The head of the Mu family

Chapter 141: Changing the Three Little Ones' Mindset

Upon hearing this, the three children began to weep silently.

Mu Huaisheng felt a pang of reluctance, but steeled his resolve:

It's good that you heard it~

"Do you know how I, as a woman, managed to become the head of your family?"

You can ask Uncle Wu to take you to ask Pingbo of the Marquis's residence.

I'm leaving home in a few days. Pack your things, and I'll take you to Panlong to show you the way I came.

After you return, think carefully about how to be a member of the Mu family.

I'll go out first; you can wipe away your tears before you leave!

After arranging everything at the shop, Huai Sheng set off in mid-April with Qing Tian, ​​Xuan Mu, and Mu Su.

With only silver on their person, Huai Sheng, Qing Tian, ​​and the other six men set off on horseback.

The imperial waist token bestowed upon Huai Sheng, which he used to stay at the official post stations along the way, finally came in handy.

We arrived in Panlong at the end of April, stayed at an inn, and then took a few people to buy gifts.

First, they visited Doctor Qian's family. In the end, Qian Yao did not go to Yedu to take the imperial examination; his child was already three years old.

Fortunately, Huai Sheng bought a few extra gifts and also brought a lot of medical books from Yedu for Doctor Qian.

Mrs. Qian said gratefully:

"Huaisheng, come again before you leave. Your aunt will send a message to Qian Shao this afternoon, asking her to take the child home to stay for a few days."

You two sisters haven't seen each other for years, you should have a good get-together this time!

"Auntie is right. I haven't seen Sister Shao for many years, and I miss her terribly!"

"Good, good~ You little rascal, it seems you've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel~"

"Grandpa Qian, Madam, Madam, I've come to tell you all that I'm engaged!"

It's that little Qianyan who took care of me back at the clinic—Cui Qianyan.

"Okay, okay! I knew it, he's a good kid~"

At such a young age, you've been caring for me at the clinic for almost a year, and you've quietly learned all my essential skills!

Hahaha~ Why didn't that child come along?

"He has a troubled past and some family matters to attend to. This time, after visiting you, my master, and my senior brother, I went to see him."

I'll let you know when we get married~

Those in the room who knew Huaisheng's story were all moved to tears.

After visiting Dr. Qian's family, Huaisheng went to buy gifts and visited Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu was also a little teary-eyed when he saw Huaisheng now. When he learned that Huaisheng was staying at the inn, his face immediately hardened.

“Huaisheng, you’re being too distant. If the Madam and the Prince find out that you’ve returned to Panlong and aren’t staying at Tingshan Villa, how am I supposed to explain this to them?”

Ah Liang! Take some men and go collect Miss Huai Sheng and her group's belongings~

"Uncle Liu! You're so kind and wonderful!"

Xuanmu~ Take Brother Liang on this trip~

"That's more like it! Otherwise, I'd get angry too!"

"Uncle Liu, these three children I brought, could you tell them about my experiences when you have some free time?"

These three kids have run into some trouble and are getting a bit stuck on things.

Uncle Liu looked at the three exceptionally good-looking children, somewhat puzzled, but he was certain that there would be no problem with the matter that Xiao Huaisheng had asked him to do.

Uncle Liu then told Huaisheng about Da Mao and the others' situation:

"Da Mao is quite lucky; she's already a mother of three, and even when Zhou Li's mother tried to give her a concubine, she refused."

Er Ya is really capable; she managed to suppress the concubine that the scholar's mother had arranged for her.

She is now a mother of two, having given birth to a daughter last year from her concubine.

Sanya married a manager and is now a mother of two. She is now the manager's wife in the shop.

Siya later bought another shop, which she now manages. It's the shop you provided as part of the dowry for her sisters, plus the one she bought herself.

I heard she bought another house last year, married a wealthy man from our area, and has two children now.

Over the years, they have sometimes come to me and talked about you, always saying that they were sorry for you back then, and that if it weren't for you, they would have died in the pastoral village long ago.

Over the years, they've learned from me that you're doing well, so they don't ask any more questions. Uncle Liu thinks things are great for you two now.

"Yes, Uncle Liu~ I also think it's fine to keep it as it is..."

Oh, by the way, I'm engaged to Qianyan!

Once we set our wedding date, you absolutely must come for a drink!

"Of course! I'd go even if you didn't invite me! Hahahaha!"

He reminisced with Uncle Liu and then visited the people in the mansion who had helped him in the past, bringing them gifts.

The next day, Huai Sheng saw that the three children's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and they looked away when they saw him. Xuan Mu, who came later, also had red eyes.

Huaisheng turned to Qingyun and said with a smile:

"Tonight, we're having rabbit meat!"

"Young lady, why are you talking about rabbit meat in broad daylight?"

"Look at the eyes of those four people across the way~ Hahaha~"

"Young lady/Master of the household!"

Huaisheng and Qingyun laughed even more wildly. After breakfast, Huaisheng took them to the nearest pharmacy and made two medicine packs for each of them to apply to their eyes.

Then I calculated what the girls and their children needed to buy.

Go to the gold and silver shop and the clothing shop in the Marquis's mansion.

I bought a set of high-end ready-to-wear clothes from the fabric store for each of my four daughters, nieces, and nephews.

Then he bought two high-end gold hairpins, a pair of pearl earrings, and a pair of gold bracelets for each of the four girls.

They also bought each of their children a gold necklace and a pair of gold bracelets.

We invited Uncle Liu and his family to dinner, and then had lunch at the largest restaurant in Panlong the day after tomorrow.

Then, I asked Uncle Liu to send a message to the four maids, asking them to bring their children at noon the day after tomorrow, and also to invite their husbands' families to see if they would be willing to come.

"Uncle Liu, I'm so sorry to trouble you to inform them before I treat you to dinner."

"Isn't it too formal to tell Uncle Liu this? Every time you come, you buy something for them, and you always buy one for my husband and me too~"

During holidays and festivals, when you ask me to deliver New Year's gifts to your master, senior uncle, and Dr. Qian, you always include me in the gifts as well.

You're still saying such distant things~

Don't you treat me like an elder?

"Hehehe~ Uncle Liu is naturally an elder~"

"Once we're in Panlong, who else can we turn to if not you?"

The next day, Uncle Liu sent someone to tell them that the husbands' families of several families had all agreed to the engagement.

After the messenger returned, Huaisheng asked Uncle Liu to change the private room and took people to buy gifts for the elders of each family.

Following Uncle Liu's suggestion, each of the male elders bought a high-end snuff bottle, and each of the female elders gave half a pound of high-end bird's nest.

On that day, Huai Sheng asked Xuan Mu to take Mu Su and the other two to greet the guests first.

Those families arrived early, and upon seeing the imposing Xuanmu, they all assumed he was the husband's family of the young lady.

Upon approaching and hearing him speak, I realized he was just a servant.

Everyone was secretly surprised. Apart from Zhou Li's parents, no one else had ever mentioned this younger sister over the years. They only knew that he had a capable younger sister.

I saw the lavish gifts of gold and silver at the wedding, and I heard that the shop that accompanied the dowry was also provided by this younger sister, but I never see her.