The speaker was an old man from the village, holding a small bench behind his back and smiling. Old man Shu Xunfen seemed to have no other intention. He just wanted to share the opinions passed down by the older generation for the young people to listen to.
When the old man said this, many people in the village agreed, saying that they had heard this statement before. But for a while, few people could tell the truth. Anyway, they just heard it. There is an old saying that goes well, if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer the consequences in front of you. Therefore, although no one can explain the truth, generations of ancestors have followed it.
On the other hand, Zhou Wang, the father of fat Zhou Mingxu, coughed, stood up with his hands behind his back, and said with a proud smile, "Ahem! I know the reason for this statement. My second uncle once mentioned it."
Zhou Wang's second uncle is Professor Zhou. Professor Zhou studies Feng Shui and is a great scholar in Chinese studies. He is a famous scholar in Shili Village and a role model for the villagers to encourage their children to study hard. When talking about Professor Zhou, what he said was naturally convincing, so people in the village asked Zhou Wang why he said, "You don't plant mulberries in front of your house, and you don't plant willows behind your house."
Xia Shao was Professor Zhou's student, and he was familiar with Zhou Wang's family when he was a child. So Zhou Wang looked at Xia Shao and said, "Xia Shao, didn't the professor mention it to you? There are no mulberries planted in front of the door and no willows planted behind the house. This is a saying passed down from the older generation. Because the word "mulberry" has the same pronunciation as the word "mourning", it is unlucky to see a funeral in front of the door. As for not planting willows behind the house, it is also a homophone. If the willows flow together, money will easily flow away from the back of the house, and wealth will not be gathered. "
When Zhou Wang said this, the young and old in the village immediately made a sound of surprise and praised each other, "Oh! Professor Zhou is really knowledgeable!"
Zhou Wang listened, and his face naturally lightened up. How could he not be proud to have such a great Confucian scholar in his family? This is a glorious lintel, a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes. But speaking of it now, Lao Xia's family has become prosperous, and the second uncle really didn't miss his point. He said at the beginning that Xiao Shao was not a creature in the pond, and would definitely make great achievements when he grew up. But this child hasn't grown up yet. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, he is already very impressive!
"Xiao Shao, the professor never said that willow trees can't be planted in front of the house. I think it should be fine." Zhou Wang said with a smile.
Xia Shao also smiled after hearing this and said: "Uncle Zhou Wang, Professor Zhou is right. Chinese people usually pay attention to auspiciousness. The homophones of mulberry in front of the house and willow in the back are indeed unlucky. In my grandparents' new house, although the willow tree is It is not planted behind the house but in front of the house, but it doesn't work. Because the house faces north and south, with a green dragon in the east and a white tiger in the west. The tree is planted to the right of the door, and it becomes a white tiger tree. The female in the owner's family is in power, and she wants to offend the child. Man. Fortunately, it was planted only two days ago, otherwise it will become a disaster over time."
Xia Shao spoke in a leisurely manner, with a calm smile. Everyone in the village, young and old, heard clearly, but they were all stunned.
This little girl speaks eloquently and sounds very understanding!
How come this little girl from Lao Xia's family even understands these things
"Little Shaozi, who did you hear these things from?" Grandma Jiang Shuhui asked from the side. The old lady's kind face was full of surprise, as if she didn't believe that her well-behaved and sensible granddaughter knew all the mysterious things that even the elders thought. .
Zhou Wang scratched his head, "You must have heard what my second uncle said, right?"
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan looked at each other and smiled secretly. Professor Zhou, let's just say Professor Zhou. Anyway, his daughter is also Professor Zhou's student. Otherwise, when talking about Master Tang, he would have to explain to the villagers, which would be too troublesome.
Zhou Wang's guess was easily recognized by the young and old in the village. The granddaughter of the Xia family had been learning from Professor Zhou since she was a child. After school, she went to his house to learn Chinese painting and calligraphy. Professor Zhou should have taught her.
As soon as they heard that Professor Zhou had taught Xia Shao these things, the young and old in the village started talking one after another. Someone slapped his thigh with a look of panic on his face, "Oh no! There is also a willow tree planted in front of my house. What should I do? I'll go back and plant it." It cut!”
Xia Shao happened to know the person who spoke, and immediately smiled, "Grandma Liu, the willow tree in your house has been there for a long time. I know it. It is planted on the east side of the house. It happens that your house also faces north and south, and the green dragon is in the position. Willow, may you have children and grandchildren! That is a lucky tree, don’t cut it down.”
When Grandma Liu heard this, she calmed down. But her heart had been raised a moment ago, and now it came back. She was still a little confused for a moment. She nodded and said, "I asked why nothing has happened to our family in these years. It turns out that It’s an auspicious tree.”
Someone next to him curled his lips and shook his head, "Don't mention it. It's the same willow tree. How can it be successful if you plant it here but not that one? There are so many ways here, and we don't understand them. There are many willow trees planted in front of our homes. Tree, what if I plant it wrong?”
Someone suggested, "Why don't we cut them all? If we don't plant them, we don't have to worry about whether they are good or bad."
"How can we cut it down? The pomegranate tree in front of my house has been planted for more than ten years, and my grandson and granddaughter still come back to eat it every summer and autumn!"
"That's right! We also have a date tree planted behind our house. The dates are so sweet every year! It would be a pity to cut it down."
The old and young in the village were talking about each other, making Xia Shao smile. I never expected that just the willow tree in front of my grandparents’ new house could cause so many worries among the villagers. However, it is true that the village is different from the city. Every house has a small yard. Planting trees and other things is common, and it is reasonable to have worries.
Xia Shao lowered her eyes. Since she was the one who started the topic, why not take advantage of today to talk to the villagers about the most basic things, so as not to worry everyone.
She was thinking this, but before she could speak, someone asked.
"Little peony, what else did Professor Zhou teach you? Did he tell you which ones can be planted and which ones cannot be planted? Can you tell us? We can also take a look and cut down the trees if there are any problems. Now, please be more careful when planting in the future, okay?"
How could Xia Shao say no? Her parents also nodded to her, hoping that she would talk and help the villagers.
Grandma also said: "Xiao Shaozi, these belong to your grandparents, uncles and aunts who have watched you grow up. You have also eaten pomegranates and dates from these people's homes. Tell me everything you know."
"Okay." Xia Shao patted her grandma's hand, then looked over the village's young and old, smiled and said slowly, "I know a little bit about it. As the saying goes, people have their own characteristics, things have their characteristics, and trees have their characteristics. When planting trees in front of the door, you should first look at the appearance of the trees. Generally speaking, when planting trees in front of the house, you should consider the height and leaf shape of the tree. Round-leaf trees are mainly used in front of the door, and long-leaf trees are mainly used behind the door. The trees on the left side of the door should be tall, and on the right side of the door should be short. Tall, strong and neat trees are good luck, while deformed and crooked trees are unlucky. In addition, if the trees in front of the door are withered, that is even worse."
Xia Shao first spoke in general terms, and then gave an example, "As for what kind of tree to plant, it depends on everyone's needs and preferences. Walnut trees are good for health, chestnut trees bring wealth, pomegranate trees have many children and grandchildren, and cherries bring good luck. Jujube trees give birth to noble children early. Bamboo is good for literary talent, and trees such as sandalwood and dragon whiskers are all good at increasing officialdom and promoting people. You need to be careful when planting bamboo here. Don't plant too little. Feng shui pays attention to momentum. Bamboo is slender and too little is too little. If the situation is lonely, it will be unlucky.”
In order to fear that the young and old in the village would faint after hearing this, Xia Shao deliberately slowed down her speech, but she still made the villagers look at each other in shock.
"Hey! Is there such a saying in this?" The old ladies and gentlemen in the village looked at each other, curled their lips, and showed an expression of "this thing is very mysterious".
The younger ones asked: "Is there any truth in this? If it's just a homophony for good luck, it's not a big problem if you plant the wrong one, right?"
"Nonsense!" Immediately an old man said with a bluff, "These things should be believed! Besides, Professor Zhou teaches you, so you must listen! You young people are so bold in everything. ,well."
Xia Shao smiled and explained: "Of course there are sayings. These are not only people who use their homophonic pronunciation to seek good luck, but are also related to the theory of Feng Shui. Ancient books contain: 'Qi will disperse when it rides on the wind, and it will stop when the boundary water stops. The purpose of Feng Shui is to study "Qi". This is also said in ancient books. "Huangdi Neijing" says: "Qi is the foundation of human beings" . The house is the hub of yin and yang. If you go with it, you will prosper, if you go against it, you will not." There is also a cloud in the "Book of Changes": "The stars drive the weather, and the mountains and rivers drive the earth's energy. The weather is yang, the earth's qi is yin, and yin and yang are harmonious. Then the weather will be dense and all things will grow.’ Even if it is a tree, different trees will naturally have different Qi.”
Xia Shao also knew that the elders in the village might not understand what he said, so he said: "In short, these plants and flowers planted in the yard are good for storing water, cultivating ground veins, and resolving air leaks. Feng Shui Here, people cannot live where no vegetation grows. You can think about it, there must be something wrong with the earth's atmosphere in a place where no vegetation grows. How can it be good for the body if people live there? How can there be any human habitation in this land?”
After saying this, the young and old in the village nodded in agreement. This was indeed the case, and it sounded quite reasonable.
"Take the chestnut tree mentioned earlier as an example. It is said to be good for wealth because the chestnut fruit is golden, and gold represents wealth in the five elements. The saying that willows cannot be planted behind the house is not just because the homophone is unlucky. Willow branches are pliable and can follow the wind. And if it disperses, what is dispersed is Qi. Planting it at the back of the house is indeed unlucky. So, these things actually have their own meanings."
When the villagers heard this, they all looked enlightened and nodded in admiration.
"It turns out there are so many explanations! Why didn't this girl Xiao Shaozi know so much when she was a child?"
"When I was a kid, I was just a kid. I've grown up now! I also learn more and more."
"Oh, you are really promising. Professor Zhou did not teach in vain when he was a child, and the old Xia family gave birth to a good granddaughter! Aunt Jiang, you are so lucky!"
Jiang Shuhui had a kind smile on her face. She didn't know her granddaughter knew so much. When I was a child, I just looked at him being cute and cute, and it was so weird that I didn't expect him to be successful when he grew up. He just wanted to be safe. How did you know you could enjoy such a blessing as a granddaughter
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan also lamented that this was the first time they heard their daughter talk about so many things about Feng Shui, and they said it so clearly. This is not the same feeling as listening to Master Tang talk about Feng Shui. My daughter knows so much, and it always feels strange to be a parent.
Xia Shao said with a smile: "What I just said is to pay attention to planting trees outside the house. As for the inside of the yard, it is easy to remember. You only need to remember two points. First, don't let the branches and leaves of the tree block the doors and windows. Second, don’t plant locust trees. Didn’t you just say, ‘Don’t plant mulberries in front of the house, and don’t plant willows behind the house’? In fact, there is another sentence, that is, ‘Don’t plant ghost clapping hands in the middle.’ Ghost clapping hands refers to locust trees. Tree. The locust tree is yin in nature. This is a yang house, so naturally we cannot allow the yin energy to be too strong."
Seeing the villagers nodding again, Xia Shao said: "Having said so much, let me sum it up. In terms of the four squares, pomegranates in the east, flowers and grass in the west, flowers and fruits in the south, and tall trees in the north. This method is suitable for all people sitting in a square. If the house faces north, it will be even more auspicious. In terms of four directions, bamboos in the southeast, peaches in the southwest, apples in the northeast, and jujubes in the northwest. This layout is also suitable for houses with all orientations. If it faces the northwest, it will have good luck. ."
"Oh, that's it... That's easy to remember. Let's go home quickly and see if there's anything inappropriate. Cut down the tree and plant another one!" someone said.
"That's right, Aunt Jiang, since the willow tree at the entrance of your new house is not good, you should chop it down quickly! Do you want help? Just say something and we will come over with an ax to chop it down."
Jiang Shuhui instinctively looked at her granddaughter. Xia Shao smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Don't cut it down. There are tree spirits in the tree when it's one meter high. It's not easy for it to grow so tall. If you can, don't cut it down. Just pray for three days and transplant it. There's no such thing here. If it is suitable for planting, there will always be a place where it can live.”
The young and old in the village were stunned when they heard this, and quickly said that they would not cut it down, and if they found any bad ones, they would transplant them elsewhere.
"Uncle Wang, too. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. He almost planted a white tiger tree for Lao Xia's family. It was so scary."
"It's okay. Those who don't know are not guilty. The village chief also has good intentions." Xia Zhiyuan said with a smile after hearing what the villagers said, "Anyway, it was only a short time to plant the peony seeds. Didn't you say that the peony seeds were not successful?"
"It was planted just the day before yesterday, so it doesn't matter." Xia Shao said. If it takes a long time, you need to draw nine circles with cinnabar to relieve the evil spirit before transplanting.
In this case, Xia Zhiyuan decided to wait three days before returning to the village to help transplant the tree.
Then, Jiang Shuhui invited Xia Shao to go and have a look at the house. The furniture in the room was all ready. After Xia Shao looked at it, she smiled and said that she would come over another day and pick a lucky day next year for the old man to move to the new house.
The whole village, old and young, gathered at the door and didn't disperse until Xia Shao accompanied her grandma and parents back to the old house, followed by the villagers who were watching the fun and dispersed. They were all busy going home to look at the trees they planted. While Xia Shao hasn't left yet, if anyone is unsure, it's a good idea to come over and ask her to take a look again.
After Xia Shao accompanied her grandma back to the yard, she found that Liu Cuicui's father, Ershu Liu, had not left yet and was drunkenly chatting with Xia Guoxi in the yard.
As soon as Jiang Shuhui entered the door, she smiled and said: "Old man, if I ask you not to follow me again! Just now my granddaughter showed her hand in front of the villagers who watched her grow up!"
After hearing this, Xia Guoxi curled his lips, folded his hands and drooped his eyelids. Ever since this granddaughter quietly set up a company and later appeared on TV and newspapers in Qingshi, the provincial capital, he felt that he would not be surprised if she showed her hand any more.
Uncle Liu didn't seem to give up. When he saw Xia Shao coming back, he stepped forward again, looking like he wanted to ask something else. Aunt Meng, who followed him in, saw him and knew that he was thinking about Xia Shao's prosperity and wanted to use the fact that her daughter had saved someone else's life to get some benefits and go drinking. She really couldn't afford to lose this man, so she stepped forward and dragged him away before he could speak.
We had dinner at her hometown at noon. Although the old man wanted to stay with Xia Shao for two days, she was really busy with company matters, so he said that during the Chinese New Year days, the company employees would also have a holiday, and she would come back to accompany her. The old man and grandma Jiang Shuhui reluctantly sent her to the village and let her go home.
After returning home, Xia Shao kept going to her master Tang Zongbo.
Xu Tianyin was sitting by the window with the old man, with a blanket on his legs and sitting in the sun. Seeing Xia Shao coming, he raised his eyes to look at her, but as expected, the girl still glared at him, and when she looked at the master, she changed her face to a smile.
"Master, I'm back. How are you? Didn't Senior Brother make red bean and mung bean eight-treasure porridge for you to drink at noon?" Xia Shao knelt down next to Tang Zongbo and asked with a smile.
Tang Zongbo couldn't laugh or cry, "Don't keep remembering the embarrassing things about your senior brother! Be careful if Master tells him the embarrassing things about your childhood!"
Xia Shao immediately bit her lip, looking aggrieved, "Master loves senior brother, but no longer loves me."
"Haha." Tang Zongbo laughed, amused by her appearance, "That's because you are a girl with so many clever ideas and no one can bully you. Your senior brother must have been bullied by you a lot!"
When Xia Shao heard this, she immediately glared at Xu Tianyin. Did she bully him? Then who bullied her last night
Xu Tianyin received her glare, his eyes were dark, and he stood up silently, went to bring her a chair, and placed it next to the master. Xia Shao then stood up, sat down, and took out the dragon scales on her body.
"This sheath has been replaced, not the original one. Master, look at the knife inside." Xia Shao said as he handed it over, and used his mind to suppress the evil spirit of the dragon scale, preventing it from unsealing the scabbard. He jumped out and hurt the master.
When Tang Zongbo saw that what Xia Shao handed over was a short knife, he was stunned. After taking it, he first held it in his hand and looked at the charm on the scabbard, "Huh? This carver, this is your kid's handiwork, right?" He looked at Xu Tianyin, Xu Tianyin nodded, and Tang Zongbo said again, "This curse... hiss! You carved it so densely, fifty-four? Does this sword have such a strong evil spirit?"
Xu Tianyin nodded again. He remembered that the night she subdued the sword, she changed fifty-four spells. He used fifty-four spells to seal the sword.
When Tang Zongbo saw the dense curse, his expression became serious. He held the sword in his hand and gently opened the scabbard.
As soon as the scabbard was opened, a ray of snowy light was reflected. The sunlight outside the window made Tang Zongbo's eyes blur. Although Xia Shao used her mind to control the dragon scale so that it could not hurt anyone, it just did not make an attack gesture, and its own evil spirit was still extremely strong and vicious!
The thick black evil spirit was removed from the scabbard and wrapped around the blade. Seeing that Tang Zongbo was lucky enough to have all the energy in his body to protect himself, he turned it over in his hand and looked at it several times. He was horrified and said, "Hiss! What a fierce sword! No wonder... This sword comes from Where did you get it?”
Xia Shao then told the story of how she got the sword by chance, but she didn't tell Chang Jiu about Long Lin's identity, leaving it to Tang Zongbo to guess.
Tang Zongbo pondered: "The big tomb in the south?" He thought about it for a moment, and there was obvious excitement in his eyes. "Do you still have the original scabbard? Let me see!"
Xia Shao shook her head, "The original scabbard has been replaced. I don't see the original scabbard for this sword, which is a pity."
But Tang Zongbo looked at the short sword in his hand again and again, especially at the dragon pattern on the blade. He squinted carefully and did not regret at all that he could not see the scabbard. "If this is really the murderous sword that Master thought, , you girl have got a great opportunity! What are you regretting?"
"What does Master think this knife is?"
"Fortunately, you are still in the antique business, so you should know more about this sword. There is a record in the ancient book, "Prince Pi of Wei made three daggers, one of which is like solid ice, named Qinggang; the other is like the rising sun. The name is Yangwen; its three shapes resemble dragon inscriptions, and are called dragon scales. According to what you said, this sword came from the tomb in the south, and the location is right. This should be the fierce sword of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, dragon scale!" Tang Zongbo said.
Xia Shao laughed after hearing this: "Master, it is the same as what we speculated at the time. Although the historical data records that the size of the dragon scale sword is longer, we believe that the historical data are also exaggerated and have not been verified or are not advisable. So. , I call this knife Dragon Scale."
Tang Zongbo was stunned for a moment, then stared at Xia Shao, dumbfounded, "You have known for a long time that you were just teasing Master!"
"This is to tease Master to use his brain to see if your eyesight has deteriorated." Xia Shao smiled charmingly, her eyes curved into crescent moons, "If this sword is really a dragon scale, the fierce swords at that time are still sharp and sharp now. It’s quite incredible to say that many of the ancient sword forging skills have been lost, but now it seems that this skill can be called a magical work.”
"The magic work is also nourished by the evil spirit and the earth's energy does not invade, so it can maintain its original appearance. If it were replaced by something else, it would have become rusty and unusable." Tang Zongbo looked at the knife in his hand and sighed in surprise, "Master, in this life , I have seen many ferocious swords, but in terms of its evil spirit, I am afraid that only Muramasa, the demon sword from the Warring States Period in Japan, can compare with it!"
Xia Shao nodded when she heard this. She had heard of Demon Sword Muramasa. It was made by Muramasa, a swordsman from the Warring States Period in Japan, but it was considered unlucky because it was too sharp. The two generations of Matsudaira family heads before Tokugawa Ieyasu, that is, Ieyasu's grandfather and father, all died under the Muramasa sword. Ieyasu himself also injured his finger with the Muramasa sword when he was a child. This could have been said to be a coincidence, but Ieyasu's legitimate son was later forced by Oda Nobunaga to commit seppuku with the same Muramasa weapon. Moreover, during the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu injured his finger by Oda's spear. Coincidentally, the injured finger happened to be the finger that was injured by Muramasa, and Oda's spear was also made by Muramasa, so Muramasa It was called "the evil sword of the Tokugawa family." After the Edo period, because the social atmosphere did not like this kind of sword, which is famous for its sharpness and practical combat, the name of Muramasa's "demon sword" was passed down.
"How did you subdue this sword? With your little girl's cultivation in Xuanmen mental skills, it's a bit difficult to subdue it now. Did your senior brother help you?" Tang Zongbo asked confused.
Xia Shao smiled and frowned, "Master doesn't have much confidence in me either."
Xu Tianyin looked at Tang Zongbo and shook his head, indicating that Xia Shao had conquered it himself.
Tang Zongbo was stunned, "Tell me the process of conquering him!"
Xia Shao had no choice but to tell the story of how she had cast fifty-four talismans at that time, and how she managed to subdue the dragon scales until they were so trapped that they lost their temper.
"Fifty-four steps in a row? Where do you get so much energy?" Tang Zongbo looked at Xia Shao. The old man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life rarely looked shocked. This disciple is very talented and has a high level of understanding, which he has always known. When he used to teach her Xuanmen magic, he often fought with her. Although they were relatively gentle, he also inspected her. He knew that her whole body's vitality did not fluctuate when she cast the spell. At that time, he was surprised and found it unbelievable.
Tang Zongbo has never thought about this over the years, but he has experienced countless strange things in his life, and it is not that he cannot accept it. He just feels that the strangeness of the disciple he took in in his later years is among the things he has experienced in his life. , it can definitely be called a wonder among wonders.
How could a person's vitality not fluctuate when casting a spell
Tang Zongbo looked at Xu Tianyin who was silent at the side.
When Xu Tianyin saw his master looking at him, he shook his head and replied: "Fifty-four consecutive steps, no energy consumption."
Tang Zongbo was surprised. Even in his heyday, casting so many spells in a row would cost his life. Depletion of vitality is no joke. It can range from being paralyzed for a few days to being unable to move, or in severe cases, one's life may not be saved. Especially when subduing such a fierce sword, if you are not careful, you will be counterattacked by the evil spirit, which is a nine-tenth chance of death! Even if someone is protecting you, you can still be seriously injured!
This girl is so courageous! And her destiny is even more amazing than that of her senior brother!
I don’t know if this is good or bad...
Tang Zongbo sighed, looked at the dragon scale again, then put it into the sheath and gave it to Xia Shao to put it away, "This sword has such a strong evil aura. It is a good magic weapon. Keep it well. This opportunity is great." rare."
Xia Shao took the dragon scale back and smiled. She kept it for great use. With this knife, she will find some jade stones next year and practice hard. I believe she will not suffer any losses during her trip to Hong Kong.
Xia Shao sat with her master in the house until dinner in the afternoon. Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan came. The couple prepared a meal at the old man's place and sat down to another table of dishes. The five of them shared the meal. Xia Shao Then he went back with his parents and chatted with his mother.
Hearing that Xia Shao would be busy with the company tomorrow, Li Juan couldn't help but mutter, "I came back from a holiday and didn't have much time to rest. Look how busy you are. It's not good to be too tired. Mom would rather you didn't The company is so big, as long as it is safe and sound, that’s fine.”
Xia Shao smiled after hearing this and comforted her mother with a few words. That's what she said, but when the company started, she would always be responsible for herself and the people who followed her. Chen Manguan, Sun Changde, Ma Xianrong, and Emily all followed her because they trusted her. She couldn't let them down. And she herself doesn’t want to stop. If she doesn’t fight hard when she’s young, when will she fight
After chatting with her parents until late at night, Li Juan felt distressed that her daughter would have to work tomorrow, so she sent her to bed.
Xia Shao returned to the house and couldn't sleep, so she took out her scarf and knitted it for a while. Xu Tianyin would return to the capital after the Little New Year, which happened to be the company's year-end dance. He would drive her to Qingshi and then return to the capital.
Fortunately, scarves can be knitted quickly and are not as troublesome as sweaters. A few days are enough.
It wasn't until she almost finished knitting that Xia Shao felt sleepy that she put down and turned off the light to rest. Sleeping until midnight, she felt someone sneak in again. She was too lazy to get up. She just listened to him taking off his clothes and getting into bed. This time, he got into the quilt without her having to say anything.
When the man came over and held her in his arms, Xia Shao closed her eyes and smiled bitterly. What she thought last night was absolutely correct. She really dug another hole for herself. Seeing Xu Tianyin like this, I'm afraid he will come here every night.
Xia Shao was tangled in her heart and did not open her eyes. She looked like "Don't bother me, I want to rest" to prevent the man from becoming animalistic like last night. Xu Tianyin didn't know if he was scared after being stared at by her all day. When he hugged her, he felt that she had no resistance, so he took her into his arms again as if he was relieved. He smelled the fragrance of her hair and closed his eyes. Eyes fell asleep quickly.
It wasn't until he fell asleep that Xia Shao slowly fell asleep. When I woke up early the next morning, it was no surprise that the bed next to me was already cold.
Not long after Xia Shaogang got up, she received a call from Chen Manguan.
“Mr. There is a customer communication dance, and I have specially sent the invitation to Fu Ruixiang to invite you to attend. We also have an entrepreneur meeting at the end of the year in East City. This year, Huaxia Group is the star in the city, haha. Mayor Liu plans to host the meeting in person to commend and commend As for us, of course, we should also want to discuss the auction next year. Now China is very popular in Qingshi, and Mayor Liu is afraid that we will abandon Dongshi and move the auction to Qingshi, haha."
Chen Manguan had a lot of schedule. Xia Shao immediately proposed a dinner party to celebrate the victory. She was really not rich in time, "Since the annual meeting of entrepreneurs in the city is here, these people can see each other at the annual meeting." Yes, you don’t have to meet so many times. I may not have time for the bank’s communication dance, it depends on the situation.”
When Xia Shao called, Li Juan was serving breakfast on the table. After hearing this, she couldn't help but look at Xia Zhiyuan. Xia Zhiyuan looked at the newspaper and laughed. He didn't say anything. He had expected to be so busy.
Chen Manguan pondered on the phone and said: "I think President Song came to see you for something at the bank's communication dance. He has been in some trouble recently, maybe because of Feng Shui. The invitation was personally delivered to Fu Ruixiang that day. I said you just came back, Let’s take care of the housework first, and he said it will only take a few days. So you see..."
"Then ask about the time and see if I can arrange it. If not, just make an appointment with President Song to come out and have a look."
"Okay. Oh, by the way." Before hanging up, Chen Manguan seemed to think of something again, and his tone suddenly became serious. "There is one more thing. It happened the day you just came home. I never disturbed you. Now there is The matter spread in our Dongshi, and it was about Lin Xiangquan, the chairman of the Lin Group. Lin Xiangquan died on the night you came back to Dongshi."
Xia Shao was stunned. Although she had already known that Lin Xiang was in trouble, it was a few months ago. When she heard it, she was really stunned.
In the beginning, because of some disagreements with Lin Xiangquan's daughter Lin Hairu, Lin Xiangquan and his wife came to trouble her at the dance before the auction. At that time, Xia Shao reminded Lin Xiangquan not to spoil his daughter so much, otherwise he would sooner or later Taste the bitter fruit. Now he really has not survived this disaster, and he doesn't know what the specific situation is.
Xia Shao was thinking about it, but before she asked, Chen Manguan said, "I heard that Mr. Lin's daughter offended some gangsters from out of town when she was playing at the Yitian Club. When they made a fuss, she said she was The daughter of the Lin Group asked her father to come out to deal with these people. Those gangsters were all from out of town and were not from the family reunion. They seemed to be drunk at the time and were quite courageous, so they gave Miss Lin to He was tied up and asked Mr. Lin to take the money to ransom him. Mrs. Lin argued not to call the police. After Mr. Lin went there, she didn’t know what happened, so she was stabbed. The person was not sent to the hospital. He passed away the night before yesterday. Now the Lin family is having a funeral! I heard that those gangsters ran away because they came from other places. Miss Lin was frightened again. The police took the portrait and I don’t know if they can catch them. ."
When Xia Shao heard this, she couldn't help but sigh and shook her head.
Chen Manguan's voice was a little excited, "Mr. Yeah! I’ve written it down for you first, and I’ll arrange it when you get here.”
Xia Shao responded after hearing this. Chen Manguan seemed to have something else he wanted to ask, but in the end he hung up the phone without asking.
Naturally, what he wanted to ask about was about the Dongshi Ceramics Company. Sun Changde had guessed that if Mr. Lin of the Lin Group disappeared, Xia Shao might let Huaxia enter the ceramics industry and cooperate with Mr. Li's group. But this was just speculation between the two of them. If Xia Shao didn't mention it, they couldn't say anything. After all, the Huaxia family has a big business now, and they are already quite busy if they do their job well. Let her take charge of the helm.
In fact, Sun Changde was right about this matter. Xia Shao did have such a thought at the beginning. But she also knows that entering the ceramics industry is not something you can just do if you want to. In the business world, Lin has lost his backbone. The Jiahui Group may not want to take away Lin's shares in the ceramics company, and then the interests of the shares belong to themselves. If she wants to take Lin's place, she has to show the ability of Jiahui Group to be willing to cooperate with her.
Mr. Xia Shao didn't want to rely on her Feng Shui connections to get Mr. Li to treat her special again and again. She wanted to rely on her true abilities. Moreover, Jiahui Group itself has a board of directors, and some things cannot be settled by Mr. Li alone. Therefore, although Xia Shao had this idea at first, she put it aside for the time being because she did not find a suitable bargaining chip.
But now that I think about it, she actually encountered the bargaining chip!
Xia Shao was thinking of none other than Chang Jiu, a master of pastel porcelain making whom he met at an antique stall in Qingshi.
But Chang Jiu said that he would not use his ancestral craftsmanship to imitate pastel porcelain, but Xia Shao had some ideas that might be able to convince him.
The source of Changjiu's mother's kidney (forbidden word) has been found with the help of a charity foundation, and she will go to the capital for surgery after the New Year. Before they left a year ago, Xia Shao decided to pay him a visit at his home when he returned to Qingshi to attend the company's year-end dance.
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Below is [Feng Jin]’s [monthly ticket request] small theater: Sister Shao (glaring): Do you still dare to bully me
Xu Tianyin (looking): No.
Sister Shao (glaring): Do you still dare to say no
Xu Tianyin (looking silently):…
Sister Shao (poke): Do you dare to say that you were honest last night
Xu Tianyin (looking silently):…
Sister Shao (glaring): Say it! Do you still dare
Xu Tianyin (looking): ...waiting until you grow up.
Sister Shao (angry): I won’t give you meat when I grow up!
Xu Tianyin (Youyouwang):…
Sister Shao (raising eyebrows): Don’t you ask why
Xu Tianyin (asked obediently): Why
Sister Shao (laughing): Because someone doesn’t let you eat meat.
Xu Tianyin (squinting): Who!
Sister Shao (smiling): Review editor.
Xu Tianyin (turns around and leaves)
Sister Shao: Where are you going
Xu Tianyin (comes back, spreads hands): Dragon scales! Give me!
Sister Shao (dumb): ...Pfft haha~ Senior brother is leaving. Sister Shao looks at us with a smile: Sisters, it’s the end of the month, it’s time to vote! If you don't vote, I'll take the dragon scales back with my senior brother and kill them!