Fantasy: The Second Miss Said She Was Ordinary

Qin Zheng was anxious. "Why not? Although I'm old, my desire to learn is still young. Your casting skills far surpass mine. Why can't you be my master?"

Qin Youyou found this even funnier.

Who is the Ninth Elder? A master of weapon casting! He's a master of the Fengyu Kingdom!

What about her? She had only been learning blacksmithing for a month, a true novice in casting.

Her weapon-casting skills far surpass those of the Ninth Elder? This is too ridiculous, isn't it?

Qin Youyou looked at the skinny old man suspiciously.

Could it be that he is old and has Alzheimer's?

Yes, he suddenly fainted before. Maybe it was due to high blood pressure and a sudden cerebral infarction.

It is very common for the mind to become unclear after a cerebral infarction. Add to that Alzheimer's disease, and it's a double debuff.

I heard that some elderly people, after suffering from dementia, will have their memories revert back to their childhood, and they may even call for their mothers every day.

This may be the case with the Ninth Elder. He said that his desire to learn is still young and he even wants to find a master. This is a typical symptom of dementia.

Thinking of this, Qin Youyou felt a trace of pity in her heart.

When dealing with elderly people with dementia, you cannot refuse them directly, but should solve the problem in a tactful and roundabout way.

He patiently replied, "As you say, since you like it, then there's no need to become my disciple. If you have any questions, just ask me and I'll answer them. Please don't be offended if my answers are wrong."

After hearing this, Qin Zhengjiao was completely stunned. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't need to become a disciple, but it's better than becoming a disciple?

Which weaponsmith can be so magnanimous!

If before, he was just curious and envious of Qin Youyou, at this moment, his admiration for her was as endless as a surging river!

"Good, good!" He was so moved that tears filled his eyes.

He secretly swore in his heart that from now on, he, Qin Zhengjiao, would firmly stand in the Second Young Lady's camp and would not waver!

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When Qin Zhengwu had some free time, he thought of taking care of his granddaughter Youyou.

Wei Jin is a widow now. As her father-in-law, he usually doesn't go to their yard for fear of gossip. When he misses his grandchildren, he can only call them over to sit with him.

He was not good at speaking, and he was too busy with family affairs. Every time he talked for a few words, he would be interrupted by other matters.

He was not sure whether Youyou had taken the night pearl from the Black Phoenix Cave, and he didn't know whether Youyou had any money.

I heard that the two children usually ordered meals from Zuishenlou. The food there is not cheap. Even if they only eat the simplest dishes for each meal, it will cost a lot of silver coins.

The children of the Qin family should eat at Zuishenlou to be worthy of their status.

You can't just eat at a street stall just because you have no money. Wouldn't that make you a laughing stock to the other three families?

If the money is not enough, he will pay it forward.

He sent someone to call Qin Xiaorong.

Looking at the young guard below, he put on a kind smile.

"Xiaorong, you've been wronged."

Qin Xiaorong's heart was pounding with nervousness. He was a little confused by the sudden special care shown by the head of the family.

"No, no, I'm not wronged." He said hurriedly.

Sincerely.

Following the second young lady was a blessing he had earned in his previous life.

Qin Zhengwu didn't believe him at all. He sighed and said to himself:

"I know that every guard of the Qin family wants to join the elite guard team, but the selection process is cruel."

"Yeah." Qin Xiaorong responded perfunctorily.

Everyone wants to join the elite guard?

No, he didn't want to. There was no better job than following the second young lady.

Everyone in that yard is talented and speaks well. Once he comes here, he doesn't want to leave, and he doesn't want to leave for the rest of his life.

Qin Zhengwu had no idea what he was thinking and continued to brainwash him:

"I know you have great ambitions, and I also know you have an elderly mother to support, but Youyou and Jiyu are the two children with the most miserable lives. As their grandfather, I feel sorry for them. Therefore, I can only ask you to take care of them more..."

Qin Xiaorong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Master. That is my duty."

Seeing him so straightforward, Qin Zhengwu's expression relaxed: "Good boy."

After that, he took out a bag of silver coins and stuffed it into Qin Xiaorong's hand: "This is your compensation. Although I can't let you join the elite guard team, you will not be short of money."

There are about seventy or eighty silver coins in this bag.

If it were in the past, Qin Xiaorong would have been so excited that his hands would tremble. After all, one silver coin was equivalent to one thousand copper coins, and his monthly salary was only five thousand copper coins.

But what is his current net worth?

The last time I accompanied the second young lady to drive away wild bulls, I earned fifty gold coins. Later, I spent more than a month sharpening sickles for the second young lady and earned more than thirty gold coins.

Now his mustard bag was filled with more than eighty gold coins.

One gold coin is equivalent to one hundred silver coins, so he naturally looked down on the mere seventy or eighty silver coins in front of him.

He waved his hand and said, "Master, I can't accept this silver coin. I really like my current job. I don't need the extra one."

He knew that the head of the family was honest and these silver coins must have been from his private treasury that he had worked hard to save. How could he take the money of an old man?

Qin Zhengwu was stunned.

He didn't expect that this young boy had such a pure heart and was a good seedling.

It is also reassuring to entrust Youyou and Jiyu's safety to him.

But you can’t live your life by pretending to be rich. How can you survive without money?

He handed the bag over again.

Qin Xiaorong firmly refused.

After repeating this several times, Qin Zhengwu sighed.

He took out a small box, took out three gold coins and put them into the bag of silver coins.

"Here, there are these three gold coins. They are for Youyou and Jiyu's meal."

"Puchi." Qin Xiaorong couldn't help but laughed.

He waved his hand: "Master, that's even more unnecessary. The Second Young Lady and the Second Young Master are both well-off, so don't worry about it."

"Ah?" Qin Zhengwu was puzzled. Even if Youyou really took away the night pearl, the money he exchanged for it would eventually run out. How could he still complain about having too much money?

Qin Xiaorong did not hide it. After all, when Qin Youyou planted green onions in the yard, she did not hide it from anyone.

As for buying land in Nancun to grow onions, she never intended to hide it. Such a large onion field could be easily found by Qin Zhengwu if he wanted to investigate.

He said directly: "The second young lady bought fifty acres of land in Nancun and planted shallots, which she sells to Zuishenlou. She earns a lot of money every day."

Qin Zhengwu was stunned.

Youyou... is farming?

For a moment, he felt a little ashamed and angry that the descendants of the Qin family had become peasants.

The next moment, he felt even more guilty. He thought that he was an incompetent grandfather, forcing his granddaughter to find a way to earn money to buy food...

Besides, how much money can you make from growing shallots? Even if you have 50 mu of land, according to the market price of shallots, it's not much.

He forcefully stuffed the money into Qin Xiaorong's hand and said, "Take it. This is a token of my appreciation."

Qin Xiaorong had no choice. Since things had come to this, he could only obey orders.

Looking at Qin Xiaorong leaving, Qin Zhengwu felt sad.

That was all the spare money he had.

After a while, it will be the family competition that happens every four years.

This is the largest competition in Fengyu Country. All four major families will participate. The heads of the families and the younger generations will all compete to see who is superior.

This is a major matter concerning family honor and an opportunity to compete for royal rewards.

The other three families all received raisins from Qingling Peak, and their strength increased significantly.

Only the Qin family did not get the raisins.