"Qingyun, Quan'er is actually not as unruly and willful as you think. That scene in the living room, she obviously wanted to make me angry. Don't be frightened by her acting."
When he was approaching the door, Chen Defu suddenly changed the subject and said something that sounded a bit like a grandma selling melons.
"Yes, Miss Quan'er may be too concerned about her brother Linfeng, Uncle Chen."
Qingyun replied without knowing why. When Lao Chen saw that Qingyun didn't seem to be disgusted, he was immediately overjoyed and praised:
"Don't call me Miss, Miss. Uncle Chen doesn't think of you! I don't know what's so good about Quan Linfeng, the libertine. In terms of appearance, he is far inferior to you, Qingyun. In terms of education, hey, can his education be compared with yours?"
"Uncle Chen, you are ridiculous. I think Linfeng Immortal must have something special. What's more, he has been in trouble since he was young. He will definitely correct himself in the future."
Having lived with his father all year round, Qingyun knew very well how big the gap was between the so-called immortals and mortals, and many things could not be seen just from their age.
Just like his father, who must be in his thirties at least, but he has never seen his father grow even a trace of wrinkles or gray hair since he was a child, so he understands that the life span of immortals must be longer than that of mortals, and his own My father is definitely not more than forty years old.
After listening to Qingyun's words, Lao Chen felt in his heart that Quan Linfeng was not even as good as one of Qingyun's toes. He couldn't help but sigh again, and then said with some sadness:
"Hey, I hope so. Although Quan'er has been persuaded by us to wait at home, she is not young anymore. Even though she is only a few years older than you, she should be looking for a suitable marriage. But she I don't agree with it either life or death. It's impossible for that boy Quan Linfeng to be with her. I'm really afraid that that boy will miss my daughter's lifelong event just for the sake of a temporary novelty!"
Old Chen seemed to be clarifying something to Qingyun intentionally or unintentionally, but he, who was still unsophisticated in the world, did not understand it. He just felt that it was hard to talk about other people's family affairs, so he comforted Old Chen softly and said:
"Uncle Chen, don't worry too much. Sister Quan'er will definitely think it over in the future. After all..."
But before he finished speaking, a sharp female voice suddenly came from the Chen residence, angrily yelling:
"Who told you to call me Sister Quan'er, you despicable servant!"
I saw Chen Quan'er, with her long black and shiny hair tied behind her back, walking out of the Chen Mansion proudly, wearing an embroidered shirt and skirt, and a mink fur beside her, giving her a dashing air.
When she came to Lao Chen and Qingyun, she pointed at Qingyun's nose with her long white fingers and yelled angrily:
"I asked why my father brought a wild boy back today. After asking about it, I found out that he wanted you to be an apprentice. Since you are an apprentice in my Chen family, you must act like an apprentice! Then you must abide by the rules of my Chen family! You How can a servant deserve to call me sister!"
With a snap, a hot palm mark was immediately printed on Qingyun's young face.
Immediately afterwards, the burning sensation of humiliation came from the palm prints, stimulating his nerves that had just calmed down from the disaster.
Qingyun felt his energy and blood begin to rise rapidly, and even the Qilin teeth on his neck were slowly getting hot. This inexplicable humiliation made the seeds of hatred in his heart sprout.
But he did not resist, but tried hard to lock the angry box, lowered his head, and said silently:
"Yes, Qingyun knows that he was wrong, Miss, and he won't do it again in the future."
Surprisingly, he did not gnash his teeth or tighten his fists to vent his anger. His pale palms were bloodless, as if all the blood had flowed back to his heart and was suppressed in his heart.
"Well, you're quite sensible."
Qingyun lowered his head and admitted his mistake so simply, which really made Chen Quan'er feel as helpless as if he had punched cotton. It took him a long time to say something.
In fact, to be honest, she was not so aggressive and vicious. It was mainly after she came to her senses in the afternoon that she remembered that Lao Chen seemed to have brought a handsome boy home. Not to mention, in terms of appearance, he was as good as Brother Linfeng. spell.
Chen Quan'er, who felt something strange, found the servant who returned to the house with Old Chen. After hearing that he was a well-educated, handsome, homeless boy, she immediately guessed what her father was thinking.
On the surface, he said he was an apprentice, but in fact, he was afraid that he wanted to wait until this wild boy grew up to recruit her as a son-in-law.
How could Chen Quan'er, who loved Quan Linfeng deeply, accept this, so she kept guarding the door, waiting for Lao Chen and Qingyun to come back, hoping to give this wild boy a showdown, and by the way, provoke him and make him retreat. Give up this attachment as soon as possible.
However, contrary to expectations, Qingyun's current thoughts are exactly the opposite of Miss Quan'er.
Lao Chen treated him well. He had promised to be an apprentice to save some money. Since he was asking for help from others, he was also a servant to be honest, so how could he resist the master of the family? So he endured it, having never experienced such humiliation since he was a child.
"What are you doing, Quan'er? How can you hit someone! He is just a child!"
Lao Chen was also anxious. He didn't expect that his daughter would come to the house, and he was very angry at the moment.
Even if his little thoughts were noticed by Chen Quan'er, if he couldn't recruit a son-in-law, recruiting such a clever boy as an apprentice would still be very helpful to him. He was really afraid that Qingyun would turn around and leave because of his anger.
"What are you doing, dad? He is a child and I am not your child? He is just an apprentice. He is a servant of my Chen family and a servant. Shouldn't he call me miss? What did I say wrong? It's obvious that he is. He said something wrong and I taught him a lesson, do you blame me for this?"
Chen Quan'er's words left Lao Chen speechless. He couldn't say in front of his daughter that he would recruit a son-in-law for you in the future, nor could he force Qingyun to agree to the marriage before his daughter and Quan Linfeng had broken off their relationship.
Moreover, Qingyun has not yet officially become an apprentice in the Chen family, so nothing has been finalized yet, and Chen himself needs to observe his character and abilities for a long time.
So he had a lot to say, but just like Chen Quan'er who just punched the cotton, he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
Just when the two sides were in embarrassment, Qingyun raised his head first, endured the humiliating pain on his face, and said proactively:
"Master, what I'm trying to teach you is that I was born in the Qingyun Mountains and don't understand the rules of your wealthy family. I will ask you to teach me more in the future to repay your kindness for taking me in."
At this time, his already lacking energy face became even paler, which was in sharp contrast with the fiery red fingerprints. However, he did not shy away, but raised his face and spoke bluntly.
Qingyun's name for Chen Defu changed with Chen Quan'er's slap, which also made him seem to vaguely understand certain principles in the world.
You know, even Yi Qing and Yun Mulan have never beaten him like this.
Chen Quan'er had just found an opportunity and wanted to continue to be unruly, but Qingyun used the donkey under the slope to admit her mistake directly, and made her speechless as if she had swallowed a walnut. As a result, both father and daughter They all became mute, and the situation suddenly became extremely embarrassing.
Seeing that both father and daughter were speechless, Qingyun pondered for a moment, bowed again and said:
"Master, Miss, if nothing happens, Qingyun will go back to the house now. I want to pack my things first so that I can get up early tomorrow to help the master."
Hearing this, the kind-hearted old Chen felt even more guilty for Qingyun in his heart, but on the one hand was his daughter, and on the other was just a wild boy whom he had just met and was full of affection for. Old Chen himself knew which was more important.
It can also be seen from Chen Quan'er's fierce personality that Lao Chen's doting on her is probably no less than what he said about Quan Linfeng.
"Hey, you go into the house first, Qingyun."
In the end, Chen Defu could only sigh helplessly, but did not scold Chen Quan'er any more.
"Thank you, sir, miss. Qingyun will leave now."
After saying that, Qingyun bowed to Lao Chen and Chen Quan'er respectively, and then left slowly.
Looking at the lonely young man's desolate figure as he left, Lao Chen suddenly felt inexplicably that he had done something wrong, but he couldn't find any clues.
Just like Chen Quan'er was thinking in her heart when she looked at Qingyun's leaving figure:
"The wild boy is just not as good-looking as Brother Linfeng."
There is no calendar day in the city, and the year is unknown in the cold weather. In the blink of an eye, Qingyun has been staying at Chen's Pharmacy for several months.
At this time, Qianzhong City has a peaceful atmosphere. On this spring day, almost everyone in the city has a faint smile on their face, thanking the growing season for all things and driving away the cold wind. winter.
Of course, this may not include our Qingyun and the now very angry Chen Quaner, for no other reason.
One wants to find trouble, and the other wants to avoid trouble.
However, as far as Lao Chen is concerned, he is still very happy.
Not to mention how Qingyun's position will be arranged in the future, at least as far as the apprentice is concerned, he really feels that he has picked up a treasure.
The reason is very simple. It only took Qingyun three or four days to memorize some of the illustrations and manuscripts given to him by Lao Chen.
Lao Chen didn't know whether Qingyun had the legendary ability of photographic memory, but his speed of comprehension, which was beyond ordinary people, was extremely shocking.
More importantly, rote memorization can only be regarded as an introduction, but identifying the properties of medicines and the year of observation requires a very sophisticated understanding of pharmacology and long-term observation of animals and plants.
Not all medicinal materials can be identified by their size. It doesn’t take more than ten years, and sometimes you can’t tell which one is older and which one is more effective. It only took Qingyun two months to learn the basics of Lao Chen's decades of experience.
At least there is no problem in handling common medicinal materials and identifying the age. With this skill alone, Qingyun can already be a qualified clerk in the shop.
You must know that although the person who makes the medicine does not need to know too much medical skills, even if he follows other apprentices in the shop, he will never be able to make his own decisions after one or two years, so he is very fond of this talented young man, Old Chen.
