Because of Xue Rui's invitation, Yu Shu had to postpone her search for a job at the Yi House for a few days. She made an appointment to give him an answer a few days later. The two of them parted in front of Sun Ji Tavern. One left on horseback while the other took a detour to the Yi House on Autumn Osmanthus Street. She wanted to find a quiet place to think about whether or not she should hitch a ride on Xue Rui's boat.
It was still early in the morning and there weren't many people in the Zhou Family's Yi House. There were two people copying books in the back room. Yu Shu randomly picked a book from the shelf and found a corner to sit down.
After entering the capital, when she met Xue Rui again, she had the idea of keeping a respectful distance from him. Who would have thought that not only did she not stay away from him, but she would also gradually become closer to him.
It was not impossible for her to be his assistant and help him with his business, but there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. She was afraid that once she joined him, she would be involved in unnecessary trouble, and it would be difficult for her to get out of it.
That day at the Dingbo House, she had seen with her own eyes that the people Xue Rui associated with were all descendants of generals and princes. Any one of those people was not someone to be trifled with. Xue Rui even had a grudge with an imperial prince. Although she kept her mouth shut and didn't ask him too much, it didn't mean that she didn't think too much about it.
Why would Xue Rui want to open a restaurant for no good reason? The Xue Clan had been vassals to three dynasties, and they were a clan that lived a luxurious life. As the eldest son of the direct line of descent, would they really lack such a share of profits?
He must have some other purpose. The restaurant he wanted to open couldn't be as simple as selling a few tables of food and wine. Xue Rui must be hiding something from her.
She didn't blame him for this. After all, the two of them didn't have a sincere relationship. If he told her everything, it would be suspicious.
This caused her to be in a dilemma. If she accepted this job, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to leave in the future. If she refused his invitation, she didn't want to give up this opportunity to climb up the ladder.
It was hard for her to decide whether to accept or refuse.
"Alas." Yu Shu rubbed her forehead in distress. This guy surnamed Xue really left her with a difficult problem.
As Yu Shu frowned, a customer passed by and saw her. He thought she was complaining about the article in the book and asked kindly, "Little Brother, why are you sighing like this? Is there something you don't understand?"
Yu Shu quickly sorted out her emotions. Holding the book in her hand, she stood up and said to the customer, "I want to buy some books related to Daoism. I wonder if there are books related to Daoism books related to Daoism books in Daoism?"
She still had a serious matter to attend to when she went out today. That was to search for Daoist books and buy them for Jing Chen to read. This was also the inspiration she had received after going to Ascending Cloud Temple yesterday. She wanted to let Jing Chen come into contact with more familiar things. Presumably, it would stimulate his memory.
"Yes, over there. Follow me."
Since Daoism was popular in the dynasty, people who studied Yi must read Daoism books and learn Daoism classics. Therefore, there was no lack of books related to Daoism in Yi Shop.
Yu Shu rummaged through Yi Shop and bought two stacks of books. She would be lying if she said she didn't care about the money. Fortunately, she could read these books when she was free.
By the time she finished packing and returned home, it was already past lunchtime. Jing Chen saw that she had returned late with so many books, so he curiously helped her take them. He was about to put them down in the big house when Yu Shu stopped him. "Bring them to your room, they're all for you to read."
"For me?" Jing Chen looked down and saw the words "Laojun Zhi Gui" printed on the leather page at the top. He understood what was going on.
"Well, these are all Daoism books. You should have learned them when you were in Mountain Gate. Take them home and see if you have any impression." Yu Shu told Jing Chen and went back to her room to wash her face and wipe her sweat. Carrying a pile of books from the north of the city to the south of the city made her hands sore.
After pouring the water from the basin into the vegetable field, Yu Shu wiped her neck with a handkerchief as she walked to Jing Chen's room. She peeked in and saw that he had placed the pile of books neatly on the desk. He was sitting in front of the window, reading a book seriously. She didn't disturb him and turned to the kitchen to get a bucket and a shoulder pole, preparing to fetch water from the well at the street entrance.
Yu Shuzhong put the shoulder pole behind the door and took it. When she looked down, she saw that the water tank behind the door was full of sparkling water. Suspicion appeared on her face. She remembered that when she was cooking in the morning, the water tank in the kitchen was almost empty. How could it be full now? Did Little Xiu take advantage of her changing clothes to fetch water in the morning?
It shouldn't be. In such a short time, with Xiaoxiu's strength, he can only carry two and a half buckets of water at a time. It will take at least three trips to fill the water jar. Usually, they carry half a jar of water and leave it there until it is used up.
So, if it isn't Xiaoxiu, it must be Jing Chen.
He went out by himself?
Yu Shu suddenly frowned. She leaned the pole against the wall and turned to look for Jing Chen. She stood in his room and asked: "Did you go out in the morning?"
Jing Chen was concentrating on reading when he heard Yu Shu's question. He looked up at her and paused for a moment before nodding his head: "Yes, I went out."
"Didn't I tell you not to go out alone?" Yu Shu couldn't help but raise her voice. She didn't know that her face was ugly at the moment and her tone couldn't hide her reproach.
Seeing that she was angry, Jing Chen stood up from the chair and put down the book in his hand. Faced with her sudden anger, he was a little helpless. He wanted to explain, but found that there was nothing he could say. Because she did tell him not to go out, that's right.
But … he just wanted to do something for them.
His lips moved, and he finally said: "I'm sorry."
Hearing this apology, Yu Shu realized that she had overreacted. She looked at Jing Chen who was apologizing to her in annoyance. She felt embarrassed and scolded herself for being stupid. It wasn't his fault, so why was she angry at him?
Yu Shu wanted to say something to smooth things over, but Jing Chen said first: "I won't do it next time. Don't be angry."
"I … I didn't say that you can't go out." Yu Shu couldn't tell Jing Chen the truth about his fate of Ketu Star, so she could only say stiffly: "You have to know that you have been in danger and don't know where your enemy is. If you are seen in the capital and someone recognizes you and finds out that you are still alive, won't you be in trouble?"
After listening to Yu Shu's stuttering explanation, Jing Chen nodded: "Yes, I know."
Facing Jing Chen who didn't doubt her words at all, Yu Shu couldn't help but feel guilty. She avoided his trusting gaze and coughed lightly: "Then it's fine. You continue reading. I'll go cook."
After that, she laughed twice and left his room. She did not forget to close the door. As soon as she left, she reached out her hand to slap herself on the face and walked to the kitchen with a gloomy face.
Jing Chen looked at the closed door and sat back at the table. He picked up the book he was reading just now, but there was still a bit of doubt in his heart. He was not in the mood to read.
Why did he feel that Xiaoyu was hiding something from him?
Yu Xiaoxiu only came back in the evening. When he faced Yu Shu, he was a bit evasive when eating. It was dark, so she did not notice it at first. At night, when he was doing his homework, she lit up the lamp for him. Under the light, she found out that there was an inch long cut on his left cheek. There was a blood scab on it.
Yu Shu's expression changed. Yu Xiaoxiu didn't have time to hide it, and she turned his head. "How did you do this?"
"Nothing. I accidentally fell," Yu Xiaoxiu answered vaguely.
"Where did you fall?"
"I … I don't remember."
When Yu Shu heard it, she knew it was a lie. She said with a straight face: "Tell me the truth!"
Yu Xiaoxiu saw that he could not fool her, so he lowered his head and whispered: "During archery class, a classmate's arrow missed and grazed me."
He said it casually, but Yu Shu was frightened. The arrow missed and brushed past her face. What would happen if it was a little more off?
Thinking of the divination she had done a few days ago, Yu Shu's face darkened. She did predict that Yu Xiaoxiu would see a little blood. At that time, she thought that he would at most be cut by a kitchen knife. Because of this, she did not let him help her cook for the past two days. Who would have thought that it would be such a "blood" method!
"Sister, I'm really fine. That person has apologized to me." Yu Xiaoxiu looked at Yu Shu's expression and deliberately interrupted: "You don't know, I haven't done anything yet, but the guy who shot the arrow missed was so scared that he cried. He almost peed his pants, haha."
Seeing that he could still laugh, Yu Shu couldn't help but slap him on the forehead and reprimanded in a low voice: "You don't like horse riding and archery, then you might as well stop learning these two classes."
"Ah? How can I do that? This is what the academy teaches. How can I just stop learning it? "
"Why not?" Yu Shu frowned: "Tomorrow, I will find Academician Song and tell him that your body is weak. You don't need to learn these two classes."
Yu Xiaoxiu's face wrinkled, and he grabbed Yu Shu's hand and shook it, saying: "Don't, it's so embarrassing. I will stay away from you next time, okay, sister?"
Yu Xiaoxiu's tone was pleading when he called her sister. Yu Shu couldn't stand being called like this, and her heart softened at that moment. She also understood that whether Yu Xiaoxiu was in danger or not had nothing to do with whether he went to class or not.
"I'll let it go this time, but remember, next time you see danger, stay away from me. Do you hear me? Go to your Brother Jing's room and get the ointment. Forget it, I'll go. "
Yu Shu reprimanded Yu Xiaoxiu and asked him to continue with his homework. She went to Jing Chen's room to find the ointment she bought last time, which was said to be able to smooth scars. She applied it on Yu Xiaoxiu's face to avoid leaving scars on his good face.
Yu Xiaoxiu was probably tired from playing in the school during the day, so he started snoring after finishing his homework. On the other side, Yu Shu couldn't fall asleep. She got up in the middle of the night, lit the lamp, and sat at the table, continuing to study how to find the Yellowfrost Stone using the metaphysical theory of Yi Xue.
She didn't know why these two days, but since she knew the importance of the Yellowfrost Stone, she couldn't feel at ease. She always felt that she had to find the small stone.
She estimated that it was almost time for Jing Chen's Ketu Star to act up. She had to brace herself to deal with it, lest she unknowingly fell into a trap. She didn't want to attract any fatal disaster and shake up her peaceful days.
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