I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 287 Rebuking Daughter
Yang Xu's tactic of selling gifts completely ruined his way to win over Yang Xu. No matter how many gifts he gave, it was useless. Even if the Zhang family spread the word that the relationship with the Yang family had been repaired, no one would believe it.

Really reconciled, can this nephew Yang Xu sell all the things his uncle and aunt gave him?
The most important thing is that Yang Xu exchanged the money for selling gifts into coarse grains to give to the poor people. Of course, Yang Xu was not greedy for the name, and clearly stated that these grains were bought with Zhang's money.

This makes people who want to criticize Yang Xu even find no name, he is a kind deed.

In the carriage, separated by the long queue, Zhang Minxian's face was livid, "I underestimate Yang Xu, ordinary children can't think of such a dirty trick."

"Are those people out of their minds? A bad old man actually bought that piece of plain brocade!" The curtain of the carriage raised a crack slightly, and he saw a middle-aged man with half a hundred hair and a fat head at the door of the rice shop, holding the one he wanted the most. Zhou Shuyao gritted her teeth with hatred for that Su Jin.

Except for the 500 taels of silver that was a gift to Yang Xu, most of the fabrics were suitable for Yang Xu's age. There were also two pieces of material that Old General Yang and Yang Shoucheng could wear. The shoes are all made of nine-year-old children. After all, Yang Xu has practiced martial arts since he was a child, so he must be taller than children of the same age.

There are also a lot of medicinal materials, not only opened Zhang's warehouse, Zhang Minhua also picked out a lot of good things from Zhou's warehouse, of course there are some pearls and gems, filling a box full.

This piece of plain brocade belonged to the Zhou family, and it was a New Year's gift from a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhou Shuyao fell in love with it at first sight, and only wanted to make two new dresses after the spring, but who knew that Zhang Min Ye brought Xiangwu County.

At that time, Zhou Shuyao was dissatisfied, and to paraphrase her words, "Mother, Yang Xu is not a little girl, and you gave him this Su brocade is just a waste of money, and it will be dusted in the box in the end."

If Yang Xu reaches the age of weak crown, he can still give this Sujin to his future wife, but his eight-year-old boy, if this Sujin is the bottom of the box, let alone ten or eight years, wait until next year. The color will be out of date, and after another two or three years, the luster of the fabric will be gone, and maybe it will be stained with a musty smell, and this fine plain brocade will be ruined.

Although Zhang Minhua is a woman in the back house, she has always acted straightforwardly, and directly said to the dissatisfied Zhou Shuyao: "This Sujin is not given to Yang Xu because of other things, but because of your shallow eyesight."

The voice suddenly became severe, and Zhang Minhua continued sternly: "The eldest daughter of the Zhou family, a piece of cloth will make you jealous, Shuyao, if you meet other noble ladies in the future and see the clothes on them, Seeing their faces, will you also be jealous, jealous, and resentful?"

Zhou Shuyao's eyes were red on the spot when she was reprimanded. Everyone has a love for beauty, but she is not as shallow-sighted as her mother said.

But since Zhang Minhua spoke up, Zhou Shuyao didn't dare to disobey her mother, so she could only admit it. Seeing Su Jin, whom she couldn't ask for, being hugged by a bad old man, she felt a little resentful and unwilling.

Zhang Minhua glanced out of the car window, her delicately made-up face was solemn and quiet, "That should be the owner of Mipu, the Yang family is about to recover, not to mention that Yang Xu took out a carriage of expensive gifts, he just moved out of a carriage Some straw stones are bought by people at high prices.”

At this time, who doesn't want to curry favor with the Yang family, even the Zhang family did not come to Xiangwu County with heavy gifts, seeking good luck and avoiding evil nature, Zhang Minhua was not angry because of Yang Xu's move, she was just thinking How to win over Yang Xu.

"Brother, I thought Yang Xu didn't come up with this idea, it was probably the little girl Zhan Feiyu." Zhang Minhua looked at Zhang Minxian with a dignified face. It was easy to deal with Yang Xu, but there was another one beside him. Zhan Feiyu from Sanyuan is different.

The Zhang family is a family of officials and scholars. The juniors in the family are enlightened at the age of four, and both men and women are the same. Cooking skills, and men and women have different seats at the age of seven, so naturally they have to be taught separately.

But even so, Zhang Minhua, including the concubine Zhang Yiyi, also has a master to teach her homework, so knowing that Zhan Feiyu is a junior member of Nanxuan Mansion, Zhang Minhua has no doubts about her intelligence.

The youngest scholar in the Zhang family over the years is Zhang Minhua's deceased grandfather, but he was already 14 years old when he became a scholar, and he was five years older than Zhan Feiyu, not to mention that Zhan Feiyu was late in enlightenment, and he was not good at studying. In three years, while the children of the Zhang family were enlightened at the age of four, they could not pass the exam for a scholar after studying for ten years. This is the gap.

"Yang Xu doesn't want to get in, and it's even more impossible to win Zhan Feiyu to get close to Yang Xu." Zhang Minxian frowned, and Zhan Feiyu should not be underestimated even if he was young to be accepted as a disciple by Gu Xueshi , It will definitely be more difficult to bribe her.

Seeing Zhang Minxian's irritability and annoyance, Zhang Minhua poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, and said again: "Bachelor Gu asked Zhan Feiyu to come to Xiangwu County just to form an alliance with the Yang family. You must be invincible in the court."

After drinking the warm tea, it brought a hint of warmth, Zhang Minxian motioned Zhang Minhua to continue talking.

"Brother, all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. Our Zhang family is really nothing compared to the scholar's house in the capital, and the Gu family in Nanling, but we still have some say in Longyou Road. Not to interfere with local government affairs, this is the advantage of our Zhang family and Zhou family, as long as Zhan Feiyu is really smart, she will definitely be willing to cooperate with us."

Zhang Minhua had thought it through before going out. Since blood relationship and family relationship are no longer feasible, the only way to achieve mutual benefit is to reach a cooperation of interests.

Of course, the Yang family of the General's Mansion would definitely not agree. Old General Yang is famous for being selfless, upright and clean, but Zhan Feiyu is different, and Gu Xueshi, who has power over the government and the public, thinks it is different.

Zhou Shuyao looked at her mother and uncle in disbelief, are they crazy?To join forces with a yellow-haired girl?
"Mother, what are you talking about? How could Zhan Feiyu represent Gu Xueshi?" Zhou Shuyao still couldn't hold back, and there was a hint of jealousy and unwillingness in his disapproval attitude.

Her own status is so noble, but in the eyes of her grandfather, maternal grandfather, father, and uncle, she is just a spoiled little girl. In the future, she will find a well-matched husband's family and expand the power of the Zhou family through marriage.

Regardless of whether it is the Zhou family or the Zhang family, Zhou Shuyao knows very well that the elders in the family value their cousins ​​and younger brothers who are well-educated. In fact, the same is true for other families in Linzhou Prefecture, and all women want to marry off.

If you come across families with no rules, they even marry women as goods for the benefit of the family, and some even marry men in their 40s and [-]s to fill in the house.

But at this moment, seeing Zhang Minhua and Zhang Minxian value Zhan Feiyu so much, Zhou Shuyao couldn't suppress the jealousy in his heart, and it burned with anger.

"Shuyao!" Zhang Minhua's complexion darkened, and he looked at his ugly daughter because of jealousy, and said sharply: "Since you know that Zhan Feiyu is Gu Xueshi's disciple, you should know that her status is comparable to that of a prince. Grandson, if you dare to speak out again, when you return to Linzhou Mansion this time, I will definitely find two mothers to teach you the rules!"

Shuyao should know the truth that misfortune comes from her mouth. She dared to utter wild words because of jealousy. If things go on like this, did she dare to frame people or kill people because of jealousy?
Zhang Minhua had already made up her mind at this moment, and Shuyao's marriage would have to be postponed for another two years.

Not only did she need to ask Nanny to teach him the rules, but he also had to bring her by his side on weekdays to correct Shuyao's words and deeds in time.Otherwise, marrying out in the future is not a marriage but an enemy.

Zhang Minxian didn't look at the red-eyed niece. Just being able to say these words just now shows that her vision is narrow.

If it was a little girl like Zhan Feiyu, who won the small three yuan at the age of nine, no matter which family she belonged to, she would be valued and cultivated. It is a mediocrity not to be envied by others, and it is also a mediocrity to be jealous of others.

"Min Yu, it's inconvenient for me to contact Miss Zhan, and I'll leave this matter to you." Zhang Minxian said seriously, and from his solemn attitude, it could be seen that he agreed with Zhang Minyu's statement.

Of course, this also indirectly shows that Zhang Minhua's younger sister is capable and resourceful, otherwise Zhang Minxian would not entrust her with such an important matter.

"Brother, I understand." Zhang Minhua immediately responded, not only for her mother's family, but also for her husband's family. If they can establish a relationship with Gu Xueshi, why not worry about the prosperity of the two families in the future.

In the teahouse, Zhan Feiyu had no idea that the Zhang family had shifted their target from Yang Xu to herself, and now she was engrossed in listening to Qiu Zongxi's story about traveling around the world when he was young.

"Sir, drink tea." Seeing that Qiu Zongxi stopped talking, Zhan Feiyu immediately stopped eating walnuts, and poured the tea in a doggy manner, and it was warm enough to drink in one sip.

Looking at the pile of fruit shells on the table, and He Nuan who was cutting pears, Qiu Zongxi said angrily, "How is the storyteller, old man? Do you want to reward me with a few taels of silver?"

"Sir, eat pears to moisten your throat." Zhan Feiyu eagerly pushed over the sliced ​​pears and handed over the bamboo sticks, his black eyes narrowed into crescents because of laughing, " I'm not trying to learn more from my husband, I will have experience when I go on a study tour, so I won't take detours."

"Looking at the Daqing Dynasty, there is no one who enjoys study tours like you." Qiu Zongxi was not hypocritical, and ate a piece of pear meat.

It is moist and sweet, not to mention Xiangwu County, even Fucheng, how many people can eat fresh pears in the cold weather, most people eat frozen pears, although the taste is also good, but it is not as fresh as this kind of pears. Compared with Sydney, it is still far behind.

The teacher didn't spoil himself so much, this was sent by the elder brother, Zhan Feiyu ate the pears, and glanced downstairs, "Hey, how did these two get together?"

Qiu Zongxi glanced sideways, at the entrance of the rice shop, besides the common people who lined up to receive food, there were two more people, one was Qiu Jinyu, and the other was Zhou Shuyao.

Among a group of people whose gray and tattered padded jackets were still patched, Qiu Jinyu in brocade robe and jade crown, and Zhou Shuyao in white fox fur cloak were extremely conspicuous, like a golden boy and a jade girl, pleasing to the eye.

"The mung bean looks right to you." Qiu Zongxi may not be considered a master of calligraphy and painting, but he has traveled all over the world these years, and he can speak any slang and colloquialisms easily. He lacks the elegance and elegance of a scholar, and instead looks more like an elder who is easy to get close to.

The pear that Zhan Feiyu had just swallowed almost spit out, his round eyes looked in shock at Qiu Zongxi, who spoke the words of tiger and wolf, what kind of eyes is this old man?Didn't these two stand a little closer, and they were matched by Lalang?

"Qiu Shao asked the most handsome Qiu Jinyu to come to Xiangwu County. Do you really want to spend the New Year with me?" Qiu Zongxi snorted disdainfully, his wrinkled old face showed disdain and contempt for the third family of the Qiu family, "Qiu Jinyu is rushing It's a pity that you are not enlightened, and there are no enlightened people here."

"Sir, I feel that you want to live because of love, and want to die when you are evil." Zhan Feiyu seriously suspects that Mr. Qiu is thinking too much. To trick a handsome man?
Zhan Feiyu looked at the door of the rice shop downstairs again. Although Qiu Jinyu was still a 14-year-old boy, it was probably because of his martial arts practice that he was tall and slender, and people who practiced martial arts were not afraid of the cold. Not too bulky to wear.

As for the facial features, compared to Yang Xu, who is black and thin and rough, he is indeed like a crown jade. Qiu Jinyu has a fair complexion and handsome facial features. He exudes the elegance of a scholar, coupled with his gentle temperament, he is like a gentleman. It's like cutting like learning, like cutting like grinding.

Qiu Zongxi snorted coldly, took a complicated look at Zhan Feiyu, and drank tea from a cup, "Then just treat me as blind."

As for Qiu Jinyu's purpose, it is nothing more than the Yang family and Gu Xueshi, even if they can become one, Qiu Jinyu's trip will not be in vain. Of course, in Qiu Zongxi's view, it is only Yang Xu's elm head that can't tell good from bad.

As for the girl in front of him, Qiu Zongxi is not worried. Qiu Jinyu has never shown his fox tail, but if he dares to take action, if the little girl doesn't make a move, Gu Xueshi who is far away in the capital will definitely make Sanfang drink a pot. Some people just don't see the coffin. tears.

Seeing Qiu Zongxi who was so sure, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but turn his head to look at He Nuan, "A Nuan, did you find that Qiu Jinyu tricked me into being a beauty?"

"Never." He Nuan thought carefully after Qiu Zongxi spoke.

Qiu Jinyu has always abided by the gentleman's duty. Although he would not avoid the lady when he saw her, he would talk to her politely when they met. There was never anything out of the ordinary in his words, otherwise He Nuan would definitely find out.

"I just said you're overthinking, sir." Zhan Feiyu let out a long breath. Although he doesn't live in the same yard, he is under the same roof after all. Whether it's eating or studying, he can do it every day. can meet.

Thinking of Qiu Jinyu wanting to hook up with his nine-year-old self, Zhan Feiyu felt goosebumps popping out, it was too awkward and disgusting.

Although He Nuan didn't see Qiu Jinyu's abnormality, it was related to Zhan Feiyu. She decided to send a message when she went back. The investigation of Qiu Jinyu must be speeded up. All the old stories were revealed.

(End of this chapter)