Transmigrated to a Period Novel as the Genius Antagonist's Birth Mother

Chapter 77: Moving, Weeding

To be honest, even if Cen Zhengnian doesn't mention it, Chu Xia won't be able to stay in this courtyard again.

"We're moving to the research institute. We'll pack up our things and bring them over later."

Chu Xia and An'an haven't lived in this house for long, and they don't have a lot of things. However, even if it's not much, moving is still a troublesome thing.

Cen Zhengnian said, "The research institute's house already has basic furniture. You just need to bring clothes and daily necessities."

Chu Xia nodded and sat on a stool under the jujube tree.

Cen Zhengnian looked at her, went into the kitchen, and came out with a warm kettle. Not long after, he came back again and poured a cup of hot water for Chu Xia.

The temperature of the hot water spread out from the cup, and Chu Xia felt the chill on her back gradually disappearing. She stood up, took down the dried mugwort hanging on the doors of various houses.

She hung them up during the Dragon Boat Festival, and they had the function of dispelling evil spirits.

Chu Xia handed the dried mugwort to Cen Zhengnian, "Ignite the mugwort and fumigate all those houses to dispel bad luck. It's time to throw away things that need to be thrown away."

For now, she didn't want to go to the house where the murderer had lived.

Cen Zhengnian didn't say much. He touched Chu Xia's head and asked Cen Huai'an to stay with his mother in the courtyard while he and Jiang Zhida fumigated the house together.

The smell of burning mugwort quickly wafted into the courtyard, filling the entire space with a strong aroma. Chu Xia, smelling the fragrance, gradually stabilized her emotions.

She took a sip of tea and looked at Cen Huai'an beside her. He looked at her with concern, his hand resting on her knee.

"Mom."

Chu Xia ruffled his hair, her voice returning to normal, "I'm fine."

At this moment, the voice of Teacher Fang came from outside. Cen Huai'an stood up and said to Chu Xia, "Mom, don't move. I'll go open the door."

Teacher Fang happened to be out when she returned today, and upon seeing her mother playing with the brazier, she scolded her for trying to let her step over it.

She said Mother Fang was superstitious, but after Teacher Fang heard about what happened next door, she returned home and silently stepped over the brazier.

Because she was close by, Teacher Fang also smelled the mugwort fragrance coming from next door, and she could even see some white smoke drifting out.

After some thought, she turned and came to Chu Xia's house next door.

"Chu Xia, are you okay?"

Chu Xia was sitting on a stool, lowering her head to drink water. Two dogs lay beside her, and upon hearing the commotion, they immediately stood up and barked in the direction of Teacher Fang.

Chu Xia patted the heads of Huangzi and Heizi, then looked up at Teacher Fang standing in front of her. "I'm fine. I just didn't expect that catching a thief would lead to catching a murderer."

Teacher Fang asked Chu Xia if she needed any help.

Chu Xia shook her head, but before she could speak, Jiang Zhida came out from the main house. His face was covered with a pink handkerchief, and he coughed a couple of times, using his hand to disperse the smoke.

"Sister-in-law, the main house is fumigated. Should we fumigate the study too? Oh, Teacher Fang is here too."

Teacher Fang looked at Jiang Zhida's appearance, utterly astonished. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare. She managed to make an "uh" sound, her face almost contorted from trying to hold back her laughter.