Chapter 82 Where to Go
"But Senior Sister, you can't say that. Senior Brother has done you a favor, but haven't you already repaid him? Look at this, everyone in the Master's Hall came here just for you. The favors they've received here aren't enough, and Sister Ji is actually taking advantage of your wages. How shameless!"
By this time, the two of them were almost there. After opening the gate, Xu Fu continued, "I think Sister Ji must have hated you to death today. She was clearly about to sell a lamp, one she made with her senior brother, but she asked for an exorbitant price, asking eighty taels for some silk. See, everyone at the weekly lantern show today was amazed. Luckily, this kid knew the value of the lamp and asked for the glass lamp made by my senior brother. Otherwise, our Lantern Master Hall would be criticized for being unworthy of its position... But I think she must have hated you for letting her down. She didn't look happy when you went back to pay..."
Yu Huatang took out the key and opened the door. "I know all this, but we're all craftsmen. No matter whose lamps sell for a good price, we should be happy for them. After all, it helps our fellow villagers make a living. As for how much they set the price, or whether their virtues don't match their positions, that's not for us to control. We just have to make our own products well."
"That's over. I guess you'll still have to pay five taels of silver next month, senior sister. I originally wanted you to treat me to dinner at Baoxianglou, but now that's not possible..." Xu Fu said regretfully.
Yu Huatang smiled, "You want to eat? It's easy. I can take you there tomorrow."
Xu Fu also knew that she was frugal and wouldn't normally go to such places. However, he also had his doubts. Senior Sister's frugality wasn't meant to buy a big house or clothes or jewelry. Even the things Baili gave her were guaranteed to be things that others couldn't sell. He bought them and used them as a charity, and only then would she accept them. Even if she accepted them, she would always give something back later.
So why is Senior Sister so frugal? What does she plan to do with all the money she saves every month...
At this time, Yu Huatang said again, "Don't talk about me for now. When will you be able to get paid from the shop instead of having your father pay for your food and lodging every month!"
Xu Fu's eyes rolled around as he said embarrassedly, "Sister, please don't criticize me. I promise that I will never embarrass you in the future. Although you are my sister, you taught me all my skills. Master Li passed away early, and I only learned for a few months. Senior sister has been guiding me for the past few years. Although we are siblings in name, I regard you as my master in terms of skills..."
He was serious about it, so Yu Huatang couldn't blame him. First, despite his casual personality, Xu Fu was serious about his work. Second, she knew that he had lost his mother at a young age and was later sent by his stepmother to learn a craft. It was not easy for him to be a child from a wealthy family and endure such hardships.
Yu Huatang said nothing more. He turned around, took some specially made skeletons, and told him to go back and practice well.
Everyone thought that the ordinary days would pass like this, but no one expected that Ji Guifen's father would pass away that night.
Ji Guifen's father originally made a living at sea. When Li Ruotong's father passed away, the old man brought a lot of money to express condolences. Everyone knew that it was actually for Li Ruotong.
I think this old man only has this one daughter, so he will naturally help his son-in-law if he encounters difficulties.
Even the people in the Light Master Hall enjoyed some good fortune. Even when the Light Master Hall was in the most difficult time, the old man paid for the wages out of his own pocket.
Because of this relationship, even if Sister Ji sometimes does things excessively, everyone will tolerate it.
The guys found the old man's cold body in the morning. They guessed that he got up in the middle of the night to drink tea and tripped over something on the ground without paying attention.
The Lantern Master's Hall was temporarily closed for seven days, and all the pavilions were hung with white funeral cloth. During these days, Ji Guifen and Li Ruotong also ordered a gong to clear the way, a memorial banner (a long banner with the name and official title of the deceased written on it), and paper people and paper horses; they also decided to dig the tomb in advance, and then personally led people to spread lime and charcoal at the bottom; finally, they asked a Feng Shui master to choose an auspicious day.
On the day of the farewell, the filial son walked in front, holding the soul-guiding banner, and the legitimate grandson walked behind, holding the spirit tablet. Since the old man had no sons, this son-in-law was also considered a half-son, so Li Ruotong naturally walked in front.
Everyone in the Dengshi Hall came to see them off that day. Normally, the seats for the host's dinner in the morning would be arranged according to the closeness of the relationship.
After all, Yu Huatang is Li Ruotong's junior sister. Although she is not a complete relative, she can at least be considered three points closer.
But when Xu Fu and Yu Huatang sat down, they found that they were not even acquaintances, but at most a waiter who came to help, and their table was at the very end of the table.
The other guys from the Lamp Master Hall sat in the middle. The different treatment made Xu Fu look cold.
Yu Huatang understood that Sister Ji wanted to tell everyone that Deng Shitang didn't want to have anything to do with her, nor did he want Li Rutong to have anything to do with her.
Although she was not a relative of the old man, she was grateful for his kindness. Although she felt lost and melancholy about being arranged like this, she did not want to attract the attention of her senior brothers today.
She and Xu Fu ate a few bites at the table, and did not take the white cloth. When the farewell team left, she just followed silently at the end. After the team passed the alley, Yu Huatang also stopped.
Zhao Yan was also in the pavilion. He learned from Uncle Ji that Sister Ji from the Dengshi Hall had been dissatisfied with Miss Yu recently. Everyone speculated that now that Sister Ji and Li Rutong's parents had passed away and they had become truly independent, they were afraid that they would separate from Miss Yu.
Yu Huatang was previously taken care of by Master Li, and later by her senior brother. It is reasonable that her life would have been better before.
But ever since Sister Ji took charge of the household, she has been dissatisfied with Yu Huatang's fame, and doesn't want everyone to say that they relied on her to get ahead. Thinking this way, her life will definitely be difficult in the future.
Yu Huatang and Xu Fu were standing at the end of the street at this time. The white papers all over the street made her feel lonely. She comforted herself that she had actually accepted it a long time ago.
Everyone has their own selfish desires. She wasn't upset because she was excluded today, but because of Sister Ji's attitude towards her. She couldn't let her senior brother be embarrassed just because of his kindness to her.
Just as she was thinking this, someone came over from the corner of the street and carefully put a hand warmer into her hand. The hand warmer was warm and fragrant. Baili Yunzhou felt that this was not enough and wanted to take off his cloak and put it on her.
Yu Huatang shook his head, "No, you can put it on yourself, I'm not cold either."
Baili Yunzhou heard about the situation of the owner of Dengshitang, and knew that it would be awkward for Yu Huatang to stay any longer. After all, Dengshitang was now Ji Guifen's property, and Li Ruotong might not have a say in it.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
