mtl008 Chapter 662 It's not like I'm here for a blind date.
Chapter 662 It's not like I'm here for a blind date.
It is said that one feels timid when nearing home.
Changyang County was not Lu Yangyang's hometown, and it was her first time visiting, but she still couldn't help but feel excited when she thought about the people she was about to meet.
When she was little, especially when her aunt was scolding her, she always wanted to run away.
She even told her aunt repeatedly when she was not in a good state of mind that when she grew up, she would leave her far away and never come back.
Her relationship with her aunt has always been complicated, but what remains unchanged is the time they spent together. Wherever her aunt is, that is her hometown.
Lu Yangyang took out a slip of paper from her purse and handed it to Luo Jing: "Uncle Luo, would you please ask someone for directions? We'll go to our accommodations and settle down first."
Luo Jing took the note, found a coachman squatting by the roadside waiting to catch the carriage, inquired about the situation, and then ordered the group to set off.
Once in the car, Sheng Yunjiao curiously peered at the desolate county town outside: "Yangyang, are we just going to leave Sister Zhiyi like this? This place looks difficult to manage. Can Sister Zhiyi manage on her own?"
"Don't worry, there's nothing she can't handle," Wen Qingqing said confidently, patting her shoulder.
"Really? Sister Zhiyi is that amazing?" Sheng Yunjiao was incredulous. She had never imagined that this woman could become an official.
“Of course, let me tell you,” Wen Qingqing said, pulling Mingxiu along as she began to tell Sheng Yunjiao about their time in Yuzhou, making Sheng Yunjiao’s eyes sparkle with envy.
Looking at the unusually deserted streets outside the carriage, Lu Yangyang had thought that Changyang County was poor, but she hadn't expected it to be this poor. In broad daylight, there were hardly any people on the streets. The few shops that were open were empty, with no one coming or going. The shopkeepers were all sitting on chairs by the door, taking a nap.
No wonder nobody cared when they said they would give Changyang County as her fief. It's such a godforsaken place that even if it were marked on a map, probably no one would even glance at it.
Too inconspicuous.
The money was allocated to her, saving the state government from having to allocate subsidies to her.
She had heard her maternal grandfather mention fiefdoms when she was in the capital. Although many members of the imperial family had fiefdoms, there were vastly different fiefdoms. Fiefdoms in prosperous areas brought in real income, but fiefdoms in places like Changyang County, which were struggling to make ends meet, were just for show.
But thankfully, now that she's openly running to Changyang County, no one notices.
Probably no one would think she would come to a place like this.
Lu Yangyang was lost in thought when, in less than half an hour, they stopped outside a brand-new courtyard.
Lu Yangyang and the others got off the carriage and listened to the driver talking to Luo Jing.
"When this house was built, many people from the county came to see the spectacle, wondering what kind of distinguished person was coming. Now we've finally met them. If the distinguished person needs anything in the future, just give the order. I'm a driver nearby, and I know all the roads well."
Luo Jing thanked the driver and turned to look at Lu Yangyang.
At this moment, the tightly closed courtyard gate opened, and the person inside came out, respectfully bowing to Lu Yangyang, "Greetings, Master."
Lu Yangyang took out the token and handed it to the leader, who bowed respectfully to her. "Master, your subordinate Wen Zhuo is ordered to garrison Changyang County. Please give your orders."
Lu Yangyang looked at Sheng Yunjiao beside her: "Jiaojiao, you can take care of the house first. I have some other things to do. Please settle everyone in first."
Sheng Yunjiao nodded: "Understood."
Lu Yangyang said to Wen Zhuo, "Take me to see the person."
“Master, come with me.” Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, called out to Wen Yu, and then said to Luo Jing, “Uncle Luo, you wait for me here.”
Luo Jing nodded.
Wen Zhuo invited Lu Yangyang into the car and personally drove her away from the county town.
After leaving the county town, they traveled west for more than half an hour until they reached a manor at the foot of the mountain. Wen Zhuo stopped there and said, "Master, this is it. Madam is used to being alone, so we dared not approach. We only had people prepare food and daily necessities on time. This manor was originally intended to be a medicinal herb field, but before you came, we dared not let anyone else near it, so the medicinal herb field..."
Wen Zhuo was a little embarrassed to say that they had tried planting them, but in the end, the weeds seemed to grow much better than the herbs.
Lu Yangyang noticed this as soon as the carriage reached the outside of the manor: the vast fields along the way were mostly overgrown with weeds, which were growing quite vigorously.
Lu Yangyang got off the carriage and turned around to see that Wen Yu hadn't gotten off yet.
Lu Yangyang called out in confusion, "Master? Get off the bus!"
Wen Yu dawdled for a while before finally coming down, looking at Lu Yangyang uncertainly: "Yangyang, do I look alright today? I've been traveling for two days, and I feel a bit travel-worn. I should have taken a bath and changed clothes first, and tidied myself up..."
"Master, you're here to meet someone, not for a blind date. Why are you packing?" Lu Yangyang glanced at him, puzzled. In the past, when she was busy, she would lock herself in her room for half a month without coming out, and she would even rot away, but he never seemed to find anything wrong with it.
Wen Yu stared nervously in the direction of the courtyard, but didn't move an inch.
Lu Yangyang: "..."
"Then you wait here, I'll go in first." Lu Yangyang turned and walked into the courtyard.
There was no one in the yard.
Lu Yangyang walked into the house, but there was no one inside.
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but frown, then pushed open the door and walked to the backyard, where she finally saw a familiar figure in a corner.
I hadn't seen my aunt for more than three years. She seemed to have changed little, but her already gray hair seemed to have turned even whiter.
Lu Yangyang's eyes immediately turned red.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
The person with their back to her seemed to hear the noise and slowly turned around to look at Lu Yangyang. She stared at Lu Yangyang for a while, then suddenly shouted, "Where did you go? Why didn't you finish your homework yesterday? I waited for you all night, where did you go? Come here, kneel down, do you hear me!"
"I heard you." Lu Yangyang choked up as she walked over and obediently knelt down.
Rong Xin lowered her head, cupped Lu Yangyang's face in her hands, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes: "Who are you? You're not Yangyang. Yangyang isn't this big. Whose daughter are you? What are you doing at my house? Where did our Yangyang go? Why is she so disobedient? I told her she can't go out until she finishes her homework. Why did she sneak out again?"
"Yangyang, Yangyang, come out here! Come out now! If you don't come out, I'm going to get angry!" Rong Xin released Lu Yangyang and shouted in the courtyard.
Lu Yangyang knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
"Auntie, I'm back."