The male master of the Shen family didn't know anything about what happened in the courtyard, and after the Hanlin Academy left his post, he said goodbye to his colleagues and walked out of the yamen.

However, instead of going home as usual, he turned into the main street and walked slowly.

Kyoto is bustling, so there is no shortage of shops selling things, and even as the sun is about to set, there are many customers coming in and out, and it is as lively as ever.

Shen Xingluo shuttled through the crowd, thanks to his dark red official uniform and extraordinary temperament, he attracted a lot of amazed eyes along the way.

The person walked calmly, and after a short time, he stopped in front of a jewelry shop, and saw that there were no customers at the counter and walked in.

At this time, the shopkeeper had just sent off a few female dependents who were taking stock of today's performance, and heard footsteps coming from far and near.

"What does this guest want to buy. Yo, you, are you Lord Shen? ”

Shen Xingluo's patronage was really unexpected by him.

There is no shortage of officials in Kyoto, and there are countless young talents, most of the students from the official family are a little unruly in their nobility, and the children of the family from all over the world and the students from the poor family are gentle and thrifty, but people like Zhuang Yuanlang are extremely rare.

The black eyes are bottomless, and the temperament is indifferent and cold, which is unforgettable.

"Good shopkeeper."

Shen Xingluo nodded as a tacit acquiescence, it was not surprising that the shopkeeper who dealt with customers all day knew him, after all, it had not been a few days since the students paraded the streets.

After greeting him, his dark eyes swept over the jewelry in front of him.

The jewelry shops on the main street of Kyoto represent the most cutting-edge fashion of the Dayan Dynasty, with a dazzling array of goods at the counter, including gold and silver ornaments, pearls and jade, and complex wooden hairpins in the corners.

Shen Xingluo's heart moved, "Is there any jade that has never been carved?" ”

“.” What?

The shopkeeper was stunned and nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, yes!"

"Please take it out and take a look, I want to pick a few."

"Okay, you wait a minute."

The shopkeeper turned his head and walked behind the counter, and soon returned with a few wooden boxes.

"This is the rough stone that the shop bought back recently, they are all old pit goods, Lord Shen has a favorite to take a look?"

There are three layers of wooden boxes, the first layer is a relatively general jade, and the lower two layers are much better, and the price is naturally much different.

The shopkeeper can open a jewelry shop on the most prosperous main street in Kyoto, and he is naturally far beyond ordinary people, and he knows that Shen Xingluo is from a poor family, so the rough stones selected are of any quality, and the size is also different.

Shen Xingluo lowered his head and picked a few pieces.

"Do you have carving tools for sale in the shop?"

"This" really never sold.

He hasn't even sold the rough stone!

The more delicate the things in the jewelry shop, the more popular they are, and ordinary people don't have the skills to carve them themselves, which is really strange.

The shopkeeper muttered in his heart, but his mind spun fast:

"There are carving tools in the store that have never been used before, if Lord Shen wants it, how about passing it on to you at the price he bought?"

"Then thank you shopkeeper."

Shen Xingluo picked out a few more pieces, "How much silver do these add up?" ”

"The price of the original stone is cheaper if it has not been carved, and a set of carving tools is a total of fifty-five taels."

"It's silver."

Shen Xingluo took out a fifty taels of silver ticket and five taels of broken silver from his purse, took the wooden box containing the original stone and carving tools and walked out of the jewelry shop.

The shopkeeper pinched the silver ticket and the broken silver for a long time and didn't put it in for the first time, looking at the door with both eyes still feeling novel.

***

Shen Xingluo's trip didn't take much time, and he didn't attract the attention of his family when he returned home.

Su Zhan and the others moved quickly, and after the aunts bought the pork, they went home with the free ribs, and the small courtyard returned to its former silence.

For dinner, as usual, Shen Xingqi took Wangshu to make five dishes and one soup, and Xu Laomei drank wine and ate vegetables, not to mention how comfortable.

The charcoal fire in the iron stove in the living room was red and warm.

"I haven't seen any sun in the past few days, and it looks like it's going to snow."

"Kyoto is far north, and it is colder than Lin'an in winter, but the firewood in the kitchen is enough?"

"It doesn't seem like much."

Shen Xingluo looked at Su Zhan, who immediately understood, "Tomorrow, my subordinates will go out and take a look around, buy more and come back and put them away." ”

"Buy more charcoal, and install iron stoves in each bedroom, don't save at night, it's important to keep warm."

"Yes."

In ancient times, the charcoal used for heating in winter was not cheap, but the Shen family only looked poor on the surface, but in fact, there was no shortage of silver flowers.

Old Xu put the casual discussion of several people into his ears, and he didn't say much at all, and his expression was even more soothing when he drank a little wine.

Ah~ It turns out that there are children and daughters (?) The days of retirement?

It's so comfortable!

"Apprentice, is it the warmest thing to eat charcoal barbecue on such a cold day?"

"Yes, you're wise."

Cheng Xi smiled, "I'll dispose of the remaining wild boar tomorrow, how about cutting more meat and roasting it at night?" ”

Xu Lao's empty finger pointed at the country, "Heat up another pot of good wine!" ”

"Okay, you can be more leisurely, you can't drink too much every day."

"Don't underestimate your master's medical skills, you're in good health."

Everyone believes this.

Not only Xu Lao, but the other three except Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi all felt the difference in their bodies, Shen Xingqi not only felt that his strength was great, but he was also as light as a swallow, and he was usually busy and tireless.

Wang Shu has more or less dark wounds on his body as a Jianghu person, and those scars have not only disappeared recently, but even his internal strength has been greatly improved, which is no longer the same.

Su Zhan is the one who feels the deepest, it has only been half a year since he became a martial arts master from a weak scholar who can't carry his shoulders and can't lift his hands, and this kind of thing can cause a sensation wherever he says it.

Everyone looked at the food and fruit wine on the table, and they knew it, and their mouths were very tight.

The peaceful after-dinner roasting time was interrupted by a heavy, powerful knock on the door, and before the crowd could wonder who would come to the door in the evening, they heard the familiar roar.

"Creek girl!"

"Son-in-law!"

"I'm coming!"

Cheng Daqian's voice was surprisingly loud, because he was afraid that his daughter who lived in the second courtyard would not hear it, and he brought a few percent of internal force, so that the neighbors on the left and right sides poked their heads out of the cold house to take a look.

Shen Xingluo took the lead in getting up, put on a cotton coat and pushed the door out.

Cheng Xi followed closely behind, and his face was a little more happy.

Her daddy is here!

The emaciated figure quickly swept past Shen Xingluo and ran quickly to the gate, and opened the wooden door as soon as he could.

"Dad, my daughter wants to kill you!"

“.？” Didn't you just see it not long ago?

A big question mark popped up on Cheng Daqian's head, "Girl, what's wrong with you, bullying your son-in-law again?" ”

“.” What do you call again?

Did she ever bully Shen Xingluo?

Cheng Xi only felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, a cold wind blew and froze coldly, and the intimacy that had not risen for two years disappeared without a trace. (End of chapter)