Dad, Did You Study Today?

Pen and Ink Store

Uncle Zhong gave Shen Li a cup of tea and stood before him. He bowed and said, “Your Lordship, it is clear that this woman’s name is Zhou Qing, and she is an ordinary peasant girl in Qing Yang village.”

Uncle Zhong paused momentarily and said, “If we have to find something unusual about her, she is more spirited than ordinary peasant girls.”

Shen Li had no expression, carrying a cup of tea and slowly sipping.

“What is the situation in her family?”

“Her mother was gone early ……”

Uncle Zhong said the general situation of Zhou Qing’s family briefly and concisely, “…… She came to buy pens and ink that day. She was planning to let her father study.”

Speaking of this, Uncle Zhong shook his head and smiled, “The idea is good, but it is too impractical. How can the bookstore let her father copy books.”

Shen Li said nothing, only slightly nodded, indicating that Uncle Zhong was fine and could leave.

Once Uncle Zhong left. Shen Li put aside the tea cup and leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed.

Copying books ……

That meant she would most likely come back to the county tomorrow.

After lying on the rattan chair with his eyes closed briefly, Shen Li suddenly opened his eyes. He got up, walked towards the corner bookshelf, and pulled out several books.

After pulling out the entire Four Books and Five Classics set, Shen Li thought about it. He lifted his robe and squatted down, turning out a book with gray from the bottom of the bookshelf.

The book had no cover, and it could have been a better one. However, when he first arrived in Qinghe County, he made people investigate the County magistrate, which recorded some things about the said person.

Zhou Huaishan wanted to study. The first one would be the scholar examination. The candidate would go to the county government examination, and the appointed one was the magistrate and the governor.

After getting all the information, Shen Li held the books and went to the front to find Uncle Zhong.

Uncle Zhong was stunned and looked at Shen Li in confusion, “Your Lordship?”

Shen Li expressionlessly said, “Tomorrow, if Miss Zhou comes to ask for the qualification of copying books, let her take them so she can copy them.”

Uncle Zhong ……

He looked at the book, he looked at Shen Li, and he looked at Shen Li again, and he looked at the book again.

Didn’t…… Didn’t you have no idea about the girl?

Was this another idea?

A hot light of expectation emerged from Uncle Zhong’s eyes.

“My Lord, you …… become enlightened?”

Shen Li was nineteen this year. People of the same age could play with jealousy at home, but Shen Li was still single.

It would be fine if it were a low-income family, but the Shen family wasn’t poor. There was still an uncle’s house in the capital, and Shen Li had an official position.

He was more than enough and more than the next.

In addition, Shen Li was talented and good-looking.

However, this talented man was unable to marry a wife.

Why, what an outrage.

The number one beauty in the capital had fallen in love with Shen Li. Shen Li not only rejected the person but also answered back extremely unpleasant: She was too ugly!

Since then, no one dared to go to his house for matchmaking.

Shen Li’s marriage had become a thorn in his family’s side.

Uncle Zhong, who watched Shen Li grow up, looked at him with fear of getting a disappointing reply. He held his hand steadily on the counter and then deeply breathed.

Shen Li’s eyes were downcast, and it was impossible to see the color. He was silent for a while before he said, “Sort of.”

Uncle Zhong was delighted, “What do you mean by “sort of”? What did you notice about the girl last time? Or, what do you think impressed you?”

The village girl’s appearance was far worse than the first beauty of the capital.

The first beauty of the capital was someone who had fair skin and beautiful legs. She was a poet, a scholar, a painter, and a writer.

Miss Zhou ……

What happened to the aesthetic of his Lord?

It was good that the House and Madam said that if the daughter-in-law were a clean and honest girl, it would be fine without demanding status.

Looking at Uncle Zhong’s eyes, Shen Li’s mouth twitched.

What was the matter?

There was no such thing.

He couldn’t say that when Zhou Qing helped him onto the horse from that night, Zhou Qing’s hand held his second brother securely, right?

Indeed, steady support!

That moment was really ……

After getting on his horse, he couldn’t even say thank you and left hurriedly because of embarrassment.

But when he saw Zhou Qing again that day, his heart was excited and leaping, and he wanted to talk to her.

This, could it be considered having enlightenment?

Not knowing how to answer Uncle Zhong’s words, Shen Li took a breath, “She saved my life.”

After saying that, Shen Li turned and went into the inner room.

Uncle Zhong ……

So, you wanted to give your life to each other?

With one hand on his chin, Uncle Zhong looked sadly at the wide open door of the Pen and Ink Store.

At this time, a man with a full beard entered with great strides.

Seeing the visitor, Uncle Zhong immediately dispersed his thoughts. His eyes were flooded with light and greeted him, “Guest, what do you want to buy?”

“Anhui ink.” The man walked straight to the counter and slapped down a banknote.

“Okay, you wait a moment.”

Uncle Zhong nimbly took out the box of Anhui ink and handed it over, “The Anhui ink you want. The best Anhui ink, which belongs to our store ……”

The bearded face disliked his chatter. He directly tucked the Anhui ink into his arms and pushed the banknote in with two fingers, ” Keep the change.”

After saying that, he turned and left.

Uncle Zhong immediately took the banknote and entered the inner room as soon as he left.

“My Lord, someone from the capital is here.”

When he heard the message, Shen Li was reminiscing about the incident from the past night. He frowned and took the banknote.

The banknote was densely written with several lines of characters. Shen Li read it, put the banknote on the fire candle, and burned it.

“Let’s prepare the assassin battalion, start training as soon as possible, and try to train an elite team within a year.”

Shen Li was from the Shadow.

The Shadow did not belong to the six ministries of the court and only obeyed the Emperor himself.

To put it plainly, it was an assassin organization kept by the Emperor.

It was dedicated to investigating problematic cases for the Emperor and removing some complicated roadblocks.

The gentle jade Shen Li was a powerful knife that the Emperor had in his hand.

Watching the banknote burn out, Shen Li tapped his fingers on the table a few times, “Just follow the original plan.”

The original plan said they had chosen the mountain near Qing Yang Village as a training base.

There, it was close to the county. Second, it was full of dangerous animals, and third, it was too densely wooded. Hardly anyone went up the mountain.

Thinking about the training base, Shen Li thought of Zhou Qing again.

Unexpectedly, he met her.

Was this fate?

　　……

The one on Shen Li’s mind, Zhou Qing, was reading Zhou Huaishan’s characters that he had finished writing.

As a dandy, he sure did know a lot. He wrote those words of happiness, many of which she had not seen before.

Zhou Huaishan cried, posing a big character sprawled on the bed.

“My God, my hand is going to break. Daughter, I can’t write tomorrow. If I write again, my hand will be ruined.”

Zhou Qing rolled up the words carefully, “Then you can go to the farm tomorrow.”

“Daughter, can’t you feel sorry for your father? Do not threaten me.”

“Is your chicken cooked?”

When Zhou Qing mentioned the chicken, Zhou Huaishan jumped up from the bed with a flying sound and went to the ground nimbly.

When he picked up the fire tongs and prepared to clip the chicken, Zhou Huaishan nearly burst out with a wolf’s cry the moment his eyes saw the fire stove.

Seeing Zhou Huaishan’s face freeze, Zhou Qing got off the bed and looked towards the fire stove.

“Poof!”

In the fireplace, there was no fire!!!

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Zhou Huaishan’s backside puckered up, and climbed on the bed with a low whimper.

“My chicken ah~~~”

Zhou Qing couldn’t help but pat Zhou Huaishan’s back, “Condolences.”

Zhou Huaishan …… “My chicken!”

“Rest early. Tomorrow I’m not here. Write out all the Analects silently, plus teach Ping five characters.”

Zhou Huaishan ……

The storm instantly doubled!

If it were not for the dead of night at this time, he wanted to howl!

“Then you will stew the chicken first thing in the morning.” Zhou Huaishan looked at Zhou Qing with a grimace.

Zhou Qing pulled the chicken from the fireplace, “How can you eat chicken every day? You want to bring this family down. I’ll take this chicken as a gift tomorrow.”

Shen Li sent her so many things, and she had nothing to repay.