281. Small steamer
The breakfast shop under the system disk did not open immediately, but was fenced off to make it look like a decoration.
People passing by were left with the idea that "this store is being renovated and will open soon", and the neighbors would talk casually from time to time, guessing that it would be a shop that sold something.
After the meeting, students left Beijing one after another, most of whom had no confidence in being on the list.
Of course, most students still choose to stay and wait for the day when the results are released.
The people of the Shen family didn't ask too much, Cheng Xi and the little girl were full of confidence in Shen Xingluo, and they never thought that their relatives would fall off the list, and as for Xu Lao, he was even more powerful.
"What do you care about this? That kid has a bad stomach and can live anywhere. β
The old man used the book to roll into a shaft and hit Cheng Xi's head, "Man, you can't be too powerful, you can't hold it down now, if you really fall off the list, it may be a good thing for you." β
"......" begs not to do such a good thing.
Also, why did she suppress her husband, which ancient truth is this?
Cheng Xi was completely defeated by his master's brain circuit, "Since you think he is a scourge, instead of harming others, let him harm the court officials." β
Xu Laole was happy, "That's the reason!" β
A black head suddenly appeared on the east side wall, and Qin Zheng didn't know what he was stepping on, and was waving it excitedly in this direction.
"Is my sister-in-law free? I'll take you out to play, and introduce a few girls from relatives to you! β
Xu Lao waved his hand impatiently, "Go ahead, don't stop grinding with me here, and delay my efforts." β
Cheng Xi chuckled and put down the medicinal herbs in his hand, clapped his hands and got up.
"Just me?"
"Of course not, Xingluo is fine, let's go together!"
Since she was going to introduce the little sister to her, of course she couldn't be the only one, so Cheng Xi didn't want to pull Shen Xingqi together, and the family of three plus Qin Zheng soon appeared in the teahouse box.
Pushing open the door, a room of handsome men and women almost blinded Cheng Xi's eyes.
"Come on, I'll introduce you."
Qin Zheng took the lead, and since several people in the teahouse knew who he was going to bring, he simply took the lead in introducing the two women in the box.
The woman in the orange dress is Qu Shaoya, the second lady of the Hou Mansion of Wu'an, and the woman in the sky blue dress is Qin Shiyun, the daughter of the Qin family, in addition to Qu Shaojing, there is also a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman beside Qu Shaojing, who is Jiang Yuyao, the granddaughter of Jiang Lao.
Cheng Xi read the relevant news summarized by Su Zhan, and understood the relationship between the two after learning that the Hou Mansion of Wu'an and the Jiang Mansion were about to marry.
Qu Shaojing faded away from his usual hanging, and respectfully saluted a few people:
"Thank you Mrs. Shen for rescuing me a few days ago, because the person behind me has not yet found out, it is inconvenient to come to the door to thank you, and I will forgive Brother Shen and Mrs. Shen."
"No thanks."
Shen Xingluo glanced at Qin Zheng and knew what was going on today's situation, "The little marquis takes care of the safety of everyone in the Shen family, and he is clear. β
"Brother Shen is really a cheerful person."
Qu Shaojing opened the folding fan with a snort, and pulled Shen Xingluo to the side to chat, and several girls naturally got together.
"When my brother was taken back to the house that day, we were all frightened, but fortunately, Mrs. Shen came to the rescue."
Qu Shaoya sat beside Cheng Xi, her delicate little face was full of curiosity, "I heard my father say that it takes a long time to accumulate martial arts, and Mrs. Shen is a master at such a young age, it's too powerful!" β
"The master can't talk about it, you can just protect yourself."
"Being able to save my brother must be much better than him, Mrs. Shen is too modest."
Qu Shaoya's small expression of "I know you're awesome, don't deny it" amused Shen Xingqi, especially her expectant starry eyes, which simply exuded the meaning of "Say more about martial arts".
"My sister-in-law's father was born in the rivers and lakes, and now she is the dart master of Hongwei Dart Bureau, and it is not strange for my sister-in-law to practice martial arts since she was a child."
"Wow-"
The girls didn't pay attention to the dart master or something, and were completely attracted by the words "born in the rivers and lakes" in front of them, and they already decided that the Cheng family's father was a master of the rivers and lakes with an extraordinary background.
It's no wonder that they think so, although Qu Shaojing is not very attentive on weekdays, but his family history, Wu Anhou was awarded the title for his real military exploits, and he was in charge of Dayan's 100,000 iron horses, as Wu Anhou's son-in-law, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his skills are still very good in the capital.
People like him can be besieged and injured by more than a dozen killers, but Cheng Xi can beat all of them down, which is enough to show how powerful she is.
The girl looked at Cheng Xi with awe-inspiring eyes, and then moved her gaze to the scholar in cloth who was playing chess next to her, and her expression suddenly became much more subtle.
Although the Shen family couple is a good match for men and women, they ...... Madame's high force value, is it really a good life?
And Mrs. Shen is not empty of force, just those eyes reveal a bit of freedom and casualness, she knows that she is smart, and her temperament is even more dusty, which is simply perfect.
There may not be such an outstanding one in the capital.
The eyes of several people were so obvious that even Shen Xingqi could see what they were thinking, and there was a little more smile in their dark eyes.
Jiang Yuyao coughed lightly, and looked at Shen Xingqi with a gentle smile:
"What does Sister Shen do on weekdays?"
"Read books, embroider purses, cook, and learn martial arts from my sister-in-law."
β......β
Wait, we can understand the first two, the third can accept, and what the hell is the last one?
The three girls were confused again.
"Sister Shen also knows martial arts?"
"I've learned a few tricks and can protect myself."
The little girl was a little embarrassed, after all, she could only beat Wangshu in the entire Shen family. Oh no, my sister-in-law said that she could beat Xu Lao. But Xu Lao is an elder, and he can't fight, and he definitely can't fight.
In this way, her force value is really not very good.
However, when these words fell into the ears of the three girls, they had a different meaning.
Mrs. Shen seems to have said the word "self-preservation" just now, is it possible...... This delicate little girl is also a master?
As soon as this thought rose in their hearts, the three of them suddenly pressed down on the idea.
Impossible, it must not be possible, don't think about it.
How old is this girl, she looks younger than them, even if she has learned kung fu with Mrs. Shen, she will not become a master so quickly, at most she is just embroidering her legs.
Well, yes, that's it!
The girls thought so, and their hearts suddenly became steady.
They are girls who have seen the world in the capital, how can they scare themselves?
It's so unfocused.
Jiang Yuyao obviously thought so, and her eyes fell on the embroidered handkerchief in Shen Xingqi's hand and smiled gently, "This is the handkerchief embroidered by Sister Shen herself?" β
"Yes, I saw that the peach blossoms were blooming just right a few days ago, so I embroidered them."
The little girl eased up from the initial restraint, and saw that Jiang Yuyao was also supple and liked it very much, so she chatted with the embroidery picture after a while, and Qu Shaoya and Qin Nan also participated in it.
Cheng Xi watched from the side, adding a few words from time to time, and spent a little effort to figure out the personalities of several people.
Qu Shaoya was born in the Marquis Mansion of Wu'an, and can be said to be the representative of the nobles in Beijing, who is very pleasing with a naΓ―ve temperament in her liveliness, and the corners of her eyes are curved when she laughs.
Jiang Yuyao is a famous lady, born in a scholarly family, with a gentle and virtuous personality, and her every move reveals a bit of bookishness.
Qin Nan's temperament is a little similar to that of his brother Qin Feng, he doesn't seem to have a strong sense of presence at first, but he doesn't talk much, but he can get to the point every time, which is enough to show the high emotional intelligence, which is very different from Qin Zheng.
There will always be topics to talk about between little girls, Shen Xingqi has read a lot of books and is good at embroidery, and soon exchanged milk names with affection.
Cheng Xi next to him also listened with relish, after all, not everyone can witness the beauty of the ancient famous ladies.
Separated by thousands of years, several people chatted surprisingly harmoniously.
Shen Xingluo, who was by the window, inadvertently took the smile in the corner of her eyes into her eyes, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously pulled up.
"Brother Shen, are you sure about this test?"
"Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven."
Qu Shaojing was amazed, obviously two years younger than him, how could he look more stable than his old father?
The couple is simply not human.
No wonder it came together!
At the end of the examination, the prosperity of Beijing is still the same.
Since the results of this examination will be announced in mid-September, the remaining students are relieved, and those who are confident that those who are on the list have begun to prepare for the palace examination in the future.
The atmosphere in the small courtyard of the second entry belonging to the Shen family is relaxed, without any sense of tension.
As Cheng Xi wrapped the meat filling into the dough one by one, more than a dozen baskets of xiaolongbao were neatly stacked together and put on the pot, and Shen Xun, who was in charge of "learning" next to him, did not leave an inch.
Wangshu pushed the door in, "Madam, the craftsman outside the city has brought the steamer." β
"I'll take a look."
Cheng Xi washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen, and went straight through the backyard, where he saw a young man at the door pushing a small cart with a lot of small steamers densely packed on it.
"Mrs. Shen, this is the steamer you want, see if it's suitable?"
The little craftsman met Cheng Xi at the market the day before yesterday, when he was selling the small baskets he had made on the stall, but he didn't expect the other party to customize fifty small steamers after seeing them.
Surprisingly, each steamer was the same size, and the appearance was only one lap larger than a slap, and Rao didn't know what this thing was for, no matter how much he imagined it.
"Madame, are you sure this is a steamer?"
"The thing is made by yourself, what is it that is not a steamer?"
"But it's so small that it can only fit a steamed bun."
"The steamed buns in the north are indeed a bit big."
Cheng Xi nodded very approvingly, "But I use it to steam steamed buns." β
Bun?
The little carpenter is even more puzzled, the bun is generally as big as a steamed bun, is it possible to put only one in a cage?
It's weird.
"Well done, it's appropriate."
Cheng Xi picked up a few and watched them repeatedly, very satisfied, "How much silver is these?" β
"A steamer costs 2 wen, a total of 100 wen."
Sideways Wangshu took out a string of copper plates and handed them over, so happy that the little craftsman couldn't see his teeth, and he couldn't care about the unresolved doubts in his heart and happily pushed the cart away.
"Everything is ready, this breakfast shop will open tomorrow."