Afterwards, Jiying watched Biyu do it a few more times, pointed out a few of her shortcomings, and then stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin personally escorted her out of the cabin and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be so capable that you even know this kind of massage to treat seasickness."
"The Fourth Master told me." Ji Ying smiled, "My hometown is in Cangzhou. If you ask me what to do if the horse is sick, I will definitely know. But if you ask me what to do if people are seasick, I am as clueless as you. The Fourth Master just wants to use me to tell Biyu this method."
Zhou Shaojin was even more surprised.
I didn’t expect Cheng Chi to know all this…
Jiying yawned.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with you? You look very tired? Didn't you sleep well on the boat?"
Ji Ying murmured in her heart when she heard this: She can sleep well anywhere, but Cheng Zichuan asks her to patrol the women's area every night, and it is noisy during the day, so how can she sleep well
"Yes!" She yawned again, thinking that she didn't need to tell Zhou Shaojin about these things, lest the more he knew, the more worried he would be about her. "I could ride a horse when I was three years old, and I took a boat for the first time when I was eighteen."
Zhou Shaojin understood and urged her to go back and rest: "We can talk again when the ship docks tonight."
Ji Ying was really sleepy, so she said a few words to Zhou Shaojin and went back to her room.
Zhou Shaojin turned around and went back to the cabin.
After being prodded by Zhou Shaojin, and seeing that she could speak in front of Cheng Chi, Madam Lu dared not try to be clever and told Zhenzhu about Zhou Shaojin's plea for her. Zhenzhu struggled to get up and kowtow to Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin quickly signaled Biyu to let her lie down, and said: "If you really want to thank me, get well soon, and don't talk about these empty formalities."
Zhenzhu had also dealt with her for some time. She thought that she was usually quiet but was willing to stand up for herself at the critical moment. She must be a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. So she didn't bother to be polite with her. She lay down on the bed obediently and said, "Second cousin, I don't need to thank you for your kindness. I will follow Miss Jiying's instructions and insist on getting massages every day, and try to get better soon."
Zhou Shaojin is not the kind of person who likes to take credit for himself.
She smiled and said, "This was all Uncle Chi's idea. Now that you're better, remember to thank him."
Pearl said "yes" but thought to herself, how many people want to ask the Fourth Master for help, but how many people can persuade the Fourth Master? After all, the Fourth Master still did it for the sake of your Second Cousin, but the person who should be grateful is the Second Cousin.
Seeing that the air in the cabin was circulating, Zhou Shaojin saw that several maids had covered the bowls and other things used by Zhenzhu with wooden lids in order to keep the cabin clean. He felt that he had nothing more to say, so he told Zhenzhu to have a good rest and went back to the room with Chunwan.
Nanny Lu also said goodbye and went to reply to Old Madam Guo.
She dared not hide Cheng Chi's favor even more.
He reported the whole incident to Mrs. Guo in detail.
Madam Guo couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "You went to find Shao Jin, and then Shao Jin went to find Si Lang, and Si Lang sent Ji Ying who was beside him to cure Zhen Zhu's seasickness?"
Now it's just getting better.
Nanny Lu didn't dare to exaggerate.
Because if Zhenzhu couldn't hold on, Cheng Chi had already said that he would let her get off the ship when it docked in Changzhou.
She said hurriedly, "It is much better than before. According to Miss Jiying, it will be cured in about a month."
Mrs. Guo hummed absentmindedly.
You know your own child best.
The youngest son has been naughty and unruly since he was young. Although he looks like a modest gentleman now, he is actually very cold and indifferent. He knew that Jiashan was not a good candidate for the eldest son, and he was unwilling to spend energy to train the second son's son... But this time, he accompanied me to Putuo Mountain to burn incense, and taught Shaojin to play cards with a good temper. Now he even asked his maid to help Zhenzhu cure seasickness... He is too easy to talk to!
As the saying goes, anything abnormal is evil.
Did something happen to Silang? Or did Silang have some plans
Mrs. Guo was preoccupied with something and had no mood to play cards.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief, but found that Cheng Chi spent most of his time sitting on the bed in front of the boat window, holding a teacup and staring blankly.
He is boring too, right
Zhou Shaojin guessed and hesitated for two days, then went to Cheng Chi to play chess: "Just to kill time... Just like last time, play Gobang!"
Cheng Chi looked at her.
Zhou Shaojin's face suddenly turned red.
She knew that her idea was not acceptable, but she had no other way to make him happy except playing Gobang.
Zhou Shaojin blinked his big black and white eyes and looked at Cheng Chi expectantly.
Cheng Chi suddenly thought of the nameless pink flower that was blooming alone beside a deserted path and swaying in the spring breeze.
He called Qingfeng to come in and set up the chessboard.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but smile.
Her bright eyes curved into crescents, and her eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy.
I just agreed to play a few games of chess with her. Is there any need to be so happy
Cheng Chi pondered in his heart in confusion, but his mood couldn't help but improve a lot as if he was infected. He didn't even realize that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
Just like before, Cheng Chi gave Zhou Shaojin two pieces and played ten games.
The result was the same as last time, Cheng Chi won nine games and lost one.
Zhou Shaojin was very unconvinced, but it was already late, so she had no choice but to say, "We'll go down tomorrow!"
Cheng Chi did not comment.
Zhou Shaojin asked him, "Did Uncle Chi bring any chess records? I'll go back and study harder tonight!"
Cheng Chi couldn't help laughing and said, "Have you ever seen someone lend a weapon to an opponent and then fight to the death with the opponent?"
Zhou Shaojin said confidently: "Even if Uncle Chi lent me a weapon, I can't beat him. Why doesn't Uncle Chi be broad-minded and give me some pointers? Not only can I win a good reputation, but I can also increase the fun of the duel. This is like killing two birds with one stone!"
You wouldn't have guessed that the little girl, who usually looks timid and silent, actually has such a lively and active side!
Cheng Chi said bluntly: "No! I didn't bring any chess records."
Zhou Shaojin returned to the cabin with his shoulders drooping in disappointment.
After dinner, Jiying came to visit her and threw a copy of the "Chess Manual" published by Baicaotang to her, saying, "Qin Ziping said that he was ordered by the Fourth Master to send it from Changzhou at full speed, and the horse almost died from running. This is the simplest chess manual they can find. What do you want the chess manual for? Do you still want to compete with the Fourth Master?"
"No, no!" Zhou Shaojin held the chess manual, feeling like he was holding a hot potato, muttering, "I, I just thought about the last time Uncle Chi told me how to play leaf cards, and I understood it as soon as I heard it... I was thinking about whether I could borrow a chess manual from Uncle Chi, maybe I would understand it at a glance, and I wouldn't have to ask Aunt Shen all the time..."
Ji Ying was sensitive enough to hear the discomfort in her words and whispered, "Did Aunt Shen give you a cold shoulder?"
"How could it be!" Zhou Shaojin said hurriedly, "I just can't understand the formula, Aunt Shen doesn't know what to do, and I don't dare to tell anyone else..."
"Aren't you just making yourself uncomfortable?" Ji Ying rolled her eyes and said, "Why do you have to play chess with the Fourth Master?"
Zhou Shaojin thought for a moment and said, "I have something very important to ask Uncle Chi, and I need to gain his trust first."
After hearing this, Jiying understood.
She thought this matter must be very important, so she didn't ask Zhou Shaojin for details, and said, "Then you should study this chess book carefully! I'm going to patrol... I'm going back to the house. If you have anything, ask Chunwan to call me."
Zhou Shaojin thanked him repeatedly and studied the chess manual in the cabin for half a day. She found that this chess manual was just as Jiying said, relatively simple, at least simpler than the ones Aunt Shen showed her. She spent a long time looking at the first fixed pattern and finally made some sense of it.
She couldn't help but feel happy.
Thinking that it was Uncle Chi who sent someone to find it for her, she became suspicious again.
They were on a boat, surrounded by water. How did Uncle Chi send someone to find this chess book for her
Zhou Shaojin thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he went to thank Cheng Chi the next day.
Cheng Chi didn't take it seriously and smiled slightly, "I'm lending you my weapon now, let's see how you can help me gain fame and add to the fun of competing with me!"
Zhou Shaojin was too embarrassed to look at Cheng Chi, he knelt down to salute, and fled in panic.
Cheng Chi looked at her back, which was as light as a deer, and smiled.
After two days, Zhou Shaojin felt that his face was not so hot anymore, so he went to play chess with Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi said nothing and asked Qingfeng to set up the chessboard. According to the old rules, he asked her to play Gobang with two pieces.
In ten games, Zhou Shaojin lost nine and won one.
She looked at Cheng Chi in astonishment.
Cheng Chi looked calm as he collected the chess pieces on the board one by one.
Zhou Shaojin was not convinced and went to play chess with Cheng Chi again.
Still nine losses and one win.
Zhou Shaojin is not stupid.
He stood up with a face as bright as the morning glow, wishing there was a crack in the ground he could crawl into. He lowered his head, said "I'm going back" and walked out.
Cheng Chi just shook his head and said "come back".
Zhou Shaojin stopped, lowered his head almost to his chest, and turned around sullenly.
Cheng Chi sighed and said, "Is it embarrassing to lose to me?"
"Of course not!" Zhou Shaojin said hurriedly, "It was me..."
"That's it!" Cheng Chi interrupted her before she could finish her words, "Can a person become fat in one go? You just lost a few games of Go to me and you can't stand it. When three people walk together, there must be one person who can be my teacher. If you don't even have this kind of broad mind, how can you learn Go well? Go back and think about what I said."
It’s not like I want to learn Go.
Zhou Shaojin walked out of the cabin, complaining in his heart.
The wind blowing on her face made her mind clearer instantly.
What Uncle Chi said makes sense.
How could she learn Go well if she couldn't even afford to lose to Uncle Chi
Didn't she make up her mind to change her previous cowardice when she was reborn
However, she still felt uncomfortable with being so embarrassed in front of Uncle Chi.
Zhou Shaojin encouraged himself for a long time, then he clenched his fist, turned around, lifted the curtain of the study, and said, "Uncle Chi, we'll go down tomorrow!" Then he ran away without even looking at Cheng Chi.
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Sisters, today’s extra update!
PS: I find that when my relatives are sick, there are more problems than when I am sick myself.
The evening update will be postponed to around 11 o'clock... Woohoo...
※(To be continued)