Recap
The people in the room dispersed one after another. Chai Shuxin sat on the main seat, looking down at the teacup on the table, it is not known what he was thinking about.
Mu Gesheng hung upside down from the eaves and knocked on the window. “The tea has become cold. Drinking it is not good for your health.”
Chai Shuxin paused while pouring tea, “Who?”
“A kindhearted person out on a cold night, here specially to drink the woes away.”* Mu Gesheng opened the window and said with a smile, “Do you want to drink red date, onion and koi carp soup?”
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“Don’t look at me like that, I’m here to apologize for what happened last time.” Mu Gesheng walked into the room, “I was the one who was rude last time, little doctor, don’t hold grudges.”
“Apologize?” Chai Shuxin said with a cold face, “Breaking into other people’s homes and eavesdropping on other people’s affairs – is this the type of apology from the young master Mu? Mu clan impart such great teachings.”
“Hah, my dad is a rough guy. If you can’t best him, he won’t even be as respectful…”
“Then, forget it. Mu clan is famous, Chai clan doesn’t dare to disturb him.” Chai Shuxin pointed at the door, “Please see yourself out.”
“Yo little doctor, why are you so fierce?” Mu Gesheng was amused, “Do you like me so much?”
Chai Shuxin looked at Mu Gesheng in disbelief, as if he didn’t understand how there could be such a shameless person in the world.
“Look, just now the room was full of distasteful people, but you were so polite to them. Now someone who just wants to be good to you comes here, but you are so rude to him.” Mu Gesheng poured himself a cup of tea and said: “There is a saying that people tend to be more comfortable with people they like and don’t hide themselves behind false politeness. Doesn’t this mean that you like me?”
Anping felt that Chai Shuxin was even ready to beat up Mu Gesheng. As expected, the other party said: “Young master Mu, I’m very busy tonight. If you want something, we can choose another place and time to fight. I will accompany you to the end.”
“It is true that I came here tonight for something, but as I said, I only want to apologize and nothing else.” Mu Gesheng sat down without being invited, took a sip of tea by himself, and said, “Don’t be so tense, the cannibals have left, no one will harm you here now, just relax.”
“What you overheard is the Chai clan’s private matters!”
“So what? I don’t even care for General Mu’s inheritance. Do you think I’d want your…tedious yet thankless family leader position?” Mu Gesheng saw that Chai Shuxin was about to burst, and he hurriedly said: “Slow down, slow down, I I just listened to your conversation and the person waiting for the medicine in the North Plains is probably not an ordinary person, right?”
Chai Shuxin took off his gloves for a moment.
“Sure enough.” Mu Gesheng said clearly, “Doctors are not gods. There are so many patients who cannot be cured. If the lack of medicinal materials can ruin Chai clan’s reputation, it must be that there is a patient with big influence among the patients who are waiting for the medicine. The one who can tear down the Chai clan must not be an ordinary person, and you just said that you had “urgently transferred the medicine from the Northeast.” The old imperial city was at the foot of the Northeast. It is possible that the sick person… has some connections to the former dynasty?”
He stated his conclusion step by step eloquently, leaving Anping stunned for a moment.
Chai Shuxin also looked a little surprised, and then said: “It has nothing to do with you.”
“Wait a minute, I haven’t finished speaking yet.” Mu Gesheng said: “The Chai clan of the Yao house is one of the seven houses. Even if someone bullies you because of how green you are, you still have the backings of a generational powerhouse. But today those relatives of yours are so aggressive against you, do you have any leverage in their hands?”
Chai Shuxin raised his eyes and glanced at him.
“That’s not right.” Mu Gesheng waved his hand and said to himself: “Those old guys are fierce and mean, and they openly blame you for your mistakes, but the fact that they still used the authority of transporting medicinal materials… If it’s like this…does the person in the North Plains have some leverage against you?”
Chai Shuxin: “…”
“But what leverage can they have? You look more innocent than a monk, or has anyone in the Chai clan committed something wrong?” Mu Gesheng thought for a while, then slapped his thigh suddenly, “I know! It is that you have a crush on someone else’s daughter?!”
Chai Shuxin was silent for a moment, looked the person up and down, and said, “It is not the behavior of a gentleman to pry into other people’s family affairs like this.”
“Me? A gentleman?” Mu Gesheng seemed to have heard some joke of the century, “Are you praising me or scolding me?”
“It’s time for you to go.”
“Don’t change the subject, little doctor, you haven’t answered me yet. What on earth have you committed?” Mu Gesheng seemed determined to get to the bottom of it and took out a handful of mountain ghost floral coins, “Are you going to tell me or not? If you don’t tell me, I’ll just calculate the answers out for myself?”
“Mu Gesheng!”
“Hey, listen.” Mu Gesheng tossed out the coins with his hand, the coins scattered all over and settled into a hexagram on the table. Just as he was about to raise his hand to activate it, a tea cup flew over, “Don’t push the boundaries!”
“You want to fight? I’ll fight with you until the end.” Mu Gesheng raised his eyebrows, “Has your new house been built stronger this time?” Before he finished speaking, silver needles whizzed towards him. Mu Gesheng kicked up a stool and smashed it directly through the opposite side. flower window.
Anping was speechless. Together, these two people could almost form a demolition team.
Chai Shuxin seemed to be really angry, and he hit every move with cruelty, which was even more severe than the last time the two of them fought. However, this time Mu Gesheng did not use his magical escape skills, nor did he use any of the old military tactics’s damaging moves. The two of them went back and forth, trading moves, floral coins collided with silver needles, making a clanging sound.
Anping watched for a while and felt that Mu Gesheng probably told the truth that day. He and Chai Shuxin were indeed equally skilled.
However, Mu Gesheng also said that he could not fight a dragged out battle. Anping vaguely guessed the reason for Mu Gesheng’s words and actions tonight. He wonders if this man would choose to fight quickly.
It turned out that he was wrong. The fight lasted for more than an hour. However, both parties’ moves were subtle. Except for the floral window* that was smashed at the beginning, there was no damage to the entire villa.
*(
source: seetao[dot]com)
The two of them fought all the way from the room to the roof. Mu Gesheng turned sideways and was caught by the opponent. Chai Shuxin pushed him on the chest with a palm. Mu Gesheng received the palm firmly and smashed through the roof with a loud crackling sound. Finally lying on the ground among the remains of tables and chairs.
“It’s a pity that I was in vain. This house is made of old boxwood, you are really willing to part with it.” Mu Gesheng breathed a sigh of relief, “The little doctor is really rich, you win.”
“You still have coins to spend, and I have used up all my silver needles.” Chai Shuxin jumped down and said coldly: “You did it on purpose.”
Mu Gesheng smiled and said nothing, looking at the hole in the roof, “This place is suitable for stargazing.”
Anping probably understood the reason why Mu Gesheng was arrogant just now. After the two of them had a fight, Chai Shuxin clearly calmed down a lot.
When the young man is full of energy and is upset about something, a fight is indeed the fastest way to relieve it.
“Don’t be so tense. You look like a seventy or eighty-year-old little old man every day. Your pretty face is in vain.” Mu Gesheng got up, “Come on, I apologized and fought with you. I’m going to have dinner. By the way, don’t send the bills for house repairs to Ginkgo Study, I don’t have the money.”
Chai Shuxin walked up to him, pushed open the door, and said, “Follow me.”
Mu Gesheng followed Chai Shuxin around, and finally stopped in front of an attic. Chai Shuxin knocked on the door, “Sister.”
The attic door opened, and a female voice came out, “Shuxin is here.”
The woman under the beaded curtain wears a crow-green cheongsam, with a magnolia hairpin next to her ears*. She has elegant long eyebrows and a pair of eyes that exuded soft beauty. “Who is this?”
*(
source: taobao)
Mu Gesheng bent down and bowed, “This one is a disciple from the Tiansuan sect, Mu Gesheng.”
Chai Shuxin turned to him and introduced, “This is my sister.”
Anping looked at the classical beauty in front of the door—it turned out to be Chai Rendong.
Recently, Mu Gesheng has done a lot of research about the Chai clan, and he also has some understanding of the eldest lady of the Chai clan who has lived in a boudoir for a long time. The Spiritual scion, the predecessor of the Yao house, died young, leaving only a pair of children. Among them, Chai Rendong was suffering from a stubborn illness and had always been weak. She had been recuperating in Chai Mansion. She was famous for her beauty, but rarely left the house to see people.
“It turns out to be Young Master Mu.” Chai Rendong smiled back, “It’s rare to see Shuxin bring someone here, but by chance, the small kitchen is heating up the food.”
Mu Gesheng was stunned, “Food?”
“Home-style stir-fry, I don’t know if it suits Young Master Mu’s taste.” Chai Rendong pursed her lips and smiled, “Come in quickly, it’s cold outside.”
There is a small stove on the Eight Immortals table, holding an iron pot, which is smoking hot and fragrant.
“So you want to treat me to supper.” Mu Gesheng took the chopsticks and said with a smile, “This is really a rare opportunity.”
Chai Shuxin swallowed a mouthful of rice and said calmly: “Don’t speak when chewing.”
Mu Gesheng ignored him and looked at Chai Rendong with a smile, “Sure enough, all beauties have skillful hands. If this pot is placed in the military camp, I’m afraid people will fight just to taste it.”
“It’s good that you like it.” Mu Gesheng praised her sweetly, which soon made Chai Rendong smile widely from ear to ear, “Shuxin is always so quiet when eating. It’s rare that it is lively today, so if you like, eat more. The stove is still hot, there’s enough for more.”
Chai Shuxin looked a little helpless: “Sister.”
“I wasn’t talking to you.” Chai Rendong nodded her head, “Eat your food.”
It was the first time Mu Gesheng saw Chai Shuxin shriveled, he suppressed a smile and said, “This dish is really unique, what is it called?”
“This is a specialty of Jixi*. I make it at home often. It is relatively simple to make.” Chai Rendong offered him some vegetables using a pair of chopsticks and said with a smile, “It’s called All in one pot*.”
*(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jixi_County )
*(dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot)
There are layers of meat and vegetable chowder in the iron pot. The first layer is bamboo shoots, the second layer is pan-fried duck, the third layer is fried chicken, the fourth layer is fried tofu, and the fifth layer is meatballs. Egg dumplings and prawns are dotted around the pot, and ham and mushrooms are placed at the bottom. Simmered over slow fire, the taste was thick and fresh. Anping swallowed hard and wished he could order takeout in his dream.
When it comes to cooking, Song Wentong’s skills are quite good, and Anping is always tempted to tears by the stove in the Ginkgo Study. All in one pot looked tiny compared to the pots in the Gingko Study, but even Mu Gesheng, who is picky, said yes, it showed that it must be extremely delicious.
Mu Gesheng and Chai Shuxin were similar in age, and Chai Rendong treated him as half a younger brother, with kindness in her eyes. As long as Mu Gesheng is willing, it is easy to please her, and the two of them chatted happily for a while. While Chai Shuxin eats in silence, like a backdrop of jade trees facing the wind.
“The formula of Shuli brand’s conditioner has changed, a new fragrance of Angelica dahurica* has been added…”
*(
source: wikipedia)
“I’ve been to the pastry shop that sister mentioned. It’s one of the best in town. The persimmon dumplings they recently created are amazing. I’ll give it to you to try if I have the chance…”
“Guan Shanyue’s new song! You haven’t heard it yet? It’s said to be the soundtrack for a new movie, and it’s going to be recorded…”
“Do you want another serving?” “Thank you, sister!”
“I’ve finished eating.” Chai Shuxin put down the bowl and chopsticks, “Good night, sister.”
Mu Gesheng was obviously not full yet, staring at the iron pot. Chai Shuxin looked at him expressionlessly, “It’s late. It’s time to go.”
Chai Lingdong was in poor health, so it was really inconvenient to disturb her late at night. Mu Gesheng had no choice but to stand up and bow, “Good night, sister.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll pack some for you to take back.” Chai Rendong stood up with a smile, “Come here often to play when you have time, and play pai gow* with me.”
*(
known currently as dominoes. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pai_gow )
“Sister!”
“What? Do you have time to accompany me? You are also a saw-mouthed gourd*.”
*(A person who is not good at talking and not social)
Chai Shuxin’s face was full of anger but he dared not speak.
Mu Gesheng couldn’t hold back his laughter until it almost started to hurt and took the food box from Chai Rendong’s hand, “Thank you very much, sister, I will not let your good intentions down.”
Chai Shuxin slammed the door and walked out.
Chai Rendong looked at her younger brother’s back and sighed: “It’s rare for Shuxin to bring friends here. He is busy with many other things and rarely goes to the Study to listen in. I’m also worried that he doesn’t have any peers with whom he can talk with.”
“Sister, you are worrying too much.” Mu Gesheng hugged the food box and said with a smile, “Brother Chai is really a wonderful person. I will take him out to play, so don’t worry.”
Chai Shuxin didn’t walk very fast, and Mu Gesheng immediately chased after him, “Little doctor, how do you want to thank me?”
Chai Shuxin glanced at him, as if he was asking why he is so narcissistic.
“Sister Chai is worried that you act like a little old man every day and have no one to play with.” Mu Gesheng said, “I’ve done everything I can for you and I’ve said all the good things I can about you. Don’t I deserve your thanks?”
“Pretentious flowery words and tricks.”
“This is a blind accusation in broad daylight! One, I don’t flaunt my wealth blatantly, I don’t flirt with women, and I don’t bully anyone – how can I be considered a hedonist?” Mu Gesheng said, knocking his arm against Chai Shuxin, “Also, I mean what I just said. You can come to the Study to play with me and accompany me at any time. Lao Er has two big roosters, it screams every day and is truly annoying. We can kill them and make it into soup.”
Chai Shuxin dodged sideways, as if he didn’t want to pay attention to him at all, and just chose to ignore him.
The two of them walked all the way to the gate of Chai Mansion, and Chai Shuxin finally said: “Walk slowly. I won’t send you off.”
The door opened and Mu Gesheng walked out the door, thought about it, and then looked back again.
“Hey, little doctor, let me ask you something.” He touched his nose and pondered: “Is their leverage…or should I say your weakness, sister Chai’s illness?”
When Chai Shuxin heard this, he immediately closed the door.
“Wait, wait, wait!” Mu Gesheng hurriedly stopped him, “There are few diseases in the world that are difficult for medical practitioners to treat. Today, those people have been beating you up about medicinal materials. Could it be that Sister Chai’s illness is due to the lack of some key medicinal materials?”
Chai Shuxin still had a cold face, “Don’t bother.” After saying that, he looked Mu Gesheng up and down, “Do you think the elders who came in today are very annoying?”
“You can say that.”
“I think so too.” Chai Shuxin actually nodded, “So, I put laxatives in their tea. I mixed it myself so no one could taste it. Looking at the time, it’s almost going to happen. ”
Mu Gesheng’s expression instantly became extremely colorful and vibrant.
Chai Shuxin: “Do you feel a stomach ache incoming?”
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