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Chapter 4 Gentle and Virtuous Sister-in-law

"I'm not a bastard without parents. I'm not... I want to make a name for myself. I want to make a lot of money..."

The dilapidated wooden windows rattled in the wind. Li Yi lay on the bed, sweating profusely, his wet hair sticking to his forehead, and he was murmuring in his sleep.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to his previous life, where his parents divorced and went their separate ways, and finally started their own families.

He was left alone in his hometown to depend on his elderly grandfather.

Perhaps it was the tragic experience in his childhood that made Li Yi experience the warmth and coldness of life early on, and also planted in him the obsession of wanting to stand out.

It was because he felt that all the suffering he had endured was due to the word "poverty".

Poverty is often more terrifying than death!
"I want to be rich, I want to make a lot of money, I want to stand out..."

Perhaps his inner obsession was too deep. Even in his sleep, Li Yi still clenched his teeth, clenched his hands into fists, and pounded the bed unconsciously, making a banging sound.

"Erlang, Erlang..."

At this moment, a gentle call sounded in his ears. Li Yi vaguely felt his body being shaken. He sat up suddenly, opened his confused eyes and looked a little dazed.

"Erlang, are you having a nightmare?" The concerned voice sounded again.

"I had a nightmare..." Li Yi's consciousness was still a little distracted, and he repeated it mechanically.

After saying this, he gradually regained consciousness and turned to look at the woman beside him.

"When I woke up at night, I heard some noises in your room. I called out to you a few times at the door, but you didn't respond. When I pushed the door open, I saw you sweating profusely and talking in your sleep. Your face was frighteningly pale."

Guo's eyes were full of concern. She leaned over and put her hand on Li Yi's forehead to test it.

Then he exclaimed softly: "Ah, it's so hot."

She couldn't help but feel a little worried. "You've just been tortured. If you get a fever, it will be terrible."

Although the ancients did not know what bacterial infection was, they did have the concept of so-called external trauma and wind evil, and they also knew that having a fever after an external trauma was not a good sign.

In this era of underdeveloped medical care, there is a high possibility of life-threatening situations.

"I'll go boil some water and scrub you down."

Guo didn't wait for Li Yi's response and turned around to go out and do her work.

Soon, she came in with a basin of water.

"Don't bother sister-in-law, I can do it myself."

Li Yiwan declined Guo's offer to help her wash her body.

Even in the modern society of the past life, uncles and sisters-in-law had to avoid suspicion.

Not to mention the world today.

As the saying goes, people's words are scary. Li Yi may not care, but he cannot ignore Guo's situation.

Because of this concern, he rarely even came back to the breakfast shop in the two years after his brother passed away.

He would come back once or twice a month at most, and never stay overnight. He would leave after eating, for fear of causing a bad influence on Mrs. Guo.

"Well, then I'll go back to my room first..." Guo finally realized that she had been too concerned and had overstepped the bounds.

She suddenly felt her cheeks getting slightly hot, so she stuffed the wet cloth into Li Yi's hand and ran out the door as if escaping.

But just as Guo reached the door, she heard a "ouch" from behind.

It turned out that Li Yi wanted to turn over and get out of bed, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt his calves go weak and he accidentally fell back onto the bed.

It is said that illness is like a mountain falling on you. Li Yi now has a real feeling of this.

He didn't expect that a small fever would make his strong body so weak. This was more painful than enduring twenty strokes of the cane.

"Let me do it, you just lie down."

Guo was worried and turned back.

"I……"

Li Yi tried hard to get up, but he felt dizzy and powerless as soon as he moved.

There was no other way, he could only lie down on the bed and let Guo wash his body.

"You must have caught a cold at noon because you were wearing so little. You're so old but you don't know how to pay attention to the temperature..." In the dim light, Guo's profile seemed a little hazy and increasingly gentle. There was a hint of blame in her tone, but more of it was concern and heartache.

As she spoke, she gently scrubbed it from top to bottom.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect or if it really works.

After being scrubbed by Guo, Li Yi felt much more relaxed and his head was not as dizzy anymore.

"Okay, take a rest. I'll get some more blankets later so you can cover yourself up and sweat."

After scrubbing, Guo leaned over and scrubbed the bath towel in the wooden basin.

Perhaps because she had to get up in a hurry to go to the bathroom, she was wearing thin clothes. In addition, when she bent over, the clothes stuck to her body, outlining the graceful curve of her back.

Li Yi's eyes swept over it inadvertently, and he was a little stunned.

Guo's figure was actually very well-proportioned, with a slender waist and a rounded figure, which formed a very graceful curve when she lifted her skirt.

It looks even more tempting under the dim lights.

Even coarse and tattered clothes can hardly hide a truly good figure.

Especially since the owner of this body is also very beautiful, women with both good figure and good looks are usually very attractive.

Like a ripe and delicious peach, it can easily arouse men's covetousness.

Zhao Da's cheap cousin lost his life because he couldn't control his lust.

No wonder people say beauty is the root of trouble...

Thinking of this, Li Yi quickly shook his head, throwing away the unnecessary thoughts.

During the years he served in the army, he had always kept himself clean and did not, like those bachelors in the army, use the money he earned from working for a living to find women and have a good time.

Needless to say, before joining the army, this body is still a novice.

But Li Yi is a normal man after all...but when he thought that the other party was his widowed sister-in-law, he couldn't help feeling guilty.

"Erlang, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Guo turned her head and saw Li Yi's strange expression, so she quickly asked with concern.

"Huh? Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about military matters."

Li Yi didn't dare to look directly into Guo's eyes and could only make up an excuse.

He couldn't possibly say that he was feeling uncomfortable in some unspeakable way.

Nonsence--

It’s disgusting just thinking about it!
"The army doesn't need you, what's the risk of anything happening without you?"

Mrs. Guo didn't think much about it. She picked up the basin and walked out. When she reached the door, she didn't forget to say:
"Erlang, just rest at home and recuperate. You don't need to worry about military affairs. Taking care of your own health is the most important thing."

After some tossing.

Li Yi was already mostly sleepy, and his thoughts gradually became scattered as he lay in bed.

Perhaps due to the negative impact of the disease, his mood suddenly became a little pessimistic.

No wonder people say that things in the world are often not as we wish.

God always plays a big joke on you inadvertently.

Otherwise, how could he kill someone with just one punch, and the person who died was the cousin of the future Emperor Taizu of Song.

What's even more outrageous is that one person died and one person got nothing, and Zhao Kuangyin's aunt was also involved.

In addition, what makes Li Yi even more confused is the uncertainty about the future.

He originally thought that with his familiarity with history, he could enjoy wealth and prosperity by clinging to Zhao Kuangyin.

But the facts prove that man proposes, God disposes.

God always pays on delivery, and He will never be tricked by you... Li Yi remembered this sentence he saw on the Internet in his previous life.

"Damn, what's wrong with Emperor Taizu of Song? Look at your brother Zhao Er, all he has left is the ability to drift his donkey cart..."

(End of this chapter)