"Hey." Zezi’s voice came through, while Xiao Tuan ran in to help Good Brother An move things, starting with the box of alcohol.

Gu Jinli said again: "Brother, wait a moment, I have something else to give you."

Without waiting for Good Brother An to speak, she immediately left.

Good Brother An wanted to call her back but couldn’t, so he had to let it go.

By the time Good Brother An and the others had loaded all the gifts onto the mule cart and were ready to leave, Gu Jinli returned with two items, handing a small basket woven from wicker to Good Brother An: "Brother, here are two bottles of new wine, with flavors you haven’t tried before, slightly sweet with a hint of grassy aroma. You should give them to Third Miss Ouyang."

Good Brother An was about to take the basket she handed over, but hearing the words, his hand paused, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly took the alcohol and said, "Sending a case of alcohol is enough; no need to give these two additional bottles."

Gu Jinli laughed; Brother concealed it quickly, but her sharp eyes still caught the fleeting panic in his eyes... Brother, why are you panicking? It’s just me guessing your thoughts, what’s the big deal?

"That case is for Master Ouyang; this small basket is specifically for Third Miss." Gu Jinli made sure to explain, "Brother, remember to be clear with Master Ouyang, these two bottles are only for Third Miss Ouyang."

See, your sister is helpful even though I’m using these two bottles to test you, I’m also giving you a chance to interact with Miss Ouyang.

Good Brother An looked at Gu Jinli’s smile... Why does Xiao Yu’s smile look nice, but he feels like he’s fallen into her trap? It makes him uneasy.

"Master Ouyang’s family has two granddaughters; giving a gift to only one might not be good." Brother Wang said that Ouyang Wu has a bad temper, and Good Brother An doesn’t want to solely give a gift to Third Miss and provoke Ouyang Wu’s jealousy.

Gu Jinli laughed: "Brother, don’t be nervous, am I the kind of person who’s unreliable? I’ve prepared two sets of gifts."

I just wanted to test you, so I hid the gift for Ouyang Wu for now.

"Here, this is for Ouyang Wu, a small fan sewn by big sister. It’s hot right now, and it will come in handy." Gu Jinli handed the cloth-wrapped fan to Xiao Tuan: "Take it, and put it together with the other gifts."

"Hey." Xiao Tuan took the fan and placed it in a box inside the mule cart.

At this moment, Good Brother An understood; this girl was testing him.

He’s trying hard to control his expression, but his ears can’t help turning red, and finally he somewhat annoyedly instructs Gu Jinli: "Don’t tell anyone!"

Gu Jinli nodded sensibly, hearing his somewhat resentful tone: "Mm-mm-mm, I won’t tell, I know nothing."

The emergence of love, she has to give him some face, can’t provoke the brother to stomp around.

Good Brother An wants to pinch her; it’s the first time he thinks having a sister that’s too smart is not a good thing, as well as Brother Cheng, the little guy is watching them with twinkling gossip-laden eyes.

Oh well, this one probably guessed about seventy percent right.

"Hold on tightly, get on the cart, it’s getting late, if you’re late for class and Master Ouyang doesn’t punish you, I will heavily punish you!" Good Brother An stuffed the small basket into Brother Cheng’s arms, with a stern expression.

Brother Cheng: "..."

How wronged he felt, why was he the one to take the brunt, when it was clearly Second Sister who annoyed their brother? Aren’t the youngest supposed to be cherished? How can you treat me like this?

"Good Brother An, wait a moment, let Brother Wu accompany you guys," Mrs. Cui said quickly, walking out from the house: "You’ve just returned, the local folks are curious about you, and there might be some women with ill intentions wanting to bring their daughters to bother you. Your mother is worried, let Brother Wu go with you."

"Alright." Not wanting to make Mrs. Cui worry, Good Brother An nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Cui was delighted. After waiting at the door for a while, Luo Wu came with two government officials, calling out from afar to Mrs. Cui: "Aunt Dashan, Little Tang and the others are at the workshop residence; if anyone difficult comes, just go to the workshop and call them to chase people away."

There are about ten officials, and with Hui Niang in the Luo Family, it’s not suitable to keep officials overnight, so they were arranged to stay at the workshop courtyard.

Mrs. Cui laughed: "Hey, Aunt knows, don’t worry."

Then she asked him: "Have you had breakfast?"

Luo Wu glanced at the Gu Family’s door and said: "Ate a bit, not enough."

Mrs. Cui felt sorry for him and quickly said: "Wait, Aunt will get you some stuffed pancakes, they are meat-filled, filling you up."

"I’ll go with Aunt Dashan and get them," Luo Wu said, following Mrs. Cui into the Gu Family.

Good Brother An, Gu Jinli, and Brother Cheng exchanged a knowing look with squinted eyes; Brother Luo Wu is becoming increasingly intractable, especially since he got engaged to big sister, he keeps finding ways to visit her.

Gu Jinli didn’t stay long, waved at Good Brother An, and followed Mrs. Cui inside.

Luo Wu was pleased to see Gu Jinxiu, watching her busy in the kitchen, and sympathized: "Let Sister-in-law Tong handle these jobs; it’s too tiring to get up early and make breakfast in such hot weather."

Gu Jinxiu’s eyes slightly brightened seeing him, then became a bit embarrassed in front of Mrs. Cui, but still bravely talked to Luo Wu: "I’m just handling the ladle, as for preparing the dishes, managing the fire, and kneading the dough, those are done by Sister Chahua and Xiaoxue."

Gu Jinxiu had been used to doing these chores since childhood. Although life is better now and she doesn’t need to toil at the stove, she still, as the eldest sister, wants to prepare meals for her younger siblings.

After hearing this, Luo Wu didn’t say much more, took the bowl of soy milk Gu Jinxiu handed over, and asked her after drinking two mouthfuls: "Have you eaten?"

"I’ll eat later," Gu Jinxiu said, then asked: "Are you going out?"

"Mm." Luo Wu explained about sending Good Brother An and the others to Master Ouyang’s house.

After hearing, Gu Jinxiu helped Mrs. Cui prepare things, carefully packing two water pouches with clean water, adding a little salt: "Xiao Yu said it’s better to drink lightly salted water in hot weather."

Luo Wu nodded in agreement, and smiled.

Mrs. Cui watched them and smiled too; how wonderful these two children are, their lives would be harmonious and happy once married.

And the wedding date between Luo Wu and Gu Jinxiu is set for December 9th. Both are of age, and both families are quite eager for them to marry soon.

"I’m leaving now, Brother An is still waiting." Luo Wu took the water pouch and meat pie wrapped by Mrs. Cui, looking at Gu Jinxiu.

Gu Jinxiu’s face turned red under his gaze, and she said softly: "Mm, go ahead."

Luo Wu took another look at her before leaving, making Mrs. Cui laugh.

"Brother Luo Wu, hurry up, if you don’t leave, you’ll be late." Gu Dewang and others had arrived, standing by the mule cart shouting at Luo Wu: "If late, the old man will assign me more homework!"

With all that homework, he wouldn’t have time left to make money.

Apart from Gu Dewang’s brothers, there were Gu Dexing, Qi Kangming, and He Jinseng too; they wouldn’t miss the opportunity to visit Master Ouyang. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Upon hearing this, Luo Wu stepped out quickly, handed the meat pie to the two officials, and mounted the horse, saying: "Let’s go."

The two officials sat on the front plank of the two mule carts, heading towards the town.

You wouldn’t believe it, but Luo Wu made a right decision with this trip.

At the village entrance, along the road, and in town, people knowing that Good Brother An, the Small Three-Yuan Scholar, had returned, gathered specifically along the way to see him.

However, no one dared come close, fearing the five tael silver fine.