I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia pulled Su Yunhe to sit at the table and said:

"Now that you're living here all by yourself, with no one to keep you in check, you should be happy. But there's something I need to tell you. After the New Year, I might have to go to the capital with Wei Kezhi for a while. As for you here, I'll have to ask my parents to bring you some things. Don't worry, my parents are tight-lipped; they won't tell anyone about you."

Su Yunhe nodded, then took Su Banxia's hand with a worried expression.

"Can a girl like you manage to travel so far from home? Besides, you don't have any friends in Beijing, and you don't have any relatives on our side of the family. How can your parents feel at ease letting you go alone?"

Su Banxia patted Su Yunhe's hand.

"Don't worry, Auntie, Wei Kezhi is coming with me. He will protect me. His hometown is in the capital. I'm going back with him this time because I want to do some business in the capital, and also because I want to go back and meet his elders."

Su Yunhe understood immediately after hearing Su Banxia's words. She looked up at Wei Kezhi, who was standing silently behind Su Banxia, ​​and said:

"Wei Kezhi, can you treat Banxia well? Our Banxia is a rare and wonderful girl. If she goes to the capital with you, she will truly be all alone and helpless. Can you really treat her well?"

Su Yunhe was terrified by Sun Da. She didn't trust men. She felt that people could change. Some people pretended to be perfect before marriage, but their true nature was revealed after marriage. Su Yunhe was also afraid that Su Banxia would meet such a man. After all, Su Banxia was such a good girl, and Su Yunhe couldn't bear to let her suffer the same pain she had endured.

When Wei Kezhi saw Su Yunhe asking him this question, he stepped forward and gave Su Banxia a firm look.

Then he turned to look at Su Yunhe.

"Aunt, I swear to God that I, Wei Kezhi, will definitely treat Su Banxia well. If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Su Yunhe sighed. People's hearts change; what use are vows? If Heaven truly had eyes, it wouldn't have let her marry a beast like Sun Da.

Su Yunhe was reluctant to take Su Banxia's hand.

"Banxia, ​​you must be careful in everything you do when you get to the capital. You're marrying far away, and your aunt is really worried that you'll suffer some grievances outside and have nowhere to complain. Alas, life is short, and only you know the joys and sorrows of life. Your aunt has no ability and can't help you much. All I can do is eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers in the bamboo house and pray for you silently."

Su Banxia hadn't expected Su Yunhe to say such a thing, so she smiled and nodded.

"Aunt, don't worry, I'm capable of earning money myself. Even if I go to the capital, I can live well without relying on anyone. Once I've established myself in the capital, I'll come back to take you all there to live together. That way, you won't have to worry about that beast Sun Da coming after you again."

Su Yunhe shook her head with red eyes.

“You don’t need to worry about us. As long as you’re doing well, we’ll be at ease. I’m quite comfortable living here alone now, with no one bothering me. I think it’s pretty good.”

Su Banxia nodded.

"We'll talk about these things later. It's getting late, and we need to head down the mountain. You should hurry up and pack your things. I'll have my parents find you a little dog to keep you company and guard the house. There are quite a few wild animals living in these mountains, so you have to be careful."

Wei Kezhi said from the side:

"There are still bows and arrows in that cellar. You can practice archery when you have time. It can save your life in a critical moment."

Su Yunhe nodded.

"It's getting late, you should hurry down the mountain. Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself. I'm not a child anymore, I can handle this little thing."

As she spoke, Su Yunhe looked at Wei Kezhi again.

“My niece is a good girl, you must treat her well and never let her sincere feelings for you go to waste.”

Wei Kezhi nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry about me entrusting Banxia to my aunt."

Su Yunhe saw them off and stood at the courtyard gate for a while before going home. After Su Banxia and the others left, the bamboo house became cold and quiet again. Su Yunhe didn't like cats or dogs before, but just now Su Banxia said that she wanted her second brother to send her a puppy. Su Yunhe was looking forward to it. It would be better to keep a human-like animal than to live here alone.

Before, with Zhili around, even though the two of them never spoke, at least there was a living person in the house, which made Su Yunhe feel more at ease. Now that Zhili has left without saying goodbye, Su Yunhe is all alone again, and she feels a little empty inside.

She also wanted to go down the mountain to live with her parents and spend the New Year with them. Now that things have come to this point, there are many things that Su Yunhe cannot choose. All she can do is try her best to live her own life well and not cause Su Banxia any more trouble.

After Wei Kezhi and Su Banxia returned to the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain, Wang Guihua hurriedly invited them to eat.

“The food was all ready, but I waited and waited and you didn’t come back. Erzhuzi had to go home to heat the kang after he finished eating, so I decided to let them eat first and set aside food for you two separately. You two kids, you didn’t even tell me you were going out, making me worry for nothing. Next time you go out, you must let your parents know.”

Su Banxia smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I understand, Mom. We just went to Dwarf Mountain. Wei Kezhi still has some things he hasn't brought back from the top of the mountain, so I went with him. We were in such a hurry that I forgot to tell you."

Wang Guihua nodded.

"Okay, I'm at ease with you and Xiao Wei together. Eat quickly, the food is getting cold."

Just as the two were about to lower their heads to eat, they heard a knock on the courtyard gate. Wang Guihua quickly waved her hand and said:

"You guys eat, I'll go open the door. It's so late, who's going to visit other people's homes?"

As Wang Guihua spoke, she walked towards the door, just as she heard Qin's voice calling from outside:

"Is your wife home? Open the door quickly, it's freezing!"

Upon hearing Qin's voice, Wang Guihua frowned, but immediately opened the courtyard gate.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, it's almost dark. What brought you here?"

Qin pushed past Wang Guihua and went straight into the courtyard. Without waiting for Wang Guihua to greet her, she went to the main room and sat down at the table to warm herself by the fire.

"Oh my, your family is really generous with charcoal. Look how well you've got the stove burning. It's so warm in the main room now. I was freezing after walking all the way outside."