Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

"Is Mr. Su not a candidate? This really surprises Xie."

Xie Chunfang looked surprised.

The reason why he chose to share the table with Su Jing was because he saw how extraordinary Su Jing was and thought that as both candidates, they might have something in common.

After all, this is the first imperial examination after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and scholars all over the world take it very seriously and are enthusiastic about it.

There were many years of war in the late Yuan Dynasty, and the imperial examinations had been suspended for many years.

Scholars who have been studying for a long time all want to show off their talents in this imperial examination.

"Although an official career is good, it is not what I pursue."

Su Jing smiled faintly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea: "It's like this tea is not a good tea, but many people like to drink it."

Xie Chunfang also picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The taste was a bit bitter, which made him frown slightly. After all, he drank good tea on weekdays: "Master Su does not seek an official career, so what do you seek?"

Su Jing stood up and said, "I want to be free and at ease."

After saying that, Su Jing left the stall directly, leaving only Xie Chunfang's back, and this back quickly disappeared in the crowd.

"interesting."

Xie Chunfang smiled and took another sip of the coarse tea. This time, she could taste a different taste.

"Master! Master!"

At this time, a bookboy came to the stall in a hurry and said to Xie Chunfang: "Master, there are so many people in this capital, please slow down. What will happen if I can't find you!"

Xie Chunfang smiled and said: "If you can't find it, just go back. I'm such an old man, it's possible that I still can't find my way back."

"That won't work!"

The book boy retorted directly: "My master told me when I left home. The young master must not leave my sight. This is my master's order!"

"Okay, you're thirsty too, drink some tea."

Xie Chunfang poured another cup of tea, picked it up and handed it to the book boy.

The book boy immediately took it with both hands: "Thank you, Master!"

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. As soon as the tea entered his mouth, the book boy's expression changed.

"Ahem, why is it so bitter! What kind of tea is this?"

The book boy said with a sad look on his face: "Master, were you drinking this tea just now? How do you drink it?"

Even a bookboy despises tea as being too bad. Xie Chunfang's family is really not simple.

Xie Chunfang smiled and said: "If someone else invites you, don't be picky."

"Invited by someone else?"

The book boy asked curiously: "There is no one here? Who invited me? I invited the young master to drink such bad tea."

Xie Chunfang stood up and walked out without looking back: "It's just a chance encounter to ask so many questions."

"Wait for me, Master!"

The book boy quickly chased after him.

Su Jing left the tea stall and wandered on the street again. After a while, he saw Liu Banxian.

The business at night was indeed better than that during the day. Liu Banxian was surrounded by several people who looked a little nervous, as if they were frightened by Liu Banxian's words.

Su Jing originally wanted to say hello to Liu Banxian, but found that a woman had already waved towards her: "Young Master! Young Master!"

Su Jing followed the sound and saw that just behind Liu Banxian's stall, Zhiyi, whom she had met at the door of Buhang before, was waving to him.

What a coincidence!
  Su Jing was a little surprised, but she walked straight over.

Liu Banxian was still telling fortunes. He was always serious about making money, so he didn't notice Su Jing for a while.

"Miss, it seems that this is the finished product you bought from the cloth at that time."

Su Jing looked at the various fabrics on Zhiyi's stall and recognized them almost at a glance as the characteristics of the Yi people.

Zhiyi nodded and said: "Yes, I was very grateful to the young master that day. I had been thinking about thanking the young master, but I found that I didn't even know the young master's name."

Su Jing smiled and said: "There is no need to thank you. After all, I earned you a tael of silver at that time, but these handicrafts with Yi ethnic characteristics are quite beautiful."

"Young Master, do you know this is from the Yi ethnic group?"

Zhiyi said a little surprised, and Tashi became nervous after hearing this.

Vaxi has been destroyed, and they are the only ones left.

If Su Jing is from another tribe, then they will be in danger.

Su Jing nodded and said: "I know a little bit, but I don't know much about it. I also went to the Guizhou area in western Fujian back then."

"I didn't expect that the young master would have such experience at such a young age. The little girl admires him."

Zhiyi sighed.

Su Jing smiled: "It's just that the merchant has traveled more places, it's nothing."

Su Jing had traveled to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan in her previous life. It was hard for Su Jing to say it directly. She could only say that she had gone on business in this life.

"Young Master, since we have met again, it means we are destined. I have whatever you like here, just pick a few."

Zhiyi immediately said: "Young master, don't be too hasty to refuse. These things of mine are not easy to sell. With your status as a master, you can introduce some business to me."

Zhiyi is indeed a novice in business, but she is willing to use her brain.

Su Jing is a businessman and has even visited her hometown. She is definitely not a small businessman.

Giving a few things to Su Jing for free would definitely be a profitable business.

However, Zhiyi did not play tricks, but spoke directly, which can be said to be quite aboveboard.

When Su Jing heard this, her sense of Zhiyi improved a lot again.

During the ceremony, Zhiyi's free and easy personality had already left a deep impression on Su Jing.

"Okay, since the lady is so kind, it would be rude for me to refuse."

Su Jing started picking immediately, and quickly picked three things and took them in her hands.

"That's it for these three things. The lady shouldn't regret it."

Su Jing didn't forget to make a joke.

Zhiyi smiled and said: "Young master, what did you say? But the young lady took the liberty to ask him his name, so we will inevitably have contact with him in the future."

Su Jing nodded and said directly: "My lord, Su Jing, what do you call me?"

"Master Su, just call me Zhiyi."

Zhiyi replied immediately.

It would be too long to say it according to the name of the Yi people, so she just gave it in Chinese.

Zhiyi!

When Su Jing heard this name, she was stunned.

He subconsciously looked at Tashi beside him.

There are two tenants, one is a woman named Zhiyi, and the other is probably her servant.

I stay at the inn during the day and sell things in the night market at night.

All the characteristics seemed to match. Su Jing didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.

"What's wrong with you, Mr. Su?"

Zhiyi saw Su Jing in a daze and immediately expressed concern.

"Oh...it's nothing, Miss Zhiyi."

Su Jing came back to her senses, looked at Zhiyi and bowed directly: "Su Jing has to express my sincere apology to you. I hope Miss Zhiyi can forgive me."

Zhiyi was confused by this sudden battle.

Why did Su Jing suddenly apologize to her?
  "Master Su, get up quickly. You helped me, why do you have to apologize to me?"

Zhiyi hurriedly ran out of the stall, a little anxious.

At this time, Liu Banxian's voice sounded: "Miss Zhiyi, you don't need to help Mr. Su. He should apologize to you."

"Sir, what do you mean by that?"

Zhiyi suddenly didn’t understand.

Liu Banxian happened to finish his fortune-telling and saw Su Jing apologizing to Zhiyi. He immediately understood the whole story and just said this.

He said with a smile: "Miss Zhiyi, the yard you were defrauded into renting belongs to Uncle Renyuan's house."

"Yes, sir, you are really clever."

Zhiyi nodded and said, she had never told Liu Banxian this before.

Liu Banxian continued: "What a coincidence, the owner of Uncle Renyuan's Mansion is Mr. Su, so it is only right for him to apologize to you."

Su Jing is the master of Uncle Renyuan's Mansion!
  Zhiyi didn't react for a moment, she just felt that it was too coincidental.

Su Jing said: "Liu Banxian is right. It was my lax control that led to such a thing. Miss Zhiyi, please forgive me. I will reimburse you for the previous rent. In addition, if Miss Zhiyi wants to If you want to live there, just keep living there.”

The tenant she had been looking for for a long time turned out to be the woman she met by chance before. Su Jing felt that the fate was wonderful.

"That's it. Little lady, thank you Uncle Renyuan."

Zhiyi immediately saluted Su Jing.

I didn't know Su Jing's identity before, but now I understand that Su Jing is the earl of the Ming Dynasty, so the etiquette must be followed.

"Miss Zhiyi, you're welcome. My position as earl is nothing more than a foreign object. Just call me Su Jing."

Su Jing said immediately, her words full of apology.

This kind of thing may not be a big deal to the orthodox earls of the Ming Dynasty, but Su Jing has her own inner standards.

If you did something wrong, you have to admit it.

Zhiyi was a little confused. She had been in Ming Dynasty for a long time, and she met many officials along the way.

This was the first time she had met someone like Su Jing.

Even though she is a princess of the Yi ethnic group in the west of Wa, in the eyes of Ming officials, she is just a foreigner, and very few people really feel at ease with her.

Su Jing's respect as a count only made Zhiyi feel extra unreal.

"Miss, be careful of fraud!"

Zhaxi whispered next to Zhiyi: "That Liu Banxian may be in the same group as this Su Jing. No official in the Ming Dynasty can speak so politely. He must be a liar!"

Tashi was always vigilant, and what he said now made sense. Even Zhiyi couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

"Miss Zhiyi, Mr. Su is such a person. He is here today to apologize and compensate you."

Liu Banxian was a good person after all, and he understood Zhiyi and Tashi's doubts at a glance.

No wonder Zhiyi and Tashi, people like Su Jing are indeed special in the Ming Dynasty.

"Master Su, where is the money? Are you ready?"

Liu Banxian urged Su Jing again.

Su Jing immediately took out a fifty-tael silver ingot from her arms and said, "I don't know exactly how much money you were defrauded of. This is my compensation. If it's more, I'll take it as compensation. If it's less, you just Say, I will make up for it."

Su Jing placed fifty taels of large silver ingots on the stall.

fraud?

Can a scammer give me money directly?

Zhiyi and Tashi looked at each other, and then Zhiyi declined: "Mr. Su, you don't need so much."

Because she had dealt with Su Jing before, Zhiyi believed in her own vision of people, and Su Jing should not be a bad person.

"Miss Zhiyi, just accept it. Mr. Su is very wealthy. If you don't accept it, he will feel uneasy."

Liu Banxian said with a smile.

Su Jing also echoed: "I did something wrong. This is just an apology. Miss Zhiyi doesn't have to bear any burden in her heart. There is also that yard. I also hope that Miss Zhiyi can live back. Otherwise, in the future, Uncle Renyuan's house I’m afraid my reputation will be ruined.”

Zhiyi looked at Su Jing, then at Liu Banxian, nodded after a moment and said: "Take it, I'm sorry. I was also looking for a house. Now that I can go back to live, I couldn't be happier."

"It's just that the rent still has to be paid. This ingot of silver should be treated as rent paid in advance."

While speaking, Zhiyi returned the silver to Su Jing's hand.

Liu Banxian was quite speechless as he watched the two men push fifty taels of silver ingots back and forth.

Damn the rich!

It would be nice if you didn’t give me this money!
  Su Jing looked at the silver ingot in her hand and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, Miss Zhiyi is a cheerful person. If I, Su Jing, give back to my mother-in-law, it would be my fault. I will accept the rent."

"Zhiyi thanks Mr. Su."

Zhiyi bowed slightly to thank her.

Su Jing said: "We will be neighbors from now on, so there is no need to be so polite."

At this moment, Liu Banxian said: "Miss Zhiyi, do you remember that I told you before that I wanted to introduce you to a powerful businessman? The time was not available at that time, but now the time has come, it is Mr. Su."

"Mr. Su, I can now say things that I couldn't say before. The person you are looking for is Miss Zhiyi."

Liu Banxian had been holding back for a long time. Because of fortune telling, he could not interfere with the fate of the two meeting.

Now that we have finally met, there is no need to hide anything.

"I never expected that the person you are talking about is Mr. Su. It is really fate."

Zhiyi sighed: "We met at Buhang before. I wish I had asked Mr. Su's name and residence earlier."

Su Jing nodded and said: "Yes, if we had made it clear at that time, I am afraid the matter could have been resolved earlier, but now, it is good, there are no accidents, and it can be considered a success."

The eyes of the two people slowly met each other. Neither of them was shy, and they could see appreciation in each other's eyes.

"What? Have you met before?"

Liu Banxian was quite surprised that the two of them had already met. Considering that he had tried to hide it before, it was simply a clown's behavior.

Su Jing nodded and said, "I went to see a tailor shop with you before, and after we separated, I met Miss Zhiyi."

"Master Su, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Liu Banxian said excitedly: "If you had told me earlier, would I have kept it secret for so long? If I had told you everything earlier, the matter would have been settled long ago!"

He had done a lot of work to put this matter aside before, and Liu Banxian only felt regretful when he thought about it now.

Su Jing frowned and said: "Liu Banxian, what are you talking about? You didn't ask me either? Besides, why couldn't you tell me who the tenant is before? Now that you know that Miss Zhiyi and I know each other, can you tell me?" (This chapter over)