Qian Jin led Bao'er and the others to walk around for a while, and bought all the goods they came out to buy this time, mostly rouge gouache, children's toys and snacks, etc., and Lao Caotou's carriage was almost overwhelmed.

Bao'er was careful, this time not only bought winter solstice gifts for a few children in the courtyard, but also bought one for the craftsmen in the workshop. Qian Jin is a big person, where would he think of this layer.

Rouen and Acheson were still thieves and followed closely behind, and seeing that Qian Jin always had a tense face, they couldn't hold their faces, so they said a few words to Emily and hurriedly said goodbye. Yiren is very gentlemanly, and he is polite when he speaks, but Qian Jin somehow got angry when he saw the two of them.

Everything was ready, Lao Cao raised his whip and gently twisted the flowers, and the carriage slowly drove towards the courtyard. There was no room in the car, so Qian Jin had to lead Bao'er and the others to follow closely behind the carriage.

Not far behind, a young man dressed as a farmer poked his head out of an alley, with a slender scar on his face, looking terrible. Looking at the slowly departing carriage, he threw the bamboo basket behind him to the ground, startling the two white rabbits inside. Just as he was about to quietly follow Qian Jin and the others, a big hand was on his shoulder. The young man was frightened, and when he looked back, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a servant standing at his side.

"I have seen what you have done just now, and I have a unique mind, and I know how to use a rabbit to seduce that little girl. But you were a little unlucky, and you were ruined by Wang Liuzi's deflated three. The middle-aged servant said.

"What Brother Zong Ming said is not true. Originally, I only had to lure the girl away, and then designed to lure Qian Jin's sister and the alien woman over to catch her, but I was afraid that Qian Jin would not be able to take the bait when the time came? Count his fate today, otherwise my father's revenge can be avenged. The young man with the scar said.

"Brother Lin, don't worry, this money can live until now, and there is a scene in just a few months, how can it be so easy to die. You must know that not only the revenge of your father Lin Chief, but also more than a dozen officials such as Liu Shilang and Cai Shilang died indirectly at the hands of Qian Jin. I have already contacted their children, and I will be more confident in doing things together when the time comes. The middle-aged servant patted the scarred man on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you want to do great things, you can't do it alone." Wouldn't it be better to come up with a plan? ”

"Then it's all up to Brother Zongming's scheduling." The scarred man said.

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The winter solstice has arrived.

Today is Qian Jin's seventeenth birthday, and it is also the day when civil and military officials do not have to go to court.

Lao Qian got up early in the morning to clean up and cleaned up the courtyard. Qian Jin also gave the newly collected 300 brocade guards and all the craftsmen a holiday, leaving only the people on duty, and the rest went home if they wanted to, and they didn't stop them if they wanted to eat wine and drink meat, and they wanted to go to the kiln for their own convenience.

Early in the morning, Xiao Nuomi sat on the threshold of the courtyard and looked around, looking forward to Ding Wei suddenly appearing at the corner of the street. It's a cloudy day, and it's a little cold outside. Qian Jin couldn't bear it, if he hadn't told Ding Wei to go to Shandong to look for graphite mines, Xiao Nuomi estimated that she would be able to sit on her father's shoulder and cheer.

"Miss your daddy, little glutinous rice." Qian Jin sat next to her and said with a smile.

Xiao Nuomi glanced sideways at Qian Jin like an adult, and asked, "Brother, did you say that Daddy can come back today?" ”

"Uh...... This brother doesn't know either. Count the days, I should be back soon. ”

"Will Daddy bring me a present?"

"Your daddy...... He'll bring the baby back. With these treasures, my brother can protect Xiao Nuomi from being bullied. ”

"Hmm. Then I'll wait. ”

At this time, Xiao Li Zi ran out of the yard with a cheer, holding a rattle in his hand and shaking it vigorously, while Li Xiang chased after him. When he arrived at the door, Xiao Lizi pulled up the little glutinous rice and said, "Let's go, go out and play." ”

"Don't run far, remember to come back for dinner." Before Qian Jin could say a few words, the three children had already run out cheering.

Qian Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly, and called Li Bin to keep an eye on the three little guys. Just as he turned back into the courtyard, Gao Yuan suddenly appeared, startling him.

"Gao Qianhu, can you walk with a little noise, it's scary." Qian Jin said in surprise. Seeing Gao Yuan carrying a bag, he said strangely: "Is this going far away?" ”

"It is said that there is a swordsman in Yunnan who is extremely good at swordsmanship, and Poor Dao plans to meet him for a while."

Qian Jin grabbed his arm and walked into the house, but Gao Yuan didn't move at all. He had no choice but to give up and said, "It's the winter solstice today, don't go anywhere." ”

"It's still free. Every day, there are big fish and meat, and the poor road is tired of eating, so go out to change the taste. ”

"Then you're gone, what about my safety?"

Gao Yuan glanced sideways at Qian Jin, and said angrily: "I taught you swordsmanship, and I haven't seen you practice it a few times." Do you have to follow you for the rest of your life? ”

"This ...... The juniors don't mind. Qian Jin smiled sweetly and continued: "This winter, you are also in your forties, so you can't have a few days of peace?" Besides, it's not healthy to fight and kill. ”

"It's just a competition, don't worry."

"Then you have to tell the juniors, who are you going to talk to, and I will look for you in the future."

"It doesn't hurt to tell you, that person's name is Mo Bingyun, and he is good at using fast swords."

"What......" Qian Jin was stunned on the spot for a while.

When he left Pingchang Mansion, the second senior brother Song Tianxue said: The senior brother Mo Bingyun likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, haunts the famous mountains and rivers all day long, and writes well, making a fast sword in one hand. I didn't expect that Gao Qianhu was looking for a senior brother. The two have a great relationship with Qian Jin, and the sword has no eyes during this competition, so it is not good if you hurt either one.

Qian Jin was anxious to keep Gao Yuan, but after a while, Gao Yuan had disappeared. He shook his head, saying in his heart that masters are always uncomfortable, and I hope the two of them can take it easy when they compete.

Putting these thoughts aside for the time being, Qian Jin turned back to the yard to help.

Today, he set up 20 tables of banquets and invited relatives and friends in the capital to reunite. Xu Baolu was naturally invited, anyway, he didn't have much to go to in the capital alone. Guo Zhangyuan of the Hanlin Academy, Shi Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Ding Shangshu of the Military Department, Lu Song and Lu Shangshu of the Household Department, Guo Yushi of the Inspectorate, Lin Youtang and others, as well as Dou Mali, Shi Huade and others will also be present. Princess Anqing ignored the world, and Mrs. Tuo Huijing attended. For fear that there would be discussions in the court, Qian Jin went to the emperor early to report the banquet.

It has been seventeen years since he was reborn in the state of Chen. If the plan goes well, Qian Jin will not stay in the capital for a long time in the spring. I don't know if he will be in the capital on the next winter solstice, some kindness to thank, and some love to repay. However, being able to invite so many dignitaries to his house as guests with the official position of Zhengqipin, Qian Jin is the first one, and it is enough for him to brag for a few years.

The first to come to the door was Xu Baolu.

After entering the house, he split his head and asked: "The year-end evaluation is coming soon, and the days you have been in the court in the past few months add up to less than a month, which makes it difficult for this Shoufu to do." ”

"Do what you have to do." Qian Jin invited Xu Baolu to the main hall, served tea and poured water, and waited for his face to turn clear before he smiled: "The younger generation is not that material, and I don't want to make it difficult for Shibo." ”

"Then you can do superficial work, you have to leave a mouthful."

Qian Jin didn't want to argue. It just so happened that Master Hui Jing came to the door and helped him out of the siege.

"Mrs. Shi, I haven't seen you for a few days. Is the princess alright? Is Erya okay? ”

Mrs. Hui Jing didn't answer, her eyes stayed on the old locust tree for a moment, and then she smiled and said, "The princess asked me to come and see you." ”

Qian Jin knew that she was searching for Gao Yuan's traces, so he didn't break it, and bowed down and invited her into the main hall.

Xu Baolu saw Mrs. Shi from afar, and had already gotten up to greet her, and arched his hand and said, "Mrs., it's polite." ”

"People outside the party, how dare they be such a big gift." Mrs. Shi also politely replied.

The two exchanged a few words, but one was the first assistant of the dynasty, and the other was a Buddhist monk, so they really lacked a common topic. Qian Jin was caught in the middle, and he couldn't leave, so he had to accompany the two to tell some jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

It just so happened that Guo Zhangyuan appeared at the gate of the courtyard, accompanied by Lin Ruohai and many other colleagues of the Hanlin Academy, with no less than 30 people.

Qian Jin scolded in his heart: This is a big eater. Although he felt sorry for those good wines and good foods, he had to accompany all the smiling faces to welcome them in and arrange them one by one.

After about a quarter of an hour, the invited guests arrived one after another. Qian Jin instructed the helpers to serve wine and food, and invited a troupe to play music. Since Li Shoufuxian went, all the servants in his family and the troupe have been accepted, and they just came in handy today.

At noon, the banquet began. Qian Jin and Lao Qian stepped forward to toast one by one, and everyone was naturally polite. After three rounds of wine, Qian Jin walked to the courtyard with a wine glass and said loudly: "Today's festival, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about grievances, everything is in the wine." With that, he drank the wine from his glass.

Xu Baolu scolded with a smile: "This kid is a wine maker at home, don't worry about drinking him." ”

The crowd laughed and drank all the wine in their cups.

Qian Jin walked up to Dou Mali with a wine glass and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Dou Mali, how is your church repaired?" ”

"The Queen Mother gave the parishioners a piece of land, and they could start construction when the spring was warm. In addition, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty have canonized me as a Bachelor of the Hallym Academy, and I will teach at the university you have opened in the future. Dou Mari got up and replied.

"Aren't we going to have a few drinks today?"

Dou Mali hesitated for a moment, and finally prepared to break the dogma once. He made a cross on his chest, asked for forgiveness from the Lord, and then raised his glass in return. At this moment, his gaze suddenly became glazed, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground. I saw him pointing to the sky with his finger and muttering, "Miracles...... Jesus has sent another miracle! ”

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, only to see an oval-shaped light trail staying in the air, and a dazzling halo of light around it. Not long after, that trail of light actually moved at an unbelievable high speed in the air, and its trajectory was completely unreasonable.

"Flying saucers, there's actually flying saucers here." Qian Jin couldn't help but scream.

As if in response to Qian Jin, the trajectory suddenly stopped in the air, flashed a dazzling light at the same time, and then slowly headed south.