It was already very late when Mu Qiyue returned to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er had already rested, so he didn't disturb anyone except Mu Feng.
"How is the situation in Zhuangzi?" After sorting things out for a while, Mu Qiyue asked Mu Feng.
"Everything is fine." Mu Feng replied, then paused and added, "It's just that Master Fu is a little disappointed that he didn't see you."
"Did the little fat man call me a big liar again?" Mu Qiyue said with a relaxed smile.
"This subordinate didn't hear it." Mu Feng shook his head.
"Forget it," Mu Qiyue waved his hand, "I brought a special gift for him. Let's give him a surprise tomorrow." Mu Qiyue was also a little tired, so he let Mu Feng go down and lay on the bed to rest.
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The next day, Lin Zhu woke up very early because she felt uncomfortable with her bed.
She has always been worried that her stature is too short. Although she is not very tall at the age of twelve, she is still a little behind compared with her peers, so she gets up every morning to do some exercise. Even if it is not running or jumping
It's also good to take a brisk walk.
Mu Qiyue's village was very large, and there was a small garden. Lin Zhu had observed it yesterday and found that it was very neat and tidy, with all the dead branches and leaves swept away. So she walked towards the small garden.
Recently, he had been riding a carriage back and forth. Lin Zhu felt that he should walk a little longer, so he walked around the small garden.
Because he was too focused on his feet, Lin Zhu never noticed when someone came outside the small garden.
As he walked, he felt a little hot, so Lin Zhu started doing stretching exercises similar to radio gymnastics. It is said that this can promote height growth.
In order to become a slender beauty in the future, Lin Zhu worked hard and completed it without any discount.
Mu Qiyue, who was standing not far away, originally wanted to do some morning exercises in the small garden. Because he was always at Princess Changmin's place in the capital, he didn't have the chance to stretch his muscles and felt a little slack. He got up early today,
I thought about practicing it.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the small garden, I saw Lin Zhu doing some weird actions, and kept muttering "I want to grow taller, I want to grow taller." It was so funny.
, he accidentally laughed out loud.
"Who?" Lin Zhu was startled by the laughter. He raised his head and looked around for the source of the laughter.
Suddenly he saw Mu Qiyue standing at the entrance of the small garden. Looking at her with a smile, Lin Zhu saw some scenes, but he didn't know that it was Mu Qiyue who was smiling just now. He was secretly angry that he didn't see his
arrival.
"Good morning, Fourth Young Master Mu." Lin Zhu walked up to Mu Qiyue and said hello.
"Good morning, Miss Lin." Mu Qiyue knew from her face that Lin Zhu was definitely complaining about himself. But looking at the calm expression on her young face, Mu Qiyue wanted to tease her.
"What was Miss Lin just now?" So she pretended not to know and asked.
"The weather is nice this morning, let's go out for a walk." Lin Zhu lied with her eyes open, because they got up earlier and the sun hadn't fully come out yet, so they couldn't tell whether the weather was good or bad. Besides, at this time of year, there would always be some mist when getting up early.
.Although it is very light, it is really an obstacle to good weather.
"When did Fourth Young Master Mu come back?" Lin Zhu secretly hated herself for going to bed too early. She didn't even know when he came back.
In fact, even if Lin Zhu is awake, if no one tells her, she will not know when Mu Qiyue will come back. After all, she is a female guest and lives far away from Mu Qiyue's residence.
"Last night, because it was too late and I was afraid of disturbing your rest, I didn't notify you," Mu Qiyue said with a smile.
Lin Zhu looked at his smiling face and felt it was annoying. Since this was his home, Lin Zhu thought about leaving, out of sight and out of mind.
"Fourth Young Master Mu came here because he wanted to take a walk, so I won't bother you and will leave first." Before Mu Qiyue could reply, Lin Zhu quickly walked out in the other direction.
"Ha." Mu Qiyue smiled silently. Although Lin Zhu had not reached his chest, he did not feel that she was very short, so he could not understand Lin Zhu's desire to grow taller. After all, Lin Zhu's
Still too young.
Thinking of this, Mu Qiyue sighed slightly again, considering the eight-year gap.
Taking a breath of the slightly cold air, Mu Qiyue shook his head, threw away the thoughts in his mind, walked into the small garden, found a secluded place, and slowly started practicing.
Lin Zhu and Fu Douer had breakfast together.
"Fu Dou'er, Fourth Young Master Mu is back." Lin Zhu brought the washed Fu Dou'er to the dining table and told him.
"Fourth uncle is really back?" Fu Douer, who had adapted well to Mu Qiyue's village, slept very well and woke up very energetic in the morning.
"Well, my sister met him outside." He served Fu Dou'er a bowl of porridge, and took out a delicate little flower roll. With delicious pickles, Fu Dou'er ate. There were eggs and other things on the side, Lin Zhu
I also peeled it for him with my own hands and put it in a bowl aside.
"That's great." Fu Dou'er jumped down from the chair happily. "I'll ask my fourth uncle to come and have dinner with me."
"Stop." Lin Zhu stopped him, "Master Mu got up much earlier than you. I guess he has already finished his meal by now. You eat first, and then go find him after you finish." Lin Zhu said.
Fu Douer pressed down on the chair again.
Today's breakfast was eaten very quickly by Fu Dou'er, without any urging from Lin Zhu. Compared with the usual eating speed of less than half an hour, today was really fast.
Lin Zhu was afraid that he would not digest well if he ate too fast, so he often told him to slow down. However, with Mu Qiyue outside, Fu Douer could not hold himself back for a long time.
I rushed out immediately after eating.
Lin Zhu had no choice but to finish breakfast alone, asked someone to clean up, and then walked out.
Fu Dou'er ran too fast, and Cui Shuang who was following him was also anxious. The weather was already cold, so it was better to wear a cloak. So Lin Zhu took the cloak and went to find him.
After asking the servants in Zhuangzi about Fu Dou'er's whereabouts, Lin Zhu walked towards an open space in the backyard.
Fu Dou'er could hear Fu Dou'er's cheerful laughter from a distance, which made Lin Zhu a little jealous. Although Fu Dou'er was also very happy at home, he didn't laugh as brightly as he did today. Could it be that this fourth uncle treats him better than he does himself?
Better? Lin Zhu thought jealously.
When the clearing gradually opened up in front of Lin Zhu's eyes, an animal appeared in front of her.
A red pony stood shyly in the center of the field, while Fu Dou'er was excitedly circling him. He kept saying happily, asking Mu Qiyue how old the horse was, and asking Mu Qiyue how old the horse was.
And asked what it likes to eat?
"Fourth Uncle, are you really giving me this pony?" Fu Dou'er stared at Mu Qiyue with wide eyes, fearing that he would say something he regretted.
"Of course." Mu Qiyue smiled and touched his head. "Do you like it?"
"Yes, I like it." Fu Dou'er nodded his head and his eyes slipped to Ma's body again.
"How old is this horse?" Lin Zhu's voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them. Fu Dou'er was so excited that he immediately grabbed Mu Qiyue's clothes. He remembered that his sister didn't like him riding a horse.
"I was weaned when I was one year old." Mu Qiyue stood up straight and watched Lin Zhu come closer. "It's just right for Fu Dou'er to raise him first. When he is older and mature, he can be ridden." Mu
Qi Yue also heard from Fu Dou'er just now that Lin Zhu didn't like him riding horses.
Lin Zhu looked at the pony, "Is it a male or a female?"
"Mom, be gentler." Lin Zhu nodded after listening to Mu Qiyue's words. It seemed that Mu Qiyue was very thoughtful and did not just blindly seek happiness for Dou'er.
"Can you take good care of this horse?" Lin Zhu looked at Fu Dou'er. Although his face was a little nervous, his eyes were shining with determination. Even if Lin Zhu didn't agree, he would definitely raise this horse.
The appearance of a horse.
"Yes." Fu Dou'er answered loudly.
"It's not easy to raise a horse. You have to take care of it every day, clean its excrement, brush its fur, feed it, and bathe it. Can you do all these?" Lin Zhu then asked.
Her words were a bit harsh, and Mu Qiyue looked at her with some disapproval. It was not like there were no servants in the family, so how could he be used to do these heavy tasks.
He was about to speak, but was glared at by Lin Zhu. Only then did he realize that Lin Zhu actually had some objections to him quietly bringing the horse.
"Why do I need to do all this?" Fu Dou'er flinched a little when he mentioned working.
"Yes, because it is your horse. Horses are different from people. You have to spend more time with it and help it do these things, so that it will recognize you and like you." Lin Zhu said seriously. Then he ordered Minglu
Go get some fodder, the fodder she feeds her cattle and horses.
After bringing the fodder, Lin Zhu personally handed it to the pony's mouth, calling the pony and feeding it.
The pony smelled it, and after a while, he started eating it from her hand.
Seeing how delicious the pony was, Fu Dou'er also wanted to pick it up and try it. But Lin Zhu didn't agree. Instead, he asked, "Have you thought about it?"
After asking, he continued, "I will build a house for this pony. It won't be too big, but you have to clean the stable. But the pony grows very fast, and it may not take long before it will be very tall.
So when you can't reach it, I'll ask someone to help you." After saying that, he looked at Fu Dou'er.
"Sister, I want to raise it." Fu Dou'er said firmly.
"Don't regret it?" Lin Zhuzhong crouched down and looked into Fu Dou'er's eyes.
"No regrets." He nodded.
"Well, if you can't do it, then this horse will belong to me, and you can never touch it again. Do you agree?" Lin Zhu told him with his eyes that he was serious.
"Agree." After Fu Dou'er finished speaking, looking at Lin Zhu's appearance, he immediately ran in front of Xiao Ma and blocked it with his small body. "Sister, you can't steal it."
Lin Zhu patted his forehead and thought to himself, is this the point?
"Okay." Seeing that the two siblings had had enough trouble, Mu Qiyue came over and picked up Fu Dou'er, "Now, your sister agrees, you can give the pony a name."
When Fu Douer heard this, his face lit up with joy. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)