Half an hour later.
Xiao Lingyu handed the three articles, "The Difficult Road to Shu", "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" and "Inscription on the Yueyang Tower", to Su Ningwen.
"Third brother, today, Mother will read these three articles to you in detail, explaining them together. Tomorrow, I will test you on dictation, recitation, and interpretation. There can't be a single mistake. Are you afraid?"
Xiao Lingyu thought of letting him learn three articles in a row at once, and he didn't believe that he could recite them all.
Su Ningwen looked through it carefully and brought a blank notebook to her. "Mother, please read it to me now and explain it to me at the end."
"Yuzhang, the old county, Hongdu, the new capital..."
A quarter of an hour later, after Xiao Lingyu finished reading the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, he saw Su Ningwen starting to write (The Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng) on a blank notebook.
Xiao Lingyu was stunned. The third brother had a gift of photographic memory, and this time she had to admit it.
"Mother, I have written down the preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng. Could you please check if there are any typos?"
Xiao Lingyu compared Su Ningwen's dictation with his own copy. If he hadn't made any mistakes, then the third brother's copy would be correct without a single mistake.
Xiao Lingyu caressed Su Ningwen lovingly. He was truly a top student. "You didn't read the words wrong. Mother will read you the other two..."
"Miss, we've arrived at Osmanthus Village."
Xu Yulan lifted the curtain and looked towards the village. "Xingyun, go down and ask the villagers about the Su family compound...wait."
Xu Yulan looked in the direction of the familiar chrysanthemum fragrance and saw Du Yingying and several beautiful village women coming from a distance with sewing baskets.
"Yingying, do you think those people at the village entrance will go to the Su family's yard?"
Du Yingying saw several trucks following the Xu family's carriage and quickly turned her gaze to Xu Yulan. "That should be it. Let's go over there quickly."
Du Yingying approached and asked, "I wonder if this young lady is going to the Su family courtyard to meet Madam Su?"
Xu Yulan pursed her lips and smiled, "Exactly. Please lead the way."
"Please come this way. The courtyard surrounded by vines is the Su family's courtyard."
Not long after, the Su family courtyard came into Xu Yulan's sight, and a pleasant fragrance wafted into her nose.
"Madam Su, have you made a new perfume?"
"Yes, Madam Su is very skillful." Du Yingying and others would come to the Su family yard from time to time in the past two days, not for anything else but just to smell the fragrance.
Fifty meters away from the Su family's yard, Xu Yulan stopped the carriage and was helped out by her maid Xiangju.
Xu Yulan stepped forward and asked, "Madam, could you please pass on a message for me?"
Her sudden visit seemed a bit rude. She only had a general idea of the Su family's situation. If she went to knock on the door rashly, she might have offended Mrs. Su.
Du Yingying was able to smell the fragrant dew up close. "Okay, may I know where your mansion is?"
Xiangju took over the conversation: "We are the Xu family from Xishui County."
Du Yingying nodded, "Miss Xu, I'll pass the message on right away. Please wait a moment."
"Mother, I have memorized all three essays. Can I now read the key books for the imperial examination?"
Xiao Lingyu carefully examined Su Ningwen's appearance, especially his drooping ears, which were too obvious. She temporarily suppressed the urge to send him to Yunqi Academy to study. "You can read the key books for the imperial examination now. However, you haven't understood the meaning of the articles yet. I will explain the notes to you this afternoon. Next time I go to the county, I will buy you the key books for the imperial examination. Okay?"
Su Ningwen nodded obediently, "Okay, I'll go with mother then."
"Mrs. Su."
"Sister Du, come in and talk."
Du Yingying waited outside the courtyard gate, glancing at Su Xingyi, who was sitting in the shade of the courtyard resting with his eyes closed, before saying, "Madam Su, the Xu family from Xishui County is waiting outside to see you."
Xiao Xier came out of the backyard holding the snow rabbit and happened to hear these words, "Big brother, second brother, Sister Xu is here."
Xiao Xier ran out of the yard holding the snow rabbit, passing Du Yingying with a scent.
Su Ningjie's back stiffened when he heard this. He glanced at the vegetable garden. All the ingredients had been picked and put into the backpack. He quickly dug out the seeds that had just been buried in the soil and waited until Sister Xu left before planting them.
Su Ning'an put on the small apron and sleeves made by his mother and rushed to the kitchen to start cooking. Today he wanted to let Sister Xu taste his cooking skills.
Su Ningwen imitated Xiao Lingyu's way of making tea in the past and made tea for Xu Yulan.
Xu Yulan glanced at the stove outside the Su family's courtyard wall, and then ordered Xingyun and others to unload 10,000 kilograms of mortar, 10,000 kilograms of glutinous rice, a cart of pine wood, and 200 kilograms of pepper on the open space on the east side, and followed Xiao Xier into the Su family's courtyard.
Xu Yulan's gaze quickly swept towards Su Xingyi, with a flash of surprise and a hint of inquisitive curiosity in her eyes.
The day before yesterday, I heard from the Xingyun brothers that the young master of the Su family was disabled and had a handsome appearance.
Today it seems that the Su family may have a complicated background. They look comparable to the children of the aristocratic families in Huayang County.
"Mrs. Su, the one million bricks will not be delivered until five days."
Xiao Lingyu pulled Xu Yulan into the main hall, "Yulan, come and sit down."
As soon as Xu Yulan sat down, Su Ningwen brought her a cup of tea, "Sister Xu, please have some tea."
"Thank you, Third Young Master."
Xu Yulan had noticed that Su Ningwen was quiet before, so she suspected that he was mute. However, she thought that since she was Mrs. Su's man, she would know about the Su family's affairs sooner or later, so she did not think of investigating the Su family.
Xu Yulan took a sip of tea and said, "Madam Su, how many people are needed to build the house? I can arrange it."
"We don't need your people to build the house. I've already arranged everything. By the way, is Yu Lanxuan able to handle it now?"
"If I were too busy, I wouldn't be here today." Xu Yulan said with a smile, "I plan to close 'Eat in Yulan' in a month and focus my main energy on Yulanxuan Restaurant. Now that I have a shop space available, would you like to open one, Madam Su?"
Xu Yulan came today for this matter. This perfumed dew is a good business.
Xiao Lingyu: "This..."
"Sister Xu," Xiao Xier said hurriedly, "Do you want my mother to open a perfume shop and sell perfumed lotion?"
Xu Yulan looked at the cute little Xi'er and nodded with a smile: "Yes, in the future, all the women in Xishui County will like the fragrant dew made by your mother."
At this time, Su Ningjie quietly came to the front yard to eavesdrop. He had long wanted his mother to open an incense shop to exchange for money. He wondered if Sister Xu could convince his mother this time.
Xu Yulan looked at Xiao Lingyu expectantly, "Madam Su, do you want to open an incense shop?"
Now that we have a ready-made shop and the Xu family is helping to run it, with the right timing, location and people, it is indeed a good business.
But this fragrance, like Xiao Xier's body odor, will evaporate and spread far away. Once the people who persecuted her come into contact with the fragrance, it is only a matter of time before they come looking for her.
The other party's identity is unknown, and she can't take any risks.
"Yu Lan, thank you for your kindness. My medicinal herbs, orchard, and bamboo forest businesses haven't taken off yet. I'll consider the incense shop after they're established."
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