When he returned to Zhangfu, it was already the beginning of Shen, and Hua Jin's carriage entered from the East Corner Gate and stopped at the second gate.

At this time, two nuns wearing heavy cotton robes came out of the weeping flower gate, and when they saw Hua Jin get out of the carriage, they knew that it was the master of this mansion, so they came forward to say goodbye.

Hua Jin returned the gift with a smile.

Zhi Tao is still that inquisitive temperament, "The two masters are here today for the matter of the North Courtyard?" She asked with a grin.

The two nuns gave the Buddha ritual again, "The poor nun was invited by the eldest lady of the house to do an exorcism in the north courtyard. ”

"That's right!" Zhi Tao said sweetly: "Those two masters have worked hard. ”

The two nuns said goodbye to Hua Jin before leaving at the west corner door.

Do things for the North Courtyard?

Hua Jin couldn't help but think of the day Luo Shi died, and he heard the words of those subordinates at the gate of the North Courtyard.

After she and the white peach entered the weeping flower door and went to the verandah, she asked, "The peach, what happened in the north courtyard recently?" ”

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhi Tao whispered: "Fifth girl, the North Courtyard has been very evil recently, and the big yellow cat in the big kitchen that was raised to catch mice has died. Moreover, several of the big hens raised in the kitchen died. ”

"How many chickens and a cat died, and they did a ritual?" Hua Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at the peach.

Looking at the transparent gaze of his own girl, Zhi Tao said with a smile: "I know that I can't hide anything from the fifth girl, and the slave maid is also afraid that the fifth girl will be afraid of hearing it, so I said it a little more tactfully." ”

Hua Jin smiled slightly, "What a euphemism?" ”

"Hey!" Zhi Tao sighed heavily, "Fifth girl, there is nothing wrong with the death of a few chickens and a cat in the north courtyard, but the death is extremely terrifying." ”

After speaking, she leaned closer to Hua Jin, as if she was very scared, "Those chickens were all bitten off their necks and bled to death, and that cat." She swallowed, "It was as if I had fallen from a great height, bleeding from all holes, and it was as if I had been crushed by some heavy object." He smacked his lips again, "That death is really miserable!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Hua Jin with some anxiety, "So the servants who are on errand in the north courtyard have been panicking recently, saying that there are evil ghosts in the north courtyard." However, the eldest lady has already invited someone to do the rituals, so these things will not happen again. ”

Hua Jin raised his lips and smiled again after listening to Zhi Tao's words, in fact, the most terrifying thing in this world is not ghosts and gods, because there are no ghosts and gods at all, and the most terrifying and unpredictable thing is the human heart.

This matter is definitely not over, and I am afraid there will be good things to see later.

When he returned to Hongxun Courtyard and saw the courtyard so empty and silent that it seemed to disappear into this time and space, Hua Jin couldn't help but sigh: I'm afraid that this jumping clown still has to come out of this eventful courtyard!

I went back to the house to change into homely clothes and drank two hot teas, and it was almost time for my brother to get out of school.

When Yanran informed her brother that his carriage had entered the courtyard, she also brought another news, and her brother came back with his little servant carrying a strange iron tool.

She also knows about her brother's own design of the deep cultivator, and she must have said that the strange iron tool in Yanran's mouth is this deep cultivator.

"Then let's go see this strange iron weapon of my brother!" Hua Jin asked Bai Tao to take her cloak again and went to her brother's outer courtyard together.

Inside the Qianyun Residence, Hua Chen was taking Chen Han, Qin Bing and Zhao Bo and a few small servants around a huge iron tool that looked like a climbing plow.

When he saw her come in, he greeted her with a smile, "Sister, come and see the deep cultivator that my brother designed for the tenants." ”

Hua Jin walked to the side of the deep cultivator, reached out and touched the cold iron, "Brother is really attentive." She was still slightly apologetic.

She didn't help with the drawing at the beginning, firstly, because she really didn't understand mechanical design, and the most important thing was that the original one had never held a paintbrush.

She smiled at this little emotion, "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." With this deep cultivator and Chen Zhuangtou's care, the tenants on Dezhuang may not be so difficult in the future. ”

Hua Chen smiled and bowed his head, "Sister, when the land is reclaimed and sown in the beginning of spring, my brother also wants to go up to Zhuangzi to see it with his own eyes." ”

"That's good!" There is no reason not to support such a thing as a sister.

Hua Chen smiled and showed his white and neat teeth, "How can Brother Xuan go back to the academy to attend classes, and my brother also wants to invite Brother Xuan to go to Zhuangzi together, because this deep cultivator can be built thanks to Brother Xuan's help." ”

"Oh?" I don't know anything about this Huajin.

Hua Chen talked in detail about how he encountered the difficulties of building an ironless shop when he was building it, and said that it was because Xuanfei knew the people who built the ironshop that he finally built it.

After listening to this, Hua Jin also gave Hua Chen a reassuring pill and talked about the situation when he met Xuanfei when he went out.

"It's great that Brother Xuan is back." Hua Chen was naturally even happier.

Could it be that the blacksmith shop is also the place where Xuanfei lays off his eyeliner? Hua Jin thought so in his heart.

…………

Hua Chen's good mood lasted until the evening.

Even when he was reading at night in the study, the corners of his mouth were crooked.

It's a night of incense, and at the beginning of the day, I came in with a food box.

Hua Chen was growing up, and he had to study every night, so Hua Jin took out the silver and gave it to the public kitchen and asked them to make some supper for his brother every day.

The large kitchen of the public middle school is relatively close to the outer courtyard, and it will not cool down when it is done in this winter.

Xi Xiang put the food box on the low table opposite the bookcase, looked at his young master's happy appearance, couldn't help but show a light smile, and said softly: "Fourth young master, come and have a supper, it's not good for appetite when it's cold." ”

Hua Chen put down the Analects in his hand and asked with a smile, "What are you going to eat tonight?" Now, he has gotten along well with the maids around him, unlike when he first came here, as long as he stood next to a maid, he felt uncomfortable. Especially Xixiang, she always gives people a very comfortable feeling when she is around.

"Tonight is two side dishes, coix seed porridge with silver sprouts, shredded chicken and fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt." Xi Xiang took out the food in the food box, "The fifth girl is really careful, and the recipes every night are all for her own purpose, and these foods are nourishing and easy to digest." ”

Hua Chen sat on the brocade on the low side, "That's why I love my sister the most!" After speaking, he said to Xixiang as if he remembered something: "Go and bring the red lacquer box on the bookcase." ”

Xixiang set the dishes and chopsticks in place, and went to the desk to get something over.

"Open it and take a look." After Hua Chen finished speaking, he drank the porridge with a spoon.

Xi Xiang opened the palm-sized red lacquer box and saw a beaded red coral hairpin lying quietly on the cyan flannel, fresh and beautiful as life.

What girl doesn't like these beautiful jewelry, she had many of them when she was young, but she was ...... before she could wear them. Xixiang lowered her eyes and suppressed her emotions.