Xue Mao curled his lips and said indifferently, "Aren't the two maids going back tomorrow? Why don't we just let them lead the way?"
"Hiss! You treacherous villain! You actually planned everything out!" Xue Xiang gritted his teeth and stared blankly.
So the shameless plan was accomplished.
The next morning, Alan and Chuncao got up early to count the things in the shop, packed their luggage and waited for the car outside the shop. Yu Dong took his master back yesterday, and Yu Bei had not left yet. He would take them back to Shenjiazhuang later.
The two of them were shivering in the cold wind, squatting on the ground and drawing circles. When they heard the sound of the carriage, Chuncao looked up excitedly, and then she looked like she had seen a ghost, "Little Master!"
Murong Jue lifted the curtain of the carriage and said thoughtfully, "I have something to ask your young master. Please lead the way for us later."
Chuncao and Alan looked at each other, at a loss as to what to do.
After a while, Yu Bei came.
The two men got into the carriage tremblingly.
As soon as the carriage started on the road, Yu Bei spotted the carriage following behind and asked Alan, "Sister Alan, who are they?"
Alan was about to cry, "I don't know either. I just know that they are the benefactors of the shop. They also said that they want to go back with us to find the young lady. We dare not refuse. What should we do now?"
Yu Bei became worried after hearing this, "How about we get rid of them?"
“No, no, no,” Chuncao hurriedly stopped them. “They look very powerful. Those big guys can kill a few of us with one hand. Don’t piss them off. Go back and report to the master first. We can’t make the decision.”
Everyone was helpless.
Yu Bei quickened his pace and arrived at Shenjiazhuang before noon.
Xue Mao and his companions were shocked when they saw the magnificent village.
"Master, I didn't expect that there is such a wealthy village hidden in such a remote place like Lizhou!" Xue Xiang exclaimed.
Murong Jue looked at the high walls along the road thoughtfully.
The carriage arrived at the entrance of the village.
The imposing gate once again dazzled the eyes. Once one entered the village, the road was surprisingly flat, with red lanterns hanging on both sides and the sound of children laughing and playing.
Murong Jue lifted the car curtain and looked at the children dressed like lucky dolls. His mood unconsciously brightened a little.
"It seems that the villagers in Shenjiazhuang are indeed living a good life." Murong Jue said lightly.
Among the necessities of life, clothes are the most important. One can make a preliminary judgement of a person's conditions from his clothes. The children in the village are all dressed warmly without patches on their bodies, which shows that their families are well-off.
Yu Bei parked the carriage outside the Shen family's house. Alan and Chuncao jumped off the carriage and ran inside in a panic. After entering the main hall, they knelt down in front of Su Tai and Chen Yi and said, "Master and Madam, it's bad. The young master has followed us back to the village!"
Shen Yi's expression changed, and he quickly strode out.
The moment he saw Xue Mao, his expression was complicated, "Master Xue!"
Xue Mao walked up to Shen Yi and greeted him in a familiar manner, "Lord Shen, how are you? This is what happened."
He gave a general account of the situation.
Chen Yi suddenly realized, "Master Xue means that your chef doesn't know how to cook seafood, so you specially brought seafood to my house to cook?"
"Smart!" Xue Mao laughed happily.
Shen Yi was extremely speechless.
But you still have to invite people into the house respectfully.
Xue Mao looked around the Shen family's courtyard and said in surprise, "I didn't expect that Lord Shen, who is so rich, would live in such a simple courtyard."
Shen Yi said in a gentle voice: "I was born in a commoner family. My family was poor in my early years. I built every brick and tile of this yard by myself. This house means a lot to me."
Xue Mao was surprised again, and looked at Shen Yi differently, "I didn't expect Lord Shen to have such ability. I came here uninvited today to bother you privately, Lord Shen, please be at ease."
"yes!"
Shen Yi led them into the main room and left the door ajar. The room instantly became much warmer.
Murong Jue looked around and didn't see the charcoal stove, so he asked curiously, "Why is the room so warm?"
Shen Yi pointed to one side of the wall, "Behind that wall is the stove, the heat comes from there, it will be warmer in winter."
Only then did Murong Jue realize that there was an antique display shelf in front of the wall, but there was nothing on it. He guessed it was for protection.
Everyone once again admired Shen Yi's clever ideas.
Su Tai looked at the seafood and asked, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
Xue Mao glanced at Murong Jue and shook his head, "Mrs. Shen, just make the arrangements."
Su Tai immediately asked someone to carry the seafood to the kitchen.
Planning to cook by myself.
Murong Jue was just about to ask about Shen Yuezhang when he heard a child's frightened cry outside.
"Dad! Help! Big sister is going to beat us to death!"
Shen Yuean and Shen Congyu rushed into the yard, tumbling and crawling.
Following behind him was Shen Yuezhang, who was holding a rattan stick and looking aggressive.
"Get over here! Who gave you the guts to draw a turtle on the gentleman's face?"
Shen Congyu and Shen Yuean ran left and right, teasing Shen Yuezhang so that she couldn't hit anyone.
Shen Yuean argued unconvincedly, "Sister, what we drew is clearly a turtle, a big turtle!"
"You still say! What did your mother teach you? Respect your teachers. Have you learned nothing from it? Get over here!" Shen Yuezhang was furious and was thinking about which one to chase first.
She had no idea that a pair of eyes were looking at her through the crack in the window.
The girl's delicate and beautiful face was flushed with two light blushes because of anger. Her angry look not only did not look fierce at all, but also made her look more cute and naive, making people love her.
No wonder those two naughty kids weren't afraid of her at all.
Three black dogs took turns barking.
Shen Congyu defended himself: “Sister, look, Dahei, Erhei, and Sanhei don’t like to study either. A dog’s stomach can’t pretend to respect teachers.”
"Puff!" All the tea in Xue Mao and Xue Xiang's mouths sprayed out.
Murong Jue tried hard not to laugh out loud.
Shen Yi couldn't listen any longer, and walked out of the hall with a dark face, "All of you come here!"
"Dad!" Shen Yuezhang felt so wronged that he almost cried.
Shen Yi touched her head and comforted her gently, "There are guests at home, go back to the house first, and leave them to Dad."
"Yes!" Shen Yuezhang agreed obediently. When he turned around, he saw Murong Jue and was stunned for a moment, "Young Master!"
Murong Jue smiled and nodded at her in a good mood, "Little Master, how are you? Although the New Year gift you sent is very good, unfortunately, no one in my family can cook, so I can only come here to ask for advice."
Shen Yuezhang's face turned red, and he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to pick his feet.
She originally wanted to give a gift to express her gratitude, but she didn't expect that it would embarrass him. She was too embarrassed to stay any longer, so she quickly apologized and left.
Murong Jue said nothing, and looked back at Shen Congyu and Shen Yuean.
The twins were now hugging Shen Yi's legs, one on the left and one on the right, acting coquettishly.
Especially Shen Yuean, who even started to cry hypocritically, like she was singing a drama, "Dad! The teacher is not a human being! It's New Year's Day! Everyone has a leave of absence from school! Why are you holding on to us!"
"Hahaha"
Xue Mao and Xue Xiang were so amused that they couldn't stop laughing. (End of this chapter)
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