10. The Titanic
It was already noon, and the sun shone on its head, making people sweat. Zhou Xuan pinched the heavy thirty taels of silver around his waist and asked vigorously: "Laifu, what restaurant is there nearby? My son-in-law wants to ask you to have a meal."
Lai Fu's eyes at Zhou Xuan are completely different now. In addition to worshiping, he is thirty taels of silver. As a servant, he can't earn this amount even if he is exhausted in a year.
"Okay, my son-in-law, please come with me." Lai Fu was leading the way in front. After walking half a mile, he saw a restaurant standing by the river, with wine flags facing the wind and the fragrance of wine overflowing.
"Son-in-law, this is the 'Zuixianglou'. The wine here is good, the chef's craftsmanship is also good. The special dish is 'Sheep', "Son-in-law, can you see this place?"
Zhou Xuan's stomach was "gurgling" and said, "It's here."
The two of them went upstairs to the elegant seat, and Zhou Xuan asked Lai Fu to sit down opposite him.
Lai Fu said in surprise: "How dare you, the young one!"
Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, sit down. My son-in-law is very approachable and pays attention to the equality of all beings."
Lai Fu was so moved that he almost cried. What a good son-in-law. It turns out that a servant can be so happy even if he is not discriminated against by others.
A pot of amber fragrant soju, four dishes are: sheep's fish, crystal food hoof, Jinling salted duck, sunflower lion's head, plus a large bowl of hot and sour soup.
There were enough food for two people to eat. Although Zhou Xuan made a small fortune, he was not a public fund to eat and drink. It was a fool to waste it.
While drinking and eating, Zhou Xuan knew everyone's preferences from Lai Fu. Although Lai Fu was foolish, he had been in the Qin Mansion for several years and knew a lot. In order to show his loyalty, he really knew everything and said everything. Even Dr. Qin had to wash his wife's feet in person every night. The lady said that the master washed well, and he was comfortable after washing his whole body and slept soundly.
Zhou Xuan held back his laughter and said, "My father-in-law is giving foot massage and foot massage to my mother-in-law."
However, Lai Fu didn't know much about Miss Qin's hobbies. After all, he was just a servant and could not enter the inner courtyard casually. He only knew that Miss Qin liked to treat people. Miss Qin usually didn't like to joke, but whoever wanted to find her would be very enthusiastic about the treatment and cared for her carefully. People in Jiangzhou said that Miss Qin was a bodhisattva.
Zhou Xuan remembered it one by one. After drinking and eating, he only spent three cents of silver to pay. In ancient times, one tael was equal to sixteen cents, which means that the food was not yet spent 100 yuan, and the price of Nantang was really low.
Zhou Xuan used a hand-cranked folding fan and appeared on Jiangzhou Street with a red face. This time he was purchasing, buying a lot of gifts, from silk fabrics to hairpins and pollen, from exquisite snacks to fresh fruits and vegetables, and hired a cart to transport them back to Qin Mansion, which cost nearly twenty-five taels of silver.
In the Qin Mansion, a coachman, two servants, four servants, and three maids all received valuable gifts. Everyone said that the new son-in-law was good, happy and joyful.
My brother-in-law Qin Xiaodi got a lot of toys, lotus leaf lamps, firecrackers, gyros, bamboo horses, slingshots, and Cuju. Xiaodi was so happy that "brother-in-law, brother-in-law" was sweeter than honey, and her childish voice was crisp. Miss Qin could not hear it, but she couldn't stop him.
Zhou Xuan gave his father-in-law a set of exquisite tea sets produced by Xing Kiln. The Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty was very rare after a thousand years, and they were all priceless treasures. However, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, they bought it for two taels of silver. Thinking about someone who paid 1,000 taels to buy his harmonica just now, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but sigh that this world is so wonderful.
The gift from my mother-in-law is a Siamese cat. Middle-aged and elderly women like to keep pets. It is definitely right to give this. This purebred Siamese cat was bought for eight taels of silver. Its fur is white and its tail is high and upright. It is beautiful and arrogant. Mrs. Qin really likes it very much. The look of Zhou Xuan was a bit complicated.
Only Miss Qin did not receive the gift, and Zhou Xuan did it on purpose.
In the afternoon, Zhou Xuan was wearing wooden clogs to enjoy the cool under the locust shade in the inner courtyard. After drinking, he was slightly drunk and the breeze came, which was very comfortable.
Xiaoqian came over, holding the clothes and pollen jewelry that Zhou Xuan had sent her in his hand, gently placed them on the low stool beside Zhou Xuan's feet, and turned around and left.
"Stop." Zhou Xuan said sternly.
Xiaoqian stopped, but did not turn around.
Zhou Xuan said in a slow tone: "Xiaoxiang, why don't I give you the gift?"
Xiaoqian lowered her head and didn't say anything. After a while, she said, "Miss, I asked Xiaoqian to send it back."
Zhou Xuan said: "This is for you, not for the lady. Why didn't she ask you for it? Haha, did the lady blame me for not giving her a gift and being angry?"
Xiaoqian turned around and said, "No, Mr. Zhou underestimated my lady too much. In fact, the lady is, yes--"
Cumin bit her lips and stopped talking.
Zhou Xuan understood the meaning of Xiaoqian. Miss Qin looked down on him, so she didn't care whether he gave gifts.
"Xiaoxiang, you all misunderstood me. In the morning, I went to the well to find my Baoqin. When I saw that the clothes fell beside the bamboo of Xiaoqin, I picked them up. You know, I have always lived overseas. Our clothes are different from those of you, Tang Guo. I don't recognize the clothes at all, so I just tucked them around my waist. Later, Xiaodi told me that it was called "Knee Covering". Oh, I was really unjustly killed."
Zhou Xuan said the lies with all his feelings, not to mention that this was a real misunderstanding. The resentment immediately touched Xiaoqian. The little girl frowned and said, "Xiaoqian believes what the young master said, but our lady is very angry, afraid she will not forgive you - Mr. Zhou, why don't you buy some gifts to give to my lady? Then Xiaoqian will explain it to you, isn't it good?"
Zhou Xuan said: "Hey, didn't you just say that I underestimated your lady? How could she care about my gift?"
Xiaoqian said: "It's not a big mistake for many gifts. Giving them is better than not."
Zhou Xuan laughed: "Your lady, I will give her a priceless treasure in the future." He said to himself: "I give myself to your lady, this is the most precious gift I can give."
Xiaoqian said "oh" and glanced at the fabric and flower stool on the stool. It could be seen that the little girl couldn't bear to bear the gift.
Zhou Xuan handed the gift to Xiaoqian again and said, "Funnel, don't give up what you like easily - take the gift back to your small room and come to me. Didn't I say last night that I want to tell you about the shipwreck and my fiancée."
When Xiao Xun heard this, she quickly took the gift back and came again, sitting on a small stool, supporting her elbows with her knees, holding her cheeks with both hands, and posing in a listening posture.
Zhou Xuan told a story about "Titanic". Jack is him and Ruth is his fiancée. However, their status has changed for a while. He is an exiled prince. The fiancée is a maid on a sailing ship. When they fell in love at first sight, the two ran to the bow of the boat and opened their arms to make a flying look. Zhou Xuan also painted his fiancée. Lin Chiling on the handbag seemed to be Zhou Xuan's masterpiece inspired by love.
——Helpless joy leads to sadness. The big ship hit the iceberg in Shanghai, but at this time his fiancée was working on the bottom of the big ship. Zhou Xuan was looking for it like crazy, diving, jumping up and down. Anyway, it was described based on the shocking and tense scenes of the movie.
Chapter completed!