It rained the next day.
He Yan asked He Yunsheng to take some money to hire a craftsman to repair the broken roof. Spring was coming to an end and summer was coming. The rain would only get heavier and heavier. Among the houses of the He family, only her house had a complete roof. There were copper basins in the houses of He Sui and He Yunsheng to catch the dripping water. As soon as I entered the house, it seemed like they were selling basins.
The roof was quickly repaired, using solid green tiles. He Yan thought about replacing the quilts and pillows in the house, as the torn ones were so tight that the cotton could be pulled out.
He Yunsheng stepped into her room and said, "He Yan, come and take a look!"
He Yan was puzzled. She saw He Yunsheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said to her, "Yesterday I wrote down all the good schools in the capital. How about we go and have a look together today?"
"Now?" He Yan asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
He Yunsheng showed a bit of anger and shame at being exposed, and turned his back, "I'm just telling you something!"
"Oh, okay, I'll accompany you." He Yan replied.
This boy has a strange personality, but he is still cute and has no bad intentions. When He Yan walked into the yard, he saw the horse that Xiao Jue gave to He Yunsheng yesterday was curled up in a corner. He Yunsheng even built a simple stable for it.
The He family was poor and could not afford to raise a horse. They only raised chickens and ducks in the yard. Now there was a huge animal, which was really strange. The horse was eating grass with its head down. The grass was wiped clean and neatly stacked. It was obvious that it was done by He Yunsheng.
Seeing He Yan looking at the horse, He Yunsheng said proudly: "Xiangxiang is very beautiful!"
He Yan almost suspected that he had heard it wrongly, and asked him: "What did you call it?"
"Xiang Xiang!" He Yunsheng answered as a matter of course, "I saw her yesterday. She is a female horse. Since she follows me, I have to give her a different name. Girls will definitely like the name Xiang Xiang."
He Yan: "...as long as you are happy."
I told He Yunsheng to study hard, but he just wouldn't listen. Xiao Jue was so picky, if he knew that the horse he gave away was given such a name by He Yunsheng, it would definitely be the greatest shame in his horse gifting career.
He Yunsheng didn't notice him, and even though he tried his best to hide it, he couldn't stop being happy. He Yan was too lazy to care about him.
The He family didn't have horses before, and certainly didn't have a carriage. So He Yan and He Yunsheng both walked on the street holding umbrellas. He Sui went to the parade ground early in the morning. This morning, He Yan looked at the bruises on the corners of his mouth the night before, and they had disappeared, almost invisible, so he went out without a veil.
There are advantages to going out directly. Now that she has a different status, she has nothing to worry about, so she can observe the customs of the capital carefully. He Yunsheng wrote four schools on his paper, all of which were carefully selected. He Yan also took a look and found that they all have more martial arts.
This is also good. Judging from He Yunsheng's appearance, he doesn't seem to be planning to pursue a career in the civil service - of course, since he was able to give his horse the name "Xiang Xiang", he is definitely not that kind of person.
The two of them walked and stopped, bought and ate, and in just one day, they had visited all the academies. He Yunsheng discussed with He Yan and decided to find a academy that was closest to their home. This academy had more martial arts teachers and the homework was arranged very appropriately. He Yunsheng could go to the training ground to practice weapons after school on weekdays. The tuition was not expensive, only one or two silver coins a year. The money He Yan earned was enough for him to study for several years.
Although He Yunsheng didn't say anything, he was obviously very happy. On the way back, he was even a little excited. He Yan passed by a tailor shop and thought of the day when he tore He Yunsheng's clothes into pieces in Letong Village, so he said, "I promised to make you a set of clothes before. Since we are passing by, we might as well do it here today."
Most of He Yunsheng's clothes were leftovers from the He Sui business. He had been mending them for three years, so he rarely had new clothes. He had never been to a good tailor shop like this. He was a little hesitant when he heard this, and said, "Forget it. I'll just wear whatever I want."
"If you don't dress well when you go to the academy, you'll be laughed at." He Yan pulled him in. The tailor was an old man with a gentle smile. He just asked, "Is it this girl who makes the clothes, or is it this young man who makes the clothes?"
"Make it for him." He Yan pointed at He Yunsheng and said, "Make two sets for spring and winter, preferably long clothes with collars. They should look good and suit a young man like him. The color shouldn't be too dark or too light, and the pattern can be simple."
The old tailor smiled and said, "Okay."
"You're not going to do it?" He Yunsheng was startled, and stood up and said, "I can't wear that much, it's too much."
He Yan pushed him back to the chair, "Your sister, I have so many clothes that I can't wear them all. How can you compare with me? You are so handsome. If you don't wear clothes to look better, wouldn't it be a waste of your face?"
He Yunsheng's face flushed red: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The old tailor heard this and smiled more cordially: "Young Master, your sister really loves you."
Love her? He Yunsheng was a little dazed. He had never thought that one day he would joke around with He Yan like this, just like other ordinary siblings. But... she did help him a lot. She was reluctant to spend money to make clothes for herself, but she made so many for him. You know, He Yan is the one who loves dressing up the most.
He Yan didn't know the mixed feelings that He Yunsheng was feeling at the moment, she just couldn't get used to wearing Miss He's clothes. Miss He's clothes were charming and glamorous, with complicated and cumbersome styles. She would step on the hem of her skirt and fall down every two steps. If she wasn't careful, she would get caught on the edge of the dress. He Yan felt desperate when wearing them.
Even when she was the eldest lady in the Xu family, her clothes were as simple and elegant as possible. Therefore, Miss He's clothes were absolutely not suitable for her. Not to mention wearing these clothes to practice martial arts. She thought about asking a tailor to make two sets of men's clothes, but she must not do it in front of He Yunsheng, otherwise she would have to explain it endlessly. So she would do it secretly one day when He Yunsheng was not around.
The tailor was taking He Yunsheng's measurements. He Yan was walking around casually to look at the fabrics, wondering if she could pick out one or two pieces of fabric for He Yunsheng first. At this moment, someone suddenly called her name.
"He Yan?"
He Yan turned around and took a look.
The one who called her was a young man, dressed in extremely luxurious clothes, and his appearance was pretty, but his eyes were slightly dark, and his gaze was empty, which made him look a little listless. There were a few servants following him, and when they saw He Yan turned around to look at them, their eyes lit up, and they suddenly stepped forward to grab He Yan's hand.
He Yan moved sideways and avoided his claws.
It seems that Miss He is quite famous in the capital. He Yan complained in his heart, how come she has acquaintances everywhere she goes, first it was Wang Jiugui, and now this person.
When the young man saw He Yan avoid his hand, he paused for a moment, then immediately showed a sad look on his face, holding his heart and asked, "You...are you still angry with me?"
What does it mean?
He Yan was still confused when the calf-like boy rushed out like a whirlwind and stood in front of He Yan.
"Fan Cheng, you still dare to come!"
Fan?
He Yan suddenly realized that this was the legendary "Master Fan", the traitor of Miss He.