It was night, and Cao Yan let go of his worries and fell asleep. Cao Yin tossed and turned, couldn't close his eyes, and sighed for a long time. Seeing her husband like this, Li couldn't sleep, so she put on her clothes and sat up: "What's wrong with you, husband?" Is it because the money that takes over the car can't be opened? You don't need to send a letter to the eldest brother! The eldest brother she is talking about refers to her cousin Suzhou weaving Li Xu.

"I'm worried about the slur!" Cao Yin said slowly.

"What's wrong?" Hearing the mention of Aiko, Li's voice couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Cao Yin's face was worried: "The young man is smart, he can read and recite, and he is good at riding and shooting, how similar is it to Nalan Rongruo back then." ”

"Good at mounted archery?" Li knew that his son was a good reader, and his body had been much stronger in the past few years, but for the first time he heard that he was good at riding and archery.

Cao Yin nodded, four years ago, Cao Yin moved to Qiujiju, saying that he wanted to practice martial arts and riding and archery, he was a child who was enthusiastic for a while, and taught him how to shoot arrows in the school field. In the following years, Cao Yan shot hundreds of arrows every day without supervision, and in the end, although not to mention 100 shots, it was not far off. Arrow targets go from dead targets to live targets. This live target is not a cat or rabbit used by ordinary people's children, but a target that can be moved backwards, backwards, left and right with a sliding rod.

"Nalan Rongruo is a famous man in the country, if our son can have such a good life as him, it is the blessing of our Cao family, why is my husband worried!" Lee was puzzled.

"Cai Gao Tian is jealous, I'm afraid that there will be a loss in longevity!" Cao Yin replied helplessly.

Li Shi heard Cao Yin's words be unlucky, and he avoided it in his heart, and frowned slightly: "Where is it, there are more young people who are both civil and military, how could I have expected that Yan'er would be like this." ”

Cao Yin shook his head: "That's not the case, how can a teenager from an ordinary family be compared with a young man." Speaking of which, I will tell you in detail about the study in the evening.

When the Li family heard that the Cao family was in crisis, they were so frightened that they couldn't speak for a long time.

Cao Yin said: "This kind of insight is something that ordinary eleven-year-old children can have. He has always said that his life is simple, and there are a number of people he has seen in every day, if he is not talented, where can he know these things. There is another point he did not say, and that is that the treasury tax silver mentioned in Cao's story is about the same as the tax silver in the current year. Jiangnan pays four percent of the world's taxes, and Cao Yan speculated on the number of foreign treasury deposits based on the information of the Political Department. Cao Yin is just a yellow-mouthed child, but he can tell the general idea, how can he not shock Cao Yin.

Li Shi muttered, "What about the Cao family? What to do with the mandarin? ”

Cao Yin sighed: "What can I do, it is natural to repay debts." Fighting for my old life, I will always make up for these shortfalls in my lifetime, and I will not leave any trouble for my children and grandchildren. ”

Li couldn't stop crying: "What about the girl, if it's really as the husband said, don't say that the old lady can't stand it, even I won't have to live!" ”

"Pretend not to know, don't show traces in front of the old lady. The old lady is the most distressed, and she can't leave it for a while. After the old lady is a hundred years old, she will send her to the temple for a few years, and she will be blessed by the Buddha's family, and she will not be prepared for a turn for the better. Cao Yin replied.

Li's woman said that she had any ideas, and when she heard her husband's proposal, she felt a little at ease, but when she thought of the impermanence of life, she couldn't help but start worrying about her son again, and tears flowed down.

Cao Yin was begging for his own house to sleep soundly, and if he knew that Cao Yin decided to send him to the monastery to practice because of his words, he would definitely cry and laugh.

A few days later, on March 25, Cao Yan feasted guests.

Because Cao Yan celebrated his birthday in advance, Cao Yan went to Yunyongzhai before going to school. Cao Yan's master and servant got up early and were thinking about what clothes to wear and what jewelry to wear.

Seeing Cao Yan come in, Cao Yan smiled and said: "Your sister Lin Xia Zhai has been famous for a long time, and now I can finally see it, you have to arrange it properly, if something goes wrong and sweeps away the prosperity of our machine club, I don't follow!" ”

"Don't worry, sister, Cao Fang has been ready for a few days!" Seeing that Cao Yan was happy, Cao Yan's mood was also a lot brighter, and the anxiety caused by waiting seemed to be much less. He was really puzzled, according to the mode of thinking, after Cao Yin understood the situation of the Cao family, he should have discussed countermeasures with his son, why did he wait for several days without moving. He doesn't treat himself as a child, he thinks that others are the same, which is a fan of the authorities.

Cao Yan saw Cao Yan holding a cyan burden in his hand, and was a little curious: "What is this, could it be that the birthday gift has arrived!" ”

Cao Yan nodded: "That's right, since my sister is going to celebrate my birthday today, my younger brother will congratulate Fangchen in advance!" ”

Cao Yan got up and thanked her, Cao Yan saw that Cao Yan's face was like a spring flower, amiable and lovely, thinking that she was going to get married next year, she couldn't help but reach out and touch her hair: "For twenty years, I have distinguished right from wrong, and the pomegranate blossoms are shining in the palace." ”

Cao Yan was stunned when he heard this, and when he reacted, Cao Yan had already disappeared. Cao Yan smiled: "Stinky boy, no big or small!" In his heart, he thought about Cao Yan's sentence, but he didn't understand.

Cao Yan personally opened the furoshiki, which was an ebony box, and after opening it, a copy of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" appeared in front of her. Cao Yan gently picked up this book, this is the wooden movable type version handed down during the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and her eyes couldn't help but redden, this was still mentioned by her gossip on her birthday last year, but she didn't expect this younger brother to take it to heart.

In the blink of an eye, most of the day passed, and Cao Yan, Cao Song and Gu Na got out of school. Wei Xin took the scholar boy and waited at the door. When his vacation expired, he began to work honestly for a long time.

Hearing Cao Yan say that he wanted to go back to the house directly, Wei Xin was so anxious that he reined in his horse and went to Cao Yan's side and whispered: "Don't go back to the house, Gongzi, there will be a group of people today!" ”

"Qunfanghui?" Cao Yan looked at Wei Xin with a little weirdness, this kid, didn't he want to take himself to visit the Qinglou, right?

Wei Xin saw Cao Yan looking at him, and was a little teasing: "Yes, Qunfang Club, all the ladies in the city will be here." ”

Cao Yan knew that he wanted to be left, and his heart moved, he had been in this world for a few years, except for his sisters and sisters, and he had never seen an outstanding woman outside. Gu Na was young, he had read a lot of books about talented and beautiful women, and he also had a lot of thoughts after listening to Wei Xin's words. Only Cao Song, who didn't know anything, nagged: "Mao girl has nothing to see, it's better to go out of the city and run a horse." As a result, two to one, Cao Song had no choice but to reluctantly follow behind Cao Song.

Led by Wei Xin, Cao Yan began to steal incense and peep jade for the first time in another world, but the more he walked, the more confused he became, this was obviously the way to Linxiazhai. Cao Yan grabbed the reins of the horse, turned around and asked, "Where is this group of Fang Hui?" ”

Wei Xin replied: "Of course it's not a vulgar place, it's in the famous Linxia Zhai!" ”

While speaking, everyone had already arrived near Lin Xia Zhai, and in front of the teahouse opposite Lin Xia Zhai, Wei Xin dismounted and said with a smile: "Son, Second Master, Gu Ye, the little one has booked a private room on the second floor here, and the location is just right." ”

Cao Yan looked at Wei Xin's slightly evil smile, and began to feel uncomfortable, this so-called "Qunfang Society" is the "Jizhu Society", looking at him like a familiar person, it is definitely not the first time to do this kind of peeping. Thinking that there were several sisters of the Cao family among them, and they couldn't help but be looked at by this kid, Cao Yan felt that this kid was not beaten. Thinking of this, I woke up again, what happened to me, I adapted to this society like this, and became a little antique. Not to mention looking at it from a distance, in the previous life, men and women in the society worked in the same class, and it was common to work hard in the end.

On the second floor, it is a good location, diagonally facing the entrance of Linxiazhai, and the figure can be seen carefully.

At the gate of Linxiazhai, a carriage stopped. Except for a few squatting or sitting coachmen, there is no shadow of half a beautiful woman.

When Wei Xin saw it, he thought that it was too early, and hurriedly said: "They are gathering at the time of the hour, and they want to disperse when the time comes!" ”

Cao Yan nodded, and sent the scholars back to the house to report the news, saying that a few of them were eating out with their classmates, and then called a guy and sent him to the restaurant next door to order a table of wine and food.

After more than half an hour, two pots of tea had been drunk, and the wine and food next door were delivered. Cao Yan was so hungry that he was too lazy to be picky about the taste of the food, so he ate two of three bites. Wei Xin was also here, except for calling him "childe" and "small", he didn't have the slightest consciousness of being a long-term follower. Where is Cao Yan's accountant more than this, he only has one more companion.

After eating, rinsing his mouth, Cao Yan looked at his pocket watch, 2:40 in the afternoon, and more than a quarter of an hour to Shenshi.

The man brought the tea, Cao Yan took a sip, and asked Wei Xin: "How do you know the time of their meeting so clearly, and there are sisters in your family who are coming to the meeting?" ”

"Well, my Xiaoqi received the post, and he was happy for several days, so annoyed that my old man said, 'The wind of the world is down', but he didn't dare to stop it." Wei Xin replied: "These aunts and grandmothers, who are either rich or expensive, are all daughters of big families, and the post is not just a reply!" ”

Cao Yan didn't speak, and Cao Song opened his mouth and asked, "Brother, since it is the Qunfang Society, then our family's eldest sister, second sister, and third sister don't know if they have received the post?" How can I be in a trance, I seem to have heard the big sister mention it to my mother. ”

Cao Yan couldn't help laughing: "That's right, it's the second sister who posted this post, and the eldest sister and the third sister are here." ”

Wei Xin was dumbfounded, only then did he know that he was abrupt, and seeing that Cao Yan had no resentment, he scratched his head, and said with a smile: "Several daughters in the house are extraordinary, and they should be selected for this group of Fang Hui." ”

The good machine club was actually called the "Qunfang Society" by the wild bees and butterflies outside, and Cao Yan really cried out for Cao Yan and her friends. Alas, what can it be, although the girls like to sing poetry and paint, and are willing to make boudoir confidants, in the eyes of their parents and families, it is just another kind of social entertainment.

Just thinking about it, I heard Wei Xin exclaim excitedly: "Come out!" They're out! ”

For a while, several teenagers came to the window and looked at the gate of Linxiazhai.

The first to come out were the two young ladies walking side by side, followed by a few maids. One of the two young ladies wore red, the other wore purple, and the red one was slightly taller, as if he had found someone peeping, he glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on the teahouse, and Cao Yan was very weak. It wasn't until the purple man pulled her sleeve that she lowered her head, and the two of them got into a carriage decorated with glass on the curtain.

"That's the carriage of the Yang family in Bihelou!" Wei Xin said teasingly: "The Bai family gave it to his granddaughter, and the master of the Bai Jewelry number designed it, and the whole Jiangning is just like this." ”

is actually Zheng Woxue's sister, looking at her style, she looks like a young lady from an official eunuch's family, where can you tell that she is from the family of a businessman?

Cao Yan was thinking about it, so he heard Wei Xin say: "The one who wears purple is the eldest lady of Bihelou, and she is a handkerchief with the seventh child of my family, and I have seen it two years ago." I really can't imagine that her ungrateful Lao Tzu can give birth to such a delicate girl. It is rumored that the newly appointed Jiangning General Soldier is good friends with the Yang family, and it is estimated that the one who wears red is his family's daughter, no wonder she is different from our Han girl, with the sassy style of a banner woman! ”

Then, another young lady came out one after another, Wei Xin looked at the carriage and the family members who followed, and introduced with a guess: "This should be the young lady of the Cui Fu Cheng family, his wife's family is a nouveau riche, and she likes to dress up in gold and silver the most, no, outside the curtain of the car, it is all pasted with gold leaf, but it is a pity that his daughter is the daughter." ”

He said: "That is the second lady of Liuhe Qianzhuang, a wealthy family, that is, extraordinary, the carriage looks plain, but it uses high-quality nanmu." ”

Combined with the rumors in the market and the shortcomings of the parents, Wei Xin actually said the identities of these women, if he hadn't opened his mouth "it should be" and closed his mouth "it seems to be", Cao Yan would have thought that he had seen these people.

Cao Zheng felt that Wei Xin was talking a lot, but Wei Xin stopped talking, and his eyes were shining brightly at the door of Lin Xiazhai. Cao Yan followed his line of sight, and a petite figure with a gauze hat appeared at the door, supported by several maids, and moved to the carriage step by step. For some reason, no matter how you look at it, it feels awkward.

When the young lady got into the carriage, Wei Xin exhaled, and said with bright eyes: "You can see clearly, that is the daughter of the prefect Ma Daren's family, but the authentic three-inch golden lotus, I don't know which one will be blessed to marry in the future!" ”

Cao Yan then understood why he felt awkward when he saw the young lady walking just now, and it turned out to be a small foot. The Ma family, the Ma family, Cao Yan remembered a chill, as if he vaguely remembered that the wife Cao Yan married in history was surnamed Ma, and it shouldn't be the small-footed woman in front of him. Thinking of the deformed little feet, Cao Yan suddenly lost the interest of stealing incense and peeping jade.

The carriages and horses at the gate of Linxia Zhai gradually dispersed, leaving only two or three carriages, two of which were green tweed carriages, and one in front of which was much larger than ordinary carriages. Cao Yan recognized that this was Cao Yan's carriage, and it seemed that the three sisters of the Cao family came together. Wei Xin was still staring, and Cao Yan reached out and patted his head: "Go!" ”