usatvline Chapter 140: Looking for a Clump of Earth
Chapter 140: Looking for a Clump of Earth
After searching for a long time, Daiyu finally bought a set of four pieces of bright green "jade" jewelry in the system mall. This set of jewelry has the same price and function as the white jade set she exchanged before, but the pattern and color are different.
She selected a large piece of brocade, carefully wrapped the jewelry box, and soon returned to the main hall.
"Miss! My wife has already said that this is just a small favor and she cannot accept your return gift!" When Aunt Zhao saw the cloth bag in Daiyu's hand, she immediately understood her intention and waved her hands to refuse.
Daiyu placed the box on the coffee table beside Aunt Zhao and said firmly, "Aunt Zhao, this is a gift from me. If you don't take it back, I will have the maid send it to the General's Mansion!"
Nanny Zhao couldn't persuade Daiyu, so she had to return to the general's mansion with her instructions.
After listening to Madam Zhao's report, Xu Zhilan took the box and smiled as he described it to Madam Zhao: "Min'er always mentioned her daughter in her letters before. When she was born, she was like a little lamb, and she was worried whether she could be raised. Now, in the blink of an eye, she has grown up so big. Time flies, and I am getting old too!"
Zhao Ma also thought of the woman in bright clothes and riding a horse, and tears welled up in her eyes. At that time, she was still a little maidservant following the lady. In a blink of an eye, almost twenty years have passed.
"Ah!" Xu Zhilan suddenly exclaimed, interrupting Zhao Ma's recollection. She wiped her eyes and looked at her wife.
Seeing that the box on the kang table had been opened, Xu Zhilan stared at the jade jewelry inside in disbelief. She had only written a simple letter, but Daiyu gave her such a big gift.
"This... Could it be that the maid took it by mistake?" Xu Zhilan guessed, with a reluctant look on his face, "Yes! That must be the case. Aunt Zhao, please send these back quickly. Take them away, take them away!"
She waved her hands repeatedly, as if she would be reluctant to send it back any later.
Madam Zhao burst out laughing, gently held Xu Zhilan's hand, and said, "Madam, this gift was brought by Miss Lin herself and handed to me. She didn't just want to give you this gift. Miss Lin also said that she wanted to thank you for copying her mother's letter to her!"
Xu Zhilan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he muttered softly, "Really?"
Few people knew that she actually liked jade the most. However, her general was just an idle member of the royal family, and even if her dowry was rich, she couldn't afford to spend so much money to buy such a precious ice-type Yang Green jade.
"Yes!" Nanny Zhao pushed the box inward and continued, "Miss Lin also told me that jade is good for health and must be worn close to the body!"
Xu Zhilan stroked the jadeite in the box and asked in a low voice, "How much money can this set of jadeite be worth if it is sold?"
Aunt Zhao stretched out her fingers and gestured twice, then smiled mysteriously and said, "At least this number!"
"This girl!" Xu Zhilan exclaimed, but in the end he couldn't resist the joy in his heart and picked up one of the bracelets and put it on his hand.
Now she had no time to complain about Daiyu's extravagance. She stretched out her arms and admired her new jewelry.
After a long while, she sighed, "This girl is thoughtful. Well, her father is useless. I will take care of her more in the future."
Daiyu didn't think that this kind of thing was precious. In her opinion, this kind of thing was just waste stone dug out from the mines in the world of cultivating immortals and had not yet become a spiritual stone.
Just because of its beautiful color and extremely hard texture, it is engraved into amulets, made into jewelry, and sold in the system mall.
After all, giving it to Xu Zhilan was also a way of returning a favor. She was the first one among Jia Min's friends to show her kindness and even went to Hongji Temple to attend the ritual. In Daiyu's heart, her position must be irreplaceable.
Speaking of Luluo, when she followed Nanny Gu back to the Jia Mansion, she heard a lot of gossip and passed the news back to Daiyu through the maid who took turns to guard the yard every day.
At the same time, Yingchun's snack shop, which had been open for several months, finally opened, just in time for a cold wave after the New Year.
Zijuan rubbed her hands and asked Daiyu, "Miss, do you feel that this spring is much colder than last year?"
"What's so strange about this?" Daiyu wrapped her slightly loose sword sleeves around her, looked up at the sun above her head, and made up her mind that she had to find time to inquire about the situation of the crops on Linji's farm.
In the original book, the weather got colder every year. In later generations, there was a saying of a small ice age, accompanied by various natural disasters.
It really is a perfect combination of time, place and people, without any problems.
At this time, Qingwen also came over. She had obviously heard Zijuan's complaints and said jokingly, "Sister Zijuan, if you feel cold, you should practice martial arts well. Look, I've caught up with you!"
Daiyu pinched Qingwen's pretty face and sided with Zijuan, saying, "Your sister Zijuan's martial arts talent may not be as good as yours, but you are not as gentle as Zijuan! Look at your temper, you get angry at the slightest thing, you should learn from Zijuan."
After hearing Daiyu's words, Zijuan felt relieved. She had always been worried that she was not as good as other maids in martial arts and was afraid that Daiyu would ignore her.
But during this period of time, although Daiyu was not as close to her as she was to Lan Rui, she did not treat her harshly either.
When no one else noticed, Daiyu walked up to Zijuan and whispered a promise: "Don't think too much. As long as you don't betray me, I will definitely find a way out for you."
"Girl!" Zijuan was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears and she almost burst into tears.
Seeing this, Daiyu hurriedly comforted her softly: "Don't cry, everyone around is watching you! If someone doesn't know, they would think I'm bullying you!"
"Okay, got it!" Zijuan forced a smile and went back to practicing boxing.
Daiyu turned to look at Qingwen: "You! You clearly wanted to get closer to me, but you ruined it with your mouth. You're so unforgiving!"
Qingwen was at a loss and stuck out her tongue: "Miss, what do you think I should do?"
Daiyu smiled and pointed at Zijuan: "Go and comfort your sister Zijuan first!"
She was obviously still thinking about the weather anomaly that Zijuan had discovered earlier. She stretched her body, performed two rounds of the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist, and then returned to the study.
She drew two pieces of paper and wrote descriptions on the side, then handed one to Qiu Kui: "Ask the people in the Lin Mansion in Jiangnan to look for the things on these, especially those ships returning from overseas."
Qiu Kui looked at the ugly dirt lumps drawn on the paper and asked curiously, "Girl, what is this?"
"This is something that can save your life!" Daiyu deliberately kept it a secret. "Don't you think the weather this year is colder than in previous years?"
Qiu Kui nodded thoughtfully, folded the paper carefully, and put it in her arms. Since it was something related to life, it must be very important to Daiyu, so she decided to go to the escort agency in person.