Tang Baozhu hesitated for a moment, but eventually agreed without further ado.
Anyway, she didn't have any ulterior motives, and she had already decided that Li Jun was the right person for her. At least they were still engaged, so she didn't hold back.
Tang Baozhu felt that it was much cooler after entering the manor, and she decided to spend the summer there.
Anyway, she brought her embroidery with her, so when she got tired of walking around the estate, she could embroider some flowers, passing the time in various ways.
With two hours to go before lunch, she didn't know what to do. So she simply took out her embroidery and started embroidering.
This time she wasn't in such a rush, and she embroidered slowly. She specifically took on embroidery projects that weren't time-sensitive because she wanted to slowly refine her embroidery skills.
Since she wasn't short of money, she wanted to hone her skills further and see when she could become a master, a master of embroidery, and then she would be satisfied.
Lunch was prepared by Qingliu and Chunxue. The head of the manor had prepared the grains and vegetables in advance, so we only needed to cook for ourselves.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel that the vegetables in the resort taste much better than the vegetables I grow in my backyard.
After lunch, we planned to rest for two hours before going out to play. Although it was a bit cooler than outside, it was still quite hot at midday. For Chunliu and Qingxue's sake, we decided to wait until after the hottest time of day to avoid them getting sunburned.
They were very dark when I first bought them, but after a few months of raising them, they've finally become much fairer. I hope they don't get any darker. I have superpowers, so I'm not worried about them getting tanned.
Chunxue and Qingliu were both very diligent. Although they weren't very good at embroidery, they still brought over the two bags of scraps of cloth. They didn't rest when told to go back and rest, and instead stayed in the house making shoe soles and shoes.
She even claimed to be a young lady and said that they would take care of her shoes from now on, and that they would specially choose brightly colored fabrics to make her embroidered shoes.
Tang Baozhu was very grateful for their kindness and planned to give each of them a little silver when they brought the shoes over.
What they need most is money; they might not like other things as much.
The monthly allowance given in the first two months was apparently secretly sent to their mother because their home wasn't far from here. To be able to sell such a grown girl, there must be a weak mother or a domineering grandmother in the family.
Tang Baozhu had no objection to them sending the money back. As long as it didn't cause her any trouble, that was fine. Anyway, she had given the money to them, so they could do whatever they wanted with it; it was none of her business.
Sitting in the room, she focused on embroidering. Occasionally, when her eyes got tired, she would activate her supernatural ability or look at the scenery outside. Relatively speaking, activating her supernatural ability was much more useful than looking at the outside.
She didn't stop embroidering until almost 2 a.m. At first, she didn't use her superpower while embroidering, and her hands would sweat when she held the needle. Later, after she used her superpower, her whole body felt cool and refreshed, and she stopped sweating when she held the needle.
Hearing the knocking on the door and Li Jun's voice, she knew he must be coming to ask her to go out and have fun.
"Brother Li, I'll be right out."
Put the embroidery away carefully and set it aside. Take it out again when you've had your fill of playing with it.
As soon as they stepped out of the room, they saw Li Jun, Chunxue, and Qingliu waiting outside. Qingliu and Chunxue, in particular, had very obvious expressions of anticipation on their faces.
"My dear little sister, would you like to visit the orchard or the lotus flowers later?"
Tang Baozhu thought for a moment, "Brother Li, it's too hot to go up the mountain now. Let's go to the orchard tomorrow morning. It'll be cooler then. Let's go see the lotus flowers now. It should be cooler by the pond."
No one objected to Tang Baozhu's suggestion. After all, one was her fiancé and the other two were her maids. What objections could they possibly have? They would simply do whatever she said.
On the way to the ancestral hall, we passed through farmland where grains were grown. It wasn't harvest season yet. After walking for less than ten minutes, we saw a large field of lotus flowers in the distance.
The pond looked very large, and there were many lotus flowers planted in it. When the breeze blew by, the scene was instantly beautiful.
"Does Baozhu like the lotus flowers inside? If you do, I can pick a few for you. I came here this morning and found one that is a twin flower, meaning two flowers bloomed on one stem. If you like it, I'll pick it and give it to you."
Tang Baozhu quickly stopped him, otherwise he really would have picked it. "Twin lotus flowers are so rare, let's leave it. We might not even have any next year. It would be such a waste to pick it. Let's just look at it. Tell me where it is, and I'll go take a look."
When Li Jun heard that Baozhu said she wouldn't pick them, he gave up the idea and turned around to take Baozhu to the place where he had found the twin lotus.
When Tang Baozhu saw the twin lotus, she found it quite rare. Even the buds were different colors; one was a bit pinker, while the other was a redder pink, making it easy to distinguish the two flowers.
When Tang Baozhu saw the pond full of lotus flowers, her first thought was to cook lotus seed porridge when the lotus seeds ripened. Her second thought was about the lotus roots below; she thought that cold lotus root salad would be especially delicious.
Suddenly realizing that all she was thinking about was food, I was a little speechless. I shook my head and banished the ideas about how to eat lotus seeds and lotus roots from my mind.
Seeing Baozhu shake her head, Li Jun quickly asked, "Baozhu, are you feeling unwell?"
"No, Brother Li, don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that seeing all these lotus flowers in the pond made me think about how to eat lotus seeds and lotus roots. Brother Li, don't you think I'm being too greedy?"
Li Jun quickly shook his head, "I just think Baozhu is too cute. Don't worry, after the lotus flowers in the pond have faded, the lotus seeds in the lotus pods should be ripe. As for the lotus roots, they may not be ripe until winter. Baozhu, don't worry, I will come to dig up the lotus roots when they are ripe and send them to your home."
In Li Jun's mind, he would rather Baozhu think about food than about Tang Xiucai, because he was worried that Baozhu would be sad.
It was simply a beautiful misunderstanding.
It's already quite remarkable that Tang Baozhu is willing to stand in for the young girl for 27 months of mourning. After all, during the first year of mourning, one cannot eat meat, so you can imagine how miserable her life must have been.
There was no deep affection between them, especially since she was a newcomer and had never spent any time with Tang Xiucai. Where would such a deep affection come from?
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