Originally, Zhu Ping'an was going to give the problem girl a poem called "Three Lotus Floating on the Green Pond", but firstly, the words in this poem were a bit too extreme, and secondly, it was estimated that no one in the Ming Dynasty would be able to understand it in a hundred years. If no one could understand it, then the meaning of giving the poem would be lost. So Zhu Ping'an chose "Lying Down in Spring", which was adapted from Han Han's "Lying Down on the Stone" from San Zhong Men. Although this poem has long been a household name in modern times, for the Ming Dynasty, it cannot be newer.
It must be very interesting when the problem girl finally cracks the true meaning of "Sleeping Spring" after trying every possible means.
Zhu Ping'an thought about the scene of someone going crazy with a sense of evil humor, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and walked out of the backyard of the pastry shop with his hands behind his back.
As soon as he walked out of the store, Zhu Ping'an found a familiar figure opposite him. Yes, it was the chubby-faced girl who turned around awkwardly and covered her face with half a pancake.
I recognized her at the first sight. This girl was Li Shu's personal maid Huaer.
"Please pray that my uncle can't see me, pray that my uncle can't see me..." Hua'er nervously stretched out her chubby little hands and tightly pinched half of the pancake, trying hard to hide her chubby baby face full of collagen behind the half pancake. Her eyelashes were trembling under her tightly closed eyes, and she kept praying with her little mouth.
This scene reminded Zhu Ping'an of the ostrich in later generations who buried his head in the sand to avoid danger.
You are really talented.
How big is a sesame cake? It’s not even as big as a palm, let alone only half a piece.
Half a sesame cake can't even cover half of your face, and you want to hide your whole face behind the cake? !
Stupid...
"What are you doing here?"
Zhu Ping'an walked forward with amusement, stretched out his hand to push away half of the pancake in front of Hua'er's little face, and asked with a smile.
"My dear son-in-law, you have recognized the wrong person, right?" The chubby little maid Huaer showed her acting skills.
It's a pity that his IQ is not up to standard. He was clearly calling him son-in-law, but he pretended not to know him and said he had recognized the wrong person.
"Oh, I recognized the wrong person." Zhu Ping'an said, then nodded, as if he didn't recognize the little maid.
Hearing this, the chubby little maid thought that her acting skills had fooled Zhu Ping'an, and she was so excited that she thanked God and all the gods for hearing her prayers. When she heard Zhu Ping'an say that he had recognized the wrong person, the chubby little maid nodded hurriedly like a chicken eating rice, showing her agreement, and said, "Yes, you did recognize the wrong person."
"Hey, what did you call me just now?" Zhu Ping'an asked casually as if nothing had happened.
"Son-in-law." The chubby little maid blurted out without thinking.
Then Zhu Ping'an looked at the little maid Huaer with a smile.
One second
Two seconds
"ah... "
Under Zhu Ping'an's gaze, the chubby little maid slowly reacted after two seconds. Then she let out a cry, and her chubby little face instantly turned as red as a monkey's butt, and her little face was hot with shame.
"Hehehe...it turns out to be my son-in-law..."
The little maidservant's face turned red, she lowered her head in embarrassment, stuck out her pink tongue shyly, and placed her hands in front of her belly, twisting her little butt and drawing out her voice shyly.
I'm so embarrassed.
Xu Zhimo said, "The most gentle thing is that lowered head, like a water lotus that is shy in the cool breeze." I guess he was describing this kind of shyness.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingan smiled speechlessly, "Now you recognize me."
"Haha, of course Huaer recognizes my son-in-law." The chubby little maid stretched out her chubby hands and rubbed the back of her head, her face blushing.
"What are you doing here?" Zhu Pingan asked again.
"I come...what am I here for...cakes. Yes, I come to buy cakes." The little maid named Baozi said as she thought, then saw the cake in her hand, and then raised the cake in her hand as if she was holding a medal.
"You came so far to buy cakes?" Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but laugh after hearing the reason that the little maid Baozi had thought about for a long time.
"Yeah, the cakes here are delicious. I like them the most." The little maid named Baozi said, and to prove that she liked it, she stuffed the cake in her hand into her mouth, just like a rabbit eating a carrot, and stuffed it in one bite.
Then.
He choked awkwardly, patting his large chest with his little hands, and it took him a while to swallow it.
"Miss, Miss, you haven't paid yet..." The shopkeeper at the side couldn't help but remind her.
Another blush.
The chubby little maid wanted to find a hole to crawl into. It was so embarrassing, especially in front of her son-in-law...
"Well, I followed you because I was afraid that you didn't have your purse." The little maid said with her head down, and then added, "I didn't follow you."
"Didn't you just say you wanted to buy some cakes?" Zhu Ping'an smiled.
"Uh... I bought some cakes on the way." The little maid named Baozi lowered her head even lower, almost buried it in her chest. Her voice was so small that it was like the buzzing of a mosquito and could hardly be heard clearly.
Zhu Ping'an smiled but said nothing.
"Oh, I know I can't hide it from my son-in-law, I followed him secretly..." The chubby little maid seemed to think that her excuse was too childish, and even she didn't believe it, so she confessed with a blushing face.
"Next time you want to come, just come with me openly." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.
"Really?" The chubby little maid smiled happily upon hearing this, and her two dimples appeared. She originally thought that she would be scolded by her son-in-law, but she didn't expect that her son-in-law not only did not scold her, but also asked her to follow him generously next time. It was like a child who scribbled on the wall, and the parents not only did not blame him, but praised him for his good painting and artistic talent.
"Son-in-law, we don't need to rent the shop of that rude lady whose eyes were hanging above her head just now."
On the way back, Baozi, the little maid, was holding a bag of sesame cakes in her hand, shaking her little hand and saying something without any reason.
"Well, we don't rent it." Zhu Ping'an nodded.
"No need to rent it." Baozi, the little maid, corrected.
"Oh, why?" Zhu Pingan asked casually.
"Because we have a shop on this street. A few days ago, the young lady bought a few shops. I remember one of them was on this street. Now that shop is still empty. Yesterday, the young lady was still thinking about what kind of business to do." The bun-shaped maid nodded her head and said seriously, "That shop seems to be quite big."
Uh, is this what it means when you think you have nowhere to go, you will find a new village? !
Zhu Ping'an felt like a pillow was brought to him when he was sleepy.
Slowly, the two figures, one tall and one short, disappeared in the crowd.
On that day, although Zhu Ping'an failed to rent a house with Fang Ya's help, the news that Zhu Ping'an rented a house to do business spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred people through Fang Ya's mouth.
Zhu Ping'an was fined and went bankrupt, and was forced to do business to supplement his family income.
It became a laughing stock for a while.
The most popular topic among officials in many government offices, apart from Yan Song and Xu Jie pawning their belongings to pay their fines, was Zhu Ping'an being fined bankrupt for his business. To be precise, the topic about Zhu Ping'an was several times more popular than that of Yan Song and Xu Jie.
It can be said to be the number one in the ancient hot search list. If it were modern times, it would have made the headlines.
An official who had been fined silver and had lost his appetite for several days and was depressed, heard the news and happily ate five more bowls of rice. If his family had not pulled him aside, this official with a good appetite would have eaten a whole bowl of rice.