Wealth and glory seek stability

"Hahaha, good brother, I will protect you from now on." Shen Nanxing patted Lei Zi's shoulder like a good brother.

"I made some hawthorn water to help digestion, you all drink some." Jian Xi carried a large teapot and poured bright red tea into a large coarse porcelain bowl.

Lei Zi was in a trance for a moment. There seemed to be a magical attraction between the Shen brothers and sisters. They were obviously not like ordinary people like him, but they were very natural in dealing with people.

Generally speaking, most people in the capital city look down on others, and he has long been accustomed to the condescending attitude of others.

Today, in this small courtyard, he felt the true care from strangers.

There is no discrimination, no slander, only sincere feelings between friends.

Leizi picked up the tea bowl and held it high. "Thank you, Brother Shen, for your kindness. I have made friends with you two. As for Miss Xier, I will treat you as my own sister from now on. I wonder if you look down on a poor brother like me?"

Jian Xi took up the tea bowl and said, "That's a bit too formal. A bosom friend is always a friend indeed. Although I'm a woman, I admire people like Lei Zi who are responsible and capable. From now on, the three of us will be as close as brothers and sisters. But you have to help me with the things I ask you to do. We both have special identities and don't want to trouble others."

"That's natural. It's only natural to do things for your sister."

"That's wrong. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. My brother and I like Brother Leizi for his openness and enthusiasm. We are not trying to take advantage of him. We should pay what we deserve."

Jian Xi was afraid that Lei Zi would not make any money after doing the work, and Lei Zi's family was in need of money at that time. It didn't matter that she didn't have money before, but now that she had money, there was absolutely no reason for her to treat her friend unfairly.

Shen Nanxing waved his hand, showing his heroic spirit, "Okay! Stop arguing, I believe Lei Zi has a scale in his heart, let's toast!" After staying in the military camp for a long time, his behavior has become simpler and more direct.

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked their bowls, and everything was said without words.

"Okay, now that I'm full, I should go and do something." Lei Zi put down the bowl and prepared to leave.

"Okay, Brother Leizi, you and I are going the same way, let's go together."

"Xier, what are you going to do?" Shen Nanxing was puzzled.

"I want to buy something over there."

"Then I'll go with you."

"No, I'm going to use the remaining meat to fry some meatballs for you. It's too late to make jerky. I've already put the meat on the chopping board. When I come back, you can chop all the meat into minced meat."

I have to say, the hand-chopped meat filling is really delicious. Jian Xi thought with a wicked intent, there is free labor at home, it would be a waste if not used.

"Um....Okay."

Shen Nanxing's principle towards Jian Xi is to have no principles, he will listen to his sister in everything!

Jian Xi took the veil and put it on, then called Lei Zi: "Brother Lei Zi, let's go together."

"it is good."

Shen Nanxing came to the kitchen and saw a mountain of mutton——

!!!

Why so many!

How long will it take to chop this?

Forget it, just accept your fate. Shen Nanxing rolled up his sleeves and chopped for a while. Sweat broke out on his body. He simply took off his shirt and sweated profusely in the kitchen.

There were bursts of chopping sounds coming from the kitchen, which was very homely.

Moxiang Pavilion.

"Boss, why hasn't the sequel been released yet?"

"Yes, my lady said that if I can't buy the sequel this time, she will fine me one month's salary."

"Can't you tell Ling Jiang to write more each time? It takes less than half a day to finish such a thin book."

"I don't care. If I can't buy the sequel today, I'm not leaving."

"Everyone, there's no point in you staying here. I haven't contacted Mr. Ling Jiang for a long time, and I don't know when he will publish a sequel."

It would have been better if the shopkeeper didn't say anything, but once he said it, it caused a huge uproar.

"You are the shopkeeper and you don't know. Believe it or not, I will find someone to close your shop."

"Yes, if you don't release a sequel, I will find someone to cause trouble every day and make your Moxiang Pavilion unable to operate."

The shopkeeper stretched out his hands to comfort him. Fortunately, the door on the counter could be locked, so he could ensure his personal safety inside. Otherwise, he was really afraid that these people would come in and tear him to pieces.

Sudden.

The shopkeeper caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

Jian Xi also wore a veil like this when she came last time.

"Everyone, everyone, please go back first. I promise here that there will be a sequel within a month. If you block here and Mr. Jiang comes and sees this scene and gets scared and goes back, what will you do?"

"Is this what you said?"

"Then I'll make a note of it and tell you the same thing when I get back. If you dare to lie to me, then you can see how many days your Moxiang Pavilion can last."

"Yes, let's go."

"Go back quickly and tell the master the good news."

"Let's go."

Everyone dispersed one after another. Jian Xi, who was standing not far from the door, instantly smelled the fragrance and couldn't help coughing.

Recently, there are many young girls dressed like this in Moxiang Pavilion. Generally, they are maids from big families.

However, there was a kind-hearted girl who spoke to Jian Xi mysteriously: "Are you also here to buy the sequel to "Love Hidden in Jewels" for your master? The shopkeeper just said that there will be a new sequel within a month, so don't waste your energy." After saying that, she hurriedly caught up with her companions.

Jian Xi:......

It turns out that this was the large-scale scene of urging for updates in ancient times!

So exciting.

In her previous life, she would also come across interesting novels. Sometimes when the author didn’t update, there would be keyboard warriors in the comment section saying they would send razor blades. Now it’s much more exciting than before.

When the shopkeeper saw Jian Xi, he didn't care about the taboos between men and women. He took Jian Xi's arm and led her to the tea room on the second floor. He turned around and called out, "Xiao Liuzi, watch over the counter."

"Okay, boss."

The second floor was deserted. The shopkeeper's eyes welled up with tears as soon as he sat down. "Why did you come just now? It's been so long."

Jian Xi was confused, "What's wrong?"

The shopkeeper got angry all of a sudden and stood up. "You're asking what happened? Didn't you see outside just now? Those maids and servants surrounded me and almost overturned my Moxiang Pavilion. A few days ago, the Duke of Qi came to my house with a few servants and asked me to hand over Ling Jiang."

"This... shouldn't be the case, right?"

"How could it be so? You don't know. Your book is like a curse. No one wants to stop reading it. These days, even students from the Imperial College often ask me when the sequel will be published."

Jian Xi felt a little uneasy inside. It was just an ordinary romance novel, how come it attracted so many readers?

The Imperial Academy was the highest institution of learning in the Xuanyuan Dynasty. It was established by the imperial court and brought together talented students from all over the world. The vast majority of those taking the imperial examinations each year had studied at the Imperial Academy.

"Then..." Jian Xi wanted to say something else but was interrupted by the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's eyes sparkled, as if he was addicted to drugs, and he said loudly, "By the way, where's the sequel? Did you bring it?"