Chapter 983 I Trust You

"Bang!"

Master Han threw a pebble at his forehead, knowing that Lord Zhao was going to use words like "old flame".

The next moment, Lord Zhao rushed forward, clutching his head.

"You're bleeding, Master Han. I've been holding back for days. Why did you hit me so hard?"

Master Han deftly dodged his attack, using his fan to pin his arm against the tree trunk with one hand. "Your own intentions are not pure, yet you blame me for being too heavy-handed. If it were anyone else, your head would have been ripped off long ago."

Lord Zhao put his hands on his hips and laughed at his self-righteous and condescending words.

“That’s right, then don’t go,” he said, looking at Song Chunxue. “It’s better not to take him with you. If a farmer says something offensive to such an important person and it causes them to lose their head, you will be held responsible.”

Song Chunxue looked at this one and then at that one, before turning to look at Zhang Chengxuan.

"Senior brother, what should we do?"

Zhang Chengxuan found the problem thorny, and then looked at the setting sun in the distance.

"I think we shouldn't go. It's dry there, and the spring winds are fierce. The northwest winds in spring are more terrifying than tornadoes, blowing dust all over your mouth. We won't have anywhere to stay if we go. The wolves in the mountains aren't scary, but the howling winds are."

He said seriously, "Besides, there are a lot of evil spirits in that place, and it's creepy at night, especially the river bend, where wandering spirits have been roaming for years. I have to run a few steps when I pass by there, and the children will be terrified."

"In my opinion, let Junior Brother take her two disciples. We can go another time when we have the chance."

At this point, Master Zhang lowered his voice, "Moreover, the people in the village love to gossip when they get together, and they also like to treat people as novelties. You definitely won't be able to stand it."

Tu Dan'er became anxious, "But I'll go first, Master. The four of us will go. You can stay here and take care of things. I know you have other things to do. As for matters concerning the country and the world, and the affairs of my senior sisters, we can go and see them."

Master Han and Lord Zhao exchanged a smile.

Their talking and singing only fueled their curiosity, making them wonder what made that place different from other places.

Ye Bai and Wu Ji sidled up to Lord Zhao and whispered, "Master, we also want to go and see. We've been to all the other places, but we haven't even visited Uncle Song's house, which is so close by. It's such a pity. Why don't you stay here, Master, and we..."

“If you want to go, we’ll go together,” Master Han said decisively, weighing the pebble in his hand. “I want to see just how terrifying your place is. It would be good to see for myself.”

Song Chunxue wanted to refuse, but she couldn't possibly entertain so many people, especially as the host.

"Next time, next time..."

“Then it’s settled,” Lord Zhao stood up. “Tomorrow is a good day, let’s leave tomorrow. Zhang Chengxuan, tell me what we need to prepare, and have a few of your apprentices go down the mountain to buy it.”

Lord Zhao, who came from the capital, did not want to appear petty. "Since they are my junior brother's older sister and brother, we should treat them seriously. You are familiar with them, so why not listen to your advice?"

“Alright, I’ll go to my room and write down a list. I need to think carefully about what they need most.”

As they spoke, the group of them walked down the steps and into the Taoist temple.

Song Chunxue had mixed feelings; she wanted them to go, but she was also afraid of disappointing them.

"Wait a minute, I don't think this is appropriate. Let's wait until summer. In summer, we'll have plenty of good food to treat you to. Right now, we have nothing. It's the lean season, and we've almost finished eating all the good food at home. We can't even afford to kill a chicken..."

“Why don’t you buy a few on the street?” Master Zhang stopped and looked at her. “We’re going to visit your sisters, and all you’re thinking about is their food.”

"No, what I mean is, my sister and the others will definitely feel embarrassed. As the hosts, they'll feel bad seeing that I brought so many people and they can't offer any fruit to entertain me." Song Chunxue clutched the hem of her clothes. "I'll go alone this time."

Lord Zhao tapped her shoulder with his fan. “Why think so much? It’s too early to go to the capital now. We want to find a place to relax. We’re not really interested in coming from the south. Your place is perfect; we can broaden our horizons.”

"Can……"

"Didn't you say your old yard was still empty? It has several rooms, and we could squeeze in. We could experience rural life in Northwest China, growing vegetables and flowers. It sounds like a great idea. What do you think?"

Having said that, Song Chunxue couldn't refuse any longer.

She nodded. "Then don't be too disappointed."

Master Han shook his head. Women are just not decisive enough.

They're looking before and after things, not because they're ashamed of anything.

The next day, everyone packed up early and went down the mountain to buy things because they were going out.

Song Chunxue arrived especially early, just in time for market day. She saw many vendors selling chicks on the street and immediately ordered fifty.

She also had incense paper and yellow paper. She originally wanted to buy paper figures and horses, but they took up too much space, so she decided to buy them on the local street.

This time, she plans to go to the graves of her deceased eldest sister and parents to burn some paper money for them.

There must also be grain flour, rock sugar, honey, jujubes, goji berries, dried longan, astragalus, and ingredients for stewing tea—none of these can be omitted.

After that, they bought a lot of snacks, more than a dozen jars of wine, and two pig legs and three chickens for each family.

“Going there like this, taking so much stuff out of our storage ring out of thin air, will definitely scare them,” Zhang Chengxuan suggested. “Let’s rent three carriages in the county first, and then go see them in a grand manner, how about that?”

Song Chunxue nodded, feeling extremely excited, as if she could already see the smiles on her sisters' faces.

"Okay, let's do it this way. Senior brother is very thoughtful."

After lunch, they set off from the mountain and arrived in Zhuanglang County in no time.

Song Chunxue went directly to the cloth shop to find Mei Yang and asked him to help rent a few horse-drawn carriages.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to rent a carriage? Where are you going?" Mei Yang asked curiously. "Did something happen?"

"No, I'm just taking a group of my fellow disciples and nephews to visit my sister." Song Chunxue's face was beaming with excitement, unable to hide her joy. "It feels like returning home in glory. I'm nervous that they're going to see my sisters."

Mei Yang understood and walked out of the shop.

“I would be excited too. I didn’t expect your senior brothers to be so loyal. This is like returning home in glory. Your sisters know that you are doing well now, that you have senior brothers to take care of you, and that you have the ability to take on disciples. Naturally, they are happy for you and will not be sad or worried about you leaving home to cultivate Taoism.”

As Mei Yang walked, he looked her over and said, "Sister Song, you've undergone a complete transformation in the past few years, and we're happy for you too."

"By the way, what about the harvest these past few months..." He was about to hand over the recent revenue to Song Chunxue.

Song Chunxue took out a black cloth bag and handed it to him, "Consider these past few months as payment for your hard work. Now I have a task for you, I don't know if you want to do it."

Mei Yang asked in surprise, "What mission?"

"The inn I asked you to set up last time probably didn't make money during the famine, but people need food, and food is always in demand. Or, you can set up whatever you want; I trust you."