Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 145 The Old Mother's Comfort

In the Great Chu, at the age of fourteen, many families were already looking at each other for marriage or even getting married.

In the countryside, some people even get married at the age of twelve or thirteen. For example, the original owner was only twelve years old when her grandmother and second uncle sold her to Master Xu as his second wife. Such things are not uncommon in the countryside.

The situation was relatively better in the city. In many wealthy families, it was common for girls to get engaged at the age of twelve or thirteen and marry after reaching the age of fifteen.

Mu Yun Chu expressed that she was fairly satisfied. Does Qing Yue being fourteen years old mean she's old enough to be engaged?

"Thank you," Gu Qingyue said politely.

She had no idea what Mu Yun Chu was thinking; she simply thanked Mu Yun Chu sincerely and then stopped thinking about it.

"Is your hand feeling better?" Mu Yun Chu asked, lifting Gu Qing Yue's right hand to examine the injury.

Gu Qingyue shook off his large hand, sat up straight, and replied, "Much better, it doesn't hurt at all anymore, hehe."

Mu Yun Chu rubbed her fingers together and smiled slightly: "Be more careful in the future. Your own safety is the most important thing."

"Hmm," Gu Qingyue said, pressing her hand on Mu Yun Chu's pulse.

In that short fifteen minutes, feeling the baptism of Mu Yun Chu's gaze, Gu Qing Yue felt her heart tremble so much she almost cried.

This person is truly despicable!

She just stared at me like that, those mesmerizing eyes were irresistible! Was she trying to seduce me?

No! There's absolutely no need to seduce them!

As long as he looks at her, she gets nervous and overthinks. Does she even need to seduce him?!

Gu Qingyue's thoughts grew increasingly wicked. Sigh! The world of those obsessed with looks has no backbone.

Stop!

Gu Qingyue hurriedly returned to her room with her medicine box, taking several deep breaths to calm herself down.

Then she spent fifteen minutes mentally preparing herself, reminding herself that she couldn't indulge in beauty, she couldn't!

After tidying up and changing his clothes, he hurriedly left the gate of Songxiang Garden.

She has a lot of important things to do. She can look at handsome men, but she has more important things to do! Right?

Watching Gu Qingyue practically flee the room in a disheveled state, Mu Yun Chu's smile grew even deeper.

At this moment, Gu Qingyue wanted to check on the progress of the renovation of the manor outside the city, as it was becoming too crowded to accommodate everyone.

Riding a horse at breakneck speed, it took about half an hour to reach the village outside the city.

Just as Yue Ling said, it's not far, so it will be convenient to shop in the city later.

Turn into the path at the foot of the mountain, and ride a horse for about fifteen minutes to reach a valley surrounded by mountains.

The terrain of the mountain valley is a gently sloping hill, and Zhuangzi is located on the top of the hill, backed by a majestic mountain, which is lush and green.

Besides green, the colors of gold and deep red intertwine in this late autumn season, which is dazzling and beautiful, expansive and pleasant!

What a wonderful place! The key is that there's a flowing stream right at the foot of the hillside. With the mountain behind and the water in view, it's an excellent feng shui location.

No wonder this manor, with its three hundred acres of mountain land, dared to ask for eight thousand taels of silver back then; it was even more expensive than the Gu family mansion in the city.

However, this courtyard has five sections and is said to have belonged to a wealthy merchant in the city. He was very reluctant to sell it at the time, and not only did he ask for a high price, but he also claimed that it had good feng shui and brought good fortune to the family. He asked for 10,000 taels of silver, but no one was willing to buy it.

Later, Yue Ling found him and offered eight thousand taels of silver before he finally agreed.

Standing below and looking into the distance, Gu Qingyue could see that the courtyard was indeed quite large, with white walls and black tiles, shady green trees, and a continuous cluster of buildings, pavilions, and towers. It was truly a rare and fine house.

Unfortunately, with ongoing border conflicts, many wealthy businessmen have already started selling their houses and land and relocating to the interior, so this house can be considered a bargain.

Gu Qingyue dismounted, led the horse across the newly repaired gravel path, and headed towards the stream.

For easy access, there is a stone bridge over the stream, which is not wide, just wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through.

Walking across the clear stream, in late autumn, there were no wildflowers by the roadside, but the lush green grasses were still quite charming, and Gu Qingyue was satisfied with what she saw.

Before they even reached the entrance of the manor, they were spotted by the sharp-eyed Yueming.

The young man had a handsome face and wore a purple outfit. His tall and slender figure was accentuated by the fact that he had grown at least a head taller than when she had just rescued him. Gu Qingyue was delighted.

As she watched these boys grow up to be more and more spirited, she always felt like a mother looking at her own children, even though most of the children she rescued were older than herself.

"Sect Master," Yueming jogged over, lowering her voice.

"Hmm, who's supervising the construction today?" Gu Qingyue asked as she walked.

"It's Brother Wen Qinghong," Yueming replied respectfully.

“Okay, take me to see it,” he said, and the two of them entered the dark-colored gate with its flying eaves and brackets.

The entrance is tall and wide, but it doesn't look vulgar at all. Instead, it shows great care and is exquisitely and elegantly renovated, reminiscent of the Hui-style architecture of the past.

"Qingyue!" Wen Qinghong saw Gu Qingyue leading her horse out of the screen wall from afar. Wen Qinghong's eyes lit up with excitement. He hadn't seen Gu Qingyue for a long time.

Seeing that the boy had grown half a head taller and was even stronger, Gu Qingyue smiled and thought, "Another healthy little one!"

Glad!

"You've been working hard lately, are you alright?" Gu Qingyue asked kindly.

"Sect Master," Wen Qinghong addressed him respectfully as he approached, lowering his voice.

There's an old rule that we can't call him "Pavilion Master" in front of outsiders; we should stick to the old way of addressing him. However, the rules of Moonshadow Pavilion cannot be disregarded, so we must still respectfully call him "Pavilion Master" when no one is around.

At first, Gu Qingyue found the rules troublesome, but Liu Feng and Rong Qingqing both said that without rules there can be no order. If things were too casual, Gu Qingyue would lack authority, and how could others respect her?

Gu Qingyue thought about it and realized that this made sense. Since they were all on the same side who had signed the contract, they had to establish a certain level of prestige and authority to keep people in line. They couldn't be so disrespectful and lacking in manners, otherwise what kind of leader would they be?

Therefore, this rule was also written into the Moon Shadow Pavilion's family rules.

However, given the current special circumstances, Gu Qingyue does not want others to associate Yueying Pavilion with her.

Looking at the energetic Wen Qinghong, Gu Qingyue asked curiously, "I heard that you improved your training methods recently. You and Qinglan stayed in Nanchong Mountain for two months. What did you gain?"

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master, after reading the field training methods you sent back, my brother Liu Feng, my younger brother, and I discussed it and felt that training in the house was inconvenient. Later, my brother Liu said that there was a mountain forest in Nanchong Mountain that was very suitable for field training. My younger brother and I went to take a look, selected two hilltops, made some minor modifications, and used them as our training ground. We think it's pretty good," Wen Qinghong said, her eyes sparkling as she spoke with great enthusiasm.

Gu Qingyue looked at his excited expression with amusement and patted his shoulder.

"Just be careful, you and Senior Brother Liu can handle the rest," Gu Qingyue gave them maximum freedom. She was only responsible for coming up with ideas and managing the overall situation, otherwise she would be exhausted.

It seems that Liu Feng and the Wen brothers are still very responsible.

"Yes, a couple of days ago, Qinglan led the first batch of disciples there. There were 36 people in total, divided into six groups. They ate and slept in the mountains."

Speaking of Wen Qinglan, Gu Qingyue recalled the stubborn young boy who wanted to join the army back then.

In just over a year, he has been completely transformed. He is not only very talented in martial arts, but also quick-witted, has great endurance, and is particularly outstanding in physical training.

Gu Qingyue never expected Wen Qinglan to take this path.

Who could have imagined that the boy who was whipped and powerless to fight back just over a year ago would transform into a swift cheetah? Thinking about it, I feel a sense of pride for this mother.