Ye Daniu felt somewhat gratified; the man who had once been despondent and hopeless was now finally able to continue living his life.
Mrs. Liu felt a pang of regret that this would cost even more money, and had not yet responded.
"Oh, sister-in-law, we'll naturally thank you at tomorrow's celebration banquet! Take a rest," Sun said, pulling her along.
Ye Ming smiled and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mother, can we have a banquet tonight? I want to go back to the academy to study as soon as possible. The prefectural examination starts in April, and there's not much time left."
Madam Sun waved her hand, "Alright, I will obey your orders, Scholar!"
Ye Ming blushed when he was called that.
But why does it sound so good?
Ye Panjiu joked, "In the future, you'll be a Juren (successful candidate in the provincial examination) and a Jinshi (successful candidate in the imperial examination)! Then you'll really have to bow to the adults."
Ye Ming waved his hand, "No need for formalities."
He dared not stay any longer, and with a flick of his sleeve, he ran back to his room to study.
Ye Lei looked at his younger brother, somewhat puzzled.
I wonder who she got such a thin skin from.
Neither his parents nor he were shy people.
Sun pulled Ye Panjiu outside, saying, "Let's hurry up and contact Brother Du, and also inform the villagers."
Ye Panjiu listened to her instructions with a smile.
After finishing his work, Du Shi, accompanied by several kitchen helpers, entered the Ye family home with a broad smile.
Ye Erniu tried to pay him, but Du Shi pushed his hand away.
"Don't stand on ceremony with me. If it weren't for the Ye family, I would have nothing now. It would be my honor to host a banquet for Scholar Ming!"
Du Shi also came to the Ye family to pay New Year's respects, but found no one there.
He only found out later, when he saw that Jiujiu Braised Food Shop had reopened, that he had gone to Shuzhou.
After selling Xiangweifang and the Zhou residence, he took over a large shop in the area where he and his mother used to run their stall.
She opened a food stall and named it after the name of her mother's old stall—Du Family Delight.
Thanks to the popularity among the neighbors, business is pretty good.
With the shop's affairs on my mind every day, I'm getting busier and busier, but my spirits are also getting better.
Those pains were gradually smoothed out by time.
Ye Erniu didn't stuff any more in, "Okay! I definitely want to have a good drink with Brother Du later, it's been so long since I've had one, I'm really craving it!"
Du Shi patted his chest and said, "No problem!"
The Ye family was bustling with activity, and Ye Panjiu went to Bailu Academy again.
Guan Muning has been in postpartum confinement for more than half a month now, and she is able to get out of bed and walk normally.
He was holding a pen and writing something, but as soon as he saw Ye Panjiu, he quickly put the paper away.
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow. "So you're hiding something from me?"
Guan Muning blushed and took out the paper again. "I'm writing down my plans for revenge."
Ye Panjiu patted her head, "There's even less reason to hide it from me. If a father is not kind, his son will not be filial. I won't be happy if you just put up with this."
Guan Muning was born to her parents, so should she be sold to Zhou Xinran by her parents and sent to hell?
Besides being a daughter, Guan Muning is also a living, breathing person.
Why should someone else decide your life?
Guan Muning's eyes sparkled, "I knew Sister Pan Jiu was the most vengeful and quick to settle scores!"
Ye Panjiu smiled, picked up her paper, and began to examine it carefully.
She then circled some areas with her pen and explained the details she hadn't considered to Guan Muning.
"How about I come to your house with you?" Ye Panjiu asked, still feeling uneasy.
Guan Muning shook her head. "I want to take revenge myself."
She listened to advice very readily and quickly changed the parts that Ye Panjiu had said.
Ye Panjiu understood perfectly; some grudges were best settled by oneself.
After finalizing the agreement, Ye Panjiu put down the paper and solemnly said to her, "Mu Ning, hatred is temporary, but life is long. Promise me that no matter what, you will always value your own life the most."
Guan Muning nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Sister Panjiu. After I personally send this family to jail, I'll use the money they got from selling me to go and cling to you, Sister Panjiu!"
Ye Panjiu readily agreed, "I've passed the imperial examination today or tomorrow, and my family is having a banquet. Do you want to come?"
Guan Muning's health has improved significantly, and although it hasn't been a month yet, she has already left the house.
She consulted with Doctor Gu and only came to invite Guan Muning after confirming that Guan Muning was able to leave.
"Great! I'm so bored at the academy!" Guan Muning replied quickly.
The Ye family's victory celebration was exceptionally lively, with people from all of Ye Family Village in attendance.
The large courtyard had nearly twenty tables.
Red lanterns were hung high, and Ye Ming changed into the red clothes that Sun had specially made him wear.
He held the wine cup and earthenware cup with utmost sincerity, showing no airs whatsoever, and sincerely thanked the villagers for their help.
He went from table to table toasting, but his alcohol tolerance was too low.
After one round, I was swaying as I walked.
The world spun around me, and I collapsed as soon as I closed my eyes.
The people of Yejiacun laughed, thinking that this scholar was too honest.
The banquet ended with everyone enjoying themselves.
The next day, Sun waited at the dining table for Ye Ming to come and eat.
The whole family has eaten, but he hasn't gotten up yet.
I waited and waited, but it never came.
Mrs. Sun raised her eyebrows. "How can he skip breakfast tomorrow? I'll make him go!"
Heng Tong then realized that she was waiting for Ye Ming and said, "Second sister-in-law, Ye Ming rode back to Bailu Academy in the middle of the night last night."
Mrs. Sun opened her mouth, "Wasn't he drunk?"
"He walks normally to me."
Mrs. Sun was worried and wanted to go to the academy to check on things, so Ye Panjiu brought her a letter.
"Second sister-in-law, don't go. He won't be drunk tomorrow, and he'll be able to write the letter when he's sober."
The letter contained only two sentences.
I'm going back to the academy to study tomorrow, don't worry about me.
Sun was relieved and said nothing more.
Ye Panjiu tapped the table. "We've rested at home for so long, it's time for us to get back to the shop."
Upon hearing this, Ye Guihua came over.
Ye Erniu also came over.
Ye Santian's voice came from the doorway.
Liu waved her hand, "Little sister, we're going up to the shop."
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, please be careful."
Liu and Ye Cuihua nodded and walked towards their front door.
Sun looked at Ye Panjiu expectantly, "Little sister, tell me quickly, where are we going this time?"
Ye Panjiu took out a piece of hemp paper, spread it out on the table, and drew a lot of information on it.
Even if Sun couldn't read, he could still recognize that this was a map with many roads.
Ye Guihua was able to read and found the names of the various states on the map fascinating.
Ye Panjiu pointed to the circled areas on the map, "You can go to these places, but don't go to the ones that aren't circled yet."
She asked Su Yan to draw this map during the Chinese New Year.
Su Yan was very familiar with the territory of Daliang; he could recite not only maps but also geographical records from memory.
The map contained little information, only the locations of roads and states.
Geography is not only a more detailed geographical location, but also includes customs and history.
Sun closed her eyes, pointed casually, and said, "Oh dear, which prefecture is this? Let's just go with this one for now. There's a destiny at play!"
Ye Guihua glanced at it and said, "Second Aunt is referring to Qingzhou."
Qingzhou is located northeast of Shuzhou, with Lizhou and Mozhou in between.
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