Chapter 46: Excuses
"Then thank you!" Yu Xiaocao turned the silver ticket over and looked at it for a long time, and after her curiosity was satisfied, she carefully folded the silver ticket, stuffed it into the hidden pocket of her padded jacket, and patted it with satisfaction.
Fifty taels of silver tickets! plus the proceeds from the sale of the prey, there were at least seventy or eighty taels of silver. We have a small amount of savings!
Wednesday Shao looked at her as if she was fascinated by small wealth, her big eyes were bent into a pair of small crescents, her ruddy lips were slightly upturned, and her body was covered with patched cotton clothes, which couldn't hide her cuteness.
His daughter unceremoniously stuffed the silver ticket into her arms, and Yu Hai expressed surprise. Why is the little girl's idea so big? The fifty taels of silver tickets were stuffed into his pocket without changing his face. She doesn't know how much she can buy for fifty taels, does she? Five tiled houses in Dongshan Village could not be used for so much silver.
Yu Hai looked at Xiaocao's move of accepting the silver ticket without saying hello, and Wednesday Shao naturally looked at it. However, Yu Hai didn't say anything in the end, and he didn't confiscate the silver tickets that were enough for ordinary people to live for several years.
Zhou Zixu smiled slightly, and said to Yu Hai: "Uncle Yu is really a good father who loves his daughter. β
Yu Hai looked at his little daughter who was eating snacks with affection, thinking of the embarrassment of not having a penny in her hand when her daughter was unconscious, and thinking of the thin bodies of the children at home, she shook her head gently, and her tone was full of heaviness and self-blame: "No, I'm not a good father......"
"Dad, if you don't listen to my milk for everything, plan more for our little family, you will definitely be a good father worthy of the name!" Yu Xiaocao drank hot brown sugar ginger water and educated his father ideologically.
"My mother...... It's also Cao'er, your own grandmother, when she died, your father and I were still young. Your grandmother can pull me up, we can't help but remember this affection. When your sister-in-law gets married, and your uncle is admitted to Xiucai, there is no burden on the family, so we will divide it out and pass it alone. When the time comes, Dad will go up the mountain a few more times, go to the sea a few more times, make a lot of money, buy us Xiaocao new clothes to wear, buy flowers and ......" Yu Hai touched his daughter's slightly yellowed hair, and his heart was slightly sour.
Yu Xiaocao pouted secretly, her father was the main source of the family's economy. Uncle took the Xiucai exam, so naturally he would want to take the exams and be admitted to the Jinshi...... Her milk is a bloodsucker, and she will never let them go until she squeezes out the last drop of flesh. If you want to split up, there is little hope!
Wednesday Shao's other servant knocked on the door with a bulging baggage. Ban Simo took it closely, with an embarrassed expression on his face, and said, "This cotton coat is indeed a small one that has not been worn on the upper body." If Miss Yu doesn't dislike it......"
"Don't dislike, don't dislike!" The personal servant of the young master of the Zhou family, the richest man in Tanggu, is much more decent than the average person in the town. The cotton clothes on the body are made of thirty or forty dollars of muslin!
After taking the baggage, it was a new dark blue muslin cotton jacket and cotton pants, with thick cotton in it, which was soft and abnormal, and I knew that I would use new cotton without touching it. Such a set of cotton clothes will cost hundreds of words, to say the least.
It's not easy for people to be at the moment, Yu Xiaocao naturally won't take advantage of him, and while stretching out his hand to his father, he said, "This little brother, this cotton coat is what we bought." Dad, give the money! β
The little girl was carrying fifty taels of silver tickets in her arms, but she still asked her father to pay for it confidently, which made Wednesday Shao's heart amused. What's even more enjoyable is that the thirteenth filial father, under the order of his daughter, obediently dug out of his pocket......
Si Mo hurriedly pushed the money string that Yu Haisai came over, and said repeatedly: "I can't wear the cotton clothes, it's useless to put them away, and it's a pity to lose them." It's rare that Miss Yu doesn't dislike it, how can she ask for money? β
In fact, the fabric used to make cotton clothes was given to him by his wife when he saw his dedication to serving the young master. Si Mo Niang, who felt that her son gave her a long face, happily stayed up for two nights to make cotton clothes, but the weather turned hot and she had no chance to wear them. When I took it out in winter, it was already a little shorter.
Due to the reason of Zhenyulou, the identity of his own young master in the Zhou family has also risen, and the eldest master has praised his young master in front of other young masters more than once. He, a personal servant, was also looked down upon.
Si Mo, who came up consciously, stopped his mother's behavior of connecting the sleeves and trouser legs of the cotton clothes. Joke, how can the personal servant of the only heir in the second room of the dignified house come out in such cotton clothes without making people laugh? So, a good set of brand new cotton clothes was left idle.
Miss Yu, who is that? Zhenyulou has become the first restaurant in Tanggu in just half a year, and at least half of her credit is due. Even his own young master looked up to her. It's rare that she doesn't dislike this cotton clothes, how dare he take her money?
When Yu Xiaocao saw that he stuffed the money again, the little brother was annoyed, so he no longer insisted. expressed his gratitude to the little follower again, Yu Xiaocao stuffed the cotton clothes into his father's hand, and said goodbye to Wednesday.
Zhou Zixu said regretfully: "Chef Wang has come up with a new dish, I wanted to invite Xiaocao to taste it today and give some advice, but it seems that I have to change the day." By the way, where do you live, Xiaocao? Leave an address so that I can find you later. β
"My family lives in Dongshan Village, which is about 50 miles southeast of the town, and it is a small fishing village." Yu Xiaocao's plan to make a fortune in a muffled voice is inseparable from this Zhou God of Wealth, so naturally he will not refuse his face.
Coming out of the private room, he met Chef Wang who was in a hurry, and when he saw Yu Xiaocao leaving, his face was slightly disappointed. I heard her say that she was going to see her brother who was an apprentice, and Chef Wang also came out of an apprenticeship, so he naturally knew the hardships of being an apprentice. He asked the young man to wrap a bag of meat steamed buns that had just come out of the pot from the kitchen, and asked Xiaocao to bring it to her brother.
Yu Xiaocao was very grateful and thanked him again and again. Chef Wang smiled and said, "Thank you! I'm borrowing our owner's flowers, and I'll give you this little Bodhisattva first! Miss Yu, if you have a chance in the future, let's learn from each other. β
"My cooking skills are not enough in your hands, Uncle Wang. However, if I have a new idea in cooking, I must ask Uncle Wang for your help. β
Yu Xiaocao finally got out of Chef Wang's enthusiasm, and before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she was stumped by a question from her father.
"Cao'er, the golden sign of Zhenyulou - oyster sauce, was passed on to them by you? How do you know how to make oyster sauce? Chef Wang, who is coaxing in Zhenyulou, why is he so respectful and enthusiastic about you? Yu Hai asked the question in his heart.
Yu Xiaocao suddenly didn't know how to answer. You can't say: Dad, your daughter is dead, I am a ghost in another world, and those are all in my previous lifeβso it's strange not to be burned to death as a demon or a monster.
After a moment's hesitation, she mustered up the courage to ask, "Dad, do you believe that people can come back from the dead?" β
Yu Hai's face changed, his brows were furrowed so that he could catch a mosquito, and said, "If a person is dead, how can he still come back to life?" Unless his longevity is not over, Lord Yama will not accept him! β
"If I say that I have been to the Hades Palace and met Hades, will my father believe it or not?" Yu Xiaocao carefully stared at every expression on Yu Hai's face. If he expresses great resistance and disgust, she will use the excuse of joking and stop making it up.
Being able to enjoy the love and care of her parents again is the only comfort she has here. She didn't want to lose her father's love and mother's love again......
Yu Hai stopped his steps, bent down and looked at her steadily, his eyes were full of pain and self-blame, and he said slowly:
"Cao'er, was it the time you broke your head? Your grandfather said that you were out of gas at that time. Fortunately, Dr. You came in time and rescued you again...... Dad is really useless, he can't even protect his own children, Dad is not worthy of being your father......"
"Daddy! Although you are a little stupid and soft, you are Cao'er's favorite father. Dad, you don't have to blame yourself. Although the daughter went around the ghost gate for a while, she was blessed by misfortune and gained some ways to make money! β
Since Cheap Dad does not reject the theory of ghosts and gods, Yu Xiaocao opened his mouth and continued to fool. After all, she was almost thirty years old in her previous life, although she tried her best to pretend to be a child, she would definitely reveal a little strange inadvertently, and her plan to make a fortune would definitely not be hidden from her loved ones. Didn't the ancients fear ghosts and gods? Hopefully, this set of rhetoric she made up will fool the past.
Thinking that his daughter, who had been carefully cared for for eight years, almost died in vain, Yu Hai felt a burst of fear in his heart, he hugged his daughter's thin body tightly, and said in a choked voice: "No matter how much silver you have, it is not as good as my daughter's healthy life." Don't be afraid, tell your dad what's going on? β
"Actually, I can't say for sure. After that wound and coma, I saw a man dressed in white and a man dressed in black in a daze, and they took me to a place where I met a very dignified official. Later, it seemed that he said that his life was not over, and he caught the wrong person, and said that he would compensate me. When I woke up, I felt that something would appear in my mind for no apparent reason. Oyster sauce is also available after waking up, but the conditions at home do not allow it, and I have never tried it. β
Yu Xiaocao tried to be vague as much as possible, after all, the original owner was only nine years old after the New Year, and if he was taken to a strange environment, he would definitely be afraid, and some things would not be remembered so clearly.
"Don't be afraid of the grass! There is a 100-year-old Zhang in Shangtun Village, it is said that he wandered around the underworld, and the king of Yama found out that it was a misjudgment and compensated for his lifespan, and he lived to be one hundred and eight years old before he died. We will definitely live a long life in the future! β
Yu Hai didn't dare to imagine that his delicate and weak daughter was wandering around in the gloomy and terrifying underworld. What are you afraid of a timid girl?
Yu Xiaocao was very surprised that there were similar examples in reality of the rhetoric she made up casually. That's good, at least it's a lot more credible.
The father and daughter walked side by side on the empty streets in winter, Yu Hai's big hand held his daughter's little hand tightly, as if he was afraid that his daughter would be snatched away as soon as he let go.