The Green Lotus Peasant Girl

er as well.

After finishing their meal, the two walked down the street.
The county's streets were wide and filled with all kinds of carriages and carts.
There were also many people wearing patched clothes, as well as rich people dressed in silk and satin with an entourage.

They went to the cloth shop.
Li Qinghe brought some fabrics and exquisite embroidery threads for Yu Yan.
Also, she couldn't resist buying some nice utensils.
They had just moved into a new house and needed to get everything set up.

The price here was not cheap compared to the town, and it was even slightly more expensive, but there were more choices.
There were hundreds of kinds of fabrics, but in the town, there were only a few that could be chosen from.

Because they were already here, they were not in a hurry to leave.
The two stayed in the inn near the city gate, planning to stay for one night and then go back the next day.

For the past two days, they have been with the fishes.
On their bodies, they could only detect the smell of them.
Zhou Chengkang gave the guy a silver so he could prepare some hot water.

It was a young woman who brought the water in.
Suddenly, Li Qinghe turned her head inadvertently and found that her back looked very familiar, “Wanwan?” she asked.

It was indeed Zhao Wanwan dressed in a coarse dark cloth shirt, who carried the bucket of water into the tub.
When she heard someone calling her, the bucket in her hand slipped and fell straight into the bathtub.
She hurriedly grabbed it.

Seeing the water on her face, Li Qinghe came forward to help as she reached out and took a handkerchief to wipe it off.
“Why are you here?”

When Zhao Wanwan saw her, she glanced at her and took a step back before saying, “I'm working here.
Why is sister here?”

“I came to sell fish.” Li Qinghe noticed that her sleeves were wet and pointed.
“Sleeves.”

Zhao Wanwan put down the bucket and busily went to pull up the sleeves.

The girl was living a hard life.
As Li Qinghe glanced at her, she faintly sighed and asked, “I heard that your father is here.
Did he find you?”

“My father? No,” Zhao Wanwan looked bewildered, “I've never seen him.”

For a moment, the two sisters stood silent.
Li Qinghe couldn't help but ask, “What's the matter with you? Didn't you say that your presence here is not good for my brother-in-law's reputation?”

Zhao Wanwan lowered her head and looked at the ground.
“I live in the inn, and he doesn't know.
I don't usually go out.
Few people in the county know the two of us and even fewer know of our relationship, and later…..
later no one will find out.”

Li Qinghe cannot interfere with the affairs of the husband and wife, and Zhao Wanwan was working at her own will and no one forced her.
After a long time, all she could say was, “I'll go home tomorrow.
If you want to go home, I can take you there.”

“I will not go back,” Zhao Wanwan shook her head.
“I still have things to do over there, and I will be scolded if the water is late.” Saying that, Zhao Wanwan turned around and left.

Li Qinghe called her a few times, but she didn't even hear her.
Her eyes followed the disappearing figure outside before she turned around and entered the room.

Later on, the lady who came in to collect the water was an old lady.
When Li Qinghe asked her about the person who sent the water, the old lady said, “That girl has a hard life.
Her parents are gone, her husband is gone.
She is miserable.”

Li Qinghe: “…” Mrs.
Qian was still well at home and was angry with Li Fu.
Zhao Tianfu said he would come to find her, but even if he did not, he would be fine.
Li Fu, the stepfather, didn't eat much but he was fine too.

This girl unexpectedly lied, and she made up a poor life experience for herself.

If she didn't know the inside story, just looking at the old lady's face full of pity, she couldn't help but shed a few tears of sympathy.

Early the next morning, the two refunded their deposit.
Just as they were going to the carriage to leave, Zhao Wanwan suddenly appeared.
“Please tell my mother that I am very good here, let her not worry.
I'll be better in the future, and I will be filial to her.” She also handed over a bag.
“These are the clothes I made for her.”

Li Qinghe took it, and when she raised her eyes, she couldn't see anyone again.
Since there were several corridors in this inn, it was impossible to tell where she went.

The two mounted the carriage and left the inn.
Without delay, they reached the city's gate.

The carriage was filled with barrels when they arrived and also when returning.
The barrels were piled up and the carriage was packed with clothes, dishes, and even snacks from the county.

Neither of them was in a hurry when they went back; the carriage was slow.
In the afternoon, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Li Qinghe poked her head out.
“What's the matter?”

Zhou Chengkang pointed with his finger.
“There is a puppy on the road ahead.”

He did not have to say anything; Li Qinghe already saw it.
A dark yellow puppy was whining near the side of the road, and his hind legs were covered in blood.

Li Qinghe stood up, seeing that it seemed to be fine except for the leg injury, she smiled and said, “Didn't you say you wanted to raise a dog.
If it is destined to meet a dog on this road, why not take it back?”

As she said that, she had already jumped from the carriage and had gone to see the “destined” dog.

Zhou Chengkang froze for a moment, reacted, and shook his head with a smile.
“Do you need any help?” he asked smiling as he got off the carriage.

The puppy's hind legs were injured, his leg bones were unnaturally bent, and it was unclear whether he was beaten or pressed by the carriage.

Li Qinghe carried it up, and the two got back into the carriage.
“We don't know how to move the bones, should this be handled by a doctor?”

Seeing the village in front of him, Zhou Chengkang nodded.
The puppy was thrown here, and the village was barely visible.
“Why don't we go to the village and see if there is a doctor who can set bones back? By the way, let's borrow a place to stay for the night.”

The two of them were in the middle of nowhere that night, and wolves were howling.
They were hesitant to sleep, so it would be best if they could borrow a place to stay.