Nan Nan was speechless. Why? It happened to him again, but who was the person in front of him? His mother. What could he do? He just had to accept his fate.
"Of course I can do it, but I don't know what those poems are, so can I let Xiao Xi help me?"
It was impossible for him to be busy all night alone, unless Junior Sister Xiaoxi could help. Fang Xiaoxi glared at Nan Nan. This person was doing such a small thing, but he wanted to drag her into it. It was simply too much.
Qian Jiujiu thought about it and nodded: "This is a good idea, let's do it. I'll leave the matter of the ancient books to you, thank you for your hard work. Then we will go back first. By the way, Xiaoxi has something to do in the village tomorrow. If you want to make ancient books, go to the other courtyard."
He patted Fang Xiaoxi's shoulder and sent Nan Nan and Fang Xiaoxi back. Seeing that it was getting late, Fang Xiaoxi and Nan Nan looked at each other, and Nan Nan couldn't help but say, "Why do I feel like I'm being kicked out again?"
He originally planned to stay overnight at the county government office and had never thought about going back to the villa. Fang Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows and looked at Nan Nan: "What's the difference? This kind of thing is not surprising, why are you still surprised? And it's getting late now. If we don't go back now to make old ancient books, it will be too late tomorrow."
That means we can’t even go shopping today! We have to go back now. Nan Nan took a deep breath and said, “Let’s go.”
What a pity! Maybe his lantern could have won a prize! After all, he had just looked at a lot of people's tickets, and they were all very few. Some had a few, some had none, and some had only a few hundred. There was no way they could compare to his 2,500.
The two of them followed him back overnight, and of course they used horses, as traveling faster was the fastest. Even so, when they got back, it was already midnight.
When passing by home, he did not forget to tell his parents that he had something to do in another courtyard and would not come tonight.
Father Fang was worried about his daughter and Nan Nan being alone together. Although they were young, he still had to take precautions. So he woke up Fang Shaofeng, who was almost asleep, and went to help.
In this way, two people became three people. Fang Xiaoxi and Nan Nan both expressed their happiness at being able to recruit one more strong man.
Only Fang Shaofeng yawned in confusion: "What are you going to do in the middle of the night?"
Fang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "It's nothing to do. Let's go. You'll know when you get there. It's very important."
When Fang Shaofeng heard that it was very important, he was a little silly and happy. It seemed that he was also very important. So the three of them quickly arrived at the other courtyard, and Nan Nan opened the door of the study.
"Making old books is not an easy task. I still need to find some suitable paper. Xiaoxi, come and help me now and write the poem."
Fang Xiaoxi blinked maliciously: "Okay, that's fine. But I think I don't have to finish writing it. After all, it's an old and worn-out ancient book. We can leave out one or two words and let the dean and the others guess it themselves. What do you think?"
Nan Nan immediately nodded in agreement: "Of course you can, don't you think about it, it's because of them that we can't sleep at night and work overtime all night long!"
When had he, Master Mu, ever been so pitiful? In the end, he was still tricked by his mother and his junior sister, but they were his mother and junior sister, his own people, could he bear to blame them? Of course he couldn't bear it, so he took his anger out on them, because the dean and the others were so anxious!
Soon Nan Nan found some paper that could be made into old ones. Ancient books usually have a lot of pages, but it doesn’t matter, so she decided to make some incomplete ancient books. About ten sheets would be enough.
It is quite difficult to make old paper. In fact, there are many methods. You can use smoke, but I don’t know if the smell can be removed after smoking it for a whole night. Then use tea leaves.
"Third brother, come and lay out the papers, make sure there are no wrinkles. I'll go get some tea leaves to adjust the color."
After saying that, Nan Nan turned around and went to look for it. Let's spoil Dad's Pu'er tea. I think Dad won't mind, right? Thinking of this, Nan Nan quickly brought the tea.
After finishing, he and Fang Shaofeng took the brush and started to brush. Fang Xiaoxi also quickly finished writing the poems. This girl was also very mean. Except for four complete poems, the others were incomplete.
They were all about Lantern Festival. I don’t know where she got so many incomplete poems. After finishing, she also came to help wash the paper. After washing, in order to save time, she had to dry the paper and then write the poems.
After a busy night, at dawn the next day, an old ancient book was finally made. Nan Nan took a deep breath and said, "This is really not easy. I will never do such a fake thing again."
Fang Xiaoxi also collapsed on the ground exhausted and shook her hands: "Do you think what I did was easy? I can't even lift my hands. It turns out that lying is not a good thing."
As they said this, the two of them went to look at the person who had been lying in the pit without saying a word. Wow, Fang Shaofeng had already laid on the ground and started to sleep. He must be extremely sleepy.
Nan Nan couldn't help laughing, but Fang Xiaoxi walked forward and shook Fang Shaofeng awake in a few seconds: "Third brother, it's ready. If you are sleepy, go to the guest room and rest first."
There were plenty of rooms in the courtyard, so Fang Shaofeng was taken to the guest room by the servants to sleep. Fang Xiaoxi was also a little sleepy, but she felt a little reluctant to leave Nan Nan alone to clean up.
"Let me help you clean up."
But Nan Nan refused: "No need, you should go and have a rest. Let the people below do this."
The ancient books have been completed, and the other things can be handed over to the subordinates without worry. In fact, the subordinates are already very speechless, why do you have to do these things yourself, just leave it to them.
Since she didn't need to help, Fang Xiaoxi nodded and went to rest. She was different from her third brother in the other courtyard. She had her own room in the other courtyard and could go there to rest directly.
Nan Nan watched as everyone packed up and prepared to go to bed: "I'm going to rest now. Well, if the dean of the college and others come, come and call..."
Before I could even utter a word, the housekeeper had already come in with the dean and others: "Master Mu, have you found the ancient book?"
Nan Nan hadn't had time to hide the ancient books in his hands yet. He had originally wanted to hide the ancient books and let these people find them themselves. Now, it was too late.
Sure enough, the dean had already seen the ancient book in Nan Nan's hand, and his eyes lit up instantly: "Mr. Mu is really a good person. Did he get up so early in the morning to help us find ancient books? It's rare to rummage through boxes and cabinets."
As he said this, he took the ancient book from Nan Nan's hand without hesitation and began to read it. However, he encountered difficulties with the first poem: "Why is this incomplete?"
Nan Nan's mouth twitched: "It's an ancient book. I don't know when it was taken back. Maybe the previous owner didn't take good care of it. So it caused some damage. Dean, you are so talented. You can take it away. If possible, complete these poems."
When the dean heard that he was going to be given the ancient books, he was extremely excited: "Okay, Master Mu, don't worry, I will send them to you when I have completed all the poems."
Nan Nan nodded twice: "It's up to you, as long as you are happy."
The dean immediately said she wanted to leave, and Nannan was eager to see him off. She smiled and sent him out, then went back to her room and fell asleep. It was very difficult to stay up all night, especially since she was still growing!
When Nan Nan woke up, Chuan Gu was already standing beside her. It was already afternoon. Nan Nan stood up and stretched: "Chuan Gu, go prepare some food. I'm hungry. By the way, are Fang Xiaoxi and her brother and sister awake?"
Chuan Gu immediately replied: "Miss Fang and Master Fang got up at noon and went home. Master, the person you wanted to invite has arrived and is waiting in the hall."
The person we want to invite has arrived? Nan Nan narrowed his eyes instantly: "Let's go and take a look first."
There were about fifty people standing in the hall of the villa. All of them were strong men, and they looked very safe. Nan Nan looked around and nodded after looking at all of them: "They look pretty good. How are their skills?"
Kawatani answered from the side: "Master, we have been tested. We can't talk about it even if we extend our hands, but we have already met the requirements of the third-rate level."
For a retired soldier like this, he has the level of a third-rate expert, which is not bad. Nan Nan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, take them to the mountain and arrange for them to build houses first. Are there any family members who came with them? If there are family members who came with them, please stand up."
Half of the people immediately stood up. In fact, they were a little nervous. After they were discharged from the army, they did not live well at home. After returning home, they found that their wives and children were not living well at home, so they brought them out directly this time. I wonder if they will be disliked by the owner
Nan Nan looked at the anxious faces of these people and asked, "Where are your families arranged?"
This time it was also Kawatani who answered: "Master, they are all arranged in the inn in the town. Let's settle them here first and then pick them up."
So that's how it is. Nan Nan nodded and said, "Okay, Chuan Gu, you take them up the mountain to build bamboo houses. Then send some people to buy daily necessities. But before we go up the mountain, I have something to make clear to you. Those who can accept it can stay, and those who can't accept it can leave now. If you still want to leave after we get to the mountain, don't blame me for being rude."