I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 253 Sapphire Bracelet
The heavy rain of the night finally stopped, and in the morning, the chill hit his face, Zhan Feiyu looked at He Nuan admiringly, it was fortunate that he had enough clothes, otherwise he would really be shivering from the cold.

"They left so early?" After getting dressed and leaving, Zhan Feiyu glanced at the opposite side, it was just Chen's hour.

"The rain stopped and they were rescued, and it was still dark." Chong Guang walked into the ruined temple with a smile, shaking the rabbit in his hand, "Rabbit can be eaten at noon."

Zhan Feiyuyuanliu's eyes were full of accusations, "Tutu is so cute!"

Chongguang staggered and almost fell down, staring at the pretending Zhan Feiyu speechlessly, "Just say whether it's braised in brown sauce or charcoal grilled, fat girl, you are so cruel, you really can't pretend to be innocent and kind."

"Grill and eat." The answer sounded immediately, and Zhan Feiyu looked at the gray rabbit with flapping legs, "It's so cold, let's put the slaughter first, and marinate it to taste, and it's ready to roast at noon. "

Chong Guang dropped it, and the rabbit immediately flew towards Zhan Feiyu.

He Nuan quickly stepped forward and caught the rabbit accurately, and was no longer surprised by Chongguang's nonsense, "Miss, I'll go to the water's edge to deal with it first."

Zhan Feiyu with loose hair could only nod, "Go ahead, I will comb my hair myself."

When Yin Wuyan came back, he saw the little girl brushing her hair a few times with a comb, and then tied a ponytail with a hair tie.

Chong Guang, who was sitting beside him, burst out laughing, and mocked unceremoniously, "Fat girl, you save money so much, you don't need to buy face masks in the future, just cut a few pieces of cloth."

Even the poorest peasant woman would wear her hair in a bun and put a wooden hairpin on it. If it was spring, she would pick a wild flower and put it in her hair. Once Zhan Feiyu tied her ponytail, she could use any headgear not on.

"It's so refreshing, I won't be knocked down while sleeping in the carriage." Zhan Feiyu stood up, and grinned at Yin Wuyan, "Big brother, isn't it ugly?"

The little girl was born fair and tender, her eyes were black and round, and she smiled brightly. Even though her hair was tied up casually, she was still delicate and pretty.

Yin Wuyan nodded, but thinking that the little girl would be married off by a brat in the future, a cold light flashed quickly in Yin Wuyan's deep phoenix eyes.

After entering Longyou Road, the scenery along the way is completely different from that of the south of the Yangtze River. There is no green vitality, and there are no small bridges and flowing water. The clothes of the people are also much worse. Even the young girls are all dusty.

"Guest officials, please." The waiter at the entrance of the restaurant warmly greeted him.

Xiangwu County is the poorest county in Weizhou. The people are so busy all year round that they can’t even fill their stomachs, and caravans rarely come here. Don’t look at the name of the restaurant as Babaolou, but it’s actually just an ordinary two-story building. It is the guest room, and below is the lobby where the guests eat, and there is not even a private room.

Chongguang got off the horse first, "All good dishes will be served on one table, and six rooms will be served."

"Well." The waiter's eyes gleamed, as if he saw the idiot son of the landlord's family, he yelled at the wine shop, "Hurry up and serve the good tea, wipe the table clean, the guests are coming..."

After Yin Wuyan got out of the carriage, he hugged Zhan Feiyu who had leaned out.

Originally, after the carriage stopped, many passers-by stopped and looked over. The heavy light leading the horse was enough to attract people's attention, but after seeing Zhan Feiyu, the passers-by widened their eyes in shock.

Looking back at the children around him, not to mention the clothes, they are also dark and thin, and the rough-skinned ones are better than their own parents.

And the little girl in front of the carriage was wearing a cloud satin skirt embroidered with white butterflies and a royal blue cape, the little girl was so white that it seemed to be shining.

Before leaving at noon, He Nuan combed Zhan Feiyu's hair again, put a silver emerald and white jade butterfly hairpin on her hairpin, and wore a multi-treasure wreath around her neck, which was luxurious but childlike. They were all children, so why was there such a difference? ,

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In the back room of the restaurant, Zhang Yiyi, who came out of changing clothes, looked at Zhan Feiyu who was washing his hands, and with a gesture of his eyes, the maid Lian Er immediately stepped aside.

Zhan Feiyu was not surprised to meet a group of people from Zhenbianhou's mansion here. Xiangwu County is so big, and Babaolou is the largest wine shop. What Zhan Feiyu was curious about was that Zhenbianhou didn't show up.

"Meeting is fate, and this bracelet is my gift to you." The voice was as gentle as Wu Nong's soft words, but Zhang Yiyi raised her brows, squinted her eyes, and her chin was slightly raised, coupled with this high profile of charity , I can't see the elegance and courtesy of the noble lady in the back house.

Zhan Feiyu doesn't know much about jewelry, but one can tell at a glance that the blue and white bracelet is of average color, and the owner doesn't care about it. There are many tiny scratches on the bracelet, and the bracelet is dusty, as if it hasn't been worn for a long time , lack of moist texture.

Zhang Yiyi looked at Zhan Feiyu condescendingly, and said casually: "I think you are not short of these jewelry, that's right, merchants' homes are not short of money, little girl, seeing you is like seeing me back then .”

Zhan Feiyu took the xiu handkerchief and wiped the water stains on his hands. He thought that in the ruined temple last night, Zhenbianhou didn't say much to her, otherwise she would never come to strike up a conversation today. The branch had punctured her throat, and she would not have had the guts to know about it.

"You don't get paid for meritorious deeds, Madam, you don't need to be polite." Zhan Feiyu smiled, even though she claimed to be smart, she couldn't figure out why the other party spoke up.

As for the resemblance she said, Zhan Feiyu couldn't agree more. If he wanted to find an old man in the future, if the teacher and his elder brother didn't beat him to death, they would definitely kill him.

"The gift from the elders is irresistible." Zhang Yiyi put the blue and white bracelet on the table, and straightened the pearl hairpin in her hair, "You are a smart child, even though you are born in a merchant, you know how to read and practice calligraphy, presumably you have the ambition of Qingyun. "

Zhang Yiyi laughed, but there was a pity in his expression, "But the family of officials and officials is not so easy to get into. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, your background is here, at most you will be a concubine in the future, but your children can fight for it. There is a difference between concubine and concubine, but if the concubine dies, it will naturally be the concubine's turn to inherit the family business."

Looking at Zhang Yiyi who has a strong sense of superiority, Zhan Feiyu rolled her eyes and said unceremoniously, "I think Madam is deeply moved, otherwise she wouldn't be with a man older than her father. "

Zhang Yiyi didn't care about Zhan Feiyu's ridicule, "You are still young, so you don't understand. Do you know that if I give you an order, you will not be able to leave Xiangwu County alive. The little girl It is power, people do not fight with merchants, merchants do not fight with officials, although I do not have a formal status, but for a merchant's daughter like you, it is unattainable and precious!"

So she was showing off with herself?Zhan Feiyu remembered the matter of Zhenbianhou's mansion. Although the princess passed away eight years ago, she was a royal family after all. Zhenbianhou promised not to take concubines back then. Naturally, he dare not give her a title now, but the rights she should have are still some.

Zhan Feiyu looked Zhang Yiyi up and down, she had been pretending in the Hou Mansion for a long time, so she could only find strangers to show off her power and status, just like the sentence: wealth does not return to the hometown, like a night walk in brocade.

It is estimated that he got sick after holding it in for a long time, Zhan Feiyu decided to stay away from mental illness.

"Little girl, it's inconvenient to reveal my identity, but in Longyou Road, if I stomp my feet, the land will tremble three times." Zhang Yiyi said arrogantly, the mistress of the town's Marquis Mansion, even if she has no name However, those officials' wives in Longyou Dao, whoever sees him, should not respectfully address him as his wife.

Seeing that Zhan Feiyu didn't turn around, Zhang Yiyi wasn't angry either. After all, a girl from a merchant's family has no right to make her angry. Jun, and I can secure a matchmaker for you, so that you can reach the sky in one step!"

Almost tripped over the threshold, Zhan Feiyu turned around and stared blankly at Zhang Yiyi, who was smiling wildly. Even a country woman is not so careless. What kind of protection do you say in front of the little girl? Media, tutor?What about etiquette?
"When the right time comes, I will send someone to look for you again." With a smug smile, Zhang Yiyi took the lead and walked out, "Take the bracelet as a token, please accept it, and don't even think about running away, since I said Yes, you have to agree if you agree, and you have to agree if you don’t agree, you can’t leave Weizhou without my permission.”

Looking at the sapphire bracelet on the table, Zhan Feiyu finally took it away, she wanted to see how it was bought and sold by force!
In the backyard, watching Zhan Feiyu leave, Lian'er couldn't help asking: "Madam, are you going to give her to Master Xu? How can a merchant's daughter be worthy!"

The sapphire bracelet was of mediocre quality, but it was for the lady who had at least twenty or thirty pairs of bracelets. Lian Er thought that the lady would not like the bracelet and would definitely give it to herself when the time came, but who knew that the lady gave it to the lady Fat girl.

Zhang Yiyi put on a curtain to keep out the wind, sand and dust, "Although Xu'er is my child, she is still the son of a criminal minister and grew up in the countryside. She can't marry a vulgar village girl. That girl's status is a bit low, but Dowry will definitely not be less, and she likes to study, marry a wife and a good man, Xu'er will be like this in her life."

After tidying up Zhang Yiyi's cloak, Lian'er helped her to the carriage, "Master Xu has a wife to take care of him, at least he can marry a woman from a scholarly family."

"Maybe the first daughter of the first branch is not allowed, but the first daughter of the side branch, or the first daughter of the first branch is still okay. The identity of the wife is here, and it seems that there are many people in the family rushing to get married."

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Yiyi laughed, enjoying the servant girl's flattery, and said with a good mood: "It's okay to have me take care of it, but you don't know that Xu'er's grandfather and father are stubborn people. would not agree."

Thinking of the Yang family father and son, and thinking of the life in the Yang family back then, the disgust in Zhang Yiyi's brows and eyes was undisguised. She was really blind at the beginning, so she tried to plot against Yang Shoucheng, and finally married her .

It turns out that the name of the general's wife is just a show, and although the Yang family will not let the poor get away with it, they can't count on adding some new clothes and jewelry. Apart from the royal salary and rewards for daily household use, the stubborn old man even used them for relief Those disabled soldiers.

Zhang Yiyi would not object if she took out the money to go out with colleagues, or give Shangfeng a gift during the festival.

But helping those lowest-ranking soldiers is useless except for wasting money. The Yang family was accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. What else could those soldiers do other than visit the prison and send some worthless clothes and food?
Thinking of all the things back then, Zhang Yiyi's complexion became even more ugly, especially when she was about to go to Shitou Village, Zhang Yiyi became even more irritable, "Go to the tailor shop first, then the pastry shop, and stop at the medicine shop if you see it."

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At the same time, the restaurant lobby.

"Hey, the fat girl is lucky, and she even picked up a treasure." Zhong Guang looked at the sapphire bracelet that Zhan Feiyu put on the table, and it was not the fat girl's.

The jewelry that Gu Xueshi and Yin Wuyan prepared for Zhan Feiyu was in line with her age. Not only was the sapphire bracelet big, but it was also dark in color. It was too old-fashioned, and it was obviously something that older women would wear. .

Thinking of the inexplicable Zhang Yiyi, Zhan Feiyu looked at He Nuan and said, "Put this away, and return it to her next time we meet."

Chong Guang was stunned for a moment, thinking of the townside Hou's party who also came to the restaurant for dinner before, he couldn't help but wondered: "Could it be that woman gave it to you? This compensation is too shabby."

Last night in the ruined temple, it is estimated that Yin Wuyan's attack shocked Zhenbian Hou, so they lived in peace all night, and the Hou's family left before dawn.

Although Chongguang looked down on the behavior of the Zhongshan wolf, Zhenbian Hou, but the woman next to the dignified Hou Lord gave such a low compensation, either it was bullying the fat girl who was ignorant, or the compensation was insincere, just a perfunctory one.

Zhan Feiyu shook his head and said with a mysterious smile, "Uncle Chongguang, if you guessed it right, I will lose you 100 taels of silver."

Chongguang also became interested, and took the table from He Nuan's hand and looked at it carefully, "This is definitely not something that woman usually wears, and it looks like it hasn't been properly maintained."

It is said that people raise jade, and jade raises people. The jade bracelets that are often worn, after a long time, will become oily and transparent, and the water head will be excellent.

Zhan Feiyu visited Zhang Zhifu in Nanxuan Mansion, Mrs. Zhang also gave Zhan Feiyu a meeting gift, including a bracelet, a good-looking sheep fat jade, and it was Kong's favorite thing. It was taken down and given to Zhan Feiyu. If it was put in an ordinary family, this mutton fat jade bracelet can be counted as the bottom of the wedding box.

Chongguang guessed seven or eight reasons, but unfortunately they were all rejected by Zhan Feiyu, and finally broke the jar and said, "It can't be a bride price for you!"

Looking at the nodding Zhan Feiyu, Chongguang almost spit out a sip of tea, and subconsciously glanced at Yin Wuyan, Qi Ye changed his makeup and couldn't see the change in his face, but his eyes were so cold that Chongguang shivered.

He Nuan was also taken aback, "Miss?"

Not to mention that the two sides almost fought in the ruined temple before, just say that they met in the wine shop today, and the two sides met twice. How can anyone make a matchmaking like this, and even find a little girl Zhan Feiyu as a matchmaker, which is extremely unruly. , This is not to say matchmaking, this is to make enemies.

(End of this chapter)