Chufu, backyard flower hall.

"Mrs. Wei, please sit up." Mrs. Chu's face was morbidly pale, but the beauty was not in the skin, even if she was over thirty years old, but the gentle charm and good facial features looked much younger than Mrs. Wei

Then, then

The girl brought the tea over, watching her face is not like a guest, but she was more like Jin Baozhen, who was looking for faults. There was a surprise and quickly flashed in her eyes, but she was respectful.

Jin Baozhen looked at Mrs. Chu with hostile eyes, just a disease seedlings, but also occupied the position of Mrs. Zhifu. I did n’t give Chu Zhifu to accept it.

Name, the bone is really poisonous and insidious.

Mrs. Wei did not notice Jin Baozhen's expression, and lifted up the shelf of Mrs. Guan, "Mrs. Chu's color is pale. Our women are so old. Just this time I brought a wild ginseng and a box of Ejiao.

The most bloody and blood. "

Mrs. Wei came here, and the big girl behind her immediately sent the brocade box.

"Mrs. Wei spent it." Mrs. Chu smiled slightly, and the Dongmei, who was waiting for, came forward to pick up the four -color gift box. Like the little girl who had poured tea before, Dong Mei's eyes were also surprised and helpless.

Generally, guests will bring gifts when visiting the door. There are four gifts, six or eight gifts. Even if a carriage is a gift, no one will take it directly in front of the owner.

Big girl, govern the gift list.

Mrs. Yu Guang glanced at the gift box held in Dong Mei's hands, and also looked at the chin with a high look, proud and proud Jin Baozhen.

Thousands of households are filled in, but they are all martial arts. If you want to come and go, you don't want to come so heavy.

"Looking at such a beautiful young girl, my bracelet is at most cake." After Mrs. Chu's cold words, she boasted Jin Baozhen, and faded a jade bracelet from the slender wrist, "Winter Mei

Send it to the girl Jin, it is the meeting gift given by my elder. "

"Thank you Mrs. Chu." The crispness sounded, Jin Baozhen got up and saluted, but glanced at the concubine bracelet, raised his brows disdainful.

The meeting ceremony is too poor.

The main hall of the front yard.

Chu Zhifu did not expect that the three of Deng Zhiwu and the nephew of Jin Jiajia encountered it at the door. Originally, the housekeeper also arranged.

Kim Guixuan, who had a rest, came to meet.

However, there was a conflict between the two parties at the gate of Chufu. Although Jin Guixuan yelled with Jin Baozhen, the arrogant young man was reluctant to be seen lightly.

Later.

Therefore, with the scream of Jin Baozhen before, Jin Guixuan followed Deng Zhiwu to the main hall to meet Chu Zhifu. He also deliberately grabbed him before him, and it was clear that Deng Zhiwu would be suppressed.

Chu Zhifu laughed and said: "The nephew of Xian is three years old, and has been studying for ten years. It is indeed a young talent."

"The adults praise, the senior is ashamed of being ashamed. This year, he can pass the trial of the hospital." Jin Guixuan is only a 13 -year -old boy Lang. He listened more like this, and it is inevitable that there are some fluttering.

Especially when he noticed Deng Zhiwu's shocked and admirable look, he stood up straight proudly. What qualifications did this martial artist have to put himself in the back?

Deng Zhiwu, who had never passed the martial arts exam eight times, was so impressed when he heard that Jin Guixuan started studying at the age of three! When he was eight years old, his father whipped him with a whip, and he reluctantly entered a private school.

Although he had a wife in the General's Mansion before, Deng Zhiwu either skipped classes or fell asleep on the table. If his wife wasn't lecturing on top, he would be wandering down below and gesticulating the moves he had just learned.

Magistrate Chu picked up the tea cup, took a few sips, and said loudly: "The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and ending with perfection."

Jin Gui

"After knowing to stop, there is concentration; after concentration, one can be still; after being still, one can be at peace; after being at peace, one can be thoughtful; after being thoughtful, one can gain." After answering, Jin Guixuan's attitude seemed humble, but in addition to arrogance, there was something in his slightly childish eyebrows.

I'm a little disdainful. Magistrate Chu is also a Jinshi, so he would ask such a question. He must have exhausted his talent.

Today, he is entertaining guests. Magistrate Chu is wearing a white long-sleeved robe with a clump of green bamboo embroidered on the hem. He is holding a tea cup with a leisurely and lazy posture, as if he were a real celebrity.

Seemingly unaware of Jin Guixuan's little thoughts, Magistrate Chu continued to ask: "What do you mean by the word Zhizhi? The sage Confucius once said: Stop if you can't. What does the wise nephew think sage means?"

After questioning Jin Guixuan in a bad way, Magistrate Chu took a few sips of tea and felt very happy. Compared with Zhan Feiyu's Xiao Sanyuan, Jin Guixuan's reputation as a scholar must have come from his money.

Deng Zhiwu glanced sympathetically at Jin Guixuan, who was thinking hard, and was secretly glad that he was a martial arts student, otherwise he would be the poor guy who was tested for his knowledge.

Magistrate Chu put down his tea cup and looked at Deng Zhiwu, who had escaped the disaster, "Deng Xian's nephew."

Deng Zhiwu was frightened when his name was called, and blurted out: "I learn martial arts, but I don't study!"

Uncle Huang, who was standing aside, was so embarrassed. No wonder he couldn't pass the eight martial arts exams. Judging from the second master's attitude, he probably had to take the exams several more times.

Looking at Deng Zhiwu, who looked embarrassed but held his neck and believed that he was right, Magistrate Chu laughed loudly, "My dear nephew, don't panic. With three hundred and sixty lines, you can become the number one scholar. You don't have to stick to studying and taking the imperial examination."

"Your Excellency, you are right. I feel dizzy when I read a book. The book recognizes me, but I don't recognize the book." Deng Zhiwu nodded sharply in agreement. If Chu Zhifu didn't look like a scholar, he would have wanted to step forward and pat Chu Zhifu on the shoulder.

, this is a confidant!

"There are specialties in a craft, just like a carpenter is good at carpentry, but a cook prefers cooking. My nephew is talented in martial arts, so it is reasonable for him not to be proficient in reading." Magistrate Chu smiled brightly, with sincerity in his eyes.

Praise.

Deng Zhiwu's voice became louder with excitement, "My lord, what you said comes to my heart. Going to the battlefield depends on your skills. No matter how many books you read, it's useless. If you can rely on it, you can't kill the enemy and retreat."

Speaking of excitement, General Deng Zhi's chest was thumping loudly. He was born to go to the battlefield. If General Deng hadn't suppressed him, Deng Zhiwu would have failed in the martial arts exam. He would have gone directly to the border to join the army. What if he was a soldier?

, go to the battlefield with real swords and guns and kill a few more enemies, and your military achievements will come up in a short time.

The general is right, the second young master is stupid and needs to study, otherwise he will be sold and paid back for his money! Magistrate Chu only said a few words, and the second young master is already like a scholar who dies for his confidant.

Uncle Huang decided to wait until he returned to the capital. Even if the second young master cried and went to the border, he would still have to let the general press the second young master to continue the martial arts examination. Eight times, but he could not take the exam ten times or twenty times. The emperor did not value civility over martial arts.

, the imperial examination is held every three years, but the martial arts examination is held once a year.

After Jin Guixuan had thought about how to answer Magistrate Chu's question, he happened to hear Deng Zhiwu's words.

"Master Chu, Huai'an Mansion is so big, I don't know whether Miss Zhan has left or not. Please help me find Miss Zhan's whereabouts." Deng Zhiwu Han Guihan, fortunately, he knew that there was an outsider like Jin Guixuan, so he didn't

Tell me directly about the five hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Second Young Master, being a bodyguard is an understatement." Magistrate Chu smiled meaningfully. Zhan Feiyu came to Huai'an Mansion partly to express his condolences to Liu Hefeng, and partly because of his study tour.

Deng Zhiwu wanted to find Zhan Feiyu, and at first glance he thought he was escorting her on her study tour.

Facing Magistrate Chu's smiling gaze, Deng Zhiwu laughed awkwardly. Just now, he looked like a confidant who didn't even blink an eye at the knife mountain or the frying pan, but now he was hiding it.

Deng Zhiwu felt that what he had done was unkind, but at stake was five hundred thousand taels of silver, so he could only shamelessly pretend to be dumbfounded.

"Second Young Master, don't worry, I will send someone to find out." Magistrate Chu is not the one who wants to get to the bottom of things, but at this moment he has already doubted whether Zhan Feiyu has really left Huai'an Mansion? Or whether she came to Huai'an Mansion to return the favor.

Have other purposes.

It stands to reason that when the junior came to visit the mansion, Magistrate Chu should also leave a meal, but the two parties were not from the same place, and there had been a conflict before, so Magistrate Chu took advantage of the situation and said a few polite words and asked the housekeeper to send them all out.

"Auntie, let me tell you that Mrs. Chu looks down on us! We, the Jin family, have never tasted any delicacies from the mountains and seas. Is this meal still missing?" Jin Baozhen had been upset all morning, and now she was even more angry with a sullen face.

The same was true for Jin Guixuan. He did not do well in Magistrate Chu's examination. Thinking about the fact that Magistrate Chu had a happy conversation with Deng Zhiwu, a reckless man, Jin Guixuan couldn't help but suspect that Magistrate Chu did this on purpose. He didn't want to accept him as a disciple, so he deliberately gave him

Show off your power.

"There is no need to rush Baozhen's matter. You are not yet old enough, so you need to plan slowly." Mrs. Wei interrupted Jin Baozhen's complaint, looked at Jin Guixuan and asked: "Xuan'er, what is your attitude towards your apprenticeship with Magistrate Chu?"

"Auntie, Chu Shao didn't answer the question at all. He probably doesn't want to repay the favor!" Jin Guixuan's still immature face was covered with frost. She only felt that she had been greatly slighted and insulted. At this moment, she spoke with anger, "Mr. Chu, right?

I'm cold, but I'm extremely passionate about that reckless man, and I have a good nephew every time. Huh, if my Jin family spends a lot of money, are we afraid that we won't find a famous teacher?"

"This is too much!" Jin Baozhen shouted angrily. Although she was arrogant and domineering, at the age when she was about to have haircuts, Jin Baozhen also knew how important her mother's family was to a woman.

Just like my aunt married into the Wei family, without the money my father sends me every year, she probably wouldn’t even be able to afford a decent headdress!

Jin Baozhen knew that if she married Magistrate Chu, her brother Jin Guixuan would be her backer. If he was named on the gold medal list in the future, even if she was a concubine today, she would be corrected in the future!

"Our Jin family has not yet declined, but they are looking down upon others!" Mrs. Wei's beautiful face was filled with sternness and anger. The news about the new salt production was just a rumor, and the court had not yet issued any specific information.

Notice, but the situation of salt merchants is getting more and more difficult.

It was also because she noticed the change in the attitude of the officials and ladies who usually came and went towards her that Mrs. Wei took the trouble to come to Huai'an Prefecture with her nieces and nephews from Zhongzhou Prefecture. The eldest brother was right, we should take precautions before they happen and take precautions, but Mrs. Wei found out

The trip was not smooth.

The Liu family has not yet agreed to a ghost marriage, and Xuan'er's apprenticeship has not been revealed. As for Baozhen's marriage to Magistrate Chu, she has not even mentioned her birth date. Mrs. Wei's cardamom-stained hands clenched tightly, "We

Go visit Mrs. Wu!”

Compared to Mrs. Chu who had no access to oil and salt, the three Jin family members in the carriage felt that Mrs. Wu was easier to talk to. As long as they gave her money, the little girl who offended them in Jin Yuzhai would be thrown into prison.

"By the way, aunt, I just heard that reckless man say..." Jin Guixuan was angry at Deng Zhiwu because of Magistrate Chu's attitude, and was also a little more angry at Zhan Feiyu, who knew that she was the person that the reckless man was looking for.

"No wonder that savage is so annoying. It turns out they are a family! It's really a nest of snakes and rats!" Jin Baozhen raised her eyebrows, thinking that Zhan Feiyu had almost cut off her hand with a dagger before, and she was even more angry now.

No matter where he was, his face looked a bit ferocious.

"Auntie, the old lady of the Liu family didn't ask us to teach that damn girl in prison a lesson and solve the ghost marriage issue then, why don't we give Mrs. Wu more money? Humph, that damn girl offended me, then

The barbarians offended Xuan'er and refused to give them any food, thinking that our Jin family is easy to bully!"

As a daughter of the Jin family, Mrs. Wei was still not short of money even though she had been married for many years, so she agreed as soon as Jin Baozhen asked.

Jin Gui

It will be much easier to enter the Chu Mansion."

As for Magistrate Chu, he was his teacher first, and then his brother-in-law. None of the three Jin family members in the carriage felt anything wrong. This was not a difference in seniority at all, but a close relationship, which was a great joy!

Mrs. Wei, who is in the back house, understands this truth better. Jin Baozhen wants to marry Magistrate Chu, which is a good idea, but it is too difficult to do! One is the Magistrate of Huai'an, a foreign man;

, it is impossible for both parties to meet, let alone plan anything.
To be continued...