Chapter 233: Tanuki
Chapter 233: Tanuki
Old Madam Cui's eyes were red, Wei Hongye hurriedly stood up and expressed his determination to Old Madam Cui: "Please rest assured, I will definitely be good to Ah Mei in the future and not let her suffer a little grievance." ”
Old Madam Cui nodded: "Hongye, I believe in you." You are a kind-hearted child, and I am very relieved to hand over my daughter to you. If there's anything wrong with her, try to tolerate it, and I'll teach her in time. ”
Wei Hongye hurriedly agreed, saying that he would not have a conflict with Cui Ying'er.
Several of the women in the school were very gossipy, and they began to ask Wei Hongye questions, wondering how he managed to get Cui Ying'er, which made Wei Hongye very embarrassed.
Zhao Zizhong and Cui Zhaorong glanced at each other, then got up and said goodbye to Mrs. Cui, saying that there was something important to deal with, and they left the small building.
When he was about to go out, Zhao Zizhong found that Wei Hongye was looking at him with a resentful gaze, which means that you are too uninteresting, and you don't pull your brother.
Zhao Zizhong smiled and waved his hand at Wei Hongye, meaning that you can do it yourself, so he swaggered away with Cui Zhaorong.
The two went to the cafeteria for breakfast, and Cui Zhaorong said goodbye to Zhao Zizhong and said that he would go to Daishan Island to buy a house immediately.
Zhao Zizhong instructed a few words, and then wrote a note, asking him to go to Zhai Xiaoshan and mobilize a team of guards to protect Cui Zhaorong's safety with the note.
Cui Zhaorong took the note, said goodbye to Zhao Zizhong, and left the cafeteria.
At the same time, Na Zhe, who was in Jinling City, woke up from a hangover and felt a splitting headache.
Since coming to Jinling, Cao Deshun arranged for Na Zhe to attend many banquets, which made him shine.
The talented and beautiful women, wealthy businessmen, and dignitaries in Jinling City knew that Na Zhe was the descendant of Nalan Rongruo, and they flocked to Cao's mansion one after another, making the gate of the Cao family crowded with traffic.
The stewards and guards of the Cao family are extremely big-headed, and many of them are unprovoked existences of the Cao family, so they had to greet them with a smile and invite them into the mansion to meet Na Zhe.
Na Zhe was still curious at first, and talked to these people. But there were so many visitors that he couldn't resist it. He had no choice but to start pretending to be sick, saying that he was tired of traveling and traveling, and he was a little unaccustomed to the water and soil, and he needed to recuperate.
But there are some banquets that he can't dodge, last night, Xu Xuan held a banquet in Fengsong Pavilion, and the people who entertained were all colleagues in the court. They were all heavyweights in the Tang Kingdom, and Cao Deshun and Na Zhe couldn't afford to offend these people at all, so they had to attend the banquet.
During the banquet, Na Zhe played several harmonica pieces that he was good at, which won the applause of the audience. These high-ranking officials were very interested in the harmonica and asked Na Zhe where he could buy it.
Na Zhe had no choice but to fool around, saying that the harmonica was the work of a master luthier in the West, and he had been dead for many years. And this harmonica is a unique masterpiece in the world, and he will not sell it under any circumstances.
These high-ranking officials felt very sorry and had no choice but to give up. Cao Deshun asked the singer to sing a few new lyrics of Na Zhe, which attracted the applause of the audience.
So everyone toasted to Na Zhe one after another, and soon he fell to the ground with a bang, unconscious.
Na Zhe struggled to get up from the bed and began to get dressed. A maid of the Cao family who was waiting outside heard the movement, so she hurriedly came in and began to help Na Zhe dress and put on her shoes. Then comb his hair.
While enjoying the service of the maid, Na Zhe thought that Lao Tzu was also corrupt enough, and enjoyed the wealth of the world in Jinling City, a city that was drunk and golden. But next time, you can't drink so much wine, otherwise Lao Tzu will have to drink to death.
Hey, I don't know how the brothers are now, as well as Fang Juniang and the children in the school, I haven't seen these people for a few days, and Lao Tzu still misses them.
The maid combed Na Zhe's long hair with a shawl, and then brought him a bowl of warm soup.
Na Zhe took the celadon bowl and drank it in one gulp.
"Ah, it's so enjoyable, do you have any, get me some more. This bowl is so small that it is not enjoyable to drink at all. You bring a big soup bowl, Lao Tzu is thirsty and hungry, and he wants to drink a few more bowls. ”
The maid was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, she was handsome, her name was Tanuki, she was Mrs. Cao Deshun's personal maid, and she was sent to take care of Na Zhe.
She giggled, and then said to Na Zhe in Wu Nong's soft voice: "Childe, please wait a moment, the slave family will bring you soup." Would you like some breakfast? The slave family brought it to you together? ”
Na Zhe nodded, and said with a smile: "Then it's troublesome tanuki, I want to eat something, I drank all the wine last night, I didn't eat anything, and now I'm very hungry." ”
The tanuki slave smiled: "Don't be polite to the slave family, this is the duty of the slave family, please wait a while, the slave family will come back soon." ”
She walked out of the room with light steps, and Na Zhe looked at her slender figure, and her heart was full of admiration.
This is a Jiangnan woman who is as gentle as water! If it were in the future life, she would be just a junior high school student at her age. Na Zhe talked to her and knew that she was poor since she was a child, and when she was eight years old, she was sold into Cao Mansion by her father, signed a contract with Cao Mansion, and had been a maid in Cao Mansion for ten years. She will not regain her free form until she reaches the age of eighteen.
Na Zhe likes this little girl very much, but she is either in love, or wants to treat her as a sister. He wanted to talk to Cao Deshun, ask the raccoon slave to come over, and then take him to Qishan Island so that she could live a good life. But Na Zhe was afraid that Fang Juniang would be jealous and misunderstood the relationship between the two people.
Na Zhe slowly thought of a solution, and the tanuki came in with a tray.
She placed the tray on the table and placed a large bowl of soup in front of Na Zhe.
"Childe, please drink it while it's hot, otherwise it's not good for your health if it's cold."
Na Zhe smiled and nodded, and then began to gulp down the soup. There are many kinds of ingredients in this bowl of soup, and Na Zhe carefully distinguishes that there should be pigeon meat, quail eggs, fungus, shiitake mushrooms, sea rice, green vegetables and other things, which are very delicious.
Na Zhe drank most of the bowl of soup in one go, and then patted his belly and exclaimed: "It is indeed a good soup, I said Tanuki, your Cao family's chef is very skilled, this is the most flavorful soup I have ever tasted." ”
The raccoon nun pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Childe, this is made by Second Brother Li, who specializes in cooking for his wife, his skills are very good, and his wife loves to eat the dishes he makes." If you don't drink enough, the slave will go and get you some more. ”
Na Zhe shook his head: "No need, raccoon slave, sit down, I have something to tell you." ”
The little girl was very surprised, and she saw that Zhe said solemnly, as if there was something important. She was a little suspicious, so she stood in front of Na Zhe.
The raccoon slave tried his best to accompany the smiling face and said, "Childe, please speak, the raccoon slave listens." ”
Na Zhe also felt that he was a little too serious, so he tried to say in a gentle tone: "Tanuki, I have only one child in my family since I was a child, although my parents doted on me, but I felt very lonely, just because I had no brothers and sisters. Since I came to Jinling and met you, I feel very close to you. I like you very much, I want to recognize you as my sister, I don't know if you want to? ”
"Ahh The tanuki screamed, then immediately covered his mouth.
She was a little uneasy, wondering why Na Zhe suddenly said such a thing.
Na Zhe saw that she was shocked, and her expression was very unnatural. smiled and said, "Tanuki, don't be nervous, I don't have any malice, I just want to be your brother." I already have a lady and she is very nice to me and there is a lot of affection between us. So I'm not going to do anything to you. I just want to care about you, take care of you, treat you as my own sister, and let you live a good life. ”
Seeing that Na Zhe was very sincere, the tanuki began to believe his words.
But she was still a little unsure, and she didn't know what Na Zhe thought. So she asked: "Childe, the status of the slave family is low, I am afraid that it is not worthy of your noble status." I think it's better to forget it, you don't have to worry about the slave family. ”
Na Zhe continued to persuade her: "Tanuki slave, I am not a noble son. I am just a businessman, thanks to everyone's love, I have made a little fame in Jinling City. It's all a worthless name, and I've never taken it to heart. You may not know that the place where I live now is on an island east of Minnesotto. The scenery is stunning, and the climate is suitable, with warm winters and cool summers, making it very suitable for living. Your Cao Yongxian is there now, he is going to live there permanently, and he is going to set up a academy there. ”
The tanuki slave was very surprised, she knew that Cao Yongxian, the eldest son of the Cao family, had left a few months ago, and everyone didn't know where he had gone. Madame talked about her son all day long, but when the tanuki asked her where her son had gone, Madame kept silent.
Is it difficult that Cao Yongxian's son is really on that island? That prince Zhe shouldn't deceive me, I'm just a little maid, I'm still young, and my appearance is not very outstanding. He wouldn't do anything bad to me.
Na Zhe saw the tanuki nun bowing her head and thinking, and did not urge her, but slowly ate the exquisite snacks on the table.
The room was silent, and only the sound of Zhe chewing his food was heard.
At this time, Cao Deshun's hearty laughter came from outside the house.
"Haha, that virtuous brother, have you gotten up? The old man has good news for you. ”
The tanuki suddenly became excited, and she quickly walked to the door, and then quickly opened the door.
The tanuki flashed to the side, then bowed slightly, and said good luck to Cao Deshun.
Cao Deshun strode in, and Na Zhe hurriedly stood up and asked, "Brother Cao, what good news do you have?" Let's hear it. ”
Cao Deshun stretched out his hand to invite Na Zhe to sit down, and then sat on the chair himself, stroked his thick beard, and said: "Brother Naxian, your performance last night can be said to be amazing!" ”