Chapter 210 Li Bushang
Nan Yan took the child back to her tent.
Seeing that he was covered in mud, his clothes were tattered, his hair hadn't been washed for several days, and he exuded a foul odor, she fetched water herself and let him take a bath.
When the child wiped himself clean and walked out from behind the screen, Nan Yan unexpectedly saw a very beautiful face.
She had known before that the child's eyes were particularly beautiful. Now that they were washed, she discovered that he was actually a fair-skinned boy with a straight nose and regular lips. Because he was still young, he had a kind of delicate appearance that made it difficult to tell whether he was male or female.
However, those wolf-like eyes gave him a hint of evil.
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, and the child immediately looked down at himself awkwardly, checking if there was anything wrong with the clothes he had just changed.
Nan Yan hurriedly smiled and said, "After washing, he is still a very handsome young man."
The child immediately glared at her.
Nan Yan was stunned: "What's wrong?"
"..." He bit his lower lip and said, "I don't want people to say I'm beautiful, I'm a man!"
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan almost couldn't help laughing, but seeing the boy's serious look, she quickly suppressed her laughter and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say you're pretty. Are you hungry? You've been wandering outside the barracks all night, you must not have eaten anything."
She took him to the table, where steamed buns and side dishes had already been served.
The child's stomach was rumbling with hunger, but now his eyes lit up. Nan Yan pulled him to sit down and said, "Eat."
He immediately grabbed a steamed bun and started eating it.
Nan Yan sat beside him, looking at him with a smile. She handed a bowl of water to him and said softly, "By the way, I don't know your name yet."
The child paused, chewed the bun twice more, swallowed it, and said, "Li is not hurt."
"Li is not hurt."
The name sounds a bit strange.
However, this is how common people give their children names, such as "Qubing", "Qi Ji", and "Bu Shang", all in the hope that their children can stay away from illness and live a peaceful life.
Nan Yan said, "Your parents gave you this name because they hope you will be safe and healthy. They must love you very much."
“…”
"By the way, you're here, so where's your mother?"
When the word "mother" was mentioned, Li Bushang's eyes suddenly turned red.
He choked and said, "She's gone."
Nan Yan was startled: "What?"
"That day, the day you gave me the money, not long after I returned home, my mother passed away."
“…”
"She didn't even eat the steamed bun."
“…”
"She just told me to be grateful and repay kindness, and not to owe anyone anything."
“…”
"I went outside the city to bury her. When I returned to South City, I saw you and followed you all the way."
Nan Yan then remembered that she had gone to Nancheng that day and accidentally saw Jian Ruocheng. Later, Tong Jie came again, but she didn't expect that she was also seen by Li Bushang.
Poor child, he lost his mother at such a young age, but he still didn't forget to repay his gratitude. He ran to such a far place alone and even injured the eyes of the Yue general with a slingshot. I just feel my heart is broken.
She reached out and gently stroked Li Bushang's hair. His hair was a little strange and a little curly, like animal hair. When she touched it, it felt like she was stroking a big dog.
Warm and comfortable.
Nan Yan said softly, "So what are you going to do in the future?"
The child was holding half a steamed bun, his eyes were red, and he didn't say anything.
Just then, someone opened the curtain and walked in.
"Nan Yan."
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