It's a sunny morning.
When Luo Qingzhou woke up, he was holding a soft person in his arms.
The man was looking at him with eyes wide open.
After seeing him wake up, Fang said shyly: "Sir, it's not that I'm lazy, you're pressing down on my hair, and I can't get up..."
Luo Qingzhou took a look and saw that the little girl's long black hair was indeed pressed down.
But this is certainly not a reason for her to be lazy and not get up early.
I really want to be held like this by my master forever, and never have to get up...
Luo Qingzhou looked into her shy eyes and heard what was in her heart.
This little girl was not well behaved last night.
When the two of them were sleeping together, the little girl touched him with a red face and was pressed into his arms.
At such a young age, I don’t know what’s going on in your head all day long. Are you just thinking about serving him and pleasing him
"It's time to get up."
Luo Qingzhou stopped being affectionate with her and got up from bed by lifting the quilt.
If you leave town early, you might be able to get back by noon.
He also wanted to go to the bookstore to look for books about the soul, as well as books about warriors.
Luo Qingzhou put on his clothes and turned to look at the bed.
The little girl was wearing a moon-white underdress, revealing her snow-white shoulders and skin. She was getting dressed on the bed. When she saw him looking at her, she lowered her head shyly and gently bit her pink lips, but she did not avoid or cover up, and her dressing movements slowed down.
The chest has begun to take shape.
Luo Qingzhou withdrew his gaze, put on his clothes, and went directly to the well outside to fetch cold water to wash.
After washing up, the two had a simple breakfast.
Before leaving, Xiaodie asked cautiously, "Sir, don't you really need to tell Miss?"
Luo Qingzhou closed the gate and said, "No need."
The little girl took a look at his face, sighed, and said sadly: "Yes, it's useless to say it. The young lady will not go with us."
She secretly thought: The young master is a son-in-law, which is not in accordance with etiquette. And I heard that the young master is used to bring good luck to the eldest and second young ladies, so it is impossible for me to accompany the young master to such a place.
"It's okay, the two of us are enough."
Luo Qingzhou looked indifferent, looking at the plum blossoms that were just beginning to bloom on the branches in front of him, and murmured softly: "Besides, my mother doesn't like meeting strangers either."
In my memory, that thin and pitiful woman has always been very aloof and self-respecting.
If it had not been so unbearable to stay in that small mountain village, she would not have shamelessly brought him into the city to beg for mercy from Cheng Guofu.
Luo Qingzhou was thinking about something, so he took Xiaodie to find Butler Zhou and asked for a pass with the Qin Mansion's seal.
Now the eldest princess is fighting at the border, which is not far from here, so Mo City has strict management of people entering and leaving the city.
You may not need this thing when leaving the city, but it is necessary when entering the city, or you must be led by an acquaintance, otherwise it will be difficult to enter without being denied.
Butler Zhou readily gave him a copy and reminded him, "After leaving the city, remember not to stray far from the main road. After worshipping, return as soon as possible. Before dark, you must return to the city and do not stay outside the city."
Then he asked, "Does the uncle need to bring a few guards?"
Luo Qingzhou declined, took the pass, said goodbye and left.
The other party was just being polite.
There are not many guards in the Qin Mansion. In addition to protecting Qin Wenzhen, who goes out early and comes back late, they also have to protect other family members and patrol the Qin family's properties. They are not so luxurious as to accompany him, a son-in-law, to visit the grave.
If a person does not have self-awareness, he will be disliked and hated wherever he goes.
Luo Qingzhou took Xiaodie out of the house, went to the store to buy things for the worship, then found a carriage at the intersection of the street, and got in the carriage after negotiating the price.
Now he still has 270 taels of silver, so he can still afford a carriage.
My mother's grave is on the hillside of Zixia Mountain outside the south of the city, at least seven or eight kilometers away from the city.
If I walk, I don’t know how long I will finish my journey.
He didn't care, but Xiaodie couldn't walk.
You have to save some energy for climbing the mountain.
Rich and powerful families all have their own dedicated cemeteries, but poor and lonely people like him can only bury their mothers in a deserted mountain where no one cares.
Even the land at the foot of the mountain belongs to someone.
Back then, when Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty's parents died, there was no place to bury them. It was only because a landlord kindly gave up a piece of land that his parents were able to be buried.
In this era, it is difficult to live and it is difficult to die. There is even nowhere to be buried.
Luo Qingzhou sat in the carriage, thinking about things all the way.
Xiaodie sat beside him, obediently massaging his legs with her little fists. From time to time, she would lift her eyes and glance at him secretly, as if she wanted to see if he remembered that his mother was sad so that she could say a few words of comfort.
The carriage carrying the master and servant jolted out of the city.
There were armored soldiers guarding the city gate, but they were not checked.
Not long after their carriage left the city, another carriage followed it out of the city and followed on the official road behind them.
There are many peddlers and hawkers on the road, coming and going, all of them are poor people struggling to make a living.
Nowadays, most people are busy just to prevent their family from starving to death.
As for wanting to be able to eat enough every day, it is completely a luxury.
Compared to those at the bottom of society, Luo Qingzhou and his servant are already living a good life.
The carriage was jolting and moving very fast on the official road.
The old man driving the cart seemed to be in a hurry to get the next business. He waved the whip in his hand and whipped the horse's butt.
When the sun rose to mid-sky, the carriage gradually slowed down.
An old man's voice came from outside: "Sir, we're almost there, get ready to get off the bus!"
Luo Qingzhou came to his senses, lifted the curtain next to him and looked outside.
The fresh and cold air blew in my face, and a lush and majestic mountain range appeared before my eyes.
The snow in the mountains has not melted completely yet, and you can still see the white snow on the mountainside from afar.
The carriage soon stopped at the three-way intersection at the foot of the mountain.
Luo Qingzhou took Xiaodie out of the car, thanked the driver, and set out on the path up the mountain carrying their things.
The carriage turned around, and the driver took a look at the thin master and servant and couldn't help but remind them: "Young Master, you must go early and come back early. Be careful of wild animals in the mountains. It's best to take the main road."
After saying that, he whipped the horse's butt with a "snap" and rode away.
"Sir, let me carry it."
Xiaodie felt a little embarrassed as she had nothing in her hands.
Luo Qingzhou didn't give it to her. He looked ahead and said, "Have fun climbing the mountain. Just don't let me carry you later."
Xiaodie pouted and said, "Sir, you are looking down on me. Last year, I went up there alone."
Then he couldn't help laughing and said, "My lord was so weak at that time that he had to rest for a while after climbing a few steps, and he needed the help of a servant to climb up."
When Luo Qingzhou thought of the scenes in his memory, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He looked so weak at that time. Not to mention that the eldest lady deliberately harmed him, even if no one harmed him, he would still fall ill frequently and die.
Fortunately, things are different now.
This humiliating marriage to a daughter-in-law can be said to have saved his and Xiaodie's lives.
"Sir, has the young lady still not said a word to you?"
Only when they were far away from the Qin residence and in this deserted place did the little girl dare to ask about Miss Qin.
Luo Qingzhou nodded, his face calm.
Xiaodie sighed, looked at him, and tried to hold back, but couldn't help saying, "Sir, do you think the young lady is really... is..."
"It doesn't matter whether you are dumb or stupid."
Luo Qingzhou said nonchalantly.
Xiaodie frowned and whispered, "But, but the young master will have to give birth to a child eventually. If the young lady is... is..."
"Not with her."
Luo Qingzhou suddenly turned his head and looked at her, smiling: "Just give birth to my Xiaodie."
Xiaodie blushed immediately and said shyly, "Sir... I'm talking about serious things."
Luo Qingzhou's smile faded slightly, he looked at it and said: "I'm just talking about serious matters."
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Xiaodie, wait patiently. When the master has the ability, he will take you away. We will have our own home, our own house, and our own life in the future. We will no longer have to live under someone else's roof and depend on others for our lives. The master will be responsible for earning money to support the family, and Xiaodie will be responsible for being beautiful and giving birth to children. What do you think?"
Xiaodie bit her lip, her eyes were red and full of tears. She was stunned for a long time and said in a trembling voice: "Sir... I am just a servant..."
Luo Qingzhou reached out and touched her delicate and tender face, and said softly: "Young Master, you are the same, we are all servants. But don't worry, we will not be like that in the future. From now on, my Xiaodie will be the one who is superior to everyone. If anyone dares to disobey, I will beat her to death with one punch!"
Xiaodie chuckled, but tears fell down. She threw herself into his arms with a "woop" and cried happily.
The master and servant hugged each other tenderly for a while, then continued to climb the mountain.
In the woods halfway up the mountain, there were many overgrown graves.
Some of them were unattended and were about to collapse, with even the coffins in some of the graves exposed.
Luo Qingzhou took Xiaodie through the woods and dilapidated graves and found his mother's grave.
In front of the grave, there is a simple wooden sign.
The words on the wooden sign have become blurred due to wind and rain, and only a few small words of Lin can be vaguely seen.
Luo Qingzhou put down the paper money and other things, walked to the grave, and began to pull out the weeds on it with his hands.
Xiaodie went to the other side to help.
The master and servant worked for a while before they finally pulled out all the weeds on and around the grave.
Luo Qingzhou lit the fire paper, knelt down in front of the wooden sign, and looked at the two words "Lin" on it, silently.
In his previous life, his mother fell ill and died after giving birth to him.
He had never enjoyed maternal love. Every time he saw others talking, laughing and being affectionate with their mothers, he would hide in a corner alone, feeling sad and uncomfortable.
I didn't expect that in this life, I would still be separated from my mother.
"Mother, I am here to burn paper for you... I am married. My wife is a very beautiful daughter of a wealthy family. She is as beautiful as a fairy. She is very kind and gentle to me..."
"Rest in peace, my soul in heaven..."
"Don't worry, if anyone owes you anything, I will definitely help you get it back..."
"I can only repay your kindness in my next life..."
Luo Qingzhou kowtowed and whispered.
Xiaodie, who was kneeling beside him, was crying like rain.
The burning paper money turned into ashes, swirling in front of the grave, floating into the air, and disappeared with the wind.
Gusts of cold wind, barely visible to the naked eye, blew merrily among the graves in the woods.