Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 601: Nailing an Aiman ​​[Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 41k more]

time goes by,

It's May now.

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming.

early morning,

Mao time (5 am)

Although it was early, there were already many people on the street who had gotten up early to go into the city to work.

Xu Zaijing was riding a horse on the road to Jiying Lane.

Willow trees by the roadside are swaying.

There are shops and stalls selling all kinds of breakfast. When you lift the lid of the pot or the steamer, a large amount of white steam rises up and then quickly dissipates and disappears in the morning breeze.

The morning breeze today is no longer chilly, but it still carries the smell of daily life and cooking.

Riding on the bridge,

Xu Zaijing stopped his horse for a while in the middle of the bridge and looked at the surface of the canal under the bridge.

It was already the flood season for the canal, and the abundant river water carried ships loaded with goods or grain.

These ships,

Some continued to sail under the control of the boatmen, while others were slowly approaching the shore.

At the ship docked at the pier, people were already loading and unloading cargo.

Taking his eyes away from the busy riverside dock, Xu Zaijing tapped his horse's belly and walked under the bridge.

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

In the school yard, bamboos are growing well, with lush branches and leaves.

The curtains at the door have been removed.
Xu Zaijing didn't need to enter the room to see Changbai sitting behind the desk studying hard as usual.

Come to the door,

Can see deep into the school,
Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Erlang, you haven't been earlier than me in a long time."

Gu Tingye raised his head and raised his chin somewhat complacently: "Jing'er, just wait, I will arrive earlier than you every day from now on."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Okay! Then I'll wait and see!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing walked to his desk and sat down.

Outside the school,
The sky gradually brightened.

The sun first shines on the roof.
Then, as the sun rose higher, the sunlight began to pour into the yard.

When the sun brings warmth, it is already the beginning of noon (11 o'clock in the morning).

Mother Liu, who came to the school with her maid to deliver lunch, was carrying an exquisite bamboo basket.

Seeing Mama Liu and the others, the servants at the back of the school hurried forward, took the lunch and brought it to their respective sons.

Mother Liu bowed to everyone and said, "Scholar, gentlemen, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, this is a small gift from my old lady and eldest lady."

As she spoke, Mother Liu began to distribute the colorful ropes that symbolized good luck and well-being from the bamboo basket one by one.

The order is Changbai, Qiheng and Changfeng first, and then Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Zai Zhang at the end.

When it was assigned to Xu Zaijing, he took the colorful rope and said with a smile, "Thank you, great aunt and aunt! Thanks to Mama Liu."

"You're too polite, Jing'er." Mother Liu bowed and said with a smile.

Xu Zaijing looked at the colorful Hundred Ropes in his hand and said, "Mother Liu, it seems that the way the Hundred Ropes are woven has changed again this year?"

"Wulang has good taste." Mother Liu replied.

When Mama Liu handed Gu Tingye the rope, Xu Zaijing narrowed his eyes, looked at Gu Tingye's exposed arm, and said with a smile: "Erlang, you already have one on your wrist, why do you want more!"

Gu Tingye moved his wrist with some pride, took the Baisuo handed over by Liu Mama, smiled and thanked him, then turned his head to look at Xu Zaijing: "Jing'er, one more Baisuo means one more blessing, it's never too much."

Xu Zaijing looked at the knot on the rope and nodded with a smile, "That's right! When did the Yu family send it?"

Gu Tingye raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Yesterday afternoon."

When the two of them were talking,
Zai Zhang, who was sitting at the front row, shook his sleeves, revealing a rope with a heart-shaped knot on his wrist, then he smiled and thanked Mother Liu.

The three Lans sitting on the other side,
Listening to the conversation between the two and watching the movements of Zai Zhang in front, everyone started laughing.

Minglan, in particular, smiled brightly as she looked at the heart-shaped knotted rope on Gu Tingye's wrist.

Minglan didn't need to guess, she knew that it was a poem her sister Yanran had made and given to Gu Tingye.

Minglan's smile also made Qi Heng, who was deliberately leaning sideways to tie the rope around his wrist and "peek" at her, stunned for a moment.

These colorful ropes are given by elders with the hope of healthy growth and the ability to ward off evil and avoid disasters.

The opposite sex of the same age give each other colorful ropes, especially those with love knots, which symbolize love and longing.

In the afternoon,

When I was about to finish school,
Zhuang Xuejiao waved his folding fan and said, "I have something to do tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, so everyone should take two days off."

Hearing this, everyone in the school smiled and bowed in agreement.

When they arrived outside the yard and were about to get in the car and leave the Sheng family, Wang Ruofu and Mother Liu hurriedly followed them out.

"Meet Auntie/Madam."

Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and others hurriedly bowed and greeted.

Wang Ruofu smiled and nodded in return, waving her hand and saying, "Children, you guys take care of yourselves!"

As he said this, he quickly walked to Zai Zhang who was standing next to the carriage.

Xu Zaijing rode on the little black horse and looked back to see Wang Ruofu putting two colorful ropes, one long and one short, woven with gold threads and jade stones, into Zai Zhang's hands.

I think the short one is for Hualan, and the long one is for grandson Xu Xingzhong to wear around his neck.

On the way back to the mansion,

The sun is setting and the weather is cool and pleasant.

The sounds of hawking, shouting, and soliciting customers along the street are endless, creating a prosperous and lively scene.

"Sniff."

Xu Zaijing moved his nose, smelled the fragrance coming from the wind, looked at where it came from, raised his chin, and said, "Qingyun, buy some and take it back."

"Yes, son."

As he spoke, Qingyun walked towards a roadside stall selling rice dumplings.

Arriving at Quyuan Street,
Xu Zaijing nodded in return to an old friend who was bowing and greeting him.

Qingyun distributed the rice dumplings to his old friends.

When Xu Zaijing rode to the door on horseback, he saw a straw man made of mugwort nailed to the door.

East of the palace,

Chai family,

Lord Mother’s Courtyard,

The flowers and trees in the yard exude a rich fragrance, and some of them have the effect of repelling mosquitoes.

in the corridor,
A maid was lighting the lanterns in the corridor.

After hearing a burst of voices, Chai Zhengzheng walked over along the corridor with his maid.

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng, the maids and servants hurriedly stood aside to bow and greet him.

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and waved his hand, then led people into the main house in the courtyard.

"The girl is back."

Along with the maid's voice came the sound of the bead curtain being lifted.

"Mother, I just came in. Why are you so anxious to let your daughter come to you?"

Chai Zhengzheng said with a smile while looking at Mrs. Chai in the room.

Mrs. Chai looked at her daughter, whose hair was tied up like a man's, wearing a golden crown on her head, delicate earrings hanging from her ears, and who was dressed in men's clothes and a jade belt. Her eyes were full of admiration.

"Zheng'er, are you going out dressed like this today?"

"Ok!"

"It looks good!"

Chai Zhengzheng turned around on the spot, showing off her clothes, and smiled proudly: "It looks good, right? My daughter is imitating the outfit of the girl from the Xie family today!"

Mrs. Chai smiled and nodded.

Chai Zhengzheng said again: "Mother, what's the matter, please tell me quickly!"

Madam Chai smiled and said, "The Empress sent a message saying that the Prince wanted to give a few Hundred Ropes to the nobles and the sons of the great ministers in the capital during the Dragon Boat Festival."

"It's okay for other families, but His Highness Baisuo is not satisfied with the gift given to the Xu family."

"The four ladies who are about to enter the palace are naturally clever and can weave ropes, but it is not a good idea to give them to the Xu family."

Chai Zhengzheng's eyes rolled around and he asked, "Mother, Your Highness is not satisfied with the work compiled by Wensiyuan?"

Madam Chai nodded: "It is said that His Highness felt that it was too artificial."

Chai Zhengzheng: "Oh!"

"So the Queen Mother asked families like ours if they have any ropes that can be sent to the palace so that Your Highness can choose one or two." Madam Chai continued.

Chai Zhengzheng pursed her lips a little embarrassedly and said, "Mother, did you only come to our house to ask? Your daughter does have a few useless clues."

Madam Chai took a deep breath and shook her head gently, saying, "I heard that the Queen also sent people to the Lu and Rong families to the east of the palace. South of the palace is Xingguofang, maybe they have sent people there too."

"When will it be sent to the palace?" Chai Zhengzheng asked.

Mrs. Chai: "Before 5 p.m. tomorrow."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded repeatedly, turned around and walked out quickly, saying, "Mother and daughter will go and look for her! Don't delay His Highness's business!"

(End of this chapter)