Chapter 183: Fatty Home! Fatty Home!

...... Afang is really thoughtful.

On the sparse winter trail, we rode slowly.

Du Shanü stuffed a brown pill the size of a fingernail cap into her mouth while muttering to Chinu:

But this thing...... has no flavor at all!

Or rather, it's nothing like what she imagined!

She had thought it might be ginseng or rong, so precious that it ought to be extraordinary.

As it turned out, it was just a pill that was slightly bitter and sticky to the teeth!

Du Shanü, worried she couldn't eat it, ate three in a row and found they were all the same, so she barely stopped.

The small wooden box originally held six glossy, medicinal-scented brown pills; after taking three in a row, only three remained.

Du Shanü closed the box, only to see Chinu staring intently at the wooden box in her hand.

That expression was all too familiar to Du Shanü, and she couldn't help but say:

Don't you have a box of your own?

Afang favors Chinu like that, so she surely wouldn't play favorites.

There are two boxes total, each with six pieces, making twelve in total.

Chinu just needs to look after her own share; as for Yu Baobao's portion, she will take half from here.

That way, Chinu gets six, Yu Baobao gets three, and she herself only has three......

How could she still be acting out of spite and jealousy?

Surely we can't let Chinu have a share and then also take from Yu Baobao's?

Du Shanü laughed cheerfully, but she didn't expect that Chinu really meant exactly that.

The slender young man riding beside her met her gaze, slightly pursed his lips, and in a rare soft whisper murmured:

What Afang gave me is naturally mine.

What you have received is what you were originally supposed to get......

Moreover, whether that box contains anything, and what it contains, he knows it all too well.

That wooden box is exactly the one he left earlier in his study.

Afang's meaning is, let him try whatever he can to vie for favor.

But, but what favor is there to contend for?

His future children would fare worse than he does, crushed under five or six brothers and unable to rise, likewise crushed under Yu Baobao's children and unable to rise......

Perhaps, perhaps that child too must desperately strive for favor, kneeling on the ground shedding dry tears, casting aside pride and ripping apart the pain, in order to earn a glance from the mother.

And Yu Baobao, his children are born able to obtain everything.

Just thinking of that possibility made his heart feel as if cut by a knife for a moment.

Hooves clacked, the world slowed, the horse slowed.

The slender young man lowered his eyes, silent, a gray feather beneath his lashes.

But the next instant, a rather familiar box was placed before him.

Chinu's grip on the reins paused, and then she heard her Wife Master sigh:

If you say that, then I'll regret having just eaten three instead of two.

If it were two, the three of us would just barely have enough to split.

But she hadn't previously realized that 'what she possesses is what ought to be distributed,' and she always felt she was being partial to Chinu.

And now, with only three left, it's become very hard to divide.

Or rather......

Or rather, let the obedient Chinu decide for herself.

Du Shanü had once heard a saying: in a family with two brothers, one should as much as possible give one's partiality to the elder child, and the elder child will naturally help maintain harmony......

In any case, now is a good time to try it.

Chinu took the wooden box, gave a soft hum, and her expression visibly improved.

The two rode their horses along the wild path all the way, and after another hour they finally returned to Cang Cheng.

In Cang Cheng, everything remained as before.

Outside, worries fluttered about, but they could not penetrate this waterside border town.

As Du Shanü rode past, she deliberately glanced a few times and saw that the houses previously burned down had been largely repaired, and even on the road many people had begun setting up stalls, selling fried rice, old pear soup, and the like.

Cang Cheng's population cannot compare with that of the prefecture, so trade is naturally not booming, yet that hint of market‑town fireworks is truly pleasant.

Du Shanü's nerves, which had been taut for months abroad, finally relaxed a little; as she headed all the way to the county office, she saw that the previously most severely burned Cang Cheng Xian Xie, though not yet rebuilt, seemed to have been rented by Ouyang Yan as a temporary residence in a civilian house next to the office.

In front of the civilian house hung a newly repaired plaque, and from time to time constables came and went.

Du Shanü dismounted, tossed aside her whip, and began to shout:

Yu Baobao! Yu Baobao!

Her voice was clear and rang through the civilian house.

This time, there was an immediate reply:

Wife Master o(╥﹏╥)o Wife Master!!!

Before seeing the person, she heard the voice.

Du Shanü followed the sound, seeing a familiar figure, familiar brows and eyes, familiar clear‑handsome warmth, pure and limpid.

The comer walked lightly, his whole being full of bright warmth, a youthful spirit leisurely charming.

Du Shanü's heart eased, and this newlywed couple, separated for nearly half a month, immediately clung together again.

Du Shanü: 'Yu Baobao!!! (*^▽^*)'

Yu Baobao: "Wife Master!!! Hululu..... hululu...... (*^▽^*)"

Their cheeks pressed together, they just rubbed against each other wildly.

Yu Baobao let out a series of comfortable nasal sounds, looking exactly like a big wildcat begging for affection.

Du Shanü loved this look of his the most, feeling delighted, she asked:

"Cutie Baobao! Do you miss me?"

Yu Baobao nodded vigorously, patting her chest as she said:

"I do!"

"I think of you many times a day, most when I wake up and when I fall asleep, and I've written you many poems......"

Upon hearing this, Du Shanü became interested, but given the huge impact of Yu Baobao's last poem, she still smiled and said:

"What poem did you write this time?"

"It can't be......"

"Again 《Jiang Cheng Zi·Salted Duck Egg Yolk Wanting to Save It for Last but It Fell on the Ground》, right?"

"Of course not!"

Yu Baobao always shows unexpected cleverness at the wrong moments; she instantly saw through Du Shanü's thoughts and explained:

"Salted duck eggs are expensive too! Who can eat them every day!"

"This time I wrote: 《Jiang Cheng Zi·Half‑Night Hungry, Decided to Cook, Ended Up Boiling a Pot of Water After Two Hours of Busy Work》, 《Jiang Cheng Zi·While Cooking, Smoke Too Thick, People Thought It Was a Fire》, 《Jiang Cheng Zi·A Chou Thought the Fire Serious, Plopped Down and Pressed Me Down》......"

"Good, good fellow."

"How is it still a serial drama!"

Du Shanü stared speechless, but upon further thought she laughed——

It seems that when she's not around, Yu Baobao is doing just fine!

"Cutie Baobao! I'm listening! Take your time!"

The two walked in with arms around each other ヽ(￣w￣(￣w￣〃)ゝ, chatting as they went, the atmosphere relaxed and leisurely.

However, no matter how good the atmosphere, it can't withstand the trouble.

But after just two steps, something changed.

Yu Baobao, who was linking arms with Du Shanü, stumbled and instinctively hid behind her Wife Master.

Yu Baobao clearly felt a little afraid, showing a pained expression: (embarrassed)

Du Shanü frowned slightly, looked up, and discovered that someone she had never seen before had appeared at the corridor not far away——

He wore a neat blue-green robe, his posture upright and composed.

His steps were steady and orderly, his whole aura solemn and grave.

Though clearly a young man in his twenties, his solemn, unsmiling face and aura made him seem like a learned old scholar of several decades.

At a glance one could tell this person was observant of propriety, stiff, stern, and unsmiling......

Du Shanü: "......"

Du Shanü was startled: "...... (embarrassed)"

This person, this person couldn't be Ruan Jintian, could he!!

This person, this person is not what she imagined!

She had previously thought her Yu Baobao was being squeezed by an overbearing, arrogant person, but this person......

With this person's demeanor, not to mention Yu Baobao being afraid, just looking at him made her feel uneasy all over!

Ruansizong, how could he send over a 【Teaching Director】 like this!!

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