Rebirth: Making a Fortune in Ancient Times

Xia Yu was woken up by Shijiu.

"Miss, it's time to get up and get ready." Nineteen's gentle voice rang in Xia Yu's ear.

Almost instantly, Xia Yu opened her eyes. She stared at the tent for a while, waiting for her thoughts to settle before softly speaking to Nineteen.

"Nineteen, is there any water? I'd like to take a bath first."

"Yes, Miss, the warm water is ready." Through the gauze curtain, Xia Yu saw Nineteen placing things on the dressing table.

Rou Rou's eyes were still a little tired. Xia Yu parted the gauze curtains, got out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and walked towards the bathroom.

Nineteen glanced up at Xia Yu's back, and just by looking at Xia Yu's gait, she knew she was still sleepy. Nineteen smiled slightly, then lowered her head to continue arranging jewelry on the table. These were all pieces that she and Da Niu had picked out and matched earlier, arranged in sets for the young lady to choose from.

In less than fifteen minutes, Xia Yu came out of the bathroom. She sat in front of the dressing table and had Shijiu and Daniu help her comb her hair and put on makeup.

Seeing the carefully matched jewelry displayed on the dressing table, Xia Yu looked at the two of them in the mirror.

"Neither of you rested just now?"

"Yes, we servants aren't tired!" Nineteen said with a smile.

"How could you not be tired? Look at the bruises under your eyes, they haven't even gone down yet!" Xia Yu looked at Shijiu with some concern. Da Niu had been sleeping fitfully on the ship for several days, but her energy had recovered. She had eaten a lot of delicious food on the street today, and her spirits were quite good.

"Miss, don't worry. When we were training, I sometimes didn't sleep for three days straight! I'll put on some powder later, and you won't be able to tell." Nineteen answered Xia Yu as she applied powder to her face.

"Silly girl, even if you put on powder, the bruise is still there. We won't go out tomorrow, you can all stay home and sleep, have a good sleep all day."

"Alright, then this servant will listen to Miss and sleep well in the room all day tomorrow," Nineteen said with a smile, following Xia Yu's words.

Da Niu, who was applying incense to Xia Yu's clothes, overheard their conversation, hesitated for a moment, and then came over with the incense burner.

"Miss, I'm not sleepy, and I don't want to sleep. Can I go out for a walk tomorrow?"

"Hmm? Is there anything else you want to buy?" Xia Yu looked at Da Niu with some confusion.

"I also want to try the raw fish slices at Fu Shun Lou." Da Niu looked at Xia Yu very seriously, as if she were talking about something very important.

"Still not enough to eat today?" Xia Yu looked at her sincere expression and wanted to laugh. Perhaps Da Niu had been hungry for too long before. Although she hadn't gone hungry since coming to the Zhang family in the past few years, she had a morbid obsession with food.

"Miss, I only ate one bite of that dish today!" Da Niu quickly defended herself after hearing Xia Yu's words.

Xia Yu was a little confused. She only saw Shijiu trying hard to suppress her laughter in the mirror, and Daniu looked very anxious, so she was even more confused about what was going on.

"What happened? Did something happen at the restaurant today? Nineteen, you tell me."

"Miss, Sister Da Niu ate too much outside today. She was already stuffed when we ate at the restaurant. She managed to force herself to eat a few bites of the first few dishes, but when the raw fish slices were served, she said she was so full she couldn't eat another bite and could only watch us eat." After saying that, she couldn't control her expression anymore and covered her mouth, giggling.

"Yes, that's what Nineteen said, so I didn't eat a single bite of that dish, but they all said that it was the best dish of lunch today, so I wanted to try it." Da Niu said very seriously.

Xia Yu was somewhat helpless with this gluttonous girl, and rubbed his forehead before saying...

"Since that's the case, then you can go. Just remember to have Gou Dan and Xiao Shitou from the manor accompany you. Just eat, and whatever you do, don't cause any trouble, understand?"

Hearing Xia Yu agree to let her eat at a restaurant, Da Niu nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.

"I know, Miss, I won't cause any trouble, so don't worry. I'll bring you and Nineteen some good food when I come back."

"Do you have enough silver on you?" Xia Yu asked again.

"That's enough, that's enough. I still have plenty of silver on me," the young woman said, patting the purse at her waist.

Xia Yu glanced at the small purse. She really didn't know how much silver Da Niu had brought with her this time. After thinking for a moment, she took out a fifty-tael silver note from her own purse and gave it to Da Niu.

"When you come back tomorrow, please buy some pastries for me to share with the ladies and gentlemen in the manor. We'll be troubling them while we're staying here. Make sure they're Daohuaxiang pastries; don't skimp on the price, buy a few extra packs."

"Miss, I have silver on me, please keep this silver note." Da Niu waved her hand to refuse the silver note the young lady was offering.

"Take it. This is for my business, how can I let you pay for it?" Xia Yu stuffed the silver notes directly into Da Niu's arms.

Da Niu looked at the silver notes in her hand, carefully folded them, and stuffed them into her purse.

Nineteen had no objection to Xia Yu's indirect way of subsidizing Danu. After all, Miss was that generous; she had often asked him to buy things for her, and then gave him the rest of the money. Besides, she was much richer than Danu.

Nineteen carefully drew Xia Yu's eyebrows and eyeliner, then applied a light blush to her cheeks, making her face look like a blooming peach blossom. These makeup techniques were taught to her by her mistress and Da Niu.

"Miss, you're so beautiful!" Da Niu stared blankly at Xia Yu, who was wearing makeup. She had always known that her young mistress was beautiful, but she had never worn makeup herself before, only teaching the maids makeup techniques. Now, seeing Xia Yu with makeup on, she was truly stunning, and she couldn't find the right words to describe her mistress.

Xia Yu looked at herself in the mirror and realized she was indeed very beautiful. She admired her beauty for a few minutes, looking left and right. Then she combed down the hair on her forehead, picked up the scissors, measured the position on her forehead, found the right spot, and cut a fringe that reached her eyebrows.

Her smooth forehead was completely covered by the bangs, and her beautiful eyebrows were also partially hidden.

"Miss, this cut doesn't look as good as the previous one!" Nineteen said with some regret upon seeing the result.

"That's exactly how it should be. What would I, a powerless commoner, need such a beautiful face for?" Hearing Xia Yu say this, even the simple-minded Da Niu understood what she meant.