Chapter 287: All Gone
As soon as Xuxu arrived, she quickly took over a lot of things, and Su Wan hardly had to worry about anything.
In Xiangzhou, she wrote a letter in advance to ask her uncle to arrange a few trustworthy people to come and teach the soap-making techniques at the Zhongzhou workshop.
They would also be assigned here as skilled workers, living in the workshops here for a long time, and leading the newly purchased slaves from the pawnshops to do their work.
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Jiang Yu and Su Mu didn't stay with her for long. Jiang Yu was going to the front line after the New Year, and he would leave after the Lantern Festival.
Su Mu and Sun Ling'er only stayed with her for more than a month before they continued their journey with Doctor Sun and Grandma Ye.
The old master has fully recovered and can walk again, returning to his normal life.
On the day Jiang Yu left, Su Wan was extremely reluctant to let him go, but she did not show her unhappiness out of fear of bringing negative emotions to Jiang Yu.
In fact, she felt very uncomfortable.
In the few days before leaving, the two were together almost all the time except sleeping together at night.
Su Mu also knew that Jiang Yu was going to the front line, and the young couple didn't have much time to spend together. Most of the time, he and Sun Ling'er took on other tasks, leaving space for the young couple.
He thought, never mind, we might not see each other again for a few years anyway, so let them stay a little longer.
However, at night, Su Mu would come over on time to separate them, and send them back to their rooms to rest, not allowing them to stay together at night.
In fact, Su Wan just took Jiang Yu running around every day. They went to the pawnshop to buy people, went to the slave market to buy people, went to see the shop of Yuyan Hall, and went to the carpenter to customize various wooden racks, soap making molds and so on. They never spent much time alone together.
Only on the Lantern Festival did Su Wan specially stay out for a day. Instead of being busy with the workshop, they went together to eat, drink and have fun in Zhongzhou City.
There was a Lantern Festival that night. During the day, I called Su Mu and Sun Ling'er to grill river fish in the river. At night, we went ashore to participate in the Lantern Festival in the city.
They guessed lantern riddles together, won prizes, released lanterns and made wishes. There was no curfew in Zhongzhou that night, so the group played until midnight.
Jiang Yu has already asked Fengying to be ready, and he can leave at any time.
When the lanterns were being released, Su Mu and Sun Ling'er disappeared at some point, leaving only the two of them.
Su Wan took the initiative to kiss Jiang Yu again that night.
The girl stood by the river, stood on tiptoe, put her arms around his neck and kissed him, not letting go for a long time.
She was almost unable to stand on tiptoe, but Jiang Yu just stood there without responding.
When Su Wan wanted to withdraw his hand and leave, he seemed to have found the missing string.
He put his arm around her waist and kissed her without hesitation this time.
But he only tasted it briefly, gently nibbling on her lips without prying open her teeth and going any deeper.
Many times, it is not that Jiang Yu is incapable or not proactive, but that he absolutely respects the girl he loves. In daily interactions, apart from holding hands or hugging, he does not do anything out of the ordinary.
There were a few times when Su Wan was the one who provoked him. She always kissed his face, making him feel uneasy for a long time.
When Su Wan woke up the next morning, Jiang Yu had already left. He didn't say much about parting. He also said that he didn't want to look back again and again on the way away. No matter what, she would wait for him to come back.
Jiang Yu left Fengying and a team of people to Su Wan.
At that time, they will be done only when they escort Su Wan back to Xiangzhou safely.
On the day Su Mu and Sun Ling'er left, Doctor Sun and Grandma Ye came to Zhongzhou to meet them.
The old couple still liked to bicker, and they quarreled endlessly along the way. Although Doctor Sun argued back, he was still obedient most of the time.
Sun Ling'er said that she finally found someone who could tame her grandfather.
Their fourth brother was preparing to continue his journey along the route he had not completed last time.
Su Wan escorted them to the city gate, and Su Mu gave her instructions along the way:
"After you go back, remember to write to me to let me know you're safe. Don't be too busy with business matters and take care of your health. Also, please say hello to your parents for me when you go back. You must keep the health-preserving prescriptions I left behind and use them to make medicinal meals for your parents. I'm doing this for your own good.
And you too, eat less sweets after nightfall, and remember to drink two glasses of warm water when you wake up in the morning. Even in summer, avoid cold drinks..."
"Okay, second brother, I've taken note of what you've been saying since last night. Don't worry, I'll definitely listen to you."
Su Wan was helpless. His second brother, who studied traditional Chinese medicine, was like this. He was really too self-disciplined when it came to health preservation. He ate three meals a day on time, with a vegetarian breakfast and a small meal in the evening. He could only eat a full meal at noon, and he had to avoid eating too much greasy food.
He was relatively relaxed towards Su Wan, at least allowing her to eat at night, but not sweets.
He is a young man, but he is even more old-fashioned than Dr. Sun.
Fengyue Villa has raised a group of eagles, which can deliver messages in time no matter where you are. Jiang Yu gave one to Su Wan, so that she can write to Su Mu anytime without worrying about not knowing where he is.
Sun Ling'er was also very reluctant to leave Su Wan, and kept holding her arm in the carriage.
Su Wan also joked:
"Ling'er, you're so pitiful. Doctor Sun and my second brother both studied medicine and pay special attention to healthy diet. Don't you think you can't eat a lot of food in time?"
"Yeah, you don't know, those two are so annoying. They don't allow me to eat this, they don't allow me to eat that, and everything they do is bad for my health." Sun Ling'er complained in her real name.
When Grandma Ye heard this, she couldn't hold back her loud voice anymore.
"Eat, why not? Life is short, enjoy it while you can. If you don't eat when you are young, why not eat when you are old like us?
All your teeth have fallen out, what else can you eat? Ling'er, don't be afraid, eat whatever you want, grandma will take care of it for you. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me and I will guarantee that you will live to be ninety-nine.
"Grandma, you are so kind!" Sun Ling'er's eyes lit up when she heard her say that.
"Hey, just spoil her. Aren't we doing this for her own good?" Doctor Sun was unhappy when he heard this.
Grandma Ye was also unhappy and put her hands on her hips:
"Who has the final say in this family? Didn't we agree on this before? You all listen to me. What do you have to do with me?"
Seeing that he couldn't win the argument, Doctor Sun simply stopped talking.
When they arrived at the city gate, Su Wan waved goodbye to them, then watched their carriage go away, feeling empty in his heart.
Oh, I'm alone again...
Liuyun and Liuying could see that she was reluctant to leave, but they didn't know how to comfort her.
Su Wan returned to the city alone. Looking at the hustle and bustle of the streets and the heavy traffic from the Bikong Tower, he felt something was wrong.
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