Liu Shichu learned some new knowledge and immediately thought about whether to apply it to her own companion space. She planted various plants in her space, and she basically let them fend for themselves. However, because there was spiritual energy in her companion space, although they were inevitably plagued by insect pests, they were all alive and well and did not require her special care.
Now that she is brewing wine and researching various cocktails, the plants in the space can come in handy and need to be cultivated well.
But Liu Shichu is a lazy person. Even if she wants to develop her own career, she doesn't need to do it herself most of the time. But when she wants to apply the owner of Zhuangzi's pest control method to the plants in the space, she is not so happy.
So Liu Shichu, who just wanted to be a salted fish, quickly discarded this idea, but she could write this method down, in case she traveled to an agricultural society in the future and became a farmer? There will always be a day when it will be useful.
Liu Shichu inspected the grape farm for a few days and took away several "Black Beauty" grape seedlings given to her by the owner of the farm. When she came across delicious fruits, she would of course collect some and plant them in the companion space.
After going out for several days under the pretext of doing business, Liu Shichu returned to the capital.
As soon as Cui Ying knew she was back, he brought his son to visit her.
"Fortunately, you're okay, mother. I was worried to death when I heard from my uncle these days that you were going to such a remote place to look at grapes." Cui Ying looked at Liu Shichu carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she was okay, then he stuffed the little ball in his arms into her arms.
"What are you worried about? I'm not a three-year-old child. I'm back safe and sound, right?" Liu Shichu said nonchalantly, swinging the little meatball in his arms. "My dear, I haven't seen you for so long. Do you miss your grandma?"
Liu Shichu felt a little uncomfortable when she said the word "grandmother". She was obviously young and beautiful, but she became a grandmother at an early age. They called her old. If she was gray-haired, she would not mind being a grandmother.
Cui Jinrong is not even one year old yet. He has round eyes, a round face, and round and chubby arms and legs. He looks just like the little golden boy in the New Year pictures. He is extremely cute.
Seeing Liu Shichu talking to him with a smile, he stretched out his chubby little hands to touch the other person's face, jumping and shouting, full of energy.
"Mom, let's leave Jinrong here with you for a few days. Wang has to go back to her parents' home to help out, so she can't take care of him." Cui Ying patted his son's little butt and said, "I can't take care of him normally either, so I'm sorry to bother you."
"Okay, I'm not busy lately, so I might as well take him out to play." Liu Shichu said. She did not ask her daughter-in-law what help she would need when she returned to her parents' home. It was none of her business. As a mother-in-law, interfering in the affairs of her son and daughter-in-law would only backfire. Moreover, Liu Shichu had no desire to control or monopolize Cui Ying.
After Cui Ying sent his son to Liu Shichu, he went back to his business. Liu Shichu wanted to play with his grandson, so he did not go to the wine shop again.
However, that day the owner of the wine shop sent a waiter to Liu's house to find her, saying that someone had come to the wine shop and was asking to see her.
Liu Shichu had not originally planned to go, but the waiter said that the man who came to the door claimed to be here to repay a favor, so she became interested. In this day and age, there are still people who use such an excuse to rely on her? It is also strange.
Thinking of this, she took her grandson to see what was going on.
When they arrived at the door of the wine shop, there was a man in a green robe carrying a package standing by with his head lowered. He was tall and slender, and stood like a benchmark, attracting the attention of the customers coming in and out of the wine shop.
"This is the man." The waiter whispered to Liu Shichu.
"Mrs. Liu! I finally see you!" The tall and graceful man saw Liu Shichu and immediately rushed forward and said to Liu Shichu with a look of surprise.
"Who are you?" Liu Shichu asked with a frown. The man looked to be in his twenties, with a handsome face. If Liu Shichu had met him before, he would definitely remember him.
But now she has no impression of this person at all, but this person knows her, which is very strange.
"Have you forgotten? About ten days ago, on the mountain road to Qingsong County, you saved two people who fainted on the road..." the man said with bright eyes, "I was the one you saved. You even asked me to take us to the clinic. You are really kind-hearted."
After hearing what he said, Liu Shichu finally remembered that she had saved people and then forgot about it. Moreover, although she asked the guards to save people, she never saw the two people who were rescued from beginning to end, so she naturally didn't know what they looked like. No wonder she had no impression of this man.
"So it's you. But it's just a small matter. You don't have to take it to heart, let alone repay me." Liu Shichu waved her hand and said. Seeing this, little Jinrong in her arms also smiled and waved his little chubby hands, following suit.
"No, no, even though you think it's just a simple favor, it saved my life and the life of my old servant. You can forget about it, but I have to remember it. Otherwise, wouldn't I be ungrateful?" The man said quickly, "I came here to repay my wife."
"Then how do you want to repay me?" Liu Shichu looked at the dimple faintly visible on the left cheek of the man in front of him and wanted to poke it with a finger. He swallowed the words that wanted to continue to refuse and changed his tone.
“I, I don’t know how to repay you. It seems like my lady has everything she needs…” The man grabbed the strap of his backpack and said in annoyance. His long eyebrows furrowed, and the dimples on his cheeks disappeared.
"What skills do you have?" Liu Shichu asked him, suppressing her fingers that were itching to dig out his dimples. She was always particularly patient with good-looking people.
"I can read, count, and keep accounts pretty well..." The man listed his strengths one by one, looking at Liu Shichu eagerly as he spoke, fearing that Liu Shichu would not take him in. "Not only can I keep accounts, I am also hardworking and can work. I can be a waiter in a tavern."
Of course Liu Shichu would not let someone of unknown origin settle the score, even if this person said he was here to repay a favor and he was good-looking. But Liu Shichu was not a tyrant. Although she was particularly tolerant of good-looking people, she also had her own principles. Therefore, she only let this person stay as a waiter.
Qi Zhixi stayed in Liu Shichu's tavern like this. He said that his father was a scholar, but because he failed in the imperial examinations many times and lost all his family fortune, he became a down-and-out scholar who sold calligraphy and paintings. However, he did not have the arrogance of a scholar. He did not feel sorry for himself after becoming a waiter, nor did he feel that he was degrading. Instead, he had a smile on his face all day long, worked very hard, was nimble, got along well with other guys, and slowly integrated into the tavern.