Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 481 The Lady's Gift

Zheng Sanniang said confidently: "Don't worry, young lady. This is the most popular bun on the street this year. I have learned how to do it several times."

"I combed the hair of Madam Da and Madam Jiang specially a few days ago. They are still tight after half a day. You can walk around without any worries, young ladies."

Shen Yu then vaguely remembered that one day, although Li and Jiang had their heads wrapped with scarves, their buns looked much higher than usual.

The two of them kept touching their hair with their hands and behaving strangely. It turned out that they were trying out new buns with Zheng Sanniang.

Only then did Shen Yu feel a little more relaxed while walking.

When Li and the others were on the mule cart, she was about to get on the cart with her skirt slightly lifted up when she stepped on the sedan chair, but she suddenly heard a voice shouting from afar: "Miss Shen, Miss Shen, wait a moment."

Shen Yu was stunned. The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

But the way back was blocked by the mule cart, so she couldn't see who was calling her.

Shen Yu had no choice but to step down from the sedan chair, walk around the mule cart, and turn around to look.

But she saw from afar a rather thin figure jumping off a horse, dropping the reins and running towards her quickly, waving his hand as he ran, asking her to wait a moment.

When the person came closer, Shen Yu was somewhat surprised to see that it was Qi Xi.

Qixi was holding a small cloth bag in his hand and looked exhausted, as if he had been traveling for several days.

When he saw Shen Yu, he didn't bother to greet her. He panted and said happily, "Luckily I ran fast. If I was a step later, I would have missed it. Where are you going, girl?"

Seeing him gasping for breath, Shen Yu asked in confusion, "Qi Xi, why are you here?"

"Shouldn't you be in the capital at this time, accompanying your young master to prepare for the exam? Did something happen?"

Qixi was running very fast, holding his breath as he ran here. He ran so fast that he had no time to reply.

He just supported his knees with his hands, half bent over, and took a deep breath. It was impossible to tell what expression was on his face.

Now not only Shen Yu was anxious, but even the Li family members who had already got in the car got out and surrounded them.

Qi Xi finally managed to even out his breath. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he remembered that he had not responded to Shen Yu's question just now. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, young lady. The young master is fine. Nothing has happened."

Shen Yu looked at Qi Xi in confusion: "Why did you run so fast? Why did you suddenly come to see me? What's the matter?"

Qi Xi, who was usually eloquent, suddenly stuttered. He looked around at Li who was standing beside him, then at Shen Yu who was full of confusion, and rubbed his hands nervously.

Yu Tao urged, "Brother Qi Xi, you came all the way from the capital, you must have something to do."

"Please speak quickly. We all have things to do. Look, the car is waiting anxiously over there."

Qi Xi looked ahead and saw that the driver of the mule cart was indeed stretching his head to look over here. The big blue mule was kicking impatiently on the spot and snorting from time to time.

He knew that this was not the place or the time to speak, but he had to ask, "Did the two girls and the ladies go to Taohua Lake for an outing?"

Yu Tao asked curiously, "Hey, how did you know?"

Shen Yu felt relieved when Qi Xi said that Lu Lang was fine. After all, the blind date meeting would last the whole morning, and it was still early, so she was not in a hurry.

She waited patiently for Qixi's next words.

Qi Xi had returned to her usual smiling self and said, "The Madam and the Second Madam mentioned it in their casual chat a few days ago."

"The second master wrote to say that the Shangsi Festival is coming soon. There is a peach blossom lake in Anping County. The scenery is very beautiful in spring. During the Shangsi Festival, the ladies and ladies will go there for an outing."

"I want to ask Madam Tai if she is in good health and whether she will go out to the lake again this year. Don't indulge in the spring scenery and catch a cold."

"The Shangsi Festival is the same all over the country. In the capital, girls and ladies also go to the Jiuli Lake in the suburbs for an outing on this day."

Shen Yu's family was completely confused, not knowing why Qi Xi suddenly said all these things without any reason.

Qi Xi finished talking about all this in a long-winded way, and suddenly straightened his face, holding the small cloth bag in his hands and handing it to Shen Yu.

He bowed slightly and said solemnly: "This is a gift from my wife to Miss Shen, to add to her makeup for the Shangsi Festival. I wish Miss Shen a prosperous spring and a long life of happiness."

Shen Yu didn't understand what it meant. He thought that the jar of stinky tofu he made was liked by the lady, and Qi Xi came here this time and brought him a thank-you gift.

Gifted by the elders, dare not to give up.

What's more, it was brought here from thousands of miles away, so of course I can only accept it and show my appreciation.

She immediately took it with her hand and said with a smile, "Why are you so serious? Madam, you are too polite. It's just a jar of stinky tofu. It's just a piece of cake."

"Is this the reason you're running so breathlessly?"

Qi Xi had a strange look on his face when he heard Shen Yu's words, which he had completely misunderstood.

I can't understand why Miss Shen is going to participate in the Shangsi Festival, but she doesn't understand the meaning of adding makeup. Li and Jiang looked at each other, and their faces changed a little.

Qi Xi opened his mouth but still didn't know what to say. He scratched his head to cover up and said, "The gift has been delivered. I won't delay the girl's outing."

"I still have to go to the county government office to deliver something to the master, so I'll leave first."

Li grabbed Qixi who was trying to escape and asked seriously, "You said that this was given by the Madam to Yuzhi as a dowry. Are you sure you didn't say the wrong thing and didn't give it to the wrong person?"

"Who is this for, Madam? Explain it to me clearly."

Seeing that Li was serious and solemn, Qi Xi could only say, "Madam, this is a long story. I came with Madam Huang from the Madam's side."

"She is old and can't stand the bumps and bruises of traveling. She rides a slower car than I do. She probably hasn't entered the city yet."

"That's why I was asked to deliver it before the Shangsi Festival. In the evening, Mother Huang and I will come together to talk about it in detail."

After saying this, he bowed, turned around and ran away.

It was just a gift. Shen Yu didn't understand why Li was asking so many questions. He turned to Li and said, "Let's get in the car quickly. The driver over there is waiting anxiously."

Jiang quietly pulled Li's sleeve and said, "Let's get in the car first."

After the four of them were seated in the carriage and the mule cart was running steadily, Li urged, "Quickly check what gift the lady sent."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's definitely not the delicious food in the capital. It looks like a small box. Could it be that he gave me a brush to practice calligraphy like Mr. Lu did?"

She said this with a smile and opened the cloth bag with brisk movements. Inside was an exquisite long box that looked exactly like the box for brushes that Lu Lang had given her.