Chapter 569 A Dream of Youth 101
Chen Wanniang only made her pay some money and then released her. After all, other weavers had been trained. Even if Yu's skills were better, she could keep the person but not their heart. It was better to part amicably.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, another cotton cloth shop opened not far from their cloth shop, using the name of Yunxia Cloth Shop's weavers, and claiming to be the most skilled weavers there.
They did attract some business, and Deng Yin, who managed the cloth shop, was furious when she saw this.
How is she supposed to face people after this?
Fortunately, Chen Wanniang didn't care about these things. She just wanted Deng Yin to focus on her work. If her family's business could be taken away so easily, she wouldn't need to work anymore. She could just keep running the cloth shop by being a weaver.
They had thoroughly investigated and made arrangements for everything in this city and on this street before they were able to open their cloth shop smoothly.
At the time, Xie Ning didn't know why Chen Wanniang was so certain, but now he vaguely guessed something.
"Go around it, ignore it."
Xie Qi, who was enjoying the gossip, reluctantly turned his gaze away. "They came from West Alley, right?"
Xie Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, looking Xie Qi suspiciously. "Brother, what's wrong with coming out of the West Alley?"
"What else can we do? We'll pass through West Alley, that's where the brothels are... cough cough cough!" Xie Qi suddenly stopped speaking, "Small goods stores, small goods stores."
Xie Ning, however, didn't let Xie Qi get away with it so easily. "How did you know the brothel was over there, brother?"
"I didn't! Wait, Bao'er, how did you know?"
Xie Qi was shocked. His classmate dragged him around the door for a while, but he didn't dare to go in, nor did he want to. He thought the girls inside were a bit scary, and also, if he really went in, he probably would get his legs broken.
"I saw it when I went to the shop over there." Although she didn't go inside, she saw the body being dragged out at the back door.
“Oh, Bao’er, that’s not a good place. Don’t go there again. I didn’t go in either. It’s just that a classmate did well on the last exam and he treated us to dinner. I didn’t expect it to be… Sigh, anyway, I didn’t go in in the end. Mother said we shouldn’t go to places like that.”
He was still very obedient, and even when his relationship with that classmate soured, he didn't want to cross his own bottom line.
My mother said that girls from those places are all unfortunate; they can't save people, nor can they abuse them.
Another very important reason is that Xie Qi was poor, so his aunt started selling customized meals at the gate of the Imperial Academy, and he ate different kinds of food every day.
So he didn't need to spend money on food at all; he used all his money to buy wood. He liked to make all sorts of chess pieces to collect, and some of the wood was very expensive.
There are also stone chess pieces, which he hasn't started raising yet. His father said he would bring him stones when he came back this time, but he doesn't know what they are like.
As Xie Qi's thoughts wandered, the carriage finally stopped in front of the Xie family's house.
As soon as the car stopped, Xie Qi pulled Xie Ning out and ran inside. "It smells so good! Mother must be cooking!"
Moqi and Qingli, who were carrying things in both hands, couldn't catch up immediately.
Xie Ning felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and then she was lifted up. Looking down at Xie Wangzhi's much more haggard face, she exclaimed, "Father! You, why are you so much darker?"
She's lost so much weight that her clothes don't fit her anymore.
"How can you talk like that, little one? Your father went to great lengths to bring you so many things."
Xie Wang subconsciously touched his beard, which was clean-shaven. It wasn't convenient when he was out and about, so he didn't shave as often.
Xie Ning struggled to get down, then reached out and touched Xie Wangzhi's face. Not only was his skin several shades darker, but his skin condition was also much worse. After taking his pulse, she found that apart from being a little weak, there was nothing else wrong with his body, and Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Wangzhi let Xie Ning take his pulse and said with a smile, "Don't worry, your father still takes good care of his health. Is there anything seriously wrong?"
He also had some medical knowledge; after all, which scholar-official didn't read the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic? Moreover, with counterfeit medicines rampant in the market, many people taught themselves some medical knowledge to avoid being deceived.
Some more extreme scholars began to question the doctor, refuting and questioning him from various angles.
"no problem!"
Xie Qi had already brought over two bowls of food from the kitchen. "Bao'er, come and eat this, ice cream!"
The white cheese is topped with dried plums and osmanthus honey. It has a soft and delicate texture, and tastes both slightly greasy and refreshing.
It's icy cold, with a hint of sweet osmanthus honey and slightly sour dried plums, making it the perfect summer treat!
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