Jian Yu took the banknote and the IOU, and for a moment he had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He said after a while: "You are right, my annual salary is only five hundred taels, and I have to support such a big family, so I have to save some money."
Bai Yue took a deep breath and said nothing.
You have a salary of 500 yuan a year, but you dare to sell it for 10,000 yuan casually. It can be seen that the salary is only a fraction of the income. Relying on your salary to support the family will make the whole family suffer.
Mrs. Jian didn't know that Bai Yue's vacation was like a catastrophe. She only knew that after returning from this trip, Jian Yu's attitude towards her was naturally much closer, and she was very happy.
"Yueer, you are tired from the long journey." Mrs. Jian dragged Bai Yue to sit down, and a group of children happily shared the various gadgets they brought back.
Jian Yu was generous in doing things, and there were only two boxes of gifts. Those who didn't know better thought they had been away for a year and a half.
"We were all traveling by car, so it wasn't too tiring." Bai Yue was very well-behaved in front of Mrs. Jian, and he was completely different from the outside world.
Jian Yu sat beside him, complaining in his heart and smiling politely.
"By the way, your trip took longer than originally planned. I almost ordered someone to look for you."
Mrs. Jian said: "It's Princess Zhou's birthday in a few days. Princess Dowager loves to be lively and plans to hold one and another horse racing meeting in Wanshou Garden. I plan to take Yue'er to join in the fun and introduce some friends to her. You
Well, are you going?"
There are many such gatherings in the capital, and Jian Yu usually doesn't attend them, but this time he readily responded without thinking: "Go."
This is really a sleepy pillow. There is no queen mother in the palace now. The emperor grew up under the knees of Dowager Zhou, and his status is as noble as the queen mother. She held a banquet on her birthday, and everyone with a little status stretched their necks to get in. There is no one more powerful than this.
People gathered.
"Really going?" Mrs. Jian asked curiously: "When I called you before, I always refused."
"Really go." Jian Yu smiled and said, "Aren't you busy in the past, so you couldn't accompany your mother? I happen to be free these days..."
Mrs. Jian rolled her eyes at her son. Is she blind? He was clearly here to accompany Bai Yue this time.
Ten days ago, Bai Yue would never have attended such a party. She never thought that she would stay in such a wealthy house, but now, not only did she go, she also had to be very energetic.
Suddenly, Mrs. Jian asked: "Can Yue'er know how to ride a horse?"
Bai Yue was dumbfounded. He really didn't know how to do this. He just slipped around a few times to take pictures in the park. Does this count?
"That's such a pity." Mrs. Jian said: "Every time there is a horse race, in addition to speed competition, archery, polo, there are also some two-person events. I was also thinking that if Yue'er can ride a horse, I can ask Mo Yi to take you to try it.
Let’s give it a try.”
When Jian Yu was away, Mrs. Jian secretly said a few words to Bai Yue. Bai Yue felt helpless, but he knew that Mrs. Jian was speaking from the bottom of her heart and that she really treated her as one of her own.
Mrs. Jian said that she should quickly integrate into the capital, so that everyone would know that she was Jian Yu's fiancée, and asked her to go out with Jian Yu more often, go out in pairs, and meet friends and colleagues.
Jian Yu has always been unmarried and is still very popular in the capital. He doesn't like to get involved in romantic affairs. It doesn't mean that no one has proposed this idea to Mrs. Jian. Therefore, Mrs. Jian's idea is very practical and she quickly puts a label on Jian Yu.
And tell him that he has a master, so as not to have long nights and many dreams.
Upon hearing Mrs. Jian's high hopes, Bai Yue said hurriedly: "Auntie, I'm really not good at this. I've never ridden a horse. I'll just join in the fun and cheer for Mo Yi."
Jian Yu didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly said: "I'll teach you."
"ah?"
"Ah, what? There are still two days before the Jockey Club. You are smart as ice and snow, and you will definitely be able to do it with just a few lessons."
"No, I can't do this..." Bai Yue was already half-hugged and half-hugged up: "..."
Mrs. Jian smiled and watched Jian Yu take Bai Yue out, and did not stop her. Instead, she said happily to the maid beside her: "Let me tell you, if the two of you have more contact and go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, the relationship will naturally improve."
Although there is a marriage contract, couples in this era do not need to be romantically involved, but after all, they are biological sons, and the mother naturally hopes that her son can have a mutually satisfying marriage.
After Bai Yue was dragged out, Jian Yu said: "When mother said just now, I really remembered that there is an event at the horse racing meeting that we can participate in together."
Bai Yue grimaced: "Let me tell you the truth, I can help with the mental work. I really can't do the physical work."
"It takes a lot of physical energy and mental energy, so we can divide the work." Jian Yu said: "I don't require you to learn to ride a horse in two days, but I will lead you on a horse. You can sit on the horse without being afraid, without struggling, without calling for help.
Can this be done?"
This request was really too humble, and Bai Yue was embarrassed to say that he couldn't do it.
The Jockey Club is in the Wanshou Garden, which is the royal garden in central Beijing. It was set up a few days ago. Early this morning, officials from central Beijing entered one after another with their families.
Bai Yue, like Jian Yu, wore a vigorous outfit today. His hair was tied into a high ponytail, and he looked like a professional athlete preparing to enter the stadium.
Master Jian and Mrs. Jian took the two of them into the Wanshou Garden. Master Jian went to greet his colleagues in the court. Mrs. Jian introduced her to a few of her close friends and left the two children to prepare for the competition.
The most exciting part of the Jockey Club was the speed and horseback archery competitions. Although Jian Yu did not participate, Bai Yue watched with excitement.
But the one that attracted the most participation and paid the most attention to was what he said was a two-in-one competition of physical strength and intelligence.
The female official next to the dowager read out the rules loudly.
"In the quiz competition, two contestants from each team are free to combine. Enter the Longevity Forest in front, and there are 100 bamboo tubes hanging in the forest. The contestants choose by themselves, and the one who comes first wins. Within half an hour, the drums sound and they return to the starting point."
In the knowledge competition category, Bai Yue touched her chin and pondered. How should I say this? It was her strength, but she didn’t know what the questions were in this era, and this question had to be competed for. She looked at both sides...
There were quite a few people participating in this competition. There were not only male and female groups, but also groups of brothers and best friends. The only difference from them was that everyone else was riding a horse, and only she and Jian Yu were riding on the same horse.
Not to mention the men, the women on horseback were also all dressed up. She seemed to be the most elegant, and she was made to look weak.
Jian Yu sat in front of the horse and held the reins. He felt that Bai Yue was observing the other players, thinking that she was worried, so he comforted him: "Don't be afraid, I won't ride too fast. Although the test questions are all about grabbing, it's not all about it."
How do you say this? Bai Yue was about to ask again when he heard the female officer continue.
"In one hundred bamboo tubes, sixty contain test questions. One point will be awarded for correct answers to the test questions, and one point will be deducted for wrong answers."
This is a routine process, otherwise the importance of brain power will not be reflected, and it will be useless to rush to answer incorrectly.
The female officer added: "There are forty diabolo tubes with numbers inside. The team that gets the diabolo tubes will have corresponding points deducted according to the size of the numbers."