Chapter 620: Episode 330 is really coming
Hua Xiaomai and Han Hu sat and chatted idly for a bit. Soon, Old Liu returned from Lady Feng’s field, announcing he’d found the root of the chili plant’s problem. By removing the dead leaves and buying medicine to mix with water to spray over the field, and with careful tending, the plants should recover within ten to fifteen days.
This resolved one issue, allowing Hua Xiaomai to breathe a sigh of relief. She smiled and thanked him, wanting to invite him to stay for a meal, but the old man was anxious to leave. She could only see him and Han Hu off, turning then to head directly to the backyard.
Wen Huaren sat under the big tree in the courtyard, endlessly pulling at the weeds that sprouted from the dirt. Zhou Yunyun stood by him, her face bearing a timid expression, whispering something inaudible from the distance.
"You go and get busy."
After a while, Scholar Wen, with a sullen look, lifted his head but did not look at Zhou Yunyun, and said flatly, "The lunch markets are nearly upon us. There will undoubtedly be chaos in the kitchen, and you still need to tend to the stall in front of the shop. Make sure everything is well prepared, so it might be a bit easier then, right?"
His character was of a lukewarm nature. If someone else had said it, there might not have been anything to it, but coming from him, it seemed somewhat harsh.
Zhou Yunyun pouted as if she was about to cry but ultimately held it back, took a deep breath, reluctantly retreated to the door, and upon seeing Hua Xiaomai, she softly called out, "Master."
"Come on in," Hua Xiaomai smiled at her and went straight to sit beside Wen Huaren on a cleaner patch of ground.
Scholar Wen finally deigned to give her some face, lifting his head and forcing a smile.
Hua Xiaomai scowled fiercely, glaring at him, and said crossly, "Look at you, Scholar Wen, all high and mighty now, are we? What was that attitude just now? Yunyun is a girl with a naturally thin skin, and you still put on a cold face for her to see—she was about to cry, didn’t you notice?"
"I didn’t..." Wen Huaren quickly glanced at her, but didn’t finish his sentence, instead, he plucked another handful of weeds and rubbed them into fragments in his hands.
Hua Xiaomai, not wanting to quibble over details, sternly asked, "What has Han Hu done to upset you, deserving to be treated as if he were the plague, that you turn and walk away the moment you see him? If he came to eat today, he would be a guest of Daoxiang Garden, isn’t this how you treat guests?"