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Chapter 349 Qiao Jiulang [Thank you for your support! Goodbye! ]

Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

The second gate leads to the mistress's courtyard.

Madam Sun and Madam Chai walked side by side, followed by Chai Zhengzheng and Xie, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family, and behind them were the maids and nannies of the two families.

Madam Chai said, "Madam, these two boys are a little too presumptuous."

Madam Sun said with a smile: "Young men of this age, how could they not like fine horses? If they want to go, they can go."

"It just so happens that my son Wulang is riding a horse there, and the boys have something to talk about. Let's ignore them."

"That's what the lady said."

After hearing what Madam Sun said, Chai Zhengzheng looked in the direction where his two brothers had just left, although he could only see the Xu family's house.

As they were talking, the female members of the family entered the reception hall of the mistress's courtyard.

Madam Sun and Madam Chai sat in the two chairs at the head.

Xie and Chai Zhengzheng sat opposite each other in the two front chairs at the bottom.

After we sat down, the maids served us soup and tea.

At this time, a maid from the backyard said a few words to Sun's ear, and Sun nodded.

Afterwards, Madam Chai and Madam Sun sat together at the head of the table. After tasting the tea, she said, "Madam, your tea tastes unique!"

Madam Sun smiled and replied, "Madam, you are too kind. It's just that my maid had worked in the Xiangyang Marquis's mansion before and learned a unique way of making tea."

Mrs. Chai nodded.

As he was speaking, the voice of a maid greeting came from the side door of the hall.

Before she finished her words, Hualan walked into the hall wearing a headband, supported by Cuichan.

Seeing Hualan, Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng hurriedly stood up and said to Madam Sun with a hint of anger:
"Sister, why did you call this child over?"

Hua Lan smiled and bowed, saying, "Madam, Miss Zheng Zheng, please take a seat! I came here on my own initiative. It's really boring to stay in my room all the time."

Madam Sun smiled and nodded:
"We are all women, and we know how uncomfortable it is to hold it in after giving birth."

"The doctor said Hualan is in good health and will recover even better! Besides, the weather is warm now. Since she asked, I agreed."

As they talked, Mrs. Chai and Chai Zhengzheng sat down again.

At Xie's suggestion, Hualan sat down below Chai Zhengzheng.

Chai Zhengzheng quickly stood up and asked Hualan to sit in his seat.

Hua Lan smiled and said, "Sister Zheng Zheng, you are a guest, how can we ask guests to sit at the back?"

Chai Zhengzheng then sat down reluctantly.

Then everyone talked about some parenting topics.

Mrs. Chai sat at the top and took a sip of tea to moisten her throat. She looked at the complexions of the two daughters-in-law of the Xu family in the hall, as well as the respectful and loving looks they gave Sun, and nodded secretly in her heart.

The complexion of the daughter-in-law before and after giving birth can represent a lot of things.

Some sour and mean mothers-in-law just want to make things difficult for their daughters-in-law after they give birth.

Looking at the happy smiles on Xie and Hualan's faces, one can tell that they are living a very comfortable life.

Thinking of this, Madam Chai smiled and glanced at Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting down and chatting, and said:
"Madam, actually, I have another unwelcome request for you to come to my house this time."

Madam Sun smiled and said, "Madam, you can go ahead and say whatever you want."

Madam Chai glanced at Chai Zhengzheng again and gestured, "Zhengzheng, why don't you talk to the lady yourself?"

Next,

While Mrs. Chai was drinking tea,
Chai Zhengzheng was holding Hualan's hand and said to Xie:

"Thank you, Sister. I think Sister Sheng looks even more radiant than when I saw her before!"

Hua Lan said a little embarrassedly: "No way! How can I look better after giving birth to a child?"

Chai Zhengzheng: “Really!”

Mrs. Xie nodded: "Hualan, Miss Zhengzheng is telling the truth!"

After a few words between Chai Zhengzheng and Xie, Hualan felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, Mrs. Chai's voice was heard.

Xie and Hua Lan looked at Chai Zhengzheng in confusion.

Chai Zhengzheng saw that everyone was looking at him, so he quickly stood up, bowed and said:

"Yes, mother!"

"Madam, I heard that there is a capable farmer in your mansion who successfully grew the medicine for wounds in Yongzhou, so I came to ask for your advice."

"My mother gave me a few farms in the north on my birthday. I plan to plant these."

Madam Sun smiled and asked, "Miss Zheng Zheng, why did you want to grow this?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed his lips and said:
"Madam, in my hometown Cangzhou, there are some warriors who are on good terms with my family."

"Someone was injured before, and after using some of this stuff my family sent back, they wrote to me saying that it worked wonders."

In fact, most of these warriors are from the families of the masters who had previously escorted Chai Zhengzheng.

Now that the most capable young men in the family have died at the hands of Prince Yan's private army, the Chai family naturally has to feed them.

"Besides, the imperial court is now sending troops to the north. If we grow more, we can collect more money and also provide for the injured soldiers in the army."

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng, Sun smiled and nodded:
"Okay, Madam and Miss Zheng Zheng will send someone to my house!"

"I will definitely teach you everything I know when the time comes."

Chai Zhengzheng bowed and said, "Thank you, Madam!"

The Xu family provided the planting technology, but the Chai family would not learn the technology and give nothing in return.

When there is a result, the Xu family will definitely benefit from it.

Thinking about this, Chai Zhengzheng continued talking to Hualan and the others.

At this time,

The maid at the door announced, "The young masters are here."

Soon, Xu Zaijing, Chai Jin and Chai Bo walked into the hall with smiles on their faces.

After the Chai brothers greeted each other, Xu Zaijing also bowed and said:

"Meet Madam Chai, Madam Jin An."

Then he turned around and bowed to Chai Zhengzheng who was standing beside him, saying, "Miss Zhengzheng, how is your makeup?"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and bowed.

In fact, Chai Zhengzheng really did not choose today to visit the Xu family.

She just asked the manager of her calligraphy and painting shop to find an authentic ancient painting a few days ago, and then invited Zhuang Xuejiu's friends to appreciate it.

Will Zhuang Xuejiu's friends invite him?

Is Sheng Family Academy closed today?

What she said doesn't count.

Thinking of this, Chai Zhengzheng looked at his two brothers with a smile.

At this time, Chai Jin was talking to Mrs. Chai, and all they talked about was how handsome the Saker Falcon raised by Xu Zaijing was.

Early noon (11:00 a.m.)
Everyone in the Chai family stood up and said goodbye.

If you don't leave after this time, the Xu family's chef will have to prepare more meals for the Chai family.

When the people were sent to the second gate, Hualan naturally did not go.

The Chai brothers got on their horses, and Mrs. Chai and Chai Zhengzheng got on the carriage.
Qingcao, who followed Xu Zaijing, gave the tea-making method written on paper by the Huaxiang sisters to the nanny beside Mrs. Chai.

After sending the Chai family out of the gate and watching the carriages and horses go away,
A servant from the Xu family came to the door of the Xu family with a carriage.

It turned out that Zai Zhang, who was invited by his good friend Lu Zhang to taste wine at Qingfeng Tower, sent someone to bring back ten jars of good wine.

Xu Zaijing followed the wine carriage back to the gate and waved his hand to let Qingyun help unload the carriage.

Qingyun unloaded five jars, and when he was about to unload the sixth jar, he was stopped by Zai Zhang's servant.

"Qingyun, stop moving! The remaining jars of wine, the Third Master said he would send them to the Sheng family!"

Hearing this, Qingyun stopped and told Xu Zaijing about it, who shook his head.

Return to the Chai family.

Chai Zhengzheng and his mother got off the carriage.

Looking at his two brothers who had dismounted from their horses, Chai Zhengzheng said:

"Big brother, second brother, do you have any plans for the Dragon Boat Festival?" Chai Bo said reflexively, "Yes!"

Chai Jin, who was standing by, quickly said, "The other day, a young man from a civil servant family held a poetry gathering and invited us to go and have a look."

Chai Bo: "Yes, yes, yes! Poetry reading!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and followed Mrs. Chai into the yard.

Entering his own Qiusheng Garden,

The hall in the house,

The porcelain vase contains an eye-catching flower arrangement made of high-quality mugwort, sunflowers and cattail leaves.

After giving it an admiring look, Chai Zhengzheng sat down in front of the bronze mirror and let Fu Yi take off her hairpins and rings while she said to Yun Mu:
"Go ask someone outside where there will be a poetry gathering on the Dragon Boat Festival."

"Let the maid in our courtyard invite the servant next to my brother to drink some wine and ask him a few more questions."

Yunmu bowed and responded.

Soon, the maid Fu Yi helped Chai Zhengzheng to fix her hairstyle for home.

Chai Zhengzheng got up and walked to the study, sat behind the table and looked at the account book, picked up a peach from the fruit plate on the table, took a bite, and nodded with satisfaction.

at night,

After dinner, it was still light.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was weaving a hundred ropes in the afternoon light, nodded and said after hearing the report from the maid Fu Yi:
"That is to say, tomorrow, in May, the most lively place in Bianjing City will be Panlou?"

"Yes, young lady! I heard from outside that the new leaders of Qiyun Tower and Feiyuntai will be decided in the next few days!"

"Yunmu, is this also the poetry gathering my brother and the others are going to?"

"Yes, young lady. That's what the two gentlemen's servants said. I also heard that one of them, Fang Niang, was offended by Liang's Sixth Young Master and Xu's Fifth Young Master!"

Hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng, who was weaving something, stopped and asked, "Why are you helping her?"

Yunmu said: "I heard that a pipa master named Yang composed a good piece of music that was related to Xu Wulang's aunt's family. At that time, this Fang Niang was invited to perform it."

"So, when Fang Niang was bullied, Liang Liulang and Xu Wulang stepped forward."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and said, "Then Fang Niang plays the pipa very well?"

"My dear girl, it is said that he is no less skilled than her master, Mr. Tang."

Chai Zhengzheng pondered for a moment, looked at the sky, put the hundred ropes in his hand into the basket, stood up and walked towards the study.

"Come!"

Time flies,

In the blink of an eye, it's May.

There were more and more peddlers selling fruits, vegetables, cattail leaves, mugwort and other items on the streets of Bianjing.

Although there were more peddlers, they had no trouble selling their goods because it was close to the Dragon Boat Festival.

Because the days are longer in May, after school Xu Zaijing can have a cool drink with Gu Tingye and Qi Heng in a restaurant on the street.

On the second floor of the restaurant, looking at the busy street outside, Gu Tingye said:

"Brother Zhang is so heartless. He goes straight home after school and doesn't even have time to have a drink with us!"

Qi Heng nodded in agreement.

Xu Zaijing put down the porcelain bowl of drink he brought with him and said, "My brother is in a hurry to go back and hug his son. What do you, who have never had a family, know?"

Gu Tingye glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "You haven't got a family yet!"

Xu Zaijing: “I”

Before he could finish his words, vague and loud shouts were heard from the street outside the building, causing a commotion on the street.

The three people in the building looked outside.

Soon, the sound came closer.

"Brother Jing, what are you shouting about?"

Qi Heng asked as he looked outside.

Xu Zaijing twitched his ears and said, "The king's army has won a great victory and has taken Xiazhou!"

Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Gu Tingye stood up and walked to the window, saying with some disbelief:
"Isn't the Baigao National Railway Metallurgy near Xiazhou?"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

He was somewhat confused. Even though the two military divisions in the north of Baigao State provided support, they were still defeated by General Cao in Shizhou and Xiazhou.

While I was thinking about this, the shouting outside the window became much closer.

It was exactly as Xu Zaijing said.

Gu Tingye watched the knights shouting the victory news go away, then sat back at the table and said:

"By the way, Brother Jing, did Qiao Jiu ever borrow money from you?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Yes, I borrowed it!"

"Brother Heng?"

Qi Heng: "I borrowed it, thanks to Liu Lang's help."

Gu Tingye nodded and asked, "How much did you borrow?"

Xu Zaijing: "More than 500 strings of cash."

Qi Heng scratched his head and said, "I went to my grandfather and found an excuse to go to the horse-hunting department! In the end, I lent it to Liang Liulang and Qiao Jiulang, 800 strings of cash each."

Gu Tingye took a breath and said, "So many?"

Qi Heng nodded.

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, why are you asking this?"

Gu Tingye picked up the porcelain bowl of cold drink and brought it to his mouth. He looked at Xu Zaijing and Qi Heng awkwardly and took a sip of water. "I..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Tingye took another sip.

Xu Zaijing interrupted, "Erlang, you don't want to borrow money too, do you?"

Gu Tingye: "Ahem! It's me!"

Xu Zaijing asked curiously, "Are you also going to Panlou in a few days?"

Gu Tingye nodded and said:

"I saw that there was a girl under Mother Ruan who was really pitiful."

"I want to collect some money to redeem her."

Xu Zaijing looked at Gu Tingye in disbelief and said, "Erlang, are you sure you mean redemption, not combing the cage?"

Gu Tingye nodded and said, "Yes! Redeem yourself!"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "Erlang, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

Gu Tingye quickly grabbed Xu Zaijing and said, "Brother Jing, don't leave! I didn't borrow much!"

Qi Heng also stood up and said, "Second Uncle, you have to redeem the future courtesan, and it will take at least 7,000 to 8,000 strings of cash to do it!"

Gu Tingye glared and said, “So many!”

Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder and said, "Let's go! Even if Aunt Bai knows that you dared to do this, Brother Yu will really break your legs."

Gu Tingye scratched his head and said, "I thought it would only take one or two thousand coins to get it done!"

Xu Zaijing said, "Erlang, you didn't go to Mother Ruan's courtyard with Liulang. When you went there, Mother Ruan said that just lifting the veils of those girls would not be something that could be done with the amount you said!"

After saying that, Xu Zaijing stood up first and walked out.

The maid Yun who followed them wanted to quickly take the Xu family's porcelain bowls away.

Looking at Yun Xiang following behind Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng looked at each other and said, "Jing'er, this guy, he won't understand!"

fifth day of may
Dragon Boat Festival,

There are many precious cars near Panlou.

After getting off the carriage, Liang Han kept greeting the Bian Jing people he knew.

The fishing cart behind him was holding a wooden box filled with silver banknotes.

At this time, someone patted his shoulder, and Qiao Jiulang, who was dressed like him, said, "Liu Lang, don't compete with me for Yunniang today!"

"That's natural!"

As the two were talking, a cry of surprise came from the window upstairs in Pan’s building.

The two looked back and saw only a golden breastplate ornament on the chest of a tall horse.

(End of this chapter)