“My sister made me a lot of clothes and jewelry. Many of the things you brought back from Xirong were never worn. Why did you waste this money?” Su Hua glared at him.
“It was made by my sister for Hua’er. It’s made by my sister, so how can they be the same? Besides, jewelry won’t rust or break. It’s okay to buy more. We can wear them in rotation later.” The man placed the large wooden box on the desk and gently pressed the clasp with his large, well-defined hand.
Thud!
The wooden box opened with a click.
A color as blue as the sea appeared before my eyes.
The girl looked down and saw many clothes stacked in the large wooden box. On top of them was a deep blue dress. The embroidery and fabric were unlike anything she had ever seen before. She couldn't help but reach out and touch it, feeling a cool sensation on her fingertips.
Her almond-shaped eyes lit up immediately. "This material is so smooth, it feels like a thin cicada wing to the touch."
"This is made of silk brocade, light and breathable, perfect for summer." Seeing her delight, Xiao Jinhan reached out and took out the azure blue dress. "Hua'er, why don't you try it on? Does it fit?"
Upon hearing this, Su Hua immediately recalled the Golden Silkworm Armor, and her porcelain-white face flushed slightly. "It's getting late, I'll try it on tomorrow. But don't buy so many clothes in the future, just buy one or two pieces to wear."
She had only heard of silk brocade before, and knew that its value among all fabrics was undoubtedly the best.
This box is so full of clothes, I wonder how much money it must have cost!
“Money is meant to be spent. I earned quite a bit when I was in the army, and the businesses I built were doing well, bringing in income every day. Hua’er doesn’t need to worry about money. Besides, Hua’er has fair skin, and she looks good in every color. So I took two of each color. Now that it’s hot in the summer, it’s perfect for her to wear them interchangeably.”
In addition, I packed two items for each family member; I'll have Yu Feng deliver them tomorrow morning.
Seeing his extravagant spending, Su Hua couldn't help but twitch her lips. She then looked up at his sky-blue robe, which was almost worn out, and asked, "You've bought so much for me and the family, but have you bought anything for yourself?"
"I bought it." Xiao Jinhan nodded with a smile. "However, I noticed that Hua'er usually likes to wear sky blue clothes, so I thought I'd wear the same color as Hua'er."
Upon hearing this, the girl's face flushed even deeper.
This man actually knows to wear matching outfits.
Xiao Jinhan's gaze remained fixed on the girl, and he didn't miss the changes in her expression. He gently pulled her closer and said, "Hua'er, can you be a little less angry with me now?"
Looking at the cautiousness in the other person's eyes, Su Hua's heart softened even more. "I'm not angry."
"Really?" the man murmured, a bitter feeling lingering within him.
When you care about someone, you can sometimes get inexplicably angry. For example, whenever he sees those two or three people secretly trying to steal his girlfriend away, he can't help but feel jealous. But Hua'er isn't angry at all, is she...?
"Yes, I believe you." The girl nodded gently.
She wasn't angry at all; it was just that Jun Qingcheng had come on strong, targeting Su Dalang and Su Erlang right away, which caught her off guard. She remembered all the good things he had done for her, and she couldn't be swayed by Jun Qingcheng's few words.
Unless one day he truly does something to betray her.
Upon hearing the soft, gentle words "I believe you," the man's hair, which hadn't even had a chance to stand on end, was instantly smoothed out, and the corners of his mouth turned up high, like a full earthen scale, exuding a sense of ease from head to toe.
Seeing the man suddenly grinning like an idiot, Su Hua quickly spoke up, "Let me make this clear: if Jun Qingcheng provokes me again before she leaves, I won't hold back."
“Of course,” Xiao Jinhan replied without hesitation.
At the same time, she was thinking that since she wouldn't send Jun Qingcheng away for the time being, she would send away the group of secret guards under her command. Without the secret guards, she would be like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, unable to do anything.
Su Hua looked up and saw the dark circles under the man's eyes. She said gently, "It's almost midnight. You've been traveling between two places these days and you must be exhausted. Go back and get some sleep. When you come back tomorrow, I'll make you chicken soup with mushrooms to help you recover."
"Okay." The man nodded with a smile and quickly planted a kiss on the girl's forehead.
Immediately, she put the clothes into the wooden box, and then flew out of the window like a mountain breeze. Finally, she made sure to close the window. The whole series of actions was done in one smooth motion.
Su Hua felt a wave of shock wash over her forehead. By the time she came to her senses, the man was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the half-open window that was only letting in some air, she chuckled softly. She wondered where this man had learned to not only climb through windows to enter houses, but also to steal kisses and other intimate things.
In the corner of the courtyard, the man's ears were also bright red. He waited until the breathing inside the house was long and even before quietly leaving.
This time, the steps taken were completely different from before.
In the side room, Qingdai and Danfeng exchanged a quiet glance, and finally lay down with peace of mind.
The moon's shadow shifted gently, the sky gradually turned grayish-white, and a thin mist slowly rose from the ground, enveloping the mountains, forests, and rivers. With a loud crowing of a rooster, a new day began.
The villagers of Shanghe Village got up early and all rushed downstream. The strong and healthy men carried large buckets and searched the water upstream. Every time they found a river clam, they were overjoyed.
In jewelry stores in Qingshui County, a high-quality, large pearl can sell for at least ten taels of silver, while a pearl of average quality and small size can sell for two or three taels of silver.
Two taels of silver was enough for a family's food expenses for a year, so everyone put in their best effort to collect river clams.
When Su Hua got up, she saw that the river was full of people, and she could even see the figures of Su family members, including Su Dahu, who had returned home on his day off, and Su Sanhu, who had rushed back from the prefectural city overnight.
Just then, a soft laugh rang out, "Little Hua'er looks so beautiful in this outfit! It's the first time I've seen Little Hua'er wear blue. It truly lives up to your saying by Yu the Great: 'The fairy of the waves, her socks dusty, walks lightly on the water like the moon.'"
Su Hua turned around and smiled at the girl under the apple tree, "A-Zheng looks very beautiful in this outfit as well."
"Yes, that kid from the end of the village had someone deliver these this morning. I thought they looked really cool and comfortable, so I changed into them early. Everyone in the family has two." A-Zheng took a bite of an apple, a mischievous smile flashing in her crimson eyes.
"However, when I got up, I looked out the small window and saw that Hua'er was sleeping soundly, and the clothes she was wearing were already draped over the edge of the bed."
"Really? Perhaps Qingdai or Danfeng brought them in for me." Su Hua touched her nose. "By the way, I still have to go to Zaozhuang today to check on the sweet potatoes."
As they were talking, he walked to the stable in a few steps, nimbly climbed onto Mo Bao's back, and the two of them rode off into the distance.
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