Qi Yun naturally knew what Liu Mingzhi meant, and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Well, Qi Yun seemed to have a feeling that her hands were a little itchy, and it would be a little uncomfortable if she didn't give them a few blows.
A scream came, and Yu'er pointed behind Liu Mingzhi: "Mr. Liu...snake...there is a snake."
This season in the south of the Yangtze River is when snakes, insects, rats and ants come out to look for food. There are many flowers and trees in Qi Mansion and abundant water resources. It is not surprising that there are so many snakes crawling in.
But Young Master Liu is afraid. In his previous life, Young Master Liu had no resistance to this kind of mollusk since he was a child. Although he grew up in the countryside, such things can be seen everywhere, but every time he sees this thing, Liu Mingzhi is like Those who walked around wished they could go all the way around him.
Hearing Yu'er's call, the two sisters Qi Yun also realized that they saw a three-foot-long cyan snake coiled on the stone platform behind Liu Mingzhi. Judging from its colorful appearance, it must be a poisonous snake.
Qi Ya looked at the snake in fear, stood up and took a few steps back. Qi Yun also moved back a little with a tangled look on her face. Such a high martial arts master is always a little timid about this kind of thing.
Seeing Qi Yun, a martial arts master, he took a step back in fear. Young Master Liu felt a chill in his heart. He had no experience in dealing with this thing, and a creepy feeling arose spontaneously.
"Brother Liu, please move here carefully. Judging from the appearance of this snake, it doesn't seem to attack you." Qi Yun reminded him in time.
Liu Mingzhi moved slightly, and the snake looked a little eager to try. It couldn't sit and wait for death. Liu Mingzhi suddenly stood up and grabbed it to the side. As expected, the snake ejected towards the place where Liu Mingzhi was sitting just now, very fast. amazing.
Liu Mingzhi swayed, and the poisonous snake also swayed, staring closely at Liu Mingzhi as if it was deliberately targeting Liu Mingzhi.
Yu'er ran into Chengfeng Pavilion holding a wooden stick and put the stick into Liu Mingzhi's hand: "Master Liu, the old people often say that if you hit a snake, it will hit you seven inches. If you hit it seven inches, it will die."
Holding the wooden stick, Liu Mingzhi was a little timid: "Girl, where is the seven inches? I don't know."
"Master Liu, seven inches are behind six inches and eight inches are in front." Yu'er said matter-of-factly.
Liu Mingzhi was about to rush up, and immediately stopped. Six inches behind, eight inches in front. It seemed reasonable, but I still didn't know where it was.
The poisonous snake seemed to be preparing to attack again, and sure enough, the poisonous snake arched its body and flew towards Liu Mingzhi again. Regardless, Liu Mingzhi closed his eyes and swung his stick suddenly, causing a gust of wind, which happened to hit the poisonous snake's upper body and whip it out. go out.
Choked, home run. Watching the poisonous snake fly away, Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, luckily he was hit.
The viper fell to the grass, curled up and crawled out of the wall for a while. Seeing the poisonous snake crawling away, Young Master Liu felt like he had saved the world. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and threw the stick away.
"No...it's okay. Everything is done. You three, sit down and let's continue talking."
Qi Ya sat down with lingering fear, picked up the tea and calmed down, while Yu'er still stood aside to serve. Only Qi Yun glanced at the direction where the venomous snakes disappeared from time to time. There were no such colorful venomous snakes in Jiangnan, let alone a small Qi Mansion. Such venomous snakes were only common in the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guizhou. Most of them were raised by poison masters. , this snake treats the three of us sisters as if it has nothing to do with it, and is only on the verge of anger towards Brother Liu. Could it be that the poison master is targeting Brother Liu?
"Brother Liu, you and your sister sit down for a while, and my little sister will go get you some new tea."
"Miss, it's better for Yu'er to come. Whatever tea you want to drink, Yu'er can prepare it."
"Yu'er, I'd better go in person. No one knows about that kind of tea except me. You just serve Brother Liu here."
Yu'er had no choice but to obey the order, but her eyes were full of doubts. She had packed everything by herself. Was there any tea that she didn't know about?
Qi Yun walked to the wall with tea and jumped up to the top of the wall with a slight click. As expected, the snake crawled along the wall in a certain direction. Qi Yun did not want to scare the snake, so she followed gently.
The snake seemed to have noticed something. It bowed and bounced up to the corner of the wall and disappeared. Qi Yun jumped off the corner and looked at the footprints in the corner: "Why would the poison master target Brother Liu? This kind of poisonous snake is not a matter of deep hatred. Why is this so?"
"Master Liu."
"What's the matter, Miss Qi Ya? But there's no harm in talking."
"My little girl heard from my father that Mr. Liu seems to be interested in participating in this year's Autumn Festival. I wonder if Mr. Liu is sure about the high school examination? If it is a high school examination, plus the marriage between the young master and his little sister, it will be a double happiness for the Liu family. Already?"
"Imperial examination?" Liu Mingzhi was stunned. He was pretty sure that he had gone to class in Dangyang Academy for about half a month and less than three days. Apart from reading some books these days, he had never been to the academy at all, and if Qi Ya hadn't He said that he did not remember the imperial examination at all.
If Qi Run knew this, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit three liters of blood. Who promised me to study hard and prepare for the imperial examination in the first place? Qi Run probably had to point at Liu Mingzhi and call him a little bastard. You are a person appointed by His Majesty, and my future is tied to you.
Duan Wang is nothing, and the Minister of War is nothing. Compared with the emperor, they are all younger brothers.
"After ten years of hard work, the world knows that becoming famous is a matter of taking the imperial examination. It is not yet known whether the world will become famous or will fall. The three-year imperial examination has produced celebrities in large numbers, and the world's talented people are vying for supremacy. Liu is determined to do it. But it depends on God’s will.”
Qi Ya nodded lightly: "What the young master said is quite pertinent. The little girl took the liberty to ask. Although my sister has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, she is also familiar with poetry and books. She respects scholars the most. That woman doesn't want her future. My husband-in-law is one of the best among men, if Mr. Liu unfortunately fails the exam, what should he do?"
"If unfortunately he fails, Liu will have nothing to say. He is not as skilled as others and cannot complain. It can only be said that Liu is not the material to be ranked in the imperial class. He will inherit his father's family business wholeheartedly. As long as the elders in the family Xiao Shangzai, whether he is an official or not is actually not that important to Liu."
"Since the founding of our country, we have classified the people of the world into four categories: scholars, farmers, and merchants. Although the merchants have great wealth, they have a humble status and cater to everyone. Even though your father is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, he behaves in a low-key manner. If the son inherits The Liu family’s property is the main one, it seems..."
"Liu knows what Miss Qi Ya means, but Liu doesn't think there is anything despicable about businessmen. In the past, if the merchants had not funded the food and grass, Emperor Taizu would have been uncertain about the outcome of the Yingzhou incident. Therefore, Emperor Taizu issued an edict. Let the children of businessmen donate their fame, and their descendants can take the imperial examination and get scholars. But Liu thinks that businessmen are not what the world says, they only know how to speculate, are obsessed with profit, and smell of copper."
"Oh? What do you think of the merchant?"
"A businessman has a sharp blade."
