Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Marquis Yongyi's Mansion,

The second gate leads to the road of the mistress's courtyard.

Madam Sun and Madam Chai walked side by side, Chai Zhengzheng and Xie, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family, followed behind, and behind them were the maids of the two families.

Madam Chai said: "Madam, these two boys are a bit presumptuous."

Madam Sun smiled and said: "Boys of this age, how can they not like horses? If they want to go, just go."

"It just so happens that my Wulang is riding a horse there, and the boys have something to talk about. Let's ignore them,"

"Madam is right."

Hearing Madam Sun's words, Chai Zhengzheng looked in the direction where the two brothers had just left, although he could only see the Xu family's house.

As they talked, the women entered the hall of the mistress's courtyard for guests.

Madam Sun and Madam Chai sat on the two chairs at the top.

Xie sat opposite Chai Zhengzheng on the two front chairs at the bottom.

After sitting down, the maids served soup and tea.

At this time, a maid from the backyard whispered a few words to Sun, and Sun nodded.

Afterwards, Madam Chai and Madam Sun sat together at the head of the table, and after tasting the tea, she said, "Madam, your tea tastes unique!"

Madam Sun smiled and replied, "Madam, you are too kind. It's just that my maid had been to the Marquis of Xiangyang's mansion before, and learned a unique way to make tea."

Madam Chai nodded.

While she was talking, the voice of a little maid greeting came from the side door of the hall.

Before she finished speaking, Hualan walked into the hall with Cuichan's help and headband.

Seeing Hualan, Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng stood up quickly and said to Madam Sun with a little anger:

"Sister, why did you call this child here!"

Hualan smiled and bowed, saying: "Madam, Miss Zhengzheng, please sit down! I came here by myself. It's really boring to stay in my room all the time."

Madam Sun smiled and nodded, saying:

"We are all women, and we know how uncomfortable it is to hold back after giving birth."

"The doctor said that Hualan is in good health and will recover better! Besides, the weather is warm, and since she asked, I agreed."

As they spoke, Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng sat down again.

At Xie's signal, Hualan sat down below Chai Zhengzheng.

Chai Zhengzheng quickly stood up to let Hualan sit in his seat.

Hualan smiled and said: "Sister Zhengzheng, you are a guest, how can you let a guest sit in the back."

Chai Zhengzheng sat down reluctantly.

Then everyone talked about parenting topics.

Mrs. Chai sat at the top and drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat. She looked at the complexion of the two daughters-in-law of the Xu family in the hall, and the respectful and loving eyes looking at Sun, and nodded secretly in her heart.

The complexion of the daughter-in-law before and after giving birth can represent many things.

Some sour and mean mothers-in-law just aim to make things difficult for their daughters-in-law after giving birth.

Looking at the smiling faces of Xie and Hualan, it can be seen that they live a comfortable life.

Thinking about this, Madam Chai smiled and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting and chatting at the lower table, and said:

"Madam, in fact, I have an unwelcome request for this visit to your house."

Madam Sun smiled and said: "Madam, you can say it."

Madam Chai glanced at Chai Zhengzheng again and gestured: "Zhengzheng, why don't you talk to Madam yourself?"

At the lower table,

While Madam Chai was drinking tea,

Chai Zhengzheng was holding Hualan's hand and said to Xie:

"Sister Xie, I think Sister Sheng looks more radiant than when I saw her before!"

Hualan said a little embarrassedly: "How can it be! She has given birth to a child, how can she look better?"

Chai Zhengzheng: "Really!"

Xie nodded: "Hualan, Miss Zhengzheng is telling the truth!"

After a few words between Chai Zhengzheng and Xie, Hualan felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, Madam Chai's question came.

Xie and Hualan looked at Chai Zhengzheng in confusion.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Chai Zhengzheng stood up and bowed, saying:

"Yes, mother!"

"Madam, I heard that there is a capable farmer in your mansion who successfully grew the medicine for wounds in Yongzhou, so I came to ask for advice."

"My mother gave me a few farms in the north on my birthday, and I plan to grow this."

Madam Sun asked with a smile: "Miss Zhengzheng, why do you want to grow this?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed her lips and said:

"Madam, there are some warriors in my hometown Cangzhou who are very good friends with my family."

"Someone was injured before, and after using some of this thing my family sent back, they all wrote to say that this thing has miraculous effects."

In fact, most of these warriors are from the families of the masters who escorted Chai Zhengzheng before.

Now that the most powerful young and strong in the family have died under the military formation of King Yan's private army, the Chai family naturally has to support them.

"Besides, the imperial court is sending troops to the north now. Planting more can not only collect more money, but also provide for the injured soldiers in the army."

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng, Sun nodded with a smile and said:

"Okay, Madam and Miss Zhengzheng will send someone to my house!"

"I will definitely teach you everything I know when the time comes."

Chai Zhengzheng bowed: "Thank you, Madam!"

The Xu family gave the planting technology, and the Chai family would not learn the technology and give nothing.

When there is a result, they will definitely give the Xu family some benefits.

Thinking of this, Chai Zhengzheng continued to talk to Hualan and the others.

At this time,

the little maid at the door announced: "The young masters are here."

Soon, Xu Zaijing, Chai Jin and Chai Bo walked into the hall with a smile.

After the Chai brothers greeted each other, Xu Zaijing also bowed and said:

"I've met Mrs. Chai, Mrs. Jin An."

Then he turned around and saluted Chai Zhengzheng on the side: "Miss Zhengzheng, please make up."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and gave a blessing.

In fact, Chai Zhengzheng really didn't choose to visit Xu's house today.

She just asked the steward of her calligraphy and painting shop to find an authentic ancient calligraphy and painting a few days ago, and then invited Zhuang Xuexue's friends to come and taste it.

Will Zhuang Xuexue’s friends invite him?

Will the Sheng Family School be closed for bathing today?

It doesn't matter what she said.

Thinking of this, Chai Zhengzheng looked at his two brothers with a smile.

At this time, Chai Jin was talking to Mrs. Chai, talking about how handsome Hai Dongqing was raised by Xu Zaijing.

The first quarter of noon (11 a.m.)

Everyone in the Chai family stood up and said goodbye.

If you don't leave after this time, the Xu family's chef will have to prepare more meals for the Chai family.

When sending people to the second gate, Hua Lan naturally didn't go.

The Chai brothers got on their horses, and Mrs. Chai and Chai Zhengzheng got in front of the carriage.

Qingcao, who was following Xu Zaijing, handed over the tea-making method recorded on paper by the Hua Xiang sisters to the nanny beside Mrs. Chai.

After sending everyone in the Chai family out of the gate and watching the carriages and horses go away,

A young boy from the Xu family came to the door of the Xu family with a carriage.

It turned out that Zai Zhang, who was invited by his friend Lu Zhang to taste wine at Qingfeng Tower, sent someone back with ten jars of good wine.

Xu Zaijing followed the wine carriage back to the gate and waved to Qingyun to help unload the carriage.

Qingyun unloaded the fifth altar and was about to unload the sixth altar when he was stopped by the boy named Zai Zhang.

"Qingyun, don't move! The third master said that the remaining jars of wine will be sent to the Sheng family!"

Hearing this, Qingyun stopped and told Xu Zaijing about the matter in a blink of an eye. Xu Zaijing shook his head after hearing this.

Return to Chai's house.

Chai Zhengzheng and his mother got off the carriage.

Looking at his two brothers who had dismounted, Chai Zhengzheng said:

"Eldest brother, second brother, do you have any plans during the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Chai Bo said reflexively: "Yes!"

Chai Jin on the side quickly arranged flowers and said, "In the past few days, a brother from a civil servant family held a poetry party and invited us to come and have a look."

Chai Bo: "Yes, yes! Poetry party!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and followed Mrs. Chai towards the courtyard.

Entering your own Qiu Sheng Garden,

The hall in the house,

The porcelain vase contains an eye-catching flower arrangement composed of high-quality mugwort, sunflowers, and cattail leaves.

After Chai Zhengzheng took an appreciative look, he sat in front of the bronze mirror and took off her hairpin ring with his clothes, and said to Yunmu:

"Go and find someone outside to find out where there is a poetry gathering on the Dragon Boat Festival."

"Let our female envoy in the courtyard invite the young man next to my brother to have a drink and ask a few more questions."

Yunmu bowed in response.

Soon, the maid Fuyi helped Chai Zhengzheng tidy up his hair style at home.

Chai Zhengzheng stood up and walked to the study. He sat behind the table and looked at the account books. He picked up the peach from the fruit plate on the table and took a bite, nodding with satisfaction.

night,

After dinner, it was still bright.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was weaving a hundred ropes under the afternoon light, nodded when he heard the reply from the female servant Fuyi:

"In other words, tomorrow is May, and the busiest place in Bianjing City is Pan Tower?"

"Yes, girl! I heard from outside that the new leaders of Qiyun Tower and Feiyuntai will be decided in the next few days!"

"Yunmu, the poetry gathering that my brother and the others are going to is also here?"

"Yes, girl, that's what the servants of the two young masters said. I also heard that there is one named Fang Niang, and both Liang Jia Liu Lang and Xu Jia Wu Lang have done something for her!"

Upon hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng, who was making something up, stopped and said, "Why are you helping her out?"

Yun Mu said: "I heard that there was a pipa player named Yang who composed a good piece of music before, which was related to Xu Wulang's aunt's family. At that time, I invited this beautiful lady to play it."

"So, when Fang Niang was bullied, Liang Liulang and Xu Wulang came forward."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and said, "Then Fang Niang plays the pipa very well?"

"Miss Hui, it is said that she is no worse than her master Tang Jia."

Chai Zhengzheng pondered for a moment, looked at the sky, put the hundred ropes in his hand into the bamboo basket, got up and walked towards the study.

"Come!"

Time flies,

It’s May in a blink of an eye.

There are more and more sellers selling fruits, vegetables, cattail leaves, mugwort and other items on the streets of Bianjing.

Although there are many sellers, because it is approaching the Dragon Boat Festival, there is no need to worry about selling things.

Because the days are longer in May, Xu Zaijing, who had finished school, could still drink some refreshing drinks with Gu Tingye and Qi Heng in a restaurant on the street.

On the second floor of the restaurant, looking at the busy street outside the building, Gu Tingye said:

"Brother Zhang is so frustrated. Now he goes home directly after school. He doesn't even have time to drink wine with us!"

Qi Heng nodded in agreement.

Xu Zaijing put down the porcelain bowl he had brought with him and said, "Brother, he is in a hurry to go back and hug his son. What do you unmarried people know?"

Gu Tingye glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "You don't have a family either!"

Xu Zaijing: "I"

Before he could say anything, a vague loud shout came from the street outside the building, causing a commotion on the street.

The three people in the building looked outside.

Soon, the sound got closer.

"Brother Jing, what are you shouting?"

Qi Heng asked while looking outside.

Xu Zaijing's ears twitched and he said, "Master Wang has won a great victory and Xiazhou has been secured!"

After hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Gu Tingye stood up and walked to the window, saying with some disbelief:

"Isn't the Baigao National Railway Metallurgical Service located near Xiazhou?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

There was also some doubt in my heart. The two military divisions in the north of Baigao Kingdom supported their troops, but they were still defeated by General Cao in Shizhou and Xiazhou.

While thinking about this, the shouts outside the window got much closer.

It is indeed the same as what Xu Zaijing said.

After Gu Tingye watched the knight who had won the victory and shouted good news go away, he sat back at the table and said:

"By the way, Brother Jing, have Qiao Jiu and you ever borrowed money?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Yes, I borrowed it!"

"Brother Heng?"

Qi Heng: "I borrowed it too. I asked Liulang to ask for it."

Gu Tingye nodded and said, "How much did you borrow?"

Xu Zaijing: "More than five hundred strings."

Qi Heng scratched his head and said: "I went to find my grandfather and found an excuse to go to Xiangma! Finally, I lent it to Liang Liulang and Qiao Jiulang, eight hundred strings each."

Gu Tingye took a breath and said, "So many?"

Qi Heng nodded.

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, why do you ask this?"

Gu Tingye picked up the porcelain bowl with a cold drink and put it to his mouth. He looked at Xu Zaijing and Qi Heng awkwardly and took a sip of water: "Me"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Tingye took another sip.

Xu Zaijing interjected: "Erlang, don't you also want to borrow money?"

Gu Tingye: "Cough cough cough! I am!"

Xu Zaijing asked curiously: "Is it also to go to Panlou in a few days?"

Gu Tingye nodded and said:

"I saw that there was a girl under Mama Ruan who was really pitiful."

"I'm thinking of collecting some silver to redeem her life."

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye in disbelief and said, "Erlang, are you sure you are talking about redemption, not combing the cage?"

Gu Tingye nodded and said: "Yes! Redeem!"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said: "Erlang, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

Gu Tingye quickly grabbed Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, don't leave! I don't borrow much, brother!"

Qi Heng also stood up and said: "Second uncle, you have to redeem your life for the future oiran. There is no one that you can't handle with seven or eight thousand strings!"

Gu Tingye glared and said, "So many!"

Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder and said, "Let's go! I don't need Aunt Bai to know. If Brother Yu knows that you dare to do this, he will really break your legs."

Gu Tingye scratched his head and said, "I thought it could be done with one or two thousand strings!"

Xu Zaijing said: "Erlang, you didn't go to Mother Ruan's courtyard with Liulang. When you went there, Mother Ruan said that just lifting the veils of those girls was not what you said. Done!”

After saying that, Xu Zaijing stood up and walked out first.

The female envoy Yun Xiang who followed quickly took away the Xu family's porcelain bowl.

Looking at Yun Xiang who was following Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng looked at each other and said, "Brother Jing, he doesn't understand!"

fifth day of may

Dragon Boat Festival,

There are many treasure cars near Pan Tower,

After getting off the carriage, Liang Han couldn't help but say hello to the Bianjing children he knew around him.

The fishing driver behind him also held a wooden box containing banknotes.

At this time, someone tapped him on the shoulder. Qiao Jiulang dressed up like him and said, "Liu Lang, don't compete with me for Yun Niang today!"

"That's natural!"

While the two were talking, there was a burst of exclamation from the window upstairs in Pan's building.

The two looked back and saw only the gold breastband on the chest of a tall horse.