In the blink of an eye, it was May. Yu Shu woke up early in the morning. She washed the rice, put it in the pot and started to decoct the medicine. After half an hour, she poured the medicine into a bowl and brought it into the house. Yu Xiaoxiu was already awake. He was sitting on the wooden bed in the central room, yawning and putting on his clothes.
Yu Shu took a few more glances at him. Seeing that he didn't have any special reaction, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. Today was Yu Xiaoxiu's birthday. A while ago, Zi Ta had specially asked about his and Zhao Hui's horoscope. After paying attention to it, she took note of it and thought that this child would mention it to her.
She shook her head and went back to the house to help Zhao Hui drink the medicine. After that, she helped her urinate in the house and took the urinal out to empty it.
"Sister, do you want porridge in the morning?" Yu Xiaoxiu came out from the kitchen.
Yu Shu squatted beside the water tank and rinsed her mouth. After spitting out the water, she turned back and said: "That is for Aunt Huei. Let's go out to eat in the morning. Quickly go and comb your hair."
"Will Aunt Hu take care of Aunt Huei later?"
"Yes, I told her yesterday."
After the siblings finished tidying up, Auntie Hu, who lived next door, arrived and they went out together. When they reached the door, Yu Shu first took two steps forward, pushed the wooden door across from her, and knocked on the knocker. She waited for a while, but no one answered.
Yu Xiaoxiu said: "It has been a month, but Brother Cao still hasn't come back."
Yu Shu looked at the closed door in front of her and felt a little disappointed. Cao Zixin said that he went to visit the grave and hasn't come back yet. As time passed, she became worried. Did something happen to him in his hometown? Every morning, she would go to his house and knock on his door.
"Let's go. Brother Cao's shop is still there. He will come back."
After exiting the alley, they turned west. After walking for a while, they saw a place selling breakfast. Yu Shu chose a place that sold sesame paste. The siblings each had a bowl and ate four chives (not dumplings?). After spending fifteen copper coins, he paid the bill.
"Sis, I'm leaving." Yu Xiaoxiu tugged at the strap of his bag and turned around.
Yu Shu stopped him. "It's still early. I'll take you there."
Yu Xiaoxiu smiled. "Alright."
The two of them passed through the alley. When they were not far from the Sanjue Study House, Yu Shu suddenly put her hand on Yu Xiaoxiu's shoulder and pulled him behind a tree. She asked suspiciously, "Xiaoxiu, today is your birthday, don't you know?"
Yu Xiaoxiu: "I know, why?"
Yu Shu suddenly didn't know what to say. This child really didn't take it seriously. If she hadn't seen Xue Wenzhe's birthday party, she would have thought that people in ancient times didn't care about such things.
"Sis?" Yu Xiaoxiu tugged at Yu Shu in confusion. He didn't know why Ta Ta suddenly brought up his birthday. In his mind, he had never thought about celebrating his birthday. In the past, Aunt Liu would at most make him a bowl of noodles on this day. Now that his sister was capable, he had been living a good life. He drank soup and ate meat every day. He didn't care if he didn't have a bowl of noodles to eat.
Yu Shu sighed and put her arms around his neck. "Xiaoxiu, do you want to play truant today?"
"What?" They were already at the entrance of the private school. Was she asking him to play truant?
"Play truant. I'll take you out to play today." Yu Shu coaxed.
Yu Xiaoxiu was indeed moved. He touched his head. Yu Xiaoxiu was indeed moved. He touched his head. "I didn't go for a few days last month. If I play truant again, Master will punish me tomorrow."
Yu Shu had a plan. "You go in first. When Master comes, pretend to have a stomachache and ask for leave to go home. I'll wait for you outside."
"Ah?"
It was right for children to be obedient, but it was not fun to be too stiff. An eleven-year-old boy should be mischievous. Yu Xiaoxiu didn't have any of that. He was bored all day like an old man. This really made Yu Shu feel relieved and sad at the same time.
"What ah? Hurry up and go in. Make it look real." Yu Shu pushed Yu Xiaoxiu out and watched him follow the children into the study room. Then she turned around and leaned against the tree, shaking her toes and waiting for him.
About the time it took to eat a meal, Yu Shu saw Yu Xiaoxiu come out from inside. However, there was someone beside him who was holding him. Yu Shu took a closer look. Hey, isn't that Miss Xue in a pink dress?
As soon as Yu Xiaoxiu went out, he pushed Xue Wenzhe's hand away. His face was still red from lying. "It's okay. I'll go back by myself. You go to class."
Xue Wenzhe held him again. "No, Master said to send you back."
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't like him very much. Just now, he pretended to have a stomachache and Master wanted him to go home. But this person insisted on seeing him off. Seeing Yu Shu walking towards him from the other side of the road, Yu Xiaoxiu was even more impatient to deal with him. He shook off his hand and said with a fierce face, "I said it's okay. You're so annoying. Who wants you to send me back?
Don't flatter yourself. "Xue Wenzhe didn't have time to get angry when he heard this because he also saw Yu Shu, who was dressed like a boy, walking towards him. Before he could smile, he quickly stopped and greeted Yu Shu," Mouse Yu, you came at the right time. Your brother is not feeling well. I was going to send him back. "Xue Wenzhe held him again." No, Master said to send you back. "
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't like him very much. Just now, he pretended to have a stomachache and Master wanted him to go home. But this person insisted on seeing him off. Seeing Yu Shu walking towards him from the other side of the road, Yu Xiaoxiu was even more impatient to deal with him. He shook off his hand and said with a fierce face, "I said it's okay. You're so annoying. Who wants you to send me back? Don't flatter yourself."
When Xue Wenzhe heard this, he didn't have time to turn hostile because he also saw Yu Shu, who was dressed like a boy, walking over. The corners of his mouth curled up, but before he could smile, he quickly retracted it. He pretended to not care and greeted Yu Shu, "Mouse Yu, you came at the right time. Your younger brother isn't feeling well, so I was just about to send him back."
Yu Shu saw Yu Xiaoxiu's black face. She faked a smile at Xue Wenzhe and reached out to ask Yu Xiaoxiu to come over. "No need. I'm here. Xiaoxiu, let's go."
Yu Shu pulled Yu Xiaoxiu and turned to leave. After a few steps, she found that Xue Wenzhe was following them. She stopped and turned her head to ask, "What's the matter?"
Xue Wenzhe looked to the side and said, "Well, my grandfather sent me a horse from the capital city. Tomorrow afternoon, they will go to my uncle's house to play. Since you have nothing to do all day, why don't you come with us?"
"I don't have time."
Yu Shu said and left with Yu Xiaoxiu, who was rolling his eyes. Xue Wenzhe was left on the side of the road. When the two of them disappeared, he realized that his invitation was rejected. He was so angry that his face turned green: "Do you think I want to invite you? You ungrateful mouse!"
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Yu Shu said that she was going to take Yu Xiaoxiu out to play, but in fact, she was taking him around the market of Changmenpu. First, they went to a ready-made clothing store.
Yu Shu stood in front of the counter and picked out clothes. Yu Xiaoxiu followed her cautiously. He originally thought that she wanted to buy clothes herself, but when he saw that she chatted with the shopkeeper and pulled him out to compare, he knew what she was up to. While the shopkeeper was rummaging in the shelves, he pulled Yu Shu's sleeve and whispered, "Sister, I, I don't want to buy clothes. I have clothes."
Yu Shu touched the soft material on the counter and said, "All of your clothes are torn and patched."
She had two sets of clothes to support herself. Yu Xiaoxiu's two or three sets of clothes were like a study companion when he went to the Sanjue Study Room. Just now at the gate of the private school, he stood with Xue Wenzhe. Those who didn't know would think that they were the young master and the servant.
Yu Xiaoxiu looked good. If he dressed well, he wouldn't be worse than those luxurious things. He was not the young master of the Ji family, but the only child of the Yu family!
"I can still wear them." Yu Xiaoxiu reached out to cover the two newly sewn holes on the hem of the clothes. He looked up at the colorful and beautiful materials on the shelf, lowered his head awkwardly, and protested in a low voice, "Don't spend money recklessly. Aunt Huei needs to take medicine when she is sick."
He was such a good child. Yu Shu patted his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Stand up straight. You're a man, so don't lower your head no matter where you go. We don't owe anyone anything. Older Sister has enough money to use, so I won't spend too much. It's more than enough to buy a few things for you."
Yu Xiaoxiu straightened his back and saw Yu Shu take out a money pouch from her sleeve. She opened it and dug in with two fingers. She shook out a banknote and placed it in front of him. When he saw the number on it, Yu Xiaoxiu was immediately dumbfounded. He swallowed hard and trembled as he said, "Older, older sister, where, where, where did you get the money from?"
The number on the banknote was written in black and white with a red stamp. It was fifty taels! How much paper, lamp oil, and steamed buns could one buy with fifty taels? Was it enough to fill a whole room?
Yu Xiaoxiu's mind was dizzy as he calculated. He heard Yu Shu snort lightly and moved closer to his ear and proudly said, "I didn't steal it or rob it. I earned it fair and square. Now you can rest assured. Today is your birthday, so if you want anything, just tell older sister."
Thanks to Pei Jing, she was able to buy the medicine that was 20% more expensive on the market at a 20% lower price. She saved 50 to 60 taels of silver and left 80 taels of silver for Zhao Hui's recuperation and meals. She had hoped to start a business with this sum of money. However, she was so busy all day long that she couldn't spare any time. Besides, money couldn't lay eggs if it was just left there, so she might as well "squander it" with her men.
Zhao Hui's condition improved, which made Yu Shu's tense mood relax for a month. However, the pressure was still there. It was a good time to spend money to relieve the pressure. After all, it was her own younger brother. No matter how much she spent, she wouldn't feel bad.
In the following period of time, because Yu Xiaoxiu was shocked by the fifty taels of silver, Yu Shu ordered him to go to the back of the shop to change into a few sets of clothes. The shopkeeper was very kind and didn't pick on customers. When he saw that the two 'brothers' weren't dressed well, but their clothes were clean, and that the 'older brother' was very generous with his words, he treated them well. In any case, there weren't any customers in the morning, so he treated them well.
Yu Xiaoxiu went in to change again. When he came out, Yu Shu was chatting with the innkeeper. When she saw him, her eyes lit up. She grinned and nodded, "Good, good. You look good this way."
Yu Xiaoxiu's face was a little red. He stood awkwardly in front of the bronze mirror. When he saw Yu Shu looking at him, he straightened his back. His hair was tightly tied up by the tailor and neatly tied with a few circles of silk ribbons. He was wearing a round neck silk robe that fit his slim waist and covered his knees. The lower half of his snow-white lantern pants was exposed, and the other end was tightly tucked into the black boots that he had temporarily changed into. He looked very spirited.
During this period of time, when Yu Xiaoxiu was recuperating with Zhao Hui, Yu Shu fed him a lot of oil. His face was rounder and his skin whiter. His eyes were big, and his facial features were delicate. He was gentle and quiet, so people always thought he was easy to bully. Clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle make the man. With this set of clothes, anyone would think he was a young master from a scholarly family.
"Young master is born handsome, so you should dress like this." Seeing this, the shopkeeper changed his words. After asking the tailor if the length was suitable, he said to Yu Shu, "Young master, what do you think?"
"I'll take this outfit. I'll also take a good belt and those boots." Yu Shu said straightforwardly. Just now, she had chatted with the shopkeeper. This set of clothes cost about two taels of silver, which wasn't too expensive.
Yu Xiaoxiu's eyes widened. "I don't —"
"What? You don't like this set of clothes? Do you like the other set?" Yu Shu turned her head to the shopkeeper and said, "Then give me the other two sets as well. I'll pay for them together with this set of clothes."
"Okay," The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "That's a total of three taels."
Yu Xiaoxiu was dumbfounded. Seeing Yu Shu's playful eyes, he hurriedly said, "Just, just this set of clothes is fine. Just this set of clothes. I like it very much."
Yu Shu chuckled. She took out a heavy silver ingot from her bosom and put it on the counter. She said to the shopkeeper, "Then I'll take this set of clothes. Also, according to the tailor's figure, make me two sets of inner clothes. I'll come back in a few days to collect them."
The shopkeeper looked at the silver ingot in his hand and said with a smile, "Young master, are you not going to see if there is anything that suits you?"
Yu Shu shook her head, "Another day."
Seeing this, the shopkeeper tactfully stopped promoting and opened the shop early in the morning. This was a good sign. Although Yu Shu only took a set of clothes in the end, the satin of the inner clothes was not cheap.
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