Quick Wear: Crazy Fox Calm Tree

Mu Qing frowned slightly, touched the wooden plaque on his body and said, "My family has a special plaque-making master, but the master is not in the capital, but in the ancestral home."

"Master card maker?"

"Could that be the work of the card maker?"

“Even if they are not, there should be some connection. Didn’t Master Mu say that this dark pattern is unique to the Mu family?” said the Jinyiwei on the side.

"The sign may have been made by the sign-maker, but the incident should have nothing to do with the sign-maker. The sign-maker did not have any special identity. He was just an ordinary carpenter. Because of his superb craftsmanship, he was hired by the Mu family. He has made signs for the Mu family for decades. It should be the third generation now.

The wooden plaques that the Mu family usually uses, except for the dark patterns which are a little difficult to make, the rest of the carving can be done with just a skilled hand. Therefore, most of the plaques are made in advance, and the purpose is engraved on them when they are needed.

However, because ordinary wooden plaques can be recycled, and the identity wooden plaques of the Wood World are sparsely populated, they have not needed to be replenished for a long time. So I haven't seen a plaque maker for many years. "Mu Qing said.

"If that's the case, then the sign-making master should be of no use. Does that mean the Mu family is still supporting him?" Seventeen asked doubtfully.

According to Mu Qing, making wooden signs is a business that can be done with one stroke. As long as a wooden sign is not damaged intentionally, there will be no problem using it for ten or eight years. If the wood is of good quality, it may even be used for decades.

Moreover, as wooden plaques are used for a long time, they will become more valuable. In this case, is it really necessary to hire a special plaque maker?

“The Mu family is indeed still supporting the card-making masters, but it’s not the kind you think.

The card-making master also does carpentry work on weekdays. The Mu family gives him a certain amount of silver every year. If he needs to make a card, he will do it. If not, the card-making master can do private work. However, he cannot use the skills of the dark pattern on other things. Otherwise, he is no different from an ordinary carpenter.

That's why I said the sign-making master is just an ordinary person. After all, apart from making wooden signs for the Mu family, he is just an ordinary carpenter." Mu Qing explained while looking at everyone.

Qin Yu nodded and looked at the wooden sign in his hand and thought for a few seconds.

"No matter what, the problem now lies with the wooden sign. Since only the sign-making master can make the dark patterns on the wooden sign, why not go and take a look!" Qin Yu said firmly, and then looked at Mu Qing beside him, "Mr. Mu, you should also come with us."

"Okay, come to think of it, I haven't been back for many years. It's a good opportunity for me to go back and take a look." Mu Qing nodded, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

At the ancestral home?

The Jinyiwei acted quickly. Qin Yu's order had just been issued, and half an hour later, everything was ready.

Mu Qing stood beside the carriage with a confused look on his face. How could it be so fast? Didn't it take a while to prepare? How come they had already finished packing while he was just having a cup of tea?

"Mr. Mu, please come in!" said the Jinyiwei standing next to the carriage.

"Young Master..." Chunsheng looked at Mu Qing's face with a hint of worry and dissatisfaction. His young master had just recovered from illness and had to rush back to his clan land, but now he didn't even give him time to eat. Wasn't that a bit too much?

Mu Qing raised his hand to interrupt Chunsheng's unspoken words, then shook his head gently.

Inside the carriage, Qin Yu was holding a book and reading it carefully. When he saw Mu Qing coming up, he didn't even raise his head, but just pointed at the table beside him.

"There are some snacks inside, help yourself."

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, looking at the various snacks in the secret compartment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. These were all his favorite things. He didn't expect Zi Jin to be so thoughtful.

He reached out and picked up a piece of chestnut cake and put it into his mouth. The fragrant chestnut cake had a crunchy texture. It was neither too dry nor too soft in his mouth. It was just the texture that Mu Qing liked best.

"Brother Zijin, this chestnut cake is so delicious!" Mu Qing said while eating the chestnut cake with a smile in his eyes.

"Yes, there is tea on the table." Qin Yu's voice was very flat, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised as he looked at the case file.

While eating chestnut cake, drinking expensive tea and looking at the scenery outside, Mu Qing couldn't help but reveal a comfortable smile on his face.

He stretched his hand out of the window, and the cool breeze blew on his hand, bringing a hint of coolness. Looking at the leaves on the side of the road, Mu Qing reached out and pulled one down.

Looking at the willow leaf in his hand, Mu Qing fiddled with it back and forth. After a while, he suddenly put the willow leaf to his lips and blew it gently.

A crisp sound came from the carriage. Chunsheng and the others couldn't help but look at the carriage, and then a smile appeared on their faces.

Qin Yu couldn't help but smile as he looked at Mu Qing who was happily blowing the leaves.

After putting down the leaves in his hand, Mu Qing looked at Qin Yu with a smile. Seeing that he was looking at him, he thought that he was interested in blowing the leaves, so he handed the leaves in his hand to him.

"Do you want to blow?"

Qin Yu took the leaf from Mu Qing's hand, but did not play it. He just held it in his hand and looked at it.

Mu Qing watched quietly for a while. Maybe it was because he was too full, but he felt sleepy after a while.

Yawning, seeing that Qin Yu was still reading, Mu Qing decided to lean against the car and take a nap. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was not only asleep, but also lying next to Qin Yu, covered with his clothes.

Mu Qing rubbed his eyes and sat up. He looked at Qin Yu beside him and said, "Sorry, I fell asleep. Where are we now?"

"We're almost there." As soon as Qin Yu finished speaking, the carriage slowed down.

Soon, the carriage stopped.

"We're here, sir, Master Mu." The voice of the Jinyiwei sounded outside the car.

"Yeah." Qin Yu put down the scroll in his hand, stood up, and wanted to go outside, but was stopped by Mu Qing.

"Zijin, your clothes." Mu Qing handed over the clothes he was wearing. Although it was spring, it was still a little cold.

"No, you can put it on first!" Qin Yu shook his head. Seeing that Mu Qing didn't say anything, he added, "It's quite cold here."

"Okay." Mu Qing looked at the warm clothes in his hand and finally nodded. As expected, after putting on the clothes, he immediately felt much warmer.

After getting off the car, Mu Qing looked at the ancestral land that was familiar yet unfamiliar, and he was overwhelmed with emotions. While looking around, he walked into the gate of the ancestral home according to his memory.

The ancestral house was still the same as he remembered, square and spacious. Looking at the familiar stone statues in the yard, Mu Qing couldn't help but think of the time he spent here as a child. At that time, he was really naughty and climbed all over the stone Pixiu all day long, until it was completely wiped out.

"Who are you? How did you get in?" A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Mu Qing's memories.

Mu Qing turned around and saw a thin man standing there with a basin in his hand.

"Grandpa Mu!" Mu Qing smiled and nodded slightly.

"Young Master Mu Qing!" The old butler rubbed his eyes, looked at the familiar figure opposite, and shouted in disbelief.

"It's me!" Mu Qing walked over with a smile.

"Young Master Mu Qing, you're back! The masters and the others missed you so much. They were talking about you a while ago! If they knew you were back, they would be very happy!" The old butler said as he took Mu Qing's hand and walked into the yard.

Mu Qing patted the old butler gently and asked him to look behind him. Only then did the old butler notice Qin Yu and the others.

The old butler was so busy looking at Mu Qing just now that he thought the people behind Mu Qing were his servants who came back with him to visit relatives.

I didn't expect that he was a government official, and a Jinyiwei at that.

However, the old butler was also knowledgeable, so he did not panic. Instead, he became more calm and quickly arranged everything.

Mu Qing sat in the middle of the lobby, talking to Chunsheng in a low voice while looking outside from time to time. Finally, as he waited for a long time, the head master of the Mu family - Mu Jinli walked in with the other members of the Mu family.

“Qing!”

"Why does Xiaoqing look so thin? Did she not eat well?"

"Brother Qing, long time no see! You've grown a lot taller!"

"Brother Qing, I miss you so much!"

"Uncle, aunt, Xiaoge and Tiandi!" Mu Qing called everyone one by one, chatting with his cousins ​​while answering his uncle and aunt's questions.

Only after talking for a while did Mu Jinli and the others let go of Mu Qing and looked at Qin Yu who was standing not far behind Mu Qing.

After understanding their purpose, Mu Jinli frowned slightly and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

“This wooden plaque is indeed from the Mu family, but we don’t have this style at home.

The wooden plaques in our family are the same as those in the Qing family, or in other words, the wooden plaques of all the Mu family members are the same. Although there may be some minor differences, they are basically the same.

However, this wooden sign does not meet the requirements of the Mu family. It looks like neither a slave nor a master."

Mu Jinli said this as he casually placed the wooden sign on the table.

Mrs. Mu, who was standing by, looked at the wooden sign and suddenly said, "Although this sign does not meet my family's requirements, if you remove the carvings and only look at the dark patterns, it should be a modification of a child's ID card."

"A child's mahogany card? It does look a bit like one, but the youngest child in our generation is my cousin.

I remember that my cousin is no longer old enough to wear a mahogany plaque, right?" Mu Wenxiao looked at the wooden plaque and turned to look at his younger brother Mu Wentian.

Mu Wentian nodded.

"My cousin is already past the age of wearing mahogany pendants. When he came to play at home two years ago, he already disliked the mahogany pendants because they were too childish and didn't want to wear them. He insisted that my aunt make him a pear wood pendant.

Otherwise, I would rather go out with a piece of stone than wear a peach wood badge, as I feel that peach wood badges are only for coaxing children." Mu Wentian said with a smile.

“If that’s the case, then Uncle Qiu probably hasn’t made peach wood cards for a long time. After all, the Mu family doesn’t have any newborn descendants now.

For both Mu Qing and I, it is still early to get married and have children, and the peachwood brand used for children should be new peachwood, there is absolutely no reason to use old brands." Mu Wenxiao said.

"Uncle Qiu?" Qin Yu asked back.

"Well, Uncle Qiu is the master sign-maker I mentioned, but Uncle Qiu is the oldest one. Usually, ordinary signs are made by Uncle Qiu's son or grandson. Uncle Qiu now only makes peach wood signs for children." Mu Qing explained.

"If that's the case, is it possible that these brands are waste products that were accidentally leaked out?" Qin Yu said.

"This..." Mu Qing and the others looked at each other. This was indeed possible, but they didn't really understand it.

"We usually don't care about these things, Lord Qin. If you want to know, you can go and ask Uncle Qiu. Uncle Qiu lives in a house nearby." Mu Jinli said.

……

When Mu Qing and his group arrived, Qiu Bo's grandson was carving wood in the yard and humming a nursery rhyme.

Seeing Mu Qing and the others coming in, he quickly stood up and walked over, greeting them warmly: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, our family doesn't have time to make other things recently, I'm afraid I'll trouble you to look somewhere else."

"I don't make anything. I'll go find Uncle Qiu." Mu Qing shook his head and said.

"What do you want to talk to my grandfather about?" Qiu Bo's grandson was stunned. It was obvious that these young men were not from here, and his grandfather had never left here, so how could he know them?

Just when Mu Qing was about to speak, Qiu Bo's son heard the noise and walked out of the yard. Seeing a familiar figure outside, he immediately took a few quick steps to the door.

"Master Qing, you're back!" Mu Ping looked at Mu Qing excitedly, his face full of smiles.

"Brother Qiu, I'm looking for Uncle Qiu. Is Uncle Qiu here?" Mu Qing smiled and nodded.

"Yes, my father is in the backyard!" Mu Ping nodded and led the way for them.

Seeing his son looking at Mu Qing curiously, he patted his head and said, "This is Master Qing, the son of the Third Master."

Mu Xi looked at Mu Qing in confusion, then obediently called him "Young Master Qing".

Mu Qing reached out and touched Mu Xi's head, took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket and put them in Mu Xi's hand.

Mu Xi looked at his father standing beside him, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he immediately smiled happily.

"Thank you, Master Qing!" He picked up the candy and started eating.

Mu Ping looked at his son with a face full of affection.

"I didn't expect your son is so big already." Mu Qing said with some emotion.

"I'm already 25, young master." Mu Ping looked at Mu Qing helplessly.

Mu Qing then remembered that Mu Ping was several years older than him and it was indeed time for him to be a father.

The two of them chatted back and forth like this, and they seemed very familiar with each other, and it was obvious that they had a very good relationship.

When Qin Yu saw this scene, a hint of thought flashed across his eyes, but he didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

Mu Qing and the others soon met Qiu Bo. When Qiu Bo saw Mu Qing, his face was full of surprise and joy. He then stood up excitedly and said.

"Master Mu Qing, you're back!"