After Guining and Madam Tushan left, Xiao Mo, who had spent the whole day in the Wood Shed, also stepped out of the woodshed courtyard to get some fresh air.
Tushan Manor didn't have many strict rules.
Aside from the important side courtyards, such as the First Madam's residence, the young ladies' quarters, and the storeroom, the servants could go almost anywhere.
As he walked, Xiao Mo found himself at Jiaoyue Courtyard before he knew it.
Jiaoyue Courtyard was where Xiao Mo and Tushan Jingci had been attacked last night.
But after just one day, the courtyard had already been restored.
As soon as he entered, Xiao Mo spotted a little girl sitting by Jiaoyue Lake.
She held a slender bamboo fishing rod, a line dangling from its tip, and sat earnestly fishing by the lake.
"Big Sister Yueshi, why won't the fish bite?"
Tushan Jingci propped her little chin on her hands, her voice full of dejection.
"Well..." Yueshi didn't know how to explain, but she still tried to comfort her. "Perhaps the fish in the lake don't know what's good for them, Miss. If you want to eat fish, the Kitchen courtyard can make some for you."
"No, that's not it!" Tushan Jingci pouted. "Xiao Mo said that if I caught a fish, he'd give me a birthday present. But I still haven't caught a single one."
"..."
Yueshi wanted to say, "If Miss wants one, what does it matter if she didn't catch it? Would he really refuse to give you a present?"
But looking at her young mistress's earnest expression, Yueshi knew she truly regarded that human boy as a friend, not as a servant.
"How about I buy a fish for you, Miss? You can say you caught it yourself. Xiao Mo won't know anyway,"