Chapter 186 Pain and Happiness
The horse team left Qinghe Village and walked on the main road.
Lady Pingguo lifted the curtain and looked out: "From this angle, the scenery here is quite nice. Especially this village, it looks particularly good."
Nanny Yu looked at the village with the plaque that read "Lijia Village" and was speechless. Isn't it just an ordinary village? What's so good?
After walking for a while, Lady Pingguo suddenly spoke again: "Eh..."
When Nanny Yu looked over, she saw a girl of about fourteen or fifteen walking on the road. When she saw their convoy, she quickly moved aside.
"Look at your little girl, she's really smart and likable."
Nanny Yu was even more speechless: "He does have a flat head and a straight face. Madam, please lean on him!"
Nanny Yu placed the silk quilt on the wall of the carriage.
Lady Pingguogong looked at the little girl standing on the roadside, but after a while, she could no longer be seen.
Never mind, nothing special actually.
She averted her gaze and leaned against the silk quilt.
The convoy slowly moved away and soon disappeared on the country road.
Li Jiaojiao stood on the side of the road, looking at the luxurious convoy going away, her heart full of longing. When would she be able to ride in such a carriage?
"Oh!" She sighed and straightened the backpack behind her. She always felt that her life should not be like this.
It must be said that after the incident of eating noodles during the Flower Festival last time, she felt completely depressed.
It's like a person who is full of vigor and hope for life is suddenly poured a bucket of cold water by the reality, which extinguishes all her hopes.
The convoy passed through the town.
Yu Ma suddenly exclaimed, "Madam, do you think that is Mr. Shen?"
When Lady Pingguogong looked, she saw Shen Zhiyan standing in front of a small shop, talking to the waiter.
"parking!"
The convoy stopped, and the carriage just happened to stop not far from Shen Zhiyan.
"Isn't this Mr. Shen? What a coincidence, I actually met him in such a remote place." Lady Pingguo lifted the curtain and spoke in a noble and elegant manner.
Shen Zhiyan turned around and saw the woman, and felt that she looked familiar: "Who is the madam?"
The wife of Duke Pingguo choked, and Nanny Yu smiled to break the awkwardness: "This is the wife of Duke Pingguo. I guess Second Master Shen rarely deals with female relatives, so he can't recognize her."
Shen Zhiyan nodded: "Hello, Madam. Shen has something to do, so I'll leave first."
Then he turned around and said to the waiter, "Is the new fishing rod in there?"
“Yes, yes.”
Shen Zhiyan and the waiter walked into the store.
Lady Pingguo stood there in a daze, and hurriedly threw the curtains shut: "This Shen Er... why is he so rude?"
"Madam, forget it. Let's not bother with the Shen family."
Nanny Yu thought that the Shen family was not easy to mess with because they had real power.
Although their Duke's Mansion is noble, it has become a little empty inside since the passing of the old Duke, and is no longer as wealthy and glorious as it appears on the surface.
"Forget it, forget it. I won't bother with him." The wife of Duke Pingguo leaned back in her seat, and the carriage started slowly.
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Ye Caiping and Ye Daquan followed for a while, and when they saw the convoy passing by Li Jiaojiao from a distance, they turned around and went home.
Old Lady Ye and Mrs. Du were picking yellow leaves from leeks in the corridor. Seeing them coming back, Old Lady Ye raised her eyes and asked, "Have they left?"
"Um."
Mrs. Du snorted, "They only gave me money for meals and errands, but not even the cost of medical consultation and medicine."
Old Lady Ye said, "That's enough. They haven't spent much money on food these past few days, so the 50 taels can be used to pay for her medical treatment and medicine."
The doctor was invited back from the provincial capital, and he used the best medicine, so there was about thirty taels of silver, and there were more than ten taels left!
Mrs. Du still muttered: "I am a little angry. I saved someone with good intentions but ended up feeling angry."
Ye Caiping stretched lazily and said, "Now that the person has been sent away, don't be angry."
Before they knew it, it was already noon and Ye Xuan and others had returned.
After lunch, Ye Caiping gave the old man and his wife Ye a monthly stipend and food, and then turned around and paid Xiaoyan a salary of one or two taels.
"You did a great job. 800 wen is your wages, and the remaining 200 wen is your bonus." Ye Caiping said with a smile.
Xiaoyan felt warm in her heart. It was great to work here. Not only did she eat well, but her aunt also bought her cloth and clothes. She had everything that money could buy.
Ye Caiping gave Huan'er and Jin'er two taels each.
"Is this our salary for last month?" Ye Jin'er asked, "It's a lot."
"No, this is your monthly allowance, and it's also pocket money for you. You will get this every month. Buy whatever you want."
The two girls were not pretentious and answered with a smile: "Thank you, mother."
Mrs. Du said, "Why give so much money to a child?"
Ye Caiping said: "The family doesn't lack this little money. Besides, they have to have some money with them when they go to school outside, so they can be confident in what they say and do. Besides, they are always happy when they have their own private room, and they can buy whatever they want."
Mrs. Du thought about it and nodded: "You are right. Then I will give 500 coins to Yong'er and Jinhua later."
Although not as much as Jin'er and Huan'er, Jinhua was almost jumping for joy.
“Is it every month?” Jinhua said.
"Well. We'll give you this much for now. Our family is still building a house!" Mrs. Du said, and glanced at Ye Xuan again, "Xuan'er, you don't have any. We already gave you one or two taels of money for writing every month, so we won't give you more."
Ye Xuan said: "I know. It's just that... it seems that the money for the ink is not needed now... Mr. Shen in my family has a lot of ink and pens, and he gave them to me to use."
Mrs. Du glared at him, "Why are you so honest? The Master gave it to you and you just used it? Don't you know how to refuse?"
Ye Xuan: "Uh... I can't refuse. These writings... he piled them up in the warehouse like garbage..."
Ye Xuan felt that Mrs. Du simply could not understand that kind of situation.
He was reluctant to use the famous set of pens and ink that Shen Zhiyan gave him, so he bought his own at the bookstore.
Shen Zhiyan looked at it and said, "This thing... You even spent money to buy it? Duanwu, don't I have a lot of things I don't use?"
Then Duanwu moved more than 20 boxes of pens, ink and paper from the warehouse:
"The master is a scholar, and people always like to give him pens and ink as gifts. The master doesn't like them and isn't used to using them, and throwing them away would be a waste of other people's kindness. If Mr. Ye thinks they are suitable, please take them and use them!" It would also help to relieve the pressure on the warehouse and clear out the inventory.
Ye Xuan held the boxes of pens and ink, feeling both pain and happiness.
These were all precious things that he had not dared to look at before, but now they were all piled up in the warehouse by Shen Zhiyan like garbage, covered with dust, and one box of paper was even eaten by insects.
Seeing Ye Xuan in deep thought, Madam Du pushed him and said, "Xuan'er? You want it just because someone tells you to? You are too honest and rude."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. Master Shen... when he said he would give it to Xuan'er, he really meant it to him. He is not the kind of person who would say polite words."
Mrs. Du was startled: "Is that so? It sounds like they are easy to get along with."
Ye Caiping: "It's not that easy to get along with, but it's not that easy to get along with."
"I do understand him."
Ye Caiping: "Hmm...I don't really understand."
She doesn't even know his name...huh?
Ye Caiping was a little confused when she thought about it. Yes, Xuan'er had been a disciple for such a long time, and even sent his two daughters in. She only knew the other person's surname was Shen, and didn't even know his name!
When did she become so careless?
Ye Caiping touched her forehead.
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