The Periodic Table of Words at Hogwarts

"Let's stay at your house tonight"?

Several people walked into a store selling cloisonné. Zhang Qi asked Shen Jian while Astoria was lying on the glass counter curiously.

"Yes, my house is quite big."

Shen Jian nodded and said.

"The White Lady has returned to West Lake. My ancestor and my second ancestor can't stand the severe cold in the north. In comparison, the warm Suzhou and Hangzhou areas are more suitable for them."

"Going back? But I just saw in the street newspaper that it's snowing in Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Zhang Qi shook his head and said.

"Yes, according to what I said, it is better to stay in Peiping. At least there is heating here, but there is no heating in Hangzhou"...

Shen Jian nodded in agreement.

"By the way, how is Mr. Lin's health?"

Zhang Qi then asked.

"The old man's health is not as good as before, but he is expected to survive for a few years. However, we do not recommend him to do anything that would strain his body. My mother went to the northern border of China this time on behalf of Mr. Lin."

Shen Jian replied.

"Are the things in the north...serious?"

Zhang Qi asked with a serious expression and great concern.

"Longjiang, Jilin and Mongolia have all deployed air defense troops on the border buffer zone, and we have evacuated unrelated people on the grounds of conflicts outside the border, so the current situation is not particularly critical."

Shen Jian thought for a while, then nodded.

"It's just that this sudden heavy snow has affected normal railway transportation, and our transportation capacity to the position has been affected. If there is a problem with the supply line, it is likely to make the front line passive. I heard that the higher-ups have spent a lot of money to use some Special method, but obviously my confidentiality level is not enough, and I don’t know if your level is enough."

"It's better not to let outsiders like me know about the mobilization of troops. It can easily make you angry."

Zhang Qi patted Shen Jian on the shoulder and said.

"If you are an outsider, the person responsible for welcoming you today is not me, but the people from the security department."

Shen Jian shrugged his shoulders.

"Just because you know that I'm not an outsider doesn't mean that others also know. Your mother will tell me this kind of thing in the end anyway, so don't cause trouble for yourself."

"Have you decided where to go tomorrow? If this girl is willing, we can go for a walk in the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven."

Shen Jian looked at Astoria who was drooling over a cloisonné cup and asked Zhang Qi.

"No, I want to see my father tomorrow morning. Do you want to accompany me?"

Zhang Qi shook his head and said.

"Let me see you off. The Red Star Cemetery is quite far away, and with this damn weather, it's not always possible to get a taxi early in the morning."

After a short silence, Shen Jian said to Zhang Qi.

"Thanks".

Zhang Qi sighed.

"By the way, do you want to take her with you?"

Shen Jian thought about it again, then pointed to Astoria and asked Zhang Qi vaguely.

"Take her with you. I have to tell my dad personally that this is the daughter-in-law my unreliable mother found for me. At least I want my dad to know that the Zhang family, which has lasted for thousands of years, will not be extinct."

Zhang Qi sighed softly.

"What? You gave in to your mother's arranged marriage"?

Seeing that Zhang Qi was a little depressed, Shen Jian put his hand on his shoulder.

"Only a child knows what love and dislike are. When this girl grows up, she will understand it, and I won't hurt other people's hearts by refusing now."

Zhang Qi said mockingly.

"That's not necessarily true. My father and mother were in the same situation as you and Miss Greengrass, and they ended up together."

Shen Jian's voice also became lower and lower, and finally he stopped talking as if he could no longer speak.

"Aren't you going to take this opportunity to see your dad? They are both in the same park anyway."

Zhang Qi also patted Shen Jian gently on the shoulder.

"No, I've already been there two days ago. I don't think he misses me that much."

Shen Jian said with a smile, trying to hide the moisture in the corners of his eyes with laughter.

"That guy has more than one life. I don't know how he did it. I can only attribute it to the madness of incest."

Zhang Qi thought of Voldemort's embarrassed look, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"But it just so happens that more than one life means we can kill him more than once. I will give you a chance when the time comes."

Zhang Qi's tone was full of anger and expectation.

"Thank you, please give me that opportunity."

Shen Jian nodded with firm eyes.

"I promise! I will let you personally avenge Uncle Shen"!

Zhang Qi slapped Shen Jian hard on the back, which made him grit his teeth in pain.

"Good guy, when did you become so strong?"

Shen Jian rubbed his shoulders and asked Zhang Qi.

"The last two years, maybe. After all, I haven't been back for a long time. You may not know it well."

Zhang Qi simply hesitated.

Who knows if there are still those crazy alchemists in this era, so it’s better not to expose your identity.

"Are you interested in spending two days doing some gesturing?"

Shen Jian seemed to be interested and said excitedly to Zhang Qi.

"OK".

Zhang Qi thought for a while and then replied.

He basically never won when he and Shen Jian were forced to compete before. This time he wanted to see if he had improved.

By the way, I want to avenge my shame and let this kid understand what it means that times have changed.

But Shen Jian didn't think so, or he didn't have time to think so, because he was taking out his wallet with a look of pain on his face.

"Forget it, I'll pay the bill this time."

Zhang Qi patted Shen Jian sympathetically, and then walked behind Astoria.

"What did you see this time?"

Zhang Qi looked towards the counter in front of Astoria and saw a large cloisonné jewelry box lying quietly on the counter.

"Sir, do you want to buy this? There is a complete set of utensils in it, including combs and other things"...

The salesperson who had been waiting there for a long time came over immediately.

Foreign guests are usually not short of money, so it is easier to sell these things to them. This is a common knowledge among all salespersons.

"It's quite expensive, right?"

Zhang Qi asked helplessly, interrupting the salesperson.

"Uh, this set costs 450 yuan in total. It may be, uh, a little expensive"...

Zhang Qi's standard Mandarin made the salesperson a little overwhelmed, and he stuttered for a while.

This foreigner speaks Chinese very fluently...

The salesman thought secretly in his heart.

"What? Are you attracted to this jewelry box?"

Zhang Qi asked with a smile towards Astoria.

"This, this must be very expensive"...

Astoria said hesitantly.

She didn't quite understand what the 450 on the label meant, nor how much that money could buy in China today.

But she just saw that menu in the restaurant.

Calculating this, this money can almost buy a roasted whole lamb!

"It's okay, I gave it to you."

Zhang Qi said with a smile, then turned to look at the salesperson.

"Can I pay in US dollars? I may not have enough Chinese coins on me."

"Ah, of course, please follow me here."

The salesperson seemed to feel that she was dreaming, but her good professional quality made her react immediately and quickly asked Zhang Qi to pay.

This commission is not small!

"Damn, he's so rich"!

Shen Jian leaned over and took a look at the price tag, then smacked his mouth in frustration.

The price of this thing was about equal to one and a half months' allowance, but Zhang Qi didn't even blink when he bought it.

"Your previous Christmas gift must have been broken, right? This is what I replenished for you."

Zhang Qi said with a smile to Astoria who was in a daze at the side.

"This, this is not good"...

Astoria said hesitantly.

"I paid for it, so just take this thing. It's useless for a boy like me to ask for a jewelry box like this."

Zhang Qi said helplessly.

At this time, the after-sales clerk had carefully wrapped the box in a cardboard box, then put it in a gorgeous bag and handed it to Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi stuffed the bag into Astoria's hand without any explanation.

Astoria hesitated for a while and finally took the bag.

"...What is this? A betrothal gift"?

Shen Jian looked at the bag, and then touched Zhang Qi's waist with his finger.

"roll"!

Zhang Qi gave Shen Jian a blow without any courtesy.

"But brother, you two really match each other. I think Auntie has a good taste."

Shen Jian dodged Zhang Qi's hand and continued to say with a playful smile.

"I remember, didn't the little girl from the Mu family also say that she wanted to marry you since she was a child? If you are greedy, go find her. I remember Mu Qianhong is also quite beautiful."

Zhang Qi said maliciously to Shen Jian.

"Please forgive me. Just because the Xu family is resistant to the five poisons doesn't mean that I can eat centipedes every day! Who can stand a little girl who just takes out a centipede from her pocket and stuffs it into her mouth and chews it? , and then took out another friendly one and asked if you want to try it”…

Shen Jian said with a sad face.

"If someone gives you a free pine flower centipede, you don't want it! Don't you know how much money this thing can sell for outside?"

Zhang Qi said to Shen Jian, hating the iron was not as strong as steel.

"Yes, yes, I know this stuff is great for the body, but normally it should be dried in the sun, ground into powder, and mixed with medicine before it can be eaten. I have never really eaten centipedes alive. never seen it".

Shen Jian's face twisted for a while, as if he thought of something from the past that he couldn't bear to look back on.

"Shit! The medicinal effect of this thing is much better when eaten raw than when it is dried! The reason why everyone usually uses it to cook medicine is because live centipedes are difficult to transport, and it will be much more convenient after drying. You are really, I don’t want to cherish such a good opportunity”…

Zhang Qi looked at Shen Jian with a look of disdain.

"Then why don't you eat this stuff"?

Shen Jian also looked at Zhang Qi with the same look.

"I'm not weak, why should I eat this?"

Zhang Qi said very confidently.

"Then I'm empty"?

Shen Jian asked Zhang Qi.

"If you are caught by a girl from the Mu family, you will definitely become weak. If you don't believe me, go to the Mysterious Arts Service Station in the South to see if what I said is right."

Zhang Qi said more confidently.

"I beg you, can you please stop mentioning Mu Qianhong. She is really terrible. What I hate most are those bugs with so many legs!"

Shen Jian said in a broken voice.

"I remember that the girl from the Huang family in the Northeast is also interested in you."

Zhang Qi said in a timely manner.

"Forget it...I knew you would have nothing nice to say."

Shen Jian shook his head dejectedly.

"What? Do you look down on Huang Xiangu? After all, she has registered with the association, so she can be regarded as a person with status..."

Zhang Qi held it in for a long time before he said the word "human".

"Our Xu family is the most normal among the Xie San family. The Mu family next door has no faults except being full of poison, but the Huang family"...

Shen Jian couldn't help but shudder.

"Forget it, that weird method is not something we can understand."

"If you want to be more open-minded, the most you can do is to change your life, so don't be so afraid."~

Zhang Qi said jokingly.

"Fuck you! Why don't you go find Huang Lan to play?"

Shen Jian raised his leg and made two gestures towards Zhang Qi's butt, but seeing that the windbreaker didn't seem like something he could afford, he had no choice but to give up.

"I'm not an orthodox Chinese mysticist, but I seem to have thought of something suddenly."

Zhang Qi said to Shen Jian seriously.

"whats the matter"?

Seeing how serious Zhang Qi was, Shen Jian began to take a more serious attitude.

"In our generation, are you the only boy among the children of a large orthodox family?"

Zhang Qi asked Shen Jian, his tone slightly uncertain.

"Like, uh, yes."

Shen Jian thought for a while, and the expression on his face began to become more and more horrifying.

"You mean"...

Shen Jian's tone seemed to become a little weird.

"Just, uh, what I'm trying to say is, you might, um"...

"Yes, it's quite popular"...

Zhang Qi held it in for a long time before saying this.

The scene fell into an eerie silence.

"Die to me"!

Suddenly, Shen Jian jumped over in three steps and two steps, grabbed Zhang Qi's neck with his hands, and began to shake him hard.

Zhang Qi didn't resist, he just tried hard to hold back his laughter.

The scene was very happy for a time.

Astoria, who was walking next to her, looked at the scene here with confusion.

These two people were probably just joking there.

Astoria thought silently, and then hugged the paper bag in her arms tightly.

----Dividing line------

China is a very fertile land, a country full of enterprising spirit, and a place that has given birth to countless miracles.

This is the author’s definition of China.

In the following chapters, I guarantee that everyone will see a different China, because this is a world view that breaks away from fantasy routines.

This is a China that everyone recognizes.