Xiao Wu patted Xiao Liu's head, eager to bring honor to the gang leader, puffed out his little chest, and began reciting the multiplication tables with his head held high.
At first, when Madam Yun heard it, she thought it was just a children's rhyme that was being sung for fun. But when she heard the familiar "seven times seven equals forty-nine" at the end, her expression became serious. When she heard the last "nine times nine equals eighty-one," she was even more shocked. "Little Youran, did your master teach you all of this?"
Xiao Youran was initially struggling with how to explain the source, but her great-aunt had already found it for her, so she immediately nodded, "Yes! My master is amazing too!"
Sure enough, the master was a treasure trove of inexplicable strange words and actions, a scapegoat for everything.
Madam Yun made up her mind in a flash and said to Madam Su, "Ya Rong, it is a great blessing for your two children to have such a master to teach them. You three should settle down and study diligently with the master."
The Su family was also conflicted. They had mentioned before that they planned to return to Dingzhou after the Lantern Festival, but they did not expect that things would take such a turn for the better so easily.
She was naturally delighted. "Yes, Aunt. I will write to them in Dingzhou to let them know."
Mrs. Yu was even more delighted, "You two little darlings are a blessing from heaven to have you in our family!"
Madam Li was also delighted. "I heard that Chen-ge saved the cousin from the Tie-tou family next door last time, which shows that Doctor Gu's medical skills are quite good. You two siblings are truly blessed to receive guidance from these two masters at the same time."
Xiao You Ran: ……
hehe.
The so-called master is like a treasure, but let's forget about Doctor Gu.
After finishing her business outside, Zhou strode in and asked, "What are you talking about that makes you so happy?"
Ms. Yu recounted the events.
Mrs. Zhou was overjoyed. "I've said it before, I'm reluctant to see you leave, and now things have turned out as I wished. This is truly a joyous occasion!"
In the evening, Jiang Youchen returned in a carriage and asked Suyue to move all the beautiful clothes and jewelry from the carriage into her sister's room without paying.
Hmph, let's see what New Year's gift that Senior Brother Big White can buy that can surpass his.
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On the fifteenth day of the month, the people in the Yun family old house discussed it and decided that Old Madam Yun, Madam Yu, and Madam Su would take a group of children to the lantern festival.
But instead of going at night, we would go into Wufeng County in the morning when there were fewer people, rest at a cloth shop first, have lunch and take a nap, and then leisurely go out.
However, due to the limited space in the carriage, the children who went included the Jiang siblings, Yun Tiankuang, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu. Because of the events of New Year's Eve, the second branch of the family had been hiding and not going out, and as a result, the two children did not like to play with the other children.
Aunt Shen wanted her daughter to go out and play with them, but when she heard that the carriage was full, she didn't dare to ask.
So the whole carload of people headed to Wufeng County in a lively atmosphere.
The lantern festival is said to start at night, but the streets also start to get lively in the afternoon.
Upon learning of this arrangement, Xiao Youran even made a special trip to the manor to inform her master of their itinerary.
She originally wanted to suggest that if there wasn't enough room in her own carriage, she could squeeze in with her master and senior brothers, but her brother coldly refused.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that her brother and senior brother didn't get along very well.
So when the group returned to the cloth shop, which had been closed for nearly twenty days, Madam Yun was shocked by what she saw.
The reason she wanted to come along was to see what kind of scale this cloth shop that had fallen from the sky was, that it could actually earn a hundred taels of silver a month.
Is this three-story cloth shop really something they acquired for only one hundred taels of silver?
Madam Yun could hardly believe her eyes.
No wonder all the daughters-in-law said it was a windfall from heaven.
Tian Kuang, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Liu had never been here before and found it very novel, so they explored the entire place, both upstairs and downstairs.
Yu instructed Tiankuang to arrange the dozen or so long strings of firecrackers he had prepared in advance in a long line in front of the door, connect them together, and then light them.
Well, back then, there wasn't the concept of firecrackers going off in tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of shots. It was Xiaoyou who complained that the string of firecrackers didn't last long enough, and suggested that they buy several strings and string them together so that the sound would last longer.
This was the result of their discussion. Their plan was to open the store first, and then in the afternoon, Madam Yu would take the children to stroll around the streets, while the old lady would rest at the cloth shop, and Madam Su would watch over the cloth shop.
To celebrate a prosperous new year, it's essential to choose an auspicious date, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is just right.
It's just after the New Year, and every household must have just replaced their old fabrics. Business should be slow for a while, so leaving Su Shi alone is enough.
The children were all standing by the door, laughing and watching the firecrackers explode.
Manager Luo, who was on the other side, also saw this, gave a disdainful sneer, and turned back.
During this period, she frequently badmouthed Yunjia Cloth Shop to her regular customers.
It is foreseeable that, over time, all the customers of the Yun family's cloth shop will patronize her shop.
Xiao Youran glanced at her plump bottom from the doorway and thought to herself, "It's only been a few days, how come Manager Luo seems to have gotten even fatter?"
After the lively opening ceremony, everyone returned to the fabric shop and sat down around a large table.
Madam Yun first praised Su's competence and the hard work she had put in leading the Yun family's daughters-in-law to support such a large cloth shop during this period.
Madam Su quickly waved her hand and said with a smile that this was exactly what she was good at, which helped her pass the time and also allowed her to do her part for the Yun family, killing two birds with one stone.
After chatting for a while, Madam Yu said with some concern, "I was out with the children by myself this afternoon, and I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep an eye on them."
Yun Tiankuang immediately raised his hand, "Fourth Aunt, I'm here too."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Youran had an idea and asked her mother, "Mom, do you have children's clothes in the clothing section on the second floor?"
Madam Su chuckled, "Of course we do. But you already have too many clothes, so we can't waste your aunts' hard work."
Xiao Youran pouted, "Baby was thinking that if all five of us children could wear the same clothes, wouldn't it be much easier for Fourth Aunt to take care of us?"
Mrs. Yu's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea! If all the clothes are the same color and style, I can just scan them to know if the children are there. Even in a crowd, I can spot our own kids at a glance! Hehe, what a brilliant idea!"
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and without waiting for Su's reply, she grabbed her fifth and sixth children and ran upstairs.
Madam Yun chuckled, tapped Xiao Youran's forehead, and said affectionately, "You little rascal!"
Xiao Youran chuckled and stood up triumphantly, taking her brother's hand and running upstairs.
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