Su Yao and the others were busy dealing with Wei Desheng and the others, as well as discussing various possible encounters after going to Kunming. The most important thing was that Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu had not made any movement yet. Now that Wei Desheng had been captured, they still hadn't found them. So they had to start with General Yang. No matter what, they had to find out the whereabouts of Miss Mu San and the others as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with those natives.
Yan Cao didn't think it was a bad thing that her daughter was busy all the time. Seeing that Madam Yuan was curious, she smiled and explained, "Our county lady is the same at home. The elders all know that our county lady is capable, so they don't let her be restrained like ordinary girls. Madam, please don't be surprised."
How could Mrs. Yuan be surprised? There are certainly people in this world who can't stand others living a good life just because they themselves are not living a good life. But people like Mrs. Yuan, who have been unlucky herself, hope that other girls can live the life they want and not suffer like her for most of their lives and have to spend half their lives trying to escape from the cage.
So she also laughed: "Miss Yancao, don't say such things. You don't know how much I envy the county lady. If I can have even a little bit of her decisiveness and courage, I will be satisfied. If my daughter can learn to be like the county lady, I won't worry even if I close my eyes."
What’s the point of raising a daughter to be gentle, respectful, frugal and modest
It would be better to let her be a useful person. No matter what, she can protect herself in adversity and live calmly in prosperity. In Mrs. Yuan's view, her greatest wish is for her daughter to be like this.
Yan Cao's favorable impression of Madam Yuan increased greatly. She was used to seeing those women in the capital who would take out their female rings at any time, and would like to be men's dogs, and would wag their tails when they were beaten. Now she really liked Madam Yuan no matter how she looked at her. She nodded happily: "I can't say such nice words, Madam, but this is what I mean. Madam, what are we women worse than men? Why do we have to be servile and work hard without complaint? I can't control others, but my girl said that she doesn't want people around her to be like that, so I want to be like her in the future."
Madam Yuan smiled encouragingly: "Miss Yancao, you are already one. Look how capable you are. You have arranged the arrangements for the injured soldiers in an orderly manner. Even ordinary men who have never seen the world are not as good as you."
As they were talking, Ruan Xiaojiu called out from outside, then came in and asked Yancao with a smile: "Sister Yancao, there are a few wounded people. They are from our Bo's Mansion, so the Boye and the County Lady want us to keep them here to recuperate, and they don't have to go to Kunming with us. You can take a look and leave some things behind when the time comes."
Su Yao had mentioned this matter before, and Yan Cao knew what was going on. She nodded methodically, "The young lady has already said that we should leave them at Chu's house to recover, but we have to leave some money for them, just in case. I have prepared some money here, you can give it to them, and then..."
Yan Cao sighed, "We have several old family generals in the Bo Mansion... Now that the situation is like this, we can only send a few people to escort their ashes home. Tell them to tell their families when they return, so that they can properly settle and handle this matter. The court's pension is a matter for the future. We are our own family."
Speaking of this, Ruan Xiaojiu's tone also lowered: "I know."
After a pause, Ruan Xiaojiu looked at her again and said, "Oh, Sister Yancao, Brother Qingkun asked me to bring you a box of snacks just now. He told you to go to the banana tree in the West Garden when you have time. He has something to tell you."
The matter between Yancao and Qingkun is now out in the open. Everyone knows that they will get married when they return to the capital, so there is no need to be so secretive.
Madam Yuan looked at Yan Cao with a smile on her face.
Yan Cao was still a little shy. She took the flower cake that Ruan Xiaojiu brought in. Although she was happy in her heart, she still had to say on the surface: "What a fool! Can't I eat without this cake?"
He even eagerly asked Ruan Xiaojiu to come in and take care of him.
Madam Yuan laughed and said, "Silly girl, I think you are the fool. I didn't mean to send you this box of flower cakes. I meant to ask you out seriously!"
Yancao felt more and more embarrassed.
By the evening, she had almost finished the work at hand. She said goodbye to Madam Yuan and Madam Chu, and hurried to the banana grove in the West Garden.
Qingkun had been waiting for a long time. Yancao saw him standing under a banana tree and wanted to run over to him. But halfway through, she thought about how busy she had been all day, so she stopped and straightened her hair. When she felt that there was nothing wrong, she took a breath nervously, walked over slowly, and asked solemnly, "What do you want from me?"
Qing Kun was a little nervous to begin with, and he became even more nervous when he saw her like this. He even stuttered for a moment: "Nothing... nothing... It's just, I just want to ask you if you have any clothes you like... I, I'll give them to you."
He had been with Su Rong for so many years, and Su Rong had always been in a wheelchair. Who would have thought that Su Rong would stand up and inherit the title a few years ago? Qing Kun was also looked down upon by others, and naturally it was even more impossible for a good family's daughter to be willing to marry him. It was because of the time when Su Yao was hit by the horse of Princess Chun'an in the capital that Qing Kun and Yan Cao helped each other. Both of them were loyal to their master, so they gradually came into contact.
He approached Su Rong with sincerity about this matter and decided on Yancao from the beginning.
Now that he had made up his mind, he didn't want to let Yancao down. Now that they were in Yunnan and their parents and relatives were not around, many things had to be kept simple. But there were ways to keep things simple. He couldn't just not express anything. Qingkun thought that he had to buy something for Yancao before it would be considered settled.
Otherwise, ordinary people still have to make a commitment when getting married.
Yan Cao didn't expect that he was doing this. Seeing that he was so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly, she didn't know why she thought of what Su Yao said yesterday about Qing Kun bullying her, and she couldn't help laughing again.
Looking at this, how could she be bullied? From now on, she will be the only one who bullies others.
Although she was shy, she thought that this was her lover and she would spend her life with him, so she suppressed her shyness, bit her lip and whispered, "You don't need to ask me about these things, just make your own decision. Anyway, when you return to the capital, you have to meet my parents, so you have to ask the county lady's opinion."