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Chapter 644: Silver ingots flying over and hitting people's heads [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you 38k]

Mother Liu, panting, stood beside Wang Ruofu. When she looked around, she saw Xu Zaijing and others not far away.

After being swayed by the crowd behind her, Mother Liu looked at Xu Zaijing and nodded in greeting.

After Wang Ruofu finished praying silently with her eyes closed and bowed with her hands clasped together, Mother Liu quickly pointed at Xu Zaijing and others.

Wang Ruofu looked over, first nodded with a smile, then glanced at the noble ladies around Xu Zaijing and others.

After waving her handkerchief towards Xu Zaijing and the others, Wang Ruofu followed Liu Mama and Caihuan and walked out with the servants and retainers of the Sheng family.

"Brother Xu Wu, do you and Yuan Ruoliu Lang want to pray?" Chai Zhengzheng said from behind Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing looked back and found that the ladies had already finished praying.

"Yes, yes!" Qi Heng said with a smile.

Several people also closed their eyes and silently recited for a while in front of Da'ao Mountain.

After a while,

"Let's go!" Xu Zaijing said with a smile when he saw everyone opened their eyes.

As Xu Zaijing and others left, the empty space was immediately occupied by passers-by.

Away from the Da'aoshan Lantern, the crowds dropped to a lower level, and the guards and servants no longer had to surround it with their arms linked.

After wandering around the palace for a while, everyone headed towards where the carriages and horses were parked.

On the road, you can often hear Zhang Jia Wu Niang asking others what they are praying for, and the answer she gets is "it won't work if you say it out loud."

When Xu Zaijing and others went to the Imperial Street and Xuande Gate to view the lanterns, the carriages and horse shops did not stop where they were, but went north along the sparsely populated streets.

After everyone left the most congested Xuande Gate, they walked a short distance and saw carriages and horses with lanterns hanging from them.

We stood and talked for a while.

"Cousin, Jing'er and I have to get up early to go to school tomorrow, so we'll go back first." Qi Heng said with a smile as he stood near Chai Zhengzheng.

Chai Zhengzheng glanced at Xu Zaijing, smiled and nodded: "Well, take care, everyone."

"Brother Xu Wu, Yuan Ruo, take care." Zhang Jia Wu Niang bowed with a smile.

Rong Feiyan, who was standing by, also squatted down.

"Thank you, sisters." Xu Zaijing smiled and bowed. Qi Heng also bowed beside him.

Xu Zaijing walked a few steps towards his horse and stopped in front of the Gu family's carriage. Nanny Chang beside the carriage looked at Xu Zaijing with a slightly inquiring look and whispered, "Fifth Young Master, the Third Young Lady has an old woman here, so you don't have to worry."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, glanced at Gu Tingyi and Huang Qingyue, and continued walking to the side.

Alan was talking to Qingzhi near the Gu family's carriage. When he saw Qingyun waving, he hurriedly followed him.

Turn around,

"Dingdang! It's the hour of Mao! It's cold and dry, be careful with fire! Dingdang! It's the hour of Mao!"

Near Jiying Lane,
On the street, the night watchman carried a lantern and loudly announced the time along the street.

It is quiet in the early morning and the night watchman's voice can be heard from far away.

"Come on, go ahead and buy some bowls of hot porridge when it gets light."

"Thank you, Master."

After a conversation,
With the sound of horseshoes hitting the street, Xu Zaijing and his entourage of carriages and horses appeared not far from the Sheng family's gate.

"Meet the Fifth Young Master, Brother Qingyun."

The Sheng family's night duty servant smiled and bowed.

After the carriage entered the Sheng family,
After Qingyun watched Xu Zaijing and Hua Xiang walk towards the school, he smiled and said to the Sheng family's servant, "It's a bit cold today. I'll go buy a bowl of mutton soup later. Do you two want some?"

The Sheng family's servant naturally responded with a smile.

Then, a series of voices were heard again, "Brother Qingyun, I heard that there is a man named Alan in the mansion who is very good at Guanpu?" and "Brother Qingyun, after we let go of Guanpu, can we let Brother Alan accompany us shopping?"

Sheng’s backyard,

Now in Anzhai,

The time announcements from outside the courtyard could be heard faintly.

The stove was left burning with a floor heating, so the outer room of the main house was still relatively warm, but today, unlike usual, candles were lit.

In the bright yellow candlelight, the maid Qiu Jiang yawned and put the four treasures of the study into the book box on the table.

Not far from the table, Sheng Changzhang, who was "infected" by Qiu Jiang's yawn, also opened his mouth and yawned uncontrollably.

Wei Shuyi squatted in front of Changzhang and carefully straightened the wrinkles on Sheng Changzhang's winter clothes.

After finishing the arrangement, Wei Shuyi glanced at Chang Jue from top to bottom, nodded with satisfaction, and then smiled and said, "Jue'er, when you get to the school, you need to be more sweet-mouthed and call people more often. Remember that?"

Chang Jian nodded and said, "Girl, I'll remember it!"

Glancing out the door, Chang Qi said again, "Little girl, can't I wait for Sixth Sister and then go over together?"

Wei Shuyi shook his head gently, touched his son's face and said, "Qian'er, you are a man, you should get up earlier and go to school earlier. You can't compare with your sisters."

"Oh!" Chang Li nodded, glanced at the large book box on the table, and then looked at the door.

Wei Shuyi stood up and was about to ask Qiu Jiang to take their people away when the light of a lantern shone on the door.

"My dear, I am Danju, who is beside the old lady. The old lady has personally ordered me to accompany Qilang to the school."

Hearing the sound outside the door, Qiu Jiang hurried forward a few steps, opened the door and said with a smile: "Sister Danju."

Danju, who was holding a lantern and wearing earmuffs, smiled and bowed to everyone in the house: "Hello, young lady, Qilang."

Wei Shuyi smiled and nodded to Danju, then said, "Thank you very much, old lady, for your concern! Miss Danju, please come into the house and warm up."

"Grandson thanks grandma for her concern." Sheng Changzhao also bowed like a little adult.

After Danju returned the gift, a figure emerged from beside Danju. It was Minglan with a smile on her face.

"Little girl."

Minglan called Wei Shuyi affectionately, stepped into the house and hugged Wei Shuyi's waist.

Feeling the cool air brought in by Minglan, Wei Shuyi smiled and touched Minglan's cheek, saying, "Why did you get up so early Ming'er?"

"Grandma said that my brother's first day of school is coming up, and as his older sister, I can't be absent," Minglan said with a smile.

Wei Shuyi smiled and nodded, "Okay! Go now!"

Minglan glanced at Wei Shuyi again, smiled, took Changzhang's hand, and said, "Let's go!"

As they spoke, the four of them walked out of the yard together.

Wei Shuyi did not carry a lantern. After sending Minglan and Changzhang to the gate of the courtyard, he watched the siblings disappear around the corner.

After standing at the door for a while, Wei Shuyi looked up at the round jade plate that was about to fall to the west and took a deep breath. The air was cool.

"Girl, let's go back!" said Qiu Jiang from the side.

"Ok!"

Back to the main house,

Qiu Jiang behind him closed the door again and said, "Little girl, do you want to take a nap for a while?"

Wei Shuyi shook his head: "Go, bring the account books and cards and everything else over here, I'll sort them out again and send them to the Madam today."

The maid Qiu Jiang blinked and said, "My dear, there is still more than a month before the Fifth Miss's coming of age. Why are you doing this so early?"

Before he finished speaking, Wei Shuyi shook his head and said, "It's too late! If you hand over the housekeeper's power earlier, I can relax a little."

"Yes."

On the way,

Minglan felt that something was missing from Changzhang. She looked at him in confusion and said, "Little brother, my second brother, Xu Wu and Gu Er should be in the academy by now."

"You should take these three as your role models in the future!"

"I know, Sixth Sister." Chang Jian nodded.

"Ok!"

As they talked, the brother and sister arrived at the school yard.

Lifting aside the cotton curtain still hanging at the door, Chang Qiang looked inside with a little nervousness.

Looking at the two candles lit in the school, Minglan whispered, "Look, Second Brother Gu is not here."

After saying that, Minglan hurriedly bowed to Changbai and Xu Zaijing who were looking towards the door: "Hello, Second Brother, Fifth Brother Xu."

Nagatake bowed like a little adult and said, "Greetings, my two brothers."

Changbai smiled and nodded: "Sixth sister and Qilang are here, come and sit down."

Xu Zaijing, who was sitting in the back, raised his head and said with a smile, "Qilang, you are still young, you don't need to get up so early! Be careful not to get too much sleep or you won't grow taller."

"Ah?" Nagatake exclaimed in surprise.

Changbai in front turned around and frowned, saying, "Wu Lang, I got up very early since I was a child, but I didn't grow short?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Perhaps if you get enough sleep, Changbai, you can be even taller!"

"Brother Jing, you..." Changbai shook his head helplessly.

After Xu Zaijing glanced at Changzhang again, he waved to Huaxiang. When Huaxiang came over, Xu Zaijing whispered a few words and continued reading.

He glanced sideways at Minglan, then walked over to Zai Zhang's desk, where there was an extra desk placed today.

When Danju took out the four treasures of the study from Shuxiang, Huaxiang came over holding a hand warmer in one hand and a long wooden box in the other, squatted down and said with a smile: "Qilang, this is a gift from my son."

Looking at the hand warmer covered with an exquisite silk cover and the brushes in the wooden box, Chang Jian looked at his second brother Chang Bai.

"Take it." Changbai nodded.

"Yes, second brother! Thank you, fifth brother Xu." Chang Jian said the latter sentence while standing up and bowing to Xu Zaijing. Xu Zaijing, who was reading a book, smiled and said, "Qi Lang, you're welcome."

Not long after Chang Qiang sat down, Gu Tingye, Zai Zhang and others entered the school one after another.

Looking at the two more candles that were lit, the two were naturally surprised again.

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Wow, I didn't feel it on weekdays, but when I saw Qilang today, I realized that time has indeed passed by so fast. I remember when I came back to Beijing from Yangzhou, you were still a little baby in your cradle."

"Hello, brother-in-law. Hello, second brother Gu." Chang Qiang stood up and bowed.

Zai Zhang smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Qi Lang, please sit down. There's no need to be so polite. This is the brush washer your elder sister asked me to bring you."

Chang Jian was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, big sister, thank you, brother-in-law."

After a while, several people sat down.

Qi Heng hurriedly passed through the unopened cotton curtain and entered the school.

He first looked towards Mr. Zhuang's position, and then heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Mr. Zhuang was not there.

Then, he glanced at Minglan's seat again, and Qi Heng's eyes lit up. He smiled and bowed to the others: "Good morning, brothers, second uncle, and sixth sister! Long time no see."

"Yuan Ruo, we just met last night." Xu Zaijing said with a smile without raising his head.

"Ah? Brother Jing is right." Qi Heng said hurriedly.

When Qi Heng walked towards his desk, Gu Tingye said, "Yuan Ruo, didn't you notice something different in the school today?"

"Different?" Qi Heng was stunned. He looked around and then looked in front of Zai Zhang, and asked in surprise: "Is this Qilang?"

As he spoke, Qi Heng turned around and glanced at Minglan who was standing behind him: "Sixth sister, is it Qilang?"

Minglan nodded: "Yes, young master."

"Chang Zhao, the seventh son of the Sheng family, greets the young master." Chang Zhao stood up again and bowed.

"Sit down, sit down!" Qi Heng smiled from ear to ear and said, "Qi Lang, my courtesy name is Yuan Ruo. From now on, Qi Lang, you can just call me by my courtesy name!"

"Yes, Nagatake has met Brother Yuanruo."

"Okay!" Qi Heng nodded with a smile, looked at Minglan again, and sat on the stool behind the table.

Looking at Bu Wei who was packing his bookcase, Qi Heng said, "Send my unopened brush to Qi Lang. Consider it a token of my appreciation."

He didn't respond. After a while, Changbai's voice rang out: "Qilang, today is your first time in the academy. You should accept all the gifts given to you by everyone."

"Yes, second brother."

After a while,
Zhuang Xuejiu appeared in the school.

Looking at the long-legged man in the front, Zhuang Xuejiu smiled and nodded, saying, "Qi Lang is here."

Chang Jian stood up and greeted him. Zhuang Xuejiu smiled and said, "Good boy, please sit down."

Hearing this and seeing Zhuang Xuejiu's rare kind expression, Gu Tingye turned around and glanced at Xu Zaijing.

The scholar Zhuang in front looked at the people in the school and didn't say much.

In fact, he was already very happy, because after observing and testing him, Zhuang Xuejiu found that Chang Jue was young and smart, down-to-earth, with good handwriting, and was also self-disciplined and hardworking.

Who wouldn’t like such a good seedling?
"Wow."

The cotton curtain was lifted, and Chang Feng, who was panting, looked at Zhuang Xuejiu and bowed with embarrassment on his face.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhuang Xuejiu, who was in a good mood, waved his hand and said, "Brother Feng, go over there."

"Ah? Yes, yes, pedant."

The sun rises,

The sky is getting brighter.

The candles in the school were blown out one after another.

At this time,

Molan and Rulan arrived slowly.

"Scholar." The two Lanfu bowed and said in unison.

Zhuang Xueji nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Everyone, take a break."

After everyone responded, they stood up and drank water.

When Xi Que was helping Ru Lan get something from the bookcase, Ru Lan walked to the long table and said with a smile, "Xiao Qi, you're here!"

"Fifth sister." Changqiu stood up and said.

"Sit down, sit down, sit down. Why are you so polite to me, your elder sister?" After saying this with a smile, Rulan glanced at Master Zhuang and whispered, "Xiao Qi, don't cry when you get spanked by Master Zhuang next time."

"Ah?" Changqi was stunned.

Changbai and Zai Zhang, who were standing nearby, looked at Zhuang Xuejiu's expression and smiled at each other.

Now, instead of worrying about others, Rulan should worry about herself.

Before the two of them spoke, Zhuang Xuejiu, who was not far away, said, "Fifth Miss, come here."

Rulan's expression froze, she turned around and walked over: "Scholar."

"Well! Fifth Miss, go and copy the Seventeen Histories of Mengqiu and give it to me tomorrow."

Ru Lan bowed her head and said sullenly, "Yes, Scholar."

Seeing their sister's honest look, Changbai and Zai Zhang both laughed.

The two knew at a glance that Master Zhuang was trying to keep Rulan away from Changzhang.

After everyone rested for a while, the scholar continued his lecture.

at the same time,

Shouantang,
in the yard,
Wang Ruofu looked at Wei Shuyi with some excitement. He was standing next to her, holding account books, cards and other items in his hands.

"Grandma, the eldest lady and Miss Wei are here to pay their respects to you." Mother Cui's voice came from inside the house.

After a while,
Mother Cui smiled and lifted the cotton curtain, saying, "Madam, little lady, come in quickly!"

Hearing this, Wang Ruofu's hands holding the hand warmer trembled, and after taking a deep breath, she walked into Shou'an Hall.

Wang Ruofu bowed and smiled, "Hello, mother. I greet you, your daughter-in-law."

Wei Shuyi on the side followed suit and bowed.

"Madam, please sit down! Ru'an, bring an embroidered cushion for Madam Wei." The old lady said with a smile.

"Thank you mother."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Wang Ruofu and Wei Shu thanked him gratefully.

After the two of them sat down, the old lady said, "Madam, before Hong'er went to court today, he specifically asked me to take charge of this matter, so..."

After a moment's silence, the old lady said, "From today on, the housekeeper of the Sheng family, Miss Quan Wei, will be handed over to the eldest lady."

"Aunt Cui and Aunt Liu have checked all the accounts and there are no problems, right?" When saying the last two words, the old lady looked at Aunt Cui and Aunt Liu.

"Yes, ma'am." The two mothers nodded.

"Mother Cui, your daughter-in-law is trustworthy." Wang Ruofu nodded with a smile.

"Yes. But now that the lady has the power of housekeeper, she must remember how she lost it. Don't forget the pain once the wound has healed." said the old lady.

"Yes, yes, my wife will remember, remember, it will never be the same as before!" Wang Ruofu said hurriedly.

"Okay!" The old lady nodded and waved her hand.

Wei Shuyi stood up and handed the account book, card and other items he had been holding to Mother Liu.

After school in the afternoon,

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

Xu Zaijing rode his horse to the vicinity of the racecourse.

After getting off the horse, Xu Zaijing was preparing to remove the saddle from the horse.

suddenly,

Xu Zaijing's eyes fixed on Alan who was walking out of the wooden house nearby.

"what happened?"

Looking at Alan with a layer of white cotton cloth wrapped on his head, Qingyun asked.

There was a dark area under the cotton cloth, which looked like ointment for healing wounds.

"Did you fight?" Xu Zaijing also asked.

Alan twitched his eyes, looked at the concerned Xu Zaijing and Qingyun, bowed and shook his head, and said, "Sir, Brother Qingyun, no, it was this morning. Uncle Yin, how about you tell me?"

Yin Bo, who was lame, walked over with something in his hand.

When Xu Zaijing and Qingyun opened their palms, they saw a few pieces of silver lying on a piece of cloth in Yin Bo's hand.

"This morning, these pieces of silver were thrown in with great force. Alan wasn't paying attention and was hit on the forehead." Yin Bo said in a hoarse voice.

Qingyun picked up the silver and looked at it, saying, "This silver looks good!" Glancing at Xu Zaijing, Qingyun said, "Sir, is it because Alan is always trying to buy goods and people are jealous of him, that's why he threw the silver to mock him?"

Alan on the side lowered his head in shame.

Yin Bo glared at Qing Yun and said hoarsely with disgust: "Are you jealous of him for using real silver? Do you think he doesn't make enough money?"

After saying that, Yin Bo glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "It seems to me that he wants something, but I don't know when someone at home threw it away, Wulang."

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing scratched his head and said, "I think we should go to Kaifeng Prefecture and order the yamen runners and patrol soldiers to patrol our streets more often."

(End of this chapter)