Xu Erlang has been busy reading these days, and he has forgotten all about buying gifts for his family.

Speaking carefully, as a man, he really didn't grow this tendon.

I thought that when I was in the early autumn, if it wasn't for Pian Pian who specially told Jin Niang to tell him about her gifts, Xu Erlang would have gone home empty-handed.

That time, he bought Pian Pian, clothes and other toys, bought new jewelry for his mother, bought a dagger for Xu Chong, Chang'an Changping was Duan Yan, and for Jin Niang, it was two ruby bracelets that he personally engraved and let craftsmen process.

The happy expressions of the family when they received the gift are still vivid, so that now thinking of this matter, Xu Erlang couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and asked Mohe to drive a carriage to the street to find something for the family to take home.

He could think of what he could give to Jin Niang, in addition to luxurious jewelry or jewelry, so he spoke first, "Go to the best jewelry store." ”

The best jewelry store in Beijing is Zhu Cui Lou.

It is said that the boss is an idle prince, and no one has to explore whether it is or not, anyway, he is just here to consume, not to find faults, so there is no need to know so much.

There are many guests in and out of Zhucui Building, both men and women, and most of them are traveling in groups. Or a mother with her daughter, or an older brother with her sister. Of course, there are also sons who come alone, most of them are green and immature, and they want to buy jewelry for their loved ones. It is not for nothing that a noble son like Xu Erlang seems to have become a relative, so no one was surprised when he walked in.

Xu Erlang entered the store and took a casual look, and the clinker saw the familiar back again.

He paused in his footsteps and sneered in his heart, it was really a bad fate.

Xu Erlang's eyes instantly turned cold for two minutes, and then he looked away and didn't look there any more.

The maid in the store noticed that this young man who was noble and cold, and was well-dressed, hurriedly came over to greet him, "What does Childe want to see?" Is it to send a mother or a wife and daughter? ”

The maid was silent, and called her "childe", and the daughters of the women who were originally picking up jewelry in the store all looked at it when they heard it. At this glance, most people secretly praised in amazement, but the woman who was obviously pregnant and had a slightly plump figure turned white in an instant.

She looked like she had seen a ghost, and she still couldn't believe that her uncle would come to Beijing, and she rubbed her eyes without even a trace. It's a pity that the person is still the same person, and it's not that she is dazzled. Although he is more cold and indifferent than the uncle she knew before, he is also thinner and sharper, and he looks more difficult to touch, but nothing else has changed, and there is no doubt that he is an uncle.

The woman's eyes flickered, and cold sweat ran down her cheeks. Her face was as pale as paper, and her hands and feet trembled as if she had some emergency, and the maid on the side was horrified.

"Madame, ma'am, what's wrong with you?" The maid on her side asked anxiously.

On the other side of this lady, a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a delicate appearance, slender eyes, and a somewhat snarky face, which is not easy to contact when she looks at it, muttered, "You said you wanted to buy me some jewelry to add makeup, and now what are you doing with this look?" Don't think that now that you are pregnant with your father's child, you can frame me! Hmph, I'm not afraid of you. In the end, the steproom is the steproom, that is, my mother is dead, and you will have to pay a concubine ceremony to my mother's tablet during the New Year's holidays in the future. For us, the original children, you can only come with respect. I tell you, don't do all these tricks for me, don't pretend to be weak and pitiful here to gain the sympathy of others. I'll tell you, if you dare to ruin my reputation, I will dare to tell you about abandoning your children and remarrying during the period of filial piety of your ancestors, and we will see who will lose face at that time. ”

The lady who was richly dressed and had a big belly didn't know whether she was angry or frightened, and she trembled even more. Her face was even more ugly, like gold paper, as if she was going to shut up her breath the next moment.

The maid couldn't bear it for a while, but she didn't dare to provoke the eldest lady, so she had to beg for mercy, "Miss, please don't say it, Madam is just unwell, I didn't say it, I didn't say that I wouldn't buy you jewelry." ”

"Did I beg her to buy it for me? It was she who wanted to please herself and offered to buy it for me. It's good now, I didn't pick anything, she is about to die, if this is seen by someone who cares, will I still get married? ”

The woman trembled even more, and the maid was also angry, but she couldn't say a complete sentence. It was another maid in the store who originally introduced them to jewelry with sharp eyes, and when she saw blood behind the woman, she immediately exclaimed, "Blood, blood......"

"Ahh With the girl's scream, the woman rolled her eyes and fainted.

The lobby was in chaos in an instant, but fortunately, there was a pharmacy not far away, and the old doctor was invited to come over in time to diagnose the pulse. The situation was fine, but the woman fainted in anger and fear. As for the bleeding, it is also due to this, but it is just a fetal gas, and it can be good to give birth and raise, but it is not a big deal. But the lady was old and not very healthy, so the doctor recommended that she stay in bed for this time.

When the woman awoke, she immediately ordered the maid to take the snarky girl back to her house.

The girl didn't buy the jewelry she wanted, so she was naturally reluctant to leave, but she was worried that the woman really had a miscarriage, and she would be angry and scolded by her father. She was afraid, so she could only get into the carriage and leave.

These people left Zhu Cui Building, and disappeared in the carriage far away, and the lady in Zhu Cui Building muttered quietly.

It was also because the young girl complained too loudly that these ladies and ladies heard that the pregnant woman had abandoned several children and married another one during the period of her husband's filial piety, which was really ......

Although the requirements for women in this era are not so strict, it is not impossible for women to remarry. But for a widower like this, whether it is at the request of the husband's family, or because of a few years of marital friendship, it is always necessary to keep the husband for three years. Unexpectedly, this woman seemed to be kind and knowledgeable, but in fact, it was not a human business.

Some people are careful to say that it must be because the in-laws do not tolerate it, and the mother-in-law dislikes it, so they have to marry someone to make a living. Otherwise, no one can marry so quickly, this has to be how much hatred for the late husband, so that he can do such disgusting things when his bones are not cold.

There are different opinions, in short, there are discussions and everything, but Xu Erlang has the right to hear it, and only said to the maid who is responsible for entertaining the guests, "Bring me all the new styles of jewelry in your store, whether it is ring jasper, or jewelry, gold and silver." ”

As soon as the maid heard it, she knew that this was a big customer, and she smiled for a while, and hurriedly responded, and ran to the counter to get jewelry.

And when Xu Erlang went out from this Zhu Cui Building, the time had just passed a stick of incense.

In such a short period of time, some ladies and ladies have not yet thought about whether it is better to choose pearls or jade, whether gold and silver are richer, or precious stones are more suitable. However, Xu Erlang has efficiently selected the jewelry for all the ladies in the family, and has paid a lot of money.

This kind of refreshing guest is the businessman's favorite, so when Xu Erlang and Mohe went out, the maid was full of smiles, and said vigorously, "Welcome guests next time."

I bought jewelry, went to the study again, and then stopped at a treasure house.

As the name suggests, Zhen Wan Zhai specializes in selling all kinds of rare antiques, and Xu Erlang stopped here because he took a fancy to a Feiquan rockery at a glance.

I don't know how the craftsman made it, but the spring water flows down from the rockery, making a soft sound of "ding dong" and "ding dong", which makes people feel very comfortable to listen to.

And the trees and flowers on this rockery are complete, and there is a little girl wearing a colorful skirt and combing her hair, jumping up and down catching butterflies. The spring water flows into the "small lake" below, where there are a few small and cute koi fish, swimming freely in the water, very lively and agile.

If Jin Niang is here, you will find that this is actually a rockery humidifier. Many modern humidifiers are made like this, and they look good in the house like bonsai.

Compared with the crude workmanship of modern times, this "bonsai" is undoubtedly more exquisite, more precious, and more spiritual.

Xu Erlang almost thought at the first glance that if Xiao Yu'er grew up, he would definitely like this.

When I thought of my daughter, I inevitably thought of the pattern of the two little hands and feet in the letter mailed by Jin Niang a few days ago. His heart trembled with cuteness, and he just wanted to hold all the best things in front of Xiaoyu'er for a while.

Xu Erlang finally took the "rockery bonsai" back to the house.

The next day, Mohe told him that there are now several houses, both in terms of price and environment, and asked Xu Erlang to see it himself, or if he took a trip.

Xu Erlang thought about it and decided to take a look for himself.

The matter of buying a house was considered before coming to Kyoto, and this matter was also discussed with Jin Niang, and Jin Niang also agreed very much.

According to her idea, Kyoto is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and no matter where the property depreciates, it is impossible to depreciate here. Besides, Xu Erlang wants to take the imperial examination, and he has to come after he fails this time, so it is not good to live in Pingxi Hou Mansion every time. If only he could make do with it, but what if they went to Beijing together next time? The whole family is eating and drinking in other people's houses, which is a little unsightly.

So after thinking about it, I still have to buy a yard.

Again, even if you buy your own house, you can't live in it, and renting it out is also a big investment. Not to mention far away, just say how difficult it is to rent a house during the imperial examination every year, and it costs dozens of taels of silver to rent an ordinary farmhouse courtyard for two months, not to mention a neat courtyard.

So, buy! Gotta buy it!

Xu Erlang looked at three houses, one with two entrances and two with three entrances. The yards were cleaned up very neatly, and the boss also played a sign about who had stayed here and achieved many good results in the imperial examination to promote sales.

Although these bosses are exaggerating, they are not all fake. For example, they said that if it weren't for the end of the imperial examination now, almost all the students would have returned to their hometowns, and they wouldn't be able to collect a few rents, and they really wouldn't want to sell their houses.

Now the house is too small, and it is really crowded for several generations of families to live together, and they want to buy a bigger one, but they don't have enough money......

Xu Erlang thought about it, and finally decided to buy a three-entry house in the next term.

The house has a lot of space, and even if you bring the whole family to Kyoto later, you can live in it. Even Chang'an Changping also lived here after marriage, and it is still spacious.

This house is not far from Guozijian, and it only needs to turn two alleys from Suzaku Street, so it can be said that it is quite convenient to travel. And most of the people around are noble literati, so the environment is also good.

Everything is good, everything is in harmony, which also means that this house is worth a lot of money.

In the end, Xu Erlang spent 6,000 taels of silver to buy the house, which was worth the money.

After buying it, he immediately transferred the ownership, and then he asked Mohe to find someone to re-rest and tidy up the house, blurring the traces left by the original owner's house.

Mohe sent someone to work on this matter, and Xu Erlang went to meet the two gentlemen who taught him.

He first said something sincere, such as "the parents are old, the younger siblings are young, the nephews and nieces have no father and mother, and the wives and daughters are weak", which successfully won the sympathy of the two gentlemen, and then resolutely said, "It's not that the disciple doesn't want to stay and continue to study, but he really doesn't worry about his family." Mr. Mingjian, I will definitely not abandon my studies when I go back this time, and I will definitely work harder and forge ahead, so as to be named on the gold list in three years, and not to fall into Mr. prestige. ”

"I'm an old bone, I can't tell when I'm in the coffin, what do you want to do with those prestige? That's it, your parents are not far away, and since you have made up your mind, go home and do your filial piety. ”

Mr. said this obviously with anger, Xu Erlang lowered his head when he heard this, he didn't refute a word, but bowed deeply to Mr. again.

Seeing this, Mr. sighed after a long time, "You are a tenacious person, and you have a bit of talent, and your heart is also positive, otherwise, even if you have the face of Pingxihou at the beginning, I will not accept you." It's just that since you are my nominal disciple, master and apprentice, I can't discard you halfway and ignore you. ”

"In this way, when you return to Shuozhou, if you have any questions, you can write a letter to inquire. And these books," the old gentleman got up and took down more than a dozen books from the Bogu shelf on one side, "these are all the reading experiences I have written in previous years, if you are interested, take them and take a look." If you are not interested, just throw it in the fire and burn it. ”

Xu Erlang raised his head and smiled when he heard this, and he solemnly took these books from his husband's hand, as if he had received a rare treasure. "This is all the work of my husband's life, and the students dare to slack off. Mr. has worked hard, and the disciples all know. Now it is good for Mr. to know that after the disciple goes back, he will study hard and dare not slack off. Wait for three years to see you again, if the student does not get enough of the teacher's requirements, I am willing to rely on the husband to beat and scold. ”

"I can't walk anymore, what are I doing beating you and scolding you?" The old gentleman walked out of the door directly with his hands behind his back, "Wouldn't it be better for the teacher to directly expel you, an unfilial disciple, from the door?" It also saves you from ruining my reputation and ruining the prestige of my disciples. Hum! ”

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