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"I heard you've caught a cold?" With a smile, she moved closer to him. Chu Yuehua smiled until her eyebrows curved, "You're just a boy, how could you be infected by the cold?" This is hilarious. "
Glancing at her, Ma Junjie was somewhat angry, but he pursed his lips and didn't say anything. As expected, his personality had always been this way.
During this period of time, he had to report to Chu Yuehua every day, and Chu Yuehua had gradually learned of his temper. In his eyes, Chu Yuehua was a woman, and a woman who didn't like to read books and didn't know how to be righteous and trustworthy.
With the principle of a good man not fighting with a woman, under normal circumstances, when Chu Yuehua mocked him, he would choose to remain silent.
"Hey!" When I'm talking to you, why are you ignoring me? " It just so happened that the more he was like this, the more Chu Yuehua liked to tease him.
She couldn't bear to see an eight or nine year old boy trying to make an old man out of himself.
"There is nothing to say, you are right, I am a boy, and I really have caught a cold."
"Tch!" Chu Yuehua rolled her eyes at him and said in distress, "Originally, I heard that you were sick, so I intentionally found a solitaire among the things my father left for me. I wanted to give it to you, but the moment you returned, it turned out to be like this.
"Lone Ben?" What solitaire? Let me take a look! " When Ma Junjie heard this, he suddenly became interested.
"I'm not happy now. No."
"You .."
Seeing her like this, Ma Junjie was even more certain that Teacher Kong was right. Only a woman and a vile character were hard to raise.
Seeing that he did not continue, Chu Yuehua lost all interest in him, "Hey! If you apologize to me, I'll give it to you. "
Ma Junjie gave her a furtive look, then dusted off his sleeves and sat down by the fire.
He was only eight years old, but he was already so stubborn. If he really did attend high school and went to the capital's investigation courtyard, His Majesty would probably be angered to death by his young age.
Seeing them act this way, Du Ruoruo couldn't help but find it funny. She then took out the book from the inner room and passed it to Ma Junjie with a smile, "Young Master Ma, this is the book. Miss found it last night and said that you would definitely come today."
Ma Junjie glanced at Chu Yuehua as if he didn't quite believe Du Ruo's words, so he didn't extend his hand to receive her.
Chu Yuehua simply turned her head away, not looking at him.
"Ma Junjie, you're just a boy. Why are you so unlucky? I really admire you."
In the end, it was still Chu Yuehua who could not bear it any longer and shook her head as she headed towards the inner room.
He really wasn't suitable for dating a child. Only a child would stubbornly abide by the rules. Of course, he was especially interested in a young boy like Ma Junjie who trusted in his books.
He sat on the bed and was bored out of his mind. Outside, it was snowing again, and Spring Grass was helping Mama Xiao with her needlework. From the window, it looked like a pretty good scene.
"How is she?"
Du Ruoruo followed her line of sight, and lightly shook her head, "Nothing, it's very quiet. Miss doesn't want her to forget to come forward and do needlework to help out the kitchen when she's free, as if she's purposely avoiding suspicion."
"So it seems like she's actually being honest?"
Du Ruoruo thought for a moment and nodded: "It seems so."
"Alright!" Get me a pen and ink. I'll write a post. "
"Didn't you say yesterday that La Mei is in the backyard? Write a post inviting people to admire the plum. "
Right after she finished speaking, Du Ruoruo smiled, "Miss, you don't have to worry about that! This is a farmhouse, everyone would like me to roast a fire in the house at this time of the year! Who would have the interest to admire a plum? "
"Why are you talking so much? Just bring it over."
After Du Ruo finished writing the post and read it, she nodded in agreement, "I'll send it over to the lady!"
"Don't. Have Spring Grass deliver it."
"She?"
She suspiciously looked at Chu Yuehua, and seeing that she didn't have any intention to joke around, Du Ruyan nodded her head, took the invitation and left.
"You want Aunt Ru Chu to come here and admire the plum?"
Ma Junjie walked over to ask as soon as Spring Grass left. He was still holding the book, and judging from the way he was carefully holding it, it seemed that he liked it a lot.
"What is it? Is there something wrong with that? "
Hearing the meaning behind his words, it seemed as if he did not care at all.
However, Chu Yuehua asked but he didn't say anything else, so he still went to read his book.
He really didn't know where he got his temper from. His temper was like that of a dog. It deserved the life of a little boy who looked like he was eighty years old.
If he didn't say anything, then Chu Yuehua wouldn't have asked. It was as if she didn't have the habit of sticking her face in someone else's cold butt. Just how would Spring Grass know once she came back?
He directly went to the inner room to see her. He respectfully took out a letter from his chest pocket and handed it to Chu Yuehua, "They said that if Aunt originally never accepted anyone's invitation and didn't even let me in through the door, I would have no choice but to come back."
So there was this rule. No wonder that Ma Junjie had that tone.
"Hey!" Since you know about it, at least give me an idea! "
Ma Junjie looked at both sides, as if he was certain that Chu Yuehua was calling him. He slowly closed the book, "If at the beginning, Aunt never liked interacting with strangers, and even more so, disliked meeting them. What business do you have with Aunt?"
"Why should I tell you?" Chu Yuehua was immediately angered by his bad temper, "Go read your book!"
Curse him for not being able to get the top scholar!
"If you really have something important to discuss with your aunt, it would be best if you went to visit her directly. Only then will you show your sincerity. As for whether or not you can meet her, that will depend on your own abilities." After Ma Junjie finished speaking, he waved the book in his hand, "I don't owe you anything."
After lazily ignoring him, Chu Yuehua rolled her eyes at him and started to ponder on her own.
She didn't expect that Ruo Chu would have such a temper. However, she decided to pay him a visit for the sake of what she wanted to do!
But it was still early, so he could wait.
On the first day of the new year, Ma Zhuang brought a lot of people from the village to pay their respects to Chu Yuehua.
She had also prepared two large baskets of copper coins to reward her children.
From the very beginning, there had been people successively coming to invite her over to eat dinner, but they had all rejected her offer and let Mother Du and Mother Xiao go for those who had more face. She was originally an unmarried girl and would never attend.
In the blink of an eye, it was as if the entire first month had passed. In a place like this, the Lantern Festival was not very lively.
Chu Yuehua brought Spring Grass and Du Ruoruo to make a pile of lanterns, and during the Spring Lantern Festival, they hung them on the treetops around the courtyard. They lit them all up at night, giving them a festive atmosphere.
There were also many things that came to the manor, especially the old lady and Chu Xuanhua. They had thought of almost everything for her.
Some of the food that the palace had bestowed upon them was actually brought over, so she took it out for everyone to share.
On the sixteenth day, looking at how the sky was still fine, Chu Yuehua took Du Ruo directly to Ruo Chu's aunt after breakfast.