Chapter 150: Gift-giving
Although the pressure was great, Qin Hanzhen had accepted the previous three thousand taels, so naturally he would not pretentiously refuse the five hundred taels. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info She is just temporarily saving Zhao Mo's belongings, and things will not become hers.
It's just that after collecting the silver ticket, Qin Hanzhen said to Zhao Mo again: "Whether it's renting a house or opening a shop, you have a lot of places where you need money next." You remember to plan when you are going to get the money, just tell me the day in advance, I will send you the silver ticket, otherwise it will be too inconvenient for you to spend the money. If I didn't come to Qingfeng Pavilion that day, and you didn't meet me, just call my grandmother's girl to Mingyuewu and tell me, and I will definitely give the silver ticket out in person. ”
Zhao Mo smiled: "Don't worry, cousin, I know it in my heart." Besides, I will have a girl call in a few days, and it will be very convenient to ask someone to find you when the time comes. ”
When Zhao Mo's subordinates in the Liao Wangfu go to Beijing, he will indeed have a maiden mother-in-law to call, which is more convenient than him not being able to enter the inner house now. Qin Hanzhen nodded, and didn't mention it anymore.
Fang was in the main room, in front of a group of elders, and it was not very convenient to speak. Now that there are only the two of them, Qin Hanzhen has a lot less scruples, and asked Zhao Mo directly: "How is your father and Xiao Wang's now?" Although it seems that they have a lot of contradictions, Xiao Wang's family still seems to have a very high status in your father's family. Didn't she suffer any punishment at all? And that weird Lan girl, didn't she hide the news of your arrival in Beijing from your father? Your father didn't say anything?"
Zhao Mo smiled faintly: "What will my father say?" He told me that Lan Xue was stopped by the Xiao Wang clan and couldn't see him, and he didn't dare to leak my news easily, so he didn't report my matter to him. Although there is a little responsibility for not doing things well, Lan Xue is very good at speaking, and I can see my father's face and know that he has no sense of blame for this new favorite. Then why should I do this extra to solve the thorn in her side for Xiao Wang's family? Now that I have moved out and lived a free life, let Xiao Wang and Lan Xue, a pair of wives and concubines, fight happily by themselves. The father is reluctant to help the Wang family, and he pities the weak son of his concubine, and his back house will definitely be lively in the future. I just need to stay away and listen to the buzz once in a while. ”
Qin Hanzhen laughed: "It was originally quite depressing, but when you said this, it became a joke." That's fine, let those two women fight. When they come to a conclusion, you can think about whether to deal with them. However, Lan Xue behaved strangely in Longfu Temple, so we still have to make a note of it first. If she even fights Xiao Wang's family in the future, you'd better hit her, lest she really gain momentum and oppose you. ”
Zhao Mo already had a plan in his heart. When he has manpower, he will no longer entrust the investigation of Lan Xue and others to Wu Shaoying and Li Zi. There are some things that he can solve on his own.
Zhao Mo didn't want to mention these troubles, he changed the topic with a smile, took a small burden from the desk by the window and handed it to Qin Hanzhen: "This is when I went to Liulichang today, I walked around at random, and I saw that there are two small things that are quite suitable for my cousin." Do you like it?"
Qin Hanzhen was surprised: "Is it a gift?" Why does Zhao Mo have to bring her a gift every time she goes out? She sighed, and then happily took over the small burden. In any case, it's always nice to have a gift to receive.
In fact, there are more than two things in the small baggage, there is a book, two bamboo products, and a small paper pastry, and the wrapping paper is printed with the three words "Qingxiangzhai" in big red, faintly exuding a tempting fragrance.
Qin Hanzhen's attention was immediately attracted by the bag of pastries.
Zhao Mo said with a smile: "On the way back, I saw a pastry shop, and the five poison cakes sold were fragrant, so I bought a few and gave them to my cousin." If my cousin eats well, I'll buy it for you next time I go. ”
Qin Hanzhen opened the paper bag and looked inside, and saw that the paper bag was wrapped in eight one-inch snow-white puff pastry cakes, covered with red marks with various insect patterns, which was sweet and fragrant, which was extremely attractive. She remembered that although she had heard of such a thing as "Five Poison Cakes", she remembered that it seemed to be eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival, but she had never eaten it, so she took one and tasted it.
When you bite into it, it is a sweet rose filling, mixed with a lot of pine nuts, which is strange and chewy, and the puff pastry is also delicious. Qin Hanzhen killed a cake in a few bites, and handed the paper bag to Zhao Mo: "Cousin Zhao, can you eat it too?" Is this shop famous? I haven't heard of it. "What she heard about Guixiang Village, Daoxiang Village, Zhengmingzhai, but these time-honored brands are estimated to have not opened yet.
Zhao Mo smiled and took one to eat. In fact, he had already tried it before buying it. If he hadn't tried it and thought it was good, he wouldn't have bought it back for Qin Hanzhen to try. But when he ate it again, he always felt that it was sweeter than before.
After Qin Hanzhen finished eating one, he was reluctant to eat again: "I'll take it to my grandfather and grandmother to taste it in a while, as well as my father and cousin!"
Zhao Mo said with a smile: "Please try it, my uncle and grandma, and my cousin can also keep two of them, but Mr. Wu has lived in Beijing for several years and is more familiar with the capital than you and me." He introduced me to this shop. If he hadn't said that the pastries were delicious, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to go in. ”
Qin Han really thought about it, put away the pastries, and turned his head to look at a few other things. That book is a sheet music, specially written for beginners, the words in it are large, the text is easy to understand, and there are supporting pictures to illustrate the fingering, and the three common songs for beginners are attached to the sheet music, all of which are carefully marked with the places that need attention, so that it is easier for beginners to practice when they practice. Qin Hanzhen looked at it as if he had found a treasure: "This book is so good, it is suitable for me to read now, where did Cousin Zhao find it?!"
Zhao Mo saw that she liked it, and he was also happy in his heart: "When I was in the Liuli Factory, I accidentally found it at a stall. I didn't know how well my cousin learned the piano, but I thought it was only a few dozen dollars, so I bought it. This must have been written by a scholar in a family for the children of the family to learn the piano, and somehow he was left behind. ”
No matter who it is, this book is indeed written concisely and easily understandable, and it looks more transparent than Qingxing. Qin Hanzhen hurriedly put the book away and thanked Zhao Mo solemnly: "Thank you Cousin Zhao for sending me this book, it has helped me a lot." ”
Zhao Mo waved his hand a little embarrassedly, and let her look at the remaining two bamboo products: "This is an arm rest and a book dial." I thought that the weather was hot now, and my cousin usually practiced calligraphy, and it would be cooler to have an armrest. I bought it with my armrest, and it was interesting, as if it was made especially for my sister. It's not worth much money, so my cousin can take it and play with it. ”
Qin Han really knows what the arm rest is, she now has two pairs, both of which were given by her grandfather Qin Bai, one pair of green jade and one pair of ivory carvings, both of which are valuable objects, and they feel uneasy to use, and they are always afraid that they will be accidentally broken. Zhao Mo gave her a bamboo one, which was much more convenient, at least she could use it with confidence, and she was not afraid that it would break. Moreover, some landscape patterns are also engraved on this arm rest, and the two poems of "Book Mountain has a diligent path, and the sea is endlessly hard to make a boat", which is very appropriate to the occasion and quite in line with her heart.
But what is a book?
After Zhao Mo's explanation, she realized that when the ancients were reading, they were afraid that the oil stains on their hands would stain the books, and they also specially invented a tool for pulling the pages. The ancients really knew how to play.
The book that Zhao Mo gave her is slender, it looks only slightly wider and thicker than the fan bone of the folding fan, the surface is smooth, and a few lines of poetry are engraved with hairpins, but it is Tao Yuanming's "Persuading Nong", which has a sentence "Proud and self-sufficient, holding Pu Hanzhen", which happens to be the source of Qin Hanzhen's name. No wonder Zhao Mo would say that this book dial was as if it was specially made for her.
Qin Hanzhen was pleasantly surprised to put his arm on the rest of his book and flip it over and over again, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and hurriedly thanked Zhao Mo again.
Zhao Mo saw that Qin Han really liked his gift, and he was also happy in his heart: "It's good that my cousin likes it, but it won't be in vain for me." ”
Although he liked things very much, Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but persuade him: "My cousin will bring me a gift as soon as he goes out, it's not practical." Although you now have money in your pocket, and you will not have to worry about your life in the future, it will not hurt you to live frugally. You're going to have to rely on yourself for the rest of the day, and you still have to spend your money as well as possible. I remember in my heart that Cousin Zhao is a good brother, even if you don't give me gifts, I won't forget your benefits. ”
Zhao Mo smiled and pursed his lips: "It's really just a coincidence, seeing that the thing is not expensive, and it is just suitable for my cousin, I bought it." Since my cousin is worried that I will spend money indiscriminately, I should be more careful in the future. ”
Qin Hanzhen was a little embarrassed to hear it: "Actually, I didn't mean to take care of you......"
Zhao Mo waved his hand: "I know, my cousin is for my good." I can't rely on anyone now, and I can't compare with ordinary clan disciples. They can spend as much money as they please, but I have to think more about myself in the future. Who doesn't like to hear good words, and if it weren't for my good intentions, my cousin wouldn't have admonished me about these words. ”
Qin Hanzhen listened heartwarmly, and his heart was warm: "Cousin Zhao has always been smart and reasonable, I believe that you must have your own plan for the future, and you will not disappoint." ”
Zhao Mo smiled slightly, didn't say much, only helped Qin Hanzhen wrap up a few gifts, prepared for her to take them away for a while, and asked gossip again: "What did my cousin do at home today?
Qin Hanzhen nodded: "I've been practicing calligraphy and memorizing textbooks in the morning, and I've been practicing the piano for a while." But when it was almost lunch, there were guests in the house, and I went out with Brother Zi'er to meet them, and we had dinner together in Kurong Hall. After the guests left, we went back to the hospital. ”
Zhao Mo couldn't help asking, "What kind of guest?"
"The four cousins of the Xu family. Qin Hanzhen replied a little casually, "It seems that my grandfather, grandmother, father and people from Changfang met when they went to watch the dragon boat race in the morning, and they were invited by Uncle Changfang's grandmother to go back to the house together." Originally, I planned to play in this mansion until the evening, but after lunch, Mrs. Xu suddenly sent someone to pick them up, and they left. Uncle Changfang's grandmother didn't seem to be a little happy, and she didn't know what was going on with the Xu family. ”
"Oh, the people of the Xu family?" Zhao Mo frowned, he remembered that Qin Jian had introduced the situation of the Xu family to him. Xu Rong, who is in the second room of the Xu family, seems to be only one year older than Qin Hanzhen, right?
His brow furrowed even tighter.