Lu Xinghe's eyes dodge for a moment. He gave a fake cough and touched the tip of his nose.
"No."
Chu Yue snorted: "I don't believe it."
Lu Xinghe raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
Chu Yue smiled: "If my husband is not jealous, why do you want me to keep a distance from him?"
Lu Xinghe couldn't hold it back and raised his hand to rub the little girl's head: "You are my wife, and I won't let you keep a distance from her. How can I ask you to get closer to a foreigner?"
Chu Yue thought about it for a while, and it made sense.
But precisely because of this reason, I can't hold on to my face.
Just now, I thought he would be jealous for her sake. Would others think she was being sentimental?
Thinking this, she couldn't help but speed up her pace.
Lu Xinghe didn't know why Chu Yue suddenly wanted to walk so fast, so he kept keeping up with her pace and reminded her from behind, telling her to walk slowly so as not to sprain her feet.
While walking, Chu Yue stepped on something unknown, and immediately stumbled, almost twisting her foot.
Lu Xinghe hurriedly stepped forward to hold Chu Yue's arm.
"Are you OK?"
Chu Yue shook her head and looked down at her feet. She thought it was a stone and was about to kick it away. When she saw the silver ingot shining silver in the sun, she looked at Lu Xinghe in surprise.
The two looked at each other, and Chu Yue hurriedly bent down to pick up the silver ingot and looked over it over and over again. The silver ingot weighed about ten taels, and there was some dirt accumulated in the gaps between the silver ingot. She didn't know how long it had been here, and it was obviously gone. The rest of it was nothing special except for the four characters "Nanyuan Kuyin" engraved on the bottom, which made her frown slightly.
Chu Yue didn't quite understand what these four big characters meant, but she also knew that money with its origins recorded must not be used indiscriminately, otherwise it might lead to trouble.
She put the silver ingot in Lu Xinghe's hand.
"Ms. sir, take a look."
Lu Xinghe frowned while looking at the silver ingot.
"This silver ingot seems to have come from the treasury."
You can step on silver ingots on the mountain road. This little girl's luck is really not very good.
Chu Yue looked confused.
"From the treasury?"
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Only silver ingots coming out of the treasury will be engraved with the words Nanyuan Treasury Silver. This kind of silver is mainly used for military pay, official salary, palace expenses, construction in various places, and disaster relief. It is not easy to use it easily." It will fall into the hands of ordinary people.”
Chu Yue looked regretful.
"Then according to your husband's wishes, we can't use this silver ingot?"
"Of course official silver cannot be used. Ordinary people or officials will be beheaded if they use official silver for personal use, but there is no problem if it is melted into pieces of silver." Lu Xinghe put the silver ingot back. In Chu Yue's hand, "Since it is an ownerless thing, you should just keep it until the weather gets colder. Just melt it together when we go to burn the kiln. Don't let mother know. It will save her worry and don't worry." Speaking to the outside world will save you being remembered."
Chu Yue nodded and carefully hid the ten taels of silver ingots in her sleeves.
It’s twelve taels!
Not a small amount.
Although it is a virtue not to be shy about picking up gold, I am afraid that the silver ingot will not fall into the hands of the owner after being handed over. Since my family is so short of money, I might as well keep it for the whole family.
After a short delay, the two continued on their way.
Chu Yue looked around as she walked, and when she saw herbs, she went to pick some.
About halfway through, Chu Yue's foot that had just stepped on the silver ingot started to hurt slightly, making it difficult to walk.
Lu Xinghe looked at her limping and hurriedly handed the basket in her hand to her.
"Take it."
Chu Yue picked up the basket with a puzzled look on her face, and saw Lu Xinghe walking around and squatting down in front of her.
"Come up, I'll carry you."
Chu Yue waved her hands hurriedly: "No, I can leave."
Lu Xinghe looked back at her and said, "Your feet are no longer suitable for walking long distances. Could it be that you want me to hold you?"
Chu Yue's expression froze, and she obediently lay down on his back.
"Then let's carry it."
At least you can't see your face, which makes it less embarrassing.
Lu Xinghe curled his lips and walked like the wind in the mountains with Chu Yue on his back. He didn't seem to be affected at all, and he was even faster than when he and Chu Yue were walking together just now.
Chu Yue lay on his broad back, feeling the clear muscle lines that bulged from time to time on the man's back, feeling full of security.
It's hard for women not to like a good-looking, considerate man. Although his family is a bit poor, it's actually not bad for the family to live a peaceful life with harmony.
She suddenly felt that being able to marry into such a family was already very good in this world where women's status was low. There was really no need to worry about emotional issues. It really seemed like she was being hypocritical.
Thinking like this, Chu Yue hugged Lu Xinghe's neck tightly and rested her head on his broad shoulder, with a faint smile on her face.
Sensing the little girl's gradually relaxing body, Lu Xinghe raised the corners of his lips slightly, slowed down slightly, and walked quickly and steadily through the mountains.
Finally, after wasting some time on the road, the two finally returned to Banpo Village before the sun set.
Because she was afraid of being watched by the villagers, Chu Yue whispered: "Ms. sir, can you put me down? Otherwise it won't be good for others to look at me."
Lu Xinghe, however, had no intention of letting her go: "It is only natural that my husband carries his wife on his back, no matter what other people say or what he does?"
Hearing Lu Xinghe's answer, Chu Yue blushed hopelessly.
At this moment, a voice came from the front.
"Yo! What's going on?"
At this moment, Lu Xinghe had already carried Chu Yue to the entrance of the village. The person speaking was Wang Xuelan, who was carrying wild vegetables from the kitchen to wash vegetables in a family not far from the entrance of the village.
Chu Yue followed Lu Xinghe and called out: "Milk."
Lu Xinghe continued: "I followed Yueyue back home today. She sprained her foot on the way back, so I carried her on my back for a while."
When Wang Xuelan heard this, she quickly put down the basin in her hand: "Is it serious? If it's serious, be sure to go see a doctor tomorrow."
Chu Yue hurriedly shook her head: "It's not serious, it's just a slight twist and walking too far, so it hurts a little. I'll be fine after a day or two of rest."
At this moment, everyone in the family heard the noise outside and all came out of the house.
There is Lu Xinghe's grandfather, his eldest uncle, second uncle, fourth uncle, eldest aunt, second aunt, younger aunt, and a bunch of children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law of three uncles and uncles.
More than twenty pairs of eyes were all staring directly at Chu Yue on Lu Xinghe's back.
Chu Yue was not a lively person originally, so she felt a little embarrassed to be watched by so many people, so she whispered in Lu Xinghe's ear: "Mr. Sir, you'd better let me down."
This was only the entrance to the village, and there was still a long way to go. Wouldn't she have to be treated like a monkey and watched all the way?
