Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

"Hahaha, what Brother Jing said is true!"

Hai Chaojie smiled and nodded,

As he turned around and glanced around, he saw Chang Bai, whose eyes were full of praise and recognition, saying:

"When we work hard to study, we will be like the ax chisel carving out the inkstone hall for grinding ink!"

Changbai's tireless study for many years has made him very bookish.

Hai Chaojie and Shen Herui, who had also studied hard for many years, could naturally recognize that Chang Bai was the same kind of person as them.

After hearing the words of the three people, except Rong Xian who was already dawdling in the Forbidden Army,

The others who were studying all nodded slightly.

While they were talking,

The draft has been passed around among the ladies,

From time to time, a girl would come to the inkstone to observe, comparing the draft with the inkstone, and exclaimed in exclamation.

"Wow! Zhengzheng, I'm afraid this inkstone will become the treasure of the store!"

After Ting Yi on the side finished speaking, Chai Zhengzheng nodded and looked at Hai Chaoyun and said:

"Thanks to Brother Hai's wonderful pen."

Hai Chaoyun pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Sister Chai is overly praised, and the other young masters also noticed it just now."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the shop steward who had just collapsed on the ground. At this time, the waiter had helped him up. He was too ashamed to look up at Chai Zhengzheng.

"Go and take out the few pure mud inkstones, tile inkstones, and pottery inkstones that we have collected in the store, and let the young masters choose from them."

"Yes Yes."

The steward quickly turned around and walked outside.

Of course, Sibaozhai not only has inkstones, but also paper, pens, and ink. The girls carefully picked out the things that suit their liking.

Soon the steward came back with the waiter, and after seeing the look in the eyes of the female envoy Chai Zhengzheng, he held the inkstone in front of the young masters.

Shen Herui looked at these inkstones and said with some surprise:

"Hiss, could this be the Lu family Tao inkstone from Zezhou?"

"Is this the tile inkstone from Tongque Terrace in Yecheng?"

Xu Zaijing was not very interested in this inkstone and looked at Haichaojie with confusion.

Haichao steps:

"Brother Jing, the craftsmanship of the Zezhou Lu family's pottery inkstones has been lost, and there are also countless tiles from the Tongquetai. These two types of inkstones are rare and valuable."

The steward smiled and said, "Young Master is really knowledgeable."

But few people bought these square inkstones.

"Steward, why don't you get a few more inkstones and I'll choose them myself?"

After hearing Xu Zaijing's words, the steward hurriedly went to Chai Zhengzheng to ask for instructions.

After a while, the waiters came in carrying a lot of inkstones and put them on the table.

Several noble gentlemen discussed with each other what should be carved according to the distribution position of the ink stone eyes.

Xu Zaijing randomly picked an inkstone without stone eyes, and drew circles one large and four small on it, the kind of cute cat paw prints.

When he handed it to Qingcao to look at, it fell into Minglan's hands after being glanced at by Xiaotao.

Everyone played in the store for a while,

When leaving, the female servant who followed behind bought more or less something.

Several female envoys from the Hai family were holding several rolls of top-quality Wu paper in their arms.

Rongxian bought an inkstone that can be used to grind ink. He wanted to buy more pens and ink paper, but unfortunately his sister asked, "How many words do you write in a day?" ’,

And the somewhat shriveled wallet stumped me.

Xu Zaijing and Hai Chaojie walked behind while talking.

Their fathers are both on the northern front line now, and they are partners in civil and military affairs.

The two mainly exchanged some news that they had heard.

When he came to the door, Hai Chaojie glanced at Chai Zhengzheng standing at the door, then looked at the other people who were boarding the car and Wu Zhi who was being held by his own maid,

Hai Chaojie smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for Miss Chai's gift today."

"It's my family who should apologize for letting Mr. Hai lose such a good inkstone."

"What are you talking about, Miss Chai! So, I'll take my leave."

Chai Zhengzheng bowed slightly and said, "Master, please go slowly."

The female envoy Yunmu beside her hurriedly squatted slightly and saluted.

Xu Zaijing, who was on the side, waited for Hai to walk a few steps towards the stairs, and he also smiled and held his hands:

"Miss Zhengzheng, I also have to say goodbye."

Xu Zaijing was about to take a step forward.

Chai Zhengzheng raised her head suddenly. This movement made the delicate gold-wired ruby ​​glazed earrings in her ears tremble.

She whispered:

"Does Mr. Xu want that square stone inkstone just now?"

Xu Zaijing stopped and looked at Chai Zhengzheng.

Qingyun behind him was okay. Sisters Qingcao and Huaxiang's eyes widened slightly.

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you Miss Zhengzheng for your kindness! I work hard on my own and don't need this."

Chai Zhengzheng stopped talking, lowered his head again, and his earrings stopped shaking.

She said:

"Hmm! Okay! Mr. Xu, what do you think of this store?"

Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said:

"Yeah! I have a little idea."

Chai Zhengzheng raised his head, looked at the young man in front of him seriously and said, "Please tell me."

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Maybe we can ask a guzheng master to play some soothing music in the store. Maybe it will be better."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll ask the steward to hire someone."

"If the store's business is not good because of this, don't blame me!"

Listening to Xu Zaijing's words with a smile, Chai Zhengzheng also smiled and rolled her eyes. She shook her head and said:

"how come!"

Xu Zaijing cupped his hands and said, "Then, farewell."

Chai Zhengzheng bowed without bowing his head, and Xu Zaijing walked away.

Then, Chai Zhengzheng smiled slightly at Qingyun who was bowing, and Qingyun nodded again.

The two sisters Qingcao and Huaxiang behind them also bowed and followed Xu Zaijing's footsteps.

Amidst the sounds of people shutting down, everyone got on the carriage.

The girls from the Rong family and the girls from the Chai family were traveling the same way, both heading north.

The Sheng family faces west first and then south, living in the "outer ring".

Brother and sister Qi Heng and Gu Tingye faced west,

In the voice of "see you in school", everyone went back to their homes.

When we arrived at Jiying Lane,

The sky has darkened,

After getting off the carriage, the brothers and sisters of the Sheng family first went to Shou'an Hall to pay their respects.

The old lady said a few words to the children and then asked them to go back.

Seeing Changbai and the others leaving, Xiaotao walked in holding the crystal elbow that Pan Lou had brought.

"Grandma, this is the Pan Lou dish that my granddaughter hit!"

Old lady: "Oh! Girl Ming is so powerful!"

Minglan nodded.

Xiaotao swallowed when she put the food box on the table in the hall.

"Suqin, go and heat it up, let's have a try!"

Fang’s mother took away the food box.

Minglan on the side said:

"Grandma, you don't know that my cousin and the boy beside him are really awesome!"

"These are the things he helped me and Xiao Tao win."

The old lady looked at Minglan and said with a smile: "Oh~ Really, let me see what's there."

Mother Fang and Mother Cui on the side laughed when they looked at the shuttlecocks, straw grasshoppers and other small things that Minglan and Xiaotao took out like Xianbao.

"But my cousin always wants to steal my preserves!"

"How old is he? How come he still acts like a child!"

Minglan finished speaking,

Xiao Tao nodded: "Yeah, yeah!"

Then Xiao Tao said: "Girl, that bag of candied fruits was given to us by Young Master Xu."

Minglan said: "Didn't I buy that?"

Xiao Tao said: "Girl, the bag you bought was eaten by the fifth girl."

Minglan frowned: "Huh?"

In the courtyard of Shouantang,

There was another burst of laughter.

Xingguofang,

The sons of Gu Qi and other princes all entered the mansion.

Qi Heng talked with his parents for a while and then entered the study.

The boy at the door of the study didn't do anything, but the nun beside Princess Pingning asked him carefully,

Then the nanny came to Princess Pingning's house and repeated in front of Qi Guogong and his wife:

"Don't listen to this kid, that square inkstone is completely made by nature."

Princess Pingning's eyes lit up after hearing what she said.

And in the Gu family,

Gu Tingyi, who had changed into his usual clothes at home, was sitting on the embroidered pier in front of Bai and Pingmei, whispering about the woman he met in Panlou today.

"We didn't ask whose family she belongs to. Brother Jing and Brother Rong will deal with it later."

Gu Tingye on the side interjected:

"Looking at the two of them, they should be fine."

Bai Shi and Ping Mei looked at each other and said:

"There must be no one who cares to inquire, otherwise people will find out sooner or later."

Gu Tingye was stunned, thinking of the government officials at that time, who obviously knew these villains.

"Yi'er, come and calculate the profits of these stores."

Gu Tingyi heard Mrs. Bai's words,

Frowning, he looked at the stack of ledgers Qing Zhi carried over.

She forced out a smile with difficulty,

I don't care about worrying about others anymore.

Rong family,

Marquis Fuchang licked his mustache with his hand and smiled heartily.

What he held in his other hand was the Fang Duan Inkstone given to him by Rongxian.

The eldest lady of the Rong family said happily: "Xian'er, you are finally sensible and know how to bring gifts to your father."

"Yan'er, why do you, a girl like you, want to throw such a big bow and arrow at you?"

When Rongxian heard his mother scolding his sister, he nodded and said:

"Yes! It costs more!"

Rong Feiyan took the tea cup that was handed to her in small steps, blew the hot air and said:

"Mom, the first requirement for a daughter to choose a husband from now on is to be able to draw this bow."

Rong Feiyan finished speaking,

Marquis Fuchang looked at the female envoy Ningxiang and said,

The bow pouch in her arms contained the thick bow arms. Marquis Fuchang stopped laughing:

"This, how many people can draw such a powerful bow!"

"My daughter doesn't care!"

After saying that, Rong Feiyan put down the teacup, stood up and prepared to leave the room, while slowly putting on her cloak,

Rong Feiyan said: "Father, mother, my brother has three to four hundred banknotes in his wallet today!"

Rong Xian stood up after being stunned, pointing at Rong Feiyan with a panicked expression on his face and said:

"Sister, you!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Mother, please let go of my ears and listen to my explanation! I really am not greedy for the family's money. Yes, it was given to me by my sister in the palace!"

"Dad, I kneel down for you, please think of me! Don't slap me!"

"ah!"

After walking out of the door and listening to her brother's screams, Rong Feiyan curled her lips: How could her father be so strong? Her brother could pretend to be miserable.

It’s time to go back to the snowy courtyard.

In the bedroom,

Under the service of the maid, Rong Feiyan lay down on the bed with her hair loose.

When Ningxiang turned around and was about to blow out the candles on the table,

"Wait!"

"girl???"

"Let it light up! Wait until I fall asleep before you blow it! Put the bamboo basket on that chair."

"Yes, girl!"

After Ningxiang packed up, she walked out of the inner room and slowly closed the door.

Rong Feiyan quietly lifted the quilt and stepped on the cotton shoes (cotton mops) under the bed.

Wearing white pajamas, she found the needle in the basket.

The needle insert is in the shape of a plum blossom, tightly filled with cotton, and several thin needles used by Rong Feiyan to practice female red are inserted on it.

After she placed the needle on the table, she turned back from the bed and took the colorful dart that had been fixed on the bow bag.

Then she inserted the dart into the needle, pointed at the dart and said:

"Hmph! Just leave it alone!"

After saying that, she ran back to the bed and got into the bed.

Then he turned over, with his back to the table,

The room was quiet for a while,

Only the wick crackled twice,

Then,

There was another buzzing sound in the room, and then it became quiet again.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Ningxiang at the door listened and then walked gently into the bedroom.

When I walked to the table, there was nothing else on the table except a lit candle.

The female servant blew softly:

"call!"

The room fell into darkness.

Chai family,

Mrs. Cheng, the mistress of the Chai family, was sitting at the table looking at the inkstone in her hand.

Then he looked at the sketches drawn by Brother Hai on the table.

"Tsk tsk! What a good thing!"

"Zhengzheng, did you bring it back here so that the craftsmen at home could carve it and then send it to the Xu family?"

On the side, Chai Zhengzheng, who was unloading the hairpin ring under Yun Mu's service, said:

"No. Brother Xu doesn't want it!"

Mrs. Chai raised her eyebrows slightly and asked jokingly, "Oh?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked at his mother in the bronze mirror and said:

"Mom, what's your expression?! It seems like I'm lying!"

"Oh! My girl didn't lie!"

As soon as these words came out, Chai Zhengzheng moved his head, Yunmu stopped, Chai Zhengzheng turned around and looked at Mrs. Chai and said:

"Mom! He could see the pattern on it from the beginning!"

"He doesn't want it! If he really wanted it, he would definitely not say anything to stop Brother Hai from shutting down, he would just be the first to buy it at the original price!"

"If I hadn't been curious about what was on it, this good thing would have been bought by someone long ago."

"Furthermore, my daughter has asked the store steward to give the stack of paper to the Hai family. Ninety percent of it is top-quality Wu paper!"

"But, before we parted ways, I asked him, and he said, 'I work hard on my own and don't need this.'"

Mrs. Chai nodded appreciatively and said with a smile:

"Yeah! He is ambitious."

"However, your curiosity has turned out to be a treasure trove!"

"And there are eight hundred pieces of top-quality Wu paper. You can take out this pile."

There was no regret on Chai Zhengzheng's face, but he pursed his lips and said:

"Mom, my daughter is thinking about sending this square inkstone to the Qi family!"

Mrs. Chai looked at her daughter and said, "Huh? Why are you sending her to the Qi family?"

Chai Zhengzheng said:

"Mom, I see that Xu's brother is not being polite, he really doesn't want you."

"The Qi family helped our family before, but the Qi family is not short of gold and silver, and our family can't help with the official career."

"But, favors must be repaid after all."

"The princess has always had high hopes for Brother Heng to study for the imperial examination. If he can get this, he will definitely be happy."

Mrs. Chai looked at the inkstone in her hand, then at her daughter and said, "Are you really going to give it away?"

Chai Zhengzheng thought in his heart, ‘If he doesn’t want it, I don’t want it either! ’

Then she nodded.

Mrs. Chai nodded: "Okay, listen to my Zheng'er!"

Quyuan Street

night,

In the cold wind,

An unknown bird chirped a few times,

There's a bright fire in the cabin next to the racecourse,

A small wine bag can be filled by just placing two cups of wine in a wine jar.

Now it is lying on the water tank to warm itself,

The delicious dishes brought back by my disciples and nephews are also heating on the stove.

Xu Zaijing's master Yin Bo walked outside the hut and shouted to Alan and Xun Shu who were spreading straw in the stable:

"Okay, come in and warm up!"

The two teenagers entered the house with a chill and rubbing their hands together.

Yin Bo filled their wooden wine bowls with wine.

The three of them drank a drink together.

The three of them breathed out a sigh of relief.

Uncle Yin's waist and legs were warm after drinking, while the two teenagers felt comfortable after drinking the hot wine.

Looking at the young man eating vegetables, Yin Bo took a sip from the wine bag.

"You should be filial as a disciple!"