Chapter 261 The Prodigal Son
Chapter 261 The Prodigal Son
Zhao Ya, who was standing by, bent down and said to the young master, "Miss, this is one hundred taels, not one tael."
However, Zhao Ya did not remind Xiao Yining to take the money back. Instead, she smiled and said to Liu Zhenying, "But since you have opened a shop, one tael is not enough. One hundred taels is too much. How about this, Miss Liu, take it first, and when you use it, return the extra money to my young lady."
"Just do as Madam said." Liu Zhenying carefully put away the banknotes. She looked at little Yining and said enviously, "I just didn't expect Sister Yining to be so rich."
Her monthly allowance was only two taels of silver, so how could she have ever had so much money?
"That's right. My father gives me ten cents a month, so I can buy a lot of things with it." Little Yining said arrogantly.
Liu Zhenying: ..., ten cents.
Zhao Ya smiled and explained, "Miss Liu, you don't know that a few days ago, my master's classmate came to visit and gave my young lady five hundred taels when he saw her. My master saw that it was for a younger generation, so he couldn't refuse it, so he exchanged it for two hundred tael silver notes and some small change for my young lady and put it in a box to save for future emergencies. Look, it's being used now."
Liu Zhenying was numb. Why didn’t her father have such a generous colleague?
Little Yining calmly closed the money box. In fact, the banknotes inside were the money her father left for her to buy medicine. There were two banknotes on top and a layer at the bottom containing the remaining banknotes.
If Liu Zhenying knew this, she would probably doubt her life. At this moment, she was carrying a huge sum of one hundred taels of silver and was pretending to be calm. She just wanted to return to her room as soon as possible and hide the banknotes well.
Xiao Yining had no intention of showing off in front of her. After all, she was considered a wealthy woman now. Well, she had to be low-key.
She walked into the yard with her sister, and habitually walked to the hole in the wall to take a look, saying, "Sister Liu, look, although my father sealed the secret door, he left a hole so that I can see him.
Liu Zhenying looked at Xiao Yining's actions and curiously went over to look inside the wall, and saw a man washing clothes with his bare chest in the yard over there.
"Sister Yining, there is a playboy over there, don't look at it." Liu Zhenying exclaimed and pulled little Yining away from the hole in the wall.
"Sister Liu, those are uncles who are going to take the imperial examination, not playboys." Little Yining corrected kindly, and then she frowned and said, "My father and uncle don't seem to be back yet."
But think about it, it's normal to walk slowly when carrying so many things.
Liu Zhenying's eyes were red with anger. She poked Xiao Yining's forehead with a look of disdain. "In broad daylight, without clothes, what else can he be but a playboy? Such a scum wants to take the imperial examination, bah."
"Doesn't this person know that all the girls living here are unmarried? He is clearly taking advantage of your young age and ignorance. He dares to do this because your parents are not around. It's too much." Liu Zhenying became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and now her face turned red with anger.
She looked at the ignorant little Yining, quickly took her hand and warned her, "Sister Yining, your parents are not here, remember not to look into the hole in the wall, if you meet a sinister person who forces your father to marry you, you will be in trouble."
"Sister Liu, I'm only 3 years old!" Little Yining couldn't help but remind her, thinking that the little sister's reaction was too big.
"So what if she's 3 years old? She's not a girl yet. Think about it, do your parents go shirtless at home?"
Little Yining thought about it and shook her head. The last time her second uncle applied the medicine, his clothes were half-removed. After applying one side, he covered it up and applied it to the other side. She looked quite shy, like a pure boy.
Her husband still attaches great importance to privacy.
"That's right, that rapist over there is just taking advantage of you because you don't understand."
Liu Zhenying then cursed the lecher a few times towards the hole in the wall, and then ran away, clamoring that she would complain to her aunt.
Little Yining blinked her eyes and pinched her own hands helplessly.
She had often heard that in ancient times, if a woman looked at her ankles, her chastity would be ruined. Now, looking at Liu Zhenying's performance, it seemed not an exaggeration at all.
Zhao Ya frowned and looked into the hole in the wall. There was nothing wrong on the other side. She sighed with regret and asked the young master, "Miss, what did you see just now?"
Xiao Yining: Aunt Zhao, you don’t look like you care about me.
At this moment, except for Wang and Lin, all other students in Hanqiu Academy have arrived. They heard the curse clearly, and their faces were extremely ugly.
Wu Haoran glanced at Chen Yang, who was already dressed neatly, and couldn't help but taunt him, "You are usually so diligent. I don't know who you are doing this for today. You even made us all get scolded!"
Chen Yang's face turned blue and red in an instant.
Leng Shuyu, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to defend him, "Brother Wu, you can't blame Brother Chen for this. Who would have thought that the yard next door would be occupied as soon as it was completed?"
In recent days, the neighboring courtyard has been under construction, and the clanging noise has disturbed the people in Hanqiu Courtyard. Today, we finally saw the people from the Ministry of Construction withdraw, and before we could be happy, we were scolded as playboys and lechers.
Everyone turned their eyes to Chen Yang, with complaints unconsciously revealed in their eyes.
Chen Yang, the instigator, blushed, bowed deeply to all the brothers in the courtyard, and apologized sincerely: "It's all my fault. I wanted to be cool for a while, so I caused all the brothers to suffer. I will explain it to Brother Lin later."
Leng Shuyu patted his shoulder soothingly and reminded him, "Brother Chen, remember to ask Junior Brother Lin which family's daughter came with him, and you must apologize."
Chen Yang nodded in frustration. He was just afraid that he would have to walk home like he did last time during the ten-day break and forget to bring his change of clothes with him. He didn't expect that something bad would happen when he was doing the laundry today.
It’s really unpredictable!
At this point, no one had the mood to wander around the yard anymore and they all went back to their rooms.
Hanqiuyuan’s reputation is bad enough, and we can’t let any more trouble happen.
Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, Xiao Yining put away the telescope with boredom. This pavilion was really great. From the second floor, she could have a clear view of the situation in Hanqiu Courtyard, and she could do it secretly without anyone noticing.
Qiu Yi helped the young master get off the stool and asked, "Miss, have you seen the master and uncle?"
Little Yining shook his head regretfully and couldn't help but guess, "Could it be that my dad and uncle didn't do their homework again?"
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"You two want to travel with Academician Jiang?" Zhang Liangchuan asked in surprise as he looked at the two people who were punished again.
This time, Wang and Lin did not lift the bamboo bag above their heads, but held it in their arms. However, even so, they were both exhausted.
Lin Yuzan looked at him with a look of despair, his eyes full of helplessness. "The inexplicable death of Senior Brother Kong has touched us so much that I thought of going out with Master Jiang to relax."
Zhang Liangchuan was filled with mixed feelings when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at the two with pity, "The senior brothers in Hanqiu Academy all claim to be top talents. Brother Lin and Brother Wang really need to stay out of the spotlight."
Wang Cheng lowered his head dejectedly, muttering to himself, "I wanted to give it a try this year, but now it seems that it won't work."
He looked at Zhang Liangchuan and smiled bitterly, "My mother was afraid that after we moved, I would be blinded and forget the way back, so she brought the whole family to suffer with me. If we can't make it in time, we'll have to wait another three years."
But there are only a few more years left, and both of them are carrying the expectations of their entire family. They must be extremely unwilling to do so, but the lesson of Senior Brother Kong is still vivid in their minds, so they have to be on guard.
Zhang Liangchuan added a sentence in his mind, and felt a mixture of emotions again. The lazy smile on his face was gone, and he sighed lightly.
At this time, a student came over and called Wang and Lin over, saying that it was Scholar Jiang who was looking for them.
The two men immediately put down the bamboo bags as if relieved, took a few deep breaths, then picked up the bamboo bags with bitter faces and left.
Zhang Liangchuan also followed, wanting to hear where Academician Jiang was going to travel this time.
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