Chapter 319 Fellow Travelers
Lin Yuesha took off running, and it wasn't until the twins saw her that they realized they had been led astray by the little girl. They were clearly comparing status and who had more fathers!
"Moonlight Maiden, why did you bring back so much hay?"
Bai Youran was fretting over the hay on the bed. She had only taken a little bit, not enough to cover the entire bed. When she saw Lin Yuesha bundle the hay and carry it back, she sighed inwardly at her own inflexibility.
"There's not enough room to spread out the mattress, and I'll have to sleep on a cold bed."
Although it was already the first day of the fourth lunar month, the mornings and evenings in the north were still quite cool. Lin Yuesha just wanted to make herself more comfortable, so she quickly made the bed and spread the remaining hay on Bai Youran's bed.
"Thank goodness I live with you."
The room had been cleaned until it was spotless. Bai Youran took out a bunch of dried flowers from her bag and then took out a vase made of thin wire to hold the flowers. This time, the person who was stunned was Lin Yuesha.
At the girls' school, outer garments were uniformly distributed, and they had already reported their sizes. Here, only underwear was allowed, and a matron checked it upon entry. Lin Yuesha only dared to sneak in a little bit of pork floss that she had made herself.
"I love flowers and plants; I feel uncomfortable if I don't look at them for a day."
Bai Youran blushed with embarrassment. After thinking it over, she realized that since she couldn't bring in fresh flowers and porcelain vases, she could only use some dried flowers.
As for the wire vase, it was woven by the old man who guarded the gate of the mansion. It was easy to carry and wouldn't break if dropped, which she liked very much.
"So Sister Bai also smuggled some in."
Lin Yuesha smiled, not caring at all. Decorating the room with small items was pleasing to the eye, and she would be living in this room for a while.
"By the way, Sister Bai, do you know anyone at this girls' school?"
Having been robbed by twin sisters who were far too arrogant, Lin Yuesha was worried about being tripped up, so she hurriedly asked Bai Youran for information.
"Yes, my mother occasionally takes me out to visit guests."
Bai Youran has a mild temperament. Having witnessed Lin Yue'e pushing someone into the water in Kyoto, she greatly dislikes the cliques among the young ladies, and her relationship with everyone is very indifferent.
Bai Youran had met her cousins Zhao Fundie and Zhao Jingya once, but they weren't exactly close.
Do you know a pair of twin sisters?
When Lin Yuesha mentioned the duo, Bai Youran raised an eyebrow, of course she knew them!
“Twins aren’t common, especially those of that kind.”
Bai Youran looked at Lin Yuesha nervously and asked, "Did those two cause you trouble?"
The twin sisters were the daughters of Prefect Li of Yingcheng, and their given names were Ruoxue and Ruoshuang. Although both were prefectural cities, Yingcheng was much wealthier than Biancheng, and Bai Youran had a minor grudge against the twin sisters.
"I guess so. They wanted to steal my hay, but I didn't give it to them."
Lin Yuesha touched her chin, wondering why the twins had a falling out with Bai Youran.
"That happened last year."
Bai Youran was helpless. Her family was in the capital, and her mother, Madam Yan, spent a lot of money to hire a female tutor to teach music and chess. However, once the tutor arrived in the north, she immediately changed her mind.
At first, the Bai family did not know the reason. The female master refused the money and insisted on resigning. About half a year later, Bai Youran learned by chance that the female master resigned because the Li twins offered a higher price to poach her.
"Ruoxue and Ruoshuang's mother's family is extremely wealthy. It was through bribery that Lord Li was able to get promoted smoothly."
Seeing that no one was around, Bai Youran whispered, revealing that she had only found out by overhearing her parents' conversation.
Perhaps because they are wealthy, and their father is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, the two sisters are quite domineering. I don't know why they came to the girls' school this time; it's probably for the sake of their reputation.
She encountered a tough opponent as soon as she arrived, and the other party took the initiative to provoke her. Lin Yuesha is not the type to back down; she always rises to the challenge and retreating is not her style.
After tidying up her own room, Lin Yuesha went next door to help Zhao Fendie tidy up her bed.
Zhao Fundie was a delicate girl, but she still managed to compete with the other young ladies for hay and held her own, which impressed Lin Yuesha.
"You're really unlucky. You offended those two sisters as soon as you arrived. I just went to get the basin and saw those two looking for Granny Fang. They're probably here to complain."
Zhao Fundie was cracking sunflower seeds and crossing her legs, looking nothing like a lady from a respectable family. Lin Yuesha actually felt a sense of kinship with her.
It's better to be carefree in life.
"Well, I had no choice. If I gave them the hay, I'd have to sleep on a cold bed."
Although there are specialized female doctors for the sick, and Dr. Yan would also teach at the women's school, who would deliberately seek out suffering for themselves?
As for what the sisters did, that was not within Lin Yuesha's consideration. She reminded Zhao Fendie, "I'm cleaning the ceiling; there's dust on it."
It's best not to leave anyone in the room while Lin Yuesha is cleaning, let alone Zhao Fendie who is still eating.
"It's alright, it's not that delicate."
"A little dirt won't hurt you." That's what the older generation always says.
Lin Yuesha: ...
She truly deserves our respect for being the woman who feeds the white mice the best rice!
"You're worried about others getting the leftovers? Think about yourself first. You'll see how formidable those two sisters are in a moment."
Zhao Fendie was quite carefree. The twin sisters' father held a higher official position than hers, and both were from Yingcheng. Those two had one foot in her head, so Zhao Fendie had truly witnessed Li Ruoxue and Li Ruoshuang's abilities, and of course, she had suffered quite a bit as a result.
"We've already gotten ourselves into trouble, what else can we do?"
Lin Yuesha simply stopped thinking about it and focused on cleaning and sealing the rat holes, working quickly and cleanly. She thought to herself with a touch of self-deprecation that if her parents and relatives knew she was voluntarily working to earn money, their eyes would pop out of their sockets.
The original owner had a reputation for being lazy and greedy, preferring to lie down rather than sit, but she had gradually broken that persona.
"Ladies, Granny Fang wants you to go to the front yard."
A little girl of seven or eight years old came to deliver a message. Zhao Fundie immediately grabbed a handful of copper coins for the little girl and asked, "Do you know why Granny Fang has summoned people?"
On their first day at the girls' school, everyone was getting ready, as the headmistresses would be teaching them the rules tomorrow.
"I don't know, but... Granny Fang seems very angry."
After the little girl finished speaking, she grabbed the copper coin and ran away. She couldn't reveal too much, lest she be punished by having her hands slapped.
"angry?"
Granny Fang, when not angry, could still give people a thorough dressing-down in a calm state, but if she got angry... Lin Yuesha felt something was wrong.
When she followed the others to the front yard, the somber atmosphere confirmed her suspicions.
"Lin Yuesha, come out."
Granny Fang looked around and accurately found Lin Yuesha in the crowd, squinting her eyes as she spoke.
Lin Yuesha shuddered. Granny Fang was terrifying; her eyes gleamed with a cold light, and she looked like a man-eating wolf.
"Granny Fang, that's me."
Bai Youran nervously grabbed Lin Yuesha's hand, and Lin Yuesha could only comfort Bai Youran before walking out of the crowd.
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