Seeing that Yue Ze was eating the same food as ordinary people, it wasn't too bad, but it was much worse than what was served in the Yue family mansion.
"Do you have money to spend?" Yue Xiu suddenly asked. He had someone investigate which family the only child Yue Ze was willing to talk to was. He hoped the child wasn't a spoiled brat, and that the child wasn't of bad character. He also hoped the child wouldn't bully Yue Ze.
"Yes!" Yue Ze said calmly.
"Alright, study hard." After saying that, Yue Xiu stood up, placed three hundred taels on the table, and turned to leave.
He had come specifically to check on them after hearing that they were going to Yongzhou City tomorrow to participate in the prefectural examination, and figured they must need money.
Yue Xiu glanced back at his back for a while, then turned back to continue eating, but his eyes silently lingered on the three hundred taels of silver notes several times.
When he was old enough to understand, he had no parents by his side, only a wet nurse who served him, a cook, and a housekeeper who managed both inside and outside the house.
They didn't hide anything from him; they told him about his background and taught him not to have any unrealistic dreams of returning to the Yue family mansion. They told him to just live his life here, grow up, study hard, and change his life.
When he learned that he was the son of Yue family patriarch's concubine, he was shocked but also numb. He had never met his mother. Only Yue family patriarch would visit him a few times a year. Each time he came, he would give him money and ask about his situation.
He was raised by these few people from a young age, and fortunately, Master Yue gave him enough money to support them. When it was time for him to go to school, Master Yue found him a school so he could learn to read and write.
When he was a child, he thought about asking who his mother was, but the servants wouldn't tell him anything, so he gradually stopped asking.
As he grew older and learned about human relationships, he realized he had an older brother, and that he lived with his father and mother every day. He knew that they were the family, and he knew that he would have to live alone for the rest of his life.
He was in a bad mood twice and envied others who had families. He secretly went to see that older brother twice. He didn't look like him. Maybe he looked like his mother!
He had no mother to care for him, no father to educate him, and the only place where he could learn was the school. So he began to study diligently. He didn't know how far he should go, but he did whatever the teacher told him to do.
His classmates didn't like him either, because he was not outgoing and didn't know how to socialize. He would just bury himself in practicing calligraphy and reading books.
Recently, he has become closer to Zhou Lei. Zhou Lei is very kind and will occasionally take care of him. Last time he went to Yongzhou City for the study, the teacher took him to stay. This time he didn't want to trouble the teacher again, so he wanted to team up with Zhou Lei. Zhou Lei has money and can contribute more.
He's afraid of being alone and doesn't dare to live alone.
Today, Zhou Lei told him that his family's carriage would come to pick him up tomorrow.
After finishing his meal, he went back to his room to prepare.
The trip there will take at least a month, so you'll need to bring some changes of clothes.
...
After Zhou Quan saw Zhou Lei off, Li Mai also went to the shop to get busy.
The two children were playing at the Zhou family's place.
That morning, she received a guest who came to see her, Mr. Yang.
Last year, Mr. Yang went to their residence to teach painting to the people she had arranged for them for a few months. Later, when the shop got busy and all the staff were distributed, Mr. Yang stopped teaching.
Li Mai went to the teahouse next door to greet Mr. Yang.
She knew he must have something to tell her.
She guessed in her heart that it might be about Jiang Wenhan?
This guy is a bit restless. Even sitting in jail, he's still causing trouble.
Mr. Yang had dealt with her before, but he had never mentioned anything about Jiang Wenhan. He also knew that his cousin had done many unethical things.
"Sir, is there something you need to see me about today?" Li Mai personally poured him tea, then poured some for herself, and asked with a smile.
Mr. Yang nodded. "I recently went back to Xiangzhou."
"Oh, how are your parents? Have they stopped pressuring you to get married?" Li Mai teased him with a smile.
Mr. Yang smiled and said, "You probably never knew that I was once married, did you?"
Li Mai was taken aback. "Huh? What about your wife and children?"
Mr. Yang was silent for a while, then sighed, "We have no children. My wife and I have been married for five years and have never had any children. Later, the doctor said that I had health problems and could not have offspring, so my wife divorced me."
Li Mai stared wide-eyed in surprise, "She initiated the divorce?"
"Well, she couldn't withstand the pressure from our family. I don't care, since my older brother has already carried on the family line, so I don't care whether she has children or not. After the divorce, I didn't want to stay in that house anymore, so I went out to travel and came to Qing Shi Town. I really liked this town, so I bought a house and settled down."
"I see. I never imagined that someone as refined as you would have such a fate. Would you be willing to let me examine your pulse?" Li Mai asked cautiously.
Mr. Yang thought for a moment and then extended his wrist.
Li Mai reached out and carefully took his pulse. The pulse indicated that his kidney qi was indeed somewhat deficient.
Li Mai pondered how to phrase her question.
"Speak your mind. I'm over forty years old. Can't I tolerate a few unpleasant words?" Mr. Yang smiled helplessly.
"I'd like to ask if you, sir, enjoy romantic pursuits?" Li Mai asked in a low voice.
Mr. Yang was surprised and shook his head, "I haven't touched a woman since I divorced my wife."
Li Mai nodded. "Then you are born with congenital kidney deficiency. Judging from your pulse, you will indeed have difficulty having children. However, your appearance does not seem like that of someone with kidney deficiency."
Mr. Yang shook his head, his face slightly flushed. "I don't know why, but when I'm intimate with my wife, there are indeed times when I feel powerless."
“Well, it’s not a big problem. If Mr. Yang still wants to get married and has children, I can solve this problem for you. I can cure it, but you need to do a few things.” Li Mai looked at him with a smile.
"I haven't thought about getting married, but if it can be cured, I'll get it treated." Everyone wants a healthy body.
"Okay, the first thing you should do is to stop using incense when you get back. The medicine I prescribed for you requires you to quit using musk. I smelled musk on you last time, so it must be musk in the incense you were using."
“Okay!” Mr. Yang agreed.
"The second thing is that you cannot touch a woman or have sexual intercourse for a year."
"Okay," Mr. Yang replied.
"The third thing is that this medicine will probably take about half a year. You don't need to take it every day, just a few doses a month. I'll prescribe the medicine based on your condition. I'll write the prescription, and you can go to my master's place to get the medicine. Remember to come see me after you get it, so I can review it before I can go back and decoct the medicine," Li Mai added.
“Okay!” Mr. Yang agreed again.
After agreeing to these three things, he suddenly felt that life had become much brighter. It turned out that his illness could be cured.
When he saw Li Mai show off that skill last time, he thought about asking her about it, but in the end he was too embarrassed to ask.
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