Ningdong frowned slightly, as if she didn't know how to comfort Chu Yue.
"Miss, isn't my uncle studying in the capital? Maybe he has a heavy workload, so he didn't write home."
"No matter how heavy the classwork is, there is always time to write a letter, right?" Chu Yue bit her lip, "It would be great if I could ask someone to go to the capital to inquire about it."
No wonder she has random thoughts.
It would be fine in front of me, but my husband is in the capital now. No matter how he comforts himself, he always feels a little confused.
"No one is running to the capital right now, so who can Miss make inquiries about?" Ningdong said, passing the tea in his hand towards Chu Yue, "Miss, let's have a cup of tea first, and we'll take care of the rest. You can think about it slowly.”
Chu Yue took a sip of the tea handed over by Ningdong.
"The branch store in Hongyan Pavilion is not yet open to the capital. I have no reason to make a special trip to the capital. After all, I am unfamiliar with the place there and my identity is embarrassing." After thinking for a while, he added, "Just wait for now. I think you should still trust your husband."
Ningdong also nodded, "My uncle is so considerate towards the young lady, and he doesn't seem to be a person who breaks his word. The young lady should really believe in him."
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Lu Tiesheng and Mr. and Mrs. Yun Zhengping were taken home by Lu Dagui.
With four more people, the house will be much more lively.
At night, Yun Cuihe simply set up two tables side by side in the courtyard, and placed fruit plates, snacks and tea on them. The family ate, drank and chatted, talking and laughing.
…
The next day was the Moon Worship Festival and Chu Yue’s birthday.
During birthdays in previous years, Lu Xinghe would either be by his side, or no matter what, he would send a letter.
But this year, there's nothing.
Chu Yue couldn't help but lose interest, and she muttered softly.
"You also said that you would draw a portrait of me every year for my birthday, you liar!"
Zhang Zheng seemed to have read Chu Yue's thoughts, "What's the matter? The brat hasn't written to you yet?"
Chu Yue nodded.
"No, almost nine months."
Zhang Zheng glanced in the direction of Chu Yue and said with relief, "Although I don't know what happened to him, I feel that he is not a person who breaks his word."
Chu Yue turned her head and looked at Zhang Zheng.
"Master, do you think my husband is in any trouble?"
"He is the favorite disciple of the then Prime Minister Yuan Boyang. No matter who creates trouble for him, he must think twice about it." After a pause, Zhang Zheng said again, "To say there is no trouble at all..."
He hesitated to speak.
When Chu Yue saw this, her heart tightened.
"Master, do you know something?"
Zhang Zheng nodded matter-of-factly, "If you are attracted by a high-ranking princess or young lady, it will be really difficult."
Chu Yue immediately rolled her eyes.
"Master!"
Seeing that she was about to explode, Zhang Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's done, I'm joking with you, look at your anxious look."
After a pause, he continued, "I know you care about that brat, but the capital city is not as good as Nanping Town. His home is still here after all. There must be his reasons for not having a letter. Maybe he has some entanglements in the capital city and wants to protect himself." That's enough, but I'm afraid it will hurt you."
Chu Yue nodded.
"Master said this, it is exactly what a character like my husband would do."
Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
The eyebrows on her pretty face were curved, and she looked at Zhang Zheng with a hint of teasing in her eyes, "Master, you ate so much meat yesterday, why don't you eat the roasted whole lamb today, okay? I'll give it to Master I’ve prepared a lot of side dishes, and I’ll keep them enough to eat.”
When Zhang Zheng heard this, his short beard trembled.
"Stinky girl, you are going to die as a master! I just tried so hard to comfort you and make you happy, so you abuse the master like this?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
…
In the capital, in a small courtyard.
Lu Xinghe was sitting at the desk, holding a pen and concentrating on drawing something.
When Aji got closer, he realized that what he was painting was a portrait of a woman.
He looked a little familiar.
Take a closer look, isn't this the lady?
"Master, do you miss your wife?"
Lu Xinghe neither admitted nor denied, and a magnetic and deep voice sounded, "Today is her birthday. I promised her before that I would draw a portrait for her every birthday in the future, but this year I broke my promise."
Aggie shook his head.
"Master also has some unavoidable reasons. Besides, haven't you already painted Madam's portrait? When the matter is over, can't you just hand it over to Madam?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head.
"Different."
What he planned was not simple.
I don’t know yet whether the other party will notice him before the truth is found out and before he has enough ability to protect himself and his family.
If he had revealed that he was Lu Youchuan's son in advance, he might not even be able to see her again.
…
After the Moon Worship Festival, the weather is cool.
Xingyue Medical Center was now managed by Dr. Zhu and Lu Yufang, and Chen Shi and Wu Xiuwen were in charge, so Chu Yue confidently became the shopkeeper.
As for Wu Yong's mother, Mrs. Liu, not long after she came to Nanping Town, she heard that the workshop was recruiting people, so she went there to apply for jobs without even thinking about it.
After all, being idle here is idle. If you earn some money from work, you can somewhat subsidize your family.
Nine hundred yuan a month, for her and Wu Xiuwen now, they don't need to worry about where to live, and food is included in the place where they work. They can spend at least half a year, and the rest of the money can be saved to buy a wife for their son in the future. .
After Chu Yue lived in the town for less than half a month, she led her family to the County Lord's Mansion in the county seat.
The place here is bigger, there are more servants, and the living here is more comfortable.
Brothers Lu Xingping and Lu Xingan also transferred from Nanping Academy to a school in the county.
For the two children who are now children, the school in the county is obviously more suitable for them.
Since Chu Wenzhu came to the County Lord's Mansion, he couldn't go to the medical clinic.
Sitting around all day was really boring, so he went to Chu Yue's place.
"Sister, can I borrow some money from you?"
Chu Yue had a look of surprise on her face.
"Don't Xiaozhu have a small amount of money every month? What's the matter? Do you want to buy something big?"
It's not that she is stingy, Xiaozhu is still young now. As her biological sister, she certainly has the right to know what the little girl wants money for.
What if someone gets cheated?
"I used to go to Xingyue Medical Clinic and workshops a lot, and I learned a lot. Now that I have nothing to do in the county, I just want to do some small business to kill time." Chu Wenzhu looked at Chu Yue, his face Wang Wang's big eyes were full of expectation, "Sister, I don't need a lot of money, just enough to set up a small stall. If I lose money..."
The little girl bit her lip and said, "If I lose money, I will save some money and give it back to my sister."
Chu Yue pursed her lips and smiled.
"How much silver do you need?"
"Five..." The little girl just raised a palm, as if she was afraid that Chu Yue would think it was too much, so she dropped two more fingers, "Three...is three or two okay?"
She did save a small treasury, excluding the very small part that was used, the total amount was less than two taels, and she couldn't do anything, otherwise she wouldn't have had to ask her sister to borrow it.
Chu Yue rubbed her head, took out ten taels of silver from her purse and handed it to the little girl.
"This is ten taels of silver. It counts as my sister's investment in you. We share the risk equally. If we lose, it's mine. You don't have to pay it back. If we make a profit, we'll split it 50-50. What do you think?"
Looking at the ten taels of silver in his hand, Chu Wenzhu opened his mouth slightly in shock.
"so much!"
Chu Yue smiled and said, "Will Xiaozhu make my sister lose money?"
The little girl shook her head seriously.
"Won't!"
Chu Yue hummed, "Sister, I believe you. When the time comes, you can bring Chunzhu with you. She will do things safely. With her and Xi'er following you, sister can rest assured."
The little girl smiled and nodded, "Thank you, sister!"
What Chu Yue didn't know was that because of her affirmation and support, the little girl's business, which she originally thought was a small business, was getting bigger and bigger, and even branched out to several surrounding provincial cities and counties.
What they sell are mainly small accessories designed by themselves, as well as some cute and unique little puppets, sachets, handkerchiefs and bags. Occasionally, they also sell two novelty skirts.
The clientele is younger and mostly female.
However, although the customer base is limited, she is the first person to do this kind of business. The shop is not very big and the investment cost is not high. For a while, no one noticed her, and the business was still prosperous.
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