Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is midsummer. The grass and trees in Xunchun Courtyard grow wildly, and Xueyun has to call the gardener to trim them every few days.

The apricot tree in the corner of the yard was lush and leafy, with green apricots the size of chess pieces hanging all over the tree. Every time a gust of wind blew, a few of them would fall down, hitting the head of a maid who was passing by the tree. The maid was so angry that she covered her head and cursed with gritted teeth.

Lin Xi's desk was facing the window. It was hot in summer, so the window was always open. When she looked up during a break from practicing calligraphy, she saw the maid in the green shirt being hit and grimacing. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The maid heard the laughter and turned around in anger. She wanted to see who was making fun of her, but she saw Lin Xi with a smile on her face. Her face froze and she pouted in grievance, saying to Lin Xi coquettishly, "I was hit by this apricot fruit and felt dizzy. It would be fine if the young lady didn't feel sorry for me, but why did you laugh at me?"

Lin Xi was even more delighted when she heard this. She waved at her and said, "You are also Xing'er, and it is also Xing'er. How come the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple? Family members no longer recognize each other as family members."

"Young lady, you only know how to tease me." Xing'er stamped her feet helplessly. After the young lady recovered from her illness, she was promoted from a cleaning maid to a second-class maid, in charge of the welcoming and seeing off duties in Xunchunyuan.

Lin Xi treated the servants kindly, and Xue Yun intended to cultivate her, so over the past few days, she had changed from her previous timid appearance and became a lot smarter. Now in front of her master, she dared to act coquettishly and laugh a few times.

"Okay, come in and let me see if there's a hole. Otherwise, all the snacks and drinks you're eating will leak out from there."

"If that's the case, then this thing in my hand can be regarded as a reward from the young lady. It will just fill this hole." Xing'er showed a mischievous smile. Although she said this, she still walked into the house with the thing in her hand.

"The eldest master has sent something again. Do you want to accept it, young lady?"

Lin Xi put down the brush in her hand after hearing this, and walked to the copper basin to wash her hands. Then she took the palm-sized black wooden box and said, "Whether to keep it or not, you have to let me take a look at it first."

The box was opened, and there was a layer of soft white silk cloth covering it. When he lifted the cloth, he saw an inch-sized object lying quietly inside. Lin Xi was a little puzzled, so he gently picked it up and put it in the palm of his hand, and found that it was actually a peach pit.

The peach pit was only the length of two finger joints, but it was intricately carved with extremely delicate patterns. Looking closely, it turned out to be a scene of a boy picking lotus flowers.

At the front of the peach kernel is a little boy with chubby hands and feet, who is holding the side of the boat with one hand and playing in the water with the other, having a lot of fun. In the middle of the peach kernel is a little girl with a pigtail bun, holding a lotus pod in her hand and lotus seeds in her mouth, looking very naive. At the end of the peach kernel is a slightly older boy, with his trouser legs rolled up high, holding a pole with one hand and holding a few fat fish with the other, with the fish tails swinging high and jumping around. However, in such a small peach kernel, there are three people carved on it, and the expressions on the characters' faces are vivid and lifelike.

When Lin Xi was in this world, he once read an ancient article about walnut carving. Although it was only a few hundred words long, he was already very shocked. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he was even more eye-opening. He held the walnut carving in his hands and looked at it non-stop, feeling amazed.

Seeing that Lin Xi liked it very much, Xing Er came over to take a look and exclaimed, "What a skillful hand the craftsman has. He carved a peach pit that's only the size of a palm into something so beautiful."

"That's true, but there are many strange people like this in this world. I read a book before, which said that there are people who can make people out of mud, and even the hair is exactly the same. There are also tailors with a pair of sharp eyes. Just by looking at you, he can cut clothes that are exactly the same as your body shape." Lin Xi was chatting with Xing'er.

"That's great! If I could have such a pair of sharp eyes, I wouldn't have to make the girl sweat while measuring her clothes in the hot summer." Xing'er's eyes sparkled.

Lin Xi tapped her head lightly and said with a smile: "Girl, you are so sweet, I'll give you the bowl of sweet yogurt on the table as a reward."

"Thank you for the reward, young lady. Do you want to keep the walnut carving?" Xing'er's eyes became brighter and she smiled like a little sun.

"Leave it here, and put it on my shelf, along with the box."

"Okay." Xing'er received the order, put the box in place, and happily took out the sweet cheese.

Lin Xi sat back at the table, and the system in her mind suddenly spoke, "Host, ever since He Lanting was punished to kneel that day, his fate deviation value has been stagnant at 60% for a long time. How about we take some action to break through it?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I have my own arrangements." Lin Xi didn't care. The storm was about to come and it would be another fierce battle. She had to conserve her energy.

"Aren't you worried about me, the host? If you complete your mission sooner, you can get a healthy body and return to the real world sooner, isn't that good?"

"You have to say this kind of words in every world. Aren't you tired?" Lin Xi was speechless.

"The system is the latest generation of results. You won't get tired of it."

Lin Xi didn't want to have a conflicting conversation with the system, so she ignored it and turned her gaze to the shelves filled with various exquisite gadgets. These were all sent by Helan Ting in the past two months.

After she woke up, He Lanting never came to see her once, but he sent her a lot of various precious and rare medicinal herbs as if they were free. Later, when Lin Xi recovered, the things he sent her became rare curios, calligraphy and paintings, jade and pearls, but Lin Xi refused them all on the grounds that they were too valuable.

But later on, she was given a pair of jade chain rings. Although the jade was not very valuable, it was very cleverly designed. Seeing that several maids liked it very much, Lin Xi accepted it.

From then on, the things sent over have become all kinds of exquisite gadgets. Today it is a straw cricket cage, tomorrow it is a colorful hand-painted kite, and the day after tomorrow it is a polished round and translucent glass beads. Lin Xi didn't want Heng Zhi to run in vain, so she symbolically accepted a few items. Who knew that after two months of accumulation, there was actually a whole box full of things. Finally, Xue Yun saw that there were too many things, so she asked someone to build a shelf to display these gadgets.

Lin Xi naturally understood He Lanting's thoughts. He just felt guilty and wanted to make amends, but he was afraid that meeting her would make Lin Xi sad again. That's why he collected so many things from all over the world to make her happy.

I heard that in addition to studying hard these days, he also participated in many literary gatherings, and his reputation in Jiankang was growing. It seemed that his pretending to be sick this time and Mrs. Xie's teachings finally made him understand his responsibilities as the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion. He wanted to attract the attention of the current emperor by becoming famous, and thus enter the official career. This made Lin Xi feel relieved.

After all, in the original plot, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion had never clearly stood on one side, so it was not welcomed after the new king ascended the throne and gradually declined. He Lanting had no interest in a career in politics because he could not get love, and he never married in his life. After the head of the family, He Tongguang, died, the once glorious Duke of Anguo's Mansion fell into complete decline, and no trace of this person was found in just twenty years.

Now that He Lanting and the heroine Cen Yan have no more contact, and are no longer trapped in love affairs, and have taken on the responsibility of the Anguo Mansion, it is only natural for Lin Xi to change his fate later on.