"Mmm," Yun Jia's voice was barely audible.
"Why?" Ye Jiu carefully recalled his expression at the time and caught a clue.
Yun Jia remained silent, while Ye Jiu racked his brains to recall.
Suddenly she realized something and laughed out loud, "Is it because I went to a brothel?"
Yun Jia smiled, but the smile was tinged with bitterness. "It's your freedom to go wherever you want, how can I stop you?"
"Am I really that untrustworthy?" Ye Jiu pondered, stroking her chin. She wasn't such a bad person, was she?
Yun Jia lowered her head and didn't speak, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly.
He's not... he's just too afraid of losing her, and he can't stay rational about anything related to her.
He was clearly good at accounting and managing the shop, but he always felt a sense of powerlessness when facing Ye Jiu.
She...was beyond his control, he couldn't stop her...
Ye Jiu didn't press him for answers. She picked up some wound medicine and applied it to his wound. "It might hurt a little, just bear with it." Then she took a piece of silk and wrapped it around his palm a few times, finally tying a bow.
"Okay, just be careful not to get it wet, it'll be fine soon."
Ye Jiu looked up and met his gaze. "You can tell me next time, and I'll listen. It was purely by chance that I went there. You don't need to be jealous. Besides, none of them are as good-looking as you."
Ye Jiu leaned closer and gently kissed Yun Jia's ear, "Speak to me, okay?"
Yun Jia was speechless for a moment, staring blankly at her, unable to think of anything to say for a long time.
"I...I wasn't ignoring you." He lowered his eyes to avoid Ye Jiu's gaze. "I'm just a little...a little jealous." He hurriedly added after saying that, "I'm really only a little jealous, you don't think I'm jealous, do you?"
Jealousy is a major taboo for men, second only to infertility. Yun Jia regretted his careless words; what if Ye Jiu would despise him because of this...
Ye Jiu was a little stunned after hearing his words, then chuckled, "Well, there's only one thing, I know that Senior Brother isn't a jealous husband."
Ye Jiu gently kissed his face. "Go to sleep early. I'll stay home with you tomorrow."
After Ye Jiu left, the blush on Yun Jia's face disappeared completely, and she bit her lower lip as she began to plot.
It's all because of Xu Yinzhu. He needs to find her something to do so she won't come looking for Ye Jiu.
A sense of crisis rose in his heart. He was already 19 this year, and the men in those brothels were definitely younger than him. He might have a handsome face, but even he would grow old and lose his looks eventually...
An overwhelming sense of panic welled up inside him; he dared not even imagine it.
Under the moonlight, he walked to Ye Jiu's room and gently knocked on the door.
Ye Jiu opened the door and quickly let him in. "What's wrong? Does your wound hurt?"
Yun Jia nodded, "I've run out of candles in my room, and I... I'm a little scared."
Ye Jiu knew he wasn't afraid of the dark.
His lie was clumsy, but she didn't call him out on it.
"Want to sleep with me?" she asked.
Yun Jia's eyes sparkled with hope, "Is it okay?"
"Of course I can, since I asked first." Ye Jiu hugged him and joked, "Come warm my bed."
Yun Jia smiled shyly. Warming the bed... This was a phrase he would never have dared to think about before, but he was willing to warm Ye Jiu's bed.
The early spring nights were still quite chilly. He slept in her bed, and Ye Jiu wrapped him in a thick blanket and pulled him into her arms.
Ye Jiu's body temperature was much higher than Yun Jia's, like a giant furnace that kept radiating heat, and the places where their skin touched were so hot that it hurt his heart.
He didn't dare turn around to look at her; the fact that she held him in her arms as they slept was something he had never even dared to dream of before.
She said she wanted to marry him, but he didn't feel it was real. She always said she wasn't old enough and would wait, but now the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that she was just making excuses for him.
The children of several neighboring families have all gotten married, some even with several servants, but Ye Jiu alone remains "penniless," with no one else by his side.
"Xiao Jiu, when will we...get married?"
Ye Jiu knew he was anxious, but she still felt it was strange to get married so early! In modern times, she would have just finished her college entrance exams!
She's just a child (?)
Although early marriage was the norm in ancient times, she simply couldn't get over this mental hurdle.
Ye Jiu tightened her arms around him. "How about next year? I haven't prepared the bride price by next spring."
Yun Jia was confused. What kind of dowry did he want?
"Isn't the money you gave me considered a bride price?"
"That's nothing. Besides, it was left by Master's wife, so it was originally yours." Ye Jiu pressed her face against his back. "I want to buy you a big gold bracelet and some jewelry. How can a little silver be enough to marry your senior brother?"
I've heard that how much dowry your wife's family is willing to give depends on how important you are to her.
Was he really worth that much in her heart?
Yun Jia's heart softened, and he believed everything she said.
Yun Jia's voice trembled with excitement, "Okay... I'll wait for Xiao Jiu to marry me."
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Ye Jiu hadn't seen Xu Yinzhu for several days, and when she saw her again, she looked haggard.
Ye Jiu patted her shoulder. "What's wrong with you? Have you been indulging in too much sex?" She recalled Xu Yinzhu's remarks at the brothel last time and her expression turned strange. "You didn't start going to brothels frequently after that, did you?"
Xu Yinzhu waved her hands repeatedly, "Don't say that. That brothel is bad for my fortune. Ever since I went there, my shop has had one problem after another. First, someone said that the ingredients I used in my restaurant were not fresh. Then, some thugs sat at the entrance of the shop and caused trouble."
"These things aren't big, but they're troublesome to deal with once they escalate. I haven't been able to do any business for several days in a row. The worst part is that I still can't find out who did it. Tell me, isn't this just bad luck for my finances?"
Xu Yinzhu rubbed her temples. "Now you understand. That brothel has bad feng shui. I'm never going there again. You shouldn't go either, or it might bring bad luck to your fortune."
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