Chapter 105: A Generous Meeting Gift
Upon hearing it, Shui Qing and Fan Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
If you don’t need to move it, then there won’t be much.
Come to think of it, there was only one car. Although it was a two-carriage, it still carried three people, so it probably couldn't carry too much stuff.
Bai Manshan took out several long boxes, and the first one he opened was a variety of brushes!
Each branch has the four characteristics of "pointed, neat, round, and strong", and the hair color of each branch is different. It is pure, clean, winter, and plain, and the branches are top-grade.
Fan Jin's eyes fell on it and he couldn't move away immediately.
What Shui Qing thought was that this gift really touched the heart of the scholar.
Even though she didn't know anything about calligraphy, she could tell that every calligraphy brush in this intricately carved bamboo box was of the highest quality, let alone Fan Jin.
The second box opened to reveal long black strips, some long and some short, varying lengths.
Shui Qing didn't see what it was at first, but he immediately thought of it from Fan Jin's dark eyes!
Besides ink, what else can there be?
Only something related to reading can make Fan Jin show such fondness.
The third item is the inkstone. This should be prepared according to the number of students in the family, because there are six.
I must have heard Bai Ziqian say that they knew that Yan Qiuxing was also studying and literate. What was even more rare was that they thoughtfully prepared a copy for their two daughters without favoring one over the other.
Fan Jin and Shui Qing discovered this at the same time and felt even better.
The fourth item is paper.
"The snow is white, soft and holds ink. Is this rice paper?" Fan Jin looked at Bai Manshan and asked.
Shui Qing had heard of rice paper, but she had never bought one - people who didn't learn calligraphy rarely came into contact with these.
Now after hearing Fan Jin's words, I realized that the Ming Dynasty also had rice paper.
Bai Manshan said with a smile: "I am a rough man, I don't understand the beauty of these papers, and it is a waste to use them;
I heard from Qian'er that you are a scholar, so I thought I would give it to you so as not to waste the good paper. "
"Me, it's a waste even if I use it." Fan Jin muttered, thinking of his repeated misses.
"How can you scholars call it a waste of writing? As long as you like it!" Li Huyu said with a smile.
Fan Jin really likes it.
His slender fingers rubbed the snow-white soft paper over and over again, as if he couldn't put it down.
Shui Qing was also happy for Fan Jin. They had enough food and clothing, but they were far from meeting the conditions to buy these good things. If Fan Jin were to buy them, he would definitely be reluctant to part with them.
Now the gift from Bai Manshan and Li Huyu is this. It was really chosen with care.
She thanked Fan Jin on behalf of the overjoyed Fan Jin: "Thank you for your trouble!"
Li Huyu felt happy from the bottom of her heart when she saw that the gift she gave him was liked so much. At the same time, she was impressed by her husband's thoughtfulness.
Seeing that the first gift was delivered and recognized, Bai Manshan breathed a sigh of relief. He got into the carriage again and took out a wooden box as big as three bricks.
This time it was handed to Shui Qing.
Shuiqing looked at it and saw that the wooden box was rectangular and small, with a pattern of auspicious clouds on it. It was simple but not crude, and had a good meaning.
Rouge gouache?
After all, it’s a gift for a woman and it’s not big, so it should be these, right?
Although she didn't like to put on makeup, she was still a gift carefully prepared by someone else. She had a bright smile on her face. She took it and thanked her smoothly: "I'm sorry you brought me rouge."
The rest of the words disappeared the moment the wooden box was opened.
Where is the rouge and gouache inside the wooden box?
They are golden, really, because they are all thin and slender gold leaves, filling a box full!
Shui Qing and Fan Jin were shocked at the same time when they saw what was in the wooden box!
"You two have saved Qian'er's life, so I won't hide it. I just hope that what we say today will come out of my mouth and into your ears, and no one else will know!" Bai Manshan said in a low voice.
Shui Qing and Fan Jin turned their heads and looked over blankly, wondering what the connection between Bai Manshan's words and sending gold leaves was.
Bai Manshan's smile that had been on his face since he came in faded and was replaced by worry. He sighed: "Although I am a businessman, I have a little money, and businessmen are always the most sensitive to news. News came from the capital a few days ago. , Our new emperor really wants to cut down the feudal vassal!
And it is very likely that there will be trouble after the new year! All those vassal kings had money, land and people, and there was always a vassal king who would fight to the death.
I asked the craftsmen to punch out these gold leaves overnight. You can carefully sew them on the hem of your inner clothes. If you run away or get separated, you may be able to save your life at a critical moment. "
Li Huyu advised from the side: "Don't be polite to us. We have thought about this for a long time. In today's chaotic world, gold nuggets and silver ingots are not safe to keep at home and are inconvenient to carry around.
The bulging ones are more likely to be noticed by others, so they are beaten into gold leaves to make them easier to carry and easier to hide. "
Shui Qing wants to say that she also knows that the flakes are easy to hide, but she can't hold up your box. This big box can be made into golden clothes. Can it be hidden?
What they hid were silver pieces, but Bai Manshan and Li Huyu turned out to be gold!
And it’s still a box full!
One tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver.
This box weighs at least ten kilograms, and once you get it, there are gold leaves calculated by the kilogram, which is too much!
"But, this is too much." Fan Jin frowned.
"No more, no more. Qian'er has always wanted to come and live with you for a while. If you really think it's too much, the rest can be used as Qian'er's food expenses." Bai Manshan also has his own little Jiujiu.
That is, if there is really chaos, Fucheng will definitely be a battleground, and Nandu will not be able to escape.
Once the city is broken, there is a high probability of encountering killing, massacre, and looting... There is no place to hide in the Bai family mansion.
Before the world is in chaos, he must send Qian'er out, and this is the most suitable and reassuring place he can think of at present.
Shuiqing still feels that it is a bit too much.
She is still a little confused. The paper, inkstone, and brush were sent one second ago, but how come a box of gold leaves was brought out the next second?
This is too extravagant.
"Don't worry, you see, we only have one carriage today, and the villagers will never think that there are gold leaves. We will send it quietly, and you will keep it quietly, so that no one will miss it." Bai Manshan said in a low voice.
Shuiqing and Fan Jin finally understood why the three of them only took one carriage, and it was the simplest carriage.
It turned out that everything was to avoid attracting attention!
And sending gold is also because gold is smaller than silver and easier to store?
Bai Manshan has considered it so carefully, and he has made up his mind to let them accept it.
And he was right. In times of chaos and decentralization, money is indeed needed!
Shui Qing finally didn't act pretentiously. She accepted the money and promised: "Zi Qian can come whenever he wants in the future. This is enough for his food expenses for a lifetime!"
Bai Manshan let out a long sigh.
When the world is unstable, he has to make the worst plan.
Qian'er is his only child. Even if he dies, he will arrange a way for him before he dies.