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Chapter 664 Clothes and jewelry, fun and delicious [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37k more]

June 24th,
The birthday of Shenbo Kanshen,

It rained heavily last night and the sky was still cloudy in the morning.

As the sun rose, the clouds began to slowly dissipate.

In the morning,

The sky is blue,

White clouds drift in the wind,

The white clouds moving with the wind will block the sunlight from time to time, leaving shadows of clouds on the ground.

When people are in the shadow of clouds, they will feel cool.

Outside the west city of Bianjing,
On the third floor of Wu Building, not far from Jinming Lake, a cool breeze blew the curtains upstairs.

"Young Master, look, last night's heavy rain was really effective. The wind is so pleasant!" Liang Han, who was sitting at the table, said comfortably.

Perhaps it was because he was too comfortable, Liang Han couldn't help but yawn.

"Liu Lang is right." Qi Heng nodded.

Qi Heng stood up and walked to the window to look north. After looking for a while, he said, "It's a pity that Jing'er is studying hard at home today and can't see such a beautiful view."

Liang Han followed Qi Heng's line of sight.

The two of them were in a high position on the third floor. Looking north, they could see the blue sky and white clouds. The scenery after the heavy rain was very clear and beautiful.

The two tall flagpoles in front of Jinbokan also appeared clearly in the field of vision. Huge colored paper dolls were hung on the tall flagpoles, and the dolls seemed to come alive as they fluttered in the wind.

Although Wulou is nearly two miles away from Shenbao Temple, there are so many people outside Shenbao Temple today that one can still hear the noise coming from afar when standing on Wulou.

Liang Han smiled and said, "Young Master is right."

Looking at the beautiful scenery in the distance, Qi Heng sighed softly for some reason.

Liang Han happened to look up and yawn at this moment, and did not notice Qi Heng's worried look.

Qi Heng said helplessly: "Liu Lang, why do you look so sleepy today?"

Wiping the tears from his eyes due to yawning, Liang Han shook his head and said, "Alas, young master, you don't know that I was admiring the rain at Yuqing Temple until midnight yesterday, and was dragged by my mother to Shenbao Temple to burn incense early in the morning. How could I not be sleepy?"

Qi Heng looked at Liang Han and said, "Madam Wu is also praying for the Marquis's Mansion!"

"Ugh!"

Seeing Qi Heng sighing, Liang Han quickly asked, "Young Master, why are you sighing?"

"Liu Lang, what do you think a fourteen or fifteen year old girl likes?"

"Young Master, you've asked the right person!" Liang Han said proudly, "This little girl likes beautiful clothes, expensive and exquisite jewelry, and delicious and fun things!"

Seeing Qi Heng nodding, Liang Han smiled and said, "Young Master, are you going to give something to a certain girl?"

"No, no." Qi Heng waved his hand to deny.

Liang Han looked at Qi Heng with a smile on his face: "Young Master, your expression and the words you said are just short of saying 'I have a girl I like' written all over your face."

Qi Heng was stunned, touched his face, and asked in confusion: "How could it be?"

As Qi Heng spoke, he looked at Buwei who was standing beside him.

Buwei didn't deny it, he just smiled.

Looking at Qi Heng's expression, Liang Han asked curiously, "Young Master, I wonder which family this girl is from."

Qi Heng opened his mouth to speak, but seeing Liang Han's expression, Qi Heng smiled and changed the subject: "Liu Lang, I was just joking with you! My cousin's birthday is coming up, and I just wanted to ask what to give her."

Liang Han's eyes were full of understanding, and he nodded and said, "Oh - I see! Then give her jewelry! This way, the girl's elders and sisters can see it. If you give her writing brushes or something, it won't be so conspicuous after all."

"Ha!" Qi Heng suddenly realized and looked at Liang Han with appreciation: "Liu Lang, you are right!"

Buwei, who was standing beside him, looked at Qi Heng's smiling face and sighed helplessly.

At this time,

"Ta-ta."

Someone knocked on the door outside the room.

Diao Che hurriedly waved to Buwei, indicating that he would go over.

Walking to the door, Diao Che looked at the maid at the door and whispered, "What's wrong?"

"My daughter said that she wanted to go to the horse farm to play ball while it's cool today." The little maid whispered.

"It just rained." Seeing the maid's frowning expression, Diao Che said helplessly, "Forget it, wait outside the door for a while, I'll go ask the young master."

After saying that, Diao Che closed the door and walked towards Liang Han.

After whispering a few words, Liang Han looked at Qi Heng who was smiling across from him, smiled slightly smugly, and said, "Young Master, it looks like it's still quite cool today, why don't we go to the polo field and stretch our bodies?"

Qi Heng shook his head: "Liu Lang, I won't go. Let's just stay here and enjoy the scenery for a while! It won't be good if no one greets us when Jiu Lang and the others come."

Liang Han smiled and said, "Young Master, that's right! I'll go down and play ball for a while and come back later."

"Okay!" Qi Heng said with a smile.

after awhile,

Qi Heng upstairs walked out of the house somewhat bored and stood by the railing outside the private room.

Outside the house, the wind was stronger, causing Qi Heng's clothes to flutter slightly.

"what!"

From the polo field not far downstairs, a girl's sweet voice was heard.

Qi Heng turned around and saw Liang Han playing polo with a girl on the court.

There were only two people in such a huge stadium.

Bu Wei stood beside Qi Heng and whispered, "Young Master, that girl is a relative of the Sixth Young Master's eldest sister-in-law's family. Her surname seems to be Wan."

"Yeah, I know." Qi Heng nodded.

suddenly,

Qi Heng narrowed his eyes.

However, Liang Han and Miss Wan's horse both stopped on the polo field. Then Liang Han got off the horse and got on Miss Wan's horse.

In this way, the two men and the horse ran on the court with their chests pressed against each other.

Looking at Liang Han's movements, it seemed that he was teaching the girl from the Wan family how to play polo.

Sometimes Liang Han would put his arms around the girl's waist and put his chin on the shoulder of the girl in front of him.

"Oh! Rokuro, you're so annoying!"

In the stadium, the girl's gentle and coquettish voice was heard.

Qi Heng looked at this scene, not knowing what he was thinking about. He stared in fascination, with a silly smile on his face.

"Ah! Sir."

Bu Wei's voice came.

Qi Heng woke up from his 'good dream' and looked at Bu Wei beside him unhappily: "Hmm? What's the matter?"

Buwei said: "Jiulang and the others are here."

As he spoke, Buwei pointed downwards, where Qiao Jiu was looking up, smiling, and waving to greet them.

Turn around,

"you are nasty!"

Molan held a ball of paper in her hand and glared at Rulan who was sneering behind her.

'Switch'

A glance quickly swept over.

Molan noticed Qi Heng's gaze, looked at Qi Heng, pursed her lips shyly, then quickly turned around and looked at the paper and pen on the table.

After looking for a while, Molan couldn't help but turn around and look at Qi Heng.

At this time, Qi Heng had already lowered his head and was writing something on the paper.

Seeing this, Molan felt a little disappointed. She looked at Qi Heng again, and then sat up straight under Chang Feng's puzzled eyes.

On the other side, Xiao Tao, who was serving a drink to Nagaki, was also walking towards him from the front.

After smiling at Xu Zaijing who looked up at her with a smile on his face, Xiaotao sat back on the wooden platform at the back. Qingcao held a round fan in her hand and fanned Xiaotao, laughing softly, "Xiaotao, I see you are getting stronger and stronger."

As he spoke, Qingcao pinched Xiaotao's arm with the hand that was not holding the fan.

"No way!" Xiao Tao frowned and lifted her sleeves to reveal her plump white arms.

Minglan, who heard the conversation, turned around and looked at them with a smile.

by the wall,

Gu Tingye turned around, smiled at Minglan who was looking at him, and said to Xu Zaijing: "Wu Lang, guess what I saw in Fanlou yesterday?"

"What?" Xu Zaijing put down his pen and asked with a smile, "Could it be Miss Shishi?"

"Go away, I'm already married, what Miss Shishi? I meant I saw a spinning fan in the private room of Fanlou!"

"Oh?" Xu Zaijing was surprised for a moment, then said, "Fanlou has a rotating fan, which is also a gimmick and can attract many customers!"

Chang Feng, who heard the conversation, smiled and said, "How do you compare the rotating fan to the one in the academy? Which one is more exquisite?"

Gu Tingye waved his hand and smiled, "Almost the same! The difference is that the box under the rotating fan is open, and the metal gears and everything are exposed."

"Hiss! Wouldn't the key structure be clearly seen by others?" Chang Feng frowned.

Gu Tingye nodded: "Yes! I asked the guys at Fanlou the same question, but they said that this is what the Ministry of Industry said."

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Erlang, if there is such a thing, someone who is interested will always find a way to check it out. Instead of that, it is better to let people see it clearly."

"That's right." Gu Tingye nodded.

By July,

The weather is still a bit hot.

After school,
Xu Zaijing was riding on a horse and saw stalls selling Mohelo, Guban, Shuishangfu and other things on the street.

From time to time, there would be boys carrying lotus leaves on their heads and holding lotus flowers in their arms for sale.

"Xiao Wu, what do you think of this Mohele?" Zai Zhang, who was stationed in front of the stall, said with a smile.

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Brother, this is good, it looks like a beautiful one."

"Yes! Buy a rattle. My little sister and Dai Ge'er will definitely like it."

After talking and buying a lot of things, the two brothers returned to Quyuan Street.

The sky was still bright.

On the way to Sun's courtyard, the two brothers

You can hear the craftsmen in the mansion still working on the Qiqiao Tower which will be used in a few days.

At the gate of the yard,

Yun Jin, who was just leaving the yard, saw the two brothers and shouted towards the yard with a smile, "The Third and Fifth Young Masters are back!"

After calling Yunjin, he smiled and bowed, then went about his own business.

Zai Zhang, who had entered the courtyard, looked back at Yun Jin who was leaving and said with a smile, "Is this little maid called Yun Jin?"

"Yeah." Xu Zaijing nodded.

"It looks like what your sister-in-law said. She looks a bit like Minglan, especially her eyes and eyebrows."

"Haha." Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "This maid is much darker than Minglan."

"Haha, that's right." Zai Zhang laughed.

Entered the house,

Daiger and Zhongger were naturally very happy when they saw the toys.

When Xu Zaijing was about to pick up his niece Qing Jie'er as he did in the past, he was stopped by Dan's mother who smiled and said, "Wulang, it seems that you and Sanlang should wash your faces and hands first!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and touched his face. He was sweaty and covered in dust on the way home. He didn't go back to his own yard to wash, so he was indeed a little dirty.

After washing his hands and face, Xu Zaijing picked up his younger sister and looked around the room. He then discovered an exquisite bamboo basket next to his mother, Sun.

Seeing Xu Zaijing's gaze, Sun smiled and said, "This is something Anmei sent over. She said she heard from Tingyi that it was popular among the girls in the capital to read storybooks and miscellaneous books, so she bought it and sent it over."

Xu Zaijing turned to look at his smiling niece and said, "Isn't it a bit unreasonable for Qingjie, who can't read a few words, to see this?"

Hearing this, Sun frowned and looked at Xu Zaijing, scolding him, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is just for the girls of the Sheng family to watch for fun. What does it have to do with your niece?"

"Oh!" Looking at the bamboo basket which was bigger than the usual lunch box, Xu Zaijing said, "It looks like a lot."

Sun nodded and instructed, "Let your brother deliver these tomorrow, and you stay away."

"Why?" Xu Zaijing frowned.

"Your brother is the brother-in-law of Miss Sheng, so it's okay to give these things to her! It's inappropriate to give these to someone like you who isn't even engaged yet."

Xu Zaijing thought about it and realized that it was just something with words on it, and giving it to girls might cause misunderstanding.

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Mother is right."

Turn around,

When Zai Zhang arrived at the Sheng family, he first went to Shou'an Hall and gave all the books to the old lady.

Along with the books, there was also a pair of lotus flowers.

It would be safer if the books were checked by the old lady before being distributed.

After a few days,
The seventh day of July,

Chinese Valentine's Day,

Those who were studying for the imperial examinations, such as Xu Zaijing, recited poems in front of the Qiqiao Tower.

The women and girls would thread needles in the moonlight in front of the Qiqiao Tower, praying and burning incense.

On the altar in front of the Qiqiao Tower, there is of course a sealed spider box. If the spiders in the box can weave a neat web on the second day, it means that the Qiqiao prayer is successful.

A few days after the Qixi Festival,

It is the Zhongyuan Festival.
As in previous years, Xu Zaijing and his brother brought old friends from the Marquis' Mansion to the Taoist Temple.

On the huge mountain of money in the Taoist temple, they offered their own sacrificial items.

Previously, the infantry and cavalry under the command of the Northwestern Marquis of Yongyi had fought against the Northern Liao. Although they won a great victory, many soldiers from Bianliang were still killed in the battle.

Therefore, in front of the huge mountain of money, there were many family members wearing white cloth.

After the Taoist priest of the Taoist Temple inspected it, the huge mountain of money was ignited again.

As the flames burned, the cries of many family members were heard.

The thin paper money turned into ashes and floated into the air with the wind.

Xu Zaijing looked at this scene and prayed silently in his heart. The battle was fierce, and he prayed that his father and brother would be safe on the battlefield.

The weather was already somewhat hot, and standing in front of the burning mountain of money, everyone felt their cheeks getting hot, and the sweat that flowed out was quickly dried up.

When Xu Zaijing and his brother turned around and left, they could feel a grainy feeling on their faces when they touched them.

Those are tiny salt particles that remain on your face after the sweat dries up.

On the way back to the mansion,

Because there was too much paper money being burned, the Taoist temple was filled with the smell of burning paper.

"Sworn brother."

"Sworn brother?"

Hearing the call from beside him, Xu Zaijing turned to look at his sworn brother Lu Zezong who was riding a horse next to him.

"Zong'er, what's wrong?"

"Brother, what were you thinking about when you were looking towards the north just now? You didn't respond when your brother called you." Lu Zezong said in confusion.

Xu Zaijing shook his head and looked at his nephew Xu Xingdai who was also confused. He said, "Zong'er, it's nothing. I just remembered that I met a few heroes in this area before. Now..."

Dai Ge'er suddenly understood and realized that his uncle was talking about the head of the Yue family, whom he had paid tribute to in Xiangzhou before.

So Xu Xingdai also looked towards the north and said, "Uncle, will Brother Yue come to the capital next year?"

"Correct."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

(End of this chapter)