The two had just agreed when Fourth Master Xiao came in. Ruan Jingliu smiled at Fourth Master Xiao and said, "I heard you acquired the land in Tongzhou?"
Fourth Master Xiao sat down opposite them and replied, "I've got the deed." He glanced at the two of them and said, "Arrange it however you see fit."
Ruan Jingliu laughed and nodded, "I'll go there sometime after the new year." She then discussed with Xiqiu what to plant, and after a long conversation, Ruan Jingliu stood up and said, "I'll be leaving now. I'll wait for you at the door tomorrow morning, I won't come inside." With that, she headed out the door.
Xiqiu saw her out, then went to check on Zhi. After coaxing him to sleep, she returned to her room.
Lying in bed after washing up, she took out the "Four People's Monthly Orders," which she hadn't looked at in a long time. Fourth Master Xiao leaned in and placed his hand on her lower abdomen, whispering in her ear, "Are you feeling better?"
Xiqiu recently had her cycle.
