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That night,

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Snowflakes were falling outside the palace.

in the palace,

Under the bright yellow candlelight,

The emperor was sitting on the chair behind the imperial desk, holding a writing brush.

I wrote a few words of approval on a memorial, but when I reached out and touched it to the side again, I found nothing.

"Um?"

The chief minister on the side bowed and said: "Your Majesty, that's all the memorials, nothing more."

"Um!"

Putting down the brush, the emperor leaned back in his chair and moved his aching neck.

The emperor took the drink offered by the chief minister, took a sip and said

"By the way, in the afternoon, I heard you say that Duke Lian's mansion presented several large objects to the palace?"

The chief minister bowed and said, "Your Majesty, yes!"

"Hmm! What are you doing?"

The chief minister smiled and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I said that Duke Lian Guo was entrusted by Xu Jiawulang to cast something in the workshop. It is a somewhat large iron mold (mold). ”

Before the emperor could continue to ask what the use was, the chief minister continued: "The model used to shape the snow lion is sent to the palace in the hope that the nobles in the palace can enjoy it."

"Huh? The model of a snow lion?"

"yes!"

As the chief official said, he began to compare with the emperor.

"Have you seen the finished product?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the snow is too light and thin now, so the finished product has not yet been produced."

After listening, the emperor smiled and nodded and said, "Let Fang'er sleep with the queen tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

Lord Mother’s Courtyard,

After Xu Zaijing finished talking to his mother, and was about to get up and leave, a female envoy opened the curtain and walked in.

After giving a blessing to the people in the hall, he said: "Madam, a message was sent to the door, saying that our relatives, Lian Guogong Lu's family, sent a steward to deliver things."

Mrs. Sun stood up and said, "It's snowing and it's at night. Why are you so anxious to deliver it?"

The female envoy glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "Back to Madam, I said it was made by Wulang Tolu's family."

Hearing this, Mrs. Sun turned to look at Xu Zaijing: "Jinger?"

Xu Zaijing stood up with a smile: "Mother, you will know what I am sending you tomorrow."

Mrs. Sun shook her head helplessly and said to the female envoy: "I will give the steward of my relative's house another three taels of silver as a seal of hard work."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xu Zaijing smiled at the side and said, "Mom, why don't my son pay for this hard-earned money?"

Mrs. Sun waved her hand: "Your mother, I am not short of these three melons and two dates."

Turn around,

A night of wind and snow,

The entire Bianjing city was lightly covered with snow.

Mao hour (after six o'clock in the morning)

The sky is still dark,

At this time in the past,

People want to go in and out of the city, vendors get up early and go out to shout, watchmen tell the time, and so on, there is a lot of movement inside and outside Bianjing.

But today, in the morning after the snow,

There was a lot less movement, and it felt like everything was completely still.

Occasionally, there would be a call to tell the time. The sound seemed to be sucked in by the falling snow, and it was far less audible than on a sunny day.

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

On one side of the outer courtyard,

In the wide racecourse,

The ankle-deep snow last night had now been piled into several large snowdrifts.

There are neat traces of snow around these large snowdrifts. At a glance, you can tell that they were piled up by people with horizontal shields.

Looking at the distance between the snow marks and the size of the snowdrift, it should take at least three strong men to push it with all their strength.

But there are only one person's footprints on the snow marks.

And these rows of footprints gradually disappeared under Alan's big broom sweeping the snow.

The places where snow is piled are all near the pond on the side of the field. Most of the snow in the back will be pushed into the frozen pond, and will later be turned into pond water.

Beside the racecourse,

The bright lantern hanging on the eaves of the wooden house was swaying in the morning breeze.

"squeak!"

The door of the wooden house was opened,

Xu Zaijing's master, Yin Bo, limped out wearing a thick winter coat and ear protection.

"ha!!??"

As a result, as soon as he walked out of the house, Uncle Yin was startled by something that came into view not far from the door and was as high as his shoulders.

After seeing clearly that it was made of snow,

Uncle Yin shook his head with helplessness in his eyes: "These kids are really awesome!"

inner courtyard,

Da Lang Zai Duan at the gate of the courtyard,

On the corridor leading to Mistress Sun's courtyard, there were several bright lanterns being moved around.

"Ding"

"Ding"

Several heavy objects were carefully placed on the ground.

Qingyun stood in front of a hollow black thing that was half a person's height when closed and whispered.

"Master, help me!"

"Okay, then I'll tie it up."

After tying it,

"Swish! Swish!"

The sound of a big bamboo broom sweeping away snow sounded in the corridor,

Just by the light of the few bright lanterns, one could vaguely see the snow on the corridor. Large areas were swept together by big brooms, and soon they were piled into several snowdrifts half as high as a person.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing stood in the tied hollow object, followed Qingyun to pour snow into it, and stepped on the snow firmly one by one.

When the dark hollow object was half filled with the trampled snow, Xu Zaijing jumped out and stood beside it, and began to use the arm shield in his hand to compact the snow hard.

"Qingyun, give me another dustpan of snow."

"Why."

"Puff puff puff."

The sound of snowdrifts being slapped sounded, and soon the snow poured in was slapped tighter.

"Come on, Qingyun, come over and seal the top!"

Xu Zaijing, standing in front of the dark object, spoke out.

"Yes, sir!"

After a lot of work,

Xu Zaijing tightened the 'capping' thing tightly and said: "Okay, let's remove it."

The tight rope is tied with a live buckle,

Xu Zaijing and others quickly and carefully dismantled the black mold.

"Wow!"

Although I have already seen the ‘finished product’ once at the racecourse,

But Qingcao Yunxiang and Huaxiang still exclaimed quietly.

"Grass, shovel."

"Master!" Qingcao handed over the small shovel.

While shoveling back and forth on the snowdrift, Xu Zaijing said again: "Yun Xiang, bring the lantern over here."

"Yes, sir."

Yun Xiang, who was wearing a cloak, moved two steps behind Xu Zaijing.

A lot of work,

"Hua Xiang, come here too."

"well!"

Hua Xiang, who was standing next to Qing Yun with a lantern for lighting, walked over quickly.

After a while,

Qingcao looked up at the gradually brightening sky, then leaned over the lampshade, puffed up her cheeks and took a breath:

"call!"

I blew out the candles in the lantern very frugally.

Yun Xiang and Hua Xiang also blew out the candles like grass.

Xu Zaijing, who felt the light dim, glanced sideways and smiled.

Subsequently,

The five people were as busy as before.

In the dim morning light, Xu Zaijing turned his head and looked at the several snow sculpture 'works' completed by himself and Qingyun, and nodded with satisfaction.

Qingcao stood aside and said with a smile: "Master, when the two ladies and brothers go out and see this, I don't know how surprised and happy they will be!"

Xu Zaijing smiled: "This is what you want!"

Qingyun on the side shook the snowflakes on his gloves with a smile, and said with a white breath: "Sir, look at the clouds so thick, it may still be cloudy today."

Xu Zaijing looked up, smiled and nodded.

At this time,

The door of Zai Zhang's courtyard was opened, and Hua Lan's close mother Cui Chan poked her head out curiously.

With the brighter sky, Cuichan's eyes suddenly widened when she looked at the snow lion molded by the mold in the doorway.

This 'model', or mold, was cast by Xu Zaijing and Lian Guogong.

As the sworn brother of Lu Zezong, with the influence of the Lu family in the Ministry of Industry, and after receiving the request from Xu Zaijing, he found that the craftsmen who cast the iron mold were all master craftsmen.

The snow lion molded from this mold is naturally lifelike and powerful, and is very beautiful at first glance.

In Yongyi Hou Mansion, Xu Zaijing’s mold this morning was no more than shoulder height.

The mold sent to the palace was even larger, almost one and a half people tall.

"Wulang, when did you get such good snow carving skills?" Cui Chan sighed with surprise.

Hearing this, the three female envoys including Qingcao, who stood next to Xu Zaijing, whose cheeks were red from the cold, all bent their eyes with laughter.

Behind Cuichan, the woman on night duty rubbed her sore eyes and said.

"My God! This is so beautiful! I have lived for so many years, but I have never seen such a beautiful snow lion!"

Cuichan nodded and said with a smile: "I'll tell you right away." After saying that, she turned around and walked away.

"Hey! Cuichan!" Xu Zaijing shouted.

"Ah? Wulang, what's wrong?" Cuichan stopped and asked in confusion.

Xu Zaijing smiled: "As soon as you tell your brother and sister-in-law, the surprise will be halved. It's better to wait until they get up and see for yourself!"

Cui Chan rolled her eyes, seeming to think of Hua Lan and Zai Zhang's surprised expressions after seeing the snow sculpture. A smile appeared on her face and she bowed: "Yes, Wu Lang! I listen to you."

Xu Zaijing nodded and reiterated: "Well, it's agreed that we won't tell them in advance."

Cuichan smiled and stepped back behind the door, nodding: "Yes, Wulang, I won't tell you."

"Close the door!"

Xu Zaijing waved his hand.

After saying that,

Xu Zaijing glanced at the 'work' at the door of his mother's Sun's courtyard, patted the snowflakes on his gloves, looked at the green clouds and grass, and said: "Come on, let's go back and change clothes to keep warm."

The main room of the Xu family's mother's courtyard,

in the bedroom,

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua had gotten up early to go to court.

It was a cloudy day and the light in the bedroom was not very bright, but there was no need to light candles.

After sleeping, Mrs. Sun, who had washed her face and regained consciousness, was sitting on the embroidery pier in front of the dressing table.

Mrs. Sun raised her eyes and looked at Mother Zhu, who was helping her tie her hair into a bun with a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhu, what's wrong with you today? You look so good?" As she spoke, Mrs. Sun looked at the water chestnut mirror and stroked it. His own temples.

Mother Zhu smiled and shook her head: "Madam, it's nothing."

Sun Shi glanced at Zhu's mother in confusion, smiled, and did not continue to ask.

Dalang courtyard son of the Xu family,

Mrs. Xie, Xu Zaijing's eldest sister-in-law, had finished dressing up and stood up in front of the rhombus mirror.

"Madam, I've sent someone to open the gate of the courtyard." said the steward mother who came as a dowry from the Xie family.

"Um."

The mother in charge goes and gives orders.

After nodding, Mrs. Xie walked to the bed, looked at Xu Xingdai who was huddled in the bed with a smile and said, "Dai'er, get up."

After being awakened, Xu Xingdai shrank in bed and said in confusion: "Mother, baby, please sleep a little longer."

The girl on the side, Xu Qingyi, also woke up. Looking at Ms. Xie, she softly shouted, "Auntie."

Mr. Xie smiled and was about to speak.

"Oh~" A woman's exclamation came from outside the house.

Xu Xingdai and his sister, who were huddled in bed, blinked in confusion.

"Dai'er, your uncle has finished practicing martial arts! Didn't you say before that you wanted to be as powerful as your uncle?"

After Xie finished speaking,

Xu Xingdai looked at his sister who was looking at him from the side, nodded, and sat up from the bed.

After a while,

Xie's personal mother also opened the cotton curtain and walked in.

"What's going on outside?" asked Xie.

"Go back to Madam. There are several exquisite snow lions outside the courtyard."

"Huh? An exquisite snow lion?"

"yes."

Bianjing has a long-standing custom of shaping snow lions after snowfall.

And the mother in charge of Xie's side has also been in Bianjing for a long time. She is well-informed and can say the word "exquisite" from her mouth. I think the snow sculpture at the door will not be too bad.

"Who made the snow lion?"

"This slave doesn't know about this."

Mr. Xie nodded and said, "Watch Brother Dai getting dressed, and I'll go take a look."

"Yes, madam."

Afterwards, Ms. Xie put on her cloak and left the main room. Breathing white breath, she walked along the corridor that her mother-in-law had cleaned and walked to the door. When she went out, her eyes were full of surprise.

After a while,

Mr. Xie returned to the main room.

Xu Xingdai, who was wearing a lot of clothes on the couch, asked curiously: "Mom, is it really as beautiful and beautiful as grandma said?"

Ms. Xie smiled and nodded: "It's so beautiful. I don't know what kind of powerful snow lion sculptor my family hired."

Hearing this,

Xu Xingdai quickly put on his clothes and said, "My mother and grandma said so. I'll go take a look."

Zaizhangyuan'er,

Zai Zhang was wearing a cloak and walking towards the outside of the courtyard with his son Xu Xingzhong in his arms with a smile on his face.

While walking, I listened to Hua Lan and Cui Chan talking beside me.

"Cui Chan, it's okay. I'm asking you, and you didn't take the initiative to say it. It's not a breach of trust."

Cuichan nodded depressedly and said, "Madam, I don't think I'm smiling much. How come you know there's something going on outside the hospital?"

Hua Lan smiled: "Because it was not dawn in the morning, I heard the sound of snow being swept away from the corridor in the courtyard."

"oh!"

Talking

Zai Zhang and others walked out of the yard together.

"Ouch!"

Looking at the snow sculpture that came into view, Zai Zhang took a few steps in surprise and took a closer look.

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Hua Lan, who was next to Zai Zhang, also widened her eyes in amazement. She glanced sideways at Cui Chan and said, "Guanren, when did Xiao Wu have such good snow sculpture skills?"

Zai Zhang touched the snow lion with his hand and said uncertainly: "Maybe I learned it from Uncle Yin."

Hearing this,

Cui Chan pursed her lips and smiled.

"Wow! Uncle, he is so awesome!!!"

Not far away,

Xu Xingdai shouted in amazement as he went out.

While shouting, Xu Xingdai happily watched one and then ran to see the other.

Subsequently,

Zaizhang and his wife walked towards Sun's courtyard together with Mr. Xie.

Looking at the beautiful and identical snow lions along the road,

Hualan held Xu Xingdai's little hand and said to Mrs. Xie, "Sister-in-law, when I look at these snow lions, they don't look like they were carved."

Ms. Xie smiled and nodded: "Yes, it seems that I used some kind of model to press it out."

Just arrived at the gate of Sun's courtyard,

I haven’t gone in yet,

I saw Mrs. Sun standing in front of the snow lion in the yard and said, "Jing'er, how old are you, and you still think about these things every day."

Xu Zaijing looked at his work proudly with his hands on his hips and said, "Mom, please tell me whether it looks good or not!"

Hear the conversation,

Zai Zhang and Hua Lan's sisters-in-law at the door laughed.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Prince Zhao Fang slept with the queen yesterday.

Early in the morning,

While having breakfast with my father, mother, queen, and sister,

The chief minister next to the emperor walked in with a smile and whispered a few words to the emperor.

The queen on the side looked at the smiling emperor with curiosity and said, "Your Majesty, what are you doing today?"

The emperor smiled and said: "It's nothing. After dinner, I will let you see a wonderful sight."

Finished breakfast.

The emperor dressed neatly, took the queen and his children, and walked out of the palace.

Looking at the nine huge and exquisite snow lions on the ground in front of the palace, it was the first time that the emperor saw a look of surprise on his face.

"Wow, Father! It's so spectacular! How come there are so many snow lions in one night? The carvings are so lifelike!" Zhao Fang asked in surprise.

The queen also cast a look at the emperor asking for advice.

The emperor exhaled, stroking his beard proudly and said, "Fang'er, you have to think about this yourself."

Zhao Fang nodded and began to observe.

After a while, listening to Zhao Fang's guess, the emperor smiled and nodded: "Yes, Fang'er's idea is right! These things were made using the models presented to the palace by the Xu family's Wulang Tolu family."

Zhao Fang, who was already smiling, had a brighter smile on his face.

The queen smiled and nodded: "This child is very interested. Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Rong sisters to come over and take a look."

Zhao Fang smiled and nodded repeatedly.

"cough!"

The emperor's smile faltered and he said, "The queen is interested. Concubine Rong has some."

The queen nodded with a smile. After Zhao Fang took a look at his mother's expression, he shook his head gently towards the emperor who was looking at him, which meant 'Father, you are in a bad situation'.

South Lecture Hall Lane,

Rong family,

Back to the snowy courtyard,

in the hall,

On the table are spices that the owner has not finished mixing.

Not far from the table, Rong Feiyan stood with her arms stretched out. In front of her fair and long fingers on both sides, her five nails were as clean and pink as jade.

With careful care, her white and tender palms passed through the sleeves of the dark brocade cloak.

Reaching out to take the hand warmer handed over by Ningxiang, Rong Feiyan said doubtfully: "Xibu, brother, didn't he just make a snow lion? Why do you have to let me go out to see it?"

Standing in front of Rong Feiyan carefully, he lowered his head to help Rong Feiyan tie the flower-shaped jade buttons on her cloak, and said, "Girl, you will know when you go out and take a look."

Ningxiang, who was standing by, turned around and walked over with her earrings in hand. She nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, girl! I heard that the young master has been very busy with the servants for a while since he was off duty!"

Rong Feiyan listened to the personal maid's words, turned her head to avoid Ningxiang's hand, and said, "Don't wear these at home."

"yes."

Xinbu raised his head in front of Rong Feiyan,

Looking at the girl in front of her who was set off by a dark cloak, her eyebrows were more like ink drawings, and her skin was like cream. Although she was used to it, she was still slightly stunned when she took small steps.

Xinbu smiled and lowered his head to help Rong Feiyan stroke his cloak, and said: "Girl, the master also said that the tool he used to make snow lions was borrowed from the Lu family! This thing was cast by Wu Lang of the Xu family. ”

"Huh? Did Xu Wulang ask him to build it?" Rong Feiyan asked in surprise.

"Yes! Young Master also said that there is a big snow lion in the palace! Today, apart from the Xu family and the Lu family, our family is the only one with such a beautiful snow lion!"

Rong Feiyan blinked and said curiously: "Let's go and have a look."

After walking only a few steps,

Rong Feiyan stopped at the door again,

Looking at the confused personal maid behind him, he hesitated and said, "Do you want to bring the things we used to dress up as snow lions in previous years?"

Xibu and Ningxiang looked at each other, but before they said anything, Rong Feiyan sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go take a look first! It would be bad if my sister-in-law also brings those things decorated with snow lions. ”

Go through the door and corridor,

Arriving in front of the main hall in the backyard of the Rong family,

At this time, Fuchanghou and his wife, Rongxian and his wife were both there.

Rong Feiyan looked at the snow lion that was slightly shorter than a human in front of the hall, and surprise flashed in her eyes.

After greeting her parents, brother and sister-in-law, Rong Feiyan looked at the snow lion that Rong Xian was decorating with colorful ropes and copper bells, and said softly: "Brother, such a beautiful snow lion should be decorated with colorful ropes and copper bells. "

Looking at Mr. Dou's confused eyes, Rong Feiyan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you don't know, my brother also made a snow lion before."

Ignoring Rong Xian's frowning look, Rong Feiyan continued: "After my mother came home, she looked at the snow lion in the yard and said to her brother, 'Xian'er, other people's houses are full of lions, why do you want to make a donkey?'" "

Upon hearing this,

Dou covered her mouth and laughed.

Rong Xian, who was not far away, waved his hand and said: "Sister, stop talking nonsense! What my mother said back then was clearly, 'Why are you trying to make a dog?'"

Dou's voice was soft and soft as he said, "My lord, there is no difference between this donkey and a dog!"

Rongxian shook his head: "Madam, you are wrong! Dogs and lions are somewhat similar, but donkeys are nothing!"

Everyone in the yard laughed again.

With that said, Rong Xian walked up to Rong Feiyan and said with emotion: "Ah, this object made by Wu Lang saved my life! Tsk! This snow lion Doriso is so beautiful!"

Rong Feiyan stood for a while, her fair cheeks were slightly red from the cold. After thinking for a while, she said: "Brother, I"

"Pile one in your yard, right? It's a joke!" Rong Xian waved his hand and continued: "Just now your sister-in-law said, didn't you go to the British Government House today? When you come back, this snow lion will be piled up for you."

"Thank you, brother!" Rong Feiyan smiled and gave a blessing.

At this time,

The female envoy of the Rong family walked in from the door, bowed and said:

"Master Marquis, there is a steward of Taiping Bo Zhu's family outside the door. He said that Uncle Zhu went to the Duke Lian's mansion for a banquet and fell in love with the snow lion made by the Lu family."

"Knowing that the object is in our house, Uncle Zhu sent someone to wait for it. He also wants to build one at Zhu's house later."

Taiping Bozhu's house is located in Guangfufang, not far from Huihefang. The eldest son of the concubine is working in the Ministry of Industry. The eldest daughter he married is the cousin of Chai Zhengzheng's grandfather, the Cheng family. Xu Zaijing also attended the meeting with Zai Zhang. Have a wedding banquet.

Marquis Fuchang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll ask the Zhu family steward to wait for a few bowls of hot tea."

"yes!"

Seeing someone waiting, the strong woman from the Rong family hurriedly moved the items back to the snowy courtyard and sculpted a snow lion.

The sky is still gloomy,

My vision was so gray that I couldn't see very far.

East of the palace city,

The roofs of houses inside and outside each courtyard are also covered with a layer of white snow.

The moat is not far away,

In front of the Chai family gate,

Like other houses around, the snow at the door was swept clean by the concierge.

What is different from other houses is that in addition to stone lions, there are also several beautifully shaped snow lions decorated with colorful ropes and copper bells standing on both sides of the entrance of Chai's house.

Passers-by passing by Chai’s house,

Either on foot, in a sedan chair, or in a carriage or horseback,

Whenever I see it or am reminded by others, I always look at the ‘scenery’ at the entrance of Chai’s house without taking a second look.

Whether there is friendship or not,

Passers-by stopped, stopped their sedans, or parked their horses.

From time to time, a steward would come up to ask the concierge of the Chai family, who was well-dressed and wearing ear protection, to ask which master in Bianjing carved the snow lion.

After this snowy day, many high-ranking families around are hosting banquets with relatives and friends. Having such a snow lion here can also add a lot of fun.

The concierge of the Chai family would naturally smile and answer a few questions.

In the Chai family courtyard,

Except for the roof gardens and other places that were difficult to clean, other places where there was a lot of snow have been cleared away.

From time to time, you can see a large or small snow lion in the front and rear courtyards.

backyard,

The snow lion in the yard of Chai Jin and Chai Bo was also covered in leather armor with golden patterns that the two used when practicing martial arts. It looked like a "war lion" at first glance.

And Chai Zhengzheng’s Autumn Sound Garden,

The snow lion in the yard wears a colorful rope and copper bell around its neck, and has a red hydrangea under one foot. It looks much more normal.

The place where the snow lion steps on the hydrangea is the space reserved by the mold, and it is also a real hydrangea.

Inside and outside the house,

The female maid Zi Teng was busy instructing the little maid to put the gifts and clothes she was going to take to the Zhang family today into the boxes and cages.

In front of the dressing table in the inner room,

Yunmu stood in front of Chai Zhengzheng and carefully placed some glue between Chai Zhengzheng's eyebrows.

After carefully pasting a flower bud, Fuyi glanced at it and nodded: "Girl, if you light this flower bud, it looks really nice!"

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng in the Linghua mirror and smiling, Yunmu smiled and said, "You are the only girl who can say nice things."

Fuyi covered his mouth and smiled.

Chai Zhengzheng withdrew his gaze from the water chestnut mirror, glanced outside the room, and said, "I didn't expect that my eldest brother's marriage proposal to the Lu family's sister would have such benefits!"

Yunmu nodded with a smile and said, "Girl, the Lu family is thinking about our family! The Queen of Snow sent the things here early in the morning."

Chai Zhengzheng stood up, let Fu Yi measure the clothes on her body, and said, "I wonder if the Zhang family has this snow lion sculpture."

Yun Mu thought for a while and said, "Isn't it just the palace, the Lu family and the Xu family? There should be none in the Zhang family! Girl, how did the Xu family brother think of getting such an object?"

Hearing this,

Chai Zhengzheng's expression became very happy and joyful to the naked eye, and he said with a slightly proud tone:

"Before, when you were having snowball fights in winter, you used to have extremely rare snow traps. Sister Ting Yi said that he made them. Now this one is just bigger and has a different pattern."

"By the way, since the Zhang family may not have one, let's bring a set of molds there."

The two maids in the room smiled and nodded.

suddenly,

Yunmu was stunned and said: "Girl, the Xu family brother is also going to the Zhang family today. Will he also take Xingfan with him?"

Chai Zhengzheng was also stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Take it with you, it's just an extra carriage."

The first quarter of the hour (after nine o'clock in the morning)

Xingguofang,

Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

At the entrance of the main hall of the inner courtyard,

Bai Shi hugged Sister Yan with a smile on her face, Ping Mei smiled and held Bai Shi's arm, and Gu Tingyi held her nephew's other arm.

Several people looked at Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and their respective servants who were busy in the yard.

After Xu Zaijing pressed the top mold tightly, he looked at his nephew/daughter not far away and said with a smile: "Brother Xing, Sister Yan, take a look!"

After a while,

Gu Shixing let go of Gu Tingyi's hand and ran quickly to Xu Zaijing. He ignored the cold snow stains on Xu Zaijing's body, hugged Xu Zaijing's legs and shouted: "Uncle, you are so amazing!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and hugged his nephew: "Of course!"

"I like little uncle the most!"

"Yeah, my nephew is really smart."

"hey-hey."

Bai and Pingmei on the side smiled helplessly as they looked at their flattering uncle and nephew.

"Uncle, how many snow lions does Xu Xingdai have?" Gu Shixing continued to ask.

Xu Zaijing thought for a while: "Maybe five or six!"

Gu Shixing stared and said, "Huh? So many? I'm the only one."

Talking

Xu Zaijing turned to look at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, I think the snow lion you piled up might as well tear it down and give it to your nephew to give it again."

Gu Tingye looked at the different-looking snowdrifts not far away and nodded.

Half an hour later,

Xu Zaijing, who went to the British Duke's mansion for a banquet and stopped by Gu's house to see Pingmei, changed his clothes and boots again in Gu Tingye's yard.

Subsequently,

The two of them walked towards the British Duke Zhang's house together with Zheng Xiao.

Entered the gate,

I saw the fifth lady of the Zhang family standing next to the British father-in-law, waiting at the second door with several descendants of the Zhang family.

When he saw Zheng Xiao next to Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye,

The fifth lady of the Zhang family stood on tiptoes happily and waved to the three of them.

Go to the second door,

Xu Zaijing and the other three people bowed and bowed their hands to say hello.

The British princess looked at the three of them with a smile on her face and said, "Come, let the children enter the courtyard."

With that said, he led several people into the second gate and walked towards the inner courtyard.

After walking only a few steps,

A 'snow lion' appeared in front of several people in the inner courtyard.

Looking at the snow lion’s appearance,

After enduring it for a while, "Pfft~" Gu Tingye couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Zaijing had just gritted his teeth to prevent himself from laughing. When he heard Gu Tingye's laughter, he pursed his lips hard.

The British duchess who was walking in front looked back,

Xu Zaijing bowed his head and clasped his hands, holding back a smile and saying, "Madam, forgive me."

The Lady of the Duke of England looked at the 'snow lion', looked at Zheng Xiao helplessly, and said, "Xiao brother, what do you think?"

Zheng Xiao pursed his lips and took a deep breath, saying, "Madam, the rest is fine, but the lion head is a bit sloppy."

"Hunk~"

Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing looked up again, couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly bowed their hands to apologize again.

Zhang's Wu Niang looked at Xu Zaijing and others, especially Zheng Xiao, and then looked at her 'work' sideways. She bowed her head with some shame on her face and waved to her personal maid.

So,

Later, when the girls from Chai, Gu, Rong, Yu and other families came to Zhang's house, they could no longer see Zhang's Wu Niang's 'outstanding work'.

When Chai Zhengzheng entered Zhang's house, he saw along the way that Zhang's family did not have a unique snow lion. Knowing that Xu Zaijing did not bring anything, his face was slightly happy. Then he started talking to his friends about the ‘snow lion sculpting tool’ he brought with him.