Ever since the urgent letter to enter the capital, Daiyu had returned to the Su in a panic. Although it had only been a few months, she had experienced more things than in the past ten years. Usually, Daiyu did not have the time to calm down. As for today, she met Zijuan again, and her life was over.
Zi Juan was leaning against a small door seven or eight steps away. She was wearing a plain gray dress and only had a whip tied with coarse linen on her head. Her expression was light and sorrowful, and her earrings were dark and dull. Was this Zijuan? Why did she look so familiar? Or perhaps she had lost some relatives…
"Zijuan…"
"Miss!" Zijuan quickly walked up and stood a step away." Miss, Miss…"
Daiyu's eyes reddened as well. She lifted her handkerchief to wipe her tears." Silly girl, what are you crying for? Aren't I back now?"
Zijuan's face hurt, and she pulled Daiyu's hand away from her face. When she took it off, she saw that the white and soft scarf was actually torn. She cried,"Miss, you don't have to wipe it, you might hurt the silk…"
Dai Yu held back her tears and spat,"Pui!" What was a silk worth? Was it worth more than a person?”
Zi Juan choked up and called out,"Miss" again, but she didn't say anything else. The two of them were silent. Fortunately, Zhou Rui's family reminded them and advised,"Aiya, my Miss Lin, why do you have to be sad here? Old Lady, Old Lady and the others are all looking forward to it. If Miss stays a little longer, I'm afraid Old Lady will be nagging about the opportunity again. When Young Lady returns, when can she not catch up with the servants? Let's go quickly."
Zijuan nodded with reddened eyes and pulled Daiyu's hand before letting go." Miss, go quickly."”
Zhou Rui's family quickly came over to hold Dai Yu's hand and smiled,""Yes, don't call Old Lady. The ladies are waiting anxiously. If we wait a little longer, I'm afraid Young Lady will be so anxious that she will come out to welcome us.”
Zijuan wiped her tears and forced a smile." Yes, Mother Zhou is right. Miss, you should go quickly." I was originally in the backyard. I heard that the girl was back, so I ran over. I was satisfied to see the girl. I should go back. Mom will look for me in a while. When you are free later, I will come to greet you.”
Zijuan was about to leave, but Daiyu pulled her back. Daiyu held Zijuan's hand and felt the stabbing pain. She couldn't bear it and said,"You were originally given to me by the old lady, so don't go. I'll go and tell the old lady now and ask you to throw it back to me.”
"Miss…"
Daiyu said,"Why are you crying like this? We've been together since we were born. It's fine if we're still together in the future."”Zhou Rui was worried that Daiyu would be late, so he smiled and said,""Old Lady dotes on Young Lady the most, how can Old Lady not agree to whatever Young Lady wants? In my opinion, Zijuan doesn't need to go with the young lady. If she really can't leave, let her go back first, change her clothes, and then go back to the old lady. Firstly, it won't delay the reunion. Secondly, the old lady will see that she's comfortable, so she can rest assured.”
Zijuan hurriedly said," Yes, I only wanted to see you and didn't even tidy up my clothes. You should go first. Don't make the old lady wait anxiously."”
After the deal was made, Zijuan went back first. Later that night, she would go to Daiyu's place. Daiyu and Zhou Rui's family would go to see the old lady.
She was familiar with the Jia residence, and Daiyu was eager to return home. She thought about how her sisters would look when she saw them later, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the place. Before he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Ping 'er, Suyun, Siqi, Shi Shu, Ru Hua, and a few others watching at the door. "We've finally arrived," Pinger said happily.”As he spoke, he took the lead to welcome her and support her,"I've long heard the news that it's coming. The girls have been waiting for it since early in the morning. Grandma also said that it should have arrived long ago. I'm afraid that something happened on the way and it might delay us for a while. I'm afraid that she's sending you to the dock to ask about it now. She also instructed me to prepare bird's nest soup to sit. I'm afraid that you'll be tired from rushing back, so I asked you to come and serve you a drink first.”
"Didn't the sisters go to school?" Are you all waiting for me?"
The servant smiled and said," When the ladies heard that you were coming back, they were already looking forward to it a few days ago. How could they still have the mood to study? Our lady doesn't even write when she wakes up early. She just misses you." In such a short period of time, you have sent us out seven or eight times. If you had arrived a little later, the girls would have chased us out and asked.”
On the other hand, Daiyu was escorted into the house by the crowd. She had seen her sisters and the old lady. Only when Xifeng was not around and everyone had seen her did she rush over.
On the other side, Lin Ming was carried into the courtyard by a sedan chair. Qingwen took the lead and came out to welcome him. When she saw the four strong men in front of the sedan chair, she was stunned and said,"Where did this manservant come from? Don't you know the rules at all?!”He personally led the three little girls to help Lin Ming up.
She helped Lin Ming into the house as she instructed her," Don't be rude. These people followed me here from Suzhou and Yangzhou. They're different from the servants in the residence. You'll know in the future." I'm very tired and don't need you. Take out two hundred taels of silver and find a house nearby to settle them down. I'll deal with the rest tomorrow.”
Two hundred taels of silver? Ever since Lin Ming left, there was no money in the courtyard for a box of charcoal or a bowl of eggs. There was not even twenty taels, let alone two hundred taels! Lin Ming went to sleep, leaving three or four girls around Qingwen. They didn't dare to go out and looked at the man who was sitting by the door and chatting. They felt guilty.
"Sister Qingwen, what should we do?”A little girl asked with a red face," Miss only said that she would take two hundred taels, but she didn't give it to us. We don't have any silver, so are we going to let these men sit at our door?”
Qingwen's phoenix eyes slanted, and she couldn't help but cough twice before saying,""What are you panicking for? It's not something you can't see. Why are you afraid of people seeing it?？”He pressed his handkerchief down and coughed twice. He finally managed to catch his breath. He pressed his chest and said,"Little hussy, is it short of your food or short of your clothes? Master only said one sentence, and you opened your mouth and said that you don't have money. It's probably that the courtyard has been deserted for a long time and can't accommodate you. If you want to climb up the social ladder and get rich, just go!”
"When did I say I was leaving? Even if I did, it wasn't for money." Miss only said two hundred taels. We don't have any money. What's wrong with me saying it?”
"Who do you think you are? Why do you have to worry about how much money Master wants?" Qing Wen sneered. I don't know, but ever since Miss Lin went back, you and your Sister Hong have been trying to get to Second Grandmother's place. Since she has been gone for some time, perhaps she finally made a plan yesterday. Second Grandmother has also vacated her job and is waiting for you to make a fortune. She is so happy that she has even forgotten her name!”
The little servant girl said," Sister Hongxue is going to Second Grandmother. That is what Miss Ping wants. What does it have to do with me? When did I say that I was going too? What does Sister mean by that?"”
Qingwen opened the box with the key and took out the silver while saying,""Hmph, if you want to climb up the social ladder, then go early. Hide it, lest it makes people disgusted to see it every day. I only hope that you can cling to me for a long time. Don't be like some people who cry and look at me again!”There was no need to count the silver, but it was not enough. Qingwen pretended not to see it and turned around to go into the room. After a while, she took out her dressing box and opened it. She took out the necklace, ring, and earrings and placed them on the table. She wiped off the bracelet on her wrist and removed the earrings on her ear. She put them in the bag together with a piece of silver on her waist.
"Humph. Since the courtyard is poor and you don't have money to pay, it's not your turn to worry at all!”As she spoke, she was about to go out when she was pulled back by Xue Yan. Xue Yan was small and timid. Usually, she would not dare to speak when Qingwen was angry. At this time, she actually pulled her back.
Qingwen thought that Xueyan was going to persuade her, so she became even angrier and twisted her waist." Why are you pulling me? I want to chase such a heartless thing away. Let's see who dares to persuade me!"”
How could Xue Yan dare to persuade him? She quickly wiped off her jewelry." If you want to chase him away, then do it. Miss said 200 taels, but I don't know if 200 taels is enough. It's better for us to gather a few more insurance."”The snow goose was the youngest. With her leading the way, who would have the cheek to not move? Hence, she gathered a few more items. Qingwen did not say anything else and took her bag out.
Qingwen placed her bag on the porch and pointed with her fair fingertips."This is the two hundred taels of silver that Young Lady instructed you to find a place to stay outside the residence.”
When Zhang Dazhi heard this crisp and sharp voice, he immediately got up from the ground. He wanted to tease her, but he was stunned at a glance. This celestial maiden from which heavenly palace had descended was actually a hundred times more iconic than the flower maidens on the Qinhuai River!
Zhang Daqi also got up from the ground and picked up the bag. He weighed it in his hand and realized that there were many jewelry inside. He gave it to Dazhi, but Dazhi did not see it. He quickly walked over and blocked Dazhi. He bowed and said,"Thank you for your guidance, sister. We will go now. If Young Lady wakes up, please help us report to Young Lady.”
Sister? Only then did Qingwen look at the man in front of her. All of them were burly and had fierce looks in their eyes, especially the one who was giving the gift. He was as black as coal and his skin was so rough that it could be sharpened! In the entire residence, including the stables, there was no one uglier than him!
You can't even compare to my father, yet you still call me elder sister! Qingwen's phoenix eyes turned white as she spat out the word 'pui' in her throat. "The capital is very big and you don't know the price. Once you leave the courtyard, find a steward in the residence to take you there.”
Zhang Daqi bowed deeply and said,""Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for your guidance, Young Lady.”
Qingwen turned around and approached the door. She found it funny and hid behind the curtain. She heard a man's strange voice say,"Motherf * cker, this chick is good-looking, but she looks down on us like we're fools. Only the few of us brothers have traveled all over the world and have seen everything. Could it be that we can be cheated by people when we rent a house?”
Bah! Her good intentions were treated as ill intentions! Qingwen thought to herself,'Dressed like a black bark tree, afraid that others won't be able to tell that I'm a foreigner?' In the capital, there were even people who lied to ghosts! I'm kindly reminding you…
"Dazhi, don't say that! Then Sister is being kind."
Pui! Pui! Who is your sister? I'm still your mother!
" You only think of people like her. She's from a noble family and is like a fairy. I'm afraid she has never left the house in her life. When have you ever seen people like us? Be careful with your words. Don't be rude to her. Besides, she's a servant girl who serves the young miss. She can be considered as half a host…"
"Hey! Brother, why are you blushing? Haha, good fellow, it's really red! Aiyaya, my old brother, spicy mama is good, this little hussy is hundreds of times more standard than jade plaque lady, she is my sister-in-law! Ha, haha, hahaha!"
Qingwen stood up straight and thought,'Good, I was still saying that you ugly black lump is considered half polite, but it turns out that, actually…' Qingwen looked around and rushed over to grab the teapot on the table. She was about to charge out when she was pulled back by two girls on both sides. They advised in a low voice,"Sister Qingwen, don't be angry. If you go out and hear it, it won't be good. It's better to endure this and wait for Young Lady to wake up before taking issue with them.”
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