Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 174 Lu Lang's Way of Preserving Health

Qixi said nonchalantly, "My young master heard that Yucheng and Dundun were going to school, so he took some writing paper and asked me to send it over as a gift for their admission."

Shen Yu knew that paper was very expensive at that time. If he wanted a thick stack like the one Yu Chengbi measured, it would cost a lot of money.

Dun Dun added, "The paper that Mr. Lu sent is very good bamboo paper, white and smooth."

As he spoke, he took out a blue cloth bag and opened it for Shen Yu to see.

Although the stack of papers was not as big as rough paper, it was a thick stack with hundreds of sheets.

The paper is smooth and delicate, and is completely different from the rough paper that Shen Yu bought some time ago.

Shen Yu had been to bookstores before, and although he didn't know the exact price of the bamboo paper, he estimated that a stack of paper would cost at least ten or twenty taels of silver.

Shen Yu felt that this gift was too expensive, so he quickly rewrapped the blue cloth bag and pushed it in front of Qi Xi, saying, "They are just starting to study, so they don't need such good paper. It's a waste for them to use it."

"Qi Xi, you should take it back and let Mr. Lu use it himself."

Qi Xi quickly pushed it back and said, "Miss Shen, don't be polite. My young master has plenty of this paper. Even though our master is a vegetarian, he has never let my young master down in terms of studying."

"Besides, the old master sends some pens, ink, paper and inkstone every day. They are just gathering dust there. The young master can't use them all. Miss Shen, just accept them."

Shen Yu hesitated, Qi Xi smiled and said: "Miss, if you feel bad, why don't you cook more delicious food for my young master when you have free time?"

Shen Yu laughed out loud: "You little rascal, you're waiting for me here. Never mind, in that case, I'll take it."

Seeing that the work was done, Qi Xi said goodbye and left with a smile.

At night, in Anping County Yamen.

Lu Lang's voice came from the study: "Qi Xi, has the master gone to meditate? Will he come again?"

Qi Xi said, "Master, don't worry. I just asked Master Liu, and the master has just entered the small Buddhist hall and will not be able to come out for a while."

Lu Lang said, "That's good. Quick, bring the lotus leaf chicken over here."

Qi Xi said, "Master, you really don't have a good meal today. I ran all the way back here just to give you something hot to eat."

"Who would have thought that the master would be in such a good mood today and had to ask the young master about his homework? This lotus leaf chicken is now cold."

Lu Lang couldn't wait to say, "Why are you talking so much? You don't understand. It tastes good even when it's cold, and it has the fragrance of lotus leaves."

"Hey, wash your hands and eat together. You've worked hard today. You went to Miss Shen's place twice in one day."

"Hehe, thank you, Master. Miss Shen's family is very nice to me. I am happy to go there."

"Well, the buns at Miss Shen's are really delicious. I ate several this afternoon and I feel more energetic when studying."

Lu Lang said, putting the food box aside and said, "Tomorrow you will find a way to get a set of pots and steamers from the small kitchen."

"There is a small stove for making tea in my study. When the master takes a nap, I can secretly heat up the dishes and buns that Miss Shen sent me in the steamer."

"It's better to eat meat dishes while they're hot. If they're cold, they'll hurt your spleen and stomach. That's what my grandmother said."

Qi Xi nodded in agreement, and then, the sound of hearty chewing and low talking could be heard.

“This chicken is so tender and delicious”

"Hey, please leave one of those chicken wings for me. I love eating chicken wings."

"When you're done eating, take the chicken bones out secretly when you go out, don't let the master find out."

"Don't worry, Master. I promise to clean it up thoroughly."

Finally, everything returned to silence, as if the chicken had never appeared in the study.

The only difference was that the master and servant who walked out of the study both had greasy mouths and satisfied smiles on their faces.

Two days passed like this, and Qixi came to Shen Yu's house every day to help add firewood and light the fire.

However, he did not let Shen Yu cook for him in the past two days.

The reason was that the master did not eat vegetarian food these two days, and their food contained eggs and fresh fish, which could barely be considered meat.

Qixi's original words were: "We can still eat eggs and fish these two days. When we can't even eat eggs, please take some time out to cook some dishes for my young master."

Shen Yu didn't care. Those three chickens were easy to raise anyway, so he just kept them for now. They were just a little dirty.

However, Qixi was very perceptive. Every day when he came, he would clean the small courtyard first and help fetch water and burn firewood. At noon, Shen Yu would always ask him to take some buns back home.

On the morning of the third day, Qi Xi came over with a cheerful face and said, "Captain Xing will take people to take over the store today. The key to the store will be delivered to Miss Shen by noon at the latest.

Shen Yu was very happy to hear this, but when he thought about having to renovate the shop after receiving it, he started to worry again.

There was no movement on the compensation silver from the county government. Shen Yu wondered in his heart, are they not going to pay it out? Why haven't they notified me to collect the silver?

According to He, the victim could only get 10% of the 100 taels of silver, but with the 20 taels, there were a total of 30 taels of silver.

With this money, we can buy more equipment for the store.

Thinking of these things, Shen Yu sighed deeply. There was nothing he could do. He could only do as much as he could with the money he had. Fortunately, there were still a few days until the third day of September, so he didn't have to pay the twenty taels of tuition now.

At noon, Qi Xi returned to the county government office.

When Shen Yu and her friends came back from delivering the food, they saw several large carts parked in front of the bakery, and a few porters were carrying things out one after another.

Li couldn't help wanting to go over and take a look, but was held back by Shen Yu and Jiang on each side.

When she got home, Li was worried about the shop. She couldn't sit still and kept muttering, "I'll go over and see what's going on. That's my shop. I have the deed in my hand."

"Look at the porters moving things out one by one. Mrs. Hu is not going to tear down the house and move everything away, is she?"

Shen Yu pushed Li down on a small stool and said, "Mother, just sit down and rest for a while. People like Mrs. Hu should be avoided as far away as possible."

"There's a detective watching over there. She could at most just move out all the furniture and utensils in the house. There's no way she could tear down the house."

Jiang also patiently advised: "Don't worry, why bother to provoke such a vicious and unreasonable person."

"She runs a bakery. The kitchen only has some stoves and tables. These are not used for steaming buns. If she wants to move, she can move."

"Why bother confronting her head on? What if she finds out that your family has bought the store and she throws a tantrum and refuses to leave? What will we do then?"

Li finally took Jiang's last words to heart.

She nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Sister Jiang is right. If she doesn't want to leave, I can't chase her away. If she stays there and says that I hurt her, it will be troublesome again."