Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 81 There is no beauty at all!

It’s similar to Chen Xueru’s house, also a small courtyard.

The shopkeeper's name is Niu Degui. Although he also wears a horse-drawn suit, he is a humorous and interesting person.

Seeing Zhang Kaiwu in shirt and trousers, he did not run around bowing.

He runs a restaurant and comes into contact with too many people. After chatting with Zhang Kaiwu for a few words, he knew that Zhang Kaiwu was not an ordinary person.

He called out his wife and four concubines and introduced them to the family, asking them to join in the chat.

This is the standard neighbor interaction. When someone comes to visit you, just introduce your family to them.

The way Manager Yan introduced the soybean paste was really nonsense, right?

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It’s a pity that we met too late!
After a few more words, the two men called each other brothers and smoked cigarettes.

Shopkeeper Niu pointed at two of the concubines with pride and said:
"Brother Kaiwu! My two concubines were born as prostitutes. I think they all had special skills back then. Do you want to try their skills?"

Two of the concubines blushed and enthusiastically made him tea.

Then he wanted to come up and serve Zhang Kaiwu tea and hammer his legs.

Show off your unique skills!

Lin Xiaoniang quickly stood behind Zhang Kaiwu and massaged his shoulders.

Seeing the two concubines of Shopkeeper Niu coming over, I squeezed in front and pinched my legs, blocking the two concubines...

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Looking at Lin Xiaoniang's appearance.

Shopkeeper Niu said with a smile:
"Mrs. Lin! I'm just asking you to pound your legs and give it a massage. It's not like you're trying to steal your master's money, so why are you so nervous!?"

Lin Xiaoniang was afraid that the quarrel would embarrass Zhang Kaiwu, so she could only glare at Shopkeeper Niu.

Zhang Kaiwu saw Lin Xiaoniang squeezing the two concubines of Manager Niu and explained awkwardly:
"Brother Degui! Forget it, we have a long way to go. I just got home today, and my wife and concubines at home need comfort. We can go out and play together when we have time!"

Shopkeeper Niu said with a smile, "Brother Kaiwu! It's settled then. Don't fool me. I'm waiting for you to invite me to play!"

"If you don't come, I'll go to the store to recruit people."

Zhang Kaiwu smiled, drank a few sips of tea, and finished a cigarette.

Curiously looking at Boss Niu's two concubines who were eager to show off.

She had small bound feet, a round face, a small, thin body, and the same hairstyle as the ones in brothels.

The clothes are all large double-breasted shirts and straight-leg pants.

No hips, no ups and downs.

There is no beauty at all!

It doesn't meet his aesthetic standards!

I can't even force myself to do it.

Lin Xiaoniang stood there nervously again, fearing that a fight might break out at any time.

Zhang Kaiwu said goodbye with a smile.

Shopkeeper Niu and his wife escorted him out and watched him leave with a smile.

Mrs. Niu asked in a sour and doubtful voice:

"Boss! Are you crazy today? Don't you like these two the most? How dare you let them accompany the guests?"

Shopkeeper Niu explained with a smile:

"You women don't understand! You only know how to stare at Shopkeeper Zhang's good looks, but you don't know why he's so good-looking."

Mrs. Niu shyly hit him and signaled him to stop keeping her in suspense.

Shopkeeper Niu continued slowly, "I killed too many sheep back then, and the lambs were frightened when they saw me."

"Brother Kaiwu's face is actually average, but he looks very energetic and has very attractive eyes!"

"This Zhang Kaiwu gives me the feeling that if something happens, I will be the sheep under the knife!"

Mrs. Niu was startled and asked, "Is he the bandit leader who has killed countless people? That's impossible! He's so young!"

Shopkeeper Niu said with a smile: "He definitely doesn't look like a bandit. Don't go asking around and provoke him."

"Don't offend him in the future. This kind of person won't make trouble out of nothing."

"He doesn't like my two concubines either. Miss Lin is much prettier than them. You are really overthinking it!"

"Now that you see a handsome young man, you all want to become maids and serve him!?"

Mrs. Niu was so angry that she slammed the door in anger after her secret was exposed!
Shopkeeper Niu was humming The West Chamber with a smile on his face, not caring at all.

Who hasn't he seen?

There was a strange look in Zhang Kaiwu's eyes when he looked at his concubine.

It's like looking at a fool.

Even a blind man can see it!
You think others are appreciating your beauty, but in fact they are just watching the fun.

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On the way home.

Lin Xiaoniang took Zhang Kaiwu's arm and said with a smile:
"Master! This shopkeeper Niu is so dishonest. He actually said those words and asked his concubine to accompany the guests!"

He saw through her little thoughts at a glance. She was afraid that he could not resist the temptation.

woman!
You are so narrow-minded!
Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Niu was just teasing you when he said that. Weren't you there with him? If you weren't there, he might not have said that!"

"Maybe he's just teasing his concubine. This shopkeeper Niu is very humorous in his behavior."

She hugged Zhang Kaiwu and said fiercely:
"This cow is so expensive, and there are so many twists and turns! Next time his wife and concubine come to buy clothes, I will raise the price sharply!"

Zhang Kaiwu didn't think there was anything wrong. People who can open a restaurant are all good at talking.

If something really happens, Manager Niu can definitely let his concubine go to entertain the guests.

Isn’t this normal in today’s society! ?

Master Du Fu's concubine became pregnant, so he gave her away.

Zhang Kaiwu is not the kind of person who would give away a concubine, but he would not blame others either.

Everyone has different values ​​and wants different things!
Just take a look.

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on the way home.

Zhang Kaiwu asked with a smile: "Girl, are there many houses near Qianmen?"

Lin Xiaoniang said worriedly: "Master! There are indeed a lot of houses nearby, some are very big, some are very small."

"This Qianmen is a place where all kinds of people gather. The big houses belong to high-ranking officials. The houses are like the one owned by Manager Yan. They are very big!"

"There are many small houses, and they are all wooden houses built later by private individuals. The houses are not as standardized as those in other hutongs."

"A nice house of suitable size is a bit far from here. It's about two kilometers away, and we have to go through the Forbidden City."

Zhang Kaiwu also found out a few days ago that most of the houses in the nearby Eight Great Hutongs were privately built pure wooden houses.

If the fire is not put out, it can burn down the entire Bada Hutong.

Very dangerous!

He wished the house was farther away, because after a while, the front door would be unsafe!

Go see for yourself tomorrow.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and squeezed her in the arms, saying:

"Just call me Kaiwu from now on. Don't call me master all the time. If we have a child in the future, it won't be good for the child to hear it!"

Master, what you mean is that this servant girl is not nice, so you should turn her into a concubine! ?
Lin Xiaoniang looked at him gratefully and said softly:
"It's better to call you Master! It's more legitimate. In fact, I also like the feeling of being called that!"

"Master, it sounds so good!"

Ok!

It's hard to guess a woman's mind.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and hugged her as he walked away.

Lin Xiaoniang said carefully: "Master! Don't blame Xueru for buying a house. She also wants to be with you for a long time, and she has no other ideas at all."

Zhang Kaiwu said helplessly, "Yeah!"

He continued, "I understand! Those are just your jealous thoughts, but they ruined my business."

"Hey! This world is not peaceful. If you want to live well, you must use some tricks. You will understand it later."

He had just returned to the doorstep, waiting for Chen Xueru to quickly take him home.

I watched Lin Xiaoniang being left alone to close the door and watched her struggling to move the sticks.

Chen Xueru was like this last time, and he was left with a very deep impression.

The big stick was too heavy for Lin Xiaoniang. Zhang Kaiwu stopped for a moment and helped her close the door.

While Chen Xueru was not paying attention, Lin Xiaoniang gave him a charming smile.

Nanny Wang prepared lunch, the same old pattern of three dishes and one soup, one meat and two vegetables.

A small vegetable, a scrambled egg with green pepper, a slice of boiled meat, and a vegetable soup.

It was still the same three dishes and one soup as last time, nothing had changed, making it as rigid as the tribute to the god.

Bullshit!
Zhang Kaiwu always eats these three dishes and one soup when he is at Chen Xueru's house!

Zhang Kaiwu suspected that there was no other reason why Nanny Wang was like that, it was just that she simply didn't know how to cook other dishes.

Due to productivity and information reasons, there are very few chefs nowadays.

Chefs, carpenters, and even plasterers are all technical jobs.

If you don't work as an apprentice under a master for seven years, your master won't even start teaching you skills.

A chef who can cook seven or eight specialties well can probably open a restaurant or a hotel.

If she could cook a few more dishes, Nanny Wang wouldn't be living on the streets.

This is an era of information blockade, and any technology is kept confidential.

When a chef is cooking, he has to keep it secret and won't even let his apprentices watch.

Many people worked for seven years in vain and were kicked out of the school for some reason, or had to compete with their seniors for job training.

Can you believe that there are many chefs who have studied for seven years but have not yet started cooking? ?

The word "apprentice".

There is so much bitterness in this world that cannot be expressed in words!
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Lin Xiaoniang served him some rice properly and started eating.

Chen Xueru enthusiastically picked up food for him, trying to regain some of her favor.

Zhang Kaiwu also picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks for Chen Xueru, dipped it in the dipping sauce and handed it to her bowl. She was very excited!
He turned around and picked up a piece of meat for Lin Xiaoniang, and handed it to her. Lin Xiaoniang was so excited that she was nervous! She secretly looked at Chen Xueru, afraid that she would be unhappy.

But she found that Chen Xueru didn't pay any attention to her at all. She looked at Zhang Kaiwu nervously and asked:

"Brother Kaiwu! Is the food today a little bland? Not to your liking?"

"Why don't you eat? Are you feeling unwell?"

Looking at the nervous Chen Xueru, he felt helpless.

She also sees love as a business model, thinking that investment is money or benefits, maybe she is still too young! ?

Maybe this is what businessman’s love is like?

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said, "No! I was just thinking about something, let's eat quickly."

The food cooked by Nanny Wang is not delicious, but that is relative.

A hundred times better than wild vegetable porridge!
At least there is meat, rice, oil and salt!
The living standard of a wealthy family.

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Just finished lunch.

Nanny Wang and Miss Lin cleared the table.

Chen Xueru hugged him with moist eyes and said with a smile:

"Brother Kaiwu! The weather is too hot, let's take a nap first!"

Zhang Kaiwu looked at her speechlessly. The charm in her eyes was so charming that it almost made tears come out!
You tricked me into taking a nap! ?
At least give a good reason, or just say it directly.

Seeing that he didn't move, Chen Xueru blushed and whispered:

"Brother Kaiwu! I've been missing you for a long time. I don't have anything to do this afternoon and the weather is so hot!"

Wouldn't it be even hotter to take a lunch break like this?

He could understand Chen Xueru's thoughts. Maybe she was worried about him!
Because of the house, because of the longing...

Afraid that he doesn't want her anymore.

Afraid that he would leave in anger.

Various things...

Hey!
No matter how angry he was in the morning, Chen Xueru's energy value of 300 was there.

True feelings cannot be fake!
These things could not be refused, and Sister Chen Xueru was so scared that she didn't dare to cry!
Blindly compromise...

Look at her pitiful appearance.

He smiled and said, "Sister Xueru! I miss you too, let's go!"

Chen Xueru's smiling face appeared immediately.

He hugged her and went back to the bedroom.

After entering the room, Chen Xueru kissed him excitedly...

Lin Xiaoniang quickly prepared tea for him and placed it on the small table on the kang.

Seeing that the weather was hot, he turned around and went out to bring a basin of warm water.

Wipe the sweat off Zhang Kaiwu...

Wipe the sweat off Chen Xueru...

Bend down to help...

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Facing the midday heat wave, I drank several cups of tea...

After comforting them for an entire afternoon, Chen Xueru felt much better.

The Su Nu Heart Sutra barely rose by one point, which felt a bit strange...

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It’s dinner time again, and I’m afraid we’ll have the same dishes again.

Zhang Kaiwu couldn't help it, so he ran to the kitchen and cooked by himself.

In their surprised eyes, in Nanny Wang’s admiring eyes.

Zhang Kaiwu skillfully made a dish of stir-fried pork with green pepper, an egg custard, and stir-fried some green vegetables.

The simplest shredded pork and vegetable soup.

The dishes were still the same ones prepared by Nanny Wang, but the way they were cooked was different and the taste was completely different.

While cooking, he loudly taught Nanny Wang the principles of cooking.

How to suppress the fishy smell of meat and how to cook vegetables to the right degree.

After making a meal, I satisfied my stomach.

My cooking skills have improved by three points, killing two birds with one stone.

While eating dinner, Chen Xueru asked curiously:
"Brother Kaiwu! Have you ever learned cooking? Your cooking is no worse than those in the restaurant! You don't look like it at your age!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and boasted, "I haven't learned it at all. For something like cooking, isn't it enough to have hands?"

The wife and the slave were all smiling and enjoying the meal, constantly praising his cooking skills.

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said, "When I'm at home in the future, let me cook. I'm just practicing my cooking skills."

"I will raise you to be plump and white, and have many children."

Chen Xueru nodded happily...

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After dinner and washing up, they returned to their rooms wearing their bellybands...

It's too early to go to bed.

It's too hot in the house now!
The sunset in June is very strong!
Zhang Kaiwu came with them to the small patio and brought out a large lounge chair.

Enjoy the cool breeze, flowers and look at the stars and the moon.

Experience the joy of life of old Peking people and be influenced by traditional culture.

Lin Xiaoniang made him a pot of tea, placed it next to him, and lit a cigarette for him.

I lit the mosquito coil and placed it under the recliner.

She sat on a small stool, massaging there with ups and downs and squeaking sounds...

Chen Xueru sat on his lap and shyly told him how much she missed him during this period...

Speaking of deep love, he pushed Lin Xiaoniang, who was drinking alone, away and began to teach him the principles of drinking...

Deep feelings, one gulp.

Feelings are shallow, just lick...

The feelings are neither deep nor shallow, just turn them around in your mouth and spit them out.

He played with four big walnuts, drank tea from time to time, looked at the stars and admired the moon.

Looking at the beauty under the moon, the more you look, the more charming she becomes.

Zhang Kaiwu finally understood why the ancients liked to drink and appreciate the moon.

There is a waning moon in the sky, and two bright moons on the ground, which are very romantic and beautiful...

March Yinquan! ?
You drink your wine, I drink my tea...

Beautiful!

What a pity that he doesn’t understand ancient poetry!
I can’t recite it!

I only have a little bit of strength.

The weather turned cooler, and he carried Xueru back to the room. She was already fast asleep.

Put her down and let her have a good rest.

The Su Nu Heart Sutra increased by another two points this time, and now has a total of 42 points!
Zhang Kaiwu felt a little strange, but one thing was definitely given by Chen Xueru.

When practicing martial arts with Lin Xiaoniang, sometimes I had experience and sometimes I didn’t.

Same thing, sometimes she doesn't get any experience points! ?
I can't figure out the reason!
But everyone is here, so he can experiment slowly to practice his skills.

Follow the process.

He hugged the smiling Lin Xiaoniang and touched her head gently.

He asked with a smile: "Girl! Are you tired?"

Lin Xiaoniang hugged him, her eyes wandered as she whispered:

"Master! We've been playing for most of the day, why don't you take a rest?!"

He said with a smile: "I just can't sleep. Can you play with me for a while?"

Patted her head.

Lin Xiaoniang glanced at him charmingly and lowered her head...

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After a long time!

The Su Nu Heart Sutra slowly rose a little!
Lin Xiaoniang wiped her mouth with satisfaction and went to wash up.

She simply wiped him clean and lay down beside him with a smile on her face.

That's it!

Zhang Kaiwu hugged her and finally figured it out. People have different hobbies! ?

Some people like to explain things in a simple and profound way.

Some people just like to be sharp-tongued and happy every day! ?

That being the case!
Zhang Kaiwu hugged her, smiled and whispered: "Girl! Go get some hot water from the kettle to rinse your mouth..."

Listened for a while.

Lin Xiaoniang looked at him in surprise, her eyes full of charm and her face flushed.

She said delicately, "Master! You only know how to be a slave, how can you be like this!?"

He leaned there, playing with two large walnuts, and said with a smile:

"Since you are in such a dilemma, forget it! Let's go to bed early!"

"You have to get up early tomorrow, and you have to work all day long. You are the hardest-working person in this family."

"I just like you chatting with me like this, I don't mean anything else, please don't misunderstand me."

"Do what you want to do, and I won't force you if you don't want to."

(End of this chapter)