C9 (1/2)
Mu Jinzhi laughed: ”Weren't you in a hurry to finish the matters of the small mountain village just now? Tomorrow, we will meet to look for my sister. With us, we can relax a little. ”
”Then it's settled. Right, should we go to the dining hall to eat?” Zuo Ren Xian's heart was at ease, and his stomach started to sing again.
Mu Jinzhi laughed helplessly, then pulled him along to the dining room to not mention anything.
On the second day, Mu Jinzhi heard that Mu Rousang had already finished her breakfast and sent someone to call for Zuo Ren Xian to go look for Mu Rousang.
When the two of them left, Mu Rousang was acting shamelessly and refusing to take the medicine, when a few girls circled around her.
Seeing that her temper had turned, Mu Jinzhi asked kindly: ”Little Sister, why aren't you taking the medicine? But the lass did not serve you well? ”
Zuo Ren Xian who was at the side also shouted: ”little cousin, just take the medicine! Your little cousin is still waiting for you to save him! ”
That small, resentful gaze caused goosebumps to rise all over Mu Rousang's body. She immediately grabbed the medicine bowl, pinched her nose and drank it all in one gulp.
He then said, ”Miss, you have to get better quickly. Yesterday, the First Wife, who lives in the county, sent her a jar of good quality Zifu Ginger, saying that it was specially chosen for you.”
Mu Rousang looked at Mu Jinzhi and nodded her head: ”When yang-ge heard that you were sick, he originally wanted to come over. He didn't expect aunty to also have typhoid fever, so he could only serve medicine in front of the bed. Feng Chai also had to help manage the county's Cai Yi Pavilion s so they weren't allowed to be idle, hence he sent a servant to deliver some of the county's unique food to you.”
”She was really considerate. Chun Yan, when we get back, you should pick up some good herbs and bring them back with you.”
He thought for a moment and said, ”I happened to have some old ginseng a few years ago, so I want you to pack them in a box. Also, I want to give one to Grandmother, Aunt and Sister-in-Law.”
Zuo Ren Xian knew that Mu Rousang was a rich master, but he had never seen her before because she grew up in a room with nothing to eat and worry about. Now that he heard this, he silently cried in his heart.
Thus, he asked with a bashful look on his face: ”Are there any more little cousin s?”
Mu Jinzhi only wanted to cover his face. Of course he knew that the people from the Zuo Clan did not have any properties, they only had 10 taels of silver per month for their expenses.
Mu Rousang rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, ”A boy like you still doesn't want to improve, do you still want to steal money from me?”
Zuo Youxian was used to it, so he was not annoyed. He smiled and said, ”Aren't we thinking about the rich and powerful?”
”Pfft, young lady, after all this time, the Second Young Master is trying to make you happy!”
By the side, Chun Yi immediately understood the meaning behind the words of the Left Protector.
”Only you could tell. He was just mocking me for being a rich person.”
He then turned his head and jokingly scolded, ”What are you doing? You haven't even gotten married yet and you want to dig up my old mountain ginseng to curry favor with your future sister-in-law? Come on, which girl do you like? ”
Mu Rousang was not stingy at all, the ginseng in her hands were now like long grass, sowing a handful of seeds. In a year or two, she will become a hundred year old mountain ginseng, only the first few days where the ginseng was planted would be as thick as a little finger.
Although the purple ginseng wasn't big, it was enough for the space to support her. She never thought that she would be able to become an immortal and achieve the dao. With this space in her hands, she would be able to live a luxurious life.
”Look, this girl's mouth isn't going to let me off. I'm just taking a mountain ginseng. She's going to give me ten sentences before she gives up!”
Seeing her winking at them, the group burst into laughter. Mu Jinzhi saw that she was smiling and felt even happier, so after chatting for a while, she sent the little lass out, leaving behind Chun Yan and Chun Yi who were waiting for her in her room.
Mu Jinzhi then explained his reason for coming here, and said: ”Initially, I saw that my sister is not fully recovered yet, and did not want to come so early to seek an idea, and later thought that you were too bored in the house, so it would be better to find something to do, to pass the time.”
While sighing in his heart, he was also angry at himself for not having enough ability. However, if he was able to become a third or fourth ranked officer, she would be able to fulfil her wish and become a secondary wife.
Mu Rousang did not know what was on his mind, she tilted her head and said while lying on the bed: ”This matter is not urgent, when the sky gets warm, let's go back to the small mountain village. A few years ago, I had asked the Village Head Grandpa to help me send a letter with the peach blossoms, telling him not to sell the land in the village, the peach blossoms had already written a letter saying that Village Head Grandpa had agreed without saying a word, and asked us when we would return.”
”I'm afraid Grandmother will not agree since it's still not the first month. Besides, it's still cold and no one is warm in the old house. We still have to sleep in the cold house when we go back.”
Mu Jinzhi was worried about Mu Rousang's health. Although she had gotten a little better in the past two days, she was still not completely safe.
Mu Rousang laughed: ”I am thinking, I will have to wait until the middle of the second month, similar to the second year before I can leave. Brother, if I do not go for school, what do you think?”