"Is she okay?"
"fine."
"Um."
Song Yu couldn't help but turn his head. The man was dressed in black and sat upright in a wheelchair. There were people drinking and chatting all around him. Even among a group of high-ranking officials and disciples who were talking loudly, his brilliance could not be concealed.
As far as he knew, his cousin had just returned home and had been living in a Taoist temple before.
As for why he asked about Yue'er? Thinking of the man surrounded by servants when he first met Yue'er, Song Yu also knew his connection with Yue'er. He drank a glass of wine and said, "It's just that the environment in Taomu Village is simple after all. She has been living a luxurious life since she was a child, so she is still a little uncomfortable."
Song Mo nodded, and just then a few young masters came over to talk, so the topic was brought up.
The night deepened outside, but there was still laughter and joy in Mingyue Tower. The woman singing was melodious, and servants were running up and down with trays. Today, Song Mo and Song Yu were taken out by Song Xing, the eldest son of the third branch of the Song family, to make friends - all of them were children of officials who were on good terms with the Song family.
Before leaving, the young masters received instructions from their father, so they always observed etiquette at the table.
Song Yu's brows were calm, and Song Mo had a hint of smile on his lips, drinking slowly... The young masters sighed deeply. They had only heard that the Song Mansion suddenly had two more young masters, but they never thought that they were both such outstanding people and should not be underestimated.
After three rounds of drinks, everyone stood up, said goodbye and went home.
"Brother Mo, Ziyu, goodbye."
"Brother Wende, goodbye."
The three of them said goodbye and went downstairs.
Business in Mingyue Tower was good, with customers coming and going. Three people were walking and talking when suddenly a man ran out from the alley and rushed straight towards Song Mo who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Without thinking, Song Yu stepped forward and stood in front of Song Mo.
Bang,
A cry of surprise,
The man covered his head and sat down on the ground.
Song Xing was startled and quickly ran to Song Yu to check him up and down. Seeing that he was fine, he immediately turned around and asked: "What's wrong with you? How are you walking? Don't you see anyone here?"
"What are you yelling about? I didn't do it on purpose. Besides, I was the one who fell!"
The young man in white clothes cried out "Ouch, ouch, ouch" while holding his butt and climbed to his feet. He glared at Song Yu with an accusing look on his face: "What's wrong with you? Why didn't you hold me back? Ouch, I fell to my death."
With her black hair tied up on top of her head and round, bulging eyes, she looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.
Song Yu pulled Song Xing, who was staring with wide eyes and wanted to continue arguing, nodded to the young man in white, said "sorry" lightly, turned around, pushed Song Mo towards the door, and left directly.
The young man in white was stunned, and after a while he stamped his feet: "What kind of attitude does this guy have!"
As they boarded the carriage back home, Song Xing continued to mutter, a look of gloom on his face. "Second brother, you can't do this anymore. Even though there are people in the capital who are higher in status than ours, we can't let others bully us, right? It was that brat who almost bumped into my brother, and instead of apologizing, he's blaming you for not helping him!"
"What kind of person is that? I'll definitely teach him a lesson next time I see him."
Song Yu was helpless: "I just thought it's better to have less trouble than more. Besides, he didn't do it on purpose." But it was his fault for not holding him back.
But the young master rushed up for no reason.
He had been hunting a lot, so he subconsciously pushed... ahem, luckily he stopped in time and no one was hurt.
Song Mo glanced at his slightly red face, then gently turned away to look out the window. The carriage wheels turned, and soon the three of them returned to the mansion. Lord Song specifically asked about the situation today, and was relieved to know that there was nothing serious.
The next day, after Song Yu finished his work, he said goodbye to Lord Song and returned to Taomu Village.
The capital was prosperous, with shops on both sides of the street open and diners chatting loudly in the restaurants. Led by a servant, Song Yu went to the East Market and bought a lot of New Year's goods and a woman in her thirties.
The servant was puzzled: "Sir, all the maids in the mansion are well-trained and their family background is clean. What's wrong with you?"
Song Yu motioned the woman to get on the carriage and said calmly, "It's okay. If you don't obey, just sell me." When the woman heard this, she kowtowed immediately and promised repeatedly that she would serve you like a slave.
The carriage circled the city, passed through the city gate, and headed out of the city.
There was a large crowd at the city gate, and shouts were heard in the distance. Song Yu hurriedly drove the carriage to the side of the road. Soon, a group of young men riding tall horses whizzed past and headed straight into the city.
Song Yu turned around and looked, and the servant said quickly: "This is someone from the Shen family of the General's Mansion."
Song Yu nodded, hit the horse's butt with the whip, and the carriage swayed towards Taomu Village.
Among the young men riding horses, a short young man suddenly stopped and turned to look towards the city gate.
The leading man tugged at the reins and said, "Fourth brother, what's wrong?"
Fourth Brother tilted his head and said, "I think I saw someone I know."
He gave his brother a big smile and said, "Let's go, brother. Let's go home. Mom must be waiting for you." He rushed forward and the group immediately followed behind.
The horses were running so fast that the people on both sides hurriedly hid to the sides.
As night fell, smoke curled from every household in Taomu Village. Old Master Jiang sat on a stone pier in front of his house. From a distance, he saw a carriage approaching from the village entrance. His eyes lit up and he quickly stood up and opened the door: "Go pour some tea, little girl! Your brother is back."
Xihe turned over and fell into a sound sleep.
As usual, Song Yu received a warm welcome from Mr. Jiang. When he saw the woman, he was stunned: "Big boy, what are you doing?"
The woman was in her thirties, with a pale and thin face. She had her head slightly lowered, and her clothes were shabby but clean.
Song Yu said that he bought it to take care of people.
Old Master Jiang smacked his lips and snorted, "Don't spoil that girl. She has a bad temper to begin with, lazy and greedy. Now you're turning around and looking for someone to serve her. Who would dare to marry her in the future?"
Song Yu smiled and helped him into the house: "I'm here, Grandpa, don't worry."
The woman's surname was Xu, and she was a delicious cook. When Xihe was called by Song Yu to get up and eat, she was surprised to see the dishes on the table. After asking, she found out that Madam Xu used to be a cook in a certain master's house. Later, when that master got into trouble, they, the servants, were returned to the hands of human traffickers.
Xihe nodded: "It's really good, I like it very much."
After dinner, Song Yu placed Madam Xu's indenture contract next to Xihe and said in a gentle voice, "She's in your hands. If she dares to bully you, don't hesitate to sell her off." He paused and said, "Ayue, don't put yourself in a difficult position."
He was still very concerned about Chuntao's arrogance that day.
Because he had seen how pampered she was, he felt even more uncomfortable when he saw her being bullied by a maid that day.
Song Yu felt guilty towards Jiang Yue. Everything was just a coincidence. Even as a man he found it absurd and hard to accept. As a woman, how could she really be as indifferent as she appeared on the surface?
But because she had benefited from it before, everyone subconsciously ignored her emotions.
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