What's up?!
What could happen to her
Zhou Shaojin thought about it.
She wanted to ask Uncle Jing or Uncle Wei to give some advice to her brother-in-law Liao Shaotang on his craftsmanship, but that would have to wait until tomorrow when her brother-in-law passed the imperial examination. As for now... she really had nothing to do!
Zhou Shaojin shook his head and said, "I'm fine!"
Cheng Chi couldn't help staring at her for a moment and asked, "Then why did you come to see me?"
Zhou Shaojin said frankly, "Didn't you leave without saying a word that day? I thought I would see you again in two days, but the house was so lively, but I didn't see you, so I came to see you specially. I didn't expect you to go out to celebrate someone's birthday! I wonder which old man's birthday it was? Was it fun? Did Mr. Gu Liu go with you? A few days ago, I asked someone to deliver the gift I bought for Miss Gu's Seventeenth Family. Miss Gu's Seventeenth Family was very happy to receive the gift, and gave me two pieces of foreign Zhang velvet in return, saying that it was sent by Mr. Gu Liu a few days ago. Did Mr. Gu Liu go to Fuzhou these days?"
Why is this girl so talkative
For every question he asked, she had ten waiting for him.
And I don't even know what the point is...
Cheng Chi said: "Who told you that Zhangrong is in Fuzhou? The best Zhangrong comes from our Danyang, which is only a hundred miles away from Jinling City."
Zhou Shaojin said "Oh".
She didn't ask where Zhang Rong came from. She wanted to see how Uncle Chi had been spending the past few days. Mrs. Guo was busy entertaining Mrs. Song, so no one was paying attention to him. He was in a good mood on the boat and could read all night!
Zhou Shaojin said, "Uncle Chi, what have you been doing these days? The old lady doesn't have time to take care of you, so why don't you go out for a walk when you have nothing to do! Or you can move to Zaoyuan and live there for a while! Isn't that your villa? The scenery should be very good! It also saves you from staying in the house reading books and writing music every day."
This little girl is making a fuss and is actually meddling in his affairs!
Cheng Chi said, "Don't worry about my business. Just take care of yourself! I heard that last time you accompanied Madam Song to Linggu Temple, Madam Song got on the sedan chair safely, but you got lost!"
Zhou Shaojin blushed and asked, "How did Uncle Chi know?"
She had been to Linggu Temple before, but she didn't expect that she would receive two completely different treatments when she went to Linggu Temple with Old Lady Guan and when she went to Linggu Temple with Old Lady Guo - when she went to Linggu with Old Lady Guan, she only went to the main hall to burn incense, went to the side hall to listen to Buddhist teachings, and went to the side room to eat vegetarian food. But she didn't expect that when she went to Linggu Temple with Old Lady Guo, the abbot of Linggu Temple would actually open the tomb tower of the famous monk Baozhi to them. Only then did she know that there was such a place in Linggu Temple.
Not to mention all this, there is a black stone tablet in the Zhigong Hall in front of the tomb tower of Master Baozhi. In addition to the portrait of Baozhi painted by the painting saint Wu Daozi and the portrait eulogy by the poet Li Bai, there is also an inscription written by the great calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. She was unable to move her feet when she saw it at the time, and she saw that everyone from the abbot to the receptionist of Linggu Temple was surrounding Madam Guo and Madam Song, so she quietly asked the young monk in the temple for paper to copy the inscription on the stone tablet... As a result, when she finished copying the inscription, it was dark, and Madam Guo and Madam Song were gone, which scared her. If it weren't for Nanny Shang who came to find her in time, she would probably have made a fool of herself that day.
The corner of Cheng Chi's eye twitched.
This little girl answered it so easily!
If it weren't for the fact that she was a member of the Cheng family in Jiuru Lane and had gone with her mother, Linggu Temple would have kept her there just because she copied the inscription on the Baogong Pagoda!
Otherwise, his mother wouldn't have rushed him to Linggu Temple.
Fortunately, apart from this incident, she didn't make any major mistakes, and her mother just thought she was ignorant and fearless and said nothing.
But before he could say anything, Zhou Shaojin came over with an excited look on his face, stood in front of his desk, and called out "Uncle Chi" with a smile, saying, "I know, it must be Nanny Shang who told you! I actually saw the authentic work of Yan Zhenqing. Uncle Chi, is that the authentic work of Yan Zhenqing? The abbot of Linggu Temple said it was. But people in the temple like to exaggerate the facts in front of pilgrims. But even if the stone tablet in Baogong Pagoda is fake, the characters are majestic and dignified, square with roundness, thick and strong, and must be the handwriting of a master. It would be worth the trip if I could copy it back and observe it every day!"
yes!
Cheng Chi pondered in his heart.
I paid Linggu Temple one thousand and two taels of silver as incense money, so your trip was certainly not in vain.
Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes wide and hesitated, "Uncle Chi, are you unhappy?"
Or maybe he had developed the ability to not show his emotions on his face since he was a child, Cheng Chi instinctively retorted: "I'm not unhappy."
Really
Zhou Shaojin stared at Cheng Chi without blinking, as if trying to discern the truth from the subtle expressions on his face.
For the first time in his life, Cheng Chi felt a little uncomfortable.
The little girl's eyes were clearly black and white, as if they contained a clear spring. He could clearly see his own reflection in her eyes...
Cheng Chi couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
He clearly knew that this little girl was not smart, but he just kept bringing up all sorts of issues. Isn't this just asking for trouble
He cut the knot quickly and said, "Since you have nothing to do, go back! Didn't my mother ask you to help your sister organize a poetry gathering? I'm afraid you won't learn anything if you leave like this, right?"
Uncle Chi must be a little unhappy.
Otherwise he would definitely be "driving" himself away instead of "persuading" himself to leave.
Uncle Chi has a unique way of doing things.
That is, the more unhappy he is, the more polite he is to others, and the happier he is, the more casual he is to others.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and asked Cheng Chi: "Are you going to attend the birthday party tomorrow?"
Sometimes a birthday party lasts for two or three days, with only one day being a formal banquet.
Cheng Chi said: "No!"
"Then I will come and play chess with Uncle Chi tomorrow?"
There was no need to comfort the mother, Cheng Chi simply did not have the patience to arm wrestle with a little kid.
"I don't feel like playing chess tomorrow."
"Then you can teach me how to play chess."
"I don't want to teach you."
"Then just watch me write the music!"
“Can you play music?”
"No." Zhou Shaojin said shamelessly, "That's why I want to learn from you!"
"Where did your Aunt Shen go?"
"She didn't teach as well as you did." Zhou Shaojin said, "She taught me for a long time but I still couldn't understand the chess manual. But you only taught me for a few days and I can understand simple patterns."
"I'm not free tomorrow!"
"I don't ask you to stay by my side." Zhou Shaojin said, "I'm just playing music in your study. If I don't understand something, I can ask you. Just answer me..."
He doesn't know that she is still a sticky person!
Cheng Chi was so angry that he laughed. Just as he was about to scold her, Huaishan walked in with his eyelids drooping and whispered, "Fourth Master, Yutai Hangzhou Branch sent some flowers and trees over. They said they were for my second cousin..."
Zhou Shaojin was stunned and asked, "For me?"
Huaishan didn't dare to look up at Cheng Chi's face, and said respectfully, "Yes! They said that last time the second cousin praised the flowers in their branch, they bought a few pots of good flowers for the second cousin, but the second cousin's stay was too short, and those flowers and trees were not in the right time to change pots, so they were afraid that if they gave them directly to the second cousin, something might go wrong, so they temporarily kept the flowers with Master Miao Wu. A few days ago, Master Miao Wu said that these flowers could be moved, so the Hangzhou branch specially sent someone to send them over."
"Ah!" Zhou Shaojin did not receive flowers when he left and had long forgotten about it. He did not expect that the people from the Hangzhou branch would come all the way to send him the flowers.
She looked towards Cheng Chi.
A hint of annoyance flashed across Cheng Chi's eyes.
There's really nothing I can do with all this energy.
I came up with this idea to curry favor with him.
Just send the flowers. In order to curry favor with him, the flowers were not sent to the boat at that time, but someone was sent to deliver them after some time... However, since he intended to sell Yutai for a good price when Yutai was at its best, whether Yutai was good or bad had nothing to do with him.
He took a deep breath calmly.
Zhou Shaojin shuddered.
Uncle Chi must be furious!
She waved her hands towards Huaishan: "I don't want it. Go tell them that I can't have it."
Of course Huaishan wouldn't listen to her. He glanced at Cheng Chi out of the corner of his eye.
Who knew that Cheng Chi looked normal, even with a little warmth, and said with a smile: "Since it's delivered, just accept it!"
Huaishan only felt his fingertips getting cold.
The angrier the Fourth Master became, the more amiable he acted.
He replied timidly, "Yes," and whispered, "It was Mrs. Wang who sent the flowers. She said she wanted to come to the mansion to say hello to the second cousin..."
"Okay!" Cheng Chi said calmly, "Just tell Madam Lu and let her make the arrangements."
Huaishan ran away in a flash.
Cheng Chi knocked lightly on the large desk.
Or maybe he really isn't a person who can take charge.
Others thought it was not easy to build a bank to take food from the people in She County, but he built Yutai Bank with just a little trick. But after Yutai Bank was built, he lost interest in it, and now there is such a big mistake. My mother praised the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in Ningbo Branch, and the Hangzhou Branch knew about it the next day, and even dared to send people to send flowers to people around him, which shows that these things have been going on for a long time...
Maybe it's time to sell Yutai Bank.
He was a little hesitant before, thinking of leaving something for Jiuru Lane, but now it seems that he can't keep it.
But it’s better this way. Without the money, maybe they can be more obedient.
Cheng Chi made up his mind, but when he looked up, he saw Zhou Shaojin lowering his head, holding his breath, and standing there motionless, like a frightened young wife.
He was surprised and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved and said happily, "Then can I leave now?"
What is this little girl thinking about now
Cheng Chi nodded.
Zhou Shaojin showed a brilliant smile and said hurriedly: "Uncle Chi, I really didn't ask them to send flowers. I will accept the flowers first when they arrive, and then send them to you." After she said that, she ran out.
Cheng Chi shouted "Come back".
Zhou Shaojin turned around, but before Cheng Chi could speak, he said, "Uncle Chi, that Madam Wang came to pay her respects to me. How much reward should I give her to avoid being rude? She is the wife of the shopkeeper, not some personal nanny!"
Cheng Chi was misled by her and sneered: "Since she treats her as a servant, then you should treat her as a servant!"
Zhou Shaojin understood, nodded with a smile, and ran away.
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Sisters, today’s update.
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※(To be continued)