Chapter 72 Come to the door
Chen Linan and his cousin Chen Pingan rode all the way to Dongping County at full speed.
The group stayed at the largest inn in Dongping, ordered a table of food and wine, and sat by the window on the second floor.
Chen Pingan dismissed his followers and poured wine for the two of them personally.
"Third brother, you'll still be in charge this time. If you need me, just let me know. I'm always at your service."
These words were spoken in a low-key and modest manner, and Chen Linan was very satisfied.
He didn't mind taking his younger brothers with him when he went out. After all, when he became an official in the future, he would need the help of his blood-related brothers for some things.
But this doesn't mean that he likes to see his younger brothers being too lively and trying to show off in everything.
No one doesn't like sensible people.
He raised his glass and said, "Of course. You and I are brothers, and we all have to rely on the capital now. No matter who becomes successful in the future, we must remember to help each other."
Chen Pingan nodded happily.
Then he sat quietly, drinking and eating, listening to Chen Linan arrange the next steps.
After things in the capital were arranged, Chen Pingan asked someone to find out the whole story. As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles.
He is different from Chen Linan. His parents have little presence in the Chen family. He was able to stand out among his brothers thanks to his own efforts.
He is also patient and knows that many things cannot be rushed.
The Cui Family Girls' School has now gained some fame in Dongping County. As long as you pay attention, you can quickly find out who the outstanding embroiderer in Dongping County is.
In less than an hour, Chen Linan's men found out the address of Cui's Girls' School.
Chen Linan pointed to the steward who came with them and said, "Go buy some gifts and visit that lady first."
Chen Pingan frowned slightly. The main purpose of their coming was to invite this lady to the capital. Now his cousin Lin'an's behavior might be inappropriate.
Talented people, regardless of gender, are bound to be arrogant. He had also heard that the double-sided embroidery skill was indeed amazing. If the other party was interested, he could go to the weaving department of the palace.
We want to invite someone to the capital, but it seems not enough importance to just send a manager.
But he didn't say anything. If Chen Linan hadn't made a mistake, how could he stand up?
The Chen family's steward prepared four kinds of gifts according to the master's instructions. Thinking of completing the task assigned by the master as soon as possible, he watched the time and rushed to Cui's Girls' School.
In the girls' school, Konjac is attending class.
Cui Qingyi sat in the yard with Wangcai to write stories. The market feedback for Qingtianji was very good. After this trial, Cui Qing also roughly understood what kind of stories the current readers like.
She found that the ancients were sometimes more accepting than modern people.
They were just as curious as modern people.
She hasn't decided what to write yet, and she just writes whatever comes to mind on the paper.
Of course, Cui Qingyi also felt some pressure. "Qing Tian Ji" was a good start, but whether Mr. Nancheng's reputation could continue to be famous depended on his next work.
Just as I was daydreaming, there was a knock on the door of the girls' school.
Because this courtyard is full of female family members, although it is behind the county government office, the gate is locked during daytime class time for safety reasons.
The patrol officers from the county government would also knock on the door to check the situation when passing by, which made Cui Qingyi feel much more at ease.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Cui Qingyi subconsciously thought that it was the officials coming. She put down her pen, stood up and opened the door.
When I opened the door, I saw a slightly wealthy middle-aged man standing outside.
Seeing the door open and a young girl appear inside, the manager subconsciously thought that this person was the disciple of the female teacher.
He bowed and asked, "Excuse me, is this Cui's Girls' School?"
Cui Qingyi: "Exactly. Who are you looking for?"
After a moment, Cui Qingyi had figured out the current situation. She had never expected that the person in front of her would be the manager of the Chen family, the Chen family in Qinghe City.
Their purpose of coming was to go to the capital to be a tutor to the youngest daughter of the eldest daughter of the Chen family.
It was because of the two double-sided embroideries she exchanged with the foreign caravan. This was really a joke of fate. Did the Chen family know who they were inviting?
After the Chen family's steward explained his purpose, he looked at Cui Qingyi and saw that she hadn't moved for a long time. He urged her anxiously, "Please help pass on the message to the mistress so that I can meet her and explain my purpose in person."
Cui Qingyi: "Since you are here to invite a teacher for your young lady, then you should find out clearly what the teacher's name is."
When she asked this question, the manager was stunned for a moment.
It seemed that they really didn't know the lady's name, so they kept calling her "Mr."
A group of people subconsciously ignored this problem.
Did they come to the wrong place?
In fact, it is not that they are negligent, but that they do not acknowledge in their hearts that a woman can be a gentleman. Sometimes gentleman can also be a title rather than a status.
If the person in this matter was a man, they would never make such a mistake.
"Well, how dare we address you by your name? Miss, please let me know that I would like to meet you to discuss this in detail."
Cui Qingyi thought secretly in her heart: 'It's better not to know. She has finally had a few days of good life and doesn't want to be involved with these unlucky bastards from the Chen family.
Especially the young lady from the Chen family who appears to be rich and noble but is secretly jealous.
Speaking of this young lady from the eldest branch of the Chen family, Cui Qingyi really couldn't understand it. She obviously came from a good family, and her mother was from a prominent family in the capital.
But the girl's temperament and character were nothing like her parents'. Instead, she was exactly like the aunt from the Chen family.
She was picky, stubborn, nosy, and had a bad heart. Although she had only met him once in a few years, Cui Qingyi was deeply impressed by this young lady.
Cui Qingyi raised her neck, brushed off the non-existent dust on her sleeves, and said coldly:
"The teacher won't see guests, won't go to the capital, and certainly won't be a teacher in your house.
Bah, you're clearly attracted to the master's double-sided embroidery, and you're talking better than you sing, but you're just trying to steal other people's skills. Who cares about your meager salary? Get out of here now."
"Bang"
The manager looked at the tightly closed door in front of him and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He didn't understand why he was scolded for no reason when he hadn't done anything yet.
In the yard, Cui Qingyi's face gradually turned cold, and then she let out a long breath. Perhaps there really was such a thing as bad fate in this world, otherwise why would she run into someone from the Chen family when she had been hiding so far away?
The Chen family's steward returned to the inn carrying a hand full of gifts.
The Chen Linan brothers were sitting by the window on the second floor drinking tea as usual. After staying there for the whole morning, they both felt that this small Dongping County was boring and planned to return to Qinghe City as soon as they finished their business, so they did not go out for a walk.
When Chen Ping'an saw the manager coming back covered in dust, he knew that the task had not been accomplished, but he did not say anything and waited for Chen Lin'an to speak.
Chen Linan was displeased: "Didn't I ask you to visit that lady? Why did you bring all the things back?"
The steward said with a bitter face: "I am incompetent and I am sorry for your trust, young master."
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