Chapter 366: He was going out for a ride.

Liu Zhixia and Fu Yuzheng left the next morning.

Before getting into the carriage, Fu Yuzheng also took the opportunity to ask Liu Yusheng quietly if there was anything she needed to convey to the King.

The young girl immediately blushed. “Are you still worried about me? Even if I have something to pass on, if I’m going to tell you now, are you sure you’ll still remember it when you get to the capital?”

By then, her heart and eyes would be filled with her elder brother.

This teasing earned a blush from Fu Yuzheng. She glared at her and then climbed into the carriage.

It was inappropriate for a man and a woman to travel to the capital alone, but Fu Yuzheng really needed to rush back to the capital. She couldn’t stay in the village too long.

Not to mention the store matters, there was also the King’s residence  that needed her directives. She couldn’t take advantage of Liu Yusheng’s invitation home, and then forget her own duties.

Meanwhile, Grandma Liu ordered Liu Erlin and Liu Zhiqiu to carry a few large parcels. They stuffed the back of the carriage until there was no more space before stopping. Then Grandma Liu turned her attention to her grandson who had been standing beside her. Finally the normal expression that a grandmother should have surfaced on her face.

“Go there and focus on your studies. It will soon be the spring exams. It’s too far away from home, so we can’t come to accompany you. You have to walk on your own, but it does not matter. Just do your best. You don’t have to excel in the exams. Our family isn’t competing for that title. You only have to do well.”

Grandpa Liu patted him on the shoulder. “When you get there, send a message to the family if you have time. Let Axiu help deliver it, and the family will receive it in less than half a month. It’s very convenient.”

Wei Lan was behind, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

The shadow guard’s news channel had become a special delivery office for family letters here.

What would his master think?

He glanced at the woman who was also a shadow guard, but there were no ripples of surprise on her face.

This was commonplace, right?

Wei Hong, who has been in the Liu family for several years, had been subjected to such blows, so anything that the Lius said and did could no longer draw her shock. 

After the grandparents finished their round of instructions, Chen Xiulan handed out a package. “This is a new set of clothes that I’ve rushed to sew in the middle of the New Year. I heard that the winter in the capital is particularly cold. The clothes I sewed are all brand new cotton, so they’re soft and warm. You and Yuzheng have one set. Don’t be reluctant to wear them. I’ll continue to sew some for you when I’m free.”

“Got it, Mother.” Warmth seeped through the soft parcel into Liu Zhixia’s hand and straight to his heart. He smiled and hid the choking in his throat.

“All right, stop the long speech. The child still has to hurry. They should set off, lest they’ll get to the capital too late,” Liu Dalin drove his son away. If they talk further, his wife would shed tears in no time.

Knock-knock-knock.

Taps sounded on the carriage window.

Fu Yuzheng, who sat on the carriage first, quickly drew the curtain and met Grandma Liu’s face.

“Yuzheng, come over to the house when you are free. Come whenever you want. Your Grandpa Liu and I will always be home to welcome you.”

“Hmm, I will,” Fu Yuzheng’s heart warmed up, and she nodded with a smile.

Behind the old lady, Chen Xiulan and Du Juan both looked at her with a smile, and advised her to be careful on the way.

“Zhixia, take care of Yuzheng on the way. Don’t just rush.”

“Yuzheng, if Zhixia makes you angry, come back and tell Second Aunt. I  will beat him up with a broomstick and vent for you.”

“Exactly. All the rough work of beating up people in our family is now handed to my mother. She’s responsible for any violence. If you have any grievances, just ask her to support you.”

Through the carriage window, Fu Yuzheng nodded frequently, always with a light smile on her face. Behind the cover of the window, her hand that was propped up on the carriage clenched tightly until her knuckles whitened.

Warmth sprouted in her heart. Amidst their loud and repeated advice, warmth struck her in waves. If she hadn’t restrained herself, she would have disgraced herself by bursting into tears.

This ordinary parting might be nothing to others.

But in her case, it was precious.

Even in her dreams, she did not dare and never dreamed of such a scene.

That one day when she was leaving, someone would care about her.

The carriage started to move in the eager gaze of the Liu family, rolling away in the snow.

Because a child had left home, the Liu family were left down in the dumps. The next day, everyone’s energy and vitality were restored, and they devoted themselves to the disaster relief efforts.

It was temporarily considered over on Liu Yusheng’s side. She no longer had to follow Kang Shiming and continue visiting various places.

She nodded on the expansion of the winery, so Kang Shiming achieved his goal. At this time, he hoped that she would perfect the plan as soon as possible and start implementing it immediately. How could he visit and disturb her again?

Therefore, Xue Qinglian immediately threw the burden of the small clinic back into her hand, patted his butt, and slipped away.

He was tied up in this room for more than half a month, and he faced an endless stream of people who came to him for medical treatment every day.

However, he couldn’t just quit the job.

He was so oppressed that he didn’t feel like robbing food.

When did he ever sit so seriously as a doctor behind a small table and treated others’ illnesses?

He wanted to get out!

He only appeared on time during meals, and the rest of the time, he was nowhere to be found. A cage of chickens was used to lure him out, but he didn’t bite the bait.

The Liu family was convinced.

At dinner that day, the family talked about disaster relief again.

“We have helped almost all the villages around. There is only one last left, Xiapo Village. No one in the village is willing to go,” Grandpa Liu sighed.

“Why should anyone go? I still bear scars on my head now. Our grudges are too deep. If it were me, I also wouldn’t want to go. They deserve it,” Liu Erlin immediately jumped out.

He had no affection for Xiapo Village.

He received a blow to the head, and Nannan’s disappearance was also related to the village. Should he repay his grievances with virtue?

Ptooey!

Liu Dalin stopped chewing. His silence during the meal expressed his firm stance.

He ignored the affairs of Xiapo Village.

He still remembered Nannan’s grievances. If Axiu hadn’t retrieved her, the grass on his grave would have been three feet high now.

He lost his daughter and would have died of grief.

“Look at each of your expressions. What are you all doing? We should try our best. The situation in Xiapo Village is not too serious. It’s enough for the county magistrate to handle.” Grandpa Liu unhurriedly finished the rest of his words, “That’s what Jinfu said, not me. This old man is not avenging a personal vendetta.”

The family’s faces twitched.

This sanctimonious look. 

Even if they were beaten to death, they would never believe that the old man didn’t influence the village chief.

Liu Yusheng secretly laughed aside. It seemed that the kindness of the family also wasn’t sent to everyone.

However, she did not pay attention to the Xiapo Village’s matters. During this period of running with Kang Shiming, he never took her to Xiapo Village, and he seemed to have avoided it subconsciously.

That county magistrate was slick enough.

The damage in Xiapo Village was not really serious, but there were houses in the village with crushed roofs from the heavy snowfall.

Fortunately, when people in the house heard the movement, they fled immediately. When the roofs collapsed, no one was hit.

Although no one was injured, many people were infected with wind chills.