Editor: Inschain
Yun Jiao took a bucket to fetch water for Jiang Youzhi; there was no firewood at ho either, so she took Gu Chuan to gather so firewood from behind the village.
Stuffing the firewood into the stove, she lit a fire to boil water and instructed Gu Chuan, "From now on, you need to go to the edge of the mountain every day to gather so firewood for boiling water."
"But don’t ever go deep into the mountains; be careful of wild animals."
"If you can’t carry the water, ask your eldest sister to help. If she doesn’t, get the brother from the second uncle’s family to help. If he doesn’t either, think of a way to carry a little water each ti."
"In this weather, you must bathe and wash your hair at least every other day, or you’ll stink, understand?"
Gu Chuan bowed his head, "Got it."
Jiang Youzhi brought in a bucket of water, didn’t disturb the siblings, poured the water into the tank, and went out again.
Yun Jiao continued to instruct, "From now on, you also have to learn to cook by yourself. Eldest sister is already sixteen, and she might get married any day. By then, who will you rely on?"
"Also, if mother wants to sell the land, go and tell second uncle and third uncle; they won’t let her sell it."
Gu Chuan nodded again.
Yun Jiao added, "I took so of the books from ho. Don’t let eldest sister or mother sell the rest; hide them yourself. It’s always good to read more when you have ti."
Suddenly, Gu Chuan began to cry, "Second sister, please don’t leave, alright? Mother and eldest sister don’t care about . No one nds my clothes when they are torn."
Yun Jiao sighed, "Second sister is also not in control of herself."
She wanted to leave the Jiang Family, nor did she want to return to her mother’s house; she just wanted to open a pharmacy on her own. After all, the dicine was already prepared, and she could earn so silver to support herself.
However, there were two problems with leaving; one was the lack of money.
She truly didn’t have a single coin on her, but this problem was relatively easy to solve. She had a dicine stockpile, and selling so would gather enough silver.
The other problem was her household registration.
Her registration was currently with the Jiang Family.
In ancient tis, unlike the modern era, the movent of the population was strictly controlled. One needed a road pass issued by the governnt to travel; otherwise, you’d not only have nowhere to stay but might even be captured by the governnt in a foreign place.
Even if the governnt didn’t catch you, a little girl traveling alone would certainly attract traffickers.
Who knows where you’d be sold then.
So, the only way was to figure out how to legitimately separate from the Jiang Family and establish an independent account as a widow, so she could live a peaceful life on her own.
But this wasn’t easy, and she had to plan carefully.
Yun Jiao collected her thoughts and said to Gu Chuan, "Go get your clothes and find so needles and thread, and second sister will nd them for you."
Gu Chuan quickly ran out.
Yun Jiao saw Jiang Youzhi bring another bucket of water, stood up to check the water tank, "It’s enough now, no need to carry more."
"Thank you, must be tiring, go take a rest."
Jiang Youzhi nodded, "I’ll go sit in the yard for a bit."
He walked to the kitchen door, then stopped, as if he couldn’t go in or back out.
Yun Jiao looked out from behind him and saw Gu i standing outside in a pale red blouse and a peach pink skirt, her eyebrows drawn, looking eager.
This intention was obvious, and Yun Jiao rolled her eyes, returning to the stove to keep the fire burning.
Outside, Gu i twisted a handkerchief, shyly and timidly said, "Third, Third Brother, can you co with for a mont? I have sothing to tell you."
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