I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 894: Hey-ho, Hey-ho

Chapter 894: Chapter 894: Hey-ho, Hey-ho

"Wuuu—I don’t want to, I’m still young." Little Yue quickly grasped the corner of Meng Family’s clothes, looking up with teary, pitiful eyes.

"I haven’t finished speaking yet. I know that a future flower of the Tang Dynasty like Little Yue naturally wouldn’t fancy someone like me, so how about from now on Little Yue, you serve at my mother’s side?"

"Second Young Master, I... I don’t want to."

"Why not?" You laughed confidently.

"Second Young Master is a good person, who never bullies Little Yue. Little Yue doesn’t want to leave."

"Oh, is that so? But why were you crying just now?"

"Be-because..."

"Did sand get in your eyes?"

"Mmm, yes, sand got into my eyes."

"Is it better now?"

"It’s better."

"Since that’s the case, shouldn’t you fetch me something to eat? My stomach is all flat from hunger."

"Oh, this servant will go right away!"

"Wait!" Just as Little Yue was about to turn and leave, she was suddenly called back by you. Even Meng Family looked at you curiously. You placed your plump hand gently on Little Yue’s shoulders, staring intently into her eyes, and spoke in a low voice, "From now on, you are not allowed to refer to yourself as ’this servant.’ In my presence, you are not a servant, nor are you a lower-class man. You are my person, cough, also my little sister, you know?"

"Ser-"

"Hmm?"

"I... I understand."

"Go on then, fetch more food."

"Oh!" Little Yue turned and left, her steps buoyant. A sincere smile appeared on your face. Honestly, you weren’t some creepy uncle; a thirteen-year-old girl like Little Yue was simply like a sister to you. She was also the first person you saw upon arriving in this world, in a way, Little Yue was also a dear one.

"Ow! Mother, why did you hit me again!" You rubbed the back of your head, looking plaintively at Meng Family.

"You rascal, you haven’t grown in other ways, but you’ve quickly learned how to charm a girl, haven’t you?"

"Hehe, it’s not as exaggerated as you’re saying, Mother. I genuinely care about this little girl. If it were someone else, I really wouldn’t care."

"Mm, it’s good that you think this way. Uncle Ding told me that Little Yue’s family wasn’t so bad initially, but after her father died and her mother had no support, she brought her back to her maternal home. Unfortunately, her maternal family was also in decline, and in the end, they had no choice but to send her to our house through Uncle Ding. Let me tell you, Little Yue isn’t just some girl for you to take. You must not treat her excessively. I have already promised Uncle Ding that when Little Yue turns fifteen, we will send her back."

"I know, I know."

"Then you should rest well, there have been quite a few rumors on the street these past few days, you should not go out," Meng Family’s mother said this with a somewhat ugly expression.

You frowned and replied, "Yes, Mother understands."

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

Five days passed as you vigorously trained.

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

Well, this time time did not pass as quickly. As you were lifting a hundred-pound stone lock in the courtyard, Uncle Ding led a group of men carrying a large pile of items into the small courtyard. After five days of training, you found that your strength had grown exponentially, a rate of increase beyond your wildest dreams.

"Wow, that was quick, Uncle Ding, are all the items I requested ready?" you casually tossed the stone lock onto the ground and turned to walk towards Uncle Ding.

"They are all ready, Second Young Master. Please have a look."

"Good!" Then you carefully inspected them. Essentially, you had Uncle Ding custom-make some modern fitness equipment such as barbells, high bars, and dumbbells. After checking, your face was full of joy, "With the high bar, I can do pull-ups, which will allow for great exercise of the deltoid muscles, latissimus dorsi, and bicep muscles; the weight of these dumbbells is also quite suitable, using two together, the pectoral muscles, deltoids, and triceps will also be well exercised; in just half a year, hehehe..."

"Se... Second Young Master..." Uncle Ding and the others stood by, listening to you excitedly fiddle with the equipment and babble nonsensically. When they heard your creepy, chilling laugh, everyone looked at you with fear in their eyes.

"Get going, everyone, go about your work!" you dismissed everyone impatiently, then excitedly began your workout regimen. Although you knew that no matter how much you trained, you could not achieve a perfect physique, you could nevertheless increase your strength through training, and that was enough.

"Second Young Master, the Elder Brother wants to see you." Just when you were busy and ready to rest, Little Yue came in from outside with Luo Xin.

"Elder Brother, what is it that you want?"

"Didn’t I tell you yesterday? Tonight King Wu is hosting a banquet at the Gold Jade Tower to celebrate."

"Ah? Did you mention that?" You looked bewildered, while Luo Xin wore a look of speechlessness, and Little Yue covered her small mouth, giggling on the side. Nevertheless, eventually, you were dragged away by Luo Xin.

The Gold Jade Tower was one of the top restaurants in the Great Tang Capital of Chang’an, usually bustling with distinguished guests and filled with song and dance. And as a transmigrator, this was also your first time actually stepping out of the house to enter the Imperial City of the glorious Tang Dynasty. The Gold Jade Tower was located in Chang’an West Market, and although it was already late and the crescent moon hung high, the street was bustling with endless flow of people. Walking on the street, you felt as though you were truly in the ancient capital from thousands of years ago, as though you were born here, everything felt so natural.

"Second brother, hurry up, if we’re late those dandies won’t let it go, and if you return home drunk, Father will certainly penalize you," Luo Xin urged as he saw you looking around curiously on the road.

"Okay, okay, I know, I know." At that moment, you were standing in front of a small stall without shelves, just a small blanket laid out on the ground displaying some delicately handcrafted trinkets.

You glanced around, then fixed your gaze on a crescent-shaped stone pendant on a necklace. The stone was neither jade nor jadeite but just a very ordinary stone, one you’d seen during your childhood by mountain streams. However, the craftsmanship of the pendant was quite exquisite; despite the cheap material, the craftsmanship made it beautiful. You decided to buy it for Little Yue.

"Boss, how much for this?" you picked up the necklace and then looked up at the stall owner. The owner was draped in a long robe, covered almost entirely, with his appearance obscured.

"Three taels of silver."

"Okay, I’ll buy it." You then felt in your pocket, uh, in the rush to leave the house prompted by Luo Xin, you had actually forgotten to bring your money pouch. With no other choice, you gestured to Luo Xin who was not far away; as he came over, you somewhat sheepishly said, "That is, Elder Brother, I forgot to bring my money pouch when I left the house, could you lend me five taels of silver? I’ll surely return twice the amount when we get back home."

"It’s all between brothers, why mention such things." Luo Xin very readily produced a small silver ingot.

"Isn’t this a bit much?" you asked, estimating the small silver ingot to weigh about ten taels.

"This is the smallest I carry with me." You smiled bitterly, then turned your glance back to the pendant in your hand, frowning slightly, "Why buy such a vulgar item?"