Chapter 140
139, Proposal (5 updates)
After the meal, Xie Zhinuan moved a table to practice calligraphy; halfway through, she looked up at the foolish girl.
The foolish girl, feeling her stare, started to feel pins and needles in her scalp.
“Miss?” the foolish girl called out softly.
Xie Zhinuan pursed her lips, then said earnestly, “Foolish girl, how about you teach me a few moves? I don’t seek to be invincible or to kill imperceptibly, but I want to be able to protect myself when I face danger!”
She knew a bit of grappling, which might count for something in the modern world, but in this ancient era of Qinggong, Xie Zhinuan felt it might amount to nothing.
The foolish girl was somewhat surprised, but not overly so.
Xie Zhinuan’s personality was not so indifferent and uncompetitive; it was her nature to appear nonchalant while keeping everything firmly in her grasp.
“Okay, then let’s start with teaching Miss a set of boxing techniques!”
Xie Zhinuan shook her head, “Boxing techniques take too long; is there something that can be learned quickly, that can strike the enemy’s vital points swiftly, the so-called dirty tricks?”
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The foolish girl was stunned into disbelief.
Xiaoyuan’s eyes were so wide with shock they nearly popped out.
“Miss, are you serious?” asked the foolish girl.
Xiaoyuan also nodded her head quickly.
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Dong Sheng showed his face for a moment, then quickly retreated, avoiding and walking far away.“Of course I’m serious. We can take our time with boxing techniques, but I need to quickly learn how to deal with bad people right now. Who talks about morality with them? If you don’t kill them, they’ll kill you!”
Xie Zhinuan’s words made sense to Xiaoyuan and the foolish girl.
The words were crude, but the logic was sound.
The foolish girl shook her head, “Miss, that, I don’t know!”
She had been trained since childhood, with every move needing countless repetitions, and had engaged in innumerable life-and-death struggles with opponents. More than a few times, only the victor had the chance to walk away alive, while the loser faced even harsher and more vicious training.
The underhanded tricks that Xie Zhinuan spoke of were unknown to her.
“Miss, why don’t you ask Yuanbao?” suggested the foolish girl.
Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment, “Hmm, I will ask him when the time comes!”
She felt that Yuanbao was quite knowledgeable and worldly.
He should know of such techniques that were not presentable in polite company but would allow a woman to strike a decisive blow and protect herself without issue.
Xie Zhinuan focused on practicing her calligraphy, writing the Three Character Classic over and over again until it finally started to look pleasing to the eye.
Pleased with her work, she blew on the ink, then smiled and set it aside, continuing to write.
“Miss, Yuan Liuwang is here!”
Xie Zhinuan looked up, “Let him in, please!”
No sooner had she spoken than Yuan Liuwang stepped in; seeing Xie Zhinuan writing, he was surprised and felt somewhat ashamed of himself.
While the young lady was working hard, he could hardly recognize a few big characters and couldn’t even write his own name properly.
“You’re practicing calligraphy?” Yuan Liuwang asked.
“Yes, writing the Three Character Classic, but it’s not looking very nice!”
Xie Zhinuan said with a smile, instructing the foolish girl to help pack it away.
Yuan Liuwang took a glance and thought that it was actually quite good, at least it was neat, much better than his own shaky characters.
“It looks quite nice, better than what I can write!” he thought to himself, deciding to buy a copy of the Three Character Classic later, memorize it first, and then practice slowly.
Xie Zhinuan chuckled and asked, “Did you come to town for business?”
“No, I’ve bought a shop space and a house here. I plan to sell fabrics, the kind that the shops in the city and the county can’t sell and have stockpiled. I’ll buy them at a low price and sell them here in town. I should be able to make some money!”
Xie Zhinuan nodded, then added, “You could also collect unwanted old clothes on the side, especially cotton-padded jackets. The big households in the city have very good clothes, even the maids; if you find a way, you can collect these, wash and air them, and then sell them in the countryside. That would make some money too!”
Yuan Liuwang nodded repeatedly.
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