A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 407

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 407 – Only the eldest young lady’s room has charcoal burning (1)

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“I’ll go move the silver-bone charcoal for the young lady!” Xu Zhushan was a man of action. He turned around and carried out two burlap sacks of silver-bone charcoal*.

*a premium grade of charcoal that was highly valued, especially for warmth in wealthy households.

He hoisted one sack on each shoulder without the slightest effort.

The nanny brought out a small handcart. After placing the two sacks of silver-bone charcoal on it, she tied them securely with rope and handed the cart over to Wei Ruo.

Leaving Sibaozhai, Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi, “Second Brother, now you know my secret. You will keep it for me, won’t you?”

“You didn’t avoid me and even brought me here. Doesn’t that already mean you’ve got your answer in your heart?”

Wei Jinyi was pleased—pleased that she was willing to let him in on her secret.

Wei Ruo smiled. “Second Brother also knows that I would keep your secret too, right?”

Wei Jinyi replied, “Then we’re even now.”

“Mm.” Wei Ruo smiled.

After that, the two walked back.

Xiaobei and Xiumei pushed the cart together. Because the road was slippery, Xiumei slipped halfway—not falling, but leaning briefly against Xiaobei.

Xiaobei’s face flushed red, and his eyes lingering on Xiumei with a new intensity.

Back at the Colonel’s Residence, Wei Ruo gave one of the two sacks of charcoal she brought back to Wei Jinyi.

“The allotment the household distributes to each courtyard probably won’t be enough to last through this winter. Second Brother, take this first and use it.” Wei Ruo said.

“No need. I wasn’t at the residence for a while, so I still have quite a bit left and can use it for some more time,” Wei Jinyi declined politely.

But Wei Ruo knew perfectly well that this was just his courteous excuse.

When the household distributed charcoal to each courtyard, they had already accounted for the fact that Wei Yichen and Wei Jinyi spent less time at the residence. That was why the amount allocated to Yingzhu Courtyard wasn’t very much to begin with.

“Second Brother, you don’t need to be polite with me. When I brought these two sacks today, I already had your share in mind. Don’t worry—my nanny has prepared plenty more for me. I can go get it anytime I want, so there’s no need to worry about running out.”

Unable to refuse her heartfelt insistence, Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo’s smiling face and nodded to accept it.

After returning to Tingsong Courtyard, Wei Ruo had Xiumei lean close and whispered, “If anyone asks where this charcoal came from, you just tell them this…”

After hearing it, Xiumei asked, “Miss, why must I say that?”

Wei Ruo explained, “The household’s charcoal is almost all burned up now. Only our courtyard still has charcoal burning. If others see this, trouble may arise. If they find out I have a source for charcoal, it’ll bring no end of bother.”

“I understand.” Xiumei memorized Wei Ruo’s words.

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When Wei Jinyi returned to his room, Xiaobei lit the brazier.

“Young master, this really is silver-bone charcoal. The young lady must be truly wealthy—only the families of high-ranking officials in the city can afford to burn this kind of charcoal.” Xiaobei couldn’t help but sigh.

Then, unable to hold back his curiosity, Xiaobei asked, “Young master, what do you think is the relationship between the eldest young lady and those two shops we went to today? Could it be that Sibaozhai is actually run by the eldest young lady?”

When leaving Sibaozhai earlier, Wei Ruo had asked Wei Jinyi to keep something secret, but she hadn’t said exactly what to keep secret, nor had she explained her connection to those two shops.

Wei Jinyi didn’t ask. He only gave a simple, natural answer, “Whatever the relationship, it doesn’t matter. She didn’t pry into my affairs either.”

To Wei Jinyi, such details weren’t important. What mattered was the trust between them.

As long as they trusted each other, whatever secrets the other might have didn’t matter.

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