Yue'er copied books and learned a lot by herself, but she didn't know anything about it without her husband. Later, after a long time, I got acquainted with a few poor scholars in the study. Yue'er consciously began to ask the scholars for advice, and these scholars also saw that she was young and handsome, gentle and polite, and they were willing to guide her.

There is even a Xiucai who came to Beiping to prepare for Qiuqiu, named Song Ziqi. He was eighteen years old, and he came to Peking just after the examination. I have been copying books here to support myself, and at the same time Wen Shu is preparing for the autumn season.

always read to Yue'er in the study, and both of them felt that it was not very convenient, so Song Ziqi invited Yue'er to the inn where he lived. Yue'er thought for a while and said, "If Song Gongzi doesn't dislike it, you can go to my house and talk about it." ”

Song Ziqi felt that this was better, so he readily agreed, and the two went to Yue'er's small courtyard.

Knowing that Song Ziqi's life was also tight, Yue'er had been helped by him these days, so she bought some vegetables, meat, eggs, and dried tofu on the road, and said to him: "I'm alone at home, I'll cook and invite you to eat when I go back, and try my craftsmanship." ”

Scholars have always said that gentlemen are far away from cooking, and Song Ziqi felt that Yue'er was even more pitiful, copying books alone to support herself, and studying so modestly that she was even reluctant to buy money for dry food, and she had to cook by herself.

Yue'er boiled water to make tea when she got home, but it wasn't actually tea, but she dug up the ground and dried it and drank it as tea. However, this thing is very good for drinking, preventing heat and fire.

After pouring tea for Song Ziqi, Yue'er picked up the wooden bucket and said, "Song Gongzi, wait a minute, I'll go to the alley to fetch water and come back, there is no well in this courtyard." ”

Song Ziqi could still sit still, seeing that such a thin little man was carrying such a big wooden barrel and had to fetch water back, he got up and said hurriedly: "I'll go with you." ”

Yue'er couldn't stop him after refusing for a long time, so the two of them had to go together.

The two found a thick wooden stick, and after a few lifts, they filled Yue'er's water tank to the brim, and Yue'er looked at the full tank of water and said happily: "Great, my water tank has never been so full." ”

The two of them entered the house and drank a pot of tea, Yue'er washed her hands and was about to cook, so Song Ziqi followed and said, "I'm not good at cooking, it's okay to help you make a fire." ”

Yue'er smiled sweetly at him: "There are not many talents who can burn fire, I have to cherish it." ”

Yue'er woke up with the noodles, and went to cut the meat, while chatting with Song Ziqi: "I'll make you the noodles that you have never tasted, sour, spicy, salty, and fragrant." ”

Saying that, Yue'er looked at the sky outside, shook her head and sighed: "It's just that you will sweat all over your body, if it's in winter, then it's best to eat this." ”

Song Ziqi had eaten quite well on weekdays, but when he heard Yue'er say this, he suddenly felt hungry. He even asked Yue'er: "Now that you don't need to light the fire, is there anything I can do for you?" ”

Yue'er was not polite to him, so she threw the vegetables to him, asked him to wash them, and guided him little by little.

The two of them were so busy for more than half an hour before they could eat this noodles. forgot his identity as a scholar when Song Ziqi ate, and put down the dishes and chopsticks until he was satisfied, and praised them repeatedly.

Yue'er went to wash the dishes, so he came out and asked, "Brother Yue Xian, did you rent or buy this house?" ”

Yue'er's current name was given to her by Su Zhi at that time, called Yue Chenxing.

Yue'er replied with a smile: "If it is rented, it costs one or two silver a year, if it weren't for the proximity to the study, I would never rent such an expensive house." Besides, you see there are three of them, and I only have one kitchen, and the rest of the room is so empty that I don't even have miscellaneous items. ”

When Song Ziqi heard this, he said: "Didn't Brother Yue Xian think about renting out that empty house, he can share the house money to some extent, and if you meet a good tenant, you can also help you do some work." ”

Yue'er shook her head and said, "I'm afraid of getting along with strangers, and I don't know what trouble my character will cause again, so I might as well spend this house money myself." ”

Song Ziqi thought for a while and asked, "How does Brother Yue Xian feel about his brother's character?" ”

"Naturally, it's good, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you to my house." Yue'er laughed again as she spoke, and she smiled that the pair of moist peach blossom eyes were just like her name now, as if the sky was full of stars in those eyes.

Song Ziqi was a little stunned, and then thought of what he was going to say, so he calmed down and said: "If my brother rents your spare room, shares half of your room money, and usually eats half with you, what does Brother Yue Xian think?" ”

Yue'er thought about it and thought about it again, until Song Ziqi was about to despair, she also cleaned up and washed her hands, and when she wiped her hands, she looked at Song Zihu and asked: "Song Gongzi is afraid that I don't know, I have a problem, and I pay more attention to everyone's privacy." ”

Speaking of this, Song Ziqi felt that this matter was no fun, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Yue'er say again: "If the son lives in, we will each live in our own room, and we must knock on the door when entering and leaving, and we are not allowed to enter each other's house without permission." Dress neatly and respect etiquette. Song Gongzi won't think I'm hypocritical like this, I'm very willing. ”

Of course, Yue'er is willing to have a companion, one is to be safer, and the other is that someone will share the living expenses, and she can save enough money as soon as possible to save Hui Zhen back.

Of course, Song Ziqi didn't disagree, so he immediately went to the inn to check out, moved his luggage and moved in.

The next day, I found a plasterer to come and re-plate the kang, and Yue'er also took the opportunity to repair her own house.

It took three or four days to clean up all three rooms. The two went to buy lime and came back, but they didn't invite anyone, so they teamed up to paint the inside of the house with lime.

On the way to buy lime, I saw that there were half-sized chickens for sale, and Yue'er also discussed with Song Ziqi, and each paid half of the money to buy a few chickens to raise.

The hen is kept for the next year to lay eggs, and the rooster is killed at the end of the year to eat. Song Ziqi said that if he passed the autumn exam, he would enter Beijing. Yue'er said that he killed the chicken during his autumn test, and he would not wait for the end of the year.

Song Ziqi often persuaded Yue'er to take the meritorious examination, but Yue'er could only tell him that his family was originally a businessman and was not allowed to participate in the scientific examination.

Hui Zhi often asks people to bring something to Yue'er, but the letter is only a few words. The two didn't dare to say too much in the letter, for fear of being discovered by Wang Yuanwai.

Yue'er only said that she had an older sister, and when she was injured and had no money for treatment, her sister sold herself to become a concubine and exchanged money to heal her. She desperately copied books to save enough money to bring her sister back one day.

Song Ziqi was very moved by Hui Qian's original actions, saying that if he won fame, he would definitely help her pick up her sister in the future.

Yue'er has deep hopes for Song Ziqi, after all, with someone who is an official coming forward, this matter is much easier. So she treated Song Ziqi more attentively, and she was very attentive to three meals a day.

Since Song Ziqi moved in, his living expenses have also saved a lot, so he went to the academy to register, and studied there during the day.

Every day when he comes back, Yue'er is busy in the kitchen, watching the hot meals be served, he has a warm feeling of home.

Then, Song Ziqi was depressed. He felt that he must have not studied hard, how could he have such a gentleman's mind.

He began to deliberately avoid Yue'er, and the food had to be brought back to his house to eat. But the more he hid, the more he found that he was thinking about that little boy all the time.

The little boy's skin is as white as jade, his eyes are smart and affectionate, and he is moist like the fruit of dew in the morning. The lips are also rosy and tender, and even the small hands are not as clear as a man's, and they look soft and lovely.

The voice is not like that of a man, it is crisp and pleasant, and the words are tactful and moving. An inadvertent turn or a glance can make him stop breathing, and he is afraid of ruining the atmosphere that has become beautiful because of her. But he hated this atmosphere, which always made him feel uneasy.