Fan Ning returned to Mudu Town that night, and as soon as he got home, his mother Zhang Sanniang greeted him and complained: "Why did you come back now, didn't you eat?" ”

"Not yet!"

"You wait, I'll give you a bowl of noodles."

Zhang Sanniang walked quickly to the kitchen, Fan Ning walked around and didn't see his father, so he asked, "Mother, where is Daddy?" ”

"He and your third uncle have returned to the old mansion and are going to ask someone to rebuild the house."

Fanning returned to his room and put the Taihu Stone away, but he was surprised to see an invitation on his desk with very elaborate workmanship.

The front of the invitation is a gilded birthday word, surrounded by gold thread on all sides, he opened the invitation, it turned out to be an invitation to Zhu Yuanfu's 60th birthday.

As soon as he saw this trace, Fanning laughed, it was Zhu Pei's words, I hadn't seen this little lady for a few days, and I didn't know what she was busy with?

Looking at the time again, he was suddenly startled, the birthday was actually the day after tomorrow, and Fanning was not prepared at all.

"Ning'er, come down and eat!" The mother's shouts came from the courtyard.

"It's coming!"

Fanning took the invitation and ran downstairs quickly, "Mother, when was this delivered?" Fanning shook the invitation card in his hand.

"At noon, the little lady of the Zhu family personally sent it, please be sure to go."

Zhang Sanniang brought a bowl of hot noodles and put it on the table, with a poached egg on it.

Zhang Sanniang sat at the table, watched her son eat, and said with a smile: "Little lady Zhu is really knowledgeable, with such a high status, she actually came to send you an invitation in person, not only that, but she didn't forget to bring me a gift." ”

"A gift to buy my mother?"

Zhang Sanniang suddenly looked unhappy, "What is this, people have this heart, are they still doing wrong?" ”

"Mother, just when I didn't say it, you old man continue!"

Zhang Sanniang glanced at Fan Ning, and said with a smile: "In my eyes, she is really similar to a fairy, I like her little mouth the most, the flesh is pouty, red and tender, and the most beautiful is her eyes, as if hiding a shining gem." ”

"Look at other people's skin, it's white and fine, it's like... It's like a shelled egg. ”

Fanning was eating the poached egg in the noodles, and when he heard this, he choked on the egg and quickly put down his chopsticks.

Zhang Sanniang was startled, and hurriedly got up and brought her son a glass of water.

Fanning drank the water in one gulp before feeling better.

He didn't want to listen to his mother talk about Zhu Pei anymore, so he looked at the house and asked, "Since the old house has been renovated, does the mother plan to sell this house?" ”

Zhang Sanniang shook her head, "I discussed with your father, this house is left to you, and we will build another yard in the countryside." ”

Fan Ning was moved in his heart, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "Mother, I don't need it." ”

"Don't say stupid things, you are nine years old this year, and in another seven or eight years, you will have to think about lifelong events, blind dates, marriages, etc., if you don't have a house, who will dare to marry your daughter to you? You don't care about this matter, I'll call the shots with your father. ”

Although Zhang Sanniang praised Zhu Pei like a fairy, she also knew in her heart that the gap between the two families was as deep as a chasm, and her longing was longing, but reality was reality.

Fanning ate a few more pieces of noodles, and asked Chi Chi: "Then is there enough money to build a house in the countryside?" ”

"It's definitely enough, our family already has a little savings, your father has earned more than forty yuan in the past few months, plus the reward of your prodigy competition this time, our family now has one hundred and fifty yuan, and building a big house in the countryside will cost a maximum of sixty yuan."

"Sixty dollars!" The voice of his father Fan Tiezhou came from the courtyard.

"Your daddy is back!" Zhang Sanniang hurriedly got up and went out.

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet! After a busy day, I didn't care about eating. ”

"I'll give you a way down there." Zhang Sanniang went to the kitchen again.

After a while, Fan Tiezhou walked in quickly with his brother Fan Tieniu, Fan Tiezhou smiled at his son and said, "Today, we spent fifty-five yuan to get everything done." ”

"Including the money to buy the land?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"The two acres of homestead land on the west side of our old house belong to your second uncle Liu's family, we negotiated today, bought it with twelve guan money, and then built a two-entry blue brick house, the Wang brothers in the village offered forty guan wallets, and I plan to spend a few more guan money to build a small wharf at the door, which is convenient for stopping the boat."

Fan Ning remembered one thing, and hurriedly said: "Daddy, there is a stone in the kitchen of the old house, then my Taihu stone, Daddy don't throw it away." ”

"Of course I know it's your stone, your third uncle helped you carry it back, and it's in the yard."

The day after tomorrow is Zhu Daguan's birthday, and Fan Ning plans to go to the old mansion tomorrow to hire someone to move the Taihu Lake stone back, but he didn't expect the third uncle to carry it back for himself.

He was suddenly overjoyed in his heart, "Thank you, Third Uncle!" ”

He was so anxious that he put down his bowl and ran into the yard, almost colliding with his mother, who had entered the house.

Zhang Sanniang was so frightened that she took a step back, and the hot noodle soup splashed on her fingers, so hot that she almost threw the bowl away.

was so angry that Zhang Sanniang scolded: "You stinky boy, frizzy, when will you change it?" ”

Fan Ning stuck out his tongue and ran to the yard, only to see a Taihu Lake stone erected under the plum tree, but it was not the 'Jin Niang Dance Clothes Stone' he found in the bamboo forest.

'Jin Niang Dance Dress Stone' is the name Fan Ning gave to this stone, this stone looks exquisite, elegant, and stretched, very much like a dancing Wei and Jin dancer.

Fan Ning characterized this stone as a fine product, and the day after tomorrow he was going to take this stone to Zhufu to participate in the fighting stone.

For Fanning, it is not known whether there is a house of gold in the book, but he believes that there must be a glittering gold hidden in the strange stone.

The wonderful stones are the opportunity to change the life and destiny of his whole family, and the acquired stones mean that he will have the opportunity to cross this threshold.

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The day after the prodigy competition ended, Fan Ning was officially admitted to the county school, and the head of the Liu Academy deliberately gave him another five days off.

In fact, he has already finished his studies in Yanying Academy, and it doesn't matter much whether he goes to Yanying Hall or not.

Early in the morning, Fan Ning came to the porcelain shop in the town, since he was going to attend Zhu Yuanfu's birthday tomorrow, he had to prepare a birthday gift, of course Fan Ning would not give Zhu Yuanfu his Xishan Travel Stone.

The birthday gift he was going to give to Zhu Yuanfu was a jar of high-grade liquor, which was the Pingjiangqiao liquor he distilled and purified at the end of last year.

The wine of the Song Dynasty was very light, mainly because the ethanol content was too low.

Fanning purified the liquor using a very simple distillation method.

But he can't make money in this way, the wine is a monopoly commodity sold by the imperial court, and the government sells wine koji cakes, and only those who have the right to make wine can buy cakes and make wine, and then wholesale the finished wine to other restaurants.

Selling wine and selling salt without permission is a crime, and it is a crime to be arrested and put in prison, and it will not be thought of for three or five years.

Although he can't make wine, it doesn't prevent him from making money with this technique.

Fanning needs to buy two good-looking bottles of wine, and he can't go to Zhufu with a clay jar to pay respects, which is not called unusual, but disrespectful to the owner.

The best porcelain shop in Mudu Town is called Longji Porcelain Shop.

Fan Ning had just walked out of the alley at home, and when he turned his head, he saw Zhu Pei coming from Zhao Yuanqiao Shi Shiran.

Zhu Pei changed into men's clothes today, wearing a black gauze hat, a white satin scholar's suit, a gold silk and jade belt around his waist, and an ivory folding fan in his hand, with a particularly graceful demeanor.

Although she wore men's clothes, the little lady's demeanor and appearance were more obvious, a small face was round like a full moon, and a pair of eyes were as bright and energetic as autumn water.

"Huh?"

Fanning was a little surprised and asked, "Why didn't you go to school today?" ”

Zhu Pei gave him a blank look, "If you don't go to school in this office, what does it matter to you?" ”

Fan Ning scratched his head and smiled: "I understand, tomorrow is your grandfather's birthday, and you are too busy to take care of going to the school for the time being." ”

Zhu Pei unfolded the ivory folding fan and fanned it gently, "You're not stupid, you're not hopeless." ”

Juppe looked at Fanning again, "You just talk about me, so why don't you go to school?" ”

"Master Liu gave me five days off, and I'm busy with some chores."

"Like today, what are you busy with?" Juppe asked tentatively quietly.

"Isn't tomorrow your grandfather's birthday? I have to prepare a birthday gift and want to go to the china shop. ”

"Do you want to give my grandfather porcelain?"

Zhu Pei laughed, her little mouth reminded Fanning of her mother's evaluation of her, fleshy, red and tender, it was really like this.

Fan Ning shook his head, "The porcelain used by your grandfather, I don't think it can be bought in Pingjiang Mansion, but in fact, I'm going to buy two bottles of wine?" ”

"Bottles of wine?"

Zhu Pei's eyes were even more interested, and she smiled like a flower and said, "You reminded me, I also want to go to the porcelain store to buy a vase, why don't you go together?" ”

Fan Ning pinched a few taels of silver in his waist bag, and was secretly worried, this little lady followed, and the cost of buying a bottle by herself would definitely soar.

He sighed secretly in his heart and nodded knowingly, "I can't ask for it, I can just ask you, what kind of bottle does your grandfather like?" ”

The two walked together towards the Longji porcelain shop on Changqing Street.

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"The little official wants to buy a good porcelain vase!"

The shopkeeper of the porcelain shop was a chubby middle-aged man who knew Zhu Pei and was embarrassed to see the granddaughter of Zhu Daguan come to buy porcelain in person.

"If you want to buy official kiln porcelain, there is really no small shop."

Just kidding, even if there is official kiln porcelain, Fan Ning can't afford it, so he hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't want an official kiln, just a good porcelain bottle from the folk kiln, and you should be a little thinner." ”

Liu Kang's grocery store also has porcelain, but that kind of porcelain is all coarse porcelain for household use, a few pennies a piece, you can eat at home, but you can't put it on the table.

"Is this pair okay?"

The shopkeeper took out a pair of thin plum bottles, which are the best Yuezhou celadons, no matter the shape and glaze color are not inferior to the official kiln, and the porcelain tire is extremely delicate.

"This is the best porcelain vase in our store, Yuezhou celadon, fired in an authentic Yuhang kiln."

"Dumb, this pair of bottles is okay, my grandfather liked celadon."

Fan Ning's heart was dripping blood, not because of what color Zhu Pei's grandfather liked, but whether he could afford such a high-end porcelain vase?

He looked at it repeatedly, but there was no response, he was waiting for Juppé to leave for a while, and then secretly asked the price.

Juppe tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, and suddenly 'poof! He covered his mouth and laughed.

"Dumb, let me help you ask! Shopkeeper, how much is this porcelain vase? ”

"It's not expensive, it's ten dollars a pair."

Fanning's face was immediately so bitter that he could wring out the water, and he paid back ten dollars! I have always had too much money.

Zhu Pei knocked on the table with a fan, "Just buy this pair of porcelain vases and wrap them for Fan Xiaoguan." ”

The shopkeeper smiled so hard that he bought it without even telling the price, and he deserved to be the granddaughter of the richest man in Pingjiang Mansion!

"I'm going to pack it!" He turned and went into the back room.

Fanning whispered to Zhu Pei: "You know that I can't afford it, but you still ......"

Zhu Pei sighed softly, "It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people!" Tomorrow's birthday celebration so many guests, you take a pair of ordinary bottles to celebrate your birthday, people will laugh at you, I am thinking about you. ”

"Good intentions!"

Fanning said angrily: "I will also go and buy a good jewelry box to fill the bottle, and I will not take it out in public." ”

"Not necessarily! When my grandfather heard that it was a birthday gift from the head of the county magistrate, he would have been very interested in taking it out to pay respects, and there must have been a large group of guests next to him, what would they think when they saw it, hehe! The dignified county magistrate actually gave this kind of goods as a birthday gift? ”

At this time, the shopkeeper put the bottle into a beautiful wooden box, gave it out, and said with a smile: "Since it is the head of the county magistrate who comes to visit the shop, then I will be cheaper, eight dollars a pair." ”

"No need!"

Juppe took out a tael of gold from his handbag and threw it on the table, "The county magistrate will not take advantage of you." ”

Zhu Pei smiled again and said to Fanning: "Count me to lend you, loan shark!" ”

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After coming out of the porcelain shop, the two went to the bookstore again, and seeing that it was almost noon, Zhu Pei took Jian Meizi back to the house in a carriage.

When Fanning went home, it was already noon, walking on the Wang Zhuangyuan Bridge, but he accidentally found that there were seven or eight official ships parked at the cargo terminal, and he saw more than a dozen people rushing down from the boats.

Fanning seemed to have thought of something, and he immediately went home and put the box away, and went out again and ran towards Strange Stone Alley.