Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 461 Don't worry, it will take effect after this is done [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 41k more]

Xu Zaijing, his brother, and Qingyun looked at each other for only a moment.
Then Xu Zaijing and the other two dismounted, and Zai Zhang bowed and said, "I wonder if you are my brother's name? When have we ever met before?"

The newly-minted Jinshi Shui Jinyu hurriedly explained with a smile.

Qingyun was still thinking back. After all, he had helped a lot of people when it was cold and snowing.

Xu Zaijing recalled for a moment and suddenly realized: "I remember now! It was all thanks to the little princess! It was just a simple favor at the time, but I didn't expect you to still remember it!"

At this time, many people from Bianjing were already gathered around to watch the excitement.

I heard a conversation between several people.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Yanei is kind and generous, and this official is also grateful and repays his kindness!"

“What a wonderful story!”

"Mr. Tian, ​​you really found a good son-in-law!"

The discussions around him made Mr. Tian, ​​who had just successfully "caught a son-in-law", look proud. He smiled and clasped his hands to the people around him.

While Mr. Tian bowed, he kept looking at the mounts and attire of Xu Zaijing and others, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

The newly-minted scholar smiled at the people around him and continued to talk to Xu Zaijing:
"To be honest, I wanted to do something good before, but unfortunately..."

As he said this, Shui Jinyu shook his head.

Xu Zaijing said, "If you have the heart to do good things, you are better than many people! Brother, you have passed the imperial examination today. I don't know where you live. If we have time, maybe we can ask you for advice."

Zai Zhang nodded aside.

Shui Jinyu looked embarrassedly at the manager who accompanied him behind him.

The steward bowed and said, "My two lords, we are from the eleventh branch of the Maozi Tian family, and we live in Tianjia Lane in Bianyangfang."

Xu Zaijing nodded and looked at Qingyun.

Qingyun took out a note from his arms and handed it to Shui Jinyu with both hands. The newly-minted scholar hurriedly took it and looked at the name on the note, his eyes widened.

The manager of the Tian family who was standing next to Shui Jinyu also took a look.

After several people bowed and said goodbye,
The steward of the Tian family looked at his master's anxious expression and hurried over to say a few words.

"I didn't expect this kid to have a connection with the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion."

"My Lord, I think the girl's dowry may need to be increased."

"good."

after awhile,

The classmates from Shengjia Academy arrived one after another.
Changbai and Changfeng came with Zhuang Xuejiu.

I went up to the second floor of the teahouse next to it.

Zhuang Xuejiu sat on a chair in the private room and said, "Go to the window and have a look. After we return to the classroom, we can discuss our thoughts and experiences."

Xu Zaijing and the others bowed in response, then stood by the window and looked out:
In front of the huge screen wall,

Among the many readers,

Some are ecstatic,
Some people are depressed

Some people remain calm and composed.
Some were full of fighting spirit and were preparing for the next examination, while others were leaning against the wall in a dejected state, looking like they were ready to give up.

Not far from the teahouse,
Not too far from the screen wall,
There were many carriages decorated with flowers parked there.

The carriage looked rich and noble, and from time to time the voices of girls talking could be heard.

Next to the Rong family carriage,
Seven or eight servants stood by to guard them.

in the carriage,
At the car window with the curtain lifted, Rong Feiyan looked to the side with some confusion, then sat up straight.

"Girl, what's wrong?"

Xibu looked at Rong Feiyan, who looked a little surprised, and asked.

Rong Feiyan shook her head: "It's okay."

After Xi Bu nodded, he also looked outside in a lively manner, then frowned and said, "How can the scholar who is surrounded over there be so rude! He is staring straight at our car."

Ningxiang hurried over to take a look, and said as she looked: "This man's clothes look familiar!"

Xi Bu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the window again: "It's true! When we met Brother Xian at Donghua Gate, this guy seemed to have been scolded by Brother Xian."

Ningxiang nodded and said, "I thought he was just a pervert, but I didn't expect he was actually a Jinshi."

Rong Feiyan shook her head slightly in the car: "Let's go."

Ningxiang said with some reluctance: "Girl, are we not going to watch the fun anymore?"

Rong Feiyan pulled Ningxiang's ear and said, "If you don't leave now, I, your girl, will become a nuisance."

He walked out carefully and said,
The Rong family members left to the side.

While the carriage was moving,

When passing by the teahouse,
Rong Feiyan smiled at the handsome Longju standing at the door of the teahouse, then with the mentality of giving it a try, she leaned forward slightly and looked through the car window toward the second floor of the teahouse.

Xu Zaijing pursed his lips and looked at the students and test takers downstairs, feeling quite emotional.

As I glanced around, I suddenly noticed someone looking at me.

Xu Zaijing looked back reflexively and saw the girl in the car looking at him.

Looking at the girl in the car's look of astonishment, surprise and suppressed shyness, Xu Zaijing nodded slightly.

Rong Feiyan sat up straight again with a somewhat flustered look.

With her back pressed against the carriage, Rong Feiyan felt her earlobes and cheeks getting a little hot, and her heart felt a little sweet.

"What's wrong, girl? Is there another scoundrel here?" Ningxiang said, looking outside.

In Ningxiang's sight, Gu Tingye on the second floor frowned and looked deeply into the distance.

Rong Feiyan shook her head slightly.
Pretending to yawn, he covered his face with his wide sleeves.

Then he rubbed his face with his hands.

Xibu looked at Ningxiang without saying anything. She just glanced at the horse at the door of the teahouse.

The end of Sishi (after 11:00 a.m.)

Zhuang Xuejiu took his students back to the Sheng family.

After everyone was seated, Zhuang Xuejiao said, "Before you speak of your feelings, first think about how you felt when we went to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall last month, and then think about what you saw today."

"Yes, academic."

Everyone should be.

Zhuang Xuejiu sipped his tea and fanned himself with a fan.

A quarter of an hour later,
Changbai and Xu Zaijing stood there with solemn expressions, as if they were the ones who failed the exam today.

Gu Tingye frowned.

Zai Zhang had a smile on his face.

Qi Heng propped his face up with his fist and looked back with a sense of loss.

"Hehe." Chang Feng laughed out loud, obviously putting himself in the shoes of a student who had been on the list.

Afterwards, everyone shared their own insights.

After giving some instructions on how to teach students in accordance with their aptitude, Zhuang Xuejiu announced that the school would be dismissed.

in the afternoon,

Sitting behind the desk,
Xu Zaijing thought about his previous insights and felt that he needed to be more diligent.

evening,

Xu Zaijing and his brother returned to the Marquis's residence.

When I went to the racecourse,
I saw Yin Bo directing Alan and Xunshu to move things.

When Xu Zaijing rode closer on horseback, he realized that what they were moving were strips of wooden boxes more than a foot long.

Dismounted from the horse,
Xu Zaijing and Qingyun put the saddle and bridle on the dragon horse together.

Looking at the look in his disciple's eyes, Yin Bo said, "This is what Viscount Zhu sent today. Alan, bring a box over."

"Yes, Uncle Yin."

"Did your cousin give it to you?" After Xu Zaijing untied the dragon colt's bridle, he patted its neck and let it play by itself.

After opening the heavy wooden box handed to him by Alan, Qingyun looked at the fish-shaped stone in the box with some doubt on his face. Xu Zaijing hesitated and said, "Master, is this a whetstone?"

Yin Bo nodded.

Xu Zaijing looked towards the room where his weapons and armor were placed, and said as he saw the wooden boxes stacked up as high as a table.

"Why did my cousin give me so many of these knife sharpening tools?"

Qingyun nodded in agreement: "We can't use all these stones even if we give them away."

Uncle Yin took the wooden box from Xu Zaijing in a bad mood and said, "You two really don't know what's good."

Xu Zaijing looked the same as Qingyun: "Ah?"

"Alan, the dagger."

Yin Bo took the dagger thrown to him with its sheath and pulled it out, saying, "Wulang, and you, look at the color of this dagger now."

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun looked at the silver-white blade and nodded.

Yin Bo sat aside, scooped some water from the leather bucket used to feed the horses to wet the stone, and then began to sharpen the dagger on the whetstone.

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun squatted aside and watched curiously.

During this time, the little black colt and the two dragon colts rubbed their heads against Xu Zaijing, as if urging him to do something, but they were all pushed aside by Xu Zaijing.

After more than half a quarter of an hour,
Yin Bo handed the dagger in his hand to Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing looked at the sharp dagger with a blue edge and said, "Master, so it's poisonous?"

Qingyun looked at his uncle with surprise.

Yin Bo glanced at Xu Zaijing and Qingyun again with a bad temper, and said, "This whetstone is called Mi Shi, and it is produced in Tongyuan Army, Gongzhou. If you use this whetstone to sharpen a weapon, the blade will turn green, which can keep the weapon from rusting."

Xu Zaijing's eyes widened: "Master, really?"

Uncle Yin looked at the surprised expressions of his disciple and nephew and said, "Well! This good thing was sold in the Yin family shop before. A piece of this quality costs thirty strings of cash."

"hiss!"

Xu Zaijing looked back at the pile of wooden boxes in the room and said, "Master, this military sword is only five or six strings of coins. Only officers in the army can afford this stone."

Yin Bo touched the stone in his hand and said, "Wulang, when I was a child, there were quite a few of these whetstones, and each one was only worth three strings of silver. Over the years, these stones have become increasingly difficult to find, and the price has gone up! I wonder where Viscount Zhu found so many of them."

Xu Zaijing nodded: "My cousin is thoughtful."

"Qingyun, you and Alan should keep one box each for yourselves."

"Thank you, sir!"

Qingyun and the others smiled and bowed.

Although Xu Zaijing said that they would use it themselves, if they didn't have a good knife that matched their needs, they would rather leave the whetstone lying in the wooden box.

Sun's Courtyard,

in the hall,
Xu Zaijing sat at the bottom and looked at Zhu Qinghu at the top and said, "Cousin, were those stones found in Dingzhou (now Shizuishan) in Baigao State?"

Zhu Qinghu smiled and said, "That's right! I heard from the craftsmen in Dingzhou that these things were originally intended to be transported to the Keyimen Fortress as a reward after the Baigao army defeated us! But in the end, they fell into our hands."

"At first, due to the earthquake, these stones were buried in the dust. We, the warriors, had no idea what they were. It was only later that the manager sent by the Chai family to take over the Wujin Carbon Mine recognized them. Otherwise, they would have been thrown away as ordinary stones."

Xu Zaijing said: "There are actually such twists and turns! This manager is actually impartial."

Zhu Qinghu nodded repeatedly in approval.

Xu Zaijing smiled again and said, "Cousin, if I have such a good thing, it won't be tacky when I give it as a gift to others."

Zhu Qinghu waved his hand: "Go away, go away, you don't have anything good, why do you care about this?"

Xu Xingdai slid out of Sun's arms, walked up to Xu Zaijing and said, "Uncle, can you not give this stone to Gu Shixing?"

Xu Zaijing pinched his little face and said, "That depends on whether your grandmother agrees!"

Hearing the conversation between the two,
Xu Minghua, Sun, Zhu Xu and others who were sitting at the top all laughed.

Hua Lan was listening to Ni Qiqiu and Xie's explanation of the function of this 'Seeking Stone'.
Listening to the laughter in the hall, Hua Lan whispered, "Is this whetstone really that effective?"

Mrs. Xie nodded and said, "My father has one too, and he always keeps it with him." Then she looked at her son who was idling in front of Xu Zaijing and said, "Xu Xingdai, get back here!"

Ni Qiqiu said at the side: "I saw the master sharpening his knife two days ago, and the edge of the blade was really blue."

Hua Lan nodded and said,
After a few more words, Xie looked at the nanny who was looking out the hall door, handed her son to her mother-in-law, and said, "Let's go, let's serve the food."

As they spoke, the three of them stood up and went to the side hall where the banquet was being held.

After a lively meal,
I wish my family to get up and say goodbye,
As we walked out together,
Xu Minghua, Marquis of Yongyi, walked in front, talking to his nephews and sons.

Zhu Xu was surrounded by Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Xie, and followed by Hua Lan and Ni Qi Qiu.

Seeing her sister-in-law looking a little worried, Sun patted Zhu Xu's arm and whispered, "Sister, don't worry. Once Tiger Brother finishes this matter, the effect will be seen in a month or two."

Zhu Xu glanced at her brother, son, and nephew who were speaking in front of her and said, "I hope so."

Xie smiled and glanced at Ni Qiqiu and said, "Aunt, your eldest nephew gave Xiaowu a ruby ​​dagger."

Zhu Xu nodded her head as she listened. Sun continued, "It took An'er less than a month to get pregnant after she gave birth."

Ni Qi Qiu was walking behind and was stunned by what he heard.

Seeing Hua Lan's teasing eyes, Ni Qi Qiu lowered her head shyly. However, Hua Lan did not let go of her cousin sister-in-law and whispered in Ni Qi Qiu's ear: "Sister-in-law, Prince Consort Lu's family also sent a lot of gifts before. Look at what's happening now..."

Ni Qiqiu nodded and looked at the people in front of her. She reached into her sleeve and took out a book she had sewn. She whispered, "Hualan, this is the massage technique I drew myself. There are some tips in it. If you have time, please give it to my aunt for me. It will be a token of my appreciation."

Hua Lan looked down at the book in front of her, and said, "Sister-in-law, can I read it?"

Ni Qiqiu raised his eyes and whispered in confusion: "Why can't I watch it? Just watch it. In the future, when my cousin is tired from work, you can help him relax."

Ni Qiqiu looked at Hualan's strange expression and said quickly, "I was just tired from studying."

Hua Lan: "Ah? Oh!"

They were all married women, and they looked at Ni Qiqiu with a bit of "revenge" in their hearts and asked, "Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Hua Lan bit her lip embarrassedly and nudged Ni Qi Qiu lightly with her arm.

Watching the Zhu family's carriages go away,
Everyone in the Xu family returned to the backyard.

After sitting down in the hall,
Hualan handed the sketchbook given to her by Ni Qiqiu to Sun.

Sun looked at it by candlelight and sighed, "This child is very attentive."

Then he looked up and shouted, "Grass!"

"Yes, ma'am." Qingcao, who was standing behind Xu Zaijing, responded.

"Come."

Sun waved.

Qingcao walked up to Sun, who handed her the sketchbook and said with a smile, "You should study hard first."

"Yes, ma'am."

end of March,
The palace examination is over.

On the day when the names were called at Donghua Gate,
For some reason, Master Zhuang did not go, and only allowed students such as Xu Zaijing to go.

That Shui Jinyu got the 58th place in the second class after the palace examination.

In early April, the marriage invitation was sent to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion in Quyuan Street.

The person who came to deliver the invitation was also a little special. He was an official with his wife and children, and he was holding a jade pendant in his hand that he wanted to return to Zai Zhang.

The eighth day of April,

Jinming Lake was closed again as in previous years.

This day is also Buddha’s birthday.
Sheng Family Academy is closed for the day.

morning,

Zhu Qinghu and his mother Zhu Xu came to the Xu family with happy faces. When they saw Xu Zaijing walking into Sun's yard, Zhu Qinghu couldn't help but smile. Zhu Xu's eyes were also full of joy, and she seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden.

Xu Zaijing looked at the expressions of the people in the hall and thought to himself, "How long has it been since then?"

On second thought, yes! My cousin returned to Beijing in early March. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage.
I feel a little guilty about receiving this good thing.

(End of this chapter)