She found it strange; no one knew that Han Yuchen had given her the rabbit. He came carrying a basket on his back, covered with something. How did the Han family know? Even if they were peeking from outside, they couldn't see into the yard, could they?
"Here." Han Luoxue was thinking about something when Han Yuchen suddenly squatted down, brushed aside the weeds, and sure enough, revealed a small dog hole.
The hole isn't big; an adult definitely couldn't squeeze through, but a child, like Han Yuze, could.
"I'll fix it."
Han Yuchen looked at the large hole and said, and Han Luoxue hurriedly nodded and ran back to get her tools.
Han Luoyu and Yunniang also ran over to help. The three of them worked quickly and filled the dog hole in no time.
Han Yuchen was still worried, so he checked the other places again to make sure there were no more holes before he took his leave.
"Yuchen, come over for dinner later."
"We have enough food at home now," Yunniang said warmly.
Han Luoxue's face stiffened. She remembered what Old Lady Han had said when she was alive: "Rabbit."
He glanced at the rabbit in the space; it was running around happily, little did it know that it would soon become his meal.
"Need not."
"Why not? It's settled then. Although we don't have much good food here, we can still have some porridge."
Yunniang spoke forcefully, glancing at Han Luoxue, then at Han Yuchen, and smiled:
"Xue'er, see your brother Chen off."
Han Luoxue...she really just said it casually back then, Mother, please don't take it so seriously.
Let's go.
But since her mother had already told him to leave, she had no choice but to see him off.
"that..."
"That's not my name."
"Han Yuchen!"
Han Luoxue pouted. This man was so petty. She hadn't said anything, so why was he making such a fuss?
"Brother Chen..." Han Luoxue said through gritted teeth, and Han Yuchen finally agreed with satisfaction.
"You can come over for dinner tonight, but can the rabbit skip dinner tonight?"
Han Luoxue discussed it with him, and Han Yuchen looked at her with confusion:
"You can't kill a rabbit?"
Looking at the delicate and frail little girl, it's normal that she's never done anything so bloody.
"No, I just think rabbits are cute and I want to keep them for a few more days."
"I still have half a piece at home. Are you coming back with me to get it?"
After Han Yuchen finished speaking, he felt it was inappropriate. Everyone was too hungry. What if Han Luoxue, such a delicate little girl, was snatched away?
"Let me bring it to you."
He's a grown man, it's safer for him.
Han Yuchen ran away before Han Luoxue could speak.
Han Luoxue: Actually, I wanted to say that we can eat goose tonight.
Never mind, we'll just eat goose tomorrow, it'll be the same.
Han Yuchen returned to the courtyard. When Han Laoba saw him come back, he joked:
"You're being quite diligent today."
His mother was murdered when he was young, and he suffered a lot. He became cold and indifferent to people, even to his maternal grandfather.
Especially after the injury...
When Han Laoba looked at the terrifying scar on Han Yuchen's face, even the imperial physician was secretly surprised, saying that it was a miracle that Han Yuchen had survived.
Although he survived, the horrific scar and his leg completely ruined his future.
After arriving here, he shut himself off even more, and this was the first time I'd ever seen him show interest in someone.
"Uncle Mingyuan invited us over for dinner tonight, so I'll bring this half of the rabbit over."
Han Yuchen ignored Han Laoba's teasing, went inside, picked up half a rabbit, and left.
"Yu Chen".
Han Laoba stood in front of him, blocking his way, and looked him over with a pained expression:
"Have you made up your mind?"
Han Yuchen tightened his grip on the rabbit's hand, but didn't say a word.
"You've decided not to go back? The revenge for your mother, and your..."
"Uncle Eight!"
Han Yuchen suddenly spoke, tilting his head back to hold back his tears, and looked intently at the distant sky before slowly saying:
"What can I do in my current state?"
What else can we do?
Watching that tall figure walk away into the distance, Han Laoba collapsed to the ground in despair.
What else can I do? He kept asking himself that question.
Are they willing to accept this? The two cowardly men hid in this little corner.
He certainly wouldn't be willing to accept it, but... what could he do if he showed himself? There would only be endless pursuit and a life-or-death struggle.
However, even if he couldn't do anything for the time being, he didn't want Han Yuchen to make a decision easily.
The scars on his face and his injured leg had ruined his future, but if he were to marry a peasant woman, he would be stuck in this small mountain village for the rest of his life. The world would never see that brilliant young man again.
...
"You're pretty good at that."
Han Luoxue looked at the half rabbit, weighed it in her hand, and thought, "Goodness, it must weigh at least two pounds." In these times of famine, even wild game was usually skin and bones.
This is so big that one person can eat a whole bowl of it.
There is firewood at home, but no wild vegetables.
However, she found some dried vegetable leaves in the kitchen.
It must have been dried by someone else before. Now that they're living in someone else's house and using their things, they should go and pay their respects as soon as possible, otherwise she won't feel at ease.
Han Luoxue quickly washed and soaked the dried vegetables, then lit the fire to boil water.
With the original owner's memories, she seemed to have done these tasks countless times.
Han Yuchen had already gone out to help Yunniang and the others tidy up the yard. Although he didn't like to talk, he was strong and a good worker in the fields. Yunniang was overjoyed to see this.
"Yu Chen, thank you so much for your help today."
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