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Chapter 353 Chai Zhengzheng: "Hmm?" [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]

Youshi (6pm)

The golden crow has not yet set,

Chai Mansion,

The maid Fu Yi talked with the housekeeper nanny at the second gate for a while, then walked towards the inner courtyard with two old women carrying wooden boxes.

Qiushengyuan

The target standing on the wall is decorated with silks of different colors.

"Dah!"

The exquisitely symmetrical, slender and graceful feather arrow with a sharp arrowhead was nailed into the edge of the target.

Chai Zhengzheng held up the exquisite bow, sighed, and said to Madam Zhou beside him: "I don't have enough strength for this last arrow!"

Zhou Tong's daughter, Lady Zhou, looked at the target in the distance and said, "Miss Zheng Zheng, you only missed two of the ten arrows. That's already amazing!"

As Madam Zhou spoke, she took the bow from Chai Zhengzheng's hand, helped her massage and relax the muscles on her arm, and continued:
"We couldn't hit the target with a single arrow before!"

Hearing what Madam Zhou said, Chai Zhengzheng smiled embarrassedly.

After relaxing for a while, seeing Fu Yi bringing people in, Madam Zhou said, "Miss Zheng Zheng, let's stop here today. I'll come again tomorrow!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and said, "Thank you, Madam Zhou! Yunmu, send it off!"

After watching Yunmu send the person out of the yard, Chai Zhengzheng walked to the target and looked at the feather arrow nailed on it.

The soft bow she used was not very powerful, and the sharp feather arrow pierced into the wood. The masters who had guarded her before were facing a military crossbow that was much more powerful than a soft bow.

After Fu Yi asked the maid to put the things into the house, she came to Chai Zhengzheng and said, "Miss, let me clean up!"

Chai Zhengzheng shook his head and said nothing. Then the master and servant packed up the bows and arrows and went into the house.

After seeing Madam Zhou off, Yunmu also returned to Qiu Shengyuan.

In the room,

The window panels around the hall are fixed with thin, light-transmissive and mosquito-proof gauze, reflecting the bright light of the setting sun on the Dragon Boat Festival in the courtyard.

Chai Zhengzheng washed his hands with the help of the maid, took the towel offered by Fu Yi, and while wiping his hands, he looked at the wooden box in the room and said:
"Why did you bring something like this in today?"

Fu Yi reached out to take the towel that Chai Zhengzheng had used to wipe his hands, and said:

"He is the manager of the pawnshop at home. He bought a very high-quality sword two days ago and paid a very high price for it."

"Look, they even made a wooden box and sent it to the courtyard like a treasure."

Chai Zhengzheng said with great interest: "Oh?"

As she spoke, she sat down on the chair behind the table.

Hearing this question, Yunmu hurried to the wooden box, opened it and took out one of the exquisite long wooden boxes.

Then Yunmu placed the long wooden box on the wooden box and opened it. He looked at the decorations in the exquisite wooden box and said:
"Miss, this steward is really attentive. He even decorated it with things to ward off evil spirits."

Chai Zhengzheng behind the table asked curiously, "Really? Bring it up here so I can take a look."

"Yes."

Looking at the long sword lying in the wooden box and silk, Chai Zhengzheng took two handkerchiefs from the maid standing beside him, covered the scabbard and the hilt respectively, and pulled it with force.

"bass!"

Chai Zhengzheng was also used to seeing good things. He looked at the long sword in his hand, nodded in appreciation and said, "This manager is thoughtful. Just give the order and I'll give you a reward!"

"Yes, girl."

Sheathing the sword, Chai Zhengzheng shook his head and said softly:
"Unfortunately, he doesn't care about this thing."

Then she thought of something, frowned slightly, and asked:

"Who left such a good thing in the store? Can the manager find out?"

Fu Yi said, "Miss, I have found out that it is Jiu Lang from the Qiao family! It costs several thousand strings of cash. The manager thinks that Jiu Lang will not be redeemed when the due date comes."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the exquisite long sword in the wooden box and shook his head, saying, "I will send it back to the store later! After the agreed time, I will transfer it to my family's sword shop as a treasure of the store."

"Yes, girl."

The sky is already dark,

The candle in the lantern has burned down a little.

In the hall of Chai Mansion,
Mrs. Chai's personal nanny was setting the table for dinner.

The master of the Chai family walked in with a smile on his face, talking to Mrs. Chai.
"Madam, you can just eat with the children, why are you waiting for me?"

"Sir, it's not too late!"

"I was summoned to the palace today, and His Majesty talked to me a lot. He said that when the Western Army conquered Xiazhou, General Cao launched a fierce attack, and the brother of Duke Ying's Zhang family directly surrounded the iron smelting business of Baigao State near Xiazhou."

Madam Chai smiled and said, "You look so happy, what good news did you get?"

The Chai family master smiled and said, "Yes, the Zhang family captured a lot of craftsmen, most of whom were forging and repairing military equipment. In addition to people, the Li family's youngest son who accompanied the army also found several bellows and other objects with novel structures that we don't have in our Great Zhou."

The couple washed their hands in a basin held by a maid, dried them, and sat down.

Madam Chai looked at her husband and said:
"Then, let's talk to the Queen and maybe go take a look."

The Chai family master said: "That's what His Majesty ordered!"

Mrs. Chai continued:
"By the way, sir, is the youngest son of the Li family the son of Minister Li of the Ministry of Personnel?"

The head of the Chai family shook his head and said, "No! Madam, you remembered it wrong. This Li family is the one where my brother served as the Director of the Ministry of Works, and whose ancestors served as the Director of the Wensi Academy several times."

Mrs. Chai thought about it and nodded hesitantly.

Looking at his wife's appearance, the head of the Chai family said, "The girl of the Li family married into the Lu family of the Duke of Lian as a concubine, and her son is the sworn brother of the fifth son of the Xu family."

Then, Mrs. Chai's eyes were full of smiles, and she suddenly realized: "Oh! Tsk! I figured it out! Sir, you should have said so earlier! What's the point of talking about the Supervisor of Works!"

The head of the Chai family gave his wife a displeased look.

At this time,

Chai Bo entered the hall, sat on a chair, took the cool sweet drink handed to him by the nanny and said, "Mother, why are you so happy?"

Mrs. Chai: “It’s okay.”

Then, Chai Zhengzheng smiled, walked around the screen, and came in with the maid, bowing: "Father, Mother."

The Chai couple smiled and said, "Zheng'er, come and sit down!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and sat down next to his mother.

after awhile,

At the entrance of the hall,

Chai Jin walked over quickly with a horsewhip in his hand, a smile on his face, and a smug look on his face. Before the little maid could reach out her hand, he grabbed the curtain with his hands.

Just as he was about to enter the door, Chai Jin stopped, rolled his eyes, threw the horsewhip to the servant, adjusted his expression, and turned it into an unhappy look.

Then he lifted the curtain and stepped into the hall. Seeing his sister sitting inside, Chai Jin swung the curtain hard:
"Wow~"

Hearing the sound of the door curtain, everyone in the hall looked over.

Chai Jin faced everyone's gazes, frowned, and sat down at the table: "Humph!"

Then he glared at his sister angrily, which made Chai Zhengzheng look confused.

"Jin'er, what's wrong?"

Mrs. Chai asked.

Chai Jin sighed and said:
"Mother, not my sister yet!"

"Brother, what's wrong with me?"

Chai Jin said: "Sister, you asked me to go to Panlou to find a future pipa leader who is both beautiful and talented, and you said that three or four thousand strings of cash would be enough, but... "

Chai Zhengzheng: "What happened in the end? Brother, didn't you say that the young masters in Bianjing liked Yunniang the most?" Chai Jin shook his head and said, "The manager said that it was true at the beginning, but somehow the young masters of the Gu and Liang families rewarded Fangniang with 300 strings of cash, and then the famous wealthy officials in Bianjing also followed her."

"Brother, what happened next?"

"Then? Then they started to compete with my manager and followed him for several rounds."

The Chai family didn’t ask what the outcome was.

Chai Jin shook his head in confusion and continued, "But I heard that when Fang Niang went to thank her, the people from the Tian and Zhang families regretted not following her a few more times!"

Hearing this, the Chai couple looked at each other meaningfully.

Chai Bo asked: "Why is this?"

Chai Jin looked at Chai Zhengzheng and said, "It is said that Fang Niang has a very nice voice. Sister, this has cost me a lot of money!"

Chai Zhengzheng understood and said, "Oh! Since brother has spent extra money, I will give him some tomorrow!"

Chai Jin said: "That's about right."

Mrs. Chai said:

"Jin'er, these days after the New Year, your sister's stationery shop has seen a lot of good business since they hired musicians to play music."

"I asked you to find the leader of the Pipa Group for the sake of our business!"

"Since both the Tian family and the Zhang family like this woman, we should buy not only her birth contract but also her citizenship contract!"

Chai Jin bowed and said, "Mother, your opinion is great! I have already found an old friend of the Cao family and bought the girl's birthright."

After saying that, he pressed down the corners of his mouth and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng with pride.

The Chai family master looked at his children, smiled and said, "Okay! Let's eat!"

After dinner,

The Chai family master and his wife stood up and walked hand in hand towards the backyard, preparing to take a walk in the garden.
The Chai brothers and sisters followed behind.

Before leaving, Chai Jin glanced at his parents in front of him, then pulled out a few deeds from his arms and handed them to Chai Zhengzheng: "Here! The people still need to wait for the maids to check them."

Under the light of the lantern at the door, Chai Zhengzheng put away the deed paper, looked at Chai Jin with admiration in his eyes, and whispered: "Brother~~~How are you so smart!"

Chai Jin tried to suppress the corners of his mouth and pretended to be indifferent and said: "It's a small matter~"

"Thank you bro!"

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng jumping out of the door and happily chasing after his parents, Chai Jin couldn't help but smile no longer.

Chai Bo, who was standing aside, looked at Chai Zhengzheng's figure with the same doting attitude as Chai Jin, and sighed, "Brother, next time my sister has something to do, it's my turn to do it!"

Chai Jin put his hands behind his back and said, "Let's talk about it later!"

He said and followed him.

Chai Bo: "Hey! Big brother~"

Qiushengyuan

The hall was very quiet.
The green smoke from the incense burner slowly dissipates in the candlelight, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
This is also where Chai Zhengzheng usually looks at the account books and handles household affairs.

Wei Fangzhi, dressed in a plain white new dress and without any jewelry, held a pipa in her arms and stood in the room with her chest and head held high, just as her mothers had taught her since she was a child.

Although she held her head high and her chest held high, Wei Fangzhi's eyelids had been drooping since she entered the room. She never looked around. Her sight was always focused on the exquisite patterns on the carpet under her feet.

A gentle night breeze blew through the window screen, blowing Wei Fangzhi's new clothes.

As the clothes and skin touched, Wei Fangzhi sighed comfortably in his heart.

Although she had been trained as the future head of a wealthy family since she was young, she had never worn such a light and comfortable silk dress.

She did not take the inspection by the medical attendants or the scrubbing by the maids seriously, because she had been in the music school since she was old enough to understand.

Later, she was spotted by the famous Ruan Mama and sent to study with several dance and music masters.

Because of her outstanding talent, Master Tang treated her as his last disciple and taught her all his skills.

It would be more accurate to say that he treated her as a daughter rather than a legitimate son.

Whether it is Mother Ruan selecting or Mr. Tang choosing his apprentice, every time there is always inspection and scrubbing like today.

Bianjing is full of nobles like clouds and rich people like rain.
With his current worth, Wei Fangzhi knew that no matter whether he was having a casual conversation, playing music or accompanying guests with drinks, his appearance fee would not be too low.

'But I don't know how long it will take to redeem myself'

Wei Fangzhi thought about this and sighed slightly.

At this time,

The voice of the maid came from outside the door.

Between the rustling sound,

The door was opened,

The nanny who had been standing not far in front of Wei Fangzhi walked past her.

Wei Fangzhi, who was holding the pipa, exhaled slightly, then began to blink and twitched the corners of her mouth to move her cheeks, so that when she saw people later, she could show the smile that had been corrected many times by Ruan's mother.

At the same time, she slightly bent her stiff knees and lowered her head further.

After Chai Zhengzheng entered the room, the nanny walked over quickly and whispered in his ear:

"Girl, you look like an honest person. You haven't even raised your head for the first time since you entered the room."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded, and the maid Yunmu beside him said, "Thank you, Madam."

"This is the duty of a servant."

The maid brushed her clothes and held out her hand: "Mammy, please come this way."

The nanny bowed to Chai Zhengzheng and left the hall.

Subsequently,

Yunmu waved to the other maids in the hall.

The other maids hurried out.

outside the door,

Fu Yi's voice sounded: "Everyone go to your own room, Sister Yunmu and I are here."

The maids responded yes.

At the door, Fu Yi and Yun Mu nodded and closed the door from the outside.

in the hall,
Only Chai Zhengzheng, the maid Yunmu and Wei Fangzhi were left.

Chai Zhengzheng sat on the chair behind the table and raised his chin.
Yunmu walked to the side, brought an embroidered cushion and walked to Wei Fangzhi:
"Please take a seat."

"Thank you."

Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing behind the table, looked at Wei Fangzhi, who was looking up at him with an expression of disbelief in his eyes, and nodded in appreciation:
"She's got a good-looking face!"

“The sound is also very nice!”

Wei Fangzhi: "Thank you for the compliment, young lady."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said, "How did you get to know Xu Jia Wulang? How many times have you met?"

Wei Fangzhi hugged the pipa in her arms and said, "My dear, I don't know Xu's Fifth Brother. On the contrary, I have received the life-saving grace of Mr. Xu before."

Chai Zhengzheng frowned slightly: "Oh?"

Wei Fangzhi: "It was at the Shenbao Temple outside the city."

Chai Zhengzheng: "Oh! No need to say, I know about this!"

"Slave, I have met Master Xu four times!"

Chai Zhengzheng: “Hmm?”

(End of this chapter)