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Chapter 668 Feng, you... [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 36k more]

Many days into winter,

The streets of Bianjing,

The morning wind blew on Xu Zaijing's face, making him feel quite cold.

look up,

The moon that rose in the second half of the night was still hanging in the sky, with bright stars next to it.

"Oh oh oh-"

A rooster from some household along the road started crowing in the early morning.

The smoke from the firewood used to cook in the morning floated up the chimney into the air, and when blown by the wind, it was smelled by a group of people riding horses on the street.

The little black colt even snorted.

"Ta-ta."

"Wang Wang Wang-"

The sound of the hooves of Xu Zaijing and his companions' horses caused the dogs in the yards beside the street to bark.

As if conveying 'information', a dog in the distance also barked a few times.

Xu Zaijing exhaled forward, and the warm breath appeared in front of him.

After crossing the bridge over the canal in the city, the military patrol stations on the roadside lit lanterns. A soldier heard the sound of horse hooves and hurried out to greet him, saying, "Hello, Young Master. You haven't been here for a long time."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded. Qingyun threw a string of copper coins to the soldier and said with a smile, "It's cold, brother, drink some hot soup to warm yourself up."

"Thank you, Brother Yin."

Qingyun smiled and bowed, then continued to walk forward with Xu Zaijing.

After walking for a while in the dark morning light,

When Xu Zaijing and his party entered the Sheng family, a night watchman happened to shout "It's the hour of Mao" in the distance and turned into Jiying Lane.

Xu Zaijing had already taken the maid to the school.

Qingyun, who stayed in the outer courtyard of the Sheng family, unsaddled the horse together with the coachman of the Xu family and the servant of the Sheng family, and led the horse to the stable.

Looking at the Sheng family servant who was carrying a bucket of warm water with some effort and walking towards this side, Qingyun smiled and said, "Let me do it!"

Just as the Sheng family servant was about to be polite, he felt the bucket in his hand being easily taken away by Qingyun.

After finishing some work,
The Sheng family servant smiled and said, "Brother Qingyun, go inside and warm up."

Qingyun didn't reply. He looked around the stables and saw that nothing was wrong. Then he smiled and nodded, "Let's go."

As they were talking, a group of people entered the gatehouse next to the Sheng family's main gate.

After pulling aside the curtain and entering the house, Qingyun smiled and said, "Wow, the stove is on. It's really warm!"

"Hello, Young Master Yin. The master is kind and knows that winter nights are hard to endure, so he let the stove be lit." The doorman in the house picked up the kettle on the stove and prepared to take a bowl to make tea for Qingyun.

Several servants of the Sheng family,
Some of them were busy taking the cloak that Qingyun had untied and putting it aside; some walked aside to move stools; some walked towards the table and brought over a plate of chestnuts and dates.

"Brother Qingyun, try the dried dates we just bought."

"it is good!"

Qingyun finished speaking with a smile, and then said to the doorman who handed over the tea, "Thank you, old brother."

"You're welcome, little brother."

Qingyun took the hot tea and put it on the table beside him. He also grabbed two chestnuts from the plate and said to the Sheng family servant who was moving a stool beside him, "Don't be in a hurry to sit down. Someone will come later."

The voice just fell,

There was the sound of carriages outside the house.

When the people in the gatehouse went outside, they saw that the carriages and horses of the Xu, Gu and Qi families entered the yard together.

"Shut up!"

The drivers of the three carriages sighed and looked at the three young masters who stepped on the horse stools and hurriedly got off the carriages. Qingyun and others bowed and called for help.

After Gu Tingye and the others nodded, they walked quickly towards the school yard with their followers.

When everyone left, Zhique, who was beside Gu Tingye, looked back a few times, which was different from usual.

When the figures disappeared in front of the school gate, the night watchman's shout of "two quarters past three in the morning" came from outside the gate.

Qingyun and others naturally came to help again.

During this time, the servant of the Sheng family kept looking at a young man who looked unfamiliar.

When the carriage work is finished,
Several coachmen prepared to go to the house behind the gatehouse to rest.

Qingyun took two quick steps and grabbed the driver of Duke Qi's family. He raised his chin towards a young man standing in front of a horse trough not far away and said, "Sixth Brother Wang, where did that brother who came with Second Young Master Gu come from?"

The Qi family driver, who had a thick beard, looked over there and said, "Oh, that little brother!"

Qingyun smiled and nodded.

Wang Huzi waved his hand and said, "I don't know."

Qingyun said helplessly: "Brother Wang Liu, you..."

Wang Huzi laughed and said, "Brother, I just saw this brother this morning, how could I know?"

"Okay." Qingyun patted Wang Huzi's shoulder helplessly and walked towards the rather strong young man.

The young man who was standing in front of the horse trough, stirring the horse feed with his hands awkwardly, turned his head and looked to the side after hearing footsteps.

Seeing that Qingyun was taller than him, the young man smiled in a naive way.

Qingyun smiled and nodded, picked up a small bag of beans from the trough next to the little horse, and said, "Add some fried beans."

"Puff!" The little black colt behind the trough snorted towards Qingyun.

Qingyun smiled and touched the little horse's head, saying, "I'm not giving you all of it, why are you in such a hurry?"

As he said that, Qingyun glanced at the young man and said, "Take it quickly!"

The young man looked at the little black colt with fondness in his eyes, reached into the bag with both hands, took out a handful of beans and put them in the trough of Gu Tingye's mount.

Looking at his horse eating grass, the young man turned to look at Qingyun and said, "Brother, our horse is really smart! Hiss, it's actually a male horse that has not been castrated!?"

Qingyun put down the bag, smiled and nodded, "Yes! This guy's parents are both extraordinary! Brother, is this your first time coming to the Sheng family today?"

The muscular young man nodded, looked in the direction of the school, and said, "Originally, this kid Zhique said he wanted to introduce him to me, but the young master was a little late this morning, so he didn't make it in time."

Qingyun blinked and smiled, "Mr. Zhuang's rules are very strict. If you are late, you will be punished to copy books at the very least. If it is serious, you will be hit with a board on the hand or suspended from class for several days."

"Oh, no wonder!" said the muscular young man.

Qingyun clapped his hands and said, "After listening to a few words, I feel that you seem to be quite familiar with Zhique. Is it yours?"

The muscular young man smiled naively and said, "Zhi Que is my younger brother."

Hearing this, Qingyun was a little surprised: "Oh! Brother, you are actually the second brother that Zhique mentioned, who is quite strong? His name is Shitou?"

"Hehe." The muscular young man laughed and scratched his head and said, "My brother actually mentioned me to you?"

Qingyun nodded repeatedly: "Before, when we accompanied our respective sons to the polo and drink, he often told me that he had a second brother at home who was very strong."

Shitou smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, that's all my strength is."

Glancing at the little horse again, Shitou hesitated and said, "I've also heard him say a few words. Could it be that you are Brother Qingyun who is beside Master Xu Wu?"

"That's right!" Qingyun smiled and took a step forward, holding Shitou's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Since you are Zhique's biological brother, let's go and sit in the room over there."

"I am a villain" Shitou was a little hesitant.

Qingyun put his arm around Shitou's shoulders and said, "Let's go!"

Feeling the strength on his shoulders, Shitou said with a smile: "Brother Qingyun, you are quite strong!"

"Hey, that's nothing." Qingyun said, his eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Shitou, what is Zhique called at home?"

Shitou smiled and said, "My eldest brother's name is Shishan, my name is Shitou, and my younger brother's name is Shizi." "Puchi!" Qingyun couldn't help but laugh and said, "No wonder! I asked Zhique about his original name before, but he kept refusing to tell me. So this is his name."

Shitou nodded and said, "My brother also said that his current name was given to him by the young master after he looked it up in a book! With so many strokes, it's not as simple as Shi's."

“Hahaha!” Qingyun smiled and patted Shitou’s shoulder: “Not bad!”

The two exchanged their ages again, and it was indeed Qingyun who was the elder brother and Shitou who was the younger brother.

When they were about to reach the Sheng family's gatehouse, Shitou looked at Qingyun and said, "Brother Qingyun, why do you keep pinching my arm?"

Qingyun smiled and said, "To be honest with you, Shitou, I think you have a very strong physique and strong shoulders. I guess you have practiced Kung Fu?"

"Hehe, I learned a few tricks from big brother."

Qingyun nodded: "Hmm! Some of my Lord's personal soldiers, who made great contributions in the northwest, are not as strong as you!"

Shitou looked at Qingyun in surprise and said, "I heard from many merchants on the canal before that there are several famous young men in the north of the Great Zhou."

"Oh? Who are they?" Qingyun asked curiously.

"There was a commander named Di, who killed the Baigao bandits in foot combat and made them throw away their armor and weapons. There was also a commander named Lu, who stabbed the Baigao cavalry with a silver spear and made them cry for their parents. Under the command of the Duke of Ying, there was also a commander named Huang."

As he spoke, Qingyun lifted the door curtain and pulled Shitou into the gatehouse.

After the introduction, Shitou and the Sheng family's doorman no longer felt unfamiliar with each other.

After talking about the northern army, a servant of the Sheng family asked, "Brother Shitou, who do you admire the most?"

"Of course it was General Huang who broke into the Baigao Fortress alone!" Shi Tou affirmed.

Qingyun looked at Shitou's admiring expression and said, "Shitou, do you know what the relationship is between this General Huang and your son?"

"Ah? General Huang actually knows my young master." Shitou slapped his thigh and said in annoyance, "I heard from my younger brother that my master has a long history in the army, so my young master must know General Huang."

Looking at Qingyun and the Sheng family servant smiling, Shitou asked in confusion: "Brother Qingyun, everyone, what's wrong with you?"

Qingyun said: "Shitou, General Huang is your son's brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?!" Shi Tou was surprised.

Qingyun explained a few words, and then saw Shitou's eyes light up: "Hiss, then won't I have a chance to meet this person in the future?"

Everyone in the room smiled and nodded.

While drinking hot tea and talking, a servant of the Sheng family asked curiously, "By the way, Brother Qingyun, I haven't seen you and Master Xu Wu come to our house in the past few days. What were you busy with?"

Qingyun cracked open a chestnut and said with a smile, "In the past few days, the second son of the Chai family, the second son of the Li family, and the young master of the Zhajue family have been getting married, and I have been accompanying the young master to busy these families."

"Oh!" Everyone in the room nodded.

Subsequently,

The Sheng family's doorman chatted with Shi Tou for a while longer.

"So, brother Shitou and his family live on the canal? How good are you at swimming?" asked the servant of the Sheng family.

Shitou took the dates that Qingyun handed over and said, "Hehe, that's not bad. I can hold my breath for half a cup of tea underwater."

"Wow! That's amazing!" praised the Sheng family's servant.

Shitou shook his head. "My elder brother said that what I did was nothing! There was a group of cunning pirates on the canal before. They were very skilled! There were six or seven of them who could hold their breath underwater for half a cup of tea."

"There are several families who are more luxurious than mine, and they have all been extorted and robbed by this gang of pirates."

Looking at Shi Tou's sturdy figure, everyone in the gatehouse was surprised.

Upon further inquiry, it was found that the section of the canal where Shitou's family lived was only one or two hundred miles away from Yangzhou.

"Brother Shitou, are these bandits still rampant now?" asked the Sheng family's doorman.

Shitou shook his head: "This gang of pirates disappeared five or six years ago!"

"I vaguely heard that they had offended someone they shouldn't have, and were smothered in the river by the experts from the Tiger Wing Navy transferred from the capital."

Listening to Shitou's words, Qingyun's expression gradually changed from surprise to thoughtfulness.

"Shitou, what's the name of the leader of that gang of bandits?" Qingyun asked.

Shitou shook his head. "That group of pirates is very clever and meticulous. They come and go without a trace. My family has rarely heard of their leader. Some say they are from the sea navy, some say they are from the inland navy. There are many different opinions."

Qingyun asked a few more questions, feeling a bit confused, and then said, "Shitou, Zhique and I accompanied the young master and his wife to Yangzhou before, and we dealt with a few bandits along the way."

Shitou was stunned for a moment, and after comparing the time with Qingyun, he nodded in surprise: "Brother Qingyun, that gang of pirates disappeared from then on!"

The servants of the Sheng family had heard Qingyun talk about how they eliminated the bandits on the way south to Yangzhou several times, so there was no need for Qingyun to describe it again.

quickly,

It was bright outside, the sun was rising, and the charcoal stove in the gatehouse was extinguished.

After checking and cleaning the stable, they stood in the sun and continued talking.

After school in the afternoon,

It was already getting dark, and Xu Zaijing didn't pay any attention to the Gu family's driver.

On the way back to the mansion,

After listening to Qingyun's narration,
Xu Zaijing turned around in surprise and asked, "The Gu family changed the driver to Shitou? Is he Zhique's brother?"

Qingyun nodded repeatedly.

Xu Zaijing said: "I remember Qingyun you said that Zhique's family is related to Madam Bai's maternal grandfather's family, right?"

"Yes, sir."

Xu Zaijing nodded with feeling and said, "Then we have to see that kid tomorrow!"

After all, the fate of the stone has changed a lot.

evening,

West Fruit Lane,

Kang Family Residence,

A maid was walking in the lantern light on the corridor, carrying a tray.

The maid walked through the corridor and came to King Kang's courtyard, then handed the bamboo tube on the tray to the maid standing at the door.

"Madam, someone came in through the gate and said it was a letter from the Wang family."

The maid stepped into the room and called softly.

"Give it to me quickly." Mrs. Kang Wang said with an expectant smile.

After opening the envelope in the bamboo tube, Wangshi Kang read it carefully under the candlelight.

After reading the letter quickly, Mrs. Kang's smile gradually disappeared. Her chest heaved and she slammed the letter on the table angrily.

"Feng, you bitch! You are the daughter-in-law of my Wang family! How dare you talk to me like that! Bitch!"

"Seeing the Sheng family gaining momentum, you rush over to flatter them! Bah!"

At this time,

"The master is back."

There was a maid outside the door preaching.

After hearing this, Queen Kang took a deep breath, and her fierce expression quickly disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face.

Just as she was about to walk out, Wangshi Kang looked at the letter again and quickly stuffed it into her sleeve.

Kang Jin, who had just entered the room, happened to see this scene and asked in confusion: "Mother, what are you doing?"

Kang Wangshi smiled and said, "Jin'er, it's nothing. It's a letter from your grandmother."

Kang Jin walked to the table with a smile, sat down and casually picked up a piece of candied fruit, and asked, "Why did grandma write to you?"

Kang Wang smiled stiffly and said, "It has something to do with your sisters' marriages."

(End of this chapter)