The two adults and one child followed Huo Yan's words all the way, just as they had promised him before they set out.
If he said go east, they would never go west.
Huo Yan had been fighting outside and was used to sleeping in the open air and having to eat one meal a day.
I was thinking about the children, so I slowed down my pace and stopped to rest from time to time.
Yuan Nanan was in high spirits. She followed Huo Yan and felt like she was marching with an army. The excitement had not yet faded.
Although Yuan Xuan had lived a life of luxury since childhood, Yuan Cheng had always been strict in his teachings, so he could bear it.
But Yuan Zhizhi is different.
Even though she was different from others, she was still a baby less than one year old.
This was the first time Huo Yan took care of such a big child, and he really had no experience at all.
Fortunately, Yuan Zhizhi didn’t cry like other children, and told him all her needs through her inner voice.
After most of the day passed, he heard Zhizhi's inner voice,
[Daddy Huo… Zhizhi is hungry… her stomach is growling…]
Huo Yan's first reaction was to take out his own dry food and give it to Yuan Zhizhi, and he considerately broke it into small pieces.
Yuan Zhizhi stared at him with her big black grape eyes, and tried to open her mouth to eat the dry food.
Fortunately, Yuan Nan'an came over to stop him, and gave Huo Yan an indescribable look.
"Uncle Huo, Zhizhi can't digest this yet... She needs milk and soft food."
Huo Yan's usually calm face showed a rare hint of embarrassment. He then remembered that Gan Tang had stuffed something in his pocket before he left, saying that it was specially written by the mansion's legal advisor in order to take care of Zhizhi.
So he rummaged through the largest package that Gan Tang had hanging on his horse's back and found the piece of paper.
It lists all the precautions for taking care of Yuan Zhizhi, including feeding, going to the toilet, changing clothes, and so on.
After reading it, Huo Yan couldn't help but frown and looked down at the little one in his arms.
Yuan Zhizhi stared with her eyes wide open and couldn't help but blow a bubble out of her nose.
Then, Huo Yan felt a wetness in his arms...
…
The big man who wanted to ride his horse stopped on the first day.
As Huo Yan said before they set off, they would sleep outdoors on the first night, and Yuan Nanan was extremely excited.
But to her surprise, Huo Yan took them to a nearby small town in the evening of that day.
"Let's stay here tonight." Huo Yan found an inn and dismounted with Yuan Zhizhi. A waiter immediately came out to greet them.
Seeing Huo Yan's good temperament, the waiter was very attentive and asked someone to help lead the horse.
"Sir, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?"
"Open three upper rooms and prepare a table of delicious food." Huo Yan gave the waiter a silver ingot.
"Okay!"
The waiter was busy, Yuan Nan'an gently tugged at Huo Yan's sleeve and asked,
"Uncle Huo, we can still continue walking. There's no need to stay at the inn..."
Huo Yan looked down at her and explained, "This city is on the way out of the capital. Xiaoyu might come here."
Yuan Nan'an said "Oh" and offered, "Then my cousin and I will go ask around in the city after dinner."
At this moment, the waiter had also booked a room and was leading the three of them upstairs.
Huo Yan asked them to choose a room first and let them rest for a while.
The waiter was about to go downstairs when Huo Yan called him again.
He gave the waiter another ingot of silver.
"Um... could you please help me find the best wet nurse in the city?"
The waiter's eyes flickered between Huo Yan and the child tied in his arms.
He couldn't help but think: Could this young man be a human trafficker?
But looking at Huo Yan's temperament and dress, it really doesn't look like that.
Seeing the waiter hesitate, Huo Yan untied Yuan Zhizhi from his arms and hugged her to make her more comfortable.
The waiter thought the child was so adorable and was worried that she had really been abducted, so he didn't dare to respond.
Fortunately, Yuan Zhizhi woke up from her sleep at this time. She lay on Huo Yan's shoulder, hugged his neck and hummed.
Huo Yan patted her back gently, and the two of them had a kind of intimacy between father and daughter.
"The child's mother is not here, and I want to find a wet nurse to come and take care of the child..." Huo Yan explained and gave the waiter another piece of silver.
The waiter weighed the silver in his hand and thought that even if he was really a human trafficker, he would not spend money to hire a wet nurse.
So he smiled broadly and said, "Alright! Sir, please wait a moment. I'll go find it for you right away!"
…
Huo Yan first took Yuan Zhizhi into the house and put her on the bed.
There was still a wet spot on his body, but he didn't take care of himself first.
Yuan Zhizhi finally lay on the bed, kicking her legs happily.
Huo Yan sat at the table at first, carefully studying the precautions Gan Tang left for him.
That look was exactly the same as the one he usually had when reading the military newspaper.
Then he looked up inadvertently and saw Yuan Zhizhi crawling on the edge of the bed.
His heart skipped a beat, and he took a step with his long legs to the bed and moved her inside.
Then he put one leg across the bed and stood guard.
Yuan Zhizhi giggled and grabbed Huo Yan's legs to play with him.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
Huo Yan wanted to open the door himself, but he was worried about Yuan Zhizhi, so he picked her up.
When the door was opened, the waiter brought in a woman in her thirties who was rather stout and strong. She was standing outside the room.
"Sir, this is the best Madam Sun in our city."
Huo Yan nodded and turned sideways to let Mother Sun in.
Mother Sun stared at the tall and handsome Huo Yan, and was even more delighted when she saw Yuan Zhizhi in his arms.
He stepped into the room and said in a loud voice, "Oh my, this little girl is so pretty!"
"I've been a mother for so many years, and this is the most beautiful baby I've ever seen!"
"She's going to be a beauty when she grows up!"
"Sir, you are so lucky! You have such a lovely girl!"
When Mother Sun entered the room, Huo Yan sat down. Even though he was holding Yuan Zhizhi, his aura was immediately revealed.
Her loud voice gradually faded away, and she stopped talking for a moment.
"I wonder what you are summoning me for?"
Huo Yan glanced at the little one in his arms, frowned, and said, "She needs to be fed and her diaper changed..."
Mother Sun was a little surprised when she heard this.
This young man doesn't look like an ordinary person. Usually, when traveling with a child, don't you have to prepare a wet nurse, maids, etc.?
But she didn't ask any more questions and reached out to take Yuan Zhizhi.
Huo Yan handed the child over, and as soon as Mother Sun took it, she cried out "Ouch".
Zhizhi was so scared that her eyes widened.
Huo Yan was also a little puzzled.
Mother Sun hurriedly carried Yuan Zhizhi to the bed, put her on the bed, and reached out to take off her pants.
Huo Yan followed and stopped Mother Sun's hand, frowning and asking, "What are you doing?"
Although this mother is a wet nurse, how can she just take off someone's pants?
Even though Zhizhi is a child, she is a little girl...
Mother Sun didn't care about that and opened Huo Yan's hand with a snap.
"Hey sir, your daughter peed her pants!"
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