Lin Qianqian explained it once and Chen Jingzhou remembered it all.

"As long as you know these ten numbers, arithmetic is so simple." He followed Lin Qianqian's example and lifted the hem of his robe to avoid getting his clothes dirty. He squatted opposite Lin Qianqian and looked at the ten numbers written on the ground again.

He picked up the small wooden stick that Lin Qianqian had thrown on the ground and wrote a row below it.

His handwriting was thinner and more three-dimensional, deeply engraved into the soil, raising layers of brown earth.

He looked up at Lin Qianqian in surprise and said, "I didn't expect to learn something here. You are like my little teacher."

Lin Qianqian smiled embarrassedly, "Not really. To be honest, you are also my teacher. You are always learning and never forget to learn. You can learn the advantages of anyone and use them for your own benefit. Only then can you be a smart and powerful person."

"Oh, right," Chen Jingzhou wiped the dust off his hands, wiped his hands on his body, untied the bag on his back, took out two buns wrapped in paper, and said,

"These are the buns my mother steamed. She asked me to bring them to you and said she must let you taste them."

Lin Qianqian took it with both hands, opened the three layers of paper, saw the round buns and said with a smile, "Thank your mother for me."

Chen Jingzhou looked down at the brand new cloth shoes on his feet and said, "Thank you for your shoes, too."

Lin Qianqian picked up a bun, took a bite, bent down and carefully examined the shoes on his feet for a while, "It looks like it suits you very well, Qingyin's hands are so skillful."

Qingyin made these shoes twice. He accepted them shyly the first time, but he never wore them and always wore the same pair of straw sandals. When he asked, he learned that they were given to his mother.

Qingyin had no choice but to make a second pair.

Chen Jingzhou watched Lin Qianqian eating the buns, and saw her mouth opening and closing, eating with such deliciousness and pleasure, "My mother said she wanted to thank you and invite you to her home. She wants to cook for you."

On the tenth of this month, she paid him wages. Although it was only eleven days' wages, he had never felt so fulfilled and happy when he took the money home.

His mother also used the money to buy rice, flour, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar for the family, and bought cloth for him to make clothes, saying that he earned more than her.

"Okay, okay, I want to go out for a walk too," Lin Qianqian became interested when she heard it. She felt very uncomfortable being confined in this small world where she didn't even have the freedom to go out on the street. She had long wanted to go out for some fresh air.

"But... you are not allowed to go out here."

"Only some of the top performers will be carried out in sedan chairs when they are asked by customers to stay overnight."

Lin Qianqian held the bun and walked a few steps toward the courtyard wall. She looked up and saw the gray sky, trees and houses that were taller than the wall.

She listened carefully to the sounds outside the courtyard wall.

After listening carefully for a while, she turned around and said, "Someone is selling candied haws. I want to eat some."

Chen Jingzhou said, "Wait, I'll go out and buy it for you."

“Forget it,” Lin Qianqian stopped him as he took two steps toward the outside. “I guess by the time you get out, the guy selling the candied haws will have already left.”

"Next time, buy it for me next time you have a chance."

Chen Jingzhou nodded and glanced at her hand as she let go. "Next time I see you on the street, I'll buy you something to eat."

Lin Qianqian smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

"You really want to go out? How about I let you go out?" Suddenly, Gu Zhu's proud voice came from behind.

Lin Qianqian and Chen Jingzhou turned around together and saw Guzhu coming with his follower Ji'an.

"Then I would like to thank you very much." Lin Qianqian said.

Gu Zhu smiled, "Okay, fine. I allow you to go out, but I must follow you to prevent you from running away."

He emphasized the last two syllables on purpose.

"Okay, that's what you said. Follow me if you want. I don't mind having two more followers." Lin Qianqian said, raising her neck.

Jian pointed at her and shouted, "Okay, you actually said we are followers!"

Gu Zhu suppressed his raised hand, "Hey - it's harmless, just a little joke."

"But who would scold you in such a roundabout way?" Ji An glared at Lin Qianqian. He had no good feelings towards her at all. He was even more infuriated that his master was scolded without saying a word, which made him feel angry.

Gu Zhu said modestly, "A gentleman should be tolerant of others, and Miss Lin has no ill intentions. She can joke with me, which means she treats me as a friend. Only people who are not familiar with each other will maintain strict etiquette."

There was a chance to get closer to her and improve her favor, so he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to let her let down her guard.

Lin Qianqian said to Chen Jingzhou, "Don't worry about him, let's go about our business. I want to go out today. By the way, can I come to your house today? I really want to relax."

Chen Jingzhou withdrew his gaze from observing Gu Zhu. This person had a feminine appearance and smelled of powder, which he did not like. That was the powder that the women in the brothels in this courtyard often put on their bodies. It was just that one smell. Whenever he passed by those women, he would always smell this greasy smell.

Lin Qianqian doesn't like to put on powder. She is clean and fresh, just like the plants and flowers, clean and natural.

She has a sweet temperament like pear blossoms, which is sweet, clear and refreshing. A sip of it will make people feel refreshed immediately, like bathing in fresh spring water, cleansing away all the dust. It is always so comfortable and relaxed to be with her.

Chen Jingzhou said to Lin Qianqian, "Okay, but my mother is working at home right now and may not have time to buy groceries and cook. How about we do it another day and let her prepare it well." He was thinking about what kind of food to treat her well.

"It's okay! We can just go to the market and buy some vegetables. It's our first time visiting someone, so we should bring some gifts." Lin Qianqian clasped her hands together happily, "I just want to go shopping too."

"If your mother is not convenient to cook, I can help her. I also want to cook for myself. How about borrowing your pots and pans?"

The girl's smile was as bright as spring flowers, and her proposal was really irresistible. Chen Jingzhou nodded. His mother had always wanted to see Qianqian, so she would definitely be happy.

Arriving at the market, Lin Qianqian grabbed two chickens, one male and one female, from a vendor, tied their legs and handed them to Chen Jingzhou to carry. She also bought ten eggs. Chen Jingzhou shyly mentioned the eggs and asked if they were too many. Lin Qianqian raised her chin and pointed behind her, "Count how many people there are today. I'm afraid there won't be enough to eat."

Chen Jingzhou nodded and said, yes, including his mother, it would take five people.

They were used to eating wild vegetables. Qianqian, especially the young master behind them, must be used to eating meat and fish, so they had to buy chicken, duck, fish and meat to entertain them.

Lin Qianqian took out her purse to pay, Guzhou asked Ji'an to take out the money first, and Ji'an paid. Lin Qianqian said thank you, and turned to look at the pork leg and pork belly from the uncle selling pork next to her.

It was winter, and there were not many vegetables to sell in this season. There were a lot of radishes and cabbages everywhere. She bought radishes and a piece of tofu. She bought whatever she saw. Shopping makes people happy. Gu Zhu was happy to pay for the beauty's favor.

Besides, this money was not considered money in his eyes. The food cost less than one tael of silver, but he usually gave the girls who served him 10, 20 or 30 taels of silver. They wanted to kneel down and lick his feet clean.

Even a fool could see that something was wrong. Ji An was carrying a half-sack of flour on his back and a rice bag on his chest, which weighed down his back. He panted and approached Gu Zhu and whispered, "Sir, if you want a woman, it's not a big deal. If it doesn't work, I can knock her out and send her to your room at night. Why bother?"

"No." Gu Zhu stopped him with his eyes and gave him a stern warning.

"She will risk her life. She will die after playing once. It's not worth it."

It is rare to find a beauty with such a vivid soul. It would be a pity if I could only sleep with her once in my life.

He predicted that having sex with such a woman would be a unique and wonderful experience. He had to make her obedient and be his woman until he got tired of it.

Such a special, money-making, rare beauty even made him think of marrying her.

Marrying her is definitely a good deal, and you may even make double the money.

His business sense told him that she had a treasure trove that could turn into a mountain of gold.

She can make more money than many women, is good at business management, and is so beautiful, which really fits his fantasy of a beautiful wife at home.

His father hoped that he would find a daughter-in-law who was smart, beautiful and could help him run the business so as to expand the family business.

Gu Zhu whispered to Ji An, "You must respect her. What if she becomes my wife one day?"

Jian immediately put away his previous dissatisfaction and said seriously, "I...I understand, Master."

He looked at the figures of Lin Qianqian and Chen Jingzhou walking side by side in front of him and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head. My God, the master actually wanted to marry this woman.

Ji An suddenly came to Lin Qianqian who was talking to Chen Jingzhou, nodded and bowed, and stretched out his hand, "Miss Lin, let me carry the pork in your hand, don't tire your delicate little hands."

Lin Qianqian felt puzzled. She said, "You've worked so hard. Carrying so much rice and flour is not heavy enough. I'll carry the pork. Please don't spill the food."

"Yes, yes, yes." Jian said quickly, "Don't worry, it won't happen."

Lin Qianqian left and continued chatting with Chen Jingzhou as she walked.

Ji An suddenly felt that the new lady cared about the servants, which was a good thing.

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