Farmer Lady of Fortune, Imperial Concubine, Don't Be Too Sweet

Chapter 17

I’ll kill the both of you

Author: 橙子澄澄

Source: Instadoses

Hearing the movement, the boy looked up in an instant. His eyes were veiled by a clump of matted hair, peering at the approaching people through the gaps.

His eyes were ferocious, vigilant, exhibiting a sense of unease.

More like a cornered beast.

It was only when he saw how they were dressed that he suppressed his ferocity, but he remained alert and uneasy.

Liu Dalin stopped the ox cart, and Grandpa Liu took Liu Yusheng down and walked towards them together.

"Young child, what's wrong?" Grandpa Liu asked with a loud voice.

The boy's lips were tightly squeezed, staring at them warily without talking.

Drawing nearer, Liu Yusheng finally got a clearer picture of the condition of the two.

Looking at the clothes they were wearing, although they weren't of the finest quality, they weren't cheap either. But their bodies were dirty. There were still many places where their clothes were torn. Both were disheveled, and their faces were covered with dust.

The woman lying on the ground was deathly pale. Her lips were chapped, her eyes were tightly closed so she should have passed out.

Liu Dalin frowned: "I'm afraid she's suffering from heatstroke."

"Dad, water!" Liu Yusheng prompted. This woman must have been totally exhausted. Coupled with the heat, there's no wonder she collapsed with a heat stroke. She has already added Lingquan to the water at home, giving her a drink would alleviate her symptoms.

Liu Dalin quickly untied the water bag around his waist. He ignored the propriety between men and women, and directly poured water into the woman's mouth.

It's almost noon so it was sizzling hot. It's frightful to bask in the sun.

Fortunately, there's shade above their heads to block the heat directly from the sunlight.

The young boy also saw that they were intent on helping, so he didn't block them, just kept his eyes on the woman, his clenched fists showing his tension.

Liu Yusheng glanced at him, her eyes stopping at his equally dry and peeled lips. She took the water bag from Liu Dalin and handed it to him.

Looking at the water bag in front of him, the young boy's gaze inched slowly up to Liu Yusheng's face, and what greeted him was a bright smile with goodwill.

"Brother, drink."

Hands hesitantly received it. Looking deeply at her smiling face, the young boy tilted his head to drink water.

The water was cool and sweet, and he gulped faster unconsciously without stopping until the bag of water was almost at the bottom.

Realizing that he had drunk too much, the boy returned the water bag with a slight embarrassment under his eyes.

Liu Yusheng pursed her lips and smiled, taking out a few more candies from her sleeves and handing them to him, "Here."

The small, tender white palms are extremely beautiful against the yellow-brown candy wrapper.

As he picked up the candy cube, his fingertips involuntarily brushed against the girl's palm, and the warmth and softness he felt made his fingertips burn.