Yu Shu came back from the river bank and went to the Changmen Pawnshop. She went to the Mianzhai Pawnshop first.
The door was closed, so Shopkeeper Wu's shop was deserted. When he saw Yu Shu, he called her over to talk.
Yu Shu wanted to ask him about the pawnshop on the street, so she chatted with this profiteer for a while.
"Ashu, Shopkeeper Cao hasn't opened his shop for a few days. Is he going to shut down his business? If he closes his shop, where are you going to make a living? How about you come to my shop to settle accounts? I'll give you the same salary and I promise to treat you well." Shopkeeper Wu said with a friendly face.
Yu Shu said: "Let's wait for Shopkeeper Cao to come back. He can't just give up his shop."
"Then you have two days free. Come and help me settle old accounts. How about this, before Shopkeeper Cao comes back, you work in my shop. I'll give you ten copper coins a day."
Yu Shu secretly rolled her eyes. This profiteer. Ten copper coins was her net worth in the past. Now it has risen to twenty copper coins, and it's only for half a day's work.
"Forget it. I have something to do, so I have to go."
After getting rid of this trouble, Yu Shu hurriedly passed through the alley and went to the back street to find the honest pawnshop that Shopkeeper Wu mentioned.
Even so, when she took out the jade beads, the other party couldn't help but lower the price. Yu Shu grumbled and gave him twenty taels as a death contract. Anyway, Jing Chen gave it to her casually. It didn't seem like he was reluctant to give it up. If he doesn't want to redeem it, then so be it. She asked the shopkeeper to exchange ten taels of silver for one tael, ten taels of silver, and a small string of copper coins. Yu Shu had never taken so much money. She was afraid that someone would steal it on the street. She couldn't afford it even if she sold herself. In the end, she hid behind the door of the pawnshop and put it in her underwear, which made the shopkeeper laugh at her.
After leaving the pawnshop, Yu Shu went west to find the bookstore at the end of the street to return the money to the old shopkeeper.
The old shopkeeper of the bookstore saw that she was dressed as a boy and didn't recognize her for a moment. After she reminded him, he remembered the credit that day and couldn't help but sigh. When Yu Shu gave him the money, he didn't refuse, but looked at her with affection in his eyes. Seeing that there were no customers in the shop, he took a pen and paper and asked her to write a few words, pointing out the way she held the pen.
Yu Shu could tell that the old man was lonely, so she stayed with him for a while and took the opportunity to listen to his history. When it was almost noon, she said goodbye and left. She promised the old shopkeeper that she would come often.
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After the business is done, Yu Shu returns to the courtyard. Lunch is ready. Yu Xiaoxiu is waiting for her at the door, holding a branch and writing on the ground.
When Yu Shu saw this, she muttered, "Isn't there a lot of paper? And you're drawing on the ground, don't you think it's dirty?"
"I'm just drawing."
Yu Xiaoxiu threw the branch away and fetched water for her to wash her hands. Aunt Liu has already eaten and is drying radish strips in the yard. She has finished eating the pickled vegetables and is going to pickle two more jars in the next two days. There is only one dish for lunch, which is light and tasteless. There are not many edible vegetables in spring, and they can't afford meat. Yu Shu chewed half a bowl of rice and couldn't swallow it. Seeing that Yu Xiaoxiu has cleaned the bottom of the bowl, she praised him, "You're really easy to feed."
Then she took the opportunity to push the leftovers to him, "I can't eat anymore."
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't mind her saliva. He changed a pair of chopsticks and continued to eat expressionlessly.
"By the way, I went to see Master Jing Chen this morning. Guess where he is?"
Yu Xiaoxiu's mouth was stuffed, and he hummed through his nose.
"He's at the river where we flew kites the day before yesterday. Isn't there a plum forest across the river?" Yu Shu told Yu Xiaoxiu about her meeting with Jing Chen in the morning. Finally, she took out the Yellowfrost Stone and handed it to him, "Here, keep it. When you're free, rub it in your palm. You won't get sick."
Yu Xiaoxiu shoved the last mouthful of rice into his mouth and wiped his hands on the table. He took the yellow bead and looked at it. He curled his lips and handed it back to Yu Shu, "I don't want it. It's something for girls to play with."
"Nonsense, it's not like it's a hairpin. Take it."
"I don't want it." It's not for him.
Yu Xiaoxiu refused to take it. He cleaned up the dishes and ran out to wash them. Yu Shu had no choice but to rub it in her palm a few times and put it away. After lunch, the two of them started writing on the table. Yu Xiaoxiu did his homework, while Yu Shu learned how to write. Both of them focused on their own tasks. Soon after, Yu Xiaoxiu spoke first, "This morning at the private school, several people secretly asked me questions."
"What did they ask you?" Yu Shu stiffly held the pen. She didn't like to use a brush. It was too soft. If she didn't write properly, her writing would be crooked and it would delay her progress. It seemed that she had to find a way to make a charcoal pen.
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"Haven't you been going to school with him recently? Later, something happened to Xue Wenzhe. Everyone said that you saved him. Then, I don't know who said it behind your back, but they said that you and Xue Wenzhe were together. They asked me if it was true."
Yu Xiaoxiu was very unhappy, those few people poked fun at his sister, saying that she was a duck trying to climb a branch, they only dared to treat his sister like this, if it was another family's young miss, would they dare to speak so brazenly?
Moreover, his sister would never be together with Xue Wenzhe. That boy was so big for nothing. When something happened, he still needed his sister to save him. Useless.
"Nonsense. What do I have to do with him?" Yu Shu raised her eyebrows. Hearing that she had an affair with a boy who was still wet behind the ears, she felt a chill down her spine.
Yu Xiaoxiu looked up at her, "Don't you like him?"
Yu Shu was about to refute, but suddenly thought that "she" had indeed liked that boy in the past.
She said vaguely, "that was in the past. Now I feel annoyed when I see him." "Oh." It seemed that his sister really didn't like Xue Wenzhe anymore.
He really didn't like Xue Wenzhe anymore. Yu Xiaoxiu was secretly happy. He didn't want to see his sister chasing after that brat.
"You didn't quarrel with them, did you?" Yu Shu thought about Yu Xiaoxiu's temper and stopped writing. She didn't know much about the marriage customs in the morning, but she guessed that it was not a good thing if there was a girl gossiping. Could it be that Yu Xiaoxiu quarreled with others because of her?
Yu Xiaoxiu said in a muffled voice, "No."
He was small and couldn't beat others. If they quarreled, things would get out of hand. In the end, it would be his sister who suffered.
"That's good. Don't pay attention to them in the future. Just concentrate on your studies." Yu Shu put down her pen. She sat up and patted his head. Then, she laid down on the bed and took an afternoon nap.
Yu Xiaoxiu rubbed his head. He felt a little better. He continued to bury his head in his homework.
He had to study hard. One day, people wouldn't roll their eyes at him and his sister.
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In the evening, Yu Shu went to Jing Shang Tang. Qing Zheng didn't let her squat at the door. He had already drawn a spell and was waiting for her. He told her that she wasn't allowed to catch chess pieces today.
"Master, you have to tell me what's the point of doing this, right?" Yu Shu asked. It wasn't that she didn't want to catch chess pieces. It was just that she didn't know how to do it. She was afraid that it would be useless.
"Just do as I say," Qing Zheng said as he laid lazily on the bamboo bed. Seeing that he wouldn't explain no matter what, Yu Shu didn't want to give up the chance to study. So, she asked, "Then how long do I have to catch?"
Qing Zheng looked at the black and white chess pieces on the ground. "When you can guess ten times in a row, that's about it."
"Ten times?" She had been catching for the whole night yesterday. She only got it right twice. If she wanted to get it right in a row, she might as well dig another eye out of her forehead.
Although she was complaining in her heart, Yu Shu still obediently caught the chess pieces. She closed her eyes. She opened her eyes. She didn't get it right. She closed her eyes. She opened her eyes. She didn't get it right. She closed her eyes. Her hands were sore. She rested for a while. Then, she continued. Qing Zheng didn't say anything.
After catching for almost two hours, she was almost bored to her limit. Qing Zheng called for her to stop. "Okay, let's stop here for today. Come here, I have something for you."
When Yu Shu heard that, she immediately became energetic. She put the chess pieces into the bowl and trotted over. She smiled and said, "What is it, master?"
Daoist Qing Zheng took out a bottle of medicine from the bed behind him and handed it to her. "Take it back and apply it in the morning and evening. It will dissolve the blood and remove the bruises. The bruises on your arms are too eyesore."
Yu Shu touched her forearm and took the bottle of medicine. She was a little touched. Old Lady Ji punished her with twenty rattan sticks. She was very particular about it. The bruises on her arms didn't seem to fade until now. "Thank you, master."
"Go and wipe the ground before you go back."
The bucket was full of water. Yu Shu took a piece of cloth and wiped off the drawings on the ground. She didn't know why the silver paint lost its color the moment it touched the water, so it was easily wiped off.
After cleaning up, Yu Shu moved closer to Qing Zheng. "Master."
Qing Zheng turned around and faced her. "Why are you still here?"
Yu Shu said, "Can I make a deal with you? I still need to catch these chess pieces every day. Can you teach me something else?"
Her progress was too slow. She still had extra energy and didn't want to waste it.
Qing Zheng said unhappily, "You can't even stand properly and you want to run away. Catch the chess pieces first."
Unable to come to an agreement, Yu Shu immediately stopped smiling and said disdainfully, "Do you only know how to catch chess pieces and nothing else?"
How could Qing Zheng not know that she was trying to provoke him?
He glared at her, but he didn't want her to look down on him. Kicking his legs, he grumpily said, "Your master knows a lot of things. I'm just afraid that you won't be able to learn them all."
"Then teach me one by one." Yu Shu squatted down and leaned on the edge of the bamboo bed. She said fawningly, "First, teach me how to predict tomorrow's weather. In the Yixue lecture hall in the city,
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