After resting at home for a day, Xu Qian couldn't help but take out the "Da Gao" to read. In fact, the Da Gao is really a magical book. There are many cases in it, all of which are aimed at officials, such as skinning, filling with grass, and cutting off tendons.

If Xu Qian hadn't known that this was a paradise for government officials and the "Great Imperial Edict" was just a piece of paper, he would have been too frightened to take the imperial examination to become an official.

Early the next morning, Xu Qian was thinking about the new appointment of Ti Xue. Ti Xue was not friendly to the students and scholars below him. It didn't matter. As long as he didn't get caught by the other party, it was just that he was not afraid of thieves. He was worried about them.

Unfriendly reminders always make Xu Qian feel a little uncomfortable.

At this moment, Zhao Mengting brought the greeting card, glanced at Xu Qian, with a complicated look in her eyes, and said to Xu Qian: "There is someone visiting outside, please go out to meet me, I said I had agreed with you before.

Already."

Only then did Xu Qian remember it, and he couldn't help but suddenly said: "Yes, then I'll go out and meet her."

Zhao Mengting was a little hesitant, but then she stopped talking and said, "Your father said, let me take care of you and stop you from messing around."

Xu Qian saw her hesitating and her pretty face turned red, so he asked her: "It's just a friend, how is this nonsense?"

Zhao Mengting was probably really angry, and her voice was a little louder than usual, and she said: "Your father said you are not allowed to associate with unscrupulous women."

Xu Qian touched his forehead and suddenly felt a headache. He hurriedly explained: "Things are not as complicated as you think. Come on, I will explain to you when I come back. I can only tell you now that this person is Gui Tixue's sister."

He dropped the words and fled as if on the run. When he got to the door, he saw a familiar carriage steadily parked outside. Gui Zhier opened the curtain and waved to him. Xu Qian was not polite and got on the carriage directly.

"Sister Gui, I wonder where you are going?"

Gui Zhier's face was still covered with gauze, and she couldn't help but said: "Am I very old? Why do you call me sister? Also, didn't I ask you to find me?"

this……

This is a dilemma. If you nod, you are admitting that Gui Zhi'er is too old and can easily hurt someone's self-esteem, but if you shake your head, you have some trouble with your conscience.

Xu Qian thought for a while and said: "Where, where, Sister Gui is in her prime, but I am too young. Well... didn't you tell me to come back to you in a few days?"

After answering, Xu Qian secretly wiped his sweat and felt dangerous, but Gui Zhier did not answer his next words. Along the way, the two of them became quiet as if they had a tacit understanding.

The carriage actually left the city all the way and headed east along the official road. Xu Qian couldn't help but be suspicious and said: "Tomorrow morning, the new professor will summon the talented students to give lectures. If they go too far, I'm afraid they won't be able to make it."

return."

Gui Zhier said: "Don't worry, you can come back tonight."

After the carriage left the city for more than ten miles, it stopped in a peach blossom forest. There was a mountain peak next to the peach forest. Gui Zhi'er and Xu Qian both got out of the car and climbed to the peak along the artificially paved stone steps, halfway up the mountain.

There is a temple above. There are no people around here.

, only this temple stands alone here. It's just strange that there are no people around here, and there is no incense in the temple, but it is extremely well repaired. The young novices in front of the door are all shiny, but there is no

starve.

Xu Qian was amazed and said in his heart that most of these monks were hired by wealthy households nearby. When Mr. Xu had money, he would also support more than a dozen monks.

The novice monk was naturally polite to Gui Zhi'er and didn't talk about any rules and regulations. He happily led Gui Zhi'er and Xu Qian into the temple. After twists and turns, they stopped in the backyard of the temple and said goodbye.

Only then did Xu Qian realize that the backyard was quite lively. There were more than a dozen coachmen and servants waiting here, and there was a pavilion in the distance where six or seven young men were sitting.

When everyone saw Gui Zhi'er coming, they came forward one after another and bowed politely. One said, "I've met my cousin." The other said, "Hello, Mrs. Gui."

lady……

Xu Qian glanced at Gui Zhi'er doubtfully, never expecting that she was already a wife.

But... what kind of party is this? Why did she bring herself here.

There was no expression on Gui Zhi'er's face, and he said calmly: "You don't have to be polite. What I brought today is the famous Mr. Xu. Aren't you going to compete? Then let Mr. Xu make the decision."

Xu Qian's reputation is generally quite bad among scholars. Some people are jealous of him, while others look down on his background. However, when these young men heard this, they all laughed and did not avoid suspicion at all. They came over to salute and said, "I've heard for a long time."

Mr. Xu is famous, I look forward to meeting him soon."

When Xu Qian saw them saying this, he thought to himself that most of these people were not scholars, but they were so polite and polite that even if they were not scholars, it would be unreasonable, so he greeted them with a smile.

After everyone sat down separately, Xu Qian felt that there seemed to be a smell of gunpowder among these young men.

After Gui Zhi'er introduced them one by one, he said to Xu Qian: "I asked you to do me this favor today. It's actually just a trivial matter. These are old friends of my Gui family, and we get together occasionally. This Zhao

The young master is my cousin, as you must know from the Zhao family, and the young master Wu is also a good friend. There is some friction between them, so I came to cooperate. Since they don't like each other, let them come.

Compare.”

This Mr. Zhao is called Zhao Shang. He shook a fan in his hand and nodded friendly to Xu Qian, then said: "Let's serve tea."

Immediately, several novice monks poured tea. Mr. Zhao smiled slightly and said, "I brought this tea from home. It is the finest Wuyi rock tea. The new tea has just grown on the branches a few days ago, so I took the tender tip of the tea."

It is cooked in leaves, and then delivered by fast horse all night, and you are invited to taste it."

Xu Qian was not in the mood to have tea, but what Zhao Shang said clearly revealed his arrogance. The new tea from Fujian was sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang overnight, just to taste it. It seems that the Zhao family must be rich in millions.

home, otherwise

He would not be so extravagant. He was secretly stunned and couldn't help but despise Zhao Shang. What's so great about you? You don't have to show off, but you just have a good father. If I had a father like you, I would be better than you.

He will also lose his fortune.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Wu snorted earlier. This man's name was Wu Zhi. He also waved a fan and said with a sneer: "This kind of tea is really unpalatable, so I brought some wine, which is hundreds of years old."

, please appreciate it."

Zhao Shang immediately retorted: "This temple is a quiet place for Buddhism. You are so ignorant that you invite people to drink here."

Mr. Wu smiled slightly and said: "This is nothing. The whole temple is supported by my Wu family. I can drink wine if I want. What can you do to me?"

After hearing this, Xu Qian finally understood that these two young masters had a grudge, so they were fighting for wealth here. Seeing the way the two were fighting for wealth, he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. He took these teas and wines and exchanged them for cash.

I don’t know how much money I can exchange for, and how much money I can spend to support a temple. If I give this money to myself...

At this time, Gui Zhi'er came out to smooth things over and said: "I invite you here today, not to ask you to argue with each other. It is useless to talk more. I don't want to eat this tea, and I don't want to eat the wine. You can bring your own things, please."

Mr. Xu, please taste it."

Zhao Shang immediately said: "I have something here, but I don't know how much it is worth. Although it is a gadget that I usually play with, if it can catch the eye of Mr. Xu, I might as well take a look at it."

As soon as he put away his fan, he sent it to Xu Qian. Only then did Xu Qian understand that this was what he was competing against. No wonder Gui Zhier called him. In this regard, Xu Qian is really a professional.

Appraiser, he took the fan and opened it. Although there was a picture of plum blossoms on the fan, it was just an ordinary graffiti, not even high quality.

Seeing Xu Qian's suspicious eyes, Zhao Shang was so proud that he couldn't help but feel a little contempt for Xu Qian and said: "I got this fan with thousands of taels of silver after asking for it over and over again. Could it be that Mr. Xu can't see the beauty in it?"

Xu Qian smiled slightly and ignored his doubts. His eyes fell on the fan bone and handle again. There was nothing unusual about the fan bone and handle. They were just for anti-corrosion, so there was a layer of varnish on them. They looked like they were old.

There seems to be a line of small characters on the fan bone. This small character is like a mosquito. If you look closely, it actually says the spring of the second year of Yongle.

Xu Qian sighed, then handed the fan back to Zhao Shang, saying: "The fan is a good fan, but the one thousand taels of silver is not worth it."

As soon as he said this, everyone showed surprise. Zhao Shang's face looked slightly unhappy, and he couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid you missed it."

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It will be on the shelves early this morning, so... I will start asking for monthly tickets tomorrow. It is the first time that Tiger has been released at the beginning of the month. It finally has the real qualification to hit the monthly ticket list of new books. Well, there is nothing to say. In the next six months, there will definitely be three updates a day.

During the monthly subscription period for new books, you can update four times if you can. Anyway, you can only update four times.

Work hard. However, four or five updates is already the limit. After all, it is a historical novel, and the quality is still important. I hope everyone can support it. The money is not worth it now. Subscribing to a book a month may cost half a pack of cigarettes.
Chapter completed!