nycdaug Chapter 50 The Real Her
Chapter 50 The Real Her
"Why don't you try it and see if I'm lying?" Yunyi shrugged. "Of course, if you two don't want to do it, I'll find someone else."
"Damn it!" Er Ya hurriedly hugged the purse. "We've made a profit on these two coins."
“But Second Sister…” Sanya glanced at Yunyi, then tugged at Erya’s sleeve, “This house is for us to live in, and the firewood we buy is for us to use. We’re the ones earning money… isn’t that a good thing?”
Er Ya was taken aback, clearly not expecting this, but quickly raised her little face: "She gave it to us willingly, we didn't ask for it."
Yunyi was a little surprised, not expecting Sanya to have such awareness. Then she smiled and said, "That's right, it was indeed given to you voluntarily. As you all know, I am your stepmother, not your biological mother. Therefore, I have no reason to be kind to you for no reason. In the future, if you want to get something, you will have to work hard or use your wisdom, understand?"
"What's 'wisdom'?" Little Bao asked cutely, smacking his candy.
“It’s all about the brain,” Er Ya said.
"Huh?" Xiao Bao was surprised. "Without a brain, isn't that just being tied up?"
"Hehe." Yun Yi couldn't help but laugh. "What we need is your intelligence, like coming up with an idea or doing some accounting?"
"But I can't."
"You can learn that."
"Yes." Xiao Bao nodded hurriedly, "Mom, I'm willing to learn."
Yunyi patted his head, then glanced at the others: "You all have to do things in the future, otherwise it's not easy for me to support useless people for nothing."
“I can do these things, I’ll do them, and I’ll give my sister two coins.” Da Bao stepped forward.
“Da Bao,” Yun Yi smiled, “you’re the eldest brother, so it’s understandable that you want to take care of your younger siblings. But can you guarantee that you can take care of them for the rest of your life?”
"I……"
"Everyone should do their own thing."
"Then what do I do?"
“Our yard is all repaired, but the gate isn’t. Starting tomorrow, can you and your siblings clear away the small stones and weeds in front of the gate? Can you do that?”
Da Bao glanced at the situation at the gate and then nodded: "Yes."
"If you do a good job, you'll get one penny a day."
"Okay." Da Bao nodded. There were only some small stones left at the doorway, and it wouldn't be difficult to clean them up.
"In addition, after we move into the new house, I will hire a tutor for you all so that you can all study and learn to read. There will be rewards for those who do well in their studies."
The children's eyes lit up immediately.
However, Sibao suddenly lowered his head. Since he couldn't speak, he naturally couldn't read, right?
"Everyone needs to study, no one can fall behind. If anyone misses a class for no reason, they'll go hungry. Da Bao, I'm leaving the responsibility of supervising them to you." Yun Yi pretended not to notice Si Bao's disappointment. "Got it?"
"Understood." The kids all nodded in unison.
Even Sixteen and Eighteen, who were squatting nearby, nodded in agreement, and Nineteen, which was circling in the air, also chirped twice in response.
Watching this scene from not far away, Xia Songshi didn't know whether to be happy or sad; her feelings were becoming increasingly complicated.
“Tianyin’s mother.” Wang Tianshun walked over.
“Dr. Wang.” Xia Songshi turned around and glanced at Wang Tianshun.
"Yunyi has changed for the better. With her around, the children shouldn't go astray."
"Sigh." Madam Xia sighed, "That's true, but her change was so sudden that it always feels unreal to me, and I'm always worried..."
"There's always a way out." Wang Tianshun smiled and said, "There's no use in worrying about it. You might as well get along with her properly. Perhaps... this is the real her."
“Ah.” Xia Songshi pondered for a moment, then nodded. “What Doctor Wang said makes sense. I was overthinking it.”
Wang Tianshun glanced at Yun Yi with a complicated expression, then turned and left.
The next day, Xia Songshi led her children to light the fire and collect firewood in the new house. Yunyi asked Lao Zhou to take her to town early in the morning. After buying a lot of things, she asked Lao Zhou to go back first.
"Miss, are you coming to pick me up?"
"No need, I'll go back by myself." Yunyi waved her hand.
Old Zhou then drove off in his donkey cart.
Yunyi strolled around the town, mainly looking at the houses. She couldn't rely on making money from going into the mountains forever; she needed to develop some businesses.
If she didn't have money, that would be one thing, but now that she's starting from a high point, she might as well buy a house and a shop.
Having roughly understood the layout of the town, and just as we were about to head to the brokerage firm, a sudden clap of thunder sounded in the sky, followed shortly by dark clouds gathering overhead, indicating that a heavy rain was imminent.
Looking around, I saw Yipinlou Restaurant right in front of me. It was almost noon, so I decided to go inside.
As soon as I entered the door, it started pouring rain outside.
They say June weather is like a child's face, changing in an instant.
Fortunately, the corn and beans had already been planted, and this heavy rain is good, as it helps the seedlings to emerge; otherwise, everyone would still have to carry water to irrigate them.
"Sir, are you here for a meal or to take shelter from the rain?" a waiter greeted.
Coincidentally, it was the same young shopkeeper who had startled Yunyi when she came to sell black bears and white wolves earlier. However, Yunyi was disguised at the time, so the young shopkeeper did not recognize her.
"How about a meal? How about sheltering from the rain?" Yunyi raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Please have us in the private room upstairs for dinner, or the main hall downstairs is fine too, it's up to your preference. If you need shelter from the rain, please sit in the corridor over there, where we have hot tea." The waiter said with a smile.
Yipinlou is a typical U-shaped wooden structure building, with a hall downstairs and private rooms on the second floor.
"Not driving them away?" Yun Yi raised an eyebrow.
"Sir, what are you saying? Yipinlou is a 30-year-old establishment. How could we possibly drive you away? It's just a matter of taking shelter from the rain. Our manager said that we'll make things convenient for you if we can. Who knows, you might become one of our customers in the future."
“Your boss is really insightful; no wonder it’s become the biggest restaurant.” Yunyi nodded with a smile. “Let’s eat then.” She found a table by the window downstairs and sat down. “Bring up the two best-selling dishes and soup, and a steamed bun for the main course.”
"Alright, one guest on the first floor, two dishes and a soup." The waiter called out, then personally poured hot tea for Yunyi. "Please wait a moment." Then he passed the message on.
At this time, more people came in to take shelter from the rain. Some came to eat, while others just came in to avoid the rain. All of them were warmly received by the waiter.
Yunyi had just taken a sip of tea when she heard the sound of horses' hooves outside. However, because the windows were not transparent, she could not see what was happening outside.
"I heard they're recruiting soldiers," some people who had just come in to take shelter from the rain whispered among themselves.
Has the imperial court issued a formal document?
"No, I heard it's the Marquis of Zhenbei who's recruiting soldiers."
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