During their escape from famine, she had just woken up when she rescued Qin Jian, who was on the verge of death. Afterwards, Qin Jian helped their family settle down in Jingzhou.
From Qin Jian, she learned that they were working for Prince Chen and had been secretly working in Nantai for years, doing extremely dangerous work.
Qin Jian always said he had a good brother who had made many contributions and almost lost his life trying to come back.
He said his brother's name was Sun Qi, and at the time she thought it was quite a coincidence that her mother-in-law's surname was also Sun.
Now it seems that Lu Baichuan was worried about his identity being exposed and dared not use his real name, so he took his mother's surname, Sun, and willingly acted as a pawn to infiltrate Nantai. So why is he called Sun Qi?
Qin Jian said that after his brother came back, he was in a very bad state and even tormented himself, drinking and getting drunk all day long. He was almost half dead. Was it because he went back to find them and thought they had all died on the way that he was so devastated?
For some reason, He Jiu Niang suddenly felt sorry for this man. In this chaotic world, protecting the country and the family was not an easy task.
Today, Qin Jian was supposed to lead the team to rescue the child, but Qin Jian had something to do and had to pull Lu Baichuan, who was still recuperating, out of work, which led to their reunion.
All of this is such a wonderful coincidence!
Even God is helping their family reunite.
Tsk tsk tsk...
She clicked her tongue inwardly, deep in thought, when she heard Lu Baichuan ask, "Why is the child's nickname 'Dog'?"
"Oh, he was born with a bad health, so his mother said that giving him a humble name would make him easier to raise."
She snapped out of her daze and quickly answered.
"Thank you for your hard work over the years."
He actually wanted to come over and talk to her, but he thought about how she thought he was ugly and was worried that he would scare her. So, one of them was by the bed and the other was in a corner, a world apart, awkwardly talking to each other.
He naturally learned from Qin Jian how outstanding his wife had been during this time. If it weren't for his wife, his whole family might have perished on the road of fleeing famine.
Although he didn't know why she had become so capable, he chose to respect her. If she didn't say, he wouldn't ask. This was the best outcome for him.
As for what I owe her and the children over the years, I will definitely make it up to them in the future.
"It's not hard at all, my parents and my brother and sister-in-law are all very good to me!"
That's the truth. Whether it's the original owner or the current one, they are both very fortunate to have come to such a family. The original owner had a tragic fate since childhood, and was repeatedly abducted and sold. It was only after coming to the Lu family that she finally settled down.
The Lu family treated her kindly, truly regarding her as one of their own. Back in her hometown, the villagers always said she was a jinx to husbands, but the Lu family did their best to protect her.
The man behind the mask smiled. He believed what he said; otherwise, his mother wouldn't have said that he wasn't good enough for her daughter-in-law.
"Brother Qin said you haven't been feeling well lately and haven't wanted to see a doctor. Do you think we're all dead?"
Unexpectedly, she asked so directly. Lu Baichuan gave a soft "hmm" and explained, "I went to the county town to look at the death register. The county magistrate said that the entire Lu family died outside Liujia Town, and their remains were cremated."
“Oh! That was a misunderstanding. Most of the villagers did suffer, but my family was different. We had some trouble on the road and fell behind them by a day or two. We didn’t encounter the bandits at first, but we did later. Fortunately, we had the help of a benefactor and escaped. Later, we even raided the bandits’ den and rescued our clansmen who had been captured.”
Lu Baichuan seized on the key point in her words and asked, "What happened to my family?"
He Jiuniang was a little embarrassed, and her voice became much softer: "It's just... it's just that I barely died..."
Lu Baichuan: ? ? ?
"What do you mean? What's wrong with you?"
He stood up and walked towards her. He Jiuniang immediately felt guilty and tried to back away, but found that her back was against the wall and she had nowhere to retreat.
Lu Baichuan pulled her close and looked her up and down, then asked, "What happened?"
"N-nothing..." He Jiuniang looked at him nervously, forcing herself to explain, "There was no food on the way, I fainted from hunger, my family thought I was dead and buried me..."
Lu Baichuan immediately tensed up, his grip on her hand tightening involuntarily: "Then you..."
"Oh, nothing's wrong, is it? I woke up again. My eldest and second brothers weren't buried very deep, so I came out on my own. I happened to run into a group of refugees fighting. I mixed in with them and even managed to grab a bag of food. Then I ran into Brother Qin, who was injured and unconscious, so I helped him out. Only then did I go to find my family to meet up."
He Jiuniang spoke these words in a relaxed tone, even with a smile, as if she were telling someone else's story.
Lu Baichuan's heart clenched as he listened. It was clearly so dangerous, yet she deliberately made it sound so lighthearted so as not to worry him.
He couldn't help but pull her into his arms, give her a light hug, and say, "This will never happen again. I can protect you."
He Jiuniang was stiff all over and very uncomfortable with this kind of contact. Logically speaking, someone who had never been in a relationship should be resistant to being approached by a man, but apart from being slightly stiff, she was not actually opposed to it.
Aside from the fact that Lu Baichuan's previous appearance was acceptable to her according to her aesthetic standards, Lu Baichuan's current disfigured appearance evoked endless heartache in her.
He had been away from home for many years and never contacted his family. It wasn't that he abandoned his family, but that he was doing something important to protect his country. He knew that his hometown was in trouble and made efforts to return home ahead of schedule, just to find his family.
What reason would she have to refuse a man like that?
She reached out and gently patted his back, laughing, "Oh, you don't need to blame yourself anymore. Our family is doing very well now. We've made a lot of money in business and helped other clansmen. The only regret was not knowing where you were. Now that you're back, our family is truly reunited."
"Um."
He had a thousand words of gratitude in his heart, but he couldn't say them. He just tightened his grip on her waist. From that moment on, he would never leave them again.
After a long while, he released her and suddenly said, "I have never done anything to betray you in all these years I have been away, so you can rest assured."
He Jiuniang hadn't expected him to be so honest, but she was also very satisfied with his attitude. A man who is virtuous and self-disciplined is rare in any era.
"Okay, but I'm here..."
How are things on your end?
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that my mother has been worrying about finding me another husband. She's met quite a few people back and forth."
Lu Baichuan: ...
Very well, all that beautiful feeling in my heart vanished in an instant.
The puppy's childish voice rang out from behind: "Mommy, what are you doing?"
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