Chapter 237 Letter from Shen Xi

Fuling came back from the clinic the next day and told Shen Yuan that the woman had woken up early that morning.

"Madam Cui also said that she would stay in our clinic to help after she recovers."

"There's no rush for the future. Let her rest and take care of herself first. As for her husband's family, she should figure out what to do in the future." Shen Yuan read the Dazhao Code today. Anyone who beats his wife, children, parents, or relatives will be sentenced to fifty lashes. If they cause disability or death, they may be sentenced to exile or beheading. Presumably, the yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture had already informed Cui Niang of her injuries yesterday. How to sentence Wu Dayou in the future is the business of Jingzhao Prefecture. But whether to divorce Wu Dayou is up to Cui Niang to decide. In this case, if she asks the government for a divorce, the government will not disagree.

"Yes, I will tell her to take good care of herself first."

"Well, you were exhausted yesterday, and you had to take care of Madam Cui at night. Go and have a rest first."

Fuling had just left and Shen Yuan was about to continue reading when Qingdai came in with a letter in her hand, "Miss, the third lady has written a letter!"

Qingdai knew that her girl was always thinking about her sister, so she ran to deliver the letter as soon as she got it. When Shen Yuan heard that Shen Xi had written a letter, he immediately lost interest in reading the book, stood up, took the letter and opened it.

The letter Shen Xi wrote this time was three pages long. She first talked about her recent situation, saying that Lu Ne was doing very smoothly in Lingxi County. Almost all the officials in Yanzhou from top to bottom were new. They were all groping for their jobs together, and they had developed a deeper friendship than colleagues from other places.

She herself lived a very good and fulfilling life. When they rented the courtyard, the people living around took good care of her and Lu Ne. In return, she simply opened a private school for girls at home to teach the girls in the neighborhood how to read and write. Shen Xi also said that not many people came at the beginning, but later the news of selecting female officials spread from the capital to Yanzhou, and many families took the initiative to send their daughters to study. She was a little overwhelmed by herself, but there were already several such private schools for girls in Lingxi County. She knew of one that was run by the daughter of the current Lingxi County Magistrate, and it did not charge tuition fees. Children from poor families who went there could even be provided with a meal.

Lingxi County is almost the closest county to the capital in Yanzhou, so news from the capital naturally spreads there faster than elsewhere. After talking about her own affairs, Shen Xi asked about the current situation of Shen Yuan's clinic, greeted everyone in the family, and said that she would come to the capital to celebrate the New Year with everyone.

After reading the letter, Shen Yuan hurriedly took the letter to find his grandmother. When he entered the house, he saw his grandmother sitting by the window, squinting her eyes and reading the letter.

"Grandma, did my sister write to you too?"

Old Madam Shen looked up and saw her granddaughter holding a letter, and she knew what was going on. "What did Xixi tell you?"

"Sister said she is doing well and told us not to worry about her. She has opened a private school at home and has something to do every day. She also said she will come to the capital for the New Year! Are you relieved now? What did Sister write to you?"

"Your sister told me to go out more often, not to stay at home all day, and not to control you too much." Shen Xi was indeed worried that her grandmother had stayed in the capital for too long and would control Shen Yuan as she did before. The letter also said that she would let her grandmother go to Yanzhou to live with her for a while in the spring.

"Oh, sister is really considerate!"

"You naughty girl, is your grandmother keeping an eye on you? Now you are nowhere to be seen all day, I can't keep an eye on you anymore."

"Grandma, am I not here?" Shen Yuan had been busy these days and seldom came to visit his grandmother. He felt very sorry in his heart, so he hugged his grandmother's arm and rolled and rubbed it, causing Old Madam Shen to complain of a headache.

"Grandma, I heard that you have been providing free clinics and taking in people these days. Do you have enough money?"

"Grandma, from what you said, you have a small stash of money here, right?"

Old Madam Shen snorted and said nothing. Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I still have money. The shop you gave me is in a good location. I can make a lot of money just by collecting rent."

She rented several shops to Lu Shuyan. As sisters, they should be clear about the rent. Lu Shuyan has been thinking about how to make money recently. Not only has she started to manage the original business of the Lu family, she has also opened many new shops. She also bought a caravan a few days ago. Shen Yuan, Yan Siyu and Jiang Yunyi have all invested money in her. If she makes money in the future, they will share the profits according to the money.

"I thought you were lazy, but you are more troublesome than anyone else."

When Old Madam Shen said this, she was smiling, and her eyes were full of praise for her granddaughter.

Lu Shuyan's mother can now vaguely guess what her daughter is thinking. She used to want to persuade her daughter not to work too hard, but now she doesn't say that anymore. She used to fight with Si Nanbo, but now she has let it go. She helps her daughter take care of the affairs of the Lu family and completely ignores Gao's family.

Si Nanbo didn't care much about family affairs. As long as there was money in the account to live a comfortable life, he was happy. At that time, the most profitable shops on Baofu Street were tampered by Lu Shuyan, and gradually turned from unprofitable to loss-making. The shop was under the name of Gao's son. Lu Shuyan found someone to fool him, and his stupid half-brother signed and put his fingerprints on the shop to sell it.

On Baofu Street, Lu Shuyan was doing the accounting in her new shop. She planned to renovate the shop and then open a shop specializing in Western goods. She would sell the goods brought back by the caravans in the future here.

The tall figure who came in from the door blocked the light from the door. He had come so many times that Lu Shuyan knew who it was without even raising her eyes.

"It's blocked. Move aside."

The silent big man obediently stepped to the side. Lu Shuyan didn't even raise her head and continued to use the abacus. She didn't look up until she finished the calculation and closed the account book.

"Lord Yuwen, I remember that the Imperial City Department should be quite busy, right?"

Yuwen Mu nodded and said, "Busy, I'll leave soon... one stick of incense."

"Since you are busy, why don't you take a rest when you have time? Why are you looking for me?"

"Come and rest here."

Lu Shuyan was choked. Yuwen Mu's frankness made her not know what to say.

The two of them looked at each other in silence for a while, and Yuwen Mu nodded to Lu Shuyan, "One stick of incense is up, I'm leaving."

Lu Shuyan stared at Yuwen Mu's back as he was about to step out of the door and said, "Yuwen Mu, I don't plan to get married."

Yuwen Mu had heard this several times. This time, he had no other reaction. He paused and said, "I know." Then he continued to leave.

As soon as he lifted his right foot, he heard the girl behind him say, "So, are you willing to marry?"