It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Chapter 137 It's time to go

"All this is because of you." Lin Yueniang said, "If I hadn't seen you do so much for us during this period of time, letting me know that women can rely on themselves and have the right to pursue happiness, I think I would never take this step in my life."

"That proves that you and I are destined to be together." Su Man also smiled, "So there's no need to say thank you or anything like that. Of course, in addition to thanking me, you should also thank yourself. You are very brave. If you weren't brave enough, then no one's advice would be of any use, right?"

Lin Yue Niang was stunned. She had never heard of thanking herself before.

Her eyes reddened and she finally nodded vigorously.

"Yes, we should all thank ourselves!"

The two of them walked slowly to Xia Qiu Pavilion, and Su Man also went in to take a look around before leaving.

the next day.

Aunt Mei took her things and went to Lin Yue Niang's house with Aunt Cui early in the morning, riding in Su Man's carriage.

This was also Su Man's suggestion, and she also asked Aunt Cui to go along. After all, having two people as companions would make people feel that they were sincere. After all, Aunt Cui was the village chief's wife.

In this era, even if one is just a small village chief, as long as he has such a status, if he takes the initiative to visit someone, it will be very prestigious.

Anyway, Su Man, Fu Si and Fu Qi have nothing to do these two days, so they can help out in Xia Qiu Building.

"Girl, look at this fruit. I saw it at the market just now."

Old Man Fan placed the small cloth bag in front of Su Man with a smile. Su Man took a look and found that it was mulberries.

"You bought it?" Su Man was quite surprised.

"Yes, I bought it. There was a little girl and an old lady at the market over there. They said they picked it from the mountain and brought it to the town to sell to see if they could sell some to help with the family income.

I've eaten this fruit before when I was looking for herbs in the mountains. It's sour and sweet, quite delicious, and not poisonous. You should try it now."

Old Man Fan kept asking Su Man to try it. He had been staying in the town these days, and the restaurant didn't need his help, so he just wandered around the market every day doing nothing.

And every day, he would find some small things at the market and bring them back to Su Man.

Although Su Man thought those things were very ordinary, Old Man Fan's kindness was extraordinary. She quite liked the feeling of being treated like a child.

"This is indeed edible, it's called mulberry, but this fruit is prone to invisible bugs. So soak it in salt water before eating."

As Su Man spoke, she took a small cloth bag to the kitchen, filled it with salt water, and then poured all the mulberries into it to soak.

This was the first time that Old Man Fan heard such a thing.

"I didn't expect that. I used to just throw anything into my mouth, but I didn't expect so many."

Su Man smiled and said, "It's nothing, as long as it's okay to eat it, but for the sake of my health, I think I should be more careful in the future.

Of course, that is only possible if conditions permit. If you are hungry and cold in the mountains, or are fleeing for your life, then don’t worry about whether it is clean or not, just eat it. Survival is the most important thing!"

Fu Si and Fu Qiyi nodded in agreement when they heard this. With their identities, they had the most say in what Su Man said.

Many times, in order to complete the mission, they eat whatever they have, or whatever they see. There are no so many rules. After all, compared with staying alive, everything else is nothing.

Everyone was taking a nap at this time, so there were only four of them in Xiaqiulou.

Su Man guessed the time and changed the water after soaking for about fifteen minutes. Of course, it was Fu Si who changed it. With them around, Su Man didn't have to do anything most of the time.

A few people tasted the mulberries and found that they were indeed sour and sweet, and also very fresh.

"In fact, these mulberries can be used to make wine." Su Man said, and couldn't help smacking her lips.

She is a little greedy.

She still likes drinking, but she only likes to drink some low-alcohol fruit wine and beer.

She hadn't thought of drinking these days, and there was fruit wine and beer in the space, but Su Man still wanted to drink some mulberry wine.

They knew how to brew when my mom was around, and she learned it from me.

"What? This can be used to make wine? Does it taste good?" Old man Fan was very curious, his eyes were shining.

As soon as Su Man saw the look in Old Man Fan's eyes, she knew what he was thinking.

"It tastes sweet and is quite delicious, especially suitable for the elderly and women."

Upon hearing Su Man's words, Old Man Fan's eyes brightened even more, and he looked at Su Man eagerly.

Su Man suppressed her laughter and said,

"But unfortunately, our situation is not stable right now, so we can't do it for you. If we are stable someday, I will try to do it for you."

We all know what the instability she mentioned means. It simply means that we don't know when we will leave here.

When it comes to this topic, everyone was silent.

Old Man Fan sighed, "Girl, I heard that Wang Dagui and Yue Niang are going to get married, right?"

"Yes, Aunt Mei and Aunt Cui went to Yue Niang's house today to talk about it. There shouldn't be any problem. If there are no accidents, we can drink the wedding wine soon."

Old Man Fan couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw Su Man still smiling.

"You silly girl, what's so funny about this? Others have achieved their goals and got married, but what about you? Look at you now..."

Old Man Fan looked at Fu Si and Fu Qi with hesitation.

Fu Si and Fu Qi: “…”

"What's wrong with me now? Am I not fine now?" Su Man pretended not to understand what Old Man Fan said.

Old man Fan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but in the end he didn't say much.

"Okay, I know you're worried about me, but I'm really fine." Su Man said softly, "They have achieved their goal, I'm happy for them, as for me, as long as the business is prosperous, that's all."

Old Man Fan snorted again.

"It's much warmer today. Spring is coming." Su Man suddenly said, skipping the previous topic.

"Yes, it's here." Old Man Fan also sighed, "When the two children left, it was still Chinese New Year, the middle of winter. Now, two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's almost spring."

Su Man: “…” We can’t move on from this topic, right?

Since we can't get over it, let's discuss it further.

Su Man looked at Fu Si and Fu Qi and asked,

"Have you received any letters lately?"

"No." They both shook their heads.

Su Man narrowed her eyes.

"Is this true? You're not lying? You're not tricking me?"

"Of course not!" Fu Si said quickly, "Madam, we will never lie to you now, you should trust us! Since we made it clear to you last time, we have never concealed anything from you again."

Su Man was just saying this casually just now. She still trusts the two of them very much.

"Okay, if there's nothing, then there's nothing. Why are you so anxious and worried? If someone doesn't know, they might think you're guilty."

Fu Si and Fu Qi: “…”

Su Man sighed softly, "Perhaps no news is the best news. Didn't your master say that we should evacuate if we receive a second letter from him? Now that we haven't received it, it's still good news."

Others also agreed that, indeed, no news is the best news.

"No matter what, you can't sneak away when the time comes. You must take me with you. If you dare to leave secretly without telling me, I will poison myself to death!"

Old Man Fan glared at the three of them and snorted coldly.

He now has no trust in these three people at all!

Su Man: “…”

Fu Si and Fu Qi: “…”

However, not long after Su Man said that no news was the best news, they received the letter.

This was the third afternoon after Aunt Mei and Aunt Cui returned from Lin Yue Niang's home.

Fu Si disappeared in the morning. Su Man thought he was going to do something and did not ask. After all, Fu Si and Fu Qi would go out occasionally, but one of them would always have someone by her side, so she would not ask casually.

Lin Yue Niang's family members were also easy to talk to. After knowing what kind of person Wang Dagui was, they did not try to stop him. Instead, they were very happy.

So their marriage has actually been decided, and it will take place next month.

"Fu Qi, why did Fu Si take so long? Wasn't it pretty quick before? Isn't there going to be any problem?"

Su Man asked with a frown.

In the past, Fu Si and Fu Qi usually went out in the morning and came back at noon. But now it was already afternoon and they were still nowhere to be seen, which really made Su Man worried.

Fu Qi's already expressionless face became even uglier and colder at this moment. It was obvious that he was also worried that something might have happened.

"I don't know." Fu Qi also responded in a calm voice.

Su Man's face was gloomy. "Do you know where Fu Si went? Let's go find him directly. Don't waste time."

"No." Fu Qi gritted his teeth and said, "We can't go look for it."

"Why? Aren't you worried about him? Don't you want to go find him? Aren't you afraid that something might happen to him?"

"It's not that we're not worried, but if something really happens to him, we can't go there, or we'll just die."

"Are you afraid of death?" Su Man's face turned cold.

"It's not that we are afraid of death, but we must protect you, madam. This is the mission our master has given us." Fu Qi also looked at Su Man and said.

Su Man paused, then said in a cold voice,

"I told you, I don't need anyone to worry about me. I can take care of myself. If you don't want me to worry, take me to find him. Otherwise, I'll go by myself. I don't have the habit of abandoning my companions."

Fu Qi was startled and was about to speak when Fu Si hurried in from the door.

Fu Si saw the two people's faces paused, and then whispered,

"Madam, Xiaoqi, let's go to the backyard. We have something to talk about."

Fu Si is usually very casual and rarely gets so serious.

And now, at this critical juncture, Su Man and Fu Qi both roughly knew what had happened.

She took a deep breath and said, "I'll go find the old man and come back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Old Man Fan came in from the door.

"You three are all here? Where are the others? Have you all gone back to your rooms to rest? Have you finished your meal?"

As soon as Old Man Fan finished speaking, he noticed that the expressions of these three people were not right.

He paused, then asked carefully,

"This...did something happen?"

Su Man did not hide it from him. After all, she had just wanted to find the old man.

"Let's go, backyard talk."

The faces of these three people were too grim, and Old Man Fan felt a little uneasy.

If these three people had such expressions, then it must be something very bad.

For the three of them, what else could be bad except that incident?

Old Man Fan's face also became a little ugly, and finally he followed silently to the East Courtyard.

Aunt Mei and the others were preparing some things in the kitchen. When they saw them enter the East Courtyard, they didn't think much of it. They just thought they had something to say.

After arriving at the East Courtyard, Fu Si closed the door on this side, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Su Man.

"This is the second letter from the master."

Fu Si's voice was dry and hoarse. The appearance of this second letter meant that Fu Xiu and the others were already in danger.

Su Man pursed her lips and took the letter.

She had always thought she was mentally prepared, but when she saw the second letter, she was still a little scared.

She suppressed the emotions that were about to surge in her heart and slowly opened the envelope.

At this time, the most useless thing is emotion.

She originally thought that this letter would be a very long one, but after opening it, there were only two short sentences.

'Take the people away and remember what I said.'

Just a dozen words made Su Man feel an unnecessary emotion in her heart.

Of course she knew what Fu Xiu meant. He simply wanted Fu Si and Fu Qi to protect her.

But the letter mentions a person, not her or him. It seems that she is really cautious. Is she afraid that others will discover her?

She closed her eyes, knowing that Fu Xiu must be in real trouble.

"What's written? Let me see." Old Man Fan took the letter from Su Man and was stunned when he saw the short sentence on it.

Everyone present was smart and knew what this sentence implied.

"Is this the only letter? No others?" Su Man asked.

In fact, she knew without asking that there was only this letter. If there were really other things, Fu Si would not have refused to take them out. She just didn't want to accept this result.

Fu Si nodded.

"Then why did you come back so late?" Su Man asked again.

"There was someone following me, and I came back after I dealt with him. I also went to Youran Ju to tell Fu Fu about some things, so I was delayed for some time." Fu Si replied.

Su Man didn't expect that he had already solved all the problems.

"In that case, what else is there to worry about? Prepare the carriage and leave tonight."

Su Man made the decision immediately.

Old Man Fan didn't say anything. He was going with Su Man anyway. No matter where Su Man went or when she left, she just had to take him with her.