Chapter Twelve: Visiting the Elders to Save the Boy
The clan elders do not live in Zhang Mansion, but in a small mansion next to it.
Zhang Sui and his entourage first arrived at Zhang's Mansion, bringing cakes and dried fish into De's Mansion. A servant had already gone to inform the third lady, Zhang Xin.
Not long after he sat down in the outer hall, Zhang Xin ran in with an excited face, calling him "Second Brother", but staring at the two boxes of snacks placed on the table, his eyes sparkling with fluorescence.
Zhang Sui smiled and pushed the snack in front of Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin cheered, hugged the two boxes in her arms, thanked her repeatedly, couldn't help opening the box of dried fish, and took out a three-inch long stick from it.
Put the dried fish in your mouth, chew it gently, and make a satisfied sound.
Zhang Sui touched her hair with pity, which was as dry as grass, and asked with a smile: "Is it delicious?"
Zhang Xin nodded repeatedly and complained: "My mother never lets people buy dried fish from outside for me to eat. She said that it is full of spices and is not good for me. The fish cooked by the cook at home is either steamed or boiled.
It has no flavor at all, just a little bit of saltiness, it’s so unpalatable.”
Zhang Sui knew that she could only eat fish and soba noodles, so when he had time, he made her some earth-style grilled dried fish. Later, he discovered this silver arowana in the seafood store.
Dry.
This kind of dried fish is easy to make, because the fish itself has a strange and sweet taste. After the gills and scales are removed from the live fish, it is directly baked to remove the water, and the taste is extremely delicious, which is very suitable for little girls as snacks.
At this time, a little girl ran in holding a picture album in her hand, saluted Zhang Sui, and complained to Zhang Xin: "Miss, please run slower. Last time, I ran too fast and fell into the fish pond. My wife scolded me."
After beating me for a long time and hurting you again, madam, you are not allowed to skin me."
Zhang Sui burst out laughing when he heard this. Zhang Xin's face turned red when she heard the little maid revealed her embarrassing story. She rushed over and tried to make fun of the maid, shouting: "I don't need my mother to skin you.
Let me first tear off your nonsense."
The little maid laughed in surprise and ran away, making a fuss for a while.
Zhang Sui smiled and watched the two of them quarreling without saying a word. After a while, Zhang Xin felt a little embarrassed. He took the picture album from the maid's hand and handed it to Zhang Sui, saying: "Second brother, look at this.
I asked Mr. Qi to frame the picture album, and Mr. Qi even praised you!" After saying this, he was still a little proud, with a look of pride on his face.
Zhang Sui opened the picture album and saw that each piece of rice paper had been framed extremely carefully. As the saying goes: "One-third of calligraphy and seven-minutes of painting," it was perfectly reflected in this picture album.
Zhang Sui's paintings are actually very ordinary cartoons, but after being framed by Mr. Qi, the feeling immediately went up to a new level. Zhang Sui had to admit that the profession of framer is really powerful, just like an interior designer.
, can transform a very ordinary painting into a work that looks very profound to outsiders through layout decoration.
Zhang Xin shared the cakes with the little girl and said: "Mr. Qi said that your paintings are very good. Although they are different from the mainstream painting styles now, they are full of spirit and are unique in terms of expressiveness. If you continue to study
, maybe we can start a sect! Second brother is really awesome!"
Zhang Suiqi's evaluation of Mr. Zhang Sui can't help but feel a little speechless. Zhang Sui on Earth has never systematically studied painting. He was bored in the library and learned it from a colleague who was deeply involved in two-dimensional painting. He is not very good at all.
From the perspective of Zhang Sui, who is used to reading comics from Earth, Zhang Sui's skills are just amateur level. It's just that this style has never appeared in this world, and it looks very novel. I didn't expect that Mr. Qi would rate it so highly.
Zhang Xin said to him: "Mr. Qi also asked me about your situation. I told him that you were going to the clan school to learn from Mr. Meng. He felt a little pity."
Zhang Sui couldn't sit still and asked hurriedly: "Is mother in the house? I have something to discuss with her."
Zhang Xin shook her head and said, "Mother went to Qingsong Temple in the west of the city to offer incense. She probably won't be back until the afternoon."
Zhang Sui told her about Xiang Xiong, and Zhang Xin suddenly realized, "No wonder I haven't seen Big Bear during this time. He went to the farm. He also promised to catch a snow rabbit for me, but I haven't seen him during this time."
He thought he didn't catch the snow rabbit and didn't dare to see me! It's okay. I'll beg for mercy when mother comes back. Mother loves me the most."
Zhang Sui smiled and cupped his hands to Zhang Xin and said: "Then there is Miss Laosan!" Zhang Xin also imitated Zhang Sui and pretended to be an adult, cupped her hands and said: "You're welcome! Haha!" After saying this, she laughed.
stand up.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Sui said goodbye to Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin was still a little reluctant to leave. Every time his second brother came and went in a hurry, he didn't feel that he had changed since his serious illness. He was no longer the unwilling person.
The naughty boy who played with her became a lot closer to her.
Children are the most sensitive. Zhang Xin is only about fifteen years old, which is the most sensitive period. She can understand the pity and love for her in her second brother's eyes.
The eldest brother was busy with the family business when she was young. He could not see anyone all year round, and he was very busy at the limited gatherings every year. Although they were biological siblings, their relationship was very weak. Although the eldest brother was like his father, Zhang Xin
I haven’t experienced it much from my elder brother.
Instead, she experienced the feeling of father's love through her second brother, who had become a different person after the illness, and she overlapped Zhang Sui with the figure in the vague impression.
Zhang Sui saw the reluctance in Zhang Xin's eyes, touched her head and said, "Second brother is studying in ethnic studies now. I miss him. You can come to me at any time."
Zhang Xin pushed Zhang Sui's hand away and muttered: "Who missed you? I just want you to buy me food."
Zhang Sui couldn't help laughing when he saw her refusing to admit it. He returned the picture album in his hand to Zhang Xin, waved his hand and walked out the door.
Zhang Xin bit her lip and held the picture album tightly in her arms. Seeing that he was about to go out, she shouted: "Then I'll take it seriously. I'll go find you when I finish eating my dried fish!"
Zhang Xin turned around and agreed with a smile, waved her hand, and walked towards the residence of the elders near Zhang Mansion.
The clan elders' mansion was only half a mile away from Zhang's mansion, so Zhang Sui and Lao Lu walked directly over without getting on the carriage.
Along the way, Zhang Sui bought a jar of their signature wine at Fudelou, called Yuhanchun. This wine was brewed by Fudelou itself. Each jar has been aged for at least five years. The fire of the wine is in Handong.
It was all consumed in the process. This wine has a soft texture in the mouth, and it quickly starts to heat up in the stomach after drinking it, but the heat is gentle and does not hurt the spleen and stomach. It is the best wine in late autumn, and the stamina is not great, which is very suitable for Zhang Bing, the elder of the clan.
People who are not big drinkers but like to have a few drinks.
A small jar of jade cold spring weighed less than five kilograms and sold for fifty taels. Zhang Sui cursed the profiteers in his heart, and the money in his pocket was almost at the bottom. It was almost time for a penny to stump the little real man with boundless power.
, Zhang Sui sighed inwardly: "I have never seen a person like me who has golden fingers, but is worried about a few taels of broken silver!"
Zhang Sui put the wine jar in the car and thought about how to make money quickly as he walked.
The necessary cement for time travelers has been brought here by seniors. Glass? Soap? Steelmaking? Looking at more than half of the shops on the street with glass doors, Zhang Sui was a little silent; then he looked at the shop in the north of the city that was higher than the city wall.
The big chimney and steelmaking are probably out of the question; as for soap, Zhang Sui thinks that the kind of pot soap used at home is also very useful. I heard that it is produced from the stems of a plant, which is similar to the rubber cut on the earth.
Collected in the same way, the yield is high, the effect is good, and it is naturally pollution-free. It has many advantages over soap. It is a good product that people can eat in their mouths.
Zhang Sui rubbed his temples, this was completely denying the time traveler a way to survive by showing off!
Soon they arrived at the clan elder's mansion and asked the concierge to announce it. Soon Zhang Bing came out and saw Zhang Sui holding a jar of jade cold spring in his hand. He couldn't help but smile with relief. This boy now not only knows how to make progress.
, and I also understand the ways of the world, not bad, not bad, it seems that I have not worried in vain.
When Zhang Sui saw Zhang Bing coming out of the house, he gave a slight salute and said: "I came here to visit the clan elder today. The main reason is to thank the clan elder for his kindness yesterday. I brought a pot of turbid wine and asked the clan elder to accept it." Zhang Bing stroked his beard.
He smiled and said, "You are a descendant of my Zhang family. It is my duty to help you. You don't have to take it to heart. You also know how to bring me wine. After all, you have grown up and made progress. Come on, come in and talk."
Zhang Sui handed the wine to Zhang Bing's servant and followed Zhang Bing into the inner hall. After the two of them sat down, Zhang Sui said: "I came here today to thank the clan elders, and I also want to ask the clan elders for mercy."
Seeing Zhang Sui's respectful attitude, Zhang Bing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Whatever it is, please tell me first."
Zhang Sui explained Fang Xiong's situation, and then said: "Fang Xiong is a very simple guy, he is obedient, and he has a bit of a head. At that time, the boy was frivolous and encouraged him to do it. The main responsibility is mine. Now I regret it."
I came here and realized that I was wrong, so I asked the clan elders to be accommodating and let him just continue to follow me when he comes back from the farm, and he will definitely not get into trouble again." After saying that, he stood up and gave Zhang Bing a gift.
Zhang Bing looked at him happily and said: "I really can't believe that your temperament has changed so much. Not only do you know how to make progress and be sophisticated, you also have the ability to take on responsibilities. Go and learn from your clan and learn from Mr. Meng. It will be ours in the future as well."
I will take Fang Xiong’s matter to heart, the Qilin son of the Zhang family, and there will be results within the next two days.”
Zhang Sui hurriedly thanked him and chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Sui told Zhang Bing that he was guilty, left the Clan Lao Mansion, and headed for the Clan Academy with Lao Lu.
On the way, Lao Lu asked about Fang Xiong's situation, but Zhang Sui ignored him and said, "Don't worry, there should be no problem. I will let you explain to Aunt Liu."
Lao Lu chuckled and said, "That's good! That's good!"
Zhang Sui asked Lao Lu, "I see you are very fond of that boy Nobita? Do you think of him as your son so early?"
Lao Lu smiled and said: "Even if he is not a son, he is still an apprentice. I have taught him all my skills. He is physically better than me, and he has a better future in practicing those things. Besides, we will all be a family in the future.
, you should also care about him."
Zhang Sui thought about Fang Xiong. That boy was just fifteen years old now. He was already eight feet tall and extremely strong. In addition, he was born black and looked like a black bear. No wonder he liked to take him with him.
It's so impressive. With his size, any normal person would be frightened just by looking at him.
Coupled with the training of Lao Lu, he has strange powers, but his head is a bit dull, but his temperament is honest and honest. The original Zhang Sui always made fun of him, but he didn't care and was always happy.
The third sister, Zhang Xin, especially liked to tease Fang Xiong. She saw that he looked like a bear, so she just called him Big Bear. However, Fang Xiong obeyed Zhang Xin and was more honest than Zhang Sui. It’s no wonder that Zhang Xin was like him after not seeing him for a while.
Thinking of Nobita.
Zhang Sui asked Lao Ludao: "How is Nobita's skill now?" Lao Lu said: "If there are weapons at hand, like those barbarians yesterday, Nobita will have no problem dealing with them!"
Zhang Sui was shocked: "Isn't that even more powerful than you?"
Lao Lu looked at Zhang Sui sideways and said, "For someone like Er Ye, no matter how much he comes, it's all for free!"
Zhang Sui's face was full of depression. It's different to share the same sorrow. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority. I won't give you any face. How can I tell you that I am a cultivator and am not as knowledgeable as you barbarians? Zhang Sui secretly complained.
Zhang Sui saw that the matter here was over, so he urged Lao Lu to speed up and go to the clan to avoid being delayed too long and neglecting Mr. Meng.