Chapter 116: Erya scolds Yunting
"I didn't count on you in the first place." Erya said, "If you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on water, it will flow. We have to rely on ourselves."
"How to rely on myself? Do you have a solution?" Yun Ting's eyes lit up.
He felt so aggrieved today that he wanted to vent his anger.
"Just bear with it. The person in charge of the banknotes will be replaced soon anyway." Erya said.
Yun Ting: "...This, this won't do!"
"If you can do it, go ahead." Erya rolled her eyes at him, "If you can't, just bear with it."
"I can't do it, but you can't do it too?" Yun Ting blushed, "Aren't you very powerful?"
"If I weren't a maid, I would have studied hard and taken the imperial examination long ago!" Erya said loudly.
She only hated that she was a girl.
She was very resistant to reading because reading well would only make her feel more powerless.
"I'm not like you, a descendant of a rich family, living a life of luxury," Arya said. "If you were me, what could you do? Could you do better than me?"
Yun Ting was silent.
He was also asking himself this question.
Apart from being the third son of the Duke's Mansion, what else can he do?
If you are not good at either literature or martial arts, you can't do anything.
In the face of injustice, we can only endure.
Is this going to continue forever in this world?
"Who doesn't want to do whatever they want? But everyone has to make a living." Erya said in a low voice, "Do you know why I hate you? Because you don't know the sufferings of the world, it really makes me want to beat you. You come to my house to experience it for a few days, and then go back and still be your noble son. My mother took out all the good things to treat you, but you still pick and choose. I really hate you for squandering her kindness."
"Zhuozhuo, I—"
"Since you were born with a good fate, go back and be your Third Young Master. We'll keep our distance. Don't tell me how unfair the world is. I'm obedient and motivated, but I can't change anything. I even have to watch my mother being bullied and still have to put on a smile."
"What about you? Even if you expose the truth, there will still be someone to clean up the mess for you. Ask yourself, if your father really doesn't want you anymore, can he just watch you die?"
"No, so deep down, you are completely fearless."
"You're used to being served, and you feel like you're condescending by coming to my house. But Yunting, we've already given you the best, and we haven't asked for a penny from you. Why do you take it for granted that you're a guest and want us to serve you?"
"I didn't. I was working... Zhuozhuo, don't cry. I'll just do more. Weren't you very nice to me today? Let's make peace. I'll give you the collar. After all, it's been snatched away from me."
"I treat you well today because you are not mean."
Yun Ting: "...then can you be a little more polite to me?"
"If you want to stay in my house, just help with the chores, be discerning, and be a likable guest. Don't act like a big shot. We don't need big shots, and we don't owe you anything."
"I understand." Yun Ting said hesitantly, "I was indeed wrong about this matter."
Erya wasn't the type to be unreasonable. Seeing him like this, she simply added, "My mother already has a lot on her plate. Please don't add to her burden. Thank you."
Then she went out of the kitchen.
Yun Ting lowered his head and washed the dishes silently.
After he had packed up, he went back to his room, lay down, and stared at the beams in a daze.
He seems really annoying.
In the main room, Lu Qiniang was discussing with Xiao Yan about temporarily closing the stall.
"They won't stop until they give us a good hug before they leave. We've made a small fortune, and we can't let them find fault with us again." Lu Qiniang said, "Since the new official is about to take office, we might as well stop and wait."
However, she was also worried that if she stopped, her business would be taken over by others.
It's really a dilemma.
Xiao Yan said, "Let's pause it for now. We can do this business, and others can do it too. We can pick it up again anytime we want in the future. And if my estimate is correct, it shouldn't take more than ten days or half a month, so it won't affect the overall situation."
"Besides, your brother might also come and cause trouble."
"If he comes again, I will kick him into the canal." Lu Qiniang said gritting her teeth.
"I can't stop for a while, but I can't stay idle." Xiao Yan said, "Qi Niang, have you ever calculated how much silver you have?"
"A little over one hundred and fifty-three taels." Lu Qiniang asked, "What's wrong? Do you need money?"
"No need. I want to see how long it will take us to save enough money to buy a house of our own." Xiao Yan said.
"If you want to buy it, you can do it now if you grit your teeth." Lu Qiniang said, "The house we live in now, owned by Liu Xingniang, is only about 120 taels."
A new neighbor just moved in next door, and he bought it for 120 taels of silver.
This shabby place in Beijing has no idea what's so noble about it, but the houses are so expensive.
"I was thinking that the three children are all grown up, so I should let them each have a room. When they want to get together, they can do so; when they want to be alone, they will also have their own place." Xiao Yan explained.
After all, this is not your home.
It’s not worth spending money to repair it.
If it is not maintained, it will be uncomfortable to live in.
"You've thought it through better than I have." Lu Qiniang sighed. "Da Ya is calm and likes quietness. Er Ya likes to show off and definitely wants her own room as a boudoir. San Ya is young, but she often brings her friends to play at home and makes a lot of noise. She deserves her own place, too."
But the difficulty is that there is no money.
One hundred and twenty taels is enough to buy a house, clean it up, and buy some new things, and the remaining one hundred and fifty taels is barely enough.
I want to curse the prices in Beijing again.
"Daya wants to get married, and I'm afraid someone in the family might have a headache or a fever, so I dare not leave any money." Lu Qin's mother said.
I'm really afraid of being poor.
It's okay if you're tight on money during normal times, but when you're sick, you spend money like water.
Daya is such a good person, and Lu Qinniang doesn't want her to suffer because of money and not be able to marry into a good family.
"I still have more than twenty taels in my hand," Xiao Yan said. "It should be enough for us to spend. Besides, we can make money later. So I thought, while I have some free time these few days, I should find an intermediary and go look at houses first. If I really can't find a suitable one, I can borrow some from a silver shop."
"That won't work. If I don't lend it to you, you'll have to pay interest! Let's go check out the house first." Lu Qiniang said, "It's not a good idea to always stay in a borrowed house. You can't even speak with confidence in front of Liu Xing."
"That's okay, but I think Liu Xing won't be able to stay in this house for much longer."
"What's the meaning?"
"He should be thinking of selling the house."
"Ah? Isn't this his ancestral home?"
Because Tong was an only child, the house was left to her after her parents passed away.
So the couple lived in that house and this place became empty.
"Liu Xing wanted to expand his treasury, but he didn't have enough money. He even wanted to borrow money from a loan shark, but I stopped him."
"Then let's vacate the house quickly. We'll go see a matchmaker tomorrow. If there's no suitable one, we can rent one. We can't just occupy the house and let him get into debt with loan sharks. We won't be able to get along with him in the future. But you still have to persuade him not to take too big a step, or it'll be too late..."
Aren’t friends meant to give each other a blow when they’re losing their minds?
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