Wu Hongwen paused on the book after hearing this, turned his head to look at Xiao Cheng and said,

"That's An'an's house, what are you thinking about doing?"

Xiao Cheng gritted his teeth secretly, but said with a smile,

"Of course I won't think about An'an's house, but that's also An'an's cousin. They are all family members. Besides, we are not able to find such a satisfying house for a while. Why not live in An'an's house?

Wu Hongwen thought about it and responded,

"If you said it earlier, An An would not be unwilling to come. But now her master and his wife have moved in. It is difficult for her to drive people away. I will do the house's affairs!"

Xiao Cheng nodded, but after thinking about it, he still felt unwilling to accept it.

"An An's master is married now. He has to buy a house by himself, so he can't always occupy his apprentice's house, right?"

Wu Hongwen responded to the truth,

"That's the matter between their master and apprentice. How can I, a father, ask about it..."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Cheng again.

"The house is An An's own. What she wants to deal with is her own business. We parents don't need to ask more about it..."

Xiao Cheng muttered in a low voice,

"This is the family of the relative, can't he be as good as an outsider?"

Wu Hongwen glared at her, and Xiao Cheng hurriedly stopped.

But it means that the Dragon Boat Festival has passed, and June is in. Wu Xin'an's birthday is on the sixth day of the sixth month. She has known life and death for two lives. She always looks for God's wishes when she lives for a long time, but she doesn't care about celebrating her birthday.

Only Guan’s mother was very concerned and arranged to celebrate the young lady’s birthday early on, and planned to have a good meal, but Wu Xinan waved her hand,

"Why bother? We might as well take a boat trip on the Qinhuai River!"

After hearing this, the two girls clapped their hands and said yes, but Mother Guan glared at them and said,

"A worry-free girl, isn't it enough to run out every day?"

The two of them laughed,

"Mom is wrong. We often go out with the eldest lady. We are tired of playing. We are thinking that our two mothers are so busy at home. Take this opportunity to go out and relax!"

Wu Xinan also said,

"That's right, everyone in our yard is taken with me..."

As he said that, he pointed at Ah Huang who was lying beside him.

"Even Ah Huang took him!"

Guan’s mother didn’t turn her head and agreed. She sent someone out to book a boat early, and Wu Xinan went to report to Wu Hongwen. Wu Hongwen thought about it and responded.

"I originally wanted to celebrate your birthday at home, but our family rules are that with an elderly person in the church, the birthdays of the younger generations are simple, so it is better to celebrate your own birthdays outside!"

After Mrs. Fu lost those thousands of taels of silver, her body was not as strong as before, but her temper became more and more strange. In addition to seeing Wu Hongwen, she also had a good face, and even when she saw her grandchildren, she looked gloomy and mean.

Especially for Wu Xin'an, he would scold Wu Hongwen in front of Wu Hongwen. Wu Hongwen wanted to celebrate his daughter's birthday, but he was afraid that I would come out to disrupt the situation. Then he would anger An'an, which would be another matter. Now he only hopes to spend a peaceful life at home. Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't mention An'an's birthday, his daughter had no intention of that, but it would be better to have less than more things, and follow his daughter's wishes!

After Wu Hongwen said that, he got up and went inside. He took out a box soon.

"This is... this is your mother's relic, and it should have been given to you for a long time, but... I'm always selfish for my father, and I want to keep more of your mother's things by my side..."

As he said that, Wu Xinan asked him to open the box. There was a chain of pearls inside. The pearls were not of good quality and their color was slightly yellow. Wu Hongwen looked at the string of pearls and missed them very much.

"Your mother's dowry back then was pawned. I redeemed this string of pearls from the pawnshop and kept it by my side..."

Speaking of this, I sighed again,

"She's just like that, you...you keep it in good condition!"

Wu Xinan nodded and took over the pearl chain. Wu Hongwen gave her another silver note, with a denomination of fifty taels on it.

"That is, you must go out and have no money to lose. Use this money!"

After Wu Xinan thanked her, she took the money and waited for her to leave the study, but Wu Hongwen sat in the room for a long time...

On the sixth day of the sixth day of the sixth month, Wu Xinan led the people in the yard out, and even Ah Huang was taken with him. Guan's mother was a little worried about the doghouse, but Wu Xinan said with a smile,

"Don't worry, Mom, this is in a big house, and there is a guard guard at the house. Besides, how can a thief enters the house and doesn't steal gold, silver and jewelry, but specializes in stealing doghouses?"

Speaking left and right, he finally told Guan Mama. Everyone in the yard left the mansion and boarded a carriage and headed straight to the Qinhuai River. When he arrived at the pier, he had his own packaged boat waiting, but it was a two-story pleasure boat. There were already people on the top prepared various fruit snacks, and there was also a cook who specialized in cooking. Everyone just had to play and have fun!

Wu Xinan still brought Qian Feng and Wang Yong, but he opened a table for them, and there was a female family member on the top. He let Ah Huang sniff the east and west on the boat. From time to time, he poked out the dog's head and looked at the water surface, barking at the fish in the water. Zhiniao was so scared that he hurried over to guard it, fearing that it would jump into the water!

At this early June, it was hot in Jinling City. When you left the city and sat on this river boat, the river breeze blew. The heat immediately disappeared and you had no sweat on your body. Then you had a glass of cold rose ice drink. After sip, it was cold from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. Then you lay softly on the soft couch. You really wanted to lie down until the end of the day and don’t get up!

Guan’s mother sat next to the second floor of the ship, shaking the fan in her hand to drive away the moths and mosquitoes that were harassed from time to time. She looked at Wu Xin’an’s face that seemed to be more and more like her biological mother. As she looked, her eyes turned red.

"If the young lady saw the young lady like this now, she would be indescribable to be happy! My birthday is my mother's difficult day... I remember that..."

Guan's mother took the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes.

"... When the young lady gave birth, the summer of that year was hotter than in previous years... The young lady was like fished out of water, and she tried her best... but she couldn't give birth for one day and one night, and the son-in-law was in the imperial examination again..."

In the Cheng family, Guan’s mother wanted to go back to ask for help, but the eldest lady was stubborn and insisted on stopping her from going there. She just held her back. The child was born, but she lost more than half of her life...

"...That blood... the old slave poured out one pot after another... It would be difficult to raise it again if he lost his body... The young lady is getting worse every day..."

After so many years, Guan's mother still feels scared when she thinks about the scene at that time. She stretched out her hand to stroke Wu Xin'an's hair, and said with tears in her eyes.

"This is the mother who has to die, and the son is born. The eldest lady must remember the kindness of her own mother!"

Wu Xinan nodded, feeling a little depressed, and said secretly,

"I don't know if it's my life. One mother or two mothers don't live long. Could it be that I really am the one who is Ke's mother?"

While the master and servant were talking, they heard a sing of songs coming from the river bank. Zhiniao leaned over and looked around, but turned around and smiled at Wu Xinan.

"Miss, someone is singing a song upstairs. Can we ask two of us to come on the boat?"

Wu Xinan nodded after hearing this,

"Of course it's good..."

This is the one who said to Guan Mama,

"Mom, today is my birthday. We must live happily and make our mother happy when she sees her in the sky. Don't cry!"

Mother Guan hurriedly put away her tears when she heard this.

"What you said is that the old slave was disappointed!"

The boatman ordered the boatman to stop the boat and call people on the shore. The boatman heard it and said,

"Miss, there is no need to work for the noble servants. These actors are familiar to us. As long as we rush up and shout, they will come down!"

After saying that, he called out to the upstairs. Someone poked his head out, and the boatman said,

"The guests on the boat want to listen to the song, you called Xiao Yuexian out..."

Finally, I added a sentence,

“…It’s all female guests!”

Turning back to Wu Xin An,

"In this building, Xiao Yuexian's songs are well-sung, and they are beautiful and have good figures!"

As he spoke, a woman was wearing a veil mask and hugged the pipa. Behind her, two actors with veil masks came to the dock, and she was blessed with Wu Xin'an on the boat from afar.

“Guests are polite!”

The boatman leaned over and asked the three of them to get on the boat. The three of them came up and saluted Wu Xinan again. Wu Xinan smiled at the three of them,

"We are all women on our level, so you don't have to be covered with your face. Just sing your special songs. After singing them, I will receive a reward!"

The three of them took the veil as they said. Wu Xin'an looked at it carefully. Seeing that Xiao Yuexian was indeed beautiful, she looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, she asked her with a smile.

"How long have you been on this river, but have you saved enough money?"

Xiaoyuexian responded,

"Miss, I have been on this river for five years. There are three brothers in my family who want to marry and sell them out. This money..."

She shook her head slightly,

“…I haven’t saved enough yet!”

Wu Xinan nodded and stopped asking anything more. There were countless flower boats and brothels on the Qinhuai River. The men only saw the endless wind and moon, singing and dancing here, but they didn’t know how many innocent women were behind it. No matter whoever pulled it out, there was a bitter story. It would be useless to ask more questions. It would be better to reward more money before leaving!

The little Yuexian plucked the strings and started singing.

"Thinking about the past, these exchanges were also unwilling. Hongfu elopes to you, and never the central matchmakers deceive you. You can leave. If you don't leave, you won't be bothered from today, just like rain falling in the middle of the river. I hope you will be able to do this."
Chapter completed!