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The two of them laughed and laughed for a while, then Xia Li placed the towel in the water basin, wiped his face and hands, then sat in front of the dresser once again, looking at his long hair, he habitually took a hairpin and tied it up. Sun Chun stood at the side and watched her actions, then went over to Xia Li and reminded her.

"My wife, since you're already married, you naturally have to tie up your hair bun, so it's not convenient for you to keep it as a girl's hair bun."

"Then, what do you want to tie into a bun?" Xia Li's hair bun from before was simple and easy to handle. Now that he had a bun in his head, his heart began to thump loudly.

"Ru Shuang, come in and help my wife comb her hair into a bun. You can also teach her how to comb her hair into a simple bun." While Sun Chun was speaking, she slightly raised her eyebrows, and her gaze completely fell on Xia Li's body, and unexpectedly looked at her, causing her to be unable to resist, and turned around.

This marriage had facilitated more of their interactions, and their relationship had also become extremely close. It was as if there was a trace of sweetness in the air, and it was also the happiest time of Xia Li's life this year.

"Yes, young master." Ru Shuang walked in and walked behind Xia Li, and personally helped her comb her hair, extremely agile, with skillful movements, he pulled Xia Li's long hair over her head, and then used a walking stick to fix it, helping her apply rouge, rouge, rouge, and plain pearl earrings. It was matched with the new plain long skirt that Xia Li had changed into, making her look elegant, dignified and pretty.

"Ru Shuang is indeed very clever, but she looks too gorgeous. Right now, we live in a manor, so it's better to be low-key and modest, and whether or not there's a wooden hairpin and a simple dress. Today, I still need to go see the Uncle Fu, and if I want the people in the manor to accept me, I need to wear a simpler one."

Xia Li said, he turned and looked at Sun Chun who was holding a book and reading.

"As you wish. Wear simple clothes and get closer to the people in the manor."

Ru Shuang helped Xia Li remove the steps shake on his head and chose a pearl flower to insert into Xia Li's bun. It matched well with his plain long skirt, making him look a lot more delicate and pretty.

"Madame, do you find it satisfactory?" Ru Shuang helped Xia Li change his attire as he stood at the side and asked.

"It's been hard on you, Ru Shuang. I will be troubling you to take care of my mother for the next few days. Xia Li pulled Ru Shuang's hand, and said apologetically.

Mother, I have already arranged for people to take care of you. Ru Shuang will be responsible for following you and protecting you. After Sun Chun finished speaking, he put down the book in his hand, walked to Xia Li's side, and said this to her.

"Who will take care of Mother?" Xia Li obviously did not feel at ease, and asked Sun Chun.

"An older woman was invited to the manor. Since mother has someone to accompany her, isn't it good?"

Xia Li remained silent and did not say anything.

"This person who takes care of Mother is famous for being a warm-hearted good person in the village, and is known as the Yu Niang. If Mistress is worried, we can go to the Manor and ask again."

"I believe in hubby." Xia Li grabbed Sun Chun's hand, his expression serious, and when he said those words, the doubt in Xia Li's heart slowly dissipated.

Sun Chun nodded, and brought Xia Li to eat a simple breakfast, then brought her to Lee's's room.

Mother, today, Ru Shuang will follow your wife to visit the village. Your son-in-law will find a Yu Niang in the manor that is around your age to take care of you. She no longer has any relatives by her side, and has voluntarily followed you to take care of your daily life.

Just as Sun Chun finished speaking, the Lee's immediately shook his head and rejected him.

"I can't accept this. I'm used to taking care of myself, so how would I need others to take care of me? Son-in-law, there's really no need."

In these few days, Lee's had been drinking medicine and ointment regularly every day. Along with Xia Li and Sun Chun's wedding, her mood also became a lot more cheerful, and the smile at the corner of her mouth also grew more and more. It was completely different from the way she used to be submissive and didn't dare to say anything.

"Mother, after Yu Niang came over, he only took care of you for a while when your legs were inconvenient. After your legs get better, Yu Niang will be your companion. It's not bad if we can talk together!"

Xia Qing's words seemed to move the Lee's's heart a lot. Xia Qing was currently obsessed with reading and writing every day, and her legs were not nimble enough, so it was simply impossible for her to pull away and take good care of him. Now, a person had arrived to take care of Xia Qing in her place.

"Then let's give it a try." The moment the Lee's's words fell, Xia Li and Sun Chun nodded their heads and smiled in tacit understanding. When the two of them left the Lee's's room, they saw an old man who was around fifty years old with white hair standing in the courtyard with his head lowered, with a rule. Lei Ke stood at the side and leaned towards the old man.

When the old man saw that Xia Li and Sun Chun had walked over, he immediately went to greet them.

"Greetings, young master, madam."

"Uncle Fu, quickly get up. You are an elder in this manor, and I am only here for the first time. I am not familiar with the manor, and will have to rely on your assistance in the future." Xia Li went up to support the Uncle Fu, and warmly greeted him.

Uncle Fu was a little flattered, her entire person warmed by Xia Li's smile. The rule that Lei Ke passed on to him for him to take note of just a moment ago had long been thrown out of the window, so he wasn't restricted in his speech, and could speak whatever he wanted to say.

"Madam, you're being too courteous. Old Fu, I, have lived in this manor for several decades, and can be considered to be well versed in it. If there's anything that you don't understand, feel free to ask."

Uncle Fu stroked his grey beard proudly as he spoke with a smile.

"Then take me to the manor to have a look." Xia Li said and invited the Uncle Fu to lead the way.

"Madam, please follow Old Fu." As the Uncle Fu spoke, he was already leading the way. Xia Li followed along, with Ru Shuang following closely behind, protecting him at all times.

"Lei Ke, go and find my master, Qingzhou Prefect Song Lian, and hand over the letter in my hand to him." When it was only Lei Ke left, Sun Chun's expression became visibly solemn, and he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over to Lei Ke.

"Yes, young master." Lei Ke kept the letter and walked out.

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"Uncle Fu, is this the stronghold where everyone lives?" Xia Li followed Uncle Fu out of the small courtyard, passed through three forks in the road, and arrived at the side of the village to ask.

"Madam, this is the village where everyone lives. Our village's terrain is high, so we can avoid the falling rocks and storms on the mountain. We can also prevent the damage of wild beasts." Madam, this is the village where everyone lives.

Our village is surrounded by many mountains, the terrain is steep, traffic is inconvenient, and our economy is even more backward. There are very few people here, and most of us here are refugees who have fled to this place.

"Everyone relied on the mountain to gather herbs, fish, cut firewood to maintain their survival, saved up money, and went down the mountain to buy a wife. They continued to do so from generation to generation."

"Take a look, Old Fu. This place is surrounded by mountains and river ponds. The food that we tried to plant has all died." The Uncle Fu brought Xia Li all the way out of the stronghold and climbed up the mountain. As they climbed, they saw that the entire mountain was covered with grass and trees, and the land was growing taller and taller. The zigzagged paths wound around the mountain range and stretched out so far that they couldn't see the end of it.

There was simply no fertile land suitable for growing grain at all, and even some low lying hills and topography no longer existed. Xia Li sighed silently in his heart.

Sun Chun was truly clever, the fortress was surrounded by dangerous mountains, if not for Uncle Fu who took her along, and threw her somewhere, she would have always been lost, and even if she were to look for someone, it would be extremely difficult, and this place was very suitable for hiding.

If she couldn't grow any food, she might not even be able to eat enough. She needed to think of a way to help them!

"Madam, do you need to find a place to rest?" Uncle Fu frowned, thinking that Xia Li was tired of her walk and did not want to continue watching, she took the initiative to ask.

"Bring me to the stronghold and let me take a look. I was just passing by you and me a moment ago, so I haven't gone in to meet everyone yet!" Xia Li walked in front of the Uncle Fu and said with a smile.

"This, madame, are you sure you want to go?" Uncle Fu revealed an awkward expression, as though he wanted to say something but did not dare to.

"Am I going to disturb everyone?" Xia Li's face revealed a worried expression.

"That's not it. Madam, please don't think like that. This is the fate of an old man like me. It's just that the village is a bit dirty and it's impossible for it to be clean and pretty in the little courtyard that Madam lives in." The Uncle Fu said with a wry smile.

Listening to Uncle Fu's unnatural movements, Xia Li stared at his clothes that were lowered from time to time, and only then did she notice the patch that was revealed from within. She shifted her gaze, and did not stay for long.

Uncle Fu, I'm also from a poor family, at my mother's and my days are the worst, we don't even have a place to stay, relying on Grandma to support us, so we could barely afford to drink, I don't have a single cent on me, even in my dreams I wanted to eat meat.

Listening to Xia Li's story, Uncle Fu unnaturally licked his dry lips, and his eyes filled with tears, "We can only take out the cured meat that we hid for a few meals a year during New Year's Eve. The fish that we usually fish out from the river will immediately go down the mountains to sell, and exchange for some money to buy food to eat."

"Uncle Fu, then take me to see everyone." Xia Li said. She had personally experienced tough times herself, so if there was anything that she could help with, she would do it with all her might.

"Madam, please come with me."

The Uncle Fu said as he brought Xia Li back along the original route to the stronghold.

The houses in the village were built around a mountain with a duplex structure. Stones were personally moved down from the mountain between the paths, and under the eaves on the second floor, the clothes of each house could be seen. Most of the clothes were patched and patched up, and the color of the clothes was also black.

The child ran barefoot within the village with the main basket on his back. There were some herbs harvested from the mountains inside, and there were even some children carrying a live fish that was jumping around in their arms. Their small faces had an excited smile.

Every man and woman that passed by Uncle Fu would clasp their hands together and greet him.

"Good day, Uncle Fu!"

"Alright, alright." The Uncle Fu would also respectfully clasp his hands together and reply to everyone.

Xia Li saw that everyone had a smile on their face, and unknowingly was infected, and also laughed out.

"Uncle Fu, do the people in the village all believe in Buddhism? I feel that all of you look very polite. "

Xia Li asked curiously.

"Yes, Madam, a few decades ago, a strange disease occurred in the village, and even the doctors in the village were helpless. A wandering master saw this, and took the initiative to help us find the cause of the disease, to overcome the difficulties, and to save everyone in the village. Uncle Fu introduced the place to Xia Li.

"Since you are here, I shall gather everyone to meet you." Uncle Fu became more and more excited and took the initiative to say it.

"Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Fu!" Xia Li replied with a smile.

The Uncle Fu nodded his head, and brought Xia Li to the center of the stronghold's activities — — Buddha Hall, a simple introduction: "Madam, the Buddha Hall is a place where men, women, and children come daily to recite the scriptures and rituals, and if there is any major event, they will gather here, this old man will send people to find everyone here."

The Uncle Fu said as he found a few people who were paying respects to Buddha in the buddhist hall and spread out to search for them.

In the middle of the wooden room, there was a clay sculpture of a Bodhisattva. On the table, there were some wild fruits and dozens of cushions were placed for human use. Only the sounds of a few men and women chanting could be heard, bringing about a peaceful atmosphere.

Xia Li stepped forward and bowed to the crowd. When she stood up, she was shocked because there were already many people behind her, and the entire buddhist hall was filled with people. A young lady walked up from the crowd and brought the completed garland in front of Xia Li.

"Madam, this is the wreath I've given you. I'll put it on for you!" The little girl was wearing a black, coarse cloth dress, her long hair tied up with a string of grass, and a pair of straw sandals. She looked thin and short, and her face was a sickly pale white, yet she still wore a sweet smile.

Ru Shuang wanted to carry the little girl away, but he was stopped by Xia Li.

"Thank you, little sister!" Xia Li squatted in front of the little girl, and had her bring the flower ring onto her head. The moment she stood up while carrying the child, all the male, female, old, and young inside and outside of the buddhist hall kneeled onto the ground.

"Greetings Madam!"

At first glance, most of the men were wearing sandals, and their feet were exposed. The man was wearing a white tunic, a white cloth scarf over his head, and dark shorts. The woman used a wooden hairpin to fix her long hair. Her hair was neatly and meticulously arranged. She wore a grey long skirt, dark pants, and sandals. One by one, she lowered her head and kneeled down in front of her.

However, the little children were all skinny and were kneeling on the ground barefooted. This made Xia Li's heart feel heavy.

"Everyone, get up." Xia Li stepped forward and pulled up the few people who were kneeling on the ground.

"The Madam told everyone to get up, so don't kneel." Uncle Fu was a smart person, so when he said that, most of the people stood up as well.

"Young madam, these are the few fattening fish that we fished out today. Take them to replenish your body."

"Madam, these are some of the fruits that we just picked. Here, have a taste."

"Madam, here are some herbs that we collected from the mountain. We'll give them to you!"

Xia Li could only put the girl down, while the others passionately gave whatever they had to Xia Li as a selfless gift. She waved her hand, wanting to reject them, but it was still difficult to resist the enthusiasm of the crowd.

"Mistress, please accept it. Although the things that we have given you are not worth much money, we also share the same intentions."

Uncle Fu followed Xia Li and said passionately.

"Mistress, take it!"

The surrounding people said in unison.

Xia Li's heart was filled with emotions. Her eyes were a little red as she accepted the fish and fruits sent over by everyone.

Ru Shuang followed closely behind Xia Li the whole time, silently accompanying her and protecting her safety. Naturally, he also helped her carry a few baskets of fruits.

"Young Master is here!" Xia Li was still emotionally moved, but Uncle Fu beside him shouted out loudly. Behind him were a few workers who carried dozens of bags of food and other food to the entrance of the buddhist hall.

Seeing Sun Chun coming over, everyone quietly knelt down once again. Inside the buddhist hall, in the quiet place, everyone seemed to be respectful and respectful.

Xia Li stood where she was, watching as Sun Chun walked step by step in front of her. He took all the baskets, frames, and fishes in her hands and gave them to the followers behind him, and then tyrannically pulled her into his embrace.

"Gongzi and Madam hugged each other!" The girl who gave Xia Li the garland laughed and shouted. The one kneeling on the side, was probably the girl's mother, and she secretly pulled the child to her feet and knelt down.

"Why are you here?" Being wrapped in Sun Chun's embrace, Xia Li forgot about the crowd and whispered into his ear.

"I missed you." Sun Chun held onto Xia Li's waist with a slight force and held her even more tightly. A warm smile hung on the corner of her lips and as she watched, she became infatuated and felt her heart beating faster and faster.

As if he had noticed the strange quietness around him, Xia Li pushed Sun Chun away and tidied up his makeup. Looking at the dozens of bags of food, vegetables and meat behind him, he looked at Sun Chun suspiciously.