Hua Zhi suddenly remembered something, "Yan Xi, do you have anyone who is good at imitating handwriting?"
"Yes, do you need it?"
"My grandparents had a deep bond. If I go to Yinshan Pass, my grandmother will definitely say something to me."
Gu Yanxi understood immediately, "I'll bring someone over tomorrow."
"It's better for young men to come and go in the Hua family. I wrote a letter and a handwritten letter from my grandmother. You can ask him to copy a copy in my grandmother's handwriting and bring it to me."
"Okay."
Hua Zhi immediately turned around and went to the study. After pondering for a moment and preparing a draft, she wrote it down in one stroke. She took out a letter from the cabinet and handed it to Gu Yanxi, "It must be as realistic as possible, so as not to arouse grandfather's suspicion."
"Don't worry, his level is so good that it can be mistaken for the real thing."
Hua Zhi suddenly laughed, "You really have all kinds of people under your command."
Gu Yanxi couldn't take his eyes off the smile on her lips. "When they were chosen by the Seventh Master, the oldest was no more than seven years old, and the youngest was no more than four years old. They must have learned something in such a long time. Their instructors were selected from the Seventh Master's generation or the generation before that. They know best how to teach."
Hua Zhi deeply agreed with that, that was her former self, so she knew how to teach best. There was a reason why the Qishusi had existed for so many years.
"Let Shaoyao accompany you to the farm tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll also bring Xiaoliu and Berlin."
Gu Yanxi restrained himself from touching Azhi's face. He should act according to his feelings but should stay within reason. However, once he broke the rules, it would be too difficult to do so again. He always wanted to be closer to her, closer and closer. He wished he could perform magic to make her invisible to others and keep her by his side at all times.
Hua Zhi felt a little uncomfortable after being stared at like that for a long time. She smoothed her hair and said softly, "Let's go back. It's getting late."
"good."
Well, then go away, Hua Zhi looked at the man standing in front of her who seemed to be silently acting coquettish. She reached out her hand helplessly and hooked his finger. If people knew about this, they would probably throw her into a pig cage, Hua Zhi thought.
Her fingers were immediately hooked tightly, and Hua Zhi pulled them and shook them, "Let's go back and rest early."
"You too." Gu Yanxi finally left with satisfaction. Nanny Su came in with a lantern, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
How could Hua Zhi not understand her worries? She walked out of the study, looked at her own shadow on the ground and said, "The things you value so much are not important to me."
"How can a woman's reputation be unimportant?" Seeing that the young lady had taken the initiative to bring it up, Nanny Su also expressed her concerns, "If he is sincere, it's fine, but if he is just interested..."
"So what? If he is sincere, then we are in love. If I meet the wrong person, then it is just an unpleasant experience in life. Nothing is more powerful than time. Love or resentment are nothing in front of it."
The voice gradually faded away. Wang Rong stood beside the leader with bated breath, quietly convinced in her heart. She was indeed a young lady who could make the leader bow down to her. With such a strong will, she was far beyond the reach of ordinary women.
Gu Yanxi originally wanted to wait for Ah Zhi to return to the backyard before leaving, but he didn't expect to hear such words. He was not surprised at all. This was Ah Zhi. She was good at doing business, but she would never treat feelings as a business. She would not calculate the gains and losses by weight. If she liked someone, she liked him, and if she lost someone, she lost him. She had a straightforwardness that could not be described in any words, but she was so deeply in his heart, and he definitely didn't want anyone else to discover her specialness.
He had to quickly find a way to get the Hua family back, then go and propose marriage, so that Azhi would completely become his.
***
The next morning, Hua Zhi went to Zhu's house. Today was not a day off, so none of the men in the Zhu family were at home. She told her grandmother what she was going to do and got close to her cousins before leaving.
She went straight to the city gate and made an appointment with Shaoyao and several children at home to meet there in the morning.
She was a little surprised to see Sui An, "Didn't you go to the academy?"
"Mr. Tong has asked for leave." And it was a long leave. Yang Sui'an glanced at Berlin and didn't finish his words.
Hua Zhi is an open-minded parent. She will tolerate her children as long as they do not do anything that crosses her bottom line.
"Let's go. We have to get back before the city gates close."
This was Hua Zhi's first visit after nearly a year. She could feel the yard's vitality before she even entered it.
Xu Jie has been staying here since he came back from escorting the goods. He is very concerned about the new variety and has been observing its storage period. When he heard that the young lady was coming, he ran over to greet her and bowed to her, "My humble servant has met the young lady."
"What are you doing? Get up quickly." Hua Zhixu gave him a hand and exempted the people behind him from greeting.
Seeing Liu Jiang among them, Hua Zhi turned around and said, "Liu Juan, I'll give you half a day off, go home and have a look."
"Thank you, Miss, for your concern." Liu Juan was full of gratitude. She usually went out with Sister Fudong. The Miss remembered her today and kept her by her side to serve her.
Liu Jiang also saw his sister over there. The two siblings had met once during the Chinese New Year. He was very excited to see his fair and clean sister. He bowed deeply to the older girl, ran to his sister and pulled her away. He had so many questions to ask.
Seeing them like this, Hua Zhi was in a good mood. She turned around and looked at the little ones, "You all go play by yourselves, and come back in an hour and a half."
Berlin had been here before, and upon hearing this, he suggested, "Shall we go have a game?"
Yang Sui'an and Xiaoliu had no objections, and the three of them rode away on their horses. However, Shaoyao was reluctant to go as she wanted to eat lychees more.
Hua Zhi walked in with her skirt lifted up while teasing Xu Jie, "You're so dark now, will Butler Xu still recognize you when you come back?"
Xu Jie laughed, "My dad said I only have a mouthful of white teeth left to show my appearance to others."
Hua Zhi laughed, "They're all stored in the cellar?"
"Yes, I check it carefully every day. Lychees can be kept fresh in the ice cellar. It has been six days and they haven't changed much since we got off the boat. They are not as vulnerable to freezing as peaches."
"That's good."
When Hua Zhi went down to the cellar, she put on a thick cloak. The lychees piled up like a small mountain made her feel satisfied. She picked a few and ate them. They had small cores, thick flesh and sweet taste. They were good.
Bao Xia brought another cloak over and put it on her, "Miss, you can't stay here for long."
"I know, Xu Jie, put a basket up there."
"yes."
The workshop was full of veterans. Hua Zhi instructed them to peel the shells, poke out the core with a chopstick, rinse it with salt water, put it into boiling water, and add rock sugar.
"Cook until all the lychees float up. We don't have enough time today, so we need to soak them in salt water for about a quarter of an hour before cooking."
Liu Qi was in charge of the workshop and remembered all of this carefully.