At that very moment, several young ladies from prominent families, dressed in beautiful gowns and each carrying a small basket slung across their shoulders, stepped briskly into the pear orchard.
Many ladies and young women also came to pick pears.
Qiu Yan was extremely embarrassed, but Gu Qian acted as if nothing had happened, completely shameless.
"Gu Qian, where's the donkey?"
Upon hearing Qiu Yan's question, Gu Qian quickly turned around to look at the donkey following closely behind him.
Qiu Yan raised her lips, her eyes already fixed on a thick tree branch, and she reached up with both hands.
Gu Qian relaxed his shoulders and looked at Qiu Yan again; she had already leaped up into the pear tree.
His future wife will always find a way to break free from his control.
"Here you go." Qiu Yan tossed a large yellow pear to Gu Qian, who caught it with one hand. "Yan Yan, be careful, don't drop it."
Before they knew it, it was getting late. Gu Qian slung the basket over his shoulder, paid the old man in the straw hat, and the two walked out of the pear orchard side by side.
Since there were so many yellow pears, they simply bought the baskets along with them and started heading back.
On the way, Qiu Yan bought several sets of bedding and put them on the donkey's back.
As she turned her head, she bumped into Lu Jia and asked him to deliver some food to her newly rented courtyard later.
Afterwards, they went together to the newly rented courtyard.
In front of the courtyard, Ling Qi and Ling Ba leaned against the door frame, waiting for Gu Qian to return.
Upon seeing the figure, they straightened up slightly.
Gu Qian entered, glanced at the courtyard with satisfaction, and nodded to them, "Not bad, it's very clean."
Qiu Yan asked Gu Qian, "Did you sleep last night?"
"He slept for two hours."
Qiu Yan shook her head. "That's youth; you don't take your health seriously." "If you keep going like this, your body won't be able to handle it. Listen to me, let's leave first thing tomorrow morning."
Qiu Yan believes that even if it's urgent, a little more time won't make a difference.
Gu Qian made a decision in his mind.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Qiu Yan looked at Ling Qi and the other two, and said to Gu Qian, "You should take those two with you."
"They are highly skilled in martial arts, so I feel at ease having them by your side."
"Do I look weak?" Qiu Yan didn't understand what Gu Qian was worried about.
Gu Qian smiled and shook his head. Even if Qiu Yan was strong, he was still worried.
"I promise they won't disrupt your life."
Qiu Yan insisted on not having any guards, while Gu Qian insisted that the two of them stay. They argued for a long time, but Gu Qian did not change his mind.
Qiu Yan refused to listen. She went directly to find Ling Qi and the other person and told them to leave. If Gu Qian blamed her, he could come to her.
She felt that perfectly good soldiers shouldn't be forced to become her bodyguards.
After finishing school, Qiu Xu came to the courtyard.
Qiu Xu was surprised to see the little donkey in the yard. His sister had told him that the donkey was bought for him, which surprised him.
Qiu Yan then handed Qiu Xu a yellow pear, saying, "It's freshly picked today, try it and see if it's good."
Qiu Xu took it, tasted it, and found it crisp, sweet, and delicious.
Before long, Qiu Yumei and her family arrived.
Gu Qian greeted them politely and handed them a plate of washed yellow pears.
Mr. and Mrs. Qiu Yumei greeted them with smiles.
Zhu Juan arrived with Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Ling'er. As soon as Gu Xiaoran arrived, she rushed into her father's arms. Zhu Juan stood far to the side and did not follow.
Qiu Yumei carefully inspected the courtyard. "Xiaoyan, why did you suddenly decide to rent a house?"
Zhao San and his two sons were also a little surprised. In their minds, having a place to live was already a blessing.
"There are too many people and we can't fit them all in one place, so we were thinking of renting a house." Qiu Yan simply explained her reasons, and Qiu Yumei didn't ask any more questions.
Her impression of her eldest niece had long since changed.
When Zhao An, Zhao Yang, and Qiu Ling'er saw Qiu Xu feeding the little donkey, they went up to him and greeted each other.
These two cousins, Zhao Yang and Qiu Xu, are the same age, while Zhao An is three years older than Qiu Xu.
They originally had an advantage over Qiu Xu; they felt they were better than Qiu Xu.
After all, Qiu Xu had never been to the academy before.
But now, the academy Qiu Xu attends is much better than theirs.
As soon as Gu Xiaoran saw the little donkey, she broke free from Gu Qian's wrist and ran off to play with it with Qiu Xu.
The children filled the yard with laughter.
Qiu Yumei didn't linger and went back home. Zhao San also took his two sons and left. Before leaving, Qiu Yan didn't forget to bring them some fresh yellow pears.
After dinner, Qiu Yan randomly chose a room, grabbed a quilt, and began making the bed.
Seeing that Gu Qian had also come in, Qiu Yan said directly:
"You can stay here tonight."
After saying "okay," Gu Qian took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.
As Qiu Yan saw him lie down, she was about to go to another room when Gu Qian grabbed her hand.
"Yan Yan, stay with me a little longer."
Qiu Yan sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "Gu Qian, how old are you?"
This clingy man, they spent the whole afternoon together.
"Just a little while. When you wake up tomorrow, you won't see me anymore."
...
When she woke up the next day, Gu Qian had already left.
I don't know whether he left in the first half of the night or the second half.
Qiu Yan looked at Ling Qi and his companion, who stood like two gatekeepers at the courtyard gate, and asked, "Didn't I tell you to leave with Gu Qian?"
Ling Qi and the other two were also helpless; they were being disliked.
"He wouldn't let us follow."
“But I really don’t need guards. Let’s go, he won’t do anything to you.”
It's such a waste of talent for these fine soldiers to stay here with her all day.
Ling Qi frowned. "No, he will."
Ling Ba nodded in agreement, "Miss, please take us in. If we go back, he will definitely not let us off easily."
During the day, Qiu Yan went to the wonton shop, and the two of them followed her there.
When Qiu Yan went to Xingyue Tower, these two people followed her, and no matter how hard she tried to get rid of them, they wouldn't leave.
Qiu Yan couldn't get rid of them, and remembering that her younger brother had always wanted to go home, she asked the two of them to protect Qiu Xu.
The two initially shook their heads, but after Qiu Yan insisted, they decided that one of them would escort Qiu Xu while the other stayed behind.
And so, after school, Qiu Xu rode the little donkey his sister had just bought for him back to the village with Ling Qi.
That night, the Star Moon Pavilion was deserted.
Qiu Dayu sat in front of the counter, diligently printing recipes.
He held up the wooden board with the watermark and praised Qiu Yan.
It's convenient not having to write anything down.
Song Jiao brewed a pot of hot tea in the kitchen and placed it next to Qiu Dayu.
Qiu Dayu picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and said, "Song Jiao, the guests have all left, why aren't you resting yet?"
Song Jiao smiled gently and sat down opposite him. "I'm not tired yet, I just came to keep you company."
"I don't need to accompany you." After Qiu Dayu finished speaking, he noticed that Song Jiao's hands were a little red and swollen, and casually said, "If your hands hurt in the future, just rest for a couple of days."
Song Jiao gave a soft "hmm" and was just about to go to the backyard to rest when the restaurant door was kicked open and a man walked in.
"Waiter, two jugs of wine and a pound of beef."
Song Jiao was startled and took a step back while holding her pipa.
Qiu Dayu frowned as he looked at the man who had suddenly barged in: "Sir, we're closed."
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