Originally, everyone was supposed to have a holiday until the eighth day of the first lunar month, but the emperor was in a hurry to make money, so Xie Yushu had to ask everyone to start working overtime from the sixth day of the first lunar month. She then took Sun Chongren and a few others to the Wen residence to pay New Year's greetings.
Remembering how Grandma Wen had openly treated her like a granddaughter and given her a large gold bracelet as a gift, she knew she couldn't be stingy with her gift when she went to visit her.
Besides, she also wanted to go fishing for that big, fat fish at Wenzhou University!
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub," so he went out with a generous purchase of sixty pieces of glass that could be used by merchants, four sets of glass teaware, a pair of swan-shaped art cups, and two half-person-high mirrors.
After the assassination attempt, Nanxing insisted on bringing all the bodyguards along, refusing to let Xie Yushu travel discreetly.
Xie Yushu felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of her walking ahead, with two rows of guards darting across the rooftops on either side? Or perhaps two rows of guards carrying large swords following directly behind her? She decided to forget about it!
However, they understood Nanxing's good intentions and only took Jin Gemu Li and Chunyu with them, letting Nanxing and Zhao Hu continue to select people.
The four of them, along with Sun Chongren and his two apprentices, made a group of seven. They traveled in a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey cart, heading straight for Jinyang.
In the dead of winter, the ice on the river was thicker than the ice on the Tongtian River that Tang Sanzang crossed. Although boats could not pass, carriages could cross directly without any worry about falling off. The group took a shortcut on the ice and arrived in Jinyang in less than an hour.
Xie Yushu was worried that it would be impolite to visit so abruptly, so she found an inn to rest and asked Mu Li to go to the Wen residence to deliver a visiting card.
Unexpectedly, upon receiving the visiting card and seeing that it was from Xie Yushu, the gatekeeper of the Wen residence immediately took off running without saying a word, shouting as he went.
"The old lady, the master, the third young master, and Lady Jingde have sent people to deliver visiting cards!"
Mu Li...
Master Wen, Madam Wen, and Wen Ruyu were too far away to hear the gatekeeper's wailing for a while, but Wen Da, who had just escaped from the concubines, heard it.
"Jingde Township Lady? Not that brat who made her lose a thousand taels of silver!"
A thousand taels! How much merchandise must he have sold, how much persuasion must he have used to earn that! It all went into her pocket in the blink of an eye!
Wen Da suddenly remembered that his heart, which hadn't ached for several months, was starting to ache again!
Just as he was about to turn around, the servant beside him called out to him.
"Young Master, you are, after all, a person of the Prince of Jingde. As the saying goes, even the gatekeeper of the Prime Minister is a third-rank official. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
"I'm not going. I'll just say I'm sick! He's just someone delivering an invitation; I don't necessarily have to entertain him!"
After saying that, he turned around and went to hide in the study!
There was no way around it; his concubines had taken too many women. One would drag him to drink soup, another would pull him to taste tea. If he didn't run away, he would be tortured to death!
Although Wen Da didn't go out, Mr. and Mrs. Wen couldn't sit still after hearing the shouts. Mrs. Wen was clearly very happy and slapped her leg.
"Oh my! My dear granddaughter is here! Quick, please invite her in!"
Go and call your third young master out!"
Mr. Wen was somewhat flattered.
"Mother, you can't be so casual about it. She's a village head now, she has a rank!"
I'd better go check it out first!
After saying that, Master Wen grabbed his coat and ran out in a flash.
Upon arriving at the door, all I saw was a wooden figure.
Master Wen carefully considered his words before speaking.
"Young man? I heard from my servants that Lord Jingde has come to my humble abode. May I ask where you are?"
Mu Li cupped his fists in a gesture of respect.
"My hometown lord was afraid that it would be a bit presumptuous to come to your door so that he sent his subordinates to deliver a visiting card first and see when it would be convenient for you to visit."
We stayed at the Yuelai Inn.
Upon hearing this, Master Wen hurriedly said
"It is a great honor for the Wen family that the village lord has come. How could we let the village lord stay at an inn? Our Wen family will welcome you with open arms at any time!"
I will immediately send my wife to personally welcome the Prince of Xiang!
"Father, I'll go! I'm quite familiar with Xie Yushu, and I'd like to see her too!"
Upon hearing the news and rushing over, Wen Ruyu interjected after hearing her father's words.
"Very well, but you must not address the village head by his given name! Be careful, or he will punish you!"
Wen Ruyu waved his hand dismissively.
"Father, don't worry, she's not that kind of person!"
Then he happily followed Mu Li to pick up Xie Yushu.
Xie Yushu had just finished a cup of tea and was about to ask the shopkeeper to carry her things inside when she heard Wen Ruyu say with delight...
"Xie Yushu!"
Why didn't you go directly to the Wen residence when you arrived? Why did you have to go through all that trouble of sending a formal invitation?
"Do you just want me to come out and pick you up?"
"It's not that we're worried about having guests during the Lunar New Year! How have you been lately?"
"Excellent! As for you, you've grown even more beautiful! No wonder you've been granted the title of Lady of the Township; you look increasingly noble!"
This humble villager greets Your Excellency!
Wen Ruyu smiled as she bowed to Xie Yushu.
"Stop! Stop with the formalities. I've come to deliver New Year's gifts. Since it's convenient for you, lead the way!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll show you the way right away!"
"Tch! You're still not done, are you?!"
The two chatted and laughed as they went to the Wen residence.
When they arrived at the Wen residence, the entire household was waiting at the gate. Even Wen Da, who had been deliberately hiding, was dragged out by Master Wen!
Even from a distance, Xie Yushu was immediately knelt down and bowed to her!
It was fine with other people, but Wen Ruyu treated her as a friend, and Old Madam Wen kept calling her her granddaughter. Although they hadn't officially become godparents, Xie Yushu still considered her an elder. How could she accept her courtesy? Of course, she also waived the courtesy from Old Master Wen and Madam Wen.
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