After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 79 Departure
  When the mutton soup comes out of the pot, the aroma is fragrant and wafts far away.

Since it is a festival, it is natural for everyone to eat together.

Su Yueyue specially set up a fire in the yard, and then brought the mutton soup and dumplings to the yard.

"Sir, mama, it's time to eat."

The rich aroma of mutton soup was so tempting that even Lu Xingzhou secretly swallowed his saliva.

What I have to say is that Su Yueyue does have some talent for cooking.

In the past two months, after learning a little from Grandma Cai, she seemed to have opened up the Ren and Du channels, and her cooking was delicious.

Looking at his belly that had already given birth to some meat, Lu Xingzhou sighed and then walked out of the room.

Drinking the hot mutton soup, Grandma Cai also felt warm all over and felt a little better.

"Yueyue, will there be a dinner market tonight?"

Grandma Cai suddenly asked.

If possible, it would be good to let Yueyue push the young master out for a walk at night.

"There should be some." Su Yueyue was boiling the tips of peas. When she heard Aunt Cai ask about the evening market, she just nodded.

"There will be vendors selling lamps at night, and there should be quite a few selling other weird gadgets."

There are also many salesmen in Qingshui Town who go out to do business. I heard from my father that those salesmen would come back around the winter solstice.

One is to go home for the New Year, and the other is to take advantage of the New Year to buy some things that are not available here and sell them back.

You can also save some more money before the Chinese New Year.

Therefore, if there are traveling merchants who come back early during the evening market on the winter solstice, the town will be lively.

"Then let's go out for a walk tonight. Let's see what's new."

Grandma Cai took a sip of the mutton soup and sighed.

"Okay, okay." Su Yueyue responded with a smile, while Lu Xingzhou on the side looked at her face.

The girl who used to be as shriveled as a bean sprout has gained weight in the past two months and seems to have grown taller.

The only thing that didn't change were the two shallow dimples on her cheeks when she smiled.

"But doesn't it snow here in winter?"

Aunt Cai drank the mutton soup and ate some dumplings.

Looking at the gray sky, I just feel that I am not used to it.

If we were in Kyoto, there would be snow everywhere by now.

"It would snow in previous years, but the timing is uncertain. It's cold this year, so it should probably snow."

Su Yueyue looked at the sky. She was not sure how soon it would snow, but drinking hot tea in the snow was very comfortable.

When they were children, they would often build a fire on snowy days. The adults would chat and laugh, and they, as little babies, would throw some sweet potatoes in and roast them.

I don’t know when it will snow this year.

After lunch, Lu Xingzhou stopped Su Yueyue who was trying to sneak into the kitchen.

"Come here."

The young man was sitting in a wheelchair, his tone was calm, and there was not much expression on his face. For a moment, Su Yueyue was a little confused about his thoughts.

What's going on here?
  "Sir, did you call me?"

The little girl stammered.

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, Lu Xingzhou didn't seem to notice her restraint, and still responded lukewarmly.

"What's wrong, young master?" Su Yueyue racked her brains to recall what she had done today that might have made him angry. Finally, after thinking about it, she remembered the copybook she had rushed out overnight.

Could it be because my handwriting is too ugly?

Is that why you made the young master angry?

"Do you recognize all the words that grandma taught you?"

Lu Xingzhou didn't seem to notice the little girl's worry at the moment, and just asked while holding the copybook she sent today.     "Recognize, recognize."

Su Yueyue stammered.

Although she doesn't like practicing calligraphy, she still remembers what her grandma taught her.

Lu Xingzhou just glanced at her, then opened the first few pages of the copybook and selected a few to question her.

Seeing that she indeed recognized her, the young man's expression softened a little.

"As long as you recognize it, writing at night hurts your eyes. Even if you don't like it, you still have to practice it. Otherwise, if you only recognize the words but can't write them, others will laugh at you if they know it."

"it is good."

After answering in a low voice, Su Yueyue lowered her head and returned to the kitchen.

"Did Young Master talk about you?"

Seeing her look like this, Grandma Cai guessed a little bit and just asked with a smile.

"No, I was just lazy and didn't practice calligraphy properly."

Su Yueyue said in a low tone.

She also wanted to learn more characters and write good calligraphy.

But every time I hold the pen, I don't know how to write. Every time I draw, the words I write look as ugly as a reptile.

"Young master was like this when he was a child. At that time, he was naughty. Every time he didn't study well, he would complain to the general.

Every time the general heard this, he would punish the young master.

He was naughty when he was a child, and his handwriting at that time was not as good as yours. But now that the young master has grown up, his handwriting has become more and more beautiful. "

Grandma Cai feels sad every time she talks about the past.

If she is gone, only the young master will remember these things.

That must be very uncomfortable.

"Really? I thought the young master had been like this since he was a child."

Although she always heard her grandma talking about how Lu Xingzhou was in the past, ever since she entered the Lu family, she had always seen Lu Xingzhou as if nothing could affect him.

"How can anyone have such a cold temperament since childhood?" Grandma Cai waved her hand and said carefully.

"The young master was naughty when he was young and always got into trouble. He was also praised by everyone in Kyoto as a young gentleman. Originally, the general wanted him to join the army next year and fight with him on the battlefield.

Who knew such a big thing would happen.

He used to be unable to sit still at home, but now this is all he can do. "

Aunt Cai didn't want to tell Su Yueyue all about Lu Xingzhou's suffering.

But she was worried that after her death, there would be no one in the world who would love him.

"That's right."

Su Yueyue responded in a low voice.

She has not experienced that, and she cannot fully understand the master's past, but she can understand his difficulties.

After a simple dinner at home, the three of them packed up and left the house.

Other houses in the alley also hung up red lanterns, which looked a little more festive.

Worried that Lu Xingzhou would be uncomfortable while sitting, Grandma Cai had prepared soft cushions in advance. Worried that he would catch cold, she also specially installed a hand stove for him.

Even Su Yueyue was pulled by Aunt Cai to make two new buns, and two red hair ropes were tied to her buns.

Paired with the peach-pink short coat Feng Shuzhen made for her, she looked very festive.

"Let's dress up Yueyue to look more beautiful today."

Aunt Cai looked at the little girl in front of her with a smile, her tone full of sighs.

Who would have thought that a skinny little girl two months ago would become like this?

(End of this chapter)