Chapter 219 Cousin

Yu Qiuer's hand was swollen for three whole days.

During these three days, she couldn't sleep well, couldn't eat well, and most importantly, she was not allowed to go out.

She had just received so much money, but she didn't spend a single penny. It was simply inhumane!

The swelling on her hand went down, and Yu Qiuer guessed that her aunt's anger had subsided. She packed her small bag and went to the courtyard where Pan Yingying and Yu Chaosheng lived.

In the flower-filled yard, Batian was lying on the swing thinking about Tiger Life.

Yu Qiuer ran over quickly, pried open Fat Tiger's mouth, grabbed a piece of dried meat from her bag and stuffed it into his mouth, "Batian, be good."

After grabbing two handfuls of tiger heads, Yu Qiuer skipped into the house.

Batian tilted his head, chewed the dried meat, swallowed it into his stomach, and continued to think about tiger life.

Batian: Dad and Mom haven't taken it out to play for five days. I'm worried...

Pan Yingying was sitting in front of the mirror, as Chaosheng was clumsily braiding her hair into a pigtail.

She saw the little girl peeking out from behind the gauze curtain in the mirror, and she turned around and waved to her with a smile.

"Hey, don't move! Don't move!"

As soon as she moved, her long black hair slipped from Yu Chaosheng's hands, and he cried out in panic.

Pan Yingying rolled her eyes. She didn’t know what was wrong with this boy. Recently, he insisted on learning how to comb her hair. He said that he was stuck in a writing session for his new book and needed some inspiration.

What kind of inspiration is that? He is just jealous that my hair is better maintained than his!

"Hey, aunt." Yu Qiuer stepped forward.

Yu Chaosheng turned his head to look at her, "What? Can't you see your uncle, a living person?"

The little girl tilted her head and snorted.

She still holds a grudge!

Before, my aunt had clearly said that he would only hit her five times, but he insisted on increasing it to ten times and even personally beat her hands until they were like pig's trotters.

"Hey! I'm telling you, little girl..." Yu Chaosheng was interrupted by Yu Qiuer before he could finish his sentence.

The little girl came up to Pan Yingying with a small bundle in her hand, as if offering a treasure, "Dear aunt, this is a gift that the three of us sisters brought back for you after our trip. Please accept it."

Pan Yingying raised her eyebrows in surprise, took the small package and opened it.

Inside was a gold bracelet, a jade hairpin with excellent water content, and a pair of gold earrings.

Yu Qiuer giggled and explained to her one by one, "This gold bracelet was obtained by me, the hairpin belongs to my sister, and the earrings belong to my cousin Xueer."

As she said this, Pan Yingying thought of the miserable condition of the old woman in the courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

Pan Yingying: ...

Good fellow, you really want to take advantage of just one person?
After the introduction, Yu Qiuer took out three silver bills from her bag and slapped them on the dressing table generously, "This is the living expenses for me and my two sisters!"

Pan Yingying's forehead jumped and she turned around to see: three hundred taels.

"Are you really paying for your living expenses? Don't you regret it?" She picked up the banknote and looked at the girl in front of her.

Yu Qiuer exclaimed, "We Taoyuan people always stick to our words!" After a pause, she added, "Only pay for this month."

Pan Yingying was amused by her and burst out laughing. "Okay, let Uncle Shi go out and buy a pig later so that everyone can benefit from your success. Everyone helped a lot in finding someone this time." She flicked three banknotes with her fingers and said, "Our Xiaoqiu has made it!"

Yu Qiu'er laughed a few times, then realized why she came here, and asked tentatively, "Then, Auntie, can we go out now?"

Pan Yingying waved her hand, "Go out and play." At the end, she became serious, "But remember the lesson this time and come back early."

Yu Qiuer nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice.

She has realized her mistake.

There is always someone better than you, and there is always someone better than you, and there is also your uncle's board.

Returning to the courtyard where the three sisters lived happily, Yu Qiuer shouted, "Sisters, let's go!"

Yu Chun'er and Wang Xue'er had already been walking with their bags, and when they heard her shout, they hurried out of the house.

That day, Yu Qiuer took out a total of 1,000 taels of silver from the old woman's arms, gave 100 taels to each of her two sisters, and paid 300 taels for living expenses. She had 500 taels left in her own hand.

If I don't exchange the silver notes for silver ingots, I'll always feel like I'm being scratched by a cat.

They learned their lesson this time and did not go out alone. Instead, they brought along the more reliable Long Er and Long Sanqi. As for Uncle Liang, they decided to forget about it because they were really afraid of his tears.

How can a grown man like you cry so much?

In order to comfort Uncle Liang who was crying, Yu Qiuer secretly gave him a small jade leaf cut from the fat white man's shoes.

This time she absolutely did not dare to go with Uncle Liang, as she had to keep her little leaves to make a hairpin for her mother.

The reason why Long Er and Long Sanqi were willing to go out with them was because Yu Qiuer made a bold promise, saying that she would treat them to delicious food and drinks. Otherwise, they would rather stay in the yard and teach the maids and servants swordsmanship.

Get on the carriage and head straight to the most prosperous East Market.

The five girls, each holding a candied haws, went from shop to shop. Seeing that it was almost noon, they found a nearby restaurant to eat.

They were sitting on the second floor, facing the back alley. As soon as the food came up, they heard noises coming from downstairs.

Yu Qiuer curiously looked over and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Cousin!"

Her voice was not loud, so the people downstairs didn't hear it, but Yu Chuner, who was sitting next to her, heard it clearly.

Then he stuck his head out to look downstairs and saw a man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in royal blue satin clothes, being held down by two people who looked like servants, and being slapped in the face by a nanny.

Next to them was a frail woman in white being beaten by two maids.

Long Sanqi carefully identified her and whispered to Long Er, "She is a daughter of a concubine from the side branch of the Huang family in the Ministry of War."

She has always been well-informed, and after arriving in the capital, all the news about "Taoyuanzhai" was gathered, which made her even more certain of the identity of the person downstairs.

Last year, the Huang family got into trouble. A illegitimate girl from a side branch had a fight with a boy from a distant relative who came to seek refuge with them.

It seems that it must be the two people below.

Long Er gave Long Sanqi a wink. The tacit understanding they had developed in the harem over the years had made them understand each other's thoughts.

Yu Chun'er pursed her lips and looked at the man who was pressed to the ground, her brows slightly furrowed.

In my memory, the family’s hope is no longer as high-spirited as it once was, and now looks lost.

Even though she was wearing silk clothes, it couldn't hide the fatigue emanating from her inside out.

When her grandmother took all the money in the family and went to the city with her uncle, she never complained, because her grandmother always said that her eldest cousin wanted to study hard and pass the imperial examination, which was the hope of the entire Yu family. Of course, she also hoped for the best for her family.

Even though her eldest cousin secretly treated her and her younger sister like maids every time she came home, she didn't think much of it.

But her eldest son and grandson, whom she loved so much, abandoned her at the most critical moment.

In the end, she did not enjoy the blessing of being an official's wife.