It felt like we should be heading north, but Xiaocui stopped us.
"Miss, the back used to be the courtyard where the second and third masters lived. If you don't like them, do you want to go and see them?"
Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Go and have a look. This house may not be saved in the future."
Xiaocui hesitated to speak. Su Yuanyuan didn't bother to guess what she was thinking.
In other words, if this house is to be sold one day in the future, it will be because I don't want it, and if others want to take advantage of it, they must not do it.
There are many houses here, divided into two courtyards. It seems that the two families live separately. They may be at odds, but they should be of the same mind when dealing with their siblings. Even so, they are not afraid. Look at what methods they use
Bar.
Su Yuanyuan went back directly to her small courtyard from here.
"You get busy."
"Miss, I'm fine."
She said nothing more, "Has the study been tidied up?"
"Miss, I packed it this morning." Xiaocui said while leading the way.
"I can just go in by myself." I don't have any memory, so let's see if there is anything else to gain.
The study room was pretty good, Su Yuanyuan thought. Fortunately, her parents were not the kind of people who believed that no talent meant virtue.
After sitting down, I suddenly felt a familiar feeling again.
Opening the drawer, there was a thread-bound notebook inside. I opened it and smiled, seeing that this was a little girl's diary.
It’s not a diary, it’s just a notepad. All important things are recorded. It’s really a good habit.
After reading page by page, I can roughly understand the life of the little girl. Her father is a second-grade military general, and her mother is a concubine from the Shangshu Mansion.
She is both lucky and unlucky. She lost her mother early, but her father was kind. For fear of their siblings being wronged, she never married again.
There is a three-year age difference between their siblings. At that time, their impressions of their mother were written down in their notebooks for fear of forgetting to record them.
I have received the same education as boys since I was a child, not just to learn the three obediences and four virtues of women, but also to learn poems, books and rituals.
When she was ten years old, her father was sent to guard the border.
The siblings wanted to follow her, but her father refused. The border was still very dangerous, and they were worried that something might happen and they would not be taken care of.
Su Yuanyuan saw that the little girl would be worried about her father in her future memories. In fact, it was understandable. After all, they were three fathers and sons who depended on each other. There was no one in the middle, not even a concubine or a maid.
Later, the second uncle and the third uncle made money outside, bought their own house and moved out from here. After all, it was impossible for them to get benefits from the government.
The little girl is very clear about accounts.
Su Yuanyuan read them all, and quite sympathized with this little girl. But she will live her own life in the future, and she is not worried about being discovered. In the future, she will also take good care of her cheap father and younger brother.
I just don’t know what’s going on over there at the border now. To be honest, the news is too slow now, and it’s impossible to know the situation there in time.
Put down the notepad and look through the account book. There are still some tricks, and the records are quite detailed.
Time flies very quickly when you concentrate on one thing.
Until the maid came and knocked on the door to say that the young master had arrived.
"Master, please come in."
We still need to listen to what the only man in the family has to say.
Su Yuanyuan's idea was to pack up everything and go to the border. As long as she was still alive, being with her family would be both bitter and sweet.
Looking at the young man who came in, Su Yuanyuan thought that these parents must be pretty good-looking.
"Sister, don't you have a headache? Why are you still in the study room?"
Su Yuanyuan was busy with the account book. "Sit down, I want to know what you are thinking now."
"Sister, what perspective are you referring to?"
"That's my opinion on what happened to dad."
"Sister, I think dad is fine. I want to go find dad." The young boy was still impulsive and careless.
Su Yuanyuan nodded, "I also have this idea, hide all the valuable things at home, and the two of us will go there.
We all have the skills, so we should be much safer along the way."
"Sister, don't go, it's too dangerous outside."
"It's okay, I'll dress up as a man."
"Sister, are we really going to find dad?"
"Of course. No matter what the outcome is, we must know the real situation."
Su Xing frowned. He had to go. He had already made arrangements for today. He didn't expect his sister to go there too.
He knew that if a girl went out to show off her appearance, it would be difficult for her to get married in the future. Although her engagement was rejected, she could still find a good wife if she behaved well at home.
"Are you already preparing?"
Su Xing nodded.
"When are you going to leave, and how many people do you want to take with you?"
"Take three of them and leave the day after tomorrow." Even if the maid didn't call her, she would still come over and explain it to her sister.
"Okay, let's arrange things at home tomorrow. Put away all the valuable things outside."
"Sister, put them all in the basement that dad said?"
"Yes, put everything valuable in it. If you don't take me with you when you wake up, I won't be safe at home. I'll still stay with you. If possible, we will stay with dad over there. Waiting to come back with dad."
"Sister, it's not good if you go." Su Xing was still struggling.
"What's wrong? It's even worse at home. If someone knows that I'm alone at home in the future, it will be even more dangerous."
"Where are the servants at home?"
"Let the housekeepers stay, keep a few at least, and find new ones when they come back in the future."
"Fine."
The two siblings agreed, and the maid also came to order dinner, and they went to clean up after the meal.
Su Xing also told the housekeeper, and finally decided to leave only four people.
"Young Master, you should go to the government to file a report. There is something wrong with the provincial house." The master's life is uncertain now. If the young master has to go there, he should prepare everything.
"I'll go to the government office tomorrow."
In the evening, the two siblings put all the valuables into the basement. Su Yuanyuan asked Su Xing to take one thousand taels of silver notes and the rest to take silver and gold.
Su Yuanyuan was lying on the bed, thinking that she must put everything away before leaving.
Don't blame her for her petty-bourgeois thinking. The main reason is that she has never seen so many good things.
Also, you can’t trust anyone in this world. As long as you keep it yourself, no one will find out.
I couldn't fall asleep because I was too excited. Even when I fell asleep, I was still dreaming. When I woke up in the morning, I couldn't remember anything.
The housekeeper called Ren Yazi, and more than thirty servants in the family were sold. Even Xiao Cui and Xiao Hong, who served the young lady, were not spared, but they did not sell themselves, they redeemed themselves.
As the master, Su Yuanyuan did not charge them any money to redeem themselves, but gave each of them ten taels of silver.
Where is the wall that is airtight? People who are paying attention to the Su family from outside are thinking that this is going to be unbearable. Otherwise, how could they have dismissed so many servants?
When I woke up, I said, "Sister's house has been registered. Even if we are not here, no one can make plans for the house."
