Just when Tong Yan thought that the matter was over, the next afternoon, the man came back on his own.
"Excuse me, is there still a shortage of people in your house? I want to stay." Gu Yuqi said after seeing Tong Yan.
He paused and then said, "I won't sell myself, I will only sign part-time workers."
Tong Yan answered the question: "Why did you leave suddenly yesterday?"
After Gu Yuqi looked at her, he lowered his gaze, "Because I lost something important and I have to look for it."
Tong Yan: "Found it?"
"Um."
"What can you do if you have a short-term work visa for a few years?"
"What others can do, I can do too."
Tong Yan fiddled with the teacup and pondered for a moment. After a moment, he asked, "Are you literate? Do you know martial arts?"
Gu Yuqi didn't know what he was thinking of. He frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "I know some."
This man can read, his thin body looks a bit more handsome than the others, and his background and family should not be too bad. I don't know how he became a beggar.
The thought passed by in a flash, and Tong Yan said slowly, "Is it okay to practice martial arts with Guard Li as a guardian?"
Gu Yuqi lowered his eyes to hide the light in his eyes, and responded calmly, "Okay."
Later, Tangju took the person to Grandma to sign the deed, and then handed the person over to Guard Li.
Although there was one more person in the yard, there were generally no changes, except for the noise caused by martial arts practice in the morning.
What's more, wherever Tong Yan goes, he seems to be seen working, either sweeping the floor or pruning flowers.
She leaned against the fence of the attic, looking down at the young man below who was working as a gardener.
For more than half a month, his body no longer looked as thin and weak as when he first arrived.
His face is still very white, but his facial features have three-dimensional lines and are not very delicate. I believe that in a few years, he will be a handsome man who is a disaster to girls.
Tong Yan said softly to Hongyou, "Why do I feel like he hasn't had any rest?"
Even the servants who sign the contract of sale have a few days of rest every month, but don’t the part-time workers not have the same?
Hongyou: "This... I don't know. Why don't I go down and ask?"
"Call someone up."
Hongyou quickly went downstairs and went to Gu Yuqi's side. After saying something to him, he raised his head to look at the attic and happened to catch Tong Yan's gaze.
His eyes were still the same indifferent, but a little more angry than the calm ones when they first met.
After the person came up, Tong Yan originally wanted to ask him what he usually did, how his martial arts training went, or whether what he was doing now was what he should have done, or whether it was pushed to him by others.
Then he swallowed the words back in his throat and said another thing.
"Do you want to go to the academy to study?"
Gu Yu expected to look at her with a little surprise. Is a servant qualified to be sent to the academy?
Immediately afterwards, he felt a little excited. Studying in an academy and then taking the scientific examination to gain fame was the most direct way to change his identity and destiny.
"If you can go, you will definitely live up to Miss's high expectations!"
Seeing the young man's brows rising, Tong Yan also curled his lips.
If you have a good-looking appearance, of course you must also have the knowledge and accomplishments to match it.
After all, it is a flower of the motherland. It is the age when it is time to study. How can it be left abandoned in the yard like this?
The academy is not far or near, it can be reached on foot in half an hour. Starting from the second month, Gu Yuqi has to go to class on time every day in addition to normal martial arts training.
After that, Tong Yan could hardly see his figure in the yard.
The back room of the attic was barely a study room, and the two bookshelves were filled with story books she had found.
After closing the book boringly again, Tong Yan sighed helplessly. It wasn't that the story wasn't exciting enough, it was just that some ancient sayings, sentence patterns, etc. were not easy to understand.
It’s difficult to do. It’s all about knowledge blind spots.
Hongyou asked, "Miss, why are you sighing, but this book doesn't look good. I need to change it."
Tong Yan held her chin and suddenly asked her, "Have you seen butterflies this season?"
Hongyou smiled and said, "Miss, aren't you kidding me? It's already winter, so there won't be any butterflies. Even the disgusting moths have never been seen by me."
"Really?" Tong Yan murmured, but she couldn't figure it out. There are no butterflies in winter, so what was the shadow of the butterfly she kept seeing recently.
It was still golden. She had seen a lot of flowers and butterflies. Not only was the golden color glowing like fireflies, it was really rare.
Could it be that there is double vision in her eyes? Or is she suffering from hallucinations?
When it was almost time for dinner, grandma handed her a letter from Kyoto.
There is less than a month left before New Year's Eve. According to past habits, there are still a few days before Kyoto will send someone to take her back.
At this time, a letter came unexpectedly. I wonder if she was asked to prepare things in advance.
Tong Yan hesitated while holding the letter. She was not mentally prepared to face strange relatives.
The maids and maids on the side looked expectantly but also hinted at urging. This was the first letter from Kyoto after winter.
After taking some time to read the letter, Tong Yan almost couldn't help laughing. It said that things were busy in Kyoto recently, so he would not take her back for a reunion.
The specific reason for this cannot be explained in detail in the letter because it involves government affairs.
This result was simply not what she wanted anymore.
In the yard, only Nanny Tangju and Li Wewei came from Kyoto with her, and the others were locals.
In the past, Tong Yan gave them a long vacation to reunite with their families after they left. This year, although she did not leave, she still gave them annual leave as usual and gave them year-end bonuses.
Because the cook also had to go home for a reunion, Grandma and Tang Ju were cooking together in the last few days. Tong Yan didn't want to just sit around and wait for the New Year's Eve dinner, so he ran to the kitchen and planned to help.
As soon as she stepped into the kitchen, she was kicked out by her grandma. Tangju helped her sit outside and tried her best to persuade her not to go in.
First, the original owner has never done anything like this before. It would be a disservice to him if he didn't say whether he would help or not. If he gets hurt, they won't be able to take care of him.
Helpless, Tong Yan could only watch them working at the door. Even though Guard Li was a man, he was usually a tall and rough man, and he was very familiar with helping in the kitchen.
At this time, she saw a handful of coriander by the well that she had not yet had time to wash. She glanced at the two busy people in the kitchen, pulled the small stool, and moved it quietly.
Coriander is a good thing. It can never be missing from her bowl in cold dishes, fish or hot pot.
But the water was damn cold. As soon as she put her finger in, it was so cold that she retracted it ten times as fast as she went down.
A figure sat down next to her, and then covered her wet hands with a clean handkerchief. While she was stunned, she carefully wiped off the water stains on her hands, and then stuffed a warm soup bag over her.
Gu Yuqi turned around, put the handkerchief away, poured hot water into the basin, and started washing vegetables without saying a word.
Tong Yan blinked and looked at him, but he didn't seem to notice her gaze and was busy with his hands' movements unhurriedly, never turning his head to look back.
Because hot water has been added to the basin, the water is still steaming a little.
She had the idea of testing the water temperature. After her hands warmed up, she held the soup potion in her left hand and extended her index finger with her right hand, intending to stick it in and feel it.
Just as her fingers were about to touch the water, a big hand suddenly came from beside her and held her index finger directly, preventing her from descending.