Li Xi ran back quickly, sat on the ground with lingering fear, and gasped for breath.
Li Zai looked at his son curiously, "What's wrong with you?"
After catching her breath, Li Xi stood up and walked to Li Xi's side, whispering, "Father, how come the Shang family has so much rice?"
These days he followed Li Zai to sell porridge, and he knew how scarce food was now.
But Su Qian's mouth never stopped.
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Li Zai paused slightly while chopping wood, then continued.
Li Xi shook her head. "I'm just curious."
As Li Zai chopped firewood, he said, "We were rescued by the young lady, do you remember?"
"Of course I remember." Li Xi wasn't stupid; he was just too young to understand it right away. "Father, are you saying that someone might harm you, Miss?"
If they could guess that the Shang family had plenty of grain, how could others not guess?
"Hmm." Li Zai nodded, and said with some relief, "My son is really smart."
Li Xi wasn't happy about the praise; instead, she frowned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
His gaze lingered on the new firewood, which was not easy to burn.
His thoughts drifted away, and even after Li Zai had finished gathering all the firewood, he still hadn't come up with a good idea.
"Father, I can't think of a way to protect the girl."
Li Zai lowered his head, ruffled his son's hair, and said, "The young lady doesn't need our protection. She is very strong. We just need to avoid being a burden to her."
"Whenever I can, I'll just help the girl with some chores."
Li Xi looked at the firewood in Li Zai's hand, seemingly lost in thought. "Father, I understand. We just need to help the young lady chop firewood, right?"
Li Zai stiffened and asked, "...Do you like chopping wood?"
No matter what, he was once a general who led troops into battle. His son's ambition was only to chop wood for Su Qian. This... is a bit unreasonable, isn't it?
Li Zai was pondering how to educate his son when he heard Li Xi say, "People should repay kindness. The girl has been kind to us, so we should do whatever she wants us to do."
That stupid son of his!
Li Xi was a little angry. "The young lady saved us, so she is kind to us. But what if one day she wants you to die?"
Without hesitation, Li Xi said, "Then I'll go die."
"What if you don't die? What if she tells you to die again next time?"
“Then I will…” Li Xi winked at Li Zai and said, “I will still go and die.”
"Why?" Li Zai was a little troubled. Why was his son so stubborn?
If dying once is enough to repay the debt, why do you have to die again?
Li Xi looked at Li Zai and asked, "Father, why did you go with that girl in the first place?"
Although he was young, he wasn't stupid. If there were no benefits, why would his father give up a high-ranking official position and follow Su Qian to sell porridge?
Li Zai remained silent. Li Xi sighed and said, "Father, you trusted the girl, that's why you followed her."
I trust your choice; I will only follow this girl.
If one day, a girl tells me to die, I will only listen to her.
Without her, we might still be alive, but life would be incredibly difficult.
At such a young age, he had already witnessed far too much ugliness.
In the world outside Shangjia Village, how many people sell their brothers, wives, and daughters for a bite to eat?
Their current life is an unimaginable paradise for those people.
"Just tell me what you want to do."
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