Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 388
Since everyone couldn't go together all the way, Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan didn't set off with them on the second day, but met at the gate of the city according to the old appointment.Following them were still Liu Gao and Ma Biao.A group of people joined together and went straight to Fucheng, and within half a day, they arrived at Fucheng.

This time the entry into the city went smoothly. After entering the city gate, Du Jinning said to Qi Muyuan: "I haven't visited that courtyard yet, I need to find Yao Shuqi first. I'll look for you after I settle the courtyard over there. What did you plan for when you took the exam? Your home is quite far from the Gongyuan, so it would be inconvenient on the day of the entrance exam, why don't you live with me?"

"My house also has a yard over there. But the yard is small and it's uncomfortable to live in. I'll move there when the exam is due." Qi Muyuan said, and persuaded Du Jinning, "Why don't you stay with me for a few days and come I will live there before the exam. Although Wang Fulai and Jiangbei are there to take care of me, life is not so convenient."

Du Jinning was very moved by what he said.

Last time she lived in Qi Mansion, she was very comfortable.The servants are polite and don't enter her yard indiscriminately; even Qi Muyuan would greet her before entering, and would not rush in for no reason.There is nothing to say about food and shelter, and she doesn't feel embarrassed when Aunt Shen helps her wash clothes.

"Okay, then trouble me again." She agreed very simply.

"I'll go to Yao Shuqi first, and I'll go to your place later," she said.

But Liu Gao said from the side: "I don't think you should run to the south of the city, you should go back to Qi Mansion with us. Maybe Yao Shuqi is watching Jianzhai over there. If he is not here, I will run to the south of the city again. Let him know, isn't that better than running around the city?"

Du Jinning also thought about it: "That's okay, then go to the north of the city first."

So she followed the Qi family and went straight to the Qi mansion.

The alley where the Qi Mansion and the new house of the Du family are located is called Gourd Alley, not only because the alley is relatively wide in the middle, like a gourd, and the bulging part is occupied by a big banyan tree more than 300 years old, but also because the "Gourd Gourd" " is homonymous with "Fulu", which is deeply loved by the residents of this alley.

Qi Mansion and Du's House are located at the entrance of the alley near the big banyan tree, Du's House is on the outside, and Qi Mansion is on the inside, that is, people from Qi Mansion have to pass through the gate of Du's House when entering or leaving from this alley.

Du Jinning entered the alley and went straight to his new house.

When they arrived at the gate of the new house, everyone was stunned.The original old gate has disappeared, replaced by a more elegant new gate.

In ancient times, building regulations were linked to status. "Tang Six Classics" once stipulated that "houses below the princes are not allowed to have double-arched caissons, halls above the third grade are not allowed to have five rooms and nine frames, halls and buildings are at both ends, and gate houses are not allowed to exceed five rooms and five frames; halls above the fifth grade are not allowed to have three rooms and five frames. At both ends of the mansion, the door houses cannot pass through three or five frames, and they are still connected as Wutou gate..."

The Song Dynasty followed the Tang system.

Du Jinning is now an ordinary man, and he can neither have a courtyard with three rooms or five frames, nor can he paint a rich door, but Yao Shuqi still builds the courtyard very tall.At that time, there was no regulation on the number of door nails. Several rows of bronze door nails were inlaid on the two wide and tall gates. Where there were no door nails, two red door gods were pasted, and two large lanterns hung on both sides of the gate. Reflecting each other, they are both grand and festive.

"That's right, Yao Shuqi is pretty good at handling things." Qi Muyuan was quite satisfied with the door at first glance, and was also impressed by the ability of Du Jinning's shopkeeper.

"Go, go in and have a look." Seeing the gate, Du Jinning looked forward to the garden inside even more.

Without waiting for orders, Ma Biao stepped forward, pulled the two big bronze door knockers and knocked a few times.

"Here we come." There was a voice from inside, and then the door opened with a bang, and an old man in his fifties appeared behind the door.He looked up and down a few people, saw a few people busy in the world, and led a few horses behind them, and remembered that shopkeeper Yao said that the young master would arrive in the next two days, so he saluted quickly and asked respectfully: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?" ?”

Du Jinning suspected that this old man was bought by Yao Shuqi for her, and wanted to try this servant, so he reported himself: "I am your master, and this is my friend, Young Master Qi. Is shopkeeper Yao in there? "

While talking, she stretched out her hand to push the door, wanting to go in directly.

Although the old man showed joy on his face, he didn't let his body move away, he bowed respectfully and said: "I'm sorry, young master, please wait here for a while, I'll call someone to call shopkeeper Yao."

After speaking, he turned around and didn't know who to say a word to, then he turned back and bowed his eyebrows, and explained respectfully to Du Jinning: "The shopkeeper Yao said that the house is currently under construction, so it's not safe, so you can't walk around casually." , lest something fall and hit people. If you want to go in, it is best to have someone guide the way. Please wait patiently here, Young Master and Young Master Qi, and someone will come to guide the way in a short time."

Du Jinning raised his eyebrows, and exchanged a glance with Qi Muyuan.

I don't know where Yao Shuqi bought this old janitor. He is of good quality, quite like that, not worse than old Shen from the Qi family.

Du Jinning didn't make things difficult for him, so he honestly waited at the door.

Fortunately, Yao Shuqi came very quickly, and ran out panting after a while: "Young Master." Seeing Qi Muyuan, he called again, "Master Qi."

Du Jinning nodded: "No hurry, you can talk after a while."

Seeing Yao Shuqi's appearance, she felt a little guilty.

Yao Shuqi used to be the shopkeeper in the store. Although he was not fat, he was not thin, and his skin was fair.But now he is dark and thin, like a different person, which shows how hard he has been this month.July is the hottest time in summer in the south, and you can get rid of a layer of skin by going out for more walks.Thinking about it, Yao Shuqi spent a lot of time at the construction site in the past month, so it became like this.

"You've worked hard," she said.

Yao Shuqi waved his hand: "It's not hard, it should be." At this time, he also took a breath, stretched out his hand and said, "Young Master Qi, please come in." Then he called Liu Gao and the others, "Master Liu, Master Ma, please come in." He stepped forward to pick up the reins.

The old man who watched the door had already opened the door, and stood aside respectfully at this moment, not saying much.

Ma Biao avoided Yao Shuqi's hand, and asked Qi Muyuan, "Master, why don't I take the horse back first?"

Du Jinning's new house, I don't know how it is built inside.Even if there is a place to tie the horse, it is not appropriate to lead the horse to the main gate of the house.

Qi Muyuan nodded and said: "That's exactly what you said, the three of you take the horse back first." He pointed to Ma Biao and the other two nurses, "You don't need to come after you go back, it's nothing to worry about."

With Liu Gao following, Ma Biao and the others felt at ease.They greeted Du Jinning, led the horses and left.

Only then did Qi Muyuan enter the door with Du Jinning.

(End of this chapter)