After Li Mai brought Zhou Quan some clean clothes and told him to change, she turned and left.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Quan called out to her, "Xiaomai, don't go."
Li Mai turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
Zhou Quan lowered his eyes and said softly, "My legs are numb, can you help me up?"
Li Mai raised an eyebrow, glanced into the bathtub, and chuckled, saying, "Are you sure?"
Zhou Quan seemed to pause for a moment, then nodded slightly and hummed in agreement.
Li Mai paused. What's wrong with this man? Isn't he shy anymore?
“Okay!” Li Mai’s voice rose slightly at the end, showing her pleasure.
Zhou Quan coughed lightly, stood up with his back to her, but his legs seemed to be really numb, and he had to hold onto the edge of the bathtub for support.
Li Mai walked over in a few steps and took his arm.
Zhou Quan used her strength to step out of the bathtub, but almost fell. Li Mai put his clothes on the bluestone next to him and told him to go over. "Sit on it and change your underwear. I'll turn around."
“Okay, you don’t need to turn it. You can look if you want. We’re husband and wife!” After saying this, Zhou Quan quickly sat down, not daring to look at Li Mai.
After seeing herself, she probably won't think about leaving anymore, right?
Li Mai looked at Zhou Quan with suspicion. This kid is acting strange today. Why is he suddenly acting like a different person?
She narrowed her eyes, suddenly walked over, sat on the large blue stone opposite him, nodded, and raised an eyebrow, "I'm not leaving, then you can switch!"
So what if she watched a man change clothes? She wasn't afraid. She'd seen it before, although all sorts of unexpected things always happened at the crucial moment before she could see the final step. But she had seen men change clothes before.
When Zhou Quan met her gaze, his hand trembled slightly; he couldn't take off the wet underpants.
"What's wrong?" Li Mai asked with a smile.
"You, you should turn around!" Zhou Quan felt that Li Mai was still teasing him, and he didn't want to offend her eyes.
Li Mai laughed and stopped making things difficult for him. She turned around, looked at the medicinal herb field in the distance, and said, "Hurry up and put it on. I'll take you to see my medicinal herb field in a bit."
"Okay!" Zhou Quan replied, glanced at her back, silently turned around, and quickly changed into clean clothes.
After he fastened the belt of his outer robe, he came to Li Mai and extended his hand to her.
Li Mai glanced at the dark blue cotton robe he was wearing; it looked very nice and made his figure appear even more slender.
After Zhou Quan stood up, Li Mai estimated that he was over 180 cm tall.
After standing up with her hand, he didn't let go but held her hand tightly.
Li Mai glanced at the hand he was holding and raised an eyebrow again.
Zhou Quan turned around and walked towards the cabinets in the house.
Li Mai followed him, asking curiously, "Where are we going?"
“Wait until you change your clothes. You just finished washing up, but you haven’t changed yet!” Zhou Quan suddenly said.
Li Mai looked down at her own clothes, then at his brand-new clothes, and understood.
Okay, let's change it then!
Finally, Zhou Quan turned around and waited for her, and she changed from the inside out.
"Don't worry about our dirty clothes, I'll come in and wash them when I have time." Li Mai put their dirty clothes in the bathtub and carried them back.
Zhou Quan helped pour the water from the bathtub onto the ground.
After doing all that, Li Mai took Zhou Quan to see the medicinal herb field.
Zhou Quan immediately recognized the herb whose leaves she had picked and soaked for her family.
It turns out that there was a whole field in Limai.
“These herbs aren’t ordinary herbs, are they?” Zhou Quan asked.
"Well, I don't know their specific names either, they're all spiritual herbs, and I already had them when I arrived here," Li Mai said softly.
These herbs are all spiritual herbs used to make elixirs, which are of great use to those who cultivate supernatural abilities. These spiritual herbs are also divided into different types.
Just like the water she used to put in her family's water, which has the effect of purifying impurities in the body.
This time, none of her family members got sick after getting caught in the rain, which shows that the nearly one month of drinking this drink had been very beneficial.
Meanwhile, other villagers who had been caught in the rain began to fall ill one after another in the past few days. The village's old doctor was treating them, telling them to go into the woods behind the village to collect the herbs themselves, boil them, and drink the medicine to cure their illnesses.
Fortunately, they didn't have any in their tent, but it seemed like there were more in the other tents.
Zhou Quan suddenly turned around and hugged Li Mai tightly, burying his head in her neck and whispering, "Thank you, Xiao Mai. You used these things to help my whole family, to help me stand up, and to give me the courage to live."
Li Mai smiled, gently patted her back, and softly comforted her, "Alright, Zhou Dalang, your own willpower is also very important in that you can stand up. Remember, you are always the most important person."
“No, Xiaomai, from now on, the most important person in my life is you, not myself. If you are here, I will be happy.” Zhou Quan straightened up, grasped Li Mai’s hands tightly in his palms, and said solemnly.
Li Mai was taken aback and silently met his gaze.
At that moment, he made her heart suddenly race.
"Xiaomai, when we move into our new house, shall we consummate our marriage?"
"I know you may not like it yet, but I swear, I will work out to make my body healthy in the future, and I will definitely be able to give you the life that a normal man can give you."
"I will definitely protect myself from getting hurt again in the future, and I will definitely protect you and our family so that our lives will get better and better, and you will no longer have to struggle for a living."
"If you like to travel around and see the world, or if you like doing business, I can go with you after I've settled my family."
"Just like you told Madam Yu last time, I won't stop you from doing what you want to do. I just hope you can take me with you. I'll be your coachman. I want to stay by your side from now on. I don't want to live a life where I can't see you."
Zhou Quan spoke these words sincerely and earnestly. His words were sincere, and his gaze was focused. He spoke each word while looking directly into Li Mai's eyes.
Li Mai waited for him to finish speaking, and remained silent for a long time.
Zhou Quan simply reached out and put his arm around her waist, moving closer to her. He subconsciously pressed his body against hers, his voice carrying a hint of grievance as he softly called out, "Xiaomai, is it okay?"
Li Mai felt their lower bodies pressed together, and her face flushed. She subconsciously wanted to take a step back, but Zhou Quan thought she was going to reject him. His eyes darkened, but he was reluctant to let go. Instead, he quickly released her waist and tightened his grip on her hand again, not wanting her to push him away.
Li Mai coughed lightly and asked him, "What you just said was all true? Are you sure it's all your true thoughts?"
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