Chapter 333 Where are you taking me?
Second Aunt Xu glanced at Sang Zhixia and laughed too: "That's right, I just hope good days come soon, so that I can benefit from my sister-in-law and call my second uncle grandma."
Xu Wenxiu had been looking forward to becoming a grandmother, and when she heard this she burst into laughter.
"You're really thoughtful. You have the leisure to keep an eye on my child, but why can't you remember to urge Minghui?"
"Minghui is married and has children now. Isn't calling you my dear grandmother better than calling you my second uncle's grandmother?"
Second Aunt Xu stopped smiling and told Xu Wenxiu about the benefits of being called Second Uncle's grandmother. The topic suddenly turned to a new and strange angle that Sang Zhixia couldn't follow.
Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more heated, Sang Zhixia blushed and could not sit still. She almost panicked and found an excuse to run out of the main hall.
When Xu Yu came back, he didn't find Sang Zhixia. When he returned to the North Courtyard, he saw Sang Zhixia blushing and fanning herself with her hands. He was very amused when he learned the whole story.
"Were you teased by Second Aunt and the others?"
Sang Zhixia put her head on Xu Yu's shoulder in frustration: "I shouldn't have argued with Second Aunt."
"You don't know how eloquent Second Aunt is now. She can make me feel ashamed with just two words."
Xu Yu suppressed a smile and said, "Not to mention you, even someone as thick-skinned as me wouldn't be able to catch it."
"Don't be upset. In a couple of days you won't have to listen to people laughing at you anymore. Then your ears will be at peace."
Sang Zhixia didn't quite understand what this meant, but she was so annoyed that she didn't dare to go out before dinner. It was Xu Yanran who called her to eat.
At the dinner table, the old man talked about what they had discussed during the day. The younger ones didn't quite understand what he meant, but Xu Minghui's eyes flashed again and again.
Xu Minghui wanted to say something, but just as the words were on the tip of his tongue, Xu Yu, who was holding the rice bowl, raised his hand and shoveled a spoonful of rice into the bowl.
Xu Minghui looked down at the rice that was sticking out of the bowl and suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.
Xu Yu smiled kindly: "I've paid you, remember to do your job well."
"If something goes wrong, you'll be held responsible."
Xu Minghui, who had already finished three bowls of rice, kept silent with his mouth turned down. He endured the risk of being choked to death and silently finished the fourth bowl of rice. After eating, he picked up the lantern and went to the farm without saying a word.
At night, Sang Zhixia was half asleep when she suddenly remembered something and said in a daze, "Didn't you say you were going to Shu?"
"When are you going?"
Xu Yu tucked back the quilt that Sang Zhixia had lifted, lowered his head and smiled, "Are you anxious?"
“Not really.”
Sang Zhixia yawned and mumbled, "I heard the roads in Shu are difficult to travel, so I had someone make you two pairs of boots with thousand-layer soles. Remember to remind me to bring them with you before you leave."
Xu Yu glanced at the small cloth bag that had appeared on the cabinet, and touched Sang Zhixia's brow with a kind touch: "Okay, soft-soled shoes, right? I'll remember that."
"And there are also sachets to repel snakes and insects..."
Sang Zhixia rubbed her forehead against Xu Yu's chest, and her voice gradually became filled with sleepiness. "The mountains and forests in Shu are deep, and when it gets hot, there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants. I put it in the chest of drawers on the left, don't forget..."
"Okay, okay, I won't forget it."
Xu Yu stretched out his hand to cover Sang Zhixia's eyes and said gently, "Just go to sleep first. I promise that you will not miss anything you want to bring."
After the rooster crowed three times, Xu Yu, feeling refreshed, decisively pinched the mighty general's open mouth and suppressed all the extra crowing sounds.
The mighty general Xu Mingyang was a coward. He fell silent when he saw Xu Yu, with his tail hanging down, and was no more arrogant than a hen laying eggs in the chicken coop.
When Xu Minghui, who had gotten up early to see him off, saw this, his face was full of disappointment.
Xu Minghui handed Xu Yu a book as thick as a palm and said softly, "This is what you wanted."
"I'm sure no one can see the flaw, but you're not out here alone, so don't overdo it."
People in Kyoto only know that Xu Minghui, the second young master of the Xu family, is a gentle and elegant young man with the talent of a top scholar, but few people know that Xu Minghui is also good at the indistinguishable imitation technique.
As long as Xu Minghui has seen the original, it is difficult to tell the authenticity of the calligraphy and paintings copied by him, and even people with profound attainments find it difficult to tell the difference.
Xu Yu turned the thick book contentedly and said jokingly, "Don't worry, I'm not willing to commit suicide."
Xu Minghui rolled his eyes at Xu Yu, and when he saw Xu Wenxiu and Aunt Xu coming out, he stood quietly aside.
Except for Sang Zhixia herself and a few children who were still sleeping soundly, everyone else in the family knew that Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia were going on a long journey.
Mrs. Xu prepared some clothes that could be changed.
Xu Wenxiu gave each person two lucky bags for safety, as well as some medicine for colds and abrasions.
Aunt Xu couldn't find anything suitable, so she gave everyone a purse of silver and said, "If you see anything you want to eat or play with, take Xia Xia to buy it. If you don't have enough money, you can pay for it first. When you come back, ask your uncle to pay for it for you!"
These people had no idea what the current situation was like in Shu, thousands of miles away. They just thought Xu Yu took Sang Zhixia out to relax. Besides reminding her to be careful, the most common thing they said was to make sure she had a good meal and had fun.
Xu Yu patiently agreed to all of them and stuffed all the things into the carriage. Xu Wenxiu suddenly turned around in confusion: "It's been so long, where's Xia Xia?"
Didn’t we agree to go out and travel together?
Why is Xu Yu the only one standing there?
Xu Yu said nonchalantly, "She hasn't woken up yet. I'll call her on the way."
"Mom, didn't you say you had steamed buns? Bring me some breakfast in a lunch box so Zhizhi can eat it when she wakes up on the way."
Xu Wenxiu glanced at him and hurried to find a box to pack food.
Xu Yu walked back to the north courtyard with a happy pace and entered the house. As expected, Sang Zhixia had not woken up yet.
When Sang Zhixia noticed someone was around, she only muttered something in her sleep: "Xu Yu?"
Xu Yu responded in a low voice, pulled up the quilt and skillfully wrapped Sang Zhixia into a curl, picked her up and said, "It's me. It's still early, you go back to sleep."
Sang Zhixia continued to sleep peacefully.
An hour later, the wheels rolled out and shook.
Sang Zhixia finally woke up.
Sang Zhixia looked down at the quilt wrapped around her body, then looked up at what was obviously the decoration on the inner wall of the carriage. There was still sleepiness on her face, and suspicion in her eyes.
She remembered that she slept at home???
Where are we going?
Perhaps having heard the noise in the carriage, Xu Yu, who was driving the car, tried to call out, "Zhizhi?"
"Hmm?"
Sang Zhixia rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up straight. When she lifted the quilt, she found that this carriage was not the small carriage she usually used at home.
The carriage was more than doubled in size and was almost as spacious as the shack they lived in before the North Courtyard was built.
The small couch where Sang Zhixia lay wrapped in a quilt was easily able to accommodate two people. There was a soft blanket on the floor, a small table in the middle, and even a small bookshelf on the side.
The bookshelf is still filled with books that the old man had listed for Sang Zhixia to read, but Sang Zhixia has not had time to finish reading them.
Sang Zhixia walked over and took out a book from the top. When she saw the bookmark she had put in the book, her eyebrows slowly raised.
The car curtain was lifted by a big hand, revealing Xu Yu's bright smiling face.
"Zhizhi, are you awake?"
Sang Zhixia closed the book with mixed feelings and said in a complicated tone: "Tell me first, where are you taking me?"
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