Leisure on holidays
Shi Yanqing originally thought that she would have to stay in the Lu Mansion for an hour or two, and she was also prepared to invite her teacher to a restaurant for dinner.
Who would have thought that it would take them less than half an hour to cure Liu Anan's illness.
After leaving Lu's house, Pang Guan said that he still had things to deal with in the village, so he would leave today. He also asked Shi Yanqing to come to him in three days to start formal studies.
Shi Yanqing had to change his original plan and invite the teacher to dinner another day.
Although the county town is not far from Xiaohe Village, it is better to avoid walking. It would be so nice to go back comfortably.
Shi Yanqing asked Qingjiu to drive Pang Guan back, and asked Qingping to drive back home alone.
It was a rare day off for Zhou Hanzhang, so they planned to take a stroll around the city and buy some winter clothes.
"Han Zhang, I'll take you to my pharmacy to get acquainted with it first. From now on, when I'm not at home during the day, you can come to the pharmacy to find me."
Shi Yanqing walked slowly on the inner side of the street, while Zhou Hanzhang walked on the outer side. The two walked side by side, looking very compatible.
Dan Ye followed behind and saw this scene, her eyes flashing with joy. The relationship between the young lady and Mr. Zhou has been getting better and better recently, and it should be even better in the future.
If Lady Zhou does anything to let the young lady down in the future, she will definitely take the young lady away and live freely somewhere else.
Shi Yanqing was completely unaware of these ideas. If she knew, she would probably nod and praise the idea as a good one.
Using the key to unlock the door, Shi Yanqing pushed the door open first, revealing the space behind it.
"Take a look at the interior layout and see if there's anything that needs improvement." Shi Yanqing took the door lock in his hand and put it on the counter when he walked to it.
Zhou Hanzhang turned around and took a 360-degree look at the layout and furnishings in the house. He felt that there was nothing that needed to be changed.
However... "You can hang a few paintings on the wall with pictures of herbs on them. This will also deepen people's understanding of medicinal materials."
This place is in the south, close to the coast, and suitable for growing Chinese angelica, Panax notoginseng, and Astragalus. If he encourages local people to grow these herbs and then buys and sells them, it would be a good way to make money.
However, this matter still needs careful planning and cannot be implemented just by talking.
Shi Yanqing didn't expect Zhou Hanzhang to come up with such an idea. After hearing it, she felt her heart filling up, just like clear water flowing into a dry well, which was very comfortable.
"That's a great idea! I'll go find a scholar in the city who's good at painting and ask him to help me draw some herbal pictures."
Zhou Hanzhang coughed lightly and said casually, "My grandfather was good at painting. I learned a few tricks from him when I was young, and I got a good reputation."
Shi Yanqing understood the elegant meaning of the music and changed the subject: "Since you, Hanzhang, are good at painting, could you please draw a few herbal pictures for me?"
She opened her eyes slightly, and her amber pupils only contained the man's face. Her eyes were full of expectation, and her tone was soft at the end.
Obviously she's acting like a spoiled brat.
Realizing this, Zhou Hanzhang's ears turned slightly red. He looked away uncomfortably, staring at the white wall in front of him to hide his feelings. He said calmly, "Okay, I'll draw it for you when we get back."
"Thank you very much. I'll ask Liu Niang to cook more of your favorite dishes in the evening." Shi Yanqing smiled.
She didn't notice the red under the black hair.
The atmosphere between the two was just right, they were talking and laughing.
At this time, Dan Ye's voice came from outside the door.
"Sir, the shop is not open to customers today. Please come back another day."
Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang looked at each other, and the next second they walked towards the door together.
At the door, a young man of about eighteen or nineteen was talking to Dan Ye with his back to them.
One of the young man's hands was on the hilt of the sword inlaid with jewels at his waist, and the other hand was half raised to hold the reins of the horse.
Behind him, there was a tall, dark-colored horse.
Dan Ye was getting annoyed by the young man's words. When she saw Shi Yanqing coming out, she quickly said, "Madam!"
The young man turned and looked at Shi Yanqing.
Only then did Shi Yanqing see the young man's appearance clearly. Well, he was a suave and elegant man, different from Zhou Hanzhang who was as handsome as a spring breeze.
"Sir, I am the owner of this shop. What brings you here with your horse?"
The young man carefully explained the truth: "I just wanted to buy some medicine to treat external injuries, to heal the wounds caused by a ruler or a whip, but this maid stopped me from entering."
Dan Ye frowned. She had clearly said that the shop wasn't open yet and they couldn't go in now!
Shi Yanqing's eyes fell on the young man's exposed skin, and there were no wounds.
She thought of something, and her eyes grew cold, then vanished in the next second. She must have thought of something. If this young man had hurt someone, he wouldn't have looked so frank.
"Sir, my pharmacy has not officially opened yet, and we don't have all the herbs and medicines in the shop. Why don't you go to Xinglin Hall to buy the medicine you need?" Shi Yanqing suggested.
Hearing this, the young man sighed deeply, "I also want to go to Xinglin Hall to buy it, but my father told Doctor Xu not to sell the medicine to me. If I go there now, I'll be walking into a trap and making a mistake on top of a mistake!"
Hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang's eyes flickered, as if he had guessed the young man's identity.
He said, "Are you Mr. Qian?"
Qian Yueshu's eyes widened slightly, and he asked in surprise, "You know me? But I don't remember seeing you before?"
He knew all the sons of wealthy merchants in the city. Could this person be a newly found young master from some family? No, even if he was newly found, he should pretend he had never seen him before.
Qian Yueshu was a little confused.
Shi Yanqing also looked at Zhou Hanzhang, waiting for his explanation.
"I don't know you, and we've never met before," Zhou Hanzhang explained. "I just had dinner with Master Qian yesterday, and he mentioned you."
"I'm afraid he was scolding me the whole time," Qian Yueshu said in a sullen tone.
"Master Qian said that you have been very sensible since childhood, and you have been very good at reading and writing since you started learning. He did not scold you, but was proud of you."
Zhou Hanzhang knew a little about Qian Yueshu's decision to give up literature and pursue military career, and what he said was indeed the truth.
Shi Yanqing listened quietly at the side and felt that the surname Qian sounded very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
She thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember anything. She put it aside for now, planning to ask Zhou Hanzhang about Qian Yueshu in detail when she got back.
"No, no way. I don't believe it." Qian Yueshu said awkwardly, but he couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
He tightened his grip on the horse's reins and said, "Since the pharmacy isn't open today, I'll come back after it opens. Sorry for disturbing you today, I'll be leaving now."
After saying this, he half-bowled towards Dan Ye, Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang, performed the etiquette of the underworld, then jumped onto his horse and rode away.
Tanye happened to be standing next to the horse and was frightened by this behavior.
She ran to Shi Yanqing and said, "Madam, this young man looks like he's from a storybook."
A storybook? An idea flashed through Shi Yanqing's mind, and he remembered this person's identity.
Young Master Qian, Qian Yueshu, isn't this the guy who gave up studying for the imperial examinations and ran out to make a living in the martial arts world, and even threatened to marry a woman from the martial arts world, making Master Qian so angry that he fainted.
He was one of the people she and Zhou Hangui had heard of when they were listening to gossip on the street that day.
When I heard the gossip, I just thought Qian Yueshu was a playboy who was ignorant of the world, but I didn’t expect that the real person was so interesting.
Shi Yanqing smiled slightly.
"Yanqing," Zhou Hanzhang felt a little uncomfortable when he saw her smiling in the direction Qian Yueshu left, so he called her.
"Um?"
"Let's go shopping some more." When Zhou Hanzhang saw Shi Yanqing looking at him, the discomfort in his heart disappeared.
Shi Yanqing nodded: "Okay. It's already autumn, and we don't have many clothes with us this time. Why don't we go to the clothing store and buy some new clothes today?"
Zhou Hanzhang remembered the more than ten banknotes his father had given him, which were enough to cover his expenses for the next few years, so he nodded in agreement.
Although Xiang'an Street is not as prosperous as the central streets, there are still several clothing stores, jewelry stores and rouge shops here.
Shi Yanqing didn't want to go far away, so he and Zhou Hanzhang went to the clothing store at the end of the street.
The clothing store is not big, only about 50 square meters, but it has two floors.
The shopkeeper was a young woman with a woman's hair styled in a woman's style. She was using an abacus behind the counter, with an account book and a writing brush beside her.
There was also a middle-aged woman in the store, who looked like a shop assistant. She was concentrating on arranging the ready-made clothes displayed outside for people to see.
Shi Yanqing's footsteps became slightly heavier, attracting the waiter's attention.
"Madam, what do you need? If there's a piece of clothing you like, I'll take it down for you to take a closer look."
Shi Yanqing glanced at the ready-made clothes in the shop and his eyes fell on a dark blue long gown with plain brocade edging.
The clerk immediately said, "Madam, you like this one. Can I get it for you to take a closer look?"
Shi Yanqing nodded. This gown would look great on Zhou Hanzhang.
After the clerk brought the finished clothes, Shi Yanqing touched the material of the clothes. It felt smooth and comfortable, and the material was thick, so it was just right to wear now.
"Do you like it?" she asked.
Zhou Hanzhang smiled and said, "I like it. I'll wear this next time I have a day off."
Seeing that he liked it, Shi Yanqing raised his eyebrows slightly with satisfaction and said, "I want that crescent-shaped white brocade dress and the green Shen cloak too."
Wait until Zhou Hanzhang finishes choosing his clothes.
Shi Yanqing asked the waiter to take her upstairs to choose clothes for herself and Dan Ye.
The second floor is full of women's clothes, with many more styles and colors than those on the lower floors.
The moment Shi Yanqing entered the second floor, he immediately fell in love with a pearl white top and crimson bottom loquat-sleeved dress.
"Do you have this jacket and skirt in my size?" Shi Yanqing asked the waiter.
The waiter glanced at her briefly, assessed her mentally, and nodded, saying, "I do have one more, but the bodice of that dress is embroidered with peach blossoms. If Madam is okay with that, I'll get it right away."
Shi Yanqing was a little curious: "Then bring it here and let me see it first."
After getting the permission, the guy immediately went to a small room in the corner to get the clothes, and she came out soon.
When he came out, he was holding a wooden tray with a set of neatly folded clothes on it.
Shi Yanqing and the other man went forward to take a look out of curiosity. When the clothes were unfolded by the waiter, the peach blossoms on the cuffs looked so lifelike that Shi Yanqing fell in love with them at once.
"Such beautiful clothes, why don't you put them out for display? I like them very much, so I'll buy them."
The guy smiled and replied, "Okay."
After buying a piece of clothing she liked, Shi Yanqing felt full of strength. She walked to the wooden model wearing ready-made clothes and chose some clothes.
Tan Ye also picked out a few straight-sleeved jackets and skirts that she liked. In the end, both of them were very happy and had a lot of gains.
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