Chapter 1157: Climbing the ladder of fame and wealth (13)

When Ao Shiyan heard his sister asking him to exercise, he immediately frowned and said, "Is there no other way to make me stronger? For example, taking tonic medicine? I really don't want to exercise. It's too tiring. I'd rather memorize books..."

Ao Shiyan used to like quietness and didn't like movement. When he was in Mobei, he was a gentle and refined little scholar. It was only after Ao's father passed away that they started to move more when they had to go to the capital. Especially after arriving in the capital, there were many things that needed his presence to deal with. Even if he didn't like to move, he had to get busy.

Ao Shichu couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard what he said, "Take tonic medicine to nourish your body? Aren't you afraid that you will become weaker and weaker? Medicine is poisonous to the point of poisoning. If you drink too much tonic medicine, your healthy body will become sick. If you don't want to faint in the examination room during the exam, you'd better practice the moves that Dad taught us."

"I have almost forgotten all those moves. How can I practice them?" Ao Shiyan frowned.

Ao Shichu raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I still remember. If you need it, I can teach you in the morning."

"Ah, why don't you just forget it? How can I trouble you?" Ao Shiyan resisted weakly, but was finally defeated by Ao Shichu's half-smile and half-smile, and had no choice but to agree.

Qi Liangjun heard the conversation between the brother and sister in the room. The corners of his mouth curled up and his mood became cheerful. He thought that the brother and sister had a really good relationship.

If only his sister were still alive, he would definitely give in to her like Ao Shiyan did... Thinking of his sister, Qi Liangjun's good mood disappeared in an instant, and his hands clenched into fists again. He had to take good care of himself, because he had not yet avenged his sister, and he could not die yet.

The results of growing flowers and plants cannot be seen in a short time. In addition to taking care of her flowers every day, Ao Shichu starts to grow vegetables. However, she can finish this work in less than a morning, so she has nothing to do afterwards.

Ao Shiyan had recently spent most of his money on renting a house and buying medicine for Qi Liangjun, so he was anxious to make money as quickly as possible. Therefore, he copied books very hard and hardly left the room.

In the end, Ao Shichu was afraid that he would damage his eyes, so he pulled him out of the house to rest for a while.

"Brother, why don't I help you copy the books? The two of us can finish it much faster than you can alone." Ao Shichu suggested.

"You?" Ao Shiyan's eyes widened in surprise when he heard his sister's words, "Sister, have you forgotten that your handwriting is as bad as a dog's crawling? No one can understand it except you? The owner of the study won't want you to copy books like this."

Ao Shichu's face immediately turned red at his words. This was the original owner's fault, not hers. Her handwriting was good to look at, but now was not the time for her to show off. She had no choice but to say, "Then why don't I practice my handwriting first?"

"Sister, I really didn't expect this... At the beginning, I forced you to practice calligraphy with a stick, but you refused to practice and just wanted to follow dad in wielding swords and guns. I didn't expect that now you would take the initiative to practice calligraphy. I am very pleased as a brother..." Ao Shiyan said with a look of satisfaction.

Ao Shichu: ...

"It's all because of money and the situation, brother." Ao Shichu looked at him with innocent eyes and said.

Ao Shiyan couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this, and said, "Yes, this is all the power of money. It makes my uneducated sister want to practice calligraphy."

"Okay, brother, stop making fun of me. Am I not doing this to help ease the burden on my family?" Ao Shichu said with a serious face.

"Okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. It's rare that you have this intention." Ao Shiyan quickly comforted her.

Afterwards, Ao Shichu really started to "practice calligraphy" again, but in order to save ink, paper and inkstone, she used a homemade brush dipped in water to practice on the waste paper used by Ao Shiyan.

After practicing "hard" for half a month, her handwriting began to take on the shape of chicken claws, and then gradually became straight and clear. Although the final result did not have the unique style of Ao Shiyan and Qi Liangjun, it was also straight and well-formed.

After achieving results, it was natural for her to follow Ao Shiyan in copying books.

At this time, Qi Liangjun's injuries had almost healed. After putting on his clothes, it was almost impossible to tell that he had suffered such serious injuries. This made Ao Shiyan even more envious of his powerful recovery ability.

After Qi Liangjun was able to move freely, he went out of the house one day and came back with a heavy small package. When he came back, he put the small package in front of Ao Shiyan and his sister and said, "This is my repayment for your medical expenses and board and lodging expenses. I have troubled you to treat me and take care of me these days. I can't repay you anything, but I can't let you pay for my medical expenses and let you suffer from poverty for this."

When Ao Shiyan heard what he said, he immediately said anxiously: "Brother Qi, what are you talking about? I have regarded you as a good friend during this period of time. How can friendship be measured by money? Moreover, you have helped me a lot in my studies these days, so that my studies will not fall behind, and even make a lot of progress. You call me a good teacher and helpful friend, how can I accept your money?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Ao Shichu accepted the bag of silver without any hesitation and said, "Your friendship with my brother is your friendship with him. I don't have much friendship with you, but I cured your injuries and I also paid for your food and clothing these days. It's only right for you to give me the money, and I won't refuse."

"Sister!" Ao Shiyan glared at Ao Shichu angrily and made eyes at her, wanting her to take out the silver and not accept it, but Ao Shichu would not listen to him.

"Brother, let's not be so high-minded. You have to copy books recently and take care of your studies. How tired and thin have you become? We need this little money. With this money, you don't have to work so hard to copy books, and you can also find a good academy to continue studying. Do you want to waste your time on making money and neglect your studies? Have you forgotten your original ideal and don't want to take the imperial examination?"

As soon as Ao Shichu said this, Ao Shiyan was choked and speechless, but after a while, he still said with a red face: "This...this can't be accepted by Brother Qi so much silver, right?"

"Qi Liangjun, is this silver all your assets? Will it hurt you if you give this silver to us?" Ao Shichu looked at Qi Liangjun steadily.

Qi Liangjun shook his head slowly and said, "No, it won't. This is just a small part of my property and it won't affect my life at all."

"Look, brother, this little money is just a piece of cake for him." Ao Shichu said to Ao Shiyan.

What else could Ao Shiyan do? He had to acquiesce. However, with this money, his pressure was not so great, and he felt relaxed.

(End of this chapter)