At the suggestion of his sister-in-law, he met with his parents and brother before they left.

After learning the truth, he wanted to formally apologize, but he didn't know how to say it yet, so his father spoke first.

"……How are you?"

Shui Qiancheng nodded silently, and his mother smiled with concern.

"You should have heard that Ah Xiao plans to marry Shuying. After autumn, Shuying will marry into our family.

"Congratulations……"

Hearing his nervous voice, Ah Xiao laughed.

"We will have a wedding during the Hungry Ghost Festival, will you come too?"

"..."

Shui Qiancheng shook his head.

"In autumn... I should no longer be here."

"ah?"

"I plan to leave...leave the village."

Father and mother looked at each other, and the elder brother frowned in surprise.

Shui Qiancheng hurriedly added: "Of course, I must obtain your consent first."

"...Where do you plan to leave the village?"

"I don't know, but I have to get out of here."

If you continue to stay in the village, you may be dependent on others for the rest of your life.

I can't continue like this... I can't just sit back and watch this happen.

"……Yeah?"

My father said this quietly and breathed out softly.

That evening, his brother came to see him again.

"The Emperor left a letter for you."

"……letter?"

The mailbox his brother gave him was a bit heavy.

"We didn't read what was written in it. When you came back, the emperor gave it to my father and kept it at home."

"So...this was written last year?"

"The Emperor has told me that I will give you this letter when you start thinking about your future... Now that you have decided to leave the village, it should be time."

After his brother completed his mission, he was about to leave when Shui Qiancheng stopped him.

"What?"

"I'm sorry...thank you."

"..."

"Please help me tell everyone."

Ah Xiao looked at Shui Qiancheng's face, and then narrowed his eyes.

"You finally look like a human being."

"..."

"I am leaving."

Ah Xiao walked out and started on his way home, his relaxed attitude as if they would meet again tomorrow.

Shui Qiancheng watched his back and admired the village under the setting sun.

The gentle wind, the smell of earth and grass...

"goodbye……"

My family, my hometown... I never realized that they were so important to me before I lost them.

The emperor's letter mentioned his encounter with his sister, his attitude towards the throne, and suggested that Shui Qiancheng should be independent. He also said that leaving the familiar land even for a short period of time would be the best punishment.

It turned out that the emperor had long known that he planned to leave the village one day.

There were a lot of travel expenses and maps in the mailbox. Shui Qiancheng couldn't help but laugh.

...that guy is really annoying...

In this way, that guy proved that I was no match for him, and it made me realize once again how stupid I was.

However, I will embark on a journey...

Go to a place where no one knows you.

The next day, before dawn, Shui Qiancheng was ready to hit the road, and his sister-in-law was the only one to see him off.

"This is too sudden. Why don't you go home and take a look?"

"I'm leaving directly."

"I'll wake Shuying up."

"No."

Shui Qiancheng smiled and shook his head.

Yesterday, he asked Shuying to give him more than a dozen books. Although it was heavy to carry around, he planned to continue reading... even if there was no use for them anymore.

"Thank you for taking care of me during these days. Please take care of me."

"...Where are you going?"

"have no idea."

He has no goals...because he has always lived here and been protected by his family.

The sister-in-law looked away, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Listen to me, there is a place called Huangshan Village in Chenzhou..."

"yes."

"That's my hometown. If my mother is still alive, she should still live there... But after I left, I never wrote a letter home. Because no one in the village can read..."

"..."

Shui Qiancheng straightened his body and asked with a smile: "What kind of place is that?"

"The winter is very cold and the snow is very thick..."

"I'm afraid of heat, but not cold."

Shui Qiancheng picked up his luggage and stood up.

"I am leaving."

He is ready to set off.

Go to a place where you can rely on no one.

Go to a place where someone might need you...

Soon after, my sister-in-law received a letter from Shui Qiancheng, saying that he had arrived in Huangshan Village in Chenzhou.

Four years later, my sister-in-law received another notification of her mother's death. After that, there was no news. Shui Qiancheng never returned to Sanhu Village.

More than thirty years later, in the annual examination, young people from Huangshan Village in Chenzhou topped the list for three consecutive years.

None of the three of them had attended a private school in the capital or the capital, and everyone wanted to know where they studied.

These young people from Huangshan Village all said that they were students of Teacher Shui from their hometown.

…

Zhuge Qing doesn't like holidays very much.

It's not because he loves work...it's just that on rare holidays, he is restless at home.

"Madam, the cloth for the servant has been delivered!"

"For daily use? Or for occasions?"

"Uh...it's made of satin."

"That's for the occasion! Take it to the tailor right away! ... Ah, remember to tell them not to get the color wrong! If you need a look, go get it from the old lady!"

"As you command!"

"Madam, the Liu family sent someone..."

"Which Liu family sent someone here? If it's the Liu family from the Ministry of Revenue, ask him to wait a moment. If it's the Liu family, drive him away!"

"Madam, I have something to ask you..."

…Why is she always so busy when I’m on vacation?

Zhuge Qing opened the door to the room and poked his head out into the corridor. He saw the maids and servants walking around busily, constantly calling: "Madam, madam."

Not long ago, when someone called me "ma'am", my mother would always answer. Now when I hear someone call me "ma'am," it's Qing'er who turns around.

Zhuge Qing also knew that the reason why his family was so busy was because of his big business.

The Zhuge family has a high status among the nobility, and the house is very large. There are also many young guests staying in the house. The hostess of the Zhuge family must handle household chores and take care of the single officials who stay in the house.

Qing'er is really busy all day long.
To be continued...