She raised her fair hand to her chest, but her dark eyes remained fixed on Gu Beiyi, as if she wanted to etch his doting expression into her soul.

Seeing that Rong Sheng's eyes were full of him, Gu Beiyi's mood improved even more. He stood still with a smile and said, "Do you have time? Come with me to the county town and help me buy the necessities for my home?"

Rong Sheng blinked, then suddenly realized: "You deliberately sent my second, third, and fourth brothers away?" Otherwise, how could they have left on the same day?

Gu Beiyi admitted, "That's right, I couldn't persuade them to let you come to the county town with me, so I had to send them away."

Rong Sheng pouted speechlessly: "You're really something!"

However, thinking about it, whether it was the second brother, the third brother, or the fourth brother, they were all very happy when they were sent away, which shows that Gu Beiyi had no hostility towards her family. The reason for doing so was simply to avoid some conflicts.

To avoid being discovered by their parents, Rong Sheng and Gu Beiyi split up, one taking a side path and the other a main road, thus avoiding further nagging.

Rong Sheng and Gu Beiyi finally reunited after they were almost out of the village.

"We're sneaking around like thieves, it doesn't feel good!" Rong Sheng said with a look of disgust.

Gu Beiyi didn't like this feeling either, as if he were Rong Sheng's kept lover. But seeing Rong Sheng's angry expression, Gu Beiyi raised the corners of his mouth in a wicked smile and teased, "Then let's walk together openly next time, shall we?"

"No!" Rong Sheng quickly refused, "Before you win my parents' favor, you shouldn't test their patience. It might backfire, and you'll never be able to catch their eye in this lifetime."

Suddenly, Gu Beiyi's eyes lit up, as if he had been stimulated by something, and he suddenly laughed, laughing foolishly, like a simpleton.

Rong Sheng was completely bewildered, her face full of questions. "What are you laughing at?"

Gu Beiyi quickly wiped the smile off his face: "It's nothing. It's getting late, we need to hurry back, otherwise it'll be troublesome if your parents find out!"

Rong Sheng agreed with this, so she and Gu Beiyi quickly headed towards the county town.

This was the third time Rong Sheng had come to the county town, but she hadn't had a chance to fully experience the customs and culture of ancient times on the previous two visits. So, once she entered the county town, Rong Sheng looked around and listened carefully to see how the ancient streets differed from the modern ones.

Actually, there aren't many differences. Modern streets are more bustling, full of shops and cars, while ancient streets feel more genuine and heartwarming. Standing on the street, you can almost feel the sweetness in the air.

We walked and looked around.

They also discovered that the stalls on both sides of the street were selling many strange and unusual things that they had never seen before. These were things that ordinary people could use, children could play with, and eat. They were simple yet full of happiness.

Hearing the vendor's shouts, Rong Sheng's smile widened even more. This was different from modern times. Where in modern shops could you find such authentic shouts?

Seeing Rong Sheng browsing through each stall like a child, Gu Beiyi's face was full of joy. It had been a very long time since he had seen Rong Sheng like this.

"Sheng Sheng, I have a lot of money. If you have any items you like, we can buy them!" Gu Beiyi said, staring at Rong Sheng expectantly.

Rong Sheng shook her head: "No need, I'm not a child anymore. I just thought it was interesting, that's why I looked at it! I didn't mean to buy anything. Let's look around some more, and after we're done, I'll get you the necessities for the house!"

Gu Beiyi nodded indulgently and silently followed behind Rong Sheng. His dark eyes were fixed on Rong Sheng as she moved through the crowd. The gleam in his dark eyes and the upturned corners of his mouth were enough to show that Gu Beiyi was in a very good mood at this moment, better than ever before.

Since his rebirth, he hadn't had many opportunities to spend time with Rong Sheng in private, but never had he felt as wonderful as he did at this moment. So seeing Rong Sheng like this, Gu Beiyi wished he could give her the best things in the world so that she could choose and appreciate them as carefully as she did now.

Rong Sheng knew when to stop shopping. Knowing she had important business to attend to, she only shopped for a short while before going shopping with Gu Beiyi.

“Gu Beiyi, we need to buy so many things this time. Should we split up? Or rent an oxcart or a horse-drawn carriage?” Rong Sheng suggested, because there were so many things that even if they carried them all, they wouldn’t be able to take them all back.

Gu Beiyi nodded: "Then let's rent a carriage first. A carriage is more spacious, so when we go home, you can sit in the carriage and your parents or the Rong clan won't see you!"

Rong Sheng nodded: "Then go rent a carriage? There's a rice shop up ahead. I'll wait for you there and buy you rice and flour while I'm at it! Just hurry up, I'm afraid we won't have enough time."

Gu Beiyi originally wanted Rong Sheng to go with him to rent a carriage, but Rong Sheng was right, they didn't have much time and couldn't waste any more time.

So Gu Beiyi and Rong Sheng parted ways. Rong Sheng went directly to the rice shop and bought Gu Beiyi ten catties of fine rice, ten catties of flour, ten catties of dried noodles, and three catties of mung beans. She also bought some of the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and other seasonings from the rice shop and asked the shop assistant to pack them up. When Gu Beiyi arrived, she paid for them and put them in the carriage.

Next to the rice shop was a general store that sold all sorts of things, such as pots and pans. Rong Sheng got a set of each for Gu Beiyi, regardless of whether he needed them or not. If he didn't need them, she would buy them from him and take them home for the family.

Similarly, the grocery store clerks would pack the items and wait for Gu Beiyi to arrive so he could pay.

After Rong Sheng had ordered these things, she waited for Gu Beiyi in front of the general store and the rice shop. After about five or six minutes, she saw a carriage slowly pull up in front of the shop and stop. Gu Beiyi got out of the carriage.

"Gu Beiyi, I've picked out everything for you. Go pay now!" Rong Sheng said.

Gu Beiyi said gently, "Thank you for your hard work, Sheng Sheng. Please wait a moment while I go pay you."

Under Rong Sheng's instructions, Gu Beiyi paid the money to the rice shop and the general store, and watched as the shop assistants loaded the purchased items into the carriage and arranged them neatly.

"What else do we need to buy?" They bought everything, from household items to kitchenware.

Gu Beiyi didn't look like someone who did farm work, so Rong Sheng guessed he didn't know how to farm, and therefore didn't buy any farming tools.

"Meat and vegetables!" Once I get home, Rong Sheng can teach me properly and take this opportunity to cultivate our relationship.

Rong Sheng nodded: "These are things we have to buy, otherwise how will we eat? Besides these, is there anything else you need to buy?"

Gu Beiyi shook his head. He knew too little about these things and really didn't know what else he needed.