45 Go out to find a scholar
"Puchi..." Luzhi laughed as she combed Xiao Tingyun's hair, "When did Miss start liking to read these things? Didn't she say before that the stories in these books were too old-fashioned?"
Xiao Tingyun didn't comment, but raised his eyebrows. "Now I love watching it. Not only do I love watching it, but I also need to learn more. Learning is good for you."
"Miss, what do you want to learn?" Lanzhi brought in some water and couldn't help asking when she heard the last part of the sentence.
Luzhi repeated it to her, "Our young lady wants to learn to be a fox."
Lanzhi was confused, "Why learn to be a fox? Don't married ladies hate foxes the most?"
"Where did you hear that?" Luzhi took the time to glance at Lanzhi and asked with a smile.
Lanzhi put down the basin, with a proud expression, "Of course I was thinking that. Every time those ladies scolded me, they were calling you a vixen!"
He placed his hands on his waist, frowned, and imitated the play very well, making the two of them laugh so hard that they were out of control.
Luzhi managed to hold back her laughter. "Don't be like those mothers in the kitchen. Don't make me pull my hair out with laughter."
Lanzhi pouted in dissatisfaction and glared at Luzhi, "Then you should be careful. If you pull the lady's hair, you will be in trouble!"
"Oh, my little Lanzhi has a really bad temper." Xiao Tingyun pretended to be surprised and frowned, "Are you still willing to go out with me today?"
"Of course not..." Lanzhi said casually.
He suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words, stared at Xiao Tingyun with wide eyes, as cute as a little puppy.
Xiao Tingyun chuckled, "You heard it right, we are going out today!"
Luzhi asked curiously, "Miss, why do you want to go out today?"
Xiao Tingyun used his index finger to pick up a lock of hair. The person in the mirror had long hair like a waterfall. He opened his lips and said softly, "Because..."
"Miss must want to eat the food from Tianxiang Tower!" Lanzhi's face was full of joy, she also wanted to eat!
Xiao Tingyun smiled softly, "It's you who wants to eat it!"
"Hehe..." Lanzhi felt a little embarrassed when her little secret was exposed. She scratched her head and said, "Miss, don't you want to eat?"
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyes, and the person in the mirror also raised his eyes. He saw that person slowly said, "I'm going out to find a scholar today."
An hour later, Xiao Tingyun went to the door with Luzhi, Lanzhi and Caixing.
"Uncle Fang, please take us to the bookstore first." Xiao Tingyun slightly lifted the curtain and said to Uncle Fang who was driving.
"Okay."
"Miss, what books do you want to buy?" Lanzhi asked.
There were already many books at home, so she didn't understand why they needed to buy more books. The young lady didn't need to take the imperial examination.
But she heard her young lady say mysteriously, "Scholars, scholars, naturally have to go to the bookstore."
"Miss, do you really want to be a vixen?" Lanzhi blurted out without restraint.
Luzhi hit her angrily and scolded her, "How can you talk like that? How can the young lady be a vixen!"
"I'm sorry, miss. I said the wrong thing." Lanzhi also covered her mouth and apologized very consciously.
"It's okay, I'm just joking. Don't worry, your young lady is not that scary." Xiao Tingyun would not care about all this.
Caixing and Luzhi also became more familiar with each other, and they were talking and laughing along the way.
"Miss, we're at the shop." Uncle Fang stopped the carriage steadily, pulled the reins, and took down the step stool.
Luzhi helped Xiao Tingyun out, followed by Lanzhi and Caixing.
"Uncle Fang, please find a place to rest first. I need to stay here for a while."
Xiao Tingyun asked Luzhi to give some silver to Uncle Fang and let him have some tea first.
Uncle Fang took it and drove the carriage away.
"Do you want to go out for a walk?" Xiao Tingyun asked the remaining three.
The three of them shook their heads. Xiao Tingyun said helplessly, "You can go if you want. I'll be reading here for a long time."
The three of them looked at each other. Lanzhi was the first to surrender, a little embarrassed. "Miss, I want to buy some chestnut cakes. I haven't had chestnut cakes from Granny Chen for a long time. They also have small wontons, each of which is plump. I am so greedy!"
When talking about food, Lanzhi's eyes lit up and she described it vividly, making Xiao Tingyun want to eat it.
He quickly waved goodbye and asked them to leave, and asked Luzhi to go with him, and told her to remember to bring back a box of chestnut cakes for him, while Caixing could stay.
Luzhi was a little moved by what she said, so she had to tell Caixing, "Sister Caixing, please take good care of the young lady."
"I will, you guys go." Cai Xing was not greedy, protecting the young lady was the most important thing.
After the two of them left, Xiao Tingyun walked into the shop, "Boss, do you have a storybook?"
The bookstore owner was reading a book when he heard a woman's voice. He looked up and saw a girl with an extraordinary appearance. He pointed to the cabinet inside and said, "There are all storybooks there. You can take them yourself."
"Thank you, boss." After Xiao Tingyun asked for the location, he went to the cabinet.
I guess he doesn't read many storybooks, as they are almost all in the innermost cabinet.
There were people in the bookstore, and they felt a little unnatural when they saw the girl.
I even blushed a little. I had never seen such a beautiful girl.
While reading, he was secretly looking at Xiao Tingyun.
Xiao Tingyun politely returned the greeting with a smile.
This made them feel even more embarrassed, and they all used books to cover their faces.
Xiao Tingyun withdrew his gaze, took a book from the bookshelf and started reading.
I didn't expect that the story was about a fox spirit seducing a scholar.
Isn’t this a coincidence?
It seems she is lucky today.
I don’t know if my wish can come true.
After watching for a while, someone suddenly came over and cast a large shadow. Xiao Tingyun lowered his head and made way.
But the man didn't move, and the shadow on the book was still there. Xiao Tingyun frowned, raised his head, and was stunned.
Then his eyes lit up, "Third brother! Why are you back?!"
Xiao Hezhou was wearing a green robe. He was gentle and polite, with a pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes, fair skin, and looked somewhat similar to Xiao Tingyun.
Hearing his sister's voice, Xiao Hezhou smiled gently, raised his hand and touched his sister's head, "Just now I saw Uncle Fang's carriage there, and when I asked, I knew you were here."
"I just got back today. The provincial examination will be held soon. I came back early so I can prepare for it."
Xiao Tingyun was extremely happy. She didn't meet her third brother very often, but Xiao Hezhou also loved his younger sister very much.
"Third brother, you will be able to stay for a long time this time. Father and mother have been looking forward to your return, and so have I." Xiao Tingyun stopped reading the book and started talking while pulling his third brother's sleeve.
Xiao Hezhou nodded, "I can stay for several months this time. We'll see after the Autumn Examination is over."
"Why did you go out alone? Didn't you write earlier saying that you were not feeling well? And there was someone following you." Xiao Hezhou scolded her unhappily.
Xiao Tingyun was not angry at all. Instead, he was very happy that his family cared about him. "I brought Lvzhi and the others, as well as Caixing. I asked Lvzhi to go shopping, and I also went out for a walk. I'm going to get moldy if I stay in the mansion all day."
"As long as you are happy. Someone invites me to go boating tomorrow. Do you want to go and see?" Xiao Hezhou suggested, thinking that it would be difficult for his sister to be happy if she was always in the mansion.
Xiao Tingyun naturally had no choice but to respond, smiling like a fox, "Okay! Then Third Brother, go and convince Mother!"
Xiao Hezhou smiled dotingly, "Okay."
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