Chapter 173 Xiaoxuan's Heartbeat 02
Luo Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and took a deep breath: "I understand what you want to say, Brother Zixuan, but I just can't stand it. Maybe it's because I was the one who was abandoned."
At this point, she laughed again, "However, when I get married, I will definitely protect my daughter well, and I will only have daughters."
Silly kids have silly ideas.
However, it doesn't matter to him whether the baby is a boy or a girl.
Boys and girls are all his children.
He has no patriarchal ideas.
He would be happy even if they only had one daughter.
"Xiaoxiao." Xia Zixuan knew that he couldn't wait any longer, otherwise this little girl might be attracted to someone else.
"Yeah." Luo Xiaoxiao turned her head and looked at Brother Zixuan: "What's wrong, Brother Zixuan?"
"Xiaoxiao, I want to tell you something very important. You are not allowed to be angry after listening to it, and you are not allowed to ignore me." Xia Zixuan was nervous.
He was afraid that if he told her that he liked her, she would...
"Well, Brother Zixuan, just talk. I'm not angry, and I won't ignore you." Luo Xiaoxiao was actually a little nervous.
But I don't know why I feel uneasy.
Xia Zixuan looked at her deeply, and finally opened his mouth and said, "Xiaoxiao, I like you, and I want to marry you. Are you willing?" At the end, Xia Zixuan actually stuttered.
Luo Xiaoxiao opened her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with his reflection.
Seeing her dumbfounded, Xia Zixuan smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaoxiao, I know this is sudden, but I, I have liked you for a long time, I just don't know how to tell you."
His confession was so sudden that Luo Xiaoxiao was even more confused.
"Zi, Brother Zixuan, you, you, are you kidding me?" She said in disbelief.
"No, Xiaoxiao, I'm serious." Xia Zixuan was a little anxious and grabbed her hands directly. "Xiaoxiao, I don't know when I started to like you. I, I, I like you."
He was so nervous that he couldn't even speak.
Not only was she nervous, he was nervous too.
"Xiaoxiao, will you marry me?" he finally asked.
Luo Xiaoxiao felt it was too sudden and she didn't know how to answer him for a moment.
Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "Brother Xiaoxuan, can you let me think about it?" She also knew that she would be of marriageable age next year, and her grandmother would definitely arrange a marriage for her by then.
She has no aversion to Brother Xiaoxuan, but she has not yet decided whether to marry him.
It's not that she is ignorant, she just hasn't thought about it that way.
She always thought that he treated her as his sister.
"Okay." Xiaoxuan put away his nervousness and said, "Xiaoxiao, can you give me a chance? I will definitely treat you well and won't be like others who have three wives and four concubines. In this life, I will only be with you."
He didn't want to say anything final, but he found that if it was someone else, would he still do the same?
No, he won't.
He would not have such feelings towards Xiaoxiao, let alone decide that she was the only one. But towards Xiaoxiao, he had this impulse.
He also believed that he could fulfill his promise to her.
"Brother Xiaoxuan." Luo Xiaoxiao didn't know how to answer him. She nodded and said, "I will definitely think it through."
After a moment of silence, Xiaoxuan took the initiative to break the silence in order not to burden her too much.
"Xiaoxiao, no matter what you decide, I support your decision."
He hoped she wouldn't be burdened too much. "Now, let's go collect those ripe herbs."
She had to find something to do, otherwise she wouldn't know how to face him.
"Well, I'll listen to Brother Xiaoxuan."
The two of them quickly began to collect herbs in the valley.
There were some herbs that Luo Xiaoxiao didn't recognize, and Xiaoxuan explained them to her bit by bit.
Let her know more about herbal medicine.
When I got home, I happened to see Grandma Luo taking some herbal medicine to the home of a woman in the village who had just given birth the night before.
"Grandma, where are you going?" Xiaoxiao saw that her grandma was about to go out, so she jumped to her side and asked.
"Go to your sister-in-law He's place and give her the medicine. Women should be nicer to themselves." As she said this, she glanced at Xia Zixuan intentionally.
"Oh, then grandma, please walk slower." When she heard that they were going to Mrs. He's house, Luo Xiaoxiao didn't say much.
"I've been walking in the village for more than ten years. Are you still afraid that I'll get lost? Okay, go into the house quickly. It's windy outside." Grandma Luo clapped little Luo's hands and said.
"Um."
The two of them went into the house only after grandma left.
As soon as they arrived in the yard, the two took out the herbs and spread them out to dry.
"Brother Xiaoxuan, are you going to eat at home tonight?" Looking at the sky, it was time to make dinner.
Xia Zixuan instinctively wanted to nod, but when he saw her conflicted face, he finally didn't agree.
"No, I'll be back soon. I just came back from the grassland and I still have a lot of things to do." He really had things to do.
It's just about the two of them.
"Xiaoxiao, I won't come over these two days. I will come the day after tomorrow. I hope you can think it through by then." After Xia Zixuan dried the grass, he intended to leave.
"Well, I will think about it carefully, Brother Xiaoxuan." She blushed when she heard him mention this again.
Xia Zixuan touched her head as usual. "Okay, Xiaoxuan, I'll go back first. It's dark and slippery all year round. When you're done cooking, go pick up grandma and take her home."
"I know." Luo Xiaoxiao nodded.
After Xia Zixuan left, Luo Xiaoxiao seemed to be relieved.
"Hey, why did Brother Xiaoxuan suddenly say this today?" She was a little confused.
"It's so embarrassing." She felt a little embarrassed.
However, the more I think about it, the sweeter I feel.
Dinner for her and her grandmother was simple.
There is some leftover from lunch, so I can make some porridge.
Just as she finished cooking the porridge, she heard the sound of her grandmother coming back.
"Grandma, you're back." When Luo Xiaoxiao heard her grandma calling her, she immediately ran out of the kitchen.
"Well, you're back. Did Xiaoxuan leave?" Grandma Luo asked when she saw that there was no one in the room.
Luo Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Let's go. Brother Xiaoxuan said he would come back in two days." She didn't think much about it and directly relayed what Brother Xiaoxuan said.
Grandma Luo noticed every little change in her granddaughter.
Obviously, the little girl's expression is not right now when Xiaoxuan is mentioned.
Grandma Luo had a keen eye and guessed that Xiaoxuan might have told Xiaoxiao about what happened before.
However, since her granddaughter didn't say anything, she didn't plan to ask.
"Okay." Grandma Luo responded with a smile.
After washing her hands, it was getting dark and she had to put away the herbs.
But when she saw the newly dried medicinal herbs, she was a little surprised, "Did you go into the mountains today?" She was full of worry.
These medicinal herbs are not available only in this mountain.
Luo Xiaoxiao was a little confused, but when she saw the medicinal herbs in her grandmother's hand, she was full of smiles.
"No, it's in the back mountain, but the medicinal herbs were found near the water." She concealed the secret base.
Perhaps feeling a little insecure, she lowered her head.
Seeing her like this, Grandma Luo was full of disbelief.
"You kid, how could such high-quality medicinal herbs appear in the mountains behind our house?" He treated her as a child and still wanted to lie to her.
"Grandma doesn't want you to take risks. There are many poisonous creatures in the deep mountains, and there are also some wild beasts. Grandma is afraid that something will happen to you." Grandma Luo advised earnestly.
Luo Xiaoxiao really wanted to tell her grandmother about the secret base at this time, but after thinking about it, she decided to just treat it as her own little world.
"Grandma, I'll remember this and I won't do it again next time." She admitted her mistake.
"You, if I had known you would drag Xiaoxuan into the mountains, I would not have let you go out." These two children are a worry.
After the two of them put all the herbs into the house, they went to the kitchen to have dinner.
While eating dinner, Luo Xiaoxiao looked at her grandmother several times.
Grandma Luo no longer enjoyed her meal, "Girl, what are you doing? Why are you looking at me instead of eating properly? Do I taste better?" Grandma Luo joked with a smile.
Luo Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "Grandma doesn't taste good. Grandma can't eat it." She replied sincerely.
Grandma Luo was so angry that she laughed, "Okay, tell me what's the matter." It was her fault that her child was raised too naively.
"Ah." Luo Xiaoxiao was stunned.
"You look like you have so much on your mind. Tell me what's on your mind." Grandma Luo asked after taking a sip of porridge.
Luo Xiaoxiao is not a person with her own ideas.
When she heard her grandmother ask this, she directly told her grandmother that Xia Zixuan had confessed his love to her.
After listening to her, Grandma Luo looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
This kind of thing depends on whether she is willing or not. If she is not willing, she will not force her.
"Grandma, do you think what Brother Xiaoxuan said is true?" In fact, she was very unconfident in her heart.
Brother Xiaoxuan is much better than her in appearance and other aspects.
She was a little scared.
No matter how he assured her, she still didn't have the confidence that she was worthy of him.
That's why I hesitated, and of course, I was more surprised and couldn't recover.
"Let's put aside whether he is serious or not and ask yourself first, are you willing?" Grandma Luo put down her chopsticks and said to Xiaoxiao seriously.
Luo Xiaoxiao thought for a while, and finally she nodded, "Grandma, I am willing, but I am afraid." Yes, she was afraid.
"Although Brother Xiaoxuan never told me about his family, I can see that he is different from us." Xiaoxiao said a little disappointedly.
Grandma Luo touched the little head and said, "Child, you have grown up."
"It doesn't matter. Grandma has the ability to control him as long as you are willing." When Grandma Luo said this, a hint of cruelty appeared in her eyes.
Unfortunately, Luo Xiaoxiao didn’t see it.
"But will his family agree?" She felt that Xiaoxuan's family must want him to marry a wife of equal social status.
The more I thought about Luo Xiaoxiao, the less confident I felt.
"Xiaoxiao, you have to ask him about these things yourself. If he had listened to his family's arrangements, how could he confess his feelings to you now?" Grandma Luo also wanted her granddaughter to have a good home.
"You can ask him in person about these concerns of yours. If he cannot give you security, then you don't want such a man." As a person who has been through it all, Grandma Luo knows too well the pain of a man who cannot stand on his own feet.
When Luo Xiaoxiao heard the word "no", her whole body trembled, "Grandma." She realized that something was wrong with her grandma.
"Grandma, it's okay." Grandma Luo patted the little shoulder kindly, "Eat, grandma is here to take care of everything."
Xia Zixuan had no idea about the plans of the grandfather and grandson. He started to get busy after returning to the imperial city.
Although he handed all the matters over to Brother Jiang, he couldn't really not help.
I originally wanted to spend some time with Xiaoxiao, but unexpectedly, he actually broke the window paper.
It only leaves her some space.
The meat is easy to sell.
As soon as the news was released, many people came to scramble for it.
It’s just that those jewels are not so easy to sell, but there are ways to do it.
Within two days, the two of them sold half of the jewelry and jade they had.
Wei Nan originally wanted to help, but he was just a small official in the Hanlin Academy and could not really help much.
After asking him to take back the things left for him, the two of them started to get busy again.
"Xiaoxuan, do you think we should let Boss Wang eat all these things by himself?" Jiang Ce frowned. He didn't expect that the appearance of such a large batch of jewelry and jade would arouse the interest of many people.
"No." Xia Zixuan shook his head, "We should also increase our business." He would never give away what he had to others.
Jiang Ce was happy when he heard it, "I have the same idea, but we have a lot of these things. If we do it ourselves, there is no guarantee of the time." Jiang Ce said with a smile.
"It's okay. We have recovered our capital long ago. As long as we transport it back and forth a few more times, the profit will not be less than it is now." He felt that the journey to the grassland could continue.
"Okay, then I'll discuss it with Shiyou and Weinan." Jiang Ce really supported Xiaoxuan's decision.
But this time, Xiaoxuan shook his head and said, "Forget about Wei Nan. He obviously doesn't want to take advantage of us. Let's not bring him to the new business." Wei Nan is a straightforward person.
He is also a kind person. If the business continues to expand, he will not get involved.
"That's something I have to ask." Jiang Ce understood Xiaoxuan's meaning: "Don't let the harmony between brothers be damaged."
"Well, I'll listen to my eldest brother." Xia Zixuan smiled and said indifferently.
It doesn't matter whether you ask or not, the result will be the same. Besides, Wei Nan won't be angry with them if he doesn't ask.
"What about Shiyou? Should we send someone to notify him now? The tea sold very well last time, so we should ask him to prepare more this time." Nancheng belongs to the Jiangnan city.
The things here are much better than those in the Imperial City, not to mention the prices.
"Okay, but we have to add salt. I'll go find my brother-in-law tomorrow and ask him to get some of the newly produced refined salt for us." Xia Zixuan had already started thinking about it.
Jiang Ce was delighted when he heard this, "That's great! It would be great if we could get some of this Liuli stuff out as well."
After saying that, he still felt it was not enough, "Oh, and there's paper. This thing is a treasure no matter where it is. But no one on the grassland can get it."
Dayan had already experienced the benefits of paper, and that thing was a treasure wherever it went.
"Okay, but you have to ask someone else for the paper. My brother-in-law doesn't care about this." Although he didn't get involved, he still knew something about it.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll prepare the other things. We have to do something big next year." Jiang Ce was so excited.
"Um."
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