The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

Zhuge Yunshu carefully considered her words, "Senior Sister Su Chun, we didn't have any complaints about anything, please don't overthink it!"

"Also, don't cry, or your eyes will get swollen."

"It's really uncomfortable to sleep at night when my eyes are swollen."

"..."

Zhuge Yunshu really didn't know how to comfort her. She had racked her brains, so she secretly tugged at Senior Sister Yi and asked her to continue.

Wang Yi understood Zhuge Yunshu's intention, and after much struggle, she finally spoke up: "Senior Sister Su Chun, firstly, we are returning the money to you not because we look down on you, but simply because we cannot accept undeserved rewards."

"Secondly, you don't look as good when you cry as when you laugh."

"Third, even if you cry, you can't change the outcome, so it's useless."

Fourth, we haven't finished our homework yet.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

She was certain that the fourth point was definitely what Senior Sister Yi cared about most.

To be honest, Senior Sister Yi is even worse at comforting people than she is.

"Haha! You two are going to kill me with laughter. What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Your friends are even more impressive than you, listing them all out. Do you think this will comfort this young lady?" The system couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Zhuge Yunshu ignored the system's gloating and was still thinking about what to say, after all, Senior Sister Su Chun was very sensitive.

"Puch."

As Su Chun listened to her two junior sisters' clumsy attempts at comforting her, her eyes, which had been filled with tears, instantly curved into crescent moons.

Of course, that laughter also came from her. It was the first time in her life that someone her age had talked to her so much, mainly to comfort her.

Although what they said was, well, not entirely satisfactory, at least they showed the right attitude.

They took her seriously.

"Junior sisters, I didn't mean to do this. It's just that my eyes are very unreliable. Whenever I have something on my mind, they start to shed tears like they don't need any."

"So from childhood to adulthood, the elders disliked me for being unlucky, my peers disliked me for being a crybaby, and on top of that, my identity was shameful, so no one wanted to play with me."

"The situation only improved slightly after I came to the town school, but because of my tendency to cry easily, some senior sisters were wrongly accused and bullied by the senior brothers. When I tried to explain, they were like people with screws in their heads, insisting that the senior sisters forced me to come."

"So, I understand why my senior sisters don't like me. But because of what you said this morning, they are getting along with me peacefully again, just like before, so I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart."

"Then you came to return the gifts, which is why I misunderstood that you were disgusted with me," Su Chun said embarrassedly.

After listening to Su Chun's long speech, Zhuge Yunshu and Wang Yi felt that Su Chun had gone through a lot.

In particular, there's the problem of uncontrollably crying.

It's so bad.

But no matter what, the money still needs to be repaid.

Zhuge Yunshu looked at Su Chun and said seriously, "Senior Sister, we are returning the money mainly because it is not good for classmates to give each other money. Besides, 100 taels is not a small amount, so we can't just take it back."

"But I have nothing, except a lot of money." Su Chun lowered her head dejectedly.

She originally wanted to give more, but was afraid her junior sisters wouldn't accept it.

Zhuge Yunshu: "???"

Wang Yi: "???"

They all looked puzzled; when did Yunshui Town have such a wealthy tycoon?

Su Chun has a special talent: she is very good at reading people's expressions and can distinguish whether others are kind or malicious towards her.

In her opinion, as long as they don't intend to kill her or have any dirty thoughts, she doesn't care.

Therefore, she cherished her school life in Yunshui Town and was exceptionally forgiving of those who had once been kind to her.

Therefore, she cherishes her classmates like Yun Shu and Wang Shimei, who have no ulterior motives and are wholeheartedly good to her.

So she could tell what her junior sisters were thinking with just a casual glance.

Then she explained, "Senior sister is not from Yunshui Town, but from the county town. Her family runs a small business. She came to Yunshui Town to study because of some things."

She actually got in through connections, but she didn't dare say it.

Zhuge Yunshu and Wang Yi looked at each other, not believing Su Chun's claim that her family ran a small business at all.

However, seeing that Senior Sister Su Chun clearly didn't want to talk about this topic, they didn't tactlessly press for more information.

"Senior sister, if you really want to express your gratitude, I think that purse is quite pretty, why don't you give it to us?" Zhuge Yunshu changed the subject.

Wang Yi also nodded in agreement with the solution that her junior sister Yun Shu had come up with.

She mainly wanted to finish this quickly so she could go back to do her homework and then find some time to read.

She didn't want to waste her precious time reading.

Su Chun found Zhuge Yunshu's words unbelievable and wanted to see the truth from her junior sister Yunshu's face.

To her surprise, Junior Sister Yun Shu looked sincere, and even Junior Sister Wang, who usually didn't like to smile, had a strange smile on her lips.

"It seems my junior sisters really like purses!" Su Chun murmured.

To be honest, she had never given anyone a small gift like a purse before.

Compared to the past when gifts were usually jewelry or silver notes, this is really not presentable.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she said, "Junior Sister Yun Shu, Junior Sister Wang, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he ran back to his dormitory in a flash.

Zhuge Yunshu and Wang Yi stared in shock at the agile movements of their senior sister, Su Chun.

What happened to her supposed gentleness?

After a while, Su Chun came out carrying a cloth bag and happily opened it in front of the two of them.

"Junior sisters, don't you like purses? These are all ones I haven't used, I'll give them all to you."

Although Zhuge Yunshu had never seen anything of value, the purse, though ornate yet vulgar, was clearly expensive.

Especially the little golden fish embroidered with gold thread on the purse—it was incredibly lifelike.

They couldn't help but marvel at how incredibly generous Senior Sister Su Chun was!

“These aren’t banknotes, they’re just small items. Are you going to refuse even this?” Su Chun noticed her junior sisters’ hesitation and feigned sadness.

The two men felt a pang of anxiety when they saw Su Chun about to cry again.

"Senior Sister Su Chun, please don't wrong us. We were just attracted by this exquisite purse and didn't react for a moment, right, Senior Sister Yi?" Zhuge Yunshu asked Wang Yi to testify for her in order to make her words seem more genuine.

After all, in everyone's eyes, Senior Sister Yi is such a cold person that she would disdain lying.

"Mm," Wang Yi said.

“But, Senior Sister Su Chun, Senior Sister Yi and I don’t need that many. We can just choose one,” Zhuge Yunshu suggested.

"Okay, sure." Getting even one would be great, so Su Chun readily agreed.

Zhuge Yunshu picked out the pouch with the goldfish playing in the water pattern that caught her eye at first glance, while Wang Yi chose the pouch with the winter plum blossom pattern.

This perfectly matches their personalities.

Seeing that they had made their selections, Su Chun quickly took out another small bag. "These are the mosquito-repellent herbs that we agreed to give you this morning. I brought some for you."

This time, Zhuge Yunshu and the other man did not refuse and readily accepted the gift.

Just as they were about to take their leave, Su Chun hesitated, her eyes filled with unspoken words. Finally, as if she had made a decision, she spoke up: "Junior Sister Yun Shu, Junior Sister Wang, can I be your friend?"

Zhuge Yunshu and Wang Yi couldn't help but feel sorry for the pretty young lady when they heard Su Chun's words.

What happened to make her so cautious about making friends?

So the two of them readily agreed.