Jade of Rebirth

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is customary for Kyoto to be lively. Laba porridge is served at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion and Xiangguo Temple.

As a big family, Yufu naturally has the tradition of Laba Festival. Not only does Laba porridge be served at the door, but the mansion also specially made a reunion dinner, and invited Yuzhangshu's family to come over for a reunion.

Therefore, the Japanese school was on vacation, and Yuli also stayed at home, but he didn't go out either, just reading in his room.

In the evening, when the reunion banquet started, a young man came to invite him, saying that the second master's family from Xifu was here, and the old lady invited all the young masters and ladies to have dinner.

Yu Li changed her clothes and went to the flower hall with the boy.

Walking into the flower hall, I saw that the flower hall was divided into three tables, one table was the main table, and the other two tables were for juniors and aunts and concubines as usual.On the main table, before Yuzhang's resignation arrived, Yuzhangqu and Qiu Shi sat at the bottom. A man in his 30s sat on the left hand side of Mrs. Yu. Ci is quite similar, but he is a little less official than Yuzhangci, and a little more amiable. This person is Yuzhangci's cousin Yuzhangshu.

Sitting next to Yuzhangshu was a gentle-looking woman, who was Yuzhangshu's wife Lin Shi.Standing behind Mrs. Lin are the two brothers Yuqing and Yuche.

After Yu Li greeted Mrs. Yu and Yu Zhangci and other elders, Mrs. Yu said to him:

"Li'er, you don't know each other yet, they are your aunts and uncles."

Yu Li hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Nephew has met uncle and aunt."

"I heard from Qing'er that he said that you study hard, which is good." Yuzhangshu said with a smile. He and his eldest son Yuqing are indeed very similar, not only in appearance, but also in temperament.

"Yuli is already this big." Yuzhangshu's wife, Lin Shi, said gently from the side, her eyes looked a bit appreciative, but there was no malice.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiu smiled and said, "Exactly. Didn't you say last time that I used some magic medicine to make my face look younger? It's Li'er's anti-aging ointment, that anti-aging ointment , don't mention Doki."

"Really?" Lin looked at Yu Li curiously after hearing this, and said, "You really did it, Li Er?"

"It's my little nephew." Yuli said respectfully, "It's not a rare item, just mix a few medicines together and make a paste. If Auntie likes it, I'll make another box for Auntie."

Mrs. Qiu hurriedly chimed in and said, "Second sister-in-law, there is tremella ginseng in Li'er's beauty cream, which is very precious. If you want it, you can subsidize the raw materials!"

Mrs. Yu laughed and scolded at the side when she heard the words: "You have taken advantage of the empty-handed wolf, and now you are asking others to subsidize you! Good people let you do it!"

Lin also smiled and said: "Of course I can't ask my nephew to pay, and I should also subsidize it."

Mrs. Qiu then said to Mrs. Yu: "I have a big face, won't the one Li'er gave me last time be gone soon? So I have to ask Li'er to make another box for me, and I'm afraid that Li'er will be filial. I don’t want my money, no, let’s get my second sister-in-law to join me, so now Li’er can’t make us lose face, right?” Then, looking at Li’er, he pretended to be serious and said, “Li’er, let’s You have to take the subsidies from the two aunts, otherwise the aunts will be unhappy!"

Everyone laughed together, Yu Li also smiled and said: "Nephew just follow aunt's order."

As soon as the words fell, Yuzhangci and Aunt Zhao came in one after the other. Because of the festival, Yuzhangci was in a good mood, and there was a smile on his face. Seeing that everyone was smiling, he asked, "What's the matter?" Are you happy?"

Mrs. Yu glanced at Aunt Zhao behind him, she was a little unhappy, but because of the festival, the atmosphere was not bad, so she just said: "We are talking about Li'er's beauty cream."

Mrs. Lin also smiled at the side, and said in a gentle tone: "That's right, I saw that the faces of my sister-in-law and younger siblings are much paler, and after inquiring, I realized that it was Li'er who was filial and gave them the beauty ointment, so I was going to Li'er I'm begging for it!"

After she finished speaking, Yuli at the side saw Aunt Zhao behind Yuzhangci holding the handkerchief tightly.

Yuzhangci always looked down on men doing such things, and he didn't like Yuli very much, so he couldn't laugh, so he just nodded coldly, and sat down on Mrs. Yu's right hand.

The atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Yu Li was about to speak when she heard a familiar voice behind her:

"Li'er, come to this table, Brother Qing has something to tell you."

Yuli turned her head and saw that it was Yuqing, knowing that he was stepping down for herself.

Lin Shi also winked at him from the side, and said with a gentle smile: "Your brother is calling you, go quickly."

"Grandmother, father, uncles and aunts, Li'er will go first." As he spoke, he walked to the table of the younger generation, then smiled gratefully at Yuqing, and said, "Thank you, Brother Qing."

Yu Che, who was on the side, also asked in his ear: "What's the matter, did you make uncle unhappy?" In Yu Che's heart, it seemed that it was hard to imagine that his father would favor such a situation, and he could only think that it was Yu Li who provoked him. Yuzhangci was unhappy, so he reacted coldly.

Yu Li smiled sarcastically and said, "Maybe."

Yuqing saw all the ridicule on his face, and then took a look at Yuzhangci calmly... At this moment, Yuxuan just came in, and Yuzhangci smiled happily, with a look of pride on his face.

Same son, different reactions.

But according to Yuqing, these two sons are clearly Yuli who is more educated and rational, and more studious and motivated.

Thinking of this, he raised his lips and smiled, patted Yuli's head, and said, "Let's eat, what do you want to eat? Brother Qing will pick it up for you."

There is a saying that goes, "The sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." When the time comes, it will be clear who is the phoenix and who is the scorpion.

……

On the second day, after Yuli dismissed from school, he went to the pharmacy with Zhixue again.

On the way, Zhixue frowned and said in a low voice, "Ali, I always feel as if someone is following us."

Yu Li has already felt that this person should have followed him since he came out in the morning. Of course, he knows who he is following him.Therefore, he smiled and said: "Don't startle the snake, the 'jun' I said earlier to 'lead you into the urn' has already entered the urn."

Zhixue widened her eyes when she heard the words, and then she didn't dare to look at the person behind her, pretending she didn't see her, and went into the pharmacy with Yuli.

Yu Li still took the medicine with the last prescription, but this time the amount was less than last time.

He was afraid that the people behind him would not step into his trap, so he intentionally or unintentionally told the waiter in the medicine shop about the method of making medicine.Then he left as if nothing had happened.

Not long after, a young man came into the pharmacy and asked, "I am a servant of Yufu. My old lady is worried about our third young master, and she is afraid of being deceived, so she asked me to ask my third young master to catch me." What kind of medicine did you take?" As he said, he sensibly stuffed a few pieces of silver to the waiter.

The waiter in the shop didn't doubt that there was him, and after taking the other's money, he immediately told Yuli the medicinal materials and quantity that Yuli wanted.

The little servant asked sideways: "Then my third young master is indeed used to make face cream?"

The waiter nodded hurriedly: "That's right, he also said that the preparation method is simple, just like a common plaster, but please rest assured in your family, I will not talk about this prescription."

The boy achieved his goal, and he still put on some airs, saying: "That's fine, but if you leak it out, my old lady will not spare you!"

Saying that, he walked away swaggeringly, and then returned home triumphantly and told Fang Zi to Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao showed a smug smile behind her, and then sneered, "You little bastard, Yuli, is still trying to hide it from me and show off in front of me. Didn't I still get the prescription?"

As he spoke, there was a malicious expression in his eyes, and he said: "I really don't like this little bastard, Yuxuan is fine, he also came to snatch my Chi'er Yan'er's favor, he is not worthy!...I definitely If there is a way to prevent him from jumping around in Yufu, it is best to go to the King of Hades like his vixen mother!"