Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Poor Headmaster Shen, he didn't even get a taste of the wine before Fang Zheng and Lai Gou'er finished off half the jar.

Since stealing wine couldn't be done completely, otherwise it would be difficult to explain tomorrow.

After drinking the fine wine, Fang Zheng, slightly tipsy, slipped out of the Chu residence.

He bought a white Confucian robe, a piece of jade, a folding fan, and a small wine jar.

Took a bath, had a meal, picking only the best!

Two taels of silver, spent almost all of it in one afternoon, leaving only a few coins in his hand.

However, Fang Zheng thought about it carefully and felt it was enough.

This little girl, Chu Youyi, usually spends two taels of silver on a meal, which is too extravagant! If she continues to eat like this, there might be problems!

Eating too refined is not good for the body after all. Tomorrow, I'll give her a lesson on healthy nutrition and let her eat some roadside stalls!

When I get home, I'll think of a way to muddle through....

Time flew by, and it was evening.

Fang Zheng, with a smile on his face, walked towards the South Courtyard holding a washbasin.

The weather is nice tonight, wait a moment to pour in some ink! Won't the stars come then?

Heh heh, it couldn't be simpler.

Beside a tree, a young servant watched Fang Zheng pass by with the washbasin, and immediately perked up and ran away in a hurry.

Soon, he ran to a group of servants and shouted, "Brothers! I saw that Fang Tangjing!"

"What? Any discoveries? How is that guy catching stars?"

"I only saw him holding a washbasin!" the young servant replied.

Washbasin? The crowd lowered their heads and pondered.

How can you catch stars with a washbasin? Could it be that the stars can fall into the basin?

"What do you guys think a washbasin is for?"

Suddenly, someone said loudly, "Haha, I get it, this bastard definitely wants to use the washbasin as a mirror to reflect the stars! That's all the brains he has!"

"But you can't see anything that way, right?" someone asked.

"Why not pour some ink? Wouldn't black water make it clearer?" someone immediately replied.

"Who cares! Anyway, we can't let this outsider be chosen. Brothers, bring your basins!"

.......

Arriving at the South Courtyard, Chu Youyi was already waiting there.

Fortunately, the table that had been set up in advance during the day had not been removed. Fang Zheng directly placed the washbasin on the table and looked at Chu Youyi.

Chu Youyi, seeing this, revealed a disdainful expression: "What? Did you come here to wash your face?"

Fang Zheng maintained a smile on his face, full of confidence: "Didn't the Second Miss want to catch stars? I'm here to catch them for you."

Chu Youyi raised an eyebrow: "Heh heh, good. If you can really catch them, then go to the academy with me tomorrow, otherwise I'd rather go alone."

Fang Zheng didn't waste any more words: "Please lend me some ink, Second Miss."

"Xinzhu, grind ink for him, I want to see what kind of trick he can come up with?"

Xinzhu ran over to grind ink, and after a short while, returned with the inkstone.

She leaned close to Fang Zheng and whispered: "Brother Fang, what exactly are you going to do? It's impossible to catch stars! The Second Miss is just like that, she just doesn't like being controlled by the Eldest Miss, she's just saying it casually. Actually, if you go with her tomorrow, she might not say anything more."

"Heh, you don't have to worry, look...."

"Second Miss! Second Miss! I've thought of a way to catch stars!"

"I've thought of it too!"

"This humble servant wants to ask the Second Miss for some ink! I will definitely be able to pluck the stars down in a moment!"

Fang Zheng turned his head to look, the expression on his face instantly solidified!

More than a dozen servants, each holding a washbasin, ran over.

They were also shouting for ink.

This... what the hell is this situation? Are these people's brains reacting so quickly?

In the moment of stunned silence, the servants had already placed their washbasins on the table.

Chu Youyi stuck her head out, staring blankly at this scene, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh? You all thought of the same method, right!"

"Second Miss, I thought of a way this morning!" a servant shouted excitedly.

Fang Zheng felt as disgusted as if he had eaten shit.

The corners of his eyes twitched non-stop.

That's not right! This is not the same as what's shown on TV! Could there be some bastard squatting here to peek at me?

"Good! Xinzhu, give the ink to him first!" Chu Youyi pointed to the servant who had just spoken.

Xinzhu helplessly looked at Fang Zheng, and could only turn around and walk to the servant.

The servant excitedly poured the ink into the washbasin.

A basin of clear water instantly turned pitch black.

Then, excitedly holding the washbasin, he ran to Chu Youyi and said, as if offering a treasure: "Second Miss, the stars are in the basin."

Halfway through, Chu Youyi had already reacted, and her face couldn't help but fall.

She looked down at the washbasin, and coldly said: "Look for yourself, is there anything inside?"

Hearing this, the smile on the servant's face slowly disappeared. He looked down at the washbasin, which was pitch black, with only a faint moon, and said falteringly: "Ah? This... no... but there's a moon!"

"What this young lady wants are stars, and you're reflecting the moon for me! Why don't you bring a mirror over? Wouldn't that be clearer?" Chu Youyi's expression became increasingly unkind, scanning the servants: "Do you think I'm an idiot? Trying to fool this young lady with this thing! You're so stupid and still want to be a page?!"

Fang Zheng looked up at the sky.

So you can't reflect the stars? It seems I've watched too much TV and my thinking has fallen into a misunderstanding.

Luckily, there are fools who take the initiative, otherwise I would have been embarrassed!

"Fang Tangjing, what's your method? Don't tell me you're also going to be so stupid as to reflect stars with ink?" Chu Youyi asked: "Since my sister thinks you're smart, you must have another way, right? If you can't think of a way, I'll choose someone else!"

Fang Zheng showed a pensive look, then nodded and said: "Yes! Of course, I do. To be honest, Second Miss, I've had stars for a long time, and they're ancestral."

"Oh?" Chu Youyi immediately showed a very interested expression.

Originally, she just wanted to make things difficult for him because she didn't agree with Chu Qinghan, and she was just saying it casually.

She didn't expect Fang Zheng to boast so shamelessly!

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I never lie to people. Please wait a moment, Second Miss, I'll go back and get the stars!" With that, Fang Zheng left the South Courtyard.

After a short while, he stood in front of Chu Youyi with a tube in his hand.

"Here, my ancestral stars are in this tube."

Chu Youyi looked suspiciously at the fireworks in Fang Zheng's hand: "Open it and let me see."

"If you open it, it will fly away! It will disappear in an instant. My dad told me that these stars exhausted the efforts of three generations of my family to catch! They are priceless treasures, so let me take good care of them and not make any mistakes." Fang Zheng was boasting without blushing or skipping a beat.

These fireworks were originally used to send signals. He had wanted to use them some days ago for fear that people wouldn't find him.

But the probability was too low and he didn't dare to waste them, so he could only keep them on hand. Now that they were used, they were used.

In case this girl Chu Youyi doesn't get along with him and reports him, it would be difficult to do anything outside.

After all, he is an unregistered person, and the government may have connections with Wu Wang, so he should reduce uncontrollable factors as much as possible.

Chu Youyi looked unbelieving, disdainfully: "Bullshit! Priceless treasures are kept in a broken paper tube? Open it and let me see."

Fang Zheng's expression struggled repeatedly several times, and finally said with difficulty: "Okay! Since the Second Miss wants to see it, then I dare not disobey. Please help me get a fire starter, these stars are extinguished and need fire to be relit."

"Xinzhu, get him a fire starter!"