Pastoral little master

Chapter 381 Invisible Pressure

Qiduo looked at Shen Nan and smiled.

"You say others are stupid all the time, I think you are the most stupid person." Qiduo imitated Shen Nan's usual tone, and laughed at him in turn.

"Hmph, you are stupid if you say you are stupid, tell me what's the matter with the bank notes?" Shen Nan snorted unconvinced and urged.

Qiduo didn't tease him anymore, and said, "This is the dividend from selling the oven, how about it, it's not a lot."

"Selling ovens?" Shen Nan frowned slightly, and instantly understood what was going on, he pushed the silver ticket in front of Qiduo, "I don't want it, I made it clear to you at the beginning, I gave you that picture Yours, and what to do with it is your business. No matter how much the oven sells for now, I don't want a penny."

"Okay, if you don't want it, then I'll send it to Auntie. I believe Auntie won't be unhappy when she sees this silver." Qiduo didn't bother to persuade him, but responded leisurely.

"Forget it, I'll accept it, don't tell mother." Shen Nan curled her lips helplessly, and pressed the bank note with her hand.

He didn't want his parents to know about it, for fear they'd be nagging again.

Seeing him like this, Qiduo smiled with satisfaction.

Shen Nan saw that Qiduo smiled, and he also smiled, and pushed the banknote in front of her again, "Qiduo, I have accepted the banknote, can you keep it for me?"

"Keep my own stuff, I don't want it." Qiduo pushed the banknote in front of him, she was not a safe.

"Qiduo, there are several hundred taels. It's not suitable for me to keep on my body every day. Wouldn't it be a pity if I lose it? Also, it's easy for my mother to find out if I keep it at home, and it's not safe to put it in the academy. Therefore, Qiduo, you should keep it for me, don't worry, I won't care about your interest." Shen Nan begged cheekily.

Bah, brat, you know the interest!

Qiduo scolded him in her heart, but her black eyes were still rolling.

What Shen Nan said is also reasonable, it is indeed inconvenient for him to carry a lot of bank notes, I can put them away for him, and give them to him when he goes to the capital.The consumption level in Beijing is many times higher than here, and there will be more places to spend money by then.
If within this period of time, the money can be put to good use, then it would not be in vain for him to keep the money with himself.

But this kind of opportunity can't be met, let's talk about it when the time comes.

Qiduo made up her mind, and glared at Shen Nan, "You still have the nerve to ask me for interest, I'm being polite if I don't ask you for a storage fee, okay, I'll keep it for you, and come to me when you need it urgently , but don't be embarrassed."

"Hehe, good." Shen Nan narrowed her eyes and smiled.

"I'm going home." Qiduo put away the bank note, stood up and waved at him.

"Wait." Shen Nan called to her, and when she stopped, he said, "Mother should have a gift for you, why didn't you take it?"

"Oh, yes, Auntie seems to have said something like this, I'll take a look." Qiduo patted her forehead lightly, almost forgetting Zheng Wanru's advice just now.

Shen Nan sent Qiduo away with a smile, her handsome face was slightly reddish, and her black eyes were scorchingly bright.

Qiduo went to Zheng Wanru's room.

Zheng Wanru took out a cloak from the cage, and said with a smile, "Qiduo, come here quickly and see if it fits. I thought I would give it to you on the night of the New Year's Eve, but it snowed today, so I sent you to wear it in advance." .”

Then she shook off the cloak.

The smooth, satin-like texture made Qiduo's eyes dazzled, and she stepped forward to touch it.

This is a white sable cape, the whole body is snow-white, without a single variegation.

Don't put it bluntly, just looking at it makes me feel warm on my body.

It is comparable to the one sent by Wen Xiuyi before.
Although she has never worn fur, she also knows that it is horribly expensive.
"Auntie, this cloak is too expensive, I can't take it." Qiduo hurriedly said, although the cloak was so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes off it, she really couldn't accept it calmly.

Zheng Wanru smiled and said, "Silly girl, Auntie said she would give you off if she said she would give you off, so why not tell a lie? Come on, try it first and see if it doesn't fit you."

As she spoke, she took off the half-worn cotton cloak on Qiduo, and put this mink fur cloak on Qiduo.

Once the cloak was on, the gentle touch of the fur on the neck made Qiduo feel very suitable. The cloak was as long as her bare feet.

"It's beautiful, Qiduo, come and look in the mirror." Zheng Wanru repeatedly praised her beauty, and pulled Qiduo to the mirror, letting her see the effect by herself.

Through the bronze mirror, Qiduo realized the meaning of that sentence again.

Buddha needs gold clothes, and people need clothes!
Wearing a white sable cloak, she is as noble and dignified as a lady, completely different from before.

"Auntie, the cloak is really beautiful, but I don't think it suits me." Qiduo reached out to untie the cloak.

Zheng Wanru held down her hand, annoyed, "What nonsense, who said it's not suitable for you, I think it's the most suitable person is you. Qiduo, do you know how this cloak came about?"

"I don't know." Qiduo shook her head.

Zheng Wanru took her hand and sat down, and said, "Two months ago, your uncle's classmate and friend came from outside the customs, and brought some rare white mink furs, and said to make a cloak for Nan'er. But Nan'er asked me to take them Make a cloak for you, and say that you run outside all day, and it is very cold in winter, so they are good for keeping out the cold. Qiduo, this is Nan'er's kindness, if you don't accept it, he will be sad."

Qiduo pursed her lips lightly, and her ears felt a little hot.

But in his heart he wondered why Shen Nan was so kind to him, and his aunts and uncles were not only unhappy, but also supported him?
It’s weird.

Suddenly remembered what Huang Lianrong said before leaving.

Is what she said true?

Qi Duo was in a trance for a moment.

"Qiduo, what's the matter with you? Don't you like it?" Zheng Wanru hurriedly asked with concern.

However, her words had a double meaning.

Qiduo shook her head hurriedly, "No, no, I like it, of course I like it. It's just that it's too precious, and it should belong to Brother Nan, so I feel a little sorry."

"Silly girl, Nan'er is willing to do it herself. You have nothing to feel sorry for. However, if you don't accept it, this cloak is useless in our house. Put it on quickly, it's very cold." Zheng Wanru smiled. up.

It is true that there is no young woman in the family.

"Oh, Auntie, I just thought of one thing, Madam Huang, should I prepare some gifts for New Year's greetings? But I'm not very familiar with her, and I'm afraid it will be abrupt, so I came to ask Auntie Your opinion." Qi Duo said.

Zheng Wanru thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's fine, I'll go there in the first month, and you can go with me then. No matter what, Mr. Huang is an official in the court, and it's only a good thing to make friends with the Huang family." And nothing bad. As a gift, you just need to prepare some fresh fish, chickens and ducks. I will prepare other cakes and so on. Last time I went to Huang’s house, Mrs. Huang accidentally said that the food in Luhuapo is delicious. Well, if you bring these things there, she will be happy, haha."

To Qiduo, she just said what she had, and she didn't talk about those formalities.

"Yeah, okay, then I'll keep some wild pork, and bring some over there." Qiduo nodded.

"No, your wild pork has been sent to several families, and I'm afraid there are not many left at home. I still have a lot here, so you don't need to take care of it." Zheng Wanru waved her hand and said, "Qiduo, this year's Chinese New Year. The family should have spent a lot of money preparing for the annual ceremony."

"It's okay. Our family doesn't have many relatives. Except for your aunt and your grandfather's house, there are two places where Aunt Guirong and Aunt Guirong are. The main reason is that there are many merchants who have business contacts. You have taken good care of our family's business, and you should go to pay New Year's greetings during the Chinese New Year, and thank you." Qi Duo said with a smile.

Doing business is actually not easy!

Qiduo sighed softly in her heart.

"Yeah, it's good to do this, because feelings need to be exchanged. If you respect someone a foot, they will respect you back. I believe that next year your family's business will be even more prosperous." Zheng Wanru tightly held the seven Duo's little hand, smiling and blessing.

I really feel sorry for her in my heart, but at such a young age, I think more thoughtfully than adults, alas!
The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Qiduo went home.

However, Zheng Wanru said that the road was slippery in the snow, so she still called Shen Nan to take her back.

Shen Bin and Shen Lin were both smiling while looking out the window.

"Brother, have you noticed that the parents seem to have seen through Nan's mind." Shen Bin patted Shen Lin's shoulder and said with a smile.

"You care about this all day long, so hurry up and read the book. Next year we will enter the arena with Nan'er, so don't lose to him. We are brothers." Shen Lin smiled and patted Shen Bin's back. shoulder.

Facing such an outstanding younger brother, he is under a lot of pressure as a big brother.

"Brother, I'll leave this task to you. I know I'm not as good as boy Nan. This kid is a genius, and I can't compare to him." Shen Bin smiled relaxedly, with pride in his tone. He also has an outstanding brother. I feel so honored.

"It can't be compared, but it can't be humiliating for him." Shen Lin glared at him.

Compared with Shen Nan, Shen Lin also had no idea, so he didn't think he could beat Shen Nan.

But if Shen Nan wins the exam and he loses, that would be a real embarrassment.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to read the book. It's almost the Chinese New Year, so I don't want to relax." Shen Bin stretched his waist and continued to pick up the book.
The snow particles have turned into feather-like snowflakes.

It was snowing all day, and the sky and the earth were suddenly covered in white. The world covered in silver made people feel clean and pure physically and mentally.

On New Year's Eve, Qiduo's family still got up early, and after breakfast, they began to get busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner at night.

Mrs. Zhao brought Tan Guihua, Mrs. Wu's mother-in-law and Sizao to help, not only to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, but also to prepare the offerings for the ancestor worship at night.

The men are busy pasting Spring Festival couplets and cleaning the ancestral hall.

Mr. Tan wanted Tan Deyin's family to come back for the New Year, but Tan Deyin refused, saying it would be troublesome to come back.

Although the old man was not very happy, he did not force himself, so he took Tan Decai and his family to Qiduo's house to celebrate the New Year.

After lunch, Tan Debao was a little absent-minded, looking outside the house for a while, looking at his father and elder brother and sister-in-law for a while, and stopped talking.

　Sahua thanked Sister May for the peace talisman, I love you, yum! !
　　
　
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