Chapter 99 Broken Teeth

Hearing this, Shen Jinan's expression became more serious, and his little face was tense.

"This, we have been exiled so far away, and you still won't let us go?"

She spoke indignantly, but also lowered her voice cautiously, fearing that someone nearby might hear her and bring her to death.

"The fish are coming!"

The waiter called out loudly and brought the fragrant crucian carp to the table, and they were silent in tacit understanding.

When the surroundings quieted down, Gu Yanqing took over Shen Jinan's conversation.

"Not necessarily. He might be sent here to keep an eye on me and see if I'm behaving myself."

Gu Yanqing smiled bitterly. If it weren't for Shen Jinan's medical skills, he would have died on the road long ago. The third prince was extremely vicious and was very good at killing people by borrowing a knife.

"Never mind, just stare at me. Let's just live our own lives."

Shen Jinan suddenly held Gu Yanqing's hands.

Her pair of clear almond-shaped eyes were filled with light, and her fair little face was full of trust.

Gu Yanqing felt warm in his heart and held her hand back, "Okay, my wife and I will live a good life and will not let them hurt you or the child in the slightest."

When the warm big palm held her hand, Shen Jinan was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red.

"Okay, okay, let's eat. It'll get cold if we don't."

She stammered as she spoke, her shyness clearly revealed.

Gu Yanqing also resisted the urge to tease her, picked up the chopsticks and carefully picked out the bones from the fish meat, and put it into Shen Jinan's bowl.

After the two of them had their fill of food and drink, they went to the place where the ox cart was tied. Gu Yanqing untied the rope and drove the ox cart, while Shen Jinan was responsible for sitting steadily in the back holding the things.

"I never thought I'd be able to ride in the oxcart driven by Prime Minister Gu in my lifetime. When I think of you writing beautiful articles with the hand holding the ox whip, I feel a little overwhelmed."

Shen Jinan said jokingly while holding the fruit.

Gu Yanqing didn't get angry after being teased by her, but just smiled.

"If I were still the Prime Minister, I would still be willing to whip the cattle for you and cook soup for you."

What he said was sincere, and Shen Jinan kept it in mind.

"Okay, then when my husband has cleared all grievances and returned to the court, you must not forget the oath you made today."

She turned her head and smiled at Gu Yanqing, her pure appearance made Gu Yanqing's heart moved.

Gu Yanqing didn't expect that she still believed that he would be able to return to the court one day, and his emotions became even more complicated.

It seems that he also has to work hard to earn a future for himself.

When they returned to the village, they met many people on the road, and most of the villagers greeted Shen Jinan.

"Dr. Shen, are you going shopping for New Year's goods? Come to my house and pick up some mustard greens. They'll be perfect for making sauerkraut soup for the New Year."

"Oh, Miss Shen is so lucky, your husband is helping to drive the carriage."

"Doctor Shen, your child is playing with my child at Aunt Li's house right now."

Everyone chatted with Shen Jinan about some family matters, and they were late for some time before they got home.

After arriving home, the door of Li Chunhua's house next door creaked open and Sui Sui Huanhuan ran over.

"Mother, Father! You are finally back."

Huanhuan pouted her little mouth, fluttered her little hands and got into Shen Jinan's arms. Suisui followed behind her, looking a bit like an older child. She just asked them what they were doing today.

"Happy New Year! It's almost New Year. Mom went to town to buy food and fabrics for the New Year. Then we can wear new clothes to celebrate the New Year, okay?"

Shen Jinan picked up Huanhuan and went over to touch Suisui's little face.

"Great, great, happy New Year!" Huanhuan clapped his hands excitedly, and Suisui beside him could not hide his joy.

"Okay, take this and share it with your friends."

Shen Jinan took out the mung bean cake from his arms, shook it in front of the two little dumplings, stuffed it into Suisui's arms, and instructed.

The two little dumplings got the delicious food and almost flew away, but they held back and went to find their friends to share it with.

Shen Jinan looked at the backs of the two children leaving happily, clapped his hands happily, turned around and saw that Gu Yanqing had already moved all the things into the yard.

"Oh, you're not in good health. You can't keep working like this."

Shen Jinan glared at Gu Yanqing, whose forehead was sweating, and took a piece of cloth from him.

Gu Yanqing raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face, but there was no displeasure on his face. Instead, he smiled gently.

There was still some time before dinner was ready, so Shen Jinan put all the things he bought into the system's space.

Bandits are rampant here, so she'd better be careful, as her space is not safe anywhere.

Moreover, the temperature here is not low, and meat weighing more than ten pounds will easily go bad. Once it is put into the space, it will be fresh no matter when it is taken out.

After dealing with the things he bought today, Shen Jinan checked the brewing process and found that it would take three or four days before he could take it out and put the medicinal materials in.

She nodded in satisfaction and let out a sigh of contentment.

Just then, there was a knock on the door in the yard.

Shen Jinan thought it was Sui Sui Huanhuan coming back from playing, so he walked quickly over to open the door.

Unexpectedly, when the wooden door opened, the person who came in was a short and sturdy man, about thirty or forty years old, dressed like a warrior.

"What can I do for you?"

Seeing that the visitor was a stranger, Shen Jinan became alert and secretly took out the silver needle.

"My name is Broken Tooth. I came to see Yue Buwei. The old man told me that there are delicious food and drinks here."

Broken Tooth saw through Shen Jinan’s little trick, but didn’t say anything.

Hearing this, Shen Jinan frowned slightly. Yue Buwei was not at home now, so he must have gone up the mountain to collect herbs.

“But Senior Yue won’t be back for a while, so why don’t you come back later.”

She didn't dare let anyone into her house at will.

"Hey, then I'll just sit here and wait for him."

Duan Ya sat on the ground nonchalantly, touched the wine jug at his waist, took it out and took a few sips.

Seeing that he had no ill intentions, Shen Jinan was hesitating whether to invite him in when Yue Buwei came over carrying a basket of herbs.

"Senior Yue, you are here. A friend of yours is looking for you."

Shen Jinan pointed with her finger, and Yue Buwei's gaze shifted to Duan Ya, his eyes clearly lighting up.

"Hey, boy, why are you here today?"

Yue Buwei put down the medicine basket, picked up the broken tooth, and rubbed his hands excitedly.

Then he turned around and spoke sheepishly.

"Girl Shen, look, I'm really sorry. Broken Tooth is my old friend for many years. We were close friends when we were in the martial arts world. Broken Tooth heard me say that I'm living well here, so he wanted to stay with you for a while."

As if feeling that he was taking advantage of others by saying this, Yue Buwei hurriedly pulled Duan Ya over to explain.

“Don’t look at my brother’s unkempt appearance, but he is very skilled in martial arts. Miss Shen doesn’t have to worry about the safety of her family during this period.”