There were two more people in the small courtyard, and it became lively all of a sudden, Zhou Fangfang was a lively and cheerful little girl, seeing that Yu Shu was back, she shouted for her to measure the eight characters for herself, saying that she had made up for the last time, Yu Shu thought about sending people away quickly, so he asked Yu Xiaoxiu to go into the house to get pen and ink, set up a hexagram table in the courtyard, counted it for her, and wrote a note to her.

Zhou Fangfang didn't know a few words, so she asked Yu Shu to read the annotations to her, and asked Jing Chen to copy another copy, but Yu Shu's words couldn't be handled, and it was not as elegant as Jing Chen's flow.

Zhou Fangfang happily got the approval note that Jing Chen had rewritten, whether she could understand it or not, and after being satisfied, she asked Yu Shu again: "Do you want to collect the divination money?" ”

Yu Shu waved his hand, "What kind of money did you charge last time?" ”

Zhou Fangfang then pushed Aunt Xu forward and said with a smile: "You can also count the trouble for my aunt, and I will thank her for cooking for your brother at noon." ”

Yu Shu glanced at Yu Xiaoxiu, and didn't ask too much, so he asked Aunt Xu's birthday, and counted her as an old man, so happy that Aunt Xu couldn't close her mouth, took Yu Shu's annotations, and put them in her sleeves properly, seeing that the time spent at someone's house was not short, she pulled Zhou Fangfang to leave.

Yu Shu sent people to the door, and Aunt Xu stood in front of the door: "Xiao Yu, they are all neighbors, and if there is any inconvenience in the future, go to the door to find an aunt." ”

Elderly women like to visit the door, not to mention Yu Shu's yard, all young offspring, handsome and sweet, how can they not be liked.

"Hehe, Zhilu said Aunt Xu." Yu Shu didn't dare to say anything polite, she was afraid that the other party would take it seriously, and if she didn't come to visit the door in the future, then she would be tired.

Finally coaxed these two people away, Yu Shu closed the door and called Yu Xiaoxiu and Jingchen into the house to talk, and Xia Ming returned to the room bored early in the morning. I haven't seen her come out of the guests.

"How can people cook and eat, and have less salt and less rice at home?" Yu Shu had told Yu Xiaoxiu before that Jingchen's identity was special. If people find out that he is a Taoist priest, he will not be allowed to let people into the house casually.

Yu Xiaoxiu said wrongly: "It was Aunt Xu who forced her niece to bring food." I can't push people out of the way, because the food they bring is on the stove. Brother Jing didn't eat it, so I tasted a few bites, and the two of us cooked some noodles to eat. Later, when they come to get the bowls, can I still not let the family in? ”

"You're greedy," Yu Shu turned to Jing Chen and said, "Did you drink the medicine at noon?" ”

Jingchen shook his head, and when he was about to decoct the medicine, a guest came, and he went to open the door. The kit is still in the kitchen.

Yu Shu looked at Jing Chen's flushed face with more sun, and the more she looked at it, the more handsome she became, thinking that it was no wonder that the little girl didn't leave when she saw it that week, but she would also want to look at it twice.

Yu Shu got up and said, "I'll decoct the medicine for you, you go back to the room and lie down for a while, and Xiao Xiu will move all the chairs in the yard in." ”

"Oh, good."

Yu Shu went to the kitchen, Jingchen did not go back to the house, but followed her and stood at the door. Yu Shu squatted on the edge of the stove to start the fire, turned his head and asked him:

"Why don't you rest?"

Jingchen shook his head, the most common thing Yu Shu said to him recently was to let him go back to the room to rest. He knew that she cared about him, but he really didn't feel that he was so weak and needed to stay in bed all day long.

"When you get better, I'll take you to the Taoist temple in Anling City to go around and see if you can think of anything."

Yu Shu told Jingchen about her plans, and when she saw that his eyes lit up and his mood was written on his face, she couldn't help laughing: "Is it boring to stay at home and want to go for a walk?" ”

Jingchen shook his head and nodded again, he didn't feel bored, but he wanted to recall the past as soon as possible, no longer like this, Xiaoyu had to work for him in everything, but he couldn't help him share anything, he didn't like this helpless and involuntary situation.

After decocting the medicine and pouring it for Jingchen to drink, Yu Shu washed his face, took the quilts that he took out in the yard to dry in the morning, and brought back to the house, seeing Yu Xiaoxiu taking the high-priced dim sum she packed back from the teahouse to feed Jinbao, but he didn't say anything about him.

Xia Mingming has been staying in the room, and only came out when he was eating in the evening, and he has been graying down, Yu Shu knew that she was in a heavy mood, and she didn't speak to adjust the atmosphere during the meal as usual, and several people ate dinner quietly, Xia Mingming actually took the initiative to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and take them to the kitchen to wash.

You must know that there was no such thing as dish soap when washing dishes in ancient times, it all relied on a loofah strip to wash back and forth, and the used dishes were sticky, Yu Shu hated brushing the dishes, not to mention the pampered Xia Mingming.

"Are you still worried about your fourth sister, I'll accompany you to find her again tomorrow." Yu Shu leaned against the door with his arms crossed, and Xia Mingming squatted on the edge of the ditch in the yard to wash dishes.

"It's not all because of her," Xia Mingming said abruptly: "The fourth sister must have sent someone to deliver a letter home, and someone will come to pick me up soon, and when I return to Jiangnan, I'm afraid we will see each other indefinitely." ”

Yu Shu raised her eyebrows, feeling that she was too pessimistic: "Where do you live, leave a place to go, even if you can't come out in the future, I can still visit you." ”

Xia Mingming just shook his head and didn't speak.

"What's the matter, your Xia Jiang family doesn't welcome visitors?" Yu Shu teased.

"The eldest sister and the second sister are both married, my third brother died at an early age, the fourth sister is now studying in Taishi Shuyuan, the sixth sister is still young, my father is not favoritism as the patriarch, I ran away from home this time, and after I go back, I will definitely be sent to Longhu Mountain to seek the Tao."

Yu Shu's expression was full, she didn't realize it when she heard Xia Mingming talk about "Wenchen Xia Jiang" during the day, but when she heard her confession, she suddenly realized, no wonder she had to take the test for Dayan whether she wanted to die or live, it turned out that she wanted to avoid this incident.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier," Yu Shu complained that she had been hiding it for too long, and she had already known that she had asked the surnamed Xue to borrow fifty taels for her to go to the government to register for the exam that day.

Xia Mingming's expression was gloomy: "It's my bad luck, my fate should be like this, think about it, I went all the way to the capital, several tribulations, how could one of them be smooth, I think it is to record my name, and the exam will not be in vain You taught me the six divination." ”

Seeing that she was disheartened, Yu Shu didn't say anything to comfort her, let alone help her come up with any ideas, just patted her on the shoulder, turned around and went back to the house.

As the child of a big family, although she has no worries about food and clothing, she also has a considerable amount of responsibility to bear, which is understandable, whether she wants to escape or comply, she has to make her own decisions.

***

Xia Mingming went to the Taishi Book Garden the next day, her fourth sister Xia Jiangying simply avoided it, Xia Mingming couldn't, and she couldn't break into the Taishi Book Garden to find someone, so she waited for a morning, and was so anxious that there were fire bubbles on the corners of her mouth.

"The gatekeeper said that my fourth sister went out, what should I do, I don't know where she went, you can wait with me." Xia Mingming ran up to the teahouse and found Yu Shu who was reading.

Yu Shu immediately packed up his things, put down the tea money, and said with a calm expression: "Go back, come back tomorrow." ”

"Huh? Wait, maybe she'll be back later. ”

"Stupid, she deliberately hid from you." Yu Shu pulled Xia Mingming downstairs, "Come back tomorrow, I'll give you an idea to let her come out." ”

She was too lazy to take care of this matter, but she heard Xia Mingming's confession last night, changed her mind again, and missed the big Yan test, Xia Mingming is already weak enough, if she really wants to let that Xia Jiangying die inexplicably, this girl is estimated to be unable to feel at ease for the rest of her life, and she will not be happy in her heart.

Xia Mingming suspiciously followed Yu Shu home, and when he came back the next day, Yu Shu asked Xia Mingming to hide in the teahouse and go to the door of the library to find someone instead of her.

The façade of Taishi Shuyuan was shabby, the guards in the door were complete, with swords and swords, and a public uniform, Yu Shu waited for no idlers to enter and exit in front of the door, so he put on a nervous face, rubbed his hands and stepped forward to talk:

"This guard brother, it's convenient to work hard, I have something urgent to find Miss Xia Jiang, can you please come in and help me bring a word, tell Miss Xia Jiang that something happened to her fifth sister, please come out to see me."

There is probably only one Miss Xia Jiang in the entire Taishi Academy, although the guard at the door is not yesterday's shift, but as soon as she heard it, she knew who Yu Shu was asking, and seeing her anxious look, she asked her to wait at the door, and quickly walked in to find someone.

Yu Shu waited in front of the door for more than a quarter of an hour, looked around, and saw a few people hurriedly walking behind the row of flower ponds in the small door, the guard at the front pointed in the direction of Yu Shu and spoke to the people behind, Yu Shu saw Xia Mingming's fourth sister at a glance, but his eyes jumped, and he jumped on the woman covered by Luo Pa behind Xia Jiangying, at first he just felt familiar, but when the person got closer, he couldn't help but secretly annoyed, isn't this Ji Xingxuan, the fourth precious lady of the Ji family?

When she was still in Yiyang City, the Xue family and the Ji family discussed marriage, she once saw Ji Xingxuan in the Ji family, although Ji Xingxuan was covered with half of her face at that time, but the outline of her facial features can be seen from the veil, not to mention that this woman's eyes are extremely spiritual, Huijie is moving, it is difficult to forget after seeing it once, plus that temperament, it is difficult to admit mistakes.

This is really a narrow road, so big Anling City, three days two ends to meet the "old man".

Yu Shu wasn't sure if Ji Xingxuan recognized her, seeing the two approaching, he couldn't retreat, so he could only comfort himself that he had a public face, and when he met Lu in the capital, Ji Si might not necessarily remember her.

It's not that she's afraid of their Ji family, it's just that it's better to have more than one thing at the moment, and it's troublesome to be recognized after all.

"Is that what you are looking for me," Xia Jiangying looked slightly worried: "What about Xia Jiangmin, what's wrong with her?" ”

Ji Xingxuan and Xia Jiangying are the same friends of the astrological family, the two have been close for a long time, and they happened to talk about academics together today, and when they heard the guard's report, they came over with them, and when they saw Yu Shu waiting outside the door, they really didn't recognize it at first glance, but they felt that this person was a little familiar with Yu Shu when he saw her at first glance.

Yu Shu inadvertently glanced at Ji Xingxuan, saw that her face was not different, and said in her heart that she didn't recognize herself, so she lowered her voice and said to Xia Jiangying: "It's not convenient to talk here, how about we go to the teahouse opposite to talk?" ”

Xia Jiangying frowned, although she didn't want to be with a strange man, but she didn't worry about Xia Jiangmin, so she turned her head to Ji Xingxuan and said, "Xingxuan, you go back first." ”

Yu Shu also didn't want Ji Xingxuan to follow, seeing that it was just right, but Ji Xingxuan actually opened his mouth to refute:

"It's okay, I'll accompany you to see what happens, so I can help."