Chapter 897

"Animals! Big animals!"

Long Li was angry.

The two had only rested for half a day, but when the Elder said he was going to feed her in the evening, they dove into the bathhouse in the evening and didn't come out for another three days!

The soundproofing of the bathhouse wasn't as good as the bedroom!

From the beginning until today, she hadn't had a good night's sleep!

Not one!

"Think on the bright side, this time you don't have to wash the bedsheets and clothes." Long Yao comforted.

Long Li felt a blockage of anger, and her chest hurt.

"You're filthy too!"

"You've lost your mind!"

Creak!

The wooden door opened wide.

"Why is Xiao Li like a pufferfish now? Angry all day long."

Long Eying came out of the wooden house wearing a bath towel. A breeze blew past their ears, turning into an orange dress on her body. She reached in and pulled out the bath towel.

"It's the new year the day after tomorrow, and you two finally know how to come out?" Long Li crossed her arms, expressing strong dissatisfaction, "Truly shameless!"

"We knew the new year was coming soon, that's why we came out." Long Eying hugged Long Li and rubbed her cheeks, "Alright, alright, you've worked hard. I'll have the Elder give you a raise."

Long Li was happy, but immediately stopped smiling and asked with a hum, "How much of a raise? I washed all your bedsheets by myself."

"Hmm, one hundred eighty a month?"

"No sincerity at all, why not round it up?"

"Then two hundred?"

"That's more like it."

Liang Qu came out of the house half a step behind, opened his legs, and sat on the steps, inhaling.

The day before yesterday, the world still looked yellow, but today it was faintly turning green.

He looked up and saw that the content of their conversation was truly funny: "Long Li, go to the ice cellar and see if there are any dates and chestnuts left from autumn. If there are, take them out; if not, prepare them as soon as possible."

"What do you need these for?"

"Taking your Sister Eying to see her parents-in-law. It's a human custom, just go do it."

Long Li, who had received a raise, was happy and didn't have so many complaints or questions, running excitedly to the ice cellar to rummage.

"Xiao Yao, is it sewn?" Long Eying asked.

Long Yao naturally understood and took out a folded square handkerchief from the room, quietly stuffing it into Long Eying's hand.

Liang Qu knew what that was and ignored it.

Before long.

Dates, chestnuts, and dried meat were all ready.

Last night the wedding candles stopped, waiting for dawn to worship the parents-in-law in the hall.

The new bride uses dates and chestnuts as a "gift" to pay respects to her father-in-law; she uses dried meat as a "gift" to pay respects to her mother-in-law.

Liang Qu's parents were both dead, so Yang Dongxiong and Mother Xu were his parents now, and he couldn't avoid paying respects. Logically, these things should have been done long ago—the morning after waking up, they should have gone. Who knew the two would make a scene for nearly ten days, so it naturally dragged on. Today was the reason they came out, and it couldn't be dragged until after the new year.

Clatter, clatter.

The wheels ground.

In front of the Liang residence, the otter pulled a large carriage rented from the carriage shop, and Chishan bit the rope and threw it over its own neck.

"Go!"

Everything was ready.

Liang Qu hugged Long Eying and dove into the carriage.

Chishan bit the horse bit, pulled the carriage, and headed to the government city at a leisurely pace.

As the new year approached, every household had a smile on their face.

The accumulated snow was swept to both sides by people, melted by the sun, and then frozen again, half-ice and half-slush, making it yellow and black under the pedestrians' feet.

In all four seasons, only in winter did the fishy smell of Yixing Town dissipate by more than half.

"Need to buy a carriage." Liang Qu lifted the curtain and watched the prosperity of Pingyang.

"Why buy a carriage?" Long Eying turned her head to look at him, "Are you up to some bad idea?"

"Bad idea?" Liang Qu looked wronged, "Is that how you view your husband? Don't we need it today? As the number one youth Jiang Zongshi of Great Shun, I can't always ride a horse when visiting people; it's too shabby to say out loud, and renting one all the time isn't right. Buying one to keep at home for backup is just right."

"Take your hand out when you talk."

Long Eying gripped his wrist in front of her chest.

Liang Qu pulled his hand out; it was freezing, and fine heat was rising from his fingers.

His expression was natural, without any embarrassment, even with a bit of pride.

After a while, Long Eying leaned against his chest, the corners of her mouth rising.

"Do you really like it that much?"

"It's alright, not that much. If there is, I'll eat it; if not, forget it."

Long Eying grabbed his collar, buried her head in his chest, and exhaled forcefully.

The warm, humid breath of winter sprayed onto his chest through his clothes, making it itchy, and Liang Qu laughed out loud.

"I told you early on, why would I lie to you?"

Long Eying was plump but not bloated, and a large hand could just hold it, like a water droplet about to fall.

Any bigger and it would be like sticking pork onto a peacock's backside; any smaller and it would lack charm, and the peacock feathers wouldn't be lush.

"Mm-hmm."

Long Eying was satisfied with Liang Qu's answer, kicked her heels together, took off her shoes, and curled her upper body onto Liang Qu's lap.

Very spoiled.

Liang Qu stroked Eying's back; it wasn't that he couldn't understand.

Although they were in love, given the secular moral requirements for a woman's chastity, once she gave it away, she would inevitably be anxious about gains and losses, urgently needing to demand firm security from her partner, which manifested as a "clingy" attitude.

Repeatedly asking.

Repeatedly demanding.

Repeatedly confirming her own charm.

Even if her toenails weren't trimmed round, she would ask about it.

She hadn't had any chance to express this before, and only during the break did she get fed a bowl of noodles. Now that she was free, she showed it again.

Long Eying was a cycle older than Liang Qu, usually quiet and mature, but at this moment, she was no different from little girls like Long Yao and Long Li.

Let Chishan go slower.

Liang Qu stroked her long hair.

Very black, very fine, very soft.

Pfft!

Chishan snorted and moved its hooves with difficulty.

The distance that usually took three big jumps was forced to be walked like a snail, which was truly uncomfortable.

Snow fell from the branches.

"Master, Mistress, Ninth Young Master is coming over soon!" Nandi stepped over the threshold and entered the hall to report the good news.

"He's here? Is the stove lit? What about the copper basin? It's cold, you must not use ice water, and too hot won't do either." Mother Xu asked.

"It's ready, it's ready, I'm following the Mistress's instructions, I prepared it early."

"Go, find me a mirror!"

Yang Dongxiong sat at the head of the table, drinking tea calmly, while Mother Xu adjusted her hairpins and collar on the side.

Long Eying's promotion was sensed by several Grandmasters in Pingyang Prefecture.

Yang Dongxiong had heard Liang Qu mention it earlier and roughly guessed what had happened. Although it was a few days later than expected, it was just the young couple playing around, and he had expected today's scene.

Mother Xu had prepared for this for a long time.

"Master, Mother!"

Liang Qu strode into the room, his voice echoing throughout the courtyard.

Behind him, Long Eying was carrying a gift box. She hadn't felt anything wrong, but when she saw the servants' gazes and smiles, her face flushed red. There was no malice in everyone's eyes, but no matter how she looked at it, it seemed like teasing.

"Hoo."

Long Eying exhaled, fanned the cold wind, followed closely behind, and offered the "gift" to Yang Dongxiong and Mother Xu in order.

After offering.

Mother Xu and Long Eying went to the small room next door, checked the handkerchief, and came out as if nothing had happened.

After that, Long Eying went to wash her hands in the copper basin, then took the delicacies made of pork by the servants for Yang Dongxiong and his wife to eat, while Yang Dongxiong and Mother Xu took cups and poured wine for the new bride.

After a set of cumbersome procedures was completed.

Yang Dongxiong and Mother Xu stepped down from the hall from the west steps, and Long Eying went up to the hall from the Zuo steps, which were the east steps, to show the replacement of the head of the household.

Liang Qu was happy throughout the whole process, and when it was finished, he received an eye-roll from Mother Xu.

Mother Xu took Long Eying's hand, feeling very apologetic: "My brat is not particular; he didn't even hold a wedding ceremony before registering, letting you pass through the door and finish everything in a muddle."

"It's fine, Godmother." Long Eying's earlobes were red, "The Dragon People clan doesn't have many rules."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mother Xu looked up and glared again.

Liang Qu was helpless.

(End of chapter)