The setting sun brings the warmth of the twilight of the world.
In the small front yard, Yuan'er and Li Suyue were smiling and talking, sitting under the old locust tree and embroidering female red.
Judging from the shape of the fabric, it should be clothes for children.
She is ten months pregnant, and there are still six or seven months before Li Suyue gives birth. It is undoubtedly a bit early to start preparing clothes now, but it also reflects her good expectations for the future.
Six months ago, I was a widow with a mute son. Although my late husband left a house and some belongings, I still had to do chores such as laundry for the cloth shop to make ends meet.
At that time, Li Suyue never imagined that she and her son could live such a happy life.
I have no worries about food and drink, and I have a reliable man.
He turned around and glanced at the little boy who was sitting at the gate and looking at the alley. His gentle eyes were full of happiness.
Li Suyue is just an ordinary woman.
She doesn't have Xu Qingwan's "ambition" of trying to make a lot of money, she doesn't have Yang Liushi's pretentiousness of wanting to experience love, hate, and resentment in the world, she doesn't have Liang Qin's nobility of "practicing martial arts for those who have never practiced martial arts", and she doesn't have Ning Yuke's in-depth understanding of martial arts.
The bone-marrow hatred of annihilation.
She doesn't even have the temper of a little woman like Lu Jingyao who gets angry because her man goes to a brothel.
She is indeed a typical woman from feudal society.
Regardless of whether her personality is good or not, it makes Li Suyue's threshold for "happiness" very low.
But today's life has far exceeded this critical value.
She was really satisfied.
"..."
A breeze blew by, bringing with it a faint sound of footsteps.
The little boy sitting at the door suddenly stood up and ran into the alley. When he appeared again, he was already riding on Zhang San's shoulders, holding a candy man that looked like a sword in his hand.
"I'm home."
Li Suyue put down the thread cloth in her hand and greeted her with a smile: "Why are you buying Ran'er candy again? If he eats too much, his teeth will be damaged."
"Yes, I will definitely buy less in the future."
Zhang San touched the back of his head very honestly, and looked at Li Suyue's abdomen unconsciously.
"You......"
Li Suyue noticed his gaze and couldn't help but said helplessly: "It will take another one or two months to see."
"Yes, yes, I'm not in a hurry..."
"There's no point in being anxious."
"Yes Yes......"
Zhang San nodded repeatedly, as if the person standing opposite was not his wife, but some important person.
Li Suyue has long been accustomed to this. Although she doesn't say it, she is happy in her heart.
"Okay, put Ran'er down and go take a rest quickly."
"I went out at noon and haven't come back yet. I'm afraid dinner will have to wait a little longer..."
"Has the master asked you to go out to do errands tomorrow? If not, please accompany me to a cloth shop. I want to buy some fabrics to sew a few more clothes for you..."
"Although Shuzhou is not colder than Beijing, it is very damp and humid, so you should wear more layers..."
"..."
The whispers were extremely ordinary, but they were tenderness that Zhang San, who had been on the run for the first half of his life, had never felt before.
He continued to answer "yes, yes, yes", and he had made up his mind for the first time in his heart that he must be good to the mother and daughter in front of him in this life.
The sunset on the horizon blended into this soft scene, and a wooden window facing the small courtyard was gently closed at this time.
...
The dark underground chamber was cold and damp, and even lighting a wall fire seemed unable to dispel the chill.
Looking at the lost man across from him, Wei Changtian didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong.
He finally fulfilled Wang Qian's last wish and took him to see his wife and children for the last time.
But this result...
"Boss Wang, as you can see, they are indeed living a good life."
"By now you may have guessed why I wanted to kill you."
"I'm going to relieve you now, but I hope you won't make any fearless struggles."
"..."
After saying this, Wei Changtian was not afraid of Wang Qian's desperate attack, and stretched out his hand to unlock all the acupuncture points for him.
Qi and blood are reconnected, and the limbs regain consciousness.
However, Wang Qian still maintained the same posture as before, and slowly raised his head after a long while.
"Thank you, Master, for your success..."
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"I deserve this thank you."
"..."
Wang Qian twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing an extremely complicated smile.
It seemed like acceptance, but also relief.
"Young master is willing to let me take a look at this, I can't thank you enough."
"Young master, you don't need to say much else. I know what to do and I won't dirty your hands."
"Just before that..."
The big hand covered with wounds and scars reached into his arms tremblingly, as if he was groping for something.
Wei Changtian's pupils shrank, and in the blink of an eye his right hand was holding the handle of the knife.
Then the next moment, he saw Wang Qian take out two small objects from his arms as if he were holding some peerless treasures.
A rather exquisitely crafted hairpin and a small silver lock.
"Sir, this hairpin and silver lock were bought in Peizhou three years ago when I was traveling as a escort."
"Originally I wanted to give it to Su Yue and Ran'er, but on the way back, I met Perak Gate..."
"I have been hiding these two things on my body for the past three years, thinking that one day when I come down the mountain alive, I must do it with my own hands..."
"That's all..."
Gently placing the hairpin and silver lock on the table, Wang Gan stood up and bowed deeply to Wei Changtian.
"Sir, if you can, please give these two things to their mother and son."
"If you can't...just throw it away..."
"..."
Wei Changtian did not answer, but looked at Wang Qian calmly.
The latter took a deep breath, then raised his palm and slapped it on his chest with all his strength.
...
Half an hour later.
"Sir, have you had your meal?"
Standing outside the open door, Li Suyue looked at Wei Changtian who "just" came back and asked softly.
"have eaten."
Wei Changtian smiled and nodded. After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly called out to Li Suyue who was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, I have two things for you."
"I happened to see it when I was running errands in the afternoon, so I bought it."
"Zhang San is dull and doesn't know how to buy some jewelry for you mother and son. I will just give it to you for him."
"..."
After saying this, he put down the hairpin and silver lock.
Wei Changtian walked into the bedroom without looking back, leaving only Li Suyue standing there stunned.
She knew that Wei Changtian would not give her a chance to refuse, but how could she have the nerve to accept it...
But if you don't accept it, will the master be angry?
Feeling a little tangled in my heart, I walked to the table and gently took the hairpin and silver lock in my hand.
Huh?
This hairpin... is actually my favorite style.
What a coincidence.
...
North of the city, Guandao.
There was only the last trace of afterglow left on the horizon, which also stretched the shadows of the horse and the man very long.
This horse is maroon all over, with a hint of snow-white on its head. It is obviously a good horse that is a specialty of Liangzhou, and its market price is at least dozens of taels.
But the strange thing is that even though there is such a good horse, the man next to him does not ride it. He just leads the horse slowly along the official road. Every step seems to weigh ten thousand catties.
But he never stopped.
And never looked back.
The setting sun brings the warmth of the twilight of the world.
As the sun sets in the west, there are countless loves, hates and hatreds in the world.