Chapter 319 Extra Mechanism
There have been many similar "calculations" since childhood, but how many people in the world are unwilling to be the one who is "calculated" like this?
After comforting himself, Zhou Banxia decided that a small punishment was still necessary.
Although someone is punished, he will still not change his behavior many times, but this is an idiot who always regards himself as a treasure, so he can only accommodate one or two.
After Gu Dahua's family left, Zhou Banxia, who had already decided to use family law now, put away his thoughts and began to read through several letters carefully.
Generally speaking, it was Uncle Zhang (Zhang Dazhuang) or a neighbor he met while preparing for the exam in Fucheng. They all heard that Gu Wenxuan's primary and secondary school Sanyuan sent a letter of congratulations.
Gu Yourong, the head of Zhuangzi in Fucheng, mentioned in the letter that along with the letters from these families, congratulatory gifts from these families were sent to Zhuangzi.
The congratulatory gifts on these lists, together with the congratulatory gifts from the third lady of Gaofu and others, were transported directly back to Qinghe Village in the convoy of Yunchengming's escort team.
In addition, Gu Yourong also mentioned in the letter that Mrs. Qian’s gift was more than just a wooden box (makeup box).
It's just that Mrs. Qian sent two congratulatory gifts respectively.
The first time was the day after Gaofu sent it. When Qian Gui was ordered to send the gift to Zhuangzi, he did it in the name of Qianfu. This wooden box was delivered again that night.
Moreover, Qian Gui also mentioned that if Zhuangzi over there wanted to have contact with Zhuangzi of Dingzhou Prefecture, he asked Gu Yourong to deliver the wooden box to Zhuangzi of Dingzhou Prefecture and give it to her couple.
After hearing this, Gu Yourong simply handed over the letter and the wooden box to Yun Chengming for arrangement. Anyway, it would be enough for her and her husband to see these things as soon as possible.
I have to say that Yun Chengming arranged it very well and calculated the time just right. Everything was in the hands of her couple no matter how early or late it was.
Zhou Banxia felt that Yun Chengming must have personally visited her home in Zhuangzi, Shunyi, Fucheng this time. At the same time, he packed up the letters from Uncle Zhang and others one by one.
These letters require not only replies but also gifts, but there is no rush now. We can just wait until we return to Qinghe Village and then send them out together with other people's gifts in return.
Put the letter away, and then open the two brocade boxes taken out of the makeup box.
The two brocade boxes are all from Xi Jiamo.
Xi Jiamo has a louder brand name in history.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, Xi Jiamo became famous all over the world and became a tribute.
Li Yu, the later master of the Southern Tang Dynasty, rewarded the Xi family with the national surname and appointed the Xi family as Mohist officials.
From this time on, the Xi family was renamed the Li family, and Xi Jiamo became the famous Shezhou Li Mo.
The founder of Huizhou ink, his descendant Li Chao (Xi Chao), once made ink in Yizhou. Later, he and his family fled south to Shezhou, Hui Province to avoid the war.
She was fortunate to have seen the gold-painted "Xi Mo" left by the founder of Hui Mo in her uncle's collection, and her uncle also gave her a pair.
According to what my uncle said.
Originally, ancestor Zhou Shan left behind many of these treasures, but when it came to her master's parents' generation, her master's parents received the most.
It's a pity that six pairs of twelve ink blocks painted with gold were used as dowries. When the court returned them according to the dowry list last year, they disappeared together with some ancient dowry books.
When the emperor issued an order to return these lost things, they could be compensated in cash, but her master's parents' dowry was not generally generous, so it was difficult to ask for more money.
After all, the ancestral property of the Zhou family has been returned. Since the emperor is kind and the next generation of kings is hard to come by, he doesn't ask for any money. He just wants to return the property of Zhuangzi, the shop owned by his master's parents.
But even so, the dowry is still expensive.
It was impossible for her to ask for the dowry, but her aunt didn't seem to give up.
I saw her not looking at the account book last night and asked her what she planned to do with the summer grain she received this year.
This was also the reason why she had to wait until dark before going there again today, otherwise the steward who was now in charge of her master's parents' dowry would have to ask her for reimbursement.
She didn't believe that she was going late, deliberately arriving a quarter of an hour before lunch, and her aunt made her hungry to talk to the steward.
As for after dinner? hey-hey.
Since I could find an excuse to give souvenirs last night, how can I find no excuse tonight?
Zhou Banxia didn't know that Mrs. Zhou heard that she went to pay homage to her sister-in-law in the morning, but she never came back. She had already ordered the steward to bring the account book to her after lunch.
Zhou Banxia was happily putting away the two brocade boxes, thinking that although the Xijia ink in Mrs. Qian's two brocade boxes could not be compared with the pair of gold-painting ink blocks in her hand, it was still of the highest quality.
She couldn't control Dajiang's box.
It doesn't matter whether Dajiang wants to collect it or not. Anyway, she wants to try this box of Gu Wenxuan to see the quality of the ink sticks and whether she can still use the Xijia ink she bought on the market.
After folding the gauze silk fabric suitable for summer wear and pushing the open makeup box back into the small drawer, Zhou Banxia wanted to go to the study to try out ink.
Just when she picked up the makeup box and wanted to move it to the study room so that it could be packed with the book box tomorrow, she heard a "click" wherever she pressed her fingers.
Scary.
Fortunately, she thought the makeup box was not strong and would fall apart, but a small hole popped out of the bottom of the makeup box.
Then he stood the makeup box on its side on the ground. Zhou Banxia looked around the small hole, then decisively picked up the makeup box and returned to the inner room and put it on the couch.
Draw the curtains and take out the flashlight and magnifying glass.
He lay down in front of the couch and studied it carefully.
Don't tell me, I really figured it out.
In fact, it's not a complicated mechanism, it's just a pattern carved on the surface of the makeup box. There is a blooming peony stamen that pops out a small hole at the bottom when pressed hard.
It's just that the overall decoration of the makeup box is arranged in an orderly manner, and there are also carved peonies in bud, so I couldn't find it if I didn't pay attention for a while.
I pressed several other suspicious points again, but there was no response. In other words, this makeup box only has one mechanism.
He took out a small pair of tweezers, poked a small hole at the bottom and stuck it in. Hey, don't tell me, there is really something inside.
Zhou Banxia carefully used tweezers to grasp something that looked like a strip of cloth and slowly pulled it out. Soon it was a bright red satin.
As she pulled it out, it became easier to see. It was a big red one, a red hijab?
Pull hard.
fine.
It's definitely not a red bellyband.
Expand it and take a look.
During the wedding, the bride will wear a unique piece of red satin on her head, commonly known as the red hijab.
But, now that she is married, why did Mrs. Qian and Aunt Mei still give her this red hijab?
Is it possible that the two of them deliberately teased her by stuffing this red hijab into the agency?
Strange things.
Logically speaking, whether it's Mrs. Qian or Aunt Mei, they can't just give her a makeup box that they didn't find someone to make themselves.
wrong.
What is embroidered on the red hijab is a phoenix, a golden phoenix.
Zhou Banxia frowned, took out a knitting needle, and continued to poke into the small hole. There seemed to be strips of cloth?
This time it was not as easy to take out the red hijab as before. It could be pulled out easily with a pair of tweezers, and it took a lot of effort to get the thing out.
hiss.
Yellow satin?