CHAPTER 363: CHAPTER 350: MRS. ZHAO IN A FLURRY (2)

Li Yuzhu snapped back to reality and quickly let go of him.

She bent over laughing, "Mu Yuanxiu, how did you become so timid?" Who was it that climbed through the window into the room that night and asked if she was asleep?

Mu Yuanxiu coughed lightly, his face full of embarrassment, "Ahead is the County Magistrate’s Wife’s courtyard."

Li Yuzhu finally stopped laughing, tilting her head to look at him.

Mu Yuanxiu is sometimes very serious, sometimes not serious at all.

What an interesting young man!

Li Yuzhu couldn’t bear to tease him, so she promptly composed herself.

"Your reminder is timely, I’ll go see Sister-in-law Chai later and talk to her about this," Li Yuzhu said.

Mu Yuanxiu looked at the sky, "It’s almost noon, Brother Li and Lord County Magistrate will be heading back to the village soon, let me go instead. Give me an address, I’ll ride the mule there and be quick about it."

Li Yuzhu pondered, what if Sister-in-law Chai doesn’t want more people to focus on Old Mrs. Zhao’s matter?

She thought for a moment and said, "I’ll write a letter for you to deliver, you can show it to Brother Chai and Sister-in-law Chai."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Okay."

Li Yuzhu entered the County Magistrate’s Wife’s courtyard and went into her own room.

After moving into the County Magistrate Mansion, her lodging was right next to the County Magistrate’s Wife’s main house.

Mu Yuanxiu didn’t enter the courtyard and stood waiting outside its gate.

Soon, Li Yuzhu came out with a wax-sealed envelope and handed it to Mu Yuanxiu.

"I’ve written it, it’s sealed inside, you go to this place and find them," Li Yuzhu also gave him a map showing the route.

Mu Yuanxiu glanced at her in surprise; she actually could draw a route map!

And it followed the convention of north-south orientation!

"I’ll be right back," Mu Yuanxiu tucked the letter into his chest for safekeeping, grabbed the map, left the County Magistrate Mansion, and rode his mule to the incense and candle shop of Eldest Young Master Chai and his wife.

With the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival in August, people would buy more candles to light lanterns and incense for worship, making Chai’s shop business very good these days.

Eldest Young Master Chai and Sister-in-law Chai were busy with business.

Mu Yuanxiu dismounted from the mule and walked over, "Brother Chai, Sister-in-law Chai."

He often appeared at the Li Family; Prince Luling treated him like a foster son, and those who had dealings with the Li Family recognized Mu Yuanxiu and viewed him as an honorary son of the Li Family.

Eldest Young Master Chai saw him and exclaimed, "It’s Yuanxiu! Why did you come to the county town? When did you get here?"

He invited Mu Yuanxiu to sit inside the shop.

"Arrived half an hour ago," Mu Yuanxiu laughed, "Brother Chai, I won’t sit inside; later, I still have to help Brother Li send Sister-in-law Li and the others back to the village."

Eldest Young Master Chai laughed and patted his forehead, "My memory, I remembered, tomorrow is Guoguo’s first birthday."

Sister-in-law Chai came over and laughed, "Look at the timing, just finished celebrating my grandaunt’s big birthday, now we have to prepare a birthday banquet for Xiao Guoguo, truly a challenge for you, Sister-in-law."

"Yu Zhu asked me to deliver a letter for you to read," Mu Yuanxiu took out the letter from his chest, "We have to leave in the afternoon, she is busy packing and doesn’t have time to deliver the message, so she wrote a letter for Brother Chai and Sister-in-law Chai to read."

Sister-in-law Chai took the letter, "That’s right, they plan to leave the city in the afternoon, since you all came this morning, they have to go early."

Brother Chai completed a business deal and, after seeing off the guest, invited Mu Yuanxiu again to come inside and sit.

Mu Yuanxiu shook his head, turned his mule around, "After you read the letter, if there’s anything to ask, I’ll relay the message back."

Sister-in-law Chai opened the envelope and carefully read the letter.

The letter stated only the main matters, nothing in idle chatter. It was short, only a few sentences.

But those few sentences were enough to leave Sister-in-law Chai astonished.

"She is indeed clever, to come up with such a good idea," Sister-in-law Chai laughed, "Yuanxiu, give a message to Yuzhu, tell her I’ll follow her suggestion."

"Okay," Mu Yuanxiu replied.

He rode his mule back to the county magistrate’s family.

Meanwhile, Sister-in-law Chai immediately took her son out.

Passing by a dried fruits store in the north-south street of the city, she bought some snacks that Old Mrs. Zhao loved to eat and brought them with her to visit the Zhao family.

Mrs. Zhao saw her and her son coming again, not very pleased. Her face showed an indifferent expression.

But seeing that she had brought something to eat as a gift for the old lady, she couldn’t just turn them away, so she had to direct the maid to take them to see the old lady.

Old Mrs. Zhao still recognized Sister-in-law Chai and her son, smiling she said, "Yunniang, you’ve come just in time, let’s have lunch together?" She also praised Chai Tianlang for growing taller and stronger.

The maid led Chai Tianlang to wash his hands and face.

Sister-in-law Chai’s eyes shifted slightly, smiling at Old Mrs. Zhao, she said, "Great-aunt, Tianlang has come today specifically to thank you."