Shu'er said seriously: "It's been a long time since we sat down to discuss serious matters."

Lin Ying asked: "What serious matter?"

Shu'er said: "Our main job is to help our three aunts make money. Only when we make enough money can you have the money to travel back to the Chu Kingdom. Your father has been suppressing the chaos in the Chu Kingdom these years, recruiting troops, and fighting for years. Your Prince Sheng's Mansion

You must be at the end of your rope. If you don't live up to your expectations and can't earn the money to travel back, don't expect your father to have the spare money to take you back."

Lin Ying said dejectedly: "Speaking of the matter of returning to the Chu Kingdom, my mother also has a headache. The Chu Kingdom is filled with smoke and has not stopped for nine years. More than half of my father's letters in the past few years have not been sent out of the Chu Kingdom. In the past few years,

There is less and less news about Dad. The seven kings of them fought back and forth, and each of them took turns to be the king of Chu for a year. Now they have completed one round. Dad's letter never mentioned that he wanted to be King of Chu.

Let’s go back, maybe the time has not come yet.”

Shu'er said: "Even if the time has not come yet, you can't just idle around playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting all day long. The money you make from selling calligraphy and painting is not as much or as fast as I make by selling wine for a few aunts."

You have to plan ahead and earn enough money to travel back. As for when to go back, we can slowly discuss it."

Lin Ying sighed: "Sister Shu'er, actually even if I return to Chu State in the future, I don't want to be the King of Chu. You know me, I don't like those things of fighting and killing, I like painting, I like

I play the piano and like to study flowers, perfume, makeup, and accessories... I know that I should be more masculine like other boys. Even my mother said that I look like a girl, but I really can't help it. In fact, I quite like Chen

There are many literati from China, at least here in Fanjing, and I like to come upstairs to play piano, play chess, and compare painting skills with them in the old city. I always think that we can earn enough money to fill our stomachs and live comfortably.

alright."

Shu'er also sighed, but she was furious. "Xiaoying, you have to know that the Chu country is in a lot of troubles now. You are no longer the young prince of Prince Sheng's palace, and you can do whatever you want. You have to think about the fact that your father is actually

He is always in danger on the battlefield, and you have to go back to help him at any time. In the past few years in Chen State, you have been hiding your strength and biding your time, not traveling around. When I was a child, I didn’t understand.

Chen Guo made a lot of money, but when the business was good a few years ago, it was not as much as when he made money in Linjiang, Chu State. In recent years, various restaurants, large and small, have opened in Fanjing, and we are even more busy every day.

We are busy but can barely keep our income. Our aunts' physical strength is not as good as before, and Aunt Song rarely comes to the restaurant to help after she got married. We really have to think of other ways to make money."

Lin Ying asked: "Sister Shu'er, why are you suddenly eager to make money? We have saved a lot of money by opening restaurants in the past few years, and even sold the restaurant. One day we will return to Chu State and sell the restaurant.

You can also get a lot of money. Isn’t the money from a restaurant in Fanjing enough to cover the cost of traveling back to Chu State? Do you have any other plans besides returning to Chu State? "

Shu'er knew that although Lin Ying didn't do her job on weekdays, she was actually extremely smart and sensitive, and many of her subtle changes could not be hidden from his eyes. Shu'er thought: "Xiaoying and I have been together since nine years ago in the West Ridge of Shu Kingdom.

Bilianghu became sworn brother and sister, and we have always trusted each other. Do I still want to hide my true identity from him now?"

Shu'er said: "Xiaoying, my sister has been hiding something from you. And this matter is related to the reason why I suddenly want to make a lot of money. But I don't know if I should tell you. I have always

I want to tell you everyone, no one, I just want to tell you because you are the person I trust most in the past nine years. But I am afraid that after I tell you, we may never be as good as we are now."

Lin Ying looked at Shu'er with bright eyes, as clear as the clear blue lake water under the clear sky. He smiled casually, but his tone was not joking: "Sister Shu'er, actually you are the one who wants to pay for the passage home.

, not me.”

Shu'er looked at him in confusion, and suddenly felt that Lin Ying seemed to know something.

Lin Ying continued: "Actually, you have been thinking about whether to tell me something. I have already vaguely guessed it, and it was only confirmed today. But since you didn't tell it, I won't ask. You are who you are, no matter who you are.

, you are my good sister. We walked together from Chu State to Chen State. In Xiling, no matter in those smoky mountains and old forests, or on the rugged and dangerous cliffs, you couldn't walk on your own, but you couldn't walk.

You always held my hand and encouraged me. When I arrived in Chen State, you taught me boxing and kicking skills so that I would no longer be bullied but could not fight back. But you also taught me how to be patient, humble, and hide my childhood habits.

You have become a willful 'little lord'. Now that you want to go home, how can I not help you?"

Shu'er asked in surprise: "How do you know? Do the aunts know?"

Lin Ying said: "They are so busy every day, how can they have the leisure to wonder who you are?" Then she smiled mischievously: "And don't you think that the three of them don't have very bright minds?"

Shu'er chuckled: "Indeed."

Lin Ying asked: "So why do you need a lot of money when you return to Song Dynasty?"

"Because the customs clearance documents between the Chen and Song dynasties are rare and expensive, and are hard to find even if they are worth ten thousand yuan. Even if we sell twenty restaurants like ours, it will only be a drop in the bucket."

"Can't we enter from Zhao country?"

"The State of Zhao is sandwiched between the two great powers of Chen and Song. It is struggling to survive. Neither side can offend either side. It has extremely strict jurisdiction over the population coming and going between Chen and Song. I have inquired on the black market. In the past few years, there were several people who wanted to pass through the State of Zhao.

The Chen people who entered the Song Dynasty were all imprisoned in the Zhao Kingdom's Heavenly Prison, and were deported back to the Chen Kingdom as appropriate."

"Can't you send a message to your brother and ask him to pick you up?"

"I have tried before... also through people in the black market, but all failed and my money was wasted."

Lin Ying stood up, dusted off the dirt on her body, and said: "In that case, I will help you from tomorrow on. Let's start from scratch together. With our bright minds and unremitting efforts, one day we will be in Chen

The country is getting rich every day!"

Shu'er looked at Lin Ying, who was usually idle, suddenly became confident, and said helplessly: "In your sentence, only the word 'made from scratch' is the most appropriate!"

Lin Ying said: "This is not necessarily the case. Although I, young master, am not good at boxing and kicking, I can't be bothered by things that use my brain. Sister Shu'er, we have to plan carefully and see how we can make money quickly.

It’s Chinese people’s money. The restaurant has regular customers anyway, so I’ll let my mother, Aunt Yan and the shop assistants take care of it first, while the two of us use our own private money to work alone.”

Shu'er thought for a while and said: "The people of Chen are arty, while the people of Chu are refined and pragmatic. The method of running a restaurant in Chu is not applicable to Chen. We don't have much cash on hand, and we have to think of something we can do from a young age.
Chapter completed!