Chapter 132 Chapter 132 Making Lanterns
Yu Li didn't expect that he would be so excited to see her. When he hugged her, she was silent for a moment, then reached out and patted him gently.
"You're not well yet, just lie down first." She said, not wanting to push him away casually.
This man is still sick and more fragile than usual. It would be bad if he was accidentally pushed away.
Fu Wenxiao said nothing, but just hugged her tightly.
Yu Li had no choice but to let him hold her, and said with some lack of confidence: "Mom said that you are seriously ill this time, you should take a good rest. I was originally thinking of spending the Chinese Valentine's Day with you. I heard that there are lanterns on the Chinese Valentine's Day..."
Tomorrow is Chinese Valentine's Day, and seeing how he is doing, the two of them won't be able to go out to see the lanterns.
After hearing this, Fu Wenxiao finally let her go, but one hand was still holding her tightly, as if to confirm that she was there.
He smiled at her, his voice a little hoarse: "I'm fine, I just have a little cough, I should be fine after taking some medicine for a few days..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he tilted his head and started coughing violently.
Seeing that he was shaking from coughing, Yu Li patted him on the back and said, "It's okay, I'm here, you'll be well soon!"
After Fu Wenxiao stopped coughing, he smiled at her again after hearing this.
He just smiled, and then he thought of something, restrained the smile on his face, and said softly: "You were gone for more than a month this time..."
Yu Li's heart beat slightly and he felt a little guilty.
Especially when I saw him leaning there weakly, with his hair disheveled and looking frail, a feeling of guilt welled up in my heart, as if I owed him something.
She said hurriedly, "I didn't expect there were so many bandits over there. Now that we've all gone there, let's deal with them all at once. This way, the people over there won't have to be persecuted by bandits anymore in the future."
Fu Wenxiao listened quietly. When she finished speaking, he smiled and said, "I know, A-li did a great job."
Yu Li blinked and a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, Xiao brother, you are so nice."
He really understood her and wouldn't get angry about such a thing.
Yu Li was very happy, with smiles on his face and eyes, as if he suddenly became cheerful.
Fu Wenxiao stared at her quietly, and seeing that she looked relaxed, his mood also improved.
Rather than being nervous, he preferred her cheerful look.
But soon, he added: "It's just that you were away for too long this time, and I missed you a lot...well, mom and the others missed you too." At the end, he felt a little embarrassed.
Yu Li blinked and said, "I miss you too. I bought a lot of things for you."
Then she talked about some of the places she passed by when fighting bandits. Every time she did, she would take the time to buy some local specialties, including food, useful things, and toys, which she wanted to bring back for them.
Fu Wenxiao listened quietly, looking at her without blinking.
Although he wanted her to accompany him greedily, he still restrained himself and said, "You must be hungry. Go eat something first."
He let go of her hand and asked her to eat first.
Yu Li was indeed very hungry, especially after transferring his supernatural powers to him just now, he became even hungrier.
She stood up and said, "Then I'll go eat first, you have a good rest."
Having said that, she went out and went straight to the kitchen to find something to eat.
In the kitchen, Zhou and her two children were all there, cooking dumpling soup.
It was already completely dark, and thinking that she must be very hungry having just returned, Zhou made some dumpling soup for her to fill her stomach.
A large pot of dumpling soup was cooked and served on the table. Zhou said, "Li Niang, you eat first. I'll make you some egg pancakes."
Yu Li was very happy to eat the noodles made by Zhou. While eating, he said, "Mom, your cooking is so delicious. I have been away from home for more than a month and I have no appetite because I can't eat your cooking."
She had no appetite and even ate two bowls less of rice.
Eating two bowls less is quite serious. Even Boss Tu was a little worried and thought she was sick.
Zhou said with a smile: "Then eat more. Tell me what you want to eat and I will make it for you tomorrow."
As soon as the child came back, Zhou wanted to stay in the kitchen, cook her favorite food, and feed her continuously.
I felt so sad when I thought that she might not have eaten or slept well for more than a month away from home.
Zhou didn't ask what Yu Li had been doing for the past month and a half. She just asked her if she had eaten well and rested well. Then she said that she looked thinner, which made her feel sorry for her. She kept asking her to eat more and told her to do more if she didn't have enough.
Yu Li touched his face. Has he lost weight?
She felt as if she had not lost any weight and was the same as before.
However, there is a kind of thinness that makes your mother think you are thin.
In the mother's mind, the child had been away from home for more than a month, so how could she compare to the life at home? She always thought that the child must not have eaten well. Now that the child had finally come back, she must give her more nutrition.
After dinner, it was already late.
Zhou sent the two children, who were still full of energy because their young aunt had returned, to bed, and said to Yu Li, "Mother Li, you have worked hard too. Go and rest later."
Yu Li nodded and said obediently: "Mom, I'll go after I wash up."
After Zhou took the two children to rest, Yu Li also went back to his room to find clothes and prepare to wash.
When she entered the room, she glanced at the bed and saw Fu Wenxiao lying there quietly. Thinking he was asleep, she didn't bother him and tiptoed to take her clothes and go out.
When she came back from washing up, she saw Fu Wenxiao, who she thought was asleep, sitting by the bed, coughing with his mouth covered.
She walked over, patted his back, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Hearing him cough like that, it seemed like he was going to cough out his lungs.
"It's okay." He smiled at her, "My cough is not as severe as it was during the day."
She had previously infused him with some supernatural powers, which had a very good effect. He could feel that his coughing was not as severe as during the day.
Seeing that her hair was wet, he took a clean towel to wipe her hair.
"No, just go to sleep." Yu Li said. Although she was too lazy to mess with her hair and liked to leave it to him, he was sick now and she felt embarrassed to trouble the patient.
Fu Wenxiao asked her to sit down and said, "I slept all day and now I can't sleep."
Hearing this, Yu Li no longer refused. She sat there obediently and let him help her wipe her hair.
His movements were very gentle, and it felt quite comfortable when his fingers passed through his scalp. Yu Li couldn't help but yawn.
"Tired?" he asked, picking up speed.
Yu Li hummed, rubbed his eyes, and quickly cheered up, saying: "I got a reward of two thousand silver for suppressing the bandits this time."
Having said this, she looked up at him with sparkling eyes.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wenxiao laughed and said, "A-Li is really amazing!"
Yu Li couldn't help it, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his eyes narrowed into crescents because of smiling.
"It's nothing, I just went to a lot of places, and the rewards from so many places added up to this much." Thinking of something, she added, "In fact, it's also because of Master Xuan. The local governments wanted to ask the Zhennan Army to fight the bandits, so they didn't dare to arbitrarily reduce or deduct the rewards, and gave more."
Moreover, most of the reward money was given to her, and Xuan Huaiqing didn't get much.
According to Xuan Huaiqing, she was the main force in the bandit suppression campaign and she was the one who contributed the effort, so she should get the lion's share of the reward money.
Suddenly having so much money on hand, Yu Li felt that it was enough to go to the capital.
When he goes to Beijing to take the imperial examination in the future, even if they have a lot of money, these two thousand taels should not be enough, right?
Then Yu Li briefly described the situation of the bandit suppression operation. It went smoothly along the way and there were no problems.
"On the way back, Master Xuan came to me and said he wanted to learn physical skills." Yu Li said, "I taught them the basic entry-level physical skills. Master Xuan and his friends have good comprehension and physique. They can practice this basic physical skills. However, if they want to practice intermediate physical skills, it depends on their aptitude."
Anyone can learn the basic entry-level physical skills. After mastering them, no matter whether they are men or women, they can easily beat ten people at the same time. People like Xuan Huaiqing who have some martial arts foundation can exert greater combat effectiveness, but not too exaggerated.
If you want to train to the level where you can climb over a city wall, you have to practice intermediate physical skills, which depends more on your aptitude.
After hearing this, Fu Wenxiao said nothing.
In the past, she only taught those girls because they needed it.
Xuan Huaiqing could see the advantages of this set of physical skills and then asked her for advice. He was not surprised. This set of physical skills would be good to promote in the army as it could increase the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield.
When their hair was dry, they went to bed.
Yu Li was already very tired, and soon after lying down on the bed, he fell into a drowsy sleep.
In her sleep, she noticed someone approaching her. She frowned slightly, and then felt that the other person was just pulling her hand. She roughly remembered who this person was, so she relaxed her frown and let him hold her hand.
After a good sleep until dawn, Yu Li woke up feeling full of energy.
At this time, she heard a muffled cough. She turned her head and saw that Fu Wenxiao had not woken up yet, but was coughing from time to time.
When I fell asleep last night, I often heard him coughing, and it lasted intermittently all night.
Yu Li didn't rush to get up. He held his hand and transferred his supernatural powers to him.
The recovery of my superpowers is really slow. Before I went to bed last night, my superpowers had not recovered yet, so I can only wait until now.
When she held his hand, Fu Wenxiao also woke up.
He looked confused, but when he saw clearly the person sitting next to him, a smile appeared on his face, and he reached out and hugged her.
Yu Li fell into his arms, her face pressed against his chest, her black hair spread over him.
"Ali, good morning." He said gently, stroking her hair.
Yu Li also replied with a good morning.
Fu Wenxiao hugged her for a moment, then let go and got up with her.
The two of them got up a little late today and it was already bright outside.
Zhou and her two children were in the hall. She was doing embroidery while the two children were practicing calligraphy on the sand. The brother and sister put their heads together and whispered something.
Seeing that the two of them had woken up, Zhou hurried to the kitchen and brought out the prepared breakfast, as well as Fu Wenxiao's medicine.
"Brother Xiao, eat something to fill your stomach first and then take the medicine later." Zhou said to Fu Wenxiao.
Fu Wenxiao responded.
Seeing the bowl of black medicine on the table, Yu Li took the initiative to move away from it and looked at Fu Wenxiao with some sympathy.
Ever since the weather turned warmer, he didn't have to take medicine very often. At most, he would drink a dose of medicine every ten days or half a month to strengthen his body. He never thought that he would suddenly fall ill and have to start drinking bitter medicine again.
So pitiful.
Just as I was feeling sympathy, I heard Zhou say, "Li Niang, you have lost weight. Do you want to gain some weight? I'll make you some medicinal food. Eat more and you'll regain your weight."
Yu Li immediately said, "Mom, I'm not thin, I don't need to replenish myself." She picked up a meat pie from the basket and said, "I can just eat more meat to make up for it."
Zhou could see that she didn't want to eat the medicinal food, which was a bit funny, but she didn't force her.
You can eat more to make up for it.
After breakfast, Fu Wenxiao drank the bowl of medicine in one gulp under the gaze of everyone.
Yu Li and the two children looked sympathetic and awed.
"Xiao brother, have a piece of candied fruit to sweeten your mouth." Yu Li first stuffed a piece of candied fruit into his own mouth, and then took another piece of candied fruit and handed it to him.
Fu Wenxiao raised his eyes to look at her, then leaned over to take a bite of the candied fruit in her hand.
Yu Li was stunned for a moment, then slowly withdrew her hand, wondering if he was also learning to be lazy like her, and asked someone to feed him when he didn't want to do it himself.
Zhou was smiling brightly. As a young couple, she was happy only when they had a good relationship.
She smiled and said, "Xiao'er doesn't seem to be coughing that badly today. It looks like he's getting better. That's great. He just needs to take some more medicine for a few days."
She thought it was great that Li Niang was back, and saw how happy Xiao Ge'er was.
Once the man's mood improved, his illness also improved.
These days, although he said nothing and was as quiet as usual, Zhou could see that he was in a low mood.
I'm already sick and I'm still so depressed. It's strange that I can get better.
Fortunately, Li Niang returned in time, otherwise he would have been in a bad mood all the time, and there was no telling how long this illness would last. I was afraid that his body would not be able to bear it.
In fact, Fu Wenxiao was in the same state in the three years before Yu Li married into the Fu family.
Even worse than it is now.
He said nothing and seemed to calmly accept his fate of death. Even when the poison took effect and his whole body was convulsing in pain, he gritted his teeth and endured it, never crying out in pain.
Zhou didn't feel anything at that time. Although she felt sad and heartbroken, she felt more depressed.
However, now, looking at his sickly appearance, I am worried, but I still find it funny.
Who could have thought that one day he would be worried about a woman and anxious about gains and losses? Fate is indeed a magical thing.
Fu Wenxiao was a little embarrassed, but his expression was clear and there was a faint smile on his lips. Anyone who saw him would know that he was in a good mood.
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After breakfast, Yu Li went to pack up the things he brought back, and Fu Wenxiao followed him.
"Do you want to take a nap?" Yu Li asked him, "You coughed quite badly last night. You didn't get much sleep, did you?"
Fu Wenxiao felt a little apologetic when he heard this, "Did I disturb you?"
"Not really." Yu Li said, "I slept pretty well." As long as there was no danger around, she could sleep no matter how noisy it was.
The environment in their previous life was so bad, with dangers lurking outside the city, and there were no high beds or soft pillows for them to rest on.
Most of the time I would find a secluded place, do whatever I wanted, and get some sleep as soon as possible.
Naturally, she still carried this habit with her until now. She knew that he was coughing when he was sleeping, but when she didn't want to wake up, she could continue sleeping.
Fu Wenxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
As for her saying that she slept well, it seemed as if she was indifferent to his illness. If a normal person heard it, he would probably feel uncomfortable.
Fu Wenxiao didn't think so. Thinking back to the beginning, she couldn't control herself and strangled him in the middle of the night. Now she didn't do that, which showed that she already cared about him.
Yu Li brought back a lot of things, and Zhou and the two children also helped to sort them out.
Fu Wenxiao also wanted to help, but was pushed aside by Yu Li and Zhou, who told him to rest and not to get too tired.
The main thing is that he is now pale and looks like he has just recovered from a serious illness. Seeing how sickly he looks, it is impossible to ask him to help. He just needs to sit there and watch.
I had almost finished tidying up my things and it was almost noon.
Zhou went to cook.
During the meal, Zhou said, "When I went to buy vegetables today, it was quite lively outside, with lanterns hanging everywhere. I heard there will be flower lanterns tonight."
As she spoke, she looked at the young couple opposite her, feeling a little regretful.
Li Niang is back, but Xiao Ge'er is sick, so they are afraid that they won't be able to go out together to watch the lanterns on this year's Chinese Valentine's Day.
Yu Li's eyes sparkled, "Mom, are the lanterns pretty?"
"It looks good!" Zhou smiled, "If you like it, I'll make one for you."
Yu Li was very surprised, "Mom, you can also make lanterns?"
"I learned it from an old craftsman who made lanterns before. After I make it, I will let Xiaoge paint some colors on it. Then the lantern will look beautiful." Zhou said with a smile, "Xiaoge not only paints beautifully, but also knows how to match colors. He also painted palace lanterns before, and they were beautiful."
Yu Li nodded secretly, thinking that Fu Wenxiao's painting skills were indeed very good. There were quite a few of his paintings in the scroll box in the study.
And he was painting her.
In his paintings, she felt like she looked like a fairy, so beautiful.
When Fu Yanhui and his sister heard Zhou say that she wanted to make lanterns, they clamored that they wanted some too. They wanted rabbit lanterns.
Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it for you too."
After lunch, Zhou went to look for materials for making lanterns.
Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao returned to their room. She transferred some supernatural powers to him. Seeing that he looked tired, she urged him to go to bed and rest and stop trying to be stubborn.
Fu Wenxiao was indeed a little sleepy. He had taken some medicine earlier, and after the effect of the medicine took effect, he began to feel sleepy.
"Ali." He sat on the bed and said to Yu Li, "Actually, I really want to go watch the lanterns with you. We haven't watched the lanterns together yet."
Yu Li: "But you are sick."
He lowered his eyes slightly, with a look of loss on his face.
This man is good-looking, and he looks good no matter what he does, especially when he looks so sick now. He is a real sick beauty, and it is easy for people to be soft-hearted and subconsciously want to go along with him.
Yu Li looked at him. If it was anyone else, she wouldn't care no matter how good-looking he was. But this man was different. Ever since she agreed to be with him, he became her responsibility.
"Go to sleep first," she said. "When you wake up and feel better, we can go to see the lanterns in the evening."
Fu Wenxiao's eyes lit up slightly and a smile appeared on his face. There was no trace of loss on his face.
He held her hand and said in a gentle and soft voice, "Ali, you are so kind."
Yu Li also felt that he was pretty good, and said: "But if mother doesn't agree, I can't do anything about it."
Although he is her responsibility, she still has to listen to her mother-in-law.
Fu Wenxiao: “…”
After Fu Wenxiao fell asleep, Yu Li tiptoed out of the room.
She went to the study and looked at the scroll first. She found that there were several more paintings in the scroll. When she opened them, she found that each one was related to her.
After looking at the paintings, Yu Li took out the gift he brought back and placed it in the cabinet in the study, preparing to give it to him after watching the lanterns in the evening.
Boss Tu said that on the Chinese Valentine's Day, men and women watch the lanterns together and give each other gifts.
These rituals are indispensable.
After doing all this, Yu Li went to watch Zhou make lanterns.
While Zhou was making lanterns, she chatted with her, talking about things that happened when she was away.
"We are all fine. Nothing happened at home. It's just that Xiaoge seems to be in a bad mood. Although he didn't say anything, I know he misses you very much." Zhou said, and couldn't help smiling at her.
Yu Li said, "I miss you guys too."
Zhou chuckled, knowing that she was a well-behaved girl, and continued, "When Xiao Ge'er has nothing to do, he usually reads books and practices calligraphy in the study room. Sometimes he even draws. I saw that this drawing is of you."
Then he told her that when Xiao Ge'er painted in the past, it was just a pastime, and he would paint a picture casually when he had free time. Moreover, he never painted people before, only scenery.
Now his paintings include both scenery and people.
The only person he had ever painted was Yu Li.
Yu Li listened silently, without any embarrassment on his face.
She said with some distress: "It's a pity that I can't draw, otherwise I could draw him."
She knows that reciprocity is the right thing to do.
Zhou almost burst out laughing. Seeing her confused look, she felt that Xiao Ge'er still had a long way to go and would have to continue to work hard in the future.
This child seems to be still not enlightened.
Fortunately, although she is not very smart, she is a clever child. Although she doesn't know what the relationship between her and Xiao Ge'er is like, her relationship is getting better and better, which is something she is happy to see.
In the afternoon, when Fu Wenxiao woke up, Zhou's lantern was ready.
Zhou made four lanterns, three rabbit lanterns and one lotus lantern, and asked Fu Wenxiao to paint them.
Yu Li and Fu Yanhui, brother and sister, squatted beside him, watching him color the lanterns, their eyes sparkling.
Zhou found it funny, and those who didn't know thought they were three children.
After the lanterns were made, Yu Li and Fu Yanhui, brother and sister, asked for cute rabbit lanterns and swayed them around in the yard.
Finally, Yu Li hung the rabbit lamp in the study.
She stared at the rabbit lamp, her eyes like broken stars, clear and bright.
Fu Wenxiao stood beside her and looked at her. He didn't think about anything at this moment. He just watched quietly.
Yu Li turned to look at him, came to him, held his hand and transferred some supernatural powers to him, and said: "You don't seem to cough much this afternoon. I think mother should let you go out."
When she said this, she was very happy because she also wanted to go out to see the lanterns.
Fu Wenxiao held her hand and laughed.
After dinner, Zhou brought another bowl of medicine to Fu Wenxiao.
Fu Wenxiao drank it obediently.
After drinking the medicine, he said, "Mom, I feel I am almost well now. I want to go out with you to see the lanterns later."
Zhou frowned, "Not good, right?"
Look at his pale face. Although he didn't cough much in the afternoon, it's impossible for a person to get better so quickly.
Yu Li looked at Fu Wenxiao silently, his fingers tugging at his sleeves from time to time.
If her mother-in-law doesn't agree, she can't take him out. Otherwise... just let him stay at home and she can go out and take a look alone?
Zhou finally agreed.
The main reason was that Fu Wenxiao didn't cough much in the afternoon, so he should be well again. Besides, it was so lively outside on the Qixi Festival, and Li Niang seemed to want to go out, so she let them go.
Otherwise, it would be bad to leave my mother alone without anyone to accompany me.
After getting Zhou's consent, Yu Li became happy and immediately took Fu Wenxiao back to the room to change clothes.
At the same time, she went to the money box and took out a lot of silver and put it in her pocket.
I heard that during Lantern Festivals like this, many small vendors set up stalls and there are lots of delicious food on the streets, so you must eat to your heart's content.
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