Hearing this, Ye Ziāan glanced at Mu Shaoling indifferently, while Yang Chuxia eagerly looked at him as well.
But Mu Shaoling just wouldnāt speak.
Yang Chuxia knew Young Master Mu was just showing off again.
"Why donāt you say something!"
Yang Chuxia urged him once more.
But who wouldāve thought that Mu Shaoling would widen his eyes, stand up from his chair, and say, "I wonāt tell you!" before slipping away.
Leaving Yang Chuxia and Ye Ziāan staring at each other in disbelief.
"He just left like that?" Yang Chuxia asked incredulously.
Ye Ziāan nodded, "Yes, he really just left like that."
Yang Chuxia clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could stand up right now and chase after Mu Shaoling to punch him a few times.
"Xiaxia, donāt ask him about these things. If he really wants to say it, heāll say it. If he doesnāt want to say it, he wonāt tell you no matter how you ask him. Anyway, we know he has a purpose for coming here, so thatās enough," Ye Ziāan advised.
"Hmm, youāre right. I wonāt ask anymore, no matter what heās here for."
Yang Chuxia really didnāt ask anymore - she didnāt inquire about where Mu Shaoling went or what he was asking the villagers about, even when she occasionally saw him with Old Mu, and she never asked anything.
However, this time Mu Shaoling stayed for quite a long time. He had already stayed for a month, and he still hadnāt shown any signs of leaving.
"When are you leaving my house?" Yang Chuxia wanted to drive them away. This master and servant duo had been freeloading at her house every day, and they still didnāt tell her what their mysterious tasks were.
Alright, even though Yang Chuxia didnāt ask aloud, she was still very curious in her heart.
Seeing her disgruntled appearance, Mu Shaoling snorted, "Itās your honor that this young master is staying at your house. There are many people who would beg me to stay, and I still wouldnāt."
"Iām not begging you, so you can leave."
Upon hearing her words, Mu Shaoling hesitated for a moment before saying, "This young master wonāt leave unless Iāve stayed here for three months to half a year."
"Give me money!" Yang Chuxia immediately stretched out her hand upon hearing this extended stay.
"What money?"
At the side, Ye Ziāan brought out an abacus and started to calculate, "Living expenses ā including the one month youāve already stayed and the next three months ā total 300 taels of silver."
"Are you guys robbing me?"
Mu Shaoling shouted. Even if he stayed at the best inn in the county, he wouldnāt need 300 taels! Although, in his eyes, 300 taels wasnāt much.
Yang Chuxia snorted coldly, "Youāre wrong; this isnāt robbery, this is extortion." As she finished saying this, she even laughed, and her laugh was as sweet as could be.
"You..." Mu Shaoling was momentarily speechless when faced with her openly shameless intentions. Grumbling, he pulled a silver note from his money bag and handed it to her, "Here, 500 taels. Keep the extra and consider it my reward for you!"
Yang Chuxia happily accepted the silver note, "Thanks a lot!"
After receiving the money, she no longer paid any attention to Mu Shaoling, and instead said to Ye Ziāan, "Brother An, remember the pair of jade hairpins we saw last time we went to town? The seller wanted a hundred taels, and we didnāt want to buy it. But now we have an extra 200 taels, so we can afford it."
"Whatever makes you happy!"
"Alright then, letās go now!" And with that, Yang Chuxia dragged Ye Ziāan away.
Completely ignoring the fuming Mu Shaoling left in the room.
"Sheās going to make you so angry that youāll die," Ye Ziāan said once they left the room.
"Hehe, good. Heās so secretive on my territory," Yang Chuxia snorted, "and that Old Mu too."
"Speaking of Old Mu, have you thought of someone?" Ye Ziāan asked.
"That little girl who came with Mu Shaoling last time and always hung around Qingtong."