It is really interesting to say that Wu Mian is a human being. He is not as tricky as Su Cheng, but he is really not a good person. When Xu Ziqian came to Poyuan, he asked him to go to his house first. He was not embarrassed, but he just gave him a test question on the spot.

The question is not too difficult, and Xu Ziqian answered it easily, but with his answer, Wu Mian casually commented a few words, with the central meaning, and the sayings are different, and I don’t want to work together. It’s not that you, a student, don’t accept it, but that we have different views on life, so we can’t accept it.

Xu Ziqian then realized that he had fallen into the trap. No wonder the question was so simple, it turned out that he was left with endless possibilities. I believe that no matter how he solved it, Wu Mian had a way to bring out another set of rhetoric to send him away.

There was no choice but to bring all the gifts to Ouyang Kang. Anyway, he wouldn't feel too distressed if he didn't have to pay for it. But Ouyang Kang was not stupid, so how could he care about such things?

Let Xu Ziqian say all the good things, but he refuted them mercilessly. Xu Ziqian could not do so, so he had to take out the Zhang Yinbao and said, "If Brother Ouyang Shi can help me with this, I will definitely be rewarded."

告! What Mr. Ouyang lacks the most now is money. His prospective young wife is very rich and generous. She has already said that she just needs to study with peace of mind. Anyway, she has a big dowry, as long as she is not a loser, life is absolutely no problem.

"It's not that I don't help, but I really can't help. Mr. Xu should find another way. The gentleman even asked me to take the exam and ask for homework, so I won't be with me."

Seeing that he was about to drive away, Xu Ziqian really wanted to leave, but he couldn't. Because he came this time, there was another more important task.

"Actually, the prince has always admired Mr. Su's character, especially the six men who have been fascinated by the pictures for a long time. He wants to hold a banquet another day to bring pictures to see them, okay?"

Ouyang Kang sneered in his heart, six old men, can the King of Jin still eat when facing him? This is a reason to deceive a three-year-old child, but it is too contempt for him to coax him.

So Young Master Ouyang pretended to be honored, "I will report this to my master. As long as the teacher agrees, I will definitely bring the picture to you." Note that he said he was taking the picture to you, but he didn't say who brought the picture to you.

Seeing that he promised happily, Xu Ziqian was very surprised and a little unhappy. But when King Jin heard the news, he was so happy that he personally grabbed someone to arrange the banquet.

Xu Ziqian was left there and was extremely annoyed. But before he could catch up with King Jin again, King Jin sent someone to come, "These money is what the prince rewarded you for going home for the New Year."

Isn’t this clearly driving him away?

But what if he left the palace at this time, what should Xu Ziqian do? So he refused to leave and only asked someone to reply to Gao Changxiao, "Ziqian has understood the care of the prince. But Ziqian's home is not far away, so it's okay to live in the palace."

It seems that he made up his mind to leave. The King of Jin didn't care. Anyway, there were more male favorites in the backyard of the royal palace, and no one was more than him, but the treatment of Xu Ziqian was reduced.

Originally, he had his own academic prospects, which could make people look more or less high, but now that the Imperial College’s academic studies have been ruined by him, and his future has been ruined. Where can there be something that makes people feel attentive?

Xu Ziqian naturally regretted it. But his hatred for Ouyang Kang is also increasing day by day. If he hadn't been obsessed with the minds of King Jin, would he have fallen into such a situation?

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Slum.

It has been a few days since the Queen Mother’s birthday party. News about the recruitment of palace maids has gradually spread to the people.

Shi Gui went out early in the morning and came back when he heard the news. He was very happy, and he made his words clear when he came back.

"I just said how could the emperor choose Concubine Lao Shizi for no reason? You guys give up now? Let's go home quickly. My cousin said that grandparents still need someone to take care of, let's go!"

But the three of the Shi family were stunned, "What? The emperor didn't choose a concubine, but a palace maid? He still had to take the exam?"

"Yes." Shi Gui looked at Shi Xiuxiu, who had a miserable painting on his face and frowned, "Sister, you should wash your face soon, let's lose your heart. I heard that the notice was clearly written on it. You must be able to read and play the piano when you choose a palace maid, and you must be able to embroider and weave cloth no matter how bad you are. But you often burn rice, so how can you do these? Besides, being a palace maid is not a lifetime. You will be released when you are twenty-five years old. When you come home, you will be old when you want to get married!"

Shi Xiuxiu stared at her brother wide eyes and asked with the last glimmer of hope, "Then the notice said that she did not say that after becoming a palace maid, the emperor would find her in-laws for her?"

"Don't think it's beautiful! I heard that when this group of palace maids chooses to enter the palace, a group of old palace maids will be sent out. They all return home. Who cares about your marriage?"

Shi Xiuxiu was stunned and suddenly howled, "Why is my life so miserable! I don't care, Dad and Mom, if you bring me to the capital, you have to find a good in-laws' house for me!"

Shi Gui felt a headache when he heard this, but Gao was still more powerful. He slapped him and stopped his daughter's crying, "What are you howling? Isn't it just to find a toad with two legs? It's hard to find a toad with two legs, and there are not many men with two legs?"

Schgui asked immediately, "Do you have an idea? But we don't have much money anymore. Even if we talk about marriage, how should we prepare a dowry?"

Gao sneered, "Isn't that girl also in the capital? Look at her business very much, are you afraid that you won't be able to eat without food?"

"No!" Shi Gui said angrily, "Why should we bother my cousin? If you throw it out again, you are so embarrassed, I don't have this face!"

Shi Xiuxiu's eyebrows were raised and she was about to scold her younger brother who was turning her elbow out. Gao Shi secretly pulled her and smiled and looked at Shi Gui, "Who said I'm going to trouble your cousin? Your mother is not so shameless, right? Actually, I want to borrow some money from your cousin and do some small business first. Or just make tofu, your father can do it. When you save enough money, it's easier for us to go back to our hometown or tell your sister to marry you?"

This sounds three-point true. After all, it is his own mother. Shi Gui is not so wary and asks skeptical, "What you said is true?"

"Of course it's true!" Gao pointed out of the door, "But you also saw that the stupid big man was guarding outside the door all day long. It was not easy for us to go out. We just wanted to do something, and where would we get a chance? Agui, why don't you think of a way to lure him away and let your mother go out? Anyway, your cousin is so fierce, even if I go to find her, I can't get a chance."

Shi Gui was moved, "Okay, then I'll go and lure him away. Mom, hurry up. Don't quarrel when you see me, just talk well."

"Don't worry."

Seeing that he coaxed his son out of the door, Shi Gui immediately said, "I'll go with you!"

"No." Gao had already made up his mind and went into the house to withdraw the money to take him away. "You and Xiuxiu are still staying at home, but it would be convenient for me to go out alone. If you get angry with Agui, it would be bad if you don't help us out again."

That would work, but when Gao left the house, Shi Xiuxiu was a little surprised, "The family didn't bring much money, why does it seem like my mother can't spend it all?"

Shi Gui was not worried and immediately said, "It's not good to spend money? Why do you care about so much?"

After saying this, Shi Xiuxiu was so happy that she threw away her hands. She just thought that she could not become a concubine, which was a little sad. But when she thought about the handsome Ouyang Kang, she became a little distracted. How could such a beautiful man have been married? If she couldn't become a concubine, it would be nice to marry him!

But Gao went out of the house, but he didn't go to the Puyuan. He had already suffered a loss there. She knew she couldn't get it, so this time she was going to make trouble in Taipei City!

There are many outsiders there, so who knows what the inside story is? Even if you can't force Nianfu to submit, it's always okay to ask for a few taels of silver first.

She made up her plan and came out all the way, but when she reached the fork between West City and North City, she unexpectedly saw a familiar middle-aged mother in charge, pulling another woman to sneak in the alley and saying something. Then the woman took her money and left first, and the mother in charge followed her quietly.

Who is this? Gao thought hard again and suddenly exclaimed, why is it her? But why did she arrive in the capital? What did she want to do?

Gao's eyes rolled around, and tiptoed to the manager's mother, and decided to follow her first.

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Broken garden.

Because several older children who worked in Chunshengzhai last night came back and said that Mei Jiesheng wanted a few new pastries with auspicious meaning to focus on the New Year's business, Nianfu stayed at home to concentrate on this matter.

It has been a while since Chunshengzhai opened, and its business has gradually improved and has trained many repeat customers. Judging from this, it is estimated that it will start to make a profit next year. If Nianfu wants to distribute dividends, he must be attentive.

I just tinkered with a saqima made of sesame egg flour and sugar. I thought I would call it a nice and good-looking name. Wangcai's little boy smelled the fragrance and came over. Well, seeing that it had made great contributions to guarding the mushrooms, Nianfu rewarded it, and the little wolf cub took it back to work with satisfaction.

It is not small now. It has a newly replaced white fur and is very heroic and beautiful. It is just a little fatter and is more round and more like a ball.

Looking at it like that, Nianfu suddenly remembered the white and soft glutinous rice balls. This snack originated very early and had developed a variety of methods in later generations, including heart-filled filling, and the effect was quite large.

Then make it again! I was happily preparing the ingredients, but suddenly, Luo Ming, a big child working in Chunshengzhai, ran back in panic, "Sister, I'm not good! Someone in the shop came to make trouble and smashed our store!"

Nianfu was shocked and didn't even have time to change his clothes. He just washed his hands briefly and asked Luo Ming to roughly explain what happened. After thinking about it, he quickly clicked a few people in the broken garden and rushed to the west market with him.

(Xiao Wangcai goes around and asks for pink. Do they look like glutinous rice cakes? Then come and take a bite~~ *@_@*)(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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