bookcurios Chapter 157 Departure
Chapter 157 Departure
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mu Sheng put aside his official duties and went out with Yun Xi. Mu Xuan, Mu Jinyan, and several maids and servants also went with them.
When Mu Jinyan heard that his parents were going on a long trip, at least for two days, he immediately ran to Yun Xi and acted like a spoiled child, wanting to go with them. Although he had already started his enlightenment and had classes in the morning and afternoon, he ate breakfast, lunch and dinner with Yun Xi, and played with Yun Xi in his free time. The two had already established a deep emotional connection.
He changed from an introverted and restrained child to an extrovert, bold and cheerful child who would express his love and affection to his family at every turn. He especially liked to stick to Yun Xi now, mainly because of the emotional dependence. He couldn't stand not seeing her for a day, and he felt scared at the thought of not seeing her for two or three days.
Yun Xi looked at this little cutie and reminded him with a smile: "Going out is not as comfortable as staying at home. You have to sit in a carriage for a long time, and drinking water and eating are not as convenient as at home. Can you accept it?"
Mu Jinyan nodded her little head and replied crisply, "Yes. I want to go out with my mother."
He was not afraid of anything his mother said.
Yun Xi thought about it and felt that it was not a big problem. Before she came, Mu Jinyan stayed in the courtyard where the upper house was all day long, and he hardly went out, which made him a little weak. Now, the whole general's mansion is his playground. He explores everywhere when he has nothing to do. The legs of the maids and nurses who serve him have become thin from running.
He has already developed his physical strength.
"Okay, then let's go out together. I'll ask Aunt Li to pack your luggage. If you have any things or toys you want to take with you, you can take them with you."
Yun Xi had already agreed, so Mu Sheng certainly had no objection. As the saying goes, reading a thousand books is not as good as traveling a thousand miles, and he thought it was good to let the child go out and see the world.
As for Mu Xuan, he came here purely on his own. Before leaving, he brought his own carriage, servants, and luggage.
Mu Sheng asked him: "Is the Ministry of Industry so idle?"
Mu Xuan said: "You, the Minister of War, are so idle, so what's wrong with me being a fifth-rank doctor?"
Thanks to Yun Xi, he has been promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank with his achievement in cement. This also made Mu Xuan more determined to follow Yun Xi.
Subconsciously, he felt that Yun Xi would not suddenly want to travel far away and cross mountains and rivers to Anye County for no reason. What is there to see in a small county? She was usually too lazy to even go to the capital! She never went to places like Duobao Pavilion and Zhencuifang, which were loved by the noble ladies in the capital.
She might have said that she was short of money before, but now her sister-in-law is richer than anyone else, and she still doesn't go. Mu Xuan understood that it had nothing to do with money, she just had no interest in it.
Therefore, Mu Xuan felt that there must be something guiding her to go to that place, and who knows what she might discover!
He wants to be the first witness!
Facing his elder brother's ridicule, Mu Xuan didn't care at all. He took Mu Jinyan's hand and vowed to go with him.
Yun Xi didn’t care and just followed.
She took out the copy of The Exploitation of the Works of Nature and swung it around, saying, "More people means more strength. I was thinking of exploring Guangshan to see if I can find anything."
Mu Xuan looked at the book with his heart almost jumping out of his chest with nervousness. He had heard from his eldest brother before that his eldest sister-in-law had a strange book which recorded many things. The porcelain and glassware, as well as the cement that was assigned to him by his eldest sister-in-law, were all from that book.
He didn't even have the courage to borrow such a precious book, nor did he have the courage to ask for it. But his sister-in-law just held it in her hands carelessly and swung it around. What if it got damaged?
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, be careful not to tear the book."
Yun Xi, Mu Sheng: "..."
Mu Xuan said again: "Sister-in-law, wait a moment, I'll go get a brocade box."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person disappeared.
Mu Jinyan exclaimed: "Second Uncle runs so fast!"
Yun Xi agreed, "It's really fast. You should practice martial arts well and try to run faster than him in the future."
"Uh-huh."
Mu Sheng: “…”
Mu Jinyan asked his father again: "Dad, who runs faster, you or my second uncle?"
Mu Sheng: “…”
Seeing his wife and children staring at him intently, waiting for an answer, he said, "I'm faster."
In fact, there is not much difference, but Mu Xuan's endurance is not as good as his. If the distance is longer, he can win by a large margin.
After just a few words, Mu Xuan reappeared and handed Yun Xi a rosewood box. The box looked smooth and shiny, and it was obvious that it was often played with.
"Sister-in-law, put the book in here."
Yun Xi: "..."
Mu Sheng said: "Isn't this your most precious box? Keep it for yourself, your sister-in-law doesn't need it."
It's not like he didn't have any. The small warehouse had long been open to Yun Xi, and the key to the warehouse had been given to her. She could just take whatever she wanted.
Yun Xi spoke up and said, "Your brother said before that this book is very precious and can't be damaged. I copied several copies when I had nothing to do. This is just one of them. It doesn't matter if it's damaged. I have more at home."
She was really speechless. For such a precious book, didn't she know to get a few copies?
Mu Xuan: “…”
Mu Jinyan smiled and said, "Second Uncle, I also helped copy. The book that mother took also contains my copy."
Mu Xuan: “…”
This is really a wonderful book.