Zhang felt relieved to hear him say this. Her two sons were always sensible and obedient, which made her worry-free.
She said to Yu Qiaoshan, "Then tomorrow, you and I will go to the girl's house and settle the marriage as soon as possible."
Yu Qiaoshan nodded.
"You must have worked hard on the journey back. Go and rest early." Although Yu Zhizhou did not lose weight during this trip, a mother is always worried about her son when he is away from home. During the time when the two of them were away, Zhang had not been able to eat or sleep well.
After Yu Zhizhou returned home, Yu Qiaoshan asked about the situation at home these days.
While mending clothes, Zhang said, "There's nothing wrong at home, except that the third son's pork stall business has some problems. A few days ago, the third son suddenly asked the old lady for money. Our father checked his income and expenditure and found out that the third son's business not only didn't make any money, but also lost nearly ten taels of silver. The old man meant that he should not continue to do it."
"How could there be such a huge loss?" Yu Qiaoshan asked in surprise.
Zhang bit off the thread and said, "Who knows? The third brother said that it was hot and the pork was not kept, so it went bad and had to be sold at a low price. All the money was lost because of this. But I don't think it's true. I haven't seen him bring rotten pork home on weekdays."
Yu Qiaoshan nodded and asked, "Are we still doing our umbrella business these days?"
Zhang smiled and said, "I'm working on it. When you weren't home, it was Lao Er and Zhi Xing who made umbrellas and sold them in town. It rained twice a while ago and we made four coins of silver. I'm saving all the money!"
Zhang put the sewing basket aside, climbed onto the bed, and took out a blue cloth handkerchief from the bottom of the bedside cabinet. There was a lot of money saved in it, all of which were small copper coins, some of which had been strung together.
She smiled widely, "I counted it the other day, and we have saved more than two taels of silver. We can arrange a marriage for Zhizhou, so we have the confidence."
Yu Qiaoshan looked at the pile of copper coins, and a smile appeared on his honest face. He said, "This money may not be enough. Let's wait and see how much the girl wants for the betrothal gift tomorrow. If it's not enough, I'll borrow some more from Meng girl. I'll make more umbrellas to sell later."
Zhang smiled and nodded, folded the blue handkerchief and hid it in the cabinet beside the bed. The couple went to bed. Now they had money in their hands. Although it was still not much, it made people feel that the future would be more promising.
In the east room, Yu Fuling laughed constantly and told the Song couple in vivid detail how Yu Qizhe won the first place at the poetry meeting at Bi Bo Lake and took away the prize prepared by Magistrate Yang.
She also talked about Yu Jiao's treatment of Madam Yang and her help to deliver a dead fetus for Madam Sun. Yu Mengshan and his wife listened with great interest. Yu Fuling dared not mention the fact that Yu Jiao treated Xiao Ning's severed hand. Even though Gu Yun helped her on the way back, the shadow left on Yu Fuling by their first meeting still made her keep it a secret from him.
Speaking of which, Yu Fuling even went to Yu Qizhe's room to get the Duan inkstone to show Yu Mengshan and his wife, and also took out the gifts that she and Yu Jiao bought for the two when they were shopping.
Song's hairpin was a silver plum blossom hairpin inlaid with rubies, and the one she bought for Yu Mengshan was also a silver hairpin for men to tie their hair. There was no decoration on it, only a few simple patterns, which looked very consistent with Song's hairpin.
This was decided after Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling carefully selected it.
Song didn't expect that her children would go on a long journey, so she still thought of buying her a gift. She took the hairpin, feeling happy and touched, and her eyes were slightly red.
Although he said, "Just take care of yourselves, why do you need to buy anything for us?", his face could not hide his happiness.
Yu Mengshan couldn't let go of his silver hairpin, and quickly asked Song to tie it up in his hair and put it on his head.
"Why are you tying your hair up so late at night?" Although Song was scolding, she still helped Yu Mengshan tie up his hair.
After inserting the hairpin, Yu Mengshan ran to the bronze mirror and looked at himself again and again, causing Yu Fuling and Yu Jiao to laugh uncontrollably.
After talking for a while, Song urged them to go and rest, and Yu Fuling and Yu Jiao returned to their room.
After washing and changing her clothes, Yu Jiao took out two hundred taels of silver notes from her purse. These two hundred taels were taken away by the group of people she stopped today. After being subdued by Gu Yun, Yu Jiao found them back from the leader.
She handed it to Yu Fuling and said, "Here."
Yu Fuling looked at the banknote and was a little confused for a moment. She didn't dare to reach out to take it, but asked, "What are you doing? Why are you giving me so much money for no reason?"
Yu Jiao smiled and said, "Why? You don't want the money?"
Yu Fuling really didn't dare to accept it. She looked at Yu Jiao's face and asked, "You...you're not going to leave, are you?"
She still remembered that Yu Jiao had tried every possible means to get back her bond and leave the Yu family.
Yu Jiao stuffed the banknote into her hand and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about? This is your salary. You always help me when I see patients. This is what you deserve."
Yu Fuling felt much more relaxed after hearing what she said. She waved her hand and said, "What do you mean you deserve it? I didn't help you at all, but you still have to teach me a lot of things."
Yu Fuling had never thought about helping Yu Jiao or sharing her medical fees. Besides, helping was something she had taken the initiative to do because she wanted to learn something. She felt very good that Yu Jiao didn't mind her being troublesome and was willing to take her with her.
Yu Jiao stuffed the banknotes into Yu Fuling's hands and said, "I didn't make much money from my consultations before, but you helped me a lot this time in Qingzhou, so keep these banknotes."
Strictly speaking, Xiao Ning's severed hand reattachment and Wang Xueyan's cesarean section were two operations. Yu Fuling assisted her during the operations and really helped a lot. The money was what she deserved.
Yu Jiao had already planned to pay her some wages.
Seeing that Yu Jiao really wanted to give her the silver, Yu Fuling hesitated for a moment before saying, "If I really take it, would it be inappropriate?"
Who doesn't love money? It's impossible to say that Yu Fuling doesn't want it at all.
Yu Jiao smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. If there are patients who need surgery in the future, I may have to trouble you to help me. I will give you a share of the consultation fee then."
Yu Fuling was holding the two hundred taels of silver notes, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She nodded repeatedly and patted her chest and said, "As long as you need me, just ask. I am willing to help you even if you don't give me money!"
Yu Jiao changed into her undergarments and lay on the bed, while Yu Fuling looked at the banknotes in her hand and smiled foolishly.
"It's time to go to bed. The banknote I gave you won't fly away, so put it away quickly." Yu Jiao said with a smile on her face.
Yu Fuling turned around and smiled at Yu Jiao with a silly face, and said excitedly, "I just feel like I'm dreaming! This is two hundred taels of silver, and you just gave it to me like this. I can actually earn two hundred taels of silver. I... I will never be able to have so much silver in my life..."
Yu Jiao smiled with the corners of her lips curved, "Sister, with me here, I guarantee you will earn more than just these two hundred taels in your lifetime."
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