When Yu Shu got up early to rinse her teeth with salt water, she felt that her lower lip was a little numb. She looked in the mirror and found that her lips were indeed a little swollen.
She touched her lower lip gently and thought of the burning embrace last night. Her heart beat faster for a moment. Then she heard Xiaoqing, who was combing her hair, praise her,
"You look so good today. Did you sleep well last night?"
Yu Shu looked at the rosy figure in the mirror and hummed guiltily.
As soon as she finished tidying up, Gui Qi invited her downstairs for dinner.
The dining table was very quiet. At first, there was only the sound of bowls and chopsticks clanking. Yu Shu drank a few mouthfuls of sweet porridge and couldn't help but look up at Xue Rui and say,
"Why do you keep looking at me? Hurry up and eat. After dinner, we will go to the yamen. Don't we still have a lot of things to do?"
Xue Rui smiled at her, raised his hand, picked up a roasted plum roll and put it in her bowl, and said, "There's no hurry.
Try this. It's a new snack from Jiangnan that the cook learned. The weather is hot, so you can eat more rice and noodles in the morning. Then you won't be tired for the day. "
The main kitchen of Wangji Building was managed by the cook, Xiuqing. Xiuqing was not a southerner, but no matter how busy she was, she still had to practice a few dishes from Jiangnan every few days to cater to Yu Shu's taste.
However, Yu Shu did not grow up in the south at all, so she had never been aware of Xue Rui's intention.
After breakfast, Yu Shu went out with Xue Rui. He sent her home first and then went to the Supreme Court.
After entering the house, Yu Shu only stayed for the time it took to drink a cup of tea before she asked Liu Zhong to hitch the carriage and left. There were no classes in Taishi Shuyuan these days. She was going to the south of the city to find a craftsman who could make fans.
Yu Shu had inquired in the north of the city a while ago. There were at least seventeen or eighteen fan shops in the north of the city, but none of them could use peach roots to make fans. Therefore, she simply changed her direction and went to the south of the city, which was crowded and chaotic.
However, the southern part of the city was not the same as the northern part.
After an hour and three streets, Yu Shu finally found an old fan shop in an alley.
The carriage stopped halfway. She walked for a while and found a small shop called "Hall of Hundred Folds".
Yu Shu wiped the sweat off her forehead. Hesitantly, she pushed open the bamboo curtain and entered. She felt dizzy. Inside the concave shaped central room, the three walls were filled with fans. One side was filled with colorful female fans, the other side was filled with rosin fans, and the other side was filled with all kinds of cool fans of various shapes and sizes. There were more than a hundred of them.
She stood at the door in a daze for a moment, then became happy and went forward to ask the middle-aged man who was twisting copper wire next to the shelf.
"Shopkeeper."
The man didn't even bother to raise his head, and replied, "Pick whatever you want from the wall. If you like it, come and pay for it. If you damage it, you'll have to pay twice the price. If you steal, you'll be sent to the officials."
Yu Shu's mouth twitched. Who sells things like this?
"I'm not here to buy fans. I just want to ask. Does your shop's craftsman know how to use peach wood to make fans?"
The middle-aged man stopped his work and turned to look at her: "Peach wood root?"
"Yes, it's peach wood root. Can you make it?"
"Yes, I can."
Hearing this, Yu Shu wasn't in a hurry to be happy. She first asked about the details: "I have a hundred year old peach wood root. I want to make a folding fan for men. The fan bone should be nine inches and five inches long. It should have 16 openings and two sides. It should be hard to break. Can you make it?"
"Yes, I can."
Yu Shu saw that he looked honest and didn't look like he was bragging. She was happy and hurriedly said: "Then I'll go back and get the wood. Then we can discuss again. We can talk about the money, but don't break anything."
She turned around and was about to leave. But she heard a sneer behind her: "I said I can make it. Did I promise to make it for you? I only sell fans in my shop. I don't care about custom-made ones. You can buy those on the wall if you want. Take care."
Yu Shu was deflated. She turned around with a strange expression. She looked at the man who lowered his head to twist the copper wire again. Originally, she didn't trust his skills. But now, she was sure that such an arrogant person was really capable. She opened her mouth and her eyes flashed. She put on a disdainful face:
"If you don't know how to make it, then you don't know how to make it."
It wasn't easy to find someone who could make a fan. How could she let go of this opportunity? She wanted to provoke him and then take the opportunity to trick him. But the other party seemed to have closed his ears. No matter what she said, he didn't care about her.
Yu Shu talked nonsense for a long time. Her mouth was dry. She had no choice but to go back and come back tomorrow. She didn't believe that this person wouldn't let her go if she visited him every day.
She turned around and walked to the door. She saw a person coming in.
"Fifth uncle, I'm here. Hey, Yu Suanzi?"
"Young master Xin?"
Yu Shu didn't expect to meet Xin Liu's fifth cousin, Xin Nianguang, here. She was surprised for a moment, and then she realized what the handsome young man in front of her had just called.
Fifth uncle?
When Xin Lishan saw his nephew coming, he put down his work and walked over. He took the two paper bags from Xin Nianguang's hands. He glanced at Yu Shu and asked his nephew,
"You know this noisy girl?"
Two black lines squeezed on Yu Shu's forehead.
Xin Nianguang looked at Yu Shu apologetically and said to Xin Lishan, "Fifth uncle, this is Miss Yu, a double-ranked female fortune-teller in this year's Dayan Examination. She is a good friend of Sixth Younger Sister."
He kindly told Yu Shu, "This is my uncle."
This time, Yu Shu was puzzled. As far as she knew, didn't Xin Liu's father say that there were four brothers? Where did this uncle come from?
This middle-aged man looked less than forty years old. His skin was rough. He didn't look like the master of the Xin Family. But Xin Nianguang called him uncle, so he was obviously her father's brother.
It was strange.
"Female fortune-teller?" Xin Lishan stared at Yu Shu a few more times. At this time, he looked interested, "The one who didn't give face to that old thing, Han Wenguang, and forcibly took his disciple's seal?"
Hearing his tone, Yu Shu said seriously, "Fifth Master Xin is wrong. I didn't forcibly take it. I won it fair and square. They were not as good as me."
"Ha," Xin Lishan said with a smile. When he looked at Yu Shu again, he suddenly found her more pleasing to the eye. He nodded and said,
"Bring that piece of mahogany root tomorrow and let me have a look."
This time, Yu Shu was happy. She secretly wanted to make peace through Xin Liu. Who knew that this Fifth Master Xin was a temperamental person. With one sentence, he directly agreed to her matter.
Afraid that he would change his mind again, Yu Shu hurriedly thanked him and moved aside. She said goodbye to the uncle and nephew and left first.
After she left, Xin Nianguang asked, "Fifth Uncle, what happened just now?"
Xin Lishan told him that Yu Shu wanted to make a mahogany root fan. Then he commented with interest,
"I originally thought that she was a rich girl who randomly drew lots. It turns out that she is half an expert. I told you about the century-old mahogany root. Do you still remember what it is used for?"
Xin Nianguang thought for a moment and said, "Mahogany is the essence of five kinds of wood. A century-old mahogany root produces innate Yang Qi. It can suppress hundreds of ghosts. It is the most evil thing in the world."
"Not bad. It seems that you usually don't slack off," Xin Lishan patted his nephew's shoulder with satisfaction. He took him and walked inside, "Let's go to the back. I will show you a kite that I have just modified. You only need to fly sixty-five feet to know tomorrow's weather."
"Fifth Uncle, wait. I have something to ask you to take a look at," Xin Nianguang pulled him and took out a pouch from his bosom. He opened it and took out a string of crystal clear water beads.
Seeing that thing, Xin Lishan was stunned and immediately took it. It was cool in his hand. He closed his eyes and rubbed it for a while. He took a deep breath and opened his eyes again, but they were full of excitement,
"This, this bead has such a strong spiritual energy. Although it is one part natural, it is ninety percent man-made. It's strange. Did you raise it? Good boy, tell me quickly. "
Xin Nianguang's expression instantly became serious. He shook his head and said, "It's not me.
It's the birthday gift that Miss Yu gave to Sixth Younger Sister just now. Feifei wore it for a few days and said that she slept very well at night. I was curious and borrowed it. Sure enough, after a good night's sleep, she was in good spirits the next day. I faintly feel that the spiritual energy on this bracelet is most likely raised, so it is so strong that it has such a miraculous effect. It's not like jade that needs to be nourished for a long time. According to Fifth Uncle, it is ninety percent raised by people. It's really strange. "
Their Xin Family was a big Fengshui family. Dating back six generations, there was an old ancestor who guarded a jade mountain. Later generations, they explored the method of 'nourishing objects with Fengshui and using objects to benefit people'. After ups and downs, they had a place today.
It could be said that when it came to nourishing artifacts, their Xin Family was the best in the secular world. The 'List of Wonderful and Rare Objects' had been passed down for several generations. However, the most exquisite method was to nourish the natural spiritual jade with eighty percent spiritual energy.
This small string of beads had ninety percent spiritual energy!
Of course, it couldn't be compared like this. The Xin Family's eighty percent spiritual energy could last for a long time, but this string of beads could only last for two months at most.
However, this was also the amazing part. Because the spiritual energy constantly spread out, it greatly benefited the wearer, and it was the most obvious at the beginning.
"Fifth Uncle," Xin Nianguang looked at Xin Lishan, who seemed to be deep in thought, and hesitated, "Do you think we should tell our family about this?"
Xin Lishan came back to his senses and glanced at him. He fiddled with the white crystal beads in his hand and slowly sneered.
"Tell our family, then let them threaten and bribe to find out about the other person's method of nourishing objects, take it for their own use, and make use of it, so that the Xin Family's reputation in the Twelve Prefectures goes up another level?"
Xin Nianguang saw that he was angry, and quickly smiled bitterly. "Don't be angry. I won't say anything, okay?"
"Hmph," Xin Lishan stuffed the string of beads back to him, and said unhappily, "People who learn Yi, the most important thing is to have a good temperament. I've taught you for three years, but you're still so muddle-headed. I'm really angry. Take it back and give it to Fei Fei. Don't talk too much."
Xin Nianguang nodded, and then said worriedly, "What if Father and the others find out themselves?"
Xin Lishan snorted. "In the whole mansion, other than your old ancestor, even your grandfather doesn't have the foresight of an unfilial son like me!"
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