In the afternoon, several carriages rolled grandly into Yang Family Village, stirring up everyone in the village as they gathered and discussed.
"This must be for the Scholar’s wife again."
"Yes, for sure. No one else in our village knows wealthy people."
"Look at what they’re hauling."
At that moment, the coachman got down from the carriage, "Excuse me, how do I get to the small courtyard newly rented by Scholar Yang for the lady who sews?"
"..." It really was for them; the villagers were about to respond when they heard several childish voices.
"This way, this way, we know, we can show you," several little kids said happily, running ahead.
The coachman followed slowly by horse carriage and soon arrived at the rented courtyard.
"You’re welcome." The children ran off again, delighted.
Upon hearing the noise, Xiaoxiao and the others immediately came out to greet them.
When Xiaoxiao reached the entrance, she was stunned, "Sister Wang, why did you come here in person!"
"I wanted to come and see your place, of course."
"..." She’s still a bundle of curiosity.
"You guys start by bringing the fabrics inside," Wang Xiangxiang instructed.
The servants began to bustle about, and in no time they had moved all the fabrics inside and arranged them properly.
Xiaoxiao introduced her family to Wang Xiangxiang, "This is my eldest sister-in-law, my second sister-in-law, and this is my little sister-in-law, Yang Qiu."
"..." Wang Xiangxiang’s gaze paused on them, feeling that Yang Qiu looked especially familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before but couldn’t recall where.
She greeted everyone, "Hello, my name is Wang Xiangxiang, I’m Xiaoxiao’s friend."
After the introductions, Xiaoxiao said, "Sister Wang, why don’t you stay at our home tonight? Don’t leave."
Wang Xiangxiang winked at Xiaoxiao, smiling, "I was just waiting for you to say that. I wasn’t planning on leaving anyway."
"..." This temperament, how similar it is to hers.
Xiaoxiao decided to have the people that Wang Xiangxiang brought stay as well to help guard the fabrics overnight. She hadn’t bought a watchdog yet and didn’t want another pickled cabbage incident to occur. Wang Xiangxiang agreed to it.
So they all went back to Xiaoxiao’s home, and everyone started to busy themselves with making dinner. This was the first time such an esteemed guest had visited their home.
After meeting the two elders, Wang Xiangxiang became restless and began to inspect the courtyard thoroughly. She truly was a curious soul.
"Sister Wang, it’s just the countryside, what’s there to see?"
"You don’t understand, it’s my first time in the countryside." Wang Xiangxiang didn’t pay any attention to Xiaoxiao, her eyes kept wandering around the yard, as if she were trying to discover something new.
"..." She truly is a sheltered young lady, never having been to the countryside before.
At that moment, the sound of children reciting aloud echoed from the yard, "The Standards for Being a Good Pupil and Child, the sage’s teachings; first, be filial and fraternal, next, be careful and trustworthy..."
"Are these your children? They’re very studious," Wang Xiangxiang was surprised. She hadn’t expected that one could hear the clear recitation of children’s readings even in the countryside. Xiaoxiao’s family was indeed different. She contemplated whether to have her younger brother experience life in the countryside.
"They are the children of my eldest and second brother-in-law."
"Let’s go take a look."
Following the sound, Wang Xiangxiang made her way to the room where Li Fugui was. She gently pushed the door open.
She saw a man who looked like a scholar, head bowed, holding a book, seriously teaching the children to read aloud.
Apart from Xiaoxiao’s husband, was there another scholar in Xiaoxiao’s family? As she was thinking this, the man raised his head and looked at her. The moment she saw him, her eyes widened in shock, "It’s you!"