However, Xu Xian did not rush to agree.

"Thank you for your affirmation." Xu Xian said calmly and calmly, "Steward Ji, please sit down and drink tea first." ”

Ji Gao knew that Xu Xian needed to think about it, so he had to arch his hand, sit back in the chair, take the tea and drink it, and wait for Xu Xian to think about it.

Xu Xian was also a little thirsty when he walked home from the Yuelai Inn, so he picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Ji Gao was stunned for a while, and saw that Xu Xian was still drinking tea unhurriedly, without the intention of expressing his position, and couldn't help but say: "Young Master Xu, our Zhilan Poetry Club invites you very sincerely. ”

"I know. However, there is still a month and a half before the Mid-Autumn Festival, is it too early? Xu Xian groaned, "For such a long time, there are many variables." ”

"Not early, not early, not early at all." Ji Gao hurriedly said, "We attach great importance to the Zhilan Poetry Club, and it is necessary to prepare early." ”

Generally, the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry club sends invitations to scholars and talents about a month in advance, or scholars and talents submit greetings to the famous poetry club a month in advance. Because the Zhilan Poetry Club was only held this year, it had to prepare half a month earlier than other poetry clubs.

Xu Xian was unmoved and said: "That's it, half a month later, I will reply to your Zhilan Poetry Club." ”

With that, he stood up, as if to see off the guest.

Li Gongfu and Li Xu couldn't help but be anxious when they heard that Xu Xian actually refused, but they still held back.

Now Xu Xian's status makes them no longer treat Xu Xian as a child, respect Xu Xian's opinions, and no longer help Xu Xian make decisions without authorization.

Seeing this, Ji Gao gritted his teeth and arched his hand: "In order to show the sincerity of our Zhilan Poetry Club to the greatest extent, we are willing to pay five hundred taels to thank you, Gongzi Xu!" ”

"Five, five hundred taels !!" Li Gongfu and Li Xu finally couldn't help but scream, and kept giving Xu Xian a look, so that Xu Xian agreed.

Xu Xian saw the appearance of his brother-in-law and sister, so he had to agree: "Thank you for the sincerity of your poetry meeting, the kid will participate in your poetry meeting according to his promise." There is a premise, though. ”

"What premise?" Ji Gao asked nervously.

"If Muyang Academy has a show on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the kid can only be very sorry." Xu Xian said.

Although Muyang Academy is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it does not prevent the opportunity for the husband and students to go home for reunion or earn money, but Xu Xian has to take precautions.

When Ji Gao heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "This is natural." ”

Next, Ji Gao took out two hundred taels of silver tickets and gave them to Xu Xian as sincerity money, and the remaining three hundred taels must be given to the poetry meeting.

Seeing Xu Xian Xu Xian accept the silver ticket and finalize the matter, Ji Gao breathed a sigh of relief, and then took out a note and handed it to Xu Xian: "This is the topic that will come out on the night of the poetry meeting, please prepare for it in advance." ”

Poetry clubs that are not strong will basically reveal the topic in advance to the talents who are invited with a lot of money, so that they can be prepared, so that they can "compose" a few high-quality poems at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting.

If you can come out with poems (referring to the best poems on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival), this poetry will be famous and become hot, and it will be held in the future, without spending money to invite talents, and their own talents will take the initiative to hand over the post, and it will be the turn of the poetry club to pick talents.

"Rest assured. Entrusted by others, loyal to others, this is the creed of someone's life. Xu Xian nodded.

Ji Gao said again: "Please also be sure to keep the topic confidential." ”

Xu Xian nodded.

After the discussion, Ji Gao got up and said goodbye, and Xu Xian, Li Gongfu and Li Xu sent him to the gate.

Closing the door, Xu Xian handed over the two hundred taels of silver tickets to Li Xu.

Li Xu held the silver ticket, his hands trembled with excitement, and it was easy to earn at least five hundred taels of silver in just one night.

She felt like she was dreaming, it was so unreal.

"Everything is inferior, but reading is high." Li Gongfu couldn't help but sigh, "I think I was born and died for more than ten years, and I didn't make as much money as Hanwen earned in a few months." ”

"Hanwen, you have a chance, your sister's hardships over the years have not been in vain."

Li Xu couldn't help but wipe away his tears, happy for his brother's life.

Xu's parents died early, and it was not easy for her sister to pull Xu Xian to grow up. Before she got married, she was a flower in Qiantang County, how many people wanted to marry her, but she asked that she must bring her younger brother, and after marrying her, she must treat Xu Xian like her own brother, which made many people stop.

In the end, Li Gongfu accepted her conditions, so she married Li Gongfu, who had average conditions and was still an ordinary catcher at that time.

Xu Xian said sincerely: "Sister, brother-in-law, our days will get better and better in the future." ”

……

said that Ji Gao got into the carriage and went back to Ji Mansion to report, and on the way he calmed down, and began to regret that the price he paid was too great.

"Five hundred taels of silver is enough to invite two talented dukes." He regretted and said to himself, "Alas, I guess I will be scolded when I go back." ”

Although he is also surnamed Ji, he is not the family of Jifu, but just a side lineage.

Back at the Ji Mansion, when Ji Gao reported to Ji Xiong, the head of the Ji family, he was really pointed at his nose by Ji Xiong and scolded: "Okay, you Ji Gao, it's not your money that hurts, isn't it?!" Five hundred taels to invite a scholar without any merit, my Ji Mansion owes you, right?! ”

It turned out that Ji's cloth bank announced that it would spend 10,000 taels of silver to hold the Zhilan Poetry Meeting, but it was just a publicity stunt, and the real budget was only about 6,000 taels. Xu Xian's appearance fee went to almost one-tenth of their budget at once, how could Ji Xiong, the head of the Ji family, not jump to his feet?

Ji Gao was so frightened that he knelt down and hurriedly defended himself: "The head of the family is angry. Although Xu Xian has no fame, he is a disciple of Zhang Gong. There are only a few disciples of Zhang Gong, except for Xu Xian, the others don't look down on our money at all. We use Zhang Gong's disciples to participate in our poetry meeting as a gimmick, which will definitely attract other talented people to participate in our poetry meeting. ”

"In addition, Xu Xian's poems are not simple, I heard that his "Yongzhu" has been transmitted to Lin'an City."

"Maybe Xu Xian himself is not worth the price, but it's not far off."

Ji Xiong listened to Ji Gao's explanation, his anger subsided slightly, and said: "Don't blow Xu Xian so amazingly, he has only been studying for a few months, how much talent can he have?" If Xu Xian doesn't write a single poem at the poetry meeting, or only makes one or two bullshit poems, see if I can pick your skin by then! ”

"Xu Xian will not let you down." Ji Gao stubbornly assured Xu Xian, his forehead and back were already soaked with cold sweat.

"Hmph, better so!" Ji Xiong snorted coldly, shook his sleeves and left.

Ji Gao stood up, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and sighed regretfully: "Xu Xian, if you are famous, I will really be miserable by you." ”