sinovels Chapter 42 The Lady -
Chapter 42 The Lady -
When Shen Mo arrived at the workshop early in the morning and saw Yu Yan waiting at the door, and took the key to the warehouse and the scooters from him, he just stayed where he was.
Hearing Yu Yan say that it was specially prepared by Qi Yunshu for him, Shen Mo couldn't laugh or cry.
Later, when Shen Mo found Gu Ming'an and the others, he saw that the warehouse was almost full of piles, and he was even more speechless for a while.
Gu Ming'an and the others have tasted the sweetness, and they have been running around like chicken blood in the past few days, and have almost visited the entire second-hand market in Qingcheng.
Gu Ming'an and Xiong Lei were originally the only team to receive the goods, but I don't know where Mr. Jia got the news, so he ran over within a few days.
After Mr. Jia, several carpenters from Qingcheng who had met at the exchange meeting before also ran over.
Before we knew it, the team had grown to nearly ten people.
At the door of the warehouse, before Shen Mo could speak, Gu Ming'an and Xiong Lei on the side had already run into the warehouse, and then took out a pile of materials and put them in front of Shen Mo.
"You came just in time, we were just trying to find you." Xiong Lei was in high spirits, he moved a grand master's chair from somewhere, and put it behind Shen Mo, "Sit down."
Shen Mo looked at the group of people who were staring at him excitedly, so he had to sit down, then took the materials that were on the ground, and showed them first.
After Jia Lao joined, Shen Mo didn't get most of the information, and they could figure it out after thinking about it.
However, after getting along for a long time and letting go completely, sometimes there will be times when several people disagree. At this time, several people will save things and wait to ask Shen Mo.
Most of these materials are strange and weird, and it is not easy to identify them.
It took Shen Mo some time to identify all those materials, and told everyone, and then he took out the new warehouse key he brought.
The new warehouse and the car made several people very excited, and in the blink of an eye they were already discussing whether to go to the village outside Qingcheng.
Seeing this, Shen Mo quickly stopped, and said: "This matter is not urgent, but the Luban lock I gave you before, how is your research going?"
Tossing Lubansuo is better than tossing like this.
Shen Mo even thought of the scene where Qi Yunshu would vacate a new warehouse for everyone half a month later.
"We're researching it," Xiong Lei said, "but I've been busy collecting second-hand goods recently, so I only have time at night."
As soon as Xiong Lei finished speaking, Gu Mingan on the side continued to say: "That thing is really profound. We have been discussing it, but we can always discover new things."
Mr. Jia also followed his expression and nodded seriously, agreeing very much.
Shen Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he shook his head and said nothing, and let them make trouble.
And compared to several people, Shen Mo was a little more surprised that Qi Yunshu also followed him to make trouble.
Shen Mo's effort to stop everyone from collecting second-hand goods was fruitless, so he took it easy, and later greeted the person who had handed him the invitation.
This was the first time Shen Mo received a greeting card. He was curious and took it very seriously.
Jia Lao Gu Ming'an and the others never handed him invitations, most of the time they appeared suddenly, especially Jia Lao, who appeared suddenly from time to time.
The person who came to visit Shen Mo was a young man about the same age as Shen Mo. He was bookish and didn't talk much.
He came to visit because of Lu Bansuo.
Shen Mo had sent out several sets of Luban locks before, but somehow they ended up in his hands.
When he got the items, the man studied them a bit, and the simple ones were fine, but the slightly more difficult ones still didn't work out.
It happened that Shen Mo was in Qingcheng, so he brought something to ask for advice.
In the small room in the workshop, Shen Mo took a few disassembled Luban locks from the other party, and slowly reassembled them.
The man watched quietly from the side, showing a look of sudden realization from time to time.
Shen Mo assembled all the Luban locks, and the man took them and studied them for a while, then stood up and saluted Shen Mo.
"This thing is really very interesting, it can be said to be extremely interesting, it can be compared to the craftsmanship of the gods." The man said.
Shen Mo smiled calmly, he had heard countless compliments like this.
"If you can use it, you will find that there are more subtleties contained in it." Shen Mo took some other mortise and tenon components that he told Xiong Lei from the side and handed them over.
From time to time, he would teach Xiong Lei one or two new ones. Now Xiong Lei is not proficient, at least he has a general understanding of tenon and tenon.
The man took the mortise and tenon from Shen Mo, his face was changing again and again, he was full of surprises, and Gu Ming'an and three people came in outside the door.
Seeing that Shen Mo was receiving a guest, he quickly calmed down.
"We'll come back later." With that said, the three of them walked out the door.
A few of them had obviously gone to the nearby flea market for another round, their bodies were covered in sawdust and dust, and they were quite embarrassed.
"No need, everyone, come in!" The young man who came to visit cupped his fists at Shen Mo, "I've been out for too long, and it's almost time to go back."
After finishing speaking, the young man bid farewell to everyone, and then walked towards the door.
Seeing this, Xiong Lei and the others hurried into the room, and at the same time, they did not forget to take out all the things they brought to ask Shen Mo for advice.
"Show me, how about this one?" Xiong Lei immediately took out the Juehu tenon he made.
The person who came to visit had already walked to the door. Hearing Xiong Lei's obviously respectful tone, he couldn't help but stop in surprise, and looked back.
"Who are these?" The man looked at Shen Mo uncertainly.
"We are his apprentices." Gu Ming'an explained.
When the man heard this, his expression became more and more surprised.
Shen Mo is still young, and it is rare to start taking apprentices at this age, not to mention that except for Gu Ming'an, the rest are more than twice as old as Shen Mo.
Shen Mo glanced at Gu Ming'an, and wanted to explain, but Mr. Jia jumped out and said, "Why, you also want to be a teacher, so you have to wait in line."
Xiong Lei stood up and pointed at himself, "I am the second senior brother."
As soon as Xiong Lei finished speaking, before Shen Mo could speak, Gu Ming'an said again: "I am Third Senior Brother."
Shen Mo looked at the round and handsome second senior brother Xiong Lei, then at the calmer third senior brother Gu Ming'an, and then at Mr. Jia...
He didn't want to shave his head at all, and he didn't even want to be the master of the third junior brother who learned from scriptures.
When I came to visit that person, I obviously didn't want to join this weird master-student relationship, so I left with a somewhat confused expression on my face.
After sending that person away, Shen Mo and Xiong Lei explained what they didn't understand.
After finishing his work, he stared at the mortise and tenon joints and Luban locks on the workbench, and stared blankly.
In the evening, when the sky darkened, Shen Mo finally came out when the workers in the workshop went back to rest after work.
Shen Mo went to find Yu Yan, and he already had an idea about the congratulatory gift.
The Qi family's He Libo is a novelty, but this innovation can't be something that can't be grandstanding.
Lu Bansuo is novel, unique and interesting, but it is obviously impossible for Shen Mo to use this thing to test the above one.
It's like playing chess with that person. Whether you win or lose, you have to think carefully about how you win or lose. If you are not careful, you will be killed.
Use this thing as a congratulatory gift, if that person can't figure it out or is impatient, it might backfire if he gets angry.
Shen Mo had thought of some other weird and eye-catching things before, but he hadn't made up his mind, but now he has a plan.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Shen Mo found Yu Yan and told him what he wanted.
It was about congratulatory gifts, Yu Yan was very serious, he took a pen to write it down carefully, but there was only one thing written on the paper, but Shen Mo's side was silent.
"That's all it takes?" Yu Yan reacted.
What Shen Mo asked him to prepare was just a not-so-big piece of golden nanmu.
"That's enough." Shen Mo paused, and explained again, "But I want the material to be excellent, the color and texture must be very even, and the drying time should not be too long or too short."
Although old materials are good materials, it does not mean that the longer the material is stored, the better it will be. If it is stored for a long time, the materials will rot and become useless.
If you really pay attention, the material is suitable for different things in different time periods, which is very strict.
Not to mention furniture, if you are making handicrafts or sculptures, the amount of moisture in the material will directly affect the quality of the finished product.
Most of the materials with too high water content and not air-dried are easy to deform and shrink.
You can't see it in the large samples of furniture, but if you make handicrafts, it will be very obvious after a little deformation.
Yu Yan made a note and told Qi Yunshu about it later.
There are not no golden nanmu Qi's warehouses, but most of them are not suitable.
When these materials were prepared at the beginning, they were prepared according to the specifications for making furniture. The amount Shen Mo requested did not seem like furniture.
Knowing that Shen Mo already had plans, Qi Yunshu asked Shen Mo to visit his house the next day.
The matter of the congratulatory gift needs to be cautious, and the news cannot be leaked out, so when discussing this matter with Shen Mo, Qi Yunshu waved all the servants in the courtyard back every time.
In the Qi family's courtyard, Qi Yunshu waved all the servants back as usual, and sat down opposite Shen Mo.
"What are you going to do?" Qi Yunshu took the teapot on the table and poured tea for Shen Mo.
He had a good appetite during this time, so his complexion improved and his complexion gradually turned rosy.
The wrist is still a little thin, and the slightly protruding bones and blood vessels on the back of the hand can be clearly seen.
"It's just a rough plan." Shen Mo withdrew his gaze from looking at the back of Qi Yunshu's hand.
The skin on the back of Qi Yunshu's hands is fair, and the veins are very obvious. Fortunately, his fingers are slender and straight, not ugly.
Shen Mo rolled his eyes and chuckled, "You want to know?"
"I can't know?" Qi Yunshu looked at Shen Mo.
Shen Mo thought for a while, with a mysterious look on his face, "You will know when the time comes."
Qi Yunshu blinked, never thought that Shen Mo would be so mysterious, and it was the first time he saw Shen Mo like this.
Shen Mo was rarely mysterious, Qi Yunshu smiled, looked away, and followed Shen Mo.
"The matter of materials is a bit difficult to handle. Ordinary materials are obviously not good, and good materials may not be so easy." Qi Yunshu changed the subject, but his mind was still in Shen Mo's mysterious smile just now.
The material Shen Mo wanted was not large, and Qi Yunshu couldn't think of any other possibility for that size material except for carving.But Shen Mo is so mysterious now, Qi Yunshu can't point it out, so he can only pretend not to know with a sullen face.
"Then what should we do?" Shen Mo's attention was immediately diverted.
"I do know a place that might have it." Qi Yunshu took a sip from the teacup.
This kind of material specially prepared for carving or small items can only be found in the hands of experts like Yang Renxiong.
The 'good materials' that Shen Mo wanted did not refer to expensive ones, but to ones of suitable quality.
However, it is impossible for ordinary workshops to have the high-grade and suitable golden nanmu that Shen Mo requested, and it has to be a large workshop.
"Where?"
"If it's around Qingcheng, probably only the Zhou family has it." Qi Yunshu put down the teacup, twirled his fingers, and took another small snack from the side.
He has been very addicted to food recently, especially things with strong flavors, which he likes very much.
He is also a good eater, and once he starts eating, he can't stop eating.
"The Zhou family?" Shen Mo was surprised, "The Zhou family is around here?"
He had only heard of the Zhou family, but he didn't expect it to be so close.
"It's not close, but it's not far." Qi Yunshu finished eating the snack in his mouth, and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
Seeing his appearance, Shen Mo also reached out to take a snack on the side and tasted it. The sweet and sour taste was a bit strong, so Shen Mo couldn't help but look at the water glass beside him.
But he didn't move the teacup, he just glanced at it and looked away.
During the movement, Qi Yunshu looked at him expectantly, as if asking Shen Mo if the snacks were delicious?
"The taste is not bad." Shen Mo didn't show any expression, the snack tasted a bit strong, whether it was sour or sweet.
Qi Yunshu was satisfied when he got the answer, and that satisfied expression appeared on his face again.
He raised his hand to touch his stomach, the movement was light and gentle.
"How much do you know about the Zhou family?" Shen Mo asked.
Qi Yunshu maintained a comfortable posture and thought for a while before explaining to Shen Mo, "Although the Zhou family is not far from here, I actually don't know much..."
If you want to talk about the Zhou family, you have to talk about those things back then.
They are now divided into four parties, with each of the four families holding one side, but this has not always been the case.
In the earliest days, although carpenters also divided positions and looked down on each other, there were no merchants like Feng's family and Qi's family at that time.
At that time, most of them were carpenters and craftsmen, and the famous ones were all from the Zhou family, which was based on a certain specialty.
Just as the Zhou family was famous for its sculptures, during the time the Zhou family lived, there were also many other crafts that were famous for their crafts, such as houses, bridge repairs, or hollowed out patterns, reliefs, etc.
The Zhou family rose late. At that time, most of the famous schools had gradually faded away. It was already when the four families were divided into four directions and basically formed.
The Zhou family is not so much an outstanding faction on their side, as it happens to be on their side, and they don't participate in their affairs.
The Zhou family makes carving crafts, and they don't use much material, and they don't have much contact with merchants like the Qi family.
In addition, Zhou's family does not do ordinary carpentry work, but only does some special crafts, and the people they come into contact with are all powerful people, and they have no contact with outside carpenters.
At the same time, this is also the reason why Xiong Lei said before that if the Zhou family is still there, the Feng family will also avoid it.
Although the number of the Zhou family is small, the people they make friends with are those that outsiders can't afford to provoke, so no one dares to make trouble, and the Feng family is no exception.
Another part of the reason is that the Zhou family did not have any conflicts with them. Although the Zhou family has a great reputation, it never makes ordinary orders and never competes with the four of them for business.
When the Zhou family was very popular back then, it really made their side follow suit.
It's a pity that they haven't been out of the mountain in recent years, and they haven't produced any new works, they almost disappeared.
"The Zhou family is in another mountain outside the city nearby. There are quite a few people who know about it. However, since the Zhou family has closed their doors to welcome visitors in recent decades, almost no one goes there anymore."
Back when the Zhou family was still prosperous, there were a lot of people there, and there was an endless stream of visitors.
After a long time, the reputation of the Zhou family gradually dissipated in the torrent of time. Nowadays, many younger generations don't even know their existence, so naturally no one goes there anymore.
Just like Mr. Jia, when he was young, he was unmatched in the limelight. Decades later, although his fame is still there, but in another 50/[-] years, I am afraid that the number of people who know him will gradually decrease.
"But even so, in terms of ingredients, I believe the Zhou family definitely has a lot of good stocks." After Qi Yunshu finished speaking, he twirled another piece of pastry with his fair fingers and stuffed it into his mouth.
The dessert is candied heart, sweet and sour, very delicious.
"Can you get it?" Shen Mo asked.
If the Zhou family really keeps closing the door to thank guests, then they may not be able to let the other party open the door to welcome guests, let alone take things from the other party's hands.
Qi Yunshu hesitated, then took the tea on the table and drank it in small sips, as if he was thinking about something.
The color of the tea was dark red, not the color of ordinary tea, so Shen Mo didn't dare to touch it.
It took less than half a cup of tea, and after Qi Yunshu ate up a plate of dim sum, Qi Yunshu finally spoke again, and he said, "You can try it."
"How to try?"
"Come with me, let's go to Zhou's house tomorrow and see if we can meet people from Zhou's family." Qi Yunshu got up and went out while speaking, as if he was ordering the housekeeper to make it easier for him to go out tomorrow.
Seeing him leave, Shen Mo quickly took advantage of this moment to lift the lid of the teapot beside him and take a look.
He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that what seemed to be soaking in the pot was leaves instead of a pot full of bayberry.
When Qi Yunshu came back after ordering the housekeeper, what he saw was Shen Mo secretly putting the lid back on and heaving a sigh of relief.
Qi Yunshu smiled brightly, as if crushed light fell into his pitch-black eyes, making him brighten up.
Qi Yunshu went back and sat down beside Shen Mo, and seeing Shen Mo took a teacup seriously and drank it, he said softly, "Don't worry, I changed it for you."
Being interrupted suddenly, Shen Mo almost choked on the tea, he looked at Qi Yunshu with a little embarrassment, his face was a little hot.
Seeing this, Qi Yunshu laughed even happier, and said with a smile: "You still like plums better. If so, I'll go and ask the housekeeper to change them back."
Shen Mo didn't feel it at all, but when Qi Yunshu spit out the word plum, his teeth suddenly became sore.
"No need." Shen Mo had a toothache.
Shen Mo has always let others suffer, and he rarely suffers. Now that Qi Yunshu saw his frightened and embarrassed appearance, his smile suddenly became even wider.
After discussing to leave for Zhou's house tomorrow, Qi Yunshu left Shen Mo at the house for dinner.
Shen Mo straightened his back and pretended to be calm, but in the end he was defeated by Qi Yunshu's smiling eyes, and he left in embarrassment with his tail between his legs, and returned to the workshop.
Although the Zhou family is just outside another city not far from Qingcheng, it still takes some time to get there.
The next day, Shen Mo and Qi Yunshu got into the carriage early and headed for another nearby city.
During the two-day journey on the way, it was raining when they arrived in another city, so the two of them were delayed for another day in the inn.
It wasn't until the weather improved that Shen Mo followed Qi Yunshu towards the mountain where the Zhou family was located.
The Zhou family also accumulated a lot of financial resources in the early years. The mountain and the nearby area are the private property of the Zhou family. Although they are not guarded, they are also uninhabited.
Shen Mo followed Qi Yunshu on the muddy mountain path, and after walking for nearly half an hour, he finally saw a repaired bluestone staircase in the mountain.
The air after the rain was extraordinarily fresh. Along the way, both of their noses were filled with the aroma of trees and flowers, which was refreshing.
The two stopped and walked, and chatted from time to time, not tired at all, until they stopped in front of the bluestone road that could not be seen.
Shen Mo looked at Qi Yunshu, until now, he finally understood the reason for Qi Yunshu's hesitation before.
The Zhou family can almost be said to live in a corner of the mountain, and it is not easy to walk around. Qi Yunshu's current physical condition is obviously not suitable for such a hard trek.
Qi Yunshu's figure doesn't seem to have changed much, but it's not.
His stomach has gradually protruded, and although he is wearing loose clothes, it is already inconvenient for him to move around.
Perhaps it was because of being too noisy before, although Qi Yunshu's reaction to pregnancy vomiting subsided, her feet gradually became swollen.
In four or five months, his feet were already swollen like steamed buns, and even his shoes were changed to a larger size. When he walked, he also faintly revealed a little weirdness.
In addition, this time, Qi Yunshu did not bring a housekeeper with him, and no one was there to take care of him, so naturally he had to work harder.
Shen Mo walked behind Qi Yunshu, watching Qi Yunshu walk forward clumsily, the pregnancy was swirling on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't say anything in the end.
It might be more appropriate to talk about the Feng family's business after the congratulations are over.
"Can I still go?" Shen Mo asked.
He could go up here by himself, but it's obviously unrealistic to leave Qi Yunshu here alone.
"Take a break." Qi Yunshu didn't try to be brave, he found a place to sit on the bluestone steps.
After sitting down, Qi Yunshu adjusted his clothes. He felt a little helpless about his inconvenient body, but his eyes were extremely gentle.
The little changes in his body, the most obvious one was himself. Although it did bring a lot of inconvenience, Qi Yunshu didn't feel displeased.
He even liked that feeling a little bit, because feeling those, he could feel the fact that he was pregnant more truly.
After Shen Mo took the water he was carrying and handed it over, he stood quietly aside.
He looked around from a distance, and as far as he could see, there were mountains, forests and trees.
In the eyes of outsiders, this lush scene after the rain may be no different from ordinary mountains and forests, but it is not the case in Shen Mo's eyes.
This mountain is where the Zhou family lives, but it is obviously also the Zhou family's own lumberyard. There are many trees planted in the mountain that cannot be seen in ordinary forests.
Planting a tree is no different than other things. The growth cycle of a tree is long. A tree can be used from the moment it is planted. It takes decades at least, and even a hundred years if it is longer.
If you want to own your own wood farm, in addition to taking over the existing ones, it will take at least a hundred years to manage the forest of the Zhou family.
"The Zhou family doesn't seem to be planning to fade out of this business?" Shen Mo withdrew his gaze from the distance, and looked at Qi Yunshu who was sitting in front of him resting.
Qi Yunshu cast admiring glances at Shen Mo, and he said: "Only laymen would feel that way, but anyone who has been here knows that the Zhou family has not given up."
As Shen Mo saw, the trees in this mountain have always been managed and taken care of.
This is not an easy task, and it takes a lot of energy and time. If it is not done deliberately, it is generally impossible to achieve this level.
If the Zhou family is no longer ready to hang out in this business, it is naturally impossible for these trees to be taken care of, and they can be exchanged for some money by cutting them down.
Shen Mo looked around again, the Zhou family did not make a living by planting trees like the Shen family's wood farm, so the trees they managed and took care of were only limited to a part of the special species, and most of the others were ignored.
Shen Mo is a carpenter, not proficient in planting trees.
It was because of the matter of the Shen family's wood farm. He only learned a little after he came here, but it was limited to being able to see that those trees had been specially cared for.
Seeing that Shen Mo seemed to be very interested in those trees, Qi Yunshu followed Shen Mo's line of sight.
After a while, Qi Yunshu's voice came from a little cold, "Every tree has its own favorite environment, and it needs enough space to grow, and the pruning of branches can't be done at any time..."
Running a lumberyard is not easy, because although trees are tenacious, they are not immune to disease.
In many cases, when a tree is sick, it will affect the surrounding groups.The infection was so fast that they didn't even have time to cut down the sick tree.
In addition to diseases and insects, we must also consider the weather.
Not every kind of tree can withstand both heat and dryness and humidity and shade. Many trees have their own preferences.
Ordinary trees will not have much problem, but some delicate and rare species are different, and they will wither if they are not careful.
Once these problems occur and the tree becomes sick and dies, the previous decades of hard work will be in vain.
It originally belonged to the Shen family, but now in the wooden farm under Qi Yunshu's name, the Qi family has specially raised a group of long-term workers who are responsible for taking care of it.
Those people don't have something to do every day. Most of the time, they just need to go to the mountains for a walk, and they are only busy when they need to prune branches and buds or during the logging season.
But even so, the Qi family has been raising these people all year round.
If the tree grows for ten years, the Qi family will have to support these people for ten years. This amount of expenditure is by no means a small sum.
Since Shen Mo decided to take back the Shen family Kichang, he must know these things.
Seeing that Shen Mo was serious about remembering, the smile on Qi Yunshu's face gradually disappeared, and he smiled stiffly with the corners of his mouth pulled up, but his heart was so bitter that he couldn't smile at all.
He lowered his head, hid the expression on his face, and stood up from the stone steps.
"Let's keep going." Qi Yunshu walked up the steps as he spoke, and Shen Mo quickly followed after seeing this.
After the rain, the mountain is a little cool, but it is not hot to walk around.
The two stopped and stopped for about a stick of incense. On a small path between the forks near the mountainside, they saw someone walking towards them.
The bluestone road winds upwards through the woods, and the path that the man walked is in the woods, if you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all.
The three bumped into each other, and two of them were surprised.
Shen Mo looked in surprise at the man carrying a small bamboo basket in front of him. He had only met this man two days ago, and he was the one who handed him the greeting card.
"Master Shen." That person also recognized Shen Mo at a glance, seeing Shen Mo here, he was no less surprised than Shen Mo.
"You guys know each other?" Qi Yunshu was also surprised.
As far as he knew, members of the Zhou family basically didn't have much contact with outsiders, and Shen Mo had never revealed that he knew members of the Zhou family before.
"I met once before." Shen Mo looked at the other party.
Shen Mo remembered that Xiong Lei and Yu Yan told him before that the people who came to visit were just people from a small workshop in Qingcheng.
The Zhou family and the small workshop, no matter how they look, they don't seem to be related.
What made Shen Mo even more puzzled was that he remembered hearing that the Zhou family only made sculptures, but now they are also interested in his Luban locks, which is interesting.
That person never expected to meet Shen Mo in this mountain, and was a little embarrassed for a while.
After thinking for a while, he cupped his fists at Shen Mo and apologized, and said, "I was the one who was rude. I borrowed the name of a friend to visit before, and I hope Master Shen doesn't mind."
Shen Mo nodded, and the moment he saw the other party, he had already guessed what was going on.
When this person visited him before, he had revealed that it had been out for a long time, and he had to go back in a hurry.
At that time, Shen Mo thought that something was wrong with his family, but now it seems that the Zhou family has rules and cannot go down the mountain for too long.
Shen Mo's guess was indeed correct. Seeing that Shen Mo was not angry, the man explained: "There are rules in the mountain, you can't have contact with people down the mountain, my master doesn't like that kind of thing down the mountain, especially some businessmen or workshop."
Shen Mo nodded again, and became more and more curious about the Zhou family members.
Is it because the Zhou family hides from the world because they don't like it?
"Where are you two here?" After the man apologized, he remembered to ask.
The place where Zhou's family lives is very remote. It is impossible for ordinary people to walk or wander here. People who will come here have only one purpose, and that is to find Zhou's family.
Qi Yunshu took a step forward upon hearing the words, and was about to explain, when Shen Mo spoke first: "To tell you the truth, I came here to ask for something."
"Is there anything you want to ask?" The man was puzzled, "The Zhou family no longer has contact with outsiders."
"I just want to ask for a piece of material." Shen Mo said bluntly.
The man was a little apprehensive when he heard the words, but obviously what Shen Mo said was not something that the Zhou family needed to reject immediately.
Although the Zhou family no longer accepts jobs and avoids contact with outsiders, they don't just stay in the mountains like savages all the time, and they still have to maintain their daily lives.
They often go to the city below the mountain, and it's not that they haven't been to the nearby cities, but they can't leave the mountain for a long time.
"Material? Is it because of the congratulatory gift later?" The man was actually smart.
The Qi family and the Feng family have had a lot of trouble recently. It is well known that the Feng family will send congratulatory gifts, and everyone in the Qi family also speculates that there will be some action.
Shen Mo is the master chef of the Qi family's big workshop. If he has a need, the Qi family will definitely meet it. Now that he has come to the Zhou family to ask for materials, it only shows that the Qi family cannot meet his needs.
The only thing that can cause such a situation is the congratulatory gift in the near future.
"That's right. I don't need a lot of ingredients, but I'm afraid that only the Zhou family can have them nearby, so I came here to ask for them."
"I can't decide on this matter, how about this, you follow me to the mountain, and I will ask the master before making a decision?" The man suggested after thinking about it.
If it was someone else, he would have rejected it directly, but it was Shen Mo who came, so it was different.
Shen Mo and Qi Yunshu looked at each other, and naturally they would not refuse, "Then I will trouble you."
"Master Shen doesn't need to be like this." The man's face was embarrassed, and he was ashamed of concealing his identity before.
Shen Mo nodded and said no more.
Seeing Shen Mo like this, the man looked at Qi Yunshu beside Shen Mo and asked, "Who is this?"
The members of the Zhou family stayed in the mountains most of the time, and they didn't know much about the outside world. He knew Qi Yunshu's name, but he had never seen anyone with his own eyes.
Hearing this, Qi Yunshu was about to announce her name, but was robbed by Shen Mo again.
Shen Mo glanced at Qi Yunshu who was obediently standing beside her, and said first, "My wife."
As soon as Shen Mo said this, Qi Yunshu, who was about to introduce herself, froze in place.
He didn't have time to close his slightly parted lips, so he turned his head to look at Shen Mo stupidly, looking a bit like a good wife.
Shen Mo raised his hand to straighten the broken hair that was sticking out of Qi Yunshu's ears, his eyes were gentle, and he said, "When I came, he insisted on following me, but there was no way, so I brought him here with me."
Qi Yunshu felt Shen Mo's hand covering her ear, and hearing his low, hoarse and gentle words, the blood in her body surged, and her whole body flushed instantly.
He didn't hear a word of what Shen Mo said to that man next, until when Shen Mo walked up and saw that he was still standing there stupidly, and then came back and stretched out his hand to pull him, he came back to his senses.
Following behind Shen Mo, Qi Yunshu looked down at Shen Mo's hand holding his wrist, his eyes were straightened, and he was in a daze.
The wrist held by Shen Mo was hot for a while, Qi Yunshu tried to move but couldn't struggle away, he couldn't use the strength, and he couldn't bear it.
He didn't know why Shen Mo did this, all he had in his mind was Shen Mo's extremely gentle eyes and movements just now.
Shen Mo looked at the little daughter-in-law who was obediently being led away by him, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, and there was a suppressed smile on his face.
Qi Yunshu's silly appearance being led away by others is quite cute.
The two had different thoughts, but Zhou's family members who led the way didn't notice it, and he talked to Shen Mo about the situation in the mountains along the way.For the rare guests, Zhou Yi was extraordinarily enthusiastic.
He is one of the three disciples of the Zhou family's generation, named Zhou Yi, and above him are two senior brothers, Zhou Yun and Zhou Qi.
Apart from the three of them, there were his master and his master's two senior brothers on the mountain, a total of six people.
The two senior brothers of his master have already married, but they usually live in the city, and they will not live with them in the mountains.
One of his two senior brothers was already married, and he was living at the foot of the mountain during this time, and he would not come back until some time later.
There are not many Zhou family members, and everyone usually focuses on practicing their crafts, so the mountain is quite deserted.
The bluestone road was much shorter than Shen Mo expected, and he chatted with Zhou Yi all the way, and it ended after walking for a while.
At the end of the stone road is a mountain flat, not particularly big, but the location is good.
Standing on the platform and looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the entire mountain forest.
The fog in the forest after the rain has not completely dissipated, and the mountains and forests in the distance are shrouded in fog, hazy like a fairyland.
On the flat ground, several houses are located, and there is a small vegetable field outside the yard, which looks quite deserted.
There was no one around the house, and it seemed empty inside.
Zhou Yi led the two of them to one of the houses. There was no one in the mountain, and the house was unlocked, so he pushed the door open and entered.
It seemed that the room was specially used for eating. There was only a table and a few stools in the room.
"You guys sit here for a while, I'll boil water and make tea." Zhou Yi led the two of them into the house, and put the small pannier on his back by the threshold.
He should have cut grass somewhere before, and there was a sickle in the back basket with some grass clippings on it.
This kind of self-sufficient life in the mountains is free and easy, but there are also many unsatisfactory places.
It takes several hours to go back and forth from here to the city below the mountain. They have to learn to be self-sufficient, otherwise it will take a whole day to buy food.
Zhou Yi went to the kitchen next to him, Shen Mo and Qi Yunshu looked at the layout of the room, and found a place to sit down.
The Zhou family lives like an ascetic monk, and ordinary people really can't bear it, but seeing this, the two of them can understand the reason why the Zhou family can acquire that amazing skill.
Sitting down, seeing Zhou Yi was busy in another room far away, unable to hear the sound from this side, Qi Yunshu looked at Shen Mo beside him, and said, "Don't make such jokes in the future."
Shen Mo knew that he was talking about the daughter-in-law just now,