On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 286 What should we do in the future?
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Li Shiyue took the stack of envelopes and put them away.

"Sir, don't forget what we said before about finding a suitable accountant. I will send someone to pick you up and take you back to the village next spring."

It's getting late, so we'll take our leave now.

Jiang Huai stared in disbelief as Li Shiyue bowed to him and left. By the time he came to his senses, Li Shiyue had already mounted her horse.

When Li Shiyue mounted his horse, he casually stuffed the stack of letters he had obtained from Jiang Huai into the saddlebag hanging around the horse's neck.

Li Shiyue and his men rode swiftly all the way, and even though Ma Zi and his men had left more than half an hour earlier, Li Shiyue and his men caught up with them in less than a quarter of an hour.

Looking up at the sky again, Li Shiyue said to Ma Zi and Mo Zi, "If nothing unexpected happens on the road, we won't reach Sanshan County until after nightfall."

We'll have to trouble Brother Ma and Brother Mo to inform them in advance about the inn we booked and make the arrangements.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time if all of us old folks went there.”

"Don't worry about troubling us. Don't worry about October, we've got it covered."

After watching the two leave, Li Shiyue rode her horse from the front to the back of the group and told everyone her estimated arrival time in Sanshan County, as well as that she had already sent Ma Zi and Wei Zi ahead of time.

With everyone having a clear understanding of the situation, the journey became easier.

Just as Li Shiyue had predicted, they finally arrived at the entrance of Sanshan County after nightfall.

Fortunately, Li Shiyue sent Ma Zi and Mo Zi over in advance, which is why the soldiers guarding the city gate were able to leave the gate open.

They left the door open for him, partly out of respect for General Liu Tan, but they also recognized Li Shiyue.

However, Li Shiyue still politely left a piece of silver, saying, "You must be tired. It looks like it's going to snow again. The job must be hard. This is good for the brothers to have some hot tea."

By the time they settled into the inn, settled in, and were finally able to sit down and soak their feet to relax, it was already past midnight.

As usual, Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian lived in the same room. The three sisters sat side by side on the edge of the bed, each with a wooden basin filled with hot water, soaking their feet.

Having stayed in the icy and snowy place for a long time, even though Li Shiyue possessed internal energy;

After a long day of hard work, she hadn't eaten much and couldn't get the energy her body needed, leaving her exhausted.

Li Shiyue was sitting here soaking her feet, and she was eating a sesame cake in her hand.

Feeling Li Xiatian's gaze beside her, Li Shiyue assumed she wanted to eat the pancake, so she tore off half of the pancake in her hand and handed it to her.

Li Xiatian didn't actually want to eat pancakes.

Besides, the sesame cakes were bought from a shop on the way to the inn. Not only had all the remaining sesame cakes in the shop been bought up by the people of Liujiatun, but that wasn't enough either, so the shopkeeper kneaded the dough and baked a lot more.

Right now, there are at least five or six pancakes left in the oil paper package on the round table in the inn. If Li Xiatian really wanted to eat them, would he need to ask Li Shiyue for the ones she had?

Seeing Li Xiatian shake his head, Li Shiyue withdrew her hand from offering the pancake and instead took a few bites of the pancake into her mouth, chewing as she looked at Li Xiatian.

Li Shiyue remained silent, but Li Xiatian couldn't hold back any longer. She had been holding back all the way, and her heart was truly in turmoil.

When Li Shiyue saw Li Xiatian shake her head, she could tell from the expression on Li Xiatian's face that Li Xiatian wanted to ask her what she and Jiang Huai had said in private by the wall of Jiang Huai's house.

Why did Jiang Huai look so downcast after the two of them spoke?
Li Xiatian was too embarrassed to ask Li Shiyue directly, and besides, everyone had been traveling and there hadn't really been a suitable opportunity to ask these questions.

That's why it's been dragging on until now.

Just by looking at Li Xiatian and Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian knew what was going on. "Alright, stop teasing her. If you keep teasing her, she won't be able to sleep tonight!"

When Li Xiatian heard Li Qiutian say this, she didn't react at first. But when she heard Li Shiyue's "haha" laughter, she suddenly realized what was going on.

"Well, now you're even bullying me!"

Come on, watch this move!

Li Xiatian reached out and "sneaked" towards Li Shiyue's armpit, gently scratching her a few times. Li Shiyue, tickled, writhed by the bedside, laughing and splashing some water from the wooden basin onto the floor.

"Sister, sister, I won't do it again, I won't do it again, haha, haha, I really won't do it again."

Li Qiutian wiped her feet, stood up, and saw that the two of them had already rolled onto the bed. She smiled and poured all the water from their basins into her own basin, then carried it behind the door.

"Dry your feet and get into bed quickly, or your feet will get cold again in a little while."

After Li Qiutian spoke, Li Shiyue and Li Xiatian stopped their playful fighting, obediently wiped their feet, and crawled into bed.

The three sisters lay side by side, with Li Shiyue sandwiched between Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian.

Li Qiutian slept on the outermost side. She got up and blew out the oil lamp on the small table next to her bed. Without the light, the room suddenly became dark.

"Mr. Jiang, what did he say to you in October?"

Hearing Li Xiatian's question, Li Shiyue remembered the stack of letters in her satchel, which she hadn't had time to read along the way.

However, Li Shiyue felt that there was nothing worth reading in this letter.

After all, Jiang Huai had already spoken, and what he recorded were just some facts.

Actually, if you really want to know something, you can ask a few households in Liujiatun and find out.

It's just that they might not be as observant and attentive as Jiang Huai.

But the problem now is, how should she tell Li Xiatian?
to be honest?
Or should we find an excuse to brush it off and trick Li Xiatian into going?

After a few moments of silence in the room, Li Shiyue decided that she had to tell the truth.

However, before telling the truth, she asked Li Xiatian, "Sister, do you... like Jiang Huai?"

Li Qiutian turned her head in surprise, not expecting Li Shiyue to ask that question at this moment.

The fact that Li Xiatian has feelings for Jiang Huai is probably only known to Shi Tou in the family.

Even Li Wangming, who rarely returned home, secretly asked his mother about this matter.

Afterwards, Li's mother said to Li Shiyue, "Your second uncle means that Mr. Jiang is not a good match. He has no father, mother, or brothers to help him. Even if he comes from a prominent family, he will not have an easy life in the future."

Your aunt and I don't think it's a big deal. Your aunt didn't even plan to have Xia Tian stay at home to find a husband; Autumn is enough.

However, "Mother Li smiled helplessly, "In October, Mr. Jiang is a scholar with the title of Xiucai. We naturally think that Xia Tian is good in this way and that way. I'm afraid that Xia Tian is in a one-sided love affair!"
If Mr. Jiang doesn't think highly of her, what will happen in the future?

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