Chapter 93 Many hands make light work
In the twilight, Xie Yan drove the carriage that he had asked someone to buy from a horse and carriage shop in the city, and returned to Changxi Village through the streets and city gates.
Two lanterns are hung outside the house, swaying gently, emitting soft and warm light, covering everything around with a hazy and comfortable halo, which warms people's hearts.
Familiar sounds of laughter and coquettishness came on the wind, and he could almost imagine the scene of Sanbao pestering Ming Chao.
Xie Yan raised his hand and knocked on the door. "Ming Chao, it's me."
Soon, there were footsteps in the yard.
The gate opened, and the black horse with shiny and smooth fur attracted Lu Mingchao's full attention.
The black horse's hooves pawed the ground lightly as it pulled the cart steadily.
Lu Mingchao's eyes lit up. "Our carriage?"
Xie Yan laughed, "It's hard to find a good horse, so it took us a little longer."
"Not too late, not too late. I came too early, and there was no sign of the stable at home."
Lu Mingchao stepped aside to make way.
The children's eyes were blazing, staring at the horse without blinking. Xie Jingyi, the most active one, stood on tiptoe and asked first, "Dad, can Sanbao ride a big horse?"
The three words "riding a big horse" are not a fond memory for Xie Huaiqian and Xie Ru'an, but when the real horse appeared in front of them, their mood was not affected.
Xie Yan and Lu Mingchao looked at each other and nodded, "Of course."
Xie Yan unloaded the carriage, held Xie Jingyi in his arms, stepped into the stirrup and jumped onto the horse.
Xie Jingyi's chubby hands tightly grasped the front of Xie Yan's clothes, and she kept shouting joyfully.
The courtyard of the house is spacious and the ground is flat. Although you can't ride a fast horse, it is no problem to take a leisurely walk around.
Xie Yan was not a person who favored one over the other. After putting Xie Jingyi down, he reached out to Xie Ru'an and grabbed her with his long arms. Xie Ru'an's feet left the ground, and before he could react, he was already on the horse's back.
In front of her was the howling night wind, and behind her was her father's warm embrace. Xie Ru'an's face was tense, as if she wanted to hide her smile, but she couldn't hide the smile. The corners of her mouth raised and her eyes were full of tears.
Xie Huaiqian and Lu Xin were a little older, already teenagers, so Xie Yan simply led the horses and let the two of them sit on the horses alone.
Lu Mingchao leaned against the window with a smile on his face, looking out at the hustle and bustle in the yard.
Don't ask why you don't join in. First, you're afraid of the cold and second, you're lazy.
After tying the horse to the stable, Xie Yan's fingers had become red and stiff from being frozen.
In the room, the charcoal in the brazier crackled with a "pop", filling the room with warmth.
The children were still immersed in the joy of riding horses and were happily sharing their feelings.
Lu Mingchao and Xie Yan sat down on wooden chairs not far from the charcoal basin.
"Mingchao, the renovation of the shop with a small courtyard is almost finished, and I sent the customized plaque over."
Xie Yan's voice contained a faint smile as he leisurely shared the big and small things that happened today.
Lu Mingchao took out a tube of hand cream with a very light and elegant scent, squeezed a small flower shape into Xie Yan's palm, and spread it evenly.
The weather was dry and cold, and the wind was strong and crackling. Xie Yan was often on the move, and it would be bad if he got frostbite.
At first she didn't pay much attention to these problems, but in the afternoon, when Yunniang was stewing soup for her, she discovered the dry and cracked wounds on Yunniang's hands, and then she started to pay attention.
"Then can we pick an auspicious day to open the store?" Lu Mingchao lowered his eyebrows and continued to apply hand cream carefully.
Xie Yan felt warm in his heart.
He thought, maybe this is what it means to be a long-lasting stream.
There aren't too many sensational scenes, but instead there is a pulsating warmth that is accumulated in every detail.
The smile in Xie Yan's eyes was shattered into stars in the light of the candle. He reached out and gently tucked the hair that fell in front of Lu Mingchao's forehead behind his ears. "Okay."
Suddenly, he changed the subject and put away his smile, his voice tinged with a lingering sense of grievance that could not be blown away by the wind.
"Ming Dynasty, that Sun Zhiye is not a good person."
Lu Mingchao stopped what he was doing, raised his head suddenly, frowned slightly, and asked in a cold tone, "Did he bully you?"
Xie Yan's facial expression was still unclear, but the corners of his lips were jumping up and down.
"Ming Chao, he wants to separate you and me."
Lu Mingchao was even more confused. Is Sun Zhiye so free?
As if sensing Lu Mingchao's doubts, he nodded firmly and said, "Today, when the contract was being passed at the county government, he repeatedly invited me to Fuxianglou for a talk. After I refused several times, he even made up a high-sounding reason to teach me how to negotiate business, trying to trick me into going to Fuxianglou."
"Floating Fragrance Tower?"
"The floating fragrance drifts away, the fragrance is quiet and lonely in the empty space."
"It's very elegant." Lu Mingchao's fair comment.
Xie Yan was speechless and shook Lu Mingchao's hand. "Fuxianglou is the largest brothel in Changhe County!"
"The dignified and flawless Young Master Yuxian usually conducts business in brothels?" Lu Mingchao exclaimed in surprise.
"The people of Changhe County call the regular customers of brothels "upright gentlemen."
Xie Yan: Is this the main point?
Shouldn't the point be that Sun Zhiye had bad intentions and ulterior motives?
Xie Yanyan sighed and accepted his fate to explain the puzzle, "Sun Zhiye did not touch a leaf, but only drank fine wine and watched singing and dancing, and stopped at etiquette."
"So that's how it is." Lu Mingchao suddenly realized, paused and continued, "He doesn't have any special hobbies, right?"
"The whole world is turbid, but he is the only one who is clear?"
Xie Yan's face darkened. "Ming Chao, the point is that he invited me to the brothel."
"Who am I!"
"Who are you?" Lu Mingchao asked shamelessly.
Xie Yan took a deep breath and said, "I am your husband. As a husband, I should be clean and self-disciplined. Moreover, a gentleman should be prepared for the worst and not be in a suspicious situation. He should not put his shoes on in a melon field or adjust his hat under a plum tree."
"He invited me to Fuxianglou with evil intentions and ulterior motives."
Lu Mingchao smiled and stopped teasing Xie Yan. "Yes, yes, Ah Yan is the most self-disciplined husband."
Xie Yan's eyes shifted slightly and his ears turned red.
"Sun Zhiye is indeed inconsistent in what he says and what he means."
"Master Yuxian's reputation is nothing more than burning newspapers at graves to fool ghosts."
"What is a newspaper?"
“…”
"Ming Dynasty, I hit back."
Lu Mingchao blinked and asked, "You have such a little idea?"
Xie Yan nodded and said, "We should follow the trend and do what is right."
"Treat others in their own way, perhaps this is exactly what the Ming Dynasty was thinking."
"The Sun family has been like a sieve these days."
Lu Mingchao seemed to understand, "Qu Ying?"
Xie Yan must use Qu Ying!
"Ah Yan, we are really a pair of evil-minded people."
"They are a perfect match!" Xie Yan said seriously, "Many hands make light work."
Lu Mingchao: So this is what it means when many hands add fuel to the fire.
I've learned a lot!
The eldest son Sun, who was trying to fool ghosts, was walking in the main courtyard covered with talisman papers with a cold and gloomy expression.
Even the auspicious jar in the yard was covered with yellow talisman paper.
Sun Zhiye looked sarcastic. Are you worried that evil spirits will crawl out of the water tank?
What kind of evil ghost is it that needs to crawl out of a water tank to cause trouble? It's a disgrace to ghosts.
"go out!"
Adding chaos to chaos