The next day, it began to rain.
He Yan asked He Yunsheng to take some money to hire a craftsman to repair the dilapidated roof. Spring was coming to an end and summer was about to arrive. The rain would only get heavier and heavier. In the He Family's house, only the roof of her house was still intact. He Sui and He Yunsheng's houses were filled with copper basins to catch the dripping water. As soon as he entered the house, he seemed to be selling basins.
The roof was repaired very quickly. It was made of sturdy blue tiles. He Yan thought about changing the quilts and pillows in the house. They were so torn that he could pull out cotton.
He Yunsheng stepped into her house and said, "He Yan, come and take a look!"
He Yan was baffled. He Yunsheng took out a piece of paper from his chest and said to her, "Yesterday, I wrote down all the good schools in the capital. Do you want to go and take a look together today?"
"Now?" He Yan asked, "You want me to go with you?"
He Yunsheng's face showed a bit of anger from being exposed. He turned around and said, "I just wanted to let you know!"
"Oh, okay. I'll go with you." He Yan replied.
This young man's temperament was awkward, but he was still cute and didn't have a bad heart. When He Yan walked into the courtyard, he saw the horse that Xiao Jue gave He Yunsheng yesterday was curled up in a corner. He Yunsheng even built a simple stable for it.
The He Family was poor and couldn't afford to raise a horse. They only raised chickens and ducks in the courtyard. Now that there was a huge animal, it was really strange. The horse was eating grass with its head lowered. The grass was wiped clean and neatly stacked. It was obvious that He Yunsheng did it.
Seeing He Yan looking at the horse, He Yunsheng proudly said, "Xiang Xiang is very beautiful!"
He Yan almost thought that he heard wrong and asked, "What did you call it?"
"Xiang Xiang!" He Yunsheng answered matter-of-factly, "I saw her yesterday. She's a female horse. Since she's with me, I have to give her another name. Xiangxiang is a name that girls will definitely like."
He Yan: "… As long as you're happy."
He Yunsheng should study more, but He Yunsheng refused to listen. Xiao Jue was such a picky person. If he knew that He Yunsheng had named the horse that he had given away so casually, it would be the greatest humiliation in his horse gifting career.
He Yunsheng did not notice him; even though he tried his best to hide it, he could not stop feeling happy. He Yan did not feel like paying him any attention.
The He family didn't have horses before, so naturally, they wouldn't have carriages. He Yan and He Yunsheng walked on the street with umbrellas. He Sui went to the drill ground early in the morning. When He Yan woke up this morning, the bruise on the corner of his mouth last night had disappeared. It was almost invisible, so he did not wear a veil and went out directly.
There were advantages to going out directly. Now that her identity was different, she had no scruples, so she could carefully observe the customs of the capital. He Yunsheng wrote down a total of four schools on the paper. They were all carefully selected. He Yan also looked at them and found that they were all about martial arts.
This was also good. He Yunsheng did not seem to want to be a civil servant. Of course, since he was able to name the horse "Xiang Xiang", he was indeed not cut out for that.
The two of them walked and stopped, buying and eating. In less than a day, they finished looking at all four schools. He Yunsheng and He Yan discussed for a while and decided to find the closest school to their home. There were many martial arts teachers in this school, so the homework was arranged very well. He Yunsheng could go to the drill ground to practice weapons on weekdays after school. The school fees were not expensive. It was one tael of silver a year. The money He Yan won was enough for him to go to school for several years.
Although He Yunsheng did not say it, he was obviously very happy. On the way back, he was even a little excited. He Yan passed by a tailor shop and thought of the day when he tore He Yunsheng's clothes in Le Tong Village. He said, "I said before that I would make clothes for you. Since we are passing by, why don't we do it here?"
He Yunsheng's clothes were mostly the leftovers from He Sui. He had been sewing and mending for three years, so there were very few new clothes. He had never been to such a good tailor shop. When he heard this, he hesitated and said, "Forget it. I'll just wear whatever I want."
"If you go to the school, you will be laughed at if you don't dress well." He Yan pulled him into the shop. The tailor was an old man. He smiled kindly and asked, "Are you going to make clothes for this young lady or this young master?"
"I'm going to make clothes for him." He Yan pointed at He Yunsheng and said, "For spring and winter, make two sets of clothes for each season. It's best if they are long robes. They should be good looking and suitable for a young man like him. As for the color, it shouldn't be too dark or too light. The pattern can be simple. "
The old tailor smiled and said, "Okay."
"You're not going to make clothes?" He Yunsheng was shocked. He stood up and said, "I can't wear so much. It's too much."
He Yan pushed him back into the chair. "Your older sister has more clothes than I can wear. How can you compare with me? You are so handsome. If you don't wear better clothes, won't it be a waste of your face? "
He Yunsheng's face turned red. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
When the old tailor heard this, his smile became more affectionate. "Young master, your older sister really loves you."
Doting on her? He Yunsheng was in a daze. He didn't expect that one day, he would joke around with He Yan like other ordinary siblings. But … … she really helped him a lot. She was reluctant to spend money to make clothes for herself, but she made so many clothes for him. He Yan loved to dress up.
He Yan didn't know that He Yunsheng's heart was filled with mixed feelings. She was simply not used to wearing He Yan's clothes. He Yan's clothes were charming and delicate. The style was complicated and dragging. She would step on the hem of her skirt and fall down. If she wasn't careful, she would accidentally hook on the edge of her clothes. He Yan wore it in despair.
Even when she was the young mistress of the Xu family, her clothes were as elegant and simple as possible. Therefore, He Yan's clothes were not suitable for her. Not to mention wearing these clothes to practice martial arts. She thought that it would be better if she asked the tailor to make two sets of men's clothes. But she couldn't do it in front of He Yunsheng. Otherwise, she would have to explain endlessly. She would take advantage of the day when He Yunsheng wasn't around to do it secretly.
The tailor was measuring He Yunsheng's body. He Yan casually walked around to look at the fabrics. She wanted to see if she could choose one or two bolts of fabric for He Yunsheng. At this time, someone suddenly called her name.
"He Yan?"
He Yan turned her head to look.
The person who called her was a young master. He was dressed very luxuriously. His appearance could be considered delicate and pretty, but there were dark circles under his eyes. His gaze was unfocused and he looked a little tired. There were a few servants following behind him. When they saw He Yan turn her head, their eyes lit up. They suddenly came forward to grab He Yan's hand.
He Yan leaned to the side and avoided their claws.
He Yan's Eldest Miss seemed to be quite famous in the capital. He Yan cursed in her heart. Why did she see acquaintances everywhere she went? First, it was Wang Jiugui. Now, there was this person.
When the young master saw that He Yan avoided his hand, he paused for a moment. Then, his face immediately showed a sad expression. He held his heart and said, "You … … are still angry with me?"
What did he mean?
He Yan was still puzzled. The young man who looked like a calf rushed out like a whirlwind and blocked in front of He Yan.
"Fan Cheng, you still dare to come!"
Fan?
He Yan suddenly realized that this was the legendary "Young Master Fan," He Yan's heartbreaker.