Chapter 45 The day after the money arrived, Su Yunting was... by Lu Yide...
The next day, Su Yunting was invited to Lu Yide's home alone.
When visiting a classmate's home, how can one not pay respects to the elders?
Su Yunting naturally met with Lu Haoshui, the magistrate of Mingshun County.
Magistrate Lu has been serving in Mingshun County for nearly ten years and has always wanted to be promoted. However, he comes from a commoner background and couldn't keep up with the bribes in the past few years. In the last two years, it has become no problem to bribe officials, but the court has become unstable again.
The emperor was over fifty years old, and his sons had all come of age, yet he had yet to appoint a crown prince.
Magistrate Lu dared not make any rash bets on the princes. Yesterday, after hearing about Su Yunting from his nephew, who spoke highly of him, Magistrate Lu decided to give it a try and asked his nephew to bring Su Yunting to his home.
Under the guise of testing his knowledge, Magistrate Lu asked Su Yunting for his views on the affairs of the imperial court.
Contrary to his previous silence regarding the princes, Su Yunting meticulously analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each prince.
When Magistrate Lu thought he was about to name the prince he favored, Su Yunting unexpectedly changed the subject, saying, "I believe Your Excellency doesn't need to worry about which prince is more likely. The princes are all trying to win over the court officials for one purpose."
Given your current situation, joining the royalist party is the safest course of action.
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When Su Yunting offered his advice to Magistrate Lu, Qiu Yuruo also welcomed a guest to her home.
Seeing that Ni Yafeng's belly was swollen and she was having difficulty moving, Qiu Yuruo quickly got up from the recliner and rushed over to support her.
Ni Yafeng was amused by her nervous appearance and laughed.
Qiu Yuru helped her to a chair and said, "How many times have I told you? You could have just asked me to send a message. Why did you come here yourself again?"
Ni Yafeng: "It's so boring at home. My sister-in-law won't let me lie down. I have to walk around in the yard. It's better to come and play with you."
Qiu Yuruo glanced at her belly again, "You should stay home and stay active. I'll come visit you whenever I have free time, but please don't come out."
Ni Yafeng puffed out her cheeks and said, "That sounds nice, but how long has it been since you last came to see me!"
Qiu Yuruo: It seems that Su Yunting hasn't been there since he woke up.
In the past, Ni Yafeng would go to the food stall every two or three days to talk to Qiu Yuruo. She did this even after she became pregnant. Some time ago, Qiu Yuruo saw that Ni Yafeng's belly was big, so she told her to stay at home and that she would go to visit her when she had nothing to do. However, Su Yunting woke up after she went there once.
Qiu Yuruo knew she was in the wrong, so she quickly apologized and went to get some food to treat her.
Ni Yafeng stopped her from taking it, saying, "Don't take it. I've gotten so fat already, I can't eat anymore. If I eat any more, I won't be able to go out!"
She had just refused when her second sister brought over a plate of cherries and said, "Sister Ya Feng, have some cherries. Cherries won't make you fat."
Upon seeing the brightly colored cherries, Ni Yafeng exclaimed in surprise, "When did cherries come into season? I had no idea!"
Qiu Yuruo: "We don't have any in our town yet. Merchants from the south came yesterday and are selling them to the north. This kind of fruit is better for us girls. Take some back with you when you leave."
The two had a good relationship. Whenever Qiu Yu had something delicious, she would share it with Ni Yafeng, and Ni Yafeng would also bring her some good things.
However, these cherries are not cheap now, so Ni Yafeng said, "I'll just eat them here instead of taking them away."
After saying that, he picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth.
The sweet and sour taste instantly cheered her up. She couldn't help but sigh and spit out the pit, as if she were letting out all the frustration in her heart.
When she came over, Qiu Yuruo sensed that she had something on her mind. Hearing her sigh, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
Ni Yafeng is a natural optimist, and Qiu Yuruo has never seen her sigh.
Ni Yafeng sighed again and said, "Before, I always hoped to have a daughter first, but now I hope that the one in my belly is a boy!"
Qiu Yu Ruo knew that Ni Ya Feng had been pampered since childhood and was closest to her mother. After becoming pregnant, she was determined to give birth to a daughter who was closest to her.
Now that she's changed her mind, something must have affected her. Qiu Yuruo asked her, "What happened?"
Ni Yafeng sighed again: "Uncle Mao's eldest daughter, Su Dani, was almost beaten to death by her husband's family. It's because she has no brothers in her own family and she didn't give birth to a son that her husband's family bullied her so easily!"
So I think we should have a son first; only with a son can we recoup our investment!
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yu sighed along with her, feeling utterly powerless.
But Su Jingshu couldn't help but tremble when she heard this.
She was trembling violently, and Qiu Yuruo asked worriedly, "Second Sister, what's wrong?"
Su Jingshu looked at her sister-in-law, "I don't know, sister-in-law, I'm so scared!"
As she spoke, tears began to fall.
Su Jingshu is meticulous and sensitive, and she often sheds tears, but she has never trembled all over like she did today.
Qiu Yuruo knew that she was frightened, so she quickly hugged her and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, you have brothers. Your eldest brother is a scholar, and Yun Che is also studying. No one will dare to bully you in the future!"
Su Jingshu was held and comforted by her sister-in-law, and gradually she was no longer afraid, but the feeling of grievance in her heart rose up, and she hugged Qiu Yuruo and cried.
Ni Yafeng was startled. "This is my fault. I was just talking nonsense while looking after an unmarried girl!"
Qiu Yuruo: "It's not your fault. It's still the shadow left by what happened in the family before. If I had to say, I should thank you for what you said that brought out her fear. Otherwise, she might have been even more afraid when it came time to arrange a marriage in two years."
After speaking with Ni Yafeng, Qiu Yuruo then said to her second sister, whose crying had subsided, "Uncle Mao didn't choose a good in-law. Your eldest brother and I won't settle things for you until we've investigated for two or three years."
Su Jingshu raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and asked Qiu Yuruo, "What if I don't want to get married?"
Qiu Yuruo answered her without hesitation: "If you don't want to get married, then you can. You can live your life however you want. No one can force you."
After hearing this, Su Jingshu felt even more like crying, but she held back because she thought of the other people at home.
Once she calmed down, Su Jingshu felt embarrassed. Qiu Yuruo offered her a way out: "I don't know if my little sister is practicing her needlework properly in her room. Go and supervise her. If she doesn't understand, teach her again."
Su Jingshu replied, "Okay," and went back inside to hide.
Ni Yafeng was astonished as she watched her sister coax her: "You're raising your sister even more spoiled than my mother raised me!"
Qiu Yuruo said to her, "Children should be pampered."
Whether in her past life or this one, Qiu Yuruo has never been pampered enough. Now, facing her younger siblings, she can't help but want to spoil them.
While spoiling them, the regrets in my heart seemed to be gradually soothed.
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Su Yunting went to the county for three days and returned to give Qiu Yuruo two hundred taels of silver.
Qiu Yuruo looked at the silver in front of her with disbelief in her eyes. It is said that the one who owes the debt is the grandfather and the one who has to collect it is the grandson. Without crying and making a fuss a few times, it is not easy to get the money back. Su Yunting only went for three days and successfully got the silver back!
Su Yunting was amused by her surprised expression. "Don't be surprised. Hurry up and put it away. You can decide how to spend it."
Qiu Yu Ruo didn't rush to accept it. Although Su Yunting told her to make the decision, this money was owed to her father by others. Just because Su Yunting wanted it back didn't mean it was all his. He and his sister all had a share.
Qiu Yuruo: "Please sit down first, and I'll tell you about the arrangements for this money."
She told him to sit down, and Su Yunting obediently sat down.
Qiu Yuruo: "Since it's money that someone else owes Father, all of you brothers and sisters have a share. Since you've asked me to keep it, I'll explain how to arrange these funds."
Hearing her say that, Su Yunting temporarily postponed telling her the truth, wanting to hear what she planned to do.
Qiu Yuruo: "The money is for all of you brothers and sisters. The family also needs to make ends meet, so this money will be divided into five parts. One part will be used for household expenses, and Yun Che and the others will keep it for their future weddings. As for your share..."
She glanced at him, but before she could continue speaking, Su Yunting couldn't help but laugh.
Qiu Yuruo was baffled by his laughter.
Su Yunting: "No need to divide it, all this silver is yours."
Qiu Yuruo's eyes changed instantly. Su Yunting saw that she was looking at him with a look that said, "You've finally shown your true colors."
He quickly explained, "My father doesn't have any outstanding debts outside. This money is what I earned on this trip."
Qiu Yuruo: "..."
She felt that his words were no longer credible.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Su Yunting quickly explained, "It really was earned by me on this trip. It was given to me by the county magistrate."
Ever since I woke up, I've been thinking about how to make money, but I'm worried I won't succeed, which is why I told you about the money someone owes my father.
Qiu Yuruo: "He managed to get two hundred taels of silver in just three days, it's like he's swindled someone, and he even managed to swindle the county magistrate! In this era of exterminating entire families of prefects and ruining entire counties, he wouldn't dare swindle the county magistrate; he might as well have swindled me at home!"
She lowered her voice and asked him, "Aren't you going out to lie to people anymore?"
Su Yunting, who was initially flustered by her anger, was somewhat amused and exasperated by her question: "Don't be so hasty. I didn't lie to anyone. I just analyzed the current situation in the court for the magistrate, and he thought my analysis made sense, so he gave me two hundred taels of silver."
Qiu Yuruo: Isn't this all obtained through deception?
Although she didn't say it aloud, the look in her eyes said it all.
Su Yunting then recounted in detail how inviting his classmates to dinner attracted Lu Yide's attention, how Lu Yide invited him to his house the next day, how he analyzed and dealt with the situation, and how he ultimately received two hundred taels of silver from the county magistrate.
What he was talking about were areas she had never been exposed to before.
Su Yunting thought she didn't understand: "It was just that I served as the county magistrate's retainer and offered him the safest plan."
Qiu Yuruo understood just now; she was just thinking about the gap between herself and Su Yunting.
She was always pessimistic about their future together.
This pessimism wasn't because the other person was Su Yunting, a scholar; Qiu Yuruo felt inferior.
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It's because she feels that in this era, there simply won't be anyone who understands her heart, and even if she lowers her standards, there won't be anyone whose values align with hers.
Originally, two people need to find a balance in living together. Now, they haven't found a balance in their lives yet, and their partner's career has given them a new challenge.
When she became extremely pessimistic, she suddenly had a change of heart.
Who cares what heights he can reach in the future? If he can pass the exam, then he can be an official, and I'll make my money. We won't interfere with each other. If he passes, great; if he doesn't, then forget it!
The idea of finding someone with a shared understanding and similar values is outdated. Even modern people who have received the same education find it difficult to find a suitable partner. If you think you can find someone with a shared understanding in this feudal era, you should stop daydreaming and wake up as soon as possible.
She finally understood, and the anxiety that had been weighing on her heart completely disappeared.
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