Chapter 27 Sending a Letter for Help

Daya went to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner and told Lu Qiniang not to do anything and asked her to rest on the kang.

So the situation became that Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan each occupied one side of the kang, looking at each other in boredom.

Lu Qiniang: This is so embarrassing that it makes her want to go out and dig two acres of land and catch ten pigs.

Finally, it was Xiao Yan who spoke up: "Don't worry about the money. If you have any rare things in the future, you can go to the Duke's Mansion and sell them to the Third Young Master."

When it comes to making money, Lu Qiniang becomes interested.

"Why is the Third Young Master so dandy?"

"Um."

"Do you know him?"

"Yeah." When Xiao Yan talked about the past, he was very frugal with his words and didn't say much.

"You two have a grudge against each other, right? You always try to trick him." Lu Qiniang continued, "But what's so strange about it? I need to think about it carefully."

Xiao Yan said calmly, "He was born into wealth, so anything he hasn't seen is rare."

The most important thing is that Xiao Yan plans to write a letter to that little bully.

He couldn't feel at ease sucking Lu Qiniang's blood.

Her life is obviously much more unfortunate than mine.

So, even if he didn't want to, Xiao Yan decided to contact his few remaining connections.

Lu Qinniang, a chivalrous woman with a kind heart, should not always be immersed in bitterness.

"Okay, what's the fun in going back? I'll try again and make money from the rich." Lu Qiniang leaned against the wall. "Some people paid 20 taels of silver for a wild boar, while others were left with nothing but 15 taels of silver for compensation, and that was even deducted."

How can human life be so cheap?

She felt that this was not right.

But what can she do?

She could only resort to tricks to make life better for herself and her three daughters.

Xiao Yan fell silent when he heard this.

He saw confusion, sadness, and longing in Lu Qiniang's eyes...

She was thinking about her husband.

Yes, as a child bride, the two of them grew up together and must have a very good relationship.

It’s a pity that they are separated by Yin and Yang and will never see each other again.

Erya came back not long after and said excitedly, "Mom, I bought the medicine! Doctor Hu said that as long as you finish taking the medicine, you will be completely cured and will never get sick again."

"Why so fast?" Lu Qiniang said with a smile, reaching out to touch her cheeks that were red from the north wind, "Is it very cold outside?"

"It's so cold, my ears are about to freeze off. Next year, when you have money, please make me a pair of warm ears." Erya never forgets to dress up. "What a coincidence! When I went to the pharmacy, I found it was open. It turned out that someone was in a hurry to get medicine and forced the pharmacy to open. I was lucky enough to catch it."

She took the medicine to the kitchen and gave it to Daya: "Sister, you boil it. I'm afraid I'll be careless and ruin such an expensive medicine."

This is forty taels of silver!

It was supposed to be forty-three taels originally, but Doctor Hu went to negotiate, and the drug store finally agreed to a lower price.

"Before, I suspected that Doctor Hu was talking nonsense. How could it be so expensive? I was thinking of saving the remaining money to make myself a new coat. Who would have thought it would be so expensive." Erya said angrily.

Only now did she begin to feel sorry for the forty taels of silver.

How many clothes and jewelry can I buy with it!

"After spring comes, we'll go to the mountains to dig up herbs to sell." Daya said with a smile, taking a medicine jar from the shelf. "Are we still going to boil three bowls of water into one this time? Did Doctor Hu tell us how to boil the medicine?"

"Say it's the same as before, I said you must remember it."

"Yeah, I remember." Daya nodded.

"Okay, you do it. I need to go inside and warm up. I'm so busy all day long."

She is happy to do things like running errands outside.

But she hated housework, and if Lu Qiniang hadn't pressured her, she would definitely not help.

She hopes to marry a rich man in the future so that she can have maids to serve her and no longer have to sweep the house or wash dishes.

"Go ahead, you've worked hard today."

Daya is hardworking and never complains about who does more or less.

After Erya entered the room and saw Lu Qiniang getting off the ground, she quickly said, "Mother, didn't I tell you to take a good rest?"

"Do you think I'm made of paper?" Lu Qiniang said unhappily, "I need to go to the toilet."

Erya didn't say anything then.

After Lu Qiniang left, Xiao Yan suddenly spoke: "Zhuo Zhuo."

Erya was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was calling her.

Xiao Yan's voice was low and magnetic, with a very steady power.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Erya said.

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Tell me first what you need help with, and then I'll see if I can agree to it." Erya's eyes rolled around.

How did she feel? It sounded like a good thing.

"I wrote a letter, could you please run an errand for me?"

"Who is this letter for?"

"The third young master of the Yunguo Mansion."

"Duke Yun's Mansion? Isn't that where my mother sells wild boars?" Erya asked, "Do you know the third young master of their mansion?"

"Yeah." Xiao Yan knew what Erya wanted. "You help me run that errand, and then I'll have new clothes and New Year's goods."

In the letter, he told Yun Ting that he wanted one hundred taels of silver, some New Year's goods, and a few new clothes for the girl who delivered the letter.

Special note: there are three girls in the family, so everyone needs to prepare two sets, without any bias.

These days, Xiao Yan also realized that Erya was picky and competitive. If the distribution was uneven, everyone would have a hard time this year.

As for Lu Qiniang, according to Doctor Hu, she would lose weight, so Xiao Yan asked for two pieces of brocade so that she could make new clothes for herself when she lost weight.

Xiao Yan's thoughts were comprehensive.

"Really?" Erya's eyes lit up instantly.

Although she had been running almost non-stop since she woke up this morning, when she heard that there were new clothes, she said she could still run another eighteen blocks.

She is not tired!

"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded.

Although he didn't say anything, Arya could already feel his calmness and composure that belonged to a superior, and that everything was under control.

"Where's the letter? I'll go right away." Erya urged, "Hurry up and give it to me before my mother comes back. When she comes back, she won't let me go begging for things."

Xiao Yan handed her the folded paper he had written on it. "Just tell the concierge to look for the Third Young Master. If he refuses to pass on the message, be aggressive and say you can't afford the consequences if the Third Young Master blames you. Then they'll help you deliver the message."

"Okay, fine!" Erya agreed readily, blinking her eyes. "Third Young Master, will you give me a reward?"

According to her experience of running errands for the masters in the Zhou family, there would be rewards.

Moreover, today is New Year's Eve, so the reward should be even greater.

"Yes, I'll keep them all for you. I won't tell your mother." Xiao Yan understood.

The smile on Erya's face spread quickly, "Thank you very much! In the future, if you have such matters, just ask me. I won't be tired."

She can do it!

When Lu Qiniang entered the house, she saw Erya running out in a hurry.

She called out to Arya, "Where are you going? Dinner will be served soon!"

"I'll go talk to Dujuan and be back soon." Erya's voice came from outside the yard, full of joy.