn’t hear it clearly.”@@@@
“I said, Pengcheng has been captured.”
Xu Qi slowed down her tone.
Ye Lan was stunned for a moment, then replied, “Oh.”
“Do you, do you feel unhappy?”
She was afraid that Ye Lan might be upset about something and keep it to himself.
This husband was emotionally reserved, and she had to coax him.
“I, I’m not unhappy.”
Ye Lan’s expression became even more confused, as if he didn’t understand why Xu Qi would ask such a question.
Xu Qi froze, “But isn’t Pengcheng where you live?”
Ye Lan smiled and pulled Xu Qi’s hand, leading her into the house, “I grew in Pengcheng, but that was just where my parents sold me. I don’t remember where I was born.”
Moreover, for him, that place didn’t hold any fond memories.
“I see.”
Now Xu Qi was relieved. Forgetting about it was better. She was afraid that the men here would be sentimental about the places they had lived before.
“Wife came back a bit late today. I guess you must be hungry. Shall I cook some noodles for wife?”
“Yes, please! Put some pig liver in it.”
The weather was getting colder, and large numbers of refugees poured into the small town from outside, all of them poorly dressed and dirty, and ordinary people didn’t want to touch them.
Some refugees couldn’t make it, so they went to the countryside to find something to eat. Xu Qi encountered them several times, and they lingered at her door, begging Ye Lan for something to eat.
As a man alone at home, Ye Lan already had a sense of insecurity, and encountering such things made him scared to go out alone, only daring to lean against the wooden door and ask them to leave.
Fortunately, Xu Qi came back in time and gave each of those refugees a bowl of porridge, which finally sent them away.
Uncle Man’s son-in-law also came out of the house a little frightened and complained when he saw Xu Qi.
“With the current tense situation of the war, it’s us ordinary people who suffer. Fortunately, you came back in time, otherwise, I really don’t know what to do.”
Ye Lan also sat in Xu Qi’s arms a little scared, looking even more worried.
“It’s a good thing I caught up.”
Xu Qi also felt a bit frightened. If she hadn’t caught up, who knew what those hungry people would have done?
If something really happened, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Uncle Man’s son-in-law just muttered a bit and went back. Finally, only Xu Qi and Ye Lan were left in the house.
Ye Lan threw himself into Xu Qi’s arms in fear, hugged her, and said with a weak voice, “I was really scared when you weren’t here.”
Xu Qi felt sorry for him and stood up, supporting Ye Lan’s butt and carrying him into the house, “Don’t be afraid, from now on, I won’t leave you alone, I’ll take you wherever I go. Be good, don’t be afraid.”
Ye Lan snuggled up to Xu Qi, but then was laid down on the bed.
“It’s cold, warm up.”
Xu Qi said softly, lying on top of the person in her arms twice. After Ye Lan fell weakly onto the bed, Xu Qi touched his hand and hugged his waist, asking him, “Are you still afraid?”
“Not anymore.”
Ye Lan fell into Xu Qi’s arms, incredibly soft and unimaginable. He was relying on this woman with all his heart and soul.
The next day when Xu Qi got up again, she dressed her husband warmly, put on a blue cloak with a thick layer of fur inside, and took out the hand warmer she had bought for him before, putting it in his hand. Then the two of them went to town together.
It was still chilly in the morning, and not many people had come out yet, so Xu Qi could spend some time with Ye Lan.
“The porridge is being distributed, come quickly! Porridge is being distributed!”
Someone shouted loudly over there.
Xu Qi saw many people squatting by the roadside running to the other side.
“The county magistrate is distributing porridge there every day,” Xu Qi explained to Ye Lan.
“The county magistrate is indeed a good person.”
Ye Lan said warmly, letting himself fall into Xu Qi’s arms.
“Yes, the county magistrate is a good person.”
Xu Qi agreed with Ye Lan, her hand on his waist, embracing him gently.
“Wife, there are still people around.”
She was always like this, not caring about the people around her and wanting to be intimate with her.
With a hint of complaint in his tone, Xu Qi rubbed Ye Lan’s temples, “What if there are people? Can’t I be close to my husband?”
Ye Lan felt even more embarrassed, but he couldn’t refuse his mistress, so he buried his head deeper, like an ostrich, thinking that if he couldn’t see others, others couldn’t see him either.
But someone beside him wanted to catch his attention.
“Snap!”
It was the sound of a porcelain bowl falling and breaking on the ground.
“Hey, you, if you don’t want to eat, say so, we’re all still hungry! You wastrel!”
The voice was very familiar, and Ye Lan turned his head abruptly.
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