Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 479: Brother Monkey Liang Han [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37k more]

"Good work!"

Madam Qin Yanwen bowed as she sat on the chair.

"What are you talking about, madam!"

As he spoke, Chai Zhengzheng gestured to Zi Teng who was standing at the stairs.

Zi Teng understood, bowed and went downstairs.

After a while,
The shop manager was led upstairs again.

"Master!"

Looking at the manager who bowed and saluted, Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said, "Has our store received the only copy of Nanyue Guangji?"

The steward stood up straight, and after thinking for a while with a look of nostalgia, his eyes lit up, and he said with a folded hand, "Speaking back to the boss! I did receive this book! I remember that this unique copy has the seal of the former Ruyang Marquis Bao family!"

Madam Qin looked at Xiang Mama calmly.

The store manager continued, "This book describes the appearance and habits of the animals and beasts of South Vietnam. It also includes pictures. It's worth a look if you want to understand the customs of South Vietnam."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and asked, "Where is the book now?"

"Back to the boss, like other rare copies, it has been sent to the bookstore and engraving workshop at home to be printed and sold! Hmm."

The manager hesitated for a moment and said, "It has been three months since it was sent to the bookstore. By now, the engraving should have been completed and the printing should have started."

"Send someone to get it." Chai Zhengzheng said.

"Yes."

"Madam Qin, you have to wait a little longer. Why don't we listen to some music together?"

"It's really too much trouble for you, young lady." Qin Yanwen stood up and said sincerely. Her mother Xiang beside her also bowed to Chai Zhengzheng.

"You are too polite, madam. Please take a seat!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and gestured after he finished speaking.

The sound of the pipa from behind the screen on the second floor rang out again.

Fu Yi, who was standing next to Chai Zhengzheng, leaned over to her girl's side, listened to a few words of instruction, and then walked away.

After a while, Fu Yi brought over a stack of books sold in Sibaozhai and placed them on the table next to Madam Qin with a smile.

In more than half an hour,

The little girl beside Qin Yanwen gradually relaxed. Accompanied by Zi Teng and Xiang's mother, she sometimes read books on the second floor and sometimes watched Wei Fangzhi playing the pipa.

"Xu~"

The sound of guard Chai Zhengzheng reining in his horse came from downstairs.

quickly,

Mrs. Chai came up holding a pile of books that smelled of ink.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was sitting behind the table, gestured with his hand, and the maid Zi Teng took the book and placed a new book on Qin Yanwen's desk first.

Qin Yanwen touched the cover of the new book, looked at the words "Nanyue Guangji" on it, breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up: "Miss Zhengzheng, I will take my leave now!"

"Go slowly, ma'am!"

"Wan'er, let's go."

Qin Yanwen said to her daughter.

Chai Zhengzheng escorted the person downstairs. Before Qin Yanwen left the shop and got on the carriage, she nodded to Chai Zhengzheng again.

Chai Zhengzheng also nodded, and the maids beside her returned the greetings.

The Tan family carriage drove away.

Yunmu followed Chai Zhengzheng upstairs.
Zi Teng, who was standing by, whispered, "Sister Yunmu, this lady also took two volumes of Li Houzhu's poetry and a chess manual, but didn't give them to us."

Yunmu glared at Zi Teng.

Zi Teng quickly shut his mouth.

"The Lord wouldn't be short of a dozen strings of cash! Madam Qin owes you a favor today, and she knows it can't be repaid with money. If you say that, doesn't it make us look penny-pinching?"

Zi Teng nodded repeatedly: "Sister, I understand, I won't talk nonsense anymore."

evening,

Chai family,

Autumn Sound Garden.

in the hall,
Fu Yi and Zi Teng were holding up a piece of clothing together. They looked at Chai Zhengzheng who was sitting opposite them and said, "Miss, we are going to the polo club tomorrow. Should we take this piece of clothing with us?"

Chai Zhengzheng hesitated and said: "It looks too bright."

Zi Teng said, "Miss, this autumn is a bit lonely. If you wear too plain clothes, it won't show your complexion."

Fu Yi nodded repeatedly.

"Then take it with you!" Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

Two maids were folding clothes carefully, and Yunmu came in holding a wooden box:
"Miss, it was sent over by the Madam's courtyard. They said it was a thank-you gift from the Tan family of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. I have checked it and there is nothing wrong with it."

"Open it and take a look!" Chai Zhengzheng said with a smile.

Hearing this,

Zi Teng paused in folding clothes, gave Fu Yi a wink, and moved towards Chai Zhengzheng and Yunmu.

Seeing Zi Teng coming over, Yun Mu responded, opened the wooden box on the table next to Chai Zhengzheng, and took out several worn books from it.

"Old books?" Zi Teng asked doubtfully.

Yunmu shook his head and replied, "A rare and unique copy."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the unique copy in his hand and nodded with emotion.

Yunmu looked at Chai Zhengzheng's pleased expression and said, "Miss, I heard before that the older generation of Dongchang Marquis was fond of elegance and loved collecting antiques and rare books. In addition, the eldest daughter was married off in a grand manner, which made the Qin family empty and just a shiny shell."

"Over the years, the contemporary Marquis of Dongchang has secretly sold a lot of things. I didn't expect that Madam Qin still has some in stock."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the unique copy in his hand and nodded, saying, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Marquis of Dongchang was once glorious."

Putting down the rare copy and closing the wooden box, Chai Zhengzheng said, "Have the bookshop print the plates, and then send the rare copy and the complete set of new editions back to Madam Qin, along with 30% of the profit from the first edition."

"Yes, girl."

Looking at Yunmu who was about to leave, Chai Zhengzheng said again:
"Oh, right! After your majesty's birthday, the Northern Liao envoys will leave. Please ask the bookstore to hurry up and not delay the purchase of the nine sets of the Tripitaka."

Yunmu responded and walked out.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty,
The profit from selling books is very high. Usually, a printed book that costs more than one guan can be sold for five guan; one that costs two guan can be sold for about eight guan.

The Tripitaka that Chai Zhengzheng mentioned is a Buddhist book that took more than ten years to carve during the Zhou Dynasty.

The whole book has thousands of volumes and about 48 million words. A set would cost nearly ten thousand strings of cash. How much is nearly ten thousand strings of cash is up to you to imagine.

What the Chai family has is the second edition of the woodblock print, a complete set of woodblock prints. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, only the Imperial College and the Chai family have it.

The people of Northern Liao were extremely devoted to Buddhism, and all Buddhist temples considered it a great honor to enshrine the Tripitaka. How much these nine sets of scriptures could be sold for in Northern Liao would depend on the strength of the various temples in Northern Liao.

On the second day,
9:00 AM

sunny,

West of the city,

Mrs. Wu Polo Field

Because the Queen was there to watch the game,

Therefore, today the tall Wu Tower nearby has been closed by the imperial guards, and no one is allowed to go upstairs.

The tents in the stadium were replaced with curtains, the decorations were cleaned up, and there were many blooming flowers placed around them.

There was no one on the trees outside the walls in the direction of the tents.

Because the place was already full of guards with guns and knives, no one could get close to it easily.

There were no imperial guards standing guard outside the wall in the other direction, but there were cavalry on alert, and there were also many civilians sitting on the trees "watching the game".

From afar I saw the silk fabrics glittering, and I thought that those trees were occupied by wealthy people who had watched the battle in Wulou in the past.

Inside the wall stood a row of imperial guards.

In the huge tent that was connected in the middle and on both sides,

The floor is covered with exquisite carpets.
Surrounded by guards, eunuchs and ladies-in-waiting,

The current Empress sat on an exquisite Luohan chair, with the young Zhao Fang sitting next to her. There were several plates of fruit and food on the table next to her. On both sides of the Empress, facing the polo field, there were chairs, some empty and some occupied, all of whom were first- and second-rank nobles and wives of high-ranking officials.

The people in the tents on both sides and further away were also arranged from high to low according to their rank.

However, it is slightly different from the previous polo matches.
Regardless of their official rank or noble status, most of the ladies today brought along girls under the age of fifteen.

"Your Majesty, the eldest lady of Lord Shen's family has come with her youngest daughter and Zhen."

The eunuch at the side bowed and said, holding a whisk.

"Quick announcement."

The queen said with a smile, glancing at Zhao Fang beside her.

Following the eunuch's call, a noble lady and a girl soon came over.

"Greetings to Her Majesty, Your Highness."

The mother and daughter bowed together.

"Madam, please take a seat."

The queen said with a smile.

"Thank you, empress."

After the two of them bowed again, Mrs. Shen sat down on the chair under the guidance of the female official, while Shen Hezhen sat on the embroidered cushion at the back.

After sitting down, Madam Shen smiled at the Madam of the Huangfu Shangshu family who was standing beside her and said, "Old sister, did you have a smooth journey?"

Talking
Madam Shen smiled and nodded at the wives of dukes and marquises who were looking at her from the opposite side.

Following the eunuch's summons, the tent was soon filled with people.

There were also those who came to the tent, greeted the queen, and then went directly to the ladies in other tents.

"My queen, all the polo players from the Northern Liao delegation are here."

Hearing the words of the Grand Chamberlain,
Zhao Fang's eyes lit up and he looked outside with his chin slightly raised.

"Xuan."

In the voice of the imperial eunuch,

The Zhao family of Lulong, the Liu family of Changping and other noble families of Northern Liao came over together.
After they stood still, they bowed and said in unison: "Greetings to the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Everyone, stand up!"

The Bei Liao people stood up, and the Queen smiled and said, "You are really young talents! I look forward to watching a wonderful polo match today."

"We will certainly try our best to live up to the Queen's expectations."

"it is good!"

Hearing this, the eunuch beside him flicked his whisk and said, "Everyone, please rest and gather your strength."

When the Northern Liao people leave,

The eunuch shouted again: "Announce, the envoys from the Kingdom of Jin are approaching."

quickly,

A group of strong and capable young men walked up to the big tent.

Zhao Fang looked at the Jin man with some curiosity.

After the Jin envoys paid their respects,
The queen smiled even more kindly, and said, "The Great Zhou and the Kingdom of Jin are allies. I heard that you played ball with the Northern Liao two days ago, and each of you injured a few people! You must be careful today and don't hurt yourself."

The Jin envoys bowed and responded in unison.

After Zhao Fang followed the Jin people and left, he turned his head to look at the eunuch beside him. The eunuch smiled and shook his head at Zhao Fang, and whispered: "Your Highness, the next ones are the Duke of Han and the Duke of Ling."

Zhao Fang nodded.

quickly,

At the call of the great eunuch,
Han Chengyun came over with Lu Sanlang, Wei Faqi and others who were wearing flowers in their hair, headbands and shoulder straps like him.

Looking from afar, Han Chengyun and the others had fair complexions, red lips and white teeth.

When I got closer, I could see clearly that these young men from the duke's mansions seemed to have put on a little powder and lightly painted their lips.

"Greetings to Her Majesty, Your Highness, and all the ladies."

Several people bowed.

Not only in the queen's tent, but also the ladies and girls in other tents nearby were looking at them.

Among the girls who followed, some shook their heads in disgust, some whispered in admiration, and some asked which family each of them came from.

Looking at the people outside the tent,
The Queen smiled and said, "You kids, be careful on the field. There are so many people watching us!"

"Yes, madam!"

After saying this, the queen looked at Zhao Fang standing aside.

Zhao Fang stood up from the Arhat chair and said with a smile, "I heard in the palace that you guys are good at playing polo. Let me see it today."

Han Chengyun and the others smiled and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness. We will definitely strive to win."

"Okay! Go!"

Zhao Fang smiled and nodded.

When you leave the Queen's tent,

Han Chengyun and the others looked at each other happily, and after walking a dozen steps, they turned around and were about to enter the tent prepared for them when they heard a call from the eunuch near the queen's tent.
Then came a round of discussions in the surrounding tents.

Han Chengyun and the others turned their heads to look.
Just then I saw Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Liang Han walking towards the big tent.

"Humph! Bad luck!"

As he spoke, Han Chengyun walked into the tent.

The curtains around the Queen's tent were originally hung up.

The ladies, wives and girls in the tent could see the people coming from a distance.

As a marquis, the wife of Marquis Fuchang also sat in the queen's tent.

She turned her head to look at Xu Zaijing and others walking in the sunshine outside the big tent, and said to the wife of Xuanmenhou beside her in confusion: "Sister, I saw the children walking over, they are stronger than the ones just now!"

The wife of Marquis Xuanmen smiled politely and nodded.

Madam Chai, who was sitting not far from the Queen, also smiled and tilted her head, looking at Xu Zaijing and the others with satisfaction in her eyes. While looking at them, she also glanced at the tent where her daughter was sitting.

When looking at her own tent, Mrs. Chai also saw the owner of the polo field, Mrs. Wu, sitting below. Mrs. Wu was looking at her son Liang Han, who was among Xu Zaijing and his group, with some anxiety in her eyes.

Bai turned her head and saw Madam Wu's expression. Then, Bai looked at Madam Sun, who was also smiling, with some pride and joy.

It's not Mrs. Wu's fault that she was worried about her son Liang Han.
The truth is that Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye are only seventeen or eighteen years old. For more than ten years since childhood, they have been practicing martial arts diligently every morning regardless of rain or snow, and the nutrition provided by the Marquis' Mansion is also sufficient.

Therefore, Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye are not only tall but also well-proportioned and strong.

But the two of them studied at Sheng's house every day, often indoors without sunlight, which made their skin very fair. After passing the imperial examination, they were full of literary air.

The two of them have the nobleness that comes from being raised in a wealthy family.

Coupled with the youthful vigor under the sun,

Although there is no hairpin flower,
But both of them had their hair combed neatly, wore brightly colored headbands, and wore luxurious clothes tied at the shoulders that highlighted their figures very well.

You can tell at first glance that he is a good boy from Bian Jing!

Her temperament is much better than Han Chengyun and others who just wore flowers and applied powder.

In terms of appearance and complexion, Gu Tingye was only slightly inferior.
But because of his different growth experience from Xu Zaijing and having never witnessed battlefields, life and death, the difference in temperament between Gu Tingye and Xu Zaijing is quite large.

This also made Xu Zaijing very conspicuous among the few people, with an outstanding appearance and temperament that could be noticed at first sight.

And Liang Han,
Younger,

I don't exercise much.

Compared to Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, he was not only short but also thin. He jumped around happily like a monkey.

Most of the people who came today were ladies of various families who were about the same age as Liang Han.

How will Liang Han find a wife from now on!
How could Mrs. Wu not be anxious?

After worrying for a while, Madam Wu turned around and sighed resignedly. Looking at the smug smiles on Bai and Sun's faces, Madam Wu pointed her finger at the two of them in hatred.

The Queen looked at Xu Zaijing and the others with admiration.
Zhao Fang, who was beside the Queen, couldn't suppress the smile on his face, his eyes full of "You are worthy of being my good brother Jing who saved me and took me out of the palace."

While thinking about this, Zhao Fang glanced in the direction of the Rong and Chai families, and his smile became even more pronounced.

(End of this chapter)