Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 294: Put your hands on your hips
"What do you mean?" Chen Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly. In fact, he didn't care at all. He just wanted to tease Su Roujia.

She was clearly in shock, her head dazed as she spoke, "I don't know either. There are so many things. Young Master Gao's family sent three carts of gifts, one of which was silks, satins, cotton, linen, leathers, and furs. Another cart was filled with gold, silver, jewels, jade, agates, corals, and medicinal herbs. Another cart was filled with musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting brushes, inkstones, and paper. Then there was Young Master Luo's gift of over two hundred pounds of fragrant oils and spices, along with a gift of three hundred taels. Furthermore, the county magistrate gave a three-hundred-year-old ginseng plant and a gift of one hundred taels. And then there was Young Master Deng... it's so much, it fills up two rooms. Master, how much is this worth?"

The little girl was really shocked and was in a trance. The gifts she received today alone were something she would never dare to dream of in her entire lifetime.

Chen Xuan thought to himself that this was just the beginning. The little girl was too narrow-minded. Even though he hadn't personally seen them, the gifts she received today should be worth more than 100,000 taels.

Is it a lot? It is indeed a lot, but for Chen Xuan, his heart is not even a little moved.

Perhaps in Su Roujia's view, this is a wealth that he could not even dream of, but for a family like the Gao family, it is not a drop in the bucket, but it is just a drizzle.

Ninety-nine percent of them were gifts from the Gao family. On the one hand, they treated Chen Xuanzhen as a junior, and on the other hand, they thought that a young "innate master" like him was worth such an investment.

If Mrs. Gao didn't know that Chen Xuan was too lazy to take care of trivial matters, she would even want to give him some land and shops.

In short, compared to that, the illegitimate young masters of the Gao family probably don’t have this treatment.

Anyway, they are almost all vulgar things. They seem to be of great value, but in fact, I estimate that their total value is not as valuable as the dragon horn pendant that Gao Jingming has worn on his neck for many years.

Some things cannot be measured by money. The love and care from our elders alone is worth far more than the gift itself.

Chen Xuan continued to tease her, with his hands on his hips, and said with a look of greatness: "Well, I am your master, so awesome, right? I just moved house, and so many famous people came to give me gifts."

"Master, this is what you are doing," Su Roujia said, her head dizzy as she raised her thumb.

Waving his hands, Chen Xuan said casually with an expression that he couldn't suppress, "That's nothing. From now on, serve me well, and I will make sure you have everything you need."

"No, no, I only eat a little, just a bite will do. I dare not waste the master's money," Su Roujia quickly waved her hand.

Chen Xuan was immediately displeased and said, "Master, am I such a stingy person? If I lose money, I can earn it again. If I can't live a good life with you, how can I hold my head high in the future?"

"Ah... I... By the way, Master, Butler He helped to compile a gift list. I'll show it to you right away." Su Roujia was at a loss and simply changed the subject. Then she quickly took out a booklet and handed it to Chen Xuan.

However, he didn't even look at it, waved his hand and said, "You keep it, just keep it in mind. In the future, if I need anything, I can ask you. I'm going to lie down over there for a while and enjoy the evening breeze. You can move all the things to the warehouse and put them away in different categories."

Maids are meant to be ordered around, so Chen Xuan was too lazy to bother with that. In fact, the main purpose was to use this method to allow Su Roujia to gradually adapt to her future life, slowly open up her horizons, and not be startled by the slightest thing in the future.

Su Roujia was stunned and blinked, "Ah? Me? No, sir, where did our storehouse come from?"

That's right. The little girl had just arrived and didn't know the situation yet. Chen Xuan patted his forehead and said, "Warehouse? Of course there is one. Come with me, take a close look and remember it. From now on, our warehouse will be handed over to you for safekeeping."

As Chen Xuan spoke, he came to a room on the left side of the first floor while Su Roujia was in a daze. In front of Su Roujia, he stretched out his hand and placed it on the head of a copper crane candlestick fixed on the ground. He twisted it left once and right twice. In this way, the head of the copper crane candlestick was restored, as if it had not moved. Then he stepped lightly on a piece of bluestone floor, and the ground that seemed to be tightly closed cracked into a downward passage.

After that, Chen Xuan turned around and looked at Su Roujia, who was in shock, and said, "Remember? This is how to enter our warehouse."

The master of the Gao family's master carpenter had experience in repairing the imperial palace, so simple mechanical engineering was naturally no problem for him.

In fact, for Chen Xuan, there is no need to get these things, but some valuable items must be put somewhere, and it is not a good thing to put them everywhere.

"Master, I don't remember it very well," Su Roujia said embarrassedly. Her head was still confused. The experience of the past day had a huge impact on her and completely overturned her cognition.

Chen Xuan said indifferently: "It's okay, I will teach you a few more times later. Go light a candle and I will take you in to have a look."

"Okay, okay," Su Roujia said drowsily, and quickly lit a candle and came over.

Even in the darkest places, Chen Xuan could see clearly. Mainly to take care of Su Roujia, when he led Su Roujia into the underground storehouse, Chen Xuan solemnly instructed her, "Roujia, remember this carefully. Every time you come down from now on, you must knock on this stone three times. Otherwise, you will die without knowing how. Remember?"

"Master, I remember it, but why?" Su Roujia asked in confusion.

Chen Xuan led the way and said, "Because there are murderous hidden weapons inside, it is very dangerous, to prevent theft." "Oh, but sir, you are not knocking now, aren't you afraid?" Su Roujia followed carefully.

Smiling, Chen Xuan said, "I just want to remind you that it's empty inside now, and the mechanisms haven't been activated yet. I'll teach you how to activate it later, but don't tell anyone else."

"How could I tell anyone? I would never tell anyone even if I die," Su Roujia promised.

Chen Xuan turned around and flicked her head lightly, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? If it really comes to a life-or-death situation, just say it directly. Your life is more important than material possessions."

Su Roujia's eyes suddenly turned red, and she murmured, "Master, why are you so nice to me?"

"Bullshit, I'm going to treat you like an ox or a horse. If you lose your life for some material things, where can I find a second one?" Chen Xuan curled his lips. He was not interested in trying to impress the girl.

Su Roujia murmured, "I've always been a slave to the master. Isn't that right? My life is worth only a few cents. How can it compare to the master's wealth?"

Chen Xuan pretended not to hear, but sighed in his heart. In this world, the least valuable thing is life.

Going diagonally downwards along the passage, there is a two-meter-high thick iron door more than 20 meters underground. It is tightly closed and has no keyhole. It needs to be opened in a special way. Chen Xuan taught Su Roujia step by step and only opened the iron door after making sure that the other party remembered it.

Inside the door was a basement that was ten feet high, five feet long, and three feet wide. There was a circle of shelves along the walls, but now it was empty.

Asking her to fix the candle on the candlestick at the door, Chen Xuan said, "Well, this is our warehouse. Move all the valuable things in and put them away. The less important but frequently used things can be placed in the outer room."

"Okay, master, I'll remember that," Su Roujia looked around and nodded, but she was a little scared in her heart, because the master had said before that there were hidden killer weapons in the warehouse, but she couldn't see any of them.

If she could see it, it would be an insult to the skills of the Gao family's master craftsman.

Since Su Roujia already understood, and she would have to go in and out to move things later, Chen Xuan simply left the door open. He turned and walked outside and said, "From now on, the warehouse will be left to you for safekeeping. I'm very lazy, so I'll ask you for anything I need in the future. Especially money, so bring more with you when you go out. I'm used to spending money lavishly, so if you can't come up with money, I'll beat you up."

"Yes, I'll remember that, Master. How much money should I bring with me when I go out next time?" Su Roujia, who had been used to a hard life, didn't know how much money she should bring with her to cover the Master's expenses.

Chen Xuan said casually: "The more the better, forget it, I'll give you a number, at least a thousand taels, your master may become a fool at any time."

"Oh, I get it," Su Roujia was secretly amazed. The master has to bring so much money when he goes out. A thousand taels, I can't earn that much in several lifetimes. How many chickens, ducks and geese do I have to raise?
Not knowing what she was thinking, Chen Xuan continued, "By the way, there's a cellar over there in the kitchen. To be more precise, it's an ice cellar. It's not as big as this one, but it's not that troublesome to get in and out. I'll take you there to have a look. From now on, we can store vegetables and meat in the ice cellar to prevent them from spoiling outside."

"Ah? There's an ice cellar? Where does the ice come from in this weather?" Su Roujia said in surprise. She thought that she had looked everywhere inside and out yesterday, but it seemed that she still didn't know the master's house well enough.

Chen Xuan immediately said happily: "You don't care where it comes from, it's there. Not to mention, the craftsman's craftsmanship is amazing, and the insulation measures are in place. The ice inside won't melt even in the hottest days of summer."

Su Roujia couldn't imagine what kind of skill this required, but if she could figure it out, she wouldn't have ended up as a maid.

Then Chen Xuan showed her the ice cellar and said, "Okay, that's it. You can tidy it up yourself and put the things where they belong. I won't ask you anything. I'm feeling lazy and need to lie down for a while. If there are too many things to clean up, continue tomorrow. Don't tire yourself out."

"Okay, sir. Do you want to lie down in the pavilion and enjoy the evening breeze? I'll make you a pot of tea and get you a blanket first, so you don't catch a cold. Then I'll come back to clean up," Su Roujia nodded.

Chen Xuan walked over and said, "Okay, whatever you want."

I came to the pavilion and lay down on the lounge chair, feeling the summer evening breeze and listening to the chirping of insects and birds. Especially with a little maid busying around, this little life was so wonderful.

In fact, in addition to what Su Roujia knew, Chen Xuan also planned to build a larger underground space deep under his house to facilitate future alchemy and refining operations. There was no need to tell Su Roujia about this.

Chen Xuan planned to teach her a few tricks in the future, and it depended on how much she could learn. Anyway, Chen Xuan was lazy, and if Su Roujia learned martial arts, he could let her handle any minor troubles in the future and have some free time.

Originally, Chen Xuan had wanted to give her some pills to improve her physique and beautify her skin, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up. Natural ones are better...

(End of this chapter)