imperial psychologist

Chapter 20 Brother and Sister's Hope
Bai Shijun looked distressed, "The problem is that in her condition, just taking medicine is useless. Most of the old man's illnesses are caused by starvation—"

"Okay, I understand."

Bai Yi couldn't listen anymore, he rolled up his sleeves, and walked to the door a few steps, "You don't want to see people starving, so why don't you let your own daughter starve with you?"

Bai Shijun shook his head again and again, anxious like a grasshopper on a hot pot, unable to complete his sentence for a while, "I...I didn't expect that, I just, I just thought that my family would, I would—"

Bo Ling leaned against the wall, her eyes were a little weak, she didn't look at her father, but just sighed in a low voice, "Dad, the money is not hung by the wind, every time you come to my place to pay, how much money is left in the house, I will give you money." Didn't I tell you everything?"

Bai Shijun was about to cry, and replied with a bitter face, "I didn't pay attention..."

Bai Ling raised his head, looked at Bai Shijun with burning eyes, a little spark appeared in his eyes, and his voice became higher, "Well, even if you don't remember how much money you have left at home, but you promised That’s right—leave at least two denarii for the family every month...how can you spend all the money by yourself?”

Before Bai Shijun could answer, Bai Yi had already stepped forward and hugged Bai Ling.

He looked coldly at Bai Shijun, who didn't know what to do, and said in a low voice, "Don't pay attention to him, brother will take you out for a good meal. Anyway, he doesn't need to eat food himself, and he will be full by drinking northwest wind!"

Bai Yi hugged his sister and walked out the door. Bai Ling felt his nose sore and couldn't say anything.

Before going out, she turned her head and saw Bai Shijun frozen by the kitchen door alone. In the dim twilight, he looked like a lifeless wooden sculpture.

There were no people in the alley today, perhaps because there were Jin Yiwei's carriages at both ends of the alley.The stalking in the palace has always been so undisguised, because deterrence is also an indispensable part of this "stalking".

Bai Yi heard footsteps behind him, and without turning his head, he knew that he had followed his tail.He looked sideways at Bo Ling's expression, and his pace slowed down—Bai Ling in his arms had red eyes at some point.

Bai Yi shook his arms, and said softly, "Why are you crying?"

Bo Ling pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "Hey, I just... I just think it's so difficult to live here."

Bai Yi also sighed, he looked at the way ahead, "Father is that kind of person, he always treats other family members better than his own family members, so please ignore him."

"But I'm still very angry. Hey, he really pissed me off like this." Bai Ling clutched the clothes on Bai Yi's back shoulders tightly with both hands, and was suddenly startled again, a little annoyed. The chicken was not fed either!"

Bai Yi laughed, "Don't worry about those chickens, we're still hungry, we'll get back later."

Bai Ling's throat moved, and she looked up at Bai Yi, "But where did you get the money? Don't you pay the bill once a year at Baiweilou?"

Only then did Bai Yi free one hand, dig out his chest, took out a swollen money bag, lightly threw it into Bai Ling's hand, and said with a smile, "Our task tonight is to put all the money in this bag finish eating!"

Bo Ling was startled, and held it upside down in his hand, only to feel that it was heavy. Then he squeezed the money bag carefully, and found that there were some copper plates and broken silver inside, probably as much as one or two.

"Why so much... how much money do you have a month?"

"I was promoted in early February, and I forgot to tell you." Bai Yi said with a smile on his face, "Now, eight renminbi a month!"

Bai Ling was stunned, and Bai Shijun's salary for one month was only about five yuan in taels of silver.

Eight renminbi... is enough to keep a family of three eating meat for two months!
"... Wasn't it only a penny before?"

"That's the fireman's price. I'm the cook now," Bai Yi said with a smile. It was divided into silver coins, so there was an extra seven coins at once."

Boyi paused, and then said, "I received my father's letter this morning, so I hurriedly asked my master to ask for leave. He heard that something happened to my family, so he paid my monthly payment for January and February first. I was afraid that I was not enough, so I asked if I wanted to support him a little more."

"...that's great." Bo Ling sighed sincerely.

"What is this?" The smile in Bai Yi's eyes became radiant again, "Master Wan's dividend from Yueguang Baiweilou is 80 taels, and that's not counting the wages and rewards from those aristocratic families and nobles who invited him to visit.

"Wait for another two years, even if I've made it through, no matter where I go to the back kitchen, the monthly price will start at least two taels!"

Bai Yi bumped Bai Ling in his arms again, and took even bigger steps, "It's time for our hard days to come to an end!"

Chaotian Street is probably the most prosperous place in Pingjing, and Baiweilou, where Boyi learned to cook, is also here.

Nighttime lights illuminate half of the sky, and on days when there is no curfew, the entire street is covered with red lanterns.

Chaotian Street is on the central axis of the capital, and at the end is the palace gate. Boling rarely comes to this area, let alone to see the night view here.

However, if you don’t visit it, you won’t understand why Pingjing, which is located in the southeast corner of the empire, is called the heart of the Great Zhou.

In March, the willows in the southern country have already sprouted buds. In the hazy night, countless romantic young people, such as picturesque beauties, sang and laughed from the lighted pavilions.

A random wine shop and dining hall on the street is a place to spend a lot of money, and the treacherous people who come and go in and out of it are like crucian carp crossing the river.The bright moon that once illuminated the 24 bridges also illuminated this bustling world.

Walking here, Bo Ling felt that she was out of place with her surroundings. She looked at these feasting and feasting places, and felt that she was close to them, but seemed to be separated by two worlds.

Bai Yi put down Bo Ling, and the brother and sister held hands and walked slowly on the street.

There are row upon row of shops along this road, and Bai Yi told Bai Ling one by one.Whose chef has a unique and famous dish, which song and dance studio bought the top brand and kept it in the snow, etc., Bo Ling heard it fresh, and all the hard work of the day was forgotten.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a chicken soup wonton shop in a deep alley.

Pointing at the shop, Bai Ling said to Bai Yi, "Shall we eat this tonight?"

"That's it?" Bai Yi was a little surprised, "How much is a bowl of wontons? I know there is a Huaiyang small chef in front of me, and Huamei Xiaopai is a must-"

Bai Ling smiled and tugged on Bai Yi's sleeve, "I can't walk anymore."

"Not far, go forward for another two or three hundred meters—"

Bo Ling didn't listen, but stubbornly pulled up Bai Yi's sleeve, "Let's go."

Bai Yi had no choice but to follow Bai Ling and walk into the wonton shop.

(End of this chapter)