Army Outside the City Gates (2)
Everyone all knew that Mo Yang normally didn't speak much, and towards the surrounding matters, he also didn't care very much, wholeheartedly focusing on academic research. But now, hearing him actually asking who was singing, they all landed their gaze on him. Afterwards, they also uniformly turned to Du Xiao Li.
"Just now, the one singing was my third sister, Xiao Li." Du Ke Xin looked to Du Xiao Li and said, then pointed to Du Xiu Heng, "This is my eldest brother, Xiu Heng. Eldest brother and third sister both just arrived in the capital the day before yesterday."
Du Xue Qi was directly ignored by Du Ke Xin.
"Mo Yang, what, you're interested in that song?" Someone said.
Mo Yang nodded and said, "Recently, by the order of teacher, I've been searching for some commoners' miscellaneous tunes. Du third miss, can you teach me that song's lyrics and tune?"
"Hahaha, Mo Yang, you might as well just have her say the lyrics to you, and as for the tune, you might as well give up. She probably doesn't even know how to read music sheets! Else, with this many instruments here, why would she just sing without accompaniment?" Chen Ming said with a laugh.
"Then, Mo Yang will be blunt, don't know if Du third miss is free or not after the meal to have this song sung to Mo Yang and let me have this tune recorded?" Mo Yang looked to Du Xiao Li and asked.
Du Xiao Li looked to Mo Yang and nodded, "Okay."
"That's right, Miss Ji, I heard Ding Wang and your father and elder brother are about to return, is it true?" Du Ke Xin suddenly thought of the rumor she heard yesterday and asked.
"That's right, we don't have any accurate news. Miss Ji come tell us."
Speaking of her own father and older brother, Ji Liu Xia unconsciously let out a happy expression and said, "Yes, I heard Northern Yuan that we were at war with broke out in internal struggle, so they sent over letter of peace. That's why, the battle that was predicted to end next year, ended ten days ago. Right now, Ding Wang and my father and them are currently heading back to the capital. Heard, the morning of the day after tomorrow, they'll be able to arrive."
"The morning of the day after tomorrow----" The people present all were somewhat disappointed, making Du Xiao Li feel somewhat baffled. Shui Ye Fan's following words relieved her doubts.
"Today, when we went to find teacher, teacher said that on the day the army returns, everyone can have the day off. You all can go welcome the army returning!"
"Really? Then that's great!"
"Then, the day after tomorrow, we won't need to attend class and can go see Ding Wang?"
"That's really great!"
During the entire meal, everyone all were discussing the army's return, Ding Wang, and also the young general. Du Xiao Li listened for a while and felt this had nothing to do with her, thus had her attention shifted to the delicacies before her eyes. Although it wasn't as delicious as her own cooking, but she was lazy, too lazy to cook, and thus just ate.
And this scene of her battle with delicious food, in the eyes of some people, was another kind of understanding.
After eating, everyone wanted to go play, but Du Xiao Li wasn't interest, and thus asked Du Ke Xin if she could go back first. Du Ke Xin, seeing that her goals were accomplished today, thus agreed. And so, when everyone was heading downstairs, Du Xiao Li pulled along Du Xue Qi and Du Xiu Heng and fell behind.
Soon after, Du Xiao Li let Du Xiu Heng take Du Xue Qi back first, while she herself stayed behind. Du Xue Qi didn't know what Du Xiao Li wanted to do, but Du Xiu Heng knew, and thus left with Du Xue Qi first.
Not long after Du Xiu Heng left, the private room's door once again opened. Fu Wan San entered with a bunch of people, all successively bowing to Du Xiao Li.
"Miss."
Du Xiao Li looked to the people behind Fu Wan San and asked, "Uncle Fu, what is this for?"
"I brought them here to recognize master." Fu Wan San said, and then waved his hand at the people behind him, "This is our Feng Xue Lou's owner. In the future, everyone better remember clearly. Okay, you all can go back to work now."
"Yes."
The waiters bowed to Du Xiao Li, and then left.
"Miss, everything over at the estate has already been taken care of. When you have time, go have a look, if there's anything you don't like, we'll changed." Fu Wan San said.
"You and Ying Ge have worked hard." Du Xiao Li said, "I bought another piece of land behind the Prime Minister's Manor. When time comes to build the fence, help out Xia Yuan and them. En, while I'm free right now, go bring me this year's account book for a look."
"Alright." Fu Wan San said and retreated out. Very soon, he entered carrying an account book.
Du Xiao Li used less than an hour's time to have the account book read through. The entries were all written according to the income and expenditure balancing method she taught them in the beginning, so she could understand at a glance. Seeing that every month's lowest was also around some ten thousand taels of silver of pure income, even Du Xiao Li was shocked. However, this wasn't her property alone. She still needed to split the shares with Luo Qi, else she really might be a wealthy mistress.
After reading through all the accounts, Du Xiao Li finally left Feng Xue Lou with Xia Yuan. When they headed out, they just happened to see that beggar from before. Du Xiao Li instructed Xia Yuan a few words, and Xia Yuan thus chased after that little beggar.
Du Xiao Li walked along the streets by herself, looking at the various things displayed by the vendors at either side of the street, and in a moment of curiosity, she stopped her steps.
"Du third miss."
Du Xiao Li felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around, seeing Mo Yang standing behind her.
"Gentleman Mo? What are you doing here?" Du Xiao Li puzzlingly looked to Mo Yang. Didn't he go with them to go play? What was he doing here?
"Du third miss, at noon, you said you were willing to help me sing that song again. Don't know if you have time right now?" Mo Yang asked.
He originally didn't intend on participating in today's gathering, but when he and Shui Ye Fan passed by Feng Xue Lou, he just happened to hear Du Xiao Li's singing voice. He was drawn in by that singing voice, and when he went inside, he finally realized the singing voice was coming from Du Ke Xin's private room and thus joined the gathering with Shui Ye Fan.
(T/N: Fourth floor tho---this guy's ears are incredible, I'm shocked.)
Afterwards, when everyone said to go play, he thought that Du Xiao Li would also go. But later when everyone all gathered, he finally noticed that Du Xiao Li didn't follow along, and thus left first, wanting to go to the Prime Minister Manor to find Du Xiao Li.
"Okay." Du Xiao Li nodded. This Mo Yang although looked somewhat cold, he was full of passion towards learning. She didn't dislike him either. If she builds a good relationship with him, in the future, perhaps she can even ask him to take care of Du Xiu Heng.
"Then let's go to that teahouse over there?" Mo Yang pointed to the teahouse across from them.
"Okay."
T/N: Possible second lead? Dun Dun Dun. I really don't know either, so don't ask me lmaoo. Bit busy today so I'll release the remaining sponsored chapter tomorrow.
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