Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Xu Zaijing, his brother, and Qingyun only looked at each other for a moment.

Then Xu Zaijing and the others got off their horses, and Zai Zhang cupped his hands and said, "I don't know my brother's surname, but when did we have a relationship."

Shui Jinyu, the new scholar, quickly explained a few words with a smile.

Qingyun was still thinking about it. After all, it was cold and snowy and he had helped a lot of people.

However, Xu Zaijing recalled it for a moment and suddenly realized: "I remembered it! Speaking of which, it was all thanks to the little princess! It was just a piece of cake at the time, but I didn't expect that my brother would still remember this!"

At this time, there were already many people from Bianjing watching the excitement.

I heard the conversation of several people,

Someone in the crowd shouted: "The yamen are very kind and generous, and this official also knows how to repay his kindness!"

"What a wonderful story!"

"Outside the field, you really caught a good son-in-law!"

The buzz around him made Tian Yuanwai, who had just succeeded in 'catching his son-in-law', look proud, smiling and cupping his hands in all directions.

When the field member handed over his hand, he kept looking at the horses and attire of Xu Zaijing and others with thoughtful eyes.

The new scholar smiled around and continued to talk to Xu Zaijing:

"I feel ashamed to say it. I also wanted to do something good before, but it's a pity."

Saying that, Shui Jinyu shook his head.

Xu Zaijing said: "If you have the intention to do good things, you will be better than many people! My brother has passed the examination today and I don't know where he lives. If I have time, I might ask you for advice."

Zai Zhang nodded aside.

Shui Jinyu looked sheepishly at the steward who came with him behind him.

The steward cupped his hands and said, "Two young masters, we belong to the eleventh room of the Haotian family, and we live in Tianjia Lane, Bianyangfang."

Xu Zaijing nodded and looked at Qingyun.

Qingyun took out a post from his arms and handed it to Shui Jinyu with both hands. The new Jinshi quickly took it and looked at the name on the post with his eyes widened.

The Tian family steward next to Shui Jinyu also took a look.

After several people said goodbye,

The steward of the Tian family looked at the anxious look of his master on the side and hurriedly came up to say a few words.

"I didn't expect this kid to be able to establish a relationship with Yongyi Houfu."

"My lord, I think the girl may need to add more to her dowry."

"good."

After a while,

The classmates from Shengjia School arrived one after another.

Changbai and Changfeng came with Zhuang Xuexue.

Went up to the second floor of the nearby teahouse.

Xuexue Zhuang sat on the chair in the private room: "Let's go to the window and have a look. After returning to the school, let's talk about our experiences with teachers and students."

Xu Zaijing and others bowed in response, then stood by the window and looked out:

In front of the huge screen wall,

Among many scholars,

There are those who are ecstatic,

Some people are depressed

There are people whose faces don’t change color.

Some are full of fighting spirit and are ready to give it a try next time, while others are leaning against the wall in despair, looking ready to give up.

The tea house is not far away.

A place not far or near from the screen wall,

There were many carriages decorated with flowers parked.

The carriage looks rich or noble, and the voices of girls talking can be heard from time to time.

Beside the Rong family carriage,

Seven or eight servants stood guard beside him.

in the carriage,

Next to the car window with the curtain raised, Rong Feiyan looked to the side with some doubts, then sat up straight.

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Xin Bu looked at Rong Feiyan who looked slightly worried and asked.

Rong Feiyan shook his head: "It's okay."

After nodding carefully, he looked outside lively, then frowned and said, "Why are the soldiers surrounded by people over there so rude? They are looking straight at our car."

Ningxiang hurriedly went over to take a look, and said while looking, "This man's clothes look familiar!"

Xin Bu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the window again: "It's true! When we met Brother Xian at Donghua Gate, this man seemed to have been scolded by Brother Xian a few times."

Ningxiang nodded and said: "I thought I was just a disciple, but I didn't expect that I was actually a Jinshi."

Rong Feiyan shook her head slightly in the car: "Let's go."

Ningxiang said with some nostalgia: "Girl, are we not going to watch the fun anymore?"

Rong Feiyan tugged on Ningxiang's ears: "If you don't leave, you girl and I will become a bust."

He walked out slowly and said,

The Rong family members walked away.

While the carriage is moving,

When passing the tea house,

Rong Feiyan looked at the handsome Long Ju at the door of the teahouse and smiled, then with the mentality of giving it a try, she leaned slightly through the car window and looked towards the second floor of the teahouse.

Xu Zaijing pursed his lips and looked at the various expressions of the students taking exams downstairs, feeling quite enlightened.

As he glanced around, he suddenly noticed someone looking over him.

Xu Zaijing looked back reflexively and saw the girl looking towards him in the car.

Seeing the surprised, surprised and shy look of the girl in the car, Xu Zaijing nodded slightly.

Rong Feiyan sat up straight again with a panicked look in her eyes.

With her back pressed against the car, Rong Feiyan felt her earlobes and cheeks feel a little warm, and her heart felt a little sweet.

"What's wrong, girl? There's another trap?" Ningxiang looked outside.

In Ningxiang's field of vision, Gu Tingye on the second floor frowned and seemed to be looking deeply into the distance.

Rong Feiyan shook her head gently,

He pretended to yawn and covered his face with his wide sleeves,

Then he rubbed his face with his hands.

Xinbu looked at Ningxiang without saying anything. She just glanced at the horse at the door of the tea house.

Late Si hour (after 11 a.m.)

Zhuang Xuexue took his students back to Sheng's house.

After everyone sat down, Zhuang Xuexue said: "Before you talk about your feelings, let's first think about our mood when we went to the gate of Gongyuan last month, put you into it, and then think about what you saw today."

"Yes, academic."

Everyone should be.

Zhuang Xuexue sipped the tea soup and fanned himself.

A quarter of an hour later,

Chang Bai and Xu Zaijing stood solemnly, as if they had failed the exam today.

Gu Tingye frowned,

There was a smile on Zai Zhang's lips,

Qi Heng supported his cheek with his fist and looked back in despair.

"Hehe." Chang Feng laughed directly, obviously bringing himself into a certain student who passed the exam.

Afterwards, everyone expressed their feelings.

After some instruction on teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, Zhuang Xuexue announced the end of school.

afternoon,

Sitting behind the desk,

Xu Zaijing thought about his previous insights and felt that he seemed to have to be more diligent.

evening,

Xu Zaijing and his brother returned to the Hou Mansion.

When I go to the racecourse,

I saw Uncle Yin directing Alan and Xun Shu to move things.

When Xu Zaijing approached on horseback, he discovered that he was moving strips of wooden boxes more than a foot long.

Dismounted,

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun saddled and bridle the dragon colt together.

Looking at his disciple's eyes, Uncle Yin said: "This is what Viscount Zhu sent me today. Alan, bring a box over."

"Yes, Uncle Yin."

"A gift from my cousin?"

After Xu Zaijing took off Longju's bridle, he patted Longju's neck and let him play by himself.

Opening the heavy wooden box that Alan handed over, looking at the fish-shaped stone in the wooden box, Qingyun had some doubts on his face. Xu Zaijing hesitated and said: "Master, is this a whetstone?"

Uncle Yin nodded.

Xu Zaijing looked at the room where his weapons and armor were kept, looked at the wooden boxes stacked as high as the table, and said.

"Why does my cousin give me so many knife-sharpening things?"

Qingyun nodded in agreement: "I gave you so many stones, but I can't use them."

Uncle Yin took the wooden box from Xu Zaijing's hand angrily and said, "You two are really ignorant."

Xu Zaijing looked like Qingyun: "Huh?"

"Alan, dagger."

Yin Bo took the dagger thrown over with the scabbard, pulled it out and said: "Wu Lang, and you, take a look at the color of the dagger at this time."

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun looked at the silver blade and nodded.

Uncle Yin sat aside, scooped some water out of the horse's leather bucket and wetted the stone, then began to sharpen the dagger carefully on the whetstone.

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun squatted aside and watched curiously.

During this period, the little Liju and the two dragons rubbed their heads against Xu Zaijing one after another, as if urging him to do something, but they were pushed aside by Xu Zaijing.

After more than a quarter of an hour,

Uncle Yin handed the dagger in his hand to Xu Zaijing,

Xu Zaijing looked at the sharp dagger with a blue edge and said, "Master, so... it's poisonous?"

Qingyun looked at his uncle with surprise.

Uncle Yin once again glanced at Xu Zaijing and Qingyun angrily, and said: "This whetstone is called Mishi. It was produced by the Tongyuan Army in Gongzhou. This whetstone is used to sharpen the blade of the weapon. The blade will turn green and keep the weapon from rusting. "

Xu Zaijing's eyes widened: "Master, is it true?"

Uncle Yin looked at the surprised expressions of his disciple and nephew and said, "Yes! The Yin family's shop has sold this good thing before. A piece of this quality costs thirty guan."

"hiss!"

Xu Zaijing looked back at the pile of wooden boxes in the room and said, "Master, this army's long sword only costs five or six guans, so only the army's lieutenant general can afford this stone."

Uncle Yin touched the stone in his hand: "Wu Lang, when I was a child, I had a lot of whetstones, each of which only had three stones. Over the years, these stones have become increasingly difficult to find, and the price has only gone up! I don't know where Viscount Zhu found it. So much."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Cousin, he is serious."

"Qingyun, you and Alan each keep a box for your own use."

"Thank you, sir!"

Qingyun and others smiled and cupped their hands.

Although Xu Zaijing said it was for their own use, if they didn't have a good knife worthy of it, they would rather have the whetstone lying in a wooden box.

Sun's courtyard,

in the hall,

Xu Zaijing sat at the bottom, looked at Zhu Qinghu at the top and said, "Cousin, were those stones made in the city of Dingzhou (today's Shizuishan) of Baigao Kingdom?"

Zhu Qinghu smiled and said: "That's right! I heard from the craftsmen in Dingzhou that these things were originally planned to be transported to Keyimen Fortress as a reward after Bai Gao's army defeated us! But in the end they fell into our hands."

"At first, because of the earthquake, these stones were buried in the dust. We, the killers, didn't know what they were. Later, the steward sent by the Chai family to take over the Wujin Carbon Mine recognized these objects, otherwise they would have been regarded as ordinary stones. Throw it away."

Xu Zaijing said: "There are still such twists and turns! This manager is also a disinterested person."

Zhu Qinghu nodded in approval.

Xu Zaijing smiled again and said: "Cousin, with such a good thing, I won't be tacky when I give gifts to others."

Zhu Qinghu waved his hand: "Go, go, go, you don't have any good things, why do you still care about this?"

Xu Xingdai slipped out of Sun's arms, walked to Xu Zaijing and said, "Uncle, can you not give this stone to Gu Shixing?"

Xu Zaijing pinched his little face and said, "It depends on whether your grandmother agrees or not!"

Hearing the conversation between the two,

Xu Minghua, Sun, Zhu Xu and others who were sitting at the top laughed.

Hualan was listening to Ni Qiqiu and Xie's explanation of the role of the "seeking stone".

Listening to the laughter in the hall, Hualan whispered: "Is this whetstone really so effective?"

Xie nodded and said: "My father has one, and he always carries it with him." After saying that, he looked at his son who was idling in front of Xu Zaijing and said: "Xu Xingdai, get back here!"

Ni Qiqiu said on the side: "I saw the master sharpening his knife two days ago, and the blade was really blue."

Hualan nodded and said,

After saying a few more words, Xie looked at the nanny who was looking out of the door of the hall, handed her son to her mother-in-law, and said: "Let's go, let's go serve the dishes."

With that, the three of them got up and went to the side hall where the banquet was set up.

After a lively meal,

Zhu's family got up and said goodbye.

When they walked out together,

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua walked in front, talking to his nephews and sons.

Zhu Xu was surrounded by Sun and Xie, followed by Hua Lan and Ni Qi Qiu.

Sun saw that her elder sister-in-law looked a little worried, patted Zhu Xu's arm, and whispered: "Sister, don't worry, Brother Hu will see the effect in one or two months after this matter is done."

Zhu Xu glanced at her brother, son and nephew who were talking in front, and said: "I hope so."

Xie smiled and glanced at Ni Qi Qiu and said: "Aunt, your eldest nephew gave Xiao Wu a ruby ​​dagger before."

Zhu Xu nodded, and Sun continued: "It took An Er less than a month to get it."

Ni Qi Qiu was walking behind and was stunned.

Seeing Hua Lan's teasing eyes, Ni Qi Qiu lowered her head shyly, but Hua Lan did not let go of her cousin sister-in-law and whispered in Ni Qi Qiu's ear: "Sister-in-law, Prince Lu's family also sent a lot of gifts before, look at you now"

Ni Qi Qiu nodded, looked at the people in front of her, reached into her sleeve and took out a book she had sewn, and whispered: "Hualan, this is the massage technique I drew myself, and there are some experiences in it. If you have time, please help me give it to my aunt, which is also my gift."

Hualan looked down at the book in front of her Ben, turned his eyes and said: "Sister-in-law, can I see it?"

Ni Qiqiu raised his eyes and whispered in confusion: "Why can't I see it? Just see it. When my cousin is tired of doing things in the future, you can help him relax."

Ni Qiqiu looked at Hualan's strange expression, and she hurriedly said: "I said I was tired of studying."

Hualan: "Ah? Oh!"

They were all married women, and they looked at Ni Qiqiu with some "revenge" intentions and asked: "Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Hualan bit her lips embarrassedly and gently bumped Ni Qiqiu with her arm.

Watching the Zhu family's carriage go away,

the Xu family returned to the backyard.

After sitting down in the hall,

Hualan handed the sketchbook given to her by Ni Qiqiu to Sun.

Sun looked at it in the candlelight and sighed: "This child is attentive."

Then raised her head and shouted: "Qingcao!"

"I'm here, madam." Qingcao standing behind Xu Zaijing responded.

"Come."

Sun waved her hand.

Qingcao walked up to Sun, who handed her the painting book and said with a smile, "You should study hard first."

"Yes, madam."

At the end of March,

the palace examination ended.

On the day of Donghuamen's roll call,

I don't know why Zhuang Xuejiu didn't go, and only let Xu Zaijing and other students go.

That Shui Jinyu got the 58th place in the second class after the palace examination.

In early April, the marriage invitation was sent to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion in Quyuan Street.

The person who sent the invitation was also a little special. He was an official with his wife and children, and he was holding a jade pendant to return to Zai Zhang.

On the eighth day of April,

Jinming Lake was closed again as in previous years.

This day was also Buddha's birthday.

Sheng's school was closed.

In the morning,

Zhu Qinghu and his mother Zhu Xu came to Xu's house with a happy face. When he saw Xu Zaijing walking in in Sun's yard, Zhu Qinghu couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth. Zhu Xu's eyes were also full of joy, and the whole person seemed to have unloaded a burden.

Xu Zaijing looked at the expressions of the people in the hall and thought to himself, "It's only been a short time. And it's already here?"

On second thought, yes! My cousin returned to Beijing in early March. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage

I feel a little guilty for accepting this good thing.