Seeing Shen Yue'an disappear all of a sudden, Shen Yuezhang could only apologize.
The eldest princess of Huai'an took it for granted and said instead: "Since Miss Shen can play chess, why not play a game with me."
"Yes!"
Chun Xing, who was beside Shen Yuezhang, immediately took out a set of chess pieces.
When the chessboard was placed, Hubo opened the chess box for Princess Huai'an and looked slightly surprised, "This chess piece is so unique!"
Shen Yuezhang nodded with a smile and explained in a warm voice: "This chess piece is made of polished shells, and the black chess piece is the shell of a plant. This set of chess pieces was specially made by my mother when we were learning chess.
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You know, children like these novel things. At that time, a few of us received this set of chess pieces and scrambled to get them. My mother said that we should study hard. When the time comes, whoever wins the game will get this set of chess pieces. . ”
"So you win!" Princess Huai'an narrowed her eyes with a smile.
Shen Yuezhang smiled shyly and shook his head, "This game has not started because the younger brother and younger sister didn't even understand the rules of chess at that time. Later they started to get started, but the eldest brother went to the imperial capital and he has not played chess for two years. When you come back, you can only leave your things to me temporarily
This chess set has different meanings to the four of us brothers and sisters. Now that I have lived in the county town for a long time, I brought it with me. On weekdays, I only play chess in the Lu Mansion. I only have this game at home. Madam, please don’t dislike it. ”
The eldest princess of Huai'an gave birth to a son first, and said with a smile: "How could it be! It seems that there are many new and interesting things in your house!"
The two of them were halfway down, and Shen Yue'an finally found her little statue.
"Mother, look! This is it!"
The eldest princess of Huai'an was accustomed to praise. When she caught a glimpse of the little man in the portrait, she was startled, "How did you draw this?"
The little man in the portrait is a miniature version of Shen Yue'an, as if he were real. This painting is really amazing!
She stared at the little man in the portrait, her eyes unable to move for a long time, and then she looked at Shen Yuezhang for a long time, her expression a little more cautious, "Is this painting by you?"
Shen Yuezhang nodded reservedly and explained softly: "I like painting. In order to find many painting techniques, my mother also took me to consult some teachers. But strictly speaking, my enlightenment teachers should be Mr. You Kangyou and Tian Zi. Mr. Yantian.
When they came to Zhaohua County to help my father build a pontoon bridge, the two gentlemen were the most rigorous in their work. The drawings they drew were lifelike, but I couldn't even turn my eyes away at that time.
The two gentlemen saw that I liked it, so they taught me how to draw when they had free time. They also thought about it on their own and drew one for my mother. When my younger sister saw it, she pestered me to draw one for her too. ”
Princess Huai'an suddenly realized, "If I remember correctly, these two adults should be from the Ministry of Industry. They are in charge of the construction of water conservancy bridges and are rigorous in their work. If you follow them, it would make sense. But when the master leads you in, the practice is Personally, after all, you still have the understanding, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to achieve such a level, tsk tsk tsk. This painting is really good!”
When Su Tai prepared the meal and came over, she found the eldest princess of Huai'an and her two daughters admiring the flowers there. Seeing that the eldest princess of Huai'an liked the flowers so much, she said, "If Mrs. You draw one too.”
Princess Huai'an's eyes lit up, "Would it be too much trouble for Miss Shen?"
Shen Yuezhang shook his head, "Before the New Year, I was really busy doing accounts and attending various banquets. After the New Year, I have a lot of time. Starting from the third grade of junior high school, I have time. If Madam is still in Zhaohua County, I will paint for Madam."
The eldest princess of Huai'an smiled from ear to ear, looking at this painting, and there was no problem for her to stay here for one more month.
"I'm here! I have to be here! Then I'll come and bother you again on the third day of the new year!"
Su Tai said hurriedly: "If Mrs. Xue comes here on the third day of the Lunar New Year, she has to go to Shenjiazhuang. We haven't returned to the county seat yet!"
Princess Huai'an nodded understandingly, "I heard that the floating bridge is right next to Shenjiazhuang?"
"Yes!" "That's just right. I'll also go and see the longest bridge in Langya Kingdom."
After the matter was settled, Su Tai hurriedly asked the maid to serve the food.
This time I cooked all seafood, from large yellow croaker to turbot, Eastern star grouper, blue crab, lobster, as well as a whole plate of garlic oysters, fried squid and so on.
A big table full of food.
Princess Huai'an was surprised to find that there were many seafoods that she had never seen before.
As the eldest princess, she would be given almost everything the Queen Mother had. Logically speaking, there should be no food in the world that could arouse her interest.
As a result, she came to Shen's house today, and everything from tea to main dishes refreshed her knowledge.
The lobster has tender and chewy meat, which is particularly delicious. The steamed blue crab vermicelli will make you lose your eyebrows. The roasted oysters with garlic paste are a little fishy, but the soy sauce is handled very well, so the fishy smell is acceptable.
These items particularly appealed to Princess Huai'an, so much so that she actually ate a lot more than usual.
Amber on the side looked worried, but didn't dare to disappoint her master.
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A meal where both guest and host enjoy themselves.
The eldest princess of Huai'an took Shen Yue'an back, and kept asking about Shen Yuezhang on the way.
Shen Yue'an thought that the eldest princess of Huai'an cared so much about her sister because she asked Shen Yuezhang to paint. She answered all questions without covering up anything.
When the carriage returned to the garrison camp, the eldest princess of Huai'an had almost understood Shen Yuezhang.
After receiving the news, Murong Jue immediately went to see the eldest princess of Huai'an.
"Mom, are you satisfied with your visit to the Shen family today?"
As he spoke, he helped Princess Huai'an take off her cloak.
That attentiveness made Amber blink frequently.
The eldest princess of Huai'an raised her eyebrows in a funny way and sat down slowly, "What do you mean by satisfaction? Mrs. Shen is indeed a wonderful person, I don't know how she has such a brain! Her ideas are very different from others, just say that The snacks, the seafood, and the chess pieces, tsk tsk tsk. Before I was in the imperial capital, I never felt that I had any problem with my vision. Now that I went to the Shen family, it really hit me!”
Murong Jue's heart tightened, and the corners of her mouth gradually became a thin line, "It was my son who was negligent. If he sees anything new in the future, he will definitely give it to his mother."
The eldest princess of Huai'an just wanted to tease her son. Seeing that he was serious, she couldn't help laughing.
"Okay! I was just talking casually, but you took it seriously! To be serious, my son has really good taste! I thought that such a remote place could not produce any decent ladies.
I didn’t expect there to be so many wonderful people! Mrs. Shen won’t say it anymore, Miss Shen’s rules and etiquette are pretty good! The most important thing is that this girl is smart and versatile. As a lady from an official family, she knows how to run a business, which is better than many ladies. ”
Although Langya Kingdom does not have such a clear distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the families of officials are always superior to others. Most of the officials' ladies have been instilled with the idea of three obediences and four virtues since they were young. Apart from keeping an eye on matters in the inner house, few of them take the initiative to study business. (End of chapter)