They drank until 2pm, and they were all drunk. Gouzi was arranged to rest on the Luohan bed in Li Zihang's study. The Luohan bed was 1 meters long and meters wide, which was enough for Gouzi to sleep.

Wen San was arranged to stay in the dining room, using a long bench to build two door panels and a quilt as a bed. The stove in the dining room was lit, so the temperature was not low. There was no need to worry about Wen San getting cold. Aunt Qi placed a stool in front of Gou Zi and Wen San's bed, with a glass of water on it, fearing that the two would be thirsty at night and have no water to drink.

The next day, at six in the morning, Uncle Qi and Gou Zi got up and took Li Zihang and his three brothers to practice boxing in the yard. Wen San was still sleeping soundly. His snoring became louder and louder. Aunt Qi did not disturb Wen San. She cleaned up the leftovers and empty plates from last night's meal. Then she went out to buy breakfast.

Around 6:30, Uncle Qi thought Aunt Qi would be back from buying breakfast soon, so he woke Wen San up, took out a new toothbrush and towel, and handed them to him, asking him to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Wen San got up and washed up embarrassedly. After a while, Aunt Qi bought breakfast and invited everyone to come and eat.

Aunt Qi: "Brother Gou, Brother Wen, I don't know what you want to eat. I just bought some buns, steamed buns, fried dough sticks and porridge. You can eat first. I'll go and call Xiao Yushui. You don't have to worry about grandpa and lady, they will get up in a while." After saying that, she went to the next yard and called Xiao Yushui to get up.

Li Zihang and his friends also washed up and sat at the dining table. But Wen San started to hesitate.

He said embarrassedly: "I had a free drink yesterday, and I had a free breakfast this morning. I feel so embarrassed."

Uncle Qi: "Why are you being so pretentious? Hurry up and eat. Then go to the store. The kitchen is waiting for you to deliver the food."

Wen San slapped his head and said quickly: "I almost forgot something important."

After that, he didn't care what was on the table, he took a few bites of the bun and ate a bowl of porridge, which took less than 2 minutes. Then he left in a hurry.

Uncle Qi looked at Wen San's departing back and said to Gou Zi leisurely, "Brother Gou, what do you think we should do about what Wen San said yesterday?"

Gou Zi ate the fried dough sticks and said calmly: "Let's ask the old man first. Things are different now."

After that, no one spoke at the table and everyone ate breakfast in silence.

After a while, Aunt Qi brought Yu Shui into the restaurant. Little Yu Shui was still very angry and said to Li Zihang and Uncle Qi, "Uncle Qi, and Brother Xiaohang, when you went to the restaurant for dinner yesterday, why didn't you bring grandma and Aunt Qi with you? You left us at home."

Uncle Qi smiled at Xiao Yushui's angry expression and teased her deliberately: "Hey, who was it yesterday who said that he wanted to accompany grandma and your aunt to eat fire cakes at home, and who was bribed by a flowery hairband. Why are you still angry today?"

Xiao Yushui: "Uncle Qi, you are annoying. I meant that I had lunch with grandma and aunt at home yesterday. But you, brother Xiaohang, and brothers Decai and Dewang didn't come back last night. You didn't even invite me, grandma, and aunt Qi. I didn't lie! You were the ones who lied first."

Xiao Yushui was about to cry after she finished speaking.

When Uncle Qi saw Xiao Yushui like this, he immediately put down his breakfast, picked up Yushui and put her on his lap, and began to coax her. Aunt Qi was still complaining to Uncle Qi about why he was teasing Yushui so early in the morning.

Aunt Qi: "You don't know, at dinner yesterday, Xiao Yushui asked again and again where you were and why you hadn't come back. Even when I sent her home, she kept asking where you were."

Uncle Qi: "Xiao Yushui, Uncle Qi and your brothers just went out to do something. Don't be so nervous next time."

Xiao Yushui said in a tearful voice, "My father used to be like this too. He said the night before that he would buy me something the next day, but he left the next day. I was so scared that you guys suddenly didn't want me anymore."

After listening to Xiao Yushui's words, everyone fell silent. Uncle Qi hugged her and started to comfort her again.

Aunt Qi: "He Daqing is really guilty. He just abandons such a well-behaved and sensible child."

After a while of comforting Xiao Yushui, she finally smiled. Grandpa and grandma also got up and came in to have breakfast.

Li Zihang: "Grandpa, if a guest comes to our house from now on, we won't be able to keep him overnight. Uncle Gou, every time I accompany you back home at night, it's too late and I have to go back. Sometimes I have to wait for you early in the morning. It's okay in the summer, but it's too inconvenient in the winter."

Before the old man could say anything, Gouzi explained: "Thank you for your concern, young master. It's okay. I live so close to you. I can get there in a few steps by bicycle. Don't worry about me."

The old man didn't even look at them, as if he didn't hear anything, and just ate his meal. They weren't in a hurry, and Dewang Decai, who had finished eating, wiped his mouth and said, "I'm done, I'm going out to play."

Uncle Qi, Li Zihang and Gou Zi were waiting on the side.

Aunt Qi and grandma ate without paying attention to what Li Zihang said.

The old man said: "Now that you have finished eating, please go to my study and wait for me. Don't bother me anymore."

After listening to this, the three of them stood up and went to the old man's study to wait for him.

Uncle Qi and Gou Zi were waiting there obediently, while Li Zihang picked up two lion-head walnuts that had been polished to the point of turning into jade from the old man's desk.

Because Li Zihang has small hands, he cannot hold the two walnuts in his hands. As he turns them, one of the walnuts falls onto the desk.

This scene made Uncle Qi and Gouzi's mouths twitch. After the walnuts fell twice more, Uncle Qi stepped forward and took back the pair of walnuts. Looking at the white spots on the walnuts, he rubbed the walnuts on his clothes with heartache.

Uncle Seven: "My dear little ancestor! Do you know the origin of this pair of walnuts?"

Li Zihang said nonchalantly: "What's the origin? Is it a big one?" In the later generations, after a period of skyrocketing prices for walnuts, the prices fell again. Walnuts grown from various molds were artificially colored by hand or machine. In a few weeks, they could be polished and patinated like jade? So he didn't think it was very precious.

Uncle Qi looked at Li Zihang and said speechlessly, "This pair of walnuts was polished by a great eunuch in the palace of the former Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than a hundred years. It has been polished for several generations. Tell me if it is precious or not."

Li Zihang: "What?" He then grabbed the pair of walnuts from Uncle Qi's hand.

Uncle Qi was afraid that the walnut would fall to the ground, so he didn't dare to fight for it and let Li Zihang take it.

Li Zihang looked at the pair of walnuts in his hand, blew on the white spots that had just fallen, and rubbed them on his face, so that the oil secretions on his face could cover up the white spots.

Gou Zi and Uncle Qi watched Li Zihang rubbing the walnut on his face without saying anything. They just reminded him to be careful and not to fall again. Otherwise, the old man would at most scold him, but Uncle Qi and his two brothers would be in trouble.

Not long after, the old man walked into the study and saw his grandson rubbing a walnut on his face. He went up to him and asked him what he was doing.

Li Zihang told the truth: "Just now when I was grinding the walnuts, I dropped them a few times and a white spot appeared."

When the old man heard his grandson's words, he took the walnut away, looked at it again and again, and said to him distressedly: "Grandson! Can you please not touch the things in my study in the future? I'm afraid that one day you will make me die of anger."

Li Zihang: "Not really, Grandpa. Don't scare me."

The old man saw his grandson's behavior and began to explain, pointing to the Luohan bed where Uncle Qi and Gouzi were sitting: "You see the Luohan bed your Uncle Qi is sitting on."

Li Zihang nodded.

The old man: "This desk is from Qianlong's bedroom. This desk is used by Li Hongzhang for his work at home. That bookshelf is from the study of Prince Gong's mansion. It is made of the finest Hainan Huanghuali wood. This armchair was used by Heshen."

"The copper incense burner on the desk is a genuine Xuande incense burner from the Xuande period. The paper, ink, brush and inkstone on the desk are all of great origin."

Then he picked up the seal on the desk. "The seal is made of top-grade Tianhuang stone. All the bottles and jars in this room are from the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties. So, grandson! Don't touch the things in my study. Otherwise, one day, I will really be pissed off by you."

The old man stamped his feet again and pointed at the floor tiles and said, "Even these floor tiles are made of gold bricks from the Old Summer Palace. There is nothing cheap in my room. Grandson, don't come to my study room if you have nothing to do in the future."

The old man patted his head after he finished speaking: "I was so angry at you, little brat. What's going on with you two, Xiaoqi?"...

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