After arranging the affairs of Ox-Head Village, he stayed for another two days before starting his journey again.I wonder when I will be able to return to the Ox-Head Village after leaving this time?
Li Qingling lifted the carriage"s curtain and looked at Ox-Head Village. Seeing the villagers who were waving to them, a sense of reluctance filled his heart.
She only put down the curtains when she could no longer see the villagers, and once again snuggled into Liu Zhimo"s side.
Seeing that she was not in the mood, Liu Zhimo raised his hand and lightly knocked on her head, "What are you thinking about? If you want to return to Ox-Head Village, you can come back anytime, no need to look so worried. " This was the place where they grew up. They would come back eventually.
Glancing lightly at Liu Zhimo, Li Qingling shrugged and said, "Do you have time to come back?"
Only when he returned home would he have time to return. Normally, he wouldn"t even need to think about it.
Liu Zhimo held her hand and laughed. When Xiao Feng and Little Yan have a future, I can let go of the heavy burden on my shoulders and walk around with you.
He had wanted to walk around with her for a long time, but he had never had the time.
When he unloads the burden from his shoulders, there will be a chance.
He would surely take her everywhere, experience the local customs, fulfill her wishes.
Li Qingling looked up at him, nodded heavily, and said, she was waiting.
He was waiting for the day when he would resign and return home.
She raised her hand and put it on Li Qingling"s shoulder, allowing him to let her lean on him to sleep.
Li Qingling carried him by the waist, leaned his head against his shoulder, exhaled, and gently closed his eyes to rest.
Someone went too far last night to let her rest.
If she hadn"t begged for mercy, she might have been tormented until daybreak.
She couldn"t understand why when he came home, he would act like he was on stimulants. He would catch her and make her stay home for a few days, waking up late every day.
In the face of their mocking gazes, she was dumb to the point that she couldn"t even speak a word of pain!
It"s all a man"s fault...
Thinking of this, Li Qingling couldn"t help but pinch his waist, causing a man to gasp in pain.
Fortunately, their daughter wasn"t in the same car as them. Otherwise, they would be asking all sorts of questions.
Liu Zhimo reached out and grabbed Li Qingling"s weird hand, lowered his head and looked at her, then asked her what was wrong.
Squeezing his waist for no reason at all?
It hurts, don"t you know?
Li Qingling scoffed slightly without batting an eye, how could she say that out loud?
Did he want her to say that she was not satisfied with his efforts?
If so, he would definitely take the opportunity to show it to her.
She didn"t want to be in the carriage.
"My wife, what are you thinking about? Your ears are that red? " Liu Zhimo gently touched her earlobes and blew into her ear, "Are you thinking about some shameful thing? "Hmm?"
It had to be said that this man was the truth.
Li Qingling clenched his teeth, pretending that he did not hear what he said.
"My wife? Is your husband right? "
"Shut up, don"t disturb my sleep." Li Qingling"s face flushed red, and she purposely shouted in anger.
Liu Zhimo"s eyes flashed a smile, the hand that was hugging her tightened, saying "Okay", then let her sleep well.
If he kept talking, his wife would be angry and embarra.s.sed. For his future welfare, he couldn"t anger her anymore.
Otherwise …
Not hearing his teasing again, Li Qingling nodded her head in satisfaction. She found a comfortable position in his embrace, and after a while, fell into a deep sleep.
He slept until it was time to eat lunch, only then was Liu Zhimo able to wake him up.
She opened her eyes in a daze and asked him tenderly, "Why?"
She was sleepy and wanted to go back to sleep.
Liu Zhimo loved to watch her get out of bed the most. He looked to be in a daze, and he couldn"t help but lower his head and kiss the corner of her lips, "Sleep after eating, okay?" This place was not like home. If one was hungry, they could cook here at any time. On the road, there were no such conditions.
After closing her eyes for a long time, Li Qingling slowly woke up. She held her hands up and sat up, rubbing her eyes as she asked him, "How long did she sleep for?"
He lifted his hand and brushed her hair, saying that she had been asleep for almost six hours.
"That long?" Li Qingling looked at him with his round eyes, "Why didn"t you wake me up earlier?"
Laughing uncontrollably, Liu Zhimo pinched her nose and said, why did you wake her up?
Li Qingling took out a comb and quickly combed his hair, "Wake me up early to make lunch, what can you do?" After he finished speaking, he lifted the curtain of the carriage and prepared to get off.
Liu Zhimo quickly pulled her back. Before she could protest, he told her not to move and helped her tie his hair back into a bun.
Hearing this, she sat down obediently and asked with her back facing him, "Is her hair very messy?"
He brushed her hair gently and said, "Hmm, it"s a little messy."
Feeling his fingers pa.s.s through her hair, Li Qingling"s heart went numb, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.
She wanted to ask this man what else he wouldn"t do.
Out of the hall, into the kitchen, she felt ashamed to think that she was no match for him.
He quickly helped Li Qingling tie up his hair and lightly put on the hairpin. He turned her around, looked around, adjusted the hairpin position, and then nodded his head in satisfaction.
She raised her head and looked at him for a moment before hugging his neck with both her hands. Kneeling up, she kissed his lips and sweetly said, "Thank you, husband."
"I truly want to thank you for your words, tonight …"
"Ai, I"m hungry. Get out of the car and go eat." Li Qingling interrupted him and quickly changed the topic. He climbed out of the carriage and prepared to jump down.
"Hold on …." Liu Zhimo was so frightened by her bold movements that his heart stopped beating. He pulled her hand and stopped her, "I will go down first …"
He jumped out of the carriage and carried her down again, warning her that she couldn"t be so reckless next time. What if she fell?
Li Qingling laughed, then stuck out his tongue, and pulled him towards the tree.
"Daddy, Mommy, come over here quickly, let"s eat something delicious!" Xiaoxiao saw her parents coming over and waved her hands at them. She shouted, "How fragrant!" She was almost drooling.
When Li Qingling walked in, he smelt the scent of mushrooms and wild chickens, "Did Ling Yi and the rest go hunting?" The unique fragrance of the mushroom stew/chicken can be easily smelt.
She lightly patted the seat beside her, allowing Li Qingling to sit beside her.
Li Qingling sat down, turned his head and looked at the little girl who was lying on the ground not far from them, and praised them a little.
He raised his head and snorted at Li Qingling, saying that he wanted to eat roasted wild rabbits.
Even though he didn"t have enough to eat, he could still use a beating tooth sacrifice.
Li Qingling comforted it. After they returned to the capital, he would slowly roast it. There wasn"t enough time on the way.
He did not insist and lay back down again after a few more grunts.
"Alright, time to eat." Seeing that everyone was present, Mr. Luo laughed and said, "I never thought that I would be able to eat such good food on the road." In the past when they travelled, they would only eat dry food to deal with it. How could they be like this? There were pots and pans everywhere, and they could eat whatever they wanted?
However, this was truly quite pleasurable. It didn"t seem like a journey, but rather a stroll.
Li Qingling took the chicken soup that Liu Zhimo handed to her, and said with the corner of his mouth raised, There"s no rush of time, we can slowly play our way back.
The Madam Lu nodded in agreement with Li Qingling"s words.
After leaving home for a few years, her mind had become more and more open-minded. She had truly responded to that sentence. Reading ten thousand books was not as good as walking ten thousand miles.
The more he saw, the more open-minded he became, and the higher his horizons grew.
He had already thought of all the things that he could not understand in the past. More importantly, he would no longer think about his past worries. He felt as if all his worries had drifted away with the wind.
It was precisely because of this that she was liking to walk outside more and more.
"Alright, you guys have the final say." Old Master Lu did not have any objections, he drank a mouthful of chicken soup and took a deep breath: "Delicious, this chicken soup is too delicious." After all these years, his appet.i.te had become more and more extreme, and he felt that mushrooms should be cooked with wild chicken. Otherwise, there wouldn"t be such a delicious taste.
When he returned to the capital, he started to nag at Old Man Liu and the others, making them admire and envy him for the past few years of his life.
Tsk tsk … He sympathized with Old Man Liu and Old Man Xue so much that he couldn"t come even if he wanted to.
Too miserable …
Mr. Luo scooped up a chicken leg and put it into a small bowl, then continued with Old Master Lu"s words, "After we return to the capital, this old man will decide to stay in the Manor for a period of time." He could play with them everyday, "Old Man Lu, do you want to come?" It was more fun to have company.
Old Master Lu immediately nodded, and said that he would go too. After saying that, he quickly looked towards the Madam Lu, and asked her if she was going or not.
Madam Lu glanced at Old Master Lu, seeing his longing expression, he slowly drank his chicken soup and did not say a word.
Seeing this, Old Master Lu cleared his throat and called out softly. Wife?
After swallowing the chicken soup in his mouth, Madam Lu pursed his lips and smiled.
Hearing that, Old Master Lu grinned, and excitedly discussed with Mr. Luo, what were they playing at in the manor?
"Great Grandfather, Tai Laoye, I want to stay with you." He said those words anxiously, afraid that Mr. Luo and the others would abandon her.
Since her mother wasn"t by her side, she could always follow Little Qiao up the mountain to play, hehe …
"Cough cough …" Without waiting for Mr. Luo and the rest to reply, Li Qingling cleared his throat loudly.
Stunned for a moment, she blinked her eyes at Mr. Luo, then turned her head to look at Li Qingling, sending him a sweet smile before speaking in a spoiled manner, "Mother, can I go to the Villa and accompany the two of them for a while? I"m afraid they won"t let me go. " No matter what she did, she must make her mother promise her words.
Li Qingling cast her a sidelong glance, "Really? Are you sure they are unwilling to part with you? " "This little girl clearly wants to go up the mountain to play, and he still wants to say something about how they can"t bear to leave her? " Seriously …
Xiaoxiao laughed with her little pearly teeth, saying that she had everything …
She couldn"t bear to point them out in her heart. This was real …