"The things from the sea are basically only eaten by wealthy families or by high-ranking officials as tribute to the emperor."

Linglong said that when she was working in the capital, her master would buy them and give them to other bureaucrats. He would also send people to find new and exotic things from the sea and present them to the emperor. Sometimes the servants would even get to eat a little.

Xiaoguo didn't know that seafood was so hard to buy here. If he wanted to eat it, did he have to go out to sea and catch it himself?

Ruyi also became interested when she heard this. She said she didn't know what was in the sea. Now that she heard Linglong knew, she quickly asked Linglong to talk about food in the sea.

Zhuangzhuang shook Xiaoguo's hand, motioning her to lower her head.

Xiaoguo lowered his head and put his ear close to Zhuangzhuang's mouth to listen to what he wanted to say.

"Mom, when are we going back?"

???

Xiaoguo was confused. Did she...did she hear it wrong? Zhuangzhuang was urging her to leave?

Xiaoguo lowered her head and looked at Zhuangzhuang carefully. There was no change of person. This was ancient times, not the era of demons. It was impossible for a demon to be in human skin.

"Mother~"

Zhuangzhuang urged Xiaoguo in a low voice.

What's going on? Is Zhuangzhuang still the same Zhuangzhuang? Or is he the Zhuangzhuang who took him away from Qin Anming with an accusing look on his face?

"Mother~"

Zhuangzhuang urged again, his voice coming out with a baby voice and trembling.

Not only Xiaoguo came back to his senses, but others also heard the noise here.

"What's wrong, little Zhuangzhuang?"

Ruyi looked at Zhuangzhuang, who was pouting, with a teasing expression on his face.

Hearing his name, Zhuangzhuang was startled and looked at Ruyi, just in time to see her quickly raising her eyebrows at him. Instantly, his face turned red. Did she just see him acting coquettishly towards his mother? Oh, I am too embarrassed to see anyone~

Zhuangzhuang looked around and found that everyone was looking at him. He was so embarrassed that he quickly pulled his face back and hid in Xiaoguo's arms, his little hands still tightly clutching Xiaoguo's clothes.

Everyone laughed out loud, laughing at Zhuangzhuang's little embarrassment.

Seeing this, Zhuangzhuang grabbed Xiaoguo's clothes even harder and hid himself.

Xiaoguo stroked Zhuangzhuang's back with amusement. Zhuangzhuang now looked like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

Zhuangzhuang was humming softly in her arms. Xiaoguo couldn't hear clearly, so she moved closer to listen carefully.

Let’s go, let’s go…

Xiaoguo laughed when he heard this. This child is so cute, hahahaha.

Xiaoguo saw that it was getting late, so she decided to leave and let them have a good rest for a while as they would be busy again at noon.

Seeing that Zhuangzhuang refused to raise his head, Xiaoguo could only pick him up, hold him in his arms, and then say goodbye to them.

Qin Anming followed out. After Xiaoguo put Zhuangzhuang down, she was about to go over and ask Qin Anming what they had talked about and why Zhuangzhuang urged her to go home as soon as he came out?

Xiaoguo was about to walk over, but Zhuangzhuang held her back and wouldn't let her leave. Xiaoguo had no choice but to look at Qin Anming, hoping that he would rescue her. However, Qin Anming just gave Xiaoguo a look that told her to imagine it herself, and waved his hand to let them go back.

Xiao Guo rolled her eyes at him. What a mystery...

He snorted and drove away.

Qin Anming looked at Xiaoguo's childish movements lovingly and laughed. She's already a mother but she's still so childish.

Along the way, Zhuangzhuang was anxious to go home and kept urging Xiaoguo to hurry up.

Xiaoguo said, "If you say it's quick, then it's quick. Besides, who said we have to go home now? I still have things to do."

Zhuangzhuang also recognized the way home, but it didn’t seem like the route he usually took, so he felt a little strange. Where did he come from?

"Mom, aren't we going home?"

Xiao Guo shook her head, "I'm not going home. I'm going to find someone first."

Zhuangzhuang was curious about who he was looking for, so he asked Xiaoguo.

"Let's go to Tang Yi's house."

Xiao Yi?!

Zhuangzhuang suddenly thought of his friends who were the same age as him. Yes, they had made an appointment to go to his house to see Dahei and Xiaobai together!

Children have short memories, and Zhuangzhuang was distracted by his father's affairs, so he didn't think of Xiaoyi for a while.

"arrive."

Xiao Guo stopped the donkey cart and looked at the wooden door in front of him. The big lock was still on it, as if it had never been opened.

Xiaoguo felt a little strange. Could it be that their family hadn't come back for such a long time?

He walked over and pushed the door, feeling dust on his hands. Xiaoguo looked at the thick dust and tentatively touched the lock, and sure enough, his hands were also covered in dust, which just confirmed Xiaoguo's guess.

It seems that they have not returned during this period of time.

I heard from Su Hui that their family often wandered around and had no fixed place to live. Could it be that they left again?

Xiao Guo wanted to ask someone nearby to see if anyone knew their whereabouts. He knocked on several doors, but was unanimously told that they didn't know and no one was paying attention.

Xiao Guo had no choice but to give up. Looking at the closed door, he wondered what had happened to the family. Maybe they were really gone.

Zhuangzhuang was very excited, thinking he could see Xiaoyi, but he didn't expect the door to be closed.

I couldn't help feeling a little depressed, until Xiaoguo talked about going home, and then my mood brightened up again.

Yes, go home quickly, I have things to do.

It was Zhuangzhuang again who urged Xiaoguo to go home. Xiaoguo saw that Zhuangzhuang's face-changing speed was almost catching up with the Peking Opera's face-changing speed.

I gave him a slap in the face, and only drove home after he became completely obedient.

Looking at Zhuangzhuang sitting obediently and facing the front, I felt a little satisfied. It seems that coaxing is useless, and people still have to be convinced by force!

The donkey cart swayed towards home. Along the way, Xiaoguo stopped to buy something, and Zhuangzhuang did not urge Xiaoguo. Xiaoguo was satisfied and speeded up his journey.

After a while, Xiaoguo quickened his pace and rushed home.

I don’t know what the kids are doing when they get home?

As soon as the donkey cart stopped, Zhuangzhuang took the key to open the door. He didn't wait for me to go in as usual. This time he opened the door directly, with the key still hanging on the lock, and ran back into the house.

Xiaoguo really wanted to go in and take a look, but she held back because her son also needed privacy.

The strong Xiaoguo took care of the job. When he got home, he first took out the key and put it away. Then he fed the chickens and ducks, the puppies, the cows and donkeys, and then picked up eggs.

Wait until everything is done before returning to the house.

Although I said I wanted to give my son privacy, but...

Xiaoguo couldn't help but lighten his pace and walked into the house, gently opened the door, looked inside, and after a round of inspection, he didn't see Zhuangzhuang.

Hmm? Where are they? Not in their house?

Xiaoguo planned to open the door a little wider and then look carefully.

Just then, a sound came from behind.

"mother?"

Xiaoguo's body froze and she turned around slowly. Don't ask her why she was still squatting there and couldn't get up. If you ask, it's because her legs were numb.

"Very strong."

Xiaoguo pretended nothing happened and talked to Zhuangzhuang with a smile, but who knew that the child would be in another room.

"Mom, why are you squatting?"

Zhuangzhuang still asked the question that Xiaoguo tried hard to avoid: Yes, why?

"Of course it's because my legs suddenly cramped."

Xiaoguo found a perfect excuse, but when Zhuangzhuang heard it, he immediately came over to help Xiaoguo. He pulled his arm and twisted his body. Originally, his whole foot was numb, and later even his lower body was numb.

At this moment, Xiaoguo felt as if countless mosaics were twisting in her lower body. That feeling was beyond description...