Chapter 48 Xie Zhiyan sees Shu Ying's past life in his dream

Cheng Shaoyuan quickly grabbed some tissues and stuffed them into both of their nostrils, which finally made them feel a little better.

"I just washed it once, but that old lady Liu is like she's throwing away shit for free, she poured a lot of fertilizer, so the smell probably won't go away anytime soon. Shu Ying is really cunning, she's hidden all these best ones very well! But she still can't beat my eagle eyes! Besides these, there are many more!"

Upon hearing this, Shu Yan immediately rushed over with delight.

Although she can no longer smell them, she seems to have developed a stereotypical reaction to these things.

She couldn't help but gag if she looked at it for even one more time.

This action seemed contagious; seeing Shu Yan vomit to the side, Cheng Shaoyuan couldn't help himself either, and the sound of dry heaving echoed throughout the room.

"Ugh ugh ugh—yue—!"

But Shu Yan was still happy.

"Brother Shao Yuan, I knew you could do it. I never misjudge people. You've really worked hard today. Go and wash these things properly so we won't have to live in poverty anymore."

Although she hasn't received the letter of introduction and can't go to the capital for the time being, these treasures will allow her to make ends meet for a while.

There's always a way out; even God is on her side this time!

I thought I was going to starve, but now things are looking up!

Shu Yan sneered, "That idiot Shu Ying, she's been a bookworm since she was a child, how could she possibly understand these things? In the end, she still left the best for me!"

She could take these and go to the army to find Xie Zhiyan right away.

When they hold a second wedding, her dowry won't be too meager.

It sounds wonderful.

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It was late at night, and the sky outside was hazy and gray, with the moon nowhere to be seen.

When Xie Zhiyan came out of the train station, his mind was a little foggy.

He didn't have much time to begin with, and three days was too rushed, so he could only buy train tickets for the nearest time of year. Fortunately, there were still tickets available that day.

Although it was late at night when we arrived at the station, it saved us some time.

"Comrade, you don't look quite right. Do you need me to take you to the hospital first?"

Xie Zhiyan hadn't had time to change his clothes; he was still wearing his military uniform.

The old man who came out of the train station with him hesitated for a few moments, but still followed him.

Xie Zhiyan shook his head, his vision blurry. He had been traveling and his wound had become infected.

Some passengers on the train kept coughing, and now not only was his head spinning, but his back was also burning hot.

He knew he might have a fever, but going to the hospital would mean getting an IV drip, wasting several hours of his time, which seemed a bit wasteful.

The old man nodded, thinking that he probably had something important to say: "Then you should be careful on the road. It might rain tonight, so you should go home early."

Xie Zhiyan thanked him. It was already very late, and even the buses had stopped running at this time, so he could only stay at a guesthouse near the train station for the time being.

The landlady led him to a room: "You've come at a bad time; there's no hot water available today."

Xie Zhiyan didn't have much luggage: "It's okay, I'll make do for one night and leave first thing tomorrow morning."

The landlady held a bunch of keys in her hand and pointed to the location in the hallway: "Your room is the one at the very end. Come with me."

Xie Zhiyan walked over with heavy steps. After opening the door, the proprietress quickly took the bunch of keys and walked back with a jingling sound.

Xie Zhiyan had just put down his luggage when thunder suddenly sounded outside, and large raindrops began to fall.

He was burning up with fever, and his eyelids were heavy.

The bed in the guesthouse wasn't very big; it was just big enough for him to sleep alone.

Xie Zhiyan threw off the covers with one hand, and without even taking off his clothes, collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He slept soundly that night and even had dreams.

In his dream, he saw Shu Ying and a little girl who was about three years old.

The little girl's eyes were very similar to Shu Ying's. She was thin and had little flesh on her body. The two of them were shivering from the cold in the cowshed in the countryside.

Shu Ying took off her own clothes and carefully covered the little girl with them.

"We won't be cold anymore once the rain stops outside, sweetheart, hang in there a little longer."

Shu Ying's voice was gentle yet powerful. The cowshed was not a place for people to live in, and their living space was very small.

It's raining heavily outside, and it's about to drizzle inside.

Near the wall, there was a single bed that barely supported the mother and daughter.

The blanket was even thinner, so Shu Ying wrapped the little girl around the bed and held her tightly.

The little girl was pale and looked like she didn't have much time left; her voice was like a kitten's.

"Mom, Dad and brother will definitely find us, right? But I'm so sleepy right now. When I wake up, will I be able to see Dad and brother?"

Shu Ying had completely lost the composure and calmness that Xie Zhiyan remembered.

She held the child tightly in her arms, rubbing the child's little hands together and breathing on them repeatedly, trying to give her more warmth.

"Yueyue, Mommy said that Daddy and your brother are waiting for us. You must be strong. You must not sleep now. Mommy promised you that when you get better, we will take you out to play. You still want to go to the river to catch fish and shrimp, right? When you get better, we will go to catch shrimp, okay?"

Seeing that the baby was barely breathing, Shu Ying completely embraced her small, thin body.

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