Chapter 1091 The loyal maid promoted to concubine (11)
"Du... Madam Du..." Zhu Yanli opened his eyes and saw Shi Chu with a veil on her face. He recognized her immediately. His eyes suddenly turned red and he looked extremely grateful. "Thank you so much... for saving me..."
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She had miscalculated. Even if she wanted to leave him alone and watch him die without any help, she couldn't do that. She hadn't expected that Zhu Yanli would take the initiative! He had already thanked her so much, how could she just ignore him?
I didn't expect him to be so cunning. Shi Chu couldn't help but look at him with complicated eyes. It turns out that this is how cunning scholars are.
"Madam Du?" Zhu Yanli had no idea what Shi Chu was thinking about him. When he saw that Shi Chu didn't respond for a long time, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"Nothing, I have to think about how to send you back." Shi Chu replied, "How about I carry you home directly?"
Shi Chu said that Zhu Yanli was an unlucky guy because this guy was his father's posthumous son. In order to seize his father's property, his father's relatives drove out his pregnant mother. His mother's brothers and sisters-in-law did not welcome her back, so she had to live in the small house that came with her dowry, which is where Zhu Yanli lives now.
His mother was a well-educated woman. After giving birth to him, she did not remarry, but taught him to read and write. When she knew that he had a talent for studying, she lived frugally, did embroidery work for others, and washed clothes to send him to school. However, due to overwork, his mother passed away when Zhu Yanli just passed the examination and became a student. In other words, Zhu Yanli now has no father or mother, no brothers or sisters. Even if he is sent home by Shi Chu now, there will be no one to take care of him.
Shi Chu felt that she had picked up a hot potato, but since she had already picked it up, it would be too unfair to throw it away - especially after the person was awake and saw her.
Zhu Yanli's handsome pale face turned red, and he said in a low and embarrassed voice: "Then, I'll leave it to Madam Du..."
Shi Chu looked at him in surprise. She thought that scholars like him were all noble and proud, and would definitely not want a woman to carry him on her back. He might even think that this was unreasonable and ungentlemanly.
I didn’t expect Zhu Yanli to agree so immediately. He really is flexible, Shi Chu thought.
So there was no other choice but Shi Chu moved his flour to the wall and carried Zhu Yanli on his back.
"Mr. Zhu, you are too thin. Your weight is not even greater than the bag of flour I just bought. Even if you study in the future, you can't study too hard. You have to combine work and rest, otherwise your body will be exhausted. Even if you pass the imperial examination in the future, your body will not be able to support it. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort?" Shi Chu advised him earnestly.
Zhu Yanli agreed timidly and shyly: "Yes, Madam Du is right... My health is indeed not good..."
"That's right. Your health is the foundation for you to start a family and a career. Without a healthy body, even if you have a family and a career, it will not last long. Didn't you work so hard to take the imperial examinations for the sake of yourself and your descendants for generations to come?" Shi Chu continued to persuade him patiently.
Zhu Yanli had a very good temper. Even if some of his words were very sharp at the beginning and people didn't like them, he would listen quietly without refuting. Sometimes he would even respond with a few words, looking very agreeable.
Of course, if he dared to refute, Shi Chu would throw him off his back without any hesitation. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he has a "good temper"?
Soon, Shi Chu carried Zhu Yanli back to his doorstep.
"Madam Du, please let me down." Zhu Yanli said.
"Okay." Shi Chu let go of his hand, and Zhu Yanli stretched out his legs and supported himself on the ground, and he had already "gotten down" from Shi Chu's back.
Shi Chu felt a little embarrassed. Although the scholar was thin, he was not short. He was half a head taller than her. Perhaps all the nutrition he got went into his height.
Zhu Yanli tremblingly took out the key and opened the door. However, as soon as he took a step, he stumbled again and almost fell. Fortunately, Shi Chu was quick to catch him.
"I'm sorry, I'm too weak. I need you to help me get in." Zhu Yanli said with a blushing face.
What else could Shi Chu do? He could only help him in. However, after he got him in, it was impossible to pour him a bowl of hot water, because he had gone to take exams in the past few days, and there was no one at home. How could he get hot water?
Shi Chu looked at Lin Daiyu helplessly and said, "You have nothing to eat or drink at home. I will go back to my home and bring you some food so that you won't starve to death."
Sister Zhu looked at her with gratitude, her eyes bright and amazing: "Then I won't be polite to Madam Du. When I recover, I will definitely thank you for your kindness..."
"No, no! It's only natural for neighbors to help each other." Shi Chu quickly refused. What did she want Zhu to do for her? Help her make or sell buns? She was afraid that Zhu would faint again if she couldn't help with her housework.
After Shi Chu finished speaking, she hurriedly left Zhu Yanli's house. She quickly returned to the entrance of the alley and found that her bag of flour was still placed safely by the wall and had not been stolen. She breathed a sigh of relief. If she had lost a bag of flour because of saving Zhu Yanli, she would definitely have taken her anger out on Zhu Yanli without any hesitation.
Zhu Yanli was lucky as Shi Chu's flour was not stolen. She stretched out her hands, put the flour on her shoulders, and carried it back to her home easily. If someone saw her like this, they would definitely be shocked. How could this weak girl be such a strong man?
Dali Wang Shichu put the flour in the kitchen, and quickly took out a plate with four meat buns, poured a pot of still warm water, put the two things in the basket, and then she carried it to Zhu Yanli's house next door.
Zhu Yanli did not faint or fall asleep. When Shi Chu took out the buns and water, he did not even blink, obviously unable to resist the temptation of food.
"You're welcome. Eat now." Shi Chu said to him. Zhu Yanli thanked him again with a red face, and then started eating quickly and politely, his movements were quite gentle.
Shi Chu gave him food and drink out of the desire to save people and to send Buddha to the west, and he did not intend to get anything in return. When he saw that he had finished eating the buns, he left the pot of water to him and said, "After you finish eating, take a good rest. Return this bottle of water to me after you finish drinking it."
"Okay." Zhu Yanli replied. He had taken exams for several days and was indeed very tired. If he hadn't been extremely hungry and wanted to eat something, he would have fallen into a deep sleep.
After leaving Zhu Yanli's house, Shi Chu carried the basket and returned to her own home. She didn't take the matter to heart.
Zhu Yanli slept for a whole day and night before he got a good rest and regained his energy. After washing up carefully, the first thing he did was to return the empty water bottle to Shi Chu.
(End of this chapter)
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