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Chapter 503: Giving gifts is difficult! [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 45K]

After more than a year of recovery,

Although there are many traces of earthquakes, most of them are the rebuilt houses in Xingqing Mansion.
Gu Tingyu patted the parapet and said, "Let's go down and take a look."

As he spoke, white air came out of his mouth.

As they walked towards the city wall, the soldiers who saw Gu Tingyu along the way saluted him one after another.

After getting off the tower,
Only then did he see that Gu Tingyu was accompanied by not only one aide, but also seven or eight personal soldiers of the Marquis's mansion following behind him, riding war horses and carrying swords and bows, looking very strong.

The long-servant Youqing also wore a pair of ear protection and led two mounts.

The morning was cold.

There weren't many people on the street.

The Chai family's shop is a restaurant with three floors in the front and a yard in the back.

The clerk of the Chai family shop saw Gu Tingyu and his group walking towards them, and hurried into the yard to inform them.

When the group reached the gate of the Chai family's shop,
The Chai family's steward was already standing there. He bowed and smiled at Gu Tingyu, who was among the group, and said, "Greetings, Lord Gu. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Gu Tingyu smiled and bowed in return: "Thank you for your hard work, has the journey been smooth?"

The Chai family’s steward said, “We encountered snow when we passed Yanzhou, and the roads were difficult to travel on, so we were delayed for two days.”

"Master Gu, please come in! The things we brought from the capital are in the car."

Gu Tingyu nodded and led his men into the yard.

"These five carts are for the seeds that were loaded on the farm of the Marquis of Yongyi, and these five carts are for all kinds of items that were loaded on the Liang family workshop."

The steward introduced the items while untying the sack, revealing the contents.

Gu Tingyu grabbed some seeds from the sack, handed them to the staff behind him, then looked at the earmuffs and other cold-resistant items, his face full of smiles.

The Chai family steward continued to lead the way forward.

Gu Tingyu stood beside the car and asked in confusion: "Why, there's more?"

The manager smiled and said, "There are two more trucks that were received by the Ministry of Industry in the second half of the year. They are new agricultural and industrial tools donated by various parts of the Great Zhou."

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingyu walked over with great interest.

Looking at the various wooden and iron objects on the carriage, the Chai family steward held a wooden box and said, "What are the uses of these things? They are all in this wooden box."

Gu Tingyu asked in confusion: "Who asked the steward to bring this?"

The Chai family's steward lowered his eyebrows and said, "When the handover was made outside the city, the steward said that it was entrusted by Xu's Wulang."

Gu Tingyu looked straight at the Chai family steward in front of him: "Wu Lang didn't send a letter to say that."

Hearing this, the Chai family's steward was slightly stunned: "Oh? Hiss, this is strange."

"It's okay. I'll write a letter and ask."

The Chai family's steward nodded repeatedly and asked, "Master Gu is going back to Dingzhou now?"

"Ah."

"it is good."

Then the steward waved his hand and the shop assistants began to harness the carriage.

When the yard was busy,
The Gu family's personal guard came over and said, "Sir, there is a man named Hong who wants to come in. He claims to be the Xingzhou Transport Envoy."

Gu Tingyu thought for a moment and hurriedly said, "Please come in!"

After a while

Lord Hong, Sheng Hong's superior in Yangzhou, who had not been promoted because his daughter had been caught squeezing into carriages and had damaged his reputation, walked in quickly.

Before he even got close, Lord Hong exhaled white air and bowed, saying, "Lord Gu, nice to meet you!"

Gu Tingyu also came forward and bowed with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Hong. Why are you here in such a cold day?"

Lord Hong looked at Gu Tingyu and said with some emotion: "I have heard of Lord Gu's reputation in Bianjing. He studied hard for several years and passed the exam as a son of a nobleman! Hearing about him is worse than meeting him in person. Today, I see that he is indeed a handsome man!"

Gu Tingyu smiled and bowed: "Master Hong, thank you for your praise."

Then, Gu Tingyu continued, "Sir, I have received the letters from my cousin from the Sheng family, Marquis Xu, my father, and my grandfather from the Bai family in Yangzhou! If you don't mind, you can call me Da Lang."

Listening to Gu Tingyu's words, Lord Hong looked a little embarrassed, but his eyes were filled with emotion as he said, "Mr. Bai, did he write to me too?"

Gu Tingyu nodded: "The grandfather of the Bai family said in the letter that he and you were close friends, and that you often took care of the Bai family when you were in Yangzhou. After you were promoted, he often missed the time when he and you exchanged poems. Who knows."

As he spoke, a look of regret appeared on Gu Tingyu's face.

Hearing the word "promotion", Lord Hong smiled and shook his head, with a hint of self-mockery, and said with a cupped hand: "It's all my own fault! Dalang, thank the old man for his concern for me."

Gu Tingyu nodded: "Uncle, don't worry!"

Then Gu Tingyu stretched out his hand and said, "It's cold this morning, let's drink some hot wine in the restaurant to warm ourselves up."

Lord Hong: “Please!”

"Go, bring the charcoal basin to the private room." The Chai family's steward hurriedly ordered.

As the two walked towards the restaurant,
A lieutenant in armor walked in, holding a whip.

Seeing the person coming, Gu Tingyu and the other person stopped.

Walking up quickly, the lieutenant knelt on one knee, smiled and bowed, saying, "I am Fang Ding, the personal soldier of Marquis Xu. I am honored to meet you, my son-in-law!"

Gu Tingyu hurried forward, held Fang Ding's hand and said, "Hurry up, get up, what are you doing!"

Fang Ding was helped up by Gu Tingyu and said with a smile: "I didn't see you when you came to Xingqing Mansion. I heard that you were here, so I came to see you."

"I remember now! I remember my uncle once told me that you were the kid who was related to me!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ding scratched his helmet with a whip, looking somewhat proud and embarrassed: "Hey, it's me."

"What's so good about me? Since you are my father-in-law's soldier, why are you here today?" Gu Tingyu asked puzzledly.

"I came here at the order of the imperial court and entrusted by the prince to select and train soldiers." Fang Ding said after nodding to Lord Hong.

Gu Tingyu: "Cavalry?"

Fang Ding smiled and shook his head: "Infantry! I studied under the Marquis for some time with the former General Bai Gao, so he sent me here."

Gu Tingyu said: "This Yuanbai Gaobu Bazi is very famous for his mountain foot combat."

Fang Ding raised his eyebrows: "You are right, Master, but they have to be elite! Unfortunately, I came a little late, and a few powerful ones were selected. I heard that they went to the south."

Gu Tingyu nodded and held out his hand, saying, "Come on, go into the building with us."

After some refusals, seeing that Gu Tingyu was determined, Fang Ding had no choice but to follow.

In the elegant room,
Fang Ding consciously sat at the outermost edge and served dishes and poured wine.

wine table,
After a few drinks, Lord Hong sighed, "I thought I would be constrained in the northwest where I am unfamiliar with the place, but I didn't expect..."

There are many troops stationed near Xingqing Prefecture, and Lord Hong has a lot of work to do as the transport envoy. However, he has letters from several families, and the Cao and Xu families have good relations, so his work is more convenient and smooth than he imagined.

Gu Tingyu raised his glass, glanced at Fang Ding who also raised his glass, and said to Lord Hong: "Your Majesty has great ambitions in his heart. We can comfort the people here and benefit them. When the time comes, we will have our share of credit."

"Da Lang is right."

The meal dispersed not long after it started.

Gu Tingyu took the carriage and, under the escort of the cavalry sent by the Cao family, was watched by Lord Hong as he left the city and returned to Dingzhou.

time goes by,

It's late October.

Before the Big Snow Festival,
This day, the weather is gloomy.
4:00 PM

Jiying Lane, Sheng Family,

There was no sun and it was afternoon, so the temperature dropped suddenly.

Candles were also lit on the tables of Xu Zaijing and others.

Zhuang Xuejiu stood in front of the open window with a folding fan in his hands behind his back. The cold wind blew his beard.

Looking at the white breath exhaled by Zhuang Xuejiu in the cold wind,
Changbai stood up and bowed, saying, "Student, it's a chilly afternoon, you should be more careful about your health."

Zhuang Xuejiu smiled and turned his head, saying, "Changbai is thoughtful."

Another gust of cold wind blew in, carrying with it four or five snowflakes the size of dates. They quickly turned into water droplets after falling on the ground.

"Ah! It's snowing!"

Rulan leaned forward and said excitedly.

Afterwards, Zhuang Xueji looked at everyone in the hall, smelled the cold wind that smelled of snow, closed the window, and said:
"We have been in class for more than ten days in a row! It's snowing today and the roads are difficult to travel on, so you should all go away first."

"Tomorrow is a day off!" Upon hearing this, there were several cheers in the school.

Then everyone stood up and responded.

Wearing a cloak and ear protection, Zhuang Xuejiu was the first to walk out of the school.

Hua Xiang, Qiu Niang and other maids and servants hurried forward to tidy up the desk.

Xu Zaijing, Changbai and others put on their cloaks immediately, walked to the school gate, and prepared to go out.

Xu Zaijing was in the back, so he naturally walked to the back.

So, he looked at Rulan who came over without a cloak and said with a straight face, "Fifth sister, go put on some clothes, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Oh!" Rulan walked towards the magpie reluctantly.

Minglan, who was following behind Rulan, also did not move forward awkwardly.

While he was talking, Gu Tingye's voice could be heard from outside the cotton curtain: "Wow, the snow is so heavy!"

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When Xu Zaijing lifted the curtain and went out, Molan happened to be walking towards the place where the scholar had just stood, where she could see the snow scenery and it was not too cold.

Outside the school,
In Xu Zaijing's vision, in the gray sky, heavy snow was falling like sieve flour.

In the time it took from the time the scholar opened the window to the time everyone went out, a lot of white spots could be vaguely seen outside, although the snow on the ground was melting, turning the ground a dark color.

But obviously the melting speed is not as fast as the falling snow.

Hua Xiang, not Wei Wei, had already walked out carrying a book box.

"Sir?"

Hearing Hua Xiang's call, Zai Zhang looked at Xu Zai Jing and said, "Xiao Wu, you can take the carriage today."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

As they were talking, everyone stood there for a while. Before they started to walk, they saw Mother Cui walking towards the yard holding an oil-paper umbrella and a few maids who were holding things and holding umbrellas.

After bowing to Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and the others, Madam Cui said, "The old lady at home asked me to bring paper umbrellas and bamboo hats to you guys! It's snowing hard and windy, you guys can use these paper umbrellas and bamboo hats to protect yourself from the wind and snow. The coachmen on the road can also use them."

"Thank you, great-aunt."

"Thank you, madam."

Xu Zaijing and others hurriedly bowed.

Just looking at the snow is naturally a beautiful sight.

But walking in the snow is a bit uncomfortable, as the wind will blow the snowflakes onto your face and neck.

After a long time, the melted snow was like water, and it was freezing cold and very uncomfortable.

The stables,
Qingyun had already removed the saddle from the little black colt.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and the other man walking over wearing hats and holding umbrellas, Qingyun said with a smile, "Sir, we need to borrow this hat."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Hua Xiang stepped on the horse stool and entered the carriage, then handed out his cloak: "Sir, put it on the horse."

Outside the car, Xu Zaijing and Qingyun, who was wearing a bamboo hat, smiled at each other.

On the way,

Because there is a hot water tank in the car, it is not too cold inside.

After Xu Zaijing took off his large cloak and covered his legs with it, he put the extra part on Hua Xiang.

Hua Xiang smiled and rolled herself up, then buried her nose in the cloak and sniffed, saying:

"Sir, although this cloak was put aside after it was sent back, I could still smell its fragrance when I held it in the academy today."

Xu Zaijing lifted the curtain with one hand, looked at the snowy scene outside the car, and nodded: "Well, your incense is good, it smells comfortable."

Hua Xiang glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "Sir, when this cloak was sent back, we saw that it was plain and neat, so we didn't use any incense."

"No incense? Is it the Rong family?"

Hua Xiang pursed her lips and nodded.

Xu Zaijing lowered the car curtains, put the cloak under his nose and sniffed it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Hmm, it's similar to the incense on Xian'er's body."

Back to Quyuan Street,
It was completely dark.

The two lanterns at the Xu family’s gate have been lit.

Because of the wind and snow, the old friends from the marquis's mansion on the roadside had closed their stalls early, but there was a carriage at the gate that was about to slow down and stop there.

The flatbed wagon was loaded with stuff, and a lot of snow had accumulated on the tarpaulin covering it.

There were three knights wearing straw hats and raincoats beside the carriage.

Seeing this, Qingyun leaned against the carriage and said, "Sir, there seems to be a guest at the door."

Xu Zaijing lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. Past the moving heads of the horses in front of the carriage, he saw several people standing in front of the marquis' mansion.

Got off the carriage,

Xu Zaijing tied his cloak while walking towards the courtyard with Zhao Meifeng.

"Woo~"

The front door is the vent.

The north wind blew violently, snowflakes hit people's faces, and it was difficult for them to breathe.

"Wulang, I thought you would be back home later, so I wanted to wait for you at the door."

Facing the northwest wind, Zhao Meifeng turned his head to avoid the north wind and said.

Xu Zaijing pulled his cloak to his mouth, blocking the wind and said, "It's snowing, so the school has to be dismissed early."

Talking
The two walked to the racecourse.

Looking at Hua Xiang getting off the carriage, Xu Zaijing said, "Don't go back to our courtyard. Go and tell mother first that I won't be there for dinner tonight."

"Yes, sir. Then do you want the kitchen to send some wine and food to the gatehouse, and to Uncle Yin's place?"

"sensible."

Listening to Xu Zaijing's praise, Hua Xiang bowed with a smile and was about to walk towards the inner courtyard.

"return!"

Hua wanted to stop, but a warm cloak was put on her body, which smelled of the Rong family's incense.

"Go."

On the other side, the little black colt with snow-white hair, still wearing a flowery cloak, was led by Alan into the stable where a brazier was lit.

Needless to say, the little black colt was well taken care of.

In Yin Bo's wooden house,

Zhao Meifeng was already sitting in front of the fire, warming himself.

The two clerks from the Imperial City Office who followed behind made two trips back and forth each, carrying in several heavy boxes.

After Gao Yunqing put the last box away, he bowed and left.

When Qingyun wanted to follow, Zhao Meifeng said, "Qingyun, wait a moment."

After Zhao Meifeng finished speaking, Xu Zaijing looked at the box in the wooden house curiously and said, "Brother Zhao, what's going on? Who asked you to bring a gift?"

Zhao Meifeng glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "That box is a thank-you gift from the senior brother. Brother Jing, you helped a lot with the previous things, but he never expressed any gratitude."

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "I can't accept this. The fact that we can recapture Baigao is the greatest thank you! Without Brother Taifeng, it wouldn't be so easy for father to achieve success."

Zhao Meifeng nodded in appreciation and said, "Don't rush to refuse. Among them is a gift for the birth of a child for the Qingyun family. You can't refuse it, right?"

Xu Zaijing glanced at Qingyun and did not refute.

Then, Zhao Meifeng glanced at Xu Zaijing, exhaled, and said: "Also, the eldest brother also prepared something for Xiaotao, you..."

Xu Zaijing frowned and said, "Brother Zhao, how can I deliver this?"

Zhao Meifeng patted Xu Zaijing on the shoulder: "I believe in you, there must be a way."

Xu Zaijing: "Then I will remove this girl from the clan?"

"Think of another way. Senior Brother said not to let the little girl leave the Sheng family yet!"

Xu Zaijing scratched his head, thought for a while, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Okay! I'll try it first."

(End of this chapter)