Chapter 134 Chapter 134 Sisters
The next day, after breakfast, Yu Li packed up and prepared to go out.
She packed up some local specialties that she brought back this time, preparing to give them to relatives and friends.
Fu Wenxiao helped to pack up and said, "Li Niang, I'll go with you. We can also go to the bookstore to buy some things."
Hearing this, Zhou asked with concern: "Xiao brother, how is your health?"
Although she let him go out to see the lanterns last night, she was somewhat worried about his health, fearing that his condition would get worse if she didn't pay attention.
"Mom, I'm not coughing anymore." Fu Wenxiao said to her, "I felt much better when I woke up this morning."
He even felt that his illness had been cured and he no longer needed to take medicine.
Yu Li agreed: "I didn't hear him cough last night."
Although her special ability is pitifully weak and can only slowly treat life-threatening injuries or diseases, it is very effective for minor illnesses such as colds.
In the next two days, as long as his superpowers are restored, she will treat him immediately. After two days of treatment, he will definitely be cured.
Zhou confirmed again and again that Fu Wenxiao really stopped coughing and was in good spirits. She was finally relieved and said, "Okay, go ahead. Go to Doctor Xu later and let him take a look at you. If he says you're fine, you don't need to take any more medicine."
Fu Wenxiao smiled and nodded.
After going out, the two went to the butcher shop first, because it was close to Shuying Lane and was on the way.
When they arrived, the morning market had not yet ended and there were many people buying meat.
When they saw them, those people greeted them warmly.
Most of the people who come to Zhang's Meat Shop to buy meat are nearby neighbors. They are already familiar with Yu Li, who works in the butcher shop. Because of her, they also know Fu Wenxiao, the top scorer in the county and prefectural examinations.
Scholars have always been noble and aloof, making it difficult for common people like them to get in touch with them, not to mention the top scorers in county and prefectural examinations, which are very distant existences for them.
However, since Yu Li worked in a butcher shop, Fu Wenxiao often came to pick her up, so they were considered to be acquainted with him.
In the minds of these people, Fu Wenxiao was gentle and kind, his words were warm, and he did not have the arrogance of those scholars. No matter who spoke to him, he would respond politely, making people feel friendly.
Therefore, these people have a good impression of Mr. Fu and sincerely hope that he will do better in the exams.
Amidst everyone's greetings, Yu Li took Fu Wenxiao into the butcher shop.
Zhang Fu and his team haven't returned from delivering the goods yet, so only Zhang Yaoping is in the store.
Zhang Yaoping was very excited. After seeing off the guests, he came over and said, "Sister Yu, you are finally back! When Uncle Tu came over yesterday, I knew you were back."
Having said that, he couldn't help but look at Yu Li curiously, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Anyone who is familiar with him would know what he has imagined.
Yu Li hummed and didn't say much.
Zhang Yaoping tactfully did not ask. All he needed to know was that Sister Yu was going with Boss Tu this time, and that meant they were definitely going to do something big.
Boss Tu is usually mysterious and is a man who does big things.
When Zhang Fu and the others came back, they were very happy to see Yu Li and the others.
Yu Li took out the things and said, "Brother Zhang, Uncle Luo, these are some local specialties I bought in the capital city. I'm giving some to you to try."
Zhang Fu and Uncle Luo both thanked her with a smile.
The two stayed in the butcher's shop for a while, then said goodbye and left.
When Zhang Fu sent them out, he said, "It's rare for you to come back, Li Niang. Just rest at home for a while. There's no need to rush over."
He had already learned from Boss Tu what she had been doing for the past month. Not to mention a girl, even those grown men must have been exhausted, so he told her to rest more at home and not rush to come to work.
Although Yu Li didn't feel tired, he still accepted his kindness.
Now that she is no longer short of money, it doesn't matter if she doesn't come to work in the butcher shop. Besides, she has something else to do recently, so she wants to see how her sister is doing.
When we arrived at Jucai Lane, the only people in the store were Sun Zheng and the girl who sold rice balls with Sun Fangniang last night.
Seeing the two, Sun Zheng said happily: "Eldest cousin, cousin-in-law, you are here! Second cousin said that if you come, go sit in the store first, she will be back soon."
Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao walked into the store together and asked, "Are Jin Niang and the others at the dock?"
"No, only my aunt is setting up a stall at the dock, and my second cousin and my sister are delivering goods."
Then he told them that a rich man in the city was going to build a house, and he had ordered a lot of rice balls made of whole grains for the workers who were helping to build the house as their breakfast.
When hiring people to build a house, the host usually provides three meals a day. The manager of the Yuanwai Mansion knew the manager of the dock, and through the manager's introduction, he came here to order rice balls for the workers as breakfast.
Now Yu’s multi-grain rice balls have become famous in the county, and orders with high demand like this are received from time to time.
With the support of Ge Yayi and his men, as well as the connections of the dock manager, they don't have to worry about business now.
In comparison, setting up a stall at the dock is considered a small business, and now it is handed over to the Liu family.
"Our business is getting better and better, but we are obviously short of manpower. My second cousin said she wants to go back to the village to recruit people." At this point, Sun Zheng showed a happy smile on his face, "My second cousin said she wants to ask my mother to come to the store to help. My mother works very carefully, and she is very relieved."
Sun Zheng was really happy. He also felt sorry for his mother. After Sun Datian passed away, he followed his sister to work in the county town. His mother was the only one left at home, staying in the village to tend the fields. It was too hard for a woman to work in the fields, so he wanted to rent out the land and let his mother come to the county town.
His sister also supported this matter, and with the encouragement of his second cousin, the brother and sister planned to return to the village after a while and persuade their mother to come to the county town to help.
In this way, the mother and her two children can stay together without having to separate.
After hearing this, Yu Li nodded and said, "Auntie does a really good job."
Aunt Yu grew up under the oppression of Old Lady Yu. I heard that she started working at home and serving the whole family as soon as she learned to walk. It can be said that she is more capable than many people and can do everything.
If Sun Datian had not committed such a sin, Yu Dagu would have been able to live a good life with her two children.
As they were talking, Yu Jin and Sun Fangniang came back with the goods.
The two greeted them happily.
Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao went to the yard and gave the things they brought to Yu Jin.
While looking at it, Yu Jin asked where it was bought. After asking, she was very surprised. She didn't expect that her sister had been to so many places. She couldn't help asking more questions, and Yu Li also answered patiently.
"That's great." Yu Jin said with sparkling eyes, "These things are not available in Shanping County. If we can get them here and sell them, they will definitely sell well."
Although she had many ideas in her mind, it was useless to think about it because she had no ship, no shop, and no staff.
Let’s talk about it later. We have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time.
Yu Li chatted with his sister and asked her what she wanted to do.
"...I want to open more stores, but I don't have enough funds now, so I can only open one more store at most. I want to sell some things from the city, no matter what they are." Yu Jin scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "I have contacted the ship and negotiated the price. Help me transport some goods from the city every three days..."
After hearing this, Yu Li said, "Go ahead if you want to do it. If you don't have enough money, I have some."
"ah?"
Yu Li asked: "Is five hundred taels enough?"
Yu Jin was startled and quickly waved her hands: "Sister, how can I take your money?"
Although the money is not much, she can save it slowly. At worst, she can just work harder and take on more jobs in the future.
"It's not for you." Yu Li said, "It's for investment. You can use it first and return it to me later."
If her sister wants to do business, she must support her.
She knew Yu Jin's personality. If she was given money directly, she would definitely not take it. So she would just treat it as her investment and shareholding, and she could just get the dividends directly in the future.
After hearing this, Yu Jin thought about it and said with a red face, "Then I will shamelessly accept it."
Then he discussed with Yu Li how many shares to give her, and turned to Fu Wenxiao, asking him to help write a deed as proof.
Although Yu Jin felt that her things could be given to her sister at will and that she would spend all her money on her sister in the future, she was afraid that if the business grew bigger and some things became entangled, her sister would inevitably be wronged.
This won’t do. No one can be wronged, but her sister cannot be wronged.
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll write it when I get back."
"Thank you, brother-in-law!" Yu Jin said happily. Seeing that Fu Wenxiao had no objection, she knew that her sister was the one in charge of the Fu family.
She found it quite strange and couldn't help but glance at Fu Wenxiao. She found that his attention was always on her sister and he cared about her very much, so she felt relieved.
Ever since Fu Wenxiao recovered, he went to take the imperial examinations and won first place in both the county and prefectural examinations. His reputation in the county became more and more famous, and Yu Jin felt somewhat worried.
She knew that her sister was very capable, and as long as a man was not blind, he would like a good girl like her sister.
With my brother-in-law's talent and looks, and without his illness holding him back, there will definitely be many girls who like him in the future. I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that someone will take a fancy to him and scheme against him, and force women on him or something like that...
For example, those wealthy and powerful families wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law...
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Yu Jin couldn't help but sigh.
No, she has to work harder and make more money. If anyone dares to plot against her sister in the future, she will definitely help her sister fight back. Even if she can't fight back, she can use money to kill the other person.
As long as you have money, you can always find a way out, right?
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Yu Li stayed in the store until noon. After the two sisters had almost finished discussing things, Yu Jin wanted them to stay in the store for dinner.
"No, I'll go home to eat." Yu Li said, "I still have to send something to my aunt."
Yu Jin had no choice but to give up. Then she thought of something and said, "Sister, Yin and Zhu'er will come to the county town in a few days. Let's go have a meal together then."
Ever since Yu Li moved to the county town, the sisters have only been able to see each other once in a long time.
Yu Jin is fine, as she does business in the county town, so she still has a chance to see Yu Li. However, it is very difficult for Yu Yin and Yu Zhu to see their elder sister.
After the last provincial examination, the two of them were originally going to come to the county town to see Yu Li, but they didn't expect that Yu Li left before they arrived. The two sisters were disappointed and went to waste their time.
Yu Li nodded, "Okay, it's a good opportunity to check the level of your physical training."
She didn't forget what Yu Jin said last night, that her physical training had shown some results and she had to check it out.
Upon hearing this, Yu Jin secretly swallowed her saliva. Thinking about the fact that she had never stopped practicing physical skills, she felt that she did not need to be afraid. No matter how her sister examined her, she would not be afraid.
After leaving Jucai Lane, the two went to the pharmacy to see a doctor, and then went to Yu Xiaogu's place.
Aunt Yu was very surprised and wanted to invite them to stay for dinner, but Yu Li refused, saying that the meal was already prepared at home.
"Okay then." Aunt Yu said, "You guys should come over when you have time in the future. Since Jin Niang's business has become increasingly busy, you guys don't have time to come over."
Then she told Yu Li that Jin Niang was going to open another store in the city, and she would order some vinegar from her store and sell it there.
The customers of Yu Xiaogu's vinegar shop are all nearby neighbors. If Yu Jin opens a shop, it will not affect her business. On the contrary, it will increase the popularity of her vinegar shop. Yu Xiaogu is very happy about this.
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In the following days, Yu Li would go to Jucai Lane from time to time to check on Yu Jin's shop opening.
That day, Yu Yin and Yu Zhu came to the county town.
When they saw their two sisters, they were very happy and said that they would stay in the county town for a while to accompany their two sisters and help them with their work.
Yu Jin touched their heads and asked, "Ayin, can you do this? Aren't you going to teach the girls in the village to embroider?"
How can she have time to come?
Otherwise, she actually wanted to take her two younger sisters to the county town, as she was really worried about leaving them in the village.
"I have almost finished teaching." Yu Yin said, "I have been teaching since the beginning of the year, and I have taught everything I should have taught."
When she said she wanted to teach the girls in the village embroidery, many people came.
However, not everyone is suitable for learning embroidery. Some people who really don't have talent in this area give up, and those who have talent stay. Yu Yin has been teaching for several months, and now they have become masters and don't need her to keep an eye on them.
Yu Yin added: "This time when I came to the county, I actually wanted to find Jinhua Embroidery Shop and discuss cooperation with them."
The girls in the village have all become masters and have made many embroidery pieces which are sent to the county town to sell.
But if these are sold individually, the price will be lowered, so Yu Yin thought it would be better to find an embroidery shop for long-term cooperation and mention the price at the same time.
After hearing this, Yu Jin was very happy: "Ah Yin, that's great. You actually thought of cooperating with the embroidery shop for a long time. That's great!"
The third sister is still young and has always lived in the village. It is very good that she can think of this.
In fact, even if Yu Yin didn't say it, she would have suggested this, but Yu Yin herself could think of it, and she, as an elder sister, would only be relieved.
As for Yu Zhu, Yu Jin touched his nine-year-old sister and asked, "Zhu Er, do you want to come to the county town to help me with things?"
Nine years old is not young anymore and can do many things.
Yu Jin now feels more and more that there are not enough people, and he wants to train his younger sister so that she can help when she grows up.
Yu Zhu said: "Of course I want to help my second sister, but..."
She glanced at Yu Yin, feeling a little conflicted.
The eldest and second sisters are both in the county town. If she also comes to the county town, only her father and third sister will be left at home.
Forget about her father, as he is a grown man and doesn't need to worry about anything. But her third sister wants to stay in the village to teach the girls how to embroider. She is worried about her third sister being alone, so she wants to stay in the village to accompany her.
Otherwise, Yuzhu really wanted to come to the county town to help her second sister.
Yu Yin hurriedly said, "Zhu'er, come whenever you want, don't worry about me."
"How can I do this?" Yu Zhu shook her head. "I have to accompany my third sister. What if someone bullies you..."
Unlike the eldest and second sisters, the third sister has a quiet and gentle temperament. She is a very demure woman and looks easy to bully, which is what Yuzhu is most worried about.
Yu Yin laughed, "How could anyone bully me? Don't forget, I'm quite strong now."
They sisters were the first to practice physical training and never gave up no matter how painful it was. The results were very encouraging. Now they are stronger than the average man and feel very relaxed even when working in the fields.
Yu Zhu looked at her and said, "Even if you are strong, you don't dare to fight, right?"
It's useless if you have the strength but don't dare to fight.
Yu Yin groaned, a little embarrassed, turned to look at his elder sister, and said softly: "Sister, it's not that I don't dare to fight, but I think it's unnecessary. No one is bullying me now..."
Yu Li said: "It doesn't matter. If someone bullies you, just fight back. If no one bullies you, just treat it as strengthening your body."
Yu Yin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Yes, I know." She turned to Yu Zhu and said, "Zhu'er, why don't we go to the county town together to help my second sister? My second sister is getting busier and busier here. No one helps her. She is too tired."
This was also the result of her careful consideration.
Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, "No need, Ah Yin, you like embroidery, just focus on this."
She knew that her third sister had a great talent for embroidery, and even Zhou had expressed her admiration for her. She did not want to waste her talent and let her concentrate on this.
"Second sister, I can also do this when I come to the county town." Yu Yin said, "I can help you and do the embroidery at the same time... In fact, I want to save more money and open an embroidery shop in the future to train more embroiderers so that they can make money on their own."
Yu Li and Yu Jin were both surprised to hear Yu Yin say this.
I didn’t expect that my quiet and introverted sister would have such thoughts.
As a sister, of course I have to support you!
Yu Li asked: "Do you want me to give you money to open a store? I have money here."
Yu Yin didn't expect that her elder sister was so wealthy that she would directly give money to support her in opening a shop. She waved her hand and said, "No, no, I don't plan to open a shop this year. I will wait until next year when I have trained more embroiderers."
She wants to take advantage of this year to train more embroiderers and make adequate preparations before opening a shop.
It should be about the same next year.
Next year she will be fourteen years old, about the same age as her second sister who came to the county to work. So she doesn’t look young. If she opens a shop, people probably won’t look down on her.
After hearing this, Yu Li said, "That's fine. If you don't have enough money, you can come to me."
She had just suppressed the bandits and had more than two thousand silver coins on hand. Even if she invested five hundred in Yu Jin, it was still a lot of money. It would just sit there idle, so she might as well support her sisters in starting their own businesses.
She felt happy when she saw that they were living well and making progress.
Then Yu Li took his three younger sisters and Sun Fangniang to a restaurant for dinner, to celebrate the fact that his sisters were getting better and better.
The others had to look after the store and couldn't come along.
After finishing his meal and returning to the store, Yu Li's expression changed.
"Now, let me check your taijutsu skills."
The four girls were instantly trembling with fear and looked at each other, especially Sun Fangniang. She had practiced physical training for even less time than her three cousins and was afraid that she would not be able to pass the test.
Yu Li asked them to rehearse first to make sure they were not lazy.
After the four of them practiced it once, Yu Li showed a look of satisfaction on his face.
The more familiar they are with this set of physical skills, the less painful it will be. Once they have mastered it completely, their movements will be very smooth and they will no longer feel any pain.
Of course, if they stop practicing one day, they will gradually become rusty, and it will be more or less difficult to practice again, so they have to keep going and not be lazy.
Seeing Yu Li's satisfied look, the four girls felt secretly relieved.
She is then heard saying: "I am going to test your reaction ability, you come and attack me."
Hearing this, the four of them looked hesitant, "This... this is not good, right? How can we attack you?"
The four cousins respect Yu Li very much. In their hearts, there is no one more important or more worthy of their admiration than her. The saying "an elder sister is like a mother" can be applied to her.
Letting them attack her always felt disrespectful to her.
Yu Li said: "It doesn't matter, I want to test your level."
The four of them looked at each other hesitantly, then Yu Jin stepped out first and attacked her with clenched fists.
Yu Li lightly held her fist, then he contracted and released his hand, and Yu Jin flew out directly. When she was about to hit the ground, Yu Li reached out and hugged her again.
Yu Jin was still in shock, but when she found her sister was hugging her, she happily reached out to hug her.
"Big sister, it's so fun, let's do it again."
Several other sisters also said, "Big sister, I want one too!"
Yu Li: “…”
Seeing that her sisters were so lively, Yu Li satisfied them. When they were hugged by her one by one, their faces were flushed, full of excitement, and there was an indescribable shyness.
Oh, they are so old, but they still need their big sister to hold them. It's really...
But it was really fun. Big sister’s body was soft, fragrant, warm and comfortable!
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When Fu Wenxiao came over and saw this scene, he couldn't help but fall silent.
What are these sisters-in-law doing? Why are they hugging his wife all the time and their faces are red?
The sisters didn't notice him and continued to pounce on Yu Li and play with her.
Yu Li didn't mind. They played whenever they wanted. During the play, she finally tested the level of her sisters' physical skills.
In general, the sisters did not slack off. They have practiced physical skills to perfection and can now fight ten people at once without any problem.
I just don't have any experience in fighting, and I only have strength, but I guess I don't dare to fight.
It’s nothing, just find opportunities to let them practice more in the future.
Until they came to an end, Fu Wenxiao finally spoke, "Li Niang."
Yu Li turned around and saw him, a little surprised, "Why are you here?"
He smiled and said, "I just went to a literary gathering and came to see you."
Yu Jin and the others quickly stood up and greeted him obediently.
Fu Wenxiao nodded with a smile and said, "Third sister and fourth sister are here too. Do you want to have dinner at Shuying Lane tonight?"
The two girls were a little embarrassed and whispered, "Brother-in-law, no need. We have something else to do today. We won't bother you again if we come to the county town next time."
Fu Wenxiao was a little surprised, but didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and nodded.
On the way back, Yu Li told him about his sisters' future plans.
She looked very happy: "If they don't have enough funds, I will give them some. I make a lot of money now, so I have enough money on hand."
If it’s not enough, the worst that can happen is we can go and suppress the bandits again.
Although the bandits in the south have been almost wiped out, they are still there in other places.
Fu Wenxiao listened quietly, his eyes fell on her, and he could see that she was really happy.
He knew that she truly cared about her sisters and even considered them her responsibility. Whether it was out of her own will or out of a desire to repay "Yu Li", this was what she wanted to do.
That's good, she is such a good girl.
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