Zhou Shuyao was originally a proud and arrogant person, but it was because of the presence of Yang Xu and Qiu Jinyu that he restrained himself and became a little kinder to these daughters of petty officials and merchants.
At a glance, Zhou Shuyao could tell that the girl from the Fu family was half tempted and half jealous. Zhou Shuyao was filled with contempt in her heart. A merchant's daughter really dared to take advantage of Yang Xu.
Although Yang Xu doesn't have much power, he still has Old General Yang and Uncle Yang behind him. It's ridiculous for them to dare to show off their thoughts that can't be put on the table.
Because he didn't like it, his attitude became arrogant. Zhou Shuyao sneered and said: "If you don't go with us, you will naturally disdain to be with us. If you want to humiliate yourself, you can go over and get close to us yourself."
"I..." The girl from the Fu family blushed in embarrassment. When she said she didn't want to be with others, she didn't mean that she was a merchant and her status was lower than that of these official daughters.
The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly disappeared, and the remaining people looked at each other in confusion, but Zhou Shuyao was the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in Linzhou Prefecture, and no one was willing to come out to smooth things over. If they were angered, it would be more of a loss than the gain.
Her eyes suddenly turned red. The girl from the Fu family lowered her head humbly, but annoyance flashed through her eyes. When she married Yang Xu in the future, what would the Zhou family mean? Zhang was still a concubine at that time, so wouldn't she also marry Yang Xu?
Yang Xu’s father!
Zhan Feiyu sat on the pony, glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, and blinked at Yang Xu, "Aren't you going to deal with it?"
At the beginning, Yang Xu was a bit novel and interesting. After all, he had always been lonely in Stone Village, and he couldn't play with Daniel and the others.
But on this trip, the people who received the posts were all a few years older than Yang Xu, but they all spoke in favor of Yang Xu and talked about topics that Yang Xu was also interested in.
But after more than half an hour of "very happy chatting", Yang Xu felt that it was not interesting anymore. The girls talked about short stories about their parents' lives, which became boring after listening to them too much, and their words revealed a condescending attitude.
It gave Yang Xu a feeling that he had different paths and could not work together.
After all, they were only from a wealthy background. If they were from a poor peasant family like Xiaoyu, would they still be able to talk so eloquently? Or after they were still guilty, the Yang family would not rise again, and they would still treat each other so warmly?
As for the three young men who were traveling with them, they were all scholars. They were a few years older than Yang Xu. They talked more with Qiu Jinyu and Yang Xu. However, after getting to know the two little Sanyuan, the more the other scholars talked, the more superficial they became.
ignorance.
"Xiaoyu, why aren't you with us?" Yang Xu couldn't help but ask, with an inexplicable uneasiness on his dark face. Zhan Feiyu's coldness made Yang Xu suddenly realize that he and Xiaoyu seemed to be estranged these days.
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Amused by Yang Xu's uneasy and aggrieved look, Zhan Feiyu raised his hand and pointed under his eyes, "Did you see that? There are bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It took me half a day to relax. I didn't even sleep until midnight last night."
hour."
So it's not that Zhan Feiyu doesn't want to stay with Yang Xu and the others, it's that he doesn't want to spend this rare time on socializing.
Yang Xu was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhan Feiyu who was leisurely eating cakes and drinking hot water, and then took a look at Zhou Shuyao and others not far away in brocade clothes, and suddenly understood the difference between Zhan Feiyu and them.
He only needs to enjoy the food, clothing, housing and transportation provided by his family, but Xiaoyu wants to study for the imperial examination in the future.
The difference between the two is that once something happens, without the protection of their family, they will be like flowers destroyed by wind and snow, they will quickly wither and die.
But Xiaoyu is different. Not only can she protect herself, she can even shelter those around her from the wind and rain. Not to mention the distance, Xiaoyu has provided hundreds of thousands of silver to the military camp. Earlier, there were also 100,000 dans of rice from Jiangnan.
Good luck has arrived at the border.
Looking at the snow-capped plum forest not far away, Yang Xu recalled the "Poetry of the Child Prodigy" he had learned from General Yang during his enlightenment years: Be a farmer in the morning, ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening; generals have no seeds, men should strive for self-improvement.
"Xiaoyu, I understand." Yang Xu grinned, showing his white teeth, which made him look even more silly, but the impetuousness and confusion in his eyes disappeared without a trace.
What Brother Jin Yu said is not entirely correct. His top priority should be to practice martial arts diligently and learn to march and form formations. As for socializing and socializing, it is not the most important. If he does not have the ability to settle down, what is the use of making more friends?
Qiu Jinyu, who was talking to three scholars on the other side, glanced at Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu calmly, feeling inexplicably that something was out of control.
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"Gentlemen and ladies, the hot water has been boiled." Aunt Huang walked over and called back.
After walking all the way, everyone was indeed thirsty. Now they walked to the campfire in twos and threes and sat down. There was a low table in front of each mattress, with brewed tea and various pastries and fruits on it.
The maid is waiting on the side.
"If Miss Zhan is tired, you can go to the hot spring. It's not far away. We sent someone to clean it up yesterday." Zhou Shuyao said eagerly. A row of wooden houses were built over the hot spring. Although they were very simple, they were just for elegance.
Zhan Feiyu, who was eating a piece of snow pear with a bamboo skewer, his eyes lit up when he rubbed it. After swallowing the pear in his mouth, he asked: "Is there a separate room?"
It's really enjoyable to soak in a hot spring on a cold day. It would be better if you have a separate room so you can have some peace and quiet.
When Zhou Shuyao opened his mouth, no one else spoke. Looking at Zhou Shuyao's attitude, all the disciples in Xiangwu County could see that this girl Zhan must have some background, otherwise the eldest daughter of the Zhou family would not keep a low profile.
Thinking of Yang Xu's closeness to Zhan Feiyu and the respect in Mr. Qiu's words, many people made small calculations in their hearts. Compared with the domineering Zhou Shuyao, Miss Zhan looked younger and seemed inexperienced in the world.
His appearance makes it easier to get close to him.
Miss Feng took over the words, "It was only renovated the year before last. Sister Fu's family initially donated a hundred taels of silver, and each family also took some silver. Then Meigu was renovated and a separate wooden house was built. It's a pity that
This will be winter, and if spring flowers bloom, it will be beautiful."
The reason why it took so much trouble was because girls from various families in Xiangwu County also wanted to come and soak in the hot springs. As the Fu family were merchants, they were naturally not short of money. At first, the Fu family wanted to bear all the money for the construction.
But these families in Xiangwu County are not stupid. If the younger members of the family come to Meigu in the future, wouldn't they owe the Fu family a favor? So each family took money and let two servants live in Meigu all year round to take care of the hot springs.
In this way, if anyone wants to come over for fun, they can bring their servants and maids to clean up in advance, and they can check in the next day.
Of course, someone is guarding Plum Valley to prevent those poor people from coming to the hot spring. Otherwise, how can the pretty girls from various families bathe in the hot spring after they have bathed in it.
When Zhan Feiyu took He Nuan to the hot springs, Zhou Shuyao and the others were playing pot throwing. Before that, they were playing flying flower order. However, because they were young, they were not punished with drinking. They were punished with a cup of tea and a sticker on their faces.
A blank piece of paper.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhan Feiyu, who was enjoying himself in the hot spring, widened his eyes in astonishment, "Is there anything unusual about the fire? Could someone have drugged it?"
"There should be a piece of wood that has been soaked in the concoction of osmanthus. Osmanthus has a refreshing effect. Ingesting a small amount will make people excited, similar to the Five Stone Powder that was banned by the Holy Spirit in the early years." He Nuan is proficient in medicine, and added
Osmanthus osmanthus is not a rare herb.
Moreover, the burning wood was moved from the wooden house on the hot spring side. The burning pine wood did not have a strong smell, but the cinnamon grass had a faint fragrance when burning, similar to the fragrance of osmanthus, so He Nuan noticed it from the beginning.
The whole person was soaked in the warm water, with only his little head exposed on the water. Zhan Feiyu thought of a group of people who were having fun when he left. Even if he was a little excited, no one would think that he had taken Chinese medicine, and he would just think that he was in a high mood.
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"Does the combination of osmanthus and other medicines have other effects?" Zhan Feiyu didn't think that the other party was just for fun.
He Nuan at the edge of the pool hesitated for a moment, looking at Zhan Feiyu's cheeks that were flushed by the heat, and her dark and round eyes, he felt a little unable to say these words.
"Is it Zhou Shuyao's work? Does she want to cook rice with Qiu Jinyu?" Zhan Feiyu's voice suddenly became excited, as if five stones were scattered, and his eyes were gleaming, "Although both of them are
I'm only fourteen years old, which is a bit young, but I won't give birth to a child right away, so it's enough to confirm the status of husband and wife."
He Nuan's expression stiffened for a moment. The young lady must have been spoiled by Chong Guang's unrestrained talk! Otherwise, he just mentioned Gui Cao, how could the young lady think so much.
Since it had been guessed, He Nuan did not hide it, "After inhaling osmanthus grass, if you eat nopal fruit within half an hour, the combination of the two medicinal properties will cause people to lose consciousness, and there is also..."
Seeing Zhan Feiyu's eyes getting bigger and bigger, He Nuan really couldn't say the word "encouraging".
After thinking about the ages of those present, Miss Feng from the county captain's family was the eldest, but a small county captain in Xiangwu County probably didn't have the guts to scheme against Qiu Jinyu, even Qi Dafei! That was the Qiu family in the middle of Guizhou Province.
Thinking of Qiu Zongxi's violent temper, Zhan Feiyu felt that they would not dare.
But Zhou Shuyao is different. After all, she is also the daughter of an official family, and she and Yang Xu are cousins. If Zhou Shuyao's plan succeeds, Qiu Jinyu will probably have to suffer the consequences.