Chapter 224: The Gap Between Fantasy and Reality
Xu Qingwan pulled Zhou Jiamin into the carriage and came to Su Mansion together.
The summer is scorching, the city of Runzhou seems to be sweltering, and on the trees in the courtyard of Sufu, even the birds don't know where to hide, the grass and trees are hanging their heads, and only some know how to keep screaming in the bushes.
Su Chen was in the shade of the cluster of bamboo in the courtyard, doing a grid experiment, and he planned to make ice cubes and put them at home to relieve the heat.
He first bought some saltpeter in the grocery store, and then found two copper basins of water and put clean water, and then mixed the proportion, if the water is too much, then the saltpeter dissolves in water, and when absorbing heat, the effect is not obvious, and the water in the small basin cannot be condensed into frost, because the temperature is not cold enough.
I tried a few times, and sure enough, it failed.
"You can't have too much water, you have to have the right ratio to make it."
Just as Su Chen was muttering to himself, the porter came to announce that Miss Xu was visiting.
Su Chen was stunned for a moment, in this hot afternoon, what are talented women doing in her own house when she is not at home to escape the summer?
It wouldn't be that he wanted to continue to discuss knowledge, thinking of this, Su Chen couldn't help but have a headache.
But it's not appropriate to say that you are not in a panic, after all, you can't look up and see you down, and you and Xu Cainu are also friends, so it's not good to lie. Besides, the Xu family has a lot of energy in Runzhou, and sometimes they need Xu Cainu to take care of it more, so they have to be more affectionate.
"Please come in." Su Chen waved his hand and asked the porter to let him go.
In an instant, Xu Qingwan took Zhou Jiamin into the courtyard, and the two daughters were wearing gauze skirts, well-cut, and looked so slim.
"Young Master Su Chen!" Xu Qingwan smiled and greeted Su Chen.
Su Chen nodded, it was the critical time to do the experiment, and he didn't look up carefully, but just responded casually: "Miss Xu is here!" On a hot day, why didn't you find a cool place to stay at home and go out! ”
Xu Qingwan looked at Su Chen tinkering with things, knowing that he should be in Gewu again, and said: "There is a performance in the Peony Pavilion of Xiangyun Pavilion this afternoon, so I just came back from watching it, and I thought about coming over to do it on the way and visit Su Gongzi." ”
Su Chen nodded slightly, still staring at the saltpeter in his hand with full attention, and then poured a small amount of water into the large copper basin, estimating that the amount of water this time should be about the same.
"What are you doing?"
"Gewu!" Su Chen replied casually, and did not give special treatment at all because the other party was the first talented woman in Runzhou.
Anyway, they are familiar with each other, he is such a person, and he does not pretend to be a high-minded and well-mannered scholar, and he also talks about articles with talented women.
He naturally does it spontaneously, and he doesn't want to pursue her, so there is no need to deliberately pretend to be talented.
Even, he didn't look up to take a closer look, and he didn't treat Xu Cainu as an outsider.
But this stopped in Zhou Jiamin's heart, but he was a little displeased, thinking that this reading genius didn't know how to be polite, even Sister Xu and her two beauties came over, this Su Yixuan didn't even raise his head, so snubbing the distinguished guests, it was too proud.
Moreover, the dignified Jiangzuo No. 1 genius actually tinkered with some so-called rough things there, which was a bit different from her imagination.
Originally, at the moment of entry, Zhou Jiamin was still fantasizing in his mind about how handsome and chic this talented man of Su Chenzi Yixuan was! He should be dressed in white clothes, spotless, sitting in the study and writing poems, like a poet, slowly chanting in his mouth, and his voice is intoxicating. When he saw the second daughter come in, he would get up and salute, full of magnetism and said: Xiaosheng Su Chen, I have seen two girls, this is polite......
However, the scene in front of her was really too different from the perfect picture she imagined.
"Sister Xu, this is what you said about Su Chen-Su Yixuan's son?" Zhou Jiamin was a little skeptical.
Xu Qingwan replied with a smile: "Well, Jiamin, this is Su Gongzi, if it's fake!" ”
Su Chen was about to put saltpeter, but when he heard the conversation between the two daughters, it was not the voice of Xu Qingwan and her personal maid, so he couldn't help but be curious, and raised his head to look over.
At this moment, Su Chen's eyes first saw Xu Qingwan who was smiling, and then looked away and saw a girl in a long dress in green clothes standing with her figure.
The appearance is beautiful and exquisite, with a melon seed face, big eyes, two thin willow eyebrows like distant mountains, bright eyes and bright teeth, and a delicate person.
Don't look at Zhou Jiamin is only a fourteen-year-old girl, but she is already tall, wearing a "Tianshui Bi" skirt, with a thin ribbon tied around her waist, and the top and bottom are delicately fitted, looking slender and slender.
If Jiangnan itself is an ink painting of people melting into things, and the girl in Jiangnan is a crystal clear agate and pearl, embedded in this flowing and beautiful painting, it is desirable to hope that it is like smoke and rain.
Su Chen was surprised, he thought that after getting used to seeing Bai Susu, Xu Qingwan, Liu Monong, Peng Jingqing, these ancient beauties, he already had immunity to beauties, but when he saw this girl, he couldn't help but praise in his heart: What a charming little goblin!
Maybe in a few years, this little girl will definitely be at the level of red face and trouble!
"Who is this?" Su Chen asked curiously.
"He is Zhou Situ's youngest daughter - Zhou Jiamin, the sister of the current queen."
"Huh?!" Su Chen was taken aback, isn't the queen's sister Xiao Zhouhou today!
This is Zhou Jiamin after Xiao Zhou?
Seeing her, Su Chen couldn't help but think of a poem "Bodhisattva Man" in his mind: "The bright moon is shrouded in light mist, and it is good to go to Lang's side tonight." Socks step incense steps, hand gold shoes. See you on the south side of the painting hall, and you have always been trembling. It is difficult for the slave to come out, and the king is merciful. ”
Calculating the historical time, in the second year of the Great Song Dynasty, many things will happen in various places, including the Southern Tang Dynasty, the death of Li Yu's youngest son, the death of Da Zhouhou, and the stealing of joy between Xiao Zhou and her brother-in-law, all occurred in the summer and autumn of this year.
Now that it is summer, Zhou Jiamin is not in the palace of Jinling City after this little week, and she has deepened her relationship with her brother-in-law, why did she appear in Runzhou City?
Su Chen would definitely not have thought that the original relationship between Li Yu and Zhou Jiamin would gradually develop feelings as she entered the palace more and more, and Emperor E's condition worsened. But suddenly, Su Chen's poems and scripts appeared in Jinling City, which made Zhou Jiamin, who was innocent and likes talents, shift his mind in time.
If you don't return to Jinling this time, it is likely that in another two months, the relationship between Zhou Jiamin and Li Yu will warm up, and there will really be a violation of etiquette.
Invisibly, the butterfly effect of Su Chen's crossing has changed the fate of historical figures little by little.
Zhou Jiamin was even more disappointed when he saw Su Chen's surprised and stunned look: Why is this Su Caizi, when he saw him, he had such a surprised look, not like he was obsessed with her appearance, but like a ...... Hell it feels!
What kind of eyes are you!
Zhou Jiamin was dissatisfied, his eyes turned cold, and he was disappointed with Su Chen's impression.
"It turned out to be Miss Zhou, it's rude." Su Chen came back to his senses, quickly concealed his inner thoughts, smiled faintly, held the saltpeter in his hand, and stood up.
"Humph!" Zhou Jiamin snorted lightly, his small eyes with a bit of disgust.
Xu Qingwan glanced at him, but she didn't blame him, because she knew Su Chen, and she would never be obsessed and shocked by the beauty of the little girl, and she lost her manners, after all, there was no shortage of beauties around Su Chen, Bai Susu, Peng Jingqing, and Liu Monong were not one in a million beautiful women, he should have been surprised when he heard the identities of Zhou Situ and the queen!
"Master Su, what are you holding in your hand, what are you going to do?" Xu Qingwan changed the topic in time to ask and relieve him.
Su Chen smiled and said, "It's too hot this weather, I'm going to make some ice cubes to come out?" ”
"Make ice, here?" Xu Qingwan showed a look of surprise, how could ice be made in this yard when it was so hot?
In Xufu, ice cubes are large ice cubes collected in winter, stored in the cellar all year round, and taken out and used in summer to relieve heat and fever, almost all powerful families will do, even the palace is no exception, but I have never heard of anyone making ice cubes under the scorching summer sun.
Zhou Jiamin was even more disappointed, thinking that this Su Caizi was like a neurotic person, talking a little nonsense!
Su Chen had already seen the disbelief on the second daughter's face, and she didn't explain much, but took action directly.
"Look!"
After Su Chen finished speaking, he put the saltpeter in his hand into the large copper door, quickly absorbed heat and cooled down, and the small copper basin surrounded by saltpeter quickly condensed frost.
Xu Qingwan was stunned and said in surprise: "This ...... How can it be? ”
And Zhou Jiamin looked at this scene with wide eyes, her small mouth opened, her face was petrified, and she was completely shocked, which was more exaggerated than Su Chen's surprise when she looked at her just now.
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