Outside the back gate of the Chen residence, a carriage was already harnessed and waiting.

"Miss Su, wouldn't it be inappropriate not to teach today?"

Xie Wanwan and her two children were pulled out of the embroidered building by Su Luo.

“Teaching is a long and arduous task, so we are not in a hurry. The New Year is the day after tomorrow, and today our whole family is going to the county to buy New Year's goods.”

Yan Chuan and Yi Huan were so happy to hear that they could go to the county again that they jumped up.

"Wow! That's great, Mom! We can buy new clothes and lots of delicious food for the New Year!"

"Of course, we not only need to buy delicious food, but also fun things."

"Miss Su, why don't you go? I won't go."

Xie Wanwan's face has healed, and the scars on her face are very small, but she still habitually wears a veil.

"Let's go together. Wanwan, you work hard teaching Yihuan and Yanchuan every day. Go out for a walk. Yongle County is so lively now."

Xie Wanwan was living under someone else's roof, so she had to be extremely cautious in everything she did.

"I!"

"Stop with the 'me' and 'you' stuff, what everyone wants during the New Year is to be happy."

"Yes, Master Xie, please don't be so reserved. My mother and grandmother are the best people in the world."

We've always considered you family.

Yan Chuan's speech and actions were beyond what one would expect for someone his age.

Over the course of their time together, they all grew to like Xie Wanwan, as if she knew everything.

Whether it's etiquette or geography, there's nothing she doesn't know.

Yan Chuan and Yi Huan both harbored a strange admiration for Xie Wanwan.

"Okay, let's go together then."

The whole family got into the carriage, and on the way they met Zhang Xiujuan's family.

With the Chinese New Year approaching, all the workers in Shuiqingzhuang are on holiday.

"Aunt Zhang, are you also going to the county to buy New Year's goods?" Su Luo asked.

"Yes, Yan Chuan's mother, you only went today? I thought you had already bought them a long time ago."

Su Luo stopped the carriage and said, "No, I just gave you a ride. You and your uncle can get on."

Zhang Xiujuan smiled and jogged over: "That's great! We missed Li Niu's oxcart today, but luckily we met you."

Zhao Ruyun moved aside to make room for her friend.

“Zhang, are you cold after walking all this way? Here, take this hot water bottle.”

Zhao Ruyun wasn't cold in the carriage, so she gave her hot water bottle to Zhang Xiujuan.

"Good, good... Zhao, you're much better to me than this deadbeat in my family."

After saying that, she rolled her eyes at her husband.

Horse-drawn carriages are much faster than oxcarts. Once they arrived in the county, they simply parked the carriage at the back door of Fumanlou Restaurant and the whole family went out to buy things.

There are many fruit stalls outside Fumanlou, and the most popular fruit in winter is the bright orange tangerine.

Su Luo bought a basket full of oranges, enough for her family to show off for a long time.

She was very strong; she could carry the whole basket on her back to the carriage and put it away all by herself.

"Mom, let's go buy some paper-cut window decorations. Huanhuan saw some in other people's homes before, they're so pretty."

Yi Huan tugged at Su Luo's sleeve, her two buns making her look even cuter.

"Should we buy ready-made paper-cut window decorations or buy paper so we can cut them ourselves?"

Su Luo asked Zhao Ruyun and Xie Wanwan for their opinions, because she didn't know how to cut hair, and if she liked it, she could only buy a ready-made one.

"Let's buy paper, Luo Luo. It's more fun to cut things ourselves."

"Grandma, you know how to cut hair, but Wanwan, do you?"

Xie Wanwan nodded; for her, paper cutting was quite simple.

"Yes, it's just not cut very well."

"If you know how, that's fine. You can teach us three girls later!"

After saying that, he went to another street to buy paper cuttings and firecrackers...

Xie Wanwan said that she was responsible for writing couplets for her family.

While buying paper for couplets, the group ran into Chen Mengqing.

After he ran away from home, Su Luo thought he was looking for work again, but she didn't expect him to be selling couplets on the street.

Xie Wanwan didn't recognize Chen Mengqing and glanced at his stall.

"Young lady, would you like some couplets? I'll give you a discount."

After looking at a few, Xie Wanwan shook her head.

"No, your couplet doesn't have the correct tones."

Chen Mengqing immediately took the couplet he was holding back and looked at it.

Isn't that right? He thought about it for a long time before coming up with it, and it rhymes quite well. How could there be a problem with the tonal pattern?

Xie Wanwan exuded the air of a wealthy young lady, with gentle eyes.

Given Chen Mengqing's limited literacy, he naturally dared not question her.

"Master Xie, don't talk to him! He wants to marry my mother, he's wicked!"

Yi Huan jogged over and pulled Xie Wanwan away, fearing that Chen Mengqing might also have designs on her husband.

Chen Mengqing is bad, his whole family is bad.

When Xie Wanwan heard Yi Huan say that, she looked at Chen Mengqing with disgust.

A man who can't even distinguish the tones of a couplet dares to dream of marrying Lady Su? What a despicable person...

"Mother-in-law, please check again to make sure you haven't missed anything."

Su Luo was afraid of forgetting something because she had bought so many things.

After checking all the items she had bought, Zhao Ruyun said.

"That's about enough. Just buy some incense and paper money to take back and worship, and we'll be done."

"Okay, let's put these things in the carriage first. We'll buy the dishes and pastries this afternoon."

We're back at Fu Man Lou again. Today we bought everyone a festive outfit and a hair accessory. The morning just flew by.

The group had lunch at Fumanlou Restaurant.

Nangong Qing and A Xu were also there, so Su Luo simply asked the waiter to go up and call them down so they could have a meal together.

The waiter relayed Su Luo's message, but Ah Xu and Nangong Qing were not happy at all.

On the third floor, Nangong Qing held a letter that had just been delivered.

This letter was sent from the military camp.

She promised to help Su Luo and the others find out about her husband, Chen Huaixu, and now that information is in his hands.

He hadn't read the letter yet, but it came at an inopportune time, arriving during the two days of the Lunar New Year.

This troubled Nangong Qing, who wondered whether he should go down to Su Luo's place.

What if Su Luo and Zhao Ruyun have been waiting for this news all along...?

But he was also afraid that the news wasn't what they were hoping for.

If Chen Huaixu were really gone, and we found out now, we probably wouldn't even be able to have a good New Year.

"Young Master, Madam Su has sent someone to urge you," Ah Xu said from the side.

"I see!"

Nangong Qing was caught in a dilemma: should he put the letter down or not?

Axu couldn't stand it and snatched the letter from Nangong Qing's hand.

"Young master, I know you don't want to upset Madam Su and her family, but knowing Madam Su's personality, she'll know you already have a reply."

If you don't tell her, she'll get angry. Why don't you take a look at the contents first, young master?

If it's good news, we'll give it to them right away; if it's bad news, we'll wait until after the New Year. Isn't that fine too?

Nangong Qing turned her back to him.

"How dare you! I am a gentleman, how could I possibly peek at someone else's letter?"

“Young master, you are a gentleman, but I am not. If you don’t want to look, I will, okay?”