spring time....

After three days ,master Duan Li brought the deed for the house and a portion of the money back . Right now Yin Xue is sitting at the table outside since the weather is nice and warm and sharing a cup of tea with master Duan Li.

"Master Duan Li , please reconsider . I can't accept those money back . "

"But you should accept it as a present for your son ."

"You already brought the kittens and I really like them ,my son also likes them especially when he wanted to taste them."

As he heard this ,master duan li started to laugh.

" Hahaha .He wants to eat everything he sees ".

" Yes ,he is a big eater and the kittens keep coming back to tease him with their tails.

Master Duan Li...I mean it when I say I can't accept it . I know that the house is more expensive than what price was on the deed ."

" That's the right value, that house it's been vacant for more than 10 years and it's clean and cozy . I am sorry that I can't present you with a more comfortable home."

" It's perfect as it is ."

"There are some wholes in the roof and I already talked with a carpenter in the village to come and fix things and you can come and see it soon and instruct what else it can be fixed."

"Master...it's already too much. Thank you for your help. I wanted to see the house when the weather will permit me to clean it but I see that you helped me the most. I am indepted."

" No need to mention it .it's my gift .if you don't mind ...I wish to ask you what are your plans for future."

"For now.. nothing in particular . I wish to raise my son in peace . Eventually when summer will come I want to tutor some kids to teach them letters and math ."

"Hmm that's a good plan. There are some kids in the village that could be taught. It's good that they will be taught to write. I always believed that everyone should know how to read and write."

"AHH...I believe that too".

"I believe I have retained you enough. I will leave and if you permit ,this subject is available for any trouble you have."

" Thank you ,master . "

I rise from where I'm standing and I walk master Duan Li to the gate .

I see him leaving in his carriage with his big horses. Today is one of the warmest days from spring . I was so glad when i have seen the sunshine after a few weeks of only cloudy weather.Spring time next to the sea is beautiful. I feel the smell of salt ... And the wind is quite warm.

I turn back and i walk to the room where my son is with BoHai and I look at the beautiful image in front of me.

My son is keeping his head high and he is laughing at the faces that BoHai makes . His beautiful blue eyes shows a intelligence that surprises me. He is acting different than a 5 months kid does.

In just a few months I have found a place that i could call home. Ai Chang and BoHai have become so important in my son's and my life,it's like I found a family . They treat me like a precious daughter... And my son has grandparents.

The reason I bought a home next door to them practically because I never met their son . What if he will get married and come living with his parents?... I can't stay forever with them even if I came to love them .

Master Duan Li returned half of the money back and with this I could buy some material and make clothes to my son. Every day is growing , eating and pooping.

My breast are sore day and night and I don't know how much time I will have milk .

As soon as he start crawling I will need to make him proper clothes like a little master of the house ,my beautiful A Yuan.

His beautiful blue eyes are the only thing that has from me and the rest I think he resembles his daddy, god knows who that is .

Ai Chang taught me some simple and good recipes I didn't know and are nutritional and how to use the money. I learned that with two silvers I can live comfortably for a month. I still have a few silvers and two gold coins that looks like a small dumplings. One hundred silvers make a gold coin.

I have enough money until A Yuan will be three years old but that doesn't mean I should stay like this and wait for miracles. If a opportunity arrise I will exploit it.

Bohai Keeps making funny faces at my son and I remember that I need to make some purchases for some toys and food.

"Bohai can I ask something?"

"Of course"

"I need to buy something from the town and I wanted to ask you if you could come with me? Since I don't know how to arrive there ,could your friend give me a ride?"

"If you want you can come with me tomorrow. I have a small job to do at the harbor and after I finish it we can come back . It will not take me more than two hours to finish."

"That's great. I will pay for the ride because I want to buy some materials for the future clothes for A Yuan and some rice and meat.

I crave for something more savoury.i was thinking about hotpot."

"Hotpot?"

"It's something amazing. I will make a big pot to eat together."

Until then I will clean the new house and me and my son we will start living together.

A true new beginning for both of us