Lu Xinghe hummed: "There are a few uncopied books that I need to buy, which may cost a lot of money."
As for the books he had copied, he had memorized the contents anyway, so he would just buy a few blank books and copy them back.
Chu Yue touched the light pink money bag given to her by her fourth aunt on her waist.
"It just so happens that I brought money. I still have to buy these necessities."
Lu Xinghe smiled and shook his head.
"My mother gave me money when we came here, and she also asked us to go to the kiln not far from the entrance of the town to ask about the price of the green bricks."
Chu Yue bit her lip and suddenly stopped.
When Lu Xinghe saw this, he was a little confused.
"What's wrong?"
Chu Yue sniffed, with a hint of grievance on her face.
"Mother-in-law, I make money to improve our family's life. You and your mother are always afraid of spending my money. Is it because you think I am young and want to draw a clear line with me and marry someone else in the future? "
Apart from her medical skills, she didn't remember much of her past life. With Chu Yue's memories in this life, she thought she was Chu Yue here.
She has not received any care from her family since she was a child. After marrying Lu Xinghe, her family has been very good to her, and she sincerely regards Lu Xinghe as her husband.
She felt uncomfortable when she thought that if she gave her sincerity, she would be abandoned in the end.
Seeing Chu Yue's red eyes, Lu Xinghe suddenly became confused.
After a moment, he reached out and touched the little girl's head.
"If I don't spend your money, you won't be happy." Thinking of Chu Yue's previous situation in the Chu family, a trace of distress flashed through his eyes, "You are so young, how can you be so thoughtful? If I really think you are young, I won’t treat you as husband-in-law from the beginning, after all, it’s quite troublesome to raise a child by your side.”
Chu Yue looked down at the tips of her shoes and kept her voice extremely low.
"I'm not a child."
"It's not much taller than Xingping Xing'an, so why isn't it a child?" Lu Xinghe rubbed the little girl's head again, then turned to hold her hand hanging by her side tightly, "Since you want to give me I’m buying books, so I’ll spend our own money today, not my mother’s money.”
Seeing him holding her hand tightly, Chu Yue smiled.
"good."
Lu Xinghe had copied many books for Wangchen Bookstore over the years, and all the boys there knew him, so as soon as they saw him coming in, someone immediately greeted him.
"Lu Xinghe, you're here."
"Lu Xinghe?" A man who was selecting books in the bookstore raised his head and looked at the door of the bookstore. When he saw Lu Xinghe, surprise flashed on his face, "Are you really Lu Xinghe?"
Lu Xinghe didn't know that person, and he frowned slightly.
"Who are you?"
The man hurriedly introduced himself: "I am Xu Heng. I was your classmate for two years and later went to the county to study. Don't you remember Xu Heng?"
Lu Xinghe carefully recalled that nine years ago, there seemed to be a man named Xu Heng in the academy where he studied. However, at that time, he was focused on his studies and was not very impressed by the people around him.
Xu Heng had a hint of excitement on his face to meet his former classmates.
"Brother Lu became the youngest child in Nanping Town at the age of nine. Everyone regarded you as a role model. But now you have already been admitted as a scholar?"
Before Lu Xinghe could answer, a voice suddenly hit several people's ears.
"Hmph! What's wrong with being a scholar? People still have to make a living by copying books. People who are so poor probably don't have enough money to take the exam to be a scholar, right?"
Chu Yue frowned when she heard the voice.
She looked back and saw three or five men, about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing long gowns, walking towards her. The one who was speaking was the one wearing a dark green brocade gown, with a haughty look on his face.
There is no reason, just one glance makes me feel disgusted.
Chu Yue originally wanted to say a few words for Lu Xinghe, but before she could speak, Lu Xinghe silently pulled her behind her.
Xu Heng saw the person coming and slightly clasped his fists.
"Brother Jiang, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are still as sharp as ever."
The Xu and Jiang families were family friends, and Xu Heng saw Jiang Gaoyi almost every year. He couldn't say he disliked Jiang Gaoyi, nor did he like him, as long as he didn't offend him.
"It's easy to talk about, but Brother Xu is as understanding of righteousness as ever." When Jiang Gaoyi said the words "deep understanding of righteousness", he spoke very slowly and with a lively expression, and anyone with a discerning eye could hear his disdain for Xu Heng.
Xu Heng snorted coldly, not wanting to talk too much to such a dandy.
Jiang Gaoyi ignored Xu Heng, but raised his chin and looked at the small figure behind Lu Xinghe: "Hey! Lu Xinghe, this little girl with such a mark is your sister, right? How old is she this year? How about selling her? Give it to me, I'll give you ten taels of silver, which is enough for your family to have food and clothing for three to five years, how about it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Gaoyi felt a pain in his cheek, and was immediately knocked to the ground by a strong force.
Lu Xinghe clapped his hands.
"I advise you not to set your sights on her, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Jiang Gaoyi wiped the blood from the corners of his lips with his thumb and looked at Lu Xinghe with a sarcastic look, "Tsk, tsk, Lu Xinghe, I really didn't expect you to be stupid enough to hit me. It seems you I value that little girl very much..."
Having said this, he winked at the people behind him.
Several people understood and walked towards Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue.
Xu Heng couldn't stand it any longer, and immediately opened his hands to stop Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue: "What are you going to do? Isn't it lawless to rob civilian girls in broad daylight?"
Jiang Gaoyi stood up with an evil smile on his face.
"Wang Fa? Here, I am Wang Fa." After saying that, he waved his hand, "Come on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Heng was thrown to the ground by a tall man and his forehead was bruised.
He was a weak scholar with no strength, and he was no match for these dandies.
Chu Yue saw that the other party was approaching fiercely, and she hurriedly thought of countermeasures. Then, taking advantage of the chaos at the door of the bookstore, she used her small body to bend down and ran out from the door on the other side of the bookstore.
Jiang Gaoyi saw Chu Yue running away quickly and laughed at Lu Xinghe.
"Hahahaha, I'm really laughing to death. Look, Lu Xinghe, the beautiful sister you wanted to protect so much has left you and run away."
There was no expression on Lu Xinghe's face.
He was relieved that Chu Yue could run away.
There are four or five adult men here, even he is not sure that they can keep her safe. If they get her in their hands and threaten him, that will be the most passive situation.
As for myself, I only received two punches at most, and it passed quickly.
Jiang Gaoyi did not chase Chu Yue. As long as he had Lu Xinghe in his hands, he was not afraid that she would run away and would come back sooner or later.
