After walking a long distance, the flashlight also ran out of power. Flickering on and off, Di Mingjue had no choice but to turn off the flashlight and take out his phone.
The phone also had little battery left, and could only be used for a short while.
"Turn it off, the moonlight is quite bright," Ye Ziyu said.
The moonlight shone down from above, and it wasn't very dark directly under the light.
From dusk till dawn, Ye Ziyu massaged her aching calves.
"Let's stop and rest for a bit," Di Mingjue suggested.
Ye Ziyu shook her head. She had already seen the cooking smoke ahead, and they were about to reach the village.
"I can still hold on, let's get there as quickly as possible." With that, Ye Ziyu pulled Di Mingjue's hand and walked forward.
Half an hour later, the two entered the village.
The villagers had very regular routines. As soon as dawn broke, the chickens in the coop started crowing, and people began to get up and make breakfast.
Ye Ziyu looked at the dim light with wisps of cooking smoke rising, making the village before her seem like a hidden paradise.
"Sit here and rest for a while. I'll go in and ask." Di Mingjue helped Ye Ziyu to sit on a large stone at the village entrance, then turned and jogged to the door of the first house in the village.
He knocked politely and heard a simple response from inside.
As the wooden door opened, a small child inside looked at him with blinking eyes, "Who are you?"
"Er Ya, who is it?" a woman called from the kitchen.
Seeing the unfamiliar Di Mingjue, the woman immediately pulled the little girl further inside, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hello, this is my business card. I just want to know if there is a female doctor named Qin Hong in the village?" Di Mingjue handed over the business card in his hand.
His attire was out of place in this village. The woman avoided him and quickly took the card.
"Yes, there is. What are you looking for her for?" the woman asked in a gruff tone.
Di Mingjue confirmed the address Shen Lin had found and urgently asked for the exact location, "It's like this, she was the one who delivered my wife's baby. To thank her, we specifically found out where she lives now. Could you please tell me where she lives?"
Judging by his speech, the woman's guard against Di Mingjue lessened. She pulled the child behind her and said, "Er Ya, take him to Dr. Qin's place. Hurry back for dinner after you drop him off, don't dawdle outside."
"Okay," Er Ya nodded and immediately ran from behind to the front of Di Mingjue.
Perhaps it was the first time seeing such a handsome and elegant man, Er Ya kept sneaking glances at Di Mingjue.
As Di Mingjue walked out of her house, he quickly said, "Wait for me here for a moment. My wife is over there, I'll bring her over, and we'll go together."
Er Ya noticed Ye Ziyu on the stone at the village entrance.
"Is the pretty sister your wife?" Er Ya asked.
Di Mingjue was taken aback, "Wife?"
"Your wife," Er Ya said.
So 'po niang' here meant wife.
Di Mingjue smiled and nodded, "Yes."
Seeing Di Mingjue with a small child, Ye Ziyu curiously sized up Er Ya, "Who is this?"
"A child from that house, she's taking us to Qin Hong's house," Di Mingjue explained.
In that instant, Ye Ziyu thought she was her fourth treasure.
He didn't even know if Si Bao was a boy or a girl now. That fleeting glance then was almost for a lifetime.
Ye Ziyu stroked Er Ya's rosy cheeks and said gently, "Thank you."
"Your wife is so pretty!" Er Ya said to Di Mingjue.
Ye Ziyu had the same confusion as Di Mingjue just now.
Putting his arm around Ye Ziyu's shoulder, he agreed, "Of course, you have to marry a pretty wife."
His words made Ye Ziyu understand. She pushed him away with a blush, indicating, "There's still a child here."