Chapter 208 A Bowl of Moon
When these words were spoken, not only Murong Di was surprised, but even Murong Yu himself was moved.
At this moment, Murong Yu felt that he had shown his love for Pei Shu and loved her too, and even the stupid third brother didn't seem so annoying to him anymore.
Faced with this unexpected reply, Murong Di could only pretend to be filled with gratitude:
"Thank you, father, for your grace."
Fortunately, it’s less than a month away from Mid-Autumn Festival.
Murong Yu thought again that Qin Yuan was Shufei's brother.
Concubine Shu has been a little upset recently because of his favoritism towards Pei Shu.
Murong Yu also said to Qin Yuan:
"Qin Aiqing, please wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival before going to Lingnan. During the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Concubine Shu can still meet you."
Qin Yuan: "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I actually..."
Murong Yu: "This matter has been settled, you all can go down."
Qin Yuan and Murong Di's travel plans had to be postponed until after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The weather in Chang'an is getting colder day by day, and it will be time to wear autumn coats by the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Lingnan, it is still so hot that people wear thin clothes.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright sun took a long time to slowly set.
Su Zhizhi was very well-behaved today. She finished her exercises and writing characters early, ate, took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then went to the open space in the village to watch the moon.
A full moon rises quietly.
The Mid-Autumn moon smells like osmanthus.
When I see the moon, the tip of my nose is filled with the rich fragrance of osmanthus.
Several large tables have been set up in the venue for daily meetings.
Several large tables were put together to form an even larger table.
Su Zhizhi helped the adults put the food on the table.
On the table were grapefruit, tangerines, papaya, longan, osmanthus wine, and a mooncake as big as a steamer.
There are no chairs at the table.
The villagers don't care too much about it. When they enjoy the moon, they just take something to eat, sit on the grass, on the rocks, or on the stone slabs in front of their houses and chat.
"Zhizhi, the pearl on your head fell off." Xue Che walked over.
Xue Che also changed into clean clothes and walked in the quiet moonlight, like a boy from the Moon Palace.
Su Zhizhi was busy arranging the fruits on the table into the shape of a moon, and said without turning her head:
"My hands are busy right now, can you help me pick it up?"
Xue Che and Zhizhi have been together for three years. They have held hands, fought together, studied together, practiced martial arts together, and even fought in wars together.
The two children are so familiar with each other that they are naturally close to each other like family.
Xue Che naturally bent down to pick up the pearl flower, walked to Zhizhi, held Su Zhizhi's head, and put the pearl flower back on her head.
Murong Di bought this pearl flower in the county town last year, and Su Zhizhi likes it very much.
Xue Che saw the pearl flower and thought of Murong Di:
"I wonder how my cousin is doing in Chang'an."
"I'll know when I visit him in Chang'an next year."
Su Zhizhi arranged the fruits into the shape of a moon, picked up a piece of grapefruit, peeled it and ate it:
"Ache, are you really not going to the capital with us?"
Xue Che also held an orange in his hand and peeled it slowly:
"I've made up my mind and have already written to my father. This year I will join the winter clothing delivery team to the northwest. Perhaps my father will find a way to change my identity so that I can stay there."
Su Zhizhi was a little reluctant to leave Xue Che: "Why do you want to go to the northwest?"
Xue Che: "I used to be in very poor health, so bad that my father thought I would die. But now I am in good health and can even learn swordsmanship. I want to be like my father and become a true member of the Xue family."
After experiencing the battle with Mi Po, Su Zhizhi and Xue Che seemed to have grown up a little.
They saw the villagers' determination to resist the foreign enemies, and also saw the scars all over Anaro's body.
They vaguely realized that everyone has something they want to protect and pursue.
Xue Che felt very happy in Black Bandit Mountain and was very happy to be with Zhizhi, but he had things he wanted to do.
Xue Che asked Su Zhizhi: "What do you want to do when you go to the capital?
Su Zhizhi shook her head. "My parents are going to the capital to do great things. I don't know what I can do there. I've only heard that the capital is far away, big, and there are many rich people there, but I've never seen them."
Xue Che: "So you still want to go?"
Su Zhizhi: "It's because I don't know and haven't seen it that I want to go. When I go, I might know."
Su Zhizhi poured two bowls of osmanthus honey water on the table and pushed one bowl to Xue Che.
The Mid-Autumn full moon is swaying in the bowl.
Su Zhizhi said proudly: "I toast you a bowl of moon! I hope you can become a true member of the Xue family soon."
Xue Che smiled: "Then I hope you can find what you want to do in the capital."
The osmanthus honey water is fragrant and sweet. I drank a bowl of it, and the moon at the bottom of the bowl was also drunk into my stomach.
Xue Che hesitated and asked a question in a low voice:
"Zhizhi, you will have new friends when you go to the capital. Will I still be your best friend?"
"Of course you are not my best friend." Su Zhizhi shook her head seriously.
Xue Che's face turned pale: "Then what am I?"
Su Zhizhi laughed again the next moment:
"You are my best friend. I will definitely miss you after I go to the capital. I will write to you."
Xue Che's face, which had just turned pale, turned red again. There were two round moons in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise:
"I will write you a letter, too. A very long letter."
Then he added:
"If I have a chance, I'll go see you quietly."
Su Zhizhi: "Okay."
Yuan Chi also came to Liangmin Village today.
He and Wu Yingniang were drinking osmanthus wine, which they praised as good.
Yuan Chi drank a few more sips and began to recall the past:
"Junior sister, do you remember when you saw Master drinking, you were curious and insisted I buy you some wine to try. If I didn't buy it, you would just keep poking me with your gun while we were sparring."
"You were about the same age as Zhizhi back then. You were really annoying."
"I secretly bought you some wine, but when I gave it to you, Master found out. He thought I was the one who led you astray... It was so hard... It was so hard for me back then..."
"Come to think of it, Village Chief Pei...Hao hasn't had an easy time these past few years."
Wu Yingniang clapped her hand on Yuan Chi's shoulder and stared at him with a smile:
"Brother, you're still as speechless as you were back then. Do you want to spar with me?"
Yuan Chi looked around and said something else:
"Hey, where's Village Chief Hao? Ask him to come and have a drink too."
Wu Yingniang pointed in the direction of her own courtyard:
"He's talking to someone inside."
There is the fragrance of flowers, fruits and wine in the mountains, and at this moment there is the fragrance of tea in the courtyard.
He Yanqing finally got the chance to make tea for Hao Ren.
This was originally something that made He Yanqing very happy, but the conversation between the two of them made He Yanqing's joy and excitement disappear by more than half.
"Brother Zixin, please be careful when you return to the capital. I...I won't be going back."
He Yanqing skimmed off the foam on the tea.
His eyes drifted up and down with the tea leaves in the tea soup, becoming somewhat uncertain.
He knew that his father was involved in the Pei family's injustice, so he had been feeling guilty all these years.
Although he resented his father in his heart, he couldn't break with the He family.
Although He Yanqing couldn't guess what Hao Ren would do when he returned to Beijing this time, he knew that Hao Ren and his father were destined to confront each other.
He would rather stay in Lingnan and continue to be a tea farmer in the tea garden.
"Okay, then you stay in the mountains, and I'll talk to the villagers."
He Yanqing's answer was within Hao Ren's expectations.
Hao Ren also thought this was the best approach. As for the matter of He Yanqing being poisoned, he would instruct the village confidants who stayed behind to provide He Yanqing with the antidote regularly.
The tea soup is scooped into the bowl, and the fragrance fills the air.
Hao Ren took a sip of tea and suddenly smiled:
"He San, your tea-making skills are far better than mine."
He Yanqing was a little flustered by the praise, and then heard Hao Ren continue:
"Over the years, I've lived the life of a true mountain dweller. I'm no longer as accomplished as you in poetry, painting, and tea ceremony. You don't need to learn from me; you can do well on your own."
"If you have some free time in the mountains, why not take some of the children from the village with you to make more tea? If you have enough tea cakes to sell to other places, maybe your tea will be as famous as Black Mountain Ink."
He Yanqing's eyes lit up:
"Brother Zixin, do you think the tea I make will become famous?"
Hao Ren: "If you study diligently, you will definitely achieve something. I look forward to seeing you."
Looking forward to it?
He Yanqing seemed to have only heard the latter half of the sentence, and took a deep breath and said:
"Okay, I will definitely make it, make it..."
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