Chapter 51: Rainy Day, Lying Flat

Feng Xuanrui and Liu Dafu comforted her together, and Sui Sui finally calmed down.

Sui Sui was tired from crying; earlier she had been gripping Feng Xuanrui's neck, but now she loosened her grip.

Feng Xuanrui, afraid his sister was scared, gently put her down and then gently took her hand.

He thought: My sister is scared, so I will hug her more.

Hugging more will make her not scared!

Maybe it's the familiar scent nearby, or maybe it's brother's gentle hand giving me endless strength.

Or maybe I just cried myself tired.

Sui Sui's body gradually stopped trembling, and her tears also ceased.

Liu Dafu dampened a cloth with warm water, gently wiped Sui Sui's little flower face clean, then patted her for a while, watching the little girl fall asleep peacefully, and stayed another half day before going back to sleep.

When Liu Dafu returned, the thunder had stopped and the rain had lessened considerably.

Liu Dafu listened to the sounds and muttered, "Is it almost dawn?"

Sui Sui slept very deeply.

The fear and sorrow in her subconscious made her cry for too long, draining much of her stamina.

When she woke again, it was already approaching noon.

Feng Xuanrui lay there obediently, holding his sister's hand.

Even after waking, he did not move.

Feng Xuanrui felt fortunate that he hadn't drunk too much water.

Otherwise, he feared he would burst from holding his urine!

Feeling movement beside him, Feng Xuanrui turned his head and met Sui Sui's slightly dazed sleepy eyes.

Sui Sui no longer remembered what happened last night.

But when she woke, her eyes felt sore, which made Sui Sui vaguely recall some fuzzy fragments.

Sui Sui knew her brother had been there all along, still holding her hand while she slept, which made her unable to help laughing.

It doesn't matter that her eyes hurt; having her brother nearby is fine.

Seeing his sister smile, Feng Xuanrui's heart could finally relax; he grinned, showing a little white tooth, and said, "Sister, good morning."

Sui Sui politely greeted, "Brother, good morning!"

Liu Dafu got up early and, in between, quietly came over to take a look.

Seeing the two children were safe, he went back again.

After tossing and turning unable to sleep, he simply thought, could he discuss with the shop assistant borrowing the kitchen and ingredients to make some breakfast?

Outside it was raining, really not convenient to go out to eat.

Fortunately the money was sufficient, and the shop assistant remained very enthusiastic.

Di Jiao and Di Yu not only make good medicinal decoctions, they also cook the food well.

So, minced meat porridge, steamed yam, small buns…

They can all be made in one pot.

The breakfast was ready, but the two children had not yet gotten up.

Finally the adults ate and drank, leaving the porridge and yam for the two children.

When Sui Sui woke, Liu Dafu heard the news and came over, helped the two children wash up and change clothes, then took them to eat.

Today's rain is lighter than last night's.

A drizzling light rain, it looks like it won't stop.

Today it's impossible to travel, and even if the rain stops, we'll probably have to wait a bit.

Because the road after rain is not easy to walk on.

Even though the official road is regularly repaired and reinforced, it becomes very muddy after rain.

While eating, because of this, Feng Xuanrui muttered, "If there were something we could lay on the road to make it less muddy, that would be great!"

Laying stone slabs would work.

But this thing cannot bear the weight; unlike inside the capital, where many things can still be controlled, the official road…

So, even if we lay blue stone slabs and maintain them promptly each year, we wouldn't fear them turning into gravel.

However, on the official road there aren't so many restrictions.

So, lay stones?

Still not very convenient.

Once broken into gravel, it becomes even harder to handle.

Sui Sui didn't understand these things; while spooning porridge into her mouth, she asked the system.

【Le Le, is there such a thing?】

The system responded quickly.

【Yes, there is, Sui Sui~】

【Nature is miraculous; what you want can all be obtained from nature~】

【Even if it can't be directly obtained, you can think of a way to make slight adjustments and processing~】

【Sui Sui, listen carefully to the stories; later, through your own efforts to explore, you will discover the world's wonders~】

Knowing such a road really exists, Sui Sui is very happy.

As for what she herself would explore, she's still young and won't think about that much.

Sui Sui happily leaned close to Feng Xuanrui: "Brother, there will be, don't worry!"

Feng Xuanrui was just idly muttering and didn't really expect it to come true.

But sister said there is.

Then it will definitely be there!

Feng Xuanrui nodded seriously and firmly, "Yes, there will be!"

The brother and sister reached a consensus and then happily ate.

After eating, because it was raining and they couldn't go out, they simply stayed in the room and continued playing with the Lu Ban Lock.

This thing, Feng Xuanrui saw it and got quite angry.

But after the anger passed, there was still some resentment.

Why can't he solve it?

Feng Xuanrui said: I don't believe it, unless you let me try again!

Lu Ban Lock:?

If it's a try, then it's a try.

The result of the try was that Feng Xuanrui spent most of the day fiddling with one of them.

In the end, it still wasn't solved.

Not only that, in the meantime, because he was too angry, he tried to solve the Nine Linked Rings for a while.

It still wasn't solved~

"Ahhh!"

"I'm so angry!"

……

Feng Xuanrui almost went completely mad on the spot!

Sui Sui, uneasy, kept tugging at her brother's sleeve: "Brother, you're already amazing!"

"Brother, we will solve it!"

"Just a little off, let's keep trying!"

……

Feng Xuanrui hadn't gone mad yet, but his sister persuaded him to calm down.

Unable to solve it, Feng Xuanrui chose to lie down and eat.

The rainy day was gloomy, and the mood was low as well.

After everyone ate, they washed up briefly and went to sleep.

Sui Sui sleeps a lot during the day, but has trouble sleeping at night.

Feng Xuanrui was already snoring softly, while Sui Sui's eyes remained especially bright, without any drowsiness.

Seeing this, the system hurriedly asked, "Want to hear a story?"

Sui Sui was originally still recalling the story she had previously heard from Aunt Jiang.

But after thinking for a while, there were only some scattered fragments.

Now there is a new story to hear, and Sui Sui promptly nodded, "Yes!"

The one who came today is a brother who looks a bit strange.

Sui Sui lay there, her big eyes curiously observing the other.

At this moment, the little brother appearing in Sui Sui's consciousness also thought the world was truly wondrous!

The male Xiao A, when he was alive, was a student who had just finished the college entrance exam; when he saw someone jump into a river, he went down to rescue.

Consequently, the other person, having lost the will to live, said nothing, and after being rescued, forcibly pulled Xiao A into death together.

Xiao A lacked strength, and in the end he still let the other succeed.

Perhaps because he kindly tried to rescue someone but was bitten back, Xiao A encountered such a fate.

To accumulate merit for his next life?

Xiao A found it very strange.

Facing Sui Sui's pure and bright eyes, Xiao A thought: It's always hard to speak of a story where a good‑hearted rescue ends up being bitten back, right?

This kind of worldview is of no help to a child!

So, what should we tell?

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