“Well done, does Auntie want to see her?”
Xu shook her head, if Gu Yi had wanted them to see Daya, she would have let her come along to deliver the snacks long ago, there was naturally an inconvenience in not letting her come. What’s more, Song Ming’s daughter-in-law would come to see Daya once a month, and it would be trouble if Daya inadvertently told them about the herbal tea workshop they were running here, and word would get out to the village’s ears.
“No, as long as she’s doing well, it’s not a waste of your hard work to save her from the fire in the first place.”
“Then auntie have a piece of dim sum.”
“No, let’s finish these herbs early so we can start work sooner.”
After saying that, he looked at Song Wangyue and saw that she had no intention of shooing Gu Yi out, so he withdrew his gaze and concentrated on preparing the herbs.
The fragrance of desserts wafted through the room, and Song Shen couldn’t help but swallow a few times.
He had tasted the dim sum sent by the Gu family, it was soft, sticky, sweet and endlessly tasty, and he had always wanted to eat it again, and now it was right in front of him.
He quietly reached out his hand, but retracted it halfway. Even his eldest aunt wouldn’t eat it, so naturally he couldn’t eat it either, he couldn’t resist and let Gu Yi look down on him.
But the scent was also too tempting, he couldn’t resist a bit, picking up the three prepared herbs on the table, “I’ll send them over first.”
Song Wangyue picked up a plate of pastries and placed it on top of the herbs, winking at him, “Take it over to grandparents.”
Song Shen was so happy that his heart burst with joy, he freed one hand to carry the pastries and quickly went to the workshop.
Seeing this action of hers, which did not treat her as an outsider in the slightest, Gu Yi was so beautiful that his nose bubbled and he directly took a piece of pastry and passed it to her mouth, “Little girl, here, open your mouth!”
Song Wan Yue,……
Xu’s action of weighing the herbs stiffened.
Gu Yi, sensing with hindsight that he had gone too far, stiffened and turned his head to look at Xu, seeing that the smile was gone from her face, he hastily lifted the snack to her mouth, “Auntie, open your mouth.”
Xu, ……
……
The morning was much easier than expected. The boys did all the work of fetching and refilling the water, and at first Grandma Song and Elder Song helped with the fire, but at the end of the day, even the burning of the fire became those boys, and they were only responsible for watching the fire.
“Yue’er ah, aren’t we taking it too easy?”
On the way back, Elder Song couldn’t help but ask.
They had thought well at the time, fetching water, boiling and burning fires like this they had it all covered, after all, the Gu family had nothing but the workshop and the ice cellar, they could only contribute a bit of effort.
“Yeah.”
Grandma Song also felt that it was too easy, they hardly did any work, and if they were to share a lot of money later, they would always feel sorry for themselves.
“We’re out of our craft, so naturally it’s easy.”
“But it’s too easy. Grandma always feels as if she’s not doing anything and is just waiting for the money to be distributed later.”
“How can we be doing nothing when there are several stoves for one person and we are looking back and forth? I feel like both legs are running thin today.”
“Your legs are already thin.”
Song Shen interjected.
Song Wan Yue glared fiercely over, and Song Shen shrank his neck and sat honestly in the corner, not daring to say anything.
“I think I’m tired enough today too.”
Xu tapped her leg, “Yue’er is right, it’s not easy for us to walk back and forth like this.”
When she said this, Grandma Song and Elder Song also felt that their legs were indeed a little tired, “So, we really aren’t relaxed.”
Song Wan Yue took Xu’s arm, “Right, when I accompany my elder brother to the capital in a few days to catch the exam, you guys will be even more tired.”
“You’re going to accompany your big brother to the capital city?”
Several people were surprised.
Xu’s first thought was to disagree.
Yue’er was too young and had never left their side, and since the capital was said to be hundreds of miles away from Qingping County, it would take several days to travel. Moreover, the city was busy and there were all kinds of people, so who knew if Yue’er would meet a bad person?
“O Yue’er, your big brother has to take an examination for several days, it’s too dangerous for you to be alone in the inn, listen to mother, let’s not go.”
“Mother, don’t worry, I won’t go alone.”
Grandma Song also disagreed, “Bringing your second brother won’t work either, he’s never been that far away before either, grandma isn’t comfortable with that.”
Song Shen, however, sat up straighter in an instant, his gaze eagerly looking at Song Wan Yue, he also wanted to follow him to the capital.
“I’ve agreed with Young Master Gu that he’ll follow us, he’ll bring his little boy with him, you don’t have to worry about it.”
Song Shen’s face fell for a moment, looking at Song Wan Yue sadly.
Song Wan Yue only pretended not to see it, she had taught Song Shen the recipe today, just to make him stay.
Although her heart was anxious, Xu still persuaded in a soft voice, “Mother thinks it’s better not to go, you’ll be gossiped about if you ride in the same carriage with Young Master Gu.”
“I can’t go, the peppermint oil I made is waiting for the exams to be taken to the capital to sell, if I don’t go, won’t the peppermint oil be made for nothing.”
“If it’s for nothing, then it’s for nothing, it’s not much money anyway.”
Grandma Song also felt that it was not right for her to go to the capital with Gu Yi in the same carriage, so she followed suit.
Song Wangyue let go of Xu’s arm and stretched out two fingers and gestured, “I’ve long planned this, such a small bottle of mint oil sells for a hundred wen, I made two big jars, grandma imagine how many porcelain bottles we can fill and how much silver we can sell?”
“One, one hundred wen?”
Several people stared incredulously at the same time.
“It’s hot and the candidates have to stay in the examination hut for several days, no one can stand it, especially if there are mosquito bites at night, they will definitely lose their energy the next day. My mint oil not only repels mosquitoes and relieves the heat, but also refreshes the mind.
Grandma Song froze and looked at Master Song, “Old, old man ……”
If such a small bottle could be sold for a hundred yuan, wouldn’t the two large jars they had at home be sold for several hundred taels?
“When I return from the capital I will be able to redeem the Gu family’s jade bracelet.”
Master Song slapped his thigh in excitement, “Then go!”
After saying that, he realised what he had said and hurriedly asked Grandma Song curtly, “Old, old lady, what do you, what do you think?”
The word “go” almost came out of her mouth, but when she thought that Xu hadn’t said anything, she stopped and looked at Xu, “Old Grandma, what do you think?”
Xu was also shocked by the fact that a small bottle could sell for 100 yuan, but she was really uneasy, although the young master of the Gu family had a boy with him, but in the end, he was only a teenager, in case they encountered bad people, the three of them together might not be able to escape from the clutches, not to mention the need to sell peppermint oil?
“Father and mother, let’s go back and ask Yue’er father’s opinion.”
