Chapter 405 Return to the Inn
The father and daughter finally arrived at the town under the starry sky.
Before leaving, Wan Laoer paid the store owner for tonight's accommodation and a hundred copper coins, asking the owner to take good care of Hu Zhengyang.
When Wan Laoer returned to the inn, it was already closed. When the owner heard Wan Laoer's voice, he hurried out to open the door.
"Hey, is it the guest who is back? Come in quickly."
The shop owner immediately helped Wan Laoer drive the ox cart to the backyard.
Wan Laoer came to the guest room and saw Hu Zhengyang still asleep. He walked over gently and touched Hu Zhengyang's forehead. The doctor said that as long as he didn't have a fever, it would not be a big deal and he just had to rest slowly.
"Well, everything is normal. It seems that the owner of this shop gave Zhengyang the medicine on time."
Wan Laoer took a look at the medicine bags on the table and found that two doses of medicine were missing.
"Dad, is Brother Zhengyang okay? Why is he still sleeping?"
Fubao also tiptoed over, lay down beside Hu Zhengyang and asked in a low voice.
Wan Lao Er said softly, "Your brother Zhengyang drank the medicine, which has a calming effect. He is resting now. Let's not disturb him and go back to the room."
Fubao nodded obediently and followed Wan Laoer back to the next room.
"Girl, sit here for a while. Daddy will get you some food."
Fubao nodded quickly, "Okay——"
She had eaten a few cakes at noon, and they were all gone by now.
Wan Laoer came to the backyard and saw the shop owner feeding hay to the cows. He walked over with a smile.
"Boss, do you have any food here? We haven't had dinner yet, and my daughter can't hold it anymore. No matter if it's good or bad, as long as you have something hot, I'll give you the money."
The shop owner quickly put down the hay in his hand, dusted off his hands, and said with a simple smile: "Yes, sir, just wait inside, I will get it for you and send it directly to your room. If you need anything else, just tell me."
After expressing his gratitude, Wan Laoer returned to the house.
But Fubao had already fallen asleep on the bed.
Wan Laoer walked forward with eyes full of pity and gently picked up Fubao.
Wan Laoer took off Fubao's shoes and coat, gently straightened Fubao's hair, put the little guy gently on the bed, covered him with a quilt, then turned around and went out to ask the boss for a basin of hot water.
During the past two days that Fubao has been following Wan Laoer, he has been fighting with others almost every day.
In the past, when Fubao got into a fight with someone in the village, the other person’s parents would come to the door and Wan Ersao would sometimes argue with them, but later she simply stopped saying anything and just drove the person away. Most of the time, the children were both at fault, not just Fubao’s.
Now Fubao still fights with him, but his opponents have become adults. Fubao still refuses to admit defeat, and becomes braver and braver as the fight goes on, and sometimes even has to protect him.
Wan Laoer reflected deeply in his heart that he was really a coward.
He wet the towel and wiped Fubao's hands, face, and neck. Fubao's fair skin immediately looked much more refreshed.
The originally dirty and sticky little girl now looked like a sleeping beauty.
After washing Fubao’s face, the water in the basin became turbid.
If Wan Ersao knew about this, she would definitely be furious.
Not long after, the shop owner and his wife brought the meal, which included one dish, one soup, and two bowls of noodles.
"Sir, we have limited ingredients in our store, so please make do with what you have."
The boss put the tray on the table in the room and said to Wan Laoer with a smile.
Wan Laoer took a look at the food, a dish of stir-fried pork with radish and an egg drop soup, and knew that the boss was indeed an honest man.
"Thank you very much."
"Then enjoy your meal, sir. Just leave the dishes and chopsticks there. I will collect them tomorrow morning."
After sending the people away, Wan Laoer glanced at the sleeping Fubao, and wondered whether to wake the child up.
Finally, Wan Laoer brought a bowl of noodles, picked out all the meat from the fried pork with radish and put it on the noodles, then walked to the bed and sat down.
"Fubao, my girl, get up and have some food. Is there any meat you like?"
Wan Laoer held the bowl in one hand and gently shook Fubao's little body with the other hand.
Fubao was sleeping soundly. When Wan Laoer shook him, he couldn't help but frowning, pouting, turning over and continuing to sleep.
Although Wan Laoer didn't have the heart to wake her up, he couldn't bear to let Fubao sleep on an empty stomach even more. Needless to say, Fubao was still a child, and even he, an adult, could not bear it.
Wan Laoer continued to push Fubao, "My daughter, hurry up and get up to eat. Look, Daddy picked out your favorite meat for you. Smell it, it smells delicious."
Wan Laoer deliberately fanned the aroma of noodles and meat with his hands.
Fubao's little nose moved, he slowly opened his eyes and rubbed them.
"Daddy, Fubao is hungry."
Wan Laoer quickly helped Fubao up and sat him down.
"Come, Daddy has prepared noodles and meat for you. They are all your favorites. Daddy will feed you, okay?"
Fubao nodded sleepily.
Wan Laoer immediately picked up the chopsticks and fed Fubao half a bowl of noodles and most of the meat in small mouthfuls.
Fubao fell asleep while eating with noodles in his mouth.
Wan Laoer felt extremely distressed, so he quickly laid his daughter down, picked out the noodles from her mouth with chopsticks, wiped her mouth clean, and then went over to eat himself.
He slept until dawn. Wan Laoer stretched and sat up. He saw that it was bright outside and the sun had risen. He quickly put on his shoes and got out of bed.
Fubao was still sleeping soundly with his little butt sticking up, and his saliva had wet a large area of the bed sheet.
Wan Laoer turned around, covered Fubao with the quilt, and went to the next room.
Unexpectedly, the door opened from the inside before he even knocked.
"Uncle? I was just about to go look for you. When did you come back last night? I didn't even know."
When Hu Zhengyang saw Wan Laoer, he quickly asked him to come in and sit down.
Wan Laoer reached out to support Hu Zhengyang, and the two of them supported each other into the house.
"When I came back last night, you were already asleep, so I didn't wake you up. How do you feel now? Are you feeling better?"
Wan Laoer saw that Hu Zhengyang's face was still a little pale, and asked worriedly.
"Uncle, I think we can set off today. I have already made an appointment with the broker of the house over there. If we are late, I am afraid they will not give us a place to stay. We should hurry on our way. By the way, how are those people being dealt with?"
When Hu Zhengyang woke up, he did not see Wan Laoer nor the people sent by Zhou Biao. He knew that Wan Laoer might have taken the people to the county government office.
Now that Wan Laoer is back, those people are still missing, so they should have been dealt with.
"Those people have been handed over to the county government. We just happened to meet the new county magistrate. He is a good official. He directly detained those people and said he would not release them. Zhou Biao should not be able to find the Hongyang County Jail. We can rest assured now."
Wan Laoer told Hu Zhengyang what happened in the Hongyang County Government Office.
Hu Zhengyang also sighed, but now that they had gotten rid of this tail, things would be much smoother for them in the future.
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