My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

Next to the basin were the meat buns that Fu Shiyan had bought that morning. Huaying remembered the meat buns she had promised Dongxue when she went out in the morning, so she picked up a few and put them in a small bamboo basket, then walked towards Aunt Zhang's house.

Dongxue heard Huaying's voice and ran over happily. She hugged Huaying's arm and shook her, whispering, "Sister Huaying, I thought you forgot."

Seeing her greedy face, Huaying scratched her delicate nose lovingly and said with a smile, "I can forget anyone but you."

Aunt Zhang placed the baked scallion pancakes in Huaying's bamboo basket and said with a smile, "Don't spoil this little girl. It's not easy to make money. You should spend it sparingly."

The two of them had become accustomed to Zhang's nagging, and they nodded in tacit understanding and laughed. Dongqing was helping Uncle Zhang with carpentry in the backyard, and when he heard the laughter coming from the front yard, the smile on his face deepened a little.

No one knows a son better than his father. Uncle Zhang, who was always calm, looked at Dong Qing and wanted to give him some advice, but he opened his mouth and swallowed it...

Dongxue talked to Huaying about the news she heard while doing farm work in the fields. She said that Brother Liu from the village had just gotten married a few days ago and had gone to the back mountain to chop firewood and had not returned yet. His family had been looking for him for several days but couldn't find him.

People in the village said all kinds of things. Some said that the new daughter-in-law would bring bad luck to her husband, and others said that there were wild beasts in the mountains and the people must have been eaten. Dongxue repeatedly told Huaying not to go into the mountains again recently.

Seeing Huaying looking indifferent, Dongxue asked worriedly, "Sister Huaying, did you remember?" Huaying smiled and touched her head, "Remember, little housekeeper." Dongxue then smiled again.

When leaving, Aunt Zhang put a few more scallion pancakes in a small bamboo frame and asked Huaying to take them back for Fu Shiyan to try.

After returning home, Fu Shiyan came back soon with a piece of paper in his hand.

"You're back." These words came out of both of their mouths at the same time, and they were both slightly stunned.

Huaying smiled and said, "Where have you been? Come over and eat some noodles. They're almost clumping together. These are scallion pancakes made by Aunt Zhang. They taste good. Try them." As she spoke, she pushed the noodles and the bamboo basket towards the direction where he was standing.

Fu Shiyan sat down and put the paper on the table. Huaying saw that it was a letter of recommendation. She looked at the man who was eating noodles with doubt and asked, "What is this?"

"I applied for a spot as an auditor at Mingde Academy some time ago. The academy said I need a recommender to act as a guarantor. I just asked the village chief, and he said the recommender has to be someone who is well-known in the town, and he is not qualified." After saying this, Fu Shiyan lowered his head and started eating noodles again.

Somewhat famous? The kind smile of the owner of Hongji Jewelry Store flashed through Huaying's mind.

"If someone recommends me, when can I enroll?" Huaying thought that studying was a very important thing no matter in ancient times or modern times. For a weak and cold-faced man like Fu Shiyan, going to college to study was the best way out.

She had thought about this issue some time ago, but had forgotten about it due to her recent busyness. Now that there is such a good opportunity, she cannot delay it any longer.

"You still need to take an exam to pass the recommendation letter, so the time will be when the semester starts in the fall." Fu Shiyan, who had just finished his meal, looked at Huaying's bowl of noodles without touching a single bite, and frowned slightly. Is it not delicious?

"I have a candidate. Let's try him tomorrow." Huaying's lively eyes flashed with a gleam.

Fu Shiyan pushed the noodles in front of her and said, "Eat quickly."

After dinner, the two people sat on the recliners, looking at the bright moon without saying a word.

Huaying stared at the bright moon like a silver plate, missing her distant hometown.

Fu Shiyan's eyes were filled with Huaying, who was lying on a chair under the halo, wearing a light green dress.

The breeze blew some of her hair in front of her forehead, and the loose braids made her palm-sized face look even more delicate. There was a hint of sadness in her usually lively eyes, and her usually lively personality became much quieter and gentler at this moment.

Walking lightly to her side and squatting down, Fu Shiyan took out the jade hairpin that had been hidden in his sleeve for a day and gently inserted it into her black jade-like hair. The orchid on the hairpin was so elegant that it perfectly matched her long dress.

Immersed in thoughts, Huaying felt a chill on her scalp. She reached out to touch it and felt a hand as cold and strong as jade. She turned to look at the owner of the hand.

Her gaze met his. Those deep eyes were as clear as usual, looking at her gently.

Huaying jumped for joy as she heard the thumping in her chest.

Fu Shiyan looked at the gentle and lively woman in front of him, rubbed her head with his slender hands, and said gently, "There is a hairpin missing here. I bought this today. I wonder if Huaying likes it."

Huaying was delighted by the sudden appearance of the hosta. The thought and attentive treatment made her feel like she was bubbling with happiness.

Seeing her joyful expression, Fu Shiyan asked seriously, "Has anyone given you a Huaying hairpin before?"

Huaying tried to recall the original owner's memories, but her mind was blank. She shook her head and said aggrievedly, "I don't remember a lot of things since I fell into the water. It's probably because I hit my head." This explanation was a perfect excuse to cover up the drastic change in her temperament after she woke up.

Fu Shiyan's deep eyes were filled with complicated emotions, and he said, "That means no. Now that you have accepted my hairpin, you are not allowed to accept anyone else's."

Huaying thought of secretly hiding the masked brother’s gold hairpin and jade pendant, so that shouldn’t count.

As a modern person, I forget for a moment that in ancient times hairpins were regarded as a token of love between men and women. When a man gave a hairpin to a woman, it meant marriage and the desire to marry her. Conversely, when a woman gave a hairpin to a man, it meant that she would be his wife and not a concubine.

In Huaying's little head, she thought that the jade hairpin was as valuable as the gold hairpin. After all, there is a saying that "gold has a price but jade is priceless". If this jade hairpin were put in modern times, it would definitely sell for a lot of money.