Useless Scholar
Chapter 7
This person's name was Chu Liuxiang. It was said that he was a very important person in the Jianghu.
However, Shu Mingshen had never been involved in the Jianghu, so he didn't know how famous the other party was. He only knew that this person was one of his tenants. When he first met him, this person gave him a year's worth of rent …
However, although the house was rented, the other party rarely came to live here. This should be the second time that Shu Mingshen saw this mysterious tenant after the other party left last time.
Chu Liuxiang heard this and said with his eyes flashing, "Brother Shu, do you still remember Master Wuhua who came with me last time?"
Shu Mingshen thought for a while and nodded, "Of course I remember."
Chu Liuxiang continued, "I don't know if Brother Shu has seen him since he came last time?"
Shu Mingshen shook his head and said, "No, no one has lived in that house since you left last time. Are you planning to move in now?"
"…" Chu Liuxiang heard this and thought for a moment before answering Shu Mingshen, "I do want to stay here for a night, but I will probably have to get up tomorrow morning …"
Shu Ming nodded. He thought that Chu Liuxiang would leave this time. But, he didn't expect that Chu Liuxiang would turn around and look at him after standing up. She seemed to be hesitant as she said, "Brother Shu, you've lived here since you were young. You've never been to other places …?"
Shu Mingshen heard this and said matter-of-factly, "Of course, this is my family's ancestral home. Where else can I go if I don't live here?"
Chu Liuxiang listened and stared at him for a while. Finally, he smiled and said, "In this case, I have finished asking all my questions. I am sorry to disturb you so late at night. I will give this calligraphy and painting to Brother Shu as an apology!"
As he said this, he took out a scroll from his arms and stuffed it into Shu Mingshen's hands with a smile. Then, he quietly floated out of the window like a wisp of smoke and disappeared in an instant.
Shu Mingshen saw that the Ninth Young Master was still sleeping peacefully, so he carefully lit the candle again and looked at the calligraphy and painting that Chu Liuxiang gave him. After a while, he found that it was actually an authentic work of Yan Zhenqing.
"…" Shu Mingshen originally wanted to complain that Yan Zhenqing's behavior was too rude to disturb others' sleep in the middle of the night. At this moment, not only did all his complaints immediately disappear, he even wanted to rush out and grab Yan Zhenqing's hands to thank him!
It was a pity that Chu Liuxiang disappeared early the next morning, so Shu Mingshen didn't have time to thank him.
In the morning, Shu Mingshen got up and put on his clothes. Then, he neatly arranged the bedding on the ground.
After a day of rest, the Ninth Young Master was already able to get out of bed and walk around slightly. So, he simply washed up and casually followed behind Shu Mingshen as if he was taking a stroll, intending to see what he did every day.
He saw that Shu Mingshen first fetched a bucket of water from the well and walked unsteadily to the kitchen. Then, smoke rose from the kitchen.
After the sound of vegetables being cut and stir-fried, the smell of rice wafted out.
"…" The Ninth Young Master sat on the side of the corridor and watched as Yan Zhenqing busily went in and out of the kitchen and living room. In just a moment, the table in front of him was filled with a large amount of food. Then, after washing his hands, he turned around and walked to the doors of the other rooms.
"Agy, Brother Dongfang, it's time to eat breakfast!"
Shu Mingshen carefully helped him to the table, and then filled their bowls with rice. After the other two sat down at the table, he brushed his clothes clean and sat down with them.
"Today, to celebrate the recovery of the Ninth Elder Brothers, I prepared a few more dishes. Try them and see how they taste." Shu Mingshen smiled as he held his bowl of rice.
"…" Agy nodded and obediently lowered his head to eat.
"…" Dongfang Bubai glanced at the man opposite him who was rescued by Shu Mingshen two days ago. His face was pale, and he looked like a sickly young master. He snorted coldly and continued to eat and drink in silence.
At the entire table, only Shu Mingshen acted as if he didn't feel anything. He was still smiling as he talked about the news he heard from the neighbors about the government arresting the robbers.
Although he knew that the ancient people had the teaching of "Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping", if he also shut his mouth, the atmosphere at the table would probably become like an ancient cave deep in the mountains. Therefore, even if he didn't want to say anything, he had to say something.
Fortunately, the Ninth Young Master wasn't as insensitive as the other two. After he finished speaking, he coughed twice and smiled as he agreed, "Brother Shu is right. I just don't know if the government has arrested the robbers?"
They were talking about the robbers who robbed the Ninth Young Master's purse and injured him.
Shu Mingshen shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I don't know where those guys went, so we should be more careful when we go out in the future."
Dongfang Bubai looked at them and snorted disdainfully, "With your skills, I'm afraid it's useless even if you're careful."
"If they really want to find trouble with you, even if you lock the door, they will still break in." Dongfang Bubai said.
Shu Mingshen suddenly became worried when he heard this and said, "Then, then what should we do?"
He still remembered those guys who came here to beat him and Agy up that day. If Dongfang Bubai didn't come back in time, they would have been beaten to death by those people.
Dongfang Bubai glanced at Agy who was still eating silently and said to Shu Mingshen, "Originally, this matter was very easy to solve, but someone just had to make it very complicated. I think you are really unlucky. You were beaten up and you don't even know why."
"…" Shu Mingshen looked at the other with a puzzled face. He didn't understand what Dongfang Bubai was talking about.
At this time, Agy put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and said, "I'm done eating. I'll leave first."
Shu Mingshen saw this and quickly nodded. Then, he watched as Agy turned around and left listlessly like a frosted eggplant.
Why did he become more and more listless the more he ate? Could it be that the food he made didn't taste good?
Shu Mingshen thought. He picked up some food with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He found that it was still very delicious …
Dongfang Bubai looked at his silly appearance with some disdain. He put the wine pot that never left his hand behind his back and stood up, saying, "I'm done eating too!"
"But I still have to warn you." Dongfang Bubai walked out the door and said without looking back, "Recently, it's best not to open the door when you meet people you don't know. Also, don't always bring back strange people to the house. How do you know if that person is a good or bad person, or if they have other intentions towards you …"