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Xie Jing didn't look away, waiting for his answer.

Master Jiu said, "I can't play the pipa very well."

Xie Jing asked again: "Where is that person?"

Jiu Ye looked cold, and said: "It's not too bad."

Xie Jing nodded, then lowered her eyes to wait, brought some tea and put it aside, and refilled the tea she just drank a few sips, stood aside, folded her hands in front of her, just like in the past.

Jiu Ye waited for him to admit his mistake, but after waiting for half a day, he didn't get a single word.

During the night watch, Xie Jing didn't go to accompany her either, she just hugged a roll of thin blanket and slept on the foot of Master Jiu's bed.

Master Jiu was lying on the bed, unable to read any more books, and wanted to neglect this brat for a while, but when he looked down and saw Xie Jing curled up there wrapped in a blanket, his heart seemed to be pulled hard again, and he didn't know for a while. He is still angry with himself.

The two didn't speak a word all night.

When Master Jiu got up, he couldn't see anything unusual on his expression, but he looked a little colder. Xie Jing helped him change his clothes, and he stretched out his hand to wait. Xie Jing went around to fasten the button on his robe, One finger landed on Jiu Ye's neckline.

Master Jiu lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the serious young man in front of him.

Fifteen or sixteen years old is not young anymore.

Mr. Huang also said before that a nephew in his hometown is also the same age as Xie Jing. It is the most rebellious time, and he will contradict him every now and then. The more he is disciplined, the more distant the relationship is.

The two buttons on the neckline took a very long time today, Xie Jing finished buttoning them, then stretched out her hands to smooth them, and then took a step back.

Master Jiu stood there still looking at him, frowned slightly, and said: "It's quite busy these days, the governor's mansion is drafting a new regulation, I can't get away for a while, I'll take you there when it's free in a few days Stay on the mountain for two days." I was taught a lesson yesterday, but today I am still soft-hearted, so I offered a candy first.

Xie Jing nodded and agreed in a low voice.

Master Jiu pinched his chin, lifted him up and looked at his expression carefully. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, he was a little relieved. He rubbed his fingers twice and coaxed him: "Don't lose your temper with Master. You are young and indecisive. I said this for the sake of you." Hello." After he paused, he said with a smile: "What do you think I am doing? I didn't lie to you."

Xie Jing said slowly: "Do you want to keep Liu Ruyi?"

Master Jiu couldn't hear these three words recently, and he got a headache when he heard them, but he just coaxed a few words and really didn't want to argue with Xie Jing because of this person, so he thought for a while and said, "She belongs to Cao Yunzhao."

Xie Jing nodded, thinking, he was also sent by Cao Yunzhao back then.

Master Jiu originally wanted to keep Xie Jing by his side, but there were too many people coming and going in the morning, and news of the drafting of the new regulations of the Governor's Mansion got out. Not only the three northern provinces, but also big businessmen from Beiping also came to visit and discuss. In addition, there are Qingdao cloth merchants and grain merchants introduced by the Governor's Mansion. In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, food and clothing always take the lead. General Bai attaches great importance to them. Naturally, Bai Jiu dare not neglect them. Please come to the study room politely. discussion.

Xie Jing didn't have much energy today. When he was called out by Zhang Huwei to shoot on the mountain, he didn't have much energy. His marksmanship was accurate, but he was much weaker than before. He was slow to raise his gun, and only after a while did he hunt a hare. .

Zhang Huwei reined in his horse and asked worriedly: "Xiao Xie, what's the matter today, but you don't feel well?"

Xie Jing picked up the rabbit and said in silence for a moment, "It's a little uncomfortable."

"what happened?"

"Perhaps it was because of the night watch last night that he suffered from a bit of wind and cold."

Zhang Huwei has known Xie Jing for so long, and he has never seen him get sick. He knew that Xie Jing was not a person who pretended to be sick, so he thought he was really sick, so he hurriedly sent him back, and kept saying on the way: "You Silly boy, if you are not feeling well, just say it, I am not forcing you to learn these things, we will have a long time to guard Jiu Ye, so learn slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Xie Jing laughed, nodded and said, "Well, there's no rush."

Xie Jing rode back slowly, Zhang Huwei went to the east courtyard, he turned halfway and went to find Bai Mingyu.

Bai Mingyu is currently in charge of a pawnshop and is busy in the shop. When he saw Xie Jing coming, he immediately invited him in happily. He took him around first, and then went to the living room to drink tea.

Xie Jing ran on the mountain all morning and was a little thirsty, so she drank half a cup of tea.

Without waiting for him to move, Bai Mingyu immediately said: "I'll come, I'll come. You are the one who serves tea and water on weekdays. Today, the young master will serve you as well."

Xie Jing looked up at him, "I don't usually serve others."

Bai Mingyu only thought that he was trying to save face and didn't understand the deep meaning in the words. He was still happily inviting him to drink tea, and after persuading him for another cup, he said complacently: "How is it?"

Xie Jing said: "The tea is good."

Bai Mingyu raised his eyebrows: "Who asked you about tea, I'm telling you to look here—" He raised his finger around, lost the aura of being a big shopkeeper outside just now, bumped Xie Jing with his arm and said proudly: "Why? So, the young master has cleaned up here pretty well, right? The ones on the cabinet were disobedient and thoughtful before, so I resigned, and now the shop is full of our people inside and out."

Xie Jing: "We?"

Bai Mingyu: "That's right, our East Courtyard." He peeled two pine nuts and threw them into his mouth to chew as he spoke, "Don't look at the provincial government's family as a monolith, but in fact there are no small-minded people inside." few."

Xie Jing's heart moved, and she turned sideways and asked in a low voice: "What did the second young master hear?"

Bai Mingyu also leaned closer, and said in a low voice: "You are only in the east courtyard on weekdays, and it's normal if you can't hear it. There are a lot of rumors outside, not to mention anything else, do you know how many people can rank with me based on seniority? There are so many people surnamed Bai, the porridge is not enough, but there are outsiders who also come to help."

"Who?"

"Bai Hong rise!"

"..."

"Really, don't you believe it. Although she called our father "Ninth Uncle", I have inquired about it. She is actually a child adopted by the old aunt over there. I heard that she picked it up from the side of the road. Forget it, the ambition is still very big, when Cao Yunzhao invited us to go to the mountains to escape the summer heat, how many people went there with their thoughts, and she was the only one who could get things done in the end!"

Xie Jing said: "She does have some skills."

Bai Mingyu said: "That's not true. I have great abilities and a big temper. I scolded me last time. It's not that our family doesn't allow women to be beaten. I want to drag her to the martial arts arena and make gestures."

Xie Jing said: "In terms of seniority, you seem to want to call her aunt."

Bai Mingyu seemed to be choked, looked at him with wide eyes, and said angrily: "Xiao Xie, where are you from? Why do you keep talking to that girl? She is from the Bai family of the provincial capital, and from our Qinghe Bai family." Don't talk to her about marriage."

Xie Jing: "Why?"

"She and I are not the same way, do you understand the infighting?" Bai Mingyu sighed, picked up the teacup and took a small sip, "Before Bai Hongqi was a student of Master Jiu, before I came, she learned skills from our master. Didn't I run her away as soon as I came? Of course there are many reasons, Jiu Ye wants to pick students, and he will definitely pick the best ones, she can't blame me for that, there are too many things going on inside, you are too young to understand."

Xie Jing: "..."

Bai Mingyu said: "Don't talk about these boring things, Xiaoxie, I have contacted my family, and I will return to Heihe in a few days, and go directly to my elder brother." He paused, and said: "The meaning of elder brother is the same Like you, my father is old and thinks too comprehensively, this matter is a one-shot deal and cannot be delayed."

Xie Jing nodded: "Master Bai thinks long-term, and the second young master is better than blue."

Bai Mingyu threw a pine nut at him, and said with a smile: "You don't have to do this with me, you didn't learn anything else in the study of the East Court, but you are good at Tai Chi."

There were not many people in the pawnshop during the day, but today someone handed over a piece of old wild ginseng to pawn. The old gentleman at the counter wiped his glasses, looked carefully, and estimated the high price of three thousand silver dollars.

The man went to several pawnshops, and after comparison, he felt that Bai's pawnshop was the most fair, but he went to pawn three ginseng in a row, one with bigger roots and older age.

The ginseng seller stood under the cabinet and said: "To tell you the truth, my family has been rich for a few years. The Orion who was in charge of digging ginseng at No. [-] in Liaodong is now lonely. No matter how good this mountain ginseng is, it is not a meal. , the family is still waiting for the rice to go into the pot."

The gentleman on the counter has now been replaced by Bai Mingyu, who knows more than the previous one, and he is also modest and cautious. After seeing him, he just said to ask the shopkeeper to make a decision, and invited that person to come in and ask him to discuss with Bai Mingyu.

Bai Mingyu was bragging with Xie Jing, when he heard footsteps outside, he moved his ears, and quickly changed his sitting position, turning into Master Bai.

Before Xie Jing realized why he was doing this, he heard someone knocking on the door lightly, bringing business over.

Bai Mingyu has business here, so Xie Jing got up and left without disturbing her.

Xie Jing wandered around outside, sent the rabbit to Grandma Kou's small restaurant, went to buy some snacks, and then returned to the east courtyard.

He usually wants to stay by Jiuye's side the most, but for some reason, he feels a little awkward today. He wants to see Master Jiu, but when he sees him, he always wants to turn his head away.

The visitors from the East Yard were still there, Xie Jing didn't go to the study, but went to the bedroom to pack clothes, which Master Jiu used for his daily life, and now he is taking care of them.

After tidying up for a while, steward Sun Fu came to him and took him to make new clothes.

Xie Jing was taken by him to the next room, opened his hand to let the tailor measure the size, and asked with some doubts: "Uncle Sun, didn't the guards just make clothes a few days ago?"

Sun Fu said with a smile: "It's not one kind, this is what our master specially explained, and you are the only one."

The tailor asked Xie Jing to turn around, Xie Jing obediently turned around, turned her head puzzled and asked, "Why don't I know what kind of clothes you made?"

The tailor smiled and said, "Young master, don't you know? Master Bai ordered you to make three new autumn and winter clothes, two thin coats, and a new school uniform."

Xie Jing: "Student uniform?"

The tailor said: "That's right, it's the kind of clothes that the students all over the street are wearing nowadays, it's a bit like a western dress, but it's more regular and upright than that, and it's also matched with three or four shirts, all of which are made of snow-white cotton and linen. The upper body is comfortable and beautiful." He put a soft ruler against Xie Jing's side, measured the length of his legs, and praised: "Young master has long legs, so I can grow taller in the future, and my pants are more than two finger lengths, so it will be convenient to put them away when the time comes. "

Steward Sun Fu on the side nodded and said with a smile: "Then please trouble me, Xiao Xie has grown up fast recently, and he is making a comeback!"

Xie Jing only heard the sentence just now, and asked pretending not to care, "Uncle Sun, why did you make me a school uniform?"

Sun Fudao: "I don't know about it. I just told you to make it for you in the next few days, saying that you want to wear it. This may be a good thing for Xiaoxie. I must think that you are neat and good, and I plan to send you to study." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and he said again: "A few days ago, didn't you send some students of ethnology to study in Peking? Maybe it will be your turn."

Xie Jing put down her arms, pursed her lips and said, "But I don't want to go to school, and I don't want to go to Peking either."

Sun Fu said with a smile: "Silly boy, there is no reason why Qianqian sent it to you. These are just speculations. The specifics depend on what our master says."

Xie Jing finished measuring and went back to the room by herself.

He has a small single room in the east courtyard, next to Master Jiu's bedroom. He said he came out alone, but he could also walk in through a small door from the big bedroom, which was originally connected to one place.

The small single room only has a bed, a diorama, and a huge wooden box on the ground with a small lock on it, which is used as a table on weekdays.

Xie Jing stood in front of the mirror, measuring herself.

Jiuye used to praise him for his good looks.

But he hasn't grown into the most attractive appearance yet, he looks a little green, he looked in the mirror again and again, and frowned slightly.

He thinks that the pipa girl is good-looking.