Chapter 29
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By the time Teacher Liu announced the end of the class, the rain had stopped. Yu Shu's shoes and socks were still wet. On the platform was the homework that Teacher Liu had corrected yesterday. A group of people gathered around. Yu Shu didn't find Yu Xiaoxiu's homework. This discovery made her very happy. She bumped Yu Xiaoxiu's shoulder and secretly gave him a thumbs up.
"Xiaoxiu, Xiaoxiu, you are amazing."
Yu Xiaoxiu was embarrassed by her praise. He pulled down her hand and whispered, "I only got it right once. What's so amazing about it?"
Yu Shu stuffed the paper that had been corrected back into her flower bag. She pushed Yu Xiaoxiu's shoulder and walked out.
"A penny is also money. What do you know? Go back and do your homework today. Try to win again next time."
In Yu Shu's view, the young masters and ladies of the Yi Xue family had their elders at home. If there was anything they didn't understand, the elders would teach them in private. In the case of Yu Xiaoxiu, it was rare for him to make a little progress in a subject by himself.
"Yu Shu, stop!"
When the two of them walked out of the private school, they were stopped by someone. Yu Shu turned her head and saw the boy who had chased them out of the pavilion. He rushed to her and asked angrily,
"Why did you scold me in class?"
"Did I scold you?" Yu Shu took a step forward and raised her head. She didn't show any weakness. "What did I scold you about?"
"You said that I have long ears and that I was born in the year of the donkey." Xue Wenzhe said angrily. He was the only son in his family. His father was from a scholarly family. He was quite favored at home. He had never heard such ugly words in his life.
"Then are you born in the year of the donkey?"
"Of course I am not born in the year of the donkey!"
Yu Shu spread out her hands. "That's it. I wasn't scolding you. I was asking you. Look, are you born in the year of the donkey? This is clearly a question. Can't you tell the difference between a question and a sentence? "
"Who, who said I can't tell? Of course I can."
"That's good." Yu Shu nodded. "Is there anything else?"
"I, I …" Xue Wenzhe's throat was stuck. Looking at Yu Shu's innocent face, he suddenly forgot why he stopped her.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now. See you tomorrow." Yu Shu held Yu Xiaoxiu's hand and waved goodbye to Xue Wenzhe. The sister and brother left San Jue Study House together.
After leaving the room, Yu Xiaoxiu sighed and said, "I thought Xue Wenzhe was smart, but now I know he's so easy to fool."
"Haha, deceive my ass. It's clearly me, your elder sister, who can deceive you." Yu Shu said proudly. She didn't know why, but she always felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment when she bullied a brat from ancient times.
"Don't use vulgar language."
"Eh? Did I say something vulgar just now? "
"Stop pretending. You said it."
"What did I say?"
"Bullsh * t."
"Xiaoxiu, don't use vulgar language."
"… You're fooling me."
***
Yu Shu had told Yu Xiaoxiu last night that she was looking for work outside, so she didn't change into men's clothes behind his back when she went out today.
When Yu Xiaoxiu saw her put on a shrunken robe, he finally knew who had stolen the clothes he had lost.
"You're dressed like this. Be careful not to be seen by acquaintances. Otherwise, if the Third Master hears about it and scolds Auntie, you'll inevitably be beaten."
"Don't worry, I'll pay attention." Yu Shu wasn't worried about this. Not to mention that Changmen Street was so big, it wasn't easy to bump into acquaintances. Even if she was recognized, she wasn't afraid. She was good at playing dumb.
"These are for you." Yu Xiaoxiu took a small bag and handed it to Yu Shu.
Yu Shu opened it and saw that it was the change she gave to Yu Xiaoxiu yesterday. She refused to take it, "Why do you give it to me? It's yours."
"Take it. Since you work in the paper and ink shop, you can say a few good words to the boss and buy some paper and ink at a low price. That will save me a trip."
Yu Shu thought it was reasonable. She picked up two silver coins and weighed them. She rewrapped the remaining half and handed it to Yu Xiaoxiu. "This is enough. I have a good relationship with the shopkeeper. I don't need so much money. You keep it and spend it when you need it."
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't doubt her. He took it and wrapped it up again.
"I'm leaving. I'll come back for dinner in the evening." Yu Shu walked to the door and turned her head to look at the top of the wardrobe. Yu Xiaoxiu had carefully put away the two bags of snacks on the top of the wardrobe. She teased,
"Don't be reluctant to eat those snacks. If they are bitten by the mice, you can cry."
Yu Xiaoxiu curled his lips and said indifferently, "Don't worry. Our family is so poor that even the mice are unwilling to visit."
***
Yu Shu stood at the door of the Mianzhai shop. She looked at the door that covered half of the door and poked her head in.
There were no customers in the shop. Only Cao Zixin was arranging the shelves.
Yu Shu walked in in puzzlement. She leaned on the counter and said,
"Shopkeeper? You don't have business today? "
Cao Zixin turned his head and saw Yu Shu. He said, "I have to go out later. I don't have business in the afternoon."
"Ah?" Why didn't he say that he was going to rest earlier? She came here for nothing. "Then I'll go back."
"Don't. You come with me later."
"Where are we going?"
"Wanxiang Street."
Yu Shu's understanding of Yiyang City was limited to the Ji family's mansion – Sanjue Bookstore – Changmenpu Street. She was confused when she heard other places.
"What are you going to do at Wanxiang Street?"
"Business is quiet these days. I'm going to ask a Feng Shui master to come and give me some advice."
Feng Shui master? It seemed that Wanxiang Street was the place where the Yi scholar did his business.
Yu Shu came to her senses. She had been in the Da 'an Dynasty for a period of time. Although she was learning Yi in the San Jue Study House, she only had a superficial understanding of the world where the study of Yi was prevalent. Of course, she was happy to have a chance to see the world.
"Then let's go quickly."
"Don't worry. Here, help me put these two boxes of writing brushes on the opposite shelf."
"Okay."
Yu Shu helped Cao Zixin to finish his work. Seeing him going to block the door, she thought of something and said,
"Shopkeeper, please write something on the door."
"Eh?" Cao Zixin stopped and turned to look at her in confusion.
"If you close the door in the daytime, there will be customers coming in the afternoon. They may misunderstand that you are going to rest for a few days and go to other shops to buy things. You can write a notice and stick it on the door outside, telling the customer that the store is closed for the afternoon and will be open as usual tomorrow. Perhaps the customer appreciates our store's ink and paper, so he won't buy anything from other people's stores and will come back tomorrow. Although it's a little troublesome, one less customer means more than one less business. "
After listening to her idea, Cao Zixin's eyes brightened. He nodded and said, "This is a good idea. Go and get a piece of rattan paper."
"Okay."
Cao Zixin went back to the counter and grinded the ink. He spread the paper and wrote two lines of words,
Shopkeeper is out. Please come early tomorrow.
Cao Zixin dug some paste and smeared it on the back of the paper. He gave it to Yu Shu and went out to close the door. He stuck it in the middle of the door and looked at the black paper and white words. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he was. He glanced at the clever Yu Shu and couldn't help but like it,
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