Lu Youxi packed his luggage, quietly picked up a box of milk, and went to Aunt Lin's house next door.

"Auntie Lin." Lu Youxi called softly.

Hearing her voice so softly, Aunt Lin also came to the yard to greet her in a low voice but with a cheerful look on her face, "Oh, Youxi, you have to leave tomorrow. You must have been very busy today. How come you still have time to come to my place?"

Seeing Lu Youxi smile, Aunt Lin immediately said, “Come on, come inside and talk with me.”

Aunt Lin pulled Lu Youxi into the house. Lu Youxi put the milk and eggs on the table. "Aunt Lin, thank you for taking care of me these days. This is for you. Please don't despise it."

"Ouch!" Aunt Lin refused, "Why are you giving this to me? You can keep it for yourself!"

"Aunt Lin, just accept it." Lu Youxi said, "Besides, this time, thanks to you, you persuaded the villagers to gossip on the roadside for my dad, constantly reminding him how excessive my grandparents and uncles and aunts were, so that he didn't soften his heart and get involved in their affairs."

It turned out that the gossip that Lu Zhenguo heard the villagers talking about when he went out was all arranged by Lu Youxi.

Lu Youxi secretly looked for Aunt Lin.

Aunt Lin has been gossiping about everyone in the village for many years, so she has her own way of spreading gossip and developing downline to continue spreading gossip.

Lu Youxi didn't have to go to the villagers one by one to get their cooperation. As long as Aunt Lin cooperated, it would be equivalent to the cooperation of everyone in the village.

Lu Youxi was worried that Lu Zhenguo would be soft-hearted, so he asked Aunt Liu for help.

Let the villagers talk about the gossip about how bad the Lu family elders and the Lu Zhen family were to Lu Zhenguo when they see him, and help Lu Zhenguo recall the past.

If Lu Zhenguo can continue to be soft-hearted like this, then he would be the reincarnation of the Holy Father, and it would be useless for Lu Youxi to control him.

This trick really works.

"I didn't do much. Besides, in this weather, everyone likes to go outside to enjoy the cool air. When they have nothing to do, don't they just gossip? When people are free, there is nothing more fun than gathering together to gossip about others." Aunt Lin said with a smile, "It just so happens that your family's affairs are the most lively recently, and there is nothing else to talk about. I guess, if we gossip for a few months, no one will get tired of it."

Especially since the Hu family comes to our house every day to curse us, and they have new tricks every day.

There's some gossip to talk about.

Aunt Lin didn't expect Lu Youxi to be so broad-minded. He not only allowed but also encouraged the villagers to gossip about their family.

If it were someone else's family, who would be happy?

Just to remind Lu Zhenguo at all times not to be soft-hearted.

Aunt Lin sighed and looked at Lu Youxi with silent admiration. She wondered how much good deeds Lu Zhenguo had done in his previous life to have a daughter like Lu Youxi in this life.

Lu Youxi thought that a few months would be enough, so he took Aunt Lin's hand and said, "Aunt Lin, I'll leave it to you after I leave."

Aunt Lin was a little embarrassed. "A few months is fine, but if it's longer, it's still the same gossip. There's really nothing to say. Unless Lu Zhen's family can cause something else."

"A few months is more than enough." Lu Youxi said gratefully.

Aunt Lin breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, leave it to me. I can't say how long it will take, but two or three months will definitely be no problem."

Lu Youxi thanked Aunt Lin again before leaving and returning to his own yard. He picked up another box of milk that he had placed inside the wall and went to Aunt Liu's house again.

It was to thank Hu Shazi's parents for coming to propose marriage, and Aunt Liu went to see the village chief specially.

When Lu Youxi returned home, as soon as he entered the yard, he saw Zhou Shuyan standing under the shade of the big mulberry tree in the yard.

The sunlight was blocked by the leaves, leaving only a few specks of light shining through the gaps between the leaves, falling on Zhou Shuyan's body, as if a few pieces of gold foil were pasted on his body, making him look dazzled.

Seeing Lu Youxi coming back, Zhou Shuyan naturally smiled at Lu Youxi.

No one knew when this mulberry tree was planted, but as far as she could remember, the tree had already been very big.

Mulberries appear around June every year.

Liu Yusu would pick mulberries and take them to the town to sell.

When picking, Old Mrs. Lu would take out a few for Lu Youxue to eat.

Lu Youxue would secretly hide half of it for her.

Liu Yusu would also secretly hide some for her.

She remembered that in her previous life, she hated Lu Youxue and refused to accept him.

Liu Yusu gave it to her secretly, but she refused to accept it because she was too picky.

If she was willing to accept it, she would probably eat more than Lu Youxue.

In this life, she came back a little late, and all the mulberries had been picked and sold.

She still remembered that not long before she came back in this life, she seemed to have hurt Liu Yusu's heart because she refused to accept the mulberries that Liu Yusu secretly hid for her.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Shuyan walked in front of her without her knowing. The voice coming from above her forehead brought Lu Youxi back to her senses.

She subconsciously looked up and saw that Zhou Shuyan was very close to her. However, she didn't know if it was because of the strong sunlight, but Zhou Shuyan's face looked a little misty, as if there was a thin transparent veil between the two of them.

"You were standing under the mulberry tree just now. I thought that if I go to the imperial capital to study, I will miss the annual mulberry season." Lu Youxi smiled with some regret.

"Once my parents and I go to the capital, we won't be able to eat there anymore." Lu Youxue came to his side without him noticing.

Lu Youxi thought about it and said, "By the way, where are my parents?"

"Inside the house, discussing tuition fees." Lu Youxue whispered, "I just heard them talking about selling something."

Lu Youxi remembered that she had not yet told her parents about her scholarship.

One reason was that there were so many messy things happening before that the scholarship issue became unworthy of mention and was forgotten by her.

Another reason was that Lu Youxi was worried that any money Lu Zhenguo saved would be taken away by the Lu family elders and Lu Zhen's family.

If he knew that they didn't have to save for her tuition, she was afraid that Lu Zhenguo would give in and give the money to them.

"But we have to talk later. Why are you always eavesdropping?" Lu Youxi discovered that Lu Youxue, this little guy, likes to eavesdrop on people's conversations now.

This is not a good thing.

"I didn't eavesdrop on purpose. I just happened to overhear it when I passed by," Lu Youxue explained.

"Eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not a good behavior." Lu Youxi said to Lu Youxue.

Lu Youxue nodded quickly, "I wouldn't do this on purpose."

Lu Youxi raised his eyebrows, thinking that Lu Youxue could actually pick on words, "Little rascal!"

(End of this chapter)