It's a good Mid-Autumn Festival, when I had lunch at noon, only Jinniang took a few children. As for Xu Erlang, Chang'an, and Brother Rong, as Jin Niang expected, they didn't come back at all.

Fortunately, Jin Niang was mentally prepared, and she was not disappointed.

At noon, I used a simple meal, and in the afternoon, seeing that the sun was setting later, the children became more and more excited.

Changle and Xiaoyuer are giving Changzhou Changhui Changqi three-person lanterns, Mid-Autumn Festival, they are idle, they are idle, simply meet the thoughts of their younger siblings, and make them a few lanterns to play.

Just when Changle and the others were in full swing, Song Yu'an entered the door.

He also brought a lot of gifts, not very valuable—some valuable, as well as some local products from Qizhou, which he had already given as Mid-Autumn Festival gifts yesterday. The ones I have in my hand now are all specially bought when I came from the street after returning from Jinghu today.

Most of the things are playthings, such as tangram and mud goo, there are several. These things Changqi and several people have been playing since childhood, but I have to say that the works made by Tongzhou craftsmen are more special. The colors on the tangram are quite ethnic style, bright and eye-catching, delicate and beautiful. Even the paintings on those mud gooes are vivid and dazzling, with a unique delicacy and agility.

Song Yu'an gave the two boxes to Changle and Xiao Yu'er respectively, "I also met by chance, I guessed that you would like it and bought it back." Open it up and see if it suits you. ”

Changle looked at his aunt's face, and saw that his aunt motioned for them to take it, and in the end he took the box.

If this is sent by a foreign man, she will not accept it, but if it is sent by a brother of a close family in front of the elders, it will not hurt to accept it. But the giver is still in front of him, is it really good to open the box in front of people?

Changle had taboos, but Xiao Yu'er didn't care about them, and opened the square box at once.

The box was not anything else, but germanium for painting.

Xiao Yuer has opened up her skills in calligraphy and painting, and she has been fascinated by the practice of painting recently. It's a pity that among all the Xu family, only Xu's mother has some insight in calligraphy and painting, and the rest include Chang'an, Brother Rong, and even Xu Erlang, although they have some appreciation for calligraphy and painting, but they don't have the ability to systematically guide people to paint.

An Lan's attainments in calligraphy and painting are not low, from her words, you can know that she has also learned systematically since she was a child, she herself is extremely talented, and her calligraphy and painting are very standard.

But I don't know what Master An Lan is taboo about, she only teaches her sisters a few calligraphy, Xiaokai and cursive, and Lishu Master An Lan will teach, but when it comes to calligraphy and painting, Master An Lan basically doesn't look at it properly.

There is no one to guide and teach, but it is so peculiar, the little fish who had a headache when he saw calligraphy and painting in the early years suddenly opened his mind on this, which is surprising.

Fortunately, Song Yu'an himself is not very old, but he knows how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He has been to the Governor's Mansion three times, Jin Niang treats him as a dearest, Xiao Yu'er also treats him as a brother of the family, and he will ask him for advice if he has any questions.

Song Yu'an laughed out loud in surprise when he saw Xiao Yu'er, so he also laughed and said, "It happened that someone was selling it, so I bought it." It's just that there is not much germanium production, and the rain is quite dense in this season, and some craftsmen looking for ore do not dare to rush up the mountain. "Otherwise, it wouldn't be a dignified lady from the Governor's Mansion who ran all over the Tongzhou Mansion and couldn't find the color for painting.

Song Yu'an unconsciously talked to Xiao Yu'er about painting again, and at this time, Changle also opened the box that Song Yu'an gave her. The box was flat and rectangular, and Changle couldn't guess what would be in it. Usually such boxes are for hairpins, but Changle feels that according to Song Yu's safe behavior, he should not recklessly give her such a misleading thing.

It turns out that it is not a hairpin, but a very, very rare golden needle.

Don't look at the small box, but there are 100 gold needles in it. From tiny hairs to normal gold needles, they vary in size and length. The golden needle still has a moisturizing feeling caused by the age and long use, just looking at it, Changle can't help but imagine that it was the divine doctor who took this golden needle to practice medicine at that time, and what caused this golden needle to leave his master? Is it because his master is too old and has died, and his descendants are not filial and cannot inherit his talents, so he sells the golden needle? Or is it because he himself had an accident that even the old guy who has been with him for many years has not been properly placed?

Whatever it was, Changle took a deep breath and picked up a golden needle. The material of gold needles is softer than that of silver needles. If the art of acupuncture and moxibustion is not profound, and even more so, they have not learned a certain level, and they generally dare not use gold needles to puncture acupoints. Nowadays, most of the doctors who practice medicine are also silver needles, that is, the imperial doctors in the palace, and there are not many who can use the hands of gold needles.

But Changle can use the golden needle.

Her master, Dr. Li Shenyi, is quite good at acupuncture and moxibustion, and Changle has learned a lot from it. Even if the level can't catch up with Doctor Li, the use of gold is not a problem for her.

Changle itself also has a pair of golden needles, and the golden needles were made for her by the second uncle when she first learned golden needle acupuncture. However, at that time, she was a beginner, and the person who forged the gold needle was just an ordinary forging master, so the size of the gold needle was about the same as the silver needle. It's not so fine, it's not perfect, it's really a mediocre golden needle, nothing out of the ordinary.

And this golden needle in front of him, this color is moist to this point, how many lives should his master have treated with him?

Changle couldn't put it down, her eyes lit up, she touched each golden needle in detail, put it away carefully, and then thanked Song Yuan solemnly.

Song Yu'an said with a smile, "It's ruined in the hands of us laymen, but it's given to you, and it can be regarded as finding a good owner for this golden needle." Presumably, the original owner of this golden needle was also relieved to see this, and it can be regarded as a successor. ”

Changle nodded solemnly, "Then thank you Brother Yu'an for thinking about me." There is no ambiguity at all in this sentence, and there is no deep meaning, what Changle thinks is, thank you Song Yu'an for thinking about their family. Otherwise, people would not know that the small fish lacked color, so they deliberately found germanium color; Knowing that she was fine, he went out to practice medicine, so he gave her a pair of gold needles.

If it is said that this germanium color and gold needle are really obtained at random, Changle 110,000 do not believe it. Xiao Yu'er has been obsessed with calligraphy and painting recently, so she has been pestering her to go out to the bookstore to find paintings and paints. And she herself is a medical idiot, as long as she goes to the street, she must go to the pharmacy to have a look.

The two of them had been out for so long, but Xiao Yu'er didn't find the paint she was looking for, and she didn't find the herbs or prescriptions she wanted, or the rest of the medical props. But now, Song Yu'an easily sent it to them.

Changle was full of emotion in his heart, and once again sighed in his heart about this Yu'an's brother's character and ability to do things. That's absolutely, leveraged.

At this time, Xu Erlang led Chang'an and Brother Rong back to the house, and Changle stopped talking and stopped saying anything. But Xiao Yu'er was still muttering to Song Yu'an, "My father is busy, and he didn't come back for dinner at noon." Even with my eldest brother and third brother, they all ran errands with my father, and even the Mid-Autumn Festival was not good. ”

Song Yu'an said, "Uncle puts the people of the court first in everything, and now the market is full of rumors that my uncle loves the people like a son, is fair and honest, and is jealous and hateful. ”

Xiao Yu'er proudly puffed up her little chest, "That's, you don't see whose daddy it is." ”

Xiao Yu'er also wanted to talk to Song Yu'an again, how great her father was, Jin Niang glanced at her, Xiao Yu'er quickly closed her mouth, and happily took Changqi to greet her, "Dad, you are back, just waiting for you to bring my eldest brother and third brother back for dinner." ”

Xu Erlang patted Xiao Yu'er on the shoulder, opened his mouth and asked Song Yu'an, "When did you come over?" Sit down and talk. ”

Song Yu'an saluted, and then greeted Chang'an and Brother Rong with a smile.

The maids brought hot water and towels, and Jin Niang waited for Xu Erlang to scrub her hands and face, and then she was busy asking the maids to bring the dishes quickly.

Changzhou and Changhui have been hungry for a while, and he didn't let him eat pastries before, worried that he wouldn't be able to eat serious meals at that time. Now the two boys are pitifully standing on the ground with their little bellies and looking at their father, their eyes are full of pleading, just to let their father stop talking so much, and hurry up and start eating. If he continues, he will have two fewer sons.

The dinner was very rich, and today's dishes include Pingyang flavor, Beijing flavor, Liaodong flavor, as well as Tongzhou and Qizhou flavors.

Song Yu'an is also well-informed, but there are a few dishes on the table, and he really can't tell where they are. However, thinking that his uncle was born in Pingyang, northwest China, and made a career in Liaodong, Song Yu'an had a flash of realization in his heart.

At the dinner table, it was inevitable to talk about the movements in Tongzhou City in the past two days, and Song Yu'an vaguely said the news he had heard. Chang'an and Brother Rong'er's voices raised in surprise when they heard this, "What? The fact that the government found the Li family's treasury has spread to the world? ”

Song Yu'an bowed slightly, "It's not that everyone knows it, it's just that it's spread at a certain level." He also said, "When I was playing in Jinghu with my classmates today, I happened to hear a few rich and well-dressed sons muttering a few words softly. I thought it was fake, but could it be true? ”

In fact, looking at the reactions of Chang'an and Brother Rong, Song Yu'an can already conclude that this thing is indeed true. But he was still a little surprised, the family's treasury, even if it was not hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, it must be hidden under the tunnel of the lake. According to the prudent nature of the family, the only one who knows this must be the head of each generation, or the successor head of the family. If there is no leakage of this matter, even if outsiders have ideas, they may not necessarily confirm that the family really has other warehouses, and even more so, they have found this warehouse, which is a bit powerful.

Xu Erlang didn't stop Chang'an and Brother Rong, and the two understood what their father meant, so they told Song Yu'an about what happened.

Song Yu'an showed a look of sudden realization.

He also knew about Lisan Niangzi, and after coming to Tongzhou, they purposefully collected a lot of information related to the Yamen and the Governor's Mansion, and Lisan Niangzi also entered their eyes at this time.

But in the end, they are all readers, although they feel that Li Sanniang's behavior is not appropriate. But that's not their relatives, they can't control other people's heads, and it's even more difficult for a gentleman to speak slanderous words, so he gently exposed this person and didn't mention it. It's just that I didn't expect that there was a handiwork of Lisan Niangzi in this matter, it was really a day and night defense, and it was difficult to prevent thieves.

Xu Erlang opened his mouth and said, "Will you have leisure after that?" ”

Song Yu'an bowed, "Yes." Uncle may have any orders, but it is all right. ”

"Your father said you came to Tongzhou to see the world." In fact, everyone knows what this world refers to. Xu Erlang's action is big, and the impact must be far-reaching enough, so maybe he will have to write a few more strokes in the history books, and he will definitely leave his name in history. To put it mildly, what is happening now may appear on the exam papers in the spring of next year.

There is nothing better than being involved in it and meditating on it to appreciate the pros and cons, and the purpose of Song Yu'an and the others is also for this.

Xu Erlang said, "If you are free, you will come over with Chang'an to help me." ”

The meaning of this promotion is very clear, Song Yu'an was stunned and immediately got up and saluted, "I'm free." Thank you uncle for giving Yu'an a chance. I'm not going to hide it from you, but I'm just about to ask you for a chance to run errands in front of you and gain some knowledge. Or my uncle understands me, which satisfies my wishes, Yu'an respectfully respects my uncle and expresses his gratitude. ”

Xu Erlang drank Song Yu'an's wine, and Jin Niang saw with the naked eye that the relationship between Song Yu'an, Chang'an and Brother Rong seemed to be more intimate.

But why is that?

Jin Niang scratched her head and couldn't figure it out, and finally blamed it on Song Yu'an's emotional intelligence being too high and too ruined.

He is the next head of Qingyang Academy, and although he will participate in the imperial examination, he is designated to return to the academy to teach after the palace examination. If he doesn't set foot in the official career, he won't have any requirements for the ranking of the imperial examination, so now this opportunity to "go off topic" is insignificant to him.

What's more, according to Song Yu'an's astuteness and intelligence, and the guidance and teaching of Song Mingqian, the uncles and ancestors of the Song family, Song Yu'an's palace entrance examination for high school is definitely not a boast.

Xu Erlang's actions now, the Song family will definitely disassemble and crumple it to teach the students. Could it be that the Song family's ancestors are not as good as Xu Erlang's ability to teach people?

That specifies that it won't.

So this opportunity to "learn" is really dispensable. But Song Yu'an can listen to what he says so well that people feel comfortable when they hear it. That kid's eloquence and emotional intelligence are really amazing.

He coaxed these elders to be caught like this, if they become relatives and coax his daughter-in-law in the future, is it not a coax?