Chapter Sixty-Two: Borrowing Money
Seeing that he had agreed, Jingwu smiled and thanked him, then took a walk in the courtyard to digest his food.
Yue Huai followed her around twice, then, seeing that it was getting late, he stopped and said goodbye: "I have to go back to Xuanmen to report."
Jingwu turned around and blinked at him, but before he could speak, the person in front of him spoke again.
"Don't worry, I'll call on you if there's anything I need to do."
"Okay." Jingwu's eyes curved into crescent moons, and he smiled. "Have a safe journey."
Yue Huai nodded, somewhat reluctant to leave.
After seeing him off, Jingwu walked around the courtyard twice before deciding it was time to go back to his room to rest.
Upon entering the room, I saw a pink dress on the table.
She paused for a moment, and saw a piece of paper on it that read "Happy Birthday".
Jingwu looked at the familiar stitches on the clothes, and couldn't help but smile.
She reached out to touch the embroidery on her clothes, thinking to herself that her aunt's skills had improved again.
Jingwu put on the clothes and found them to fit him perfectly.
She felt a warm glow in her heart; she had never imagined that she would receive a birthday gift from someone other than her master.
Jingwu put the clothes away, preparing to wear them tomorrow.
After washing up, I went to bed.
The next day, she got up very early, changed into the pink dress, rummaged through her drawers and found a pink strip of cloth, which she awkwardly tied to her hair.
Jingwu looked in the mirror and was very satisfied, so he walked outside.
She walked into the dining room and saw her uncle and aunt eating. She greeted them with a smile.
As soon as the two looked up, a girl in a pink dress came into view.
Ruan Chongyue looked closely at the person in front of her, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy: "Awu looks so good in pink. Does this dress fit you well?"
"It fits perfectly, thank you, Aunt." Jingwu sat down beside her, smiling broadly.
Ruan Chongyue reached out and touched the top of her head. Seeing that she was only wearing a strip of cloth, she smiled and said, "I have a few hairpins. You can go and pick some out after dinner. Young ladies should wear bright colors."
Shao Che chimed in, "Yes, Awu, your features resemble your mother's. Your mother was a famous beauty in Pingyao County back in the day. This pink dress really suits her..."
"Ahem." Ruan Chongyue coughed lightly, inwardly cursing her husband for bringing up such a sore subject.
Shao Che realized he had said the wrong thing and immediately shut his mouth.
"Ah." Seeing this, Jingwu rolled her eyes while eating breakfast: "Aunt, you don't need the hairpin, do you? It's inconvenient for me to wear a hairpin."
Hearing this, Ruan Chongyue seemed to realize what was going on and said softly, "Pick a few to keep on hand, there will always be opportunities to use them in the future."
Jingwu thought about it and agreed, finding it reasonable.
After finishing the meal, I followed my aunt into the room and picked out two hairpins.
In the following days, Jingwu calculated that no business came in, so he simply stayed in the courtyard to absorb spiritual energy.
That evening, Jingwu was drawing talismans inside the house when he heard a sound coming from outside.
"Awu, are you asleep?" Ruan Chongyue asked softly from outside the door.
"Not yet." Jingwu said as he went to open the door, "Aunt, is there something you need?"
Ruan Chongyue nodded, went into the house and sat down in a chair. Looking at her, he seemed hesitant to speak, and found it difficult to say anything.
"What's wrong?" Jingwu poured a cup of tea for the person in front of him and asked with a smile.
Ruan Chongyue clutched the hem of her dress, seemingly a little embarrassed: "I want to borrow twenty taels of silver from you."
Her face flushed red as soon as she said it.
Jingwu was taken aback at first, then asked, "Why do you suddenly need to borrow money? Has something happened at home?"
"No, it's because I've been learning a lot of cooking from Wen Hui these past few days. So I thought I'd rent a shop, open a restaurant, and make some money. It's better than our whole family relying on those few acres of land to make a living."
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately agreed: "That's a good thing, but you don't need to borrow the money; consider it my investment."
She smiled and handed her the twenty-tael silver note.
Ruan Chongyue looked at the silver notes in her palm and looked up at her: "This... Awu, I will definitely not let you down."
"I believe you." Jingwu smiled at the person in front of him: "Aunt, after the shop opens, Wen Hui can go and help out."
"It would be great if Wen Hui could come and help. I'll pay her."
Ruan Chongyue couldn't suppress the smile on her lips; countless thoughts were already running through her mind.
The next day, he couldn't wait to go and see the shops. After looking at four or five, he finally decided on one and dragged Jingwu along to see it.
The two looked at the shop. Although it wasn't in the center, it was close to the neighborhood and had a lot of foot traffic.
Jingwu glanced around and, seeing that there was nothing dirty in the shop, felt relieved.
Seeing that his aunt was also very satisfied, he decided to book this room.
Seeing that the two had settled down, the broker started chatting casually: "This shop used to be a cosmetics shop, but unfortunately, the female owner was seducing men everywhere, and the neighbors said she couldn't stay here anymore, so she stopped renting it out."
Upon hearing this, Jingwu paused in his steps, took a deep look at Fangya, and then left.
The matter of renting and opening the shop was left entirely to her aunt, and she no longer interfered.
A few days later, a well-dressed middle-aged man came to the door.
As soon as he saw Jingwu, he hurriedly said, "Master, please take a look at my master. He seems to be possessed by an evil spirit lately. He keeps seeing unclean things."
Jingwu happened to be watering the vegetables his aunt had planted in the backyard. Without even looking up, she said, "Wait a moment."
She slowly finished watering the plants before walking up to the person.
Seeing that she finally had a moment to spare, the butler quickly spoke up: "Master, I am the butler of the Yu family. Our famous Drunken Immortal Pavilion belongs to the Yu family. We have invited you here today to ask you to save our master!"
"Let's go."
Hearing this, the steward breathed a sigh of relief and immediately invited the person in front of him to get into the carriage.
The carriage swayed and bumped as it arrived at a courtyard. Jingwu got off the carriage and followed the steward into the backyard.
As soon as she entered, she saw a woman dressed in a purple jacket and skirt, with her hair adorned with pearls and jade, walking quickly towards her.
The butler immediately bowed and introduced them, "Madam, this is Master Jing. This is our lady."
Jingwu nodded: "Madam."
"Master, this way please." Madam Yu did not hesitate for long, and said as she walked, "I invited you here mainly to see my husband. He seems to have encountered something unclean recently."
She led the man into a room. As soon as Jingwu entered, she saw the obese man huddled in a corner, staring fearfully in a certain direction.
She looked in that direction and saw that the place was empty, without even a ghost in sight, so she frowned.
"Master, look! My husband has been seeing unclean things for a month now, including ox-headed and horse-faced demons, and a monkey with half a face. Can you tell if something is wrong with the house, or if these things really exist?"
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