Yu Shu was worried about the money and hid in her room to calculate the accounts. When it was almost noon, Xin Liu unexpectedly came to the front door with two maidservants dressed as men. Lin Fu recognized this young lady from an aristocratic family and directly invited her to the backyard.
"Why don't you stay at home? What are you doing here?" Yu Shu went downstairs to see Xin Liu. When she entered the door, she glanced at her. This little girl's face was rosy. It was clear that she had benefited from the recent nourishment. She looked much better than before.
Xin Liu heard that Yu Shu didn't like her, so she pouted and said, "I survived a disaster and will have good fortune in the future. Of course, I have to come here to thank my savior. Otherwise, I would be an ungrateful person."
After saying this, she stood up from the chair, tidied up her sleeves, and then carefully bowed to Yu Shu.
Yu Shu didn't stop her. After seeing her pretentiousness, she turned around and took a half-foot long wooden box from the arms of a maid. She smiled and handed it to her. She was quite envious and said, "Take it. This is my Xin family's thank you gift."
Yu Shu took it and opened the box. There was a thick book inside. The cover was covered with a layer of waterproof gray oil paper. It was wrinkled and didn't even have a title.
She raised her eyebrows and said unhappily, "I saved your little life, and you're giving me this stupid book?"
"You don't know what it is!" Xin Liu glared at her with all her might. She turned her head and winked at the maid. The two of them closed the door and went out to stand guard. Xin Liu raised her eyebrows and said unhappily, "What kind of lousy book are you talking about? This is my Xin family's' Book of Strange Things and Rare Things'. Even a thousand pieces of gold can't buy a page of it.
"Oh?" Hearing this, Yu Shu's interest was piqued. She took out the book, put the box aside, and flipped through the oiled paper. There were no words on the first page, only a palm-sized drawing of the Eight Trigrams of King Wen. It was colored with stone yellow, silver vermilion, and gold clay, and its surface seemed to be overflowing with light. Around the Eight Trigrams, there were many strange symbols.
After that, there was a picture with one or two pages of explanation. The pictures were mostly of objects and clothes. As for the explanation, it was actually a detailed Feng Shui technique!
Yu Shu's pupils constricted while her heartbeat rose and fell. She flipped through a few more pages and found a familiar drawing. It was precisely the Chongwen White Jade Brush that she'd seen when she went to the Xin Clan's Treasure Pavilion with Xue Rui not long ago.
She couldn't help but read the explanation on the side. This Chongwen pen was used to suppress evil. It was not difficult to raise. Before the pen was made, the jade body of the pen was stored in a Feng Shui pond. Every night, the pen would shine under the moonlight and at noon, it would be taken out after 15 days and matched with the hair.
The book recorded that there was once a scholar who was disturbed by distracting thoughts and couldn't concentrate. He hung a superior Chongwen pen on the table and could be refreshed for three days.
The cost was less than 100 taels, but it was worth 100 taels of gold. It was really amazing.
Yu Shu almost immediately understood how precious this book was. What Xin Liu said before, "It's hard to buy a page of it" was not a lie.
One must know that although there were many Yi Masters in the Da 'an Dynasty, there were only a few who were good at Yi Masters. Otherwise, the price of Fengshui items wouldn't be so high. Even a red thread soaked in cinnabar in an ordinary Yi Shop was more expensive than fish.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Although this saying was true, she never thought that the Xin family would be willing to give her such a thing!
She swallowed and swallowed. She closed the book and looked up to see the proud expression on Xin Liu's face. She slowly calmed down and put the book back into the box. She sighed and stuffed it back into Xin Liu's arms, "I can't accept this thing. You take it back."
Xin Liu was stunned, "You don't want it?"
Yu Shu nodded and smiled bitterly. "Even though it's not a mystical technique, it's even rarer than that. It's a crime to possess such a precious treasure. I'm afraid that if I lose it in my hands, it will ruin the Xin Family's business.
Xin Liu heard her words and knew what she was worried about. He smiled and said, "I will tell you the truth. This book was given to you by my ancestor. Even I am surprised. You have no idea how many people covet our Xin Clan's Encyclopedia of Curious and Curious Objects. But my grandfather only made the decision to trade it with the Fang Family. That Old Man Fang treasures it like it's his own eyes. "
Yu Shu spread her hands and said, "Then I can't accept it. I don't have anything valuable on me. How can I exchange it with you?"
If she really wanted to compare, her Time of Calamity rule and the Six Lines Technique were both more valuable than the Rare Objects. But she would never exchange it.
"Who wants to exchange it with you? Everyone says that this is given to you by the ancestor." Xin Liu puffed his cheeks and pushed the box back to Yu Shu. He whispered, "Don't worry. This is just a copy. The things on it are not complete. I only copied one third of it for you. The truly priceless Fengshui treasures are all in the hands of the Old Ancestor. That is the foundation of our Xin family. Even if you beat us to death, we will not pass it on to outsiders. Just keep it, or you will look down on me. Our Old Ancestor loves me the most. Is my life not worth a 'broken book'? "
After listening to Xin Liu's words, Yu Shu calmed down. She knew that this copy could be accepted. It would not affect the overall situation. So she smiled and hugged the book box tightly. She raised her hand and pinched Xin Liu's round face. She said, "Good Liu, I didn't treat you in vain."
Xin Liu snorted and hit her hand away. "Whose sister are you? Don't randomly recognize me."
As she said this, she blushed a little. She lowered her head and said, "That night, I was on the brink of death. I thought that I wouldn't be able to live. It was you who pulled me back. You didn't let go of me. I can't thank you enough. I only have one thing to say. Don't laugh at me. I see you as my sister."
Yu Shu was influenced by her words. Xin Liu was a lover with personality. So was she. That day, she saved his life. With this layer of friendship, she could no longer treat him as a casual friend. She should be closer to him.
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At noon, Xue Rui did not return. Yu Shu asked Xin Liu to stay for a meal. The two drank a pot of wine. Xin Liu opened her heart and told Yu Shu many things. She even told Yu Shu her dissatisfaction with Qin Yuerou.
After the night at Xuanchun Garden, even though Qin Yuerou finally pointed out Ji Xingxuan, Xin Liu blamed her for helping Ji Xingxuan hide the truth. With this estrangement, the two of them were not as close as before.
Although Yu Shu did not like Qin Yuerou, she did not want to sow discord between the two sisters. She tried to talk some sense into it. Seeing that it was useless, she did not say anything more.
After the meal, she helped the drunk Xin Liu to the bed in the bedroom. She had the servant girl she brought serve her afternoon nap.
After settling Xin Liu down, Yu Shu impatiently went upstairs. She prepared a pot of tea to sober up and closed the door. She entered the study and took out the 《List of Wondrous and Rare Objects》 given to her by the Xin Family to read. Once she read it, she could not pull it out.
For the entire afternoon, she did not take a single step out of the study. Even when Xin Liu sobered up and left, she ordered Lin Fu to send her off.
In the evening, when Xue Rui came back and knocked on the door, she reluctantly closed the book and went to open the door for him.
Xue Rui originally wanted to come back earlier today, but who knew that he would be caught up in so many matters. He hurriedly took care of them and returned to Forgotten Opportunity Tower. After changing his clothes, he happily came up to look for someone. When he opened the door and saw Yu Shu, he revealed a smile.
"You're back." Compared to Xue Rui, Yu Shu was obviously not in a good mood. At this moment, she was only thinking about the instruments on the list. The man in front of her had a good face, but it was not enough to eat and drink.
Seeing her like this, Xue Rui quickly guessed that he had disturbed her, so he glanced at the brightly lit study room and said, "You don't have to be in a hurry to sort out those cases. I can return them whenever I want. Don't work too hard and damage your spirit."
When Yu Shu heard this, she smiled slightly and did not point out his misunderstanding. She poured tea for him and said: "Qiu daren came over during the day. I discussed with him about the repair of the residence. We will choose a good day to start the construction next month."
Xue Rui took the teacup from her hand and looked at her fingers. He said: "Did he talk about the money?"
Yu Shu nodded: "He didn't say anything. I thought about it and gave him a thousand taels of silver. Do you think it's too little?"
Xue Rui drank the herbal tea in her room and felt that it was more refreshing than usual. He casually said: "Tell Lin Fu to take out five thousand taels from Forgotten Opportunity Tower's account and give Qiu Jiming three thousand taels to prevent people under him from cutting corners. I will write a note later. The next time you see him, tell him to take this note to Southern Forest Lumber Company and take a batch of mahogany to make furniture. This is to prevent him from using birch and oak wood in the Ministry of Works to perfunctory you." Yu Shu glanced at him. His generosity made her feel good but also uncomfortable. She shook her head and said: "There is no need to spend so much money. I will give him a thousand taels of silver. It will be better than the house we are living in now."
A woman must know how to be independent. It hasn't even been a day and she is already using his money. What will happen if this continues for a long time?
Xue Rui smiled. He clearly saw through her thoughts and said: "Are you reluctant to use money or are you reluctant to use my money?"
Yu Shu rolled her eyes at him: "I am used to being poor. Even if money comes from the wind, I will not be willing to use it. Unlike you who have a young master's life. Born with a golden bowl and golden spoon, you don't know the cost of daily necessities."
"Hehe, your mouth. I am just helping you. If you don't use it, then don't use it. There is no need to pester me." Xue Rui faced Yu Shu with a good temper. No matter if she ridiculed or ridiculed him, he would accept it all.
The more he behaved like this, the more Yu Shu would restrain herself. Seeing that his cup was empty, she would refill it. She didn't want to worry about money anymore.
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