Chapter 43: So That's How It Is

  "Alright, I got it." Su Xiao Fan calculated the time and found that it coincided with her brother's full moon banquet. Accepting the job wouldn't be a problem, and who knows, she might even make some extra money.

  Besides, he is a prince after all, even if he doesn't give me any silver, and calls for me to come, I won't be able to refuse...

  I don't know why that prince is so idle, leaving the good city of Beijing unattended, running to this small and quiet city, and staying for such a long time.

  "So, I'll come to your place tomorrow and pick you up, goodbye." Lan Ming said as he turned around and left without looking back.

  Su Xiaofan stared at his back in a daze, muttering to herself: "By the way, does he know where I live?"

  Su Bing rubbed his own head and smiled: "Just now I told him, if you hadn't come coincidentally, he might have gone straight to your home."

  "Oh, let's go then." Su Xiao Fan finally walked out of the alley, ready to take over the pushcart from Su Bing's hands.

  "I took a day off today to help out at your place." Su Bing actually heard Xiao Xi say that they were having a banquet at her house today, so he took the day off and went over to take a look, maybe he could learn something.

  "Alright." Su Xiao Fan smiled understandingly and didn't say anything more.

  When the three men returned home with their purchases, the village head had already brought over some of his servants from that evening, carrying tables and chairs, bowls and chopsticks.

  "Help me move these to the kitchen first." Su Xiaofan said to the two behind him, then walked to Xiao Changfu's side.

  "The village head arrived so early." Su Xiaofan walked over and searched around the yard but didn't see Xiao Yimeng's figure.

  "It's also nothing at home, but I need their help." Xiao Changfu pointed to a group of servants behind him.

  The whole family heard this and were eager to try to help out. After a while, there was delicious food, and when they were asked to do things, they were also very happy.

  Su Xiaofan smiled and swept a glance over everyone: "No need, unrelated people entering the kitchen will only cause trouble."

  The family members' excitement in their eyes dissipated after hearing this, and they stood listlessly on the spot.

  "Little treasure, what's wrong?" Su Xiaofan was about to walk into the kitchen when she saw Xiao Yimeng walking slowly into the courtyard with a sullen face. She thought to herself, could it be because I didn't let him come along this morning and he's upset?

  "Hmph! Don't call me little treasure." Xiao Yimeng said coldly and walked straight in.

  Su Xiaofan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he hadn't refuted himself in these days. What was he doing today?

  "Haha..."

  At this moment, a loud and unrestrained laughter came from the gate of the courtyard.

  Su Xiaofan looked puzzled, and at this moment, there were three people standing at the gate of the courtyard, two men and one woman, who seemed to be some of the people she had seen at the village head's birthday banquet last time.

  "Brother, pay attention to your image." A refined young man holding a white fan glanced at the boy beside him with a hint of reproach, who was laughing so hard he was doubled over.

  The man in the midst of loud laughter slightly restrained the smile on his face, but the corners of his eyebrows and eyes still had an irrepressible hint of amusement.

  "Xiao Fan, this is Mò's elder cousin Xiao Yuanqiū, the one with epilepsy is his younger brother Xiao Yuǎnfēng, and the two beside them are Mò's younger cousins Xiao Yùshū and Xiao Yùqióng." Xiāo Zhǎngfù suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to introduce them at the last banquet.

  Xiao Yuanfeng pouted in dissatisfaction, "How could I be said to have a seizure?"

  "Ah, come on in and take a seat." Su Xiaofan pointed to the tables that had been brought over from the village elder's house and were now arranged in their own courtyard.

  Xiao Yuqiong walked into the courtyard with her head held high, looking around at the uneven ground and the dilapidated walls of the house that had been repaired countless times. If it weren't for Mo Ge being here, she wouldn't have come to such a place willingly.

  Seeing Xiao Yuqiong's appearance, Xiao Yushu awkwardly smiled and followed her in.

  Su Xiaofan glanced at Xiao Yimeng who had already entered the house, then leaned in close to Xiao Yuanfeng and asked softly: "Do you have a grudge against my family's little treasure?"

  "Hmm... why ask that?" Xiao Yuanfeng, who almost laughed out loud, quickly covered his mouth with his hand after feeling the scorching gaze coming from beside him.

  "He seems to be in a very bad mood every time he sees you." Su Xiaofan recalled that the last time at the village chief's house was also like this, and the little treasure who ate with them had an unusually strange expression, always frowning.

  "Hmm, this... " Xiao Yuanfeng was entangled in his mind, although he knew the reason, but before coming here, Fu Shu had repeatedly told everyone that they must not mention those things.

  Seeing their embarrassed faces, Su Xiaofan didn't plan to continue asking either. She turned around and said, "Alright, you guys do as you please, I'll go prepare lunch."

  Ye Shi walked back from outside and smiled at Xiao Changfu: "How did the village chief come so early?"

  "Since I had nothing to do, I came earlier. Where are you going?" Xiao Changfu saw that her basket was filled with a lot of grass and what seemed to be several wild vegetables. Could it be that their family still relied on wild vegetables for sustenance?

  "Ah, this is the grass pulled from Hu Zi's house to feed the chickens and ducks, and some rabbit grass." Ye Shi carried the basket into the kitchen, put away the wild vegetables, and then went out again.

  After going out, Xiao Changfu stared at the kitchen and thought of the wild vegetables just now. He smiled and said: "Fan'er's porridge made with wild vegetables is extremely fragrant, much better than plain porridge. So from time to time I go up the mountain, if I see some, I will bring some back."

  Xiao Changfu nodded after hearing this and walked over to sit with the others.

  In the kitchen, Su Xiaofan and Su Bing were busy sorting out the things they had bought back, while also roughly telling Su Bing what to do today.

  Yu Xiao Xi aimlessly walked out of the kitchen, and Xiao Fan said that unrelated people going in would only cause trouble, so it's better for her not to go in and disturb the two of them.

  As he walked to the entrance of the main hall, he caught a glimpse of Xiao Yimeng inside the house playing with those few rabbits, and immediately asked: "People all say that families who raise rabbits always have a stench at home, how come you don't have any smell?"

  Xiao Yimao held the fresh rabbit grass that Ye Shi had just brought back in his hand, feeding a few rabbits, and slowly replied: "I clean up after them several times a day, how could there be a stench?"

  "Oh, I see." Yu Xiaoxi couldn't help but feel a bit of affection for him. At this young age, he was quite straightforward in his actions.

  "Don't you go to the kitchen and watch them?" After feeding, Xiao Yimiao stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes, and then walked outside.

  "There's nothing to see." Yu Xiaoxi stood idly, hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the Jia family room. Her sister had said she would return today, but she didn't know if she was back yet.