Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 2: There are many troubles at the widow's door (seeking a ticket)
Ye Beixuan was stunned. It was often said that there were many troubles around a widow, but he was grateful for her kindness in giving him extra food for many days. Now that she was in trouble, it was difficult for him to refuse.

After a slight hesitation, Ye Beixuan replied softly, "There's no time to lose. Please lead the way, Madam Boss."

The breeze blew by, as softly as a mother's hands. Ye Beixuan helped to pack up the stall, and the pretty widow took out the shoulder pole to carry the load.

Adhering to the concept of manliness, he thought that women should not be asked to do heavy work or lift heavy objects.

Ye Beixuan took a step forward, took the load and helped the pretty widow carry it.

Seeing this, the pretty widow smiled slightly, and even had a hint of redness on her face.

As soon as I put the carrying pole on my shoulder and stood up, I felt the burden was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

She? Is it like this every day? I am no longer an ordinary person now, otherwise I would hurt my waist if I carried it so suddenly. How could a woman carry such a heavy burden?

Her home is not too far away, located on the east side of the town. The house is not big, probably the inheritance left by her late husband.

"Niuniu, Niuniu, mother is back."

She was greeted by a big yellow dog, which was affectionately surrounding the pretty widow and acting coquettishly. What was even more amazing was that it had no hostility towards Ye Beixuan.

Seeing no one responded, the pretty widow opened the door first and went in. Ye Beixuan followed with his load on his shoulder. When they arrived in the yard, he put down the load and looked around.

The yard was surrounded by a sturdy-looking mud fence, covered in crooked drawings made with branches, depicting a heartwarming scene of a family of three holding hands.

It's easy to tell that the cute little person in the middle is Niu Niu, and the woman with long flowing hair next to her must be the pretty widow. The man in the picture has no facial features, so he must be Niu Niu's father.

"Niuniu."

A cry was heard, startling Ye Beixuan who was engrossed in looking at the painting. He quickly put down his burden and rushed into the tidy house.

I saw the pretty widow holding the twitching Niuniu in her arms, beating her hard.

Oh no, it's a child's high fever convulsion. Ye Beixuan saw it at a glance.

"Don't move, let me do it. Go and prepare some warm water."

Ye Beixuan immediately stepped forward and hugged Niu Niu, then adjusted her position to prevent her from vomiting and suffocating.

I carefully checked whether there was any foreign object in the mouth and only felt relieved after confirming that there was nothing wrong.

Soon the water was brought and he quickly cooled Niu Niu down. After some effort, Niu Niu's convulsions finally stabilized.

The pretty widow was so frightened that she sobbed softly.

He put Niuniu down and was about to get up and leave the bed when a small hand suddenly gently grasped his little finger.

"Daddy. Daddy. Daddy." Niu Niu called out incoherently in her sleep.

Hey!! Helplessly, he had to sit back down and let her tender little hand hold his big hand. Maybe she was thinking about her daddy in her sleep!

Since you called me daddy, I will agree to this brief father-daughter relationship before we leave.

With a sigh, Ye Beixuan gently stroked the child's head and said, "The child is fine. As long as the fever goes down in time, it will be fine. You must keep an eye on the child when he has a fever."

The pretty widow breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Thank you, sir."

Sir? Did she misunderstand?

Seeing Ye Beixuan was a little dazed, the pretty widow said softly, "I know that you must be confused. In fact, I have been listening to your stories all the time. Although I missed the ending of Romance of the West Chamber, I have been in love with you for a long time."

"I originally wanted to slowly get closer to you so that I could find a father for Niu Niu that she likes. Niu Niu really likes you, but now you seem to be leaving here. If I don't tell you today, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance." When she said this, the pretty widow's eyes dimmed instantly.

"How did the boss lady know I was leaving?"

Then Ye Beixuan slapped his head and said, "Since the boss lady missed the ending, I will tell it to her again."

A slightly rough, thin finger pressed Ye Beixuan's lips as he was about to speak. "Sir, your expression when you bought tofu today was different from usual. I guessed you were leaving. You have an extraordinary aura. Qingshi Town can't keep you. But I want you to tell me the ending when you come back. Is that okay?"

Looking at her eyes full of expectation, Ye Beixuan nodded slightly, as if to agree. Seeing Ye Beixuan's agreement, the pretty widow said ecstatically: "By the way, I have a gift for you, my lord."

After saying that, she turned around and took out a green dress from the cupboard. Although the fabric was ordinary, it was finely made and the texture was quite soft.

"This is something I cut and sewed myself according to your figure. I saw your clothes were worn out that day, so I made this one. I was planning to give it to you later."

At this point, her eyes dimmed again, but she quickly forced a smile and said, "Let me put it on for you, sir! See if it fits."

As she spoke, she pulled Ye Beixuan up and began to dress and tidy him up carefully.

Ye Beixuan looked helpless, but it was difficult for him to break free, so he could only let her control him like a puppet.

After putting it on, he moved his body and found it was exactly right, as if it was tailor-made for him, making his posture look more upright.

"In that case, thank you very much, Madam Boss."

After doing all this, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. In order to ease the awkwardness, Ye Beixuan had to go and check on Niu Niu's condition.

Strangely enough, when Ye Beixuan held Niuniu's hand, she immediately calmed down and her fever disappeared, but she was sweating.

"What's Niuniu's full name?"

The pretty widow was slightly startled, then she leaned forward and said, "Sir, Niuniu should be called Niuniu. I am a woman and don't understand these things. Why don't you give her a name?"

I touched Niu Niu's little hand and found that it had almost returned to normal, and its complexion began to show its normal rosy color.

Could it be the rouge button on her body? Or was it just a coincidence?

Putting aside his thoughts, Ye Beixuan whispered, "What's Niuniu's father's surname?"

Speaking of her father, the pretty widow said nothing, but just said: "Niuniu has no father, why don't you take the surname Ye, the official, is that okay?"

With my last name? Ye Beixuan turned his head to glance at Niuniu's cute face and sighed: Since you call me dad, then okay!
"Well, Ye Qingshuang, how about it?" Ye Beixuan thought for a while and came up with a name.

"Okay, let's call her Qingshuang. I'll tell her that this name was given by her father." The pretty widow said ecstatically.

It seems like she is already a child with a father.

Turning back and touching the child's forehead, which was covered in sweat, Ye Beixuan said softly: "Niuniu is sweating all over, get some water to wipe it off!"

"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."

After saying that, the pretty widow took a deep breath, moved lightly, pushed open the door, walked into the yard and went to the well, just as she was about to draw water.

A strong hand covered her mouth and pressed her over the well, and she was about to be pushed into the well.

"Ah!" The pretty widow only shouted halfway before stopping abruptly. Then she struggled violently, flapping her hands non-stop.

When she saw who was coming, it was the drunk Zhen Guandong. She struggled even harder, but a woman's strength could never compare to a man's.

Woof woof woof woof.

The big yellow dog guarding the door then noticed something unusual in the yard. It let out a burst of loud barking, then crawled in through the dog hole and continued barking.

Bang! Zhen Guandong picked up a stone nearby and threw it over.

Woo woo woo.
Then a low growl of a dog's painful cry was heard.

"My dear, just obey me!" He said with a lewd smile, "I miss you. I dream about you every day."

"Tell me...how am I inferior to that pale-faced scholar? I guarantee I'm much better than him!"

But what responded to him was an even more violent struggle.

(End of this chapter)