The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

As soon as the silly young master left, the courtyard, which was already sparsely populated, became even quieter.

"Hey, Boss, I don't know how long the young master will be gone... But since he's here to see a doctor, of course we have to take a good look at him."

Aunt Xue sat under the eaves, picking cowpeas and muttering to herself. She lamented that the yard had suddenly become much quieter without the young master. Even she found it difficult to muster the energy to cook every day.

Xue He, who was concentrating on his work, was speechless and also had doubts about this.

I didn't feel it on normal days, but when this person suddenly left, it became so quiet that I felt uncomfortable.

If he was sweeping the yard, the young master would be bored and throw some waste paper at him to cause trouble. This was originally nothing, but now Xue He looked at the brick and stone floor that he had swept clean and felt that something was missing.

"Brother Xue, I washed some fruit, let's eat together!"

"No, I'm going to the young master's room to clean the tables and chairs." Xue He turned around and left with the bucket.

"But, the young master's room was just cleaned yesterday..."

Yue Niang's voice fell behind, but Xue He, whose mind was full of things, did not hear it.

Since the young master was not at home, he should do something else, finish the work in the house, and go to the mountains while it was still early.

Having planned his free time for the next few days, Xue He had already put Yue Niang's questions behind him.

Seeing Xue He ignored her and left, Yue Niang took a plate of washed fruit and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard in front of the kitchen. In order to hide her embarrassment, she handed it to Aunt Xue.

"Auntie, the fruits in the vegetable garden are growing well recently, here."

Her son ignored her, but she couldn't refuse to take it, which would be embarrassing. Aunt Xue raised her hand to take it and said, "Yes, the fruits this year are big and sweet!"

After responding like this, Aunt Xue went about her business.

After all, she was old and had seen a lot, so she could figure out some of Yue Niang's thoughts, but the eldest son in her family was just a farmhand in this yard.

This Yue Niang was the one that the Madam had once considered to be a child bride for the Young Master. Even if Yue Niang was pretty, it was not something they could interfere with.

She actually agreed with the boss's attitude of avoiding suspicion, so as to prevent the boss from having any grudge against them.

Yue Niang originally thought that since she couldn't go to the county town with the silly young master, it would be good to stay, so that she could find some opportunity to talk more with Xue He.

Everyone in the yard surrounded the fool, but her appearance was not bad either, one of the best in the county, and she always received some compliments when she went out alone.

How come this tall man seems to be invisible?

Yue Niang didn't want to be trapped with a fool for the rest of her life, so if she could escape, she would escape!

But things didn't go as she wished and she was always unhappy.

Wang Quezi was quite efficient. After returning from the neighboring village on the ox cart of an old man selling melons, he found an opportunity to give the things to her.

But even though this thing was there, the silly young master was not around, and even Xue He was busy all day long and was nowhere to be seen, which made Yue Niang very troubled.

August is the time when crops grow rapidly. As per custom, the county magistrate invited opera troupes to hold temple fairs in various villages to welcome gods and pray for blessings, in order to bring a good omen for the golden autumn of the year and to provide some entertainment and leisure opportunities for the farmers.

The opera needs to be performed for three full days. During these three days, the villagers can temporarily forget about their farm work and have fun happily.

Two days in advance, the stage was set up at the entrance of the village. It was on the open space next to the temple dedicated to the God of Heaven at the entrance of the village. Colorful ribbons and lanterns were hung high. On the surrounding field paths, both sides were marked out with stones and straw by vendors doing business.

The festive atmosphere infected the children in the village, and they gathered around the unfinished stage, groping and looking around.

In the hearts of children, apart from the New Year's Day, the annual temple fair is probably the most joyful thing.

Children always show their joy on their faces, and this joyful mood also made the villagers change their dull mood. Every day when they passed by, they saw more and more ribbons on the Temple of Heaven, and they looked forward to this year's drama more and more.

In their poor lives, opera at temple fairs was one of the few and extremely rare entertainment activities for these lower-class people.

On the first night of the temple fair, the silly young master came back.

But Yue Niang didn't find the opportunity, because as soon as the silly young master came back, he insisted on going to the theater at the entrance of the village to watch the fun.

When returning from another path to the village across a distant farmland, the silly young master saw the bustling scene with bright lights in the distance from the carriage.

This year's temple fair was supported by the You family, a wealthy landlord, as usual. Mrs. You was busy checking the bills and had no time to accompany her son to join in the fun, so she simply let go and instructed Aunt Xue, Xiao Cui and Yue Niang to accompany them if they wanted to go.

"This is not a good idea. It won't do to leave Madam alone in the yard. It will be the same if I go to see her tomorrow." Aunt Xue glanced at Xiao Cui's eager eyes, and after thinking it over, she felt that she couldn't leave Madam alone, so she didn't follow them. She just said that it was late at night, and at least Madam You wouldn't be lonely if she kept her company.

Thinking that the temple fair would last for three days, it would make sense to leave someone to guard the temple tomorrow and let Aunt Xue go out to play. Madam You agreed and was grateful to Aunt Xue. Thinking of Xue He, she asked again:

"It's so late, Xue He hasn't come back yet? There's no need to be so anxious, don't exhaust yourself."

"It's okay. The eldest kid has always had plans in mind and is very strong. It's okay."

These days, whenever Xue He had some free time, he would go to the mountains and forests to dig herbs and sell them in the county's pharmacies, or hunt some rabbits and wild boars. He would take the inferior ones back to the yard to eat, and exchange the good skins for silver. He was so busy that he never had time to rest.

But even though she said this, Aunt Xue still felt distressed because her son was working so hard to pay off his debts.

Xue He worked so hard, but Madam You was the beneficiary in the end. However, the money that had been lent out could not be wiped out for nothing. She nodded and said nothing more. She told Yue Niang to prepare an outer robe for the young master to prevent him from catching a cold.

Although it is summer, you can still catch a cold when the temperature drops late at night.

The silly young master happily took Xiao Cui from the main house back to his room to change clothes and prepare to go out. Yue Niang followed behind, hesitated, and spoke.

"Master, I feel a little uncomfortable tonight, so I won't go."