Seeing this, Yang Qingrui and his siblings, along with Yang Xiayun, couldnāt contain their curiosity, all climbing around and hopping on the horse carriage.
"Yes, it is ours, of course," Yang Chuxia knocked Yang Qingtongās head and said, "You guys, why are you so curious about everything our family buys? It was the same when we bought the ox cart last time."
Yang Qingrui looked at the horses in front of him, and his eyes flashed with the desire to try riding them. Then he said, "Sis, you should know that this is the only carriage in our village; hardly anyone in the village has ever ridden in one. How can we not be curious?"
"Exactly, Sis, our holiday starts tomorrow and lasts until after the New Year, and we wonāt have classes. Can you take us to the town in the carriage for a stroll, please?"
"I want to go too, I want to go too," Yang Xiayun also raised her little hand and said.
"You all really want to go?"
Yang Chuxia looked at the three little ones in front of her and saw them all nodding in unison.
"Alright, Iāll take you for a ride in the carriage tomorrow."
"Oh, oh," the children jumped around, overjoyed.
After theyād unloaded the carriage, the family chatted for a while and put away the things theyād bought. Then Ms. Wang brought out their evening meal.
After dinner, Ye Ziāan was going home, and Yang Qingrui naturally wanted to go with him. Since they were on holiday, Qingrui had pretty much moved all his books to Ye Ziāanās house, as if he wanted to root himself there permanently.
"Brother An, wait a moment," Yang Chuxia called out as they were about to leave.
"Whatās the matter, Xiaxia?"
"Brother An, tomorrow weāre going to town. You should come with us, and once weāre there, you can quit your job with Shopkeeper Li."
Chuxia had thought about this while they were in the county town. An often worked for her, which meant he had no time to rest, instead of taking leaves from work every time when there was something to do at home. She figured Shopkeeper Li might become displeased with the constant leaves granted to him, even if he hadnāt said anything yet.
Furthermore, she was planning to do something else in the spring, and sheād need Anās help with it. Also, considering he still needed to treat his leg, it would probably be better to quit the job now with all the other things going on.
Thinking this, Yang Chuxia shared her thoughts with Ye Ziāan.
Ye Ziāan pondered for a moment before nodding, "Alright, that works. This way, I can help with matters when needed and study when thereās no work to do."
"Thatās right, and our shop also needs an accountant. Itās better to work for our family than Shopkeeper Liās." After all, An had a stake in the shop from the beginning, just like with the drunken crab business, so it would be like working for himself.
"Alright, I understand. Iāll talk to Shopkeeper Li tomorrow." After saying that, Ziāan asked, "Xiaxia, is there anything else?"
Yang Chuxia was about to say that there was nothing else, but she suddenly remembered the thing sheād picked out in the county town, so she said, "Wait for me."
She then ran back to her room, and after a while, she took out a small box and handed it to Ye Ziāan, saying bossily, "You can only open it after you get home. You must like it, even if you donāt. Understand?" Then, as usual, she added, "And you canāt think itās too simple, alright?"
Ye Ziāan, who hadnāt even seen what was inside yet, was left dumbfounded by Yang Chuxiaās several warnings.
He couldnāt help but laugh and nodded, "Donāt worry. Even if thereās only a leaf inside the box, I wonāt despise it."
With that, he and Yang Qingrui went home together. When they arrived and opened the box, they found not a leaf, but a white jade hairpin. Simple and elegant, it was a perfect fit for Ziāan.