"But I'm already on vacation." Shen Qianye said, "Forget it, then I'll go back to see Brother Pei off, and it's also a good opportunity to go home and visit my mother."
"Let's go together." Pei Yuan looked at Shen Baiying, "Baiying, are you coming with us too?"
“But I just went home on vacation not long ago…” Shen Baiying hesitated.
Naturally, she also wanted to go back with him, but there were restrictions on leave in the military camp.
"It's okay, Brother Pei and I will go and talk to them for you." Shen Qianye said cheerfully.
"Okay, then I'll go back and pack my things." Shen Baiying was very happy.
At this time, Pei Yanli had already arrived in Xidi City.
Although the empress had rewarded him with a house, the prices in the capital were not as cheap as in the northwest. There were many places to spend money, and they were expensive.
Pei Yanli then started to sell his house in Xidi City.
Upon learning that Pei Yanli was going to the capital to serve as an official, and that the position was granted by the Empress, not only the officials of Xidi City, but also the officials of several neighboring cities came to congratulate him.
Aunt Pei was overwhelmed with gifts.
Pei Yanli only accepted worthless things. As for those expensive gifts, he had them returned.
The house sold smoothly.
When everyone learned that the Pei family, who had a successful official career, wanted to sell their house, any family with sufficient financial resources, especially those with scholars, were all very tempted.
People in the northwest pay a lot of attention to Feng Shui. They think that it is because of the good Feng Shui of the Pei family's current house that Pei Yanli was able to go from having no hope of a career in the government to having a successful one.
What's more, some people said that the feng shui of the Pei family's old house was bad, which was suppressing Pei Yanli's future.
This move brought him immediate success.
Of course, Pei Yanli didn't know these words, but Aunt Pei heard some of them from those women.
But they don't care about these things anymore. Only their own family members know how hard Pei Yanli works to fight for a bright future.
It is already very cold in early winter in the northwest.
The cold wind felt like a knife cutting into my face.
Aunt Pei is now wealthy and her eldest son has become a high-ranking official in the capital, so she must put on a grand display.
She thought of Li Nian and Li Sisi who would burn charcoal fire every winter. The charcoal fire without the smoky smell was warm and elegant.
So I bought some charcoal and started burning it.
After a few days of excitement, Pei Yanli met guests almost every day.
Finally, when Pei Yu'an, Shen Baiying and others came back, they finished meeting all the guests.
"Mom!" Pei Yuan walked into the room with a happy face.
Aunt Pei quickly pulled him into the house and sat him down, then looked up at the brother and sister Shen Qianye and Shen Baiying who were following behind him.
"Hey, Baiying, Qianye, why did you two come back too?"
Shen Qianye smiled and replied, "Brother Pei's coming to Beijing is a great joyous occasion, so Bai Ying and I will take a leave of absence to come back and give you a farewell party."
"Good boy." Aunt Pei was touched.
After I went to the capital, I didn’t know when we would meet again.
In addition to happiness and anticipation, Aunt Pei also feels a lot of reluctance these days.
This is my hometown where I have lived for decades, and I am about to leave for the capital, thousands of miles away.
Although the capital is prosperous, I am unfamiliar with the place after all, and I don’t know if I can get used to living here!
"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Aunt Pei said, turning to the maid beside her and ordering, "Hurry up and ask the kitchen to cook. Make sure it's something delicious tonight!"
"Yes!" The maid retreated.
Aunt Pei pulled Shen Baiying again: “You don’t have a place to rest in Xidi City, so stay here for the time being.”
Shen Baiying said softly: “Then I will stay and trouble you, Auntie.”
"Oh, it's no trouble, no trouble." Aunt Pei smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line. "Ever since you came here, I've been feeling suffocated. I don't feel as free as I did back home. I don't even have anyone to talk to..."
Aunt Pei pulled Shen Baiying and talked endlessly, as if she wanted to say all the words that she had no place to complain about before.
The sun in the sky gradually tilted towards the west, and the warmth of the sunlight faded away bit by bit.
In the evening, a howling northwest wind began to blow, rustling clothes and robes.
"Madam, dinner is ready."
Hearing the little maid's message, Aunt Pei hurriedly pulled Shen Baiying towards the dining hall.
The dining room was also warm with a smokeless charcoal fire.
The long table was filled with sumptuous dishes.
Aunt Pei enthusiastically picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into Shen Baiying's rice bowl: "Try this, it's a specialty that Yanli brought back from the capital. I heard that it tastes best when it's fresh, but it's a pity that it's not in season now."
Shen Baiying looked at the long strip of food in the bowl curiously: "What is this called?"
"Spring bamboo shoots," Aunt Pei explained with a smile. "Just from the name, you can tell they're only available in spring. Next spring, I'll have someone send some back from the capital for you to try."
Shen Baiying hurriedly said: "No need to be so troublesome."
"It's not a problem. I heard that this thing is everywhere in the mountains outside the capital in spring!" Aunt Pei seemed to be in a very good mood and continued to speak with a smile.
"I heard from Yu'an that you were the one who took care of him in the barracks. You washed his clothes and often went to the kitchen to cook for him!"
"No, it was Second Brother Pei who took care of me. In the military camp, whenever I didn't understand something, Second Brother Pei taught me very carefully and didn't mind me being stupid." Shen Baiying lowered her head and said embarrassedly.
Shen Qianye jokingly said: “You two are taking care of each other, but it’s a pity that I am alone on the front line, alas!”
Shen Baiying replied to him: "That can't be helped, since we are not in the same army."
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