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The brother and sister quarreled for a while and were reprimanded by Pei Shi before they stopped. In the evening, Lu Shiming came back and the family had a happy meal.
The next day, Ye Zhen took Dai Mei to see Mister Shan.
Pei Shi told her where Mister Shan lived. Ye Zhen knew where it was as soon as she heard it. It was the dowry given to Mister Shan by the Shan family in Liuqing Lane, Dongcheng. The house was not big and had only two entrances. It was the most suitable for Mister Shan to live in.
Ye Zhen used to like to play there. Mister Shan's courtyard had a grape tree and a pomegranate tree. The grapes were big and sweet, which was her favorite.
Mister Shan already knew that Ye Zhen would come today, so he set up a tea table in the bamboo pavilion in the courtyard early in the morning.
Yesterday, it snowed for the first time this winter, and the weather was a little cold. Ye Zhen wore a white cloak embroidered with pearls, which made her face shine like jade. She looked like a fox immortal who had fallen into the mortal world.
"Mister Shan." Ye Zhen bowed to Mister Shan and looked at him with bright eyes.
Mister Shan was a little dazed. He almost thought that Ye Zhen had come to him. The Lu Yaoyao in front of him was more and more like his former student.
So similar that he wondered if there was any relationship between them.
"Come, sit down and have a cup of hot tea." Mister Shan smiled and pointed to the seat in front of him.
Ye Zhen sat down and looked at Mister Shan with a smile. "Mister Shan, I'm here to tell you the good news."
"I heard yesterday that you got four A's." Mister Shan said softly and poured a cup of hot tea for Ye Zhen.
"I was just lucky." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Mister Shan glanced at her. "I will be your teacher then."
"Mister Shan is also my teacher now …" Ye Zhen was stunned and looked at Mister Shan in surprise. "Mister Shan, do you mean you are going back to the college?"
"Yes." Mister Shan nodded. "Are you surprised?"
Naturally, she was surprised! When Mister Shan left the Women's College to become her teacher, many people persuaded her to go back. It was said that even the dean of the college came to her in person, but she did not change her mind. Why was she willing to return to the college this time?
Mister Shan smiled. "I used to dislike some of the practices of the college, so I thought that what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve. Now that some time has passed, I naturally look at things differently."
What's the difference? Ye Zhen wanted to ask him, but she knew very well that Mister Shan would not say anything. She felt a little puzzled. She always felt that what Mister Shan did now had a purpose. As for what purpose, Ye Zhen couldn't tell.
"Why did you choose the medical center?" Ye Zhen asked. She remembered that Mister Shan used to be in the women's teaching class, not in these affiliated schools.
Mister Dan said, "I just happen to know the curator of the medical center."
Ye Zhen saw that she didn't want to talk more about it, so she stopped asking.
She sat in Mister Dan's place for about half an hour and then got up to leave. Now, her relationship with Mister was different from before. She really didn't dare to indulge too much. Moreover, she also felt that Mister Dan treated her very differently from the previous Ye Zhen.
After leaving the Eastern City, Ye Zhen did not want to go back so soon. She wanted to go to Qingyu Lane to find Hong Ling, but with Dai Mei by her side, she dared not take too many risks.
"Third Miss, are we going back?" Dai Mei whispered to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen said, "Don't worry, let's stroll around. It will not be so easy to come out in the future."
It was rare for Dai Mei to come out. She looked at Ye Zhen nervously and hesitated for a long time without saying anything.
"What do you want to say?" How could Ye Zhen not see the strangeness of Dai Mei? Seeing her hesitation, she had to ask it herself.
"Miss, this servant's brother has been ill recently. My mother came to me a few days ago … But Chen Zhao wouldn't let me go back …" Dai Mei stammered and looked at Ye Zhen nervously.
"Where do you live?" Ye Zhen asked.
Dai Mei said, "In Shajing Alley."
That was in the direction of North Street. It was a little far from Qingyu Lane, so she couldn't go there. However, her shop was on North Street. She could go there and have a look.
"Then go, but you can't stay for more than an hour." Ye Zhen said.
Dai Mei nodded like pounding garlic. She was grateful to Ye Zhen beyond words.
Ye Zhen ordered the carriage to go to North Street. In the middle of the street, she had already seen a three-room shop with a plaque on it that read 'Thousand Gold Shop'.
She was the one who came up with the name of the shop. At that time, she recalled that Empress Qi used to have a Thousand Gold Shop in Jinkou City. The prosperity of Jinkou City today was inextricably linked to the Thousand Gold Shop. However, with the disappearance of the Jing Kingdom, the Thousand Gold Shop was also submerged in history.
She came up with such a name. First, she really admired Qi Yanling. Second, she also wanted to do something to prove that she once existed.
"What does the Thousand Gold Shop do?" Ye Zhen pretended not to understand and asked Dai Mei.
Dai Mei said, "It is the largest and most complete shop in the capital. The things sold in the shop are brought back from overseas. Many of them can't be bought anywhere else. Business is excellent."
Ye Zhen smiled. "Then I'll go shopping. You go home and find me in the shop later."
Dai Mei asked excitedly and nervously, "Third Miss, is this really okay?"
"Why not? You are my maid. Naturally, I have the final say. Go quickly. "Ye Zhen said.
"This slave thanks the Third Miss." Dai Mei kowtowed to Ye Zhen and hurriedly got off the carriage. Her home was not far from here. She had visited her brother and had a few words with her mother. An hour was enough.
Ye Zhen asked Quan Fu to wait in the carriage and walked into the Thousand Gold Shop alone.
It was funny to say that since she opened the Thousand Gold Shop, it was the first time she came to this shop. Usually, it was managed by others, and Hong Ling was in charge of the account books.
There were rows of shelves in the shop, and on the shelves were all sorts of goods. There were many customers around. Ye Rou wore a curtain hat on her head as she slowly walked around the shop. As expected, she saw many interesting things. However, many of them were things she had seen before. When these overseas goods were delivered to the capital, the shopkeeper would have someone deliver a copy to her first.
"Shopkeeper Sun, a new batch of goods arrived in Jinkou City today. Have you gone to count them?"
Just as Ye Zhen was thinking about what to do next, she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
It's Hong Ling!
She turned her eyes to Hong Ling, who was standing next to the shopkeeper, and slowly walked over.
When Hong Ling felt someone approaching her, her whole body became alert. Looking back, she saw the woman wearing the curtain hat and looked at her in surprise.
Ye Zhen lifted the corner of the curtain hat and nodded slightly to her.
"Miss, what do you need?" Hong Ling took a deep breath and showed a polite smile.
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