"Here, this is the house."

Ma Yun pointed to the door on the left side of the shop.

There is also a plaque hanging above the gate: Mafu.

Looking at this posture, it must be a rich family again.

"Wen Xing, are you interested in visiting Guyun Zhai? This is Yunzhi's own shop, which contains a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books and the like. ”

Gu Ming raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Then you must visit and learn to see what you can learn from." ”

"Huh? Wenxing: Are you also dealing in antiques? ”

"No, I'm much smaller than yours, just a study."

While talking, the three of them walked into Guyunzhai.

"The younger one has seen the young master, and I have seen the two sons."

A fellow hurried up to greet him warmly.

"Well, I'll take two friends for a casual tour, you don't have to follow."

"Yes, young master."

Gu Ming subconsciously looked around and found that the scale of this store was quite large.

I visited again, in addition to the shop downstairs, the second floor is a collection of many fine antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and ancient books.

The third floor is a storeroom, a meeting room, a tent room, etc.

During the visit, Ma Yun took the initiative to introduce: "This shop was founded by my grandfather after returning to his hometown, and it has been nearly a hundred years.

He has always been fond of antiques and is good at identifying them, so he founded this shop purely as a hobby.

After that, my grandfather slowly carried it forward.

These antiques, calligraphy and paintings are not all collected, many of them are pawned or consigned here......"

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but move in his heart, and said casually: "If it is a hobby, then the name Gu Yunzhai is very suitable."

However, if you think about it from a business point of view, it may be better to change the name to Taobao Zhai. ”

"Taobao Zhai?"

Ma Yun's eyes lit up.

"Well, that's good...... Xu Jiaying nodded thoughtfully: "The antique industry is mixed, if you can find a treasure, it will undoubtedly be a great pleasure, Taobao Zhai, this name is good." ”

"Haha, okay, I'll discuss it with my father when I have the chance."

After the visit, the group of three went directly from the back hall of the store to the backyard.

The layout of the courtyard is very elegant, a typical Jiangnan garden style, and there is an artistic conception of winding paths leading to secluded places.

Passing through the round arch, you will arrive at a small independent courtyard.

"Young Master!"

As soon as I entered, a maid came forward to salute.

"Well, Cui'er, go make tea, and prepare some melons and fruits when you're done."

"Yes!"

Cui'er answered, and bowed to Gu Ming and the others before turning away.

After a while, the tea was brought first.

Soon, Cui'er and another girl brought the peeled fruit, as well as peanuts and melon seeds to the table.

"Cui'er, tell the kitchen to prepare some specialty dishes, and say that Young Master Ben is going to entertain two distinguished guests."

"Yes, young master."

After Yahuan left, the three of them began to drink flowers, eat melon seeds, and chat, and they hated each other.

As the saying goes, people are divided into groups, and things are gathered by like.

If you are like-minded, you will naturally have endless topics to talk about.

The most common topic among readers is naturally poetry and songs.

While chatting happily, a woman about twenty-seven or eight-year-old walked in with a small broken step with a ring.

Wearing a light purple long skirt, holding cloud temples, her skin is white and beautiful, and her aura is ethereal.

Before the person arrived, a wisp of dark incense hit the wind first.

"Little lady, why are you here?"

Ma Yun immediately got up and gave a salute, and subconsciously asked.

This girl is the concubine of Ma Yun's father, named Die'er.

"Xiaoniang heard that you have a distinguished guest, so I came over to say hello."

"I've seen Madame~"

Xu Jiaying and Gu Ming got up separately and saluted.

"The two sons don't have to be polite!"

Butterfly returned the salute.

"Hehe, the little lady has a heart, thank you little lady!"

Ma Yunle thanked him.

"You kid, you're still so polite to your little lady......"

After a few words of greeting, Die'er said goodbye, leaving only a wisp of fragrance in the courtyard.

Die'er had disappeared, but Gu Ming's eyes were still looking in the direction of the courtyard gate, looking thoughtful.

Seeing this, Ma Yun couldn't help frowning.

Although there have been many literary scholars since ancient times, it can ...... Die'er is her little mother!

"Ahem, Wenxing, drink tea and drink tea!"

Xu Jiaying also found that the atmosphere was a little wrong, so he quickly coughed and reminded him kindly, so as not to embarrass everyone.

At this moment, Gu Ming finally came back to his senses.

first smiled apologetically, and then glanced at Ma Yun and explained: "Brother Yun, don't get me wrong, I just feel that your little lady is a little wrong......

"Huh? She...... What's wrong? ”

Ma Yun was stunned and asked subconsciously.

Gu Ming hesitated for a moment, looked around, and saw Yahuan standing outside the courtyard gate waiting, so he lowered his voice and said, "According to my judgment, she shouldn't be human...... Non-humans, to be exact! ”

"Smack~"

Xu Jiaying was holding the tea bowl, but his hand trembled, and the tea bowl fell to the ground.

Yahuan, who was standing outside the courtyard, heard the voice and hurriedly walked in......

"Cui'er, clean up and make a new bowl of tea."

"Yes, young master."

Soon after, Cui'er made a new bowl of tea and sent it over.

"Okay, there's nothing to do with you here, just go and wait outside."

As soon as Yahuan left, Ma Yun glanced at Gu Ming and asked suspiciously, "Why did Brother Gu say this?" Xiao Niang has been married for more than ten years, and she has never found anything wrong with her, how could it be ...... Not human? ”

"Ten years ......"

Gu Ming muttered to himself.

He added: "However, I am ninety percent sure that she is not human, she should be demonized as a human!" ”

"This ...... Wen Xing, are you ...... Ahem, what delusion did you create? ”

Xu Jiaying asked with a dry cough.

"Impossible, don't tell you anything, I have learned some spells, and when I was in Guobei County, I also personally took action to subdue ghosts and demons, and I never looked away.

Although your little lady has been transformed, there is still a hint of demonic spirit faintly.

Does she have a natural floral scent all year round instead of a powdery scent? ”

"This ...... It's also true, the little lady never uses rouge gouache. ”

"Then she might be a flower demon or something......"

In other words, Gu Ming was really lazy to explain.

However, the two of them are also familiar at first sight, and since they have met, they might as well take care of it.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, and hearing is false.

At that moment, the thoughts moved, and the tea, fruit bowl and other things on the table disappeared in an instant.

"This ...... This ......"

After a lift, Xu Jiaying and the two were dumbfounded.

Gu Ming smiled, and as soon as his thoughts moved, the things on the table were restored one by one.

At this time, Ma Yun no longer doubted it, and hurriedly got up and bowed: "Little brother has offended a lot before, please forgive Brother Gu." ”

"Brother Yun is polite. But there is no need to be too alarmed in this matter, since she has been married to your family for more than ten years, she must not be a harmful demon.

But it is still necessary to find out her identity and purpose to avoid future troubles. ”

Ma Yun nodded with a fixed face: "Well, please wait, let me discuss with my father......"

After a while, he accompanied a man in his forties into the courtyard.

Gu Ming and the others got up separately and saluted.

After introducing each other, Ma Zhengshan stepped forward and arched his hand at Gu Ming: "I can't see that Gu Gongzi is actually a master, Ma is far away!" ”

"Master Ma is polite!"

"Actually...... Butterfly her...... Not human, indeed. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing his father's words, Ma Yun couldn't help but be surprised.

Dare to love, my father already knew?

"It's just that I asked a master before to make a talisman and put it on Die'er, so that her breath can be covered to the greatest extent, and ordinary people can't see Die'er's bottom at all.

Unexpectedly, Gu Gongzi could see it at a glance, which shows that his cultivation must be profound......"

Subsequently, Ma Zhengshan took the initiative to explain the reason.

When he went out with two people to collect the accounts, he found a miraculous scene when he passed by the edge of a deserted wood.

A large black cat is chasing a colorful butterfly about the size of a washbasin.

The butterfly was clearly injured, and a small piece of its wings was missing, and it flew obliquely, and it was about to fall into the cat's claw.

Ma Zhengshan felt sympathy for a while, and desperately grabbed the stone to drive away the black cat.

Unexpectedly, the black cat was so fierce that it pounced with its teeth and claws.

Fortunately, both of their men brought knives, and they finally drove the big black cat away after desperately fighting back.

But Ma Zhengshan was scratched, and it didn't take long for the wound to begin to turn black and suppurated, and the person also passed out.

Seeing that he was dying, a woman appeared in time and woke her up.

Ma Zhengshan was naturally grateful and thanked him repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, the woman confessed her identity and said that she was the butterfly that was chased by the cat demon.

If it weren't for Ma Zhengshan's help, she would have been swallowed alive by the cat demon......

Later, in order to repay her kindness, Die'er committed herself to marry as a concubine. Her identity has always been a secret, and no one knows anything about it except me and the Taoist.

I didn't expect it to be today...... It's still inevitable to be recognized. ”

When he said this, Ma Zhengshan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"Master~"

At this time, the choking sound of butterflies suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard.

"Butterfly, you...... How did you get here? ”

Ma Zhengshan hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

"Concubine...... The concubine had a hunch, so she ...... So I wanted to explain it......"

As she spoke, Die'er glanced at Gu Ming with complicated eyes.

"It's okay, I've already made it clear to Gu Gongzi, although you ...... You are a butterfly demon, but you are kind-hearted and know how to repay your kindness, Gu Gongzi will definitely not hurt you. ”

Ma Yun also got up and arched his hand at Gu Ming: "Brother Gu, since the little lady has no intention of hurting my father, and she is here to repay her kindness, I hope that Brother Gu will raise her noble hand and don't embarrass her." ”

Gu Ming sighed: "If it doesn't hurt people's hearts, I naturally won't make a move." However, if you meet other masters, you can't tell.

Therefore, I suggest that Madame should go out less often, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Hearing this, Die'er hurriedly stepped forward and gave a salute: "Thank you Gongzi, Childe's instructions Die'er will definitely be remembered in her heart." ”

Ma Zhengshan also breathed a long sigh of relief, and then hurriedly told Ma Yun: "This matter must not be spread outside, including your mother, and you can't reveal half a sentence." ”

"The child knows."

That night, Ma Zhengshan arranged a sumptuous banquet to entertain Gu Ming and the two.

After drinking to their heart's content, the three of them took advantage of the joy and returned to the inn.

The next morning, Gu Ming went to do business first, found an official surnamed Song, and took out the worship sticker handed to him by Chen Zibai.

It is naturally easy to do things, and I quickly completed the qualification for the township examination and received the admission number and relevant certificates.

In the afternoon, I went to the city for a walk, especially around the Gongyuan, which can be regarded as stepping on a point in advance to familiarize myself with the environment as soon as possible.

Go until sunset before returning to the inn.

As soon as he arrived at the inn, he was dragged by Ma Yun to drink together, saying that he had invited three friends and everyone got to know each other.

Just drink it, and if you're idle, you're idle anyway.

As a result, when they arrived at the place, they found that the place these guys had chosen was not a restaurant, but a painting boat moored by the river.

When it comes to painting boats, it is natural to count the Qinhuai River in the capital city as the most famous.

Some people describe that even the water of the Qinhuai River is stained with wisps of fat powder, which shows how prosperous it is......