Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Don't Get Hurt Again
In the end, Fu Lingzhi decided to stay in the village and asked Huo Xing to help rent the house they used to live in.
However, since they are going to the county town to sell malt sugar tomorrow, there is no rush to move. They will wait until they are done with their work.
Miao Ying asked him if he wanted to go to the county town to watch the lantern festival. Fu Lingzhi thought about it and was afraid of running into his former family in the county town, so he didn't plan to go. He thought that he would move out and had to do something to make a living.
There didn't seem to be any common ways to make money, as he had never learned them since childhood, so he decided to do some embroidery with his grandmother and Li Hongying. Miao Ying suggested that he could help write and read letters home, but because education was relatively universal in their village, it was of no use.
"Don't worry," Li Hongying said. "Just pick whatever vegetables you want to eat from the fields."
Fu Lingzhi nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed to admit that he couldn't actually cook. But Li Hongying saw through it and said, "It's okay. There's still time to start learning now. We don't learn anything just to please someone so we can get married. We learn for ourselves."
Fu Lingzhi likes Li Hongying very much, he thinks she is very open-minded.
"So since they are not here today, I will teach you how to cook." Miao Ying took Huo Xiaobao and Xiao Mu with him when they went out. He planned to take them to visit the lantern festival after selling things and not come back at night.
Miao Ying and his friends arrived at the county town. Huo Xing went to pay for the stall as usual. Miao Ying and the two children stayed by their candy, waiting for Huo Xing to come back.
By the afternoon, those who set up stalls came into the street where the lantern festival was held one after another. The two children followed them obediently and did not stop because of the bustle around them.
When they arrived at the place, Huo Xing brought out a bench for Miao Ying to sit on, and then went to the nearby area to buy them some meat buns for lunch, as they had no time to eat in the evening.
As night slowly fell, more people came onto the street and cheers came one after another. The two little ones stretched their heads to look.
Miao Ying didn't dare let them go out to play by themselves. There were many kidnappers nowadays, and he was afraid that the children would be abducted by accident. He could only let them go and wait a little longer.
Miao Ying gave each of them a piece of malt candy, and the two of them sat there waiting obediently. With these two living signs, more children came to buy candy.
Overall, their business was very good. After a while, more than half of the sugar they brought was consumed. Seeing that he could handle it himself, Huo Xing asked Miao Ying to take the two children to see the lanterns and stuffed a handful of money into Miao Ying's pocket.
Miao Ying nodded, put the money away, and prepared to take Huo Xiaobao and Xiao Mu out to play. Before they walked out of the stall, a man suddenly came to the stall.
Miao Ying raised his eyes and saw Fu Lingyou. He seemed different from the last year when they met. He looked more haggard.
Fu Lingyou looked at the two people setting up stalls in front of him. He didn't know if he was really at his wit's end or if he still held out a glimmer of hope. He pulled out a silver ingot from his purse and asked, "Have you seen my Lingzhi?" Afraid Miao Ying didn't know, he added, "You've seen him before. We bought something from your stall last year."
Huo Xing didn't say anything, just looked at Miao Ying.
Miao Ying shook his head: "The second young master of the mansion? I haven't seen him."
Fu Lingyou sighed, said thank you, and left without looking back.
Huo Xing looked at Miao Ying, who shrugged: "I don't think Ling Zhi wants to be found now."
The little wooden boy on the side nodded: "I think so."
Miao Ying added, "I'll take this money back to Lingzhi. It can be considered as his living expenses."
Huo Xing nodded: "Take the children out to play."
Miao Ying took Huo Xiaobao and Xiao Mutou to see the lanterns. Although Xiao Mutou's home was not far from the county town, he had never been to a lantern festival, and the same was true for Huo Xiaobao, so the two of them were particularly focused on watching. Miao Ying had seen it before, so he just stared at them and held their hands tightly, for fear of getting separated.
After watching the lights, they did not go back. After all, it was taboo to walk at night with children. So they simply stayed in the county town. Of course, there were not many good places to stay, after all, they were not rich.
Huo Xing went to the inn to book a room and put the things they brought in the room. Miao Ying took the two children to the market to watch the lanterns. After Huo Xing finished, he went to find them.
Just then, he met Miao Ying and his friends who had just returned not far from the inn. Huo Xing quickened his pace and quickly caught up with them.
The two children were very excited all night, and they kept talking about their experiences along the way. Miao Ying looked at Huo Xiaobao and said, "Why don't you go back and write an article about the Lantern Festival?"
Huo Xiaobao suddenly became dispirited, and Miao Ying laughed out loud. It seemed that even children who were good at studying were unwilling to do their homework.
Huo Xing received them and then went into the room. Although the room was not very good, it was not a large dormitory. There were two beds and sufficient hot water.
Miao Ying washed the two children, then changed the water and washed himself. As he thought about it, he began to laugh. They did the same thing when they were in college. A few people pooled their money to rent a hourly room, and everyone lined up to take a shower.
After Huo Xing finished cleaning up, he looked at him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Miao Ying covered Xiao Mu with the quilt, then turned his head to look at Huo Xing: "I remember that in the past, we were like this too, with several people queuing up to take a shower."
The more Huo Xing looked at him, the more curious he became about his world.
"If I have the chance, I really want to take you to see it." Huo Xing covered himself with the quilt and looked at him, "Go to bed early."
The next morning, they were ready to go home. Before leaving, they bought a lot of things, all for Fu Lingzhi, using the money Fu Lingyou gave him. After all, when they returned, Fu Lingzhi would have to move out of their home and be self-reliant. They couldn't give him any other support, so they could only use this method to make his life better.
"Should we tell him?" Huo Xing asked Miao Ying on the way back.
"Just tell me, it's not something shameful."
After returning home, Miao Ying counted the money he earned last night. After deducting the expenses for accommodation and visiting the lantern festival with the children, he earned almost two taels, which was quite a lot.
After Huo Xing returned home, he went to find the village chief and said that he wanted to continue renting the previous house. The village chief was stunned for a moment, then found the key and gave it to him.
There were many people in the family and Fu Lingzhi had few things, so they moved everything quickly. However, when Fu Lingzhi saw the rice and flour piled up in the kitchen, he was still stunned: "Why are there so many things?" He knew that the Miao Ying family's life was not easy either, and these things would be their food for a long time.
After seeing Huo Xing and the others leave, Miao Yingcai said, "This is the money Young Master Fu gave me."
Fu Lingzhi was shocked: "W-what?"
Miao Ying quickly comforted him: "I didn't tell him your whereabouts. He just asked me a question and gave me five taels of silver. I used this five taels of silver to buy things for you. Although you are supposed to be self-reliant, it is still too difficult to start from scratch, so I took the money on my own initiative and bought these for you."
Fu Lingzhi's eyes were a little sore, but he still thanked Miao Ying many times. Miao Ying took out a handful of silver and copper coins from his purse: "This is the remaining money, all given to you."
Fu Lingzhi held the money in her hand, but tears still fell from her eyes.
"It's okay." Miao Ying patted his back. "I don't live far away. You can come talk to me anytime."
Fu Lingzhi nodded, and after Miao Ying saw that he had calmed down, he followed Huo Xing and left.
After the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Huo Xing was ready to go out again. Being a hunter could ensure food and clothing, but it did not provide him with much money. If something happened, he would be overwhelmed. He should go to a farther place and make more money.
The departure date was set for the 18th day of the first lunar month. Grandmother had checked the almanac and it was a good day for travel. Miao Ying had already been helping Huo Xing pack his luggage. It wasn't the first time she had taken Huo Xing out, but this time, she was so sleepy that she would jump out of bed when she remembered that there was something she hadn't brought for Huo Xing.
Miao Ying and Huo Xing didn't quite understand the term separation anxiety at this time. When Miao Ying wanted to get up after lying down for the third time, Huo Xing suppressed him: "Don't worry, you can clean it up tomorrow."
Miao Ying struggled in vain. Huo Xing was very tall and strong, and Miao Ying had no strength to fight back. Soon, they started another thing.
Perhaps because they were about to separate, Huo Xing, who usually obeyed Miao Ying's orders, became less obedient and had his own ideas.
Miao Ying felt that it was okay to indulge him once in a while, but this thought was fleeting because he was dragged into the tide of emotions that Huo Xing had created for him and had no energy to think about anything else.
Before fainting, Miao Ying felt that Huo Xing was somewhat rebellious, but he also felt that he should firmly grasp the initiative next time. This kind of thing would only happen once in a while.
When Miao Ying woke up, Huo Xing had not left yet. The bag was already prepared and placed beside the bed. Huo Xing sat on the edge of the bed and waited until Miao Ying opened his eyes before leaning over slightly.
"Are you leaving?" Miao Ying's voice was hoarse, as if it had been ground by rough sandpaper.
Huo Xing nodded and kissed him on the face. He remembered Miao Ying had said not to kiss him on the mouth before washing up in the morning.
Miao Ying reached out and touched his face, his features firm and deep. "Be careful. It's still the same. I have to be back in April. I can't harvest all those rapeseeds by myself."
Huo Xing nodded: "I will."
Miao Ying sat up again. His underwear was not properly put on, and when he sat up and was exposed to the cool wind, he shivered. Huo Xing wrapped him in the quilt again and said, "Don't go up the mountain alone. If you do go, bring steamed buns and cornbread with you."
Miao Ying hummed, then said, "Don't get hurt again."
He repeated the goodbye words over and over again. He had clearly said it before, but he kept saying it again. At this point, Miao Ying suddenly realized when he had been so slow.
So he stretched out his foot and kicked Huo Xing in the chest: "Hurry up and leave. It will be noon if you don't leave. I'll keep you for lunch."
Huo Xing smiled, kissed Miao Ying's forehead again, then stood up and picked up his bag: "I'm leaving."
Miao Ying nodded and waved to him. He had already said goodbye to his grandmother and mother last night. The time before leaving in the morning belonged to Miao Ying alone.
Before closing the door, Huo Xing looked at Miao Ying for a while. Thinking that Miao Ying would put on her clothes and come out to beat him, he closed the door, looked at the streak of white in the sky, and walked out of the house.
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