Hua Zhi smiled faintly, and no one knew that her back was wet at this moment. "Berlin doesn't like reading books but loves to play sand table games. Although it's never the Hua family's turn to fight in the war, I think it's good to read some military books. Every time he loses, he will come to ask me what kind of formation I set up. Once I tell him, he will go find a book to read. He will not stop until he beats me next time."
Berlin has been busy for the past year and has become much more sensible, so he has not done this again. However, this good habit cannot be lost. When she returns, she will have someone make a new sand table. No, make two, one in the study in the front yard and one in their room, so that he and the Sixth Prince can use it as a pastime.
The Sixth Prince needs to know more about these things than Berlin.
"It's a good habit." Zhu Haodong nodded in praise, but not every family can imitate it. They are not as lucky as Berlin, who has an older sister who can read military books and use them.
Looking at the big and small chess pieces on the chessboard, Zhu Haodong felt a little numb on his scalp. If Zhier were a man, he would be a good candidate to join the army.
"Ziwen, go to my study and get the two books on the top shelf. Be careful." Zhu Bowen took the towel and wiped his hands with excitement still on his face. He hadn't felt so happy in a long time.
Zhu Ziwen looked at his cousin deeply and left quickly. It was the first time he realized that there was such a big gap between him and his cousin.
They sat down again, and without saying a few words Zhu Ziwen took the book and handed it directly to his cousin at the signal of his grandfather.
They are called books, but they are not books. They are just two volumes of manuscripts. There is not even a title on the cover, and they are written on silk.
After seeing the contents, Hua Zhi immediately understood their value. These were actually two military books, and they were not found in the Hua family's library. In other words, these books were most likely unique copies!
She looked up at her grandfather. Was he really going to give it to her? Then she would really accept it!
Zhu Bowen was very pleased with her expression of affection, and stroked his beard as he said, "The previous dynasty did a lot of immoral things, and you should know that they dug up Mr. Siqing's tomb."
Hua Zhi opened her eyes slightly. Could it be that this thing is...
"Yes, it was dug out from Mr. Siqing's tomb. It was almost burned at that time. The scholars and students at that time risked their lives to protect it. Later, it changed hands several times and disappeared for many years. I accidentally got it two years ago. I think it must have been circulated among scholars all the time and was well preserved. I placed it in Dazhuo Temple for three months before taking it back and performed a ritual for Mr. Siqing, which completed this fate."
Hua Zhi lowered her head and looked at the two booklets, gently stroking the old marks on the covers. Every era will produce some brilliant figures, and Mr. Siqing was the trendsetters of that era.
But very few of his things were left, and Chao Li Kingdom almost destroyed an entire civilization.
"No matter how good something is, it would be a pity to put it away. Since you are willing to read it and can understand it, it is just right for you."
Hua Zhi couldn't refuse. She was essentially a businessman, and successful businessmen all had one thing in common: they were good at attacking, using all sorts of tricks and schemes just to make the deal.
Many people in the circle had studied military tactics. At that time, she didn't like reading military books, but the environment forced her to read them. If she didn't want to be at a disadvantage, she had to force herself to become an offensive businessman.
After reading it for a long time, I found it interesting and didn't find it difficult to understand anymore.
Hua Zhi stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Grandfather, for your generous gift."
Zhu Ziwen interrupted and reminded: "Grandfather, let's eat first, it's getting dark."
Zhu Bowen glanced outside and immediately smiled, "Why is it already this late? Let's go eat."
In order to entertain her, the Zhu family's kitchen cooked all kinds of vegetarian dishes. Hua Zhi was very considerate and ate half a bowl of rice more. Seeing that she did eat a lot, the old lady was smiling the whole time.
It was already late when they came out of Zhu's house. Zhu Ziwen was ordered to see her off. As soon as they reached the back alley, he stopped and blocked his cousin behind him.
"Who?"
Gu Yanxi passed him by and looked over his shoulder at Hua Zhi. When their eyes met, Hua Zhi smiled and said softly, "Cousin, he is Mr. Wu hired by my family. I'm afraid that Berlin is worried about me, so he asked him to come and pick me up."
Zhu Ziwen was reserved about this explanation. He had a Mr. Wu in his family, and he had also seen Mr. Wu in other families, but none of the Mr. Wus had such a majestic aura.
"If I really let you go back like this, my father will kick me out of the house. Do you believe it, cousin?"
Seeing his worry, Hua Zhi did not refuse his kindness, "Then I'll trouble you, cousin."
The carriage swayed slowly along the quiet street. Hua Zhi leaned back on the cushion and closed her eyes to rest. She felt a little tired after a day's work.
But she didn't expect that she would fall asleep. She was still dazed when Nanny Su woke her up. She was helped out of the carriage and gradually woke up when the night wind blew. However, this period of time was enough for people to see her fatigue, which she had no time to hide.
Zhu Ziwen thought, they all took it for granted. How could it not be tiring to carry a family in such a hurry? She did such a good job that they all forgot how hard she worked and how much pressure she had endured.
If she didn't say anything, they would pretend not to know, either sincerely or falsely, and praise her with nice words, not thinking about the fact that she might have been unable to sleep at night.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ziwen's tone was more gentle than ever before, "Go in quickly and have a good rest."
"Thank you for your help, cousin."
"We are family, so we don't talk about this."
Hua Zhi bowed slightly, nodded to Gu Yanxi, and let Nanny Su help her into the house.
Gu Yanxi wanted to follow him in, or even climb over the wall. No one could stop him anyway, and Azhi would definitely not blame him. But he still held back. He didn't have anything to say right away, but Azhi needed to have a good rest.
Zhu Ziwen looked at him, but ultimately said nothing. Although his cousin was close to the Zhu family, he still had to strike a good balance. Since his cousin trusted this man, he had to show his trust on the surface no matter how skeptical he was in his heart.
After returning home, Zhu Ziwen went to look for his grandfather.
"You are right to be cautious. No matter how close they are, they are still two families. You must not interfere in her affairs under the pretext of doing good for her." The old man praised her and said, "This man has an unusual background. I have checked his background, but found nothing. I only know that he followed Zhi'er to the north, which shows that Hua Yizheng had seen him. I guess he might be someone Hua Pingyang met outside, or someone the Hua family had done a favor for, so he showed up immediately to protect the Hua family after something happened."
"So he can be trusted?"
"For now, it seems that the Hua family does not have anything worth seeking for warriors."
Although his grandfather said so, Zhu Ziwen still felt uneasy for some reason. The man's aura was so strong that it was impressive.
PS: I don’t know why, the things I write during the day are all crap, and I can only write anything at night... Girls still have to remember that Kong Kong will not write unimportant things, since they appear, they will be useful in the future.