Cao Youyou agreed to Chen Shuo's request, and as Chen Shuo said, he asked Aunt Nine out.
Cao Youyou often goes out shopping with Aunt Jiu, and it is not difficult for them to go out.
In this era, many women don't need to wear hats when they go out, as long as they are not so conspicuously dressed, no one will pay special attention to them.
Cao Cheng is not strict with his wife and daughter, sometimes Cao Youyou will ask Aunt Jiu to listen to the play, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng will not say anything when he knows it, just let them go to a separate room and not be known by others.
Chen Shuo made an appointment to meet at the top floor of the Juyun Teahouse, and as soon as Cao Youyou and Aunt Jiu arrived at the teahouse, Chen Shuo's little servant took them upstairs.
As soon as they pushed the door open, they saw Chen Shuo, who was sitting there alone and enjoying tea.
Chen Shuo stood up and said hello to Cao Youyou and Aunt Jiu, and after returning to the ceremony and taking a seat, Aunt Jiu looked at Chen Shuo in confusion and said, "You said that Young Master Cousin has something important to tell me, what is the important matter, I have to talk about it here."
Chen Shuo took out a brocade box with a solemn expression and put it on the table, then pushed it in front of Aunt Jiu, and said with a guilty face: "Aunt will know if you open it and take a look." ” Aunt Jiu took the brocade box, opened it and saw the jade pendant broken in half in the box.
She gently took out the broken half of the jade pendant with her thin white and slender fingers, put it in front of her eyes and looked at it for a long time, and then did not say anything for a long time.
The box was silent in an instant, and if you listened carefully, you could even hear the noisy voices downstairs.
Aunt Jiu put the broken jade ring in the brocade box, and gently touched the jade ring with her fingers, and it could be seen that she was very sad.
"It's me who is not good."
Chen Shuo said earnestly to Aunt Jiu: "I accidentally broke my aunt's jade pendant, I heard my cousin say that this jade pendant is extremely precious to my aunt, and I will never escape the blame." ” Chen Shuo's remorseful look made Cao Youyou a little moved, and she said to Aunt Jiu: "This jade pendant was accidentally broken by Cousin Chen, and he has been annoyed about this matter for the past few days, and wants to come up with a good way to save it." ” Aunt Jiu's eyes flashed with tears, she sat there without saying a word and looked at the brocade box for a long time, and then gently closed the brocade box.
"I'm here to make amends to my aunt with tea instead of wine."
Chen Shuo picked up the teacup and walked to Aunt Jiu, bent down to her and made a gesture, then maintained a ninety-degree bending posture, lowered his head to look at the teacup in his hand, and respectfully handed the tea to Aunt Jiu.
This is a very big courtesy, and it is only done in front of elders and people who are very respectful.
"Young Master Cousin really tormented me."
Aunt Jiu said: "You are a scholar, I am just a concubine, and I am not worthy of such a big courtesy." ” Chen Shuo bent over to maintain this posture and continued to hold the teacup.
Aunt Jiu lowered her eyes and glanced at the brocade box on the table, then took the tea cup handed over by Chen Shuo, and said, "This jade pendant is broken, even if it is forgotten, it is not a big deal." ” After Chen Shuo handed the tea to Aunt Jiu, he respectfully returned to his position, and then looked at Aunt Jiu and said, "I know a craftsman who is very good at repairing jade, but it needs to be inlaid with gold, I don't know if Aunt can accept it." ” "Only jade bracelets or big jade such as Ruyi can be connected with gold if it is broken" Aunt Jiu looked at Chen Shuo uncertainly and said: "Such a small jade, can it also be repaired with gold?"
Chen Shuo nodded in affirmation: "Yes, I specifically asked someone, and the master said that it could be repaired."
I'm afraid that my aunt won't like it, so I don't dare to make decisions on my own. ” Aunt Jiu's face finally eased, she gently touched the brocade box with her fingers, and said, "Although it has been mended, it is still complete."
I don't know where that master is."
Chen Shuo said where Master Xiuyu was, and after thinking about it for a while, Aunt Nine said to Chen Shuo, "This place is not far away. ” Chen Shuo bowed his head and said: "We can accompany my aunt to make up the jade now, we know the master." ” After speaking, Chen Shuo got up and took Aunt Jiu and Cao Youyou to the place where the jade was mended.
The master who made up the jade said that it was not difficult to make up this jade, but it would take a lot of effort.
"Qingde Theater is near here."
Chen Shuo looked at the master who was holding the jade and carefully compared, then looked at Aunt Nine and said, "Aunt and cousin might as well go to the theater to listen to the children's play, I will guard here, and when the jade is repaired, I will give the jade to my aunt." ” Aunt Jiu shook her head, and she asked the master of the jade supplement how long it would take.
"It's been more than two hours."
The master of the jade supplement said: "This is a delicate job, and I can't rush it." ” Aunt Jiu estimated the time, and then said to Cao Youyou: "When the jade is repaired, it's still too late for us to rush back." ” Cao Youyou nodded, Aunt Jiu glanced at the noon sun, and then said to Cao Youyou: "It's just that the time to supplement the jade is too long, why don't you go to the theater to listen to the play first, and I'll go over when the jade is repaired." ” "Let's wait with you."
Cao Youyou looked at Aunt Jiu with a smile and said, "It's not bad for a few hours." ” As soon as Cao Youyou's words were finished, the master who made up the jade frowned, and he said to Cao Youyou: "Let's find a place to stay, my place is small and can't accommodate so many people." ” This jade master's shop is actually not small, but there are really not many places to stay.
There are many counters in his shop, where all kinds of repaired jade are placed, and there is also a counter where all kinds of broken jade that have not been repaired.
His equipment for cultivating jade was also placed nearby.
"There are so many of you standing here, and I can't do this well."
The jade mending master waved his hand and said, "You all go out, let me repair this jade with peace of mind, and come back to get it later." ” "Is it okay for me to watch here alone" Aunt Jiu pleaded with the jade master, "I want to watch it be mended, I won't disturb you." ” The jade master snorted and continued to hold the jade for a gesture.
Aunt Jiu took Cao Youyou and Chen Shuo to the general, and then whispered to them: "You go to Qingde Theater first, I'll just wait here, there is no place to sit here, I don't want to let you stand all the time." ” Chen Shuo frowned and said, "I broke this jade, I should wait with my aunt." ” "You are waiting here, and the master is not happy, as if you are supervising his work."
Aunt Nine sighed lightly and said, "It's good that I'll wait here alone." ” Cao Youyou was about to say more, but she saw Aunt Jiu raise her eyes and look at her, and said, "Seeing this jade, I thought of a lot of past events, let me stay alone for a while." ” Cao Youyou and Chen Shuo couldn't resist Aunt Jiu, and finally went to Qingde Theater.
They didn't worry about Aunt Nine staying there alone, so they let Chen Shuo's little servant wait there.
After arriving at Qingde Theater, as soon as the housekeeper in the courtyard saw Cao Youyou, he quickly took her to the box she frequented upstairs.
Qingde Opera Garden is relatively famous in the capital, Cao Youyou is not so fascinated by listening to operas, but Aunt Jiu prefers this.
Aunt Nine said that among the masters who taught her back then, there was one who was very good at singing, and she liked that master the most, so she fell in love with listening to opera
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