Shang Cheng said that the family entertained guests, which was originally just an excuse. Who knew that two days later, his words turned out to be a prophecy.

Later that day, he was in the garden, watching the master stonemason he had hired to chisel out the two entangled fossils of paleontology from the stone. A few craftsmen who had never done such a job before, like apprentices who had just begun to learn their trade, carried hammers and chisels, and carefully tapped them along the lines of the stones; If you can't hit it three or five times, you have to stop and blow off the floating soil and gravel, and then wash the smashed place and the surrounding area with clean water, and then you can chisel a few more times...... Hey, where is this doing a living way, it's completely serving the ancestors! However, the owner of this family has a kind temperament, his hands and feet are even more generous, not only the salary is full, but the food is not deducted, every morning and evening two meals can see a meat and fish, not to mention, there is a meal of sesame oil noodle soup at night, and the craftsmen can smell the aroma of sesame oil when they fall asleep. The way to live this trip is still light, it is just to carve a big stone, and the owner does not even mention the length of the construction period, as long as they can follow the texture of the fossil in the stone to completely "pick out" the work. Ha, look at the atmosphere of others, no wonder you can be a county boy at such a young age! Such a generous and kind patron is difficult to find with a lantern; It is their blessing to meet them once! Since it is Bishop Gu who serves this stone as an ancestor, then this stone is their ancestor, and everyone is dotted with the spirit of twelve, taking out the ability and intention of carving the Buddha and Bodhisattva to the temple, and carefully taking care of the big stone......

Erya, who is very rare about anything strange, also came here to watch the excitement. She also brought the little cicada over.

After looking at it for a while, the little cicada who couldn't see the end couldn't help but ask strangely: "Your family wants to renovate the garden, why don't you buy Taihu Lake stone?" "There are a few strange Taihu Lake stones in her garden; She also knows where to buy the best Taihu stone.

"You don't understand, don't talk nonsense!" Erya whispered to her like a big sister. Among these girls, Xiao Cicada is the youngest, so Erya, who has always been a sister, finally found the feeling of being a sister in her. It is precisely because of this that she is the best with Xiao Cicada. She said disdainfully, "Taihu stones are everywhere, what's the big deal?" This stone is rare! It's a fossil! ”

"Oh." The cicada whispered in agreement. This girl's personality is not at all like her father Gu Shi, but follows her mother's softness and softness. The warning in Erya's words did not teach her to feel disgusted; On the contrary, it gives her a feeling of warmth and dependence that can only be found when she is cared for and cared for by others. She stopped making a sound, stared at the general outlines of the two stone beasts in the stone for a long time, and asked Er Ya in a low voice, "What is a fossil?" ”

This question stumped Erya. She didn't know what fossils were. Shang Cheng had explained it to her; But Shang Cheng herself has only just transferred from navigation and cartography, and in the field of paleontology, it can only be said that she is a blind eye, just telling her that fossils are cattle, sheep, horses and other animals thousands of years ago after being buried in the soil, in a specific environment, they will eventually become stones, and this kind of stone is called a fossil. As for what a particular environment looks like, he can't say. So, Erya learned his words again, and finally added a sentence very solemnly, saying: "This is a university question!" ”

The cicada sensibly stopped talking. She understood that the knowledge in this fossil was about the same as the globe and the world map in Shang Cheng's study, which were all secrets of the merchants. Before she entered the door, it was impossible for Erya to tell her these things. She didn't realize that in fact, Erya, like her, had not officially entered the door of the merchant yet.

At this time, Yue'er hurried to the backyard.

She stopped Shang Cheng, who was rolling up his sleeves and preparing to do it herself, and told him something: "Someone came to report just now, saying that the third brother is back!" ”

"Who?" Shang Cheng's mind was still on the stone, and he held a small hammer and asked casually.

"What?" Yue'er was confused by his question.

"Who did you say came back?"

"Third brother! He's back! ”

“…… Is it a high school junior? ”

"Yes!"

Hah, that's good news! I've finally brought this guy back! Shang Cheng clutched the hammer and chisel, and wanted to swing it happily. He asked Yue'er, "What else did my aunt say?" She said she didn't say when the little third brother would arrive in the capital? He also thought that Gao Xiaosan had brought the letter to Liu Ji's warehouse, and the warehouse notified Aunt Seventeen. And he said, "Have you told your sister-in-law about this?" "He's talking about Gao Xiaosan's daughter-in-law and sister-in-law. The two of them have been living in the backyard with Yue'er.

"It's already been said."

"Are they alright?" Shang Cheng asked with some concern. The third daughter-in-law's health is very poor, and she can't leave the medicine jar for many years, and since this year, she has been frightened by the fate and whereabouts of Gao Xiaosan, of course, the condition is getting more and more serious, and she fainted once a while ago, which scared the whole family half to death. Fortunately, Shang Cheng is now "recuperating", and in order to escape the catastrophe of the prince's death, the two imperial doctors have moved to Zhuangzi in the name of taking care of Shang Cheng; Fortunately, with such two medical masters by his side, he was able to save the life of the third daughter-in-law. Gao Xiaosan is back, which is a good thing, but the most taboo thing about the illness of the third daughter-in-law is great joy and sorrow, don't have an accident...... Then how did he face Gao Xiaosan when he turned around?

"I've already sent someone to call for two doctors." Yue'er said, "Sister Eldest and Sister Pan'er are both accompanying the third sister-in-law. ”

Shang Cheng was a little relieved at this time. He thought for a moment and said, "That's fine." From Quanzhou to the capital, it will take half a month no matter how fast it is, and if you need anything, you can just make your own ideas. So saying, he took up the stonemason's belongings. Suddenly he remembered something and said, "That's right! Say hello one by one and tell them that when you come back to the exact schedule of the little third brother to the capital, you must tell me. I'm going to meet him! ”

"Who told you that the third brother only arrived in half a month?"

Shang Cheng didn't understand. Didn't Gao Xiaosan come to the capital half a month later, did he still want to go to the sea again? No way! This matter is non-negotiable! The junior must come back; He is tied up, and he wants to tie this guy to the capital!

Yue'er knew that he had heard something wrong, and quickly explained: "The one who brought the letter was a small soldier from the Quanzhou Water Division. The sailor sent someone to escort the third brother and them all the way, and that little soldier was the one who gave the third brother and them the front station. He said that the third brother will be able to arrive this evening at the latest! ”

Ah, Gao Xiaosan went out to the sea and actually shook up! Can you still support the Quanzhou sailor to do things? Shang Cheng was a little unhappy. He couldn't stop a few girls from making any deals, so he could only treat the business rights of the warehouse as their toys; But they borrowed his name to go to the local area to call for wind and rain, which is a bit excessive......

Yue'er immediately saw that he was uncomfortable, so she glanced at him angrily and said, "You wrote to Quanzhou to inquire about the whereabouts of the third brother, why did you blame us?" ”

Shang Cheng remembered that there was indeed such a thing. When he heard that Gao Xiaosan had gone to sea, he wrote a letter to Quanzhou and asked Quanzhou City to help keep an eye on Gao Xiaosan's whereabouts. In order to attract local attention, he still used the military post road to help deliver the private letter. Now it seems that the letter must have played a role, and the Quanzhou local government actually borrowed troops from the water division to escort Gao Xiaosan and his party, obviously the degree of attention far exceeded his expectations and imagination.

He laughed, and blamed Yue'er for being right or wrong. He thought as he said, "If you arrive this evening, time is running out." You hurry up and arrange it to see how to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the little third brother. By the way, did you send someone into the city to inform your aunt? She'd been thinking about it all along. ”

"I've sent someone to the city on a fast horse to report the news." Yue'er said.

"Where's the warehouse?"

"Someone was sent too."

Shang Cheng asked a few things that needed to be arranged immediately, and Yue'er arranged them properly and thoroughly, and he didn't need to think about it at all, let alone pick up any omissions. Looking at Yue'er's vaguely childish face, suddenly, he had a feeling, when he was too busy, where he couldn't see, I didn't know how much the lovely Yue'er had silently helped him do......