Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 6 Buying Gifts

Chapter 6

Lin Cunde had just sat down to read a book when he heard Wang Ying's laughter, so he put down the book, left the study, and went to the living room. As soon as he entered the living room from the wing, he saw Wang Ying, who was still wearing a military uniform, and stepped in with a smile. , followed by several porters.

"I've met Shibo!" Lin Cunde immediately said with his hands in hand.

"Good nephew, haha, hurry up, put it down, put it down, these are gifts from the Queen. Let's go to the study to talk!" Wang Ying said and came over to hold Lin Cunde's hand.

"Oh, then, I would like to thank the Empress, is that okay?" Lin Cunde was pulled by Wang Ying and turned to look at the boxes. He didn't know what the reward was. It was just a reward from the Empress. Shouldn't he be grateful?

"Say it in the study!" Does Wang Ying care what Lin Cunde thinks?Now I just want to share that joy with Lin Cunde.

After arriving in the study, Wang Ying did not notice that the study was very warm, but excitedly said to Lin Cunde: "It's done, I really have you!"

"Oh, you just told His Majesty?" Lin Cunde was also surprised. Is it so efficient?
"Well, the Empress summoned me today and she looks much better. Oh, I feel so relieved. By the way, the Empress also said, if you have any ideas in the future, just say so. The Empress will be grateful!" Ying smiled and patted Lin Cunde on the shoulder.

"Yes, I definitely won't hide it from you!" Lin Cunde immediately said with his hands.

"Well, sit down and say, serve tea. After I came out of the palace, I ran straight to you. I'm so happy, so happy. The stone in my heart has become a little looser!" Wang Ying sat down happily, with a look on her face. Happy.

"Hey, nephew, let me make tea for you!" Lin Cunde said, picking up the kettle on the stove. The kettle had just boiled. He took the teacup, put in the tea leaves, and started making tea.

"Hey, what is this?" Wang Ying couldn't sit still and walked to the stove. Then she looked at Lin Cunde doubtfully and said, "What do you think I said? After entering your study, I felt much warmer and sweating. I thought it was because I was in a hurry, but I never thought it was this thing?"

"Yes, the stove has just been installed. My nephew felt that it was too cold to sit in the study and read, so he thought about getting a stove so that it would be convenient for my nephew to read!" Lin Cunde made tea, put it down next to the coffee table, and looked at Wang with a smile. Ying said.

"Okay, okay, good stuff, will it be poisoned by carbon?" Wang Ying continued to ask.

"No, it's very safe! The smoke is all discharged through this pipe, so where is the carbon poison?" Lin Cunde said with a smile and shook his head.

"Well!" Wang Ying opened the stove and saw firewood burning inside, and then said: "Xiannephew, how did you come up with this idea? This brain is better than your father's!"

"You're just thinking!" Lin Cunde stood there and said with a smile.

"Well, get some for me, get more!" Wang Ying closed the furnace door, stood up and said to Lin Cunde.

"Okay, I'll send someone there tomorrow or the day after!" Lin Cunde nodded and said.

Wang Ying also sat down on the chair, took the tea cup, and said with a smile: "My nephew, don't stand, come and sit down. There are not so many rules in front of me!"

"Okay!" Lin Cunde sat down on the chair next to Wang Ying.

"Hey!" Wang Ying sighed with emotion, and then said: "Thanks to you, otherwise, I can only worry! My dear nephew, you are studying hard, what are you missing? Tell your uncle, try to get a Jinshi and bring glory to your father. , and bring glory to me, if you pass the Jinshi examination, the Queen will definitely take care of you!"

"Yes!" Lin Cunde still smiled and nodded.

"Well, in the past two days, I want to collect how much money I have at home. The Queen has little money. To do the things you said, you can't do it without money. It can't be said that I gave His Majesty advice for the first time, but in the end he failed. If you lose because of money, that won't work. I'll sell iron, sell off my property and my mansion, so I can raise the money for the empress!" Wang Ying sat there and said with a firm expression.

After hearing this, Lin Cunde nodded inwardly. Regardless of what Wang Ying was like, he was at least a good father.

"Well, my nephew can't help much in terms of money and food, I'm ashamed!" Lin Cunde then said with his hands in hand.

"No, nephew, you don't have to worry about such vulgar things. The worst I can do is to find my father shamelessly. If you don't give it to me, I will sever ties with them. Humph, they enjoy the benefits. Let them contribute and they will hide. That won't work. !" Wang Ying sat there, first waved to Lin Cunde, and then said through gritted teeth.

"This!" Lin Cunde didn't dare to comment.

"Well, okay, I won't sit here any longer. I can't sit still. I go back and gather together. You can read in peace. The Queen has rewarded you with 200 taels of silver and some silk and satin!" Wang Yingzhen couldn't sit still, thinking about money. He was anxious about something.

Their family's character is all like this, they are quick-tempered!
"Ah, how about taking these 200 two generations back first?" Lin Cunde stood up and asked.

Wang Yingkao didn't even think about waving his hands and said: "What are you talking about? 200 taels are of no use. Just keep it and study in peace. I will find a way to save the money!"

With that said, Wang Ying left the study. Lin Cunde followed behind and escorted Wang Ying to the gate, where he saw Wang Ying riding away.

"Master Wang is still so impatient!" Grandpa Yang stood behind and said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Lin Cunde nodded with a smile.

After entering the mansion, he ordered Dajia to go to those shops and let them continue to make eight sets.

After giving the instructions, Lin Cunde went back to the study to read. Since he was going to take part in the imperial examination, it was impossible not to study. During this period, Lin Cunde also discovered that his memory was really good. He could not forget everything he said, but he could also remember what he had said. Seven, seven, eight, eight.

In the afternoon, Lin Cunde was still reading when he heard Grandpa Yang knocking on the door: "Master, Master Wang is here!"

"Brother Cunde, my brother is here!" Wang Zhi's voice also came from outside.

Lin Cunde also smiled and said: "Come in directly!"

Wang Zhi heard the sound and pushed the door open.

"Warm! My dad told you when he got back, praising you for your intelligence and saying that you have a stove at home, but it's very warm!" Wang Zhi came in and found that the study was unusually warm. "Well, come in and sit down!" Lin Cunde stood up with a smile, preparing to make tea for Wang Zhi.

"Brother Cunde, you are really good. My father kept praising you after he returned. He even boasted that he had good taste and that he had chosen a good son-in-law for my second sister! It made my second sister so shy!" Wang Zhi came over and said directly He sat down and said to Lin Cunde who was making tea.

"Shibo is so complimentary!" Lin Cunde came over with tea, placed it next to Wang Zhi, and sat down next to him.

"Brother Cunde, have you really given my father a good idea?" Wang Zhi came over and looked at Lin Cunde in a low voice and asked.

"Don't talk nonsense. As a scholar, what ideas can I have?" Lin Cunde smiled and waved his hand and said, there were some things that he couldn't let him know.

"I understand. Anyway, my father has been very happy from yesterday to today, especially today. He is very happy. However, brother Cunde, I will come here often in the future. I have no choice. I have no money. My father gave me the money I saved." I collected all the pocket money, saying it was of great use, but it's a pity that I have more than 100 taels of silver, which I saved hard! Eh!" Wang Zhi sat there and sighed.

"Your money was collected by Shibo?" Lin Cunde looked at Wang Zhi a little surprised. Just now Wang Ying didn't want his 200 taels.

"No, my second sister has saved more than 500 yuan of personal money, and my father borrowed all of it. I will pay it back when we get married!" Wang Zhi nodded and said helplessly.

"Oh!" Lin Cunde nodded.

Wang Zhi did not look at Lin Cunde, but continued: "My father is going to quarrel with my Azu later, and ask my Azu for money. It is probably difficult. My Azu doesn't like my father. Now if the eldest sister hadn't become Queen, Azu doesn’t want to see my father even more. If my father goes this time, he will probably come back in vain!"

"Hey, I can't help you with this matter!" Lin Cunde said with a wry smile.

Wang Zhi said nonchalantly: "No, just help me. If I need money then, you can lend me some small money. When I get the money, I will return it to you!"

"Haha, okay!" Lin Cunde smiled and nodded when he heard what Wang Zhi said.

"In a few days, we, the generals' children, will gather together. Brother Cunde, please pay me 30 taels first. These children are all children of the Jinyiwei. My father has just been promoted to the commander of the Jinyiwei. Although he doesn't care about his salary or salary, But Jinyiwei is very important. My father allowed me to play with those children, but he took my money away!" Wang Zhi sat there and complained,

After hearing this, Lin Cunde also chuckled and said: "Okay, I will pay you as much as you need at that time!"

"Thank you, Brother Cunde. By the way, have you finished writing your reply? My second sister is anxious and urged me to come over today to get the letter!" Wang Zhi asked Lin Cunde with a smile on his face.

"The letter has been written, but I'm going to buy some things to give to Mei Chuan. Otherwise, it's not appropriate. Look at me, I'm not diligent and I don't know how to make things, so I can only buy some! "Lin Cunde also blushed a little and said, someone had prepared clothes for him, so he couldn't just reply to a letter.

"Oh, I don't care about this. What my sister cares about is the letter. You will give the letter to me later and I will take it back to my sister. Otherwise, my second sister will have to pull my ears!" Wang Zhi waved his hand quickly.

"That's not right. You're like this. Please come over tomorrow afternoon. I'll buy some things and bring them over to you, okay? Otherwise, I'll be embarrassed!" Lin Cunde still insisted that he wouldn't give anything away. inappropriate.

When Wang Zhi heard what Lin Cunde said, he smiled and nodded: "That's okay! I'll come back tomorrow!"

Then Lin Cunde also asked Wang Zhi about things outside. After all, Wang Zhi knew a lot of people and had a lot of information.

Almost an hour later, Wang Zhi left Lin Cunde's house.

Early the next morning, Lin Cunde got up to pay homage to his parents and brothers. After dinner, he took Da Jia to the jewelry market in front of Zhengyang Gate to choose some jewelry for Wang Meichun.

After arriving at the jewelry market, most of the women were shopping here. Lin Cunde was a little embarrassed, but he thought that since he was here, he would buy a few pieces, so he entered the jewelry store and looked at the jewelry on the shelf behind the counter. Not to mention gold and silver jewelry, there are also many jades, agates, pearls, corals, etc., and even exquisite sachets, hand burners, etc.

When I inquired about the price, it was amazing. I could pick up anything casually.
The price of silver jewelry starts at ten taels. Even if I brought 30 taels, I couldn't buy a few pieces.

The waiter in the store was well-informed. When he saw Lin Cunde looking and hesitating for a while, he also knew that Lin Cunde was short of money, so he came over and bowed and said: "Sir, are you buying jewelry for the person you like or for your elders?"

"Oh, my favorite!" Lin Cunde immediately returned the greeting.

"These sachets are good. They come from Qingyang. They are filled with the best medicinal materials and will last for a long time!" The waiter turned around and pointed to a row of sachets on the shelf and said to Lin Cunde.

"Here, a sachet? Isn't it a gift from a girl to a boy?" Lin Cunde asked doubtfully, as this seemed to be the case in his memory.

The waiter said quickly: "There is no such thing as elders, relatives, friends, and loved ones. It's all okay!"

"Oh, I've learned a lot!" Lin Cunde bowed to the waiter, then pointed at one of the heart-shaped sachets and said: "Show me this!"

The waiter took it and handed it to Lin Cunde. Lin Cunde took it and looked at it carefully. The workmanship was indeed exquisite.

"Sir, this sachet is worth five taels! Hang it on the bed curtain and it will be fragrant for several months!" the waiter said next to him.

"Okay, then, help me get this gold hairpin. How much does it cost in total?" Lin Cunde pointed to an exquisite gold hairpin not far away and asked the waiter.

"The gold fork is worth 23 taels, and the sachet is worth 5 taels, a total of 28 taels!" the waiter said quickly.

"Just these two items!" Lin Cunde said, taking out the money and paying.

After paying the money, Lin Cunde felt a little depressed. The money was too much. He thought to himself that 30 taels could buy a lot of things. Unexpectedly, he only got two items.

As soon as he left the store, he saw Wang Zhi and a group of young people walking arm in arm on the street, talking and laughing.

(End of this chapter)