Chapter 51: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 51: Rainy Day, Lying Down
Feng Xuanrui and Physician Liu comforted her together, and Suisui finally calmed down.
Suisui was exhausted from crying. She had been holding onto Feng Xuanrui’s neck, but now she let go.
Feng Xuanrui, worried that his sister was still afraid, gently laid her down and softly held her hand.
He thought: if my sister is scared, I’ll hold her more.
If I hold her enough, she won’t be scared anymore!
Perhaps it was the familiar presence by her side, or maybe it was the comforting touch of her brother’s hand that gave her endless strength.
Or maybe, she was just tired from crying.
Suisui’s body gradually stopped trembling, and her tears finally ceased.
Physician Liu dipped a cloth in warm water, carefully wiping the little girl’s tear-stained face. After patting her gently for a while, he watched as she fell into a peaceful sleep. Only then did he stay by her side for a bit longer before going to bed himself.
By the time Physician Liu returned, the thunder had subsided, and the rain had lessened significantly.
Listening to the quiet around him, Physician Liu muttered, “Is it almost dawn?”
Suisui slept deeply.
The fear and sadness in her subconscious had made her cry for too long, draining much of her energy.
When she woke up again, it was nearly noon.
Feng Xuanrui had been lying beside her quietly, still holding her hand.
Even though he had woken up, he hadn’t moved.
Feng Xuanrui was grateful that he hadn’t drunk too much water.
Otherwise, he thought he might have been bursting by now!
Sensing movement beside him, Feng Xuanrui turned his head and met Suisui’s somewhat dazed, sleepy eyes.
Suisui didn’t remember what had happened last night.
But when she woke up with her eyes feeling sore, vague fragments of the night slowly came back to her.
Suisui knew that her brother had been there the whole time, even holding her hand while she slept. This made her smile.
Her eyes hurt, but it didn’t matter. Her brother was by her side, and that was enough.
Seeing his sister smile, Feng Xuanrui finally felt relieved. He grinned, revealing his little white teeth, “Morning, sister.”
Suisui obediently greeted him, “Good morning, brother!”
Physician Liu had woken up early and quietly came over to check on them.
Seeing that both children were fine, he went back.
Unable to fall asleep after all the fuss, he decided to see if he could negotiate with the innkeeper to borrow the kitchen and some ingredients to make breakfast.
It was still raining outside, and it wasn’t convenient to go out to eat.
Thankfully, with enough silver, the innkeeper was quite accommodating.
Dejiao and Deyu not only brewed good medicine but also cooked well.
So, minced meat porridge, steamed yam, and little buns were prepared.
Breakfast was ready, but the two children hadn’t woken up yet.
In the end, the adults ate first, leaving porridge and yam for the children.
When Suisui woke up, Physician Liu heard the news and came over to help the children wash up and change into fresh clothes before taking them to eat.
Today's rain was lighter than last night's.
The light drizzle seemed like it wouldn’t stop anytime soon.
Traveling today wasn’t an option, and even if the rain stopped, they would probably have to wait.
The roads after the rain wouldn’t be easy to travel.
Even though the official roads were repaired and compacted every year, they still became quite muddy after rain.
Feng Xuanrui mumbled as they ate, “If only there was something that could be laid on the road to keep it from getting so muddy!”
Laying down stone slabs could work.
But such materials wouldn’t withstand the heavy loads. Unlike the controlled environment of the capital, official roads had fewer restrictions.
So, while stone slabs could be laid and repaired regularly in the city, the official roads were more complicated.
Therefore, laying stones? Not very practical.
Once they shattered into gravel, they’d be even harder to manage.
Suisui didn’t understand any of this. While spooning porridge into her mouth, she asked the system.
“Lele, is there such a thing?”
The system quickly responded.
“There is, Suisui”
“Nature is amazing. Whatever you need can be found from it!”
“Even if it can’t be directly obtained, you can adjust and process it with a little effort!”
“If Suisui keeps listening to stories, one day, through your efforts, you’ll discover the wonders of the world!”
Knowing that such a thing existed made Suisui very happy.
As for exploring it herself, she was still young and didn’t think much about that.
Suisui happily snuggled up to Feng Xuanrui, “Brother, there will be! Don’t worry!”
Feng Xuanrui had just been muttering casually, not really expecting it to happen.
But if his sister said it would be, then it definitely would!
Feng Xuanrui nodded seriously and firmly, “Yes, there will be!”
The siblings agreed, then happily continued their meal.
After eating, since they couldn’t go outside due to the rain, they stayed in the room to play with a Lu Ban lock.
Seeing it annoyed Feng Xuanrui.
But after his initial frustration, he refused to give up.
Why couldn’t he solve it?
Feng Xuanrui thought: I don’t believe it, unless I try again!
Lu Ban lock: ?
Go ahead, give it a try.
After a long attempt, Feng Xuanrui spent most of the day on just one of the puzzles.
Still, he couldn’t solve it.
Not only that, in the middle of his frustration, he tried to work on a nine-link puzzle.
And couldn’t solve that either~
“Ahhh!”
“I’m so mad!”
Feng Xuanrui nearly had a meltdown!
Suisui, worried, held onto her brother’s sleeve, “Brother, you’re already amazing!”
“Brother, we’ll figure it out!”
“We’re just a bit off. Let’s keep trying!”
Feng Xuanrui, on the verge of a breakdown, was calmed down by his sister’s encouragement.
Having failed to solve it, Feng Xuanrui chose to lie down and eat instead.
The rainy day was gloomy, and it dampened everyone's mood.
After eating, they washed up and went to bed.
Suisui had slept a lot during the day, so she couldn’t fall asleep at night.
While Feng Xuanrui was already snoring softly, Suisui’s eyes were still wide open, completely awake.
Seeing this, the system quickly asked, “Want to hear a story?”
Suisui had been thinking about the story Aunt Ling Jiang had told her before.
But after pondering for a while, only fragments came to mind.
Now that there was a new story, Suisui eagerly nodded, “Yes!”
Today, a strange-looking older boy appeared.
Lying there, Suisui blinked her big eyes, curiously observing him.
The boy who appeared in Suisui’s consciousness also found the world quite fascinating!
The boy, Xiao A, had just finished his college entrance exams when he encountered someone trying to jump into a river.
He went in to save them.
But the person, who had lost the will to live, dragged Xiao A down with them when they realized someone was trying to save them.
Xiao A wasn’t strong enough, and in the end, the other person succeeded in pulling him down.
Perhaps because of this unfair end, Xiao A found himself presented with this strange opportunity.
To accumulate some good karma for his next life?
Xiao A found it all quite wondrous.
Looking into Suisui’s innocent, bright eyes, Xiao A thought: It wouldn’t be right to tell a story about being bitten while trying to do a good deed, right?
That wouldn’t be good for the child’s worldview!
So, what should he tell?
End of chapter.
Comments
Post a Comment