This is the life of poverty.
An illness can crush the day, and also affect innocent children. At such a young age, they have already begun to take care of adults.
Bai Yu'an sighed, touched Chun Niang's cheek, and put a brocade bag into Chun Niang's hand.
Bai Yuan had prepared this bag of money early and planned to give it to him.
Mother Chen saw Bai Yu'an's actions and quickly came over and said, "Sir, you can't do it."
Bai Yu'an stood up and looked at Chen's mother: "It's just my wish, just accept it."
Bai Yu'an said in a low voice to Mother Chen: "Mother Chen will come over tomorrow and rest at home."
Mother Chen pushed Chun Niang: "Thank you soon, sir."
Chun Niang raised her head and looked at Bai Yu'an blankly: "Thank you, Mr. Bai."
The voice was childish, but its tone was mature and serious, making Bai Yu'an couldn't help but smile.
She softened her expression and watched Chun Niang touch her messy hair, and then said to Mother Chen: "Mother Chen, there is no need to see me off, I'm leaving first."
As he spoke, Bai Yu'an walked to the bed again and looked at the sickly and miserable man on the bed. He should be in his prime of life, but now he looked like a crumbling dead tree.
The quilt on her body was stained with stains, and it was definitely not warm even if it was covered with sweat. The shoes on the floor were also cloth shoes whose color could not be seen clearly, as if every part of them looked bitter.
Bai Yu'an felt like she had something stuck in her throat. She looked back at Chun Niang who was staring blankly at her, then turned back to Shi Er and whispered in a low voice: "The days are moving forward, think of the good."
Shi Er leaned on the bed and nodded, his voice weak: "Thank you, sir."
Bai Yu'an nodded silently, not knowing how to speak anymore, so he turned around and walked towards the door with A Tao.
As soon as he walked outside the door, Bai Yu'an heard Chun Niang chasing her out: "Sir, will you come again?"
Bai Yu'an was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes filled with smile: "Of course."
Chun Niang clenched the purse in her hand. There was still a pleasant fragrance on the purse. She nodded seriously: "Then Chun Niang is waiting."
Bai Yu'an smiled and then turned around.
When he went outside, the smile on Bai Yuan's face fell.
She stood at the door outside, looking at the various passers-by, exhaled, and looked up at the dark sky.
Even if she passed the imperial examination and was in the Imperial Academy, she would still be so insignificant.
What she can do is still insignificant.
Seeing Bai Yuan standing still with his hands behind his back, A Tao reminded him softly from the side: "Sir, it's time to go."
Bai Yu'an's eyes were dimmed by the light, and he half lowered his eyes, like a deserted passerby who didn't care about the world.
Then he walked outside.
On the carriage, A Tao was cleaning Bai Yuan's boots and asked, "Where are we going now?"
Bai Yu'an opened a corner of the carriage curtain, looked at the crowd outside and whispered, "Go to Nanmen Street."
Bai Yu'an originally wanted to go to Langfang to rent a room, but there was a mixed crowd and the houses were close together. After all, her status as a woman was inconvenient.
There was a hotel in Nanmen Street that specialized in renting rooms. As soon as Bai Yu'an took A Tao in, someone looked at Bai Yu'an's clothes and two or three people gathered around.
One of them looked at Bai Yu'an's overall temperament. He was gentle and noble, and his face was even more elegant. Looking at his background, he was not tacky.
At this time, it was the candidates who were rushing to take the exam in Chunwei. They were thinking about which young master from a wealthy family was rushing to take the exam.
He walked up to Bai Yu'an with a flattering look on his face, took a booklet in his hand and said, "Master, do you want to rent a place?"
Bai Yu'an looked at the short but capable man in front of him, nodded, and asked in a low voice: "Is there a house with a single courtyard? A small house will do."
When He Tian heard this, he quickly said: "Yes, yes, of course."
"There is a house in the east alley of Liucheng Road in the south of the city. It is a lively place. It is next to the moat and next to the temple. The location is good."
"Besides, the house is not big. Once you enter the small courtyard, I see that the young master is rushing to take the exam and there are not many people with him, so it is enough."
Bai Yu'an's heart moved and asked: "How much silver is needed?"
He Tian smiled and held out three fingers: "It's very cheap, only three taels of silver a month."
He looked at Bai Yu'an's elegant face in front of him and thought that it was only three taels of silver, which should be a small price to the person in front of him.
Besides, it's still a single-family house, so it's hard to find one again.
Bai Yu'an frowned slightly as he looked at the three fingers raised in front of him.
Her monthly salary is only more than seven taels of silver, almost half a month's salary.
The yard she rented in the suburbs was only half the price, but it was twice as expensive in the city.
Seeing Bai Yu'an not speaking, He Tian thought that people looked down on the small house. After all, just looking at the elegance and demeanor, he had never seen anyone with such an appearance before.
He wouldn't believe it if it wasn't thin skin and tender meat that grew out of a pile of gold and silver.
After thinking about it, he quickly and enthusiastically introduced: "I have a suitable house here. Would you like to hear it, sir?"
Bai Yu'an looked at him and nodded slightly.
He Tianbian said: "There is another house in the alley in front of the house just now, a small courtyard on the third floor, and a garden behind it."
"There was a candidate who lived there before, and the person behind him won the Jinshi. Why don't you live in there to try your luck?"
When Bai Yuan heard this, he didn't want to hear any more and asked directly: "Is there a slightly cheaper house?"
He Tian was stunned for a moment, feeling that the person in front of him who looked like a beautiful orchid tree was short of money.
He smiled, still eagerly said: "Of course, sir, why don't you sit down and listen?"
There were many people in the museum and there was a lot of noise. Bai Yu'an looked at the stools next to him. There were only one or two people sitting on them. There were people sitting around, arms touching each other, and it was so crowded.
She pursed her lips and shook her head: "No, just say it like this."
He Tian began to introduce it with Bai Yu'an.
Most of the houses this time were in the suburbs or on the edge of the city, and there were only a few in total.
Finally, He Tian said to Bai Yu'an: "Young master, you have to choose which one, and you have to do it quickly. There are too many candidates rushing to take the exam recently. In a few days, there will be no more houses like this."
This is true. Spring is just around the corner, and there have been more and more people in the capital recently.
Bai Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Let's enter the house at the edge of the city."
He Tian quickly smiled and said: "Then please give me the deposit first. I'll go to the government office to complete the formalities in two days, and you can just come over and sign the deposit."
Bai Yu'an looked at A Tao behind him.
A Tao then stood next to Bai Yu'an and asked He Tian, "How much is the deposit?"
He Tian said sincerely: "The market price is to deposit three months' rent."
Upon hearing this, A Tao took Bai Yu'an to a quiet place and whispered: "Didn't the young master tell Mr. Gao this morning that he wanted to go somewhere? If he rented it so early, what should he do if he goes somewhere?"
Bai Yu'an whispered: "Deploying officials is just a matter of two sentences. This matter has not yet been decided."
"If I can go somewhere, I can ask the person to sublet the house I rented, and I won't lose much."
A Tao felt relieved and took out his money bag and gave the money.
After going outside, A Tao pinched the money bag that was missing more than half of it and felt distressed: "There are still a few months until the young master gets his salary. From now on, we will have to live a tight life."
Bai Yu'an laughed dumbly and comforted: "You can always get through it."
A Tao snorted at Bai Yu'an: "Money for renting a carriage, money for charcoal fire, and mother Chen's salary, daily expenses."
"Young master, these accounts have not been settled yet. They are all saved by the servants."
Bai Yu'an knew that he was in debt and said many nice words.
After finally coaxing A Tao, in a blink of an eye, he saw Zhang Feng coming this way.
