"Xiao Zhuzi, where have you thought about going?" Shen Rong supported Xiao Zhuzi's decision from the bottom of her heart.

However, he is still a little young, has no parents, and even his grandmother, who depended on him for everything, passed away last year. He is all alone and would easily be bullied wherever he goes.

If anything bad happens outside, no one will know.

Xiao Zhuzi shook his head. "I don't know. Aunt Rong, what do you think of the county town?"

Shen Rong thought about it and couldn't help but remind him, "Xiao Zhuzi, your idea is good, but you are still a little young.

The most important thing is that you have no family to support you. You are alone outside, and if you are bullied, there is no one to stand up for you. Otherwise, why don’t you wait until you are a few years older before going out to see the outside world? "

After hearing what Shen Rong said, Xiao Zhuzi was silent for a moment. He looked at Changsheng with some envy.

Although Changsheng is dull, he is truly protected by someone and does not have to worry about his livelihood in this life.

And what about him?

As an orphan, I have to rely on myself for everything in the future.

How could Xiao Zhuzi not know what Aunt Rong said?

Ever since his grandmother passed away, some people in the village have bullied him a lot. Isn't it just because they see him as a half-grown child with no one to rely on?

Whenever he was bullied, he missed his grandmother terribly.

Xiao Zhuzi sometimes thought that it would be better to leave the village and learn a skill outside so that he could make a living in the future instead of staying in the village and being bullied.

A few years ago, he and Aunt Rong got more than 180 taels of silver from the money they earned from selling the house, because of their grandmother's daily thriftiness.

When the time comes, he can use the money to open a small shop, and then he can live a good life. No one will dare to bully him in the future.

Xiao Zhuzi shook his head and said, "Aunt Rong, I know what you said makes sense, but I just don't want to stay in Taohua Village anymore..."

Even the uncles and aunts in the same village who watched him grow up would bully him because he was a child without anyone to support him, not to mention the strangers outside.

Xiao Zhuzi understood the truth, but at this moment, he was determined to leave, even if it meant getting beaten to a pulp.

Shen Rong thought about Xiao Zhuzi's situation, and after a moment's thought, she said, "How about this, we are going to visit our relatives in the capital, you can come with us! When we get to the capital, we will send you to learn a craft, what do you think?"

Xiao Zhuzi's eyes lit up, "Can I go to the capital?" Then he added, "Aunt Rong, are you going to the capital to visit relatives? When will you be back?"

If he followed them to the capital, he would have the courage to go. However, if he was the only one left in the capital in the future, Xiao Zhuzi couldn't help feeling a little helpless when he thought of this possibility.

Not to mention that the graves of the elders in the family are still in Taohua Village. Although Xiao Zhuzi had wanted to leave Taohua Village before, he had no intention of staying far away from his hometown alone. He just planned to wander around nearby.

He didn't even dare to think about the capital city thousands of miles away.

Thinking of the capital, Xiao Zhuzi couldn't help but glance at Changsheng and Shen Rong in surprise.

He had never heard that Aunt Rong and Changsheng had relatives in the capital!

Shen Rong: "Why not? Everyone in Beijing goes there.

As for when you will come back... I am not sure, maybe you will stay in the capital for the rest of your life, or maybe you will come back soon. Don't you dare to stay in the capital alone?"

Xiao Zhuzi gritted his teeth and nodded quickly, "I dare!"

As soon as Shen Rong suggested that Xiao Zhuzi go to the capital with her, she regretted it.

It’s not that she didn’t want to take Xiao Zhuzi with her, but she didn’t know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to take Xiao Zhuzi to the capital given their situation.

But when she saw Changsheng's eyes light up when he heard that Xiao Zhuzi was also going to the capital, the regret in her heart disappeared completely, and she said with concern:

"Have you decided what craft to learn?"

Shen Rong asked casually, but she didn't expect Xiao Zhuzi to answer seriously: "I want to learn how to make rouge and powder, and become a rouge master in the future."

Shen Rong was stunned, "Why do you want to do that..."

When she was talking about the second half of the story, she suddenly remembered that a few years ago she asked Xiao Zhuzi to spy on Shen Yuan making pancreas.

Without waiting for Shen Rong to ask, Xiao Zhuzi told her all that was on his mind, including how he later secretly learned how to paint with gouache from the scholar's wife.

After all, Xiao Zhuzi felt that the fact that Shen Rong made a lot of money by selling a prescription left a deep impression on him.

Ever since Xiao Zhuzi got so much silver, he dreamed of making rouge and powder to sell.

Another major reason was that Xiao Zhuzi felt that making rouge and powder was much easier for him than farming, doing carpentry, or working as a shop assistant, and he liked doing that kind of work.

So, when Shen Rong asked him, he told her the answer in his mind without thinking.

When Xiao Zhuzi, a teenager, said he wanted to learn how to make rouge and powder, Shen Rong didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

However, she never imagined that her suggestion to Xiao Zhuzi to steal the craft from Shen Yuan would plant such a seed in Xiao Zhuzi's heart.

"Okay, when we get to the capital, I will send you to learn how to make rouge, and you will become a master rouge chef in the future." Shen Rong agreed immediately.

When Xiao Zhuzi heard this, he jumped up from the ground with joy.

"That's great! Aunt Rong, thank you! I can finally be a rouge master!"

Xiao Zhuzi grinned and patted the dust off his butt, "Aunt, when are you leaving? I can pack my luggage in advance."

"We will leave tomorrow morning."

The day they were leaving had been agreed upon in advance, so Shen Rong didn't have to think about it and went straight back to Xiao Zhuzi.

When Xiao Zhuzi heard that he would leave the next morning, he didn't even bother to talk to Changsheng. He just said hello hurriedly and ran back to pack his luggage.

Ever since Changsheng knew that Xiao Zhuzi was going to the capital with him, he became much more lively and started running around the yard with his two children.

The two little guys didn't know how to worry. They chased their daddy, shouting and screaming as they ran. The laughter of the father and his two sons could be heard from far away.

After dinner, Shen Rong mentioned to her grandparents about going to the capital with Xiao Zhuzi.

After hearing this, Sixth Grandfather and Sixth Grandma didn't say anything. They just said that the child was still young, and it would be better for him to go to the capital with them. With them watching over him, he would be less bullied in the future.

The two old people had also heard about Xiao Zhuzi's affairs in the village, so they naturally would not blame Shen Rong for meddling in their affairs.

The next morning, just after daybreak, someone knocked on the gate of the courtyard. Changsheng opened the door and saw Xiao Zhuzi standing outside.

There were a lot of luggage and food behind him.

When Shen Rong saw the pile of things behind Xiao Zhuzi, she couldn't help but rub her forehead.

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