"Woof, woof, woof!"
Long Yue arrived at the Su Family’s entrance and gently knocked on the door. The door opened, and Housekeeper Su ca out, along with a small gray dog with so mixed fur.
The little dog barked twice at Long Yue and sniffed around her, identifying a familiar scent on her. Only then did it wag its tail at Long Yue and sit by her side.
Was this the dog’s way of confirming Long Yue was a good person and allowing her to enter?
Looking at the gray dog sitting on the ground, Long Yue couldn’t help but chuckle, "Housekeeper Su, your dog is truly clever!"
She couldn’t help but complint it, and Housekeeper Su quickly responded with a smile, "Mrs. Li is joking, it’s just an ordinary dog. It’s only that Madam handles it well."
That good?
Long Yue blinked, feeling she ought to discuss with Zhuoya how to train a dog properly.
Truth be told, she also wanted to have one.
The General Mansion is so large, without animals to liven things up, life’s too monotonous, right?
Besides, dogs can guard the house, isn’t that wonderful?
"Sister Yue, co, co in!"
Upon learning of Long Yue’s arrival, Yang Zhuoya was overjoyed. With one hand holding her baby and the other carrying a handful of grains, she was feeding the chickens nearby.
It was Long Yue’s first visit to the Su Family, and she was montarily stunned: "Sis is raising chickens?"
"Yes! When things get dull at ho, you need to find sothing to do. Raising chickens and ducks is quite nice—it passes ti, and old hens lay eggs that can be eaten, hehe!"
Long Yue: "Raising chickens is quite dirty. Do you not mind, Sister?"
There’s chicken manure everywhere, and the sll is quite unpleasant, right?
As soon as Long Yue asked, an old hen slowly walked over, dropped sothing sticky right beside her.
Long Yue’s face went blank; luckily she stood far away, or she’d have been annoyed to death!
"What’s the big deal? I’ll have the maid clean it up later."
Yang Zhuoya was unconcerned and remained calm, even when several piles of that stuff fell around her.
Long Yue felt helpless; life with a spouse who doted on his wife was comfortable indeed. She decided she must also get so pets, or she’d be bored to death.
"By the way, did you co looking for for sothing?" Yang Zhuoya smiled playfully, "You never visit without a reason, surely you have sothing in mind, so tell !"
"I want to check out Xieji Restaurant."
Yang Zhuoya hesitated, surprisingly asking, "You find our wine good and want to buy so?"
Long Yue nodded, "Yes, the wine from your place is even served at the royal table, it’s naturally good. Why, you’re not willing to take ?"
"Of course, if you want to go, I’d be more than happy to take you! Just wait a mont!"
"Alright!"
This ’wait a mont’ took Long Yue nearly half an hour.
Nothing she could do; she’s a mother after all. The little one was crying intensely just now, clearly causing the delay.
Long Yue watched Yang Zhuoya holding the baby, shaking him to sleep, and a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.
She unconsciously touched her belly, feeling a bit bitter inside.
When will I be pregnant?
"Let’s go."
Yang Zhuoya’s eyes were full of love for her son and didn’t notice Long Yue’s sad expression next to her.
The two got on a carriage and headed to Xieji Restaurant.
The shop was located on Zhuque Street, but not in a prominent location. It was sowhat secluded, so Long Yue hadn’t noticed it on her previous visits.
Despite being secluded, there were many passersby. However, few entered the wine shop.
"You old fool, I always said the shop should be in bustling places, but you just opened it in such a quiet spot; are you trying not to make money?"
"Ah, old woman, who said we aren’t making money? See, there are plenty of custors, isn’t our business good? Moreover, in bustling places, rent is expensive!"
"You stingy man, always trying to save money, saving and saving, you’ll save yourself a big headache. Hmph!"
"..."
Long Yue had just stepped into the secluded alleyway and heard an old couple arguing inside, though the complaints sounded pleasant enough, suggesting they weren’t very serious.
Long Yue looked at Yang Zhuoya, "Are those your grandparents?"
Yang Zhuoya nodded lightly, "Yes! Hehe, don’t mind it, they’re always bickering, we’re all used to it."
The saying ’an old person in the house is like a treasure’ is absolutely true.
Following Yang Zhuoya, Long Yue arrived at Xieji Restaurant, and even before entering, she could sll the rich aroma of wine, identical to the wine Su Shi had brought last ti.
"Grandparents, I’ve brought a friend, Mrs. Li! I ntioned to A shi before!"
As soon as Yang Zhuoya entered, she introduced Long Yue.
Inside, the old couple stopped arguing as soon as they saw Yang Zhuoya.
"Oh dear, we’ve embarrassed ourselves in front of this young lady, co, sit down! Old man, aren’t you going to serve our guest? At least offer sothing decent, hurry up!"
With the woman’s orders, the old man quickly complied.
Yang Zhuoya looked around, frowning a bit, "Grandmother, is business bad lately?"
"Business? It’s alright! Why are you suddenly asking this, girl?"
"Oh, it’s nothing, just now..."
"Oh that old man, if you don’t teach him every three days, he’ll overturn the roof; need to deal with him more often or his tail will wag!"
Su Shi’s grandmother said this without any pressure, indicating she’s quite used to scolding her man.
Long Yue smiled, her big eyes curving like crescents.
She’s right, n should be knocked down a peg regularly or they’ll beco arrogant.
"Ya’er, does your friend have sothing on her mind?"
The old woman seed kind but was sharp; she quickly saw that Long Yue was here for a reason and Long Yue stood up, slightly bowing in salute.
"Madam, my family needs so wine. Last ti Brother Su brought a cask, and my little brother-in-law kept talking about it non-stop after drinking it, so I ca to ask Zhuoya about buying so."
"Buying is good, co, what kind of wine do you want? Xieji Restaurant has many varieties; you’ll be spoiled for choice!"
"Alright, I’ll take a look!"
Following the old woman, Long Yue entered the room at the back, filled with wine. There was a wide range of varieties: five-grain spirit, fruit wine, snow brew, rice wine...
Long Yue indeed felt spoiled for choice.
"Zhuoya, which one did Brother Su bring last ti?"
"Snow brew!"
"Alright then, I’ll take ten casks of snow brew, five casks of rice wine, hmm, and two casks of sake."
Long Yue ordered a lot in one go; she indeed ca to check out Xieji Restaurant, but she also genuinely needed to buy wine. Her brother-in-law drank wine like water, incredibly fast.
Long Yue always worried he’d get drunk, but in the end there was never any problem, which was quite miraculous.
Logically, drinking too much wine should lead to drunkenness; is he never drunk?
Putting aside these chaotic thoughts, Long Yue looked around the room again.
In her past life, which wine did Xieji Restaurant send to the palace?
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