Chapter 385 Departure
Days passed and the day of departure to the capital arrived, though Shen Li and Ye Liu were a bit anxious and scared with this new chapter in their lives, they were no longer as resistant towards it as they were before. With Chu Chang and Wu Junfen helping them get a bit more comfortable with the idea of travelling alone without Yu Dong.
Though the two were okay a day before their departure but now that the time was here to leave —— it was a mess.
" Did I pack the cloud silk robe? Brother Chang told me that in the capital the mers have to wear an extra robe over their clothes," said Shen Li as he rushed inside and checked his locked trunk once again.
" I think I missed the veil, Oh no, I forgot to pack my veil!" shouted Ye Liu as he ran after Shen Li to get his forgotten veil.
Yu Dong watched the two scampering around like headless flies and sighed, the two have been doing this for an hour and yet they still haven't packed everything? Were they going to settle in the capital or were they going on a holiday? What was the meaning of this sudden rush?
Once the two of them returned with the objects they have forgotten, Yu Dong helped them pack their luggage. Not because she was being chivalrous but because the two of them have packed so much stuff that their luggage bags were just a bit short of exploding.
" Put a little more weight, Liu!" snapped Yu Dong as she tried to lock the wooden trunk she asked Mother Chen to make in the shortest amount of time possible. Ye Liu did as she said and after a lot of tugging, cursing and an infuriating kick from Yu Dong, it was locked again. Panting, Yu Dong looked at Ye Liu and raised her finger, " If you add one more thing to this luggage bag, I am going to pack you in it as well, you understand?"
Ye Liu pouted and rolled his eyes. " You can't fit me in there." He said sounding overly smart and Yu Dong wished she could just tie him up and throw him in the wooden trunk to prove her point that she can pack him in the trunk with everything else.
" If you have forgotten anything else just buy it in the capital," lectured Yu Dong as she helped Lang to put the trunks over the top of the carriages that she has brought a few weeks ago, actually her plan was to rent some but Chu Chang then told her that his sisters were looking for a buyer who would buy their old travel carriages. Yu Dong wasn't someone who cared about things like second-hand or first-hand stuff as long as it was working she was willing to invest her money in it. And her decision to buy these carriages was indeed the best thing that she has done in her life, with such a spacious room inside it like a room of an inn, she was sure that neither Chu Chang nor her husbands will have any trouble with it.
And with a few tweaks that she made, she was sure that even with three weeks of carriage ride, her husbands will be comfortable inside it.
" How can that be done?" said Shen Li as he looked through his luggage once again to make sure that he didn't forget anything else. " Why waste unnecessary money? Chang has told me about the sky-high price of the goods in the capital, I will be a fool to buy even a handkerchief from there!"
Yu Dong rolled her eyes as she muttered 'such a miser' under her breath and then turned to look at Shen Li with a smile. "Alright, if you are done can we close your trunk now? Or the auspicious hour to set on the journey will pass."
Once she mentioned the auspicious hour, Shen Li nodded his head though he still looked reluctant at the thought of not taking another look at his luggage. Only now did Yu Dong understand why her male colleagues were always whining about their wives who packed a bit too much… and that was when they all were in an apocalypse… even then the women there had the habit of packing too much.
And now that she was in a world without any apocalypse, the luggage was indeed just too much it was like she wasn't seeing them off for a vacation but was kicking them out with all their luggage. To think Ye Liu packed four trunks and Shen Li packed six… as for the extra luggage it was better if she didn't count it. " Is this enough?" She asked once she was done dumping Shen Li's luggage on top of the carriage.
" I think that it is," said Shen Li looking a bit unsure like he was thinking of adding another piece of luggage.
Afraid that he will do as she was thinking, Yu Dong raised her hands and clapped her hands as she ushered them to get inside the carriage. " All right, now that everything is done and packed, let's get inside the carriage, we are heading to the capital! Everyone get in!"
Chu Chang who naturally knew why she was in such a hurry laughed silently before turning to Mu Ran and his son who were standing next to each other. Both Mu Ran and Mu Zhu were adorably sensible children, when they saw that their daddy was going to the capital alone, they didn't make a fuss and simply stood silently as they looked at their daddy.
Chu Chang smiled as he lowered his body slightly and patted Mu Ran's head. " Ran Ran, make sure to take care of your brother and yourself, all right?" Mu Ran nodded sincerely and only then did he turn to look at Mu Zhu before cupping his chubby cheek. " And you too, Zhu Zhu… don't trouble your auntie Dong, she will be taking care of you and your sister until my return, wait for me like a good child okay?"
Mu Zhu nodded silently though his eyes were a bit red.
" My good son," praised Chu Chang as he stood up straight.
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