Cai shi and Xi shi laughed at Li Datou when they found out, but seeing that he had done a good deed and married a beauty, as old friends, they were happy for him.
Everyone had gone through hardships together before, and their feelings were extraordinary.
They were truly like family.
Now that Li Datou was also married, and he didn't mind, others naturally wouldn't gossip.
The Cheng family's main principle was tolerance.
As long as his character was fine.
Cheng Hao and Su Miaomiao really restored Li Datou to the register of free citizens.
They also signed a new labor contract.
The contract for Li Datou to be their guard also ensured their cooperative relationship.
The main reason was that they thought he would have his own children in the future, and if the parents were slaves, the children would also be slaves, so the young couple freed his registered status.
Li Datou was so touched that he didn't know what to say. He added a sentence to the new contract, stating that he voluntarily served the Cheng family like an ox or horse for life.
Although his registered status was that of a free citizen, his life belonged to the Cheng family.
Where could he find such good masters?
Li Datou had originally planned to be alone for the rest of his life. He had even joked with Wang Daming that if they were still living like this when they were old, it would be good to live next door.
They could look out for each other if anything happened.
They wouldn't even know if one of them died in their room, and they could at least keep an eye on each other.
Wang Daming had said at the time that with so many disciples and grand-disciples, it wouldn't come to that.
Li Datou had still been foolishly happy.
Now he never expected to be a married man, and he would have his own children in the future.
As for the young woman's child, she had originally wanted to get rid of it cruelly. It was rare to meet a good person who saved her, and she was willing to repay him with her own body.
How could she keep a bastard child?
But she was also afraid and hesitant, and the doctor said that an abortion at this stage would indeed harm her body.
It was Li Datou's kindness that he said it was alright, he didn't mind, and since the father was a beast, what did that have to do with the unborn child?
The young woman was stunned for a long time.
Finally, she cried profusely, knowing that she had truly been reborn.
When Cai shi and Xi shi heard the young woman's story, they also sighed. The young woman was called Haitang. Her family was from the countryside near the capital. Because her grandfather passed away, she observed the mourning period for three years, which delayed her marriage. At twenty, she married a gambler husband.
It was more like being sold than married. Her husband beat her every day, saying she was a worthless piece of goods, and later even dragged her to the brothel.
Cai shi and Xi shi couldn't bear to hear it. They comforted her and told her that although Li Datou was a bit older, in his thirties, he was truly a good person. He looked foolish but was actually a righteous person.
If she followed him, she would live a good life and not think about the past anymore.
It was all in the past.
Haitang expressed her heartfelt gratitude. She wiped her tears and said that she would do anything for her benefactor.
Cai shi and Xi shi laughed, "He wants to marry you as his wife and cherish you, how can he let you work like an ox or a horse? If he were like your gambler husband, he wouldn't have brought you back. Alright, you just settle down!"
The two of them took the lead in clarifying the young woman's background and found that her temperament was gentle and obedient.
She was not someone who caused trouble.
She was easy to get along with.
Cai shi and Xi shi felt that this person could be married, and Li Datou could rest assured.
Li Datou had no relatives and was a simple-minded person. Cai shi and Xi shi were afraid that if he saw the young woman's delicate beauty, he would bring her home.
If she turned out to be troublesome, she would turn his life upside down.
It would also affect the young couple.
Cai shi and Xi shi naturally had to help screen her. Now that they found no problems.
They immediately said they could arrange the wedding for Li Datou. The two of them were quite enthusiastic, mainly because they were not short of money now and had plenty of time.
They were bored and had nothing to do.
After Xi shi brought out her apprentices, she received a commission for organizing weddings and funerals.
In fact, they didn't lack this small amount of money.
Cheng Kaichun's cooked food shop was very profitable. Now, to please his wife and children, he handed over every hundred taels he accumulated to Xi shi for safekeeping.
The family was not short of money now.
As for Cai shi, her eldest daughter Cheng Xiaohua was managing the shop perfectly, so she didn't need to worry about it. Her daughter also told her to rest and enjoy herself.
Therefore, since returning to the capital, the two of them often went out to play together.
Now that they had found something to organize, it was rare.
Cai shi and Xi shi found it very interesting. They said they would handle everything!
Li Datou just needed to pay the money!
Li Datou was, of course, immensely grateful and quickly cupped his fists, saying that he would give them a big red envelope when things were done.
Cai shi and Xi shi smiled and said they didn't care about this small amount of money. "We just hope that our group, who escaped from hardships, can all live well!"
This was the truth.
It was said with heartfelt sincerity.
When they were in danger and chaos, Li Datou had also helped them drive away enemies.
Everyone was only thinking of protecting their own people, and they helped each other to get through the last and most dangerous period. They followed the young couple and gritted their teeth to rush out. They had also almost died several times.
They were truly lucky.
So, no one could say who owed whom, but their feelings for each other were genuinely deep.
Li Datou was also deeply moved.
Afterward, he also said that it was his first time getting married, and he was marrying a "beautiful bride."
Although she was covered in scars now, they would heal with time.
Fortunately, the doctor said they were all superficial wounds and did not harm the fundamentals. The baby was only more than four months old and would be fine.
He also said it was a boy.
Li Datou had already named the child, Li Qiangsheng. Surviving such hardship was indeed not easy, but the name was a bit rustic.
Cai shi and Xi shi couldn't bear to look when they heard it.
Haitang smiled shyly and said that the name Li Datou chose was good.
She said, "It sounds like he will be easy to raise."
One day, Li Datou complained to Ji Bo that Cai shi and Xi shi had laughed at his name. Ji Bo then told the young couple about it.
Cheng Hao and Su Miaomiao were amused. They said that since he acknowledged the child, he could name him whatever he wanted, as long as the parents didn't have any objections.
Cai shi and Xi shi were just teasing Li Datou, making fun of him every day.
Li Datou wanted to expedite the wedding. While her belly was not obvious, outsiders would not point fingers at Haitang. Since the incident was not widely known, the child would only be four months away.
After getting married, when the child was born, they would raise him secretly for four months and say that he was their own. When the child got older, the four-month difference would not be noticeable.
It wasn't that he minded, but he didn't want the child and his wife to be talked about. Since the child didn't know, then he would never let him know in this lifetime.
Li Datou said that he raised the child himself, and he didn't believe he wouldn't be close to him!
Even disciples could be taught to be very close.
Let alone a child raised by his own hands, and he would also have a group of elder brothers to dote on him.
He would also teach the child martial arts!
Everyone truly admired his courage.
Cai shi and Xi shi couldn't help but praise him.
Haitang couldn't help but shed tears again. Who would have thought she could have such good luck? Meeting such a good person was truly her fortune.