This is a small and crude iron box.

Banqin took it and gave it to Cheng Jiaoniang.

Cheng Jiaoniang stretched out her hand to open it, her usually indifferent expression changed slightly, but then returned to normal.

What is that? Banqin looked aside and saw a long paper tube placed in the open box. It was bulging, weird, and exuded a strange smell.

"What's your last name?" Cheng Jiaoniang raised her head and asked.

Li Mao was slightly startled. He had just dared to stare at the young lady. Naturally, he saw the surprise flashing in the young lady's eyes and knew that he had guessed it right. However, he did not expect that the next moment she did not ask about this thing, but

Ask yourself.

And it’s a bit ridiculous to ask, what’s your last name?

"My surname is Li and my first name is Mao." Li Mao replied.

I had already reported it just now, but it seems that this young lady didn't take it seriously at all.

"The surname is Li." Cheng Jiaoniang repeated, looking at Li Mao, and paused for a moment, "Your surname is Li originally, or do you plan to change your surname in the future?"

This sentence made Li Mao confused.

How could anyone ask such a thing?

Is this scolding someone to deceive one's master and destroy one's ancestors? It shouldn't be right? If you have no grievances and no grudges, you wouldn't just curse someone when you come up, right?

In other words, this is a silly statement...

This little lady was once an idiot. Although she was enlightened by gods... bah bah... Although she was treated and taught by famous teachers and learned so many magical skills, she is still different from ordinary people...

Li Mao doesn't know how to deal with fools, but after all, fools are mentally retarded, just like children who never grow up. Li Mao has a six-year-old daughter, so he still knows how to deal with children.

When dealing with a child, just answer or ask her questions literally.

"My surname has always been Li. I am the seventh bastard of the current eldest son of the Li family." So he replied seriously, "I don't plan to change my surname in the future unless I commit a heinous crime and be exterminated..."

"If you were exterminated, what would your last name be?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked immediately.

This time, even Banqin looked sideways and looked at Li Mao with a bit of worry.

Will you faint from anger or leave in shame?

The way her wife speaks and behaves sometimes is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"In addition to my clan, my surname is still Li..." Li Mao said with a smile.

Cheng Jiaoniang said oh and looked at the iron box in her hand.

"I don't do this business." She said, pushing the iron box back, "I can't do this either."

This is no business...

That's right, if she thinks what she thinks, she won't be able to do business.

Seeing that the girl here was about to see off the guests, Li Mao was a little anxious and panicked.

"Madam, madam, do you recognize this thing?" he said.

Madam just glanced at her, didn't say a word or asked about it. Why did he say that Madam recognized him? Banqin was a little confused and turned to look at Cheng Jiaoniang.

Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.

"I recognize it," she said.

Okay, sincere!

Li Mao couldn't help but take a step forward.

"Well, madam, I can't do it right no matter what. It never works. I...I can't understand..." he stammered.

"What do you want to use it for?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.

Li Mao was stunned for a moment.

"I don't know either..." he said.

Banqin frowned again, what kind of words are you talking about? You did this without knowing what to do?

She looked at Li Mao and saw that the man looked a bit confused and frowned, as if he really didn't know.

"You don't even know what to do with it, so how do you know whether it's right or not?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.

Li Mao was stunned again.

"It's not that I don't know what to do with it, I just don't know...I don't know..." he said, as if he didn't know how to describe it. He was trying to describe something in desperation, but he didn't know.

What should be.

After raising his hands for a moment, his eyes became clear.

"Yeah," he murmured, "I really don't know how to use it, so no wonder I always get it wrong."

After saying that, he got up and ran.

Banqin looked at the man who went out in a gust of wind. The girls, servants and guards in the yard were also stunned.

Still stunned, Li Mao ran back again with a bang.

"Thank you ma'am for your advice." He blushed and saluted.

"I don't dare, I'm just asking for the truth." Cheng Jiaoniang said, pushing the iron box again, "You forgot to take your things."

Li Mao looked at her and shook his head.

"If Madam doesn't dislike it, just keep it." He said, kneeling down and kowtowing. "I originally came up with this idea after seeing Madam's fireworks. The ancients said that a master would not dare to call himself a disciple.

But Li Mao didn’t dare to deceive his master.”

As a disciple?

Everyone in the courtyard was shocked.

Li Mao seemed to know that what he said was ridiculous. After saying that, he ran away immediately and seemed to turn around to leave. He stopped again when he reached the door.

"Madam, what's that person's last name?" he asked suddenly.

What? Which?

Everyone was still stunned. Cheng Jiaoniang looked at Li Mao.

"My surname is Chen," she said.

Li Mao bowed and saluted.

"Li Mao remembers it." He said loudly, turned around and walked away quickly.

Quietness returned to the courtyard.

Banqin knelt down and picked up the iron box.

"Madam, do you want to put it away?" she asked.

Cheng Jiaoniang reached out and took it, looking at it with a thoughtful expression.

"Madam, what is this called?" Banqin asked.

"What's this called?"

"Oh, Xiao Fang, don't move. You can't move anything here..."

"..Why don't you call me Princess?"

"Princess, what did your father say to you again? Is he trying to plot against me again?"

"...Humph, I won't tell you..."

"..Then I won't tell you either..."

Cheng Jiaoniang closed the box and lowered her gaze.

"I don't know." she said.

Did she recognize it but couldn't remember it again? Banqin said in her heart, fearing that she would be sad and nodded quickly and asked what to eat at night, which would change the topic.

"Shiro-kun lives in a new house and is very boring to be alone, so we invited him over for dinner." She said with a smile.

The house and maids prepared for Mr. Cheng Er and his family were ready in two or three days. Cheng Silang is now living there, and some newly bought maids and servants have been sent to the house.

"He rushed all the way from Jiangzhou. He must have ignored his homework. It's lucky that he didn't wear himself down. Let him study hard. It won't be long before next year's exam." Cheng Jiaoniang said.

.

Banqin nodded.

"I wonder if Mr. Shiro can win." She said, and while clasping her hands, she thought of something, "Madam, let's go to Puxiu Temple to offer incense to Mr. Shiro?"

"Yes, yes, this is good, you should go, you should go." The maid heard this from the corridor and said hurriedly, and then joined hands with Mrs. Huang to invite her, "Madam, we will go together."

Standing in the yard and watching the girl learn to walk with her child, Mr. Huang smiled.

"It's November and it's getting cold. It's time to ask Bodhisattva to protect me from frostbite," she said.

Cheng Jiaoniang nodded and said hello.
To be continued...