On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Although there were several trees between them and there was a certain distance between them, and all she could see was the man's silhouette, Yan Ruyu still recognized him at a glance; it was the old man of the Wu family.

Yan Ruyu was full of doubts. With such a big thing happening at home, shouldn't he be heartbroken at home and almost faint several times? Why did he come here?

Yan Ruyu wanted to ask Huo Changheng if he had ever met Old Master Wu before, but decided not to.

Chang Heng was a very sensible and intelligent child, and I was afraid that if she asked, Chang Heng would pay attention.

He is just a child, and if anything really happens, it will bring disaster to him.

But since Old Master Wu appeared here, she couldn't just ignore it.

Thinking of this, Yan Ruyu calmed herself down, chatted with them for a while longer, and promised to pick them up personally on the next day off.

It was time for class, and Yan Ruyu told them to go to class quickly. The three little ones walked away, looking back every few steps.

The smile on Yan Ruyu's face disappeared, and she said to Yinding, "Go take a look around the master's study."

Yinding had just seen it, and was waiting for her order: "Yes."

Yan Ruyu did not leave, but waited there. After a moment, the silver ingot came back.

"Princess, old man Wu is still here, and he's still crying." Yinding replied in a low voice, "There's not many people around. There's a small bamboo forest outside the back window where we can hide."

Yan Ruyu said nothing, motioned for him to lead the way, and the two of them went to the back window.

It was cold and the windows were not opened, but the sounds inside could still be heard clearly.

Old Man Wu was indeed crying.

Yinding kept watch while Yan Ruyu listened attentively.

The gentleman sighed, "Brother Wu, I just heard about this as well and was shocked. I went there once and there were bailiffs standing in front of the door, but I didn't go in."

Old Man Wu sobbed and said, "I devoted myself to teaching and often stayed away from home at the academy. I had no idea that such a thing had happened at home..."

"Brother Wu, now that things have come to this, you should take care of your health and not be too sad."

Old Man Wu paused for a moment and said, "I understand what you said, but I feel really bad. The last time I left home, my family was there, but now I'm back, but no one is there..."

The gentleman sighed and groaned, and I didn't know how to comfort her. In this situation, nothing I could say would be of any use.

Yan Ruyu narrowed her eyes and waited quietly - Old Man Wu came here despite his grief, there must be something going on, and it wouldn't just be to complain to his old friend.

Sure enough, he changed the subject and said, "I... I heard that my third son is not doing well and owes money to others, but my family... I wonder if you can lend me some money?"

Yan Ruyu frowned slightly. He actually came to borrow money?

The gentleman was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse: "Okay, okay, we have known each other for many years. How can I stand idly by when you encounter difficulties? I wonder how much you want to borrow? I..."

Old Man Wu waved his hand and said, "I know it's not easy for you either. We all live in poverty. How many of us are rich? Well, five taels, is that okay?"

Only borrow five taels?

The gentleman said without hesitation: "Okay, no problem, I'll get it for you right away."

Yan Ruyu listened patiently, lowered her eyes and held her breath.

I just heard Old Man Wu thanking me repeatedly, probably because he got the money.

"After I finish handling the funeral in a few days, I will return to the academy. Home is now a sad place for me, and I will never come back again."

Old Man Wu said sadly, "It's been really hard to be alone in the mansion these few days. By the way, I remember you have a book called "Water Flow and Governance". I wonder if you still have it? Can you lend it to me to read and kill time?"

Yan Ruyu's eyebrows twitched slightly. She vaguely felt that Old Man Wu's real purpose might be this book.

What book is this? Never heard of it.

The teacher pondered and said, "'Water Flow and Governance'? It seems that there is such a book, but it was borrowed by one of my students."

"When?"

"Just before the New Year, he had almost finished his studies with me. When he came to say goodbye to me during the last class before the New Year, I wanted to give him a book as a graduation gift. He has always been interested in unofficial history and miscellaneous studies, so he picked out a few books. I remember that this one was among them."

"Which student? Where is his home?" Old man Wu asked repeatedly in a somewhat anxious tone.

Yan Ruyu could conclude that he came just for this book.

"Brother Wu, what's wrong with you?" the gentleman asked in surprise.

Old Man Wu recovered, "That's right... Alas, my eldest son also liked this kind of book. He mentioned it to me when we last met before he died. I ignored him at the time. Who would have thought that we would be separated forever..."

He cried softly again: "So, I thought, read this book, even though it's a little late, but when the time comes, I can recite it in front of his grave, which can be regarded as making up for the regret."

Having said that, how could the gentleman not be moved?

"My student doesn't live in Youcheng, but in Lijia Village outside the city. As you know, the tuition here is low, and most of the students who come here are from poor families."

"His name is Li Geng, but I don't know if you can still meet him."

Old Man Wu asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"He said before that he wanted to travel and planned to go after the New Year. I wonder if he has set out now."

There was the sound of a chair sliding in the room, followed by the gentleman's exclamation.

"Brother Wu, are you okay?"

"No, it's okay. I'll take my leave now."

"I see that you look very unwell. Why don't you take a rest first? Or call a doctor..."

"No need," Old Man Wu interrupted the gentleman, his tone somewhat perfunctory, "I am just too sad. This is a heart disease, and no matter how good the doctor is, he can't cure it."

"I'm leaving now, no need to see me off."

After Old Man Wu finished speaking, footsteps were heard, followed by the sound of a door opening, and then the room returned to silence.

Yan Ruyu glanced at the silver ingot, and the silver ingot understood. Just as she was about to turn around to chase, the golden ingot fell down stepping on the bamboo.

"I go."

He followed Old Man Wu all the way here.

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Okay."

Jin Ting pursed his lips and said to Yan Ruyu, "I like it very much."

Yan Ruyu: "??"

Yinding quickly translated: "Golden lock, longevity lock."

It turned out to be the case.

Jin Qing nodded.

Yan Ruyu couldn't help but smile: "As long as you like it."

Jin Ding said no more, just pointed his toes again, flew into the air and disappeared.

Yan Ruyu also went around to the front, as if strolling around to enjoy the scenery, to meet the teacher.

The gentleman had already seen Old Man Wu off and was standing in the corridor, shaking his head and sighing.

He turned around and saw Yan Ruyu, and quickly bowed.

"Sir, you don't have to be so polite. I just saw Chang Heng and the others. You taught me well. I wanted to thank you in person. I heard that you had a guest, so I didn't bother you."

The gentleman sighed and said, "Yes, the person who came is the head of the Wu family who had an accident at home these two days. He and I are both scholars, so we have some friendship."

"Now his family has suffered a great disaster, and he came here..." The gentleman did not mention borrowing money, probably wanting to give him some dignity, "to chat about the past, and to borrow a book."

Yan Ruyu looked calm, "I see. I wonder what book he wants to borrow?"

That book “Water Flow and Governance” must contain a lot of great articles.