Chapter 100 Mid-Autumn Festival Gifts
She had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be clueless.
"Music? Where is the music? Young master must have misheard. I have been here for a long time and have never heard any music."
The young master was stunned on the spot.
The music was so beautiful it seemed otherworldly; the melody was unique yet extremely pleasing to the ear—a heavenly sound he had never heard in twenty years.
The echoes of its music still resonate today, how could it not exist?
Jiang Ling was preoccupied with getting her takeout and wanted to end this entanglement as soon as possible.
Seeing that the other person seemed to want to say something more, Jiang Ling quickly stepped forward, slightly curtsied, and spoke hastily but as politely as possible:
"Young master, my shoes and socks are wet, so I must take my leave now. Please forgive me."
After saying that, she didn't even dare to look at the young man again, and ignoring the wet mud on her feet, she turned around and walked quickly along the riverbank towards the village.
The young man subconsciously raised his foot to chase after her, his mind filled with countless questions and a strong urge to say a few more words to her.
But as soon as he took a step, reason pulled him back.
In broad daylight, it is hardly the act of a gentleman to rashly pursue a lone woman who is clearly trying to avoid him.
This place was unfamiliar, and he only had a handful of followers. If things escalated, he wouldn't be able to escape.
After all, he couldn't let too many people know his identity.
He could only stop in his tracks, standing there watching that slender figure grow farther and farther away until it disappeared behind the trees on the riverbank.
Afterwards, he asked the guards in his entourage and confirmed that they had all heard the moving music.
He was absolutely certain that it was the girl who sang it.
But why won't she admit it?
Jiang Ling returned to the shop, where Xiao Ran was outside clearing weeds from the steps.
"Sister Jiang, you're back."
Jiang Ling didn't even have time to change her wet shoes and socks before she hurried back to the shop and into the warehouse.
He took out a box of Seven Star Mooncakes, a box of tea, and a box of Autumn Moon Pears and handed them to him.
"Xiao Ran, you've worked hard. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and these are employee benefits for you. Please stop what you're doing and take these home with you."
Xiao Ran quickly waved her hand, "Sister Jiang, this is too much. You just gave Xiao Qi two mooncakes. Those mooncakes are huge, enough for our whole family."
"Take it if you want. We don't need yours. Take it home now while there are no customers, so your family can be happy too."
Jiang Ling needs to find a way to get Xiao Ran away so she can close the wooden door and open the iron gate to get the takeout.
"Okay, then I'll listen to Sister Jiang." Xiao Ran couldn't refuse any longer, so she took the things with both hands and turned to walk towards home.
Jiang Ling didn't dare to delay. As Xiao Ran turned the corner, she immediately closed the wooden door, quickly walked to the back of the warehouse, and opened the iron gate.
He reached out and took the takeout food from the doorway, then closed the iron gate and went over to open the wooden door.
This entire process takes no more than thirty seconds.
Looking around the corner, Xiao Ran still hadn't returned, so she finally felt relieved and went upstairs to change her shoes and socks.
The midday sun was blazing.
Xiao Ran was carrying a rather large cardboard box in her arms. When she pushed open her own courtyard gate, she was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
The parents and Xiao Qi had just returned from the fields and were resting under the shade of a tree in the yard.
Xiao Qi rested while picking vegetables to prepare lunch.
Mother was washing the grains, preparing to make cornbread.
Xiao Qi spotted his brother immediately and called out in a cheerful voice, "Brother! You're back!"
He hurried over, his eyes shining as he looked at what his brother was holding.
"Brother! What are you holding?"
His shout drew the attention of his parents.
Zhao Yin's wife also stood up, wiping her hands with her apron as she came over. Seeing that Xiao Ran was having some difficulty carrying it, she quickly stepped forward to lend a hand.
"Xiao Ran, what is this...?"
Xiao Ran carefully placed the cardboard box on the table.
"These are holiday gifts from Sister Jiang. She said it's for the holiday and asked me to bring them back so everyone can have a taste."
"Holiday gifts?" Zhao Yin also came over, his dark face full of surprise. They were peasants, they didn't care about such things.
"We can't accept this, Miss Jiang, you've gone to so much trouble. The two mooncakes Xiao Qi brought back are enough for us," Zhao Yin's wife said with a smile.
Knowing that Miss Jiang was not lacking in such things, he was very happy, even though he said it was too much trouble.
Xiao Ran opened the cardboard box, revealing its contents.
At the top is a box of Seven Star Mooncakes. The red tin box is printed with a picture of Chang'e flying to the moon, with bright and colorful colors and lifelike depictions of her movements and expressions.
There was also a box of high-end-looking tea next to it.
At the very bottom, there was a whole box full of huge, golden pears!
Zhao Yin and his wife were stunned when they saw the first box of mooncakes, and when they saw the whole box of top-quality tea and the pears that were bigger than their palms, they were speechless.
Zhao Yin's wife gasped, rubbing her hands on her apron, not daring to touch the mooncake box. "This... how much money must this have cost? Miss Jiang's gift... is too extravagant!"
Zhao Yin couldn't even imagine it. For his fellow villagers, buying a box of bean cakes from town was already the best gift they could give when visiting relatives during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Xiao Qi was already incredibly hungry for it.
The two mooncakes he received from Sister Jiang in the morning were taken away by his mother before he could even take a bite, who said they would be eaten together as a family while admiring the moon tonight.
In the field, Gou Dan, Er Niu, and the others were all bragging about how delicious the mooncakes were and how fragrant the egg yolks were, making him drool all morning. Now he was thirsty and hungry, and all he could think about was that sweet treat.
He pleaded expectantly, "Mom, is it a mooncake? Can I have one now? Just one..."
Zhao Yin's wife gently slapped her youngest son's hand away, but her tone wasn't as resolute as usual. She was also taken aback by the heavy holiday gift and didn't know what to do. "This is a holiday gift from Miss Jiang to your brother. You can't be so rude..."
Zhao Yin's wife suddenly had a strange feeling that her son had grown up and matured.
She also subconsciously started speaking politely, mindful of his expression.
Xiao Qi turned his gaze longingly to his brother, but just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt that his brother was a little unfamiliar, with his well-tailored clothes and calm, gentle smile.
When did my brother start to become like this?
His memory was still of his older brother, with whom he used to play in the mud.
Faced with an older brother like this, I suddenly found myself speechless.
Xiao Ran smiled, opened the tin box of mooncakes, revealing seven individually wrapped mooncakes inside.
He picked up a box of mooncakes and handed it to Xiao Qi, saying, "Xiao Qi, eat whatever you want. There are plenty more."
She picked up a palm-sized pear and handed it to her mother. "Sister Jiang said that mooncakes and pears are best eaten fresh. Let's all try them together."
Zhao Yin's wife softened and finally agreed: "Alright, today is Xiao Qi's birthday, so let's make an exception and try it together."
Xiao Qi was delighted and was about to open the box.
"However," she said, snatching the mooncake from Xiao Qi's hand.
"Eat what Miss Jiang gave us this morning first. Keep this box for now."
This box is so beautiful! There's a big tin box on the outside and seven smaller tin boxes inside. She almost didn't want to eat it.
I casually put the mooncakes back into the box.
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