Yang Qiqi instantly became energetic, she reluctantly drove away the unclear eyes about Murong Zhao in her mind, and asked Zhu Xin, "Are you here?" ”

Zhu Xin smiled disdainfully, and glanced in the direction of Shuying Building, "Waiting for the girl to come back in the main hall, I said that the girl went out, and he didn't leave, so I had to let the slave come out to find you."

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Yang Qiqi smiled faintly and quickened his pace. When I arrived outside the Shuying Building, I saw Yang Jingji's scholar standing at the gate of the courtyard. Seeing Yang Qiqi coming from afar, he hurriedly shouted to the door: "Childe, the seventh girl is back." ”

When Yang Jingjian heard this, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

Yang Qiqi was surprised and asked him, "It's so late, why did the third brother come over?" ”

Yang Jingjian had nothing to do with a courteous face, smiled with concern, and said, "Seventh sister, it's freezing this day, what are you going out for?" ”

Yang Qiqi took off his cloak and entered the main hall, "It's nothing, I ate too much for dinner, go out to eliminate food." ”

Bamboo branches walked in front and helped Yang Qiqi lift the warm curtain. Yang Jingji raised his hand a little flatteringly and pulled up the warm curtain on the other side for Yang Qiqi, and said with a smile: "It's okay, otherwise you will have to accumulate food at night and your stomach will be uncomfortable." You are so good at maintenance, and you also went to school in Ulsan. ”

Yang Qiqi smiled and slowly started a routine with him, "Master has always paid the most attention to the maintenance at four o'clock, and I am familiar with it." ”

Yang Jingji asked her again if she was used to spend the winter in Chang'an for the first time, and Xi was not used to the winter in Chang'an. Is the clothes enough to wear, what books have I read recently, and when it comes to the future, there is really nothing to talk about, so I smiled and said: "Seventh sister has money in her hand?" ”

"What does the third brother want money for? Are you not getting enough of your monthly routine? Yang Qiqi frowned slightly, with a concerned inquiry on his face, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Of course, she knew why Yang Jingji wanted money, and since she arrived in Yangzhou, she secretly instructed Liao Changchun to let him think of what he liked to lead Yang Jingji to the cave where the children of the gentlemen in Beijing liked to go.

Since November last year, Yang Jingji has frequently been in and out of Xinfeng Hall and Baiju Hall, which are places where the children of the Dongdu family often go to fight cocks and lackeys.

Chicken play, as the name suggests, is to pick a good-looking rooster, lure it with food, let it fight with each other, and in the end, only one chicken can survive. This kind of chicken show, since the pre-Qin period, was popular for a while in the previous dynasty.

However, in the Great Yan Dynasty, the situation of chicken drama became embarrassing.

The first emperor paid equal attention to civil and military affairs, and if the children of the family wanted to become officials, they would no longer rely on Enyin to be an official like the previous dynasty. It is necessary to pass the literary selection or military selection in order to seek an official position. The imperial court opened an anthology, and the Shu people were poor, and they also had the opportunity to enter the court as officials. If the children of the family want to be an official again, it is not so easy. Although in the Yonghui Emperor's dynasty, the anthology became chicken, but many poems and books in Dayan were famous and noble, and cockfighting and lackeys were not allowed in the family rules. Many children of the family spend more time on reading or studying tours, and compared with the previous dynasty, the chicken show is naturally colder.

Gradually, it became a pastime for the nouveau riche, or the nouveau riche. These two places, such as Xinfeng Hall and Baiju Hall, are places for the entertainment of the nobles of the family, and there are all kinds of fresh ways to play. But it is difficult for people who do not have a way to get in. Yang Jingji was led to go once, and when he tasted fresh, he would naturally go a second time.

Such a place is a real gold cave. Watching a chicken show, it is inevitable that you will bet on two. The people who spend time here are never short of money, and the stakes are naturally high.

Yang Qiqi secretly calculated an account. He knew that Yang Jingji's monthly money in the palace was thirty taels, and Mrs. Li had to fill in at least two hundred taels for him in private.

What is the number of two hundred taels? It's enough for an ordinary family of five to eat for a lifetime.

Yang Jingji's food, clothing, housing, transportation, food and clothing are all from the public. Even if you have to spend it every month, you will definitely have a surplus. But now that he is starting to ask for money, it means that he has not only spent all the monthly expenses, but also has no savings for himself.

That's a good start.

Yang Qiqi was overjoyed in his heart, but he looked at Yang Jingji silently.

Yang Jingji smiled awkwardly and explained: "Recently, my hand has been a little tight, you borrow me to turn around, and I will return it to you soon." ”

In such a thing as gambling, if you win, you want to win more, and if you lose, you want to turn the tables. The left and right are once you get started, and it is easy to quit again.

Yang Qiqi said: "How much?" ”

"You should be able to take out three thousand taels, right?" Yang Jingji peeked at Yang Qiqi's expression and opened his mouth tentatively.

Yang Qiqi immediately looked at Yang Jingji suspiciously, the smile on his face faded, and said, "Third brother, don't fool me." You have a lot of monthly expenses, and I don't think you usually spend much, so don't you save at all? ”

Yang Jingji's face turned cold uncomfortably, and he said unhappily: "You just borrow me, and it's not that I won't pay you back." I'm also planning to lend it to a friend. ”

"Friends? What a friend. Does the third brother have any friends who don't have any money? ”

"There will always be times when there is an emergency, so you don't care so much." Yang Jingjian revealed his true form as he spoke, and became a little impatient.

Yang Qiqi casually pressed the folds on the skirt and said lightly: "If the third brother doesn't tell me the truth, I'll go to my mother and ask." ”

Yang Jingji immediately waved his hand in a panic, and hurriedly said to Yang Qiqi with a smile: "Don't be, don't tell your mother about the seventh sister." I'll tell you straight. As soon as Yang Jing's black pupils turned, he changed his mind, "You know that I studied in Gongxue." ”

Yang Qiqi nodded, and when he saw Yang Jingzhi searching for excuses, he felt funny in his heart.

"That's it, the youngest son of the sincere uncle's family, he has a good deal to introduce to me, and I also want to join in a share, and I don't have so much money in my hand." Yang Jingjian lied, and his face was neither red nor white.

Yang Qiqi suddenly bowed his head and said with a smile: "Then this is a good thing, what is the third brother hiding from me." What kind of deal is it, is three thousand taels enough? I heard my second senior brother say, don't worry about the capital when doing business, if you don't have enough, I will add another 2,000 taels to you. ”

Yang Jingzhi got Yang Qiqi's words, his eyes were about to pop out, and he nodded busily: "That's great!" It's a mining business, you know, this kind of business is profitable. ”

As soon as Yang Qiqi heard about the opening of the mine, he was even more interested and asked him: "What is the mine and where is it?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but show some worry on his face, and reminded him: "The gold, silver and copper mines belong to the imperial court, and the third brother should not interfere with such minerals." ”

Yang Jingji said casually: "Don't worry, it's a jade mine, Hetian jade." When it comes out, I'll bring you the first piece of whole jade. The two thousand taels you added later, the third brother counted you as one share, and you will be given dividends when the time comes. ”

Yang Qiqi saw that what he said was the same as the real thing, and nodded with a smile. Immediately instructed Zhuzhi to take the silver ticket and give it to Yang Jingji.

Yang Jingji held a silver ticket of 1,000 taels, and secretly said that Yang Qiqi was generous.

On the second day, Yang Yuyan bumped into the refreshed Yang Jingji, and was unconsciously curious: "Third brother, did you really borrow money from the seventh sister?" ”

Yang Jingzhi glanced at her and said, "Seventh sister is much more generous than you, when she heard that I was in an emergency, she directly gave me five thousand taels, and she didn't teach me back." ”

Yang Yuyan was very puzzled when she heard this, and turned her head and told Mrs. Li what she said.

When Mrs. Li heard this, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Where does your seventh sister have so much money?" ”

Yang Yuyan said: "How do I know, isn't the private property of the seventh sister in your hands before, how much money she has, don't you know mother?" ”

Mrs. Li couldn't help but fall into deep thought, for a while, she was dealing with the five girls wholeheartedly, and she didn't have time to make a move for the time being. Now that I heard Yang Yuyan say this, I felt that I should find an opportunity to check the changes in the private property in the hands of each girl in the past six months.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Li asked Yang Yuyan in hindsight: "What is your third brother doing with so much money?" ”

Yang Yuyan spread her hands indifferently and said, "Who knows, I asked, but he didn't say." ”

Mrs. Li was suspicious, and immediately called Yang Jingji. Yang Jingzhi couldn't tell Mrs. Li that he had gambled and spent all of it. I told Mrs. Li what I said to Yang Qiqi in the same way. Mrs. Li believed in him very much, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Good son, now you also know how to operate!" You study hard, and in the future, the general affairs of the Yuguo Mansion will not be handed over to you. You don't need to be proficient, but you need to know something, and don't be sent away by the next person in three or two sentences! ”

Yang Jingji smiled and nodded, glanced at Mrs. Li, and said, "Mother, do you want to ......?"

Mrs. Li shrewdly slapped away his outstretched hand, "If you don't have enough money, just go to your seventh sister and ask for it." One is that I subsidize her a lot on weekdays, and the other is that you can also help her take care of some private property. What Mrs. Li said was naturally a lie, she wanted to follow Yang Jing's advice and see how much private money Yang Qiqi still had.

Yang Jingji got Mrs. Li's encouragement, and he had an excuse to run out more diligently.

Until mid-March, he made excuses again and borrowed money from Yang Qiqi three times, adding up to 15,000 taels.

Zhuzhi couldn't help but complain in private that Yang Jingji was insatiable, but Yang Qiqi was happy to see this hole open wider and wider. When it fills in the bottomless pit, Yang Jingji can be regarded as truly finished.

March passed the period of filial piety of the Lord of Pingyang. The younger generations of the Yang family changed out of filial piety clothes and changed to plain clothes with light colors.

Yang Yuru made an appointment with Yang Qiqi and Yang Qinghuan early in the morning to go to the White Horse Temple to worship the Buddha. For this, Yang Qiqi deliberately copied a volume of the Diamond Sutra and planned to worship it in front of the Buddha.

On the second day of the third lunar month, the three sisters set off to the White Horse Temple before dawn, intending to listen to the morning bell and morning class of the White Horse Temple.

Laughing all the way to the White Horse Temple, as soon as he got off the carriage, Yang Qiqi saw a few people standing in front of the mountain gate.

In the faint morning light, the silhouettes of people became blurred. Yang Qiqi could see clearly who was standing there with a tall posture.

Admire...... Murong Zhao.