After Xiao Siye introduced him, Xiao Zhou took the initiative and said, "Think about my sister."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Qing next to him quickly said, "Think about it...sister."
There was a suspicious pause in the middle, as he wanted to call his sister.
but……
He doesn't deserve it!
Wow, he's one year younger!
He is only one year old. If you carefully calculate your birthday, you may not be even one year old.
Why is he the younger brother?
When he came, he was still thinking that he was finally no longer the youngest in the family!
The two people took the initiative to speak, and Xiao Nianzhi smiled happily: "Second brother, third brother."
No one had eaten lunch, so Xiao Siye didn't let them chat anymore, but motioned for everyone to sit down and eat.
Xiao Siye is not extravagant, so he prepares simple home-cooked meals for lunch.
There is meat, simple pork stir-fried with vegetables, chicken stewed with mushrooms.
The taste is okay, not terrible, but not amazing either.
Judging from the reactions of the three father and son of the Xiao family, we can tell that they are used to it.
Their own pursuits are not about food and drink.
Therefore, if it is not unpalatable and can be eaten, it is fine for them.
After eating and the servants took away the things, Xiao Siye cooperated with Xiao Nianzhi and took out the prepared gifts.
What I brought to my house were four loads of pastries, not much in quantity, each load containing about a kilogram.
Prepared for the two brothers were rice paper, ink ingots, and tea leaves.
Although there are few tea leaves, if added together, it still looks good.
The two brothers had received the news early in the morning, so they had prepared gifts.
In fact, they don't know what gifts to give to their sisters. Although Xiao Zhou has reached the age of marriage, his heart is not here and he is focused on studying.
So, romance?
That didn't.
So what he prepared was the basic answer he got after asking several classmates, a piece of fabric that was popular in the capital.
The fabric is not big, I think it can be used to make a short coat, but the price is not cheap.
Xiao Qing was young, so the gifts he prepared also had the childlike charm of his age.
Storybook.
There are three books in total. They don’t look thick, but they are still manageable.
After all, books are not cheap to begin with, and the popular storybooks in Beijing are sometimes ridiculously expensive.
Xiao Qing actually doesn't have money to buy storybooks. They spend a lot of money on daily reading. Their family is not rich, so they don't have to be careful about their budget.
It's just that Xiao Qing is crazy. What should he do if he doesn't have money to buy it?
He copied books!
What is copying but not copying?
I bound the rice paper myself and copied it over. Isn't it a ready-made script?
Anyway, the content is the same, and his handwriting is not bad, and it is no different from the popular ones in the capital.
Many of those storybooks were copied by him.
They were all gifts carefully prepared by everyone, and Xiao Nianzhi thanked the two brothers.
After working for a long time, they were all tired, so after eating and exchanging gifts, Xiao Siye signaled that they could go and rest.
There are not many people in the house, Xiao Siye lives in the main courtyard, the three young masters all live in the east wing, and the west wing is a guest room, but few people live in it.
Most of the people who could come to stay for a while were people who wanted to come and discuss articles. How could they live in the west wing by themselves? They were either in the main courtyard with Xiao Siye, reading at night by candlelight, or in the east wing having long conversations with the young masters.
As early as when Xiao Nianzhi first came to the Imperial College, Xiao Siye had already sent someone back with the news and packed up the west wing.
There were many rooms in the west wing, so Xiao Siye asked Xiao Nianzhi to choose one.
She didn't choose the one in the middle, only the one on the south side.
As soon as the items were ready, Butler Qin was just waiting for Xiao Nianzhi to choose the room before they went in to decorate it.
There is strength in numbers, and the room was quickly decorated.
This room is much larger than Xiao Nianzhi's room in the Imperial College. After getting out of bed, there is an arch that separates the bedroom from the outside, giving the occupants a sense of security.
Originally, the archway was empty, but Butler Qin had people hang up the gauze, and a table and a few chairs could be placed outside. A small desk and a sofa could also be placed in front of the window not far away.
The configuration of this room can be said to be very luxurious.
After the room was decorated, Xiao Siye said softly to Xiao Nianzhi: "Take a rest for a while. I will ask Walnut to call you during dinner."
Walnut is a maid in the house. Xiao Nianzhi has secretly observed that she can't speak and communicates with others through gestures. Everyone seems to be used to it and there is no barrier to communication.
Xiao Nianzhi agreed with a smile, and then sent the person out. When she came back, she was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, she sat down and thought about making ice with saltpeter.
The temperature has continued to rise in the past two days. It may be that nature uses the actual temperature to tell everyone: hot summer is coming!
At this time, it is a normal request to be greedy and want to eat something cold and refreshing, right?
There are many things that can clear away heat in summer, whether it is drinks, desserts or meals.
After Xiao Nianzhi thought about it and had an idea of what to do tomorrow, he went to study the delicious kitchen again.
Dinner was later because they had lunch later, so the time was pushed back.
After dinner, Xiao Siye motioned to Walnut to send Xiao Nianzhi back to his room to rest.
There is no mistress or other sisters in the family, so Xiao Nianzhi lives with a girl. After dinner, she chats with her father and brother. Xiao Siye is afraid that she will be under great pressure.
Before leaving, Xiao Nianzhi hesitated for a moment, and then asked Xiao Siye in a low voice: "Uncle, can you let Uncle Qin help me buy something tomorrow?"
After saying that, she raised her handkerchief, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead, and whispered: "It's a bit too hot today."
Listening to the little girl's muttering, Xiao Siye couldn't help but smile: "If you need anything, just tell Butler Qin. If you feel hot at night, let Walnut give you more fanning. It's really hot these days." hot."
Now that it's July, it's only getting hotter and hotter.
After a good night's sleep, Xiao Nianzhi got up early the next morning and asked Walnut to take him to see Butler Qin first.
She asked the other party to help buy saltpeter powder, and the money was ready.
In the end, Butler Qin smiled and refused: "There is no need for the big girl to pay, just let the government pay it to the public accounts."
Butler Qin refused, and Xiao Nianzhi didn't force it.
At noon, I bought saltpeter powder.
The purchase of this thing requires registration. After all, it is one of the raw materials for making gunpowder.
What you can buy in medical halls is Glauber's salt, which also has chemical reactions, but the reaction is not enough.
If you want a sufficient chemical reaction, you need one of the raw materials for making gunpowder, saltpeter powder.
Fortunately, although Xiao Siye's official rank was not high, it was easy to use when filing, and Butler Qin successfully bought back a lot.
After buying things, Xiao Siye specially asked him to buy some more vegetables when he was shopping today because he had a new girl in his house.
Xiao Nianzhi looked friendly and easy to get along with, and Butler Qin liked it, so when he saw a freshly picked watermelon being sold on the road, he also bought one.
When Xiao Nianzhi went to get saltpeter powder, he saw the watermelon.
No summer is complete without ice-cold watermelon!
Now that saltpeter powder is available and watermelons are available, the rest depends on Xiao Nianzhi’s skills!
