Ye Qiu went to Old Jack's house, sat for a while, ate some snacks, and took two carrots.
He left behind more than ten gold spirit coins and returned home.
Ever since Xiao Wu became the big sister of Nuoding Academy, their work-study students' food expenses were covered by Xiao Chenyu.
Therefore, Ye Qiu had actually saved quite a few gold spirit coins, including those he earned from Xiao Wu and the extra meals Master Matthew Nuo gave him.
Ye Qiu was quite wealthy in Holy Spirit Village now, and could even be considered the richest person.
Ye Qiu didn't feel bad about giving away most of his savings. Anyway, he didn't need to forge any hidden weapons, and it was easy for him to get this money. The key was that he grew up eating their food, and he still needed to provide for them.
Ye Qiu had a coarse linen bag around his neck, filled with some carrots. He was walking back towards his home with Xiao Wu.
"Ye Qiu, where is your home?" Xiao Wu bit into a carrot, pulling on Ye Qiu's sleeve, and asked softly.
"Are you just making small talk?" Ye Qiu rolled his eyes. She had clearly seen his memories, so how could she not know where his home was?
"Just say what you want to say."
Based on Ye Qiu's understanding of Xiao Wu, even if she was stupid, she wouldn't ask such a simple question.
Xiao Wu pouted, hugged Ye Qiu's arm, and whispered into his ear, "I want to know... why do you want me to stay away from Tang San?"
"I will find time to tell you later, but if you want to get closer... I won't stop you." Ye Qiu frowned. If he wasn't afraid of scaring Xiao Wu, he would have told her about the existence of Tang Hao, a Title Douluo, long ago.
Noticing that Ye Qiu was a little unhappy, Xiao Wu quickly explained. "No, no, I don't want to get closer. I've always listened to you..."
"Loosen up a bit, it's hot being so close!"
Ye Qiu's somewhat disgusted voice came. Only then did Xiao Wu realize that she had used a little too much force. But what she said was the truth; she had refused sparring with Tang San many times.
Not long after.
Ye Qiu returned to his small wooden house.
Separated by wooden boards and a curtain, it had a structure of one room, one living room, and one bathroom. Though small, it had all the necessary components.
"Alright, we're here."
Ye Qiu took out the key from his pocket and opened the old door with a sense of ceremony.
Xiao Wu followed closely behind.
"Ah~ I'm exhausted!"
Ye Qiu didn't care about the dust on the bed and lay down directly.
Looking at Ye Qiu's flushed face from exhaustion, Xiao Wu couldn't help but roll her eyes. Besides cultivating and bullying her, Ye Qiu was always so lazy.
Xiao Wu stood in place, looking at the small room. It was cleaner than Tang San's house, but much smaller, seemingly separated into several areas directly from one room... When she looked at Ye Qiu again, her eyes couldn't help but show something more.
Ye Qiu stood up and started looking for rags and a washbasin to clean up his somewhat dirty little nest. "Silly rabbit, why are you still standing here? Are you really going to watch me do it alone?"
"..."
Xiao Wu was silent for a moment, her lips moving, wanting to refute Ye Qiu's way of addressing her, but she still didn't say it. She just said with a red face, "Do you... do you have any extra rags and washbasins?"
"Don't be so reserved, they are all worthless old things. Go find them yourself, use whatever you see." Ye Qiu raised his eyebrows and waved his hand. Anyway, the things in his wooden house were all antiques, and he basically hadn't bought anything new. He definitely wouldn't need them in the future.
"Okay." Xiao Wu nodded slightly. As she turned to leave, she wrinkled her little face and looked at Ye Qiu somewhat aggrieved. "Don't call me rabbit anymore."
Her voice was not as strong as before, but rather a tone close to a plea.
After speaking, Xiao Wu tiptoed into the bedroom.
Ye Qiu looked at her back and scratched his head somewhat inexplicably. He didn't seem to have bullied her, did he? Why did she suddenly become so much more obedient?
Although he was a single dog, after a long period of telepathic connection, Ye Qiu also understood the rabbit's feelings for him.
Sometimes... because Ye Qiu liked to look at other charming women while shopping and was somewhat indifferent to her, Xiao Wu would deliberately cause trouble and ask for a beating when she was extremely angry.
Things were developing a little faster than Ye Qiu expected. Could this be the bonus from the Continent of Love?! Or is it that genuine affection is exchanged so quickly?
Ye Qiu shook his head and put away these thoughts. The future was still long, and it was too early to think about these things now.
An incense stick passed.
When Ye Qiu finished cleaning the narrow bathroom and the table in the living room, as soon as he walked into the bedroom, he saw Xiao Wu kneeling on the wooden bed, giving the wooden board a bath with a wet rag.
Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, rubbing his forehead speechlessly: "I say... are you really stupid? You made the bed so wet... when will it dry?"
"Ah?! I, I don't know!"
Xiao Wu was also stunned for a moment, kneeling on the bed, her expression somewhat confused.
She had never done anything like this before.
Looking at Xiao Wu, whose hair was gray, face was covered in dust, and clothes were wet, Ye Qiu opened his mouth but couldn't say much.
"Then you should get down and take a bath first. I'll take care of the rest." Ye Qiu waved his hand, telling her to quickly get off the bed.
"Okay."
Xiao Wu nodded gently.
When Ye Qiu took the rag, he reminded her, "If cold water isn't enough... I boiled some hot water under the eaves just now. The temperature should be about right. If it boils any longer, it could skin you, this rabbit."
After hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Wu, who was originally a little touched, immediately darkened her face.
"Ye Qiu! I told you not to call me rabbit!"
...
Noon, the scorching sun was high.
Outside Tang San's blacksmith shop, Ye Qiu was walking over with several lunch boxes.
"Little San, Little San...!"
Before he even reached the door, Ye Qiu shouted inside.
Tang San, who was inside cleaning up the pile of smelly wine bottles and using hidden weapons to nail rats and cockroaches, heard Ye Qiu's shout. With a dusty face, he frowned, remembering his father's instructions in the letter, and immediately walked out of the room.
"Ye Qiu, is there something you need?"
Ye Qiu shook the things in his hand: "What could it be? Of course, I'm bringing you food. Grandpa Jack knows that we just came home and don't have anything to eat, so he specially made our share. He's old and has trouble with his legs... so I brought it over."
With that, Ye Qiu pouted. He knew that Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlight contained a lot of food, but this was the old man's kind intention after all.
"Then thank you."
Tang San smiled slightly. Although he had food, he wanted to eat something hot even more.
"You're welcome. Here's yours, a hot bento meal."
Ye Qiu smiled and put the lunch box in Tang San's hand.
Tang San's mouth twitched. Ye Qiu's phrasing made him somewhat speechless.
The words 'bento' should have been connected.
"By the way, where is Xiao Wu?"
"Don't worry, she's still at my place waiting for me to bring her food. She's still alive and kicking. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first." Ye Qiu waved his hand, not intending to stay long.
"Okay."
Tang San nodded. There was still a long time. To subdue Ye Qiu and make him follow his lead, he wasn't in a hurry.