After the meal, Huo Shuwen held his daughter on the bed and arranged the medicinal herbs he had collected that day in a row.

"This is for your mother."

"This is for you."

He Yi looked at her daughter, who wanted to argue, and shook her head.

"Then I'll keep it myself!" Huo Xiaolong said to his father, turning around. The little dumpling's pigtails even brushed against his face as she turned back.

"Fine, you can keep it."

After handing the two medicinal herbs to his daughter, Huo Shuwen went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

"You keep it for Mom too."

He Yi placed the other two medicinal herbs on the bed into her daughter's hands.

Huo Xiaolong nodded and asked.

"Mom, why won't you let me argue with Dad? He's clearly wrong!"

He Yi looked at her serious-looking daughter and smiled.

"Long'er, have you noticed that you and your father look a lot alike?"

"How is it similar?"

The little girl looked up at her mother, the bright yellow candlelight casting a gentle and patient glow on her face.

"You and your father are so alike, both stubborn and inflexible. Once you've got your mind set on something, you won't give up until you achieve your goal."

"ah?"

Huo Xiaolong looked at his mother with a puzzled expression.

"Your father was like this when he was young; he didn't talk much to outsiders, but he'd resort to violence if there was a conflict."

"And then what happened? I don't see Dad acting like that now."

He Yi hugged her daughter and continued speaking.

"Later, after he had his mother, and then your brother, and then you, he became timid."

"Huh? Why are you a coward?"

Huo Xiaolong didn't understand

A chivalrous swordsman roaming the martial world, his blood flowing freely.

After having a home

Will become timid

"Because your dad doesn't want to leave us. The world is a dangerous place; one wrong move and you could lose your life!"

He Yi pinched her daughter's chubby little cheeks twice, slightly scaring her.

Huo Xiaolong was taken aback by the answer, but then he came to his senses.

yes

This isn't the past life anymore. It's very difficult to live in this era. Not to mention war and natural disasters, even a common cold can easily take your life.

The little dumpling's thoughts drifted back to the past.

She remembered

In her past life, she was quite a brute, ruthless to others and ruthless to herself.

At that time, she was not afraid of death. If she died, she would die. She was all alone and had no fear.

That won't work now.

Now

She looked at her mother pinching her cheeks, her father washing dishes next door, her brother who hadn't returned from practicing martial arts, and the faint Zen music coming from the brothel.

She couldn't bear to part with them either, for their sake.

"Mother! I understand! I'm afraid of death too, so I definitely won't go off to roam the martial world in the future, don't worry."

He Yi was taken aback by these words.

Then my precious little one kept liking it.

The little dumpling finally managed to wriggle out of her mother's arms and continued...

"From now on, I'll give in to my dad and not argue with him. He's not very bright; he's very single-minded."

...

...

He Yi looked at her happy daughter.

I don't know what to say.

She was just using an analogy.

but……

"Mom! I'll show you a magic trick!"

The little dumpling picked up the medicinal herbs from the kang table, held them in his hand, concentrated intently, closed his eyes, and the herbs in his hand disappeared.

This move took He Yi by surprise.

Grab the naughty kid and give him a smack on the butt.

"You silly child, using those supernatural powers again, are you getting too cocky!"

"Mom, aren't we at home?"

The little dumpling said in a cute voice

"Nowhere is acceptable! Avoid using it if possible."

"Okay, fine."

My mother has gotten much stronger lately; I can even feel a slight pain when I pat her bottom.

Using too much of the spiritual spring water is also bad; if you raise your own mother to be strong, you'll still be the one getting beaten up.

Huo Xiaolong's subtle melancholy

Lying on He Yi's lap, I gradually drifted off to sleep.

I feel sleepy after eating.

no way

The warm kang (heated brick bed)

—Squeak

The wooden door to the main house opened, and Huo Shuwen came in after washing the dishes, carrying a few thawed frozen pears.

Seeing his daughter lying there in a mess, he whispered...

"Is Long'er asleep?"

He Yi nodded and answered in a whisper.

"I just hid the medicinal herbs, and after practicing martial arts all day, I'm exhausted from playing."

The man placed the wooden basin on the kang table and said...

"Then she won't get to enjoy it."

He Yi smiled.

"You found some good medicinal herbs but didn't sell them. What are you saving them for us?"

Huo Shuwen said while peeling the frozen pear

"A few years ago, before I went to the capital, I heard that the daughter of a famous martial arts sect had been married for three years but had not gotten pregnant. Her family and husband's family spent a lot of money to get a century-old ginseng for medicine. I heard that the girl had fallen into the river when she was a child and was injured by the cold. I'm preparing in advance, just in case Long'er needs it in the future."

He Yi shook her head helplessly and said...

"That young lady had difficulty conceiving because she fell into the river and the cold air entered her body. Our Long'er didn't fall into the river."

Huo Shuwen had already pried open a small opening in the frozen pear and handed it to his wife.

"You haven't fallen in yet, but what if you do later? Besides, when you were in the capital, you'd often fall into your family's pond for no reason. This time, we'll make sure you get some extra nourishment."

He Yi rubbed her temples a few times

What should we do?

The father and daughter have the exact same thought process.

Indeed, she also fell into the river when she was a child.

But she can swim.

And also has some knowledge of pharmacology

She has taken good care of her health.

I rarely experience menstrual pain.

In addition, I've been being kept warm by Long'er's elixirs every day lately.

The family of five is in excellent health.

Even the bear cubs grow faster than the bears in the mountains.

Her own husband was still asking why the little bear cub had grown so big.

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