"Does Mother like Su Fan that much...?" Er Ya looked worried.
"I really don't know what's so great about Su Fan. Not only is he a bad person, but he's also so ugly!" Siya said with a look of incomprehension, "I really don't know what Mother is thinking."
Wu Ping asked, bewildered, "What do we do now?"
Although Da Zhu is the eldest brother, he is not good at handling this kind of thing and can only look to San Shun, who is the most resourceful among them.
Sam-soon stared thoughtfully at the closed door to Wan-soo's room.
He always knew that this mother was not the same as the previous one.
Since she's not the same mother as before, she wouldn't be so mentally unstable as to like a scoundrel like Su Fan.
Since they don't like Su Fan, they wouldn't be sad because Su Fan changed his name.
Mother must have done this for some other reason.
However, since his mother was unwilling to tell them, he would not ask or inquire.
San Shun thought for a moment and said, "Since Mother said she doesn't like Su Fan, then she doesn't like him anymore. Mother is probably just too busy these past few days and is a little tired. Let's not disturb Mother and let her get a good night's sleep."
When Dazhu and the others thought about it, they realized it was true.
There have been so many things going on lately: building houses, rescuing people, curing meat, popularizing CPR, and today's roof-raising ceremony.
They nodded.
"Okay, we promise we won't disturb Mother! Let Mother get some rest!"
After Wan Shu fell asleep, she had a dream.
She dreamt that some time later, a heavy snow fell.
The heavy snow lasted for a very long time, so long that the snow layer was higher than the house. Apart from her, all five of her children were buried in the snow.
She knelt on the snow and dug and dug, but she still hadn't dug the person out until her fingertips were stained red with blood, staining the white earth.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the long-awaited sunlight melted the thick layer of snow, revealing the five cubs that had long since died.
Seeing this horrific scene, Wan Shu couldn't help but cry out in alarm, "No!"
"Mother..."
"Mother, wake up..."
The voices of Er Ya and Si Ya woke Wan Shu from her nightmare.
She opened her eyes and looked at her two daughters who were cautiously watching her, and a sudden pang of sorrow gripped her heart.
Her daughter is so well-behaved, and her son is so sensible. How could she just stand by and watch them be ruined by the plot?
Damn it, I'm not going to be depressed anymore!
There's no use in being depressed; we might as well conserve our energy and prepare for the major natural disasters and wars to come.
In any case, she has to at least protect her five little ones!
As Er Ya and Si Ya watched Wan Shu's expression gradually harden, their worries deepened.
The two of them tugged at Wan Shu's sleeve.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
"Can you tell us where you feel unwell?"
Wan Shu came to her senses and forced a smile: "Mother is not feeling unwell. Mother has just been busy these past few days and is a little tired. After sleeping for one night, she is completely fine."
To convince Er Ya and Siya that she was right, she even got up and bounced around energetically twice.
Seeing this, Er Ya and Si Ya were finally relieved.
Siya smiled and said, "That's great!"
Er Ya laughed and pulled Wan Shu outside: "Mother, come here. I got up early this morning with Si Ya to stew an old hen for you."
Wan Shu walked into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the stew pot, and saw that the chicken inside was tender and had a delicious aroma.
In ancient times, without pressure cookers, it would have taken at least four hours to stew to this consistency.
In addition, killing a chicken without making any noise is not easy. Conservatively speaking, Er Ya and Si Ya got up five hours earlier for this pot of chicken soup.
Moreover, it is estimated that Da Zhu San Shun and Wu Ping also helped a lot.
Wan Shu's heart softened, and the gloom in her heart was completely swept away: "It smells so good! Mother loves chicken soup the most. Come, let's eat. After we eat, Mother will take you to the county town to buy writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones!"
Reading is something we can't neglect.
Unlike people today who study only for the sake of taking the imperial examinations, Wan Shu encouraged them to study mainly to broaden their horizons and to cultivate their knowledge and manners.
"By the way, Young Master Meng should be awake by now. Let's invite him to come and eat together. Also, we need to ask him how much stuff he needs to buy."
Seeing that Wan Shu had returned to normal, Da Zhu, San Shun, and Wu Ping finally felt relieved and called Meng Wen Yuan over.
After the seven of them had breakfast, Wan Shu remembered the items Meng Wenyuan had mentioned that they needed, and then led the five little ones out the door in a grand procession.
After delivering goods to Jinzunlou and several other restaurants, Wan Shu led them to Siyuan Pavilion, which Meng Wenyuan had mentioned.
This is a shop that specializes in selling writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
The waiter was a young servant. When he saw Wan Shu and his companions enter dressed in hemp clothing, he did not show any disdain, nor was he particularly enthusiastic. He simply gave a few perfunctory replies and then walked to the side.
Clearly, they assumed the customers wouldn't buy anything from the store.
In fact, Wan Shu really doesn't buy anything from the store.
She had always known that reading supplies were expensive in ancient times, but she never imagined they could be this expensive.
A decent calligraphy brush costs two taels of silver, while items like inkstones are even more expensive, starting at ten taels of silver.
If we follow Meng Wenyuan's request and buy a complete set for each child, it will cost at least a hundred taels of silver!
Dazhu and the others were also shocked by the price of Siyuan Pavilion.
"Ten taels of silver for such a tiny piece of something!?"
"This is too expensive, Mother. Maybe we should just give up on our studies!"
"Hiss...right, let's stop reading, or maybe try another store..."
Comparing prices at three different stores is a very normal shopping logic, but the shop assistant next to him was unhappy when he heard this and said with a long face.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Siyuan Pavilion slaughtered us?"
Wan Shu frowned, her voice turning cold: "We didn't mean that, we just wanted to compare prices and see what's available."
The waiter still had a long face and was very unhappy: "Oh, I really didn't expect you to know idioms. But I advise you to recognize yourselves. Studying is an expensive thing. If you are not destined to study, don't come here to look around. If you get hurt, can you afford to pay for it?"
Wan Shu's expression turned completely cold.
But before she could react, a delicate yet authoritative voice rang out.
"Wu Er, how dare you speak like that! When did I ever tell you to treat guests like this?!"
As they were talking, Zhong Pan'er came out.
Wan Shu looked at her and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Oh, these two silly women from Jingzhou Prefecture were ruined by Su Fan.
Oh no, it should be said that the two unlucky guys who were so charmed by Su that they were practically starved to death have somehow ended up together again.
What kind of fate is this?
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