Chapter 11 Chapter 11
Chapter 11
On the morning of March 8th, at the Su family in Chang'an Lane, Bian Jing.
Two women in plain clothes knocked on the door gently, with some trepidation in their eyes. One of them pinched her purse. The door opened from the inside, and a little girl with big, chubby eyes called out enthusiastically, "Aunt Li, Aunt Wang, good morning, have you eaten yet?"
With that, the little girl welcomed them in, which made the two feel a little more at ease.
"I've eaten it. I've eaten it all."
It’s actually hard to say.
They all live in the countryside. They came so early, they might have arrived last night. They were embarrassed to stay overnight at his house, so they just found a cheap place to lie down for a while. They definitely didn't have breakfast.
Madam Su just came out with breakfast and said with a smile, "Let's eat some more together. We have important things to do today and we are bound to be tired."
Deputy Envoy Su came out from the inner room and greeted politely, saying, "Brother Li and Brother Wang, are they all okay? They haven't been visiting recently."
"It's not that he's in a hurry to start farming, there's just a lot of work to do at home." Aunt Li replied quickly, "He misses you too, and he brewed some new wine and asked me to bring it over."
Aunt Li opened the luggage she had brought with her, and Aunt Wang also wanted to take out her wallet.
The Su family couple quickly stopped them: "Eat first, and talk while you eat."
There were many women here, so Deputy Envoy Su couldn't stay for long. He took the pancake and went straight to his duty.
The brother and sister ate in silence.
Madam Su, who was left behind, was quite nervous.
If selling dim sum for the first time was nerve-wracking, then opening a store for the first time was also nerve-wracking.
We may even have to hire workers, which makes things even more stressful.
Fortunately, they are all family members, and her daughter secretly clenched her fist to encourage her. Madam Su seriously explained the reason for inviting the two aunts.
Huinu's pastry shop was doing good business, and it was not yet at the point where she needed to hire permanent workers. The reason she invited these two people over this time was related to the marriage between the Cheng and Zhang families.
We need one hundred and eighty-eight pairs of wedding cakes, or three hundred and seventy-six cakes, for the tenth day of March, and they must be delivered tomorrow.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, for the sake of the taste of the wedding cakes, we can’t make them too early, but we can’t finish them in a hurry either.
Hiring someone became the best solution.
Besides, even if Xiao Ding’s wedding cakes can handle it.
The deal is made in August, and the wedding banquet is in December, so the number will be even greater.
It’s better to find someone to adapt in advance so that you won’t be in a rush when the time comes.
Madam Su was thoughtful, but she still had some trouble finding someone.
Fortunately, my daughter made a suggestion: "You can ask your aunt and her family for help."
The aunt that Su Yinyin mentioned was naturally not a real relative, but the family of Deputy Envoy Su’s colleague in the army. All the Su family brothers and sisters called her aunt.
Actually, they were not too familiar with each other. After all, every time they came, the aunts came to borrow food and rice, and they inevitably looked ashamed.
Su Yinyin knew that the more she talked about this kind of thing, the more mistakes she would make. Whether she pretended not to care or made an extra expression, it would make them feel uncomfortable.
It also takes a lot of courage to accept help from others.
But this time is different.
This time it’s about helping each other.
Madam Su explained the whole story and then said, "We need to deliver the wedding cakes to the guests' homes before tomorrow morning. I can't handle it alone, so I would like to ask you to come and do some work for two days."
"The wages will be based on the Bianjing short-term wage, fifty coins per day."
The eyes of the two originally timid women suddenly lit up, and their expressions relaxed for a moment.
Didn't you invite them here to ask them to pay back their debts?
They thought that the Su family had a hard time running a store and wanted to collect some old debts.
So one man brought some newly made wine, hoping to beg for mercy and some time.
Another sold clothes at home and collected the money.
Su Yinyin wiped her mouth and went to wash the dishes with her brother.
It was naturally impossible for Su Xian to let his sister work, so he just took his sister with him to make his aunts feel more comfortable.
These are the families of veterans. Either there are many elderly people in the family who are all taking medicine, or they have old injuries from the war, or there are many children in the family.
A poor family is like a dewdrop on a lotus leaf. A slight breeze will loosen the dewdrop and finally disappear.
The Su couple are kind-hearted. As long as someone at home comes to them with a real problem, they will help if they can.
When Su Yinyin suggested inviting the aunts, Deputy Envoy Su was the most excited. They had all fought in the war together, and he was lucky enough not to become disabled for life, so he had the opportunity to serve as a soldier in the Bingmasi.
We should definitely lend a helping hand to our brothers who have been through thick and thin with us.
Madam Su was kindhearted by nature and was also moved by this idea: "Okay, it would be best to invite them. They should be willing to come."
"We are willing, of course."
"Fifty cents a day is too much, right? Or don't give it to me. Just treat it as the interest on the money we owe you."
"A little less is fine."
Aunt Li and Aunt Wang not only breathed a sigh of relief, they even smiled.
The Su couple had helped them so much, so let alone paying them, even working for free would be fine.
The family had a difficult life. If the Su couple hadn't lent them money, they would have collapsed long ago.
Aunt Li added, "We will definitely pay back the money we borrowed. There will probably be some left after this year's autumn harvest, and we will send it over then."
Aunt Wang also nodded, her family was also planning to do so.
"Take your time. Life will get better and better. As long as you are safe and sound, there will be no obstacles that cannot be overcome." Madam Su consoled him, and then advised, "Eat quickly. We will start preparing in a while."
“Do not do evil for the sake of small gains, and do not refrain from doing good for the sake of small gains.” My brother silently recited what he had learned recently.
Su Yinyin tilted her head to look at her brother.
She also felt it was right.
My father and mother are such people.
Su Xian mistakenly thought that she didn't understand, and whispered: "Sister is like this."
ah?
she?
Su Yinyin was shocked.
Su Xian touched his sister's head and suddenly thought of something: "Sister, do you want to study? I will teach you."
My sister is so talented in math, she must be very good at studying too.
Ordinary families start their children's education at the age of five or seven, but his sister is smart, so she can start earlier!
This made Su Yinyin no longer care about what had just been said, and she kept nodding.
Okay, okay, she wants to learn!
I thought I would have to wait until I was older before I could study, but I didn’t expect my brother to bring it up now.
She wants to read!
Su Xian still had to go to school, so he could only find his own primer and picked out his best pen and paper for his sister to play with.
"Wait until your brother gets out of school to teach you."
"good!"
Hui Nu Dim Sum will not be open today as it is concentrating on making wedding cakes for the Cheng and Zhang families.
When Madam Su came to see her daughter, she saw her holding her brother's primer and learning to read, following him stroke by stroke, so she stopped paying any attention to her.
Su Yinyin's writing was a little awkward. It was her first time writing with a brush. She found it difficult when she looked at it, and it was even harder to control herself. Not only was it difficult for her little hands to grasp it, but the ink also got imprinted on her face.
She wrote seriously, but always felt like she had forgotten something.
Only after the three words "the beginning of others" were written did Su Yinyin have time to think about other things.
The windows and doors of Hui Nu Dim Sum were closed, and it was obviously closed today. The skinny little kid looked up at the sign and pursed his lips.
"Your Highness, they have something to do today, shall we go back?"
"Didn't Miss Yinyin tell you in advance?"
The servant finished speaking and noticed His Highness's gaze.
Li Ruiyuan said in a muffled voice: "He hasn't come in the past few days."
Yes, he forgot about it.
The Taifu has added a new course recently. Originally, there was one day of classes and one day of rest, but now it has been changed to three days of classes and one day of rest.
That's not right either.
Your Highness must have told Miss Yin Yin in advance.
The only reason is that Miss Su forgot about it.
The servants kept silent, and the secret guards didn't even dare to show their heads.
"Wait, maybe it's open late."
The wait lasted half an hour.
After confirming that Hui Nu Dim Sum was closed today, Li Ruiyuan lowered his eyes and wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't want to leave because he had to go to school tomorrow. If he couldn't see the baby today, he would have to wait three days.
That means we can only meet after seven days.
"Yuan Rui!" Su Yinyin trotted out and saw a familiar person.
The little baby didn't even wipe off the ink on his face, panting slightly: "Sorry, I forgot."
She asked what was the matter!
Yuan Rui doesn't have class today, come and play with her!
Li Ruiyuan's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly towards Su Yinyin, wiped the ink off her face with his hand, and shook his head directly: "It's okay."
Before Su Yinyin could even explain the reason, she was forgiven.
Now she feels even more guilty.
My friend is a really nice person.
Su Yinyin continued, "I was learning to write today, and I was so engrossed that I forgot it. I will definitely not do that next time."
Li Ruiyuan didn't care at first, and now he felt even soft-hearted.
The baby was so nice. He knew that Yin Yin didn’t forget on purpose.
Li Ruiyuan thought for a moment and said, "How about I teach you?"
Li Ruiyuan, who is six years old this year, has been in school for four years.
For him, who had been taught by a great scholar when he was two years old, it was easy for him to teach a little kid.
In the school, Su Xian, who usually had a blank expression on his face, had a slight smile on his face, which made the teacher feel uneasy.
Su Xian was his smartest student. Could it be that he had discovered that there was nothing he could teach?
Su Xian, whose mind was preoccupied with how to teach his sister to read, had no idea that someone had already done it.
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