"No need, I'll go to the post station and take the carriage back myself." Going now will allow me to catch the train.
"No, it's too dangerous." He had heard that bandits would roam the roads at night.
It's really unsafe for a young woman to travel alone.
"Let Tian Qi escort you. He's trained in martial arts and can protect you." Tian Qi nodded emphatically. This Miss Yuan was the master's beloved, and he would risk his life to ensure her safety.
Just as Yuan Doudou was about to get into the carriage, she heard someone call her name.
"DouDou".
Startled, she exclaimed, "Big brother, what are you doing here?"
Wang Qiqiang was covered in sweat and his mouth was dry: "I sold my goods and went to find you, but you had already packed up. I asked a lot of people and found out that you were taken away by the Li family's car. I was worried, so I came to find you."
It took asking around all the way to find it. This is the old house of the Li family. Li Tianlang also has his own private residence near the clinic.
Yuan Doudou looked ashamed: "I'm sorry, big brother, I forgot about this."
She slapped her forehead; when they parted that morning, she hadn't remembered anything about going to the banquet and hadn't told Wang Qiqiang.
Wang Qiqiang waved his hand: "It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay."
Although the matter of the bandits has been clarified, Wang Qiqiang has a feeling that Yuan Doudou really did encounter bandits, and that she was able to return safely most likely because someone rescued her.
He had just risked his life to subdue a flower thief yesterday, and today he was suddenly taken away by someone else. It was hard for him not to think the worst.
"Is this your older brother?" Li Tianlang observed coldly, not understanding the relationship between the two.
His mother had told him that Yuan Doudou was an orphan, and her mother-in-law was also her adoptive mother. She had never heard of any brothers or sisters.
"Oh, this is my sworn brother," Yuan Doudou introduced generously.
Li Tianlang was skeptical; the feelings in his sworn brother's eyes were not so simple.
"That's fine too. I'll feel more at ease having your sworn brother accompany you back." Since he's her brother and there's no competition between them, Li Tianlang's attitude softened.
Yuan Doudou thanked Li Tianlang and then got into the car with Wang Qiqiang.
Throughout the journey, Wang Qiqiang kept looking at Yuan Doudou, while Yuan Doudou lifted the curtain and gazed outside.
He looked at her as a beautiful sight, while she looked at other scenery.
Wang Qiqiang hesitated for a long time, but couldn't bring himself to ask why she went to the Li family and what her relationship was with Li Tianlang.
He has the right to ask whether it's a godbrother or a lover.
Yuan Doudou had already noticed the intense gaze on her side, but she didn't know what to say.
They tacitly agreed on the importance of confidentiality when making transactions.
She can't just say it casually; it would be bad for their reputation.
"I won't tell," Wang Qiqiang finally said after keeping it to himself the whole way.
Yuan Doudou turned her head and looked at him in astonishment. Wang Qiqiang was really quite good. If she weren't a widow with a son, she probably would have been tempted.
Wang Qiqiang is a full 1.8 meters tall, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a muscular build, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a perky butt. His physical attributes are top-notch. Although he is not highly educated, having only read the Four Books and Five Classics and able to write a few characters, he is considered a semi-literate person in the countryside.
The key is that he is meticulous, polite, not talkative, and genuinely considerate of others.
"Thank you, big brother." Yuan Doudou mentally listed a whole bunch of his good points. In short, Wang Qiqiang was a high-quality man of our time, and anyone who married him would be happy.
She thought that if she had the chance, she would definitely find him a good partner.
When the carriage arrived at the village entrance, Yuan Doudou hurriedly called out, "Tian Qi, stop the carriage."
There are many people in the village, and they will definitely ask a lot of questions when they see an unfamiliar vehicle. We must not give them that opportunity.
The sun has set, and night has fallen.
Yuan Doudou followed behind Wang Qiqiang to pick up Anji from Wang's house before heading home.
Anji asked all sorts of questions along the way, hoping that his mother could take him with her when she went out in the future.
Yuan Doudou picked up Anji and said with a doting smile, "Okay, Mommy will take care of you from now on."
On the way, we ran into Aunt Zhao, who was returning from selling oyster mushrooms.
"Dou Dou, why are you back so late?" Aunt Zhao asked with concern, assuming that she hadn't had a good time selling things in town.
Yuan Doudou nodded: "I wandered around town for a while and bought some things."
She was carrying a basket on her back, which was indeed full of things, not things she had bought, but gifts from Madam Li.
I exchanged a few pleasantries with Aunt Zhao and we agreed to pick up the mushrooms the day after tomorrow.
Aunt Li and the others will go pick them up tomorrow. Now, in addition to the mushrooms, the seeds sown in the strawberry field have also sprouted. She plans to go and dig up the seedlings tomorrow and plant more in the greenhouse.
When they arrived home, Yuan Doudou put Anji down and unloaded the basket.
Yuan Doudou looked at the contents of the basket and found a sense of joy in unpacking the package.
Both pieces of silk were light blue, fresh and elegant.
Anji opened a paper package containing candied fruit and dried fruit, and his eyes lit up with hearts.
"Mommy, may I have one?"
"Okay, remember to brush your teeth after you eat."
Yuan Doudou continued unpacking the package and found a set of children's clothes, orange-red in color and made of soft material. She unfolded it and saw that the size was just right.
Besides these, the rest were small items like food and toys, revealing the thoughtfulness of the gift giver.
"Angie, do you like it?" She helped Angie try on the clothes, which were just the right length, as if they were tailor-made for her.
Angie happily spun around: "I like it."
After Anji finished washing up and went to bed, Yuan Doudou unfolded another package, which contained an exquisite taro-purple ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
To avoid drawing attention, she changed back into her plain clothes before leaving the mansion.
Sigh, I don't know when I'll be able to wear this outfit. Otherwise, I'll return it.
But since I've already worn them, the store probably won't agree to a refund.
Otherwise, you can resell it secondhand or keep it to wear next time.
On second thought, this was a gift from Li Tianlang. Would it be inappropriate to resell it?
After thinking it over, Yuan Doudou fell asleep immediately.
Yuan Doudou slept soundly until dawn, stretched, and felt refreshed after a comfortable sleep.
Yesterday I was so busy I was practically running around like crazy, I was exhausted.
She used to admire the vendors who did business; they were anxious when there were no customers, but suffered when there were.
Everyone has their own troubles.
The first thing I do when I get up is give the rabbit several small cabbages.
Then I went into the kitchen, boiled some water, filled the earthenware pot, added the remaining boiling water and cornmeal, boiled it again, and the corn porridge was ready.
Yesterday I bought steamed buns at the market: five vegetarian and one meat bun.
Steam it in a steamer basket, then place it on top of the porridge pot to keep it warm.
I cleaned the pot and stir-fried an eggplant.
"Mommy, I'm so hungry." Angie had just gotten up and walked into the kitchen, clutching her stomach.
Yuan Doudou chuckled: "Little glutton, wash your hands and eat."
Angie obediently washed his hands; he wouldn't have gotten up so early if he weren't hungry.
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