"Po Chen." Fang Lan came up to meet her, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, "Has the house been tidied up?"
Mrs. Chen agreed with a smile and said respectfully, "As for the eldest lady, everything has been taken care of."
"Thank you for your hard work." Fang Lan looked sideways at Fang Xu and said softly, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you come over quickly?"
Fang Xu walked up to her, met Granny Chen's eyes, and nodded politely, "Grandma Chen."
Mrs. Chen smiled more and more kindly, and bowed politely, "I've met the second lady."
Fang Lan pulled her arm and said softly, "After riding in the carriage for so long, go and have a rest in the house."
Fang Xu pursed his lips and chuckled, patted the back of her hand, and said softly, "The carriage was bumpy, and it was hard to get settled. I haven't been to Qingling for a long time, and I want to go out for a walk."
Fang Lan blinked but didn't say anything, "That's right. Can I go with you?"
"Sister hasn't slept well for several days in a row. She's seriously bruised right now. Why bother accompanying me on this trip?" Fang Xu said with a smile on his face and a gentle tone, "As long as Danyun is with you, nothing will happen."
Fang Lan was indeed very tired. Hearing what his sister said, he didn't shirk away and agreed, "It's okay to ask a few more people to follow. The security in Qingling is acceptable, but there's no guarantee that we'll meet anyone with intentions." .”
"I am such an old person, I still understand these principles." Fang Xu laughed, raised his hand and pushed her towards the room, "Sister, just go and rest, I will walk around nearby and return soon. "
Fang Lan glanced at her worriedly, and when he came to the door, he still told Danyun, "You must keep an eye on your wife, and you must not make any mistakes, otherwise I won't be able to spare you."
Danyun lowered her eyebrows with a respectful expression, "Yes, Mrs. Lan."
After sending Fang Lan away, the yard became much cleaner. Fang Xu thought about it and took Dan Yun out of the house alone.
"Madam..." Danyun looked hesitant and murmured, "Are we really not going to bring more people with us?"
"Just follow me, don't worry about others." Fang Xu walked slowly on the street, looked at the passers-by, and said sideways, "Go to the stall and ask where there is a carpenter."
Danyun twitched the corners of her lips and responded obediently, "Yes."
After that, he ran to the stall next to him and stuffed two coins into the stall owner. After a while, the little girl ran back again.
Dan Yun came up with a smile and whispered, "Madam, I have inquired about it. Walk all the way to the west. When you reach the street, there is a shop owned by an old carpenter."
Fang Xu nodded and said, "Lead the way."
"Hey." Dan Yun responded and walked carefully beside Fang Xu, for fear that she would say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing.
The master and servant went all the way to the west, and they saw a shop. It looked ordinary from the outside. There was no door plaque. There was only a sign hung where the lantern should be hung, with a wooden word on it.
Danyun stepped into the room and called out in a loud voice, "Is there a shopkeeper?"
The old man, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed, heard the sound, opened his eyes in a daze, stood up from the wooden rocking chair, and said in a hoarse voice, "I am the shopkeeper, what are you going to do?"
Fang Xu took two steps forward, raised his eyebrows slightly, and whispered, "Old man, do you have any pen and ink here?"
"Bi and ink..." The old man was a little dazed. He paused for a long time before remembering where he put the things. He turned around tremblingly, opened the cabinet behind him, took out the things, and handed them to Fang Xu, "Here."
The pen, ink, paper and inkstone placed on the table looked about the same size as the old man's, and showed heavy signs of use.
Fang Xu didn't mind it either. He raised his hand to pick up the brush, dipped some ink in it, and wrote a few words on the paper.
After the pen fell, Fang Xu turned his head to the side and glanced at Danyun beside him.
The little girl was shaken and smiled quickly, "Madam, I will wait for you outside."
Seeing her hurrying out of the shop in a hurry, Fang Xu turned to look at the old man and whispered, "Old man, make me a tablet, and the face will follow the engraving on the paper."
The old man took the paper, looked at it carefully, and said in a deep voice, "When do you want it?"
Fang Xu's expression remained unchanged, his eyes were dark, his red lips parted lightly, "As soon as possible."
The old man took out a wooden board from the side and said dully, "Come here to get it at sunset."
"Thank you." Fang Xu nodded, turned and left.
After leaving the carpenter's shop, before taking a few steps, the master and servant were blocked by an old woman.
The old woman's hair was covered with silver frost, but she was in great spirits. Her sunken eye sockets were still glowing with light. She was wearing some thin clothes with patches on them. She was holding a thin crested cane and stopped in front of the two of them.
Danyun frowned, her heart pounding, and she protected Fang Xu without thinking, "Old lady, please give way and call us over."
The old woman ignored her and just looked at Fang Xu with a smile.
Danyun's heart skipped a beat and she whispered, "Madam, maybe the person who came here is evil... I'm here to stop her, please go first!"
Fang Xu glanced at her and said quietly, "You don't need to be so nervous before you don't know who the other party is."
"It's really amazing." The old woman looked Fang Xu up and down with a look of amazement, "It's really a spectacle for a foreign soul to fall into the body. This is called inconsistency."
Danyun frowned tightly and scolded in a low voice, "What's wrong? Where did this crazy woman come from? She keeps babbling and saying crazy things!"
The old woman sneered, her eyes fell on Fang Xu's face, and she pointedly asked, "Does Madam also think I am a lunatic?"
Fang Xu tightened his lips, narrowed his eyes slightly, and whispered, "Who are you?"
The old woman chuckled, and the undercurrent surging in her eyes was unpredictable, "Speaking of which, Madam and I are old acquaintances."
Fang Xu's eyelids twitched and he asked without thinking, "Are you Grandma Miaoxuan?"
The old woman in front of him smiled and didn't answer.
"It's really you." Fang Xu lowered his eyelids, looked at her calmly, and said softly, "Back then, my father searched for you for a long time, but couldn't find your whereabouts. How come I bumped into you so easily. "
"Your father?" Miao Xuan smiled slightly, a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes, "If you say so, then so be it."
Fang Xu's eyebrows moved, he turned his head to look at Danyun who was dumbfounded, and said softly, "Go find a teahouse. I have something to talk with this mother-in-law."
Dan Yun glanced at Miao Xuan angrily, and responded in a low voice, "Yes, madam."
The three of them found a teahouse and ordered some snacks and charcoal fire. After everything was served, Dan Yun withdrew with great discernment, giving the two of them enough space.
Fang Xu raised his bare hands and poured a cup of tea for the old woman opposite him without changing his expression. There was no wave in his eyes and his tone was calm, "What my mother-in-law just said, you might as well elaborate further."
Miao Xuan stared at her, with a glimmer of interest in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I have a very strong heart, and I am someone who can handle things."
After saying that, Miao Xuan picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip slowly, "Where did the first one... go?"
