This mountain is mine

Chapter 28

After leaving the flower shop, the three of Yu Miaomiao went straight to the inn. They took the money for copying the books in their hands. Today they handed in [-] books, worth nearly [-] Wen, which were not light. They also held two pots of precious flowers. Nothing is convenient.

After arriving at the inn, Yu Miaomiao quickly took a knife, cut off a small green branch from a few rotten branches, and carefully grafted it on the black oiran. Avoiding Fang Aonan's sight.

When she was done, she pulled Lan Niang, who was still sitting on the bed and counting copper coins, and asked the waiter about the location of Fangling Academy, and then went out.

Mother Jiang was afraid that things would be stolen, so she guarded in the room.

Fangling Academy is not far from the inn, and they found it after going around three alleys. When they arrived, they arrived just in time for the academy to finish school, and the students in uniform came out of the academy, forming a unique scenery.

"It's better to go directly to Liu's house, Mr. Liu will not let us in." Lan Niang looked at the crowd anxiously, "I have never seen Liu Yan before, who knows what he looks like."

Then he muttered: "Children's marriages are always decided by parents. How can a father depend on his son's face when he remarries? Just ask Mr. Liu to come and hire him. Mr. Liu's wife has been dead for three years. Your little aunt I have also been single for 16 years, and I have no family, and I used to be so good..."

After all, she took two quick steps forward and stopped a handsome and kind young student, "Young official, did you see Liu Yan come out? We are his distant relatives, and there are too many people now, so we can't wait to see Liu Yan come out." I don't know where he went."

The student froze for a moment, and was about to speak when another student came up behind him and slapped him on the back: "Siyuan, the wooden movable type we made last time was deformed after being exposed to water, and it stuck to the medicine. It’s not easy to separate when they’re together, pine wood and miscellaneous wood won’t work, should we try using other wood?”

When Yu Miaomiao heard this, her ears perked up, wooden type?Words carved out of wood, which are used to improve printing?
After she came, she was busy, thinking about going back to her old business, and she forgot about it. After all, movable type printing did appear in the Northern Song Dynasty, and now she heard the exploration process of this pioneering work.

She has been copying books all the year round, knowing that the current printing is still woodblock printing, engraving words and paintings on wood, rubbing, which is very labor-intensive, and only some best-selling books are printed, and the rest are spread by manual copying.

The student was not disappointed, but said eagerly, "I will go to you at night, and now my relatives are coming to see me, and my elder sister has also sent a message, if you need to find me, you go first."

The classmate nodded, looked at Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang, nodded slightly, and left with the other companions.

Yu Miaomiao suddenly felt embarrassed, "You are Liu Yan?"

Lan Niang also lost her face, she just caught someone, how did she catch the original owner?I was caught pretending to be a relative, and I was planning to find someone to inquire about Liu Yan's reputation, but now it seems that it will not work.

Liu Yan gave a salute and said, "I am Liu Yan, just call me Siyuan. I don't know what to call you, please forgive me, I can't remember it for a while." After speaking, he patted his head, a little embarrassed.

Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang glanced at each other, feeling a little more relaxed, and both had a good impression of Liu Yan.

"You..." Lan Niang just said a word, but was interrupted again.

"Siyuan, who are you talking to over there? I've been waiting for you for a long time!" The speaker was a gorgeously dressed young woman. She glanced at Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang, then quickly moved her gaze away, with contempt flashing in her eyes.

Liu Yan hurriedly said, "Sister, this is our relative..."

"Nothing is as important as my current affairs!" The young woman said, pulling Liu Yan away, Liu Yan turned around and smiled apologetically at Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang.

The young woman lowered her voice a little, but she couldn't hide her anger and said: "Father has gone to Liushutun. He must go to the Yu's family when he goes there. The family is only afraid that they are eager to please us. Maybe in a few days, we will be there." I have an extra stepmother!"

"Sister, what are you talking about here..." Liu Yan said, seeing Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang looking over, his sister's voice was not low, he must have heard it, and his face flushed a little.

"I'm not talking nonsense, and it's not like you don't know, our father..." the young woman said, stirring the veil, obviously very dissatisfied, "Didn't I ask you to discuss it, I don't care if Dad wants to continue, but It can't be Yu Zhaoxia, just this junior sister of my father, who made our mother miserable in this life, so why let her succeed."

"Sister..." Liu Yan persuaded, looked in the direction where Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang were, and found that they had already left, he said helplessly, "I'll go back and ask Dad what he thinks."

"He wished to marry soon..."

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Yu Miaomiao and Lan Niang walked in the alley, and the inquiry went very smoothly. They knew all the news they wanted to know, but they were not in a good mood.

Lan Niang complained: "When your little aunt gets married, no matter how unhappy she is, she will still be a married woman, and she won't be able to beat her!"

Yu Miaomiao didn't make a sound, now she can only stand upright in her own home, so who knows that the Zizhan that Aunt Yu is talking about is actually Liu Tingzhou.

In the past, Aunt Yu was taught by Mrs. Yu himself, and she and Liu Tingzhou were brothers and sisters. It's just that Liu Tingzhou's status was too low to be worthy of the Yu family's prostitute. , Aunt Yu has a very strong self-esteem, and she must be uncomfortable facing Liu Tingzhou.

The day before yesterday when Liu Tingzhou went to Yu's house, he mentioned it to Mrs. Yan. Aunt Yu didn't agree, but she was bored in her heart, and she was sick, hey!

From Yu Miaomiao's point of view, the biggest problem with this marriage is not what the Liu family's children think, but whether Aunt Yu can let go. Of course, the attitude of the Liu family's children is also a problem.

Lan Niang complained a few words and then stopped talking.

When I got back to the inn, I had nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Mother Jiang went to the yamen to check her identity and get the token.

Lan Niang and Yu Miaomiao have to go buy some needles and thread, the embroidery thread at home is used up, and they have to see what's new in Fangling, there is no idea of ​​the gift for the official family, so it's good to see more.

When I came back, I met Mother Jiang, checked out the room, and was about to go back to Liushutun when I was stopped at the gate of the city.

(End of this chapter)