Chapter 180: Put the blame on one's own head

Cui Xiaoqing's face turned red. She gently put away the fan and moved her body a little. Shi Chuan didn't show much embarrassment. He pulled his feet and kicked a blank stool to Shi Yanei. After Shi Yanei sat down, he didn't care about continuing to be serious with Shi Chuan. He nervously looked at Chu Suzhen up and down.

When Chu Suzhen faced Yanei's burning gaze, she lowered her eyes embarrassedly. This subtle action made Yanei feel guilty and realized that he had offended Miss Suzhen. He quickly patted his chest and said with relief to Shi Chuan: "I knew that it would be safe to entrust things to Brother Shi."

Chu Suzhen stood up and bowed to Yanei Yingying: "Thank you, Shiyilang for your concern. Fortunately, Shiyilang sent someone to rescue him. Otherwise, Suzhen, I... might not be alive."

Yanei was shocked and Chu Suzhen called him "Shiyilang". This title... seemed too strange. He immediately jumped up from the stool and shouted anxiously: "What's going on... No, Dalang, you are so happy to do things. What did you mean just now? How did you make Miss Chu... on the verge of death? In danger?"

Chu Suzhenfu gave a gift and interrupted: "It's not Dalang's business. I accidentally met a bandit on the way. Fortunately, Dalang arrived in time..."

Shi Chuan quickly winked at Shi Yanei: "I won't talk about the past. These two are Ruixin, Miss Ruiqin, and Miss Chu's carriage were damaged. They squeezed them and took their own carriage for Miss Chu to ride."

Shi Yanei quickly stood up and bowed to the two girls seriously: "I don't know where Uncle Zheng is, so I can go over and thank you."

The two peasant girls did not answer, and Cui Xiaoqing hurriedly rescued the situation: "The road is not peaceful now, Uncle Zheng's parents went home to settle down first, leaving two sisters to live with me temporarily, saying that they would wait until they settled down and then come to pick up the two Rui girls back home. In the past few days, the two Rui girls have studied with Dalang's girl every day, but they have not been idle."

After a moment of pause, Cui Xiaoqing quietly passed the pot of hot wine to Chu Suzhen and signaled the latter to add wine to Yanei - this was to let Chu Suzhen express his gratitude to Yanei with specific actions.

When Chu Suzhen took the hot wine tool, her heart felt a little tingling. Just give Shi Yanei? Why did Cui Xiaoqing just dominate the opportunity to wear hot wine in Shi Shi, but he was unwilling to burn the wine for Yanei at this moment?

However, considering Shi Yanei's concern for him, Chu Suzhen sat down silently and began to add hot water to skillfully, scalding new wine.

After some trouble, everyone sat down again. After Shi Yanei looked around, he immediately asked: "I didn't see my servants when I entered the village. Have they been sent away?"

Shi Chuan replied: "Yes, your servant has already set out and carry the wine you want and the 'ancient painting' with you."

"That's good," Shi Yanei raised his glass and sniffed it, took a sip, and immediately praised it: "I know now that you have at least one skill that is better than my brother-in-law - the newly brewed wine this year. It is better than my brother-in-law's previous years. It tastes strange, but it tastes endless aftertaste."

Shi Chuan raised his cup and ran into Shi Yanei for his compliment: "Ah, a good wife can't cook without rice. I'm just that the utensils on hand are more than your brother-in-law. But if you don't have the brewing equipment designed by your brother-in-law, you might not be able to make such good wine - it took your brother-in-law three years to build that distilled kettle."

The Yanei drank it all in one go: "This shows that my brother-in-law has a good vision and even chose the right person to deliver things. Oh, now, my father has given out the wine he needs, and his calligraphy and paintings, and I'm waiting for my father's result.

Do you know, before Mr. Gao rebelled, the Haizhou magistrate heard the news and stepped down early and ran away. After Mr. Gao officially lifted it up, more than half of the officials from neighboring prefectures and counties ran away.

Now there is a vacant position for the chief of the chief in Tongzhou. My father is going to go to Xianggong Cai to find a way to see if he can be transferred - if his father is transferred to Tongzhou, then the Tongzhou navy will control the estuary of the Yangtze River..."

Shi Chuan immediately added a tactful sentence: "That river leads to the sea."

Shi Yanei and Shi understood each other and laughed at each other. Seeing the two of them colluded, they almost took out yellow paper and became sworn brothers.

Chu Suzhen blinked, added a glass of wine to Shi Yanei, and asked in surprise: "What are you two fighting?"

Cui Xiaoqing gently waved the fan, smiling and silent. She was older than Chu Suzhen, and her father was once a county magistrate. The name here was somewhat clearer... But since Shi Yanei and Shi Chuan didn't want to say it clearly, why should she be that evil person?

The two peasant girls next to them were just a local rich man. They had never met a child of an official like Yanei before. When they heard Yanei talking about buying an official here without any scruples, they were already thrilled. At this moment, they heard Chu Suzhen still asking questions. They quickly lowered their eyes and stared at the three-inch territory in front of their toes.

Shi Yanei used to answer Chu Suzhen's question, but the current question is too wide, so he hummed and didn't want to say it clearly. Chu Suzhen jumped up and twisted it hard: "Sneaky, I can't say anything clearly."

Shi Yanei begged to look at Shi Chuan. Shi Chuan had no choice but to put the blame on himself: "The official likes calligraphy and painting, and also likes to make fakes. I happened to have a little trick, so Yanei asked me to help and make a fake painting..."

From the beginning, the story is long. When Shi Chuan was telling, he deliberately described the branches and sections with heavy pens and ink. As a result, Chu Suzhen immediately noticed that Shi Chuan was also good at imitating fakes. Her eyes lit up and interrupted Shi Chuan's narration: "Today's officials specially set up a gold and stone bureau in the palace to imitate ancient jade artifacts. Are you good at this... By the way, you are also my friend. My double-haired gifts, Mr. Huang and the Yanei gave gifts, and it seems that you just stand by and watch - bring them and make up for me. I don't want anything else, so I want a fake antique."

"How can I compare with the officials?" Shi Chuan stared at Shi Yanei with a wry smile. Shi Yanei clasped his fists under the table with his hands, looking begging. Shi Chuan had to continue in distress: "Today's officials use the power of the country to collect the most wise craftsmen in the world, specializing in the production of fakes and fraud. This is the "national fraud". The production of this kind can no longer be considered a simple fake antique.

How can my power be compared with a country? How can my level be compared with the government? Today's government is all-round fraud, and I only know one of the categories - what I am good at is not making fake antique jade, but making calligraphy and painting..."

Shi Chuan glanced at the two Rui girls, then hinted Cui Xiaoqing with his eyes, and then added: "... Maybe he is also good at making goldware. So, I have collected some gems, and it just so happened that three of us were going to get married, so I just helped you make a piece of jewelry."

Cui Xiaoqing got the hint of Shizhang, gently kicked it with her toes, then tilted her mouth to Chu Suzhen, and gently raised the two Rui girls with a round fan. Only then did Miss Chu recall that some things were not convenient to discuss in front of the farm girl.

In fact, the topic they were talking about was already scared to the two Rui girls. What they were talking about was: fooling the prime minister and the current official family. Poor two peasant girls, the biggest official they met in their lives was the village chief and the village chief. Now the children of these officials were talking about... The two girls wanted to get up to say goodbye, but unfortunately, their legs were weak, their lips were trembling, and they couldn't speak.

Chu Suzhen glanced at her eyes and again suffered from hopeless compassion. She quickly blamed her: "Shiyilang, look at you, I'm so scared that the two girls are so hard to discuss. I just talk about this."

In fact, it was all the blame for Chu Suzhen when he talked about the Tongzhou naval army with Yanei. When he was talking about the plan of the two of them, Chu Suzhen had to ask clearly, which forced Shi Chuan and Shi Yanei to distort the conversation further and further. Fortunately, it has been successful now. Shi Chuan didn't want to turn the topic back and immediately smoothed out: "We were talking about making gold jewelry just now. Miss Chu, you have not seen my craftsmanship yet - Yanei, you can make money and materials for this job, and I only have the skills. The two girls have a share."

After saying that, Shi Chuan grabbed Yanei with one hand, reminding him that there was something in his words: "It's all the disaster you caused, you must pay for this."

Shi Yanei was happy: "Okay, okay, you just said that you have a share for someone. I am fat and wide, and the portions are inevitably larger. I will give me a few more portions. I will cover all the fees needed... Are there any good gems? I can support you if I don't have them."

Shi Chuan glanced at Yanei and asked casually: "Your brother-in-law... Forget it, there are good gems, hurry up and bring them."

Shi Yanei wore the folding fan in his hand when he snatched it and slapped it vigorously: "Then I'll make a profit. Speaking of which, I was so happy to go out this time. Everything was solved, and I was also free to have a set of jewelry - don't save me money, I'll need a copy of everything anyway."

Chu Suzhen hurriedly interrupted: "Is the city calm when you come out this time?"

Yanei shook his fan violently: "Miss Chu, don't worry, I have already visited your family, everything is safe. The city has calmed down now. The magistrate is calling on wealthy businessmen to donate, raise food, grass and charcoal, and prepare for relief to the refugees who are coming next - this magistrate is good, and he is planning ahead, so I guess Haizhou will not be in chaos.

When I came out, Haizhou City had just lifted the martial law. I planned to stay in the countryside for a few days because I wanted to avoid donations from the magistrate... Sister Chu didn't need to rush back. I'll send your safety news into the city early tomorrow morning; don't worry, I have arranged for my aunt's place to take care of it."

After comforting Chu Suzhen, Shi Yanei continued to smile and said heartlessly: "Since this year, there have been no peace everywhere. The magistrate has been constantly asking for donations. Although my Shi family is willing to donate, it cannot be endless, right? Let's wait for me to hide for a few days, and wait until the butler inquire about the donation amount, and then return to the city.

Haha, by chance, I met a tea merchant when I left the city this time, who also came to you Cuizhuang. At that time, I was in a hurry to travel at night, but he rested in the village ahead... It is said that the man came from Hangzhou, with his surname Fang and his name Yun. I looked at him. His entourage was quite uncomfortable and his eyes were full of hatred, especially when it came to Cuizhuang... Brother Shi, maybe your troubles came."
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