Graceful spring color

Chapter 34 Dreaming
  The courtyard of Jinyuan was already overgrown with weeds. When Xie Fengyue went back, she saw flower stamens squatting on the ground and pulling them out, while Huanxue was sitting leisurely on the edge of the verandah, eating melon seeds, with some flowers in her hand. Holding the storybook that Xie Fengyue finally collected.

Zhizhi held large and small bags in his hands, and when he saw Huanxue's relaxed look, he became angry and said, "Hey, whose girl is this? She is so comfortable and proud?"

Huarui looked up when she heard the sound, immediately put down the shovel in her hand and ran over to take the boxes from Xie Fengyue's hand. She was covered in sweat and there were some weeds on her head. "The girl didn't ask anyone for help." Ah, you are the master, why are you moving things?"

Xie Fengyue waved her hand, "Is the bed made?"

Hua Rui looked at Huan Xue who was walking towards him, "Has the back room been tidied up?"

Huanxue frowned, "It's too dirty in there, I'll clean it up a little bit." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhi Zhi, who entered the room to put things, exclaimed, "Why is this room full of dust?"

Huanxue looked at Xie Fengyue with a look of helplessness. She stretched out her delicate and slender hands, "Girl, I can't do heavy work with my hands. It won't be possible if they have calluses."

Zhezhi rolled up his sleeves and rushed over, throwing the dirty handkerchief in her face: "What is the price of a slave like you?"

Huanxue was accidentally hit in the face by the handkerchief, and her face was full of aggrievement, "When I was in Langya, I was always taken care of."

Xie Fengyue's eyes were slightly wide, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, "I didn't expect you to be a girl of the Langya clan?"

Huanxue looked awkward, "It's not...I..."

Zhe Zhi didn't care what she had to say. She pointed to the back room, "Since I'm not a girl but a slave, I should do my duty. Don't have fancy dreams and wipe away all the dust in the house."

Huanxue looked at Xie Fengyue again, her eyes full of hope that she would take care of this girl who was talking nonsense.

Xie Fengyue walked calmly to the balcony where she had been sitting before speaking, "I remember Songshan seemed to have said that you were the slave given to me by Young Master Yan."

"Clean up quickly, it's getting dark soon." She picked up the storybook on the ground and patted the dust on it carefully.

Huanxue's eyes were red, and she stomped towards the back room.

The broken branch behind him shouted loudly, "How can you wipe it without a handkerchief?"

So she turned around and came back to pick up the dark handkerchief, with a look of humiliation on her face: "Girl, are you not afraid that I will go back and complain when you treat the people sent by your husband like this?"

Xie Fengyue paused while turning the book. When she raised her eyes again, her eyes were full of smiles. "You can go back and tell him now that I asked you to clean up the house. I also want to see how he treats this kind of "slave" like you. "What a pity."

How could Gongzi Yan, a typical member of aristocratic family, care about whether a craftsman was going as he wished? As long as he cared about these people, he would not let a craftsman like Huanxue, who could read and write, marry for her.

Huanxue wiped the dusty table in the back room. She looked at the dirt between her fingernails, her eyes full of hatred.

When she was in Langya, she was just like those young ladies from aristocratic families who had nothing to wear but food to eat, and even the upbringing mama said that she would definitely go to other aristocratic families to enjoy their blessings in the future.

Originally, her master had brought her to Chen County, and she thought that at least he would give her to Chen County's Xie family as a concubine, but she didn't expect that the Xie family gave her away, but the one she gave away was a fake legitimate daughter.

The most important thing is why Lang Jun would help an unrelated person. Is it because of her face? She looked at the face in the bronze mirror that looked somewhat like Xie Fengyue.

Henhen said, "It's just that my background is a little better. Why can I ask Lang Jun to help her?"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she smashed the handkerchief towards Soda, and suddenly she saw a white purse among a pile of clothes.

She had seen that purse on Zhe Zhi before. Huan Xue smiled coldly, "I can't touch a girl's things, but I can't handle a little girl's things like you?"

She reached out and picked up the purse, untied the knot on it, her eyes lit up when she saw the banknote inside, she immediately stuffed it into her arms, turned around and left the room, "Girl, I suddenly remembered something else. If I want to explain to Songshan, I’ll go to him first.”

Zhezhi opened her mouth to curse, but Xie Fengyue tugged on her sleeves and replied, "The penthouse in Jinyuan hasn't been cleaned up yet. You can stay in the penthouse at Aobo Pavilion for the next few days. I'll let you go after it's tidied up." Hua Rui is here to call you.”

Seeing Huanxue walking briskly out of the yard, Zhezhi said arrogantly, "Why let her go? She just wants to be lazy. What's the use of playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, reading and writing, even the most basic servant?" I can't do all my responsibilities well." Xie Fengyue patted her back and said, "At a critical moment, it is better to do less than to do more. You must clearly prioritize."

Zhi Zhi threw away the broom in his hand and said, "Girl, just bear with it. Sooner or later, you will become a bastard."

When Xie Fengyue heard this, she was angry and funny, "Which girl dares to talk to the master like this? You have a poor mouth."

Xie Fengyue spent the night in Jinyuan, and she got up at dawn.

She unpacked the small bundle packed with broken branches, and felt at ease when she saw that the household registration order and scraps of silver were all there.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the Xie Mansion to hold a banquet.

At that time, most of the manpower in the mansion will be transferred to the main hall, so it is best to leave the city at that time.

As for the carriage, Xie Fengyue also made plans. After leaving Xie's mansion, she went to East Street to buy a donkey cart and hired a strong servant to drive the cart.

As for the reason why she chose the donkey cart, one was because it was cheap. There was no telling how many donkey carts could be sold in Dongshi in a day. This would not arouse suspicion, and the Xie family would never have imagined that she would run without a fast carriage. No conventional bullock carts are used.

The second thing is that people from this worldly and aristocratic family look down on donkey carts. In their eyes, donkey carts are for lower-class people. Aristocratic families pay attention to character. She, Xie Fengyue, doesn't care about the character of a bullshit family. Her life will be lost. It's really stupid to talk about things that are not true.

She pulled out a map from under her pillow, which she had seen in the book she borrowed from Xie Jin a few days ago. She carefully drew down the main official roads of Lingnan and County Chen.

He drew the route in his mind over and over again, until noises started coming from outside the yard, and Xie Fengyue shook her stiff neck.

"What happened outside Zhezhi?" Xie Fengyue asked.

"The managers are coming to all the courtyards to mobilize manpower. I just sent the flower stamens out." Zhizhi opened the curtain and came in to reply.

Xie Fengyue calmed down and said, "It's good that you don't have to worry about excuses to take away the flower stamens." She continued to lower her voice, "Everything is ready, all I need is the east wind."

A look of joy appeared on Zhezhi's face, "The farthest road I have ever walked in my life was from Peixian County to Yong'an City. I don't even know what the scene is like outside."

The hour had passed, and Xie Fengyue and Zhezhi were quietly waiting in the courtyard for the sound of fireworks at the door of Xie's residence. As soon as this sound sounded, it meant that they had begun to welcome guests.

The moment she heard the sound of fireworks, Xie Fengyue seemed to be hallucinating.

She seemed to hear a knock on the courtyard door.

Beep beep.

Seeing that no one came to open the door, the person who knocked on the door said impatiently, "Miss Yue, the master of the house has asked you to entertain guests."

"Did Moon Girl hear that?"

Zhezhi looked at Xie Fengyue anxiously, and when she nodded, she replied loudly, "My girl has just woken up. She hasn't washed herself yet, so I'm afraid it's too late."

The man replied, "The master of the house said that it's enough to just freshen up. Miss Yue doesn't need to go to the front door to greet guests, just go to the main hall." Seeing that no one answered, he continued to shout, "The main hall is busy, I'll go back first."

Xie Fengyue looked gloomy, "Just wait for me in the yard. I will be back within an hour. If you miss today's opportunity, it will be hard to find."

Zhe Zhi nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)