The capital city is prosperous and wealthy, with two inner and outer cities, twelve avenues in the inner city, and sixty-four avenues in the outer city. There are many high-rise buildings, restaurants, tea shops and shops, and there are many houses and mansions that occupy a wide area and are well-proportioned.
The Guo family's mansion in the capital is located on Huaizhou Street, very close to Dongping University, where Shen Lie came to Beijing to study.
Shen Xu gave a few instructions in the car, and Shen Lie listened silently. When they arrived at Huaizhou Street, Shen Xu got out of the car and left, taking Rou Gu with him.
Shitou wished they could leave quickly, so he finally took a breath, turned his head and said to Shen Lie in the carriage, "Young Master."
"What's the matter?"
"It's okay, it's just that the weather is so nice at dusk!" Shitou said.
Shen Lie didn't say anything again.
Shitou chuckled, raised his whip and lightly slapped the horse's buttocks.
The house is cleaned every day, and now that I know in advance that Shen Lie is coming, I can make it even cleaner and more comfortable.
When Shen Lie stayed at Wen Dao, Dai Yu and the others went to pack their things. Shen Lie took the stones away, and after packing his own things, he went to the study.
The study room was very large, with a large collection of books. When Shen Lie entered, he found that many of the books seemed to have just been moved there, and many of the bookshelves were also newly added, because the layout was too disruptive.
He picked up a few books at random and read them, either military books or Taoist collections. They were ancient and profound, but he had never been exposed to them, so it was a bit confusing to read them.
Shen Lie closed the book, turned around and walked outside. When the housekeeper came over, Shen Lie asked, "What's going on with the books in the study?"
The housekeeper smiled: "The master said that the young master wants to study here, so I collected all the books in this house."
"This book is wrong," Shen Lie raised the book in his hand and said, "Where did this book come from?"
The butler looked away, the expression on his face changed, and then he smiled and said: "Sir, the origin of this book is not trivial."
"What's the origin?"
The housekeeper lowered his eyes slightly and said, "This book was sent to us before the Dingguo Duke's mansion was confiscated."
Shen Lie was stunned: "What?"
"The old lady knows about this," the housekeeper said with a smile, "There are still a lot of things sent. There are few people living in our house, so it would be best to keep them here."
Shen Lie never knew that his grandfather had such a relationship. He lowered his eyes and looked at the book in his hand, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"There is no harm in reading these books, sir," the steward said. "Many of the books here are still in Miss Xia's collection, but some of them were taken away by the Crown Prince Zheng Guogong."
"Zhao Xin?"
"Yes." The butler nodded.
Shen Lie still felt a little strange and frowned: "Why do you tell me everything? Tell me directly about such a big thing. At least, at least..."
At least she had to be secretive and hesitant, and only revealed it after he kept asking. Now she said it so openly. It was as normal as drinking water and eating, but it made Shen Lie not know what kind of expression he should make. .
"Young master is not an outsider," the housekeeper said with a smile, "and many people in the house also know about these things. This matter is very involved, and everyone will not tell anyone if they know it. Under the overthrow of the nest, An has completed her eggs, and we all We are from the Guo family. Only when the Guo family is good will we be good."
Shen Lie could only nod, paused, and asked, "How many people are there in the house now?"
"Not many, only sixteen. We have nothing to do every day and are very free. The young master is here just in time and can set rules for us."
"No need," Shen Lie said, "Just do what you do now, just take care of our food every day."
"Okay, sir." the butler replied.
Shen Lie said "Yeah" and went back to the study.
Entering the study again, the feeling is completely different.
He stood by the door, looking at the books in the room, and suddenly felt a touch of sadness in his heart.
He lowered his head and opened the book in his hand. It was really profound. This Taoist collection must have been left by Miss Xia.
Such a light book felt like it weighed a thousand pounds in Shen Lie's hand.
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Xia Zhaoyi came back from outside carrying a bag of things.
It was very deserted inside the inn. The shopkeeper was making calculations there, shaking his head and sighing from time to time.
The guys were all gathered around an Eight Immortals table, some were sleeping on their stomachs, and some were taking a nap with their cheeks propped up, their heads moving little by little.
Xia Zhaoyi walked over to them, gently took away the chopstick holder on the Eight Immortals table, and put it on another table.
The shopkeeper looked up, and the boy turned back to meet his eyes and smiled at him.
He had a nice and clean smile, and even gave me two small pear dimples as a gift. The shopkeeper couldn't help but smile and shook his head again.
Xia Zhaoyi walked over and said, "The shopkeeper is not happy."
"How can you be happy after losing a lot of money?" said the shopkeeper.
Xia Zhaoyi said: "I heard on the street that taxes seem to have increased?"
"Today I made a total of two cents. One cent and thirty cents were taken away. I still have to pay wages for the remaining seventy cents." The shopkeeper sighed.
"The food is also going to be gone," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Has it been taken away today?"
The shopkeeper smiled: "Yeah, I took some away, but left us some food."
However, they had already received the news, so they secretly hid most of it yesterday.
But I don’t know what life will be like in the future. The era of war and chaos is really unsettling.
At this time, a resident upstairs came down and asked for hot water.
The shopkeeper shouted to the sleeping clerks to go quickly.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled, turned around and went back upstairs.
The baggage contained all brand new tools, nails, hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, crowbars... and a lot of needlework.
Xia Zhaoyi spread out the drawings on the side, then took out six copper plates and placed a Taixian Lone Crane Formation on the drawings.
To outsiders, it may seem like some magical formation, but it is actually an auxiliary tool for positioning in arithmetic.
Xia Zhaoyi compared the distance and felt that it was almost suitable, so he withdrew the copper plate.
But she didn't rush to start. Instead, she held her cheek with one hand and thought about something.
The candle on the table flickered, and Xia Zhaoyi looked away. His eyes were still a little confused. He stretched out his hand to light the candle lightly, feeling the heat coming from his fingertips.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Xia Zhaoyi got up and went to open the door.
The waiter stood outside, holding a basin of hot water in his hand, and said: "My shopkeeper asked me to bring it to you, for washing your feet."
Xia Zhaoyi curled her lips and smiled, then stepped aside: "Thank you."
The waiter brought the hot water and saw these things on the table. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah, you are going to learn to be a carpenter."
"That's right," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Artisans will never starve to death anywhere."
"There's potential, there's potential." The waiter said, then turned to leave.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped him: "Brother, wait."
"Um?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "I have something to ask you."
This chapter has been completed!