Chapter Twenty-Four: Restlessness

Shen Nishang hesitated for a moment, glanced at the direction of the book she had read earlier, and replied, "The little girl knows that it is different from what is recorded in Mr. 's book, so it's hard to say. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"What's the difference?" he asked.

In the book, the gentleman recorded these spices as the saliva of the sea dragon condensed in the seawater, but as far as the little woman knew, this ambergris was a secretion of a very large fish in the sea that could not be allowed in the body after preying on the food of the cuttlefish. After the secretion is excreted, it is washed and fused with seawater to wash away the foul smell and fishy smell before it shows its fragrance. Shen Nishang paused: "Ambergris is actually a folk rumor, and no one can see the existence of a real dragon in the world." But that huge fish must have been seen by someone, and I don't think that no one knows the true origin of this incense, but that most of the people who know it are the people who collected it. The saliva of the true dragon is more popular than the excrement of sea fish, and it is naturally the former. ”

The handsome man looked into Shen Nishang's eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "Understand?"

Shen Nishang heard that the other party's banter was not malicious or embarrassed, so she smiled generously and said, "It's not as far away as Mr." ”

The two looked at each other and chuckled.

Yuchun blinked vigorously, and his jaw dropped in shock.

At this time, the three people in the store did not notice, and after the two of them finished answering, a young man who had stopped for a long time left silently from the side of the store.

"Can I come to ask Mr. for advice in the future?" Shen Nishang asked.

The handsome man nodded gently: "I can come when I am in the girl." In Xia Rongsu, a cloth dress, the girl does not have to call Mr. ”

It was not too early, Shen Nishang smiled and left.

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Yuxiang looked at Shen Nishang all the way to the carriage.

Finally couldn't help it: "Where did Miss learn this incense?"

Shen Nishang replied casually: "I learned from my mother." ”

What is the origin of Shen Nishang's mother, no one else will know except Shen Chongshan. What's more, even if Shen Chongshan knows it or not, it is unknown.

She was not afraid of Yuchun to inquire, of course, Yuchun would not have the courage to inquire about Shen Chongshan.

Yuchun said "oh" and said with emotion: "Miss has a really good memory, after so many years, I still remember it so clearly." I didn't expect that Miss's mother still knew how to incense, which was really rare. ”

"Memory is innate, of course, it also depends on whether you are intentional or not. The things that are in your heart will never be forgotten after a long time. Shen Nishang said lightly, but didn't answer the last sentence of praise for her mother.

Yuchun shook her head again and again, a little envious: "That's the young lady's talent, like a slave, I saw it the first day, and I forgot it the next night." ”

Shen Nishang laughed and stopped making a sound.

When they arrived at the intersection near Shen's house, the two got out of the car and settled the fare, and Yuchun followed behind Shen Nishang with a bookcase.

Walking to the intersection of the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard, a young man on the left walked slowly, and Yuchun stopped on the ground.

Shen Nishang noticed it, looked at the comer, and felt a pause in her heart, it turned out to be Shen Siyan, the eldest young master of the Shen family, and looked sideways at Yuchun's eyes, she didn't speak, she just didn't see it, and walked first in the direction of her courtyard.

Back in the house, after a short rest, Yuchun returned.

She didn't mention whether she talked to Shen Siyan or not, but said, "When I came back, I met Yazhi, and she said that the eldest lady would come over to our yard later." ”

Sit?

Keep an eye on it!

But it's just right to come, and she also happens to see what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd.

Shen Nishang was noncommittal, and asked Yuchun to open the bookcase and arrange the books by hand.

After dinner, Shen Rutong came, with only Yazhi and a maid by his side.

She asked two questions, and Shen Nishang also answered two questions.

There are only numbers in the words, and there are certainly no profound words.

But to Shen Nishang's surprise, Shen Rutong actually listened to her two sentences that had nothing to say, and her expression was not happy or dissatisfied, but she took out her head and silver very happily to pay the bill, and then left.

Even Yuchun felt that it was strange, the eldest lady was so easy to deal with?

Shen Nishang stood under the porch, staring at the back of the master and servant leaving, and there was a faint uneasiness in her heart.

She couldn't find a reason, but her instincts told her that it couldn't be that simple.

I thought that after Shen Rutong came, there would be more information or the following, but I didn't expect her to come and go so simply - since the following is not here, where will it be?

Before going to sleep, Yuchun asked her when she planned to visit Mr. Narong, and she replied, "Don't go out, I'll be in the courtyard these days." ”

After thinking about it, she instructed Yuchun again to pay attention to the movements of Shen Rutong in the main room in the past few days, not to show too many traces, and to pay attention quietly.

Yuchun nodded in response.

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Two days later, it was the ninth day of October.

Shen Chongshan is one year younger than the eldest lady, and this year is exactly her fortieth birthday.

The Shen Mansion is also one of the big tea merchants in Yunzhou, and there are many relatives and friends in the clan and family contacts.

The eldest lady presided, and the house began to be lit up from the eighth day of the first month, with many preparations, and the house was full of joy.

Shen Nishang honestly nested in the house, and did not leave the hospital door for half a step. As for the pen wash given by Shen Rutong, she has already put it on the shelf, and she plans to use it to convert it into silver if it is still calm every other day.

On the ninth day of October, Shen Chongshan's birthday passed, and after another three days, some guests from afar came to clean up one after another.

The subordinates of the Shen Mansion secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

There is no way, the eldest lady has the most important reputation for governing the family, and no one who dares to make the eldest lady lose face in front of the guests.

The slaves who signed the death contract are held in the hands of their masters, and if the eldest lady loses face, the eldest lady can make them lose their lives.

It's not like this hasn't happened before.

A few years ago, Mrs. Si's second child was not saved, so two maids muttered in private, saying that there was no heir in the house for a long time, and they were afraid that it would be related to the eldest lady. When the eldest lady learned of this, she gathered the servants of the whole house together and rebuked the two maids to live in front of them.

At this point, there are many rules in the house.

On this day, after sending off the last distant cousin, the eldest lady returned to the main courtyard and sat down on the Luohan bed before releasing a little relaxation.

Shen Qiulian hurriedly glanced at Shen Rutong.

Shen Rutong has been anxious for the past few days, and even if Shen Qiulian doesn't sell this well, she can't help it.

took the teacup that Wan Xia was about to serve on the side, she showed a flattering smile and handed it to the eldest lady: "Mother-"

The eldest lady took the teacup, took a sip, and then said unhurriedly: "Say whatever you want." ”

"Mother, the matter of the Zhang family ......" was still a little shy, she stopped, but the eldest lady didn't answer, she had to take it by herself: "Isn't the Zhang family willing, mother, what do you think?"