This is the second time that Shi Qing was kicked out of the yard by the old man, but this time he brought Mrs. Li along with him.
"Grandpa is okay, but his mind is too small." Shi Qing pinched the tip of his little finger with his thumbnail, and gestured to Li Shi, "That's all."
How should I put it, she is quite uneducated, and as expected, there are all kinds of slaves and masters.
It's all habitual.
"Qing'er." Li Shi suddenly stopped and looked at Shi Qing.
Shi Qing stopped and looked at him suspiciously, "What's wrong, Dad?"
Mrs. Li sighed softly, "Your mother said yesterday that you felt that you had changed a lot in the past two days, as if you were a different person."
For example, things like today would not be done before Shi Qing.
Shi Qing's heart skipped a beat, she didn't care what Shi Ju and others thought of her, but she didn't want to be an outlier in Li Shi's eyes.
Unconsciously holding his breath, Shi Qing clenched his fingers, not daring to meet Li's eyes, "Then... what do you think?"
"Father thinks the change is quite big." Li smiled and stretched out his hand to stroke Shi Qing's side face, his eyes were full of kindness, "but Daddy thinks this is the real Qing'er, Daddy's complete daughter."
Shi Qing's eyes trembled slightly, and he looked up at him.
Li's tone was gentle, "Since the previous serious illness, you have been silent and cautious, and now you have a somewhat lively appearance. You are the meat that fell from Dad, and Dad knows my daughter better than anyone else."
Shi Qing's nose was suddenly blocked by heat, and his chest felt sore and stuffy.
She took a deep breath and blinked away the heat in her eyes, pretending to be relaxed and said, "After all, after experiencing great joy and great sorrow, there is always a change."
Mrs. Li scolded her, "Where have you been?" He said in a mysterious tone, "Daddy specially invited two guests over for you today."
Mrs. Li is only in her early thirties this year. Because she is well maintained and the clothes she wears are fresh and tender, it looks like someone in her twenties will believe it.
When he said this with sideways eyes, there was a little pride in his expression, as if he was asking Shi Qing for credit.
Shi Qing asked cooperatively, "Father, who did you invite?"
"Didn't you say you've taken a fancy to the young master of the Yun family?" Shi Qing took Shi Qing's hand and patted it, "Don't worry, just leave it to Daddy."
He invited the head of the Yun family and Young Master Yun.
The meaning of inviting them over on Li's birthday is self-evident.
This time it was a simple way for the two children to see each other.
If the Yun family is interested, the family will come to ask for marriage tomorrow. If the Yun family didn't have this intention, they could only discuss it again, instead of rushing over and being turned away.
Shi Qing gave Li a thumbs up with both hands, and exaggeratedly said, "Father, you are so powerful, you even want to think about the way out for me in case of being rejected. Whoever said that you can't be smart if you haven't read a book, I I think my dad is awesome!"
Mrs. Li felt embarrassed when he was praised. In recent years, he was rarely praised for being smart, "Don't worry, Qing'er, there is nothing our family can't agree on."
Shi Qing thought that her father wanted to use power to suppress others, and Shi Ju, as the censor of the capital, was at least the third-rank official. Although he was inconspicuous in the capital and could not suppress the status of the eldest prince, it was more than enough for the Yun family.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li raised her hand and rolled her hair, looked at her sideways, and said lightly, "Our family is rich."
If it doesn't work, just throw money at it, no one will be indifferent to gold and silver.
"..."
Too.
Shi Qing supported Li Shi's arm and walked forward. The clothes on both of them were relatively bright colors. In this season when the spring flowers are not yet in bloom, they are obviously the most beautiful colors in the whole yard.
I don't know if I took Shi Qing's favor, and when I left the old man's yard, all the servants and waiters I met on the road stopped to say birthday blessings to Mrs. Li, and then praised him for his good looks today, and his color complemented his skin.
"Our father and daughter are the most beautiful cubs in the Shi family!" Shi Qing looked proud.
She said, "Father, you can wear whatever you want in the future. Next time you hesitate, think about today. I will wear the same clothes as you."
Mrs. Li hasn't been so comfortable with the old man for a long time, with smiles on her brows and eyes, she nodded repeatedly, "Okay."
Shi Qing let go of Mrs. Li, casually picked a leaf from a roadside flower pot, and said tentatively while pulling, "Father, why don't you and my mother have another one?"
She patted her chest and assured, "Whether it's a younger sister or a younger brother, I won't compete for favor."
Mrs. Li is young now and can still regenerate. In case he left, at least he still had a child.
Mrs. Li blushed when she was told by Shi Qing, and looked sideways at her, "You are all about to start a family, it would be shameful for Daddy to have another one."
It's not easy for him to talk about this kind of thing with his daughter, so he changed the subject directly, "I'm going to write back to your grandma today, and you will write for daddy."
Li can't read or write. Ju taught him before, but seeing how painful Li's learning was, he didn't want to continue teaching him. Of course, this matter fell into the old man's ears because Li was born stupid.
In the past few years, Shi Ju wrote family letters for Mrs. Li. Later, she wanted to show off and make the family happy. Mrs. Li asked Shi Qing to write, and every time she finished writing, she would give her some gadgets and take her as a gift. Candy for kids.
Maybe it was because he was happier today, Mrs. Li babbled on a lot of things, Shi Qing was not at all impatient, and quietly wrote a letter for him.
Qingshan County is a bit far from the capital, and the Li family will only bring their family to the capital once every few years, so they are afraid that when too many people come, the old man of the family will show Li's face.
So the family letter is the only tool for Li Shi to communicate with his family.
The words of the water poured out by the married son obviously do not apply to the Li family. Even though Li's daughter is seventeen years old, he is still regarded as the young master in the Li family, the heart of the two elders of the Li family, and his sister's younger brother.
Although the old man is not likable, what makes the two elders of the Li family happy is that Shi Ju is gentle and patient. He has been devoted to Li for so many years and has never had anyone else. This is not because others forced her to do it, which is very valuable.
Mrs. Li talked about her life in the capital in detail, and greeted her parents and sister-in-law's family. At the end, Mrs. Li paused, and suddenly stopped talking.
Shi Qing looked up at him, and then stopped writing, "Father, are you done?"
"No," Mrs. Li shook her head slowly, took out a handkerchief and wiped the wetness from the corners of her eyes, "one last thing."
He put the handkerchief against the tip of his nose, his voice choked up slightly, "Just say, 'Elder, don't worry, Qing'er has grown up'."
With just one sentence, Li's tears could not stop falling.
Shi Qing clenched his pen tightly and didn't speak, just bowed his head and conveyed the message neatly for him stroke by stroke.
After writing the letter, Mrs. Li collected her emotions and took out a good inkstone from the box.
"Your mother chose it for you, let me give it to you." Li Shi handed the inkstone to Shi Qing, "Take it back and try it, and I'll have someone call you after lunch."
Shi Qing went out from his parents' yard, holding the slightly heavy inkstone in his hand.
Today, Shifu held a banquet. Although Mrs. Li had no friends, it was obvious that the old man had invited many people over.
Shi Qing and Mi He stopped to look, "Those who didn't know thought that the person who passed his birthday was grandpa."
The bluestone road leading to the backyard was full of friends of the old man. They were supported by servants to walk in front and back, followed by congratulatory gifts and servants.
Shi Qing had no interest at first, until he looked up and saw a gray figure behind him.
"Mihe!" When Shi Qing came out from Mrs. Li's place, he was in a bit of a depressed mood, but now he suddenly regained his energy and pointed at that person, "Is she dressed exactly like that little liar!"
Mihe raised his eyes and saw a Taoist priest following alone behind the crowd.
The other party was overweight, looked to be in his thirties, and held a decent white whisk in his hand. She walked behind, her eyes wandering around.
"That's right! They came from the same school!" Mihe became excited.
Isn't this "coincidence"!
A small one ran away yesterday, and an old one came today!
Shi Qing rolled up his sleeves and ran over with Mi He, but the other party caught a glimpse of the two of them out of the corner of his eye, and subconsciously ran away.
It was only a little suspicious at first, but now she immediately confirmed the suspicion as soon as she ran away.
"Stop!" Shi Qing shouted.
The Taoist priest's name is Bai Fu, and he is not a Taoist at all. He usually likes to hang out in the backyards of dignitaries and dignitaries to cheat some money.
Every time she is exposed, she will change her appearance and change to another family. Today, she came with Mr. Chen. When she heard that the little master of Shi's family was covered with dirty things, her whole temperament changed drastically.
Where Bai Fu knows how to catch ghosts, she intends to go through the cutscenes to fool her.
She never expected that when she walked a little slower and fell behind, she saw someone running towards her.
It may be that I have been cheating myself for many years, and when I saw someone chasing me, my reaction was—
run!
The more Shi Qing chased her, the faster he ran.
The ability to escape for so many years is not for nothing.
"I'll let you stop!" Shi Qing still failed to outrun others for the first time, squinted slightly, weighed the inkstone in his hand, and threw it at the fat figure in front of him who almost crossed the threshold.
"Boom—" sound!
Bai Fu's back was hit, his feet tripped over the threshold, and he lay on the ground with an "ouch".
Shi Qing caught up and stepped on her back, squatted down to pant, "Let you run!"
She fanned her face with her hot hands, "Both of you master and apprentice are really running faster than the other."
If she can't catch the young one, can she still not catch the old one
What's more, I still have an inkstone in my hand today, which is much more useful than shoes.
Shi Qing stretched out his hand to pick up the inkstone, and the good one knocked out a fine crack.
Shi Qing unreasonably handed the inkstone in front of Bai Fu, "Excellent Duan inkstone, look at it and pay me for it."
Bai Fu's back was stepped on, he struggled to turn his head, his eyes shifted from the inkstone to Shi Qing's bright and beautiful face, he was relieved.
Not the one who lied to himself.
Then why is she chasing after herself
"Your Majesty, we have never met before and have no grievances or enmities. It's fine if you hit me with an inkstone. Isn't it unreasonable to ask me to pay for it now?"
"Although we don't know each other well, I've met your apprentice twice." Shi Qing reasoned with her while holding the inkstone, "Be honest, what about others?"
Bai Fu always eats enough for himself and the whole family is not hungry, so where is there any apprentice, "Why can't I understand what you are talking about?"
Shi Qing stretched out two fingers to pick up the Taoist robe on her body, and slapped her on the back, "Even the clothes are the same, why are you pretending to be stupid with me here!"
Bai Fu lost his voice for a moment, and was so angry that he almost got up from the ground, but was stepped back by Shi Qing, "These clothes are just bought on the street!"
How could Shi Qing know that Taoist robes are still sold on the street! She thought it was the school uniform.
Seeing Bai Fuzui's refusal to admit it now, I feel that the other party is defending her apprentice.
"Okay, let's see how long you can keep your mouth shut."
The servants of the Shi family had already run over with the guy, Shi Qing raised his foot and stood aside, "Hit me until she tells the truth."
The servant was at a loss, and Bai Fu couldn't stop saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Huo, the master-student relationship is quite good, but I just refuse to admit it." Shi Qing wiped the inkstone with the hem of his clothes, "I tell you, I have many methods, you should think about it carefully."
Bai Fu almost cried. It is true that she has no apprentices, nor can she be born out of nothing.
Shi Qing waved her hand, and the servants dispersed, she raised the hem of her clothes and squatted in front of Bai Fu.
This old swindler ate nothing and tenderly, and he seemed to be living a good life, and he didn't know how many people he had cheated.
"Since you said you have no apprentice, then why did you come to Shifu?" Shi Qing patted her face lightly with the inkstone, "Didn't he come to step on you to cheat and steal?"
A layer of sweat broke out on Bai Fu's forehead, "I, I came to catch ghosts with Mr. Chen, there are ghosts in the Shi family."
After a while, Mr. Chen
Oh, the good friend of the old man, the grandfather of the heroine Chang Shu in the book, the one who complimented her secretly and said that she was not as good as Chang Shu when they met.
Shi Qing didn't understand that this man was invited by the old man to arrest him.
But this does not prevent this person from knowing the little liar.
"What about your apprentice, is he also hiding among today's guests?" Shi Qing asked her, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll send you to Dali Temple!"
Bai Fu begged for mercy, "I really don't have an apprentice, I'm here to catch ghosts."
"Still stubborn until now!" Shi Qing scolded.
"I have no apprentice."
"What are you doing without an apprentice?"
"I'm here to catch ghosts."
"You are here to lie."
The conversation between the two was repeated back and forth, and Bai Fu wondered if this person was out of his mind, why he couldn't understand people's words.
"I'll ask you one last time." Shi Qing lowered his voice, and the inkstone was dangling in front of Bai Fu, "Are you here to catch ghosts or to deceive people?"
Bai Fu was entangled in, his head was in a daze, and he said directly, "I'm here to deceive people!"
Shi Qing smiled, and Mi He pointed at her, "So it's here to deceive people!"
Things instantly became simpler.
Bai Fu turned pale, and hurriedly changed his words, "I made a mistake, I, I came to catch ghosts."
Shi Qing had her tied up, "Send her to Dali Temple, and say that she has caught a liar, and let them interrogate her!"
Judging from the Taoist priest's attitude of running away as soon as she called out just now, he might have cheated many old men like Mr. Chen before he came here.
"Oh, by the way," Shi Qing pointed out, "Let the people in Dali Temple carefully ask her where her apprentice is hiding."
Bai Fu couldn't help retorting, "... I really don't have an apprentice."
Shi Qing shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
Her expression of "I knew you were stubborn" was so annoying!
Bai Fusheng spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.
Here, Shi Qing has already sent people to Dali Temple, while Chen Lao is still bragging to the old man of the Shi family about how powerful the Baifu Taoist he invited is.
"That little ghost, she just freezes and puts it into the oil pan to fry. It makes a terrible noise," said Old Chen. "No matter how powerful a ghost is, it will be frightened when it sees her. Don't worry."
He was holding a teacup, he was talking just now and didn't care about drinking.
Now that he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and said "Hey", "Old time, why did you change the teacup here? The color is too old-fashioned and not good-looking."
"..."
The two beautiful ones were all broken.
The old man's face was gloomy, and Lao Xu didn't dare to speak at the side.
"Why hasn't Taoist Baifu come yet?" the old man asked.
"Here we come." Old Chen's servants ran over from the outside in a hurry, and almost knocked on the threshold when they entered.
Old Chen put down the teacup and asked, "Where is Taoist Baifu?"
The old man also leaned forward.
The servant looked at the two of them, and said slowly, "Taoist Baifu met the young master of the Shi family on the road."
Old Chen slapped his thigh with joy on his face, "It seems that it has been won, and now it may be waiting for the frying pan."
The old man finally relaxed, and leaned slightly on the back of the chair, "That's good, that's good."
He was really afraid of that thing.
Chen Lao smiled, "You must see it with your own eyes when you fry it in a frying pan later, the little ghost screams so badly, it can relieve your anger."
He stood up and asked the servants, "Where is Taoist Baifu now?"
The servant's face was ugly, "I was twisted and sent to Dali Temple..."
"What?" Old Chen didn't hear clearly, "What's going on?"
Facing the eyes of old master Shi and old Chen, the servant stammered and said, "Taoist Baifu was beaten up by the young master, it's terrible."
Mr. Chen gasped and fell back to his chair, but the old man stood up on crutches, took a few steps forward and asked in disbelief, "Did Shi Qing beat Taoist priest?!"
The servant nodded, "The nose is bruised and the face is swollen, and he vomited blood when he left."
The Taoist priest who catches ghosts is stepped on the ground and beaten by "ghosts". That scene...
Old miserable.