Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

In the afternoon,

Yan Sujun and her mother were sitting in the carriage back to the city.

Mrs. Yan was holding a piece of gold-sprinkled flower paper and looking at it carefully.

"Mother, do you know what happened to the sister mentioned by Madam Wei?"

Mrs. Yan glanced at her daughter who was talking, and continued to look at the flower paper and said, "That is someone's private matter. How can I ask in front of the ladies and officials of the marquis' mansion?"

Yan Sujun shook her head: "Mother, I didn't mean that. I said I knew."

Listening to her daughter's story,

Mrs. Yan nodded with a smile on her face: "It's not easy. That lady has finally gotten what she deserves. She will be better after having a son!"

Yan Sujun: "Yeah! Mother is right!"

Madam Yan handed the flowered note to Yan Sujun and said, "These are all places that young girls like. Old Caomen is not far from our home. You can go there when the time comes."

"Yes!"

"Also, the Wu family has two Jinshi in one family. The father of the young man you are interested in is a senior official in the Ministry of Revenue, and Madam Wu is the wife of a marquis. This family background is quite good!"

Without waiting for Yan Sujun to finish her shy words, Madam Yan continued, "It seems that Madam Wu has a close relationship with the wives of the two marquises!"

She patted her daughter's hand, feeling a little relieved and a little reluctant.

Quyuan Street was still bustling.

Chu Zhan, with a towel on his shoulder, helped Shu Bo's stall under the tarpaulin. He would occasionally glance at the street corner while wiping the table and serving dishes.

"What did you hide in your arms when you came out of the mansion? It was so bulging?"

Listening to Shu Bo's words,

Chu Zhan patted his clothes and shook his head and said, "Shu Bo, nothing, nothing!"

When he saw a carriage turning into Quyuan Street,

Chu Zhan's eyes lit up.

Half a minute later,

In the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion,

Xu Zaijing was walking slowly with his two pregnant horses in the distance.

Beside the wooden house next to the racecourse,

Chu Zhan stared at a light chestnut horse with silver mane.

At this time, the new horse was being hoofed and nailed with horseshoes by Xun Shu.

Chu Zhan said:

"Brother Xunshu, you, you be gentle!"

Holding a small hammer in his hand, Xunshu, who was working, raised his head depressedly and looked at Chu Zhan who was talking on the side: "How about you come?"

Chu Zhan smiled embarrassedly and waved his hand: "Brother Xunshu, you come, you come!"

Qingyun, who was standing on the side, patted Chu Zhan's shoulder and said: "How about this horse?"

"Hehe, it's really beautiful!"

Sitting on a small stool nearby, Alan, who was assembling the leather strips into a bridle, raised his head: "I didn't know that you were praising your wife."

"Hehe, on the battlefield, it is not only my wife, but also my comrade."

Chu Zhan looked at the horse with love.

Hearing this,

the people around the wooden house laughed.

"Boy, take it!"

Yin Bo, who came out of the wooden house, threw a horse comb for brushing the horse's hair over.

Chu Zhan received it with both hands and bowed, then walked carefully to the side of the horse and gently combed it:

"Comb it once to the end, and you won't have to worry about life."

"Comb it twice to the end, and you will be free from illness and worry."

"Comb it three times."

Just after he said two sentences,

Chu Zhan felt his head shaking.

Qing Yun, who was standing behind him, looked at Chu Zhan with a smile and said, "Where did you learn these words? You can't say them at this time? Be careful that you won't find a wife in the future!"

Chu Zhan quickly closed his mouth, put his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed for a few words.

Then, Chu Zhan continued to comb the horse's fur.

Perhaps because he was comfortable with the service, the newly bought horse rubbed Chu Zhan affectionately with its head.

After spending a long time with Yin Bo, Alan and others, Chu Zhan, who knew the nature of horses, smiled so much that his mouth was grinning.

He hurriedly took out a ringo from his bulging arms and put it to the horse's mouth.

"Sniff. Snap."

The horse ate happily.

"Slow down, slow down, there's more!"

Seeing the horse enjoying it, Chu Zhan said happily.

At this time,

Alan stood up from the side,

walked to Chu Zhan's side, untied the original reins, and put the leather bridle in his hand on the horse.

The horse was busy eating the fruit and didn't react much to Alan's actions.

After pressing the bridle button to tidy it up, looking at the horse with the bridle, Alan nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, it looks pretty good."

Xunshu, who was busy nailing horseshoes, also finished his work and walked towards the wooden house on the side.

Soon, he came out with a saddle in one hand and a sack full of corn in the other.

"Chu Zhan, go and get another bag."

"Ah!"

Chu Zhan hurried into the wooden house and carried another bag out with some effort.

After fixing the saddle,

Alan tied two bags of corn together and put them on the back of the light chestnut silver-maned horse.

Chu Zhan, who was standing by, saw that the silver-maned horse did not react, and his eyes became brighter.

"Brother Alan, did you train it when you picked it?"

Alan smiled and led the horse to the racecourse by the reins.

Qingyun, who was standing next to the wooden house, was about to ride his own horse to prevent any accidents with the new horse.

Yin Bo, who was sitting on the chair, waved his hand and said, "No need to go, I see, this horse can be ridden today."

Hearing this,

Chu Zhan hurriedly walked forward: "Brother Alan, let me try it."

Alan pulled down the two bags of corn and saw that the silver-maned horse still had no reaction, then handed the reins to Chu Zhan.

"Ding-deng-deng-deng"

The sound of horse hooves came,

In the racecourse,

Xu Zaijing looked at Chu Zhan who was riding a horse around the racecourse and smiled.

As he passed by, Xu Zaijing shouted: "Faster!"

"ha!"

Chu Zhan on the horse gave a soft drink.

The horse ran faster and faster.

the next day,

Yin time is right,

It was dark,

"Click~"

The door to the courtyard was opened from the inside.

Xu Zaijing walked out of the house wearing a cloak. While stretching and looking at the sky without stars and moon, Xu Zaijing said:

"It's cloudy."

Qingcao, who was holding a lantern behind him, nodded. Realizing that Xu Zaijing couldn't see his movements, Qingcao hurriedly said, "Yes, sir. From the smell, it seems like it's going to rain."

Taking a deep breath of the morning air, Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Yes! Let's go!"

across the aisle,

When we arrived at the racecourse,

The sound of footsteps made the birds in the nearby falcon room a little restless.

At this time, the lanterns were already lit in the stables,

I don't know if it's Alan or Xun Shu feeding the horse.

Entering the master’s wooden house,

Take off your cloak,

Qingcao was waiting in the wooden house, and Xu Zaijing walked outside.

In the light of the lantern at the door of the wooden house, Xu Zaijing saw Qingyun, who was preparing the horses, with a smile on his face.

"What's wrong?"

"Sir, that boy Chu Zhan didn't go back last night. He stayed with his new horse in the stable until midnight."

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing also laughed: "This kid! It's a good thing there are no mosquitoes at this time, otherwise he would have it easier."

Qingyun smiled and nodded: "I heard from uncle that he disturbed Alan and Xun Shu so much that they couldn't sleep last night."

Xu Zaijing asked in confusion: "Just sleep in the stable, why can't Alan and the others sleep?"

Qingyun shook his head helplessly and said: "I heard from Alan that Chu Zhan felt that his horse's mane was too messy last night, and he clamored to tidy up the horse's mane."

"Isn't this fast?"

"Young Master said that, but then Chu Zhan was busy braiding his tidied mane."

After Qingyun finished speaking, Xu Zaijing also laughed: "It's really ridiculous."

"It can be seen that he really likes Chu Zhan."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Afterwards, Qingyun and Xu Zaijing put on each other's armor and started today's training.

After breakfast,

Xu Zaijing took a carriage to the Sheng family.

Because it’s cloudy,

When Xu Zaijing came to the Sheng family,

In the beginning, I had to light a candle while reading.

When a scholar comes to the school,

The sky is still covered with dark clouds,

The sky is dark,

After waiting for more than an hour in class, everyone was taking a break.

Xu Zaijing and Changbai were going to take a walk in the yard.

As a result, just after I stepped out of school,

A gust of autumn wind blew by,

Blowing up Xu Zaijing’s hairband,

Then, Xu Zaijing felt a chill on his forehead.

A chilly autumn rain began to fall.

Looking at Xu Zaijing and Changbai walking back,

Gu Tingye was just about to speak,

Zhuang Xuexun, who was sitting at the front, tapped the table with a folding fan and said, "Let's meditate now! Watch the rain!"

"Yes, pedant!"

Afterwards, everyone turned sideways and looked at the courtyard quietly.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta"

This is the sound of raindrops hitting the leaves.

"Wow~"

The relatively dense leaves were rustled by the autumn wind, mixing with the sound of rain.

"Deng Deng"

The rainwater collected on the roof dripped onto the wooden steps in front of the school.

After the school was quiet for a while, the academic said: "You must know that this kind of weather is a beautiful thing for us, but for people who don't have autumn trees and shelter from the rain, this is a bad thing."

"You have all been selected, and you will definitely become officials in the future, but please remember what I said at this time, be more considerate of the hardships of the people's livelihood, and do more things to benefit the people."

Chang Bai, Xu Zaijing and others hurriedly stood up and raised their hands, saying in unison: "Yes, academics! Students, please remember"

Seeing this scene,

The servants and maids on the wooden platform at the end also stood up quickly.

Zhuang Xuexue held the paper fan and nodded: "Everyone, please sit down!"

After Qingcao sat down, he looked at the rainy scene outside the school and sighed slightly in his heart.

At this time, Qiuniang, who was sitting next to her, came over and whispered to Qingcao: "Sister Qingcao, do you know what you didn't do just now?"

Qingcao shook his head: "I don't know. I just saw that he went out after the young master called him over."

Qiuniang nodded.

When the two separated, there was the sound of raindrops falling on the oil paper umbrella in the rain in the yard.

After a while,

Buwei's figure appeared in everyone's field of vision. Buwei held an oil-paper umbrella and held something wrapped in a quilt.

Seeing Bu Wei, Qi Heng smiled.

soon,

Buwei walked to the door, placed the oil-paper umbrella on the corridor beside him, carried his things into the school and stood still.

Qi Heng stood up at this time, bowed to Zhuang Xuexue and said, "Xuexue, this is a newly opened fruit (cake) shop in Beijing, specializing in the dessert of honey puff pastry flowers!"

"I remember that all my classmates and sisters liked to eat it! After the student learned about this, he specially ordered a box in this store. I asked the scholar to taste it with all my classmates and sisters. Is it the same as what we ate last time?"

Not because the station is close to Zhuang Xuexue,

At this time, there was already a faint fragrance filling the air.

Xuexue Zhuang swallowed secretly, then nodded and said, "Young Master is interested!"

Hearing this,

Qi Heng bowed again and winked at Buwei.

Subsequently,

Qingcao and others who were sitting on the wooden platform at the back quickly stepped forward to help Buwei distribute the food.

Others are fine;

After Gu Tingye heard Qi Heng's words, his expression became a little abnormal, and he kept stretching his neck, as if he was adjusting his condition.

Near the door,

Molan Rulan looked at the snacks in front of her, smiled, stood up, bowed to Qi Hengfu, and said, "Thank you, brother Yuanruo."

Minglan also stood up: "Thank you, young master."

Qi Heng smiled and nodded with Mo Lan and Ru Lan. When he heard Minglan's voice, he also nodded.

Mo Lan has already sat down,

Rulan stood and turned around, saying to Minglan: "Sixth sister, brother Yuanruo's calligraphy was given to him by an official, so just call him by his calligraphy."

Minglan glanced at Qi Heng who nodded, shook his head and sat down.

At this time,

Qiuniang also placed the honey-floating japonica flowers in front of Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye directly picked up the porcelain plate containing the snacks, turned around and placed it on Xu Zaijing's table.

"Brother Gu Er, you don't want to eat?"

Chang Feng, who was licking his lips, saw this scene and asked.

Gu Tingye nodded with some discomfort on his face and said: "Wulang, you and Brother Feng eat it! I, um!"

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye curiously, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Erlang, I heard before that Ting Yi and the girl from the Chai family opened a shop together. Are you injured?"

Gu Tingye heard Xu Zaijing's words and smelled the fragrance in the air. He swallowed hard and suppressed his tumbling stomach.

Looking up at Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye said in surprise: "Wulang, how do you know?"

"Guess!"

With that said, Xu Zaijing handed the extra plate to Chang Feng.

"Thank you, brother Xu Wu."

Chang Feng shouted after taking it with a smile.

Xu Zaijing first divided his snack into two halves, and then waved to the green grass.

"Put the other half in the tea cup and you can eat."

After saying that, he handed the plate in his hand out.

Qingcao quickly took the snack and put it into the tea cup.

Xu Zaijing continued to ask Gu Tingye: "Which street is the store open on?"

After Gu Tingye thought for a moment, he said, "West of Huihefang in the inner city, on Old Caomen Street."

After Mo Lan, who was sitting on the other side, heard this, she nodded and said, "Sister Tingyi really knows how to choose a place! On Old Caomen Street, girls from official families often come to play and drink tea from morning to night!"

"The most famous one seems to be called Beishan Tea House. If you open a fruit shop there, your business will be booming and you will make a lot of money!"

Gu Tingye smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Then I'll borrow the good words from my fourth sister."

When several people are talking,

Qingcao had already divided the snacks on the plate into several portions, and tasted them with the female envoys such as Magpie, Xiaotao, Luzhong and others who were sitting behind.

After Xu Zaijing finished the pastry in one gulp, when he handed the plate to Qingcao, he saw Xiao Tao tasting the pastry, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and his wide eyes were full of eagerness to lick the plate.

Xu Zaijing put away his smile and looked thoughtful in his eyes.

afternoon,

Old Caomen Street,

Although it is raining in autumn,

But there are still pedestrians holding oil-paper umbrellas, wearing bamboo hats and raincoats coming and going on the street.

street,

Several of the beautifully parked carriages had been soaked, turning dark and dripping with rainwater.

The carriage is not far away,

A wooden building with the words "Beishan Teahouse" hanging on it,

second floor,

There are all kinds of fragrant food on the table.

Chai Zhengzheng was holding a tea cup to warm his body, frowning and looking at Gu Tingyi, and said: "Sister Tingyi, are you saying that those two lines of poetry were not written by the second brother Gu?"

"Yeah! Brother, he blackmailed Brother Jing's work."

Rong Feiyan, whose eyes were wandering on the side, asked: "Then, is there no follow-up to these two sentences?"

Gu Tingyi nodded helplessly: "Brother Jing just said a few words."

The fifth lady of the Li family looked at each other and the girls such as Hai Chaoyun and Yan Sujun beside them, and said regretfully: "What a pity!"

At this time,

The female servant Zi Teng walked to Chai Zhengzheng and whispered: "Girl, someone just saw the Xu family's female servant Qingcao coming over in a carriage."

Chai Zhengzheng turned his head and whispered: "Please come here. No, I'll go down."