The four hundred and sixtieth chapters are light and affectionate
Just when he was about to close this legendary story that he didn't know where it came from, Zhang Shou suddenly caught a glimpse of two names appearing on a certain page from the corner of his eye. At first glance, he felt that the two names seemed familiar. Zhang Tao
?Zhu Qing? Why is this name so weird? Isn’t this an allusion to him and Zhu Ying?
Ignoring the fact that there was a little guy behind him eagerly waiting to give him a gift, Zhang Shou immediately turned over a few pages and saw that Zhao Guogong's mansion had turned into Yan Guogong's mansion, and the so-called Zhang Tao had suddenly turned into a mountain scholar, a closed door for a reclusive sage.
Disciple, and then fell in love with Zhu Qian at first sight, and began a love story that made people laugh and cry, which made him feel numb.
He subconsciously turned to the last page. When he saw that the bookstore that printed the book was Sansan Bookstore, and the price was a hundred cents, he wished he could immediately catch that fat little Lu Sanlang in front of him and give him a beating.
If there was no handwriting by Little Fatty Lu behind this, he would have written Zhang upside down! And asking for a hundred cents for this crappy book? I don’t know how many people he has deceived! His reputation has almost been ruined!
Feeling angry, Zhang Shou casually handed the book to Ah Liu next to him, and then continued to receive the gift with a stiff face. Fortunately, after the inconspicuous boy just now, the gift became much more normal.
The two girls coincidentally gave him cloth shoes with fine stitching - looking at the style and size of the shoes, he knew they were for him, while the other two girls gave him socks made of cotton cloth, which were also made of cloth.
It was given to him. Before giving it to him, the four of them unanimously said that the size of the shoes and socks was given by Wu, and only the cloth was bought by himself. Of course, Zhang Shou would not be wrong about this.
As for the boys, the gifts were even more diverse. There was an ancient book that I bought from someone I don’t know where, but after just flipping through one page, I could tell it was a fake, claiming to cost two hundred yuan; there was a blue book with beautiful patterns but poor quality.
There are jade pendants; there are beautifully made fans, I don’t know if they are my own craftsmanship; there are also people holding small vases; there are people giving hats; there are people giving kneepads...
There were some things that Zhang Shou didn't think he would need at all, but these boys all brought them over solemnly. In response, he could only accept them all as ordered, say a few words of encouragement, and at the same time warn them not to spend money frivolously.
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Of course, even though many of them actually spent their money indiscriminately this time, he didn't feel it was worth it. That kind of simple thought was more precious than any gift.
When it was the turn of the two widows, they both came forward together and handed over a bundle. Seeing Zhang Shou reaching out to take it in astonishment, one of them, who had always been taciturn, immediately became silent, while the other quickly said:
"The young master took care of us, but we didn't know how to repay it, so we asked the lady for the measurements and made this dress for you."
"Li and I went to the cloth shop together and bought the material after repeated bargaining with people. It was not silk and satin, but good cotton. After we cut it, we took turns making it stitch by stitch. Although it was definitely not comparable.
The needleworkers who go to those wealthy families still have a little bit of our heart."
Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, and then he opened the baggage directly. He seemed not to notice the slightly embarrassed expressions on the two widows' faces. When he saw that inside was a sky-blue t-shirt with his wide robe and long sleeves, he took it out and shook it open.
, and then said to Ah Liu next to him: "Ah Liu, put it on for me and try to see if it fits!"
Although the Chinese tradition of receiving gifts has always been to accept them with a smile, and then open them after the guests have left, as a courtesy, Zhang Shou took out the clothes and tried them on immediately. The two widows who were a little sad just now quickly
They felt overjoyed. Seeing Zhang Shou directly put the clothes on and tried it on, and then said that they would wear it tomorrow, the two of them felt their eyes were red, and they were so happy that they couldn't help themselves.
Anyone who gives gifts, of course, hopes that his gift will be what others want!
After the two widows took out a piece of clothing from the bag as a gift, it was the turn of the two lonely old men to come up together carrying a sack. One of them had a wife who died, and their only daughter married out of the village, so they had to guard the empty house alone.
Old man Zhou lived a hard life on two acres of thin farmland, and the other was old man Yan, who was an old widower all his life and, like Old Man Yang, came from a veteran army.
At this moment, Old Man Zhou untied the sack, while Old Man Yan, who was stronger, directly took out a huge winter melon with great effort. Seeing this scene, Zhang Shou was surprised at first, and then hurriedly let Ah Liu
He stepped forward to take the winter melon and was about to say a few words of thanks when he heard Ah Liu suddenly say: "Master, there are words on the winter melon!"
Zhang Shou was slightly startled. When Ah Liu moved his hand twice and turned the side with the characters towards him, he saw clearly that there were eight characters engraved on it in beautiful official script - a gentleman with both ability and political integrity.
Unparalleled.
He was stunned for a moment, then stared at Old Man Yan and Old Man Zhou in surprise: "You carved this?"
Old man Zhou immediately pointed his finger at his companion and sold him out without hesitation: "I am only responsible for growing vegetables, and he was the one who carved the words! This guy just showed off his knife skills, and even ruined the radish carvings when he had nothing to do. He was originally clamoring to give them away
The young master gave me a bunch of radish flowers as a gift, and I scolded him. There are all kinds of flowers in the garden, so he can give any radish flowers he wants!"
Zhang Shou immediately laughed: "Why can't you give it away? That is craftsmanship, and it must be the thing he is most proud of in his life. If he carved a handful of radish flowers and gave them to me, I would definitely accept them happily. However, I am
After all these years in Rongshui Village, I didn’t know that he could write such good official script. If I had known earlier, I would have asked him to practice calligraphy, and I wouldn’t be laughed at now because of his handwriting.”
Old Man Yan suddenly burst into laughter, with undisguised pride on his face. He glanced sideways at Old Man Zhou, who always liked to quarrel with him, and then said with a smile: "Young Master, I have been practicing this official script for many years.
I still have a pile of copybooks hidden at home. I don’t even recognize many of the words on them, but after so many years of writing in the same way, I can write beautifully.”
"I just write on the ground with dead branches, copying and copying. Anyway, I don't have a wife or children, so I use this to relieve my boredom all day long. After writing for decades, of course I can write well."
Sure enough, there are many experts among the people, and he also proved that as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. Thinking of this, Zhang Shou gave a thumbs up to Old Man Yan, and then smiled and said: "Not only can radish be carved, but it can also be carved.
Beauty, carve pavilions, pavilions, and many strange things. You can try it in the future."
Old man Zhou was simply shocked: "Master, why are you asking him to carve other things? He wastes so many things all year round! I think when he had a bigger plot of land in the village than me, he often had a meal but didn't finish it.
They were all ruined by him!"
"What is waste? You are jealous of me! You only know how to farm all day long and don't know how to appreciate good things! Forget it, I didn't expect you to have such a good vision as the young master!"
Seeing the two old men blowing their beards and staring in front of him, as if they were going to have an earth-shaking quarrel next, Zhang Shou quickly signaled Ah Liu to take action. Sure enough, only the expressionless Ah Liu took two steps forward, and the two old men's
The yelling suddenly turned into muttering, and finally when Ah Liu personally chased the people away, they all snorted and retreated to continue the quarrel.
After they left, the other adults finally found the opportunity to celebrate their birthdays. Everyone in Zhao Guogong's mansion gave a gift together, which was a set of wood carvings with golden scales leaping over the dragon gate. The carvings were delicate and the wood was round. After Zhang Shou accepted it,
, and also thanked them.
As for the other people who once wandered in the market and were subdued by Ah Liu, the gifts they gave were all kinds of things. There was a glass lamp with questionable origins - although its owner swore that it was absolutely clean and was passed down from ancestors; there was a string of blood
Although the jade beads look very much like the blood of some kind of bird in later generations; there is a jade bowl with a corner missing, but it is as bright as new and is called an antique...
And after Zhang Shou accepted a lot of gifts from such a large number of people, he saw Ah Liuhu rolling up his sleeves with a sullen face, obviously going to chat with someone and asking about the origin of the things!
Only Mrs. Xu’s gift was in line with professional characteristics. It was a basket of crystal buns. It is said that the old woman went to the market to buy fresh vegetables and seasonal mushrooms. Then she got up before dawn and ground the flour with her own hands.
It took a long time to make the dough by rolling out the dough and mixing the stuffing by hand. Zhang Shou tasted two on the spot and found them delicious, so he immediately sent them to Mrs. Wu with a smile.
Mrs. Wu didn't have much of an appetite, so after she tasted one she was full of praises, and asked Aunt Liu to try one too. The latter had been competing openly and covertly with Mrs. Xu to test their cooking skills for a day or two, and at this time, she awkwardly picked up her chopsticks.
When I put it in my mouth, my expression immediately changed.
She really didn't want to admit that Mrs. Xu's dim sum was better than hers, but facing the smiling Zhang Shou, she finally said with dejection: "That damn old woman is usually a yinless person who doesn't hum or laugh, but her skills are really not good."
explain!"
Mrs. Wu had always been close to Aunt Liu, who had been with her for more than ten years. At this time, she smiled and comforted: "Don't you always like to say, is there any specialization in the art? You just need to be good at cooking, this snack
Let Mrs. Xu do her best. By the way, there are still so many crystal buns left. Don’t waste them. Let’s share them with everyone while they are still hot.”
Wu, who was born in a humble family, has always had such a simple sense of sharing. Zhang Shou has long been used to it, so of course he will not object. So, Old Liu rushed over and swallowed one with saliva, and then laughed.
I took the basket to the next table, and in a moment a group of little guys gathered around me.
However, how many drawers are there in total? Four little guys with quick eyes and quick hands grabbed one, and the others had no share. Especially after sending the drunk Song Juren back to the room, he came back a little late and didn't have time to give out the gifts. Well,
Yang Hao and Zheng Dang, who had nothing to eat, were even more angry.
In this noisy time, Mrs. Xu, who usually looked like a kind old woman, smiled and brought a few more baskets. Her vegetable buns are now famous in Zhangyuan. At this time, a group of little guys saw her preparing
There was enough, and there was no doubt. They cheered and all rushed forward to fight for it. As soon as they caught one, they stuffed it into their mouths without distinguishing it at all.
As a result, in an instant, there was a burst of wailing from all directions. Some people yelled that it was spicy to death, and some people yelled that it was so sour. Anyway, there were all kinds of sounds. And standing among the children who were crying and howling, Mrs. Xu then
He showed a very kind smile.
"This is a new flavor I tried to make. I don't dare to give it to the young master rashly. I can only let you try it first. There are sour and spicy ones, spicy ones, bitter melon fillings... In short, everything is available."
Zhang Shou was keenly aware that among a large group of extremely distressed faces, there were also a few cheerful and cheerful faces. Obviously, Mrs. Xu did not trick everyone. While a bunch of people were tricked, others
The man also tasted the delicious food. But even so, he still felt that the kind-hearted old cook looked like Grandma Wolf when she spoke just now.
Withdrawing his attention, he saw Old Liu Tou and Aunt Liu murmuring, and said with a smile: "Others have given gifts, Old Liu Tou, what are you and Aunt Liu going to give me?"
"Ahem, I also want to give you a surprise, young master." Old Liu Tou pretended to be depressed, but then he said with a smile: "I discussed this gift with my mother-in-law for a long time before I decided on it. Master, you and the eldest lady are sure
like!"
He didn't seem to realize that the gift he gave to Zhang Shou also included the premise that Zhu Ying also liked it. He said mysteriously, "I found an ancient book that recorded a lot of recipes. I asked Mr. Ge
After the Taishi personally appraised it, the old Taishi actually said that it was written by Emperor Taizu himself. Doesn’t the young master like to personally make things for the eldest lady to eat? Isn’t this just right? "
Zhang Shou was almost mad at Old Liu Tou's pride. I'm not that fool named Song! I cooked it myself because no one could do it well. If someone did it well, how could I have so much time to cook?
Smoking range hoods? There aren’t even range hoods these days!
However, the so-called recipes passed down by Taizu were certified by Ge Yong, so he still had to squeeze out a smile to accept this "heavy gift". And immediately after, he received a congratulatory gift carefully prepared for him by the Wu family.
It was exactly the same as in the past years. It was a longevity lock. The only difference was that it was made of silver before, but now it was made of gold. It was made with exquisite craftsmanship. It should have been made by a famous craftsman in a famous gold and silver shop. He could understand Wu
For his good wishes for a long life, he thanked him with a smile and immediately took them into his arms.
When the banquet was over, he followed Mr. Wu to the small Buddhist hall in the backyard and once again paid homage to his late parents. Seeing the decree scroll enshrined on the table, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in his heart. Finally,
He finally paid off this karma. Without the vague-faced Zhang Xiucai, without the brave but tenacious Widow Zhang, there would be no reincarnation like him.
After settling in the Wu family, Zhang Shou felt a lot more relaxed when he came out of the small courtyard that was always filled with sandalwood. So when he saw Ah Liu standing at the door of the courtyard, he even teased her very leisurely.
Said: "Why, is it possible that you just checked the homework of some people in your family?"
Ever since Ah Liu returned to the capital last time and started to check his homework and beat all the gangs, big and small, until they were convinced, these four words in Zhang Yuan have become synonymous with giving people a lesson. At this time, Zhang Shou said this
, Ah Liu not only did not deny it, but instead shrugged and said, "Young master, you said, jade cannot be used unless it is polished."
"Young Master, I didn't say that. This is what the Book of Rites says!" Zhang Shou wanted to go up and knock Ah Liu on the head, but Ah Liu's next move surprised him. Because
The person took out a cloth bag directly from his arms and put it in front of him with both hands: "Here, a gift."