Border Cook

Chapter 522: The same lineage

After hearing what Xia Mingyue said, Yin Lingyou waved his hand and said, "You are going to Changzhou City, Zhuang Cui cannot go with you alone."

No way...

Xia Mingyue felt a little lost.

Zhuang Cui is quite skilled. With her by her side, Xia Mingyue always feels more at ease. If Zhuang Cui can't come with her...

All I can do is to go out less after arriving in Changzhou City. Even if I go out, bring two more people with me and go out when there are more people around.

Xia Mingyue sighed.

But before he could finish his sigh, Yin Lingyou continued, "I will only agree if you take the three of us, master and disciple, with you."

Xia Mingyue, "..."

Well, it turns out it’s for this purpose.

Seeing that Xia Mingyue did not speak immediately, Yin Lingyou stroked his beard and hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "In fact, it cannot be said that you are leading us. At most, we are traveling together. After all, the house in Changzhou City has been vacant for a long time. We need to go and take a look."

"You know, if no one lives in this house, it will lose its vitality. The house will become dilapidated and will collapse in two years..."

"Yes, yes, Doctor Yin is absolutely right." Xia Mingyue's face was full of smiles.

One of the rules of doing things is not to argue with Doctor Yin.

Regarding the second principle of doing things, what Doctor Yin said makes sense.

The third rule for doing things: If you have any questions, be sure to refer to the first rule.

Seeing that Xia Mingyue did not refuse at all, Doctor Yin stroked his beard with great satisfaction and immediately told Mao Sanli to pack his luggage.

Upon learning that Xia Mingyue was going to Changzhou City for some time, Fan Jinglan immediately found Xia Mingyue and made it clear that she wanted to go to Changzhou City with her.

"Madam Fan is also going to Changzhou City?"

"That's right." Fan Jinglan nodded. "Now, when I follow Madam Xia, I will often have the opportunity to eat the meals that Madam Xia personally prepares."

Xia Mingyue, "..."

This Madam Fan was really frank and expressed her thoughts very clearly.

"Secondly, Madam Xia went to Changzhou City to set up a tofu workshop and help Changzhou City resettle refugees. I also want to see if I can do something within my ability."

"Third, Changzhou City is closer to the border, and the people coming and going are mixed. I think Madam Zhuang is the only one who has some skills around Madam Xia. I have learned martial arts since I was young, so I can act as Madam Xia's bodyguard and help take care of her."

"Fourth, I also want to go to Changzhou Prefecture to see the local customs and folkways, which can be regarded as an eye-opener."

Fan Jinglan spoke out all her thoughts, one by one.

It's well-reasoned and honest, making it impossible to refuse.

Xia Mingyue thought about it for a moment and nodded immediately, "In that case, let's follow what Madam Fan said and go to Changzhou Prefecture together."

"Okay." Fan Jinglan was very happy at the moment, "Thank you, Madam Xia."

"Mrs. Fan, you are too polite." Fan Jinglan could have gone directly to Changzhou City without saying hello to her, but Fan Jinglan was very polite, which really gave her enough face.

This Madam Fan is really good.

The matter was settled, and everyone quickly packed their luggage.

Changzhou City has everything you need, and it's summer now, so I don't have many clothes with me, so I just brought some handy items.

Xia Mingyue took some time to visit Wu Xiong and Aunt Han's home to see if they had anything to bring to Jiang Zhuguo.

"When I woke up this morning, I heard the shopkeeper mention that Madam Xia was going to Changzhou City, so I thought about asking Madam Xia to bring some things over, and Madam Xia happened to come."

Wu Xiong rubbed his hands excitedly, and then handed the things he had prepared for Jiang Zhuguo to Xia Mingyue one by one.

"This is the calligraphy I practiced recently. I marked all of them with dates and bound them into a book. Madam Xia will show it to Madam Jiang when the time comes."

"These are some papers, uncut. It depends on what Madam Jiang wants to use them for. Just cut them according to the size you like. This paper is not expensive. It is only made by the papermaking workshop in Jinqiu County. But this stack was made by me in the workshop, so it is a little different."

"I specially carved this inkstone. Although it's a bit ugly, the material is good. I tried it and it works very well."

"I saw these fabrics when I was shopping a while ago. I think the colors are beautiful and suitable for making clothes..."

Xia Mingyue couldn't help laughing as she watched Wu Xiong put things one by one into a large box next to him, which soon filled the entire box.

I have to say, Wu Xiong really loves his wife.

Aunt Han on the side rolled her eyes at Wu Xiong in dissatisfaction, "Look at the things you gave me, paper and inkstones, are you planning to make Zhu Guo work day and night?"

"I finally found a way to give a girl something she would like, and it's a whole piece of fabric. Zhuguo is already very tired in Changzhou City, and she has to make her own clothes. You think Zhuguo is not busy enough, right?"

Being scolded by his own mother, Wu Xiong scratched the back of his head helplessly, "Then what do you say, mother? What should I send?"

"Little kid, learn this!"

Aunt Han rolled her eyes at Wu Xiong again, went back into the house, and took out the things tremblingly.

"These are a few pairs of shoes I made for Zhuguo. I estimated the size and made them. There are some that are a little too big, a little too small, a little too fat, and a little too thin. I let Zhuguo pick them. If they are suitable, she can keep them for herself. If they are not suitable, she can give them to others as a favor. She can make them as she likes."

"I made these clothes for Zhuguo. I didn't make many, only five or six. I'm old now, and I don't know what colors Zhuguo likes, so I just made one set of each color and let Zhuguo choose which one to wear."

"Time flies. Although it is summer now, it is already July. The weather will turn cooler in mid-August. When the autumn wind blows, winter will come. I made two cloaks, four warm sleeves, and two collars. They are all furry. They are definitely warm to wear in winter."

"And this bag of silver, Madam Xia, take it to Zhuguo, and tell Zhuguo that although she earns a lot of money every month and is not short of money, the more money she has in her hands, the more secure she will be when she is away from home. She is a little girl and her family is already hard-working. With more money in her pocket, she can do whatever she wants and she will be happier..."

Seeing that what Aunt Han was going to bring was no less than what Wu Xiong brought, and even more than him, Xia Mingyue suddenly didn't know what to say.

If I had to say something, it would be...

Mother and son are of one mind?

Well, the same lineage?
Seeing this, Wu Xiong scratched the back of his head again, "Mom, I've been to Changzhou City before, why didn't you let me help bring things to Madam Jiang?"

So many things cannot be completed all at once in the near future.

Mom doesn't let him bring anything, does that mean she thinks he's unreliable?