Shangguan Yun nodded and said, "Okay! I'll listen to you. Let's set off for Phoenix City right away." If things got really tough, they could try to find some farmers to take them in on the way. If the conditions allowed, it would be good to boil medicinal herbs in water to wash his body.
Wu Luoluo went to lead the fine horses left by the bandits outside the yard into the back courtyard to feed and water them. Then she went to the kitchen to make pancakes to take as dry rations on the road.
Shangguan Yun started to clean up the more than a dozen corpses and threw them into the back mountain, digging a pit to bury them. He also didn't forget to follow Wu Luoluo's instructions and ransack their clothes and money bags. After all, she was so poor that she didn't even have the silver to buy medicine. When Shangguan Yun came, he was practically naked, not even having a pair of underpants, and only covering his shame with a piece of ragged cloth.
Shangguan Yun took a few thick clothes from the bandits and came back with two bulging money bags, handing them to Wu Luoluo. He also fished out a jade from his lapel and stuffed it into her hand, whispering, "This jade doesn't seem to be worth much, but it can at least be exchanged for some silver to spend."
Wu Luoluo held the jade in her palm and her eyebrows curved in a smile. She couldn't bear to exchange it for silver. This was given to her by the young master!
Wu Luoluo found a carriage compartment that had been left idle in the warehouse for many years. She found some wooden boards to repair and enlarge it a bit. She also installed a simple wooden door at the curtain, so they could be fearless of the wind and snow on the way.
She harnessed the fine horses left by the bandits to the carriage. Wu Luoluo made trip after trip, stuffing all kinds of big and small bags, bedding, and medicinal materials into the carriage. She also told Shangguan Yun to carry the big copper pot used for the medicinal bath and firewood onto the carriage.
Shangguan Yun stood there, stunned. The copper pot? So it seemed that Wu Luoluo wasn't going to flee for her life. She was moving house!
Wu Luoluo respectfully wrapped her master's memorial tablet in a red cloth and carefully stuffed it into the carriage. Then she replied to the confused Shangguan Yun, "Ordinary wooden bathtubs have poor heat - retaining ability and can't keep the temperature for two hours. We still need the copper pot! If you can't carry it, I'll help you lift it."
This was simply a naked contempt for him!
Without saying a word, Shangguan Yun turned around and carried out the big copper pot. The two of them struggled for half a day before they managed to stuff the copper pot into the carriage compartment. Looking at the little space left, which wasn't even enough for a person to lie down, Shangguan Yun said speechlessly, "Luoluo, are you sure this will work?"
Wu Luoluo nodded seriously and replied, "Yes! I'll make the bedding for you. You can sleep in the pot!"
Shangguan Yun: …
He had to soak in the pot for two hours during the day and sleep in it at night? Shangguan Yun looked aggrieved. Maybe he shouldn't leave! If more bandits came, he could fight them with all his might. Maybe he could win!
After laying several layers of bedding, Wu Luoluo turned to him and said, "It's freezing outside. At night, if we squeeze together in the copper pot, we shouldn't feel cold."
Sleep together? The scene of him and Wu Luoluo snuggling together in the small copper pot flashed through Shangguan Yun's mind. It seemed not bad. Without saying a word, Shangguan Yun helped Wu Luoluo into the carriage. He put on his hat and wrapped himself tightly, then whipped the horses and set off.
Wu Luoluo pushed open the wooden window and looked out. It was the first time she was going on a long - distance trip, and she felt a bit reluctant. Wu's Pharmacy looked extremely tiny in the vast expanse of white snow. Soon, it slowly faded from her sight.
Wu Luoluo felt a bit lost. Her master, mistress, and senior brother were no longer by her side. She had no idea where to go. What if her grand - uncle came back and couldn't find her? But at the moment, she couldn't care about that much. Curing the young master's cold illness was the most important thing. Wu Luoluo opened the wooden door and looked at the straight figure sitting in front. She inexplicably felt at ease. The wind and snow were blowing towards them. Wu Luoluo softly called out, "Young master, let me drive the carriage. Don't catch a cold."
Shangguan Yun turned around and closed the wooden door, waving his hand and saying, "I'm not cold for now. You rest first. Come out and replace me later."
Wu Luoluo didn't think much. She had been so scared and shocked today that she was extremely exhausted. Soon, she fell asleep in the swaying carriage.
In a daze, Wu Luoluo dreamed of a lot of messy things. She dreamed that when she was a child, she unfortunately contracted smallpox. Her parents avoided her like the plague and sent her far away. She chased after the departing carriage, crying loudly. She accidentally stumbled but still got up and chased along the road. But the people in the carriage didn't even lift the curtain to look at her.
When Wu Luoluo had a high fever and was wandering around, almost thinking that she was going to die, she was picked up by the kind - hearted Master Wu. Master Wu's smile was extremely warm. He stayed by the bedside every day, feeding her all kinds of decoctions. No matter how much his wife scolded him, he didn't intend to give up on Wu Luoluo. Just like this, Wu Luoluo lay in bed for a long, long time, until a dirty beggar grabbed her eyelid and looked at her. Wu Luoluo really didn't like that beggar. He had a strong hand and it hurt her eyelids. He also spoke vulgarly and spat into the decoction she was supposed to drink! But strangely, Master Wu was extremely respectful to that beggar. God knows how disgusted Wu Luoluo was when Master Wu came to feed her the Chinese medicine that the old beggar had defiled! She made up her mind that she would rather die than open her mouth. But the beggar just gently squeezed her shoulder, and she involuntarily opened her mouth and drank the full bowl of Chinese medicine. It was so bitter that she almost vomited out her bile.
Strangely enough, after that, her fever subsided and she slowly recovered.
Half - asleep and half - awake, Wu Luoluo felt a pair of cold feet beside her. Instinctively, she reached out her hand, trying to pull them into her arms, but accidentally missed. Then she heard the young master's clear and cold voice asking her, "Luoluo, will you come with me?"
"Okay!" In her dream, Wu Luoluo didn't even think and nodded vigorously. She happily followed the young master. The two of them walked a long, long way through the thick snow. The young master walked very fast. Wu Luoluo gradually ran out of strength and couldn't keep up with him. The distance between them slowly widened. Wu Luoluo wanted to call out to him to slow down. But when she looked up, she saw another young and beautiful woman throw herself into the young master's arms.
He said that she was his betrothed wife. Wu Luoluo's breath caught in her throat and she froze on the spot in the wind and snow.
Her heart ached as if being pricked by needles. Wu Luoluo slowly woke up. The figures of the two embracing each other in the dream were so real that she lay in the dim carriage for a long time before she came to her senses. It was already pitch - black outside. Wu Luoluo panicked and quickly pushed open the wooden door and got off the carriage, looking around for Shangguan Yun's figure.
The carriage was parked deep in a forest. The white snow - covered clearing was empty. Wu Luoluo was flustered and called out, "Young master!"
"Over here!" Someone answered her from behind the carriage. Wu Luoluo rushed over there in a hurry. By the campfire, Shangguan Yun got up with a big smile on his face and walked towards her. His charming face was slightly raised. With just one look, Wu Luoluo's heart completely sank, and she no longer had the strength to struggle.