After dinner, Qi Chongjin asked Butler Nie to take Ye Chuqiu to the inn in person. When leaving, Butler Nie specially introduced Uncle Liu, the gatekeeper, to Ye Chuqiu, so that she would not have to go to such trouble to see Magistrate Qi tomorrow.
The inn arranged by Butler Nie for Ye Chuqiu was not far from the county government office and was called Fuyun Inn. When Ye Chuqiu arrived at the inn, Lin Qingyun and others were already waiting in the lobby.
"Sister-in-law."
Seeing Ye Chuqiu coming over, Lin Qingyun and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Just now, some officials from the government came to us and arranged for us to come to this inn. They also said that it was the county magistrate who asked us to do so. We were worried that we were criminals."
What happened?"
Seeing Ye Chuqiu now, their hearts finally fell to the ground.
"It's okay, I told you, the county magistrate is my old friend."
Ye Chuqiu smiled and turned to thank Butler Nie. After he left, she asked Lin Qingyun and the others: "Have the guards arranged a room for us?"
"It's been arranged. I'll give you the Tianzihao room that my sister-in-law has arranged for you. Ours is a second-class room. There are eight rooms in total, which are enough for us." Li Youmei said.
"That's good."
Ye Chuqiu nodded, "In that case, let's all go and rest. It's not easy for everyone to get through this period of time. I hope everyone has a good sleep tonight."
"Sister-in-law, you are too. You have worked hard during this period."
Lin Qingyun said something to her, and Lin Qingshi quickly followed up and said: "Yes, sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"No need to thank you, as long as you live well, I'll be fine."
Ye Chuqiu said something, and while walking upstairs, asked: "Can anyone lead me to my room?"
"Mom, I'll take you there." Zhao Hehua said quickly and walked quickly in front of Ye Chuqiu to guide her.
Ye Chuqiu's room is at the end of the corridor on the second floor. It is quiet here. There are two windows in the room, one facing east and one facing south, and the view is very broad.
Ye Chuqiu entered the room, walked around, and saw all the furnishings inside. He was very satisfied, and told them: "Remember to close the door at night, be sure to pay attention to safety, and be careful when going out.
"
"Mom, don't worry, we will pay attention."
Zhao Hehua responded, then left with everyone, and closed the door thoughtfully, but Wufeng stayed. The house was full of boys, and she needed to sleep in the same room as Ye Chuqiu.
"Mom, go ask the waiter to bring two buckets of hot water. After you take a bath, go to bed early."
Ye Chuqiu said something and was about to open the door to call the waiter. When he opened the door, he saw that the waiter had already brought hot water and was coming this way, "Sir, the lady over there just said that I will give you two buckets."
Here comes the hot water."
"Thank you."
Ye Chuqiu took the hot water and carried it into the house. After letting Wufeng wash up first, he arranged for her to sleep. Then he ordered two more buckets of hot water. He washed himself from head to toe and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
Got off.
Wufeng was lying on the bed and seemed to have fallen asleep. Ye Chuqiu lay down on the bed and blew out the lamp. As soon as she lay down, a pair of small hands hugged her.
"Wufeng, are you asleep?" Ye Chuqiu said softly.
"Mother." Wufeng responded, his voice rare and soft, "Mother, I like you so much, will you always stay with us?"
Ye Chuqiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Silly girl, why do you ask this suddenly?"
"Mom, you haven't answered me yet." Wufeng said.
"Of course I am willing to accompany you. You are so cute and well-behaved, but you may not be able to stay with my mother for a long time."
Ye Chuqiu said slowly: "You are already eleven years old this year. In a few years, you will get married. By then, if you have someone you like, not only will you not like your mother, but you will also dislike her.
My dear, I’m in the way.”
"No, I will always like my mother."
"Then if you have someone you love, what will happen if your mother stops you?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"No, of course my marriage will be decided by you from now on. If you don't like anyone, I won't like anyone either." Wufeng answered simply.
"Let's do this. You write a contract and say that you will always like your mother and always listen to your mother's words, okay?" Ye Chuqiu said suddenly.
"OK."
Wufeng also felt that it was very interesting to write a contract with Ye Chuqiu, as if Ye Chuqiu regarded her as an adult, so she immediately turned over and sat up from the bed, relit the light, found paper and pen, and wrote seriously
Started writing.
"Well, after I finish writing, I need to sign here and have my fingerprints pressed." Ye Chuqiu took out another box of ink pads and said to Wufeng.
Wufeng actually signed her name and pressed her fingerprints. Ye Chuqiu took her contract, dried the ink on it, and smiled like a cunning fox.
"Go to sleep." Ye Chuqiu folded the contract, blew out the lights, put the contract into the space, put it away properly, and then lay down again.
"Mother."
As soon as she lay down, Wufeng came close to her again and hugged her.
"Why are you so cute today? In the past, my mother wanted to hug you, but you wouldn't let her."
Ye Chuqiu felt an extra responsibility in her heart when she was holding her like this.
"I don't know, I just really want to hold my mother today."
Wufeng responded, leaning his head on Ye Chuqiu's arm, pressing against her tightly.
Ye Chuqiu gently stroked her head, feeling anxious in his heart, hey, even though this bastard God sometimes makes mistakes, he saved himself from getting hurt and got such a good girl.
Yuxue is so cute. During the day she is a cold girl who keeps away from strangers, and at night she is a clingy and delicate girl. She really likes her.
"Mending the Luo Guo~Mending the bowl~"
The next day, the morning light dispelled the darkness. On the street, someone shouted with a long voice. His voice was quite distinctive. It stood out from the crowd and accurately passed into Ye Chuqiu's eardrums.
She got up, opened the window, and saw a middle-aged man carrying a load walking through an alley not far away. There was a gong hanging on his load. He took two steps, shouted, and struck again.
Ye Chuqiu put her head against the window and couldn't help but look fascinated.
"mother."
Wufeng came closer and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Just looking around."
Ye Chuqiu's eyes were still staring at this small alley. Because it was far away, she couldn't see the expressions on the people's faces clearly, but at least the streets nearby were clean and the people's clothes were neat. It looked like they had lived a good life.
Not bad.
A woman with her hair tied in a bun heard the tinker's voice, opened the back door, stopped him, muttered a few words to him, and seemed to invite him into the house to help mend some pots and pans.
"Mom, are you awake? It's time to have breakfast."
Outside the house, Zhao Hehua's voice came.
"woke up."
Ye Chuqiu responded. Wufeng had already run over and opened the door. Zhao Hehua came in with a basin of hot water, "Mom, Wufeng, you guys should wash up quickly and have breakfast."
"What's the price of breakfast today?"
Ye Chuqiu walked to the water rack, picked up the handkerchief, washed it in the basin, and asked.
"It's free, it's a gift from the innkeeper." Zhao Hehua said with a smile on her face, "My daughter-in-law just saw it downstairs. There are steamed buns, porridge, and side dishes. It's quite rich."
"That's good."
Ye Chuqiu nodded, remembering that the street she was on was near the county government office. The people living here were not rich or noble, but they were still different from ordinary people.
After going downstairs to have breakfast, Butler Nie came over. He greeted him first, and then took her to choose a place outside.
Hearing this, not only Ye Chuqiu, Lin Qingyun, Li Youmei and others all had smiles on their faces, especially Li Youmei, who said a lot of good things to Butler Nie before following him out.
When Butler Nie came over this time, he also brought two scribes from the yamen who were responsible for this. Firstly, they were more familiar with the affairs of the yamen. Secondly, as long as Ye Chuqiu and the others chose any piece of land, they would be able to help them immediately.
She handled all kinds of paperwork, which was very convenient.