The wealthy man who wears books

The one who gasped outside the door was Rui'er, the close girl who guarded the door of the Buddhist hall according to He Yiru's instructions.

This Rui'er started as a little girl in the eldest wife's room, until now she has become the first-class girl by He Yiru's side, and it has been quite a long time.

On the surface, He Yiru seems to have regarded her as her very tight-lipped person, and even the top-secret matters such as reunions with Zhong Jiu are all quietly mediated by Ruier.In the eyes of outsiders, Rui'er at this time is probably He Yiru's most capable confidant.

It's just that as Rui'er grew up, she gradually understood in her heart that this powerful wife of the Zhong family was originally a person who would never give her sincerity.

What made Rui'er feel uneasy in particular was that she was horrified to find that those close maids who served He Yiru like herself did not seem to have any good results.And she also noticed that all the maids who serve their wives are not the usual family-born children, but are just like herself, without father and mother, who have been sold to death by others, and live in Zhong's lonely home. ghost.

Although those maids were not beaten or scolded when serving the eldest wife, they were very stable.But it's strange to say that when those girls were old enough to get married, they either fell ill and died suddenly, or were married off for some reason, but none of them stayed in Zhong's house and betrothed to them. Those who have sons and servants as wives.

It's fine to marry outside, but Rui'er once overheard a few wives gossip in private, saying that Cui'er, a big girl married out, won't be a good family in the words of some wives. The kidnapper got his hands, and like the perfume of the Zhong family, he traveled across the ocean, and was actually taken to the place of foreign devils in Nanyang.

Therefore, seeing that she was getting older and getting married soon, Rui'er felt an indescribable nervousness and fear in her heart.I also naturally began to think about the rest of my life.

While thinking about it, her eyes couldn't help but linger on the young masters of the Zhong family.

She has been in Zhong's house for many years, especially immersed in the eldest wife's side, and she can quite see the ups and downs.After weighing it, I naturally feel that the third young master is more suitable for him to entrust him for life, and if he can really be taken into the house by the third young master, he can still be regarded as his own by the eldest wife, which will be safer.

It's just that I didn't expect that people's calculations are as good as the sky's calculations. This Zhong family's most innocent and kind youngest, but one after another, so many things happened.

Therefore, when Zhong Li fell into a coma, Ruier's thoughts had to go round and round, and she turned her eyes to the sixth young master Zhong Zhi.

That Zhong Zhi has always been the king of flowers in Zhong's family, born with a honeyed tongue, when it comes to currying favor with women, no matter wives, grandmas, or servant girls, as long as he moves his mind, he can stick to it.

Therefore, when she is used to going in and out of the eldest wife, after a few encounters, she can see a trace of temptation in Rui'er's eyes.He was born with a playful heart, and he would have evil thoughts when he saw a beautiful girl, and he knew that Rui'er was always by the eldest wife's side, so he had something to use, so although the two of them didn't specify anything, there was a trace of invisibility between their eyebrows and words. tacit understanding.

But at this moment, Zhong Jiu brought the doctor, and even said that the third young master is very likely to recover. With Ruier, who is by He Yiru's side, he felt a little more active in his heart. After all, he was serving the third and sixth young masters In the meantime, she still prefers Zhong Li, who is pure and kind.

Therefore, after the wife and Zhong Jiu entered the Buddhist hall for a secret meeting, she kept her eyes on the outside while pressing her ears to the crack of the door, wondering what the wife was going to say about the third young master.Unexpectedly, he heard the conversation between Zhong Jiu and He Yiru clearly.

When she heard that the third young master and Zhong Feihong were actually uncles and nieces, Rui'er broke out in a cold sweat.She trembled even more when she heard the eldest wife's last sneer with a hidden mystery. At this time, her wavering thoughts turned to the sixth young master in an instant, how could she dare to go to the eldest room? Muddy waters.

Not to mention how Rui'er was trembling outside the Buddhist hall, even Zhong Jiu inside the Buddhist hall, after hearing He Yiru's words that could bloom but not bear fruit, was also stunned for a long time, then nodded silently, But he said again:

"Although this method is a little greedy, it is also a helpless solution. It's just that if you want the third child to stay by your side, you must let him become the head of the big house in the future. You can't be powerless , fell to the disadvantage of the second bedroom and the third bedroom. But now we have supported Lao Qi, but he has done a very good job, if this continues, he will have a great reputation, then how will you deal with Lao Qi and his wife?"

When He Yiru heard what he said, he couldn't stop nodding and said:

"I was going to discuss this matter with you, because I have already placed people in Po Chunyuan, so I just got a secret report, it seems that the secret recipe passed down from the ancestors in the hands of the boss is now in the hands of the old seven and his wife. Because I don't want to startle the snake, Therefore, I have not acted yet, just waiting to discuss with you. In the current state of the Zhong family, you are a person who is doing big things outside, so you are naturally more strategic than me, and I want to hear your thoughts. "

Zhong Jiu pondered for a while, then twisted his beard and said:

"Lao Qi is a man, although he is quiet, he is extremely successful. I didn't pay much attention to him at first, but now it seems that he is suspected of raising a tiger into trouble. We must find someone to cure him in the future. Opportunities cannot be kept by your side all the time. But looking at it now, the second and third families are already eager to try, especially the second and third brothers and sisters. According to my secret observations, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold back the momentum and will soon tear themselves apart with you, so this Huizi, it's better to use the seventh child first, and when he fights with the second and the sixth, we will naturally have a way to deal with him."

He Yiru heard what he said, and looked at him silently, the eyes of the two were full of expressions of mutual understanding.

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This day, when I woke up in the morning, there was a cloud of black clouds, and the mountain rain was about to come.

The Zhong family is very good, but the terrain of the back house is a little low, and when the rain is too heavy, the rainwater from the yard will pour into the house.

Therefore, seeing the tendency of heavy rain this day, all houses and courtyards made preparations early, prepared sandbags and other things as before, but the rain never came.

Zhong Jiu brought Zhong Feihong, who was tidied up, to Zhong's house with the doctor early in the morning.

When Zhong Feihong's grandfather promised himself that he would no longer hinder her and Zhong Li's affairs, and wanted to take her to cooperate with Zhong Li's treatment, he immediately regained his energy and resumed his diet. Zhong Li woke up from a coma.

The Zhong family had spread the news a long time ago, different people, each with their own concerns, came to the living room of the third young master's room to wait out of concern.

The doctor didn't allow anyone else to accompany him, and only brought Zhong Feihong into Zhong Li's bedroom.

He Yiru was restless outside, and couldn't even drink the Qingxin Anshen Soup that Ruier brought.As soon as he looked up, he saw the Sixth Young Master Zhong Zhi, who was away from home, come in.

It turned out that Zhong Zhi had just returned to the city at this time. After entering the house, he hadn't had time to rest yet. When he heard about Zhong Li's affairs here, he changed his mind and catered to everyone, so he followed the third wife to visit with tiredness.

Seeing him entering the door suddenly, Rui'er couldn't help shaking the hand holding the soothing soup, almost spilling the soup.

Zhong Zhi saw it, and walked forward with a smile, "I stayed in the south for a long time, and everyone said that the soup in Guangzhou is the best, but I am thinking about the taste at home. Since my aunt can't drink this soup, I will As soon as I entered the door, I was very tired, so let me drink it."

He Yiru naturally nodded in agreement, Zhong Zhi went to Rui'er to bring the soup, and after receiving and sending it off, he touched her snow-white wrist and gave her an ambiguous look.

He Yiru was restless, and reluctantly chatted a few gossips with Zhong Jiu, when suddenly he heard Zhong Feihong scream inside, and then burst into tears.

He Yiru stood up hastily, and heard her intermittently say again: "You're awake... You've finally woken up... It's not in vain, I've been on a hunger strike for you these days!"

She and Zhong Jiu looked at each other, her eyes turned red, and she hurriedly chanted a few times.

The doctor let her and Zhong Jiu go in first, and said that the third young master really woke up from the coma as he expected, but he was still a little nervous at the moment, and he couldn't see too many people for a while, so he let the two The elders try to get in touch first.

He Yiru and Zhong Jiu hurried to the inner room, only to see that Zhong Li had already sat up, half leaning on the head of the bed, looking at Zhong Feihong next to the bed, his expression seemed to be both liking and a little scared, thinking It was he who had just woken up, his mind was not clear, and he was still a little confused for a while.

When he saw his mother and Zhong Jiu coming in, Zhong Li's pupils shrank for a moment, but no one saw him, and he returned to his bewildered expression.

He Yiru tried to ask him some questions, but he thought about it for a while, and he was able to answer them one by one, but he still retained the memory of the past.

Zhong Feihong on one side was so excited that he cried for a while, then held Zhong Li's hand, his eyes were full of unstoppable excitement from a young girl.

"Third brother, you can wake up, to me, it is the greatest good news in the world, but now, Feihong has a second good news to tell you, hold my hand tighter, and I will hear it later , don’t get too excited.”

Zhong Jiu and He Yiru knew that she was still young at heart, and they had to tell Zhong Li that their family agreed to their love.

Sure enough, Zhong Feihong couldn't hold back his excitement, pointed at Zhong Jiu and He Yiru and said:

"Third brother, do you know that both grandpa and aunt have promised us that when you are well, you can... be together!"

Speaking of the latter, the girl's heart appeared, and she blushed.

When Zhong Li heard her words, his body seemed to shake heavily, his eyes swept away Zhong Jiu and He Yiru, and then he retracted them, only holding Zhong Feihong's hand lightly, and nodded.

At that moment, no one saw a look of despair and sadness in his eyes.

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It didn't rain in the morning, but in the evening, it started to rain a little bit.

In the past few days, Qin Huai has become more addicted to tinkering with spices than Zhong Xin.

No matter day or night, as long as I have free time, I always want to go there to get some time.

Zhong Xin was not around, he couldn't remember the hundreds of fragrance sources of "Zhong Osmanthus fragrans", so he didn't stick to it, but boldly used various ready-made fragrance materials to try to concoct the spices he liked come out.

Although after a small trial, I used some fragrant materials and previous experience to tinker with several perfumes, but the effect and taste are still a little bit worse than "Zhong Osmanthus" or some classic perfumes that are currently popular.

At this moment, Zhong Xin is still in the front wife's yard busy with some trivial matters after the third young master wakes up. Qin Huai wanted to go to the fragrance room to have a look again, but found that the rain outside had suddenly changed its direction and turned like a pouring rain , coming overwhelmingly.

He gave up the idea of ​​going to the fragrance room, but he was a little worried about Zhong Xin, wondering if he was on his way back.

Thinking of this, he walked to the window and looked at the scenery in the courtyard through the window.

I saw that the yard was covered with water, with snow-white bubbles rolling on the surface of the water, and the flowers, plants and trees were swaying in the wind and rain, like beauties trapped by the rain.

And directly opposite the window is Qinhuai's favorite Four Seasons Brocade. In the wind and rain at this moment, the branches are tough, and they are actually more tenacious than other flowers and plants.Qin Huai looked at the tree full of flowers, still standing firmly on the branches under the impact of the rain, unlike many other flower trees, which have been blown and dropped many residual flowers.

What made Qin Huai even more surprised was that this scene was not the time when the four seasons brocades were changing color, but he watched the colors of those flowers change little by little in the rain.Apparently, this flower is indeed as Zhong Xin said, it follows the trend of the times and is full of opportunities.

Qin Huai's eyes were fixed on the color-changing flowers, and in a trance, a flash of lightning instantly lit up the dark night sky, and at the same time, a special thought suddenly flashed in Qin Huai's mind.

Just as he was excited by that thought, he saw a figure moving in front of the gate of Kuayuan, and it was Zhong Xin who ran in quickly.

Apparently the rain was falling on his way back, unobstructed, and drenched him like a drenched rat.

Qin Huai rushed to the door, but saw that Zhong Xin didn't come in in a hurry, but started to block the door with the prepared sandbags at the door.

Qin Huai yelled at him twice, and Zhong Xin blocked him a few more times before entering the room.At this time, his whole body was already unseemly wet, his clothes and trousers were completely stuck to his body, revealing his strong muscular lines.

It was raining heavily outside, and the girls and women were all blocked in the room in the main courtyard. For a moment, the whole courtyard seemed to be a world separated by wind and rain, only the two of them were left.

Qin Huai hurriedly told Zhong Xin to take off his soaked clothes quickly, and while searching for towels and his dry clothes, he couldn't help but muttered:

"I really don't understand you. Even if it rains suddenly, the road is full of courtyards. You can just go into any one and hide first. Why do you have to come back in the rain?"

Although Zhong Xin's body was strong, he was completely beaten by the pouring rain, and his face turned pale.Hearing Qin Huai's words, he said in a low voice:

"The yard of our house is low-lying. If it rains so heavily, if the door can't be blocked, water will come in. I have always known those servants, and they must have hidden everything in this situation, so I better come back quickly, lest my sister-in-law If a person is flooded at home, he will suffer."

Hearing what he said, Qin Huai's heart was inexplicably moved, and he didn't know how to continue, so he had to throw the towel into his hand.

Zhong Xin wiped his hair with a large towel first, then hesitated for a moment, because his body was really cold, he took off his long shirt and middle coat, and when the trousers were left, he stopped and only covered himself with a sweater. Wipe your upper body.

Qin Huai glanced at him sideways, and saw that his naked upper body was drenched by the cold rain, and after being wiped vigorously with a towel, some reddish textures were faintly revealed, probably because he was a little close, and he was able to walk away from him. On his body, he smelled a special smell of male heat in the dampness.

Obviously, he was embarrassed to take off his outer pants directly, so he had no choice but to let the wet pants wrap around his two slender legs, and the rain was still dripping on the ground at this moment.

Under the illumination of the indoor light, the drenched cloth of his lower body turned translucent at this time, and the strong and powerful muscle lines could be vaguely seen.Qin Huai didn't want to look at it at first, but because he saw a long tube-shaped object stuffed in his trouser pocket, which stood out from the wet cloth, he couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhong Xin seemed to have sensed his gaze, and suddenly remembered something, hurriedly reached in, took out the thing, and handed it to Qin Huai.

"Sister-in-law, let's look at this."

Qin Huai took a look at the object, it was actually a slightly wet paper roll.He didn't have time to open it, but he said to him: "You'd better go inside quickly and change your pants to be serious. If you get wet like this, no matter how strong your body is, you won't be able to carry it."

Hearing his slightly complaining tone, Zhong Xin twitched the corners of his mouth, with a half-smile, and went into the room with dry clothes.Here, Qin Huai curiously opened the scroll, and it turned out to be a printed official document. He identified the traditional characters, and he could still read them, so he read them lightly.

"The National Fragrance Business Association hereby sends the following notice to the fragrance production companies and individuals in Chinatown: The association is now holding the first "Perfume Emperor" competition in Chinatown. All Chinese people, regardless of all walks of life, who love perfume, Anyone can develop a perfume product to participate in the competition. The start and end time of this competition is from now until *year*month*day. I hope those who develop perfumes will actively participate and strengthen the prestige of Chinese fragrances and the charm of perfumes. Until the deadline for registration, All the participating perfumes will be judged by the world's top fragrance experts specially invited by the General Association, and a perfume with unique fragrance and long meaning will be selected as the perfume emperor of this year, and will be awarded a gold medal and announced to the world. It is hereby notified."

Qinhuai Fangfang finished reading the notice, only to find that Zhong Xin had changed into a dry coat, stood behind him, and said softly:

"When I received this Lao Shizi, I heard from the people in the chamber of commerce that An's family had already registered first."

When Qin Huai heard the word Anjia, his eyebrows frowned immediately.

Although in the scene in Anjia last time, I had a tacit understanding with Zhong Xin in advance, knowing that he would definitely show up to save me at a critical moment.

But thinking back to the ugly appearance of An Xingsheng in front of him at that time, Qin Huai would still feel disgusted and annoyed, and this annoyance would even inexplicably bring Zhong Xin along with it.

Originally, who made him come a little bit late, and let An Xingsheng take off so much in front of him, that guy's dead appearance seemed to be a rare thing to see.

"Isn't anyone able to apply for this thing? It's not that whoever registers early will win the perfume emperor."

While scoffing at An's early registration, Qin Huai threw the paper roll back to Zhong Xin. The contemptuous but vivid expression on his face seemed to Zhong Xin to have a special taste that made him feel very curious.

He put the scroll away carefully, and said in a low voice: "But I heard that An's family spent a lot of money this time, and specially invited some Western experts to come over, saying that they must develop a perfume that is better than 'Zhong Osmanthus' , to claim the title of the Perfume Emperor."

Hearing what he said, Qin Huai couldn't help thinking of the thought that just surfaced in his heart, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said to the clock:

"Let him develop it, so others can't develop it? Uncle, I have a fresh idea right now, which is also related to the development of a new perfume. If it can be developed, let alone An Jia, it is 'Zhong Osmanthus', and it may not be easy. Can't beat it!"

Zhong Xin was taken aback by his sudden excitement. The sister-in-law with bright eyebrows and slightly excited expression in front of him seemed to have a new difference from the extremely changeable him in the past.

"I don't know what kind of thoughts my sister-in-law has, but Lao Qi really wants to listen carefully."

The excitement in Qin Huai's body due to having a great idea was in full swing, when he heard him ask, he grabbed his hand and walked towards the window.

"You come with me!"

Zhong Xin held a hand in his hand, he felt that the hand was soft and warm, as if it had an electric current, which spread throughout his whole body, his legs and feet seemed to be softened instantly, and he was pulled to him in a trance. in front of the window.

"Uncle, look at that Four Seasons Brocade. It is it. It gave me a very fresh idea. Although there are many types of perfumes today, they are nothing more than various types of fragrance, whether strong or light, or fresh. Either mysterious, or focusing on the fragrance of flowers and fruits, or choosing the fragrance of animals, in the bones, they are still similar. It is our family's "Zhong Osmanthus fragrans" that gathers the strengths of all families. Naturally fresh and lacking."

Zhong Xin heard him speak thoroughly, obviously he had seriously analyzed the perfume, so he nodded and said: "Sister-in-law said very well, the current situation of perfume is indeed the same, but what new ideas does sister-in-law have? "

Qin Huai pointed to the Brocade of Four Seasons that bloomed proudly in the rain, "So I was inspired by this strange flower that changes color from time to time, so I want to develop a perfume that can also change the smell from time to time. At that time, the perfume in my hand will There is only one bottle, but at different times and in different environments, when using this perfume, it can change into different flavors, isn't it wonderful?"

Zhong Xin narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at him blankly for a while, and said in a low voice:

"Sister-in-law, this idea is certainly wonderful, but Lao Qi thinks it's too dreamy."

"you……"

Qin Huai never thought that under the excitement of his own body, he would get such a basin of cold water like Zhong Xin, for a while, he really couldn't say a word.

He was annoyed at Zhong Xin sitting in a well and watching the sky, ignoring the vastness of the world and the newness of science and technology, when Zhong Xin suddenly yelled "Ouch" and rushed to the door.

Qin Huai didn't know what happened, so he hurriedly looked over, only to find that the water in the yard was getting higher and higher without realizing it, and it had already knocked down the sandbag in front of the door and poured it into the bedroom.

The water came quickly and violently, although the two of them blocked the gap in front of the door, they still rushed into the house for a good amount of water, and in an instant, the ground was submerged.

Zhong Xin hurriedly found a mop basin, and the two of them worked for a while before they cleaned up the water in the room, but the floor where Zhong Xin usually slept had been thoroughly soaked by the water, and it seemed unusable.

At this moment, there was another flash of lightning outside the window, followed by a blast of thunder. Amidst the rumbling sound, the electric light above the head flickered twice. There was only a bang, and the whole room was instantly dark. Only two men were heard getting heavier and heavier. gasps.