Chapter 483: Chapter 483, Arrangement (3 more)
When Mu Rourou appeared with her people, carrying boxes, Xie Zhinuan saw them and smiled gently, “First move them onto the mule cart!”
Mu Rourou immediately stepped forward, “Sister Xie, are we leaving now?”
“Yes, we’re setting off from here!”
The mule cart had been prepared early on, just waiting for Xie Zhinuan’s word.
As Dahuang carried Routuan and the grey wolf, Mu Rourou looked on with even greater astonishment.
“Sister Xie, did you raise a dog? But why does that one not quite look like a dog!”
“That’s a wolf!”
“Scared…”
Mu Rourou was startled and retreated subtly.
A wolf, the one that tears flesh from the skin.
Seeing her surprised and frightened look, Xie Zhinuan reassured, “Don’t worry, as long as you don’t provoke it, it won’t bite!”
Of course, the premise was not to provoke it.
If one did provoke it and ended up torn to shreds, she wouldn’t take responsibility.
The grey wolf also cast a glance at Mu Rourou as if looking at a fool.
It was a wolf, a well-known fact. What was there to make a fuss about? It disdainfully turned its head away.
Once everything was loaded onto the mule cart, Xie Zhinuan then held Xie Yi up onto the carriage. Mu Rourou quickly followed, watching the interaction between Xie Zhinuan and Xie Yi with indescribable envy.
Her stepmother never showed her such affection.
Yet, from what she had learned, Xie Yi wasn’t Xie Zhinuan’s biological child, but she treated this adopted child no different from her own.
Could she do the same? Mu Rourou asked herself and realized she couldn’t.
She was lost in her thoughts during the journey, and before she knew it, the carriage had reached the docks where people were responsible for moving things onto the ship.
Upon learning that it was a ship purchased by Xie Zhinuan, Mu Rourou felt envious again, wondering when she could have her own ship to go wherever she pleased.
Xie Zhinuan was instructing the boatman and Xiaoyuan to return home.
Xiaoyuan looked in a certain direction on the ship, as she thought she saw Dong Sheng for a moment but then told herself that Dong Sheng was in the town, so how could he be on the ship? She must be seeing things.
“Go back now!” Xie Zhinuan waved her hand.
And with that, she turned and entered the cabin.
As agreed upon earlier, the women would stay on the upper deck, the men below, and several boatmen in the cabin itself.
“First, move all the belongings upstairs!” Xie Zhinuan then said to Dugu Zhen, “Elder, how do you feel about this arrangement?”
“I’m fine with staying anywhere, as long as there’s good food and wine, everything is negotiable!” Dugu Zhen waved his hand indifferently.
He really didn’t care much.
The mute uncle wouldn’t have many demands either.
Moreover, although the cabin rooms on the second floor were a bit small, they had all the necessities. Xie Zhinuan ensured that everything was neatly arranged.
Then there were Mu Rourou and her people, who remained the same as usual, maid and old women squeezing together on the upper deck, while several young male servants shared one room.
Xie Zhinuan instructed Aunt Chen to help them settle in.
After everything was sorted and Mu Rourou’s room was arranged, the ship had already drifted some distance from Fengping County.
The three pets and the horse were sunbathing on the deck while Dugu Zhen prepared to fish.
The mute uncle sat with Xie Yi on one side, accompanying him, while Dugu Zhen chattered away. Xie Yi nodded continuously, occasionally uttering an “ah” as a response. When Xie Zhinuan came downstairs and saw this, she smiled.
A house with an elder is like a treasure chest. Now with one old and one young at home, it’s like having two treasures.
Mu Rourou also hurried over, “Sister Xie, how did you manage to get the wolf, dog, mule, and horse to live together in harmony?”
“I didn’t do much. They’re rather smart, I suppose!” Xie Zhinuan replied softly.
She instructed Aunt Chen to teach Mu Rourou and her maids and old women the rules, not to be loud and noisy about everything, to walk without making the floorboards clomp loudly, and not to allow men to go up to the second-floor cabins. Even the four guards she brought with her were not allowed.
There were originally six people, but Xie Zhinuan had sent one to Yangjiang Prefecture, and another had gone ahead to Gaocheng County to purchase shops and residences.
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