That night, Su Shuiche and Li Shiyao returned to Fanluo City and stayed at an inn near a large market.
Early the next morning, Lin Siyao selected two masons and carpenters from the shop and went back to the house where he would settle down in the future to renovate and reorganize. He left the two wolf pups behind to accompany Su Shuiyin to purchase all kinds of cloth, needles, and thread.
Su Shuiche took the two wolf pups and went to several cloth stores. It wasn't until late in the morning that she picked out a few pieces of cloth that she liked.
She had always liked cotton cloth with a plain floral pattern.
She picked five bolts of cotton cloth with a pinkish purple base, light white, light yellow, and crimson intertwined. She planned to sew curtains, door curtains, tablecloths, and various sizes of towels.
When she thought of marriage, Su Shuiche's eyes shyly shyly. She slightly curved her lips and picked out a bolt of dark blue satin and a bolt of smoky cloud brocade. She planned to sew two new sets of clothes for Lin Siyao.
She also picked out a bolt of green lotus gauze and a bolt of crimson satin for herself.
She then picked out two bolts of white fine cotton cloth and planned to make several sets of inner and outer clothes for the two of them.
Finally, the cloth store's waiter beamed with joy. Su Shuiche blushed and chose a large bolt of crimson satin for the two of them to make wedding robes and embroidery handkerchiefs.
She hurriedly paid the bill and had the waiter deliver the cloth to the Yuelai Inn where they were staying.
When the cloth arrived on time, Su Shuiche picked out the five bolts of cotton cloth and planned to sew the door curtains, tablecloths, and towels that were necessary for their new home.
Fortunately, before returning yesterday, she remembered to measure the size of the doors and windows. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to start.
Su Shuiche's hand didn't stop holding the needle as she searched her mind for the various fabrics that the Su Family used to make curtains and doors.
Perhaps it was because of embroidery that she was able to quickly learn other similar sewing and weaving tasks.
Although this kind of work was comparable to rough work, she would never have been able to do it in the past.
In the words of her father, Su Fangting, her hands were born for Su Embroidery.
Thinking of this, Su Shuiche fell into a trance again.
Su Family … Su Xiu's Family … Mother … Big Brother … Ah … It turned out that other than Mother and Big Brother, the shadows of Old Master and Father were almost completely forgotten.
If they knew about this, they would probably be heartbroken.
After all, their daughter, whom they had painstakingly cultivated for decades on the road of Su Xiu, had almost forgotten them in less than half a year.
Su Shuiche shook her head gently and sighed slightly. She brushed away all kinds of feelings in her heart and focused on her work.
…
"Phew!" Su Shuiche removed the last needle and stood up to stretch her slightly stiff wrist.
She had not embroidered for a long time, so her hand gestures were a little rusty.
She lowered her head and looked at the pile of curtains and towels on the table. The corners of her mouth curved slightly and a happy smile appeared in her eyes.
He spread them out one by one, smoothed them out, folded them, and finally put them into a bag. He was going to bring them to be installed after the house was renovated.
At this time, Lin Siyao had also returned from Blossom Town.
Seeing Su Shuiche busily tidying up the pieces of cloth on the table, he could not help but frown.
"The waiter said that you haven't ordered anything to eat all day?"
Lin Siyao took the bamboo basket from her hand and gently waved his sleeve. All the cloth on the table flew into the bamboo basket.
"Huh?
Is it very late? "
Su Shuiche listened to Lin Siyao and stood up to go to the window. Looking outside, it was indeed evening. The sun was setting in the west and the afterglow was shining.
Seeing this, Lin Siyao's eyes swept over the bag that she had tidied up but had not tied yet. Looking at the warm purple floral cotton cloth inside, he understood: She must have been busy from morning to now.
He was about to pull her to his room to eat when he saw the neatly stacked cloth on the suitcase.
Especially that dazzling red satin, he couldn't help but smile when he saw it.
"What's wrong?"
After tidying up the room and washing her hands, Su Shuiche returned to Lin Siyao's side. Seeing his awkward smile, she was puzzled.
"Ahem …" Lin Siyao clenched his fist and put it under his nose. He coughed softly to cover up his overjoyed and slightly embarrassed expression.
Pretending to be calm, he pulled Su Shuiche's wrist, "Let's go eat first.
After we eat, I'll talk about the house. "
He knew that she was easily embarrassed. If he asked about the wedding robe, she would blush for a long time.
Secretly, he was happy to see her shy appearance, but he was afraid that she would be angry with him.
Ahem … It was better to pretend that he did not know.
He was waiting for her to give him a big surprise.
… …
Although the old house looked very shabby, it had been inspected by the masons and carpenters. If it was strengthened, it would not be a problem to live for a few more years.
Of course, from Lin Siyao's point of view, that kind of house was not a match for his Mysterious Wind Palm and was destroyed by the wind from his palm.
Of course, he would not say this to Su Shuiche. He was afraid that she would think too much and be scared away.
It was not easy for the two of them to be in love, so he did not want any side issues to arise.
Su Shuiche heard from Lin Siyao that the masons only needed three days. As for the carpenters, it would depend on whether or not he still needed to make the furniture.
If they went to a private store to buy the furniture, then the carpenters could be finished in a day. It was just a few slightly brittle beams that were corroded and covered in a layer of wood.
"Tomorrow, we'll go to a private store to see the price of the furniture. If it's suitable, then we'll buy it." Su Shuiche calculated the remaining money.
Of the fifty taels of silver, fifteen taels was used to pay for the house, three taels and fifty copper was used to buy cloth, three days of work for the masons, as well as reinforcing and painting materials. In total, it would cost more than one tael.
According to the carpenters' estimates, if he were to make all the furniture, including the wood, it would cost around six taels. Moreover, this was only for the necessities such as the bed, wardrobe, table, chair, cupboard, chest of drawers, etc.
As for the bathtub, washbasin, vegetable bowl, and other small wooden items, it did not even include them.
Moreover, it would take at least a month to finish.
It was already the end of summer and autumn was about to arrive. By the time all the furniture was finished and the house was cleaned up, it would probably be autumn when they moved in.
Not to mention the fact that they needed money to stay in the inn, they still needed to prepare for winter.
For example, the two of them would need to prepare cotton clothes and blankets when the weather turned cold. Also, they would need to prepare all kinds of winter food before the snow closed the roads.
Su Shuiche thought of the two mu of fertile land that matched the house. In recent years, Wang Gengfa's family had been planting wheat. Although they had transferred the house to her this time, the harvest this autumn would still belong to them.
She still needed to stock up for winter.
Therefore, it was better to be frugal with money.
Thinking like this, Su Shuiche clenched her hands into fists and secretly encouraged herself.
Seeing this, Lin Siyao felt a burst of laughter.
However, there was a burst of bitterness in his heart.
Thinking of how he had left the assassin team and seemed to have become a good-for-nothing person who needed a woman to worry about, he felt somewhat … … indescribably vexed.
However, if he took the risk to return to that secret place and retrieve his considerable savings, not only would Su Shuiche feel uneasy, but Louis Stu and the others would also use this opportunity to track him down before he died.
"Ah Yao?
What's wrong? "Su Shuiche looked up and saw the absent-minded Lin Siyao. She gently pulled on his sleeve and asked softly.
Lin Siyao returned to his senses and met Su Shuiche's worried gaze. He immediately smiled, "I'm fine."
"Are you really fine?"
Su Shuiche heard this and still did not feel reassured. She touched his forehead but was wrapped by his large hand. Her body softened and was pulled into his embrace.
"I'm very useless, aren't I?" Lin Siyao rested his head on her shoulder and sighed softly, "Almost completely useless."
"How could that be!"
Su Shuiche heard him belittle himself and hurriedly raised her head. Looking at his slightly dim eyes, she comforted him with heartache, "If it wasn't for you, how could I quickly and safely leave the forest? How could I dare to buy a house in Flower Town … … If it wasn't for you by my side, I … … would not be able to peacefully stay in the inn and do the work I like … … Lin Siyao … …" At the end, Su Shuiche was almost annoyed.
"Shuiche … …" Lin Siyao sighed and gently hugged her, "I'm sorry, I … …"
"Who was the one who said it before?
Two people can't treat each other like outsiders? "Su Shuiche caught the word in his words and muttered unhappily.
"Ah … … Okay, it's my fault."
Lin Siyao finally let go of the knot in his heart that had been haunting him for a long time amidst her series of questions that seemed to be complaining but were actually comforting him. He smiled as he took her soft, boneless hand and rubbed it against his chin.
His eyes were filled with deep affection.
He was so lucky to have her.