The journey back to Liuzhou from Shuzhou was pretty smooth. As soon as I arrived at Chu's house on the spring equinox, I didn't even have time to go back to my own yard, so I went directly to the old lady's room to say hello. This trip to Shuzhou was more enjoyable than the trip to Huating.
After a long time, she had actually returned home long ago.
The old lady received the notice from the servant and quickly came out to see her. They hadn't seen her for just two months. I wonder if it was her imagination, but the old lady looked much older.
"Grandma!" Shi Chunquin's eyes turned red, and he rushed forward and knelt in front of her, "Chun Equinox is unfilial and came back so late."
The old lady stretched out her hand to caress the top of her head and said with a smile: "Silly girl, it's a rare trip to Shuzhou. Naturally, you have to take care of everything before you can come back. What does it matter if it's a little late?"
Shi Chun Equinox threw herself into her arms and cried for a while, then wiped away her tears and stood up, "Is grandma still in good health during the time when Chun Equinox is away?"
Seeing that she took the initiative to bring up the matter, the old lady let out a long sigh and said, "As I get older, I can't help myself if I make a mistake. I slipped when I went out some time ago. Although I didn't fall to the ground, I still sprained my waist.
Doesn’t he look much older?”
"No, grandma!" Shi Chunfen held her hands, "You are still very energetic, how can you be as exaggerated as you said?"
"You don't need to comfort me." The old lady smiled bitterly, "I know my own body well, and I may not have a few years to live, so this time you come back, I have to teach you what I can while my spirit is still good.
I’ll teach you all your skills.”
"Grandma..." Shi Chunfen looked at her with tears in his eyes.
Although she knew that the old lady was getting old and that such a day would come sooner or later, when that day came, her heart inevitably sank.
If she had taken over the business with the intention of giving it a try before, then at this moment she really made up her mind to take up the position of being the matron of the house, because she could not let the old lady down, and she could not let her do it again.
Spend effort to teach the second person, only if she does her part well, the old lady can live her old life in peace and contentment.
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She simply rested for a day, because Shi Chunfen's popularity in the Chu family was not very good, so except for Ji Xiaoman who sent something to see her, no one else came to ask for trouble.
The next morning, the old lady went out in person to take her around the stores. It took three days to inspect all the Chu family's properties in Liuzhou, and then she had to look at the account books of each store.
, write down the store's income and expenditure and the name of the shopkeeper, and then handle the requests from each shopkeeper one by one. It took half a year just to get started.
In the past six months, Chu Ling had never revised a book for her as before. All the information she could learn was from the old lady. The only surprising thing was that he was appointed governor of Qingzhou. Before she left Shuzhou,
Not long after, Chu Ling went to Qingzhou to take office to deal with the situation of the victims there. I heard that he also went to Shuzhou to exchange disaster relief strategies with Ren Shu. It was just because they were not destined to meet each other that they didn't have time to meet each other. After that, Chu Ling
Busy with disaster relief, and not knowing when she would be able to return to Liuzhou, she could only devote herself wholeheartedly to the Chu family's business, hoping to impress Chu Ling when he came back.
Compared with her fulfillment, Yu Atu's life was much more difficult. Because of her smooth return, Chu Shun and Chu Quan knew that she was a traitor. The two men made things difficult for her in the second room all day long, and in order to protect her from
Hurt, Chu Run could only ask Yu Atu to study with him. The two got along day and night. Not only did their relationship not become stronger, but they gradually grew tired of each other.
Yu Atu only wants to consummate her marriage as soon as possible, give birth to an heir, and secure her position as the fourth young mistress.
Chu Run was not in such a mood. He devoted himself to studying hard, preparing to obtain a merit degree and become famous in three years. Studying was the only thing he could hold on to, so he naturally did not allow himself to slack off.
Under this situation, the relationship between the two naturally became weaker and weaker, and in the end it developed into a situation where they were sitting in the same room without a word to talk about.
Compared with them, Chu Xiu and Ji Xiaoman were not much better. Although they later successfully consummated their marriage, there were more and more women around Chu Xiu. He also developed the habit of going to Goulan to listen to music.
In the past six months, he rarely went home to sleep. Even if he came back occasionally, he had to appease his concubines. It was rarely Ji Xiaoman's turn. Ji Xiaoman felt angry and annoyed, but Chu Xiu refused to give in.
She was very hands-on, so after being beaten several times, she could only swallow her anger like Wang Jixue.
Shi Chunfen was immersed in business and had no idea how miserable her two friends in the Chu family were living. When she occasionally took some free time, she would go back to the tea house to see her aunt.
On this day, she followed the clerk to the dock to count the goods. When the count was almost complete, she suddenly saw a familiar figure at the dock.
"Second cousin?" She exclaimed and unconsciously covered her mouth.
When the man heard her voice, he turned around and looked at her. It was undoubtedly Yu Abao. She never imagined that she would be able to wait for Yu Abao to come back in her lifetime.
"Young mistress?" Yu Abao didn't expect to encounter Shi Chunquin as soon as he got off the boat. He quickly walked towards her and said with a smile: "Why are you at the dock?"
Shi Chunfen was so excited that his eyes were red, and he subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch him to see if he was alive. He also thought that there were many people at the dock, and if he was seen by someone with ulterior motives, he would not be able to tell clearly when he turned around.
He endured it and replied: "I'm counting the goods here. What about you? Where have you been for the past six months? Why haven't you sent a letter home? Do you know that my aunt and the others are worried to death?!"
"I don't want to either." Yu Abao scratched his head, "The whereabouts at sea are uncertain. I was afraid that I would send a letter home and not know when I would be able to send the second letter. This would cause my parents to worry, so I just wrote a letter.
I won’t even write it down, lest they think about it.”
"I see." Shi Chunquin was slightly startled, but he didn't expect there to be such a relationship.
She suddenly thought about the reason why Chu Ling didn't write to her. Could it be that like Yu Abao, he was afraid of not knowing when he could write the second letter, so he simply didn't write a letter?
But soon, she shook her head again, how could Chu Ling be the same?
There are so many servants around him, so even if he doesn't have time, he can still find someone to write for him. Besides, doesn't he send letters to the old lady on time every month?
I have time to write a letter home, but I have no time to leave a word for her. Obviously there is no excuse.