Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 233 The New Year is Coming

After Hei Niu was drunk by Jin Feishuang and forced to tell stories, he realized that he had angered the young master and was afraid of being punished, so he found an excuse and left for a few days.

"Sir, Hei Niu knows he was wrong, please punish me..."

"Aren't you afraid of being punished now?"

Hei Niu scratched his head, "Sir, it was Miss Jin... I didn't expect that after she asked these questions, she would actually attack Madam Gu..."

No matter how stupid he was, he understood that Shen Nankui was the person his master cared about the most. For her, the master could travel all the way to the south of the Yangtze River. When he knew that she might be in danger, he could shorten the journey of several days to one day and rush to help on horseback.

If he had known Jin Feishuang's plan earlier, he would never have uttered a word even if he was drunk to death.

"It won't happen again."

Cai Ling threw the reins of Jin Feishuang's red-maned horse to him. Hei Niu hurriedly caught it and was about to jump on the horse's back when he heard him say, "Run back."

Hei Niu paused, not daring to resist, and said angrily, "Yes."

That afternoon, many people in and outside the city saw a strange sight.

A majestic red-maned horse was running happily on the road, and behind it was a handsome young man. In order to catch up with the horse, the young man was running breathlessly and his face was red. He finally caught up with the horse, but he didn't get on the horse. He just kept running after the horse all the way. It was really a strange thing.

"Dead horse, stop a little, don't run so fast, okay?"

After leaving the city, the road was wide and the horses ran more recklessly, making Hei Niu so angry that he cursed behind them.

He had followed all the way, and even though he was quite skilled in martial arts, his breathing now was as heavy as a bellows.

I couldn't help but beg for mercy, "Uncle Ma, Brother Ma, slow down..."

But he knew that the red-maned horse would never obey, let alone stop, because after leaving the city, his young master used two points of his internal force to slap the horse on its butt. The red-maned horse was currently in a state of stimulation, and it would never stop unless it consumed this internal force.

And it would take at least two hours to consume all the internal energy...

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In a blink of an eye, it is the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

As the end of the year approaches, Shen Nankui has become busy.

The accounts of the three Yanxia Pavilions were waiting for her approval, and the caravan was going to expand after the new year, which was also being planned. There was also a workshop that had been completed for a long time, as well as all the equipment, procurement, manpower and other matters. Although Tao Ru had drawn up the regulations, Shen Nankui still needed to read them before making a decision.

As for the fabric business with the Hu family, it was much simpler. She only provided and transported the goods, and then waited for the money to be divided.

Gu Yichuan was also very busy. The end of the year was the time when trouble was most likely to occur. After finishing his official duties every day, he had to inspect the city defenses and collect taxes. With all these miscellaneous matters mixed together, sometimes he was not seen for the whole day.

Shen Nankui has been busy for several days and it is a rare opportunity for him to put his business aside.

On this day, she was at home preparing the holiday gifts to be sent to Cang County and the capital. As for the Shen family in the capital, it would be enough to avoid any mistakes in etiquette, but for the Gu family and the Hu family, serious preparations needed to be made.

Gu's mother likes gold, silver and other valuables, so it is not difficult to deal with her. Liang and Gu Qingrong are also easy to deal with. They can just pick out some new and fashionable items from the south of the Yangtze River and bring them back to them, which will be a great show of their kindness.

What gave Shen Nankui a headache were the siblings Ayuan and Aqiao, as well as the Hu family's grandparents and grandchildren.

Normally, Ayuan and Aqiao could be given anything to get rid of the two little kids, but she didn't want to be so perfunctory. She was the brother and sister's aunt and their teacher, so she wanted to give them something that could motivate them to study.

As for the Hu family's grandfather and grandson, old scholar Hu did not like conventional etiquette, but only liked calligraphy and painting. It would be great if he could be given a painting personally written by Cai Ling. However, Shen Nankui knew Cai Ling's rules very well, so he did not ask for it. He only asked people to pay attention to the excellent works of famous Jiangnan artists in the market.

There is also Hu Wenyan. She once stayed at the Hu family. The two of them ate and lived together and had a special friendship, so naturally, the gifts could not be neglected.

By this day, most of the gifts had been prepared, except for those for Mr. Hu and Aqiao.

What Shen Nankui gave to A Yuan was a set of records of mountains, rivers and streams, and what he gave to Hu Wenyan was a headpiece with lotus and lotus pods as the theme. The materials used for this pair of jewelry were not very expensive, but the workmanship was exquisite. The top hairpin was a pair of lotus flowers with two stalks, which were blooming vividly. If the flowers were not a little smaller, they would have looked like the real ones. The hairpins and long hairpins were in the shape of flower buds and lotus leaves respectively, which made the lotus flowers with two stalks look more noble and elegant. The earrings were a pair of small lotus pods. Although they were not as eye-catching as pearls and jade, they were interesting and cute. The bracelet also had a lotus pattern.

The whole set is simple yet elegant, unique and exquisite. I think she will like it.

Shen Nankui was busy and felt thirsty, but there was no water in the teapot, so he called out, "Hehua, bring some tea."

The maid next to her responded, "Madam, you sent Sister Hehua out. If you want some tea, I'll go and pour it for you."

"I had forgotten."

Shen Nankui was busy for a long time and forgot that He Hua was sent by her to deliver a message to Tao Ru today.

After a while, the maid came in with tea.

She poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Nankui respectfully. Shen Nankui was looking for something and accidentally spilled the tea while cleaning his hands, scalding himself.

The maid's name was Bingxiang. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. "It's all my fault! Madam, are you okay?"

Shen Nankui smiled gently, "It's okay, just put the tea on the table first."

Although it was her own carelessness and she couldn't blame anyone else, she never drank hot tea. She would only drink it when the water temperature was about 60% to 70% hot. If Hehua brought her tea, she wouldn't get burned even if she knocked over the cup.

Shen Nankui rubbed his slightly red hands and continued to work. He inadvertently glanced at Bingxiang's face and saw that she looked very uneasy, as if she had done something wrong.

She thought for a moment and said, "Bingxiang, go get me the glass crystal pen on the desk."

Bingxiang felt as if she had been pardoned when she heard this and left quickly.

Soon, she came over with a glass pen. Perhaps she had done her job well this time. Her face was filled with a happy smile. She raised the pen excitedly and asked, "Madam, is this the one?"

She was only focused on looking at Shen Nankui's expression, but didn't notice that there was a piece of debris on the ground that Shen Nankui had just thrown away. She tripped and fell to the ground, and she only had time to raise the glass pen in her hand high.

Shen Nankui was startled, worried about the person falling and also worried about the pen.

The glass pen was a gift from the Zhang family. Not only was the material of the pen body precious, but it also used top-grade wolf hair. Shen Nankui really didn't know what to give Ah Qiao, so he wanted to give her this pen.

Bingxiang got up from the ground, bent her waist deeply, held the pen in her hand, and said in a crying voice: "I almost did something bad again, please punish me, Madam..."

Shen Nankui put the glass pen on the table. "Even if you did something wrong, it's okay. No one is perfect. As long as the matter is not serious, I can give you two chances. But I heard from Hehua that you have always been cautious in doing things. Why are you so clumsy today?"