Early in the morning, Liu's father took Liu Qingyun to Master Li's house. In addition to some cakes, he also brought some frostbite cream, loquat cream and the like.
Liu Yulian did not follow her, but took her niece to the shop. Liu Yulian did not dare to let her niece go out on the street casually, for fear that she would be taken away, so she asked her niece to stay where she could see her.
Fortunately, Liu's mother was there too. She said, "I'll take her to the backyard."
This way, her daughter wouldn't have to keep an eye on her granddaughter. Mother Liu thought that her daughter could make these delicious pastries, so they wouldn't have to go to the street to buy them.
"Okay." Liu Yulian nodded and gave her niece a handful of peanuts. "Wait until Dad comes back and buy some more things, then we can go back."
Liu Yulian opened a new shop. Since she was here, she might as well sell some things.
"Are you guys not open very often?" A man came over in a hurry. A few days ago, the young master had a severe cough. After taking the cough syrup suitable for children bought from this shop, the young master really felt much better.
He originally came to buy pastries and bought some to take back. He originally wanted to give them to his grandson, but he didn't expect that the young master fell ill first.
The cough syrup was so effective that the host family asked him where he bought it and asked him to keep more. But he was afraid that it would not work well, so he bought less.
So Liao had someone keep an eye on the shop, but it was always closed. One day, after waiting for the shop to finally open, he hurried over.
The cakes in this shop are extremely delicious, even better than those in other cake shops in town. If this cake shop wasn't always closed, the other cake shops would probably have gone bankrupt.
"Yes, I open it when the market is open. Sometimes I open it when I'm in a good mood," Liu Yulian replied. "It's cold, so I don't feel like moving around."
"..." Butler Liao was speechless. This was actually the reason, but he couldn't say that she couldn't do that. It was normal for a delicate little girl to be unable to stand the cold. "Do you have any cough medicine, loquat paste, or something like that?"
"Yes." Liu Yulian nodded. "How much do you want to buy?"
"How many are there?" asked Butler Liao. "Do you sell the pills with the bottles?"
Before, they had to get their own bottles, which was too troublesome. Butler Liao thought it would be better to use the medicine bottles in the shop, so they could buy more.
"Sure, that's not a problem." Liu Yulian nodded. Bottles like these can be bought in town. "I still have sixteen bottles of pills, ten bottles of loquat paste, and ten bottles of cough syrup..."
"I want them all!" said Butler Liao.
“…” Liu Yulian blinked. She didn’t expect this person to want so much in one breath.
"Yes, I want them all." Butler Liao repeated.
"This medicine has a shelf life," Liu Yulian said. "The pills have to be used up within six months. Cough syrup and the like, once opened, have to be used up within a few days."
The main reason was that the sealing technology in ancient times was not that good, and Liu Yulian didn't know how to seal it properly. Fortunately, some things were meant to be used up within a few days of opening, so as long as the shelf life was six months, four or five months, that was enough.
"Okay," said Butler Liao. With just this little bit of stuff, it would definitely be used up within half a year. There wasn't just one young master in the mansion; the mistress, the master, and other relatives and friends were also present. This time, the mistress had asked him to buy more.
Good medicine, when used properly, can save lives.
The key is that these pills and other items are cheap, not expensive. It's not a good idea to give such cheap things as gifts, but since these things are effective, they're also great for families with children.
Even if you don't send it, when a relative's child is sick, you can mention it and send the medicine.
Butler Liao spent almost one or two taels of silver in the shop, buying some medicine and some cakes to take back.
The shop rented by Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo was not far from the shop bought by Liu Yulian. They could see each other's shop doors when standing at the door, so they were diagonally opposite.
When Butler Liao left with bags of things, Su Qiuya wondered what Liu Yulian was selling that made people buy so much at once.
Su Qiuya already knew that the cotton was very warm, and those who had bought it wanted to buy more, but unfortunately it was sold out. Those who had bought the cotton naturally would not go to smash Liu Yulian's shop, and some people were unwilling to give up and went to the shop to ask if there was any cotton left, so they could spend more money to buy it.
Liu Yulian’s answer was no, she just sold cotton seeds.
"There are fewer people over there." Liu Yanbo walked to Su Qiuya's side.
"There are fewer people, but they buy a lot at one time." Su Qiuya has never tasted the pastries made by Liu Yulian, but she heard from others that the pastries there are delicious.
But pastries are expensive and not very filling.
Su Qiuya was not worried that her business would be affected. After they rented the shop, many people came to the shop, and many people were willing to sit in the shop to eat, which was better than being exposed to the wind and cold outside.
"They don't really want to run a business or make money, they just open it for a day occasionally," Liu Yanbo said. "They can't stand the hardship."
"Well, when you have free time, just read a book. You don't have to be so busy." Su Qiuya thought that Liu Yanbo also studied when he was in the Marquis' Mansion and was going to take the imperial examination. "Take the exam and come back as a scholar someday."
"Okay." Liu Yanbo responded.
Liu Yanbo really wanted to take the exam to become a scholar. He had taken it before but failed. After being exiled, Su Qiuya treated him so well, so he wanted to take the exam to become an official. Even if he didn't pass the exam to become a Jinshi, then passing the exam to become a scholar would be good, and the best would be to become a Juren.
When they become Juren, some of their family land will have tax exemptions. If possible, they can also seek a small official position, and their family's life will be even better.
At the Li family, Liu's father brought Liu Qingyun to see Master Li and placed all the things on the table. After Master Li saw those things, he knew that the Liu family was willing to spend money on their children, so he didn't say anything polite.
Master Li's family was relatively poor, and he wasn't the type to constantly complain about not bending for a few grains of rice. While it was true that not bending for a few grains of rice was a sign of noble character, he wasn't a prominent figure; he was just a small-time individual who simply wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.
No matter how noble he is, future generations may not remember his name.
Master Li was quite realistic. After seeing the gifts from Liu's father, he decided to accept Liu Qingyun as his student. Later, Master Li tested Liu Qingyun a few times and found that the child was quite smart, which made him even happier.
"After the Lantern Festival, on the 16th, classes will start here, so let him come." Master Li said.
"Thank you." Father Liu heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He also thought that Master Li was good. If Master Li didn't accept Liu Qingyun, they would have to find another master. After all, other masters were not as good as him.
"Master." Liu Qingyun was very respectful to Master Li. He must study hard so that his family can live a good life in the future. His aunt was so kind to him and his sister, and he could not forget her efforts.
After Liu's father left, Master Li's wife opened one of the packages, saw the pastry inside, and took out a piece.
"Isn't this a pastry from Sui Xin Pastry Shop?" said Mrs. Li.
"They said they made it themselves." Master Li took a look at the pastries.
"Perhaps," said Madam Li, "that shop really opened on a whim. They sold cotton for two days, and then they were busy for three days and two days. Whether you can run into them opening the shop depends on luck. There are also times when they are not open during market hours."
Mr. Li knew Suixin Shop. He had bought cakes there before, and his wife said they were delicious. He wanted to buy a few more. But the shop was always closed, unlike other cake shops that opened early and were open almost every day.
Mrs. Li looked at the other things again and found two pieces of bacon. The things given by the Liu family were indeed good.
"You are really willing to spend so much." Madam Li thought that the Liu family had emphasized that these things were just gifts for meeting, and there would be gifts when the child entered school. It was obvious that the Liu family valued Master Li very much.
Master Li's results were similar to those of other masters, with only a few students coming. It wasn't that Master Li didn't want to teach more students, but if no one came, he couldn't.
"Maybe he was born in a wealthy family." Master Li could see that Liu's father was different from ordinary people. Liu Qingyun was also fair and tender. The Liu family did not look like those farmers.
It's not that there are no farmers who send students here. Those farmers grit their teeth to let their children study. Even if they are forced to work, they rarely give so many things. At most, they give some eggs and other things from their homes.
Master Li did not look down on the peasants; they worked hard to change their fate and should be respected. Master Li did not treat his students differently. If there was any difference, it was probably that he treated the talented students better and the disobedient students less well.
"Don't forget, there are quite a few exiles here." Master Li had heard that there were exiles here again.
Their place is poor and desolate, and people are always exiled here.
Master Li was used to this. Not all exiled people were bad, some were quite good. Master Li had probably done some thorough research before wanting the Liu family to send their child to him. After all, children from exiled families might not be valued by other masters, and some masters might even treat exiled children poorly.
"So what if he was exiled? He was also implicated." Madam Li glared at Master Li, "Otherwise, how could you and I be together in the first place?"
"Yes, yes, yes." How could Master Li dare to say no.
On the other side, Liu's father brought Liu Qingyun to the shop, and Liu Yulian was packing up.
The shop had almost sold out, with only a few cakes left. Liu Yulian didn't plan to continue selling and planned to take those cakes home.
"Auntie." Liu Qingyun trotted to Liu Yulian's side, eyes shining, "After the Lantern Festival, we will start studying."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to take the top spot in the imperial examination." Liu Yulian touched her nephew's head, "Let's go buy you some paper and pen."
Liu Yulian took her nephew to buy paper and pen, while Liu's father and mother took little Liu Jia to look at houses. Now that Master Li had decided on a place to live, they had decided on a place to live.
When Liu Yulian and Liu Qingyun arrived at the bookstore, they happened to meet Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo.
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