A life of two souls traveling through time

"Isn't printing too expensive? Thirty taels of gold is equivalent to... several hundred taels of silver. Where can I find so much silver in such a short time... It's all my fault for coming up with such a stupid idea. I didn't make a penny and instead lost so much..." After returning to the Li Mansion, Li Yunye still kept complaining.

"Sir, please don't blame yourself. Everything is always difficult at the beginning." An Ge supported Li Yunye and comforted him, fearing that the young master would get angry again and faint again.

"I don't know if my mother has rested at this hour. I have no choice but to ask her for help with the money." Ange's words made Li Yunye feel better, but the thought of the thirty taels of gold made him weak again.

As soon as they walked out of the corridor, they ran into a gentle and quiet middle-aged woman. It was Li Xingyuan's concubine, Aunt Xin, followed by her maid Bier.

"Aunt Xin." Ange stepped forward and saluted.

Jiang Siyao didn't think much about it and subconsciously followed suit and bowed. She finally met the legendary Aunt Xin. However, contrary to what she had imagined, this Aunt did not seem to be annoying.

After the two groups exchanged greetings, they turned their backs to each other without saying a word.

"Why does this young master seem like a different person today?" As soon as he walked away, Bier, who was following behind Aunt Xin, asked curiously.

In the past, Li Yunye was quite dissatisfied with the concubine favored by Mr. Li because of Madam Li, so whenever he saw her, he would either give her a cold face or turn away, not taking her seriously at all.

Aunt Xin didn't say anything, just smiled slightly.

"Is the lady asleep?"

Li Yunye and Ange entered the plum garden as soon as possible, and asked hurriedly when they saw a maid.

"Not yet. I'm talking to Aunt Lan inside." The maid replied with a smile.

Li Yunye was so happy that he continued to walk into the garden. As soon as he came outside, he heard his wife's worried words to her son: "I wonder if Yun'er is running the shop smoothly today? Did you wear enough clothes before going out? Did you get cold outside all day?"

"Mother!" Hearing Mrs. Li's concern for him, Li Yunye's nose felt slightly sour, and he lifted the curtain and walked in.

"It's true that mother and son are connected by heart. Madam had just been talking about the young master when he came." Madam Li was very surprised by Li Yunye's sudden appearance. Sister Lan stepped forward to help Li Yunye take off his fox fur coat and said with a smile.

"Why are you back so late in such a cold day? Have you eaten?" Mrs. Li pulled her son to sit next to her and handed him the hand warmer in her arms.

"Yes, I ate it." Li Yunye nodded with red eyes.

"What happened? You don't look well..." Mrs. Li noticed that something was wrong with her son and asked hurriedly with concern.

"It's okay, I just miss my mother." Li Yunye smiled and shook his head, then threw himself into Mrs. Li's arms and acted coquettishly.

"How come this child becomes more and more attached to his mother as he grows older!" Mrs. Li was stunned at first, then she raised her hand and gently touched her son's head. Although she said she was disgusted, she was extremely happy in her heart. Her son had only acted like a spoiled child in her arms when he was a child.

Li Yun came to see Madam Li at night for the thirty taels of gold, but seeing how much Madam Li loved him, he felt guilty. Seeing the moving smile on his mother's face, he couldn't open his mouth anymore, so he said a few words and left unhappily.

Back at Qingyun Garden, Li Yunye began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets in the house. Ange came in with a basin of hot water and asked curiously, "What are you looking for, young master?"

"Let's see if I have hidden any private money before. If not, I'll take some items to the pawn shop tomorrow to cash them in." Li Yunye muttered as he continued to search.

"If you ask me, you should just ask the master directly..."

"You damn boy, don't you think the beating I gave you last time was not enough? If he knew that I owed thirty taels of gold outside, he would definitely beat me to death!" An Ge's words scared Li Yunye so much that he stared and cursed.

Ange was scolded so much that he dared not say a word. However, his silence also made Li Yunye immediately realize that he had lost control:

"I'm sorry, I was just... too impatient."

"What are you talking about, sir? It was Ange who made you angry first, so you deserve to be scolded." Ange hung his head and stood aside like a child who had made a mistake.

"What are you still standing there for? Help me pick out a suitable one to pawn." The sudden sentimental scene made Jiang Siyao at a loss for words, so she quickly returned to her normal demeanor and waved to Ange.

Ange felt relieved to see that the young master was no longer angry, and walked forward to help with a smile.

In the Xingming Tower in the northwest corner of the Li Mansion, Li Xingyuan was alone in front of the chessboard, studying the chess manual. Butler Fang walked in:

"Master, the young master is back."

"There isn't much business in East Street on weekdays, so why are you back so late?" Li Xingyuan immediately put down the chess book in his hand and asked with a frown.

He didn't want to hear again that this rebellious son was living a life of debauchery again.

"The young master has put a lot of thought into the shop on East Street today."

"Oh, what did he do?" Li Xingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Butler Fang said, and asked curiously.

So, Butler Fang reported to Li Xingyuan that Li Yunye had hired beggars to do publicity today.

"Well, it's rare that he starts to care about the shop." Li Xingyuan smiled with satisfaction after hearing this.

"It's just that... the shop on East Street still has no profit today, and the young master even paid fifty cents for the labor..."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as he is willing to spend time on this, I will be satisfied." Before Butler Fang finished speaking, Li Xingyuan picked up the hot tea at hand and smiled with satisfaction.

"In addition to the fifty cents in wages, the young master also owes the bookstore thirty taels of gold for printing." Butler Fang continued to add the rest of the words.

"Cough cough..." Li Xingyuan couldn't tell whether he was choked by the tea or by the housekeeper's words.

"Are you okay, master?" Seeing this, Butler Fang hurried forward and gently patted Li Xingyuan on the back.

In the Hexi Theater, gongs and drums were clanging, on the stage, beautiful women were flying their sleeves, orioles were singing, their eyes were moving, and their voices were soft and slow. The audience was packed and there was a lot of applause.

"When did a new beauty come?" Zhao Chu walked out of the room on the second floor drunkenly, looked at the woman singing on the stage with misty eyes and smiled.

"Her name is Ying'er. The owner bought her two years ago. He has been hiding her secretly, waiting for the right time to dazzle everyone. Tonight is her first time showing her face. It seems that the owner's two years of careful cultivation have not been in vain." Miss Jin, who followed out, fell into Zhao Chu's arms with a jealous look on her face.

"Well, this figure and this singing style are no wonder that they were carefully cultivated by the old owner." Even with the warm fragrance in his arms, Zhao Chu's eyes were still fixed on the stage.

"Have you seen this today, sir?" Seeing that Zhao Chu was obsessed with the newcomer and ignored herself, Miss Jin was naturally angry but dared not say anything, so she had to take out a piece of paper from her sleeve to try to change the subject. This piece of paper was the "flyer" that Li Yunye had people distribute everywhere during the day.

"A price reduction campaign for the famous Jiangnan Li brand? What? What's the name of this flyer?" This "flyer" really aroused Zhao Chu's interest.

"Young Master, you don't know..." Miss Jin smiled and leaned close to Zhao Chu's ear.

"Hahahaha, it seems like something that the prodigal son Li Yunye would do!" After listening to Miss Jin's story, Zhao Chu laughed with glee. His laughter was so loud that the audience downstairs started to mock him.