Phi-Fic Chapter 463 Ancient Natural Disasters 3
Chapter 463 Ancient Natural Disasters 3
“Grandmother, my aunt and I watched the snow for a while, and we’ll be right back,” Situ An said.
Xia Wenxiu knew the air inside wasn't very pleasant, so she didn't say anything more, only patting Situ An's head: "Little An is such a good boy."
Du Yulan saw Situ Qing staring at her expectantly and knew that she was unfamiliar with her. After all, the original owner had just married into the Marquis's mansion, and the little one was curious about her.
She smiled and pulled out a purse filled with maltose that she had bought in the ancient world from her pocket (space).
He took one out and handed it to her: "Xiaoqing, do you want some candy?"
When Situ Qing saw the candy, her eyes lit up and she swallowed hard; she hadn't eaten candy for several days.
However, she did not take it directly, but instead looked at her mother and grandmother.
Xia Wenxiu smiled and patted her head: "Your aunt gave it to you, eat it if you want."
"Remember to thank your aunt," Xu Qingyu said.
"Grandmother, Mother, I understand," Situ Qing said in a childish voice.
She took the candy and thanked her sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie."
"You're welcome." Du Yulan offered Situ An another piece, but he was a little embarrassed: "Auntie, I don't need it."
Dad said he's already a little adult, so he's embarrassed to eat candy like his little sister.
"Here, it's just a piece of candy." With that, she placed it directly in his hand.
Xu Qingyu also spoke up, saying, "Just take it; it's your aunt's kindness."
Situ An nodded and politely thanked Du Yulan.
A short while later, Situ Cheng and Situ Xiu returned, bringing back about twenty steamed buns and two water bags of hot water.
Each person received two steamed buns, and the rest were kept for the journey. Although it was so cold that they might get hard, Du Yulan took the steamed buns, found a place to squat down and gnaw on them.
She wasn't actually hungry, but her body was, so she ate the steamed buns with relish.
While eating her steamed bun, she glanced at the other people.
They had only been in exile for a few days, and everyone still had some silver, so most people bought food from the inn.
Some people, probably because they were reluctant to spend money or were short of funds, insisted on going out to find firewood, intending to cook some porridge to make do with a meal.
Then, not long after, they came back soaked in snow, cold and hungry. In the end, they had no choice but to buy firewood from the inn and make a fire to warm themselves.
Du Yulan saw Situ Cheng go to the male lead Sikong Yuan's place again. After all, they were cousins and had a good relationship before, so naturally she wouldn't be completely indifferent.
Situ Xiu walked over to her and handed her a water pouch: "Drink some water, this is warm water that has been diluted."
"Okay, sure." I wanted to thank them, but considering their current public relationship, I didn't stand on ceremony.
Du Yulan didn't stand on ceremony. She took the water pouch, drank two big gulps, and then handed it back to him.
Situ Xiu took the water pouch, drank a couple of sips, and then put it away.
Seeing this, Du Yulan didn't say anything; she could understand the special circumstances.
"I was just talking to my older brother and we figured it would be hard to find firewood outside. I was thinking of buying some from the inn later to make a fire so it wouldn't be so cold tonight."
Everyone saw what the people who went out to find firewood looked like, and Du Yulan naturally had no objection to their idea: "Well, let's buy it then. Do you have enough money on you?"
The original owner's money hadn't actually been used yet. The money everyone was spending was given by Situ Xiu's mother, and his sister-in-law would also give money to his older brother so he could buy things to help everyone out.
Thinking of this, Du Yulan took out a purse containing small gold and silver ingots from her body: "Here you go, we can't all use Mother and Sister-in-law's money."
His mother and sister-in-law were willing to contribute, which was generous of them, and they couldn't just remain silent forever.
"I can't accept your money." Situ Xiu was a little embarrassed because he was short of money.
Thinking of his family, where his father, elder brother, and he himself all depended on his wife for support, he couldn't help but feel regretful that he hadn't secretly hidden some gold and silver before being exiled.
Du Yulan could tell what he was thinking from his expression: "These are special circumstances, and we can't let Mother and Sister-in-law support us forever, can we? Here!"
Hearing her earlier words, Situ Xiu's attitude softened somewhat, but the seriousness of her following words, "take it," made him instinctively obey.
When he came to his senses, he already had a purse filled with silver in his hand. Situ Xiu wanted to say something.
But Du Yulan didn't give him a chance. She stood up, walked to the side, spread out several quilts, and lay down.
After looking at her for a while, Situ Xiu thought to himself that he should treat her even better in the future.
After figuring it out, he ran to call his older brother to go buy firewood together. Yu Lan was lying down now and must be very cold, so they had to start a fire quickly.
Du Yulan wasn't very comfortable lying down. She wasn't cold, but she wasn't used to sleeping in the same space with so many people.
To distract herself, she could only enter the space and watch TV with Xiao Qi, intending to spend the night like that.
Situ Xiu brought back firewood, and after starting a fire, he and his elder brother covered the place where their family slept with tarpaulin to prevent others from peeping.
After he finished tidying up, he lay down next to Du Yulan and slowly fell asleep while watching her back.
In the middle of the night, Du Yulan sensed something was wrong. She felt as if someone was hugging her. When her consciousness returned to her body, she saw that it was Situ Xiu who was hugging her.
He must have been cold, and after falling asleep, he instinctively moved closer to a heat source. He was unaware of what he was doing in his sleep.
She wanted to push him away, but then she thought with a wicked sense of humor what his expression would be when he woke up and saw this scene tomorrow morning. Situ Xiu still seemed like an innocent young man.
So Du Yulan didn't struggle and just fell asleep.
The next morning, when Situ Xiu opened his eyes, he saw a figure so close to him, and his own hands were still tightly holding the other person.
He widened his eyes slightly, his ears and cheeks quickly flushed red, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand and sat up.
Although he was holding his wife, they had only gone through the wedding ceremony and had never been this intimate before. How could he suddenly hold her and sleep with her for a night? Wouldn't that be too offensive?
Situ Xiu was lost in thought. Although Du Yulan didn't turn around, her spiritual power allowed her to see his expression. She was trying hard to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth, her mischievous pleasure satisfied.
However, there was no time for Situ Xiu to think for too long, as the voices of the officials outside could be heard: "Get up now, everyone, let's get going!"
Upon hearing the noise, everyone gradually got up, and Du Yulan also pretended to have just woken up.
When Situ Xiu saw that she had woken up, his expression was a little unnatural, but he still said, "I'm going to pack my things, it's time to assemble."