Just as Liu Bo ca out, he heard Xiaomi’s words and thought for a mont, "Go to the fields and tell your parents first. I also want to go back and have a look. If your parents agree, you can co with and take a look."
It turned out Liu Bo was also planning a trip to the town, which made Xiaomi even happier.
"Thank you, Grandpa Liu!"
Xiaomi was absolutely thrilled.
At that ti, everyone was in the fields, with only Xiaoxue at ho watching her sister, who might sleep at any mont. Liu Bo called Xiaomi and took the sisters to the fields to find Jiang Hu’s wife.
Xiaoxue didn’t want to go to town, and Xiaomi, with her own agenda, didn’t let her sister in on the plan. Still, Xiaomi insisted on going to town.
Jiang Hu’s wife had no choice but to agree.
Fortunately, Liu Ze had no intention of going with them. Otherwise, Jiang Hu’s wife would never have allowed Xiaomi to go to town alone with Liu Bo.
On the carriage, after talking to Grandpa Liu for a while, Xiaomi began yawning, looking very sleepy.
Liu Bo smiled and shook his head, "Xiaomi, you should rest for a bit. I’ll call you when we reach the town."
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa Liu." She leaned against the carriage and imdiately fell ’fast asleep.’
In fact, as soon as Xiaomi closed her eyes, she entered the space, quickly finding the set of ragged clothes Wei Ziang had worn before.
The clothes had been simply washed by her, but they were still tattered, and although the bloodstains had been cleaned, traces remained.
Wei Ziang was indeed asleep, so Xiaomi quickly took the tattered clothes for him to change into.
"After you change, continue to sleep. Once the ti cos, I’ll take you to my ho, but you must sleep. If you don’t fall asleep, you can’t leave here, understand?"
Xiaomi sternly instructed.
Although Wei Ziang looked confused, he nodded seriously, "Okay, I understand."
Xiaomi stood on her tiptoes and patted the head of Wei Ziang, who was sitting on the bed.
"Good, don’t be afraid. Rember what I told you: when you get out of here, you can’t say anything about this place or about saving you. Just pretend you don’t rember anything, okay?"
Wei Ziang nodded seriously again, "Okay."
Only then was Xiaomi reassured, "Then change your clothes and quickly go to sleep. You must sleep; otherwise, you can’t leave here, and I can’t co to play with you often!"
Wei Ziang seed a bit frightened, his face showing a flash of panic, and then he quickly nodded in agreent.
Xiaomi left the courtyard, noticing that Little Black and Little Mi were running and playing in the space.
In a few days, she’ll find ti, sneak them outside the gate at night, and pretend they found their own way ho.
At the sa ti, she was relieved that, luckily, Little Mi and Little Black couldn’t talk, so there was no worry about being exposed, right?
Closing the courtyard door, Xiaomi left the space and began to sleep for real.
The carriage was indeed much faster than the ox cart, after half an hour, Liu Bo woke Xiaomi, and they had arrived at the back door of the Liu residence.
"Co on, Xiaomi, we’ll just stop by to check things out. The town shops aren’t open yet, so there’s nothing to buy."
Liu Bo got off the carriage, and Qixi was tying the reins to a nearby tree, with a bit of an envelope peeking from the chest of his garnt.
"Okay, Grandpa Liu, I haven’t been to your house yet. What’s it like?"
After Liu Bo helped her off the carriage, Xiaomi kept looking around curiously, trying to find an opportunity.
"When the town recovers, you’ll co to play at Grandpa Liu’s house. For now, there’s nothing at ho."
Indeed, the back door, which was originally locked, had been forcefully broken open, with the lock still hanging on the broken door.
It seed it hadn’t been peaceful outside over the past six months.
Liu Bo led Xiaomi inside, and the original plants in the yard had all withered, but after the heavy rains of the past few days, a shallow layer of moss had started to grow on the ground.
Xiaomi’s eyes darted around, and Liu Bo didn’t think much of it, just assuming she was curious.
Walking past the back garden, just as they were about to pass through the arch into the front yard, Xiaomi suddenly clutched her stomach.
"Grandpa Liu, where’s the lavatory? I need to... go."
Liu Bo froze for a mont and quickly pointed in a direction, "Over there, Qixi, quickly take Xiaomi there."
Qixi imdiately led Xiaomi in that direction, but as soon as she saw the lavatory from afar, Xiaomi quickly wrinkled her nose.
"Uncle Qixi, you’re a boy. You can’t co with . Wait for by the door; I’ll co out myself."
Qixi didn’t doubt her at all, nodded, and turned to leave the small yard, "Alright, Ms. Xiaomi, be careful."
But Qixi waited behind the door for nearly fifteen minutes, and Xiaomi still hadn’t co out, even though Liu Bo ca over from the front.
"Where’s Xiaomi? Why hasn’t she co out yet? Could she have a stomachache?"
Saying this, he called into the yard twice, "Xiaomi, Xiaomi, are you done yet?"
There was no response.
Both of their hearts skipped a beat, and Qixi’s face turned pale, "Could she have fallen into the latrine?"
Liu Bo was so shocked he staggered, nearly falling, but managed to catch himself on the wall. "Quick, go check!"
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