But Xue Lian, who said that she left, felt more and more uncomfortable the more she thought about it, thinking back to that guy's cold response, which caused her to fall into a subtle self-doubt.

When her grandmother mentioned this family affair to her, she said good things, but she didn't believe it, so she went to Xue Jin and got some vague answers, she instinctively felt that that guy must be a "two-faced and three-knife" man, while learning to be obedient in front of the elders, and on the other hand, he may not be able to do something lacking in virtue behind his back. Then she sent someone outside to find out the news, most of which were one-sided "abuse" of that guy, which strengthened her opinion.

This kind of person, who would want to have a relationship with him, let alone get married.

Then again, in a relatively "enlightened" family like the Xue family, if you are a girl from another official family, you will be somewhat autonomous, and it will never be possible to be the master of your own family affairs.

Xue Lian understands this, and also knows that his grandmother's sisterhood for the old lady of the Chen family, and some things are naturally left with some "leeway", so as not to cause stiffness on both sides.

The previous set of rhetoric, although it was played on the spot, was basically something that turned around a few times in my head. Of course, if it were a more suitable occasion, she would have refused to be more "tactful".

On the other hand, looking at the state of that guy's appearance, Xue Lian thought that the goal had been achieved. It's just that it's completely different from what she thought before, and at this time, she should be very relaxed and happy.

It's all to blame on that guy, the man.

……

Chen Ji sneezed, and followed Xue Jin around to the legendary study. Chen Ji inevitably had some headaches, and he was really in conflict with the "literary atmosphere" here. found an excuse and landed in the courtyard, and did not follow Xue Jin into the house.

Xue Jin didn't force it, he returned to his polite appearance at the beginning, and went into the house to study by himself.

Chen Ji sat down at the stone table in the corner of the courtyard, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop, his eyes wandering around.

Thinking about it, Xue Dagongzi is usually a person who likes gardening, and the arrangements everywhere are very particular, and now even if it is autumn, the garden chickens are still green, and occasionally the fragrance of flowers overflows.

After a stick of incense, Xue Jin came out of the room, holding a thick stack of paper in his hand, and when he got closer, he put the things on the table, and said softly: "These are my current texts in the past few years, I have compiled and marked them according to the composition time, Brother Ji can take a look at it when he is free, it should be somewhat helpful." As he spoke, he took out a separate volume from the bottom and said solemnly: "There are only ten articles in this volume, all of which were written when I was studying under Mr. Wang in the south, and there are comments from Mr. Wang."

Chen Ji raised his eyes and looked over, and said in surprise: "The Mr. Wang that the world brother said, isn't it Mr. Wang Che?"

Xue Jin bowed his head and said solemnly: "Exactly, I also dragged my father's relationship, and I was fortunate to study under my husband for half a year, and I gained a lot."

Xue Jin looked at Chen Ji, rubbed the booklet with only ten articles, and said: "Originally, I put it in Dengzhou, which is actually a transcript, and I also made some revisions on it later. However, I have colored the annotations, which does not hinder the study. ”

Chen Ji solemnly asked, "Brother Shi, this booklet has the annotation of that gentleman, why haven't I seen it in the world?"

Xue Jindao: "When I was in the south, I published it once, and after I came back from the study tour, I was always preparing for the exam, so I didn't think about it so much."

Chen Ji's eyes lit up, and he asked: "Brother Shi also knows, I recently tinkered with a bookstore, and I happened to do these things of publishing current literature, but because of the limitations of the current literature of students in the north, it is difficult to produce any good articles. Brother Shi's book? Would you like to publish it in Northland? ”

Xue Jin was stunned: "It's not impossible to print it. But it's only ten articles, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell much, and when the time comes, Brother Ji'er will lose money, but it's none of my business. ”

Chen Ji squinted and smiled: "With the status of the Jinshi just now, at least I won't lose money." Speaking of this, Chen Ji took the liberty of asking again, is there still a connection between the world brother and his classmates in the south? ”

"Hmm. There is about one exchange of letters a month, and some of them are studying in the north, and the letters are more frequent. ”

Xue Jin sighed and reminded: "I should be able to guess some of Brother Xi'er's thoughts." However, you have to understand that there is a party struggle in the court, which affects not only the many officials in office, but also students from all over the country, in fact, those who want to go further are also forced to stand in line. ”

Chen Ji bowed, "I know this." ”

"It's good to know. But you have this mind, at least in Shandong, but you can also let it go, my colleagues and I once set up a society in Jinan Prefecture, about the printing has been because the copper smell is too heavy, not very good. ”

"Brother Shi, why don't you discuss with the society and outsource these things to me? In addition to helping you publicize and expand your influence, there will also be a certain amount of silver supply every month. ”

Xue Jin saw Chen Ji's eager look, and smiled: "Lost the money?"

Chen Ji sighed: "No one will have trouble with silver."

Xue Jin nodded: "That's right." After a while, I wrote to ask, in fact, I am also a leader in the society, and this should be possible. But even if there is news, I'm afraid you'll have to make a trip yourself. ”

"That's easy to say."

For Chen Ji, it would also be a good thing if he could use this to open up the road to Fucheng. Qingzhou is actually only built by him as a big rear, and now the existing structure has been erected, and the next thing to do is to improve it as much as possible in the specific implementation, or make appropriate streamlining according to the development requirements of different things.

Now his industry is so mixed that it involves almost all industries, and it is precisely because of this that he will be boycotted by the entire Qingzhou. Afterwards, as long as you grasp a few really important projects in your hands, the others will either give up or cooperate to eat shares, that is.

As a result, more than half of the merchants who do not have a direct business conflict with him will also withdraw from the current hostilities.

Of course, the premise of doing this must be to have a good relationship with those in power, and he does not have many choices nowadays. In addition to the relationship network that Comrade Lao Chen has connected in series, what needs to be put in front is the relationship network with those "second generation officials".

There are many ways in this, after all, people who read have the most thoughts. He can only "dig" one by one.

Xue Jin's voice rang in his ears, "If Brother Ji is willing, you might as well join in, right?" We have a head office in Fucheng, and other states and counties are also setting up branches, Qingzhou used to be undertaken by me, and if you join in, I can just hand it over to you. ”

Chen Ji shook his head: "If you really want to join, I'm afraid you will be said to be a related household." Brother Shi knows that I am really poor at reading, so I will wait for the next subject exam. ”

Xue Jin thought about it, didn't force it, and then said: "On the side of the head office, I still need to discuss with them for the time being, and I will make the decision in the Qingzhou branch first, and I will make an appointment with you to meet tomorrow, which will be arranged in advance." It just so happens that we have some ideas for your newspaper, too. ”

Chen Ji said: "Brother Shi has taken care of it."

Xue Jin was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

It is already a trend for the Jokhang court to form a party and a Shilin association. It's just that compared to the struggle between the various parties in the court, the Shilin is much milder, except for a few large societies attached to the court, such as the "Han Society" established by them, this kind of small society is probably for the purpose of communication and group reporting. Therefore, it is often because there is not much background, and the living environment is a little difficult. To put it bluntly, there is no money, after all, it is impossible to ask for silver subsidies at home, one by one or because of identity, or because they don't know how to make money, so they often break a copper plate in half to spend.

If Chen Ji can really do it, there must not be too many people who oppose it. Without the smell of copper, the situation of the whole community can be improved a lot, so why not.

Chen Ji and Xue Jin have their own thoughts, this matter really needs to be implemented, and they still need to grind their lips on many details, and they can't say it clearly for a while. So I turned the conversation back to the ten-article booklet.

It was still early for breakfast, Xue Jin picked a few of them, and talked to Chen Ji, Chen Ji's ability to summarize was a little bit, but he also listened to some things. It's just that if you want to use it, it may take a while to sharpen it.

Xue Jin also saw that Chen Ji himself was really not a stupid person, and it was impossible to believe what he heard in the past. Thinking about this, Xue Jin raised his eyebrows and became worried. Yu Guang glanced at Chen Ji, who was listening carefully, and a feeling of guilt rose in his heart.

Thinking that Chen Ji had met his sister just now, and they didn't seem to be chatting very happily, Xue Jin was worried, afraid that what he said earlier would cause Chen Ji to have a very bad impression of Xue Lian.

Taking advantage of a certain gap, Xue Jin said cautiously: "You met Xue Lian just now?" How does it feel? ”

Chen Ji gently put down the booklet and sighed: "Shimei seems to have some opinions about me."

Xue Jin's eyelids couldn't help but tremble, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, it was true.

It is said that he would rather demolish ten temples than one marriage, and his sin is great.

Xue Jin's thoughts, if Chen Ji knew, he would probably have to say "If he is really a split personality patient". At the moment, he said: "I won't hide it from Brother Shi, Sister Shimei told me something before, I'm afraid that this family matter will not be able to match the two elders."

Xue Jinning said, "So serious?"

"That's what it means. Although the marriage is the words of the matchmaker at the behest of my parents, I look at my sister's feelings for me, so it is not easy to force it. insisted on pulling Lang to match, and the two of them got together, I'm afraid it would be uncomfortable. ”

Xue Jin listened quietly, wondering if there was any remedy.

Chen Ji had already put away his sadness and smiled: "At the dinner table for a while, I refused in person, don't laugh at the younger brother."

Xue Jin came back to his senses, "How can you joke, the marriage in the world is the most indescribable." Turning a little more serious, he explained: "My sister has been pampered since she was a child, and she is usually very assertive, and my uncle left such a daughter early, so the family will not force her to do anything." This thing is going to be done, you and I are close to each other, if it doesn't work, don't think about it. ”

Chen Ji suddenly saw Xue Jin's serious face, but he also put away a little playful thoughts, and said: "I have been fortunate since ancient times, but I lost my life, my brother is relieved, I will not mess around."

Seeing this, Xue Jin was puzzled: "Why don't I see that you are not sad at all?"

Chen Ji smiled bitterly: "How can you not be sad to be rejected by a girl." It's just that I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. You can't be stalked, right? It is only natural for men to like women, and it is natural for women not to like men. It's just that when a man likes a woman, it happens that the woman also likes the man is the best result. ”

Xue Jin listened in a daze, didn't think deeply about the twists and turns in this, and remained serious: "But I think you're very happy."

"Yes?" Chen Ji looked over and said abruptly: "You see that I am almost sad and crying."

……

Outside the wall, Miss Xue, who came back secretly, took a bite when she heard this, searched her brain for a long time, and scolded, "It's really shameless." ”

When Xue Lian came over, the two of them were talking about the ingenuity of the "problem-solving" of a certain article, and Brother Jin first said a lot of things that gave him a headache, and then asked a few questions piecemeal with the guy who didn't look at it, and out of the above stereotype of someone, she told herself that she had to "understand" somewhat.

Then Brother Jin answered the "idiot" questions in a surprised tone, and felt that he couldn't help the knowledgeable Brother Jin when he said this, and hesitated to think of some words.

Later, I left the article for the time being and talked about meeting in front of me. The little girl immediately straightened her ears and thought to herself, "If that guy complains to Brother Jin, I must give him a good look." Then he raised his little fist and waved, his teeth and claws, and the little tiger coming down from the mountain was like.

When she heard the guy say, "How can you not be sad when you are rejected by a woman", the little girl was still very happy, isn't this just saying "Miss Ben is okay".

It's just that as soon as the conversation turned, the guy "couldn't help the bright moon shine on the ditch", although she doesn't like to read, she still likes to read poetry, and she understands the meaning of this sentence in a trance, and the little girl came up in one breath.

"How can there be such a simple heart to the bright moon, it is simply to take a face to face with the bright moon, the bright moon is hiding in the fog, you can't help the bright moon shine in the ditch! It's just that I don't treat the bright moon as the bright moon......"

"Miss Ben is so naturally beautiful, hasn't she ever left a little moonlight in your heart?"

Isn't that looking down on Miss Ben's charm?

……

If Chen Ji heard this, he would probably jump into the river and be sober.

Then he cried: "I said that I didn't like you, and now you blame me for not liking you, what is the reason?"

……

Inside and outside the wall, each brewing their thoughts, this time, and it was time for breakfast. The front hall called people to come and call people, and a "miss" outside the wall pulled everyone's minds back.

After a while, the figure jumped out and said coldly to the courtyard, "It's time for you to eat."

After Xue Lian left, Chen Ji turned Xue Jin on his elbow and said in a low voice, "Shimei is usually like this?"

Xue Jin shook his head: "Usually very well-behaved."

For fear that Chen Ji would not believe it, he added: "Really."