Old Lady Ji was still waiting for the news at home. When she came back, she heard that Master Xue was ill and didn't see a doctor today. She couldn't help feeling anxious. Fearing that there would be complications, she told her son to prepare gifts. She would visit the house tomorrow and see what was going on.
Yu Shu was sent back to the small courtyard. On the way back, she thought about it. She began to feel that Master Xue's illness was a little strange. Why did he pick this day? Didn't he visit the Ji family in high spirits two days ago?
Because of this, the engagement was delayed for a few days. Thinking of a possibility, Yu Shu's eyelids couldn't help twitching — Could it be that Master Xue didn't want to see this marriage go through like her, so he obstructed it?
Clapping her hands, Yu Shu felt that it was more and more possible. She said that Master Xue was Cao Zixin. How could Cao Zixin take her as a concubine? Not to mention that they didn't have that kind of intention at all. Based on their friendship, he couldn't watch her jump into this fire pit.
Then what was his plan? Could it be that he already had a way to ruin this marriage?
Yu Shu was half happy and half worried. She was happy that she found that Cao Zixin didn't agree with this marriage. She was worried that she couldn't figure out what Master Xue wanted to do. She had her own plan. If Master Xue really ruined this marriage in other ways, wouldn't it mess up her plan?
"Sister, you're back so soon?" Yu Xiaoxiu saw Yu Shu entering the room with her head down. He thought that something was wrong. He turned over nervously and pointed to the candle on the bedside: "I lit it as you said. What, didn't it work? Did I make a mistake somewhere? "
Yu Shu came to her senses and saw his nervous look. She shook her head and said: "No, it didn't work today. Master Xue is ill."
Yu Xiaoxiu heaved a sigh of relief. He reached under the pillow and took out the kitchen knife. It was really scary to have such a thing under his head. Yu Shu sat down at the tea table and poured herself a glass of water to drink while thinking about something. Kim Bao was tied to the leg of the tea table. As soon as he saw her coming over, he shrank behind the leg of the tea table and looked at her curiously. His two little ears stood up vigilantly. The rope around his neck was newly changed this morning. The one yesterday was bitten off by him, and he even got hit on the head twice for that.
"Miss, you're back," Aunt Liu said from outside the door, "Young Master's medicine is ready, nubi has brought it."
"Oh," Yu Shu responded and opened the door to let Aunt Liu in. She asked her to take the kitchen knife and the basin out to clean up. After Yu Xiaoxiu drank the medicine, she took the wound medicine that Aunt Liu took from Doctor He of the medical center and removed the gauze on Yu Xiaoxiu's back.
Children's skin and flesh grow fast. In just a few days, the whip wound on Yu Xiaoxiu's back had formed a hard scab. Yu Shu still felt distressed when she saw it. The wound on her back had already healed because Qing Zheng's medicine only left some faint marks. The wound on Yu Xiaoxiu's back would probably leave a scar. Although boys were not as good as girls, who would want to have a scar on their body, especially when it was caused by humiliation?
Yu Shu blamed herself very much. Being a good sister and not letting her brother get hurt was her biggest obsession in her two lives. Looking at the scar on Yu Xiaoxiu's back, Yu Shu was even more sure that she would go to the capital and take the Dayan Examination. Not only did she promise Qing Zheng to find the Book of Mystic Nyu Liuren, but she also wanted to stand out and be above others! No matter what Young Master Xue or Brother Cao thought, she still had to do what she had to do. It was better to rely on herself than to rely on others.
"Sister, my wound is almost healed, right? It's just itchy these days. It doesn't hurt if I don't move around. "
"Hmm, I'll put on some clothes and go sit in the courtyard."
Yu Shu applied medicine to Yu Xiaoxiu's wound, put on her clothes, washed her hands, and opened the window. Sitting by the window, she did two divinations for herself. One was to ask if she could leave the Ji family smoothly, and the other was to ask if she could arrive in the capital safely. Fortunately, both divinations were correct, which made her feel relieved.
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The next day, it was sunny. Yu Shu got up early. She had planned to solve the rule of time of disaster in one go, but Old Maid Huang gave her a book of Women's Commandment to read.
She listened to it dizzily all morning. At noon, Old Lady Ji sent someone to ask Old Lady Huang to leave. Yu Shu had lunch and gave Kim Bao a bath. Then she moved a stool to sit by the bed and played with Yu Xiaoxiu with snacks.
"Kim Bao, sit down."
"Kim Bao, don't move."
"Kim Bao, raise your hand."
Of course, Kim Bao would not listen to them. It held its claws and squatted on the stool. Its black pearl-like eyes were rolling, and it always looked for a chance to escape. Yu Shu did not let Yu Xiaoxiu touch it. She taught it by pointing at its hair and making it into various postures.
Yu Xiaoxiu found it interesting and said to Yu Shu, "Sister, didn't you say it would steal money? Why don't you tease it with a silver horn? Maybe it will be obedient."
"Yes, wait a minute." Yu Shu's money was hidden on the top of the shelf bed where she slept. She went back to the room and took out the money bag. She pinched a piece of silver the size of a fingernail. As soon as she took it out, she heard Kim Bao make a sound. It was squatting lazily a moment ago, but it suddenly became excited and wanted to jump on her. As soon as it jumped up, it was pulled back by the rope around its neck.
"Haha," Yu Xiaoxiu laughed. Yu Shu held the silver and shook it in front of Kim Bao. It immediately got up again, and its head shook back and forth with her hand. It looked for a chance to jump, but Yu Shu easily dodged it and it lay down again.
"Haha —"
Kim Bao persevered, but after falling down too many times, it became angry. It couldn't stand being teased anymore, so it lay on the stool and refused to move. Yu Xiaoxiu laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe. He begged Yu Shu, "Sister, give it one."
Yu Shu placed the silver horn on Jin Bao's stomach. As soon as her hand left Jin Bao's stomach, Little Blondie hugged the silver with a "whoosh" and sat up. His two front paws wrapped around the silver and he squinted his eyes as he rubbed his chin against the silver. His white beard curled up and he looked like a miser. Yu Shu had seen it like this before, but it was the first time Yu Xiaoxiu saw it. He stared at it for a while, then pointed at it and said to Yu Shu, "Sister, this, this isn't a mouse spirit, right?"
Yu Shu said disdainfully, "If it's a real spirit, it can be caught. This is a mouse idiot."
Kim Bao didn't know that Yu Shu was laughing at it. After getting its favorite silver, it happily rolled on the stool and chirped at Yu Shu. Yu Shu reached out and lifted its chin. This time, it didn't hide and obediently let her touch it.
Yu Shu now understood that to coax this little thing, money was more effective than food.
Now that Kim Bao had the silver, it didn't want to run away for a while. It held the small piece of silver and played with it on the stool. Yu Shu asked Yu Xiaoxiu to look after it and went out to wash her hands.
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It rained yesterday, but the stars were bright tonight. Yu Shu sat in the courtyard and looked at the stars. Qiu Xiang and Aunt Liu had gone to bed early in the morning. After some time, she heard a noise behind her. She turned her head and saw Yu Xiaoxiu standing in front of the door under the lantern.
"Sister …"
"What's wrong? Can't sleep? "
"Yes."
"Come and sit." Yu Shu waved at him. When Yu Xiaoxiu came over, she gave him the chair and went into the house to move another one. The two sat side by side and looked up at the stars. Yu Shu said, "Do the private schools teach astrology?"
"It's in the books, but the teacher hasn't talked about it yet. Sister, look at that star, it's so big."
"That's the Megrez star, also known as the Wenqu star. Have you heard of the story of the Wenqu star?"
"No." Yu Xiaoxiu turned his head and looked at Yu Shu. His eyes were full of interest.
"Uh …" Yu Shu was not good at telling stories, but she could not refuse Yu Xiaoxiu's expectant gaze. She organized her words, cleared her throat and said, "Once upon a time, there was a white snake. It cultivated in the mountains for a thousand years and became a spirit. It descended to the world to repay a debt of gratitude, and to find …"
Yu Shu's story was not exciting, and there was no cadence, but Yu Xiaoxiu listened with great interest. This was the first time someone told him a story, and only him.
Because of Yu Xiaoxiu's support, Yu Shu originally wanted to tell a simple story, but she unconsciously dragged it out. She told the Legend of the White Snake from the beginning until the flood of Jinshan and the disaster of the people of Qiantang River. When she was in high spirits, she suddenly heard the beating of gongs and drums outside the courtyard wall. It was very loud in the middle of the night, and it surprised her.
Yu Shu closed her mouth and listened carefully, but she could not hear clearly. She felt a tightness on her arm. She turned her head and saw Yu Xiaoxiu's vigilant look. She patted him and said, "Go back to the house first, don't come out."
Yu Xiaoxiu saw her getting up to leave, and hurriedly pulled her back, "Sister, where are you going?"
"I'm going to listen and see what's going on. It's okay, you go back to the house first." Yu Shu pushed him into the house, closed the door, and walked to the gate of the courtyard. When she opened the door, she saw the fire outside, and someone was shouting —
"Catch the thief! Catch the thief! He ran to the south! "
Thief!
Yu Shu frowned, and a bad memory came to her mind. She remembered that one night three months ago, the Ji family hired a thief, and they kidnapped her and her brother by the pond. She brought them back to the courtyard to treat his wound and sent them out of the Ji family through the back door. It was also that day that she was beaten up by Old Lady Ji and driven out of the Ji family.
Yu Shu didn't blame the thief for implicating her. She hoped that he would steal more treasures from the Ji family, but she didn't want to meet him again.
With this thought in mind, she reached out to close the courtyard door. Who would have thought that what she feared would come true. A gust of wind blew and a black shadow appeared in front of her. Her heart skipped a beat and she quickly wanted to slam the door. However, she was still half a step away and the other party reached out to block her.
Under the moonlight, the eyes behind the black mask shone slightly. He looked at Yu Shu, and it was a little familiar. "It's you."
Yu Shu wanted to cry, but no tears came out. When she heard this, she knew that it was the unlucky thief who was turned into a dice last time. She opened her mouth and whispered gloomily, "Why are you here again?"
The other party seemed to laugh, and before Yu Shu could make out who it was, she heard someone behind her asking, "Miss, why are you standing there? What happened outside?"
It was Qiu Xiang. Aunt Liu had always been a deep sleeper. She wouldn't be woken up even if it wasn't for the crowing of the rooster.
Yu Shu stared at the pair of dark eyes in front of her. She took a deep breath and exhaled. She turned her head and said to Qiu Xiang, who was in the corridor, "I'm fine. I don't know what's going on outside. Go to Young Master's room and see if all the doors and windows are closed."
"Oh."
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