It was already afternoon when they came out of the restaurant. The bustling streets had mostly dispersed, with only a few peddlers packing up their stalls. The two strolled leisurely by, passing an old woman's stall. The old woman greeted them warmly.
"Ladies, why don't you buy some fabric? It's all home-woven, cheap and sturdy!"
Xie Yushu glanced at it; it was coarse cotton cloth, blue in color, far inferior to what she and her friends had bought in the shop, but it was very durable for working. She asked and found out it was only four coins per foot. They didn't need it themselves, but considering that she had bought a little maid, and that the Wu family's children were indeed so sensible that it was heartbreaking, she bought a bolt of cloth, twenty feet long, for eighty coins.
Qu Xiaodie understood Xie Yushu's thoughts.
"Did you buy a maid or adopt a godparent? Giving money is enough, but you even bought cloth for her! What master treats his servant so well!"
“You don’t understand. I just wanted to do my best. Besides, you have to be sincere with people. I think this girl is worth it.”
"Yes, I don't know. I hope you don't get ripped off. What else do you want to buy for your godparents?"
Qu Xiaodie asked jokingly.
Xie Yushu glanced at the rice shop not far away.
"Then let's buy some more rice!"
"Tsk tsk! Why don't you buy me too and make me your maid?"
"If you want, that's fine too! I'll sell you if I'm unhappy one day!"
"I don't want to!"
"You've got potential!"
The two chatted and laughed, and Xie Yushu bought another ten catties of millet, twenty catties of wheat flour and five catties of eggs. Thinking that Wu Daya was still dressed in tattered clothes, she also bought two pieces of light green cloth. Only then did the two head home.
Upon arriving at the inn, they went straight to the Wu family's large communal sleeping area. Perhaps feeling that the family would have fewer opportunities to see each other in the future, the family was chatting together. When they saw Xie Yushu, they quickly got up to greet her.
"Our benefactor has arrived!"
"Sister-in-law, there's no need to call me benefactor. Just call me Xie Yushu or Miss Xie! This is the food I brought for you. I accidentally ordered too much, but it's all clean. If you don't mind, please make do with it."
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, Qu Xiaodie placed the porcelain basin she had been carrying all the way on the communal bed and opened it.
"Look! It's still warm! Crispy suckling pig, stir-fried pork tenderloin, sweet and sour fish—all Tianxianglou's signature dishes, smelling delicious! And this white rice, not touched at all!"
The little radish heads swallowed hard as they smelled the aroma.
Wow! It smells so good!
Wu Daya's mother also spoke up cautiously.
"It's so kind of you to still remember us. We don't even get to eat such a good meal during the New Year, how could we possibly complain! We are so grateful to you!"
Qu Xiaodie spoke frankly
"Sister-in-law Wu, you thank me too soon. Here is a piece of cloth for you, as well as rice, flour and eggs. It's enough for you to eat until Brother Wu recovers from his injury!"
By the way, Wu Daya will be living with Yu Shu from now on. She shouldn't be dressed too poorly. Please trouble you, sister-in-law, to make two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes for Daya from these two pieces of fabric. We're both too busy to make them ourselves!
"Thank you, thank you, my benefactor. You saved my master, gave us money, and bought these things. How could we possibly accept this!"
"There's nothing wrong with that. I only want one thing: Wu Daya's loyalty! As long as Wu Daya is loyal to me, you can accept it without any guilt!"
"Master, I swear I will be absolutely loyal to you!" Wu Daya knelt down and swore again!
"Okay, you guys chat then. We'll be staying here for the next couple of days. You can spend some time with your family first, and then come over when you're ready to leave!"
"yes!"
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, she and Qu Xiaodie went back to their room. They were both quite tired after running around all day, and they lay on the bed chatting idly.
Xie Yushu took out the remaining silver and counted it. She still had more than seven taels and two mace of silver. Today, she got two thousand one hundred taels from selling ginseng. Xie Yushu carefully rolled up the one hundred tael gold note and two five hundred tael silver notes and put them into the core of her hairpin, keeping one hundred taels for herself.
"What are you planning to buy this time you go back, you little rich girl!"
"Sigh! We're lacking everything at home. There are only two of us, no, three of us. No matter how much we can carry, once the Wen family's affairs are settled, we'll buy a donkey cart and a donkey, so we won't have to huff and puff carrying things!"
I wholeheartedly agree!
"I'll buy some more cotton, grain, and eggs, but I won't buy meat because it's too hot and it'll spoil on the way. That's all I can think of for now. What else do you want to buy? Tell me!"
Qu Xiaodie thought for a moment
"Let's buy some more chicks and ducklings!"
"Alright!"
"I'll also buy you and my mother a hairpin or something! You can also buy some rouge and face powder if you like!"
"Forget about that! I'm naturally beautiful!"
That's all for now!
"You have a lot of money, don't you have any backup plan?"
"Of course I'll stay! I plan to go back and buy a piece of land from Han Zhongyu!"
"Okay, I'll feel more at ease following you!"
"Don't worry! Even if I end up begging, I'll still share a bite with you!"
"Hey! I'm not going to beg for food with you!"
"Get out! You heartless bastard!"
Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie chatted and laughed without realizing anything was wrong, but Old Madam Wen and Wen Ruyu were like pancakes, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep well.
With neither Master Wen nor the second young master at home, and the mistress of the house preoccupied with the mahjong table, even if we told her, she wouldn't dare make a decision on such a big matter. Instead, she would make a fuss and ruin everyone's mood! So, Old Madam Wen simply didn't even talk to him. In the end, she only called the eldest young master and Wen Ruyu over to discuss it.
Young Master Wen felt it was too risky and did not agree with the surgery, but Wen Ruyu, having witnessed Xie Yushu save people, felt more confident and supported it.
Old Madam Wen tossed and turned all night, only speaking to her personal maid about the matter. The maid stayed with her all night, pondering it, and finally only said...
"If the old lady decides to have the surgery, I am willing to give you a cornea! Even if it's just one eye, I will still serve the old lady well!"
The old lady waved her hand and said
"Let me think about it some more!"
By the afternoon, the old lady still felt unwilling to live out the rest of her life blindly, so she decided to give it a try. If the surgery failed, she could continue to be blind; if it succeeded, wouldn't she have made a profit?
It's just a matter of losing some money and suffering some pain!
Her family had no shortage of money, and she was willing to suffer a little!
So, as evening approached, Xie Yushu met Wen Ruyu, who had come to see her. When Wen Ruyu said that Old Madam Wen had agreed to the surgery, Xie Yushu readily agreed and told him to come over tomorrow so that Old Madam Wen could relax and rest well, as she would need to prepare some medicine.
After confirming the surgery time, Wen Ruyu went back to accompany Old Madam Wen, while Xie Yushu went to the pharmacy to get some anesthetic powder.
I bought some wine and other equipment, and extracted some alcohol in the house using a distillation method.
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