In the evening, when Yu Shu returned home, Yu Xiaoxiu had already met Bai Ran. From Bai Ran's mouth, he found out that Yu Shu had bought him a page boy.
After dinner, Yu Shu called the people she bought today to Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui kindly recognized them and assigned them detailed tasks to do. She also arranged a place for them to eat and sleep. Then, Yu Shu pretended to be a black face and reprimanded them a few words before letting them go with Shen Mama.
After they left, Zhao Hui asked her about Bai Ran. Yu Shu said that Bai Ran was a scholarly son who had fallen on hard times. In the morning, when she took him out of the Seniors' Courtyard, she told Bai Ran not to tell the family about his life. She was afraid that Zhao Hui would feel uncomfortable knowing that he was the son of the provincial governor's family. So, Bai Ran was very obedient and didn't say anything.
Zhao Hui was a woman and couldn't read many words. When she heard that Bai Ran was literate and could read, she had a much higher opinion of him. She discussed with Yu Shu: "This child, I think he is a sensible child. His life is also pitiful. Since he is found to accompany Xiaoxiu, I think we shouldn't arrange for him to live in the servant's room. Let him sleep in the same room as Xiaoxiu. Boys also have something to talk about, so that Xiaoxiu won't have to lie in bed for a few days. What do you think?"
Yu Shu nodded and agreed: "As long as Godmother thinks it's good."
Yu Xiaoxiu's room was spacious. There was a small room opposite the hall, which was originally empty for the page boy. There was a set of simple furniture in the room. Zhao Hui asked Shen Mama to add two more quilts so that the bed could be made to sleep.
Suddenly, there was a boy who was about the same age as him in the room. Yu Xiaoxiu did not have much resistance. This was inseparable from Bai Ran's gentle and quiet temperament. Of course, it was mainly because he was brought back by Yu Shu. In Yu Xiaoxiu's view, no matter what his sister did, it was for his own good.
In the evening, Yu Shu looked after Yu Xiaoxiu's room for an hour and then went back to her room. She had been running outside during the day and was a little tired. She leaned against the headboard of the bed and read for a while with the Classics. Then he fell asleep.
On the other hand, Yu Xiaoxiu slept a lot during the day and couldn't sleep well at night. He supported his tightly wrapped head and sat up from the bed. He put on his clothes and got out of bed. Just as he was about to find a book on the table to read, he heard a soft voice outside the door, "Young Master, have you rested?"
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Xiaoxiu walked over to open the door and saw Bai Ran standing in the dim light. Bai Ran was looking at him with some embarrassment. The boy had not grown up yet, and he was at most two fingers taller than him.
"Young Master, did I disturb your rest?"
Hearing such a polite boy call himself a villain and respectfully call him young master, Yu Xiaoxiu scratched his neck and shook his head uncomfortably, "No. I haven't slept yet. I haven't slept yet, what do you want? "
Bai Ran bowed her head and said, "I just got up to check the door and window. I saw that the light in your room was still on. So I asked about it. Young Master is injured. Don't stay up late. It's better to rest early. If there's anything, just call me. I'm sleeping opposite you. I can hear you. "
Yu Xiaoxiu was the same as Yu Shu. If you respect me, I will respect you tenfold. After listening to his caring words, he immediately had a good impression of Bai Ran. Just as he was bored and couldn't sleep, he moved sideways to make way for him and called him in, "I have been sleeping during the day. This will make me dizzy lying in bed, so I got up to find a book to read. Come and accompany me."
When Yu Xiaoxiu was in Yiyang City, he was often bullied by others. Because his family was poor, he was often bullied by others. His temperament was eccentric and he had an inferiority complex. When he was a teenager, he was still a little gloomy. After he followed Yu Shu to the capital, his personality gradually became more cheerful. A boy of his age loved to make friends. He felt that Bai Ran was a newcomer and sold herself as a slave. She didn't even have a relative.
"Yes, Young Master." Bai Ran followed Yu Xiaoxiu's intention and entered his room. He looked around the room. He had been here during the day. The size of this room, compared with his residence when he was a young master in Jiangzhou's Bai Mansion, was really small. However, even though the house was small, it had everything it needed. There was a desk, a bookshelf, a vase, calligraphy, and paintings. It had everything it needed, and it was clean and tidy. There was even a brand new short bow hanging on the wall. For a family like this, it was quite rare. It could be seen that Yu Xiaoxiu was very spoiled at home.
"Don't stand, sit down." Yu Xiaoxiu pointed to the tea chair and took the lead to sit down. He opened the gauze button on the tea table. There were two plates of delicate and small desserts. They were brought back by Yu Shu from Wangji Building and were specially prepared for Yu Xiaoxiu by Xue Rui's order. A piece of Suhe Blowing Leaves and a piece of Candied Peach Cake were Yu Xiaoxiu's favorite sweets.
Yu Xiaoxiu had eaten a lot at dinner, so he didn't have time to taste the desserts. He was hungry in the middle of the night, so he picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. He handed another piece to Bai Ran and said, "Try it."
"Thank you, Young Master." Bai Ran had been taught in the Institute for Concubines for a year. He learned a lot about people's expressions. He could see that Yu Xiaoxiu liked him. He breathed a sigh of relief and took a bite of the dessert. The faint fragrance of lotus spread in his mouth. It was so sweet that he was stunned and triggered a vague memory.
"This dessert …"
"Well, what?" Yu Xiaoxiu didn't understand what Bai Ran said, so he looked up and asked him.
Bai Ran came to his senses and smiled implicitly. "This dessert is really delicious."
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't think much and generously pushed the plate in front of him. "If it's delicious, you can eat more. Wait here, I'll go pour some tea."
Then he stood up and walked to the bedside to pick up the teapot. Bai Ran saw this and hurriedly stood up to stop him. "Young Master, don't move, let me do it."
Seeing that he was flustered, Yu Xiaoxiu touched his head and sat back. When he came to pour tea, he stared at him for a while and suddenly said, "That, Bai Ran, right? My sister said that you should study with me in the future and see each other all day. Don't call yourself a villain in the future. I feel uncomfortable. What do you think?"
Bai Ran, who was pouring tea, paused and raised his head to look at Yu Xiaoxiu. Under the light, his eyes met with Yu Xiaoxiu's simple and pure eyes. He couldn't help but grin and nod, "Alright."
Yu Xiaoxiu felt comfortable. He felt that he was a little closer to this fair and clean boy in front of him. He stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"My sister said that you can read. Did you go to school before?" Yu Xiaoxiu asked curiously.
"Yes, I went to home school for two years." Bai Ran replied modestly.
"That's good. I've only studied in textbooks for a few months. There are many words that I don't recognize." Yu Xiaoxiu said enviously.
"There are words that I don't know either. Young Master, where are you going to school now?"
"In Baichuan Academy. Have you heard of it? It's in the north of the city. When my injury is healed, I'll take you to the academy. Oh, right, do you know how to ride a horse … "
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