After eating noodles, the two rested in the noodle shop for a while before setting off to Huayulou.
When passing by Wangchen's bookstore, Chu Yue didn't forget to ask Lu Xinghe to wait. She took some scraps of silver from her backpack and got into the bookstore to buy the three-tael "Biographies of the Nations" he asked for last time. I bought it, and also bought some rice paper and ink, which cost a total of five taels of silver.
Now that she has made money, she is willing to buy these things.
When Chu Yue excitedly handed these things over to Lu Xinghe, he felt less excited and more moved in his heart.
The first thing this girl did when she earned money was not to buy something for herself. She actually remembered that he asked about the "Biography of the Nations" at the bookstore last time.
Holding the book, paper and ink tightly in his hand, Lu Xinghe looked at her and said, "Thank you."
Chu Yue looked at Lu Xinghe, unexpectedly feeling even sadder: "We are a family, husband, you don't have to say thank you to me."
After saying that, he walked towards the cart and made preparations to push the cart.
Lu Xinghe put the things in the basket and turned around to lift the handles on both sides of the cart: "Let me do it. The road in the city is flat. I can push it by myself. You can just follow me."
Just like last time, the two went directly to the backyard of Huayulou.
Because it was past dinner time, Huayu Tower was not busy, and the steward came out quickly.
"Yo! Did you catch another prey?"
Lu Xinghe put down the bucket he was holding: "There are two turtles stepping on the field. I wonder if Huayulou will take them?"
The steward lowered his head and saw that the turtle was very fat. He nodded quickly: "I harvested it, of course. This turtle is a rare nourishing thing."
After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.
"You two are also regular visitors, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Two turtles, together worth 800 yuan, what do you think?"
Chu Yue didn't quite understand, so she only looked in the direction of Lu Xinghe.
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Okay."
Eight hundred coins for two turtles is a fair price, and it would be difficult for other restaurants to sell them for even six hundred coins.
After the steward settled the bill with the two of them, Chu Yue was not in a hurry to sell the recipes because it was getting late.
Lu Xinghe was afraid that Chu Yue's feet would hurt, so he asked her to get on the cart and pushed her back.
"It's getting late today, so let's go back first. Next time we have time, how about we go to Yaxing for a walk?"
Chu Yue nodded in agreement.
After all, the family is not in a hurry to buy livestock for transportation, and her parents' family is still watching her.
It would be bad if they got a handle and came to ask for this or that.
"Ms. sir, let's go back and repair the house at home first. It will get cold after the rice is harvested. If it rains and snows, the house at home will be difficult to live in."
Lu Xinghe nodded while pushing the cart at a trot.
"Okay, I've had this idea for a long time. I'll go find my eldest and second uncle tomorrow. They are better at this."
Chu Yue held her chin and asked, "Ms. sir, is it expensive to build a brick house?"
Lu Xinghe hummed, "It's not cheap. It costs about fifty taels to build a yard suitable for our family to live in."
"What about the yard in town?" she asked again.
Lu Xinghe thought for a while and then replied: "In the town, at least one of the courtyards can accommodate so many people in our family. The more remote ones are at least eighty taels or more. If the location is better, it can be It ranges from one hundred and fifty taels to three hundred taels.”
Chu Yue snorted: "Then it seems we can only repair the house for the time being."
There are only three rooms in the courtyard as soon as you enter. It's okay for the family to live there now. In a few years, when Xingpingxing becomes bigger, it won't be very convenient. The most important thing is that if you go to the town, it won't be there yet. A profitable business.
It's different in the mountains. She can still make some money by collecting herbs.
After all, she has no other abilities.
Lu Xinghe nodded: "Let's repair it first. Let the uncle and the uncle go to our house tomorrow to have a look at it. Try to make it as solid as possible. We will wait until this winter. I don't know what will happen next year."
"Yes, if there is a famine at the end of the year, there may not be a safe home in the town."
The two of them talked as they walked and arrived at the entrance of the village just as the sun was setting.
Jiang Xiuqin was busy at home today and looked towards the entrance of the village from time to time. When she saw Lu Xinghe pushing a cart into the village, he immediately opened the courtyard door and trotted in the direction of the two of them.
"Xinghe, Yueyue, are back."
"Fourth Aunt." Chu Yue jumped off the cart and stuffed the four hundred coins in her basket into Jiang Xiuqin's hand, "This is the four hundred coins for selling medicinal materials. Fourth Aunt counts."
Seeing the large bunch of money, Jiang Xiuqin smiled from ear to ear. She really didn't expect that such a basket of medicinal materials could be sold for so much money.
Jiang Xiuqin immediately hid the money in her sleeve and said in a low voice, "No need to count, Fourth Aunt can trust you."
Chu Yue smiled.
"Fourth Aunt's basket is still at our house. Remember to pick it up when the time comes. We will go back first. Mom will definitely be waiting for us at home to have dinner."
"Okay, you guys have been gone for a day. I'm afraid the third sister-in-law is waiting impatiently in the house." Jiang Xiuqin said, looking back at the old house, "Yufang, go to the house and get two eggs. Follow your brother and sister-in-law. Go to Third Aunt’s house to get our basket back.”
The girl in the room responded and soon caught up with Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue.
"Brother Xinghe, sister-in-law."
Chu Yue looked back, and behind her was a girl slightly taller than her.
She was wearing plain clothes, holding two eggs in her hands, and was walking quickly towards the two of them.
Lu Xinghe glanced at her, nodded slightly, and turned back to push the cart.
It was rare to meet someone of the same age, so Chu Yue stepped forward and took her arm.
"How old is Yufang this year?"
"Almost fifteen, where is my sister-in-law?" She looked at Chu Yue with some confusion.
Chu Yue smiled, revealing two small pear dimples.
"I'm almost fourteen."
Lu Yufang was a little surprised.
"Your parents married you off when you were so young!"
She is almost fifteen, and her parents haven't told her to marry her yet. They said they would wait until she turns fifteen before they can marry her. After the marriage, she would have to support her for two years before getting married.
Chu Yue had an indifferent expression on her face, without any intention of covering up.
"Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
"That's true." Lu Yufang covered her mouth and smiled, then whispered into Chu Yue's ear, "Brother Xinghe is so good-looking, and he is so considerate to you. My aunt and uncle's sisters-in-law are all envious."
Chu Yue glanced at her angrily.
"You are talking nonsense."
Lu Yufang stuck out her tongue.
"I'm not talking nonsense, I'm telling the truth. In the past few days, those sisters-in-law have made complaints about Brother Xinghe whenever they quarreled with their brothers. I heard it true." She suddenly sighed, "No more In two or three months, my parents are going to marry me, and I don’t know which family it will be with yet. If that person is half as good as Brother Xinghe, I’ll be satisfied.”
Chu Yue smiled.
"Will do."
