"Oh?" Cao Zixin curiously asked, "What kind of business are you going to do?"
Yu Shu pursed her lips and smiled, "It's just a small business. It's not worth mentioning. I will show it to you when it becomes big in the future."
Cao Zixin thought that 'Ashu' was a young man. He knew that it was difficult to do business, but he didn't pour cold water on her. He just said, "If there's anything I can help you with, just say it."
Yu Shu didn't take his polite words seriously, "I don't need it now. Let's talk about it later."
Cao Zixin nodded and said, "Since you don't want to do it in the future, then don't call me Shopkeeper anymore. I'm a few years older than you. Just call me Brother Cao."
Yu Shu readily accepted his advice, "Brother Cao."
Then, Yu Shu asked him for the account book and began to check the entries and entries of the past two days. She found one or two mistakes and took the opportunity to tease him. Cao Zixin grumpily accepted it and didn't argue with her.
At dusk, Yu Shu went out and smelled the fragrance of food on the street. She suddenly remembered that Yu Xiaoxiu said that Xue Wenzhe would treat them at Zuixian Restaurant. So, she said goodbye to Cao Zixin and hurriedly ran home to change clothes.
When she returned home, the sky was almost dark. Yu Xiaoxiu saw that she didn't come back, so he thought that she didn't want to go. He happily squatted at the door and ate the scallion pancake made by Aunt Liu. But Yu Shu slapped it down and it fell back to the plate.
"What are you eating? Save your stomach for later. Hurry, go and fetch water for me to wash my face. If it's late, I'll have to eat the leftovers." Yu Xiaoxiu reluctantly took the basin and left. Yu Shu went to the closet to look through some clothes. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a set of plain pink clothes on top of the closet. On a whim, she casually pulled it out.
It was said that the Da 'an Dynasty's women's clothing was similar to the Song Dynasty's clothing. Most of them had two pieces. On the top, there was a short blouse, a small jacket, a left lapel, and a skirt. On the other, there were pleated skirts, horse-face skirts, and short skirts. On the top, there were sleeveless or half-sleeved long clothes that could be worn by both men and women.
According to what Yu Shu had seen on the streets these days, women preferred light colors. The more tender the more beautiful they were, such as pink, yellow, and green. Of course, the color of the clothes wasn't the most important. It also depended on the person's appearance.
Each place nurtured its own people. The south was moist, so even if the young ladies and young women in Yi Yang City weren't all delicate and beautiful, there were very few who looked crooked. Yu Shu secretly looked at herself in the bronze mirror in Aunt Cui's room. Her current face was not bad. She inherited Aunt Song's double eyelids, round nose, and curved eyebrows. The only thing lacking was that her appearance was too lovable and obedient. No matter how hard she stared, her eyes weren't sharp. Compared to Yu Shu's previous life's strong female appearance, it was really too different.
However, Yu Shu was quite satisfied with this kind of Lolita appearance. She could hide her real big sister's heart. This was a safe way to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger.
Yu Xiaoxiu fetched water and went back to the house. When he saw her putting on the pink dress and shirt, his face stiffened. Then he saw her excitedly going out to look for Aunt Liu to comb her hair with a flower hairpin. His face became even more ugly. He thought that his sister was still interested in Xue Wenzhe. Otherwise, why would she dress up? She hadn't worn this dress for a month.
However, he misunderstood Yu Shu. He didn't know that his sister was more disgusted by this pink dress than he was. It was just that she was in a good mood today, so she acted up.
After tidying up, Yu Shu went back to the house and made an orchid gesture. She shyly and timidly asked Yu Xiaoxiu, "Do I look good?"
Yu Xiaoxiu: "Ugly."
Even if it looked good, he wouldn't admit it.
Yu Shu smiled and raised her hand. "Pa!"
"Ouch — Why did you hit my head?"
"My hand was itchy."
"Humph."
***
As far as Yu Shu knew, Drunken Immortal Restaurant was one of the best restaurants on Changmen Street. Its signature dish was Drunken Immortal Duck. It was said that when the emperor traveled to Jiangnan many years ago, he ate duck in this restaurant.
Yu Shu dawdled at home. When she and Yu Xiaoxiu arrived at Drunken Immortal Restaurant, she didn't expect that a table of classmates was still waiting for them. She was really flattered. Xue Wenzhe booked a private room on the second floor with two tables. He only invited seven or eight people. When Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu arrived, one table was full, one table was empty, one table was full of food and wine, and the other table only had teacups and teapots.
Master Xue was sitting in a good seat under the window. He was handsome with red lips and white teeth. When he saw Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu being led into the door by the waiter, his eyes fell on Yu Shu, who was dressed nicely. He was stunned at first, then turned his head and sneered, "Finally."
A group of people were talking and laughing. When they heard him speak, they all turned to look at Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu, but no one greeted them. However, Ji Zhu said to Xue Wenzhe, "Since everyone is here, we don't need to wait."
Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaoxiu glared at Xue Wenzhe, thinking that this brat was really shameless. His sister had saved his life, and since he was treating them to a meal, why did he have to put on such a sour face? There wasn't even an empty seat on the table, so he must be planning to embarrass them.
Yu Shu also felt strange. What was wrong with Mr. Xue? This was not the attitude he should have for his savior. Did he become stupid after being struck by lightning that night? Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaoxiu glared at Xue Wenzhe and thought that this guy was really shameless.
Yu Shu was dressed vulgar and Yu Xiaoxiu was covered in dust. When the two of them stood in front of this group of people, they really didn't look like they were from the same place. Yu Xiaoxiu was about to pull Yu Shu away, but Yu Shu pulled him back. She pushed him to the empty table and sat down beside him. She waved at the waiter who was still at the door and pointed at Xue Wenzhe's table. She said straightforwardly, "Go, bring another table of dishes."
.....
Seeing that the waiter didn't move, Yu Shu followed the waiter's gaze and looked at the constipated faces at the next table. She frowned and said to Xue Wenzhe: "What's wrong? Don't you want to serve the dishes?" Xue Wenzhe looked at her coldly and didn't say anything. There was undisguised disgust in his eyes.
"Can you afford the dishes here?" The one who spoke was Ji Zhu. She had a good relationship with Xue Wenzhe. She could see that he was in a bad mood after recovering from a serious illness. She guessed that he wanted to embarrass them, so she took the initiative to do it for him.
As soon as she spoke, the people at the table showed disdain at the right time and aimed at Yu Shu in unison. It was a common enemy.
Yu Shu felt that she should be angry at this time. But when she saw that these little kids who didn't even have their hair fully grown also wanted to bully her, she was so happy that she wanted to hit the table.
Yu Shu pulled a long face and held back her laughter. She stood up and put on a provocative look. She looked at Ji Zhu and said, "It's not your treat. It's not your turn to care about the money."
She was not her mother's wife, so why did this little girl have to control her?
Probably because she thought of something, Ji Zhu blushed and glared at Yu Shu. Then she turned her head and complained to Xue Wenzhe. "Why did you bring them here? Hurry up and drive them away. I can't eat when I see them. Don't you know that they live in the servants' room in our house? They don't even take a bath once a month. It's so dirty."
The people at the table gritted their teeth and looked at Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu with an ugly face. Yu Xiaoxiu was so angry that his face turned red, but he didn't refute. They lived in the courtyard, so it was true that they didn't have the conditions to take a bath. But it was not like what Ji Zhu said that they didn't take a bath for a month. Even if he couldn't soak in hot water, he would wipe his body once every two days and wash the bedsheets once every half a month. How could it be dirty?
As the host tonight, Xue Wenzhe finally spoke. He looked at Yu Shu with disgust and said, "Okay, you can leave."
Ji Zhu looked at Yu Shu with a little complacency and said, "Did you hear that? Let's go."
Yu Xiaoxiu was so angry that he turned around and was about to go out. But Yu Shu grabbed him with one hand and took the invitation from his arms with her long fingers. Then she turned around and threw her hand on the plate in front of Xue Wenzhe. The soup splashed and a few drops of it splashed on Xue Wenzhe's white collar, which made him widen his eyes.
Ji Zhu said, "Ah!" and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him. Then she turned around and said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Yu Shu raised her eyebrows and pulled Yu Xiaoxiu to the door. Then she turned around and sneered, "You can't even afford to serve the dishes. If you don't have money, don't try to be a host."
After that, she lifted the curtain and left, ignoring the reaction of the table behind her. When she reached the stairs, she heard the sound of plates and bowls being smashed. She turned around and said to Yu Xiaoxiu, "This ungrateful thing. Next time, he will be caught and stripped naked to attract lightning."
Yu Xiaoxiu was angry and did not hear her clearly. He snorted, "I knew he was like this. Gold on the outside but rotten on the inside."
Both of them talked and went downstairs.
On the other side, in the private room, a group of people who were sitting around the table stood up and hid at the side, watching Xue Wenzhe lose his temper. When he was done, they looked at each other and said their goodbyes one after another. Only Ji Zhu and a young man who was close to him were left to persuade him.
On the way home, the sister and brother pair were hungry. They thought of ways to scold Xue Wenzhe and then analyzed, "Sister, do you think there is something wrong with him?"
Yu Xiaoxiu couldn't figure it out. His sister didn't do anything to that brat. Didn't she just bring people to save him once? In any case, she saved his dog life.
Yu Shu was also puzzled. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure out what was wrong with Master Xue. Why did his attitude towards her become worse than before? She thought that he really wanted to treat her to a meal. He even swaggered over. What a disappointment.
"How would I know?" Yu Shu was hungry and listless. "I don't know if Aunt Liu has cooked anything. I didn't bring any money with me. Otherwise, I would have eaten on the street."
Yu Xiaoxiu licked his lips, "It would be good if there were fish. I can go back and cook fish soup."
Yu Shu stole two fish from Old Lady Ji's courtyard. A few days ago, she cooked and ate them behind others' backs. The taste was so delicious that she still wanted to drool when she recalled it.
Yu Shu scratched her chin and said, "Then I'll go catch two more at night?"
Old Lady Ji still owed her eighteen fish.
Yu Xiaoxiu was a little tempted, but he was afraid that she would be caught. He hesitated.
Yu Shu squinted at him and knew that he was also hungry. She smiled and put her hand on his shoulder, "Why don't you go with me and help me keep a lookout? The fish are kept in the pond. It'll be a waste if we don't eat them. We'll only catch two at a time. No one will find out. What do you think?"
Yu Xiaoxiu thought for a moment, "Okay. When?"
"Go back and sleep first. We'll wake up when the rooster crows. At that time, there will be no patrols in the courtyard. We can go there from the small garden."
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