Seeing her confused look, Bai Qian nodded firmly and repeated:
"I would like to stay in the capital to help Madam take care of the shabu-shabu house. Please allow Madam to do so."
She and Bai Shao served Cheng Xue together, but in the later period, Bai Shao stayed in the house and took care of the affairs, and she was always with him.
She knew everything about the business affairs of several shops in the capital. It is true that Cheng Xue also needs to install someone here, but the candidate has not been decided. There are only a few around, Bai Shao can't leave, Bai Zhi is too young, and the Bai Qian sisters
I didn’t think about it at all.
She suffered from such a catastrophe, and she felt sorry for her from the bottom of her heart. She didn't expect that she would take the initiative to mention it today!
"Why do you want to stay here?"
Bai Qian bowed again and said calmly:
"Back to madam, I have no future now. I just want to save more for my sister. In the future, madam will show her a house. I have fulfilled my responsibility as a sister."
"Making a decision for yourself so early?"
Bai Qian twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and sighed.
"Madam, I am not making rash decisions for myself, but...but those scars will not go away, and the wounds in my heart will not be healed. Instead of thinking about getting married, it is better to work hard by yourself, make more money, and my sister will be born in the future.
If you have a child, I will help take care of it."
Cheng Xue felt angry and distressed when she heard her nonsense. But there was no way, the bite marks on her body would indeed not go away.
"We can discuss this later..."
"Madam——" Bai Qian knelt on the ground with a pop and kowtowed heavily.
The two of them were simply in a secluded alley, and no one was leaving at the moment.
Looking at her firm gaze, Cheng Xue waved her hand and agreed.
"Okay, since you have decided to stay in the capital, you can go to work at the store in the east of the city starting tomorrow. Study hard with Manager Zhang and learn as much as you can. What you do in the end is up to you. I won't help." "Yes, I will definitely do my best."
Seeing her ecstatic look, Cheng Xue really didn't know if she was doing the right thing. She thought about keeping her by her side and finding her a home after a few years, but now that she thinks about it... maybe it's good to respect her.<
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The two set off again, and it was obvious that her pace was much more brisk. She had probably been planning all these days, but now that the palace examination had begun, she couldn't stand it any longer, so she spoke.
Forget it, just like drinking water, if you like it, let her go, there is only so much you can do.
When I got home, I heard Li Huai calling "Sister Yao" from far away. The little guy was at the stage where "foreign monks can chant sutras". As long as there is a guest at home, he will be happy.
Li Tian and Li Yue were at the side, but Li Heng and Yan Yixin were not seen.
"Auntie is back."
As Pang Yao spoke and bowed properly, Cheng Xue walked up to him and helped him up.
"You're back? Can you stay a few more days?"
"Well, grandpa promised me to sleep with Tiantian here."
"That's great. Just tell Auntie what you want to eat and Auntie will cook it."
"Thank you so much, auntie. My grandfather is teaching Brother Yixin and Brother Heng their knowledge at Yingkesong."
The implication is that Cheng Xue should go to the rescue. After all, the old man’s examinations are extremely strict, and the two brothers have to be criticized together every time.
Arriving at the welcoming pine in the front yard, Mr. Pang was studying teaching knowledge. Cheng Xue stood at the door and said nothing.
This time the two brothers answered well. After touching the bottom, Mr. Pang nodded slowly and stroked his beard.
"Brother Xin is still as stable as ever, while Tiedan is just so-so. But it's okay. It's great that you can have such accumulation at your age. Come in, aren't you happy after reading it?"
"Well, I'm happy."
Cheng Xue did not hide her pride, it was not easy to be praised by the old man.
"The sheep and scorpions have been stewed, and I bought another pair of ox tail bones. How about making spicy ox tail bones tonight?"
"Okay." Mr. Pang nodded, "I haven't eaten your food for a month. I really think you know it."
"Well, Qinglin told us, and he also made some guesses."
"Just say he can guess it." Mr. Pang chuckled.
He was really happy for Li Hui's "unexpected surprise".
Smart, thoughtful, opinionated, and caring about family and country.
Although the officials in the court had this idea in the first few years after passing the exam, as the days passed, the original ambitions and ideas disappeared. At this age, he has seen countless people.
, he knew in his heart that Li Hui couldn't do it. There was no basis for it, he just knew from the bottom of his heart that he couldn't do it.
"Wen Tian released you so quickly?"
The sudden words made Cheng Xue slightly startled, then he smiled knowingly and nodded.
"Maybe he was embarrassed after seeing the attitude of me and the children towards him. He said he was going to the mountains for military training, but is that true?"
"It's true." The old man said and picked up the teacup.
Upon seeing this, the two children clasped their fists and cupped their hands, bowed deeply, and turned around to go out.
"Sit down."
"Okay." Cheng Xue sat on the chair to his right.
Mr. Pang was twiddling his teacup, and after a moment he looked up——
"Wen Tian's military training methods are said to have been learned from Hui Zi. How did he know it?"
"How can he do it?" Cheng Xue smiled and shook his head, "He just read some travel notes when he was tired from studying, and there were some nonsense in them, so he wrote them down. Don't you know that when the first exam started, Wen Tian
I took the two children to the mountains for training and let them eat raw meat. The two children did not eat meat for seven days..."
The words were deliberately filled with complaints. This was a "confession" between the two of them before.
Mr. Pang frowned and said nothing for a long time before saying:
"Tiedan wants to join the army. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. There will be any bad situation. It is right for you to train him hard now."
"Then will my military training always be like this in the future?"
"It hasn't been promoted yet, but it will be soon." Pang Lao replied calmly.
Cheng Xue saw the sadness between his brows, but he didn't want to say anything, and she didn't ask further questions.
After the lamb and scorpions were stewed, we visited in the backyard pavilion, lit the stove and everyone ate together around the stone table.
They were eating happily. Over at the palace, Li Hui and others could only silently eat rice cakes in the corner.
It's not that the palace doesn't care about food, it's just that food...it's hard to describe.
Not to mention that there was still a lot of gravel. After Li Hui and the others finished the meal, it was not enough, so they hid away to nibble on the cakes.
"Brother, I want the chicken stewed with mushrooms that my sister-in-law made."
Seeing Xiao Qinglin's aggrieved expression, Li Hui gave him the half piece of cake left in his hand.
"Think of it as a mushroom, there are still seventeen days."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."
"I feel like I can't hold on any longer." Zhou Fei collapsed and rolled his eyes.
If you learn the rules, learn the rules, but what kind of behavior is this now?
It's okay if he doesn't eat enough. There's so much grit in the rice that it's hard not to eat. Brother Huizi sees that he has to finish it. There are also people who don't want to eat. People just pay for the food and he brings it with them.
I had enough money, but my elder brother confiscated it and refused to use it. It was really difficult.
Li Hui ignored Zhou Fei's sad eyes, and after they both finished eating, he urged them to tidy up their clothes and wipe their mouths before going back...