Finally Free

Xue Yan went down to the ditch to fetch his mother's hoe. The hoe was leaning beside the ditch, likely left there carelessly when his mother washed her hands and went home. "Yue Bao. Yue Bao." Li Hehua couldn't wait to tidy up her things, and came hastily toward Jiang Yue with great maternal affection. The voice was still very soft, very careful not to frighten the little Jiang Yue. Seeing Li Hehua still appearing to want to hold her, Jiang Yue immediately wanted to evade. She really wasn't accustomed to being held by others. And Li Hehua completely treated her like a baby. But looking to her side, Xue Yan had gone to fetch the hoe, and there was nowhere for her to hide; she could only tense up her tiny body, allowing Li Hehua to pick her up. Being picked up, she no longer needed to look up at people, which was somewhat nice, but it still felt awkward. After all, she only appeared to be a child, but inside, she was an adult. "Yue Bao. Oh, Yue Bao," Li Hehua observed her, almost ridiculously fond of her, continuously calling her name. "Why have you come as well, Yue Bao?" Jiang Yue's small body remained tense, but she calmly replied, "Brother Yan wanted to come, so I followed Brother Yan." She certainly couldn't call Xue Yan by his name. In the eyes of others, she was just a child. Since she had to hide the irregularities as much as possible, it was best to address him as 'brother.' "Sister-in-law, please put me down," Jiang Yue could not help but say. It was just too awkward. "You've been working all day, you must be tired." "Not tired, not tired. Sister-in-law forgot all about her fatigue seeing you," Li Hehua busily said, still incredibly fond of her. It seemed that merely holding her made her very happy. Jiang Yue: "..." In the end, it was only because Li Hehua needed to tidy things up and go home, and could no longer hold her, that she put her down. Upon being put down, Jiang Yue secretly breathed out a sigh of relief. Finally, she felt at ease. Her body also relaxed and was no longer tensed up. At that moment, Xue Yan also came up with the hoe and returned to her side, just in time to see the tiny relief on her face. He, completely unaware of what had happened, looked puzzled but didn't ask anything. Xue Yan looked around for a while before asking Dafu, "Dad, where's Wufu? Wasn't he supposed to come with you to clear the fields? Why don't I see him?" Jiang Yue was also curious, so she looked toward Dafu as well. Dafu, busy tying up a bundle of miscellaneous firewood, which included deep weeds, small branches, and roots cleared from the field, did not turn his head when he heard Xue Yan's question. While continuing to tie the firewood, preparing to carry it home for fuel, he answered, "Wufu heard that stool and the others plan to go with Hunter Wu into the deep mountains tomorrow to learn hunting; he wanted to learn as well, so he went to talk to Hunter Wu about it and hasn't come back yet." Upon hearing this, Xue Yan's expression changed. In his previous life, Wufu was the first to be lost during a hunting trip in the mountains. Tomorrow was the anniversary of Wufu's death in his previous life. This time, he would not let anything happen to Wufu, no matter what. Xue Yan began to grow a little distracted. Jiang Yue noticed this and found it strange. Was this disapproval of Wufu going into the deep mountains to hunt? Or was it that Wufu should not go into the deep mountains to hunt? Moreover, she also wanted to hunt; she had even sharpened a stick. But with his reaction being so intense, could she tell him about her desire to hunt? On the way home, Xue Yan was still a bit distracted. Jiang Yue saw all this and intended to ask about it, but after opening her mouth, she said nothing. Since it concerned Wufu's hunting, she believed he wouldn't stay quiet for long and would definitely speak up himself.