Bored, Su Ruanruan looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.
"Miss Su?"
Upon hearing the sound, Su Ruanruan looked closely and saw that Su He had already walked over.
The load on her shoulders was empty, but she still held a veiled hat in her hand.
Su Ruanruan went into the house with her and handed her the basket she was carrying.
“I thought these peaches and plums looked nice, so I picked some. Please don’t mind them.”
Su He took the fruit, but after looking at it with its green leaves, she put it aside as if she were thinking of something.
"I'm so happy that you remember me, how could I possibly complain?"
Su Ruanruan glanced at her several more times, feeling that she was a little different today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
Su He shook her head. "I can't forget what happened back then anytime soon, but I will overcome it."
Su He lowered her eyes, a slight smile playing on her lips.
I was awakened by that nightmare again in the first half of the night and couldn't fall back asleep for a long time.
She had intended to close her eyes and recall the beautiful moments when her mother was still alive, just like before.
However, another person's face flashed into my mind.
He held Xing'er in his arms, his eyes like a clear lake, and walked towards her with a smile...
In the end, he could only see her...
"Are you... alright?" Su Ruanruan asked, noticing that Su He seemed a bit lost in thought.
"I'm fine."
The moment she looked up, Su Ruanruan finally realized that something about her was different.
Yesterday her eyes were dull and lifeless, but today they are bright and shining.
Her eyes lit up.
Although she didn't know what was wrong with her, this was a good thing! However, after thinking about it, Su Ruanruan still wanted to do her a favor.
"Have you ever thought about leaving here, going to live with your family? Leaving this place of sorrow, starting anew in a different place, making new friends..."
"If you need money, I can introduce you to odd jobs at the place where I work."
Suhe refused without even thinking.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to leave here."
Su Ruanruan looked at her, "Would you mind telling me the reason?"
Su He pursed her lips and shook her head after a long while. "I don't know either, but I don't want to leave here."
Su Ruanruan didn't press the matter further, but out of the corner of her eye she noticed the empty carrying pole and veiled hat beside her.
"Where are you selling steamed buns? And why are you wearing a veil?"
Su He's gaze also fell on the empty carrying pole.
Yesterday, after the young man left the house in Fourth Alley, she asked the old woman about him.
Fortunately, the old woman had been living alone for a long time and was quite bored, so she chatted with the young man for a long time about everyday matters.
She also successfully learned from her mother-in-law that the young man's name was Mu Bai, that he was a student at Tianhong Academy, and that he was a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the county level)!
It's just a pity that he already has someone he likes.
I wonder which young lady could be worthy of such a refined and elegant person.
However, even so, her once-cooled heart couldn't help but stir restlessly.
She steamed buns early this morning, and fearing that others would recognize her as a girl who had been abducted by a lecherous thief and lost her virginity, she prepared a veil.
I waited outside Tianhong Academy for a long time, but he didn't come out.
She had already given up hope and was about to leave when she saw him hurrying away from the academy to a small shop near the Fengshui Bridge to pick up some things. He then set up a letter-writing stall at the bridgehead.
So she staged a chance encounter and started selling steamed buns next to her.
Seeing that she was absent-minded all day, Su Ruanruan comforted her again before leaving.
As soon as the lock was opened and they entered the yard, Bai Ruan woke up. It stretched and ran towards Su Ruan Ruan, its little tail wagging so hard it looked like it could fly.
Su Ruanruan crushed the steamed buns she had just bought into small pieces and put them into the goat milk soup she had bought from the vendor early that morning.
"Are you hungry? Eat up."
Bai Ruan was not polite at all. Her little tongue rolled around so fast that she ate all the rice in the food bowl in no time, and even licked the rim of the bowl clean.
As if it hadn't eaten enough, it propped itself up on its two hind paws, squatted on the ground with its little bottom, and stared straight at Su Ruanruan with its big, watery eyes.
They were both pitiful and adorable, looking as if they had suffered a great injustice.
Su Ruanruan couldn't help but chuckle, reaching out to scoop it into her arms and stroking its round, bulging belly.
"You little glutton, you're not allowed to eat any more today."
(? ??_??)?Bai Ruan: I protest!
The night was cool as water, and the night was as dark as ink.
Su Ruanruan lit the oil lamp, while Bai Ruan had already snuggled into bed and was fast asleep.
She sat on the stool and tried to embroider again, but even though Xiuer had taught her needlework techniques, she just couldn't learn them.
I have never felt so defeated. Embroidery needles are much harder to use than silver needles.
"well."
Su Ruanruan put down the embroidery hoop in her hand, but out of the corner of her eye she saw the heart-shaped stone on the table.
An idea flashed through my mind, and I felt a surge of new energy.
She picked up her embroidery needle again and got busy.
The next day, Su Ruanruan was sleeping soundly with Bai Ruan in her arms when she heard a knock on the door.
Who could be looking for her so early in the morning?
Su Ruanruan reluctantly got out of bed, dressed, and then went to open the door.
An unfamiliar elderly woman stood outside the door, holding a bundle in her hand.
Who are you looking for?
The old woman looked Su Ruanruan up and down several times, then smiled and said, "You must be Su Ruanruan, Miss Su?"
Su Ruanruan nodded blankly. "It's me. Did you need something?"
"I am an old woman who does odd jobs at Tianhong Academy. Young Master Mubai asked me to bring you something."
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