Yu Shu suffered a nauseous meal in Si Tianjian during the day, and when he returned home at night, he put one thing he had planned earlier on the agenda.

After dinner, Yu Shu returned to the upper room, and as soon as he entered the door, he beckoned to Abe Aoiko, who was sitting on a low stool practicing needlework: "Aoiko, come here, let's talk." ”

This child is really diligent, Yu Shu asked Sister Xin'er to teach her the rules, she saw that everyone would be a needlewoman, no one had to say, she took the initiative to study, these days when Yu Shu didn't need her to wait, she saw her holding a basket and concentrating on threading needles and threads.

"Master." Abe Aoiko heard Yu Shu's call, quickly put down the things in his hand, followed Yu Shu's steps, and the two entered the inner room. She quickly added a lamp to light the room.

Yu Shu saw that her eyes were slightly red and swollen, and thought that she had stayed up late, so she asked, "When did you go to bed last night?" ”

There are small maids on duty at night outside the master's bedroom of a large family, and there was no such rule in her house, but after they came back from buying Xin'er Lin'er from the hospital, they slowly picked it up, and it was not Kwai Zi who slept outside her yesterday, so it can be seen that she stayed up all night to learn those needlework.

Abe Aoiko lowered her head and didn't dare to lie: "About Yinshi." ”

It's almost dawn, Yu Shu said. "Did you doze off during the day?"

"No," Abe Aoi hurriedly shook his head, looked at Yu Shu with wide eyes, and said nervously: "The slave didn't sleep lazily during the day. ”

"I know how to say," Yu Shu patted her soothingly, the shoulders under his hands were thin and small, thinking that this child had crossed the ocean to come to this place, and there was no more than half of his relatives in the world. I can't help but feel a different kind of cordiality.

Just like her, when she comes here, she is a rootless wanderer, and no one will ever know where she came from.

"Aoiko, you're a smart girl, and I like you very much."

People who can be at peace with what they encounter, there is always a way to live, Abe Aoi was brought back from the donor's house for less than two months, and the habits of the Dongying people can no longer be seen on her body at all, and she speaks the official language in a straight voice. Even the rules of being a slave have been learned.

Her origin is unknown. Although Yu Shu asked her to be a servant, she showed special concern, but no matter whether she was the kidney bean who followed her first or Xin'er Lin'er, who came later, did not reject her. Instead, it shines everywhere. This is enough to show that Abe Aoi is not a fool who only prostrates and kowtows and shouts about his master.

Abe Aoi gets her sudden compliment. His cheeks flushed quickly, as if he was a little excited, and his ten fingers rubbed together to kneel down. Remembering that Yu Shu didn't like her kowtow, he only knelt down, quietly raised his head, and saw that she was not displeased, so he boldly reached out and gently grabbed the hem of her skirt, and called in a low voice and reverence:

"Master."

In her eyes, the master is the god who saved her from the hell of Ah Bi, and the hope of her survival.

Yu Shu couldn't stand her staring at her like this, like a two-hundred-watt light bulb, staring at her with a pain in her eyes, so he coughed twice and got back to business:

"I gave you that book a while ago and asked you to circle the words you don't know, have you finished reading them?"

Abe Aoi can write calligraphy, and the writing is quite upright, but she doesn't recognize many words, Xin'er Lin'er herself is literate, but she can't teach people, and Yu Shu doesn't plan to let her learn the set of servants in the courtyard, so he found her a thick notebook essay, let her turn a few pages every day, and circle down the words she doesn't know.

Abe Aoi replied ashamedly: "I've read it, and I don't know many words." ”

"Go get it and I'll see it."

"Yes."

Abe Aoi took the essay over, Yu Shu flipped through it, and found that more than half of it was drawn in circles, thinking about his original plan, he said to her:

"Aoiko, I have something serious to do for you, but before that, you have to recognize all the Chinese characters, I'll find you a gentleman and teach you to read and write, are you willing?"

Where would Abe Aoi say that he was unwilling, with a look of obeying Yu Shu's arrangement: "Aoi Zi listens to the master." ”

This is the benefit of Abe Aoi, if you change it to kidney beans or Xin'er, you must look ahead and look ahead, either because you are afraid that you will not be competent, or you are worried that you will not learn well, how can you be so worry-free.

After explaining Abe Kui, Yu Shu turned his head and went to Yu Xiaoxiu.

Yu Xiaoxiu is writing homework, the master of Baichuan Academy is quite strict, he has to assign homework every day, most of the time he is copying big characters, plus memorizing texts, and he has to check all of them when he goes to school the next day.

What makes Yu Shu happy is that Yu Xiaoxiu has never been punished for this, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy is the age of playfulness, he is the two lines of the academy and medical center every day, not naughty, let alone running around. At dinner today, I heard He Fangzhi proudly tell her that Yu Xiaoxiu had been able to draw the meridians of the human body silently and began to read "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", and the learning progress was very gratifying.

In fact, Yu Xiaoxiu is not smart enough and has no amazing talent, but he can't bear this kid's focus, which is the same as Yu Shu.

"Sister," Yu Xiaoxiu found Yu Shu coming in and called out, Bai Ran, who was sitting next to him reading a book, quickly stood up, thinking that Yu Shu had something to say to Yu Xiaoxiu, so he wanted to hide from the city, but Yu Shu stretched out his hand and pressed it, telling Yu Xiaoxiu to sit down.

"Write yours first, and then talk about it after writing, Bai Ran is here, I have something to say in a while."

Bai Ran didn't sit back stunned, but stepped forward to pour tea for Yu Shu, and lit the yarn lamp that was close to her. Although Yu Shu asked him to study with Yu Xiaoxiu, Yu Xiaoxiu never used him as a subordinate, but he would not fail to recognize his identity.

Yu Xiaoxiu finished writing the remaining two big characters, Bai Ran fetched water and washed their hands, one sat in front of Yu Shu, and the other stood behind Yu Xiaoxiu.

Yu Shu first asked his younger brother about his homework as usual, and asked him if he had been angry in the academy recently, and only mentioned Bai Ran later:

"Every day after school, when you go to Uncle He's medical hall, does Bai Ran follow you too?"

Yu Xiaoxiu said: "Yes, the two of us go to school and go home together." ”

Yu Shu said: "You went to the medical hall to study medicine, what about Bai Ran, do you want to help with chores?" ”

Yu Xiaoxiu was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Bai Ran, and scratched his head. "He's just on the sidelines to help me, and he's going to do something like that."

Yu Shu saw that there was no dissatisfaction on Bai Ran's face, so he poked Yu Xiaoxiu's head with a smile: "You go to be an apprentice for someone, and you still have a handsome?" I happen to have something here that I want Bai Ran to do, see if you are willing or not, how about you go to the hospital after school in the future, and let him go back to the house directly? ”

This time, Bai Ran is not good to be the background again, and looked up at Yu Shu suspiciously.

"What's the matter?" Yu Xiaoxiu asked.

"There is a maid by my side who knows a few words, and I want Bai Ran to teach her to read and write when she is idle. He's your companion. If I want to borrow someone, I have to ask you what you mean. "Yu Shu didn't have a whim, she had already considered this matter, Bai Ran was born in a rich family. Enlightenment since childhood. I know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The handwriting is very beautiful, even if the level is not as good as the master in the private school, it is enough to teach Abe Aoiko.

Besides. They are all the population of a prefecture, and it is convenient to get in and out, otherwise she would really have to worry about where to find a teacher for Abe Aoi to teach her to read.

Hearing this, Bai Ran was silent, and Yu Xiaoxiu said strangely: "Your maid?" Which one is it, what do you want her to read? ”

Yu Shu raised his hand and knocked on the door of his head: "Ask so much, you just have to say yes or no." ”

Yu Xiaoxiu rubbed his forehead and said weakly: "I'm nothing, sister, you ask Bai Ran, if he wants to teach, let him teach." ”

Yu Shu looked at Bai Ran and said with a pleasant face: "If you are willing to teach her, I will calculate your monthly money, and give you more than two taels of silver a month as a bundle." ”

Bai Ran hesitated: "I have never taught anyone to read, I'm afraid I can't teach well." ”

Yu Shu smiled: "What are you afraid of, you just have to let her learn something, even if she doesn't learn well, even if she is stupid, I don't blame you." ”

Seeing this, Bai Ran was relieved to accept it. Compared with going to the hospital with Yu Xiaoxiu to do chores, go back to the house to teach a little maid to read and write, and get an extra monthly money, of course he is happy.

"Okay, forget it this month, from next month, you will wait in the yard after school, and I will let that girl come to you."

"Okay, that's all I have to do, you guys should go to bed early after reading the book."

Yu Shu got up to leave, Yu Xiaoxiu sent her back with her ass, secretly waved his hand at Bai Ran and told him not to follow, the sister and brother walked to the courtyard, Yu Xiaoxiu grabbed Yu Shu's arm and asked:

"Sister, I haven't seen Brother Xue for a while."

Yu Shu said "um" and asked him, "What's the matter, what's the matter with looking for you Brother Xue?" ”

Yu Xiaoxiu rubbed his toes and twisted: "I, I want to go to the suburbs to ride a horse." ”

Yu Shu nodded knowingly: "I said, you are so upright to talk about him, you definitely don't miss others." ”

"Sister." Yu Xiaoxiu is thin-skinned, blushing when she says it, how to look at the white and delicate young man's face is how flattering.

"Okay, okay, Ming'er, I'll go and ask him, if you're free, let him take you out to play."

"Hmm!"

"I promised you, go back to the house and go to bed early."

"Good!"

Yu Xiaoxiu ran back in a hurry, Yu Shu looked at his happy back, and his mood was much better, with the change of the living environment, Yu Xiaoxiu became more and more cheerful day by day, carefree, which made her a very accomplished sister.

Walking back with her hands behind her back, Yu Shu pondered all the way in her heart, she was harassed by Shui Yun in Si Tianjian during the day, in fact, she blamed herself for letting people take advantage of the loophole, if she hadn't stayed up late to read last night, she wouldn't have been sleepy during the day.

Do the math, after she entered the Kunling Bureau, there was always not enough time, and a lot of time was wasted on unnecessary things every day, and she did everything herself, so that she was flawless.

She asked Abe Aoi to follow Bai Ran to read and write, but in fact, she had the idea of cultivating a personal assistant to help her record her daily itinerary, reply to letters, etc., and share some private matters for her.

Yu Shu wanted to find such a candidate, but as a confidant, Xin'er Lin'er was a criminal slave who came out of the court, she always felt that her trust was not enough, but it was Abe Aoiko, so that she did not have this concern, you must know that she has too many secrets hidden in her body, and she can't divulge any of them, in order to keep it secret, until now, her study and bedroom, when she is not there, are not allowed to go in and clean.

She doesn't need Abe Aoi to learn much from Bai Ran, almost when she finishes recognizing the words, she can start teaching her to remember, help her arrange her itinerary, and save time. (To be continued......)