"If Miss doesn't mind, you can have lunch at my house, so that you don't have to rush to the city at noon.
It's just that I'm afraid Miss won't be used to the food in a small courtyard. "Outside the Hua family's gate, Aunt Lao politely invited them.
She thought that the Hua family's wife would ask Su Shuiche and the other to stay for lunch before leaving. After all, they had negotiated such a large transaction.
Who knew that Madam Liu didn't even bother to be polite. She started to discuss the matter of moving house with her equally stingy daughter-in-law. She didn't have the slightest intention of asking them to stay for dinner when they left. Madam Liu felt a little angry for Su Shuiyong.
"No, Aunt Lao, let's go back to the inn in the city to eat. The room fee there hasn't been settled yet. Besides, we still have to prepare some toiletries in the afternoon.
We appreciate your kindness, but this broken silver is only worth a few copper coins. Aunt Lao, please accept it.
Today, it's all thanks to you and Uncle Lao's help. Otherwise, we wouldn't know when we would be like headless flies. "
As Su Shuiche thanked her, she took out a broken silver from her sleeve pocket and gave it to Aunt Lao with a smile.
She deliberately put it in her sleeve to deal with trivial matters.
There were a total of eleven pieces of silver of different sizes. The two smallest pieces were given to the coachman, and the other was used to buy the lantern and Fanluo City's specialty snacks on the night of July 7th.
The three large pieces were used as a deposit on the day they stayed at the inn.
The remaining six pieces of silver didn't have much weight, so Su Shuiche didn't put it in her purse. Instead, she put it in her sleeve pocket in case she needed it.
"No, no, no, Miss, what are you talking about? It was a coincidence that I was able to help you. I can't accept this.
If I accept it, I won't be ashamed to ignore it. Later on, my old man won't have a good expression on his face. "
Aunt Lao shyly rejected Su Shuiyong's gratitude. She had only run an errand and received a broken silver nude from the other party. If word got out, she would be laughed at for being greedy.
Blossom Town was neither big nor small. With so many women and men pointing at her back and talking about her, she couldn't stand it.
In the end, the Lao family's wife was not as thick-skinned as the Hua family's wife. She did not care about other people's mouths and only cared about her own fat.
"In that case, when I return to the city, I'll bring some necessities for Aunt Lao as a thank you gift."
Su Shuiche saw that she insisted on not accepting it. Perhaps she didn't dare to accept it, so he didn't force her. He put the silver into his sleeve and said with a smile.
"Miss, you're too polite." Aunt Lao's face was red as she mumbled a reply.
In her heart, she was still very happy that Su Shuiche was so considerate and polite.
Thinking of going to the city to buy new things, Aunt Lao thought about all the utensils at home. She thought about how nice it would be if she could give her a few porcelain bowls, or even a few cotton towels or a new basin.
With this in mind, the three people and two wolves quickly arrived at the entrance of Blossom Town — near the large pond.
"Aunt Lao, let's go back. I've really troubled you today."
Su Shuiche pulled Aunt Lao aside and said a few more words. Then, she left Blossom Town with Lin Siyao and the two wolf pups and rushed to Fanluo City.
Along the way, Lin Siyao held her and used his qinggong. After a few leaps, they quickly returned to the inn.
They caught up with the last batch of food and casually ate a bit. Then, they returned to their rooms to rest.
It was a hot summer afternoon, so they didn't have the energy to go shopping. It was better to take advantage of the setting sun and cool evening to go out for a walk.
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"So, silver is also so easy to spend."
Su Shuiyong gently pinched her empty sleeves and turned to look apologetically at Lin Siyao, who was carrying large and small bags of items and utensils. She sighed and said, "I wanted to buy two more sets of inner clothes for each of us. I didn't expect to use up six silver coins for these items."
When Lin Siyao heard this, the corner of his mouth slightly raised. A long-lost warmth surged in his heart. She said she wanted to buy him inner clothes.
From the beginning of his memory, other than the old Pavilion Master, no one else cared about his daily life, let alone personally pick out clothes for him.
"Are you tired?
Let me carry two things. "
Su Shuiche felt embarrassed that so many things were carried by Lin Siyao while she was empty-handed.
"No need." Lin Siyao naturally didn't agree.
However, he couldn't bear to see her blaming herself after being bluntly rejected. He added something that even he felt was a little strange, "Help me roll up my sleeves."
"Oh, okay."
When Su Shuiche saw that he had ordered her to do something, she immediately swept away the depression that appeared in her eyes because she secretly despised herself for being useless. She went forward to help him roll up the sleeves of his outer robe that covered the back of his hands because it was very inconvenient to carry heavy things. She loosely rolled them up to his elbows to let him feel a little cooler and not so stuffy.
When Lin Siyao lowered his head, he could smell the fragrance coming from her body. He steadied himself and did his best to suppress the inexplicable desire in his heart. After she finished rolling up his sleeves, he was about to take a few steps back when he heard an extremely flirtatious greeting from behind him, "Young Master, do you still recognize this servant?"
Su Shuiche curiously sized up the exquisitely dressed and gorgeous woman in front of her. She took the initiative to greet the cold-faced Lin Siyao until she heard her say, "This servant's name is Lu Wan'er. I'm from the Lu family on North Street.
On the seventh day of the seventh month, I originally wanted to throw a flower to Young Master, but I didn't expect Young Master to have something to do and leave early. This servant … this servant rarely goes out today, but I'm so lucky to meet Young Master. Would it be possible to invite Young Master to Apricot Blossom House for a gathering? "
Lu Wan'er raised her sensual voice that was enough to seduce people's souls and did her best to invite Lin Siyao.
She had taken a liking to this man at first glance.
At that time, when she was walking on stilts, she saw this indifferent but extraordinarily handsome man in the crowd from afar. Her heart throbbed like never before.
Afterwards, after failing to throw the flower, she was depressed for several days. Even though she was surrounded by many young masters from wealthy families, Lu Wan'er couldn't help but think about this man that she had only met once.
Lu Wan'er, who thought that she would never see him again, was depressed for several days. Today, she went out to relieve her boredom. She didn't expect that she would be so lucky to meet him as soon as she went out.
This must be fate, right?
Lu Wan'er thought excitedly. She wanted nothing more than to throw herself into Lin Siyao's arms and dominate this man who made her so infatuated with him.
Lin Siyao's body suddenly became cold. He suppressed the urge to wave his hand and shake off this crazy woman who had appeared out of nowhere. He unhappily bypassed her and said to Su Shuiche, "Let's go back." Then, he took the lead to walk back to the inn.
Su Shuiche blinked and looked again at Lu Wan'er, who had been rejected by Lin Siyao's decisive action. She saw that Lu Wan'er had initially stood in place blankly and didn't know what to do. After regaining her senses, Lu Wan'er fiercely glared at her. Su Shuiche returned an apologetic smile and no longer cared about her. She immediately turned around and hurriedly followed Lin Siyao back to the inn.
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