After almost a quarter of an hour, Fan Ning waited for Jiaohuo to make a comeback, and Zhu Pei slowly walked out of the mansion.

She was still wearing a scholar's uniform, a golden crown on her head, and a gem-inlaid short sword. Not far behind her was followed by the Great Sword Girl.

"You haven't left yet?" Zhu Pei frowned.

Fanning almost turned around and left when he said this, but when he thought of asking her for help, he kept reminding himself, 'Take the overall situation into consideration and hold back!'

When Zhu Pei saw Fan Ning so angry that she smoked her orifices, a hint of undetectable smile appeared in the corner of her eyes.

"What's the matter with me?" Zhu Pei looked impatient.

Fanning handed her the wooden box, "This is for you!"

"I don't care about your stuff."

Zhu Pei said it was not rare, but he still took it. He opened the box and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Have you fixed it?"

Zhu Pei teared this collection of poems apart, and she felt very regretful. This was stolen from her grandfather's study. If her grandfather asked about it, she would not be able to explain it.

Fan Ning smiled and said, "I asked an elder to take it to Changzhou County for repair."

Zhu Pei looked at the repair traces again. Only Baoshutang could do it.

Zhu Pei glanced at Fan Ning again and sneered: "I can't tell you are quite rich! It costs at least thirty taels of silver to repair this book."

Fan Ning was shocked. Mr. Zhou actually paid thirty taels of silver for him.

He shook his head quickly, "I don't have money. It was my elders who paid for the repair. He owed me a favor."

"What kind of favor do you owe?" Zhu Pei became interested and always asked to the end.

Fan Ning had no choice but to say, "I helped him find a top-quality Taihu stone. He is known as a stone fool, so he is very grateful to me."

Zhu Pei suddenly reacted, "You said yes... Uncle Zhou, Shi Chicken?"

"You know him, too?"

"Of course I know you! My grandfather is also his stone friend. He often comes to my house. No, a few days ago, he brought a Taihu stone for my grandfather to show it. It was a cylindrical Taihu stone. My grandfather was so envious. Could it be that the stone you found for him?"

Fanning nodded, "It's that piece, I found it in Shishi Lane on the first day of school."

Zhu Pei's eyes turned and she said slowly: "Because your attitude is pretty good, I don't care about you bullying me, and I don't want you to apologize, but I want you to promise me something."

"Tell me! As long as I can do it."

Fanning had a very good attitude. As long as Xiao Luoli's grandfather was willing to help him, he would put his face aside.

Seeing that Fan Ning agreed to him without hesitation, Zhu Pei felt much more comfortable and a smile appeared on her face.

"That's right. In a few months, it will be my grandfather's 60th birthday. I want to give him a birthday gift. You can help me find a top-quality Taihu stone."

"No problem, I promise you." Fanning agreed immediately.

"It's strange today!"

Zhu Pei looked at Fan Ning up and down, "Why does Fan A-Dai look like he has become a different person? I don't know him anymore. Do you have anything to ask me for help?"

Fanning grinned. This stinky girl was so smart that she was simply a worm in her belly.

Zhu Pei was so smart that she saw through Fan Ning's expression at once. She said proudly: "Tell me! My Yanei was in a good mood today, maybe he could really help you."

"Something happened at my family. I want to ask your grandfather for help."

Fan Ning stepped forward and told the story of the third uncle, and Zhu Pei covered her mouth and laughed.

"It's quite interesting to recruit a son-in-law!"

She glanced at Fanning quickly at the corner of her eyes.

"Okay! Come with me, I'll go find my grandfather."

Fan Ning was overjoyed and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you! Thank you!"

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Fan Ning walked into Zhu's mansion and felt that he had entered a garden, with pavilions and towers everywhere, winding paths, precious flowers and trees everywhere, with parquet pebbles on the ground, and Taihu stones of various shapes dotted in the garden.

Fan Ning thought of the Humble Administrator's Garden, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's worthy of being the richest man in Pingjiang Prefecture!"

Zhu Pei was secretly observing Fan Ning's expression. Seeing his eyes full of emotion, he secretly contempts him. The country boy had no knowledge, so the broken garden made him look so exaggerated. When would he take him to the Zhu Mansion in Wujiang to see him? That would scare him to death.

Zhu Pei brought Fanning to a small courtyard, "You wait here, I'll go find my grandfather!"

Zhu Pei hurried away, Fan Ning couldn't sit still, so he walked into the yard again. There was a century-old osmanthus tree in the yard, with stone tables and benches under the tree, and a few cranes were paved with white and green pebbles on the ground, which was quite elegant.

He saw a small door not far away, so he walked slowly past and looked inside.

There is also a small courtyard on the other side, but it is relatively simple, a bit like a place where the servants live. There is also a vegetable field in the yard with small vegetables planted.

"Xiaolang let me go!" An old voice came from behind.

When Fanning turned around, she saw a very thin old lady standing behind her, holding a tin kettle for watering flowers in her hand. She was wearing a headscarf, wearing a short cloth dress with blue bottom, wide black pants underneath, and a pair of old cloth shoes on her feet.

This dress is exactly the same as my grandmother, and it is the common dress of old ladies in the countryside.

Her face was full of orange-like wrinkles, and she seemed to have only one of her teeth. She pursed her mouth and looked at Fanning curiously.

Seeing that she was struggling with the kettle, Fanning hurriedly picked it up, "Grandma, I'll help you get it!"

"Thank you!"

The old lady hunched over and walked slowly to the vegetable field, "Oh! The leaves are frosted."

She squatted down and stroked a leaf with heartache. It turned out that this small vegetable field was planted by her.

"Grandma, I'll help you water!"

"Can you?"

"I can, and I grow vegetables at home."

The vegetables in this season are quite delicate, but they are also very sweet. They are very particular when watering. They cannot be poured on the leaves and cores, otherwise they will easily freeze and must be watered around the roots.

Fanning carefully watered each dish.

Seeing that his hands were very stable and watering was very even, the old lady smiled with her mouth, "Xiao Lang is really good at doing things."

Fan Ning scratched her head embarrassedly, "Grandma is so old, she still grows vegetables!"

"I just like it. They are planting and playing. They ask me to plant flowers. I don't like it. Flowers cannot be eaten. How good is it to grow vegetables? Watching it grow up day by day and still be able to eat it, I feel so happy!"

"My grandma also grows vegetables."

"How old are your grandma?"

"Are you in your fifties!"

"That's much younger than me, and my daughters are older than your grandma."

Fan Ning was shocked. He was so old that he wouldn't be in his eighties!

"My ancestor!"

An anxious voice came from behind. Fan Ning turned around and saw Zhu Pei's grandfather running up and holding the old lady, "Why don't you pay attention, you're coming to grow vegetables again!"

The old lady pointed to the vegetable field and said, "I'm just planting and playing!"

"Oh! We have to plant it and it will be warmer next year. Now the weather is so cold, please don't come out."

The old lady grinned, revealing a tooth, and pointed at Fanning and said, "I like this little man!"

Grandfather Zhu Pei smiled bitterly and said, "I'll ask him to talk to you next time."

"Let him help me water the vegetables!"

The old lady is like a child, and her words make people laugh and cry.

Fanning nodded quickly, "I will help the grandma water the vegetables!"

At this time, Zhu Pei ran in and hurriedly supported her, "Great-grandmother, I'll look for you everywhere, come back with me."

It turns out that this old lady is Zhu Pei's great-grandmother. She is a very interesting old lady who likes to grow vegetables.

Zhu Pei's grandfather was Zhu Yuanfu, and he apologized to Fan Ning: "This is my old mother, she is 83 years old this year. She is like a child, and she sneaks out if she doesn't pay attention."

Fan Ning smiled and said, "There is an old man in the family, which is better than a treasure. The old man is blessed!"

"We hope that her old man will live safely like this."

Zhu Yuanfu smiled and said, "My friend Fan, it's cold outside, let's go to the room to sit!"

The two of them came to the living room to sit down. A little maid came in and served tea. Zhu Yuanfu drank a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Thank you, Shaolang, for repairing that collection of poems."
To be continued...