Bidding farewell to everyone, Xiao Man and Lu Li got on their horses, slowly and leisurely out of the city, and rushed all the way to the north.

In just one year, he set foot on this road again, but Xiaoman's state of mind was completely different.

From Bishui Village to Shangjing before, Xiaoman was full of expectations and trepidation along the way, looking forward to a new environment, a new life, a fear of his identity, and a fear of all the unknowns.

But this time, she set foot on this road again, thinking only about which flower on the side of the road was more beautiful, and what the clouds in the sky had become, and she didn't care at all what would happen when she went to Bishui Village.

Because she knew that no matter what happened, she already had enough ability to deal with it, and Lu Li would be desperate to help herself.

Moreover, in just one year, her identity has also changed dramatically, from an unknown country girl to the duchess of Donglan, and then to Bishui Village, even if some people are dissatisfied, but they are afraid of their identity, absolutely no one dares to provoke.

"Xiaoman." Lu Li called in a low voice, "Have you ever thought about what you will do when you go back?" ”

Xiao Man leaned on Lu Li's chest, looking at the changing scenery in front of him, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his eyes were shining, and he was full of expectation: "After I go back, let's see how Xiaoling's business is, as well as the Su family, and the small house we lived in before, we have to take a look." ”

After speaking, she turned sideways to look at Lu Li, "What about you?" Ever wondered what you're going to do when you go back? ”

"Just like you." Lu Li smiled, showing a warm smile, "What do you want to do, then I will follow you to do it." ”

It was just such a simple sentence, but it made Xiao Man blush in an instant, she hurriedly turned around and continued to look at the road ahead, but in her heart, she kept thinking about what Lu Li had just said.

Whatever he does, then Lu Li will follow what he does.

Xiao Man kept pondering this sentence, and laughed coldly, she turned sideways again, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Lu Li, you just said that no matter what I do, you will follow me, right?" ”

Lu Li, who didn't know the situation, tugged on the horse's reins and nodded, "Yes." ”

"What if I'm going to go to the latrine? Are you going to follow along? The smile on the corner of Xiao Man's mouth became more and more sly, her big eyes purred, and a small mouth smiled proudly, revealing a neat row of small white teeth.

Lu Lideng's face darkened, he lowered his eyes to look at Xiao Man's proud little face, and angrily lowered his head and bit the other party's mouth.

After successfully getting Xiao Man's exclamation, he cleared his throat and straightened his body, and deliberately responded cheekily: "If you want me to follow, then I'll follow." ”

This time, he succeeded in blackening Xiao Man's face, who was touching his lips.

The two of them talked and laughed and went out of Shangjing, and arrived at the nearest town to Shangjing before dark.

Because of the proximity to Shangjing, this town is very large, and even though it was close to evening when the two arrived, there were still many hawkers on the street, and people came and went, and it was very lively.

Lu Li led the horse in front, Xiao Man followed closely with a light gray package on his back, and after half a circle around the town, he successfully found an inn.

The inn has three floors, although it is not as luxurious as the inn in Shangjing, but this one has a unique flavor, and there are people coming and going in front of the door, and there are many vendors setting up stalls nearby, which is enough to see how good the business of this inn is.

"That's it." Lu Li stopped, turned to look at Xiao Man, "Let's stay here for the night first, and then continue to hurry when we get up tomorrow morning to have some food, I have read the map, and there is still a day and a half away from the nearest town here, so we have to get up early tomorrow morning." ”

Xiao Man nodded and said obediently: "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

Xiao Er of the inn is very enthusiastic, but Lu Li rarely reveals personal information when he is in a hurry, so after Xiao Er brings the meal, he closes the door to prevent Xiao Er from coming to the door again.

Lu Li was used to living alone when he was a child, and later went on expeditions and battles for a long time, and his vigilance was very heavy, so he was even more vigilant against the enthusiastic Xiao Er, Xiao Man didn't understand this, so he did what the other party said, and spent a quiet and safe night.

Xu is two people are dressed too mediocre, maybe Lu Li's vigilance has played a role, anyway, the two have been on the road for many days, and they have always been peaceful, and every morning they wake up with the package well, and the money has not been touched.

Xiao Man couldn't help but admire Lu Li even more, especially when he was in a hurry, his eyes seemed to be glued to the other party, and he was reluctant to leave at all.

Lu Li also enjoyed this kind of adoring gaze very much, so he also looked at it from the other party.

Because Xiao Man planned to rush back before Xia Wanrou gave birth, and Xiao Man still wanted to stay at home for a few more days, the two had to shorten the travel time so that they could rush back to Beijing within a month.

After Xiaoman adapted to this mode of rushing during the day and resting at night, Lu Li accelerated the process, from getting up in the morning to falling asleep at night, the two of them were in a non-stop hurry, and let the horses rest by the way when they ate at noon, so that the horses would not be unable to support before arriving in Taoyuan County.

In this way, under Lu Li's careful vigilance, the two arrived safely all the way to Taoyuan County. It was already late when they entered Taoyuan County, and the two finally found an inn with lanterns still lit in front of the door.

Ten days of travel in a row have made Xiao Man lose a lot of weight, and there are already red bloodshots in the original black and white eyes, coupled with the gradually hot weather, Xiao Man's sideburns hair is stuck to his cheeks with sweat, and he looks extremely embarrassed.

She leaned on her horse, tired, and waited for the landing to leave and knock on the door.

"Knock knock—"

Lu Li was also tired, because he was looking around for an inn with an open door, and a lot of mud was stuck to the hem of his trousers, and the original brand new pair of cloth shoes was also very old at this time, as if he had been wearing them for several years.

He frowned slightly and waited for Xiao Er to open the door, his originally dark eyes were also a little red, his mouth was dry and peeling, and his face was full of indelible exhaustion.

"Squeak-"

The door opened, Xiao Er yawned before he could speak, then glanced at Lu Li casually, and asked, "Do you want to stay in the hotel or eat?" ”

Lu Li smiled tiredly, "Staying in the hotel, do you have a stable here?" ”

Xiao Er smiled when he heard this, then glanced behind Lu Li, and saw Xiao Man standing next to the horse, the smile on the corner of his mouth was even worse, he shook the towel on his shoulder, walked to the house and wiped the table casually, and said: "Of course there is a stable, you come in first and sit for a while, and I will tie your horse up." ”

"Thank you."

After Xiao Er straightened up the horse, he specially brought the meal upstairs, "You two eat first, I'll be busy going down, just call me if you have something." ”

Xiao Er left, Xiao Man sat on the chair as if her whole body strength had been drained, her head tilted, her two arms loosely rested on the armrests, her legs crooked together, she looked at the food on the table, she had no appetite at all.

After a day's journey, just to be able to get to Taoyuan County as soon as possible, fortunately, I went to Bishui Village early tomorrow morning, along the way, Xiaoman didn't eat any dry food, but she didn't feel hungry, because she just wanted to sleep well now.

"Don't really want to eat it?" Lu Li sat aside and said worriedly.

Xiao Man didn't even have the strength to answer, she shook her head, her eyes half-squinted, and she was about to fall asleep.

Seeing this, Lu Li sighed, so he had to get up and take off Xiaoman's coat, and then carefully put it on the bed and covered it with a thin quilt. After doing all this, Lu Li was about to talk to Xiaoman, but the other party was already asleep and couldn't wake up anyway.

There was no way, Xiao Man's little face was still covered with the dust splashed during the hurry, mixed with sweat, and it looked more and more dirty on the white little face.

Lu Li asked Xiao Er for a large basin of hot water, soaked a towel, wiped Xiao Man's face, hands, and arms clean little by little, and then hurriedly washed his face and poured out the dirty water.

When he came back, the food on the table was already cold, and Lu Li didn't have the heart to eat, so he blew out the candle and went to bed.

After many days of traveling, both of them were exhausted, and now they returned to Taoyuan County, seeing the familiar street scene and listening to the familiar accent, Lu Li unconsciously let down his guard and fell asleep with Xiaoman in his arms with one hand.

The next day, the two were woken up by the crowing of a rooster downstairs.

The sky was still bright, and the surroundings were very silent, and suddenly there was a sharp snort, and it was not over after one or two sounds, and anyone would be very angry.

Xiao Man lay in Lu Li's arms, and after being woken up, she frowned and turned over, and then irritably pulled the quilt up and over her head, trying to block the sharp rooster crow.

But obviously, the thin quilt can't stop the rooster's crow at all.

"I'm annoyed!" Xiao Man let out a low roar and got up with his messy hair.

Lu Li also got up and sat on the bed with Xiao Manshuang, his consciousness was still a little blurry, but he subconsciously reached out and took the woman into his arms, because he had just woken up, the man's voice was a little hoarse, "Don't be angry, since you wake up, let's get up, we will go to Bishui Village later." ”

Xiao Man bit his lower lip angrily, holding the quilt and sulking.

Seeing this, Lu Li couldn't help but smile, he hugged Xiao Man in his arms tightly, and was about to make a sound to appease him, when there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, as if they were just outside the door where they lived.

The man subconsciously raised his vigilance, then covered Xiaoman's mouth, he leaned over and whispered, "Shhh Don't make a sound! ”

Xiao Man's eyes widened, and she shrank into Lu Li's arms, she stared at the thin wooden door tightly, and her heart beat faster and faster.

The sound of scraggling footsteps stopped abruptly, followed by a conversation between the two men.

"The man and woman who came last night live here, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's here, let's go inside."

"Did the medicine you gave last night work?"

"Don't worry, there is medicine in every dish, as long as they take a bite, it will be enough to sleep until tomorrow!"