Na Muzhong watched him clowning around with amusement, and casually let go of his hand. "Dare you again?"
Yi Zixie rubbed his ears and said with a mournful face, "Muzhong, you don't know. This kid, Xiao Ming, is getting heavier and heavier. He's almost heavier than me. I can't lift him."
Na Muzhong cast a sidelong glance at Yi Zixie. "Is that so?"
Yi Zixie nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes."
Na Muzhong nodded with understanding and said after a pause, "Then I'll carry him from now on."
Yi Zixie: !
"No need, Muzhong. I'll carry him. It's good practice for my arm strength. Don't you think?"
Na Muzhong rolled her eyes at Yi Zixie. "If you say so, then so be it."
Having said that, Na Muzhong lifted her leg and walked forward.
Shen Xiaoming watched Yi Zixie quickly follow behind Na Muzhong, saying all sorts of flattering words. For a moment, he was actually a little slow to react.
Shen Xiaoyan walked over and patted Shen Xiaoming's shoulder. "Xiaoming, let's go."
"Big sister, what's wrong with them?"
Shen Xiaoyan smiled and shook her head. "Xiaoming, don't worry about them. The two of them have different ways of thinking than us."
Shen Xiaoming became even more depressed upon hearing this.
"What your big sister means is that Yi Zixie and the other one have been cultivating for too long and their IQs have regressed. We don't need to bother with them," Lu Taobao walked up and said.
Hearing Lu Taobao say this, Shen Xiaoming looked at Shen Xiaoyan and asked with his eyes if that was what she meant.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan nod seriously, Shen Xiaoming finally believed it.
"Let's go. Don't we still need to pack books? If we don't go, we won't finish."
Lu Taobao said as she pulled Shen Xiaoming's hand and walked forward.
Watching Shen Xiaoming and Lu Taobao's figures gradually walk away, Shen Xiaoyan finally let out a smile.
She had really endured it with great difficulty just now.
After laughing, Shen Xiaoyan said to Zheng Wei with some worry, "Why do I always feel that if this continues, Xiaoming will be taught badly?"
Zheng Wei walked to Shen Xiaoyan's side, took her hand, and walked with her slowly, saying.
"Mimi, you don't need to worry. This child, Xiaoming, has a very firm will and won't be affected by external things."
"Yes, you're right."
The two looked at each other and smiled, then quickly walked forward.
Packing up was the most troublesome thing.
Even with the help of the maids, they had bought quite a lot of things over the years, and the three children had even more. Therefore, packing was particularly tedious.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at the messy room and wished she could just put everything into her space.
But then she thought, that wouldn't work.
Although she hadn't been to the imperial capital, she could imagine it.
As the heart of a country, the price of houses and land in the imperial capital would definitely be very high.
Therefore, they couldn't afford to buy a satisfactory and spacious enough mansion right away.
If they really put everything, including furniture, into their space, it would probably be even more troublesome to find things later.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Xiaoyan buried her head in packing again.
Zheng Wei, however, was not in the room at this moment. He was leading people to sort things out in the herb garden.
The herb garden contained various Chinese medicinal materials, cosmetics, as well as new products researched by Fan Yong and his son, and experimental products currently under research.
All these things needed to be taken away, as each item could bring them considerable wealth.
To survive, and to survive well, in the imperial capital.
Having power was a factor, but there was also an important factor, and that was having money.
As long as they had money, many things would not be a problem.
As long as it was something money could solve, it wasn't a problem at all.
Zheng Wei didn't recognize all these bottles and jars. What he needed to do was simply load the cabinets into the space after Fan Yong and his son had finished sorting, packing, and labeling them.
The other servants were also in their respective rooms, packing their belongings.
Everyone worked until the evening of the next day before they finally finished packing.
"We're leaving tomorrow. Should we go to Aunt Pan's and Grandma Liang's to say goodbye?" Shen Xiaoyan asked Zheng Wei.
Zheng Wei nodded at the words. "We should go."
Seeing that Zheng Wei also agreed, Shen Xiaoyan went into the house to get some things, put on a big coat with Zheng Wei, and was about to go out.
Who knew that as soon as they reached the door of the east wing room, they saw Shen Xiaoming running out with a big coat in his hand. "Big sister, big brother-in-law, I'll go with you."
Shen Xiaoyan was about to say that the snowy road was slippery and she didn't need to go.
Then she remembered how much Pan Shi had cared for Shen Xiaoming. How could she not go and see her?
So, she agreed.
After helping Shen Xiaoming tie his big coat, the three of them left together.
Although it was dark, because there was a moon that night, the bright moonlight shone on the snow-covered ground, making it bright. They didn't even need to light the horn lanterns.
As the three walked on the road, the surroundings were so quiet that only the creaking sound of their feet on the accumulated snow could be heard.
In ancient times, there were not many recreational activities. In normal times, after dark, some acquaintances in the village would sit in front of someone's house, or by a big tree, chatting and laughing together.
The children in the village would also play together.
But this year, heavy snow pressed down. During the day, it was so cold that people would shrink their hands and feet, and at night, it was even more bone-chillingly cold.
Moreover, rural families were generally thrifty and would not hang horn lanterns under their eaves for illumination. Therefore, as the three walked through the village, it was actually pitch black.
Only a few houses had courtyard walls that were not very high, and one could see a little light coming from the house doors and windows.
They walked unimpeded and without talking. They soon arrived at Pan Shi's house.
Zheng Wei knocked on the door several times before hearing Wu Shan's confused and somewhat defensive voice from inside. "Who is it?"
Knowing that Wu Shan was cautious, Zheng Wei quickly said, "Uncle Wang, it's me."
As soon as Wu Shan heard Zheng Wei's voice, he no longer hesitated and quickly opened the door.
When he opened the door and saw Shen Xiaoyan and the two of them standing outside, Wu Shan was very surprised. He called them in while saying,
"Why are you three here so late at night? Aren't you cold? Come, hurry inside."
When they reached the door of the main room, Shen Xiaoyan lifted the curtain and walked in, only to hear Pan Shi say from inside, "Husband, it's so late, who is it?"
"It's me, Xiaoyan, auntie."
Shen Xiaoyan replied quickly as she walked towards the east side room.
As soon as she lifted the curtain and walked in, she saw Pan Shi bending down to put on her shoes.
"Auntie, you don't need to put them on. Sit down, let's talk."
Pan Shi looked up when she heard the sound and saw Shen Xiaoyan and the two of them already in front of her.
"Why are you here so late? It's so cold outside that it can freeze people. What are you doing here? Come, have some hot water."
Pan Shi said as she motioned for the three of them to sit on the heated kang bed and poured each of them a cup of tea.