For a second, Uncle Wu was stunned. At length, he realized she was talking to him. He closed the door in bewilderment, his heart feeling ill at ease: What happened to Ah Rong? How did she change so much?
As soon as Uncle Wu left, Chen Rong went to the study that housed thick bamboo slips and silk manuscripts. In the past, after Uncle Wu had conspired with thieves to rob their family wealth, she had recalled her father’s reminder in desperation: If anything unexpected were to happen, go to the study. After a good cry in the study, she accidentally discovered numerous gold leaves in these bamboo and silk books. She had survived thanks to these gold leaves.
Loud clanging clashed outside. It was the servants busy at packing. At the moment, the entire courtyard was almost ready; soon they would be moving to the study.
These noisy voices, these rough clamoring, they were all so pleasant to the ears. How did she not realize this before?
Chen Rong slowly sat down and opened a roll of silk manuscript, her ears raptly listening to the bustling sounds.
She wasn’t sure how much time had passed when a loud call came to her from outside the door: “Ah Rong, are you in the study? Elder Sun is here.”
It was Uncle Wu’s voice.
Chen Rong’s face sank: He didn’t know when to give up. He even invited Elder Sun over!
“Nurse Ping, is Ah Rong in the study?” Uncle Wu’s shout sounded again. “He has come to visit because he heard she isn’t feeling well. Let Ah Rong know so she can come to receive her guest.”
Chen Rong rose. Before Nurse Ping could answer, she had replied with a crystal clear voice: “I’m coming.” Then she pushed open the study door.
At the gate stood an elderly man with gray beard and hair. He was Elder Sun. Before her father left, he had entrusted her welfare and education to this elderly man. In front of him, she did not have much right to speak.
Chen Rong cast a glance at Uncle Wu, who was looking quite smug before offering the other man a curtsy. “Good greetings, Elder Sun.”
Elder Sun nodded his head. He walked over to face Chen Rong and gave her an appraising look. “I heard you’re having nightmares at night. Have you seen the doctor?”
“Nay, sir.” Chen Rong shook her head.
Elder Sun frowned. Seeing this, Uncle Wu said on the side, “Sir, please persuade Ah Rong. She is saying that she wants to leave this afternoon in her condition. What distance are we talking about going south? If anything were to happen along the way, wouldn’t it be too late for regrets by then?”
Elder Sun nodded his head. He glanced over to Nurse Ping, who was standing behind Chen Rong and told her, “Nurse Ping, ask your lady to go back to her room. You’ll leave three days from now.”
“Aye, sir.”
Then he turned and told the servants in the vicinity: “This is not a trifling matter. Keep an eye on Ah Rong. If she is capricious and stubborn, lock her in!”
“Aye, sir!”
“Why haven’t you invited the doctor?”
“Aye!”
Elder Sun gave orders one after another. When he finished, he flapped his sleeve and turned to leave.
Uncle Wu gave a glance toward Chen Rong and smirked when no one was paying attention, then left to catch up to Elder Sun.
Chapter 3: Dispersing Wealth
At Elder Sun’s words, everyone in the busy courtyard stopped their work. They all looked up at Chen Rong and awaited her instructions.
She mulled for a moment before looking around, saying: “Gather all the servants in the estate. Tell them I have something to say.”
“Aye, miss.”
“Nurse Ping, have them move everything to the courtyard.”
Nurse Ping stared blankly at Chen Rong. It wasn’t until she repeated herself that the woman replied with: “Aye, miss.” She was more than confused: The lady has changed so much recently. I don’t understand her at all these days.
Although the Chen estate was currently helmed by a young lady, her father had served as the governor of the City of Ping throughout the years. He had accumulated abundant wealth despite being only an eighth-ranking official. At the time Chen Rong’s father and brother left, they had taken with them a large number of assets, yet what was left could still fill this entire courtyard.
In this era, gold and coins were both difficult to circulate. The real money that people worshiped were food and clothes. In precarious wartime such as this, the most popular kind of transaction was bartering.
In only half an hour, the courtyard stood full of servants and maids. Elder Sun had not gone. He and Uncle Wu were standing under a tall banyan tree, curiously looking in Chen Rong’s direction.
Chen Rong knelt on a cushion Nurse Ping had laid out for her. She casually glanced at the crowd and asked, “How many people do we have in the estate?”
“Seventy-three, miss.”
Chen Rong nodded and slowly sipped her wine – although she was only fifteen, her every move seemed refined and graceful at this moment due to the noble air she gained from the dozen years of experience in her previous life.
สำหรับสอง Wu ลุงถูกสตัน ยาว เขาตระหนักว่า เธอพูดคุยกับเขา เขาปิดประตูในความสับสน หัวใจของเขารู้สึกเก้อ: เกิดอะไรขึ้นกับอา รอง เธอเปลี่ยนมากได้อย่างไรเป็นลุง Wu ซ้าย เฉินรองไปศึกษาที่ตั้งอยู่ใบไผ่ที่หนาและต้นฉบับไหม ในอดีตที่ผ่านมา หลังจากที่ลุง Wu ได้สมคบกันกับโจรปล้นความมั่งคั่งครอบครัว เธอได้เรียกเตือนพ่อของเธอในสิ้นหวัง: ถ้าอะไรที่ไม่คาดคิดเกิดขึ้น ไปที่การศึกษา หลังจากร้องไห้ที่ดีในการศึกษา เธอบังเอิญพบจำนวนมากทองใบไผ่และหนังสือผ้าไหมเหล่านี้ เธอมีชีวิตรอด ด้วยใบไม้ทองเหล่านี้เสียงกระทบดังประเทศนอก ข้าราชการที่บรรจุไม่ได้ ในขณะที่ ลานทั้งหมดมีความพร้อมเกือบ เร็ว ๆ นี้ พวกเขาจะเคลื่อนไหวในการศึกษาเสียงเหล่านี้เสียงดัง เหล่านี้หยาบร้อง พวกเขาได้ทั้งหมดดังนั้นพอหู วิธีทำเธอไม่ตระหนักถึงนี้ก่อนเฉินรองนั่งลงอย่างช้า ๆ และเปิดม้วนต้นฉบับไหม หูของเธอ raptly ฟังเสียงคึกคักเธอไม่แน่ใจว่าได้ผ่านระยะเวลาเมื่อการเรียกดังมาให้เธอจากนอกประตู: "ร่อง Ah มีคุณในการศึกษา พี่ซันเป็นนี่"มันเป็นเสียงของลุง Wuเฉินรองหน้าจม: ไม่ทราบเมื่อใดเพื่อให้ เขายังได้เชิญผู้สูงอายุอาทิตย์ผ่านความพยาบาล Ping คือ อา รองในการศึกษา ลุง Wu ตะโกนไพเราะอีก "เขาได้มาเยี่ยมชมเนื่องจากที่เขาได้ยินเธอไม่ได้รู้สึกดี ให้อา รองนั้นเธอสามารถมารับแขกของเธอ"Chen Rong rose. Before Nurse Ping could answer, she had replied with a crystal clear voice: “I’m coming.” Then she pushed open the study door.At the gate stood an elderly man with gray beard and hair. He was Elder Sun. Before her father left, he had entrusted her welfare and education to this elderly man. In front of him, she did not have much right to speak.Chen Rong cast a glance at Uncle Wu, who was looking quite smug before offering the other man a curtsy. “Good greetings, Elder Sun.”Elder Sun nodded his head. He walked over to face Chen Rong and gave her an appraising look. “I heard you’re having nightmares at night. Have you seen the doctor?”“Nay, sir.” Chen Rong shook her head.Elder Sun frowned. Seeing this, Uncle Wu said on the side, “Sir, please persuade Ah Rong. She is saying that she wants to leave this afternoon in her condition. What distance are we talking about going south? If anything were to happen along the way, wouldn’t it be too late for regrets by then?”Elder Sun nodded his head. He glanced over to Nurse Ping, who was standing behind Chen Rong and told her, “Nurse Ping, ask your lady to go back to her room. You’ll leave three days from now.”“Aye, sir.”Then he turned and told the servants in the vicinity: “This is not a trifling matter. Keep an eye on Ah Rong. If she is capricious and stubborn, lock her in!”“Aye, sir!”“Why haven’t you invited the doctor?”“Aye!”Elder Sun gave orders one after another. When he finished, he flapped his sleeve and turned to leave.Uncle Wu gave a glance toward Chen Rong and smirked when no one was paying attention, then left to catch up to Elder Sun.Chapter 3: Dispersing WealthAt Elder Sun’s words, everyone in the busy courtyard stopped their work. They all looked up at Chen Rong and awaited her instructions.She mulled for a moment before looking around, saying: “Gather all the servants in the estate. Tell them I have something to say.”“Aye, miss.”“Nurse Ping, have them move everything to the courtyard.”Nurse Ping stared blankly at Chen Rong. It wasn’t until she repeated herself that the woman replied with: “Aye, miss.” She was more than confused: The lady has changed so much recently. I don’t understand her at all these days.Although the Chen estate was currently helmed by a young lady, her father had served as the governor of the City of Ping throughout the years. He had accumulated abundant wealth despite being only an eighth-ranking official. At the time Chen Rong’s father and brother left, they had taken with them a large number of assets, yet what was left could still fill this entire courtyard.In this era, gold and coins were both difficult to circulate. The real money that people worshiped were food and clothes. In precarious wartime such as this, the most popular kind of transaction was bartering.In only half an hour, the courtyard stood full of servants and maids. Elder Sun had not gone. He and Uncle Wu were standing under a tall banyan tree, curiously looking in Chen Rong’s direction.Chen Rong knelt on a cushion Nurse Ping had laid out for her. She casually glanced at the crowd and asked, “How many people do we have in the estate?”“Seventy-three, miss.”Chen Rong nodded and slowly sipped her wine – although she was only fifteen, her every move seemed refined and graceful at this moment due to the noble air she gained from the dozen years of experience in her previous life.
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